Feel very fortunate to have been able to run the live desk at @btcplusplus this week. I highly recommend you take the time to listen the conversations when you get the chance. Tried to get both sides of the OP_RETURN debate and much more. Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/4BqX7dWign0?si=a5d-KjstHz8iajDX Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/5V1HHTTY5Sc?si=ckOSI7fNDWVTeMQ7 Interviews with @vnprc @average_bitcoiner @niftynei() πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ’ΈπŸ§‘ @Jameson Lopp @npub1fuk7...mzly @Super Testnet @Rob Hamilton @npub1ej49...ndrm @Matt Corallo instagibbs, Andrew Poelstra, Antoine Poissont, @jungly @Justin Moon @skot9000 @Marks @boerst @Bitcoin Mechanic @Luke Dashjr and more
Bitcoin is catching on. You may want to get some.
It's been a hell of a week for bitcoin in Austin, TX. Here are some of my reflections so far. Headed over to @btcplusplus to run the live desk for Day 2 of the conference.
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Reflections on This Week in Austin, Texas
The energy is palpable.
While everyone is focused on the OP_RETURN discussion, @calle and other Cashu developers are pushing code to improve the UX of ecash. Multinut payments are here and they are a forcing function for risk distribution and competition among mints.
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Pay Attention: The Cypherpunk Banking Stack Is Coming
The future banking stack is being built our in the midst of all the chaos.
Financial privacy isn't a crime. It is something that should be celebrated and protected at all costs. Especially in a world that is becoming hyper-digital, hyper-surveilled, and hyper-politicized. It's time to FREE SAMOURAI.
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Bombshell Disclosure in the Samourai Wallet Case
This is a truly disgusting display of prosecutorial malice.
I think one thing is pretty clear, there is no consensus at the moment on this OP_RETURN issue.
It's time to come to grips with reality. 100% renewable grids are unreliable and outright dangerous for populations leveraging them. The abundant energy future is here if we're willing to take it. We just need to ignore the climate hysterics.
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It's Time to Get Serious About Baseload Energy
Climate hysterics are going to destroy modern civilization if they get their way.
My Summer 2021 peak clown world call gets more comical by the day. image
Stop setting expectations that bitcoin is going to rise when people find out the gold isn't in Fort Knox. I wouldn't be surprised if the Trump admin makes sure it's filled before going in there to signal economic strength as the world is scrambling for physical gold. Banking on an empty vault for a bitcoin price pump is setting the market up for disappointment. The correct framing is: we shouldn't have to wonder whether or not the gold is in Fort Knox, we should be able to publicly audit the country's reserves 24/7/365 and bitcoin enables that. It is very hard to do that with gold, as the last five decades have proven.
We should be grateful that shitcoiners are playing the wrong game. Completely lost class of people.