Play with the state by the state's rules in state games = receive the corresponding prizes. Seriously, I'm all for banks showing their power and crushing CEXs. More people will start looking for alternatives.

There was a bit of drama. We even thought that it wouldn't happen in 2026... But no! It's happening! Namely, the best crypto/cypherpunk/FOSS party in Europe, and one of the best in the world! No BS / fuck the state / regulations and iNsiTuTiONAL iNvEStors. Thanks chief, @OrangeFren.com 👊🏻 #MoneroKon #Monero #XMR #FOSS #event

I often hear this. 1) Lightning Network is a semi-functional crutch that often doesn't work properly even between two different custodial wallets. 2) ecash is a custodial solution that works great for amounts of $1-20-50, but if you need to buy something more expensive, then another risk arises. 3) Fiat on/off ramps and Monero. For some reason, it just so happens that only people in rich countries like Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia have these problems. The rest of the world copes perfectly well with Hawala (or, as cool kids call it "over-the-counter/OTC/p2p" chats), RetoSwap.com, and various services from KYCnot.me, and dozens of swappers. And BTW, Monero is used as a digital currency. :) Due to the fact that governments and regulators are fighting Monero with delists from centralized exchanges, people have developed an even stronger culture of buying things directly with XMR, without a fiat proxy, using Monerica.com and XMRbazaar.com. View quoted note →

I can't remember how many times I've heard stories that as soon as a Bitcoin-only business adds Monero, the number of XMR payments overtakes BTC. #Monero #XMR

+1 cool project in the Monero ecosystem:

GOXMR | Sovereign Cryptographic Identity

Private Asset Swaps, Anonymous Boutique, and Sovereign Bio-Digital Identity. No KYC. No Account. Built on Monero.

(made by @SlowBearDigger). A "link-in-bio" service where you can add links to your socials, PGP/GPG key, XMR wallet address, etc. Support the project with some XMR. 🧡 Black&White:

GOXMR | Sovereign Cryptographic Identity

Private Asset Swaps, Anonymous Boutique, and Sovereign Bio-Digital Identity. No KYC. No Account. Built on Monero.

Yes. View quoted note →

Wow, the dude doesn't even understand how Hawala works, but he's suggesting how to "stop Hawala". That's just the best joke I've heard in the last few months.

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Jay Fivekiller (@JayFivekiller) on X

This is an excellent policy. This will really hit Hispanics. The problem is that Somalis (another middle easterners) don't use formal wire transfer...

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For about 10 years, I've been saying that hardware wallets are, at best, fancy USB sticks. At worst, they're an additional attack vector for the owner. #Ledger

I once wanted to visit CCC. I heard about the leftism of the brain of a large number of participants... In other words, there was a website where white people wanted to meet... *check notes* other white people. And according to modern leftists, that is forbidden. What was demonstrated cannot even be called a vulnerability, but simply the incompetence of the site's chief administrator. View quoted note →

Some people will spend New Year's Eve locked up in prison simply because they didn't have the money to buy their freedom from Zelensky's dictatorial regime.

YouTube threw me a few videos like: "I'm done. Leaving the USA." And in each of these videos, you can hear that "the government doesn't care about people." I don't understand, what's so surprising about that?

The best FOSS launcher for your GrapheneOS just got an update.

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Release Lawnchair 15 Beta 2 · LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair

Lawnchair 15 Beta 2 is now available! This is a stability-focused release that addresses numerous bugs from Beta 1, while adding a few quality of l...

If you haven't seen his HBO Specials, I'm very jealous of you.

Add a pinch of agorism to this, and teach people how to use GrapheneOS, SimpleX, and Monero instead of your local shitcoin.

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