Knots supporters would likely be against any privacy on Bitcoin because they would not be able to see or control what other people do on the network. They would likely create huge amounts of FUD, saying things like “Core is putting a target on our backs” “Core is shitcoining

"Bitcoin is designed to operate without permission from any authority. Its value proposition is entirely based on this property...Its security architecture necessarily assumes it is operating without state permission."

Knotzis have lost the plotzis.

I misunderstood the Ledger multisig announcement the other day. I understood they've decided to charge like a Swiss private bank, but I've only just realized the extent to which they're not actually private at all... I was also dismayed to see that this is still NOT a Ledger

Ive been calling out Ocean as rotten for years as they continue to lie to the community about their pool being decentralized and permissionless. It should be no surprise that @lukedashjr and Mechanic #FixTheFilters #300kb are lying again and threatening miners to adopt their fork proposal.

TIL SimpleX are statist cucks.

The Bitcoin blockchain as you've never seen it before. Happy Bitcoin Whitepaper Day! thesecondrealm.is

Crypto scams everywhere you look, corrupt exchanges, Big Banks the kings of money laundering. Governments eradicating the value of their currencies. But you're going to punish two guys for making software that purposefully never took custody of user funds. Anarcho-tyranny: "A

Yesterday: "We're making the US the Bitcoin superpower, the crypto capital of the world". Today: "I impose a sentence of 60 months imprisonment then three years supervised release. I impose a fine of $250,000" for making Bitcoin what it should be #FreeSamourai

Rearden Vibes 🛩 fork/acc Another lesson is how pathetic the Bitcoin community can be. The only company that stood up for them was FOUNDATION (please correct me if there were more, but I don't remember any). The others chose to remain silent, even though the precedent created could (and probably

"There is no acknowledgment [by Rodriguez] of the criminal world for whom digital currency is a gift." Judge Cote wanted Keonne to claim that financial privacy is for criminals – Because he didn't, she gave him the maximum sentence.

This witchhunt is personal to me. Samourai wallet integrated our XMR<>BTC protocol into their wallet early on (about 2-3 years ago) TDevD even made some minor contributions to our repository. He has now been sentenced to five years in prison. Although the Samourai team was not

Samourai Wallet deserves a pardon more than any of Trump's pardons to date. They wrote code that empowered free men. That is all. That's the crime for which they've just been sentenced to 5 years+. #freesamourai

Statement from Foundation We are incredibly saddened by the harsh five-year sentence given to Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez. We believe this outcome is unjust and deeply troubling. It directly conflicts with previous guidance from FinCEN; where one federal agency

I guess many aren't aware, but there is a fork of Samourai Wallet. Right after the original was shut down, some brave souls picked up where Samourai Wallet left off, creating 'Ashigaru':

I have been the same guy since 2019, when first picture was taken. You may pull a guy in jail, but you won't deter me from wearing his hoodie. I'll keep putting it on, now more than ever, privacy is a human fight. Free Samourai Wallet.

The next Fulcrum release on Start9 comes with a config option for a server banner inspired by Vibrant 's guide. With the blessing of Fulcrum creator Calin Culianu the default banner is FREESAMOURAI.

TOR + Monero payment + no information about you to create an account.