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We have to be proactive. Otherwise, if you don’t defend your rights, you lose it.” - Lyudmyla Kozlovska My guest today is @Lyudmyla Kozlovska. Lyudmyla Kozlovska is a human rights activist and President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to defending human rights, democracy and rule of law throughout post-Soviet states. In this episode we discusses the importance of protecting privacy, self-custody, and proof-of-work for Bitcoin in Europe. Lyudmyla shares her experience of being financially excluded and targeted by authoritarian regimes and how Bitcoin became a crucial tool for human rights activists. Lyudmyla emphasizes the need to defend Bitcoin developers and combat false narratives. LISTEN/WATCH/SUBSCRIBE: Fountain ▶️zurl.co/c7bl Youtube ▶️zurl.co/VT9p Website ▶️ tpbpod.com Apple ▶️zurl.co/WPZg Spotify ▶️zurl.co/Y41f Google ▶️zurl.co/Wci3

🚨Tomorrow 🗣️🎧 My conversation with human rights activist and President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, @Lyudmyla Kozlovska Her message: we must be proactive. If you don’t defend your rights, you lose them. Subscribe at the 🎧🎥 links below for this can’t miss conversation 👀 ⬇️ Youtube ▶️zurl.co/VT9p Website ▶️ tpbpod.com Apple ▶️zurl.co/WPZg Spotify ▶️zurl.co/Y41f Google ▶️zurl.co/Wci3 Fountain ▶️zurl.co/c7bl

🚨 EU TAKES MASSIVE SURVEILLANCE STEP FORWARD ON CRYPTO TRANSACTIONS UNDER THE GUISE OF STANDARD INDUSTRY PROTOCOL 🚨 “On Thursday, MEPs approved with 529 votes in favour to 29 against and 14 abstentions, the first piece of EU legislation for tracing transfers of crypto-assets like bitcoins and electronic money tokens. The text –which was provisionally agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators in June 2022- aims to ensure that crypto transfers, as is the case with any other financial operation, can always be traced and suspicious transactions blocked. The so-called “travel rule”, already used in traditional finance, will in future cover transfers of crypto assets. Information on the source of the asset and its beneficiary will have to “travel” with the transaction and be stored on both sides of the transfer.” Particularly concerning language: “…aims to ensure that crypto transfers, as is the case with any other financial operation, can always be traced and suspicious transactions blocked.” However, the rule also goes on to say, “The rules do not apply to person-to-person transfers conducted without a provider or among providers acting on their own behalf.” I will continue to research and consult with @Lyudmyla Kozlovska and others keeping a close eye on this and write a more thorough newsletter response on this. While this seems to specifically target the industry, at least for now it seems this rule DOES NOT apply to a self-hosted to self-hosted, peer-to-peer transaction. Take self-custody of your bitcoin folks!

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Parliament endorsed the first EU rules to trace crypto-asset transfers, prevent money laundering, as well as common rules on supervision and custom...

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This is one of our hopes for The Progressive Bitcoiner. That it forges a new path for progressives, calls out and puts pressure on career politicians, and brings progress and connection between bitcoin and those with historically progress values, who want a better future for us all 🧡 View quoted note →

We're not #greenwashing when we say #Bitcoin is good for the #environment. Here's how: "If you have #RenewableEnergy production facilities, solar, wind, that are not so profitable or are intermittent in how they can produce energy, #Bitcoin can come in and use stranded energy, it can monetize at the source, and it can help private renewable energy companies to create more renewable energy." Will Greenpeace USA, Senator Warren, and others consider this before falsely criticizing #Bitcoin's energy use? Climate activists, environmentalists, and every day people concerned about #ClimateChange and our #ClimateCrisis deserve to know the facts of the matter. This and more in our latest episode with Kyle Schneps (link in bio)

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TPB79 - #Bitcoin on the Ballot in 2024 with Kyle Schneps is out now. In this ep we discuss: - Bitcoin’s generational divide - Political opportunism against Bitcoin - Bitcoin advocacy efforts, the upcoming U.S. election & more Listen on @Fountain 🗣️🎧 tinyurl.com/mph7k95n or wherever you get your pods

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We're trying to build a new infrastructure for music, and that's what needs to happen." - Sam My guest today is Sam Means. Sam is a musician, podcaster, entrepreneur, co-founder of Hello Merch, founder of @npub1eequ...at9s and co-founder of @Wavlake . Sam joins me to discuss how Wavlake is building a new online ecosystem for musicians & listeners to directly transact using Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. We dive into Sam's journey, Bitcoin for creatives, challenges in the music industry, building local communities and events around Bitcoin and Nostr, creating cool and user-friendly products, Bitcoin education and adoption and much more. Listen wherever you get your pods by searching “The Progressive Bitcoiner” or via our website ⬇️ tinyurl.com/35p55vvz

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🚨NEW EPISODE TOMORROW🚨 I recently sat down with Sam to chat all things @Wavlake , @npub1eequ...at9s , the cultural and creative opportunities in Bitcoin and more. This was a fun convo that’ll leave you feeling so optimistic about what’s being built in this ecosystem. Giving some extra love to #nostr in this up too 💜