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"Cypherpunks write code", wrote Eric Hughes in 1993. It became the Cypherpunk rally cry. But by 1996, Hughes came to believe that code alone does not cut it. To realize Cypherpunk ideals like anonymous transactions, "some measure of toleration in society" is necessary, he wrote.
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2022 predictions on #Bitcoin: •Will reach $100k •2 more countries will adopt it as legal tender •Will become a major electoral issue in US elections this year •Bitcoin City will commence construction •Volcano bonds will be oversubscribed •Huge surprise at @TheBitcoinConf
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Tonight! 🍻🍗🕹️👇
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We are celebrating bitcoin at the next Bitcoin Meetup Amsterdam on December 21st! Come hang out and play some retro arcade video games. There are prices for Outrun high scores! Thanks to @Coinkite Let us know if you're coming: meetup.com/de-bitcoin-mee CC: @JWBurgers @AaronvanW
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Prosecutor alleges that Pertsev knew that Tornado Cash was used by criminals to launder their proceeds, but chose not to do anything about it. Judge agreed with prosecutor that Pertsev should be held in custody longer, in part because they believe he might flee the country.
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In short, the prosecutor believes that Pertsev (and two other developers) were for all intents and purposes running Tornado Cash as a company/service: they were de facto in charge of it because they owned most DAO tokens, could change how it operated, and made money off of it.
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Just made it back from the pro forma hearing on the necessity of continuing the pre-trial detention of Tornado Cash developer Alexy Pertsev. This wasn't the actual court case yet, but the public prosecutor did offer slightly more insights on why he was indicted, exactly.
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That 10% growth is compared to COVID year 2020. Zoomed out, economic growth in El Salvador has followed the same trend for decades. I don't think there's much reason to believe Bitcoin had meaningful impact so far-- good or bad. data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.G data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.G
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“They’re still up half a BILLION DOLLARS. Do the f***ing math!” 🔥🔥🔥 Greg Foss @FossGregfoss bringing the usual fire on stage at @AdoptingBTC as he discusses #Bitcoin  adoption in El Salvador with @Excellion, @maxkeiser, @paoloardoino and @bitcoindadpod
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I missed it at the time, but these tweets also confirm the story: twitter.com/MariodelacruzP
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Quiero agradeser atodas las personasque estubieron pendiente de mi esposo y de mi familia ahora el esta en libertad y gozando de su familia gradeser primeramente a Dios y luego a todos loque hicieron posible para que el este ahora aqui con nosotros grasias y pasen feliz tarde
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ICYMI, in the summer of 2021, I tweeted out a pic of Mario and his shaved ice cart, which happened to feature a QR code. Bitcoiners from around the world started sharing the associated bitcoin address and donate, adding up to more than $1000 worth of BTC.
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Wow. Mario and his wife received north of $1000 worth of bitcoin through the #iceshaverchallange 🧊. That's about three times the average monthly salary in El Zonte. They have reinvested part of the money in a fryer and a coolbox, so they can now also sell fries and beverages.
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It's an especially apt analogy because they're all casinos.
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Let me explain what just happened in crypto to the poker people: Pokerstars has just announced that Full Tilt is in way too bad of a situation for them to purchase and all of the player balances are completely toast. twitter.com/binance/status…
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Wow. As part of Bukele’s “state of exception” where 55,000 have been arbitrarily arrested, there are state-planned quotas for detentions, leading cops to jail people simply accused of crimes on Facebook posts or through a phone tip-line 🇸🇻
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El Salvador appears to have arrested hundreds of people based on tips received through Facebook and Twitter accounts managed by an IT department with no training in police work restofworld.org/2022/social-me
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Tonight! 🍻🍗🕹️👇
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Are you in Amsterdam for the Bitcoin Conference? Join us Wednesday October 12 for chicken wings, beer, and arcade games at the best Bitcoin meetup in Europe! The Bitcoin Meetup Amsterdam is just a short ferry ride from Amsterdam Central Station. meetup.com/de-bitcoin-mee
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