My interview with Keonne Rodriguez of Samourai wallet a couple days before he reported to prison.
He dismantles the government’s case against him, reacts to Trump saying he would “look into” a pardon, defends the concept of privacy, and recounts a recent advisory phone call from Ross Ulbricht.
I recently learned that the Chinese social credit system is mostly a myth. Apparently, they just blacklist people for fraud.
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Credit_System
PS: I have never been to China so I don’t know the truth.
The most invasive efforts have been discarded for technical reasons at the national level. But as the article you link describes, there have been various layers of social control to it depending on the region. 
Latest video essay for nostr:npub1v4l3etn3jdet76m3nv2krf4lzh7ekzp2xt4sty68stppf9d5h6psk685rr about why it would make a lot of sense for Trump to finally pardon nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 :
Is Game Stop’s plan to become Microstrategy?
So am I to understand that I can just roll into Steak N Shake and buy a chocolate shake and tallow-cooked fries with bitcoin via the Lightning Network at point-of-sale?
Any ghost gunners on here who’ve been subject to raids or other government actions in the past several months? DM me about a project.
So Nostr… how does it feel being vindicated?
It’s beginning…
Two European Central Bankers have endorsed laws “to prevent bitcoin prices from rising or to see bitcoin disappear altogether" in order to prevent "the division of society."
Wow.
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Rainbows might be fleeting, but Nostr events are forever.
"If bitcoin has the potential to serve as the foundation for a new global monetary system, Nostr could do the same for communication and identity in the digital sphere..." - nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu
Gave a shoutout to Nostr near the end of this conversation with Glenn Greenwald about Brazil's ban of X, the Telegram arrest, and the looming global crackdown on online speech, encryption and privacy.
Soon
Kamala Harris' first concrete policy: Federal price controls on food.
Related: I own some chickens and will accept sats for eggs.
For sure. I think between UK madness, EU overreach, and whatever's going to unfold in the lead-up to the 2024 US election, there's a lot of potential for major shifts in the social media landscape soon.
For sure. I think between UK madness, EU overreach, and whatever's going to unfold in the lead-up to the 2024 US election, there's a lot of potential for major shifts in the social media landscape soon.
Yeah, that's a bummer. I remain convinced that one key to success for Nostr will be somehow cultivating a reputation as a place for dissident speech. Network effects are hard to overcome, though!
Is there a big European presence on Nostr yet? Curious if people are discovering it as a censorship-free alternative given the crackdowns and threats.
Would love to read some commentary from accounts on here if they exist.
Nice. Didn't know about Duck.ai. That is fantastic.