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Paypal’s Green Mining Initiative Makes Zero Sense

A look at Paypal's recent proposal to implement Bitcoin wallets that pay mining fees using a scheme ensuring that only authorized miners powered by renewable energy can collect the user's transaction fee.

Samourai Wallet: Breaking Down Dangerous Precedents

A break down of the issues at the core of the recent Samourai Wallet arrests, and why these could have far reaching implications for all self custodial tools in the ecosystem.

Shadow Boxing: Comments On Proof-Of-Work Centralization Hysteria

If what you say is true. The Shaolin and the Wu-Tang could be dangerous.

EU Parliament Adopts AML Laws Regulating Bitcoin Based On Questionable Assumptions

On Wednesday, the European Parliament adopted a new AML package increasing crypto asset service provider’s reporting requirements for anonymous payments. But it appears that the package’s crypto laws are largely based on assumptions, not facts.

A Further Crackdown On Bitcoin Mixing Services Will Hurt Human Rights Activists

The charges brought against Samourai Wallet’s founders could be part of an international effort to limit Bitcoin privacy-preserving technologies, which would hurt those who need these technologies the most.

Samourai Did Nothing Wrong, Self Custodial Tools Are Not Money Transmitters

A reaction to the indictment charges against the Samourai developers yesterday, and the patently absurd distortions of reality, prior regulatory clarification, and the functionality of the software to categorize them as a money transmission business.

Open Source Justice Manifesto

The Open Source Justice Foundation is a non-profit charity focused on open source protocols that can alleviate the need for a traditional justice system. Learn more about OSJF's work at opensourcejustice.org.

The Patriot Act 2.0

A quick breakdown of the recent renewal of FISA 702, and the implications it has on the civil rights of American citizens.

Bitcoin Decentralization and Where to Find It

A walk through the nuance of what "decentralization" means in the context of Bitcoin, and how to conceptualize the different aspects of it.

How To Keep Your Bitcoin Safe When You Have to Flee Your home

Sometimes things get politically or economically so unstable that you have no option but to flee your home. Bitcoin offers an immensely powerful tool to safely bring your wealth with you.
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