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William K⚡Santiago🔑☢️
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CEO, C4 CCSSA at PrivKey LLC, Blockchain strategist, cybersecurity. The Mission: The Separation of Money and State.
Michael Saylor's Strategy has reported $2.8 billion in unrealized profits from its Bitcoin holdings in Q3. Yet, some will still insist this strategy is a Ponzi scheme. As long as governments continue printing fiat currency and devaluing it, this trend will persist. The real Ponzi scheme is fiat currencies.
Amazon's Ring Cameras Push Deeper Into Police and Government Surveillance Ring has partnered with Flock Safety, making it easier for law enforcement to reach out to Ring doorbell and security camera owners to request footage. Ring's opt-in sharing program hides a bigger reality: millions of home cameras are turning into parts of a police surveillance system that reaches way beyond local neighborhood watches.
The glaring security risks with AI browser agents AI browser agents represent emerging technology, so exercise caution due to potential risks to your security and privacy. If you choose to experiment with them, refrain from storing sensitive information in the browser and avoid employing them for banking, handling confidential data, or accessing personal accounts.
NextEra Energy partners with Google to revive the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa, to support Google's expanding cloud and AI services. Nuclear is back!☢️
"What distinguishes this speculative attack from its Weimar predecessor is that now - thanks to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Treasuries, Money Printer Go Brrr memes, and social media - it is nearly impossible for public opinion to misconstrue the economic consequences of the inflation. The speculative attack has evolved from a relatively obscure trading strategy during the Weimar Republic into a coordinated, full-fledged social media-mediated and Wall Street-assisted assault on the monopoly of state-issued money itself." ~ Be Water We've stepped into a realm where perception trumps reality, and debt serves as the new weapon in a financial conflict. The Speculative Attack series links this to everything from Weimar hyperinflation to the erosion of the middle class—raising the question: are Bitcoin treasuries the path to sound money, or the prelude to the next economic collapse? Article Bitcoin Treasury Companies: Speculative Attack! Part I
"Payments are the camcorders of our age, the next technology whose time has passed. The new age that is just beginning will feel qualitatively different, like the moment Dorothy steps out of her black-and-white world into the vibrant colors of Oz. When value flows as freely as information, the economy changes, and society changes with it." ~ Roy Sheinfeld What if money flowed as effortlessly as a text? Roy Sheinfeld's bold take: Bitcoin transcending its role as an asset to become the backbone that turns value exchange into a commoditized utility. This evolution could erase borders, dismantle outdated payment systems, and ignite a vibrant creator economy powered straight by the Lightning Network. The Utility of Bitcoin: Moving Value Like Information Being able to transmit value like information, as fast as a text message, has profound implications for society. Bitcoin unlocks that.
What governments brand as "financial inclusion" is little more than a facade. From Vietnam's sweeping bank account crackdowns and India's emerging tool for digital censorship to Christine Lagarde's push to fast-track oversight and sidestep democratic hurdles, world leaders are hurtling toward a nightmarish cashless regime. In this newest Financial Freedom Report, they break down how this escalating tide of monitoring might just drive millions straight into Bitcoin's arms. Financial Freedom Report #91
Does layered self-custody truly hold up as secure amid skyrocketing Bitcoin transaction fees, or are we all just muddling through a hazy zone of partial trust and uneasy trade-offs? Shinobi's piece peels back the curtain on the unspoken realities of what it really takes to stake your on-chain ownership—and exposes how the divide between custodial and non-custodial setups is far more ambiguous than we'd prefer to acknowledge. The Cost Of Self Custody: TANSTAAFL The cost of an on-chain transaction is an inescapable variable in the cost of self custody, even for off-chain layers.
Fintech payment systems are straight-up dinosaur tech, just like those clunky camcorders stubbornly wielded by folks who can't bear to part with their vintage relics.
The Fastest Horse in the Race Wins the Payment 'No one uses lightning' - There is more to the store. Lightning will win at the end The article examines the Lightning Network's remarkable progress and argues that its exceptional speed will ultimately lead to its dominance. That said, I wouldn't entirely dismiss the upcoming L2 alternatives, though they largely depend on Lightning as a shared foundation—essentially positioning them as L3 layers. One key oversight in the piece is the prevalence of custodial setups across much of the Lightning ecosystem, alongside persistent routing challenges in the non-custodial portions.
Spondulix is a Lightning Network ATM designed for exchanging traditional currency for Bitcoin. It's not evident whether it supports the reverse transaction—swapping Bitcoin back for fiat—which I'd value more highly in nations reliant on cash, especially those grappling with rampant inflation. Standard Bitcoin kiosks are now commonplace in low-income areas, yet it's disappointing that the cheaper fees of Lightning-based transfers remain underutilized. That said, the economic advantages ought to propel demand for devices like this, and I'm optimistic they'll gain wider adoption over time. https://satosys.tech/bitcoin-p2p-trading-interface/