Happy Independence Day, fellow American brethren. I may be abroad, but I still pay just as many taxes as you do 🇺🇸 If only for the chance of getting the Navy SEALS to bail me out in a danger scenario

Has anyone made a GUI for phoenixd? Any GitHub to contribute to?

U pixel users ready for the rolling screenshots?

The story of the hack at Evolve Bank, as well as the bankruptcy of Synapse, are the biggest financial stories that no one is covering fully. There is so much data out there on the darknet now, and it's because of KYC/AML laws that this is going to end up being incredibly costly. Mark my words, this will rip apart the FinTech industry, bring in drastic new regulations, and make fiat USD even more awful. I hope to write about it soon, but would point you to Jason's substack where he's covering this extensively:

Fintech Business Weekly | Jason Mikula | Substack

Covering fintech and banking without fear or favor: a once-a-week newsletter offering in-depth analysis on trends and stories in banking, fintech, ...

if you work a computer slave job, do yourself a favor and get a coffee mug warmer. Worth every penny

The EU's Digital Markets Act is locking citizens in a fortress of overregulation that will deprive users of future innovation me on News Forum TV

When I post on X, I know my posts are downgraded in the algo. First, I use VPNs (this is obvious). Second, I’m a French-Canadian born, American-raised guy in Austria. I tweet about too many things across cultures and in different languages. Advertisers don’t like this. Third, I work in public policy, and often have political posts that aren’t usually sensationalist (ie. nuance). Fourth, I post a lot of my own writing that hosted elsewhere, mainly columns and op-eds I publish in other news outlets, newspapers, etc. Fifth, I post about Bitcoin and how’s there no second best crypto asset. On nostr, though, I’m judged not by algos, but by plebs. When I post videos, content, or long-form articles via NIP 23, I know that any interaction or sats I get will be the result of what I publish, and not what audience the algo determines I should be in front of. I love this, appreciate this, and I grow more bullish everyday. The growth of clients, the interoperability of the protocol, and the ability to instantly connect my own thoughts and content to value are amazing. Long Life Nostr.

When I’m asked my opinion on anything apart from separation of money and state

can’t believe Bitcoin would do this

Not surprised Circle gets the first EU MiCA license, considering they practically wrote the legislation.

The peculiar world of tort law advertising is so ubiquitous most of us likely don’t even recognize it anymore. Car accident? Lawn care products? You may be entitled to compensation! This rigmarole is very costly for consumers... me in DC Journal

DC Journal - InsideSources

Trial Lawyer Marketing Machine Needs a Reboot – DC Journal - InsideSources

If you ask most Americans when it’s time to call a lawyer, the answer is no mystery: after a law has been broken, you’re forced to do so. Just ...

Companies see the Evolve hack and are starting to react

U almost had me

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Chevron deference overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court BIG FUCKING DEAL https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-451_7m58.pdf

🚩Bank Secrecy Act 🚩PATRIOT Act 🚩FDIC Customer Identification Program 🚩Dodd-Frank Act 🚩Corporate Transparency Act Countless KYC/AML regulations require banks/exchanges to collect sensitive info to “combat crime”. But this forcibly make us ALL vulnerable to hacks and beaches. These recent hacks demonstrate that more than anything. View quoted note →

We need a serious conversation about reforming KYC/AML laws. Whether it’s KOSA, Bank Secrecy Act, Bitcoin KYC, or porn-blocking ID bills, forcibly putting reams of our data online is making us more vulnerable. Me published on the Consumer Choice Center blog

Consumer Choice Center

The latest troubling data hacks underscore the futility – and danger – of excessive KYC/AML rules

Three years ago, I opened a column by running through a number of damning data hacks and leaks that looked terrible at the time: This week, we’re...

Worldcoin wants to be AI human authenticator Ripple wants to be the global CBDC Bitcoin is freedom money.

My recent interview on Chat Control in the EU, and various privacy recommendations for anyone trying to stay safe and private online

At an EU tech policy roundtable in Brussels