The #Foundry pool mined nine blocks in a row today. If this trend accelerates, I’d bet that we see #censorship on #Bitcoin before the year is out.

#Bitcoin is only one part of the story of @BitcoinEkasi, a Bitcoin circular economy project based in South Africa. The other major part of the story is how the project’s team continues to form deep bonds with the community they serve.

Under a new bill, South Carolina’s State Treasurer could allocate up to 10% of the state’s funds into #bitcoin (with a hard cap at 1 million). The bill also mandates a proof of reserves.

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Proposed South Carolina Bill Lets State Treasurer Invest 10% Of State Funds In Bitcoin

A new bill submitted to South Carolina’s House of Representatives enables the State Treasurer to build a “Strategic Digital Assets Reserve”, ...

Great rip @ODELL and @Marty Bent. Thanks for the shout out! https://fountain.fm/episode/kgej1i4QwLV0HSOiJ66w

The energy that #bitcoin sucks in to power the network is given back to all who hold and use it.

THE #BITCOIN BLOCKCHAIN IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT SUPPORTS #DEMOCRACY Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) recently proposed bipartisan legislation that argues as much, citing the work @npub145lf...9hce has done in safeguarding election results.

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Proposed Bipartisan Legislation Recognizes Bitcoin As A Technology That Supports Democracy

Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) believe that blockchains can help protect democratic values, citing evidence of the ...

MORE DEMOCRATS WILL COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF #BITCOIN This is according to Rep. Ro Khanna, a long-time bitcoin proponent. I spoke with the congressman about this, the effect that the pro-Bitcoin and pro-crypto voter had on the 2024 U.S. elections and more in my latest for @npub1t8a7...56yu.

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Congressman Ro Khanna Says Democrats Are Changing Their Tune On Bitcoin

For years, Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) has been one of the few Democratic politicians in the U.S. government who's been a vocal proponent of ...

I sat down with the #Bitcoin #Policy Institute’s Head of Policy Zack Shapiro to talk state-level Strategic Bitcoin Reserves. We also touched on the #SamouraiWallet and #TornadoCash trials. #btc #freedomtech #samourai #freesamourai

Hearts Beat Loud is quite a film. #filmstr #moviestr

#Democrats have proposed using New York State’s #BitLicense as a framework for U. S. federal #crypto #regulation and that the federal government take note of the two-year moratorium the state has put on #Bitcoin miners that use fossil fuels. Both are terrible ideas.

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Democrats Propose More Bad Bitcoin And Crypto Regulation

Certain Democrats have made the case that the U.S. federal government should follow New York State’s lead when it comes to Bitcoin and crypto reg...

It’s been refreshing to hear U.S. politicians acknowledge #bitcoin as a store of value and to see them support the right to #selfcustody. However, many seem reluctant to support transactional #privacy. Please help me broach this topic with them.

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Having The Bitcoin Privacy Discussion With Politicians Will Be Difficult — Please Help

While U.S. politicians are embracing bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset and supporting Americans’ right to self custody, it may be harder to ge...