lightcone of the united states (CONUS)

writing cryptography software is one of the most american things you can do because you’re using your first amendment right to publish ideas that protect other people’s fourth amendment rights

hearing things from lawyers about this idea

this summer i'm going to

1. say what i want 🧑‍💻
2. defend myself ☺️
3. refuse to let soldiers quarter in my house🙅‍♂️ nuh uh
4. be protected frm unreasonable search and seizure 😻

re doj vs wallets; imagine if we had some sort of amendment in some sort of bill of rights, that could protect people’s property from unreasonable seizure and imply a degree of privacy rights by default 🤔

the notebook on my desk is a money transmitter because i wrote a functioning implementation of a signing algorithm in it

Caitlin Long 🔑⚡️🟠 Zaki ⚛️🍷 comcast is a money transmitter because they allow me to log in to my bank’s website

makes sense

The DOJ's opposition to Roman Storm's motions to dismiss and suppress evidence in the Tornado Cash case is filled with technical inaccuracies, obvious disdain for privacy and emerging technology, and misapplication of the law.

The TLDR of the opposition is: look at our really

Can you spot the pattern?

Taxi companies attack ride-hailing apps for workers’ rights - yet drivers actually prefer them.

Mainstream media attacks social media for misinformation - yet mainstream media misinforms the public all the time.

Banks attack crypto for

Crypto is a fight for freedom in the digital age. I could not think of a more noble effort to dedicate my life to

an interesting question: how do hackers/phisher/drainer crime groups target high value holders with attacks, if they can’t identify those holders in the first place?

i hope recent events cause bitcoiners to reevaluate the long-term viability of lightning. the lightning design introduces intrinsic points of centralization and legal risk.

bitcoin should add an opcode for verifying SP-1 or Risc0 proofs instead

Bill Binney blew the whistle on NSA domestic surveillance long before Snowden, alleging widespread unconstitutional domestic spying. he did not leak any documents, and was ostensibly cleared of wrongdoing, but nonetheless faced retaliation from the FBI

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_B…