Hy Ryan, would guinea pigs and rabbits also count as low odor, noise and space meat sources ?
If you want an example of a wallet that whose distribution is really censorship resistant and could withstand a full force State attack, look at mysu: a monero wallet that is ONLY distributed via a Tor onion link or i2p torrent.
You don't have to like monero, but you can take a page out of their playbook and admire the lengths they go in their fight.
http://rk63tc3isr7so7ubl6q7kdxzzws7a7t6s467lbtw2ru3cwy6zu6w4jad.onion/
Is it called mysu or mynero ? Trying it out, i like it so far.
Mx is stable.
It's interesting that the whole scarcity narrative is not the problem they were trying to solve. Important, but secondary ? Scarcity arises out of finality, one way or another.
Keep calm and HODL #Bitcoin.
Everyone seems to be overreacting to the Samourai arrests, the FBI PSA, and Phoenix leaving the US. Here's my attempt to break it down.
Samourai
You have to unpack all of the different elements. Could this be a state attack on self-custody and privacy? Maybe. Probably not.
There are a few components here that need to be evaluated on their own.
1⃣ Samourai was a self-custodial wallet
2⃣ Samourai was a mixer
3⃣ Samourai was providing normal people with privacy
4⃣ Samourai were knowingly marketing the service to criminals and flaunting that fact
Reading the charges, it seems like #4 is pretty cut and dry for this case. Their getting arrested for #4, doesn't automatically mean #1, #2, #3 are under siege as well. If Samourai was a taco stand laundering money and bragging about it, I'm sure they would be taken down too.
They may be accused of running a money transmitter now, but that may or may not stick. We'll find out in the trial.
All that said, we should always be vigilant to attempts to erode privacy and the ability to self-custody. It just does not seem that this fight is *that* fight.
FBI PSA
Seems pretty normal that the FBI would advise people to use compliant services, and the entire announcement seems to revolve around potential disruptions due to Samourai being taken down, and potentially others in the future. Given they took action, they have to post some bulletin about it.
Remember that when people lose funds or have funds stolen from them, they do go to the FBI for help. From their point of view, the best thing for people to do is use compliant services where they can potentially help.
The announcement concludes saying that services that purposely break the law will be investigated - so again we go back to #4 above. This is nothing new, and self-custody is not being criminalized.
Phoenix Leaving
As nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m said, it's feels completely unnecessary. Phoenix obviously is not a MSB and they are not doing anything illegal. In my view, their exit from the US app stores is a complete overreaction.
Keep Calm
Could "they" come after wallets, developers, mixers, nodes, LSPs, sidechains, eCash, VPNs, encryption, etc? It's totally possible. But if you're not breaking the law, you have nothing to worry about.
To my knowledge, there is still rule of law in the US, property rights are still protected, and privacy is enshrined in the Bill of Rights (nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu).
It would be very difficult to change the law or stretch it to incriminate these things because it's all just information and software, which is speech. Some will try. But as they are trying, #Bitcoin is becoming more and more mainstream and integral to the world's financial system.
#Bitcoin is freedom technology and it will continue on.
Go outside this weekend and think about why you're here.
nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z not sure if this is the right way to bug report, an npub between brackets in this post did not parse.
Not part of that crowd, but if you might indulge an answer, the second Question is the most interesting to me.
If the problem Bitcoin was created to fix, or at least provide an alternative to, still exists; what does that best ? One signal would be cypherpunks of the time that have not wavered, increasingly adopting and promoting something else, or pointing out where bitcoin is diverging, and they being ignored or silenced. Another is the freeist of markets with similar constraints doing so.
If Bitcoin follows other trends that emerge in the study of the rise and fall of organizations, things like leadership, culture, adaptability all have some contribution, despite the corporate jargon.
Does and is, Bitcoin continueing in the spirit of the culture that SURROUNDED the whitepaper, if not the technical aspects of the paper itself.
Satoshi was just one voice in a chorus trying to articulate physical freedom by digital means.
FUN FACT: every plant breaks down into sugar in your body. https://nostpic.com/media/a3ce3b178db030c5bdcddd1aa7c9a9127ecb17f16f7daaf5d8216860b7588d3c/de953c1ef4bfd66c9161737891acf0dd6d91e708c3cb2aa46ceaa01e2577c052.webp
Hey, is there anywork that has been done on psoriasis ?
My face when zapping some fucktard on nostr lands me in jail.
Jack, is your Garden a warzone or a cooperative ?
And does it depend on the day ?
Not true, there are several groups that share in common with no individual wealth and have been reproducing for several decades.
I like personal property, toothbrush, and all that, but what you are saying is just not true. American style personal property and even the concept are not universal nor even obvious.
Jesus Christians, whom i have personally met and broken bread with, follow only what is spoken by Jesus to do in the bible. To join them you literally hand over your wealth. They have been going for several decades.
Ooooo, an Ignorant speaking confidently incorrectly. Delicious. https://www.moneroinflation.com/
This has happened several times, and some not even just for socialism, Jesus Christians do it l, intentional communities, among others.
(Not endorsing socialism)
Private licensing such as Yoga instructors are organic, spontaneous order.
