Posts for Tag: bitcoin
The Government Is Not Your Friend
Bitcoiners need to stop begging the government for permission to exercise their rights. They are not our friends.
Yesterday’s guilty verdict for Roman Storm on the count of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money service business is absolutely insane.
FinCEN, the regulator responsible for licensing, monitoring, and enforcement actions concerning criminal activity in money transmission has itself explicitly stated that self-custodial tooling that facilitates the transmission of value using cryptocurrencies are not money transmitters and are not subject to the relevant regulations.
So, how did we get here? Eight months after the election of a president who describes himself as a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency advocate, after the Department of Justice themselves have explicitly stated that they are not going to engage in regulation by prosecution, or prosecute mixing services, how was Roman Storm found guilty? [Read More]
Was Bitcoin a Government Operation & Can it Still be Used to Fight Back? - Mark Goodwin
Co-Opting Freedom? The Bitcoin Sleight Of Hand & The New AI Control Structure
Self-governing neural networks