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France hit by 10th crypto ‘wrench attack’ of 2025
A Typo? Or a Hoax? The Story of the Infamous Wicked Bible (2024)
https://anomalien.com/a-typo-or-a-hoax-the-story-of-the-infamous-wicked-bible/
The New Role Of Banks In War
Review of 'Reparations' by Nigel Biggar
https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/review-of-reparations-by-nigel-biggar
New species of dinosaur discovered that 'rewrites' T.rex family tree
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8dzv3vp5jo
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur - in the collection of a Mongolian museum - that they say "rewrites" the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs.
3 Misconceptions About US Debt
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/3-misconceptions-about-us-debt
This newsletter issue analyzes three common misconceptions about the US federal debt and deficits.
The ongoing nature of the deficits has several investment implications, but along the way it’s important to not get distracted by things that don’t add up.
-Fiscal Debt and Deficits 101
-Misconception 1) We Owe it to Ourselves
-Misconception 2) People Have Been Saying This for Decades
-Misconception 3) The Dollar Will Collapse Soon
-Final Thoughts: Bitcoin Checkup
3 Misconceptions About US Debt
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/3-misconceptions-about-us-debt
New Linux udisks flaw lets attackers get root on major Linux distros
Lakers New Owner Mark Walter: What to Know
https://www.si.com/nba/lakers/news/lakers-new-owner-mark-walter-what-to-know
The Riba is in the Money | Bitcoin Majlis
https://bitcoinmajlis.org/the-riba-is-in-the-money
For this lengthy essay, we’ll explore some fundamental workings of the current monetary system. Although the intricacies of this system are complex and have been extensively documented in numerous books, we’ll focus on some key points, particularly the money creation process and the role of Riba in the functioning of the entire fiat system. This aspect is often overlooked by non-Muslims, as usury is not typically a concern to their worldview. Moreover, many Muslims, including those in the Islamic Finance industry and students of Islamic Economics, often fail to recognize and mention how deeply embedded usury is in our monetary system. Understanding the mechanisms of money is crucial for Muslims today, as even many esteemed scholars struggle with the basic principles and characteristics of how our money operates.
We’ll begin by exploring the concept of fiat money and the mechanics of fractional reserve banking, and we’ll highlight the implications this has on money creation. Next, we’ll examine how the Federal Reserve creates money through various operations. We’ll also touch on the often-overlooked ‘shadow banking’ sector that’s heavily involved in the usurious money creation process. Following this, we’ll briefly talk about the global “Riba Hegemony” and the enforcement of this hegemony by key international financial institutions, namely the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, and how they siphon away the resources of developing countries through Riba. With this foundational understanding, we’ll investigate what truly backs the global fiat monetary system.
The Cryptic Continuum
https://bitcoinmajlis.org/the-cryptic-continuum/
Exploring Bitcoin from Quranic Enigma to Cypherpunk Revolution
Preface
This paper’s title might be misconstrued as another attempt by an overzealous Islamic scholar to attribute modern inventions to Islamic origins. However, this work eschews such missionary approaches, which have often proven fallacious and fostered intellectual complacency and unwarranted superiority complexes.
Instead, the objective is to comprehend Bitcoin, contextualize it historically, and explain its significance in human history and its profound connection to Islamic thought.
This paper is grounded in two fundamental premises. Firstly, it posits that Bitcoin stands as one of the most revolutionary socio-technological developments in history. Secondly, the article asserts that Islam, in its capacity as a religion that renews and reinvigorates the Abrahamic monotheistic message, occupies a central and pivotal role in the landscape of human technological and moral history and knowledge. These two axioms serve as the cornerstone for the article’s subsequent arguments and analysis.
While this novel perspective may not resonate with numerous Islamic and modernist thinkers, its reception is inconsequential. Major historical intertwined concepts and transformations, such as the proliferation of Islam, capitalism, or pivotal innovations like agriculture, the printing press, the Internet, or Bitcoin, operate and shape the flow of history, independent of individual opinions, preferences, or ignorance. Ultimately, the practical implications related to bitcoin will reshape our reality and will prevail, despite resistance to change or reluctance to acknowledge it.
Paris has re-banned tall buildings - but what's behind it?
AgriFORCE Launches Gas-Powered Bitcoin Mining Site in Alberta, Plans to 1 EH/s
Sound Monetary Policy in Under 40 Words
https://mises.org/power-market/sound-monetary-policy-under-40-words
This will be brief, appropriate to the topic at hand. It consists of a quote from Milton Friedman, found in Joseph Salerno’s outstanding book, Money, Sound and Unsound, p. 356:
If a domestic money consists of a commodity, [such as] a pure gold standard or cowrie bead standard, the principles of monetary policy are very simple. There aren’t any. The commodity money takes care of itself. (emphasis added)
Imagine that. If we have sound money we don’t need the Fed. Or Congress. We just need sound money.
End of essay.
Postscript:
Economist Nouriel Roubini once attacked the gold standard:
Roubini raises the following question: If you are on a gold standard, or modified gold standard, what do you do in the event of a bank run—if you don’t have enough gold to fully back the currency?
Translated: What happens if the banks have created bogus IOUs for their depositors’ gold? Suggestion: Have them indicted for fraud. Gold doesn’t “back” anything. It is the money. The banks issue IOUs for the money. When they issue more IOUs than they have gold on hand, they’re cheating.
Murray Rothbard:
In my view, issuing promises to pay on demand in excess of the amount of the goods on hand is simply fraud, and should be so considered by the legal system. . . .
This is legalized counterfeiting; this is the creation of money without the necessity of production, to compete for resources against those who have produced.
In short, I believe that fractional-reserve banking is disastrous both for the morality and for the fundamental bases and institutions of the market economy.…
Roubini also says that a “gold standard limits the flexibility and range of actions that central banks can take.” That alone should recommend it. He thinks it’s a shortcoming.
At the start of World War I, the belligerent governments went off the gold standard so they could fight the bloodiest war in human history. Gold—since it can’t be created on demand—would have severely limited the “flexibility and range of actions” governments could take.
Sound money “does not emerge from central-bank policy decisions.” But who cares about sound money when you want to engage in massive human slaughter?
More recently, Roubini said “the world is on a slow-motion train wreck.” The unmolested gold coin standard avoids train wrecks, “Dr. Doom,” by staying on track.
A gold standard doesn’t need Roubini. It doesn’t need Powell. It doesn’t need Congress. It doesn’t need the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund. It doesn’t need the WEF, the FOMC, or AOC. It just needs to be left alone.
The gold standard “requires nothing else than that the government abstain from deliberately sabotaging it,” Ludwig von Mises wrote in The Theory of Money and Credit:
What all the enemies of the gold standard spurn as its main vice is precisely the same thing that in the eyes of the advocates of the gold standard is its main virtue, namely its incompatibility with a policy of credit expansion. The nucleus of all the effusions of the anti-gold authors and politicians is the expansionist fallacy. (p. 421)
Credit expansion—inflation—is indispensable to a growing government. From Human Action:
The gold standard removes the determination of cash-induced changes in purchasing power from the political arena. Its general acceptance requires the acknowledgment of the truth that one cannot make all people richer by printing money. The abhorrence of the gold standard is inspired by the superstition that omnipotent governments can create wealth out of little scraps of paper.
If wealth could be created out of scraps of paper or their digital equivalent, world poverty would be a thing of the past. Remember, the commodity money takes care of itself—and us too, if we let it.
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-Upload video and other large files, up to 5 GB each
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-Integrated NIP-94 censorship resistance
-Developer-friendly API (read the docs)
Travis Pastrana's Top 50 Most INSANE Stunts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N1SvO06ZkU&ab_channel=NitroCircus
Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder - GAME 5 HIGHLIGHTS | 16/06/25 NBA Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6SM3btbg98&ab_channel=TheCCBNetwork
Goodbye Satoshi? Jack Dorsey Calls for a Bitcoin Rebrand
https://www.croxroad.co/p/goodbye-satoshi-jack-dorsey-calls-for-a-bitcoin-rebrand
Jack Dorsey backs BIP 177, a controversial proposal to rebrand Bitcoin’s base unit from “satoshis” to “Bitcoins.” Discover what this change means, why it’s sparking debate, and how it could reshape Bitcoin's identity and usability.
What is BIP 177?
BIP 177 is a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal that suggests rebranding Bitcoin’s base unit, the satoshi, as “Bitcoin.” This would shift how Bitcoin amounts are displayed, removing decimals and making small amounts more intuitive to users.
Why does Jack Dorsey support this proposal?
Jack Dorsey believes that the term “sats” is confusing for everyday users and acts as a barrier to adoption. He supports BIP 177 as a way to make Bitcoin more accessible and usable as real money, not just a speculative asset.
What are satoshis and how are they used today?
A satoshi is the smallest unit of Bitcoin, named after its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. One Bitcoin is made up of 100,000,000 satoshis. Today, satoshis are used to measure small amounts of BTC in wallets and transactions.
What would change under BIP 177?
If widely adopted, BIP 177 would redefine 1 satoshi as 1 “Bitcoin,” and current BTC would become a larger unit (like a “megabitcoin”). For example, 0.00002525 BTC would be displayed as ₿2,525.
What are the arguments against BIP 177?
Critics say the change could cause confusion, dilute Bitcoin's core message of scarcity (21 million coins), and undo years of public education. They argue that the current system is simple and already well-understood.
Conclusion
The rebrand debate taps into larger questions about Bitcoin’s identity. Is it primarily a store of value, a speculative asset, or digital money for everyday use? Dorsey’s endorsement of BIP 177 signals a desire to push Bitcoin toward daily usability, even if that means rethinking terminology enshrined since its inception.
Whether or not this proposal is ultimately adopted, it has already reignited important conversations about how Bitcoin is perceived, communicated, and used. And in a space where consensus is hard-won, even small shifts in framing can carry enormous implications.
Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of wheel nearly 6,000 years ago