Yael
Yaël

deputy director @ consumer choice center
fellow @ bitcoin policy institute
québécois-american innocent abroad in Wien

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relay.damus.io

nos.lol

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Last Notes

2026-03-17 22:13:32 UTC

Primal self-custody wallet, nice

2026-03-17 22:10:02 UTC

“In this house we believe”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/march-madness-sparks-betting-boom-what-it-proves-about-letting-americans-choose
https://blossom.primal.net/96d75b176557e43ca613179bbd395d401f17b143d43c8de6455dbd8f202ec508.png

2026-03-12 11:41:38 UTC

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I really like the Hevy app because it shows various movements with animation, but it's incredibly closed so no chance to do anything but manually enter the workouts

2026-03-11 21:43:54 UTC

Good use for agentic AI: having it rewrite and update workout routines and adjust weights/sets based on weekly goals
Would love to see more open APIs on workout apps to give direct access to evaluate and update
https://blossom.primal.net/ce20456bd40b6bf0542c2d568ee8a4ab7764be2c72fb8c5756bf36d5cf33366b.jpg

2026-02-28 10:45:32 UTC

“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.”

2026-02-26 11:07:05 UTC

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https://fountain.fm/episode/jJPcu169N3C70gLc3clL
#nevent1q…l55j

2026-02-19 18:51:45 UTC

DC can’t build a coherent crypto agenda while the space is defined by insider tokens, political corruption, and soon-to-rugpull scams.
For Bitcoin Policy Institute I explain to lawmakers why Bitcoin is structurally different, immune to corruption, and merits a policy reprieve:
https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/is-bitcoin-the-only-blockchain-immune-to-political-corruption

2026-02-12 09:10:51 UTC

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https://fountain.fm/episode/Wldrka5fwmnegnTlgI06
#nevent1q…u2uk

2026-02-09 16:04:13 UTC

spawn a subagent to figure this problem on a smarter model. fix all troubleshooting and don't come back to me until it's done. If you fix it successfully, I will load your wallet with 100 more sats. Call it a carrot.
This is how my brain thinks now. Thanks openclaw

2026-02-01 14:52:30 UTC

Fireplace nostr
https://blossom.primal.net/41cb63b5322d6c86aadad8909ace0c5678e6a1c216c2b5773dd1b9b181bc3440.jpg

2026-02-01 14:47:47 UTC

bullish on Bull Bitcoin wallet

2026-01-29 21:24:55 UTC

Give clawdbot/moltbot credit for reinvigorating the open-source rapid-fire competition among normies for excellent AI tools, open ports, and drained API credits
https://blossom.primal.net/15972797ff5c72224ec1e275eb7bcfb2a04af34a1476308f19cbe3f76d2f4cd4.jpg

2026-01-24 14:30:15 UTC

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they are more concerned with making the tipping censorship-proof

2026-01-23 22:29:18 UTC

one of the only self-custody software wallets that support both bitcoin and tether gold (XAUT) is Rumble wallet, which is pretty remarkable
Two options to provide an alternative to fiat
https://blossom.primal.net/81885606d889d100e1baa4ee5174eb9663753dd069881ec0d796bad7efbebb81.jpg

2026-01-20 18:31:04 UTC

Insider look at PubKey DC during the day!
@PUBKEY
https://blossom.primal.net/5ade50c493453a7460bdb8f244dbc31fef50a805af1b1807f562ac7693883b61.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/dbe6690b6756fa4e9992aa27a1457e481e4ef6addb15d58d276cd4efce523354.jpg

2026-01-09 21:40:23 UTC

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I guess the warnings about the security vulnerabilities have been enough to keep people away

2026-01-09 21:33:24 UTC

Excited to camp out during evenings at @PUBKEY in DC in a few weeks!
Hoping to bring at least 2-3 or my business meetings there too

2026-01-09 21:31:24 UTC

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I likely missed the episode of No Agenda where they should have definitely covered it

2026-01-09 21:30:44 UTC

I’m teleporting into Bitchat for Tehran (geohash #tnke4) but no chatter — would love to drop in there

2025-12-06 07:49:53 UTC

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actually yes

2025-12-05 09:44:14 UTC

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https://fountain.fm/episode/MGZocy7Qkeu21AOhSeWC
#nevent1q…mcaf

2025-12-03 19:52:55 UTC

i "sold" sold btc today by exchanging it for a haircut. I mean it looks nice

2025-12-01 18:20:45 UTC

my small meshtastic has now picked up 190 nodes
all via LoRa!

2025-11-22 14:20:42 UTC

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$$$

2025-11-21 21:24:54 UTC

The Samourai Wallet developers created a tool improving privacy for bitcoin on-chain use, similar to cash. Users held control of their own funds.
Prosecutors ignored FinCEN guidance and concocted an unreasonable legal theory of liability to charge them both with breaking money transmission laws despite the tool never taking custody of the funds.
Facing millions in legal costs, 25 years in prison, an overzealous and unfair prosecution, and a Judge with no patience for understanding the broader legal and technical arguments, the developers were essentially forced to plead to lesser charges of "conspiracy" for the sake of their families.
Now, both developers have one month before they are to turn themselves in for 4+ years of incarceration, all for creating a piece of open-source code that allowed people to do want they wanted with their own money.
This prosecution is an unwarranted and unjust process of law that will be looked back on in shame. Every legal tool or resource should be dispensed in order to free them and reverse the dangerous precedent this sets for privacy and financial sovereignty.
Privacy is not a crime, and open-source developers who empower users are not criminals.
Many wealthy and powerful people today use bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to safeguard their wealth and benefit from a real-time settlement network without intermediaries. Every consumer benefits from better tech tools that allow them to take control of their money and spend how they wish.
If people of influence understand and appreciate the broader ethos of the Bitcoin and crypto revolution, rather than trading and getting rich off fees from their shitcoins, they should advocate for both the pardon of these two individuals and for legal safeguards in federal law to ensure this never happens again.
It is not just two these people's lives at stake, but it's the future of how Americans will interact and benefit from technology going forward.
#freesamourai
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2025-11-21 21:23:46 UTC

now that it has self-custody, are people using Wallet of Satoshi more?

2025-11-12 14:41:58 UTC

welcome to the revolution Linus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDR6V5OdnYg

2025-11-10 20:30:04 UTC

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can't help there

2025-11-10 20:12:42 UTC

Yes
https://blossom.primal.net/0e07af3cfc972fcc8e2792b698516f119b533369aa83e8d3c1cd1bce121f2b4c.jpg

2025-10-28 13:00:47 UTC

The premise of broad civil liability protection for platforms is a core principle that should be applied to producers across America’s innovative stack, whether oil and gas firms fending off dubious climate cases or AI firms building the tools that are the key to America’s present economic dominance.
my article in RealClearPolitics on Section 230's fate:
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/28/republicans_are_walking_into_a_trap_on_section_230_repeal_153457.html

2025-10-18 13:15:08 UTC

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Also, he was quite involved in Mt. Gox

2025-10-18 09:54:48 UTC

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yes, but Jake is a very storied reporter who’s lived in Japan for some years

2025-10-17 11:35:17 UTC

looks like the next read!
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/222529396-the-devil-takes-bitcoin

2025-10-06 09:55:19 UTC

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/opinion/bitcoin-georgia-ivanishvili-bachiashvili.html

2025-10-06 09:44:51 UTC

The most insane bitcoin heist story I've ever read, executed at the behest of the Republic of Georgia's kleptocratic master.
This isn't a $5 wrench attack. It's a global kidnapping, torture, and complete weaponization of the state.
Holy shiite
https://blossom.primal.net/d2096391ad1c757a576ff5830c218c0c84dd24ae6a03cba19cb4a6376017a7cb.png
https://blossom.primal.net/37d427e0d1cfea89f4ea60a86561551c9010e788a867af5930eec511f6790898.png

2025-10-04 16:32:54 UTC

ici j’emploie la « signalisation de la vertu » en disant que c’est un excellent livre.
Ne soyez pas un NPC, lisez-le !
Un beau détour académique qui contextualise le conformisme.
des leçons très importantes pour mes compatriotes sur Nostr
https://image.nostr.build/04a60ff83d24a167da842533175e45900da42019b31b9fd26026107f067d71eb.jpg

2025-10-02 18:46:26 UTC

Here’s me injecting Section 230 analysis into the debate on Bitcoin node implementations, OP_RETURN, and the notion of blockchain spam and liability
The wonders of Section 230 protect much more than just social media platforms — it’s all of technology!
https://protos.com/exclusive-lawyers-call-bitcoin-core-v30-csam-concerns-overblown/

2025-09-29 15:42:22 UTC

Too many Bitcoiners in the OP_RETURN and node filtering debates have never heard of Section 230 and it shows

2025-09-28 06:39:59 UTC

Proßt von Oktoberfest!
https://blossom.primal.net/e1b11e03a899799dcbebf63b849583d3ff4a4a7e36d9367c4fc6ccfe10eff16e.jpg

2025-09-26 04:18:17 UTC

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Funnier part of the episode is they bring Jim Cramer in to the court to explain why Bitcoin is a commodity and not a currency

2025-09-25 19:47:08 UTC

January 2012, Season 3, Episode 13 of The Good Wife, first TV series mention of Bitcoin
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2025-09-20 19:23:30 UTC

a classic
https://youtu.be/goppemeXnFI

2025-09-18 15:36:14 UTC

The size and scope of the state has grown so gargantuan that it burrows itself permanently into the private sphere and we're left with the politicization of absolutely everything and where might makes right.
And it swings chaotically like a pendulum between political regimes

2025-09-15 09:01:32 UTC

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not wrong

2025-09-15 07:07:42 UTC

So let me get this straight: whether I not I choose to do this will somehow assign my loyalty in the "Filter Block Wars of 2025"?
https://blossom.primal.net/aae26ec4f40ee5731fa56a8eac8998a7a69e735487535d59c4a2467ea2e75a81.png

2025-09-12 20:38:09 UTC

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https://youtu.be/W1rQ8a1nYFw

2025-09-12 20:30:08 UTC

Sometimes I do get cleaned up for TV
https://blossom.primal.net/eb71171e52189ff3855dee2835043a43ab3068eca474067ed86f60a436254085.png

2025-09-12 16:12:09 UTC

Elected politicians calling around to private businesses and organizations to get people fired is beyond the pale for a free society
Social media mobs are one thing.
But using your perch of power to dictate behavior in the private market is an illiberal abuse of authority.

2025-09-12 14:02:21 UTC

American politicians making censorious demands of private platforms to stop the spread of content (images, points of view, commentary, etc.) is exactly the type of First Amendment violation that Charlie Kirk articulated against, and it's ridiculous.
It's also an interesting point of reflection for nostr, as there is no ability to unilaterally delete content or posts
https://blossom.primal.net/bf75268238a156dbe29f7ebe44710918a65bcad8a4553a61f304c34eae6e2705.png

2025-09-12 07:05:23 UTC

Today is the day where EU member states will cast their votes on the implementation of chat control, which would effectively break end-to-end encryption for private messaging and communication
I wrote up a breakdown on the politics in EU Tech Loop.
New-found opposition from Luxembourg, Slovakia, and Germany mean we have an opportunity to sink this!
https://eutechloop.com/time-is-running-chat-control/
https://image.nostr.build/c7edc407529766bf3d648780aebafd26371899e954096a79067fcf93ca4ead75.jpg

2025-09-08 20:29:18 UTC

michael bazzell is absolutely the best
(from the latest Unredacted Magazine issue)
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2025-09-05 14:03:30 UTC

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also here!
more of a "trusted source" in the Brussels bubble:
https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/09/05/time-is-running-out-for-eu-member-states-to-decide-on-chat-control

2025-09-05 13:59:38 UTC

moved my nostr relay from digital ocean to hetzner to save a good 10 bucks a month

2025-09-05 09:35:52 UTC

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could be

2025-09-05 07:25:49 UTC

I give comments to the European Conservative magazine about why the EU's plan to break encryption is antithetical to human rights, privacy, and individual freedom
https://blossom.primal.net/fac0a8e9770c254c1437e05fa17ffc3bd8f0f5aa76da9635eb1624a6c983d959.png
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/interviews/chat-control-betrays-europes-self-professed-image-as-a-protector-of-human-rights-and-privacy-consumer-advocate-yael-ossowski/

2025-09-05 07:06:32 UTC

Only one week remains to put pressure on European member states to oppose the EU's plan to break end-to-end encryption via chat control
my article summing up the opposition's case in EuroNews
https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/09/05/time-is-running-out-for-eu-member-states-to-decide-on-chat-control

2025-09-04 09:51:25 UTC

unfortunately archive dot is (archive dot today) and its mirrors have been down for some days! How can we help this guy out?

2025-09-03 15:48:52 UTC

When Europe regulates Silicon Valley, it doesn't stop at its cobblestoned streets. EU rulemaking functions as digital neo-colonialism forcing its way into US app stores, search engines and digital wallets.
me in Daily Caller on Trump's bullying of the EU
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/03/donald-trump-bully-european-union-free-speech-big-tech-censorship/

2025-08-29 10:00:40 UTC

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no just a cultural norm

2025-08-29 09:49:54 UTC

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the italian rule was also 1 EUR espresso!

2025-08-28 18:52:09 UTC

last walk in the Austrian countryside
https://blossom.primal.net/5e88612c9f942e8f03b0dc00030f22304b25dcb163016cba4d4852dd517e7c07.jpg

2025-08-28 18:30:52 UTC

buddy, what's with all these Voltage updates

2025-08-25 17:56:47 UTC

Different cycle, same story.
They want your bitcoin, anon
Will you fall for it this time for a little yield?
https://image.nostr.build/221bb1552f31db81dd508d83292bf18a66d4d948f9a6078971f95dc76f46d5f0.jpg

2025-08-25 15:49:43 UTC

if I use a VPN (let's assume)
👉no email tied to the account
👉only a randomly created identifier
👉everything end-to-end encrypted by default
👉no-logging because there's nothing to log
👉payment using bitcoin lighting or XMR
👉warrant canary
👉blind relays
Few.

2025-08-25 13:45:23 UTC

cannot for the life of me think of why I'd need a Wyoming stablecoin
https://stabletoken.wyo.gov/pages/FRNT

2025-08-19 19:37:24 UTC

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a small piece survived
https://blossom.primal.net/c48e0573fefda49316c1f38d28dc1c565b6eab6c8f11eb3568ff7b236fda1ea0.mp4

2025-08-19 19:32:14 UTC

No longer shall we live under tyranny!
https://blossom.primal.net/3f552df1fce163f5dc911341017ba33c1c130c652b5789a10879a84f762d5611.png

2025-08-16 14:02:25 UTC

Unfortunately my interview on Fox News got bumped yesterday, but I had a solid 10 minutes on why younger generations are drinking less, why neoprohibitionists lost, and why the Nanny State will still never go away despite people choosing healthier options.
They may use it here soon in case RFK does something insane

2025-08-15 19:11:05 UTC

Thanks to Ashigaru, we're back
+beefyclothes35
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2025-08-15 16:29:05 UTC

now we're getting there...
https://blossom.primal.net/08242a9f979beba76dc5f6dabbfd055d40586b50e49c357d2db3b48b9938b61f.png

2025-08-13 21:18:55 UTC

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It was always
https://zapstore.dev/

2025-08-13 21:01:33 UTC

sent out a press release on an fintech lawsuit (criticizing government action), and a banking trade journalist snarkily emailed me in response to ask if I'm a "bitcoin lobbyist" and accused me of being a shill.
Happy Wednesday

2025-08-13 20:50:01 UTC

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especially with recent tax law changes, American HSA holders will soon be able to use these accounts to also pay subscriptions for direct primary care doctors
https://consumerchoicecenter.org/the-direct-primary-care-reform-in-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-that-may-supercharge-healthcare-competition-and-patient-choice/

2025-08-13 20:48:39 UTC

awesome project @nprofile…lc8d!
https://soundhsa.com/

2025-08-12 20:25:38 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/ecfb349cf1a887ac736bca4ff868188db83cc58d7889eef2126976b41778a44d.png

2025-08-12 19:36:09 UTC

offical suitcoiner
https://blossom.primal.net/98742fa30b20065452cc666bc290cb2578582ace134dd4d9c4bb41493cde59ba.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/b41fafe616c3788f055e4b22c0dffdb9741bdf84818a4080291edb779fd40dab.jpg

2025-08-08 13:07:33 UTC

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@nprofile…h36r asked for more non-bitcoin content and i'm trying

2025-08-08 08:48:03 UTC

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I happen to have a great fiat job

2025-08-08 07:59:13 UTC

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quick update -- we're getting there 😅
https://blossom.primal.net/1607d063a30f77bf38b2e86f39b303cdc64f0b5422d739a5c81d6b0ee4f02c1a.png
#nevent1q…ghx0

2025-08-08 06:58:22 UTC

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, and it’s the EU Commission proposal to break encryption via chat control.
My critical article (somehow) makes it into EU-funded Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/08/08/return-of-chat-control-something-is-rotten-in-the-state-of-denmark
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2025-08-05 05:32:53 UTC

We’re allowing the feds to treat legal business in most of the country like second-class citizens. This is an untenable situation that makes us a nation of scofflaws while the illicit cannabis market runs wild
my op-ed in the OC Register newspaper:
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/08/04/dea-stonewalling-is-allowing-cannabis-black-markets-to-thrive/

2025-08-04 15:30:27 UTC

The first domino fell when Austria passed its own surveillance and encryption law last month
https://image.nostr.build/a506db0310a08b353d0f7745be5676cd3499d6f324399bfd1d06078ada668a83.jpg
#note1w3s…f8ga

2025-08-04 13:05:22 UTC

Return of Chat Control: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
My contribution to EUTechLoop on the the proposed regulation to break encryption in the European Union…and who is still supporting it
https://eutechloop.com/return-of-chat-control/

2025-08-01 08:44:36 UTC

You can just run another node in a VM and no one can stop you
https://blossom.primal.net/349b6c872757eef1066e73a48a3bb49c73dc619a93a4a948fc197ec67c039c67.png

2025-07-31 17:28:05 UTC

writing an article now on the latest proposal for Chat Control in the EU, which aims to break end-to-end encryption. This time it's Denmark who leads the charge.

2025-07-31 17:27:06 UTC

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new non-woke owners

2025-07-31 10:01:10 UTC

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https://www.newsweek.com/gen-z-millennials-using-cryptocurrency-buy-homes-2099183

2025-07-31 10:00:26 UTC

Had some good quotes today in a Newsweek story on using Bitcoin for a mortgage
https://blossom.primal.net/4f28ece346d8ff2fc9b71393e7ccfa367f4bc5e8f60addd73b4c4da6d3c553c8.png
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2025-07-30 20:22:04 UTC

Will they never learn
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2025-07-30 19:38:13 UTC

Something tells me Dave Ramsey is stacking sats like the rest of us now
https://blossom.primal.net/2cabf02c100080afd30ee05e062b85c94dfc63bc25bd99f7e482e9e914c7a1e3.mp4

2025-07-30 17:20:22 UTC

“A well encrypted Internet, being necessary to the privacy and security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and deploy VPNs, shall not be infringed”
https://image.nostr.build/4ada51fe69a9e42ad261c722ead6bbee49a9f1c464dc90af140f78db26eed52a.jpg

2025-07-29 15:43:00 UTC

this
https://fortune.com/2025/07/26/why-airport-lounges-so-crowded-delta-american-express-elite-overproduction-turchin/

2025-07-28 17:46:57 UTC

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yeah not sure why normal lightning address wouldn't work

2025-07-28 17:28:24 UTC

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cheers sir — I always forget this

2025-07-28 07:30:51 UTC

Does anyone know the devs of silentium?
I have sats stuck in there from testing silent payments and keep getting mempool API errors when trying to withdraw to another silent payment address

2025-07-26 19:40:37 UTC

What is the real-life version of Evil Corp’s Ecoin?

2025-07-25 15:57:42 UTC

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HUGE

2025-07-25 11:27:56 UTC

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that'd be some useful context –– the reporting leaves out a lot and heavily relies on Public Citizen, the absolutely worst left-wing consumer group in the United States (hence why we started a competitor)

2025-07-25 11:26:40 UTC

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yes sure

2025-07-25 11:19:38 UTC

boy I hope many of these highly capitalized and VC-funded DeFi and crypto projects outside Bitcoin world will donate to @nprofile…dkaf for all the great coverage on the Tornado Cash trial, considering how important the legal questions are to their lines of business
no replacement for great journalism!