Not a bad summary. He looked at El Zonte and Berlin, but perhaps didn't spend enough time on the capital (but e.g. San Benito is kinda the same). These areas are very, eeven ludicrously, expensive if you judge purely by living standards.

The country is not in any orthodox sense, a good deal for real estate, I agree with him about that. You could speculate on it, ofc.

If you have any interest in "free energy" and how it all ties back into geometry, history and consciousness, this is a highly recommended watch.

France advances a proposal to impose an 'unproductive' unrealized capital gains tax on cryptocurrency holdings exceeding €800,000

The French Senate is set to transform the Real Estate Wealth Tax into the 'Unproductive Wealth Tax,' which now includes a progressive unrealized gains tax on digital asset holdings, ranging from 0.5% to 1.5%, even if the assets remain unsold. The proposal also includes provisions to increase the capital gains tax from 30% to up to 37.2% in certain cases. It is currently awaiting a vote in the National Assembly.

END ANONYMITY AND MEET DIGITAL ID TO USE INTERNET

Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez wants to "end anonymity" of all users on social media. In practice it is not about social media, but also about access to #internet.

Welcome to the new reality. It is more dangerous in case of abuse of power than chat control or even AML/CFT regulations.

So what guys do we do? How we will use #bitcoin and #nostr privately if we have to use digital ID to be online?

we just dropped our second merch line deviated to Ross, his legacy, and fight for freedom.

strike will not profit one day from this. all proceeds will go straight to Ross to support his transition home.

Ross Ulbricht, the man that taught us all so much about freedom, is free at last!

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Operators of custodial bitcoin mixers Blender.io and Sinbad.io arrested and charged with money laundering

“By allegedly operating these mixers, the defendants made it easier for state-sponsored hacking groups and other cybercriminals to profit from offenses that jeopardized both public safety and national security. The indictment and arrests announced today, which follow the earlier takedown of the defendants’ criminal infrastructure, yet again demonstrate the value of our international partnerships in countering the global threat from cybercrime.”

🇹🇭 Thailand plans to trial KYC'ed bitcoin payments in Phuket for tourists

The country's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira announced a new initiative during a seminar organized by the Marketing Association of Thailand.

Foreign tourists in the pilot program may be able to register their coin through a Thai exchange and verify their identities before using the coins to purchase goods and services. A clearing house would subsequently convert the coins into Thai baht.

And hide it perfectly.