It's been a productive morning.

Rolling out age verification on all the major porn websites is a little concerning to me.

First they play this shit out on a topic where most people dont have a problem with!

But soon this stuff will be rolled out on other platforms too!

social media or could services or regular websites!

This is the way how they implement digital ID.

Pushing slowly on all fronts!

What is your craft Thomas?

This year I did some Christmas shopping on Nostr. Hopefully next yeah there will be more products available :-) I’d also love meat / veg from a UK farmer.

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Turn it up to 11 today.

BANKS SURRENDER: THE 3-PART BITCOIN PEACE TREATY

For ten years, TradFi’s strategy against Bitcoin was simple: a war of attrition.

Close the accounts of those associated with Bitcoin and, through alienation, attempt to starve the beast.

But this week, rather than continue the siege, banks and regulators offered a peace treaty in three parts.

And as a result, we just witnessed the fastest convergence between Bitcoin and the US banking system in history.

Let’s assess the new state of play.

First, the banks.

PNC Bank, a top-10 institution with over half a trillion dollars in assets, crossed the Rubicon.

Rather than just selling you an ETF wrapper, they are launching direct, spot Bitcoin trading inside your regular bank account.

Right next to your checking account, right next to your mortgage... there is Bitcoin.

PNC is the first major US bank to offer the real thing.

They realized what we’ve known for years: if they don't offer it, you’ll go somewhere that does.

Next, the Regulators.

The CFTC just admitted that the US Dollar is too slow for the modern world.

They launched a pilot program to accept Bitcoin as collateral in derivatives markets.

Why? Because Wall Street closes on Friday at 5 PM, but in a global market, risk happens 24/7.

When a margin call hits in the middle of the night, your Treasury bonds are useless because the bank is closed.

But Bitcoin? Bitcoin is awake.

This 16-year-old, nearly $2 trillion asset is forcing regulators to accept that their own settlement rails are obsolete.

And finally, the OCC signing off on the "Riskless Principal" approval.

The regulator just admitted that buying and selling Bitcoin for clients is a 'logical outgrowth' of standard banking.

They ruled it is the 'economic equivalent' of acting as an agent for any other asset.

Meaning? The bank is just an intermediary.

They don't hold the coins in inventory; they execute the trade, just as they would for any other financial asset.

Banks can now officially act as brokers for your coins.

With this move, the government is paving the road over the grave of Joe Biden’s Operation Chokepoint 2.0.

The passing of the GENIUS Act is forcing the incumbents to adopt it or die.

So, what are we really looking at?

We are watching the 9-to-5 banking system try to plug itself into the 24/7 Bitcoin network.

And the financial rails of the last 50 years are being forced to catch up.

We went from an industry under siege, to a Trojan Horse outside their gates, to an asset inside their vaults and a network they need to keep up in the 21st century.

Sustainable digital communities require infrastructure where no intermediary profits from degrading the commons. It's the baseline condition for any healthy system. What we've normalized (surveillance-funded platforms) is the aberration.

Nostr is a bet that we can do better now that we have tools the early internet lacked—portable identity, native payments, cryptographic verification—without repeating the capture that followed.

💥 I was honored to be interviewed by nostr:nprofile1qqswmnfq2k830kvnylvyrezc97dsqce343qppqrwlgpqaux5qpuwdkspzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz8rhwden5te0dehhxarj94ex2mrp0yh8wmrkwvh8xurpvdjs805s4k for Coin Stories - episode drops tomorrow! And I’m her biggest fan, so I’m double excited! Stay tuned…

One year ago today, I became CEO of Bitcoin Policy UK.

Since then, our small team of volunteers has achieved what most well funded organisations struggle to do, in one of the toughest environments for UK businesses.

Individuals and companies are leaving the country at a record pace, and the policy space is dominated by pay to play dynamics and crypto lobbying money.

Despite that, we have delivered. What we have accomplished together:

- Helped secure Bitcoin’s recognition as property in UK law.

- Responded to government consultations, submitted detailed policy papers, and held constructive conversations with MPs, Lords, regulators, and civil-service teams.

- Launched our new website

- Distributed our 2025 Manifesto to all 650 MPs and expanded our research across energy, tax, financial inclusion, and infrastructure.

- Hosted events on Human Rights, Bitcoin in Business, and Bitcoin for Institutions.

- Had a presence and a main hall stall at the 2025 Labour Party Conference, opening new Bitcoin conversations.

- Partnered with 11 organisations and hosted multiple BPUK events that connected the bitcoin industry with policymakers, energy experts, and regulators.

- Appeared in multiple podcasts, interviews, and media articles

-Set up mining proof of concepts

-Launch our 'On the Record' podcast.

- Spoke at industry events around the world.

- Designed and delivered the ‘Contact My MP’ App, helping supporters reach their representatives directly and raising the bar for political engagement in the Bitcoin space.

All of this has been achieved by a team of outstanding volunteers with no full time staff, very modest funding, and no compromise to our values. We have been pushing uphill in a system where influence is usually bought.

We have moved the dial and proven that the UK does have a place in Bitcoin’s future, provided we continue to fight for it.

Year one was foundations.

Year two is where we build strength and momentum.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us, shared our work, and contributed time, expertise, or energy. BPUK exists because the community wants it to.

Here’s to the next chapter.

A special thanks to my amazing team: Freddie New Dr Cristina Llamas-Rey Russell Rukin Nick Bowick Jeremy Cline Juniper Jason Jason Sami Shams and others who prefer to stay behind the scenes.

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Any designers out there who want to help make our apps prettier and more functional?

The pay is lousy, but you'll have fun and be working on one of the most popular platforms in Bitcoin.🤟

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Congrats dude! We need to talk. I have questions.

I think u are the guy who can help me finish my wooden manifesto project ,let me know

I’ve been awake for 22 hours

I visited 7 countries across Europe in this time

I tried to use bitcoin in all 7 of them

How many do you think I managed?

Video soon 😊

Relationships are the true basis of community.

And community is the true basis of civilisation.

Platforms turned relationships into proprietary assets:

your followers belong to the platform

your DMs belong to the platform

your social graph belongs to the platform

If the platform dies or bans you, your relationships vanish.

This is not a communication system.

It is a hostage system.

Nostr breaks the hostage model.

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