Farewell to Charlie and No Show Today

Venezuela, like China, made the grave mistake of banning Bitcoin mining within its territory.

Interestingly, communist governments have an aversion to tools of freedom.

But this will be remembered by history.

Shamefully.

Three weeks ago I wrote an article on the EU's new AMLR in Bitcoin Magazine, detailing how the EU passed ALM laws restricting the use of Bitcoin privacy tools without any data to back up their claims that privacy heightens money laundering and terrorist financing risks.

Alex Stachtchenko took it a step further and ran the numbers. For every Euro confiscated, 200€ are spent. This means that the EU's AML compliance costs of 144B Euro exceeds all money ascribed to crime per year at 110B Euro – and still, 99% of criminal profits escape confiscation.

Despite their absolute inefficiency AML laws continue to be expanded, subjecting all EU citizens to total financial surveillance for the price of catching 1%. It is a system that has grown completely out of control and is in no way proportionate to the right to privacy enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

It's a long read, and its in French so you'll need to translate it, but I guarantee that it will be worth every minute of your time.

BM article:

BitAxe is a fully open source project, but I sell them already assembled on my website.

You can go to the Open Source Miners United discord, and wiki to get started.

Or check out,

Frequency resonance and electricity.

I always wondered why there is a frequency spec on all electronics. It doesn't surprise me that the electric companies do this.

AQUA Frequently Asked Questions: PART 2. 👀👇

1- Is AQUA a Lightning wallet?

AQUA is a wallet with native support for Bitcoin and Liquid. While you can send and receive money via Lightning, this is done through Boltz atomic swaps. This system ensures a convenient and easy-to-use experience, without sacrificing AQUA's non-custodial approach. ⚡️

2- If I received money via Lightning, why do I have L-BTC?

AQUA will always convert money you send or receive via Lightning from your L-BTC and vice versa. The biggest advantage is that this lets you forget about channel management or liquidity problems altogether, with the added benefit of being able to swap L-BTC for USDt or Bitcoin at any time. 🌊

3- Does my AQUA 12-word seed phrase work in other wallets?

Yes, the keys, seeds, or 12 words generated from AQUA can be imported into any other compatible wallet. Remember that those same 12 words can also be restored in another Liquid wallet like Side Swap.

Don't forget that the 12 words you use in AQUA represent the keys to both your Bitcoin and Liquid assets.

4- What is the Marketplace?

The Marketplace is one of the most innovative features in AQUA. Although for now it only allows you to buy Bitcoin, soon it will be a place where you will find many localized services that let you spend Bitcoin, or even exchange it for local fiat currency if needed. 🌎