In other words “Please rein in the open source alternatives so everyone has to go through us for AI!”

ZDNET

Anthropic warns of AI catastrophe if governments don't regulate in 18 months

'The window for proactive risk prevention is closing fast,' the company says. Here's why.

What is the inflation-adjusted ATH price for Bitcoin?

Saylor would pay the tax while still denouncing privacy and saying “it’s the price of doing business in the US.”

Yahoo Finance

Is Bitcoin A Dangerous Economic Threat? Paper From University of Minnesota Professor Propose Heavy Taxation Or Outright Banning As A Solution (CORRECTED)

Update: This piece was updated to reflect that the research was part of a series of papers and not published statements or research by the Federal ...

The economy is still remarkably strong. I’ve yet to see a convincing argument why, without a massive black swan even between now and Election Day, Trump will win.

Not currently in need of a big work truck but reposting to promote the P2P Bitcoin economy on Nostr. 🤙 View quoted note →

Long ETH/BTC, get rekt. “The series of transactions underscores his intent to mitigate losses by reducing Ethereum exposure and repaying his obligations in Bitcoin.” 😂

James Fickel Faces Massive Losses as ETH/BTC Pair Hits Lowest Since 2021: Guest Post by BlockchainReporter | CoinMarketCap

Fickel faces a staggering loss of over $57 million as the ETH/BTC pair hits its lowest level since 2021, prompting significant portfolio adjustments.

ETH stuff. When everything’s centralized the government wallet just gets its crypto back.

Decrypt

Hacker Returns $19.3 Million to Drained US Government Crypto Wallet - Decrypt

Most of the funds drained from a U.S. government crypto wallet in an apparent attack Thursday were sent back early Friday.

The Terminators will skip the rubber skin phase.

So you’ve decided to keep separate stacks of KYC and non-KYC BTC in case your non-KYC BTC is not accepted by some entities. Tell me this: 1. What businesses/people that run Chainalysis software on your UTXOs before deciding to take your BTC would you continue to do business with? 2. Who other than centralized network exchanges would even continue to openly accept BTC when they’re legally required to run chain analysis on the BTC they’re offered?

You can’t vote it away. The Bitcoin taxes are coming and you’ll have to choose to live free or die (or pay the tax). View quoted note →

Believable misinformation existing is a good thing. It means there’s still a possibility of anonymity.

“The term ‘permanent’ for the primary deficit is key as it means the government plans to keep spending more than it collects indefinitely.”

Cointelegraph

Governments must tax or ban Bitcoin to maintain deficits: Minneapolis Fed

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has proposed a Bitcoin tax or legal prohibition to help maintain its permanent deficits.

Most annoying physics in our universe: drop something even a short distance and that shit can go infinitely far sideways on level ground with nothing but friction to slow it down until it hits something. Result: always goes under furniture regardless of how far away.