KYC Kontrol Your Citizens

Bear markets are for building.

Here we go again... x.com/Jim_Banks/status/20670…

Kudos to ChainQuery for resurrecting and enhancing @khannib's "UTXO Repartition" charts that analyze all of the different types of locking scripts currently used to secure BTC. chainquery.com/reports/utxo-…

I just want to let everyone know how much I love Obscura. It's not that I didn't trust Mullvad. It's the peace of mind of not having to trust any single provider. Split trust is a genius idea.

They’re proposing more KYC for devices. @lopp has a good blog post on this and how people can do something about it blog.lopp.net/call-to-action…

The first step to enacting control of networks and technologies is for authorities to gate access with KYC. Any service that can be abused in any conceivable way is a ripe target for bureaucrats to mandate KYC. They'll KYC your phone, your ISP, your finances, your AI models...

Cypherpunks unite! Give the FCC a piece of your mind about the proposal to implement a KYC regime for all phone users! blog.lopp.net/call-to-action…

I'm seeing new trend of requests to add web sites to my Bitcoin resources list. They claim to be educational or provide various services, even claiming years of operation. But upon closer review they're LLM generated and only a few months old. 🚨 Internet Archive is a great tool for assessing reputation!

America just minted the world's first trillionaire and he's an African immigrant. x.com/lopp/status/1818346318…

BitGo is expanding its Lightning Network offering with a new way for institutions to earn. Lightning Earn lets corporate bitcoin treasury companies and institutional allocators deploy their bitcoin as liquidity on the Lightning Network, receiving bitcoin-denominated routing fees in return. Powered by an integration with @AmbossTech rails, the offering comes with the security controls, operational workflows, and governance infrastructure BitGo clients expect. Read more: businesswire.com/news/home/2…

The enemy is once again at the gates. Today is a good day for all Americans who are concerned about the constant erosion of their privacy to speak out. blog.lopp.net/call-to-action…

Interesting new analysis of quantum vulnerable bitcoin from ChainQuery which does a deeper dive into known redeem scripts for exposed UTXOs and discards the ones that don't incorporate pubkeys. chainquery.com/reports/quant…

Awesome new Casascius Explorer by Wicked! This is by far the best one in existence now. x.com/w_s_bitcoin/status/206…

This ought to be obvious, but you should NOT paste sensitive data into data formatting web sites! You should assume it will be stored forever and eventually leaked. beyondmemory.io/blog/json-fo…

In 2 months the mandatory signaling for BIP-110 will trigger. Be sure to bookmark bip110.com/ in order to learn more about this Bitcoin soft fork and follow its progress!

Great news for privacy enjoyers; @obscuravpn is now available on Android! You can install from Google Play Store or Aurora Store, but hardcore cypherpunks should install via Obtainium by adding the following URL: github.com/Sovereign-Enginee…

LLMs, like any tool, can be wielded effectively or poorly. Companies won't automatically get a productivity boost just by throwing AI tooling at employees. They can easily end up worse off after burning tons of money. You should use AI like a scalpel, not a bazooka. Be precise.

An unfortunate example of why I've long said not to expect Bitcoin to implement strong cryptographic privacy at the base layer. Doing so greatly increases risk of undetectable monetary supply inflation. Few folks value privacy more than supply integrity. x.com/zooko/status/206264492…