The intersection of AI with the ocean of mass surveillance data that's been building up over the past two decades is going to put truly terrible powers in the hands of an unaccountable few.

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The intersection of AI with the ocean of mass surveillance data that's been building up over the past two decades is going to put truly terrible po...

Oslo Freedom Forum: Why Bitcoin Matters More Than Its Price Roger Huang Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/06/11/oslo-freedom-forum-why-bitcoin-matters-more-than-its-price/ https://archive.is/20240612071935/https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/06/11/oslo-freedom-forum-why-bitcoin-matters-more-than-its-price/

The Bushido of Bitcoin Svetski @SvetskiWrites "🚨WATCH THIS. SOUND ON🔉 2yrs, 7 drafts & 125,000 words later, The Bushido of Bitcoin is finally available for pre-order. Writing this book has been a journey, and the process literally transformed my understanding of the world. This is NOT another history of money or economic justification for Bitcoin. Been there, done that. This is a book about virtue, excellence, culture and behaviour, which asks the harder questions: What becomes of those who rise to the top, in the new socio-economic paradigm? Will they become: --> A new kind of parasite? --> Another bunch of degenerate? Or --> Men & women of virtue. It’s not enough to just say “Bitcoin Fixes This.” We must do something about it."

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🚨WATCH THIS. SOUND ON🔉 2yrs, 7 drafts & 125,000 words later, The Bushido of Bitcoin is finally available for pre-order. Writing this book h...

T-Mobile Deutsche Telekom are running Bitcoin nodes, Lightning nodes and will start mining #bitcoin WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE. Speaking at BTC Prague, Dirk Röder, head of Web3 infrastructure and solutions at Deutsche Telekom, said: “Since 2023, we are running a Bitcoin node, and we are running Bitcoin Lightning nodes as well [...] I like to let you in on a little secret we will engage in digital monetary photosynthesis soon.” Former Cointelegraph contributor Joseph Hall asked Röder if he could elaborate on the meaning of “digital monetary photosynthesis,” and "So is T-Mobile mining Bitcoin?!" “We will.” Source

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T-Mobile Deutsche Telekom are running Bitcoin nodes, Lightning nodes and will start mining #bitcoin WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.

KYC is the real terror by Martin Enlund The erosion of our constitutionally protected freedoms and rights is on the rise due to escalating KYC and AML regulations. What is the origin of these rules and to what extent are they effective? What if the purpose of a system is what it does? ...

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"Let‘s talk about @ambosstech ‘s new product „Reflex“ and why you should close all channels to Amboss immediately. Reflex is a product bringing OFAC compliance to LN Nodes, yet the product is advertised as increasing „Freedom“ for node runners - and freedom, according to Amboss, apparently means compliance with some of the most unjust, racist regulations existing in the world today. OFAC enforces trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security interests. These include financially interacting with *any* individuals from countries such as Russia, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, or Syria. OFAC discriminates, based on country of birth, residency, and citizenship, against some of the most vulnerable people around the world. For years, particularly people of middle eastern descent have been subject to no-notice account freezes and account closures, if they are even able to open a bank account at all - all thanks to OFAC." ... "If you believe for bitcoin to be freedom money, and want it to remain an important tool for human rights, close all channels to amboss nodes and stop using their services immediately." Source

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Let‘s talk about @ambosstech‘s new product „Reflex“ and why you should close all channels to Amboss immediately. Reflex is a product bring...

Fedimint v0.3.0: Improved Version Compatibility, New Features & Fixes Fedimint is a module based system for building federated applications. It is meant to be a trust-minimized, censorship-resistant, and private alternative to centralized applications. It ships with hips with 3 default modules: Bitcoin, Lightning, and Chaumian Ecash. #fedimint

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“Computer technology is on the verge of providing the ability for individuals and groups to communicate and interact with each other in a totally anonymous manner. Two persons may exchange messages, conduct business, and negotiate electronic contracts without ever knowing the True Name, or legal identity, of the other. Interactions over networks will be untraceable, via extensive re-routing of encrypted packets and tamper-proof boxes which implement cryptographic protocols with nearly perfect assurance against any tampering. Reputations will be of central importance, far more important in dealings than even the credit ratings of today. These developments will alter completely the nature of government regulation, the ability to tax and control economic interactions, the ability to keep information secret, and will even alter the nature of trust and reputation.” –Tim May, the Cryptoanarchist Manifesto

Neue Studie zeigt: Bitcoin verbraucht 56x weniger Strom als traditionelles Finanzwesen! - Blocktrainer

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Am 11.06.22 Der libanesisch-stämmige und mittlerweile in Frankreich lebende Wissenschaftler Michel Khazzaka nahm sich dies zum Anlass, um den Energieverbrauch des Bitcoin-Netzwerks mit möglichst akkuraten wissenschaftlichen Methoden zu untersuchen und mit dem globalen Fiat-Finanzsystem zu vergleichen. Khazzaka selbst arbeitet seit mehr als 17 Jahren als Informatik-Ingenieur und leitete verschiedene Arbeitsgruppen im Bereich des Zahlungs- und Interbankenverkehrs. Er war außerdem als Dozent an verschiedenen Universitäten auf fünf Kontinenten aktiv. In seinem 27-seitigen Paper Bitcoin: Cryptopayments Energy Efficiency stellt er auf einem wissenschaftlichen Ansatz und auf „Physik, Informatik und Ökonomie basierend“ dar, dass das Bitcoin-Netzwerk 56-mal weniger Energie verbraucht, als das klassische Bankensystem und dabei sogar doppelt bis fünffach so energieeffizient ist. ... „Bei seiner derzeitigen Kapazität kann Bitcoin PoW 412-mal mehr Energie pro Transaktion verbrauchen als das elektronische System und dabei die gleiche Arbeit 413 Mal schneller erledigen, mit einer durchschnittlichen Blockbestätigungszeit von 418,44 Sekunden (~7 Minuten/Block). Bei einer Blockrate von 10 Minuten ist Bitcoin PoW immerhin noch 288-mal schneller. Daraus können wir schließen, dass die PoW Basis-Ebene von Bitcoin heute ηBitcoin ≈ 1,2-mal energieeffizienter ist als das elektronische System auf der Transaktionsebene.“ – Michel Khazzaka ... Bitcoin-Lightning-Transaktion im Durchschnitt 345.000-mal schneller ist als das klassische System und 14-mal schneller als eine Instant-Payment-Transaktionen„, heißt es in der Studie. Dies führt in Anbetracht der anderen Faktoren zu einer Effizienzsteigerung im Millionenbereich. Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass Lightning auf der Ebene einer einzelnen Transaktion Bitcoin 194 Milionen Mal energieeffizienter macht als eine klassische Zahlung und bis zu 1 Million Mal energieeffizienter als eine Instant Payment Transaktion. Wir können beobachten, dass das klassische System überoptimiert ist, um weniger Energie pro Transaktion zu verbrauchen und um Billionen von Transaktionen pro Jahr in relativ langsamer Geschwindigkeit zwischen 2 und 7 Tagen abzuschließen. Diese Überoptimierung und Spezialisierung führt dazu, dass das System fragmentiert und anfällig ist und weniger in der Lage ist, die heutigen Anforderungen an Sofortzahlungen zu erfüllen. Bitcoin hingegen hat ein höheres Leistungsverhältnis und ist dank des PoW-Baselayers seiner Blockchain in der Lage, mit dem Lightning Network sehr effizient zu skalieren.“

By EZ in News — Mar 25, 2024 Julian Assange US Extradition Appeal Ruling to be Delivered Tomorrow

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"London's High Court will hand down its ruling on Tuesday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be able to appeal against extradition fr...

"London's High Court will hand down its ruling on Tuesday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be able to appeal against extradition from Britain to the United States, in what could be his final legal challenge in British courts," reported Reuters.

El Salvador Has Thousands More Bitcoins Than Previously Known March 15, 2024 El Salvador has moved over 5,000 BTC into a cold wallet, nearly doubling its known stash of the digital asset. The country's President, Nayib Bukele, referred to the new setup as "our first #Bitcoin piggy bank" and stored the cold wallet in a physical vault within the national territory. This revelation shows that El Salvador has been holding more bitcoins than previously believed, with public trackers placing its trove at less than 3,000 BTC. The majority of the bitcoin held in the cold wallet came from Bitfinex, according to Arkham Intelligence.

El Salvador Has Thousands More Bitcoins Than Previously Known

The Central American nation moved $400 million in BTC into a cold storage wallet this week.

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BlackRock's Plan To Own The Fractionalized World https://unlimitedhangout.com/2024/02/investigative-reports/tokenized-inc-blackrocks-plan-to-own-the-fractionalized-world/ ... “If we can ‘ETF’ a Bitcoin, imagine what we can do with all financial instruments.” Fink continued, speaking about Bitcoin itself, stating “I don’t believe it’s ever going to be a currency. I believe it’s an asset class.” ... Bitcoin: Commodity, Not Currency ... In the aftermath of the recent Bitcoin ETF approvals, BlackRock’s Larry Fink revealed that soon everything will be “ETF’d” and tokenized, threatening to fractionalize not just existing assets and commodities, but the natural world, reducing most living things into Wall Street financial products to be traded on a single, universal ledger. ... ➡️@ecopolis⬅️

NEW ZEUS wallet with Embedded LND node !! -- The ZEUS v0.8.0 open beta is here

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The ZEUS v0.8.0 open beta is here

Updated 12/01/2023: rc2 release We're proud to announce the availability of beta builds of ZEUS v0.8.0 on both Android and iOS. The new ZEUS intr...

The new ZEUS introduces an immense amount of new functionality including an embedded node, LSP connectivity, and self-custodial lightning addresses. Embedded node First and foremost, the new ZEUS features a new embedded LND node. This means that users no longer have to remotely connect to their own pre-configured lightning node back at home or in the cloud. Users simply hit 'Quick Start' on the intro screen and start syncing the blockchain in mere moments. This node offers up nearly all the same functionality to users as they would have with a remote node: including lightning + on-chain sending and receiving, and channel management. Only the payment forwarding screens are disabled as mobile nodes are not conducive to routing.

The "What is Money?" Show: A Future with Bitcoin Mining in Every Home? with John Stefanopoulos (WiM380) Episode webpage: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/episodes/a-future-with-bitcoin-mining-in-every-home-with-john-stefanopoulos-wim380-kf64OkNh Media file: John Stefanopoulos joins me to discuss the future of Bitcoin mining and why its decentralization is important, running a full node, and how miners protect the Bitcoin network. John Stefanopoulos is the CEO and Founder of FutureBit. // OUTLINE // 00:00:00 - Coming up 00:00:34 - Intro 00:02:07 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 00:02:54 - Introducing John Stefanopoulos 00:03:19 - Genesis of FutureBit 00:07:55 - Bitcoin Mining: ASIC, USB Miner, and Full Node 00:09:38 - What is Hash? 00:11:28 - Understanding Bitcoin 00:14:10 - Defining ASICs 00:16:56 - Centralized Market of ASIC Hardware 00:18:18 - Significance of Hashrate 00:21:31 - Ways to Incentivize People into Bitcoin 00:22:48 - Run Your Business From Anywhere with NetSuite 00:23:53 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 00:24:49 - What is a Full Node? 00:27:13 - Incentives for Running a Full Node 00:29:44 - A Quick Recap 00:31:57 - Decentralization Issue of Bitcoin 00:36:03 - What is a Mempool? 00:39:39 - Censorship Resistance Issue with Bitcoin Mining 00:41:55 - The Power of Numbers 00:45:02 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 00:46:04 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 00:46:56 - What is a Mining Pool? 00:50:25 - Centralization of Mining Pools 00:52:42 - Future of Bitcoin Mining 00:59:04 - The Mainframe Moment for Bitcoin Mining 01:01:18 - More Miners, Better Network 01:02:59 - Where to Find John on the Internet