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1/ a brief thread on privacy

me: i spend a lot of time and energy understanding my personal privacy and how to protect it

people on the internet:
“no one who is innocent needs privacy”

“what are you trying to hide?”

“are you a drug dealer?”

medium.com/@Melt_Dem/im-n…
2/ privacy is an important part of the reason why i believe bitcoin is critical to the future of the free world

no one delivers this message in a more cogent manner than @gladstein @HRF

3/ i’m happy to see @BullyEsq has also taken on this topic

his new blog’s 🔥 first 🔥 post is about privacy, namely the fact that we have no financial privacy and that’s exactly what governments want with their digital fiat coins

bullyesq.com/blog/privacy-i…
4/ another person worth following is @mayazi who coined the term “dissident tech” (i think) and connects the dots on where crypto and conflict connect

5/ of course, @lopp who is CTO at @CasaHODL has published numerous guides on privacy, personal protection, and is now building tools to help individuals protect their bitcoin

highly encourage reading 👇🏾
blog.lopp.net/modest-privacy…
6/ the real question though - do people care about privacy or profits?

the majority of crypto pundits talk a big game, but will choose to sacrifice privacy for personal profit every time

and privacy focused businesses haven’t yet found effective ways to monetize
7/ who pays for privacy preserving features?

if we believe privacy is a fundamental right, what steps can we take to preserve it?

i’m *thrilled* privacy is a growing topic of conversation

but how do we move from talk to action?

would love to hear you ideas 💡
* amendment - how could i forget @SamouraiWallet?!

they make new privacy innovations on bitcoin accessible via their wallet - stuff like coinjoin, dandelion, and more goes from lab to streets on their platform 🔥
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1/ ITS HERE! the @CoinSharesCo 2019 crypto trends report, all 134 pages

We hope that people will take these slides and the associated data and use them, improve upon them, and share them

find it here 👇 + a few favorites in the thread

coinsharesgroup.com/research/2019-…
@CoinSharesCo 2/ a thank you to @avichal @fundstrat @KaikoData @MessariCrypto @coinmetrics @CoinMarketCap @blockchain @blockchaincap @mrauchs from whom we drew inspiration, ideas, frameworks, and data.

and @marty_stenson for pulling more than a few all nighters w/ me! (eagles still suck tho)
@CoinSharesCo @avichal @fundstrat @KaikoData @MessariCrypto @coinmetrics @CoinMarketCap @blockchain @blockchaincap @mrauchs @marty_stenson 3/ from section 2: macro trends (p21)

boomers are retiring, with ~$70T set to be inherited over the next 20 years.

but, pensions are underfunded by 25%. who will pay?
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1/ a thread on bitcoin and the Matrix

if "the matrix" is a metaphor for the system we live in, bitcoin is the red pill - a way for us to break free of a dystopian future characterized by tyranny, surveillance, and digital violence

or is it?

(slides 👉speakerdeck.com/meltdem/blue-p…)
2/ everyone knows this legendary scene

“this is your last chance... there is no turning back. you take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed. you take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.”
3/ we're living in an interesting time. i believe bitcoin is a social, political, and economic movement wrapped up as technology.

bitcoin is inherently anti status quo. it is inherently a challenge to the system we live in.

this makes it feel like the "red pill"
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Meltem Demirors
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1/ in the crypto community, we love to talk about things like
- choice and access
- self-sovereignty
- privacy and consent
- removing rent-seeking

but when we take a hard look at what we've built... the majority of value in our industry is being captured by intermediaries
2/ there are new business models emerging on both the "cypherpunk" end of the spectrum and the "my dad" end of the spectrum... but at the end of the day, it's all about who controls the coins

coin = power

not your keys, not your coins
3/ so where are the coins?

if 100% is all bitcoin mined to date, roughly 17% is in third party custody (although the number is likely higher)

that's pretty significant
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