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Pissed about the EU’s new AML regulation? Good. Here’s what you can do:

The new AML regulation will go to a final vote on April 24th in EU parliament. Until then, there’s still time to take action. Remember: it’s election year, so raising your concerns will count.

The EU’s AML

Do you think financial surveillance doesn't concern you because you have nothing to hide?

The effects of financial surveillance on credit ratings and interest payments: the secret history of the credit card, Lowell Bergman, 2004
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OFAC needs to be reformed, not enabled.

Let‘s talk about AMBOSS ⚡‘s new product „Reflex“ and why you should close all channels to Amboss immediately.

Reflex is a product bringing OFAC compliance to LN Nodes, yet the product is advertised as increasing „Freedom“ for node runners - and freedom, according to Amboss,

Come copy paste anonymous money with us! Sign up ⬇️

ecashhackday.github.io

'The rise of blockchain forensics today bears striking resemblance to the development and use of the first DNA profiling techniques of the late 1980s and early 1990s, where the justice system’s uncritical adoption outpaced scientific consensus on reliability.' W. Aaron Daniel TFTC

„In the circumstances, argues Gronager, Chainalysis CEO, the hearings on admissibility - during which the company‘s work came under heavy scrutiny - is the next best thing to a traditional peer review.“

Two life sentences plus 40 years for running a website.
Happy Birthday Ross 💔

If all Bitcoin solves is store of value for rich people, I’m not interested.

If Alexey Pertsev is convicted, authorities around the world might crack down on developers of privacy-enhancing tech, EFF’s Aaron Mackey told DL News. “We’re going to see a lot of potential chilling effects.” dlnews.com/articles/regul…

More personal data leaks.

Centralised pots of data are honeypots for attacks.

If we let the Bank of England and the UK government create a #CBDC or a #DigitalPound , you can be confident that all your spending history will be hacked and published one day.
theguardian.com/technology/202…

The possible return of
orionwl (Wladimir van der Laan) to Bitcoin Core makes me magnitudes more bullish than ETFs, Halving and interest rate cuts combined.

laanwj.github.io/2024/03/19/fin…

The future of privacy tech in the U.S. is now at stake, matrianarchist explains the Tornado Cash case

forbes.com/sites/digital-…

Your unhosted wallet was not made illegal. Don’t believe everything you read online. Don’t trust, verify.

Still dangerous and free open source software though. Use with caution!

Keep building!

Lots of confusion around the proposed EU law. Regardless of how it plays out for self custodial, Mutiny Wallet will not comply with any 'wallet signing' standard. We don't even create invoices from your node.

I worked at a custodian that required this, even for LN. Never again.

Launching a support group for Bitcoiners with a 5-second attention span who leap to paranoid conclusions from just a headline.