While we cannot make this decision on behalf of a theoretical future Bitcoin community, I think burning vulnerable bitcoin is inevitable.

First of all, I think it’s the right decision. In a world where a CRQC (cryptographically relevant quantum computer) is on the short-term horizon, these coins will not remain with their original owners. No amount of hopium will solve that. Instead your options are only (a) freeze or (b) let some CRQC owner eventually steal them. I definitely prefer (a).

Luckily, it doesn’t have to be a lot of coins - any addresses which were created from a standard seed phrase + HD derivation can be recovered with a QC-safe ZK proof. It’s only the very very old coins (or more esoteric wallets) that would be frozen.

Finally, it’s worth pointing out that I think this is inevitable. In a theoretical future where a CRQC is on the horizon, both forks will exist. The market will ultimately decide which bitcoin they value more - one with an extra million coins of supply as the CRQC owners steal lost coins or the one without. I cannot imagine the market preferring the former.

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you can actually just ignore the current thing

Sauna daily if you can. Twice a week of cold exposure is plenty for mood & resilience. Morning sun even if cloudy. Then red light therapy. Candle-maxx the evenings. Thick nutrient-dense warm meals. Less caffeine, more tea, more bone broth, more minerals. Sleep by 9:30pm.

Your biology still thinks it’s 5,000 years ago. Treat it like it’s winter and yin-maxx this hibernation season.

How can you be so smart but so naive at the same time?

The character trait that I most resonate with among bitcoiners is the desire to take personal responsibility and empower themselves and those around them. I don’t care what your politics are (I personally don’t believe in simplistic labels). The thing I look for is are you lifting yourself and those around you up. It’s ultimately about self love and looking inward.

Dry fast? No water?

Money is NOT a "made-up thing that we created".

isn't the @Alby wallet just as good or better than bull bitcoin and phoenix? why not give @Alby a mention also? Especially considering @Alby browser extension since many shop from their desktop. Alby Go mobile wallet available also. Don't think you have as many options w bull or phoenix.

A hardened male bitcoiner can learn from females to withhold conversation about bitcoin (sex on the females side) until at least the third date. Dont spill the beans to early

Contrary to my general ethos about freedom tech I have been using a dating app. It's been fun.

So far I've met two girls in person and spoken with one on the phone.

Orange pilled all three.

the cashu mint auditor has made over 40k lightning payments.

the average time for a payment was 5.2 seconds.

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President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.

Before it reached his desk, many congressmen were coerced into believing it to be a ‘federal entity’ given its name.

However, there is nothing “federal” about the #FederalReserve. It is owned by 12 member banks spread across the US, who have “shares” in it. The only part of the federal reserve that is controlled by Uncle Sam is when the president appoints its Chairman. As far as its actions & monetary policy, the Fed is not accountable to any branch of the federal government.

🅵🆄🅽 🅵🅰🅲🆃: 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡?

Instead they have their own, but is not accountable to the OIG. Even the CIA, the greatest & most clandestine intelligence agency in the world, has an inspector general assigned & appointed by the president. Americans are more likely to understand what goes on in the CIA than the Federal Reserve, because the Fed isn’t accountable to anyone.

The constitution clearly states under Article I, Section 8, Clause 5:

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 . . . ] 𝐓𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬; . . .

With that being said, the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 conflicts with the US Constitution. Only Uncle Sam, per the constitution & fully accountable to the American people, should be the ones responsible for the issuance & management of currency & the monetary system of the nation as a whole. It should not be handled by small elite factions behind closed doors (private banks), who are not accountable to anyone but themselves.

Even the founding fathers, such as Thomas Jefferson, warned of the dangers of the idea of a central bank (I.e. the Fed)

Benjamin Franklin mentioned the colonies inability to get power to issue their own money out of the hands of George III & international bankers was the 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 for the Revolutionary War. (Full quote below in the attached images)

#JFK issued a United States Note (executive order 11110) that was to be backed in full by gold, debt free & to be issued by the Treasury, not the Fed.

After his assassination, all notes were removed from circulation🤔🧐. All that was left was the coins (issued by the US mint), which make up less than 1/1000th of the overall currency in circulation & the Federal Reserve Notes (make up the majority of currency)

#introductions

I have a working version of bitchat android with full background persistance. can run in your pocket for days after closing, waiting for incoming messages, relaying the messages of others, with notifications when you receive a message. starts automatically after boot. battery use is minimal. all optional, user has full control.

remember when satoshi told nostr:nprofile1qqsy2ga7trfetvd3j65m3jptqw9k39wtq2mg85xz2w542p5dhg06e5qpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7shavku "fuck linux, lets implement minimize to tray for windows, that's going to increase the node count by 300%" — that's what I'm doing now.

Ossification be like

Unser nächstes LFO Live am 12.10!

Zu Gast:

Corinne ist Mutter, Architektin und liebt Abenteuer in der Natur. Mit Kreativität und bestechender Logik zeigt sie uns anschaulich, wie das Bitcoin Halving funktioniert und warum das harte Limit von 21 Millionen für unsere finanzielle Zukunft so entscheidend ist. Sei dabei, wenn sie das Geheimnis hinter der Knappheit lüftet!

Les Femmes Orange gehen live!

Immer am 21. des Monats ab 19:15 Uhr heißt es: How to Bitcoin! Wir sprechen mit inspirierenden Bitcoinerinnen über wichtiges Bitcoin Wissen. Stellt eure Fragen gerne in den Chat!

In dieser Folge zu Gast: Corinne 🧡

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GM!

I take not taking myself too seriously very seriously.

IMHO, more people should.

“I believe because the world is finally waking up to the fact that governments around the world are objectively bankrupt and their only way out of it is to completely debase their currencies.”

Monetary repression has been the default policy of central banks since the 2008 financial crisis. The tragedy is that the average Joe doesn’t know it & as a result the state is slowly impoverishing them. This is why we #bitcoin

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It’s perfectly okay to be proud of your country. That doesn’t mean you support the government.

The government is not your country, it is just the cancer living on its land, sucking its wealth and slaving its citizens.

# BOOK LAUNCH!

# The Praxeology of Privacy

v0.1.0 Now Available

I'm excited to announce the publication of **"The Praxeology of Privacy: Economic Logic in Cypherpunk Implementation"** - a complete manuscript bridging Austrian economics with cypherpunk cryptography.

## What Is This Book?

This work proves that **privacy isn't just a preference—it's an economic necessity**. Through rigorous praxeological analysis, it demonstrates that privacy is logically required for rational economic action, property rights, and voluntary exchange.

### The Core Argument

I develop a **Three-Axiom Framework** showing how:

- **Privacy enables economic calculation** (building on Mises)

- **Privacy protects rational discourse** (extending Hoppe)

- **Privacy provides resistance tools** (following Voskuil)

The result? A systematic proof that surveillance systems create the same calculation problems as socialist planning, while cryptographic tools restore the conditions necessary for free markets.

## Why This Matters

For too long, privacy advocates have relied on moral arguments while economists have ignored cryptographic innovation. This book bridges that gap, showing that:

- **Cypherpunks** gain rigorous economic foundations for their tools

- **Austrian economists** discover how cryptography solves fundamental problems

- **Everyone** learns why privacy is essential for human flourishing

## What's Inside

~70,000 words across 21 chapters covering:

- Economic logic of digital signatures and zero-knowledge proofs

- How surveillance destroys market discovery processes

- Cryptographic property rights and enforcement mechanisms

- Practical framework for building parallel economies

- Original theoretical contributions to both traditions

## Download Now

**Complete manuscript available in multiple formats:**

- Light/Dark PDFs for reading

- Summary collection for overview

- Text-to-speech optimized version

- Individual chapters + full archive

👉 **Download here:** towardsliberty.com/pop

## The Best Part

This work is **100% public domain**. Copy it, share it, sell it, modify it—whatever helps spread these ideas.

## Next Steps

- **Researchers**: I welcome feedback, critique, and collaboration

- **Educators**: Use this material in courses and discussions

- **Practitioners**: Apply the framework to evaluate privacy technologies

- **Publishers**: Contact me about formal publication opportunities

I would love to get some serious review before we print the first batch, so please reach out with critique and improvement proposals.

This represents a couple years of research connecting two intellectual traditions that desperately needed each other. I believe it's the first systematic praxeological analysis of cryptography—and hopefully not the last.

**What do you think? Does this framework resonate with your understanding of privacy and economics? Do I make any logical flaws?**

Even afterwards its not really deleted. They just add one more column to all the other data they got from you.

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retail has arrived

GM, pressure to perform is a privilege that only competent people get.

In the 1920s a man called Edward Bernays (Sigmund Freud's nephew) revolutionized public relations and advertising by applying Freud's theories of the unconscious mind to mass persuasion.

Bernays realized that if you could play to people's unconscious insecurities—feelings of lack, desire, unworthiness, etc.—you could sell them anything. Rather than just fulfilling existing needs, Bernays taught companies how to manufacture new desires—a form of mass manipulation.

Emphasis on lack became the fundamental principle of advertising—to subconsciously manipulate you into thinking you need something the advertiser is selling.

For example, he held a campaign for the American Tobacco Company where women smoked in a public parade, branding cigarettes as "torches of freedom" and linking smoking to female empowerment.

Advertising has never been the same since its goal is to manipulate you into spending your money by subliminally preying on your deeper emotional needs—sex, status, freedom, or security. This is how the default mindset of the masses fuels a dangerously excessive consumerism.

In contrast, one of the fundamental principles of virtually all the world's spiritual traditions is that you do not need anything from outside of yourself to become spiritually fulfilled.

Realize this deeply: you have everything you need; you are a manifestation of the divine. Don’t allow yourself to be manipulated into unnecessary consumption to the greater benefit of large corporations and detriment to yourself and the environment.

Society makes you believe you need something you do not already have in order to be happy.

Spoiler: everything you need is already within you.

Judge a man not by his intentions, words, or public appearances, but by the physical results of his labors.