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Susie Violet

https://www.forbes.com/sites/susievioletward/

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2026-03-11 07:35:26 UTC

Cuba’s recent blackout exposed a structural weakness in centralized power grids. When a single plant fails, entire systems can collapse.
Distributed energy and flexible demand could help change that. Bitcoin mining plays an unexpected role by acting as a flexible load that stabilizes renewable grids.
The same decentralised logic strengthens money and disperses power too.
Read my latest Forbes article featuring @nprofile…aw6z & Rachel Geyer.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/11/cubas-blackout-reveals-grid-flaws-bitcoin-may-fix/

2026-03-11 06:20:13 UTC

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Thanks Strider. Appreciate the sats but they didn’t arrive…

2026-03-10 11:29:12 UTC

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Last December at ABC25 in Mauritius, I wrote about why Africa is leading the charge on Bitcoin for real financial freedom. The piece discusses how local innovation is addressing challenges such as remittances, inflation and financial exclusion.
Here is my Forbes piece from the conference:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/12/05/africa-turns-to-bitcoin-for-real-financial-solutions/

2026-03-10 11:27:52 UTC

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More details here:
https://afrobitcoin.org/

2026-03-10 11:25:10 UTC

Blantyre, Malawi is where my Bitcoin journey really began, although I had no idea at the time.
Growing up, I lived in a quintessential English village and apart from a few holidays, that was largely the extent of my view of the world.
When I arrived in Blantyre in 1994, I was struck by the contrast between officials arriving in flashy cars at government buildings while outside, people were struggling and suffering. It was the first time I saw clearly how governments could enrich themselves while failing to look after their own people.
That trip stayed with me and gradually shaped how I think about power, money and the state.
More than thirty years later, learning that @nprofile…e4v9 will take place in Blantyre this year feels remarkable. It brings everything back to where my Bitcoin journey began and to the moment I first saw the problem Bitcoin ultimately addresses ... the need to separate money from the state.
https://blossom.primal.net/f6366d845995ef721ac175f3052e30c3315139a1cfd268abe2654e6ae4e55e80.mov

2026-03-09 06:38:43 UTC

X is already the world’s real time news layer.
Deepfakes are erasing trust online and we are rapidly approaching a world where nothing posted can be believed.
Open Origins tackles this by stamping photos and videos at the moment they are captured, proving their origin and authenticity using cryptographic traceability. The technology was developed out of research at Cambridge University.
If this verification technology were built directly into the X app, every post could carry verifiable origin recorded on a decentralised chain. Anyone could independently check where content came from.
This technology is already being used in major newsrooms to protect authentic media from deepfake manipulation. ITN, the producer behind ITV News and Channel 4 News, is using OpenOrigins to protect its archive from deepfake manipulation.
The system is designed more like Bitcoin than a traditional company product. It runs as a decentralised protocol with multiple nodes, meaning the verification layer would survive even if the company disappeared.
If trust in online media is collapsing, why not solve it at the protocol level?
Thanks to Dr Manny Ahmed for joining @nprofile…p7p7 and discussing how this problem can be solved.
@nprofile…qfnk
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2026-03-08 20:43:04 UTC

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They will be accepting bitcoin payments in about a month’s time. 🫡

2026-03-07 09:15:54 UTC

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2026-03-06 16:48:56 UTC

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You can watch the full panel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhMLVFXORss
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2026-03-06 16:47:22 UTC

The Women of Bitcoin Summit (4–5 March) beautifully demonstrated how Bitcoin is a key catalyst for resilient, sustainable energy and infrastructure.
The key focus for my panel was how Bitcoin mining serves as a flexible load to stabilise grids and make renewables viable and energy cheaper. We discussing the problems mining solves, the tech and the economics.
Big shoutout and thank you to the virtual global event, organised by @nprofile…6j72 @nprofile…32ff @nprofile…phr3 and massive thanks to Antidote in London for hosting the in person event.
It was the perfect venue as the UK's Bitcoin only accelerator and builder hub. In a room of founders and strategists shaping the next economy, these important conversations on energy and finance are advancing Bitcoin's role in a better future.
The future is bright, the future is orange.
It was a killer panel with Christine Marie Turner, Janet Maingi and @npub1r52…9pgs whose experience and expertise proves Bitcoin mining is grid gold. ⚡️
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2026-03-05 12:39:00 UTC

Wall Street w*nkers chasing ETFs, treasury plays and number go up should probably skip this video.
Bitcoin was never built for their game. It exists as freedom money, the uncensorable tool no government or bank can seize when they weaponise traditional finance.
Digital IDs, CBDCs, surveillance states and online controls are already closing in, deciding who gets economic access. When accounts freeze and dissent gets shut down, your shares and institutional products will not save you. Only self custody Bitcoin does.
I've interviewed people who escaped dictatorships while on government wanted lists with every conventional door locked and Bitcoin let them move value, survive and rebuild.
We must separate real Bitcoin freedom from the Wall Street grift.
When things break, self custodied Bitcoin is the lifeline.
As @npub1q2s…7zym said on @nprofile…p7p7:
“Why do we keep pretending we can carry on with the same structures that led us into this hell hole? We need to move forward and we have the right tools to do it.”
https://blossom.primal.net/ab308839138af2da12b1f879bd6fc18cf692c416b91ed99f94f0f6ab50e83cfc.mov

2026-03-04 16:04:46 UTC

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In a world where what we see and hear is increasingly shaped by large platforms and centralised media, independent voices matter more than ever.
That’s why I really admire the work Alana is doing. Her documentary Dirty Coin challenges some of the narratives around bitcoin mining and encourages people to look at the evidence for themselves.
She’s also working on some other exciting projects which I’m really looking forward to seeing.
You can check out her work here:
https://www.dirtycointhemovie.com
The honour was mine having her on My Two Sats today.
@nprofile…rrx8
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2026-03-04 08:33:30 UTC

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Excited to speak tomorrow at the @nprofile…thyz Virtual Summit on the "Energy, Power Bills & A More Reliable Grid" panel!
Join virtually for free here: https://womenofbitcoin.io/
Or come in person to the live screening, drinks and networking at Antidote HQ in London.
Live London screening RSVP: https://luma.com/8g9mukiz?tk=gc8x83
I'll be joined by fellow panelists:
- Janet Maingi, Co-founder & COO, Gridless
- Lisa Hough, Managing Partner, BTM Energy
- Christine Marie Turner, Co-founder & Growth Strategy, Abundant Mines
Can't wait to discuss how Bitcoin mining supports better grids & lower bills! ⚡️
#nevent1q…m0m7

2026-03-02 08:07:18 UTC

Investor protection should not mean blocking access and forcing exits.
The timeline:
- Pre-2021: Retail investors could hold crypto ETNs inside ISAs.
- Jan 2021: FCA bans ETNs for retail investors.
- 2024: US spot Bitcoin ETFs approved, unlocking major markets.
- 2025: UK reverses the ETN ban after years of campaigning.
- April 6 2026: HMRC reclassifies crypto ETNs into IFISAs that most mainstream platforms do not offer.
Major providers such as Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell currently do not support IFISAs for crypto ETNs, leaving many investors with limited or no transfer options.
Buy before the deadline and you may still face forced liquidation if your provider cannot hold the product under the new rules.
Markets need clarity and access, not moving goalposts.
@npub1wl3…znlx
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2026-03-01 09:46:00 UTC

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All 650 MPs have now received our 2026 Bitcoin Manifesto.
Building on our 2025 manifesto, this represents three years of sustained work as Bitcoin Policy U.K., combining research, engagement and practical policy thinking to ensure the UK does not fall behind in one of the most important technological shifts of our time.
And yes, Ed Miliband received a little extra reading on demand response and flexible load energy too. Not for the first time....
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2026-02-24 08:41:58 UTC

France is living proof that excessive KYC + data leaks = wrench attack epidemic.
You can see that stats at https://stats.gart.io thanks to @nprofile…gvtm .
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/02/20/how-regulation-and-data-collection-are-creating-physical-security-risk/
https://blossom.primal.net/60f03ad5d3973aac218c07db70e1231566315c766e90d4e4cd0e1d2e5c92b8f4.mov

2026-02-21 20:00:00 UTC

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🤔

2026-02-21 15:59:02 UTC

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Do you have a master?

2026-02-21 15:54:22 UTC

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2026-02-21 10:12:34 UTC

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It only takes one corrupt government official or compromised employee for you and your family to be at risk, with your wealth tied to your identity and visible on an open ledger.
Regulators continue to treat greater data collection as synonymous with safety, but the reality is increasingly reflected in kidnappings, coercion, torture and in some cases death.
stats.gart.io
https://blossom.primal.net/10bfd00224ab618f5ccff6be18f1388fa80ab95e2b0403a4014347f74ab7e449.mov
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2026-02-20 11:11:30 UTC

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2026-02-20 08:09:32 UTC

Bitcoin transactions are transparent by design, but identity is not meant to be.
The growing accumulation of KYC data, public records and repeated breaches is creating a direct personal security vulnerability.
Torture, weapons, family intimidation and coercion are no longer rare. Risk is increasingly shifting from institutions to individuals.
In 2025, 76 documented 'wrench attacks' were recorded globally, a 77% increase from 2024. France jumped from 4 total cases (2017–2024) to 20 in a single year.
My latest Forbes piece examines the data and discusses how regulation, data aggregation and coercion are colliding in ways policymakers did not anticipate.
Full article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/02/20/how-regulation-and-data-collection-are-creating-physical-security-risk/

2026-02-11 20:06:11 UTC

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💕

2026-02-10 13:39:39 UTC

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Building on my 2024 warning, my latest Forbes article digs deeper.
Uniform frameworks ignore Bitcoin's decentralised, no-issuer structure, flatten risks, confuse consumers, and push activity offshore - undermining the UK's hub ambitions.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/01/19/why-bitcoin-shouldnt-be-regulated-like-crypto/

2026-02-10 13:39:14 UTC

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At the beginning of 2024 I wrote an article in Forbes on how UK regs were already undermining our crypto hub vision.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/01/11/uk-undermines-crypto-hub-vision-as-us-approved-bitcoin-spot-etf-approval/

2026-02-10 13:37:36 UTC

"The UK is getting the balance wrong by failing to differentiate clearly between Bitcoin and other crypto assets and by not offering timely, actionable guidance."
As I highlighted to Cointelegraph, Gemini's departure from the UK is a warning sign for policymakers chasing crypto hub dreams.
Firms like Gemini are focusing on markets like the US and Singapore, where high compliance costs and limited opportunities don't outweigh the benefits.
Businesses will stay and scale here if the economics make sense. It's time for clearer rules, faster guidance, and real differentiation to make the UK competitive again.
Full article: https://cointelegraph.com/news/gemini-exit-tests-uk-crypto-hub-ambitions

2026-02-08 08:54:17 UTC

“Gemini’s exit seems to be about friction. The company is leaving the UK, Europe and Australia while focusing on the US and Singapore, which tells you capital is moving to jurisdictions where firms can operate with clarity and scale.
Prolonged regulatory uncertainty in the UK makes it harder to hire, invest and build compliant operations, and that has real consequences.”
This is what I told Payment Expert on Gemini's exits.
Gemini is describing a regulatory regime that is more expensive and less certain than alternatives, leaving firms to reallocate to where they are treated best.
If the FCA and UK policymakers want innovation here, they need to fix that rather than celebrate frameworks that chase business away.
Full article:
https://paymentexpert.com/2026/02/06/gemini-lay-offs-exits-three-markets/
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2026-02-05 18:03:39 UTC

Gemini has announced it is leaving the UK, alongside exits from Europe and Australia, and is refocusing on the US and Singapore.
I discussed exactly this risk at the Financial Times Digital Assets Summit last May.
This is what happens when compliance becomes cumbersome and prohibitively expensive. Smaller companies are pushed out first. Over time large and established businesses reassess whether it makes sense to continue operating in an environment where regulatory uncertainty, cost and process complexity keep increasing.
Gemini is not a small startup, it is one of the largest regulated exchanges to have operated in the UK.
When firms of this size choose to concentrate activity in jurisdictions they view as more business friendly, it reflects how growth conditions, capital allocation, and long term viability are being weighed.
What we are seeing is business leaving the UK, reduced competition, slower growth, and fewer companies choosing to build here.
This is an important moment for policymakers and regulators to reflect on how current frameworks are affecting business confidence, competition, and growth in the UK.
https://support.gemini.com/hc/en-gb/articles/46255474469275-Gemini-closing-accounts-in-the-UK-EU-and-Australia-Everything-you-need-to-know
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2026-01-25 11:48:10 UTC

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I’m not trying to save the system (at all). I’m trying to reduce the damage it does to people using Bitcoin today. We may differ on tactics, but the threat you describe is exactly why disengagement isn’t an option for me.

2026-01-25 11:35:00 UTC

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2026-01-25 11:33:49 UTC

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I understand why you view it this way. But there are practical issues that cause real harm to people in the UK. For example, the FCA still does not properly distinguish between bitcoin and crypto. Add to that the influence of stablecoins, the flow of money, and increasing centralisation and co option.
I am fully aware there are forces at play, much like those Simon Dixon talks about, that make this feel pointless at times, and in some respects I agree. But there are things that can be done to improve conditions for people buying, holding, and mining bitcoin in the UK.
I set out some of these concerns in an article I wrote ten months ago. Much of it still stands, and in fact several aspects have become worse. My conclusion now is that while they cannot fully capture the base layer, they will try. Companies like Tether, and those linked to it, will increasingly build and control L2s.
I am not saying it is perfect. Bitcoin is not perfect. But where we can help steer understanding and educate and change harmful policies …..it is better that we exist than that we do not.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/01/20/is-trumps-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-a-threat-to-freedom/

2026-01-25 11:18:16 UTC

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Critique is cheap. Building is harder.

2026-01-25 11:09:23 UTC

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Far from pointless. The issue is the U.K. is still in its shitcoin phase.
If you follow our work, you’ll see what we’ve achieved.
https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/blog-1/f/bitcoin-is-officially-property-under-uk’s-new-property-act-2025

2026-01-25 11:05:19 UTC

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We did have big plans, as set out in our 2026 goals. Unfortunately, after a year of fundraising and seeing companies choose to work with crypto lobby groups, we started this year with two strong potential supporters. One later decided not to take on any additional trade associations, and the other again opted for a shitcoin lobby group.
The lack of funding has had a serious impact on the team’s available time, and the combination of these factors landing at once has meant we’ve had to scale back significantly.
We will continue with the work outlined in Section 1, but have had to place the tasks in Sections 2, 3, and 4 on hold until we can secure funding.
https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/blog-1/f/shaping-bitcoins-future-in-the-uk-our-policy-goals-for-2026

2026-01-21 18:28:00 UTC

After 3 years at Bitcoin Policy UK, having worked as Head of Mining and Energy before becoming CEO, I'm stepping back from this role.
We've achieved so much with limited resources: delivering serious Bitcoin only policy engagement and gaining credibility with UK policymakers. We are all proud of that legacy.
However, the required funding did not materialise, so BPUK is working towards minimal maintenance mode by 31 March 2026.
All remaining funds and donations will help keep the work alive, with the rest held in Bitcoin in hope we can revive the organisation when the UK is ready.
With Bitcoin at 60% dominance and the UK a leader in finance and computer science, this should have been a clear priority. The UK still needs to move beyond its altcoin and speculation phase.
It's not over, it's just not the right time. We are still early.
Full announcement here: https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/blog-1/f/announcement-from-ceo-%E2%80%9Cbpuk-is-entering-a-consolidation-phase
Huge thanks to all our amazing volunteers, advisors, members, supporters, contributors, and everyone who's engaged constructively. The expertise and ideas are there, the real gap is resourcing principled Bitcoin voices in policy.
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2026-01-20 10:16:40 UTC

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2026-01-20 08:18:45 UTC

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Alien invasion contingency planning. Simulation theory going mainstream.
2020: 'Simulation odds? About 50/50' – Scientific American.
2025: A physicist says... 'There's a new rule called the Second Law of Infodynamics. Information in the universe gets simpler and more organised over time ... not messier.'
Is this evidence that we are in a simulation? Did the odds shoot up?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a66050444/simulation-theory-new-physics-law-infodynamics/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-live-in-a-simulation-chances-are-about-50-50/
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2026-01-19 17:36:11 UTC

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😂🤣😂🤣

2026-01-19 15:18:54 UTC

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/aliens-financial-crisis-bank-england-helen-mccaw-b2902690.html
https://www.tyla.com/news/bank-of-england-alien-warning-financial-crisis-341902-20260119

2026-01-19 15:17:49 UTC

Is the Bank of England prepping for an alien induced financial meltdown?
Former analyst warns of 'ontological shock' leading to market chaos and rushes to safe havens like... wait for it... gold or bitcoin.
Meanwhile in the UK, policymakers are still treating bitcoin like an alien concept...
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2026-01-19 07:51:35 UTC

Bitcoin ≠ generic cryptoasset.
It's a decentralised monetary network with no issuer. Treating it otherwise ignores risks, confuses consumers and drives bad policy.
My latest Forbes article explains why.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/01/19/why-bitcoin-shouldnt-be-regulated-like-crypto/

2026-01-13 15:12:33 UTC

Inflation is a silent tax.
Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng explains why fiat money is failing, from post 1971 monetary debasement and debt spirals to how Bitcoin reconnects money to energy.
Watch now on @nprofile…9m7x, link below.
https://youtu.be/HngTFxhO37s?si=8b2kcOayaxfNuc0e
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2026-01-11 19:01:20 UTC

The recently implemented Crypto Asset Reporting Framework is still being described as a narrow “crypto tax reporting” change. That framing misses what’s actually happening.
CARF doesn’t calculate tax owed. The data it gathers is too blunt for that. Instead, it aggregates holdings and transaction data to build risk profiles, flagging individuals for scrutiny without the context needed to reflect their true tax position.
As I wrote last year,
“CARF remains a high stakes experiment regulating the crypto asset sector.”
The scale of data collection is unprecedented. Under the proposals, exchanges and service providers will hold and transmit balances and transactions, as well as home addresses obtained through KYC and AML checks.
“Given the substantial data volumes and compliance mandates, the risk of misinterpretation is significant.”
The concentration of sensitive financial and personal data across dozens of jurisdictions increases the likelihood of false positives, unwarranted enquiries, data breaches and real world harm.
Governments present CARF as transparency. In practice, it’s a global surveillance framework applied to a system that wasn’t designed for it, with consequences that extend far beyond tax.
“CARF’s rollout marks an important moment for the crypto industry. Its success will depend on balancing government's push for financial transparency with individuals' desire for privacy. Whether it strikes this balance or intensifies existing tensions remains to be seen.”
Article below:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/11/24/bitcoin-privacy-carf-and-government-oversight/

2026-01-05 17:43:44 UTC

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💕💕

2026-01-05 10:28:36 UTC

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/10/03/bitcoin-and-digital-id-show-the-uks-fight-over-freedom/

2026-01-05 10:27:48 UTC

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You can watch the full debate here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/dCGWpaAfJIw?si=wWPWs0ow5r597h49

2026-01-05 10:26:23 UTC

Digital ID was debated in Parliament, in a Westminster Hall debate opened by Robbie Moore MP on behalf of the Petitions Committee and triggered by a petition signed by nearly three million people.
The response from MPs across parties was overwhelmingly NO.
Across all parties, Conservatives, Labour backbenchers, Liberal Democrats, Greens, the SNP, Reform and Independents raised the same core concerns:
• Moves Britain toward a surveillance state
• Irreversible centralisation of personal data
• Major cyber security risk
• Serious risk of mission creep• Not in the manifesto and no democratic mandate
• Constituents do not want it
• Would become mandatory in practice
• Harms the most vulnerable and the digitally excluded
• Creates a two tier society
Reading from a constituent's message, Jeremy Corbyn, an independent MP, said:
"Digital ID is a deeply illiberal idea that threatens privacy, autonomy and the open access we should be standing for.
It risks creating a two tier Britain where access to basic services, healthcare, housing, employment, even voting, depends on whether someone has the right app, paperwork or digital trail."
Reflecting the vast cross party consensus in the debate, Corbyn endorsed an intervention from Andrew Griffith MP warning about civil liberties, the presumption of innocence and surveillance concerns, saying "he's making an important point," before going on to warn that digital ID is "being pushed by commercial interests" and urging Parliament to "say no to the government, as we have said no before."
In the debate, opposition to the proposals spanned both the political right and left.
Speaker after speaker warned that once this infrastructure exists, it will expand into work, housing, banking, benefits and public services, regardless of today's assurances.
What this debate showed very clearly is that left versus right is no longer the most meaningful divide.
The real divide is libertarian versus authoritarian.
MPs from across the political spectrum lined up on the liberty side. That matters, particularly in a country with a growing reputation for restricting free speech and quietly sleepwalking into authoritarianism.
It also raises uncomfortable questions ... If no one wants this, and Parliament agrees it is dangerous, why is it being pushed so hard?
Jeremy Corbyn was clear about the role of commercial interests, a concern reinforced by policy advocacy from groups such as the Tony Blair Institute and Visa, which has openly argued for the introduction of digital ID's.
Others also raised concerns about lobbying, infrastructure vendors, payments firms, and ID adjacent technology providers.
This petition and debate offered a rare moment of reassurance in our parliamentary system. MPs listened, understood the risks, and spoke up.
https://blossom.primal.net/f370bd3cf86aa3e258ad29d4a277ab8ec6a7ca90f2436afe45b88a6f9ede3e4f.mov

2026-01-05 06:19:49 UTC

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Bitcoin is now formally recognised in UK law.
Now policy needs to catch up on tax, innovation and mining.
Our goals for 2026.
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2026-01-03 09:57:20 UTC

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The Genesis Block anchored Bitcoin to a moment in financial history, while setting the core architecture that still governs the network today:
- proof of work
- finite supply
- self custody
- rules that don’t bend to political pressure
Which is why 3 January is also known as Proof of Keys Day … a reminder of what ownership means in a system secured by keys, not by permission.
#nevent1q…ppjr

2026-01-02 15:32:45 UTC

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Hey you… it’s been ages!!!

2026-01-02 15:22:59 UTC

Is this time different?
Are we in a bear market or is the four year cycle breaking down?
As 2026 begins, bitcoin’s behaviour looks increasingly shaped by structure and capital flows rather than speculation.
Full analysis in yesterday’s Forbes article.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/01/01/what-is-bitcoins-price-prediction-for-2026/
https://blossom.primal.net/cff9c576633626f8175e0d7a84f7dd07b59deb1bbd13f320e0a7cdf84cca744e.mov

2026-01-01 11:41:57 UTC

Bitcoin hasn’t changed, but the market around it has.
My annual NGU article looks at what that means for 2026, as structure and capital flows begin to dominate price discovery.
Full analysis in my latest Forbes article.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/01/01/what-is-bitcoins-price-prediction-for-2026/

2025-12-31 15:30:20 UTC

Bitcoin was built to remove discretion from money.
When growth weakens and inflation persists, rates are moved and hope is meant to do the rest.
In a discretionary system, those in power decide when to inflict pain, moving rates to crush demand, slow spending, weaken jobs and suppress prices, while calling the damage stability.
Savers lose, risk bends and debt holds the system together ... until it doesn’t.
This is what happens when economic theory hardens into doctrine.
@npub18ua…2m3g
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2025-12-23 10:54:31 UTC

Signed off for Christmas on @nprofile…xplv with Gemmy.
Fiat is on the naughty list.
Bitcoin is hope, freedom, and patience.
Santa rally or not, the signal stays the same.
Merry Christmas!
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2025-12-21 11:09:05 UTC

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The UK needs Bitcoin; Bitcoin doesn’t need the UK.
Bitcoin is sound money, open infrastructure, and long term thinking built into code. It doesn’t need permission but it does reward those who pay attention.
With the right approach it can strengthen innovation, energy systems, and economic resilience.
I’ve reflected on the year in my letter to members and supporters below.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us in 2025, We are now looking forward to 2026.
Tick tock, next block.
#nevent1q…nhg9

2025-12-11 14:22:12 UTC

Is Saylor building his own central bank?
His Bitcoin MENA keynote mapped out something far bigger than balance sheet accumulation. He described a full monetary engine built on bitcoin reserves, corporate credit and synthetic digital dollars.
Here is how it works and why it matters in my latest Forbes piece.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/12/11/saylors-plan-to-build-a-bitcoin-powered-shadow-central-bank/

2025-12-05 12:49:24 UTC

Africa is showing the world what Bitcoin is actually for.
At the African Bitcoin Conference in Mauritius, you see it up close. When banks fail and currencies collapse, people build their own solutions.
Real innovation is happening in Africa while the Western world sleeps.
My latest Forbes article:
@nprofile…radp
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/12/05/africa-turns-to-bitcoin-for-real-financial-solutions/

2025-11-11 14:57:59 UTC

The cracks in the fiat system are becoming impossible to ignore.
I spoke with Archie from @nprofile…z9ey about why governments can’t print trust, how central banks are panicking as debt spirals deepen, and why Bitcoin is becoming the escape hatch for a world losing faith in money.
We also disussed the new global order, hyperinflation, and the end of monetary privacy, and why Bitcoiners saw this collapse coming....
With a special guest appearance from Ozzy.
Watch the full conversation on @nprofile…j33p.
https://youtu.be/GU8V_DBwz10
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2025-09-09 07:04:33 UTC

Runaway US debt is on target to hit $40T by Christmas.
In the UK, the Office for Budget Responsibility flags us as one of the most indebted advanced economies.
As Reuters put it: “Britain’s economic problems are home-grown and a solution looks a long way off.”
Inflation saves the state, Bitcoin saves you.
https://obr.uk/box/the-uks-fiscal-position-in-international-context/
https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/britains-economic-woes-are-sadly-home-grown-2025-09-05/
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2025-09-05 16:25:56 UTC

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You’re right, my wording could have been clearer. But lowering the bar still pulls the people behind those firms into wider disclosure via AML reporting. The wider concern remains the same, and the detail is in the provided documents.

2025-08-28 10:55:25 UTC

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2025-08-22 05:24:40 UTC

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2025-08-17 10:30:28 UTC

If you like Bitcoin, beef, and mining… you’ll love this!
Hashdried Proof of Beef
Chris the Butcher from Helsinki knew nothing about Bitcoin and is now drying his beef using the heat from mining.
Thank you, Chris, for showing how it’s done!
@npub1w2e…pmgp
https://blossom.primal.net/a98a2d8d327bb690343fd67ca720075fe16e5315a8f38be324b56c71a15298aa.mov

2025-08-13 07:33:42 UTC

The Financial Times published a piece this week titled “Why struggling companies are loading up on bitcoin.”
At first glance it looks like a story about corporate adoption of the world’s leading digital asset. Read beyond the headline and a problem emerges. The article uses “Bitcoin” and “crypto” interchangeably, which gives the impression they are the same thing.
The article includes high profile Bitcoin cases like MicroStrategy alongside firms acquiring other tokens such as Ether or Solana. It reports total figures for “crypto purchases” while presenting the trend as companies “loading up on bitcoin.” Warnings about systemic risk refer to companies holding crypto assets far above their revenues but do not distinguish between Bitcoin and other assets, which changes how the data can be interpreted.
The difference matters because Bitcoin is not “crypto.”
Bitcoin is a decentralised, fixed supply network with 16 years of uptime and a clear monetary policy. Crypto is a catch all for millions of tokens with very different levels of security, regulation, liquidity and purpose.
A company adding bitcoin to its treasury as a long term reserve asset is not the same as one speculating on illiquid, high volatility altcoins. The risk profile, motives and signal to the market are different.
When journalists blur these lines, the analysis loses its foundation. Readers are left with an oversimplified narrative that only holds together if Bitcoin and crypto are treated as one category. If an argument depends on merging those two worlds, it is not analysis. It is misdirection, and it is harmful.
Many policymakers read mainstream articles like this, take the narrative at face value and form their views about bitcoin without consulting subject matter experts or reviewing primary data.
This is how flawed coverage can end up influencing lawmaking.
In 2018 the UK Treasury Select Committee’s report on “crypto-assets” grouped Bitcoin and altcoins into a single category, a framing that mirrored mainstream coverage at the time. That framing then became part of the political record and aligned with the concerns later cited by the FCA when it introduced a ban on crypto derivatives for retail investors.
In the EU, early drafts of the MiCA legislation included language that would have effectively banned proof of work networks such as Bitcoin by subjecting them to strict environmental standards. These provisions reflected the narrative common in mainstream coverage at the time, which portrayed Bitcoin’s energy use without context.
Media driven misconceptions about Bitcoin have already influenced regulation. If coverage like this continues to shape political understanding, the effort required to undo the damage will only grow, and Bitcoin will be regulated on fiction rather than fact, as it appears to have been so far.
I am glad Bitcoin is getting attention from mainstream media, but not like this.
Brandolini’s Law says it takes ten times the effort to correct misinformation as it does to produce it. If that pattern continues, the cost of fixing the damage will be enormous and the policy mistakes even more so.
Read the full article:
https://www.ft.com/content/8a160bd3-c96d-468a-8052-b0aae43e5aea

2025-08-07 06:35:59 UTC

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Privacy has taken another hit with the conviction of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm.
A Manhattan jury found him guilty of operating an "unlicensed money transmitting business," based on the idea that the software he helped build functioned like a financial service. The jury could not agree on the more serious charges of money laundering and sanctions violations, but the single conviction is still significant.
This case challenges how the law defines and responds to open source code. Tornado Cash is not a company, nor does it hold or move user funds. It is a set of smart contracts on Ethereum that let users break the link between the wallets they use to send and receive funds. These contracts were deployed in a way that made them unchangeable. The private keys were destroyed. No one, including the developers, could modify or shut down the system.
A money transmitting business typically holds and transfers funds on behalf of customers. At no point did Tornado Cash or its developers do this.
The protocol gave users a tool that enabled them to mask the public trail of their transactions by depositing into a shared pool and later withdrawing without revealing the source.
The case focused heavily on North Korean hackers using the protocol to move stolen funds. But others testified that they used the tool for legitimate purposes, including donating to humanitarian causes, preserving privacy in repressive regimes, and protecting activists from surveillance.
The bigger issue is whether software developers can be held criminally responsible for what other people do with tools they create. If someone uses a car as a getaway vehicle in a robbery, we don’t prosecute the manufacturer who built the car. Responsibility should fall on those who commit the acts, not those who build general purpose infrastructure.
Storm's defence argued that the team had already taken steps to limit abuse. They added a sanctions screening oracle built by Chainalysis to the public interface, which blocked flagged wallet addresses from interacting with the app. This was one of the few actions available, given the immutable nature of the contracts. Even so, prosecutors claimed they should have done more, and that Storm conspired to operate a financial service without authorisation.
To secure the conviction, the government needed to prove intent. They had to show that Storm knowingly operated a money transmitting business, despite the absence of custody, accounts, or control over user funds. They argued that because he was aware that bad actors were using the tool, he was complicit.
This interpretation of the law creates a dangerous precedent. It opens the door to charging developers for building privacy tools that are later used in ways they cannot control.
Roman Storm now faces up to five years in prison. The outcome of this case will be watched closely by developers, privacy advocates, and anyone building open source infrastructure. It raises urgent questions about whether it is still safe to publish permissionless code in a world where intent can be inferred from other people's actions.
What happens next will determine the fate of a developer, test the legal boundaries around publishing open source code, and reveal just how far the state is willing to go to punish software it cannot control.
The fight over the future of digital freedom continues.
Brilliant reporting on this case from @nprofile…7r6u and @npub12ap…n3wz.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/tornado-cash-trial-concludes-roman-storm-found-guilty-of-one-of-three-counts
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2025-08-03 09:11:37 UTC

Arkham has published analysis data linking wallets to the theft of 127,425 BTC from the LuBian mining pool in 2020. Worth $3.5 billion at the time and over $14 billion today.
OP_RETURN was introduced in 2014 to allow small pieces of data to be written into Bitcoin transactions. In 2025, Bitcoin Core removed the size limit. That change now makes it possible to inscribe entire identity claims directly into blocks.
In 2020 LuBian used OP_RETURN to send public messages to the hacker, such as please return our funds, in an effort to reach them via the blockchain.
Today Arkham is using the same function to post bounty returns containing detailed claims about who controls specific wallets. These bounty returns can include names, wallet addresses, and on-chain heuristics that point to likely ownership or intent. The data is embedded directly into the Bitcoin blockchain.
LuBian never publicly disclosed the theft. The hacker never came forward. Arkham’s post is the first public attribution of what may be the largest Bitcoin theft in history.
According to Arkham’s top holders list, the LuBian hacker still controls over 127,425 BTC, more than the Mt. Gox hacker and most major entities.
In a system where data cannot be changed or removed, these developments raise questions about how privacy should be protected. It also points to a growing role for tools, such as eCash or other privacy layers.
In a week where state surveillance powers are expanding and companies are embedding identity claims directly into public blockchains, the role of privacy preserving tools like eCash has never been more urgent.
Privacy is a normal and necessary part of everyday life. That expectation should extend to our digital and financial systems, especially as they become more focused on monitoring, identification, and control.
The case for privacy tools is only getting stronger.
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2025-08-02 08:34:07 UTC

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2025-08-01 08:47:50 UTC

When did criticising policy make you a target of the state?
Why is a secret government unit policing public opinion?
What exactly is happening behind the scenes in government?
A secretive government unit, empowered by the Online Safety Act, is quietly flagging and suppressing online criticism of immigration policy. It operates behind closed doors. It is unelected. It is unaccountable. And it is being used to control the narrative under the guise of safety.
A front page Telegraph exposé, titled "Exposed: Labour’s plot to silence migrant hotel critics"reveals disturbing details .
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/31/exposed-labour-plot-silence-migrant-hotel-critics/
The article uncovers that a secretive Whitehall unit called NSOIT (the National Security and Online Information Team), formerly known as the Counter Disinformation Unit, has been used by Labour ministers in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to flag and monitor social media posts that criticised migrant hotels, asylum seekers, or raised concerns about “two-tier policing.”
According to internal government emails dated August 3 - 4, 2024, during the peak of the Southport riots, officials actively flagged posts with “concerning narratives,” warning that they might inflame public tensions. These posts were then forwarded to platforms like TikTok, many of them labelled as urgent, despite simply reporting factual information such as hotel locations or referring to asylum seekers as “undocumented fighting-age males”.
One flagged example involved a user sharing a Freedom of Information (FOI) rejection letter regarding migrant hotel sites. Another was a video captioned “Looks like Islamabad but it’s Manchester,” flagged for fuelling racial stereotypes, yet still not unlawful under current speech laws.
Although the government insists it did not request content removals, civil liberties advocates, including Big Brother Watch and the Free Speech Union, argue that this behaviour amounts to censorship of lawful dissent, carried out by unelected officials with no statutory oversight, using the infrastructure created by the Online Safety Act.
This has the fingerprints of the 77th Brigade all over it, covert monitoring, narrative control, and a quiet war on the public's right to speak freely.
This is not safety. It’s censorship and control.

2025-07-30 10:03:33 UTC

The Bank of England and Treasury are costing UK taxpayers eye-watering sums, quietly burning through over £85 billion with £130 billion more on the way.
No debate. No scrutiny. Just a stealth bailout of bad bond bets, and we’re footing the bill.
The Bank of England is offloading government bonds (gilts) bought during QE instead of holding them to maturity. With gilt prices down, every sale locks in a loss.
These losses will soon overtake annual debt interest payments, which are already nearing record highs.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/bulletins/publicsectorfinances/june2025
https://neweconomics.org/2025/02/treasury-to-hand-bank-of-england-130bn-in-next-five-years-in-stealth-subsidy-to-bankers
These sales flood the market and drive yields up, raising the UK’s borrowing costs.
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/bank-england-poised-slow-qt-after-rise-yields-2025-07-28/
Analysts estimate that simply letting bonds mature instead could save £10–13 billion per year.
https://www.ft.com/content/45a441c9-26e0-4de3-b985-faafc5968a49…
Though framed as monetary policy, the Bank’s actions have major fiscal consequences. Losses are indemnified by the Treasury, meaning taxpayers cover the bill, with minimal parliamentary scrutiny.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bond-losses-could-force-rachel-reeves-to-cut-spending-jl53z5qsg
They call it monetary policy. What it looks like is economic vandalism rubber stamped in Westminster.
This deserves real scrutiny. Where is Parliament?
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2025-07-29 08:21:12 UTC

Trump tells Starmer to axe inheritance tax on farms.
But the cracks run deeper: soaring debt, collapsing margins, rural land being sold off.
Bitcoin is a practical lifeline for farmers.
See my Forbes article on the Westminster farmers’ protest, where I explain how Bitcoin can build financial resilience, support rural livelihoods, and restore independence.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/11/20/bitcoin-offers-a-solution-to-the-global-farming-and-economic-crisis/

2025-07-28 07:43:22 UTC

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The UK is projected to lose 16,500 millionaires in 2025, according to the Henley Private Wealth Migration Report.
This would mark the biggest wealth exodus in history.
It’s not the weather driving them out.
It’s tax hikes, scrapped investor visas, and hostile regulation.
Many are joining global inflows to:
🇦🇪 UAE +9,800
🇺🇸 U.S. +7,500
🇮🇹 Italy +3,600
🇨🇭 Switzerland +3,000
🇵🇹 Portugal +1,400
🇬🇷 Greece +1,200
In a nomad economy, capital moves where it’s wanted.
Read the full report:
https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/henley-private-wealth-migration-report-2025/great-wealth-flight-millionaires-relocate-record-numbers
https://www.businessinsider.com/rich-used-to-flock-to-the-uk-now-theyre-fleeing-2025-6
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2025-07-27 09:31:31 UTC

The UK is so screwed (as if we didn’t know)!
They slashed capital gains allowances to boost revenue. Instead, high earners left the country.
Receipts dropped by 18%. That’s a £2.7 billion shortfall!
Has no one in government heard of the Laffer Curve?
https://www.ft.com/content/8d8e1848-5a24-49a1-a695-2800345ff425

2025-07-22 11:11:13 UTC

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2025-07-20 08:53:28 UTC

No new info, no depth, just sensationalism over substance.
The Telegraph just dropped another lazy, clickbait Bitcoin article.
It tries to link the UK’s budget deficit to government crypto procurement and floats the idea of selling 61,250 bitcoin right in the middle of a bull market.
The UKs bitcoin is still legally contested. Chinese authorities and victims are demanding it back. No sale can happen while that legal process is unresolved.
Plenty of time before we repeat Gordon Brown’s devastating decision to sell off the UK’s gold at the bottom. Let’s just hope this doesn’t all conclude in a bear market. When they do sell, it’ll be typical if it ends up happening at the bottom again.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/07/19/britain-sitting-billions-bitcoin-can-rescue-reeves/

2025-07-17 17:57:08 UTC

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It’s a genuine concern. Evolution doesn’t guarantee immunity. Old incentives have a habit of resurfacing, especially when profit and power are at stake.

2025-07-17 12:22:35 UTC

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https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/16/nca-officer-jailed-swiping-4-300-000-worth-bitcoin-dark-web-suspect-23679617/

2025-07-17 12:22:13 UTC

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http://bidstats.uk/tenders/2025/W28/850133423

2025-07-17 12:21:48 UTC

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https://cointelegraph.com/news/komainu-to-store-crypto-confiscated-by-uk-law-enforcement

2025-07-17 12:20:47 UTC

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https://bitbo.io/treasuries/countries/

2025-07-09 07:06:34 UTC

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One of the toughest challenges for peer-to-peer cash is solving the challenge of how to send value directly between two people without internet, mobile signal, or centralised infrastructure.
In parts of the world affected by conflict, disaster, censorship, or simply poor connectivity, access to the financial system is fragile or non-existent. If digital cash is going to live up to its promise, it must also work in those places.
Over the past few years, developers and researchers have been working on exactly this. In October 2023, I interviewed some of them for Forbes, when researching how mesh networks, federated eCash, and Lightning tools could make offline bitcoin payments possible.
Now Jack Dorsey’s new app Bitchat shows that this future is closer than many realised. Using Bluetooth, it enables encrypted payments between devices without the internet.
This is a turning point. This shows us a future where money can’t be shut off.
If value can move without permission, gatekeepers, or surveillance, we unlock a powerful new layer of financial freedom. ⚡️
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2025-06-28 08:17:35 UTC

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2025-06-28 08:16:59 UTC

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2025-06-28 07:24:50 UTC

I love ₿itcoin. 🧡

2025-06-25 09:54:35 UTC

Today, I'm heading into the Roxom studio in London’s Soho to start regular shows on Bitcoin, current affairs, UK policy, and to interview key voices in the space.
This is a hugely exciting opportunity and a perfect synergy with my work as CEO of Bitcoin Policy UK and as a journalist.
Bitcoin adoption in the UK is happening. ⚡️
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2025-06-16 05:50:05 UTC

Bitcoin is bringing back that fantastic (not yet universal) sense that what we’re doing is right, that we’re winning...
This time, the wave won’t break.
https://x.com/gonzovice/status/1934049766473945308?

2025-06-15 08:41:40 UTC

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Sounds like he’s confusing autonomy with censorship.

2025-06-04 11:12:43 UTC

The UK is pricing out innovation with bloated compliance and unclear rules.
Startups are being squeezed out while only the largest firms can afford to stay. Regulators failed to act on industry advice.
Companies are leaving, growth is hindered, and we’ve lost any chance of a second-mover advantage.
The real question is whether we’ll ever catch up.
How did the UK, once a global leader in financial services and computer science, fall so far behind?
https://blossom.primal.net/da4c1f8ff76df741c86bc3da0688ce8017968700d2977d73acc1c0f73853440b.mov

2025-05-16 10:37:08 UTC

KYC doesn’t just put your data at risk; it puts people at risk.
Hackers recently demanded $20 million in Bitcoin from Coinbase, threatening to leak sensitive customer data.
While no passwords or private keys were accessed, the attackers obtained full names, addresses, contact details, partial Social Security and bank account numbers, and identity documents. This is the kind of data that can be weaponised for identity theft, fraud, or worse.
This is exactly the kind of risk I raised on the compliance panel at the Financial Times Digital Assets Summit last week. While KYC and compliance frameworks are presented as security features, they often do the opposite. They create massive, centralised honeypots of personal data that can and do get breached, sold, or exploited.
We’ve seen what can happen when that data gets into the wrong hands. Earlier this year, David Balland, the co-founder of Ledger, was kidnapped along with his wife. His captors cut off one of his fingers and sent it to a business associate to demand crypto ransom. He was rescued by French special forces, but the message was clear: real-world consequences are now linked to digital identity exposure.
We need better solutions that don’t force users to sacrifice privacy and safety for access.
Compliance shouldn’t come at the cost of security.
https://blossom.primal.net/ac486e1dd87c2d3cb7de7f212911db32b4562b13e1faae0038e875e8b7183f4d.mov

2025-05-16 10:35:44 UTC

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