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Having been pushed to do it earlier the bitcoiners in Switzerland are way ahead of us.

Find guides here for addres ownership verification using Blue Wallet, Sparrow Wallet, Green Wallet, BitBox02, Trezor, ColdCard, Ledger, Keystone, Passport, Jade and so on:

https://getbittr.com/blog/category/wallet_tutorials

https://pocketbitcoin.com/learn

#AOPP #travelrule

Seeing the EU Travel Rule implementation not getting any pushback like AOPP did is a disappointment. Reminder: https://www.21analytics.ch/blog/how-does-address-ownership-proof-protocol-aopp-work-with-bitbox02/

Replying to Avatar Ferenc Kovács

The EU is back with more attacks on our freedom. 🛑 Their 2025 MiCA and Travel Rule regulations are just another step to control and surveil our financial lives. These tools of control, disguised as “transparency,” aim to micromanage Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASPs), which include any exchange or platform facilitating crypto transactions. The Travel Rule forces exchanges to collect and share private data about Bitcoin users, compromising privacy and financial freedom.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Below €1000: You’ll need to self-declare address ownership.

• Above €1000: Proof of address ownership is mandatory, either by sending a small deposit back to the exchange or signing a message with your private key.

This compliance theater is not about protection—it’s surveillance. But while we live under these nonsensical rules, we can prepare and adapt with a smart approach.

1️⃣ Create a dedicated Taproot wallet for KYC transactions. Taproot wallets (bc1p addresses) provide improved efficiency, lower costs, and robust security. Use wallets like @nunchuk_io or @sparrowwallet to generate these addresses.

2️⃣ Use this wallet exclusively for withdrawals from KYC exchanges.

3️⃣ Immediately transfer funds to a separate cold storage wallet to keep your sats safe.

This strategy minimizes risks, keeps your KYC Bitcoin organized, and maintains a clear separation from non-KYC funds.

Looking ahead, a firmware update for @COLDCARDwallet will soon enable Taproot wallets on hardware devices, allowing fully offline security for self-custody. Until then, wallets like Nunchuk and Sparrow are reliable hot wallet options for short-term transactions.

And remember: if you buy Bitcoin peer-to-peer, none of these rules apply. No one will ask you why you’re sending Bitcoin or to whom. This is the power Bitcoin gives us: financial freedom without permission. 💪

As an entrepreneur, I embrace Bitcoin in my businesses. In fact, we operate the first hotels in Hungary that accept Bitcoin for payments:

• @HotelAuroraHU

• @HotelAtlantisHU

I always encourage other entrepreneurs to lead the way. Don’t wait for customers to demand Bitcoin acceptance—take the first step and show them the value of freedom money. 🌟 #Bitcoin #Taproot #FreedomMoney

Using native SegWit (bc1q...) addresses instead of Taproot for your intermediate wallets would still guarantee better compatibility accross wallets and services.

Also transacting from simple single sig native SegWit addresses is slightly cheaper than using Taproot (knowing that on Taproot with Musig2 multisig can be much more efficient).

How can I follow a Mastodon account like https://social.treehouse.systems/@AsahiLinux here? #asknostr

The hsm_secret is basically your CLN onchain wallet is on the disk together with the other user data.

The OS lives on the SDcard amd it can be changed at will - the system is designed to recover the data from the disk.

The CLN wallet (if encrypted) will need to be unlocked after every restart of the node.

Your CLN node has been stopped and the hsm_secret (the CLN wallet) was encrypted with the password you gave.

This is done to avoid it restarting automaticallyin case you are transferring the node.

Will need to unlock it to start again.

Restart or type:

menu

in the terminal and enter the CLN option. You will be asked for the password to unlock the wallet.

Replying to Avatar openoms

Anyone running Linux on their M1 (or M2) Mac?

Here to share my journey.

https://asahilinux.org/ with Fedora is working really well, but got some annoyances due to the limited software available for aarch64.

The good things are:

- I learn to compile more things - looking at you Signal and Keybase

- Power efficiency and shared memory without the closed garden

- Fedora seems to be a very good distro (coming from Debian)

- Webcam, speakers, USBC ports just work

The (not so) bad so far:

- will think twice what software worth the hassle and no closed source stuff is available to build

- will need to master some emulators like qemu and Box86/Box64

- The built-in microphone hasn't been reverse-engineered yet

- Fingerprint sensor won't work

#linux #aarch64 #asahi

There is no encryption set on the root partition using the default Asahi linux install flow so will encrypt that btrfs partition after the fact.

Will try without using a live USB, wish me luck. 🤞

#asahi #linux #aarch64

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Anyone running Linux on their M1 (or M2) Mac?

Here to share my journey.

https://asahilinux.org/ with Fedora is working really well, but got some annoyances due to the limited software available for aarch64.

The good things are:

- I learn to compile more things - looking at you Signal and Keybase

- Power efficiency and shared memory without the closed garden

- Fedora seems to be a very good distro (coming from Debian)

- Webcam, speakers, USBC ports just work

The (not so) bad so far:

- will think twice what software worth the hassle and no closed source stuff is available to build

- will need to master some emulators like qemu and Box86/Box64

- The built-in microphone hasn't been reverse-engineered yet

- Fingerprint sensor won't work

#linux #aarch64 #asahi

Rotating the screen helped 😉

How can I build these proofs for Github and X?

#asknostr #amethyst

Kicsit keresnem kellett, de Amethystben is megvan.

Kösz, saját szerverre raktam most a képeket, az volt a gond.

Sure, I prefer exclusive usage + Tor.

Rent a VPS for $3.5-5/month and use it as you own VPN (eg. as Tailscale exit node.).

Now think that how many people could share it using a simple app and credentials.

Bandwith is cheap, you are paying for the storage and the IP address mostly.