Thanks, @Frank Corva , for highlighting the report.
It’d be great to see more media, including mainstream outlets, pick up this subject. The public needs a wake-up call. ⏰
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This report, prepared for the Open Dialogue Foundation, demonstrates that the European Union is on a collision course with non-custodial Bitcoin payment solutions. The effective ban on anonymous payments, coupled with advanced surveillance and identity detection measures, risks marginalising EU CASPs and undermining the fundamental right to privacy.
I extend my gratitude to @marcinliszka for co-authoring this piece with me and to @Lyudmyla Kozlovska for providing us with the platform to share it with the world.
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Bugger, I’m 50 today. When the heck did that happen?! Pulling an all-nighter without consequences is officially off the table. Guess I’ll just keep fighting off entropy for the rest of the fun stuff... till it finally catches up. Time’s a beast ⏳
Every performance of the Brandenburg Concertos has its charm, but this recording by Rinaldo Alessandrini & Concerto Italiano is in a league of its own. I’ve been listening to it for years, and it never fails to deliver. It feels as close to an absolute musical masterpiece as one can get.
This is low-time-preference art at its finest—timeless and endlessly rewarding.
Graham Hancock’s Fingerprints of the Gods makes a surprisingly strong and convincing case that mainstream history is ignoring a wealth of evidence pointing to a scientifically advanced prehistoric civilisation. A truly fascinating read!
Don’t overlook this sentence in the Preamble of MiCA:
"Hardware or software providers of non-custodial wallets should not fall within the scope of this Regulation." [see: Item (83), Preamble, MiCA]
It shows the way forward.
#MiCA
Starting next year, every bitcoin transaction in the EU that relies on custodial solutions will be subject to KYC, recorded, and monitored by states, financial institutions, and so-called crypto-asset service providers—regardless of its value.
This is the result of Regulations 2023/1113 (AML) and 2023/1114 (MiCA).
The only way out of this state-controlled surveillance system is through private transactions using self-custodial solutions, which remain exempt from the new regulations.
It’s now more obvious than ever that developing user-friendly self-custodial solutions for the masses is the best path to ensuring private transactions.
#MICA #AML
🎉 DJP and Satsback.com have just announced partnership 🎉
I’m really proud and excited to have the chance to provide legal guidance to @Satsback.com . A big shoutout to @tomas⚡️ for our great discussions on Bitcoin, and to the whole Satsback team for trusting our expertise. It’s awesome to be part of the Bitcoin space professionally!
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