Arrested software devs, bad policy, the government attack on self custody, privacy, and p2p transactions. #FreeSamourai #FreeRoman Past 6 months summarized. A must read.👇

Update - Google walked this back: support.google.com/googleplay/and…

Google has changed its Play Store Policy in response to our reporting. Here's why this is a big deal for developers. Since our story yesterday, several people reached out to me about Google Play Store delisting non-custodial wallets well before the policy in question came into

Google tried it and got burned. Now let's use this energy to establish our rights to transact freely and privately. Let's protect our self custodial wallet users and devs. Spread the word that it must be done.

Never forget the bitcoin freedom fighters. The OGs who took a stand when no one else would. #FreeSamourai

Update 2: Even before Google walked back it's diabolical policy, it was enforcing it against electrum. x.com/l0lal33tz/stat…

Non custodial wallet devs prosecuted and jailed. Google bans non custodial wallets (without KYC), rescinds ban due to backlash. Do you you see what they are trying to do yet anon? Demand rights for devs and users. #FreeSamourai

If you want a vision of the future, imagine a full-doxx age verification window popping up again and again, forever

🚨NEW: Economists at the Bank of International Settlements propose banning any coin that has passed through a no-KYC wallet from regulated services to enable a culture of self-policing therage.co/bank-of-intern…

Economists at the Bank of International Settlements just proposed that *any coin* that has *ever* passed through a no-KYC wallet should be banned from regulated services. The economists argue that their approach would enable a culture of self-policing, or “duty of care,” in

NEW Bitcoin Season 2: BREAKING DOWN THE TORNADO CASH VERDICT w/ David Z. Morris who covered every single day in court: ⚡ Hackathon winner to convicted felon ⚡ Prosecuted for code he can't control ⚡ VCs threatened for investing in privacy ⚡ Why every developer should be worried

The Treasury is contemplating the implementation of digital identities in DeFi. This would mean that all software developers building non-custodial services could be required to implement smart contracts that facilitate identity checks before executing a transaction. This would

Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm Faces 5 Years for a Crime DOJ Now Says It Won’t Prosecute ► decrypt.co/336327/tornado… decrypt.co/336327/tornado…

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😬The new normal in Bitcoin. Every UTXO is assigned an AML score. If they are marked tainted you'll get your accounts frozen when you try selling

The failure for bitcoin would not be periods of underperformance relative to gold. The failure for bitcoin would be if no one knew how to use it (or gave up using it) as peer-to-peer *private* digital cash. [ ashigaru.rs ] [ #freesamourai ]

200+ days of the Bitcoin President, and the climate for open source development has never been more hostile. The Trump administration needs to drastically change course. For Bitcoin Magazine bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/recappin…

Going to work on something to honor the Samourai devs and the sacrifices they made. In the bitcoin space they are the last of a dying breed, the rare few who stood up for your rights. History will look back kindly and inspired. #FreeSamourai

The real bitcoin OGs. The freedom fighters who didn't back down. #FreeSamourai