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2024-08-08 13:38:42

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Not sure how helpful they are. It's all a racket.
https://www.cryptotaxaudit.com/

2024-06-18 19:30:35

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I was audited, and I hired a tax attorney to help me deal with it. Even with the tax attorney I still ended up owing significantly more than what I should have owed if the tax software knew how to deal with the kind of transactions I was doing.
The learning lesson was that you can't comply your way out of tyranny.

2024-05-25 21:48:03

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https://v.nostr.build/AaRJj.mp4

2024-03-17 23:21:40

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It's not exactly permission less unless it's kyc free

2024-03-17 18:42:13

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So the video provides context to the response of the video. Did you read the comments?

2024-03-17 18:30:32

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#nevent1q…4lfr

2024-03-16 19:02:59

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Apparently Saylor when he suggests you give him money. Stop giving him money and the problem solves itself. Also, be careful who you call a bitcoin savior. They can always turn on you. I see his honeypot as an attack on bitcoin's publicity. If his coins get taken, or any custodial, the news reporters say that bitcoin got hacked. Normie's don't know the difference.

2024-03-16 18:40:49

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Saylor's value proposition is trust me bro. None of this would be an issue if those who trust him would self custody. It's obviously an issue the moment you add trust to the equation. Bitcoin is a trustless peer to peer network. The moment you start adding trust is the moment it is no longer bitcoin. You have MSTR. This is not bitcoin. Why are you referring to it as such?

2024-03-16 18:31:16

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If you are scared then only sell to an exchange, but self custody in the mean time. The brave individuals will sell their coin p2p, and good for them.

2024-03-16 18:27:37

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Trust us bro
This is not bitcoin. This is NGU hype

2024-03-16 18:24:31

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Add this to your list of evil companies
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amboss-launches-reflex/

2024-03-16 17:58:14

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"I'm an MSTR shareholder"

2024-03-16 17:46:47

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What part of Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins do you not understand exactly?

2024-03-16 15:11:03

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Ask @npub12rv…85vg

2024-03-16 14:50:53

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#taxes
$600

2024-03-16 07:35:57

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Everybody thinks that this case is an outlier IMHO and it won't happen to them. Well, this isn't their only mechanism of attack. The IRS also uses chain anal to track traceability, and if your original buy doesn't trace to the final sale on your taxes then that could be another excuse for an audit. If you coinjoin you are rolling the dice.

2024-03-16 06:34:21

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One of the rules in self custody is to not put your coins in an environment that exceeds your own technical skills. This is a dangerous idea for long term storage. Do at your own risk.

2024-03-16 03:09:36

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Amethyst doesn't use algorithms. Not sure about Primal. I don't like Primal though.
https://i.nostr.build/mlRdx.jpg

2024-03-16 01:28:41

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How would you even know if someone is 'misusing' it?

2024-03-15 05:18:23

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet

2024-03-15 01:46:56

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I can imagine these businesses will want to keep it a secret if they are running this software which makes it hard to vote with your satoshi.

2024-03-15 01:37:12

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I also think about having plausible deniability. Using lightning as it was intended is about the most normal thing you can do with bitcoin, and it offers moderate privacy. The problem is with all these LSPs moving in.

2024-03-15 00:59:36

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That's a different error. You have multiple issues. That is a routing issue. You should be able to send it to yourself by clicking on avichand@primal.net

2024-03-14 23:04:31

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Try this:
https://i.nostr.build/3PGoW.jpg

2024-03-13 22:32:50

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The computer can be used as a tool to liberate and protect people, rather than to control them.
- Hal Finney
These agencies makes up the rules as they go.

2024-03-13 20:17:12

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That is becoming less true every day
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rdKsO3NFv8s

2024-03-13 20:09:22

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On a public ledger that will produce a transaction that identifies itself as a coinjoin rather than a normal transaction?

2024-03-13 20:06:17

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Sure, but can someone solve this argument?
Some agency knows you’re into bitcoin and sending money to somebody in Kazakhstan for no reason, it does not take a genius to figure out what happened

2024-03-13 19:26:43

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Sorry, to be more clear, they are not letting the sender send sats to their domain if they don't like their IP

2024-03-13 19:25:15

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They are also blocking people from sending zaps based on their IP

2024-03-13 19:20:06

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Go to the root of the site. There are more games.

2024-03-13 19:12:00

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Better read up. The more you pay, the less likely it will get stuck. Are you trying to get it stuck?

2024-03-13 18:44:09

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Good point. I would tip you but I get an error.

2024-03-13 18:36:46

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yeah
that is true and my thought too
but if some agency knows you’re into bitcoin and sending money to somebody in Kazakhstan for no reason, it does not take a genius to figure out what happened

2024-03-13 18:21:56

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Compare with https://mempool.space/
If it's too low, it will get stuck.

2024-03-13 15:45:51

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JtyRN4YFRFI

2024-03-13 14:47:52

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We have Boeing...

2024-03-13 01:07:35

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I agree, but if you follow the case, he didn't even do it.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P8jTkWzvbcw

2024-03-12 18:40:21

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What was your old pfp?

2024-03-12 18:31:07

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Well, IMHO, it is not a taxable event because it's just a multisig peg between btc and lbtc. Traditional alt-coins are not pegged like this. Of course the IRS would consider anything they can't trace with chain analysis from the original buy to the final sale as a taxable event.
It's more about, don't get audited rather than don't tell them. Easier said than done as you have no control over this.

2024-03-12 15:26:34

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#coffee
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZXeFPpPJeI

2024-03-12 15:19:11

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https://ncase.me/trust/

2024-03-11 15:29:14

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Coinjoins are obvious to see. Your adversary will see right through you.

2024-03-11 02:25:39

Show me the man, and I will show you the crime

2024-03-10 22:37:44

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LSP's are also a privacy risk

2024-03-10 21:29:59

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Welcome to the rabbit hole

2024-03-10 18:24:09

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Bitcoin's first app on the blockchain is not money, it's property.
You will notice that real quick when you try to pay your taxes.
#nevent1q…k8gp

2024-03-10 18:04:47

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Actually don't use Phoenix because
#nevent1q…aq0k

2024-03-10 17:51:33

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Kyc coin is not freedom money FYI. I don't know why you are telling people this.
https://bitcoiner.guide/nokyconly/

2024-03-10 16:30:47

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If it's free then you are the product. Look at nostr.build premium accounts.

2024-03-10 16:28:35

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https://i.nostr.build/Y6QG.jpg

2024-03-10 03:21:55

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Why spend my bitcoin today if it's going to be worth more next month, next year, etc?
I feel stupid later after spending my bitcoin because it becomes worth so much more later on.
It seems like bitcoin was designed to get around the state, therefore the best products to sell in btc are the ones that the state won't accept. Today, it looks like anything that normally requires kyc is a good fit. Not sure what else.

2024-03-09 20:21:55

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It's complicated
#nevent1q…2mfq

2024-03-09 17:41:48

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Bubble Boy and the Sewer Rat
https://aantonop.com/bubble-boy-and-the-sewer-rat/

2024-03-08 18:38:39

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2024-03-08 01:43:45

What would be a reasonable way to go about trusting #molly?
It seems like a good way to get powned if the project is shady.
#asknostr
https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android

2024-03-08 01:37:43

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ACINQ phoenix for lightning users that can't run a full node, ZUES if you want to manage your lightning channels yourself, and then #cashu for receiving small payments while the user is offline (Having an LN Address). Cashu offers better privacy and you don't have to kyc or ask for permission.
For everything else, pick a full node solution. Obvously a hardware wallet for larger amounts.
The idea here is to maximize self custody, privacy, and ease of use.

2024-03-07 04:49:57

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Well, i guess you can say whatever you want if they aren't open source. The burden of proof is on keet.

2024-03-06 20:16:00

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A lesson in hard/soft forks and UASF

2024-03-06 19:33:52

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Just remember that everything on the blockchain is public, and with taxes the burden of proof is on you. If you create complexity, you will be the one responsible for intangling your web. Guilty until proven innocent, and all that.

2024-03-06 19:07:04

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Coinjoin is something you do on chain, cashu lives in lightning where everything is already moderatly private.

2024-03-06 18:12:12

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Maybe you didn't use it properly.
Use ACINQ phoenix for lightning users that can't run a full node, ZUES if you want to manage your lightning channels yourself, and then #cashu for receiving small payments while the user is offline (Having an LN Address). Cashu offers better privacy and you don't have to kyc or ask for permission.
For everything else, pick a full node solution. Obvously a hard wallet for larger amounts.

2024-03-06 17:59:33

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If you are a windows user:
https://www.gpg4win.org/index.html
Otherwise, Kleopatra

2024-03-06 17:55:41

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You can look up their associated email using a pgp key server, if they published it.
https://pgp.mit.edu/

2024-03-06 17:15:19

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RE: "You should also consider coinjoining your KYC stack."
I've been bitten by this. If your coins are kyc'd and you coinjoin, you'd better be disposing of them. If not then the IRS will tax you a capital gain when it leaves your 'trail' and income when it comes back. It's a double tax on a non-taxible event.

2024-03-06 17:01:37

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If your coins are kyc'd, and you dispose of your crypto without paying capital gains, the IRS can look back several years. Sure you come clean with your kyc coins eventually, but your history will haunt you.

2024-03-06 16:49:19

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Not true.

2024-03-06 04:30:47

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The value prop of Bitcoin is permissionless which is incompatible with white markets by definition.
If one is going to make transactions that follow the rules, there is little reason to have or use Bitcoin. In fact, it might even end up worse than just using fiat.

2024-03-06 03:03:33

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On iOS you need to go to Settings, Advanced, Experimental and enable Push API, and then add nsec.app on homescreen. Then it should start working in the background. But I haven't done extensive iOS testing yet, so no guarantees there.

2024-03-06 00:18:31

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I think swaproot is on the right track to self custody for users that can't run a full node, and then #cashu for receiving small payments while the user is offline. For everything else, pick a full node solution. Obvously a hard wallet for larger amounts. People are running out of excuses to not self custody.
https://acinq.co/blog/phoenix-swaproot

2024-03-05 20:44:50

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The issue is that cashu is so easy, and newbies walk in asking for help. You know they are going to use a custodial service one way or another. You can 'tell' them to run their own node but i highly doubt they are going to do it on average.

2024-03-05 20:35:36

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Loss Aversion

2024-03-05 20:17:57

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You have to run your own node

2024-03-05 20:02:27

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I'm saying it more as a joke, sorry. Some people are scared of having a little privacy and freedom
#nevent1q…ft88

2024-03-05 19:47:16

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That depends if you want 'illegal' #cashu #ecash or legal #lightning
https://cashu.space/
or setup your own node to receive pure lightning.
IMHO, you should do both

2024-03-05 15:42:25

Do not obey in advance.
Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
#lightning #cashu #ecash
#nevent1q…2fyc

2024-03-05 03:54:28

Lightning uses TOR, #cashu uses #ecash. So now mixing your money through TOR is perfectly legal, but using ecash is a fedral crime? Where do people come up with this stuff?
#nevent1q…tgqn

2024-03-05 03:02:59

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And it's much worse than paying 'back taxes'. The IRS puts you to work. They make you trace all your coins around the blockchain, asking for more and more information. A years worth of transaction data is not small. They will 'claim' this movement of funds is a taxible event even though you just moved it from your wallet A to wallet B, then you move it back, another 'claim' that it's income. So no they taxed you twice for the same event, which wasn't even a taxable event. Burden of proof is on you. Then eventually the agent gives up and you get assigned a new agent, start all over, picking up where the old one left off. Goes on for 3 years. All because you wanted to use lightning.

2024-03-05 02:11:39

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You can hide your home ip with this
https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Deployment/ReverseProxyToTor/#do-all-this-in-a-docker-container

2024-03-05 01:45:55

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So why is @npub12rv…85vg doing all this hard work to add privacy to lightning? Do we actually know what chainalalysis is capable of? I have been told that the sender is protected when sending lightning, but not the receiver. Also, running your own mind adds nothing to your privacy if you are the only one using it.

2024-03-05 01:35:15

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#cashu is probably a more based solution because of the privacy benefits.

2024-03-05 00:51:07

Let's say I use a kyc'd exchange to buy some btc over lightning and now i am thinking of withdrawing it to main btc chain, if i do that will i trigger a tax event? And if i withdraw to main chain, can my main chain address be doxxed or no? Since i never entered that in an exchnage?
Asking for a friend
#asknostr

2024-03-04 23:34:51

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Exactly. Just make the monthly payments however you see fit. It's about net worth, not being out of debt.

2024-03-04 23:01:55

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Have you looked into
https://kycnot.me/

2024-03-04 22:54:16

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As someone who has been audited by the IRS for crypto, this is what it looks like when you don't get your taxes right. AMA
https://i.nostr.build/BBVP.jpg

2024-03-04 22:32:22

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I hate to tell you, that's not a privacy tool. That's just a hardware wallet. Everything you do on it is transparent unless you are passing it around from person to person, which would be a bad idea because you/they could get rugged. Of course if you did want actual offline privacy you would use an opendime https://store.coinkite.com/store/opendime

2024-03-04 21:07:58

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RE: fob that holds the block chain in your pocket and you can confirm a transaction without going over the Internet at all
So you have to meet up in meatspace to transact? Sounds dangerous. If mailed, what if it gets lost? Sounds sketchy.

2024-03-04 20:00:08

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Are there any good guides out there for choosing a hardware wallet? Specifically ones that exclude the ledger? Or at least a running list of them sorted from easy to hard to use?

2024-03-04 19:48:24

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https://kycnot.me/

2024-03-04 14:11:10

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Did you check include prereleases?

2024-03-04 14:08:12

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Look into #cashu
https://cashu.space/
For iOS you can use #eNuts with npub.cash and nsec.app using NIP-46
For Android you can use #minibits

2024-03-04 05:30:20

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You enemy can use this moderate privacy tool against you. Bitcoin needs privacy at the base layer.

2024-03-04 04:40:31

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e. g.
#nevent1q…n9k5

2024-03-04 04:24:54

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Check my post/comment history. I know far too well what you are talking about here. #cashu is only meant to be used for tiny amounts of sats. If you use cashu for large amounts then you are doing it wrong. The bigger issue here is that there is no tax software for lightning.

2024-03-04 02:15:03

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And from my experiemce moderate privacy can be worse than full transparency. I know that seems countet-intuitive, but during my audit, i got burned every time i used privacy tools, as the IRS was unable to trace my coins, which caused a lot of issues.

2024-03-03 23:53:46

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Not true. Look into #cashu
https://cashu.space/
For iOS you can use #eNuts with npub.cash and nsec.app using NIP-46
For Android you can use #minibits

2024-03-03 23:32:43

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I see. I just don't see how one could acrue a years worth of transactions over lightning, with no tax software capable of calculating your capital gains correctly, feasable to pull off. That's a lot of manual data entry that only an accountant could pull off, and wouldn't have time for.

2024-03-03 22:49:02

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Got it. Thanks for clarifying that. So this method is a bit more private too.

2024-03-03 22:43:27

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I haven't read the book. Is living on the bitcoin standard imply paying taxes?

2024-03-03 22:19:18

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Still learning about this. Is the seed signer bitcoin only, or do you have to be a maxi to use it?