sorry y'all, I hit the wrong button

Just passed my 2-year nostr anniversary!

I will be revising the number of zaps and reposts on my posts per the newly available economic data. We’re looking up, folks.

Your nostr pubkey is connected to Fountain so everyone can see how cheap you are

The latest update to the Extreme Privacy (digital) book is baller

TIL RFK Jr.'s campaign manager is his daughter-in-law, who's also a former CIA agent Guy's got spooks all around

Has anyone created an alternative paymym front-end for BIP-47 payment codes?

My comments in the Washington Times about why two different "Kids Safety" bills threaten anonymous speech online, and also would mean much more censorship

The Washington Times

Child online safety bill hits snags over censorship; House Republicans seek compromise

The House is not planning to take up Senate-passed legislation to protect children from potentially harmful online content without addressing GOP c...

learned today that my old Trezor (circa 2014) has had its seed compromised. Haven't used it in a while but spun it up today to see if I could use it in a multisig. I sent a test transaction and it was immediately swept to the OKX exchange once it confirmed (saw it via mempool dot space). Luckily it was only a small amount (test transactions are vital folks), but I sincerely have no idea how this happened. Always had a passphrase. The only thing I can think of is perhaps a malicious Trezor Suite at some point?

good morn

I took a break from smoking ribs for a radio hit on WRNN 99.5FM in South Carolina, all on Kamala econ policies –price controls, shortages, and hoarding –grocery store price gouging myth –rent control for me, not for thee –the need for markets to function to deliver for consumers

Ribs on at 10AM for a low and slow cook

If all the sudden I became a billionaire I wouldn’t tell anyone but there would be signs

I give props to the advocates, educators, and entrepreneurs pushing the democratic coalition (and the Harris campaign) for more clarity and emphasis of better policies on bitcoin (and its crypto offspring overall). The return to principle is always important. I likely won't change minds in progressive circles, but I sincerely wish the best for the rockstars for BTC. Orange coin good @Trey Walsh @cjasonmaier

Real Progressives Would Support Bitcoin and the Crypto Economy, Not Regulate It Away | The Daily Economy

One of my favorite Bitcoin articles by economist Evan Soltas, from back in 2013. He foresaw the consistent friction that would develop from Bitcoin's adoption in state institutions

Bloomberg

Bitcoin Really Is an Existential Threat to the Modern Liberal State

Will Bitcoin undermine the modern state?

What is the consensus on the BEST average UTXO size for long-term cold storage stacking? 0.5 million sats? 1 million sats? 2 million sats?

"When did it all go downhill for Austria?"

I, for one, am happy that ex-Catalonian President Puigdemont escaped

Washington Examiner

We are all Catalonians now: Why the Spanish crisis matters for all nations

In scenes straight from a 1984-esque dystopian thriller, armed policemen from the Spanish Guardia Civil descended into the streets of the Catalonian

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