great program by #[0] going through US securities law and how many token projects could be damned
likely burnt out my local mempool instance by refreshing and watching the blocks
3.06 sat/vB transaction finally went through!
After 3 weeks hangin' in mempool
Why Bitcoin will win - Fix The Money 15 w/ #[0]
Happy birthday Satoshi
And thanks for pointing out the declining experience when using VPNs. I think it’s set up to penalize those even more now
hey you sneaky bastard
I believe you mean the PR campaign, not the thesis itself
Don’t get me wrong.
I think CCP = bad news bears.
But politicians are cashing in on anti-CCP hysteria to restrict individual rights.
The McCarthyism is getting a bit wild. There are legitimate threats and tools to deal with them. But making people less free doesn’t seem like a winner.
After 15 days waiting, should I be feeling lucky today?
Can’t watch the race where I am until noon. bummer!
yes would be wonderful. Neobanks will be a huge advantage in that regard
If the RESTRICT ACT (“Tiktok ban”) passes, it will be used to attempt a ban on #bitcoin.
Have any of y’all actually read the text of the bill?
This isn’t about Tiktok. This gives the executive branch total control to police the internet.
Wake up.
https://twitter.com/BitPaine/status/1639348978784563200?s=20
hey William,
the bill targets "covered transactions" or "holding" controlled/directed from one of the "rogue" nations, though.
The bill broadly grants the Executive branch more power for digital policing, which is worrying. But Treasury already has this power (divestiture/sanctions)
I wouldn't leap to saying Bitcoin would be threatened just yet (especially since there are pro-bitcoin/crypto Senators sponsoring this), but I think the broad powers it grants to the exec branch are reason enough to probably fight it
At least in state-based commercial law, you don't want Bitcoin classified as "money". That enables more financial surveillance and restrictions:
"Not being defined as money means that Bitcoin transactions are not recognized as money transmission, which would otherwise require various licenses, permissions, and legal registrations. Overall, that keeps the Bitcoin protocol outside the regulatory scope of restrictive rules that apply to legal tender like the US dollar.
It also means that in bankruptcy proceedings which normally split assets like cash or money held in a bank account, the allocation of Bitcoin would depend on who ultimately has “property rights” over the coins. In the case of a bankrupt firm such as FTX or Voyager, those rights would belong to the customer who purchased the Bitcoin, and could not be considered as company property."
There goes Trudeau again
Yes
I’m long 2 things: Bitcoin and the Inverse Jim Cramer ETF
You can be bullish on *both* Nostr and Podcasting 2.0
Zaps 🤝 Value-for-Value