Contributor at Bitcoin Magazine and Forbes Digital Assets | Advisor at Heatbit | Founder at new renaissance capital
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Last Notes npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Working in the #Bitcoin and #freedomtech space can be mentally and emotionally challenging, especially if you're an open-source developer. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Excited to share that I've joined the team at @Fedi as Content Producer and Strategist! npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Check npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva We’ve barely scratched the surface when it comes to the amount of talent that Bitcoin and freedom tech will unlock around the globe. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Bitcoin miners can play a major role in revitalizing Venezuela's 🇻🇪 power grid ⚡️⚡️⚡️ npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva If you're looking for how Bitcoin is being used to create impactful, real-world change, look no further than the story of @nprofile…vzdt. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Doubling down on doing what you love is such an incredible way of tuning out and/or coping with the external stressors in the world. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva X is down. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 📢 NEW: Excited to announce the reboot of my show, @npub1sdp…5vnh, where I cover #Bitcoin adoption around the world⚡️🌎 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The good thing about “bear markets” is that we get back to talking about the basics of what Bitcoin is. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I spotted the @nprofile…7y4c and @nprofile…dmzm from the @nprofile…fzfc having brunch here today. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Maybe gold and silver dumped because insiders cashed out once the metals got listed on Binance. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Once you come to a certain understanding of Bitcoin, it’s virtually impossible to date someone who doesn’t get it. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Agreed. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva That's a 9.3% annualized rate of inflation. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Bitcoin developers prefer to be judged by the quality of their work, not by their sex. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I thought you might like it! npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Scenes from Comuna 13 in Medellín, Colombia 🇨🇴 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 😂 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I wish I could, good sir. I truly wish I could. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Already rugged, it seems. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Fresh lows for NYC. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I’ve been thinking a lot about terms like “collectivism” and “rugged individualism” - especially as a resident of New York City, which many claim to be the center of capitalism (it isn’t; it’s the center of crony capitalism at best) and which now has a socialist mayor. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I don’t think it’s a matter of that. The bigger point is that Venezuelans are entitled to feel happy that someone who has destroyed the lives of almost everyone in the country is now no longer in charge without people who have no idea what the situation on the ground was like telling them otherwise. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 🚨NEW: New evidence shows that the SDNY/DOJ has likely sold the bitcoin that the Samourai devs paid it as part of their plea deal even though Executive Order 14233 mandates that forfeited bitcoin be held in the U.S.’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Outside of the courthouse where Maduro is being arraigned today, the Venezuelans are waving a “Trump for King” flag, while the New Yorkers want to see Maduro free. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Handshake npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva “The future of money will determine the future.” npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 2025 was one of the most exciting and memorable years of my life. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 🤝 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Silver will one day be priced in bitcoin. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Merry Christmas!🎄 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Watching City on Fire on Apple TV, and I’m into it. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Next month, I’ll be sitting down with pro-Bitcoin New York attorney general candidate Khurram Dara for a fireside chat at @npub1key…lt3h. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The people in this space admire the wrong Mike. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva One of the things I love most about being in the Bitcoin space is how the diversity here is genuine, not manufactured. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva A moment of calm before we run it back for day two of Bitcoin MENA. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The vibes were right on day one of Bitcoin MENA. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The grandeur of this building stops me in my tracks every time I walk by it. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The new History of Bitcoin book changed the frequency in the room at @npub1key…lt3h last night. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Glad to hear you took some time down. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Very glad we have an alternative to this with Nostr. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 27 years ago today, I went to my first punk rock show. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 👀 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Recondition yourself to let the light in. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Here’s a summary of what happened in the courtroom: npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Valhalla here we come npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Had a blast speaking with @nprofile…mw4y at @nprofile…8tvv about why hard money is essential for human flourishing and why bitcoin is in fact money and not just another financial asset. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva GM, Amsterdam npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Samourai developer Keonne Rodriguez’s sentence includes 60 months in prison, three years of supervision, and a $250k fine. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 🚨NEW: Rodriguez was sentenced to 60 months in prison (the maximum statutory sentence), 3 years of supervision and a fine of $250k. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The sentencing hearing for Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez takes place today at 11:00 AM EST. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Let us please stop referring to New York City as a hub for capitalism. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Agreed and same here. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva If you’ll be attending Bitcoin Amsterdam, please join Bitcoin Core developer Sjors Provoost and me as we discuss what we can learn from the Tornado Cash and Samourai trials/cases. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Right?! I wouldn’t have anticipated that I would have felt the experience so deeply. He was a true master. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Frank Lloyd Wright’s Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago, built in 1910 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Super excited to share that I’ll be speaking at Bitcoin Medellín in January! npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I expect to be held accountable. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Feeling it. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva GM npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Thank you for sharing that. That means a lot to me. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Best of luck recording in Nashville, @nprofile…rzyf! And great seeing you! npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Doing my best, good sir 🫡 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Thank you, my friend npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 🤝 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 🤝 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva My only regret as a writer in this space is that I don’t have the bandwidth to tell all of the beautiful stories I want to tell about the many, many people here that do the essential work of advancing bitcoin as freedom money. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I’m not 100% positive that the gameplay was affected but I’ve seen people do some wild stuff on the Japanese version that I never figured out how to do on the American version. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 😂 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 15 years ago, I set the American record (at least as far as YouTube records) for Mario Circuit 1 for the original Mario Kart. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 👀 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 👀 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva When you’re on the dashboard of @nprofile…rgt7 after having already done a stream, how do you change the title of and information for your next stream? npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Yesterday, two New York State Senators introduced a bill that would increase taxes on certain Bitcoin mining companies. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Link to interview: npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Paystand CEO Jeremy Almond often speaks with world leaders & policymakers about the catalyzing effects of Bitcoin & the transformational power of Bitcoin circular economies. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Nice work 👏 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Yes npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 👏 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I’m simply asking being to consider being mindful of how they approach that. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva (Proactive wasn’t the right word there, but it’s late and my mind is shutting off. Stay safe out there.) npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The Tornado Cash trial has concluded. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The defense rests in the Tornado Cash trial, and the Samourai devs change their plea from “not guilty” to “guilty.” npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I’m here for today’s press briefing at 1:00 PM EST. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Tonight, I got to meet a true hero - @nprofile…jywt. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Having lived in Venezuela under Chavez, I know how this ends. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva My father was a brilliant architect and entrepreneur. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Focus on what you can control. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva “Privacy in and of itself is not illegal. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva This is good. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 🚨 NEW: The Blockchain Association and The DeFi Education Fund have published a joint amicus brief in support of the Samourai Wallet defendants’ motion to dismiss the charges. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva As a credentialed journalist, I can verify that this was the case. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Bitcoiners should care about The GENIUS Act. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Today, New York City hosted its first crypto summit. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Good question. I guess we’ll see what happens if it gets signed into law. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Yesterday, Zack Shapiro broke the news that a Brady letter showed that FinCEN told prosecutors that Samourai Wallet wasn’t a money transmitter, yet the DoJ pressed charges anyway. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I wasn’t having the best day - but then I saw this in The Washington Post. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Major shout out to @nprofile…njk5 for not only crushing it on the mic, but for always keeping such incredible guests flowing into @nprofile…7mpx. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva #Democrats have proposed using New York State’s #BitLicense as a framework for U. S. federal #crypto #regulation and that the federal government take note of the two-year moratorium the state has put on #Bitcoin miners that use fossil fuels.
