The current US administration is actively trying to drive crypto out of the country. The only hope for the industry here is to operate legally in American states and ignore the US federal government. It takes courage, but if the cannabis industry could do it, we can do it too.

Earlier this year a plump me had the honor of speaking at Liberty Forum on how and why you should live on crypto. Here's the recorded talk, enjoy!

We have the illusion of freedom: everything is smooth until we step outside the lines. Then we see how the system is designed to control our every move. Try to live on crypto and protect your online privacy, that will really open your eyes. 😬

Good podcast going over some tough transparency moments. It was also great to hear some early breakdown of GroveDB and some potential applications (fully-private Google Maps alternative? 👀)

To "soon" or not to "soon". That is NOT the question. We must "soon". We should just do it accurately and realistically as possible. Please "soon" responsibly. #IYKYK

When people make absolute statements like "all X are scams", "Y is the only project that Z", in almost all cases they're trying to scam you, whether they have cognitive dissonance about it or not. 🧠

Great privacy discussion with Paul yesterday! I feel like we need a three-hour time window instead of one-hour for these things.

You don't learn from mistakes if you keep making them. Mistake learning-resistance is one of the biggest red flags in a person, company, or project.

Live with Sam Westrich!

Live with Paul Puey!

Today at 3pm EDT/7pm UTC Paul Puey comes on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk about Binance delisting privacy coins in the EU, the Monero privacy bug, and more!

I don't have loyalty to any specific crypto project. I have loyalty to values: -Permissionlessness -Decentralization -Censorship resistance -Privacy -Accessibility I use whatever lets me best transact financially with those values, and promote what's working towards them. Short-term, I use what works for those goals. Long-term, I look at "insurance policy" metrics that help guarantee that experience holds long-term: -Explicit governance -Self-funding -L1 scaling -Security -Advanced privacy Use what works today, but prefer with these values. For example, Litecoin works fantastic for short-term today. But long-term, I don't trust its scalability plan, sustainable long-term development, governance process, privacy commitment, or even security. I'll happily use it, but where there's an option I prefer others. This is what keeps me using Dash so heavily after all these years. It works today for everything I need from money purposes as outlined above. Also is top-notch in most of the long-term values, so I can be sure it'll always work as it did before. Zcash is another one. I can use it for only a few things today, and I'm not as confident in its governance process, but its privacy today is second to none. And because of its self-funding, it's clear its privacy offering will continue to be industry-leading. I've seen a lot in my decade-plus in crypto. It's hard to know which projects to focus on. I recommend the short-term long-term principle-based strategy outlined above. Keeps you focused, but adaptable to change.

This Friday at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC Dash Core Group CTO Sam Westrich comes on the Dash Podcast to talk the Dash chain split, the new EvoNode release, and more

Cryptos which offer increased privacy are starting to be delisted from exchanges in the EU. Stuff like this is why I view THORChain/Maya and any other workable DEX as crucial to crypto's survival.

Great and thorough chat with Zooko last week facing hard and thought-provoking questions during a pivotal time in Zcash's history. Really enjoyed it!

Take any step you can to improve your privacy. I don't care if it's imperfect. Each step cuts off a certain group of people from having access to your private information. Who cares if the CIA can still track you. They aren't likely the ones you who will actually harm you.

If you knew all the cool stuff being built, you'd be optimistic about the future too.

Had a blast at ETHDam, had to recap the experience with Nate, who I got to meet IRL for the first time there. Good show!

If you don't get thrown in the deep end you'll never learn how to swim. We all need that wake-up call that happens when we go all-in on something are realize we're nowhere near ready to be all-in. 😅

Live with Zooko!