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Digital Sovereignty Architect. Editor DigitalHijrah.com. Background in Computer Science, > 27 years in enterprise IT. Science fiction/fantasy, art & design, history and economics. Co-Founder Blockchainology. Author BITCOIN IS HALAL 👉 AshikUsmanBooks.com. Building All-in-One Identity/Payments/Savings Wallet: Ijmawallet.com. For book translations, ✉️ bitcoinishalal@proton.me. PGP Fingerprint EF16 F877 B3B0 1101 295D 66EA 5836 DA5B 9509 788D Public Key: https://www.blockchainology.co.uk/pgp.asc
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amisatoshi 18 hours ago
Muslim Bitcoin Summit, London, Oct 10–11. The Anti‑Riba Money Conference. @Muslim Bitcoin Summit Secure your ticket, then jump into the giveaway for 70+ prizes — including 5 copies of The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous @npub1gdu7...6nak saifedean.com/tbs 🎟 mslmbtcsummit.com 🎁 blockchainology.co.uk/giveaway #MBS26London #Bitcoin #PropheticEconomics image
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amisatoshi 3 days ago
The first international Muslim Bitcoin Summit lands in London on Oct 10–11 — a non‑profit, community‑funded educational gathering exploring anti‑ribā money, sovereignty, and freedom technologies. Secure your spot at mslmbtcsummit.com.
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amisatoshi 4 days ago
What are you trying to tell me, that I could sell my bitcoin and go to hajj someday? image
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amisatoshi 3 weeks ago
Muslim Bitcoin Summit — London, Oct 10–11. The Anti‑Riba Money Conference. @Muslim Bitcoin Summit Secure your ticket, then jump into the giveaway for 70+ prizes — including 5 copies of The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous @npub1gdu7...6nak 🎟 mslmbtcsummit.com 🎁 blockchainology.co.uk/giveaway #MBS26London #Bitcoin image
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amisatoshi 3 weeks ago
UK Team Lead, Featured Speaker & Workshop Facilitator, Ashik Usman is a Certified Enterprise Solution Architect, and author with nearly 30 years in enterprise IT. His career spans large‑scale systems integration, decentralised identity, and the design of secure, privacy‑focused, and ethically aligned digital ecosystems. As Founder of Ashik Usman Books and Co‑Founder & CTO of Blockchainology, Ashik combines deep technical expertise with clear, accessible communication — translating complex concepts in Bitcoin, AI, and sovereign computing into strategies trusted by enterprises and communities alike. Ashik discovered Bitcoin in 2011 and has since become a recognised voice on sound money, digital sovereignty, and resilient architecture. His work is shaped by hands‑on leadership across hybrid cloud, multi‑vendor delivery, enterprise integration, and high‑assurance security environments, consistently driving innovation while maintaining rigorous architectural standards. Check out the recent podcast featuring Ashik on how he left Riba: Follow Ashik Usman • Nostr: • X: Web • Blockchainology.co.uk — digital sovereignty architects • DigitalHijrah.com — Practical guide to digital sovereignty • IjmaWallet.com — Unified identity, payments & savings open source wallet • Bitcoin Is Halal, published under ashikusmanbooks.com. For translations: bitcoinishalal@proton.me • CostWatch.co.uk — Tools for budgeting and buying/selling Bitcoin • MyLegacyWills.com — Islamic estate & inheritance planning • Telegram Group: image
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amisatoshi 3 weeks ago
Muslim Bitcoin Summit, London — Oct 10–11. The Anti-Riba Money Conference. Get your ticket, then enter the giveaway for a shot at 70+ prizes - including x25 copies of 'Bitcoin Is Halal - Adam and Layla Discover Digital Gold' book by Ashik Usman! https://www.ashikusmanbooks.com 🎟 mslmbtcsummit.com 🎁 blockchainology.co.uk/giveaway #MBS26London #Bitcoin image
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amisatoshi 3 weeks ago
Muslim Bitcoin Summit, London — Oct 10–11. The Anti-Riba Money Conference. Get your ticket, then enter the giveaway for a shot at 70+ prizes - including x25 copies of Anti-Riba Money book by @Muslim Bitcoiner https://bitcoinmajlis.org/anti-riba-money 🎟 mslmbtcsummit.com 🎁 blockchainology.co.uk/giveaway #MBS26London #Bitcoin image
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amisatoshi 3 weeks ago
Muslim Bitcoin Summit, London — Oct 10–11. The Anti-Riba Money Conference. Get your ticket, then enter the giveaway (same email!) for a shot at 70+ prizes - including this @Frostsnap multi-sig wallet! 🎟 mslmbtcsummit.com 🎁 blockchainology.co.uk/giveaway #MBS26London #Bitcoin image
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amisatoshi 0 months ago
Muslim Bitcoin Summit, London — Oct 10–11. The Anti-Riba Money Conference. The Anti‑Ribā Money Conference A landmark, community‑funded gathering exploring sound money through Prophetic economics. Why now? Because inflation, debt traps, and fiat instability are squeezing families worldwide — and the prohibition of ribā demands that we confront the system honestly. What you’ll gain: • A clear understanding of ribā in modern finance • How fiat money entrenches injustice • Bitcoin’s alignment with Islamic principles • Practical steps for financial hijrah • Tools for sovereignty, resilience, and community‑rooted institutions Get your ticket, then enter the giveaway (same email!) for a shot at 70+ prizes — Hardware wallets, books, a 2-day retreat & free sats. 🎟 mslmbtcsummit.com 🎁 blockchainology.co.uk/giveaway #MBS26London #PropheticEconomics #IslamicFinance #Bitcoin image
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amisatoshi 1 month ago
"I had said, I will tell you all my sorrows when you arrive. But what can I say now, because all my sorrows leave my heart when you arrive." - Saadi Shirazi, Divan of Poems, Ghazal No. 509 image
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amisatoshi 1 month ago
Muslim Bitcoin Summit, London — Oct 10–11. The Anti-Riba Money Conference. Get your ticket, then enter the giveaway (same email!) for a shot at 70+ prizes — Hardware wallets, books, a Bitcoin Shepherd retreat & free sats. Closes 30 Sept. 🎟️ mslmbtcsummit.com 🎁 blockchainology.co.uk/giveaway image
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amisatoshi 1 month ago
My friend came across this in Skopje, North Macedonia image
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amisatoshi 1 month ago
Bitcoin Is Halal - Adam and Layla Discover Digital Gold is available in English, Bahasa Indonesia and Arabic via Amazon, Bukunesia, Lulu (paperback) and Google and Apple books (ebook format). If you've enjoyed the book, consider leaving a review on Amazon or Goodreads (or here!). With peace and sincere thanks. 🔗 For direct store links, free downloadable worksheets and more books: www.ashikusmanbooks.com image
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amisatoshi 1 month ago
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair
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amisatoshi 1 month ago
“BIP‑110 threatens no one… except the executives who still think ‘decentralisation’ is a KPI they can put in a slide deck.” image
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amisatoshi 1 month ago
"I SUPPORT BIP-110 BECAUSE IT FIXES THE ORPHAN-RATE INCENTIVE MISMATCH... ...AND NOW I MUST FLEE BEFORE THE SUITCOINERS ASK WHAT AN ORPHAN RATE IS." #BIP110 image
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amisatoshi 1 month ago
Bitcoin is Money, not a graffiti wall. Just like public phone booths were built for communication — not for stickers, graffiti, and escort cards — Bitcoin’s block space is built for monetary settlement, not arbitrary data spam. When abuse appears, you don’t “tolerate it”; you remove it to preserve the public utility. 1. Public infrastructure A phone booth is a public utility designed for a specific purpose: • make calls • pay a small fee • keep the service accessible to everyone Bitcoin is also a public monetary utility: • settle transactions • maintain decentralization • keep node operation affordable Both systems rely on shared resources. 2. Abuse emerges Phone booths got abused: • graffiti • stickers • calling cards • vandalism Bitcoin gets abused too: • arbitrary data stuffing • corporate marketing inscriptions • “NFT‑style” spam • block‑space flooding In both cases, the abuse does not redefine the purpose of the system. 3. Maintenance is not censorship When city workers remove graffiti or calling cards, they are not “censoring art” — they are maintaining the integrity of the public utility. Likewise, BIP‑110 is not “censorship”: It’s maintenance — preventing misuse that harms decentralisation, node affordability, and the monetary function. 4. The fee doesn’t justify the abuse People used to say: “I put a coin in the phone booth, so I can do whatever I want.” But paying the fee never granted permission to vandalise the booth. Similarly: “I paid the fee, so I can shove megabytes of junk into Bitcoin.” No — the fee is for monetary settlement, not for turning Bitcoin into a billboard or data‑dump. 5. Removing abuse protects accessibility If phone booths become unusable, the public loses access. If Bitcoin blocks become clogged with non‑monetary junk, node runners lose accessibility, fees skyrocket, and decentralisation weakens. BIP‑110 is the equivalent of: • cleaning the booth • removing the stickers • restoring the intended function It’s pro‑user, pro‑node, and pro‑Bitcoin‑as‑money. Abuse of a public system does not redefine its purpose. Maintenance is not censorship — it’s stewardship. This is exactly the ethical stance of the “noderunners” in the current #BIP110 debate.