If you haven't done this already, you should change the settings in your browser to ask where to download a file instead of automatically downloading. Not sure why auto download is often the default setting because it is a security risk. There are some malicious cloudflare "verify if you are human" boxes going around where it will download a file when you click to verify. Turning off auto download is an easy fix. #security

One of the coolest features about Ethereum IMHO is it's new auto-rebalancing feature. Every single day it measures your total portfolio, how much BTC you have, etc. Then it automatically adjusts itself to become a smaller % of that portfolio. There are complicated forumulas written onto smart contracts that enable this and it ensures that Bitcoin is always dominant in your portfolio with zero user input needed. No need for complicated risk management, Ethereum does it for you. I'm pretty sure there is some AI involved too so it's bullish. 😂 #bitcoin #ethereum

Cool, let's keep the pardons rolling, now will you please pardon Ian Freeman and drop the case against the Samourai devs!

President Trump Pardons Arthur Hayes, 3 Other BitMEX Co-Founders and Employee

Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of BitMEX, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act and was sentenced to two years probation.

I am so ready for affordable personal doctor/surgeon robots and homemade pharmaceutical printers to put all the pharmaceutical companies out of business. The state will probably try to stop it with regulations but once people realize how much money they can save there will be no stopping it. Even if they are 100% illegal the black market will provide. This is the true free market driven solution for universal healthcare.

Well if you sent your DNA off to 23 and Me, that data is now getting sold to the highest bidder since they are bankrupt. If you haven't yet sent your DNA to a random start up, let this be a lesson as to why you probably shouldn't. You ain't getting my DNA unless you arrest me and forcefully take a sample. #privacy

This is the ultimate in shitcoinery, if you burn 70 billion of your tokens "forever" you can always just say just kidding four years later and unburn them which is what crypto dot com just did with their CRO scam token. This means anyone who bought CRO since the burn thought they were investing in a token with a max supply of 30 billion when it would actually become a supply of 100 billion. Absolutely disgusting behavior from crypto dot com. Side note they also just signed a deal with Trump Media to launch a series of crypto ETFs.

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CR1337 (@CR1337) on X

Well, @Kris (@cryptocom CEO) just blocked @zachxbt, there is no bigger red flag than that!

I think Ethereum's biggest mistake out of many over the years was switching to proof of stake from proof of work.

Nostr is way more fun to use now then it was the first three times I tried to use it.

Allowing the United States government to print unlimited amounts of the world's reserve fiat currency out of thin air was one of the worst mistakes we ever made as a country and it has changed every aspect of society, mostly negatively. It enables endless wars, market manipulation, debt slavery, and artificially increases wealth inequality. It also incentivizes short term thinking at expense of everyone's future. It destroys the environment more than bitcoin mining ever will. The state will never willingly give up the power of the money printer, the people have to take that power away by opting out of dollars and adopting alternatives such as BTC and XMR. #bitcoin #monero

Today I discovered the very useful website Wallet Scrutiny that tests and reviews Bitcoin wallets to make sure they are truly open source and that they are safe and secure. They have thousands of entries in their searchable database.

WalletScrutiny

Know your wallet like you built it.

Not everyone is a developer. Not everyone has to be.

I agree with their take. The chart comparing robot cost to human cost per industry is scary. The time to make it in life is now, as in right now, before you become obsolete. There are a few jobs I would say won't ever be replaced but not many. Then again you do have to factor in how hard governments might try to stifle innovation in order to protect jobs which might delay the inevitable a bit.

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Arjun 🏴 (@arjunbhuptani) on X

It is likely that we only have ~3 years remaining where 95% of human labor is actually valuable (i.e. earns you money) Most people haven't realize...

If you know anyone who uses opiates make sure they know about the never use alone hotline. They can call it any time, 24/7, and the operator will stay on the phone with them while they do their drugs and call 911 for them if they stop responding. Because of the social stigma around drug use, many addicts often use alone to hide their use from others, which leads to many unnecessary overdose deaths. This mitigates that somewhat, but only if they know about it, so spread the word. 877-696-1996

Never Use Alone - US National, Toll Free, US National Overdose Detection and Response

Home - Never Use Alone

Never Use Alone is the US National Overdose Response Spotting service for people who are using drugs alone. All calls are confidential.

I am so confused, the Treasury Department removes the sanctions against Tornado Cash which is fucking awesome, but they do this three days after they expand financial surveillance on cash transactions, lowering threshold for reporting from 10,000 to 200 in thirty zip codes.

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zerohedge (@zerohedge) on X

"we have exercised our discretion to remove the economic sanctions against Tornado Cash" - US Treasury

Decrypt

Treasury Expands Financial Surveillance of Cash Transactions—What About Crypto? - Decrypt

Cash transactions of $200 must soon be reported to the Treasury if you live along the southwest border of the U.S. Could it apply to crypto?

Whatever benefit you may get from something like an Amazon Echo, just isn't worth the complete destruction of your privacy that comes with having a corporate listening device in your home. At least with your phone's microphone you have much more control. #privacy https://www.thesunchronicle.com/business/amazon-ends-little-used-privacy-feature-that-let-echo-users-opt-out-of-sending-recordings/article_295632ef-38fe-55a8-b575-f2942f9dd17c.html

If you support gun control to combat gun violence take a moment and think about how gun control is enforced...it's enforced with gun violence. Gun control is when violent thugs with guns are given permission to beat, rob, kidnap, and/or possibly kill you if you have an illegal firearm. #guns

Disturbingly, the cursor on the site is a Molotov cocktail. Yet another example of how important data privacy is. The site will supposedly remove your data if you sell your Tesla but I have to wonder how easy it will be to get a reasonable price for one at the moment. "A website called “DOGEQUEST” has posted on a searchable map what it claims to be the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of Tesla owners across the United States, and says it will remove the data if an individual proves that they have sold their Tesla. The map also includes the addresses of Tesla dealerships, the rough locations of Tesla superchargers, and the personal information of employees of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)"

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‘Dogequest’ Site Claims to Dox Tesla Owners Across the U.S.

The site also has information on Tesla dealerships and members of DOGE. “At DOGEQUEST, we believe in empowering creative expressions of protest t...

#privacy #tesla #DOGE #news

I have zero sympathy for fired federal workers. You signed up to work for a corrupt, evil, and criminal organization and get paid with money stolen from taxpayers. Many of you create no value for the world. You want me to feel bad for you? Fire all of them. Every single one.

Will civil asset forfeiture be the "budget neutral" method for accumulation of BTC for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? Keep your computer encrypted and logout anytime you get up from the keyboard. The state doesn't need to actually prove a crime to take your BTC, I think they found out about this guy's 100+ BTC because they saw the Ledger Live app on his laptop.

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Mallard Beakman ₿⚡🥕 (@Bill_Fowler_) on X

Breaking: A man was held in contempt in federal court for refusing to surrender 119.65 BTC that was subject to a seizure order. He has to pay $10,...

If you are trying to keep two identities separate when using Monero, don't generate receive sub addresses from the same seed phrase, use sub addresses from one seed for one identity and from a different seed for another identity. If you don't than you can get targeted by what is called a Janus Attack, which can link your sub addresses together if they all originate from the same seed. This only matters if you are giving out receive addresses to get XMR sent to you, not for sending XMR. #monero #opsec #privacy

For those who still use Telegram there is a new vulnerability to be aware of.

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Techlore (@TechloreInc) on X

New Telegram vulnerability, EvilLoader, discovered. Here's what you need to know🧵