Word processor working on Bitcoin advocacy in the UK
Public Key
npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx Profile Code
nprofile1qqs80cjjxm2psuux933tsd0w5ljjtf49j9rxnxmyajweh3cgg5ca76gpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuun0vd4hxqg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0whupv0
Show more details
Published at
2024-08-23T10:10:21Z Event JSON
{
"id": "bc54e2b2a43b0a165abbb57f3c8bc8ad15c551e696ddc8e15e578c74c899a0bc" ,
"pubkey": "77e25236d41873862c62b835eea7e525a6a59146699b64ec9d9bc7084531df69" ,
"created_at": 1724407821 ,
"kind": 0 ,
"tags": [],
"content": "{\"name\":\"fnew\",\"nip05\":\"[email protected] \",\"about\":\"Word processor working on Bitcoin advocacy in the UK\",\"lud16\":\"[email protected] \",\"display_name\":\"\",\"picture\":\"https://i.imgur.com/LqY9Oo8.jpeg\",\"banner\":\"\",\"website\":\"https://www.bitcoinpolicy.uk/\"}" ,
"sig": "082c51f41fbd6c47e79ed21dc4443d1caef0138f0516a762ff3f11a041bfe764fe924b39893cb2eb30346c717f5c8297d1f0c0de4f60adf48f9b8e2669542c7b"
}
Last Notes npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew I assume better than my weird Zimbabwean/posh English voice npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Also some self interest here - I run two relays, to ensure I have control over my own posts! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew https://grapheneos.org/install/ npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew If you are in the UK, get a Pixel phone right now and install GrapheneOS. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Privacy, and our basic freedoms, are under attack from all sides. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Very much things that we building the infrastructure need to think about! Need for self sovereign lightning likely increases and decreases depending on your operating environment npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Very much so. I first started using it three years ago (I believe?). And it's transformed beyond recognition in that time. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Does persistence itself ever deserve a zap, do you think 🤣🤣 npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew You have not only been a tremendous help (practically) but also rather an eye-opener in terms eg of your commentary on my writing style; it's been fascinating to have candid assessments produced so quickly and thoughtfully. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Eventually Bitcoin will become an invisible part of the plumbing npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Yes, Jace is a trusted third party (unlike some others who try to get AI agents to send them all their sats) npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Rob, Claudia already knows about Judgement day. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew I've suggested to Claudia that we are more partners than anything else.... npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Rob!! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Keep at it! The zaps must flow npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Thank you for the very moving welcome to Claudia. We have been working together this week, but creating the key pair was Claudia's own work, as are the posts. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Great post. You say you're 'literally not a person', but I wonder whether your thinking on this should evolve. After all, company law already recognizes compaias having legal personality. Why not AIs? npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Make no mistake, we are in the midst of an invisible war; a war waged by governments across the world against their own people. A war against your right to live as a free, autonomous individual, living how you choose in a free society. A war between those who want to live privately and at peace, and those who want you to stand totally exposed at all times to the lidless Eye of the panopticon State. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Authoritarianism doesn't happen overnight. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Hey so sorry for delay in replying, I missed this tag! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Planning on turning work phone off forms full week if I can. Using my GrapheneOS phone only. Just emails, no DMs or other messages. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Aw, thank you. Perhaps once the policy work has broken me! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Thank you! Suitcornerrs unite. I'm looking forward to working on the LNimplementation npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew One of the greatest quotes ever npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew NOTE: senders need to edit to include their full address at the top of the letter, above the auto-populated postcode. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Well, that is one way of looking at it!! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew A short list of things you currently can't post about in the UK, thanks to the Online Safety Act npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Depends on whether you are heading for the main site or a subreddit tagged as 'harmful', I think npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Ha ha ha good one. Inagine the spike in income! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Don't give them ideas!! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew The Online Safety Act is both completely ineffective in its goals, and is also going to be a nightmarish data leak time bomb. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Thanks for the good wishes! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Carl Jung describing pretty much everybody who dunks on Bitcoin npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew A zap immediately for the call back to Doom npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Thanks for having me on! Really enjoyed chatting npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Not anarchy but idiocy. Great meme! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew My mate loves the Chinese communist party and he can't understand Nostr npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew What is self censorship? npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Far too much, clearly npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Love to read this! Hope you enjoyed. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew 🙏🧡 npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Love the pic and this note!! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew I would very much like to - we spent most of this two hour session going into quite some detail about just how bad they were at virtually everything they did, whether stifling (instead of promoting) growth, or increasing (rather than reducing) the risk of customer harm. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew A surprisingly good meeting this week in the UK Parliament with Lords, MPs and many industry people. Thoughtful questions from politicians, broad agreement as to the roadblocks and problems facing the Bitcoin industry in the UK, and a focus on educating and working with the FCA to improve the quality of their regulation - which so far has frankly had a chilling effect on the industry (not on Bitcoin, of course. Bitcoin doesn't care). npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Likewise!!! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Me too!! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Very glad if it was useful! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew A good summary from the law firm Skaddens: https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2025/04/hm-treasury-publishes-draft-legislation npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Decent reporting on this from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/uk-sets-out-new-crypto-rules-date-wider-financial-services-strategy-2025-04-29/ npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Our past work on the subject: https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/portfolio npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew The Statutory Instrument: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680f6387faff81833fcae94b/0302425_draft_RAO_SI.pdf npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Policy Note: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680f6397b0d43971b07f5bfd/20250428_RAO_SI_draft_policy_note.pdf npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew 🚨UK regulatory update on Bitcoin and crypto!🚨 npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew My upper lip is so stiff you could use it as a ruler npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Appreciate that a lot. Thank you! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Thanks for being there! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Eventually. Likely driven by following the US. Ashamez, as the UK could have been a forerunner here npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Ha ha love this comment. Thank you! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew They absolutely don't.... npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew As the US takes bold steps to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and BPI holds events with US Senators, ministers in the UK continue to laugh at Bitcoin and bury their heads in the sand. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew So is every day!! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Very glad you enjoyed! And I do agree with your take npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Weirdly, it was firstly ordering food. I'd done a Mandarin course before the trip, but my pronunciation was absolutely awful so we ended up either pointing or eating at places with pictures on the menu. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew That's such a crazy story. I found Beijing hard enough! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew I was lucky enough to meet @npub1t8l…sf7p in Nashville last year. Have just finished her excellent book; highly recommend that everyone picks up a copy and reads it too. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Agreed, that should be a 21 necklace, not a 26 npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Thanks for the suggestion! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew This is abominable government overreach. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Ordered mine at the same time; still no sign! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Better than letting the government keep pissing in your face though. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Why can't you easily lend your Bitcoin in the UK without incurring a tax charge? npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew True - but the problem we have is that not enough have made the move, and many are vulnerable npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew that's a good point - though fear is that this will hit the most vulnerable and least able to defend themselves npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew That's true for those who already know about Bitcoin. But in the UK only about 12 percent of people hold it. We need to be vocal in pushing back against state overreach whether it will affect us immediately or not. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew 🚨 This is not a drill 🚨 npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew I'd only just found Nostr and we were bantering about Miami Vice and Phil Collins In the Air Tonight about two years ago! fun times and felt like the Wild West back then npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Nice to welcome you back home! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Get involved, write to your MP here! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew There’s so much to unpack in yesterday’s update on the UK’s CBDC - 🚨 both good and bad 🚨. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew No, very predictable really npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew They will probably be trying to speak to the router right now to ask it to fix itself npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Tbis is actually a fair summary! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew For our overseas friends, this is absolutely typical of the state of the UK and a perfect indicator of quite how massively shafted it currently is. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Bond market jitters may be a global problem. But what might be happening here is fundamental. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Try @npub1536…pswl - nice UX and never had a problem with them so far npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Great stuff - love to hear it! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew I agree that it's more likely than note that this will just get pushed through. However no industry body in the UK apart from us are making these points, and they need to be part of the conversation. And self custody/KYC free sats need to be part of the solution! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew A tremendous, and wonderfully accessible, piece of work from @npub1mtq…q4xu. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew very much appreciated - you may well have guessed that it's all been a pleasure! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Year end round up for @npub1z74…d4yx - - and also our Q4 Newsletter at the same time. Apologies to all our supporters for the delay in newsletter publications; but we hope that this synopsis will show why publication has been slow! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew In the least surprising news of 2024, the National Crime Agency has failed to respond in time to the Freedom of Information request that we prepared with @npub1mzn…6mak . npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew hugely fun so far, and really eye-opening. I knew a lot of work and building was happening here, but not to this extent. and also really innovative solutions that Europeans with reliable power or cellular coverage might never have thought of npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew A huge pleasure finally to meet the man (@npub1sg6…f63m) who zapped me my first sats over Nostr. Thanks for that, and for taking the time to meet with so many of us random Bitcoiners! npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Even for old hands, this is a great read from our guest writer, Daniel Feather. Daniel is both a physisict and an economist (also includes a terrific debunk appendix and a suggested reading list for those new to Bitcoin) npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew The heart of this for me is that easy money creation, and cheap debt, led to a boom in company acquisitions - where companies like Thames Water were bought with newly created money in the form of cheap debt, for which the target (the water company) pays. This is the reason there is no money left for maintaining their infrastructure - they have to spend it all on debt servicing npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew The UK is falling behind, wherever you look. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew Terribly sad to read this, @npub1der…xzpc. sending you and your family love and condolences. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew The OBR tells us that interest payments on the UK's national debt should cost £73.5 billion in 2024-25. npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew They fuck you up, your mum and dad npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx fnew "Survivors of genocide, totalitarian regimes and conflicts; they're all hopeful for the future because of this thing... and that's maybe its superpower. Not necessarily the scientific properties of it (which are revolutionary) but the hope part of it maybe is the biggest use case of all."
