The Big Ponzi #Bitcoin

My feed after muting #bitcoin in #nostr.

On Jan. 19, after a 12-hour outage, #TikTok resumed service for its U.S. users, but many noticed what they believe to be a shift in their experience. Shortly after regaining access on Sunday, creators began posting videos expressing concerns that the platform’s recommendation algorithm felt different. ... Washington is actively targeting Chinese tech companies that are gaining global prominence and influencing technology standards. This is evident in actions taken against Huawei’s 5G infrastructure, TikTok’s social media platform, and efforts to restrict China’s access to advanced semiconductor technology. Tech imperialism indeed.

Struggle - La Lucha

Did Trump ‘fix’ TikTok? Users report censorship after outage – Struggle – La Lucha

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew attended Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Notably, Trump was flanked by tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezo...

US-based #Indian couples seek early deliveries to beat #Trump’s birthright citizenship deadline As per the executive order, the US would not give automatic citizenship to newborn babies after February 19, if one of the parents is not a US citizen or lawful permanent resident

India Weekly

US-based Indian couples seek early deliveries to beat Trump's birthright citizenship deadline

As per the executive order, the US would not give automatic citizenship to newborn babies after February 19, if one of the parents is not a US citi...

@L0la L33tz Blockstream, AKA #Bitcoin, is the technology behind #CBDC Consider stablecoins, perhaps the most impactful blockchain application to date. These digital versions of fiat currencies exemplify how blockchain can extend the reach of established first world financial institutions like the Federal Reserve. By digitizing the US dollar, a global distribution channel has effectively been created, accessible to anyone with an internet connection - and it's growing fast. ... Pegged 1:1 with Bitcoin itself, negating the need for a native token, this Bitcoin sidechain enhances Bitcoin’s core functionality with features like faster, confidential transactions and the ability to issue digital assets ranging from stablecoins to securities such as bonds, equity or promissory notes. ... A truly secure, trust-minimized blockchain can replace laws, lawyers, and trusted institutions with software, thereby automating consensus. This is revolutionary for those in countries distrustful of their governments or where the rule of law is weak or non-existent as it provides a secure way to hold assets without relying on offshore jurisdictions.

Blockstream

Scaling Trust: Bitcoin’s Role in Bridging the Global Digital Divide

Trust is the fabric of any prosperous society. It’s what makes voluntary cooperation flourish and enables trade and human progress.  But trust ...

Bitcoin will not kill the U.S. dollar. It will become the U.S. dollar, with all controls and restrictions that any CBDC issuer could dream of. “Impossible!” I hear you crying out, giggling to myself in the face of the utmost ignorance that seems to have accumulated quadratically with bitcoin’s price increase. “Bitcoin is freedom money!” ... Just like Bitcoin, CBDCs are programmable money. Unlike Bitcoin, CBDCs are concerned with features such as controlled purchases, location-based restrictions, expiring transactions, and holding limits. All of these features are implementable on Bitcoin-anchored stablecoins. Most of these features are possible to implement via the base layer once mining is sufficiently centralized... Bitcoin may be a trojan horse, except it’s not the horse you think it is. Under the correct circumstances, bitcoin is able to function as a great alternative to CBDCs. You go ahead and open up your wallet app, and here comes the stablecoin monster — built on Bitcoin. Isn’t that just great? Fully censorable, fully surveillable freedom money, but at least we pumped our market cap. It’s an authoritarian’s wet dream dressed up as freedom of transaction, like a 12-year-old going trick-or-treat — except this time when you get egged on you stink up the entire world economy. #bitcoin #nostr

Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin As A CBDC

Bitcoin is the CBDC they told you not to worry about. Why obsession with ‘number-go-up’ may have Bitcoiners sleepwalking toward an authoritaria...

#Bitcoin is not decentralized. It is privately controlled by Blockstream. #Nostr

The Fed is to Bitcoin what dollars is to sats. Just expanding it business. #bitcoin #nostr

Does anyone have a good #bitcoin joke or story?

The Lightning Network This and the Bitcoin video are parts of a documentary by La Eterna Vigilancia called "Who killed Bitcoin?" #Bitcoin #Lightning

The truth about #bitcoin, #nostr

It isn't obvious to this person that while he is avoiding the Venezuelan inflation, he is indeed contributing to the inflation of the dollar. #bitcoin #nostr