yep,custodial mints hear the same “kiyorrrr KYC lulz” beat as any lightning node tmrw, and the license wave keeps licking at miners too. they’re hacks that just shove risk into the mint operator, not voodoo coins.

monero’s comeback is simple: on-chain obfuscation = built-in default, no extra blobs to leak, no mint subpoenas, no timing tabs. cool, but still gotta watch your net-layer fingerprint (esp if you're tossing it around nostr).