I just fed 35 books and darknet downloads on hacking into a Chinese AI hacking model running locally on Ollama.

I am an intentional minimalist when it comes to stuff, but living in this space for a few days now, I can already tell how much more intentional I will need to be about what I bring into it. What a beautiful gift.

#IKITAO #AvasBuild

Bitcoin is speed-blocking with mempool sitting at 1.2 sats/vb 🚀

The amount of platinum in the COMEX has been hovering around 150k ounces for the last several months. However, after the election there has been more and more platinum entering the COMEX. Today, there is 416k ounces. Nearly, a three fold increase. That’s incredible! I will continue to watch the numbers more closely in the coming months.

One interesting thing to note, Palladium has NOT increased one ounce in the COMEX since the election.

#Monero (XMR) was not pre-mined, but there was an interesting twist in its early history. It started as BitMonero, a fork of #Bytecoin (BCN), and Bytecoin was heavily pre-mined—about 80% of its total supply was already in existence at launch. That’s what triggered controversy and led to the Monero fork in 2014.

What Happened?

Bytecoin’s Dirty Secret – When people realized 80% of Bytecoin was already mined before the public even knew about it, trust was shattered.

Monero Forked from It – A group of developers split from Bytecoin, launching BitMonero (soon renamed Monero), with a fresh emission schedule and no pre-mine.

Completely New Mining – Monero started with zero coins in existence and used a proof-of-work model from block 1, meaning it wasn’t just handed to early insiders.

The Magic Premine Debate

While Monero itself wasn’t pre-mined, its origin from Bytecoin, which was pre-mined, is what raises eyebrows. Some suspect that the same people behind Bytecoin could have also had influence over Monero’s early days. But that’s speculation, as Monero was completely rebuilt with a fairer distribution.

Bottom Line:

Bytecoin = Pre-mined scam.

Monero = Forked from it, but started fresh.

No “magic” instant supply dump like some altcoins.

It’s cleaner than most projects, but its roots in a shady pre-mined coin will always be a little suspect.

I know, it’s dreadful isn’t isn’t it 😂

At least I don’t have to look at it, I feel sorry for my F&F tho, they have to put up with this curmudgeonly view whenever they are talking to me.

Have a nice day pal 🫂

What a compelling argument, you’ve convinced me, I’m out too 😂

Satoshi Nakamoto’s early communications, including emails and forum posts, clearly articulated a vision for Bitcoin as a decentralized, P2P electronic cash system. Central to this vision were principles of user sovereignty, privacy, and resistance to censorship. However, as Bitcoin has evolved, and it has strayed significantly from these foundational ideals.

One of the most pressing issues is the centralization of mining power, which undermines Bitcoin's original intent. A handful of mining pools now control a substantial portion of the network's hash rate, raising concerns about the potential for censorship and manipulation and all if them are at the mercy of benevolent regulation.

This centralization not only threatens the security of the network but also compromises its ability to function as a truly censorship resistant currency. If a small number of entities can dictate which transactions are processed, the essence of what Satoshi envisioned a decentralized and open financial system becomes increasingly tenuous.

In Satoshi's early discussions, there was a clear intent to address scalability challenges, including the potential to increase the block size to accommodate more transactions on the base layer. Satoshi recognized that as Bitcoin gained popularity, the network would need to handle a growing volume of transactions without sacrificing its core principles. In emails and forum posts, Satoshi expressed a willingness to explore solutions that would allow for greater transaction throughput while maintaining decentralization.

One notable initiative that emerged during this period was P2Pool, a decentralized mining pool designed to allow miners to work together without relying on centralized entities. P2Pool aimed to enhance decentralization by enabling miners to contribute their hashing power while maintaining control over their individual contributions. However, despite its innovative approach, P2Pool development was largely abandoned around 12 years ago. The decision to set it aside by core developers and the broader community reflects a shift in focus toward other solutions, like lighting that instead bringing decentralization does the opposite.

The abandonment of P2Pool underscores a broader challenge within the Bitcoin ecosystem, the struggle to balance innovation with the community's evolving priorities. While alternative solutions have emerged, the centralization of mining power remains a critical issue that continues to threaten the foundational principles of Bitcoin.

It is essential to reflect on Satoshi's foundational principles and the lessons learned from initiatives like P2Pool. The centralization of mining power and the ongoing debates about scalability underscore the need for a renewed commitment to user sovereignty and decentralization.

All that i mention before has solution, but who knows why core devs and big names in the community are agaisnt this improvements and are in favor of centralized solutions like Lightning and eCash.

That's why in my vision i think bitcoin was hijacked.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this perspective.

Well this is awkward… DeepSeek is even scared of Xi Jinping!

Satoshi doesn’t give a fuck about either

#FOSS #nostr #ai #data

⚡️🇺🇸🔫 New York City had its first 5 days without gunshot victims in 30 YEARS, at the end of January. 5 minutes after the announcement, one person was shot in the leg.

Well if BlackRock says so, it must be true.

If you touch the cap you may as well pack up and go home. BTC would crash instantly.

Ask yourself, do you really WANT European central banks to enter the Bitcoin stacking frenzy? Because one thing will never change and that's the supply cap. So unless you've reached your stacking goal, what's with the fomo?

I'm not done stacking and I've been stacking for a long time.

JUST IN: Peer-Reviewed paper shows that #Bitcoin is on track to surpass $1,000,000 by January 2027 with potential to hit multi-millions by 2030.