Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers
The UK has also frozen assets linked to the alleged scammers, including a £100m London office building. ⌘ Read more

Allzeithoch: Bitcoin knackt 125.000-Dollar-Marke
Der Bitcoin erreicht am frühen Sonntagmorgen ein neues Allzeithoch. Experten führen das auf regulatorische Entspannung und institutionelles Engagement zurück. ( Bitcoin, Börse)

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Re. 1c97c : We have now [1913 and onwards] a situation in which U.S. citizens have been hoodwinked into accepting paper money which is owned by foreign corporations. More recently, U.S. citizens are allowing themselves to be hoodwinked into accepting bitcoin which is owned by foreign corporations. In both instances, it’s the foreign ownership which is the problem. I’ll want to review my notes on this, - but that’s what I remember just now.

If I understand right, no paper money or bitcoin is allowed in USA.

Echte Intelligenz: Menschliche Neuronen als biologischer Computer verfügbar
Lebende Nervenzellen auf einem Chip imitieren die Funktion des Gehirns. Ein Einsatz für KI-Beschleunigung und Bitcoin-Mining ist denkbar. ( KI, Software)

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Elon Musk kündigt an: XChat soll “Bitcoin-ähnliche” Verschlüsselung bieten
Die Bekanntmachung wirft Fragen zum tatsächlichen Verschlüsselungssystem auf und auch Grok bittet, auf eine präzise Terminologie zu achten. ( X, Instant Messenger)

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Support Non-Woke Tech Journalism (With Bitcoin Matching Through Friday)
When it comes to non-Woke Tech Journalism, there’s only one name: The Lunduke Journal. ⌘ Read more

Support The Lunduke Journal (with Bitcoin matching through Friday!)
April has been an absolutely wild month so far — filled with leaks from Adobe, Red Hat, IBM, & Microsoft. ⌘ Read more

[ANN] OFAC Specially Designated Nationals List Update on 2025 March 4th - An individual together with Bitcoin and Monero addresses
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1j3xou6/

u/ArticMine (Reddit) ⌘ Read more

You can check bitcoin by curl rate.sx

I come here always to check bitcoin’s price

[ANN] MT #341: Is Monero keeping Bitcoin’s Cypherpunk dream alive? With Boaz Sobrado

In this episode Douglas Tuman interviews Boaz, a Forbes contributor who published a notable article about Monero last month. The discussion explores his background in crypto, starting from his experiences using Bitcoin for business operations in Cuba, to his current role as a writer for various crypto publications.

Links:

• https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=r2ZhoPAglJQ
  
• [https://www.m … ⌘ Read more

[ANN] Monero once again beats Bitcoin on ShopinBit

Monero: 56.3%
Bitcoin: 42.9%
LightningNetwork: 0.4%
Fiat: 0.4%

Link: https://farside.link/nitter/shopinbit/status/1889584085057896498

u/vicanonymous (Reddit) ⌘ Read more

[ANN] Monero’s dominance in OrangeFren.com search stats

Each and every month Monero has been taking the lead. Here’s the latest numbers for January 2025 [..] As you can see the numbers are pretty stable. 30-40% for Monero, ~25% for Bitcoin.

Links:

• https://orangefren.com/
  
• https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1if8ue2/
  

orangefren.com ⌘ Read more

[WTS] Partial wheat penny album, gold panda, Whitman albums, buffalo and v nickels, barber dimes

Bitcoin and Monero receive a 3% discount. Preference will be given to anyone willing to take large lots or use crypto.

Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/CoinSales/comments/1i9y7rq/

u/Eercury (Reddit) ⌘ Read more

[WTS] Collection clean out! 90% silver, gold panda, silver bullion, world coins, commemoratives, errors, toning, graded silver, red seal banknote, copper, state quarter album.

Bitcoin and Monero receive a 3% discount. Preference will be given to anyone willing to take large lots or use crypto. Take everything in the listing, and we’ll work out a good bulk discount! Feel free to send an offer on anything! I’m flexible on most pricing when it comes to selling in a lot (or for Bitcoin). Free shipping on purchases over $75.

Link: [ht … ⌘ Read more

Jack Dorsey’s Block Scraps ‘Web5’ Project
Block will abandon development of its Web5 decentralized internet project and reduce investment in music streaming service Tidal to focus on bitcoin mining hardware and self-custody wallets, the payments company announced in its third-quarter letter to shareholders. The Jack Dorsey-led firm cited strong market demand for its bitcoin mining products and Bitkey wallet as key drivers behind the st … ⌘ Read more

Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 42, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.

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rehrar releases Stack Wallet v2.1.7, Stack Duo v1.2.3
rehrar1 has released Stack Wallet2 version 2.1.73 and Stack Duo version 1.2.34 with Monero coin control, other changes and updates.

Stack Wallet:
* Added Monero/WOW coin control
* Added Cardano
* Updated FROST with latest and greatest
Stack Duo:
* Monero coin control
* Frost tweaks and changes
* Tweaks to how Bitcoin connects to ElectrumX [..]

The release notes, binar … ⌘ Read more

Chute de l’immobilier : dégâts d’une bulle
Un article de Henry Bonner Les Bourses autour du monde reprennent leur hausse, le marché a confiance dans les baisses de taux d’intérêt en vue par la Réserve fédérale. L’once d’or atteint un record à plus de 2.500 $. Le Bitcoin, de même, grimpe à 57.000 euros, il approche du record de 64.500 euros de […] ⌘ Read more

Also tweaked the settings of my Bitaxe bitcoin miner, it was running a bit unstable, tweaked some settings and now it finally runs like it should.

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Erlang Solutions: 10 Unusual Blockchain Use Cases
When Blockchain technology was first introduced with Bitcoin in 2009, no one could have foreseen its impact on the world or the unusual cases of blockchain that have emerged. Fast forward to now and Blockchain has become popular for its ability to ensure data integrity in transactions and smart contracts.

Thanks to its cost-effectiveness,  transparency, speed and top security, it has found its way into many industries, with blockchain spending exp … ⌘ Read more

Got my #bitaxe #bitcoin asic #miner today, very cool miner. Super easy to set up.

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Bitcoin is kicking asses and taking names!

@rrraksamam@twtxt.net I honestly dislike web3 platforms, and especially blockchain social media.
It’s just filled with people trying to make a dollar. That is always the focus on those blockchain based social media sites. I like what I can host my self, no money or tokens \ crypto involved etc.
Tried nostr for a while, but I cannot get into that either. Only reason it’s popular is because of jack (that’s just my opinion), and they are always pushing bitcoin lightning network there - and I get tired of that pretty fast.

Retiring My Fiat Donation Portal
I’ve decided to retire my fiat donation portal at donate.lukesmith.xyz, where people could donate to me via debit and credit cards.
This will happen by the end of this calendar year.

It’s more in keeping with my principles of free software, self-ownership and everything else to only allow cryptocurrency donations.
This also is a subtle nudge to people who want to donate in streams to get into Bitcoin and Monero, as opposed to using fiat o … ⌘ Read more

Derrière la débâcle de FTX, d’étranges coïncidences
Catastrophe dans le monde des cryptomonnaies : FTX, la deuxième plateforme d’échange, s’est effondrée avec fracas la semaine dernière, entraînant avec elle la chute de la valorisation de la plupart des monnaies numériques, Bitcoin compris. Mais à mesure que la poussière retombe, on s’aperçoit que la plateforme ne se contentait pas d’organiser des marchés entre cryptomonnaies : […] ⌘ Read more

@brasshopper@twtxt.net bitcoin 🤮 that’s a hard no from me

I would HIGHLY recommend reading up on the keybase architecture. They designed device key system for real time chat that is e2e secure. https://book.keybase.io/security

A property of ec keys is deriving new keys that can be determined to be “on curve.” bitcoin has some BIPs that derive single use keys for every transaction connected to a wallet. And be derived as either public or private chains. https://qvault.io/security/bip-32-watch-only-wallets/

I would HIGHLY recommend reading up on the keybase architecture. They designed device key system for real time chat that is e2e secure. https://book.keybase.io/security

A property of ec keys is deriving new keys that can be determined to be “on curve.” bitcoin has some BIPs that derive single use keys for every transaction connected to a wallet. And be derived as either public or private chains. https://qvault.io/security/bip-32-watch-only-wallets/

The price of Bitcoin didn’t go down, the price of the world has gone up Bitcoin value tumbles almost 50% since record November | Hacker News

Bitcoin “Cult”
I have noticed that some people I respect have jumped on the bandwagon of calling Bitcoin a cult. I will agree with the word cult even know it is ment to be pejorative, giving the movement a religion like meaning. Is is a cult in the sense that it is a movement based on philosophical […] ⌘ Read more

I appeared on Monero Talk
I was invited to be interviewed on Monero Talk and it’s just been released. Monero Talk is a podcast on, well… Monero the actually private cryptocurrency, which I’ve written and done videos on in the past.

See the full interview on one of the following:

• Monero Talk’s YouTube channel
  
• [Odysee Re … ⌘ Read more

Monero and Other Privacy Coins
As I said in other writings and videos, no serious cryptocurrency can function in real life which is not also a truly private cryptocurrency.

By far, the most popular of all these is Monero, which has already become the de facto currency of the dark web, but also of all cryptocurrency users _who actually use cryptocurrency … ⌘ Read more

Monero Maximalism: Or, How Bitcoin Is a 💩coin

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Most normal people hear the word “cryptocurrency” and assume that means that they are “cryptic” or “private,“but that’s actually a huge, perhaps the hugest misunderstanding of our time and it has some big consequences.The “crypto” in cryptocurrency merely comes from its cryptographic nature.

When it comes to actual privacy, cryptocurrencies are an unmitigated … ⌘ Read more

One of these days I will learn not to argue with the bitcoin bros.

Bitcoin Is Worse Is Better - Gwern.net https://www.gwern.net/Bitcoin-is-Worse-is-Better

If you live in Mad Max: The Road Warrior, bitcoin makes a lot of sense. If you live in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, it makes a lot less sense. If you live in Fury Road, it makes no sense at all.

Bitcoin, Snapchat, Drugs And Death: How A Woman Followed Two “UGNazi” Hackers’ Lies To Her Tragic Killing https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/tomi-masters-down-the-rabbit-hole-i-go

Periodic reminder that cash is more anonymous than bitcoin (because the serial numbers of bills are not recorded with every transaction). If you want to really be anonymous, do all your buying in quarters, from venting machines

Periodic reminder that even Tim May thought bitcoin hype was out of control: https://www.coindesk.com/enough-with-the-ico-me-so-horny-get-rich-quick-lambo-crypto

Bitcoin Bodice Rippers Are Romance’s Most Sizzling New Subgenre https://breakermag.com/bitcoin-bodice-rippers-are-romances-most-sizzling-new-subgenre/

tired: refering to bitcoin as ‘fake internet money’

Bitcoin As Explained by A.I. - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBRWJzAjkjk

Bad idea of the day: Instead of ads mining bitcoins in your browser, they run IPFS nodes and pin arbitrary hashes in browser persistent storage then store them.

It Is Silly Season in the Land of Cryptocurr… https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/01/bitcoin-blockchain-silly-season/550184/

Ads don’t work so websites are using your electricity to pay the bills | Technology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/27/pirate-bay-showtime-ads-websites-electricity-pay-bills-cryptocurrency-bitcoin

Why the Bitcoin network just split in half and why it matters | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/why-the-bitcoin-network-just-split-in-half-and-why-it-matters/

Verifying myself: My Bitcoin username is +aquilax. https://t.co/2aCSnleUUj #bitcoin