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"illicit finance" as a category is artificially inflated as a result of "crimes" manufactured by statists abolish the numerous fake "crime" statutes and regulations, then we can see how big of a problem "illicit finance" actually is and develop appropriately-sized solutions

Christian Kruse

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What's the government's solution to ending illicit finance? Tracking the financial transactions of every single American.

better onchain privacy is the most urgent priority of those listed: - onchain privacy improves offchain privacy - bad onchain privacy is hurting people now, while quantum is a distant (maybe indefinite) future threat - bitcoin "spam" can't be "fought", only outbid

Which is most important for Bitcoin development right now?

the problem with this cycle is the first step at the top. very few applications actually *need* to "make sure it's you", let alone *collect the very data needed to impersonate you* to make sure it's you. most companies are made to do this by bad policy. twitter.com/lightcoin/status/2...

"Right To Repair" should mean "it isn't illegal for people to repair their own property", not "anti-competitive, mandatory manufacturing standards for companies, which raise barriers to entry via higher startup and operating costs".

Apple spent a decade gluing batteries into $2,499 MacBook Pros. Then it shipped a $599 laptop you can take apart in six minutes. The MacBook Neo teardown numbers are wild. Eight screws to open. Eighteen screws hold the battery, zero glue, zero tape. The USB-C ports, speakers, x.com/macrumors/stat…

We've standardised decentralisation assessment for Rollups. Now it's time to do the same for Validiums and Optimiums. Introducing: the Alt-DA Stages Framework - a structured path for off-chain data availability systems to earn trust. Forum post + community feedback open 👇

This makes me wonder if anyone is actively tracking how many - and in which specific blocks - coins have been destroyed "the definitive way" ref: medium.com@alcio/how-to-destroy-bitcoins-255bb6f2142e… twitter.com/lightcoin/status/2...

💥🔫 Glocks are now duty-free. Introducing Duty-Free Bits (DFB): a technique that removes the Bitcoin-compatibility tax on arithmetic garbling. BABE → 45x smaller Argo → 20x smaller Research with UCLA & UIUC.

We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. To be clear: Signal’s encryption and infrastructure have not been compromised and remain robust. These attacks were executed via sophisticated phishing campaigns, designed to trick users into sharing information – SMS codes and/or Signal PIN – to gain access to users’ accounts. 1/4

running the @BitcoinWildlife Circle Plonk verifier in bitcoin script with full GSR (OP_MUL and OP_CAT) uses at least 6x less block space compared to using OP_CAT alone both implementations have negligible validation cost, the full verifier executes in less than 10ms @AbdelStark

we shouldn't enshrine a particular proving system, but people should be free to build verifiers for their preferred proving system. if it's buggy, it's buggy, and if it's not, it's not. same principle we apply to any client-side bitcoin software. not for protocol devs to police.

And this, boys and girls, is why we should not be rushing to add things to Bitcoin like ZK systems or new cryptography without giving time for new systems to mature. Both implementations, and underlying assumptions in general. x.com/osec_io/status…

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