Just don't use the word "gay" as a slur and you're ahead of 80% of Bitcoiners. View quoted note →

40 million invite codes for

Divine

Divine Web - Short-form Looping Videos on Nostr

Watch and share 6-second looping videos on the decentralized Nostr network.

which is built in Nostr are being sent out by @tacobell in 2 days. Go Divine! Find me there.... View quoted note →

A win for privacy, freedom of expression and speech! The highest court of France has blocked a bill that banned social media access for those under the age of 15. The court believes protecting children was a legitimate objective; the bill nonetheless "infringes freedom of expression and communication in a manner that is not appropriate, necessary or proportionate" to it.

Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights

French Parliament Reaches Deal on Social Media Ban

Two hours in a closed room, and France agreed that anonymity online was a price worth paying for a headline about protecting children.

NEVER do this! It's totally insecure! A random quote is not random. Humans are bad at randomness! View quoted note →

I like to hear Bitcoin is getting stronger! First we need to get through this dangerous phase. Thanks @calle and everyone involved in the Red Team! You're doing the most important work! View quoted note →

Trezor customers data breached! There need to be more physical locations where one can buy hardware wallets for cash! Every centralized database will be hacked sooner or later. HW manufacturers need to make sure that the companies they share data with are deleting it immediately. I know 90 days data storage is a requirement for businesses. There need to be ways around. Also: have been telling everyone to not use real addresses! But it is inconvenient to search for alternatives.

Recent customer data exposed in shipping provider incident

ShipMonk, one of Trezor’s shipping providers, has experienced a data breach that exposed sensitive customer order data, including full names, phy...

Are @Maple or @PayPerQ doing this too? View quoted note →

If only there was a solution for remittances. Something like digital cash. Well, wait...

the Guardian

The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering. It devastated mom-and-pop businesses instead

Small businesses pay hidden toll after money-transfer rule change to curb illicit activities near the US-Mexico border

Waiting for the 51% attack and wondering how Ocean pays its bills now that the „BIPcoin“ has no buyers.

🍿 Bitcoin is healing!

This has always been informing my gut feeling and trust towards software and products beneath studying the object. Arrogance, lack of self reflection, verbal attacks, saviour complex are behavioural patterns that in many cases lead to ignorance and hybris. Developers should be rational, calm, open to criticism and neutral in my book. View quoted note →

Since I have onboarded many people to Aqua and Misty @Breez ⚡️ I wrote this article and sent a newsletter about what the temporary disablement of @Boltz - Non-Custodial Bitcoin Exchange means and what to do next:

Aqua, Misty Breez, Bull Bitcoin and other wallets - Money temporarily unspendable

Your funds are secure, only Lightning payments and swaps are stuck. Here is what the error means and what to do while Boltz stays offline.

Coldcard hack, scammers and so-called lawyers exploiting victims, Boltz down, AI attacks and a hardfork all while I'm on a road trip through south western USA. I just wanted to have some time off! This field of work never gets boring. I wish the dull, tranquil times back.

Bitcoin infrastructure needs more resources to fight attackers! View quoted note →

Coldcard hack, sent an emergency newsletter to my subscribers on what to do if they use a Coldcard and that Bitcoin itself is safe. I am on vacation so it's rather short.

Coldcard Bug - Bitcoin being stolen by AI attacker

Bitcoin itself is safe - only Coldcard affected

The Coldcard disaster is truly a catastrophe. Trusting a new technology is hard, now self-custody looks even riskier. People will move to custodial exchanges and ETFs etc. Such a damage. A lot of effort needs to be focused back on Bitcoin development, secure tech and education away from shiny objects and useless ideological battles. View quoted note →

What's going on in the heads of LGBTIQ+ bar owners who apply the use of surveillance tools on their guests? They should know best how bad that idea is!

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Why Are Gay Bars Building Databases of Their Patrons?

Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in San Francisco’s...

Fantastic news! It matters where data is expensive and in case of governmental internet shut downs. View quoted note →

Excellent Video by @Joe Nakamoto I questioned the whole Bitcoin country thing already at the start. Good that more people are speaking about it.

Government-imposed Bitcoin adoption is clashing with community efforts on the ground in El Salvador

Anita's Commentary for Bitcoin Magazine after her visit to El Salvador showing that heavy-handed government efforts are clashing with Bitcoin�...

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Everywhere the same. Big money makes the rules - of course in their own interest.

the Guardian

Revealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law

Exclusive: High-level documents show how Copa Cogeca worked to weaken legislation to protect climate and wildlife