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. (Plus, most of us in this space, developers and otherwise, have at least a little touch of insanity, which doesn't necessarily make anything easier.) As a former Core contributor, @npub1ul2…czhr is acutely aware of that. And so she created @npub1wf9…u75n as a means to provide psychosocial support to open-source devs around the world. Her goal with Waye isn't just to help devs stick around, but to help them thrive in doing the work that they do. I sat down with Amiti to get into the details of why she pivoted to coaching devs, to get some tips on how to overcome our limiting default modes, and to discuss how reframing can help us to play bigger. As someone who's very much into psychology and who was formerly studying to be a clinical social worker, I very much enjoyed this conversation. I hope you do, too! https://youtu.be/RVOIDOEemPY?si=_RD8rRw8BUvVPnzm npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Excited to share that I've joined the team at @Fedi as Content Producer and Strategist! I'll be working with the team to help document and share the stories of the communities and freedom tech pioneers with whom Fedi works. Let's goooooo ⚡️⚡️⚡️ 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 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Their doing so would help provide sustainable electricity to Venezuelans across the country as well as stimulate Venezuela's economy. I sat down with Alessandro Cecere ( @nprofile…myxw ) to discuss this plus: ⚡️ The massive opportunity to mine bitcoin with flared gas in Venezuela ⚡️ How most Venezuelans feel about Maduro's capture ⚡️ Venezuela's financial situation and what it will take to get it back on track A not to be missed episode for Bitcoin mining enthusiasts and/or those in favor of a renewed Venezuela… https://youtu.be/6COBl9i223U?si=vENyIxnhSsxFeGYM 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. I sat down with the project's co-founder, Ronnie Mdawida, to discuss how Bitcoin has become a tool of empowerment for the residents of Kibera, Africa's largest informal settlement. In the interview, Ronnie details Afribit's approach to education around Bitcoin and digital literacy, the importance of community support as people adopt Bitcoin, and why the story of Afribit is bigger than simply one of banking the unbanked with Bitcoin — it's a story of human triumph. Having seen the impact Ronnie and his team have had firsthand, it brings me great pleasure to share this episode with you all. 🧡 https://fountain.fm/episode/Zo397IZcKzTlIa968DUi https://i.nostr.build/obC7SOAfFDBJnZvn.png 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. Nostr isn’t. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 📢 NEW: Excited to announce the reboot of my show, @npub1sdp…5vnh, where I cover #Bitcoin adoption around the world⚡️🌎 For this first episode back, I'm joined by #Iranian digital activist and Bitcoin educator @nprofile…gn72, a former prisoner of the Iranian regime, to discuss the dire political and humanitarian situation in #Iran, what exactly Iranians are fighting against, and how everyday Iranians view and use Bitcoin and freedom tech. This was an extremely powerful conversation and a must listen for anyone looking to gain a better and more nuanced understanding of what's happening in Iran during this critical period of the country's history. https://youtu.be/iF13_RCg-bY?si=UAHQ3LS1OWUo5xdu npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The good thing about “bear markets” is that we get back to talking about the basics of what Bitcoin is. This episode of @nprofile…mg3h does a great job of this. Nice work, @nprofile…0nly . Great listen for the newbies out there. https://fountain.fm/episode/emJzc8RgTqcXeQizayC4 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I spotted the @nprofile…7y4c and @nprofile…dmzm from the @nprofile…fzfc having brunch here today. https://i.nostr.build/opIrbMb6DDif4Nnq.jpg 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. Listening to the person across from you propose solutions to political and economic problems that you know will barely make a dent in our current issues (e.g., “It only we could tax CEOs more!) while biting your tongue and not launching into a treatise on economics and explaining how Bitcoin is the answer is not just difficult but physically painful at this point. I’m at a loss. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Agreed. At the same time, I think unit bias as it pertains to bitcoin will dissuade some pre-coiners from buying, though. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva That's a 9.3% annualized rate of inflation. One could argue that this is the real rate of inflation over the past 55 years. https://i.nostr.build/tKYPw3JatZeeP3Fc.png npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Bitcoin developers prefer to be judged by the quality of their work, not by their sex. However, some female developers have found it difficult to get started working in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Programs like Dada Devs, an offshoot of @npub1tuj…llxq, are changing that. (Link to article in comments.) https://i.nostr.build/AgJvhuexZDYgSvbd.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I thought you might like it! npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Scenes from Comuna 13 in Medellín, Colombia 🇨🇴 The neighborhood was once a warzone and is now a haven for creativity. It’s proof that even the most hopeless of situations can be inverted. https://i.nostr.build/x2u6ILa6DelFXAEc.jpg https://i.nostr.build/N8I31fnH9iVDsRaL.jpg https://i.nostr.build/oCk4AHt979V08Rng.jpg https://i.nostr.build/LR1ZpC4bfwiYlgEA.jpg https://i.nostr.build/1ktuHDuYqcmXSeLZ.jpg https://i.nostr.build/MJWymcE3yoUtdpRZ.jpg https://i.nostr.build/H4R3z2N9JkNgSg04.jpg https://i.nostr.build/y6qT4KfA8OkZN0QX.jpg https://i.nostr.build/LbXc2z2sHUBlPd0r.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 😂 I had the exact same thought. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I wish I could, good sir. I truly wish I could. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Already rugged, it seems. Fantastic. https://i.nostr.build/VSdbFsD8j88qtO4q.jpg https://i.nostr.build/BGVg0pNrtEMcVeal.jpg #nevent1q…dxr8 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Fresh lows for NYC. Hopefully, a bottom is forming. https://i.nostr.build/sPPHKj6faB5VK1dN.jpg 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. My thinking led me to writing this: https://primal.net/frank/There-Can-Be-A-Warmth-To-Collectivism-nbagt1 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. And this wasn’t the first time in the Samourai case that the SDNY acted in defiance of federal orders or guidance. Theres is a pattern of defiance here. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/did-doj-prosecutors-violate-trumps-executive-order-by-selling-the-forfeited-samourai-wallet-bitcoin 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. Couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried. https://i.nostr.build/h7go4kTOq0nw58T8.jpg https://i.nostr.build/wnTO6f0aPWzy9flq.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Tdy5CSzWmuQHdRy0.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Q9GE070KzIavjD2Z.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Handshake npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva “The future of money will determine the future.” An important post from Rep. Warren Davidson. https://i.nostr.build/QUgRT3XHq1170WRc.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Iogk3lc93Mkh1yQJ.jpg https://i.nostr.build/QsOwZmFvMgFrR2QW.jpg https://i.nostr.build/ix4MzEVfrIAVMDd1.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 2025 was one of the most exciting and memorable years of my life. It was very cool to have met a number of you Nostriches in real life! Hope our paths cross more often in 2026. Happy New Year 🥂 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 🤝 They’re not really my thing either, though, I think they send a certain signal in financial markets, so I keep an eye on them. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Silver will one day be priced in bitcoin. That’s the main difference. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Merry Christmas!🎄 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Watching City on Fire on Apple TV, and I’m into it. Read the book years ago and didn’t love it, but the on-screen adaptation is solid. The creators really brought storyline to life, and the portrayal of NYC’s music subculture in 2003, which I was deeply immersed in, is a bit overdone but still reminds me of a more exciting time in the city. 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. Join us on Jan 22 as we discuss what needs to change for NY to become a more Bitcoin-friendly jurisdiction. RSVP link in replies. https://i.nostr.build/CY043PkQbTtZfqyX.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The people in this space admire the wrong Mike. https://open.substack.com/pub/frankcorva/p/what-bitcoin-is-1d1 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva One of the things I love most about being in the Bitcoin space is how the diversity here is genuine, not manufactured. We’re just a group of people from around the world coming together to provide support to one another as we work to better our own lives and the lives of those around us via this technology and technologies like it (e.g., Nostr). It’s quite beautiful. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva A moment of calm before we run it back for day two of Bitcoin MENA. We’re getting started at 9:00 AM GST. Be sure to tune in! ⚡️ (Link to livestream in comments.) https://i.nostr.build/6Vm3W323ziYL4AGP.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The vibes were right on day one of Bitcoin MENA. Looking forward to running it back tomorrow! https://i.nostr.build/Vr8SMUFAZaFH8XHb.jpg https://i.nostr.build/6mFbtgpCOxyRTkVA.jpg https://i.nostr.build/uII6mm0Amnw475hG.jpg https://i.nostr.build/FElUvLC9ZvPxqU8a.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The grandeur of this building stops me in my tracks every time I walk by it. #ilovenewyork https://i.nostr.build/C0roIFZSxheUz3n9.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The new History of Bitcoin book changed the frequency in the room at @npub1key…lt3h last night. It’s a truly stunning work of art. You can bid on a one-of-a-kind edition of the book here: https://shop.historyofbitcoin.io/first-edition All proceeds go to @npub17cy…4ml3 https://i.nostr.build/V8KQVGjRaLnR6OFM.jpg https://i.nostr.build/b4QQmkNGXENw3aoQ.jpg https://i.nostr.build/7HsxuEVoLUJMMCd1.jpg https://i.nostr.build/xRFVwGfyFvZCAbqX.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Glad to hear you took some time down. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Very glad we have an alternative to this with Nostr. https://i.nostr.build/psSZaLO57h5trkcJ.jpg https://i.nostr.build/biWHwCeRsEMJdr4L.jpg https://i.nostr.build/R1spSTdEzcefp4ew.jpg https://i.nostr.build/jxdJF2OAWRtdy9VE.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 27 years ago today, I went to my first punk rock show. I saw The Bouncing Souls at a venue called Tramps in New York City. In the years that followed, I learned from that band, as well as many others in the DIY music scene, how important the spirit of doing things without permission is. These bands put out their own records, booked their own tours, and wrote their own music - music than emanated directly from the depths of their hearts. Without having gone to that show and gotten involved in the punk rock / hardcore / DIY scene in the years that followed, I don’t think I ever would have truly grasped what #Bitcoin and #Nostr are and why they are important. I’m immensely grateful to all the bands and people I learned from in that scene, as not only did they help me find my purpose earlier on in life, but they primed me to notice and embrace two of the greatest technologies for human flourishing ever created. So, on this Thanksgiving Eve, I’d like to thank the Bouncing Souls, the punk rock community worldwide, and, of course, all of you in the Nostrverse who carry on this spirit of permissionlessness. Onward 🫡 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 👀 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Recondition yourself to let the light in. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Here’s a summary of what happened in the courtroom: https://v.nostr.build/Aljnt5nr61905tnk.mov #nevent1q…mggu npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Valhalla here we come #nevent1q…tvme 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. https://youtu.be/PI_1sy4T7B8?si=NdYIYi92nCgeBiPP npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva GM, Amsterdam https://i.nostr.build/Q8C1C0PU47ykJNJD.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Samourai developer Keonne Rodriguez’s sentence includes 60 months in prison, three years of supervision, and a $250k fine. Here’s an overview of what else was said in the courtroom today. https://v.nostr.build/rt0WjkvTORqE899R.mov npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva 🚨NEW: Rodriguez was sentenced to 60 months in prison (the maximum statutory sentence), 3 years of supervision and a fine of $250k. #nevent1q…s0pl npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The sentencing hearing for Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez takes place today at 11:00 AM EST. I’ll be in the courtroom for it and will share the details afterward. https://i.nostr.build/PCIN3wVffyZtDUvG.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Let us please stop referring to New York City as a hub for capitalism. It isn’t. Instead, it’s a center for crony capitalism, a form of socialism for the rich. It’s also a jurisdiction laden with red tape and high taxes that’s largely unaffordable for the poor, middle and working classes. It’s also home to Wall Street, which has been bailed out time and time again at the expense of the U.S. taxpayer and the value of the U.S. dollar itself. What is more, NYC is subject to the BitLicense, which makes it hard for Bitcoin companies to serve New Yorkers, creating more friction for those who want to break free from the crony capitalistic system via Bitcoin. If more people held and understood Bitcoin, they wouldn’t have voted for Zohran Mamdani. But the traditional financial system doesn’t want people to understand it, because it would make that system irrelevant. So, in essence, I blame Wall Street and the other benefactors of the Cantillon Effect (look it up) as well as the bureaucratic hellhole that is NYC (and New York State more broadly) for Mamdani being elected mayor. Until we confront on a larger level how Wall Street/bank bailouts, infinite money printing, and red tape hurts the most financially vulnerable among us and acknowledge that Bitcoin is an answer to this, expect many more Mamdani types to be elected. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Agreed and same here. Yes! I’ve heard that. 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. We’ll be on the Orange Stage at 15:00 on Thursday, November 13. https://i.nostr.build/rsmjZaJX8uPahcXd.png 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 https://i.nostr.build/xNQsT7MeMM0Axxfb.jpg https://i.nostr.build/xs4xRiw34nbeC0pq.jpg https://i.nostr.build/6OroqGFZADJoSwAc.jpg https://i.nostr.build/THepXXLgPLjFIFPt.jpg https://i.nostr.build/iVXEJ1fbZui09YVk.jpg https://i.nostr.build/r4OkbpoqFdWkfj6j.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Super excited to share that I’ll be speaking at Bitcoin Medellín in January! Hope to see some of you there! https://i.nostr.build/rXdsllgzhc7WrXqD.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I expect to be held accountable. https://open.substack.com/pub/frankcorva/p/why-im-here?r=297bb&utm_medium=ios 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 🫡 The pleasure is all mine 🫂 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 😂 The reason I can’t claim world record is because I believe there were different versions of the game (99% sure there was at least a Japanese version if not others, as well) and, based on my studies, there were shortcuts you could take on those other versions that you couldn’t take on the American version. 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. This is one of my proudest achievements. https://youtu.be/XMW1vE1eHMQ?si=BldIoE2i4eJKIifG 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? I’ve changed the info in the “Edit Stream” section and clicked save but it doesn’t save. Any help would be appreciated. #asknostr npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Yesterday, two New York State Senators introduced a bill that would increase taxes on certain Bitcoin mining companies. The news of this was unfortunate, as the moratorium on Bitcoin mining in New York only recently expired. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/new-york-targets-bitcoin-mining-with-proposed-tax-hike-bill npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Link to interview: https://youtu.be/qFyUjLEQilA?si=QVJhoPEilgX72om7 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. Check out the latest episode of Bitcoin Politics to learn more about his incredible work 💪 https://v.nostr.build/7FcdTIMWYJMS4Dpk.mp4 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. Roman Storm has been found guilty of the conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmission business charge. Here are my thoughts on the outcome, the government’s (rejected) motion to remand Storm, and what comes next. https://v.nostr.build/Wba0SeUjbsFWVsqZ.mov npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva The defense rests in the Tornado Cash trial, and the Samourai devs change their plea from “not guilty” to “guilty.” My thoughts on both: https://v.nostr.build/5rG1QyBG93BoteRp.mov npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I’m here for today’s press briefing at 1:00 PM EST. Planning to ask about the CBDC language in GENIUS as well as de minimis tax exemptions for Bitcoin transactions. Be sure to tune in! https://i.nostr.build/jPaMmf9AmhppNqLx.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Tonight, I got to meet a true hero - @nprofile…jywt. Despite having been persecuted, imprisoned, and maligned, he continues his work as an opposition leader for #Venezuela 🇻🇪 And after conducting an interview with him for an hour or so at @nprofile…4g09 this evening, I’m convinced that nothing can defeat this man’s spirit, and I believe that with people like him fighting for Venezuela, the country will one day be free again. #VenezuelaLibre https://i.nostr.build/WyKmZgT1Y0GX8GZP.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Having lived in Venezuela under Chavez, I know how this ends. And it’s deeply saddening to know that what I witnessed firsthand there is likely coming to the city I call home. That said, I feel for the desperate people who think this candidate will make things better for them. Most don’t know better and just want their pain to end. I can sympathize with that. I don’t blame these people. I blame the fiat system, as it creates this type of pain by siphoning wealth away from everyday people. Most of these people don’t have the headspace to understand that #Bitcoin is an antidote to that system, but I believe that, in time, they will. Until then, candidates like this will propose and maybe even try to execute on “solutions” that history has shown to be ineffective at best and utterly destructive at worst. Sad times, but things will get better. We’re making them better. #nevent1q…34al npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva My father was a brilliant architect and entrepreneur. He passed away over a decade ago, but I still remember the conversations we had about his work in the last years of his life. He talked about how he always tried to do his best as an architect, despite budget and time constraints. He said the closest he got to designing something almost 100% the way he wanted was when designed the United Artists theater (now a Regal theater) one block south of Union Square in Manhattan. These conversations remain a reminder to me that, while conditions often aren’t perfect, we should always strive to do our best. I keep this in mind as a writer and a creator, as I often feel there’s room for improvement in my work. The fact that my father didn’t feel he’d done his best work until almost two decades into his career reminds me that the process doesn’t need to be rushed, though, and that we should simply aim to do the best we can in our creative efforts, while offering ourselves some grace, especially when circumstances aren’t ideal. Because of what he taught me, I believe that, if you keep at it, you’ll create your masterpiece in due time, and this keeps me going. I’m immensely grateful for this lesson I learned from him today, on Father’s Day, and always. I love you, Dad. https://i.nostr.build/6WvralNLAFQtlYx2.jpg npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Focus on what you can control. Make a positive impact in that space. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva “Privacy in and of itself is not illegal. Americans have a right to it in their financial transactions. And so there’s totally legitimate uses of privacy-preserving technologies.” -Rep. Bryan Steil https://v.nostr.build/EpCnjcyQlCY9zC00.mp4 npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva This is good. https://i.nostr.build/YXHXkMFppStWdPcm.jpg 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. The orgs would have submitted the document (linked below) to the court, but the Judge denied the defendants’ motion to allow amicus brief. https://i.nostr.build/6jp3SoxrHqI07sod.png npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva As a credentialed journalist, I can verify that this was the case. npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Bitcoiners should care about The GENIUS Act. While the stablecoin bill doesn't directly reference or impact Bitcoin, it may have profound effects on transactional privacy with all crypto assets — including bitcoin. More in my latest: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/bitcoiners-should-care-about-the-genius-act npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva Today, New York City hosted its first crypto summit. I attended the event, where many of the attendees implored the mayor to end the BitLicense — or at least turn NYC into a "Bitcoin and crypto sanctuary city." More in my report: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/attendees-at-first-new-york-city-crypto-summit-implore-mayor-adams-to-end-the-bitlicense 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. I sat down with Shapiro to discuss the matter in detail. #samourai #samouraiwallet #freesamourai #freedomtech https://youtu.be/SVVz_ApsZeY?si=Tc6BDMLnC1m45BLx npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h FrankCorva I wasn’t having the best day - but then I saw this in The Washington Post. #samourai #freesamourai https://i.nostr.build/wlIqAf82eDquzI0e.png 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. His dedication to his work is contagious. #nevent1q…lx7n 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. Both are terrible ideas. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/democrats-propose-more-bad-bitcoin-and-crypto-regulation