Privacy coins should rebrand as “true cryptocurrencies” Because they are the ones that make use of the latest breakthroughs in cryptography to improve internet payments While the rest of the market is just trying to reinvent banking

The Supra Cycle price model aka a line I drew on a chart 2 years ago turned out to be a much more accurate price prediction model for bitcoin than anything your favorite bitcoin bull ever said this is what precision looks like!

In about 12 hours I will interview Liz Steininger She is the CEO of Least Authority, a company that specializes in auditing software Because we brag about using FOSS in this space and often defer to “read the code” in arguments. But who does the actual review?

It doesn’t take a 180 IQ to realize that we’re living times of change and the post-ww2 order is crumbling while failing to deliver on its promises of a “free world” unfortunately, it does take a 180 IQ to understand that our alternatives are half-baked… maybe on purpose we don’t have much time to liberate the world, but it would be nice if bitcoin scaled and became fungible. every altcoin that does scale & has privacy would take another decade to bootstrap.

Renewed my Nintendo Switch Online subscription via @Bitrefill €40/year and I get access to dozens of GameCube & N64 games 😍 Smooth process, the games are more fun because I paid in bitcoin ❤️ Makes me wish Nintendo accepted BTC payments directly!

The newly-elected Romanian government is currently considering to ban cash payments 😂 “in order to eliminate tax evasion” But in reality, these motherfuckers are owned by the banks & hate everyone’s freedom. Wouldn’t be surprised if they launch a CBDC in a couple of years!

2013: Bitcoin was transitioning from the “experiment for geeks” phase and into the “payment system” era 12 years later, BTC payments are still lagging in spite of the price increase When was the last time you paid for anything with Bitcoin, outside a conference venue?

It seems like they didn’t use Lightning at this year’s Porcfest. View quoted note →

if you’re in crypto but you’re not a stubborn rebel a crazy anarchist an unhinged agorist a paranoid dissident an insufferable libertarian a badass open source supremacist … or just a guy who wants to stick it to the man then you’re doing it wrong!

if you think Lightning network is a success and the haters are just shitcoiners with bags to shill just ask the exchanges and payment processors how many LN payments they register every month and what’s the average amount then compare that to Litecoin, ETH or even Doge

The Lightning network is a psyop to get bitcoiners to accept centralization and ultimately custodians/banks. It was never the best design for a layer 2, not even the whitepaper authors like it that much. Got the job done, now bitcoiners will find 1000 excuses for LSPs & WoS.

Learn about privacy this weekend! 8m 40s: Bitcoin’s privacy 1h 37m 14s: Monero’s privacy 2h 27m 50s: Zcash’s privacy 3h 35m 12s: Firo’s privacy 3h 52m 6s: Litecoin MWEB & Mimble Wimble 4h 7m 3s: Zano, Beam, Salvium 4h 24m 28s: Final Scores https://www.youtube.com/live/MyYoPZUONRE?si=qlRVl_TNQXhb4sBx

Chancellor on the brink of second bailout for Bitcoin Treasury companies

Bitcoin Takeover podcast is the show where smart & famous people do some of their best interviews ever But get 10x fewer views than usual on YouTube 🙃 I’m really proud of it, only the best people tune in!

Life is like a box of bitcoins You never get it.

Read the news about Ledger ending the support for Nano S after 9 years That’s about 4 years longer than most electronic device manufacturers support their products nowadays But Trezor still offers security updates for the One hardware wallet after 12 years 🙃

I was the first podcaster to interview Burak 2 years ago when he announced Ark Today’s interview (S16 E31) will be about the current state of Ark development… but features another prominent dev. Can you guess who it is?

That “debate” between Alex Gladstein & Paul Sztorc was disappointing Mostly because it appealed to emotions & anecdotal evidence too often There are some reasons why Lightning is great, but also valid reasons why it sucks Whom should I get on my point to defend LN against Paul?

Dylan’s “Desolation Row” is such an amazing tune Sure, the lyrics and the hypnotic guitar strum are the obvious standouts But his phrasing is impeccable, you can understand every word and the weight behind it. It’s not about sounding beautiful with big vowels, it’s about the meaning.

WTF is Web 3? Back in my day, it meant that you host your own content on personal servers. A few years ago, people were talking about tokenizing your data and only selling it voluntarily to whoever you want. Nowadays, “web3” is the new way to say “blockchain tech”.