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I mean they will manipulate the paper bitcoin market. If we choose to store our bitcoin in their accounts then they will figure out ways for them to own it or suppress its usefulness.

Even with him stating this, I don’t trust him or JPMorgan. Expect them to manipulate the market at the expense of us all to ensure they remain on top.

They are an enemy using a new strategy and I don’t believe they have a desire for Bitcoin to succeed.

This is what I’d like in a vacay rental:

- go for 4 days

- be around walking paths and access to the water

- house is small and cozy

- food is fresh

- animals around

- surroundings promote socialization

- pay in bitcoin

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I guess there are no days off. The latest in ECB CBDC marketing is a Christmas post from president Christine Lagarde.

To be honest, I would have preferred coal, but here we are... so let me put down the eggnog and break down what's happening here.

As she noted, the EU Governing Council has given the green light for the digital euro (the ECB's CBDC). In short, the Council said that the digital euro should work both online and offline, have holding limits, allow a "high degree of privacy" while still being AML/KYC compliant, and be free for consumers to use.

This green light from the council does not mean, however, that the digital euro will be launched. Now it's up to the European Parliament to weigh in.

Sadly, though, this process might appear democratic from the outside, but it's really just a formality. It's unlikely that Parliament will alter the course.

As nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqpqdg6es53r3hys9tk3n7aldgz4lx4ly8qu4zg468zwyl6smuhjjrvsm58xhx noted on X, the ECB is just waiting for the Parliament's rubber stamp to move forward.

As CBDC marketing ramps up, it's important to be vigiliant (even on holidays).

As I've noted repeatedly, the ECB's marketing campaign borders on false advertising when it comes to claims about competition and freedom.

https://www.cato.org/blog/digital-euro-isnt-about-freedom

2026 is going to be an eventful year on the CBDC front. And as always, you can find out everything you need to know in the nostr:nprofile1qyf8wumn8ghj7cnfw3ehgctrdvhxzursqythwumn8ghj7cmp9ehhyctwvajhq6tvdshxgetkqqs0rxy6jmt44guxkny8z4pkym9mxckqxfytygxuntjn6l80hj409sggjrzcm CBDC Tracker.

https://cbdctracker.hrf.org/home

People can fight back by using alternatives

I just went to the Conservative Party donation website. No option for donating using Bitcoin Lightning. I requested it via their contact us page.

It made me think of Bull Bitcoin. There is an opportunity here for the company to either offer services and education to non-profits in setting up or managing donations.

Just thought I’d share.

At just after the 40 min mark, Larry Ellison talks about passwords going away in Oracle and ransomware. I use Oracle all the time. They have no technology that replaces passwords. Their support site just offered 2FA this year. They patch their software quarterly so a hacker has at least 90 days to exploit vulnerabilities for ransomware attacks. Oracle is a massive slow moving business.

If we need a password-less world and should be worried about ransomeware then why would we want our data to be centralized? This would allow it to be stolen and used against us.

Thank you for the link. I have watched and will continue to so I can learn more about the reasons.

This reminds me of when I lived in northern Ontario. They built an Ontario run casino. The few times I went into it, most of the customers were elderly who just looking for an activity. I’d hear stories of how they would lose their savings to gambling. Then I heard how casino profit sharing took the money out of our community. I’d visit Toronto and be frustrated that my city was funding programs in the area that seemed to already have so much.

This story is not me voicing my support. It is only a small example of how a well intentioned decision can inadvertently have winners and losers.

I am disappointed in Canada. A province should never want to be independent.

This is not the way forward. Leaving a federal system because you are currently paying more comes at the expense of other provinces. In other generations you could be benefit from this and there is interprovincial migration that you benefit from.

I can see abolishing CPP or having each province be independent, but not majority in and a few out.

Last cycle crash I didn’t sell. I didn’t buy either. I will not make this mistake again.

I’ll be taking full advantage of this dip!

Received this promotional offer. They are offering me 1.5% interest for a million.

I’m literally offended. The banking system is a joke!