Full interview: https://youtu.be/BKktmuMDzc0?si=e8S8wq9VwB2aPrbi

“I could relate quickly to the problems Bitcoin is trying to solve. It’s an incredible tool that can save the lives of people - people at the bottom of the ladder who are trying to make ends meet, people who are fighting against autocracy.” , human rights activist

I wrote the following piece for months back: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/bitcoiners-should-care-about-the-genius-act In it, I stated that the GENIUS Act could very well usher in more KYC/AML for digital assets, including bitcoin. Turns out I was onto something…

That means a lot to me. Thank you 🙏

“The freedom tech movement became one of our greatest allies.” , Rwandan activist

Thank you for the kind words, my friend, and thanks for reading!

Good point. Disposable would be helpful for privacy.

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In the wake of the Tornado Cash verdict and Samourai plea deal, the U.S. is at a crossroads regarding whether Bitcoin (and crypto) will actually flourish here or not. I sat down with Peter Van Valkenburgh, executive director at CoinCenter, to discuss this and much, much more. https://youtu.be/MHW-X70AnRg?si=pGjHigd2lmxqaIEL

The Tornado Cash trial has concluded. Roman Storm has been found guilty of the conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmission business charge. Here are my thoughts on the outcome, the government’s (rejected) motion to remand Storm, and what comes next.

🚨SCOOP: The Bitcoin Policy Institute of India has launched on India's Independence Day! 🇮🇳 According to BPI India co-founder , the institute plans to advocate for Bitcoin as a tool to help secure India's economic future 💪 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/indias-first-bitcoin-think-tank-launches-on-independence-day-its-mission-financial-sovereignty

My notes from the Tornado Cash trial today: The jury continued to deliberate… At 9:24 AM EST, the jury sent a note with two questions written on it: (I’m paraphrasing the questions.) 1. Do the sanctioned wallets include intermediary wallets? 2. Do the sanctions follow intermediary wallets? - After some back and forth with the prosecution and defense, Judge Failla said that she would refer the jury to a chart that includes a list of the sanctioned addresses in response to the first question. - In response to the second, Judge Failla said that she’d tell the jury that she cannot give them answer. - The jury also sent a second note asking if they could get the transcripts of Mr. William Lopez to prove venue. The judge said that the court would provide them with said transcripts. - Some more background on the back and forth between the judge and the prosecution and defense: The prosecution stated that they wanted the judge to write that the jury is “hyperfocused on questions that don’t have ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers.” (She didn’t include that in her response note.) - The prosecution also suggested that the judge mention one of the sanctioned addresses (the “0x0 address”) as well as the Lazarus Group being placed on the SDN list in her note to the jury. (SDN stands for “Specially Designated Nationals” and the list is a sanctions list published by OFAC.) - The judge responded to the prosecution by stating “They didn’t ask about the Lazarus Group.” - The defense requested that the judge respond with “no” and “no” to the jury’s two questions. “I’m not doing that,” the judge said bluntly. - The jury shared a note at 12:14 PM EST in which they stated “We’ve made a lot of progress today” and “We’ve reached a natural stopping point.” The judge read this note aloud to the courtroom just before 12:30 PM EST, when the trial day concluded. In the judge’s response note, she wished the juror whose mother is celebrating her 90th birthday today a happy birthday. - The jury will continue deliberating tomorrow at 8:45 AM EST.

Full interview: https://youtu.be/ykqWbBEyqP0?si=-XHTPkGdAvBBlIPo

Hester Pierce is a boss.

Timely advice from : “Understand the difference between a progressive web app and one that goes through the gate kept worlds of the [Google] Play store or the Apple Store.” (Yes, I know Google said noncustodial wallets aren’t in the Play Store’s scope. Still impt.)

Politics is one dimension, yes, but not everything. The tech has to get better, too. Without engaging in politics, we’ll watch many more cases like Samourai come to fruition. And I’m not sure I follow… the Samourai devs are pleading guilty.

“We will prevent labeling Bitcoin and any kind of privacy payment and communication tools as something negative… We need to have a solution in which privacy is not something which is bad. It’s actually [our] main right and this right needs to be protected.”

Lol. I’m good at presenting as a normie.

British MPs are purchasing commercial VPNs - and billing taxpayers for them - to circumvent the Online Safety Act, which censors online content.

Bitcoin ATMs in Wisconsin may soon be money transmitters. The push for more KYC continues.

My pleasure :)

Congrats!