i "sold" sold btc today by exchanging it for a haircut. I mean it looks nice
my small meshtastic has now picked up 190 nodes
all via LoRa!
The Samourai Wallet developers created a tool improving privacy for bitcoin on-chain use, similar to cash. Users held control of their own funds.
Prosecutors ignored FinCEN guidance and concocted an unreasonable legal theory of liability to charge them both with breaking money transmission laws despite the tool never taking custody of the funds.
Facing millions in legal costs, 25 years in prison, an overzealous and unfair prosecution, and a Judge with no patience for understanding the broader legal and technical arguments, the developers were essentially forced to plead to lesser charges of "conspiracy" for the sake of their families.
Now, both developers have one month before they are to turn themselves in for 4+ years of incarceration, all for creating a piece of open-source code that allowed people to do want they wanted with their own money.
This prosecution is an unwarranted and unjust process of law that will be looked back on in shame. Every legal tool or resource should be dispensed in order to free them and reverse the dangerous precedent this sets for privacy and financial sovereignty.
Privacy is not a crime, and open-source developers who empower users are not criminals.
Many wealthy and powerful people today use bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to safeguard their wealth and benefit from a real-time settlement network without intermediaries. Every consumer benefits from better tech tools that allow them to take control of their money and spend how they wish.
If people of influence understand and appreciate the broader ethos of the Bitcoin and crypto revolution, rather than trading and getting rich off fees from their shitcoins, they should advocate for both the pardon of these two individuals and for legal safeguards in federal law to ensure this never happens again.
It is not just two these people's lives at stake, but it's the future of how Americans will interact and benefit from technology going forward.
#freesamourai
now that it has self-custody, are people using Wallet of Satoshi more?
welcome to the revolution Linus
Yes
The premise of broad civil liability protection for platforms is a core principle that should be applied to producers across America’s innovative stack, whether oil and gas firms fending off dubious climate cases or AI firms building the tools that are the key to America’s present economic dominance.
my article in RealClearPolitics on Section 230's fate:
Also, he was quite involved in Mt. Gox
yes, but Jake is a very storied reporter who’s lived in Japan for some years
looks like the next read!
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/222529396-the-devil-takes-bitcoin
The most insane bitcoin heist story I've ever read, executed at the behest of the Republic of Georgia's kleptocratic master.
This isn't a $5 wrench attack. It's a global kidnapping, torture, and complete weaponization of the state.
Holy shiite
ici j’emploie la « signalisation de la vertu » en disant que c’est un excellent livre.
Ne soyez pas un NPC, lisez-le !
Un beau détour académique qui contextualise le conformisme.
des leçons très importantes pour mes compatriotes sur Nostr
Here’s me injecting Section 230 analysis into the debate on Bitcoin node implementations, OP_RETURN, and the notion of blockchain spam and liability
The wonders of Section 230 protect much more than just social media platforms — it’s all of technology!
https://protos.com/exclusive-lawyers-call-bitcoin-core-v30-csam-concerns-overblown/
Too many Bitcoiners in the OP_RETURN and node filtering debates have never heard of Section 230 and it shows
Proßt von Oktoberfest!
Funnier part of the episode is they bring Jim Cramer in to the court to explain why Bitcoin is a commodity and not a currency
January 2012, Season 3, Episode 13 of The Good Wife, first TV series mention of Bitcoin
a classic
No longer shall we live under tyranny!
The first domino fell when Austria passed its own surveillance and encryption law last month
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yeah not sure why normal lightning address wouldn't work
he's trying to figure out where all the sats went
bitcoin accountants trying to understand your zaps
umbrel still works and is great, but just isn't as customizable imo
AI Privacy Issues are *real* and users should be better informed. Your "inputs" can and will be used against you
Consumers can use apps that encrypt convos, store and hash data locally, and leverage awesome open-source models anyone can run locally for better privacy
Try them!
me on nostr:npub1qw6e8meaj5gzk49alamh9qf35lpmml5sq7ctjtxhcjk55qppmcjs0j2v52 nostr:npub17yrkx9wexckpnjklhnd96h4gvqljums6hrlvlqujmheu9tn669ts9xplct talking about AI policies in the United States and abroad
https://blossom.primal.net/bf604a45b386d4b769ee7b7b0e71988f83516753e7aa68fbce8cc0ed3849923f.mp4
My talk at Bitcoin Policy Summit: Policy reforms for bitcoiners
=> De Minimis taxation exemptions, Bank Secrecy Act reform, and unlocking Bitcoin as assets and collateral for mortgages
Director Bill Pulte announced the Fannie Mae and bitcoin mortgage reform 30 min before the talk, but was able to announce here!
https://blossom.primal.net/dbd37ee2f23aa2de92b6d9b7403553b046b420a2a4c5e176b76d2ab1ff32c448.mp4
My talk at Bitcoin Policy Summit: Policy reforms for bitcoiners
=> De Minimis taxation exemptions, Bank Secrecy Act reform, and unlocking Bitcoin as assets and collateral for mortgages
Director Bill Pulte announced the Fannie Mae and bitcoin mortgage reform 30 min before the talk, but was able to announce here!
https://blossom.primal.net/dbd37ee2f23aa2de92b6d9b7403553b046b420a2a4c5e176b76d2ab1ff32c448.mp4
Wow it worked!
