TDevD and Ver are political prisoners. I've seen no evidence against either one. Even the case against SW is super weak so far, but he's at least out of the cage for now.
Feds had 10 years to investigate Ver and give notice/negotiation, but instead they pull the big guns now, out of nowhere. TDevD they just disappeared Orwellian-style without due process.
I get strong Soviet vibes from these cases. Western governments still claim to be aligned against tyranny, with a straight face? Has legally protected liberty always been an illusion, with the masks coming off now?
protocol > platform
self-custody keys > account on someone else's computer
When your BTC is up 2000%, then the 50% inflation of food in USD terms actually doesn't seem that bad.
Reminds me of a NY Fed comment in 2011 acknowledging higher food prices but noting that inflation is offset by better value in the tech sector. Cold comfort for those who can't afford the food itself, without getting to any discretionary spending. "I can't eat an iPad" was one noted retort.
Western civilization/culture has always been multi-ethnic, and that's not the cause of major strife, just as within the Islamic world. To remain desirable, the West should welcome from anywhere anyone who can make the West a better place, as it has done for centuries.
The West rather needs a better way to get rid of the hostile invaders who want to burn the place down or fundamentally eradicate Western values. Surrendering culture in the name of inclusiveness is just a flagrant own-goal, and certain Western societies have themselves primarily to blame.
Zero UTXOs with every guess!
My experience is similar. Not to single out Spain; a lot of those problems affect airlines of many Western places, at least in Europe and North America.
Better yet, try getting into a conversation with a mindless CSR drone who tries to convince you that SMS 2FA is the most secure option over other standards. Also, if your phone number ever gets put into a proprietary database of VoIP numbers, that somehow makes your whole account suspicious as a fraud risk, even though it's been OK for decades before. Of course, if you ask to speak with anyone there who has a clue about IT, or report actual bugs in their web apps, then that definitely makes you look suspicious. 🙄
Like Microsoft planting its own RATs and bragging about it.
How do they judge where users are? Self disclosure? IP addresses? App store settings?
Following in the footsteps of an uncle of future Vice President Joe Biden? 🤔
MT used to be a required skill just to rent a car in many places, but with the rise of EVs and other vehicles with various forms of automatic drive for no added cost to rent, MT is starting to wane even in much of Europe.
Does this signify the EU not having gone full commie yet? Hopefully liberty lovers can change things before it's too late.
When innovation is criminalized, only criminals will innovate?
Trouble is, everything's outlawed enough that everyone is committing crimes, and the crooked cops in charge selectively enforce the unjust laws simply to suit their current whims.
The world needs to clean house and starve the beasts.
Got to wonder who believes this week's NPR commentary (totally "fact-checked") that the only way to get BTC now is to exchange fiat for it, therefore it's backed by fiat 🤔🙄
Obviously this ignores Bitcoin decentralization, verifiability, proof of work, mining, etc. But it changes the narrative from being worthless, backed by nothing/blind speculation/greater-fool theory to being a proxy for dollars.
There's probably more of an agenda toward co-opting rather than suppressing, hence ETFs, KFC, arrests, etc. I'm curious about what the corporate/deep-state overlords are actually requesting behind the scenes.
Blind trust solves all problems, as shown consistently throughout history. Now drink your Kool-Aid, or else get shot. Exercise your free choice!