The latest from Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡. Must read.

journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusi…

After our climate week panel I got hungry and ducked into a Korean place near Union Square. The random guy sitting next to me had a violin case on the floor so I struck up a conversation. Turns out, he plays for the symphony and teaches at the conservatory. After coming to the US…

How much illicit finance goes through the big banks like HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo? The real problem is and has always been Wall Street.

“The FBI warns Americans”

Strange how we got here given that privacy was enshrined in the Bill of Rights in 1791

It was really special to host an SF Climate Week panel that became largely audience-driven.

As Ali mentioned, 90+ minutes of students, energy professionals, and civil engineers asking genuine questions about Bitcoin mining.

A HUGE thanks to Ali Chehrehsaz, Troy Cross,…

There’s no substitute for genuine conversations: every mind is unique. Bringing the deep energy expertise of Ali Chehrehsaz, the operational experience of Scott Gaylord, and the storytelling of alana mediavilla with a diverse audience was… very special. Thanks, Austin

Insane. Also not really going to happen. But still… insane.

Some thoughts on the Samurai Wallet Indictment:

On April 23, 2024, founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill of Samourai Wallet, a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet known for its privacy features, were indicted by the Southern District of New York for operating an…

Cutting access to our legacy financial system for Bitcoin/crypto companies — even for pedestrian fiat-only services — is still alive and well. On Tuesday, BILL notified @Lightspark that based on their processing banks requirements, they couldn’t serve us anymore. Yesterday,…

It is.

un.org/en/about-us/un…

Story time.

One president was trying to grow gas generation and built it. The next president (Magafuli) wanted hydro and built it. Now there is too much, but the expectations are that with the Chinese building 400 factories there, it’ll be accounted for in a couple years.

Are you really wealthy if you can’t spend without broadcasting your every purchase to nameless authorities, can’t transfer without the help of a custodian, without the permission of a political regime?

Is that true wealth, or just a meaningless number going up?

Legend

Be like Hal ✌️

*compromise

Must-read from Lyudmyla Kozlovska 🇪🇺🇺🇦: Kazakhstani regime used political lobbyists, expensive Western law firms, and the Kazakhstani state apparatus to succeed in laundering her dirty money.

This scheme works for the oligarchs, people who have stolen billions from the budget of a…

Looks like we are at war now. Time to fight.

Privacy attack is the “comprise” for ETF approval.

Unacceptable.