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The First Amendment: Bitcoin Shall Not Be Abridged

Shinobi -
The first amendment guarantees freedom of speech. Software is speech. Bitcoin is speech. So why is that being selectively criminalized?
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Samourai Wallet Gives In With Guilty Pleas, But It Was All Their Risk

Shinobi -
While the Samourai Wallet's guilty pleas could have implications for the wider ecosystem, ultimately it was just two men's risk.
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Tornado Cash, the Only Useful Ethereum Product, Is About To Be Made Illegal

Juan Galt -
The Tornado Cash trial of Roman Storm is taking place this week, a last stand of obsolete financial regulation.
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Cypherpunks Used To Dream of True Disruption

Shinobi -
Cypherpunks used to dream of true disruption to the whole world order, now they're mostly integrating with it. What happened?
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Senator Lummis’ New Bill Enables Tax-Exempt Bitcoin Spending — But Thresholds Are Too Low

Frank Corva -
Long-time Bitcoin advocate Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has drafted a bill that allows Bitcoin enthusiasts to spend small amounts of bitcoin without incurring capital gains taxes (which is very cool), but many — including myself — feel that the spending limits in the bill are too low.
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Are Bitcoin Treasury Companies Ponzi Schemes?

Joakim Book -
Financial machines of perpetual motion don’t work but bitcoin treasury companies are certainly trying. Why would this fad be any different?
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New York City Won’t Be Issuing BitBonds Anytime Soon

Frank Corva -
At Bitcoin 2025, NYC mayor, Eric Adams, proclaimed that he’s going to push to issue a BitBond, but judging by his past inaction on Bitcoin as well as a statement from NYC’s comptroller, odds are New Yorkers won’t see a BitBond in the near future.
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Support The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) To Protect Noncustodial Services

Frank Corva -
Call your local elected officials and tell them to support the BRCA, which protects developers of noncustodial technology as well as a variety of services that preserve privacy and make it easier to scale Bitcoin.
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Vegas Comedown, or Was Bitcoin 2025 Too Noisy?

Joakim Book -
Clear eyes and open minds about Bitcoin 2025: Was there too much noise, politicians, and shitcoinery?
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Bitcoiners Should Care About The GENIUS Act

Frank Corva -
Stablecoins are the focus of the GENIUS Act, but if the bill is enacted into law, it will likely have an impact on U.S. citizens’ ability to use Bitcoin privately.
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WE CAN’T LET ATLANTA WIN THE HASH LEAGUE!

Juan Galt -
After inventing the Hash League competition and winning multiple prizes at Bitcoin Plus Plus Austin, ATLBitlab is dominating the leaderboards. Bitcoiners worldwide need to step up and stop them!
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You Aren’t Mad At Bitcoin Core, You’re Mad At Me

Shinobi -
Bitcoin Core isn't trying to force anything onto anyone, they are simply reacting to the potential harm caused by other users.
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