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Tried to upload today’s video on the Tornado Cash trial, but it keeps failing when I try to upload it through Nostr Build :/ (No shade on NB. It’s large file.) The video is up on X if you’re still active there, as well.

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Here’s a recap of the testimony from the defense’s first witness as well as the Rule 29 process (reviewing the counts before all of the evidenc...

Based on today's testimony from IRS Special Agent Stephan George, the odds of the defense submitting a motion for mistrial in the Tornado Cash case seem slim. More in my latest:

Bitcoin Magazine

Mistrial Motion In Tornado Cash Case Is Unlikely

IRS Special Agent Stephan George’s testimony regarding some of Hanfeng Lin’s stolen funds having been put through Tornado Cash seemed credible ...

Based on the examination and cross-examination of IRS Special Agent George, the odds of a mistrial in the Tornado Cash case based on potentially inaccurate info re: the funds of a scammed victim having possibly not been put through Tornado Cash seem low.

I was honored to have Congressman Warren Davidson as the second guest on Bitcoin Politics. We discussed: 📌 The Bank Secrecy Act 📌 How CLARITY fills gaps in GENIUS 📌 The Samourai Wallet and Tornado Cash cases 📌 What Bitcoin fixes 📌 The right to financial privacy Enjoy!

A beautiful story enabled in part by bitcoin donations. @Brindon ⚡️ @Bitcoin Kampala Uganda

Bitcoin Magazine

Orphanage In Uganda That Runs On Bitcoin Celebrated Bitcoin Pizza Day With A Road Trip

A team that helps operate the Orphans of Uganda Children’s Center, which runs in part on international bitcoin donations, took the orphans on a f...

NEW: The new draft of the CLARITY Act (market structure legislation) from U.S. Senators includes language that stipulates that developers and purveyors of non-controlling (non-custodial) Bitcoin and crypto tech are NOT money transmitters.

Today, the defense in the Tornado Cash trial pointed out that only 10% of the funds that moved through Tornado Cash from September 1, 2020 to August 8, 2022 were from criminals. More in my recap of day six of the trial:

Bitcoin Magazine

Data From Tornado Cash Trial Shows A Relatively Low Amount Of Criminal Usage Of The Protocol

While FBI Special Agent Joel DeCapua, the main witness to take the stand on day six of the Tornado Cash trial, highlighted the large amounts of cri...

Here’s an update from day 6 of the Tornado Cash trial:

It’s not a given that Bitcoin wins politically. I recently sat down with Avik Roy to discuss the potential political outcomes for Bitcoin.

If you’re still on X and you’re interested in the Tornado Cash case, I highly recommend you head over there to read this post.

“We’ve come a long way since the Biden administration where they had no idea what you were talking about and half of you were in jail.” -President Trump

With the GENIUS Act being signed into law today, the CLARITY Act is the next major piece of crypto legislation on the docket. I sat down with @Matt Corallo to discuss how CLARITY protects developers of non-custodial Bitcoin and crypto tech and why it’s essential that it passes.