This week, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche called for the DoJ to stop its crackdown on the #developers of #Bitcoin and crypto #mixers, while New York Attorney General Letitia James argued for the opposite. We must stand with Deputy Attorney General Blanche.

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On Bitcoin Privacy: More U.S. Deputy Attorney General, Less New York Attorney General

This week, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche called for an end to targeting crypto mixers, while New York Attorney General Letitia James called ...

Is @nostr.build down for anyone else?

ANOTHER WIN FOR SELF SOVEREIGNTY New Hampshire House passes HB639, the ‘Bitcoin Rights’ Bill, which protects the right to self custody, to mine bitcoin, & to run a node. It also exempts blockchain activities from money transmitter laws.

I sat down with former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad to discuss #Bitcoin #regulation and #privacy this weekend at MIT.

THE U.S.’s TARIFF WAR WITH CHINA IS GOOD FOR #BITCOIN MINING As ASICs become more expensive for U.S.-based public Bitcoin mining companies, more of the hashrate will move out of the U.S. — which will help maintain Bitcoin's censorship resistance.

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The U.S.'s Tariff War With China Is Good For Bitcoin Mining

President Trump’s tariffs will make it more expensive for American mining companies to import ASICs — and this is a good thing.

You can support victims of the Myanmar earthquake with #bitcoin. Learn more about the work @npub1xawv...ayf9 is doing:

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Support The Victims Of The Myanmar Earthquake With Bitcoin

While Myanmar’s authoritarian military government is preventing humanitarian aid from reaching the surviving victims of a recent earthquake in th...

I wasn’t having the best day - but then I saw this in The Washington Post. #samourai #freesamourai

I sat down with @Sjors Provoost to discuss the #Samourai and #TornadoCash cases at MIT’s #Bitcoin and #FreedomTech Expo this weekend. Here’s a link to the discussion:

A presidential candidate in Suriname’s upcoming election has been found dead. While the cause of death is unknown, the candidate was a critic of the country’s president, leading to suspicions of malfeasance. Candidate @Maya Parbhoe also recently shared that she’s been threatened.

It’s been brought to my attention that I may have misspoke at this weekend’s MIT event stating that I’m the only writer covering the Samourai case. That’s surely not the case. Others are covering it, as well. My apologies for misspeaking. I believe the point I was trying to make was in response to @Sjors Provoost stating that he anticipated a lot of media to cover the Samourai case, when, in fact, I’m the only member of the media who has been to all four pre-trial hearings. Some other members of the media have started coming to the recent hearings, but it’s a very, very small cohort. That’s all I was trying to say, though I may not have done so properly. Sometimes, when I’m on stage speaking, adrenaline gets the better of me and I misspeak. My apologies again for any confusion this may have caused.

Talking #nostr at MIT @Vitor Pamplona @satsie 🇹🇭 🇱🇹 @jb55

“There are people who depend on this technology (Bitcoin) for their lives. The oppressed rely on the developers who develop #freedomtech.” -Pastor Evan Mawarire, leader of the protest movement against former dictator of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe @PUBKEY @Ayelen

I’ll be talking discussing the #Samourai and #TornadoCash cases with my editor, the one and only @Aaron van Wirdum, at MIT’s #Bitcoin Expo this Saturday. Hope to see you there!

NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE MEMBER REP. KEITH AMMON IS THE STATE’S PREMIER #BITCOIN ADVOCATE The software developer, who found Bitcoin in 2021, is the primary sponsor for a bill that would let NH put #BTC in its reserves. Plus, he believes in financial #privacy.

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Rep. Keith Ammon Is New Hampshire’s Premier Bitcoin Advocate

On Tuesday, Rep. Keith Ammon addressed a New Hampshire House Ways and Means Committee on House Bill (HB) 302, which would permit the state’s trea...

#TEXAS BILL THAT AUTHORIZES STATE COMPTROLLER TO INVEST $250 MILLION INTO #BITCOIN MOVES TO COMMITTEE The bill enables the state to add bitcoin to its “Rainy Day Fund”.

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Bill That Authorizes Texas Comptroller To Invest $250 Million Into Bitcoin Moves To Committee

Texas House Bill (H.B.) 4258 authorizes the state’s comptroller to invest funds from the state’s Economic Stabilization Fund, often considered ...

RHODE ISLAND BILL PROPOSES $10,000 IN TAX-FREE #BITCOIN SPENDING PER MONTH Introduced to the RI Senate last month, the bill states that individuals and businesses can spend/sell up to $1k in bitcoin 10 times per month w/o incurring states cap gains taxes.

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Rhode Island Bill Would Allow State Residents To Spend $10,000 Monthly In Bitcoin Tax Free

A bill introduced to the Rhode Island Senate would enable the state’s residents to spend or sell just under $1,000 in bitcoin 10 times per month ...

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.