So we can’t get legislation passed that preserves free speech and privacy online but we can change the rules so banks can custody bitcoin.

Maybe you are cheering this. But probably a good idea to consider why Congress would prioritize this while attacking self-custody and…

As a bonus treat, here is a video interview I had the chance to do with TheRustyTwit himself at bitcoin++ on the proposal. It wasn't the only one either, more to come soon: youtu.be/GOzMYoIBJlc

Your enemy is not incompetent, not bumbling, not stupid.

Wake up.

A two-prong attack on bitcoin.

1. Vast majority of btc pools inside trusted institutions so that most 'holders' care more about price than its resistance money features.

Bitcoin communism. It has my full support.

Check out Roy, Frank Corva, Alex B , That Is Not A Grouch discuss Lightning and more below👇
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Cory Klippsten 🦢 #Bitcoin is moral tender Midwit Amadeus || LNHANCE That Is Not A Grouch BitGo Mike Belshe No. There literally never has.

The first two covenant opcodes were CLTV and CSV to enable lightning.

This, I believe, is fundamental. Base layer must enforce certain restrictions beyond signatures to reduce trust between participants in self custody scaling layers.

This, and the floppy man boobs it contains, is a truly priceless historical artifact containing a record of a magical time in Bitcoin history.

This week on DOJ vs. Crypto: youtube.com/watch?v=ba9k5S…

The Biden administration is waging war on financial privacy – and not everyone in Washington is happy.

'Criminal use of cryptocurrencies are really more publicized than they should be,' says IRS Cybercrime Director 'most of the crime happens with traditional banking tools.'

If you say 'CTV lets government make permanent whitelists' in 2024, your opinion of any and all upgrades to bitcoin will be ignored. We need to evaluate whether to take someone's opinion seriously on these important questions and this a fair minimum bar.

Something I wrote looking at the discussions around consensus changes over the last year or so. I think at this point it has become a consistent pattern as far as who is not engaging in good faith: bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/a-deni…

🧢🧢LOCKHART That Is Not A Grouch Steven Lubka ☀️ 🤣 BUT SERIOUSLY BRIAN, 'WHAT IF SOMETHING WE CAN'T POSSIBLY THINK OF HAPPENS' CANNOT BE A STANDARD TO GUIDE DEVELOPMENT OF ANYTHING. I'M GENUINELY INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT STANDARD YOU WOULD LIKE APPLIED TO IMPROVEMENTS TO BITCOIN. VERY LIKELY, I'M HAPPY TO MEET YOUR STANDARD IF…

The entire Tornado Cash verdict is completely insane and will turn the legality of building any privacy service on its head.🧵

1.Open-source devs building non-custodial tools can be held responsible for criminal activity when crim. actors cannot be stopped or deanonymized👇

I have pretty much burned through my jazz staples too much in the last month. Shill me some good instrumental music that isn't downbeat.