I thought I added the word „enough“ before privacy, when I wrote this reply, but somehow it didn’t make it there.

„Enough“ privacy I was meaning to say. I lived in Zimbabwe a country that is ruled by a government that is detaining and killing people for their speech and opposition. I know about the dangers of having no privacy, I put myself in that danger. My lived experience from Zimbabwe is that self-custodial LN, Liquid and non KYC Bitcoin exchanged P2P is good enough (with BOLT12 privacy on LN will be increased). Monero has higher privacy that’s true, but you won’t find anyone accepting it or exchanging it to cash on the ground. And activists need the cash to be able to do their work.

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Oh my god, it’s classic cringe LinkedIn

Why post that? Just stfu

This has got to be peak fiat mentality:

Spent the weekend + even Monday at 3 different weddings in the north east of England.

3 bloody weddings!! 💒

I met lots of strangers and got lots of startled looks when I explained I make bitcoin videos for a living.

So… I explain.

Then I get the, “no no but what is a bitcoin though?”

How is it 2025 in a “developed” country and people are bewildered by bitcoin.

I forget how big of a bubble we are in, I often forget how damn early we are and that SO MANY PEOPLE still have ZERO IDEA.

Come on England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Imagine only getting a 2X based on everything that’s happened since last year.

gb news is asking readers to pay them, to trust them, with the data you give them.

If you’re saving for your retirement in a pension, even if you’ve been able to somehow hold real bitcoin in that pension, I’m not sure you get it. This is your money, the government return the tax you paid on it, and won’t let you touch it until your 60, 65 or even 70.

Do you think they won’t suddenly see what you have and take a liking to your pension pot? (Rachel reeves did when she removed the “tax free” transfer after your death, yeah, the 40% 💨) When you get to 70, do you think they won’t simply change the goal posts?

I liked putting money in my pension because if everything goes to plan, it feels like I’m clawing back just a little of what they stole from my wage, but I’d actually prefer not even doing that, and just take what little they let me take home and remove it from their system.

My pension is an artifact from a different time in my life when I had faith in the system and optimism that I could trust the government. What I do at least like, by investing in American bitcoin firms, I’m at least keeping my pension pot away from the awful British government.

But what if…… when they impose an exit tax I can use my “worthless/freedomless” pension to pay the bill. Taking the money they gave back to me as payment to exit…. maybe add in the house I can’t take with me…… hmmmm, may need to do this sooner rather than later before they get wise to my idea.

I worry for the no coiners of 40 and absolutely 50 or over who may be adding to their “work pensions” oblivious of both the future value of that pension and the lack of control they have over their pension (even a million £$€ will likely not cut the mustard). Even if they own their house they still need somewhere to live and this will unlikely fill any pension shortfalls in the long term.

Still worse are those 40 plus no coiners without a house of their own, with little opportunity to now pay off a mortgage before they retire, who have been living in a “things will work out” world, oblivious that their future will be defined by what their government will be willing to steal from the productive or steal from the future (through debt), while also likely having to work themselves into an early grave.

I may speak the truth to these poor souls, but I fear they will not listen and discard the “risky digital token”. #bitcoin

You don’t invest in #bitcoin because you think it is too risky. I save in bitcoin because it is not.

If you’re saving for your retirement in a pension, even if you’ve been able to somehow hold real bitcoin in that pension, I’m not sure you get it. This is your money, the government return the tax you paid on it, and won’t let you touch it until your 60, 65 or even 70.

Do you think they won’t suddenly see what you have and take a liking to your pension pot? (Rachel reeves did when she removed the “tax free” transfer after your death, yeah, the 40% 💨) When you get to 70, do you think they won’t simply change the goal posts?

I liked putting money in my pension because if everything goes to plan, it feels like I’m clawing back just a little of what they stole from my wage, but I’d actually prefer not even doing that, and just take what little they let me take home and remove it from their system.

My pension is an artifact from a different time in my life when I had faith in the system and optimism that I could trust the government. What I do at least like, by investing in American bitcoin firms, I’m at least keeping my pension pot away from the awful British government.

But what if…… when they impose an exit tax I can use my “worthless/freedomless” pension to pay the bill. Taking the money they gave back to me as payment to exit…. maybe add in the house I can’t take with me…… hmmmm, may need to do this sooner rather than later before they get wise to my idea.

I worry for the no coiners of 40 and absolutely 50 or over who may be adding to their “work pensions” oblivious of both the future value of that pension and the lack of control they have over their pension (even a million £$€ will likely not cut the mustard). Even if they own their house they still need somewhere to live and this will unlikely fill any pension shortfalls in the long term.

Still worse are those 40 plus no coiners without a house of their own, with little opportunity to now pay off a mortgage before they retire, who have been living in a “things will work out” world, oblivious that their future will be defined by what their government will be willing to steal from the productive or steal from the future (through debt), while also likely having to work themselves into an early grave.

I may speak the truth to these poor souls, but I fear they will not listen and discard the “risky digital token”. #bitcoin

You don’t invest in #bitcoin because you think it is too risky. I save in bitcoin because it is not.

One of the nicest things about Nostr is that I don't consistently get pushed videos of people being attacked, abused or killed.

Underrated feature IMO.

Berlin wants its gold back. Again.

Over 1,200 tonnes of German gold” a third of its national reserves” sit deep in the vaults of the New York Fed, waiting for a country that still trusts Washington.

But the trust is cracking.

“Trump wants to control the Fed, which would also mean controlling the German gold reserves in the U.S.” – Michael Jaeger, German Taxpayers Federation

That’s right. Control the Fed = control the foreign gold it guards. That’s your gold, Germany. Not his.

With Trump’s return on the horizon, German politicians are panicking. Not because they suddenly love sound money. but because they’re finally realizing the U.S. isn’t a vault. It’s a variable.

“The United States is no longer the reliable partner it used to be. Trump is erratic…” – EU MP Markus Ferber

The Cold War excuse for offshore gold is dead. The new war is for control, and #Germany just realized it doesn’t have any.

No official repatriation order yet, just the usual #EU performance art. But make no mistake: the zeitgeist is shifting.

If you don’t hold it, you don’t own it. Ask #Venezuela.

And if you store your sovereignty in a vault run by your geopolitical rival, don’t cry when he changes the combination.

Yes, #Bitcoin fixes this. Again.

GM #Nostr

Another EPIC week in #Bitcoin land. LFG

On our way to Wembley. Its the playoff final & If Southend United win they get promoted to the 4th tier of the Engish football league.

I'm sure there is no-one from Oldham Athletic on nostr. So hopefully Nostr will be on the shrimpers side today!

YW bro

UGH FOUNDRY AGAIN