I wrote about how Bitcoin survived China's bans and actually grew much stronger - diving into the details on the level of what was attempted - really showing how Bitcoin thrived despite a very robust attack from a large state adversary - and what lessons can be drawn for future resilience. Hattip to @`jb55`who gave me the whole story of how Damus had to face down Chinese censors firsthand who took the Damus app down and then banned the default relay IP addresses.

Would Mao hold bitcoin?

How Bitcoin Thrived Through China's Bans And Became Much Stronger - Would Mao hold bitcoin?

How Bitcoin became much stronger after China tried to ban it - and what Bitcoiners can learn from the experience.

One of the cool features of Nostr is the automatic translation of different languages in mobile clients. I believe @Damus and @Amethyst both have this feature. It's awesome to follow people from around the world.

I wrote about the growth of Bitcoin and Nostr as essential tools for activists and dissidents making a difference around the world at the Financial Freedom Track in Oslo. I linked to everybody's Primal profile in the spirit of it all.

Forbes

Oslo Freedom Forum: Why Bitcoin Matters More Than Its Price

The Financial Freedom Track at the Oslo Freedom Forum offered a sense of how Bitcoin had grown in terms of financial maturity and (more importantly...

CC @jack @Lyn Alden @gladstein @Arsh Molu @ck @calle @craigraw @BTC Sessions @Frank Corva Old Account and @Susie Violet also have excellent articles on the topic on their Forbes profiles.

I'll be speaking at the Oslo Freedom Forum about whether the world's states will follow the China's push for Central Bank Digital Currencies or digital privacy/autonomy and self-custody. Thanks to the HRF Financial Freedom Team for organizing and giving me the opportunity: @Arsh Molu @Ayelen @ck

Chrome is having a good month

The Hacker News

Update Chrome Browser Now: 4th Zero-Day Exploit Discovered in May 2024

Attention Chrome users! Google has released fixes for a high-severity security flaw (CVE-2024-5274) that has been actively exploited in the wild.

I wrote about how the House just took an important step in preventing the United States from taking the Chinese state CBDC path

Forbes

The House Bans The Fed From Building A CBDC Like The Digital Yuan

House legislators have decided not to pursue China’s path when it comes to central bank digital currencies, digital freedom and financial surveil...

Looks like I finally got my badge of honor on Twitter/"X", your free speech platform™

me, fleeing warzones with my life with my gold bar collection

I wrote about the threat that European policy-makers are making to end-to-end encryption and why it matters so much.

Forbes

European Threat To End-To-End Encryption Would Invade Phones

European policymakers are discussing a law that might put a screening algorithm on millions of user devices - posing a dire threat to digital privacy.

yesterday's American libertarians/an-caps vs. European libertarians/an-socs debate is today's Nostr user vs. Mastodon user - but maybe not for much longer if the two can be bridged

With the Hong Kong Bitcoin spot ETFs having launched, what is actually going on with Hong Kong and Bitcoin?

Would Mao hold bitcoin?

What is happening with Hong Kong and Bitcoin ETFs? - Would Mao hold bitcoin?

With the recent approval of spot ETFs for both Ether and Bitcoin, there’s been a lot of interest in Hong Kong’s status regarding Bitcoi...

My latest on Forbes - about Samourai and the FBI/DOJ attack on Bitcoin.

Forbes

Samourai Indictment & FBI Notice Are An Assault On Bitcoin And Privacy

Bitcoin is more than just a ticker on a stock brokerage. It is a technology and a tool meant to give control back to the people - now under attack ...

Elon Musk is this generation’s Henry Ford, obedience and love for a corpo-authoritarian foreign regime included.