"I didn't have a way to spend my bitcoin so we've built <african bitcoin off-ramp>." "We want to build <us/european bitcoin off-ramp> but before we launch we first need to pay 10 lawyers to give us 20 reasons why we can't do it, hire a compliance team to implement AML rules, talk to the regulators, jump through 1000 loops to become a VASP, implement MICA, and KYC everyone who spends 10 bucks in a supermarket, so I can exit as a founder and sell the company to Coinbase." Who would win?

Africa is hope for Bitcoin.

Windows and macOS are getting consistently worse over time while iOS and Android are both becoming incredibly polished experiences and getting safer every day.

the revolution will have good ux

the permissioned life is not worth living

@ZEUS becoming the best graduated wallet with a full pipeline starting from Cashu (easy) -> built-in Lightning (sovereign) -> remote node (god mode) View quoted note →

gm bitchatters

"The EU Council has just greenlit a new "chat control" mandate, effectively signing a blank check for mass surveillance draped in the language of child protection. This time, it drops the explicit obligation for companies to scan all private messages but quietly introduces what opponents describe as an indirect system of pressure. It rewards or penalizes online services depending on whether they agree to carry out “voluntary” scanning, effectively making intrusive monitoring a business expectation rather than a legal requirement. This isn't a slippery slope; it's a lubricated slide into a panopticon." View quoted note →