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Not a day goes by without a new vulnerability. Please can we make Bitcoin boring again? View quoted note →

Still don't know how the @Liquid_BTC hack will end. Hope is with a fully restored network. I was asked why I used it although I knew of the federated custody risks. Here is my reasoning and why in this case the federated custody was not the issue:

Bug in the Liquid Network Lets Hackers Steal 4,000 Bitcoin

I used Liquid knowing the federation risk. When 4,000 bitcoin were stolen, a software bug was to blame, not the federated custody. Here is what I l...

I got a lot of heat for my rainbow flag on my profile, which has never meant that I wanted to "push something onto others", it's just opening a door for others to get interested in the things I find valuable like Bitcoin. Good explained by Marco: "Because a label, even though it puts you in a box that never quite fits, still works as a signaling device: it lets other people who hold ...similar... values ...or are similar... know that there are others like them in bitcoin." View quoted note →

What a stressful day! Good night, I hope to wake up to the news that @Liquid_btc holders will be made whole.

55 years ago France pulled its gold reserves from the US which led to the end of the gold standard and the begin of the debt based fiat money system. Now European countries are pulling their gold again. View quoted note →

Happens with all kinds of data. Recently a tax authority employee was convicted for looking up the financial data of neighbours and friends in Austria. View quoted note →

Just don't use the word "gay" as a slur and you're ahead of 80% of Bitcoiners. View quoted note →

40 million invite codes for

Divine

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which is built in Nostr are being sent out by @tacobell in 2 days. Go Divine! Find me there.... View quoted note →

A win for privacy, freedom of expression and speech! The highest court of France has blocked a bill that banned social media access for those under the age of 15. The court believes protecting children was a legitimate objective; the bill nonetheless "infringes freedom of expression and communication in a manner that is not appropriate, necessary or proportionate" to it.

Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights

French Parliament Reaches Deal on Social Media Ban

Two hours in a closed room, and France agreed that anonymity online was a price worth paying for a headline about protecting children.

NEVER do this! It's totally insecure! A random quote is not random. Humans are bad at randomness! View quoted note →

I like to hear Bitcoin is getting stronger! First we need to get through this dangerous phase. Thanks @calle and everyone involved in the Red Team! You're doing the most important work! View quoted note →

Trezor customers data breached! There need to be more physical locations where one can buy hardware wallets for cash! Every centralized database will be hacked sooner or later. HW manufacturers need to make sure that the companies they share data with are deleting it immediately. I know 90 days data storage is a requirement for businesses. There need to be ways around. Also: have been telling everyone to not use real addresses! But it is inconvenient to search for alternatives.

Recent customer data exposed in shipping provider incident

ShipMonk, one of Trezor’s shipping providers, has experienced a data breach that exposed sensitive customer order data, including full names, phy...

If only there was a solution for remittances. Something like digital cash. Well, wait...

the Guardian

The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering. It devastated mom-and-pop businesses instead

Small businesses pay hidden toll after money-transfer rule change to curb illicit activities near the US-Mexico border

🍿 Bitcoin is healing!

This has always been informing my gut feeling and trust towards software and products beneath studying the object. Arrogance, lack of self reflection, verbal attacks, saviour complex are behavioural patterns that in many cases lead to ignorance and hybris. Developers should be rational, calm, open to criticism and neutral in my book. View quoted note →

Since I have onboarded many people to Aqua and Misty @Breez ⚡️ I wrote this article and sent a newsletter about what the temporary disablement of @Boltz - Non-Custodial Bitcoin Exchange means and what to do next:

Aqua, Misty Breez, Bull Bitcoin and other wallets - Money temporarily unspendable

Your funds are secure, only Lightning payments and swaps are stuck. Here is what the error means and what to do while Boltz stays offline.

Coldcard hack, scammers and so-called lawyers exploiting victims, Boltz down, AI attacks and a hardfork all while I'm on a road trip through south western USA. I just wanted to have some time off! This field of work never gets boring. I wish the dull, tranquil times back.

Bitcoin infrastructure needs more resources to fight attackers! View quoted note →

Coldcard hack, sent an emergency newsletter to my subscribers on what to do if they use a Coldcard and that Bitcoin itself is safe. I am on vacation so it's rather short.

Coldcard Bug - Bitcoin being stolen by AI attacker

Bitcoin itself is safe - only Coldcard affected