You are correct. I stand corrected. We are all in the same boat against the violence of governments.
I have come to believe Bitcoin is a enormous threat to governments, banks, and the powers that should not be.
I have come to believe that incorporated a "business" or creating a "company" in the Bitcoin space gives the US government power to do as they wish to the operations and the one whom originally signed the contract.
I have come to believe the signers of the contract with the US government become liable as incorporating put them into their jurisdiction.
I have come to believe the US government is a terrorist organization and they will go after the low hanging fruit first.
I have come to believe that revoking and rescinding those contracts (LLCs, S-corps, 501c3, bank accounts, lawyer contracts etc) and getting out brings much more Freedom.
I have come to believe that as the low hanging fruit goes first the other's whom are not in their jurisdictions (private) will also get threats of violence or actually violence done to them as it is just a matter of time.
This is the case because I have come to KNOW that all governments are slavery! It always has been and always will be.
Now the SOUL-tion is to
1. HARM NO ONE
2. Do not participate with these psychopaths and their jurisdictions by using the Lost Word "NO"
3. IF that does not work and these psychopaths are still using violence after saying the Lost Word, then we use the Last Words "COME AND TAKE IT!"
The government is just cracking down on corporations in their jurisdiction. The have the "right" because those individuals suspended their rights when they incorporated with the government.
Yes, Bitcoin was discovered as a way to communicate outside the jurisdiction of governments and corporations (public). Bitcoin's power is for the Private Man, Woman, and Child. In the Private, Bitcoin allows the opportunity of Freedom.
Or a Sovran Pro. 😉
That would crash Bitcoin and all that fiat investment would be gone. It would not be rational for them to comply with governments.
Keep calm and HODL #Bitcoin.
Everyone seems to be overreacting to the Samourai arrests, the FBI PSA, and Phoenix leaving the US. Here's my attempt to break it down.
Samourai
You have to unpack all of the different elements. Could this be a state attack on self-custody and privacy? Maybe. Probably not.
There are a few components here that need to be evaluated on their own.
1⃣ Samourai was a self-custodial wallet
2⃣ Samourai was a mixer
3⃣ Samourai was providing normal people with privacy
4⃣ Samourai were knowingly marketing the service to criminals and flaunting that fact
Reading the charges, it seems like #4 is pretty cut and dry for this case. Their getting arrested for #4, doesn't automatically mean #1, #2, #3 are under siege as well. If Samourai was a taco stand laundering money and bragging about it, I'm sure they would be taken down too.
They may be accused of running a money transmitter now, but that may or may not stick. We'll find out in the trial.
All that said, we should always be vigilant to attempts to erode privacy and the ability to self-custody. It just does not seem that this fight is *that* fight.
FBI PSA
Seems pretty normal that the FBI would advise people to use compliant services, and the entire announcement seems to revolve around potential disruptions due to Samourai being taken down, and potentially others in the future. Given they took action, they have to post some bulletin about it.
Remember that when people lose funds or have funds stolen from them, they do go to the FBI for help. From their point of view, the best thing for people to do is use compliant services where they can potentially help.
The announcement concludes saying that services that purposely break the law will be investigated - so again we go back to #4 above. This is nothing new, and self-custody is not being criminalized.
Phoenix Leaving
As nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m said, it's feels completely unnecessary. Phoenix obviously is not a MSB and they are not doing anything illegal. In my view, their exit from the US app stores is a complete overreaction.
Keep Calm
Could "they" come after wallets, developers, mixers, nodes, LSPs, sidechains, eCash, VPNs, encryption, etc? It's totally possible. But if you're not breaking the law, you have nothing to worry about.
To my knowledge, there is still rule of law in the US, property rights are still protected, and privacy is enshrined in the Bill of Rights (nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu).
It would be very difficult to change the law or stretch it to incriminate these things because it's all just information and software, which is speech. Some will try. But as they are trying, #Bitcoin is becoming more and more mainstream and integral to the world's financial system.
#Bitcoin is freedom technology and it will continue on.
Go outside this weekend and think about why you're here.
Nice articulation.
However, it is too short sighted IMO. There was no injured party and who were the "criminals" there were marketing to?
Also, the government did not make these very clear articulations as you are making. They left it vague for a reason. As you said this is your interpretation.
Governments do not play fair and pieces of paper do not grant "rights." History shows different.
I have to be missing something... as it does not matter with mining centralization. Miners do not have to be honest they have to be rational. If they try and fuck with the block chain it will be known and that will collapse the price and their reputation. They will lose all the fiat they invested and bankrupt themselves.
I know that is simplifed, but what am I missing?
Wrong! You are telling everyone to stand down and take NO REAL world action. No ONE is coming to save you. You are under mind control. The government is taking real world action! They have guns, filing claims against innocent people, kidnapping people and locking them up!
Evil is happening right now and you are just going to sit in your room and pray?!?! Get the fuck outta here.
Why the fuck did they let themselves get audited?! Damn people.
It seems it can work. I would just need your address to fully confirm. However, that will be saved for private DMs or via our website.
Yes, I have never shipped overseas. I can check my shipping system to see if it is possoble.
I will let you know ASAP.
Fuck No!