PlebRebel
Pleb Rebel

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E-commerce - Accepting Bitcoin since 09/10/2014, block 324527.
I turned to Bitcoin out of necessity.

Fav motto: "This is lies, my trust in you is broken, I will make you obsolete." -N Dorier

Instant Bitcoin and fiat swaps, my choice:

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2026-06-10 07:29:34 UTC

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What happened, Piotr?

2026-01-03 18:17:45 UTC

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What's next, Greenland?
#nevent1q…hjtm

2025-12-25 17:36:55 UTC

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EU age control is good, but why not have everything combined, before you can go online: to prove that you are of legal age, that you are not a terrorist or a child predator, that you are not far-right, that you are not North Korean or Iranian, that your funding sources are legal and transparent, that you did not acquire your citizenship through investment, that you have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and that you are not a politically exposed person? It would be simpler and more honest.

2025-12-14 02:42:00 UTC

Common sense is now labeled hard-right.
#Europe
https://blossom.primal.net/b9de23ad7747cfb58bc800e9aac3cae154c395610093879846c47268aa5cfa0c.png

2025-12-12 23:36:02 UTC

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Vielleicht hast du es falsch verstanden, der Teil mit 'gelassen bleiben' stammt von Coinfinity.
Was mein Verständnis von MiCA, Travel Rule, DAC8 betrifft, bin ich auf dem Niveau, auf dem ich auf einen anderen Kontinent gewechselt habe, denn ich möchte für niemanden Polizei spielen.
Viele Grüße!
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrrawx09ztv287psha5leu6f6dpgn0klresg4lmwnqc69eq5acvgq9q0jkj

2025-12-12 19:42:00 UTC

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Der Teil am Ende mit 'gelassen bleiben' rundet alles ab. 🤦‍♂️

2025-12-11 14:24:54 UTC

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The Royal Riding Hall, Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺
https://blossom.primal.net/eea712fca61019ca34f4e7fc1970750d2c70fee758ec0be97714bb5e61626606.png

2025-12-11 14:00:54 UTC

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Kossuth Square, Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺
Before and after.
More and more often, the baddies prove to be the best. Europe’s salvation will come from the East, not from the West.
https://blossom.primal.net/3f58d03fbd24b2ea27f999e8a1e6452ee8dbee17c9183e1c4a5bc0e8d644ef53.png
#nevent1q…tsf7

2025-12-11 02:00:16 UTC

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That too.
And of course he couldn’t resist the chance to virtue-signal about a system that is profoundly corrupt.

2025-12-09 21:15:42 UTC

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💯

2025-12-09 16:57:27 UTC

In the screenshot, you have Vitalik Buterin's position regarding the EU🇪🇺 critics.
I wonder how Satoshi Nakamoto's stance would have looked regarding the disastrous way Brussels acts toward the citizens of the EU.
I'm sure it would be completely opposite to the position of this pathetic shitcoiner.
https://blossom.primal.net/404aa59f4e8ad0090f772af5dadbf384153001ca4936967757c2fb1bc2fd2dac.png

2025-12-08 19:35:04 UTC

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Let's not look into the 🇪🇺 clowns' mouths.
https://blossom.primal.net/b7877a60381bc8b2daf49b9db180f7bdebf56e65cdc928d03152dfb9b82f5291.png
https://blossom.primal.net/51217cc2c23fb431e63b916cca51ea11c7036fe9f7052e6bcf83c87d1cb238c0.png

2025-12-07 16:19:22 UTC

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While announcing a €120 million fine on X for deceptive practices, the EU Commission's account features a video thumbnail that links to an article rather than expanding the video itself, cleverly manipulating ad tools to inflate its reach.
https://blossom.primal.net/968e53ab0cf8200d7ed4f00f463126792609a18c37e5f1acfa5d7dd275c6bcfd.mp4

2025-12-07 16:05:11 UTC

X terminates the Europeans Commission's ad account.
The Commission is slapping X with a fine for 'deception,' all while they try to resurrect a zombie ad account to game the system and boost their propaganda with a sneaky trick.
https://blossom.primal.net/d04393ce08cbe7d3c5970acfce0ac5bb0703951418712533700b3a620817a1a9.png
https://blossom.primal.net/638fd7d8ec80369a651559048d8e574b9aa4c6c36d77a23bb0f4a05cb3f21cbe.png

2025-12-05 18:23:45 UTC

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I forgot the most important part... Build circular communities wherever you get the chance, the more people directly accept and spend bitcoin with each other (shops, services, friends, neighbors, coworkers), the less you ever need to touch the surveilled fiat system. The larger the circle, the more unstoppable the network becomes.
Play by your own rules.

2025-12-05 18:20:38 UTC

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For the phrase "untraceable power Satoshi unleashed: money that can't be censored, seized, or spied on," I was questioned by Monero bros, so I am providing clarification on why this formulation is valid.
Every time a government has tried to censor, seize, or fully surveil economic activity in the last years, someone using nothing more than a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet and basic privacy practices has defeated them. MiCA, Travel Rule, exchange KYC mandates, address blacklisting attempts, and multi-million-dollar surveillance contracts are not the actions of governments who feel safe. They are the actions of institutions that finally understand Satoshi actually delivered: a form of money that can, in practice, be censorship-resistant, seizure-resistant, and (with modest discipline) surveillance-resistant.
To stay censorship-resistant, seizure-resistant, and surveillance-resistant, never put your bitcoin on any KYC exchange or custodian, never reuse addresses, acquire and spend only through direct P2P, in-person cash trades, run your own node, use CoinJoin/PayJoin/Silent Payments when moving on-chain, and do everyday spending over Lightning.
Do only that, nothing illegal required, and no government on Earth can freeze, confiscate, or reliably track your money today.
That’s the entire “don’t play by their rules” strategy in one sentence: use Bitcoin the way Satoshi built it, not the way regulators wish you would.

2025-12-04 16:14:19 UTC

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They just make it impossible for you to turn Monero back into real-world spending power without jumping through insane hoops.
No merchant acceptance, no payment processors, no payroll, no loans, no mortgages, no nothing in the “legal” economy. You end up with the most private money that buys you… almost nothing useful outside small P2P circles.
That’s a cage with golden bars, not a Wonderland.
I understand your pure ideological winner approach regarding Monero, yet the reality will bring you down on earth when you use it as a day to day currency.
You’re free… as long as you never want to buy a house, pay taxes legally, receive your salary, shop in internet, or do anything that 99.9 % of humanity does daily.
That’s not freedom, that’s exile with extra steps.
Back to my post. Our problem, all of us, is that part of the world is trying to be tyrannical. So if you don't want to completely exile yourself from areas that trend towards authoritarianism, you need to find solutions to be able to live. You use Monero, I use Bitcoin. Fine. Instead of directing your energy to fight me, combat the real enemy.

2025-12-04 15:11:32 UTC

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#Monero gives them the power to completely block you
I can also "just ignore those tyrants and transact freely."
You Monero bros forget that you have even bigger problems than Bitcoin. Yet instead of fighting the tyrants, you just shill your coin wherever you see a Bitcoin post about privacy.
If you think Monero is perfect, then good luck, enjoy your life.

2025-12-04 01:25:04 UTC

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Bro, no one is crying. Just let's see who delivers what in 2025. The EU won't be around forever.

2025-12-04 01:09:03 UTC

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KYC is the main issue, not traceability itself. Even if you manage to execute a perfect CoinJoin and break the on-chain link, when you try to convert back to fiat or use a regulated service, the Travel Rule requires you to prove the origin of the funds.
MiCA + Travel Rule + the power to 'remove' you even when you temporarily achieve privacy.

2025-12-03 22:45:53 UTC

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Very true!
Personally, I'm surprised by the lack of response to such an attack. A year ago, hardly anyone was writing about what was to come. Even now, there isn't much interest.

2025-12-03 22:32:11 UTC

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Even if YOU are immune today, MiCA does one key thing:
It turns the 99 % who don’t know or don’t want to use privacy tools into involuntary informants against you, because every chain still starts with them (KYC fiat → BTC → you).
MiCA isn’t just “a tax on stupidity.”
It’s a deliberate attempt to kill the option of private transactions for everyone, including you, in the long run.
So no, it’s not “the fault of naive users.”
It’s the atack of a system that wants to turn Bitcoin’s voluntary transparency into mandatory surveillance for all.

2025-12-03 22:04:02 UTC

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"The EU will fall apart within the next 3 years." - the sooner, the better.

2025-12-03 20:54:59 UTC

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MiCA: The EU's Stealth Attack on Bitcoin's Soul
MiCA isn't regulation, it's a declaration of war on what makes Bitcoin revolutionary. Fully enforced since Dec 30, 2024, this EU regime mandates KYC for every crypto service provider (CASP), enforces the "Travel Rule" to track and share transaction data across borders, and bans platforms from admitting assets with "inbuilt anonymization functions" like mixers or privacy tools. It's the biggest assault yet on anonymous Bitcoin holding, shredding financial privacy at its core.
This isn't about "consumer protection", it's a direct hit on financial anonymity, forcing every satoshi's origin and destination into the surveillance dragnet.
Governments fear the untraceable power Satoshi unleashed: money that can't be censored, seized, or spied on. MiCA subjugates that independence, turning sovereign individuals into tracked subjects in a digital panopticon. It's the most dangerous bid to crush personal financial sovereignty under bureaucratic bootheels.
The irony? It won't work.
Non-compliant firms and individuals will flee the EU like rats from a sinking ship, routing to freer waters.
Bitcoin doesn't bend, it flows. It'll thrive in jurisdictions that honor privacy, sovereignty, and true anonymity, places with decentralized networks or pro-freedom havens that reject this monstrosity.
Bitcoin was born to escape fiat tyrants. MiCA just proves they're terrified.
Stack sats, stay pseudonymous, and watch the empire crumble.
#Bitcoin #MiCA #FinancialFreedom
#nevent1q…pa29

2025-12-03 20:40:43 UTC

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On December 1, 2025, Poland's President Karol Nawrocki made a significant decision by vetoing a 300-page crypto bill. This legislation aimed to implement EU MiCA regulations along with additional measures, such as a 0.4% tax on transactions and powers to block websites. President Nawrocki expressed concerns that these provisions could pose risks to innovation, hinder startups, and infringe on personal freedoms.
#Bitcoin #MiCA #FinancialFreedom #Poland

2025-11-28 04:17:48 UTC

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Great post. Just today, I was discussing with a good friend the danger of the plague from the EU eventually spreading here as well. Let's hope Argentina stays on the right track and doesn't get contaminated.

2025-11-27 14:32:49 UTC

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I resonate with Yaron Brook's perspectives on capitalism and individualism, and he articulates them effectively. However, regarding Israel, Ukraine, and global politics, his views stray significantly from reality. Man oh man!

2025-11-23 15:57:30 UTC

Was Romania's Corrupt Liberal-Globalist President Nicușor Dan Complicit in Romania's December 2024 Electoral Coup?
#Romania
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/exclusive-was-romanias-corrupt-liberal-globalist-president-nicusor/

2025-11-22 19:33:55 UTC

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That's how it feels when you call Airbnb support.

2025-11-19 15:21:17 UTC

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We at Toyota have been contacted by a journalist from the newspaper Le Parisien with the following prompt:
> 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨. 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙? 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨? 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚?
#nevent1q…vdlv

2025-11-19 04:26:58 UTC

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Old - school rocks, even if progressives will say otherwise, because they don't understand that this has nothing to do with a lack of respect or self - esteem.

2025-11-14 01:04:06 UTC

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That's a filter. Using spelling mistakes is a filter, so scammers don't waste their time on people with a normal or higher IQ.
https://josephsteinberg.com/why-scammers-make-spelling-and-grammar-mistakes/

2025-11-13 21:11:12 UTC

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Holly smoke! 🔥 👀

2025-11-10 01:51:16 UTC

What does Bitcoin mean to you, and what would you like it to become?
A lot of people consider themselves bitcoiners, but are we all the same? Clearly not! This is evident in how bitcoiners try to 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓 'Bitcoin' toward what they want it to be. As a solitary wolf by nature, I generally don’t mind, but I don’t know if democracy, which is essentially the dictatorship of the majority, even in blockchain, will align with what I want Bitcoin to be.
If it differs from your interests, what will you do?
https://blossom.primal.net/d45c8e4dc12112b87c9d664b0d71607382e7c3cef2704a0a19414ea2dc671391.png

2025-11-08 04:10:53 UTC

#LABitconf
Knots vs Core
Is Bitcoin exclusively a monetary system, or should the market freely decide what data and applications are allowed in its blocks?
https://blossom.primal.net/e5b63e215310a3dedb42a10e94fc4e21fb4e9c2cfb7e622ce97cf14e7eba9713.png

2025-11-05 03:30:07 UTC

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This one was published on WEF:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161125135500/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/shopping-i-can-t-really-remember-what-that-is

2025-11-05 03:24:32 UTC

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Here it is, the famous article 'You'll own nothing and you'll be happy.'
Pay attention to the versions, before they took it down they polished it a few times."
https://web.archive.org/web/20161111145258/http://www.forbes.com/sites/worldeconomicforum/2016/11/10/shopping-i-cant-really-remember-what-that-is-or-how-differently-well-live-in-2030/#3d009fc72954

2025-11-01 17:42:00 UTC

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Avoid using their money whenever possible, it's the best way.
Everyone can contribute.

2025-10-25 17:09:27 UTC

Happy to be here!
Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 ♥️
https://blossom.primal.net/51a0fb7169de7761a848304f9e4b248bc9c8a5b18b8135a21469c9dce7479c3a.mp4

2025-10-12 14:50:56 UTC

GM!
Bitcoin isn't going anywhere.
You are the one who is going.
https://blossom.primal.net/778286c59044117f10ceb572f0be4e00b9ffaae2ec970a03f295e852ff1bd59d.png

2025-10-04 18:41:25 UTC

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You're welcome, glad I could help.
Thanks for posting!

2025-10-04 18:15:58 UTC

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Wrong. The man shouted in Romanian 🇷🇴 : "Slave! Soros-backed slave! You've made a fool of yourself!" The target was Romania's president, Nicușor Dan, who benefited from a 2024 coup that canceled elections after the Brussels-disfavored candidate, Călin Georgescu, was reportedly set to win by a wide margin. The current president is a mere puppet.

2025-10-03 12:53:31 UTC

“Bitcoin And The Poor”
Mircea Popescu
http://trilema.com/2012/bitcoin-and-the-poor/
https://blossom.primal.net/ed8c1b876a7f592c962a0fc2aa6ec8b9598a4b4c9e3c56708a4ea2991219191e.png

2025-09-04 16:30:51 UTC

BullBitcoin ya está disponible en Argentina 🇦🇷 💪
Usá Bitcoin para enviar pesos al instante a cualquier persona en Argentina desde cualquier parte del mundo.
Comprá / vendé #Bitcoin directamente con tu cuenta bancaria argentina.
Si decides registrarte, puedes usar mi código y recibir un 0.25% de descuento en el tipo de cambio. Es cierto que hay un proceso de KYC, pero es muy sencillo y poco invasivo, y tus datos se eliminan después. Además, no trabajan con ChainAnalysis, así que tus datos están seguros y no se compartirán en ningún lado. 🚀 🚀 🚀
https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/citadela
https://blossom.primal.net/100365c1e06d372651dc2ee8512f40034928aa1a62bc74b3d9013e2646b32b02.mp4

2025-08-31 15:13:08 UTC

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Imagine ther are regular people as Palantir shareholders, supporting tyranny rather than freedom, unlike Bitcoin holders. 👇
#nevent1q…6s9n

2025-08-24 09:08:18 UTC

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I can fully undestand the feeling. Growing up in the communist era, the constant awareness of phone surveillance became deeply ingrained in me. As a result, I’ve always avoided discussing sensitive matters over the phone, not out of guilt or criminality, but as a reflex to protect myself and others.
I can understand that there are individuals who have not gone through our experiences and have different understandings of confidentiality, believing that it can be sacrificed on the altar of the fight against terrorism or the protection of minors. These are the perfect victims, they will accept the Trojan horses introduced by the system without resisting, on the contrary, they will support all these measures. We must challenge both the regime pushing these measures and those who willingly support them.

2025-08-17 11:15:28 UTC

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"Anony, do you have a license to be our slave?"
*All those who contribute in one way or another to maintaining Bitcoin's anonymity are the heroes of the Bitcoin Revolution.
Hats off! 🫡
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2025-08-17 11:03:26 UTC

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How many Bitcoiners understand this?
Once you are aware of what @nprofile…8lsg has written, you will notice that all the restrictions currently being implemented by the EU or other entities will only accelerate the transition to a parallel market (call it black market, if you want), which, unlike fiat, cannot be stopped. In other words, thanks to the way Bitcoin is built and functions, tyrants have no solutions, no matter how hard they try to prevent the Bitcoin revolution 🟠 .
#nevent1q…6w8f

2025-08-02 07:54:00 UTC

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Who knows, maybe they made a deal with the prosecutors so that in the end they would receive a lighter sentence. When the system wants you punished, it finds a way to do it.

2025-08-02 07:49:23 UTC

August 2, 1976
Newsweek - The article, titled "A Star Is Born," highlights Nadia Comăneci's extraordinary performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, where she made history by earning the first perfect score of 10.0 in gymnastics, cementing her legacy as a Romanian icon. It mentions her impact on the sport, public enthusiasm, and the context of the competition, including the rivalry with the Soviet gymnasts.
https://blossom.primal.net/1ea2edbce1745bff4c57f15d0c8a62e9c45c8905d24ad392a48e949d92ee83b1.png
https://blossom.primal.net/c6b1790051b417b31843dc71f53183eef882731648ee0ba847a4fec6631835de.png

2025-07-30 19:28:54 UTC

During the Samourai trial today, this tweet was cited as evidence.
Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitter business.
https://blossom.primal.net/739eaed12f4bcbdf54deb9ff8a6f52558578f6243b4116d43c41e1385efe0453.png

2025-07-21 18:59:33 UTC

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You don't have to be paid in Bitcoin to stack sats.

2025-07-21 09:27:49 UTC

Every job tied to fiat currency is, in essence, a job tied to Bitcoin. The choice is yours: remain captive to a corrupt system or break free from its chains. Time is on your side, so it’s best to start today, because it’s a race between you and them. Institutions are already seizing this opportunity, where do you stand?
Bitcoin was designed for us, not for them, yet it’s here for everyone.
#Bitcoin

2025-07-17 20:46:40 UTC

"First, they hunted down all the unvaccinated, and now they are hunting down everyone with a Russian passport. Whether they are opera singers or athletes with disabilities, what kind of messed-up world are we actually living in?"
- Felix Baumgartner
RIP Felix
https://blossom.primal.net/0f80baf7a8c2a547d1447b9a68f485c158013de5514dd0c5f02e92908190e6d6.png (1969-2025)

2025-07-09 09:51:06 UTC

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 🟠
What I like about Bitcoin is that it allows me to have more time for myself.

2025-07-09 08:36:23 UTC

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The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
- Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome.
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2025-07-09 08:21:27 UTC

The reasons why we are on nostr and use Bitcoin.
https://blossom.primal.net/57690c9ad7e01fbeeff75a925556a328089ec8bb9c6d6c13b735020cf1bd5d1f.png

2025-07-08 09:37:44 UTC

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Bitcoin mass adoption won’t come from evangelization, but from the growing necessity of those seeking solutions to their problems. As the digitization of money advances toward CBDC solutions, as inflation rises, as the state imposes more taxes, and as the use of cash is increasingly restricted, the corrupt fiat system will force people to find alternatives. Each according to their need, Bitcoin is a tool accessible to all, and necessity is the best teacher.
Congratulations to all who have awakened in consciousness, you are an elite minority with an incredible advantage over others.

2025-07-08 08:57:42 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/d26fcf7b3f5913d14ebddd3013a6c3f18ad6af043d41beac321bd8bd8cf52df7.png
If you look at the European Union, you can’t help but notice that the politicians leading it are on the wrong path, yet a large portion of citizens are unaware of this or are affected by Stockholm syndrome. In recent years, the EU has slid down a tyrannical slope, disregarding the problems of Europeans and transforming into a belligerent supranational apparatus. From what I observe, those in Western EU countries are less aware of what’s happening to them, so it’s no surprise that those who have already lived through a totalitarian period under communism are more alert and sensitive to the totalitarian tendencies of EU officials.
Yesterday, a Romanian MEP, Gheorghe Piperea, a lawyer, initiated a no-confidence motion against Ursula von der Leyen. It’s unlikely to succeed, but it’s a wake-up call for everyone, this cannot go on. What was Ursula’s response? Those trying to bring her down are paid by Moscow, they’re extremists (how convenient, isn't it). It’s the typical response of woke politicians, detached from reality and the people. That’s how it was with Ceaușescu, who believed he was untouchable until the very end.
I don’t know if something similar could happen at the European level, but I do know that action creates reaction, and the more the rights and concerns of Europeans are ignored, the stronger the response will be when it comes.

2025-07-06 12:50:30 UTC

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Den meisten Menschen fehlt die Ausdauer, langfristig an Bitcoin festzuhalten, um finanzielle Unabhängigkeit zu erreichen. Die Versuchung, kurzfristigen Gelüsten nachzugeben, ist überwältigend. Viele in unserer Umgebung streben danach, so schnell wie möglich Dinge zu besitzen, die sie nicht wirklich brauchen. Dadurch werden sie zu Gefangenen ihrer eigenen Begierden. Nur wenige finden die Balance zwischen Wünschen und tatsächlichen Bedürfnissen.

2025-06-30 18:40:12 UTC

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Honestly, I share the same view, the period of Romanization was too brief to profoundly influence a people that was not fully conquered. It’s likely that the European region benefited from a dialect continuum that facilitated, to some extent, mutual intelligibility. If you’re curious about this topic, check out "No venimos del latín" by Catalan author Carme Jiménez Huertas (in English, "Romance Did Not Begin in Rome"). It explores Romanization in the Iberian Peninsula, with insights that also relate to Romania and Romanian.
https://www.amazon.com/Romance-Did-Not-Begin-Rome/dp/1984030213
Regarding the cataclysm you mentioned, yes, there are theories suggesting that the Black Sea was formed by a catastrophic event, forcing populations to migrate westward. Interestingly, the emergence of agriculture in Europe may even be linked to this westward population shift from the east.

2025-06-30 15:28:00 UTC

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Thanks! 🫡
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Yes, there are references to a lost book that may have contained information about the Roman conquest of Dacia. This is known as 'De Bello Dacico' (On the Dacian War) and is believed to have been written by the Roman historian Cassius Dio. Although part of his work has survived, it is thought that important details about Trajan's campaigns against the Dacians have been lost over time.
Additionally, there are other ancient sources, such as the writings of Tacitus and Pliny the Elder, which provide information about Dacia and the Roman wars, but there is no complete work that exhaustively details this subject.
True, there are no sources that directly state that there were Roman emperors from Dacia.
However, there are a few other figures who might be connected to Dacia.
Regalianus, an enigmatic figure, was proclaimed emperor by the troops in Moesia, a region neighboring Dacia. The Historia Augusta, a controversial collection of biographies, describes Regalianus as “gentis Daciae” – of the Dacian people, perhaps even a relative of the legendary King Decebal. But was he born in Dacia? The sources remain silent, shrouding his origins in mystery. Perhaps Dacian blood flowed through his veins, but his place of birth – Moesia, perhaps Dacia – remains an enigma. His reign was brief, yet his story ignites the imagination: a Dacian raised to the rank of emperor?
In the shadow of Dacia, other names emerge in this tale. Decius (249–251 AD) , dubbed the “restorer of Dacia,” was born in Sirmium, in Illyricum, not far from the borders of Roman Dacia. His role in managing revolts in the region tied his name to Dacia, but his roots were more Illyrian than Dacian. Similarly, Aurelian (270–275 AD), renowned for the Roman withdrawal from Dacia, was also born in Sirmium. These emperors, hailing from the Balkans, were shaped by Dacia’s proximity, but there is no evidence they were born on the lands conquered by Trajan.
And then there is Trajan himself (98–117 AD), the conqueror of Dacia. Some modern legends, particularly those with a romantic flair, suggest that Trajan may have had Thracian or even Dacian origins, based on an alleged statement: “𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔.” But historians remain skeptical. Trajan was born in Italica, in Hispania, far from the Carpathians. Perhaps, in a way, Dacia “adopted” this emperor. The Dacia of old is today’s Romania, and its name evokes shared origins with those of the Roman Empire, if you will, a tribute to Trajan. Remarkably, the name Traian remains a popular choice in modern Romania (we even had a president with that name), while in Spain, has become largely forgotten.
As a curiosity, little is known about the language of the ancient Dacians, but Trajan’s Column provides a clue that the Dacian and Latin languages were closely related, as Roman soldiers appear to communicate directly with the Dacians without interpreters. The Romanian language is a Romance language, but the brief Roman occupation does not seem to be the sole reason why Romanian is a Romance language today, especially since the Romans did not conquer all of Dacia, and beyond the occupied territory lived the free Dacians, who were not subjected to colonization. By way of comparison, Britannia was a Roman colony for approximately 400 years. This period was marked by Roman influence on the region’s culture, economy, and infrastructure. Yet, the British do not speak a Romance language today... Food for thought.

2025-06-30 12:49:30 UTC

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Read the third section of the post to see how inflation triggered the monetary crisis. 😅

2025-06-30 12:44:41 UTC

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After the victory over the Dacians, according to the historian Dio Cassius and Criton, Emperor Trajan’s personal physician, the Roman legions brought back from Dacia, as war booty, no less than 166 tons of gold and 331 tons of silver.
Today, the value of that gold alone would amount to nearly 10 billion euros, calculating the price of a gram of gold at an average of 60 euros, or 300 lei.
Initially, the impact of the plundered Dacian gold replenished the imperial treasury. Moreover, the emperor took unprecedented measures.
For instance, he organized 123 days of games and battles, involving no fewer than 10,000 gladiators, canceled all debts, and exempted all taxpayers from state taxes for one year.
Additionally, he gifted each Roman head of household 650 denarii, an amount equivalent to the price of several able-bodied slaves.
He also funded numerous monuments and buildings and drained the marshes around the capital of the empire.
Furthermore, he moved an entire hill to make way for the space where he later erected the famous Trajan’s Column.
However, the wealth of precious metal soon revealed its adverse effects, leading to the first collapse in the price of gold in human history.
Its value dropped by nearly a tenth across the vast Roman Empire.
The situation became so severe that, in 107 AD, Trajan was forced to implement a monetary reform, devaluing gold and silver coins.
At the same time, the Roman prefect of Egypt adjusted the exchange rate between the two metals.
Thus, nearly 2,000 years ago, the Dacian gold plundered by the Romans, in a way, took its revenge on its plunderers, triggering the first form of financial crisis in history.

2025-06-30 12:33:29 UTC

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Trajan’s war on the Dacians, a civilization in what is now Romania, was the defining event of his 19-year rule. The loot he brought back was staggering. One contemporary chronicler boasted that the conquest yielded a half million pounds of gold and a million pounds of silver, not to mention a fertile new province.
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/trajan-column/article.html

2025-06-30 12:16:19 UTC

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Your post reminded me of what was probably the first financial crisis, and Trajan has his role in this, as does his column, built to celebrate the conquest of Dacia.
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2025-06-30 12:11:02 UTC

Few people know the true significance of Trajan’s Column, a towering monument in Rome. The column commemorates Trajan’s conquest of Dacia, a powerful civilization in what is now Romania, which marked the defining achievement of his 19-year reign (98–117 AD).
This victory had far-reaching consequences, including what some historians consider the first major economic crisis in the ancient world. The Roman conquest of Dacia, finalized in 106 AD under the leadership of King Decebal, brought an extraordinary influx of wealth into the empire. The Romans plundered an estimated 166 tons of gold and vast quantities of silver, replenishing the imperial treasury. To celebrate, Emperor Trajan hosted 123 days of lavish games and gladiatorial battles in Rome, showcasing the empire’s triumph.
However, this influx of Dacian gold had an unintended consequence. The sudden flood of precious metals into the Roman economy caused a sharp decline in their value, triggering rampant inflation. This economic disruption, often described as the ancient world’s first inflationary crisis, destabilized markets across the empire and beyond, affecting trade and wealth in regions connected to Rome.
This phenomenon bears striking similarities to modern financial crises, such as the Great Depression of 1929–1933 or the 2008 global financial meltdown. Yet, nearly 2,000 years ago, the Roman Empire faced a comparable economic upheaval driven by the spoils of war.
The impact of Dacian gold on the Roman economy is thoroughly explored in „Geologia economica a aurului” (Economic Geology of Gold), a work authored by a team led by Prof. Dr. Gheorghe C. Popescu from the Faculty of Geology at the University of Bucharest, Romania.
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2025-06-30 11:17:32 UTC

If you don t understand Bitcoin, it means you don t need it.
-Citadela
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2025-06-24 20:37:40 UTC

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lol, this laughter is contagious 🤣🤣🤣
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2025-06-22 09:39:05 UTC

I am on Bitcoin's side, in any war.
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2025-06-20 12:49:51 UTC

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Wow, ¡muchísimas menos empresas que el año pasado! Creo que sacaste la conclusión correcta, la MiCA hizo desastres en la UE, estos idiotas nos están destruyendo.

2025-06-17 22:09:09 UTC

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2025-06-08 18:33:07 UTC

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Córdoba?

2025-06-07 14:15:26 UTC

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2025-06-03 11:52:02 UTC

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There’s a race among states and institutions to acquire Bitcoin, and a lot of people are frantically cheering, including here on Nostr. I’m amazed at how ignorant some can be.
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2025-05-28 19:43:32 UTC

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Interesting. 👍

2025-05-28 19:33:06 UTC

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Thanks!
Sure, you can use Wasabi for that. You only need to create (or import) another wallet, it supports multiple "accounts".
Right, @nprofile…8lsg ? 🫡
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2025-05-28 18:35:24 UTC

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No loguear, solo para iniciar.

2025-05-28 17:30:27 UTC

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Funciona bien, ¿no se pueden agregar nprofile para iniciar sesión?

2025-05-28 13:29:37 UTC

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Che, muy buena la presentación, me gusta mucho. 👍

2025-05-28 13:28:07 UTC

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Foarte faina prezentarea, imi place mult.

2025-05-28 10:45:49 UTC

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2025-05-28 07:45:24 UTC

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They are, I can tell.

2025-05-27 08:36:23 UTC

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Thank you Science, was nice talking to you and Théo yesterday! 🫡

2025-05-27 08:34:44 UTC

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My pleasure, sir! 🫡
You should have enter Europe sooner, I would have fewer gray hairs now. 😅

2025-05-26 19:57:35 UTC

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🤭 I messed up the quoting, so I'll list the people involved here: @nprofile…xg3u @nprofile…0upm @nprofile…vcjg @nprofile…2q08
Salut!

2025-05-26 19:09:26 UTC

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OK, folks, I will share with you my experience regarding the search for a new partner for off-ramping from Bitcoin. In the last three weeks, I have encountered the inflexibility of the partners we have been working with until now. I won’t name names, but I can tell you that to renew the KYB/KYC verification, we had to send more than a dozen emails, explaining the situation over and over again to employees who seemed unaware of each other. They took two weeks to verify the identity document!
You will understand that it is not the same to deal with bureaucrats or with Bitcoiners. We have been with these partners for many years, but every time we had contact with them, it felt like they were there to put obstacles in our way, not to help us.
I knew that BullBitcoin had recently opened its branch in the EU, so I initially tested the system as an individual to see how they operate. What took the competition two weeks took them just a few minutes, the KYC verification was done quickly, limited to the essentials, and I was assured that the data used for verification would be deleted afterward. A Bitcoin Lightning exchange to Euro (300 euros) took exactly two minutes, and I had the money in my bank account, at a very favorable exchange rate (see the images).
Then, today, I had the pleasure of having a video call with @`Théo Mogenet` and @`science_genial` from @`BULLBITCOIN.COM` Europe, two true Bitcoiners with whom I felt we shared the same values and visions. They explained to me how their model works, the advantages and features of the platform, and I realized that the company we were working with before would have no chance against them in the near future.
Why? Because we are dealing with two contrasting perspectives: one outdated, trapped in the past and inflexible in the face of challenges, and another that comes directly from the vision of someone who understands Bitcoin not just in essence but especially in its spirit. @`FRANCIS - BULLBITCOIN.COM` has brought to the EU something we desperately needed: an innovative service, from Bitcoiners for Bitcoiners.
As a German proverb says, don’t go to the little blacksmith, go to the blacksmith. "Geh gleich zum Schmied und nicht zum Schmiedl". You will be better off.
As for the rest, what can I say... I hope the EU doesn’t strangle us, this increasingly restrictive and challenging environment is becoming hostile for Bitcoin-related businesses.
Don't trust me, verify! 🟠
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2025-05-21 17:35:23 UTC

🇷🇴 Romania is the new Venezuela🇻🇪
Greetings from 🇪🇺 , the new USSR.
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2025-05-21 00:35:32 UTC

One thing we can thank Călin Georgescu for is that he exposed all the existing filth in the system, and no, it's not just a system that functions in Romania, but in every country in the Union. This cancer has infiltrated everywhere like a disease in its final stage, and now it's ready to sacrifice its host for one last feast.
The emperor is naked.
Democracy in Romania and in the EU is just a word devoid of essence. Only now do we see that everything was a cheap theater, to fool the masses.
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2025-05-21 00:13:39 UTC

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They wouldn't go the extra mile if they were from the same system. This time was different. This is the first time the deep state would have been in danger of losing control, which is why they risked everything and were so sloppy in their brutality.

2025-05-20 21:26:14 UTC

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It was the deep state who won, like many other times.
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2025-05-20 21:15:02 UTC

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Oh, I forgot about Relai. Dan, much appreciated!

2025-05-20 19:52:34 UTC

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Indeed. They were so scared they made all possible mistakes.

2025-05-20 19:15:15 UTC

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The bad bad "Russians" were French. ☠️ 🥖
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2025-05-20 19:11:30 UTC

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announces his willingness to testify in a Romanian court regarding French interference in Romania’s elections.
🇷🇴
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2025-05-20 16:08:18 UTC

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I don’t understand why you’re responding if you only know about Bitcoin in theory. Our business has been built on Bitcoin since 2014, back when we held Bitcoin on our company’s books, and no other business was doing that, at least not publicly. Through us, Bitcoiners found solutions to their problems when no one else was there to help. So don’t talk to me about theory when I’m running a real-world business with real-world challenges.

2025-05-20 15:09:15 UTC

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Thanks. We don't need a payment solution, we only need the part for converting Bitcoin to fiat, as we don’t want to do this through an exchange. Although it would be much easier and more cost-effective, we can’t risk our bank account. Unfortunately, we’re not in a Bitcoin-friendly environment.

2025-05-20 15:01:27 UTC

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That might work if you have a business selling eggs from your backyard chickens or doing handmade crafts in your spare time. Businesses need fiat currency to operate in today’s world, you can’t keep all the Bitcoin you receive. Not because I wouldn’t want that, but because you need to pay suppliers and taxes in fiat.
If you’re running a hobby business, you can do it the way you suggest. I’m looking for something else, as I mentioned in my post. We are an "actual Bitcoin business," and our needs go beyond small-scale solutions.

2025-05-18 10:07:12 UTC

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🇷🇴 Romania will vote against Brussels leaders and for our country’s needs.
Romanians will vote against those who locked us in our homes during the pandemic and want to pull us into wars. With God’s help, Romania will choose freedom and dignity!

2025-05-17 11:13:50 UTC

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Imagine there are still people out there who believe this genocidal person could be Satoshi Nakamoto.
You are a disgrace to humanity.
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