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Tether is getting delisted from EU exchanges.

The wild west days are over! ๐Ÿค 

Soon, stablecoins will be well-regulated and audited "pre-CBDCs", or fully-decentralized algorithmic stablecoins.

Up until now, Tether took the de-facto role of the decentralized option (even though it isn't). If it keeps getting shut out of jurisdictions, you'll see massive demand rise up to create truly decentralized stablecoins, almost overnight.

In the meantime, be careful using fully-regulated stables, as they're really banking 2.0. Right now you can do what you want with them, but the restrictions of the banking system will come on them before you know it.

Be prepared.

And as always, use scarce decentralized crypto wherever you can handle the volatility. That's real money.Image

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Dec 11, 2023
There's a new Bitcoin civil war brewing over ordinals, and privacy! ๐Ÿช–

We may even see another fork ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

I'm going to break down as concisely as possible how we got here, why we got here, and how we can avoid this sort of thing moving forward.

Buckle in! ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿš€
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Up until 2017 there were two camps: big blocks and small blocks.

Everyone uses the blockchain (L1) for all payments, few run a full node

vs.

L1 is for large payments and settlement while small payments happen elsewhere, everyone should run a node.

The second camp won.
2/16
Notably, instead of adding more capacity in blocks, SegWit, which added special data capability, was added.

Not going into it, but basically it was meant to allow complex settlement transactions, such as those necessary for the Lightning Network.

That was the scaling plan.
3/16
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Dec 5, 2023
I see so many friends fall into the trap of listening to the wrong people, both in crypto and beyond.

And, sorry for the scammy-sounding language, but I have "oNe EaSy TrIcK" ๐Ÿคฃ for filtering out who you should not be listening to.

I call this "builder vs. loudmouth" ๐Ÿงต
1/7
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It's PAINFULLY easy to become an "expert" these days.

Information is everywhere.

It's so easy to start posting intelligent-sounding critiques, absolute statements, etc.

"Subscribe to my newsletter!" ๐Ÿ˜…

But actual WISDOM in how to apply this knowledge must be earned.
2/7
So what's the trick?

-Ignore talkers, embrace builders

Basically, before taking an "expert" opinion seriously, see if they've built anything of value before and/or currently.

This one small factor makes a massive difference in the advice you get from them.
3/7
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Dec 2, 2023
Yesterday I came to an epiphany on how to solve crypto's scaling problems! ๐Ÿคฏ

Bitcoin and Ethereum's development got captured by outside interests, and both chose not to scale!

But an innovation from @THORChain and the @Maya_Protocol actually prevents this from happening!
1/11
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Both of the top-two cryptos got co-opted by layer-two solutions.

In order to make money, companies like Blockstream and the ETH L2s influenced development AGAINST on-chain scaling.

Forcing unnecessary "solutions" to become necessary for regular users to use the network.
2/11
This is because of a flaw in the economics of the system:

ONLY miners/nodes profit DIRECTLY from the network being used.

If you run a Bitcoin wallet, you do NOT make money from using Bitcoin.

Only from whatever services (like swap services/on-ramps) you integrate.
3/11
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Nov 26, 2023
The crypto crackdown is here. ๐Ÿšจ

Not tomorrow, not 10 years from now. Right now!

We had it easy for too long, but now we have to get into hard work mode.

Here's a quick guide on how to get ready for the "then they fight you" stage of crypto's growth to mass adoption.๐Ÿ“–
1/12
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BIG DISCLAIMER! โš ๏ธ

Legal and moral can be two very different things.

But I'm never going to tell you to do anything illegal.

Agorism and civil disobedience are great freedom tools, but YOU and YOU ALONE are responsible for the risks they carry.

Be smart!
2/12
To quickly recap recent developments:

-The SEC has gone after a lot of major crypto exchanges
-FinCEN is trying to make using privacy techniques illegal
-Bitcoin is moving towards custodial/KYC-only

It's getting harder to have financial sovereignty with crypto.
3/12
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Nov 21, 2023
YOU DON'T NEED TO RUN YOUR OWN NODE

This one lie has caused untold damage to crypto. ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

Both Bitcoin and Ethereum elected to not scale under this pretense.

What's actually important everyone being able to feasibly transact with the base layer.

Let's go over why ๐Ÿ“œ
1/9
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First, let's be clear about one thing: regular nodes do NOT secure the network!

Miners/staking nodes/etc. do.

Running your own node purely lets you broadcast your own transactions, and verify the state of the blockchain.

Important, definitely, but not to network security.
2/9
You know what everyone should be able to do, though?

USE THE BASE LAYER!

Every user should be able to feasibly use the actual network for its intended purpose.

It doesn't matter if you can verify your own transactions if you can't make any to begin with!
3/9
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Nov 13, 2023
Crypto has a serious dishonesty problem.

We're never going to supplant the fiat currency and central banking system if we can't even tell the truth about what we're building and how it works.

I'm sick of it. Keep reading. Don't worry, I'm naming names! ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ
1/12
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In 2009, Bitcoin did something amazing.

Decentralized, censorship resistant money.

No company behind it, well-distributed supply, almost scam-free design.

Many copied its design with fraudulent representation to make a quick buck.
2/12
Shiba Inu is a gambling token made after @elonmusk tweeted about Doge and the price went up.

That's all it is. Feel free to gamble on it, but don't pretend it's a serious investment.

Same for HEX. Play your casino games, but don't scam low-info investors!
3/12
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