Tax man or PPP lord?

As Bitcoiners, it's imperative we don't suffer from short attention spans. Remember that there are elected officials trying to pass laws that seek to expand state control over citizens' ability to interact with the Bitcoin network. Thanks to @Lyn Alden for the reminder in #BrokenMoney The Digital Asset Anti Money Laundering Act, reintroduced in August 2023, seeks to inflate the Bank Secrecy Act's surveillance powers and seeks to limit the ability to use privacy-preserving services like coinjoins. Yet, these dragnet surveillance tactics often fall short in crime prevention, instead burdening law-abiding citizens with unwarranted intrusions. Bitcoin, a manifestation of mathematical speech through open-source code, stands as a bulwark against such invasive regimes. Enforcing these surveillance measures only breeds administrative waste, rather than combating crime effectively. This underscores Bitcoin's intrinsic value and the essence of true decentralization: the ability to separate money from state control and to opt out from an intrusive system into a user-maintained ledger.

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Bipartisan group of Senators re-introduce Digital Asset Money Laundering Act

On July 28th, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), reintroduced the Digital

Tiafoe v. Shelton has been awesome. Shelton is a hell of a player for only 20 #USOpen #tennis

If you've completely written off Barbie because of takes on other people's takes on a movie you've never seen, beware, you may be exactly who the movie is making fun of. Great write up on the terrific film. Greta Gerwig 🧡 #barbie #cinemastr View article →