SandraHerrera5TB

Sunlight - is it really bad for you? Sunscreen - is it really good for you?

RobertaRowlandQBW

I think people have trouble separating the question "Do some people deserve to be killed?" from the question "Should the state be used to kill people?"

My answer to the first question is "Obviously", but my answer to the second question is "No".

bitcoin

Why I'm Bullish 9: Trust Minified

JordanHobbsZ10

Lol Bitcoin will be captured in a blink with people like you. We don't care about mass adoption this is a high time preference greedy fiat bro hope.
Only the ethos counts. Without it Bitcoin is obviously doomed. How do you want a mass adoption to happen without the core value of maximalism being spread widely and endorsed by a maximum number of Bitcoiners ? 

Sovereignty, privacy, immutability, uncensorability. Those who don't care about these values don't need Bitcoin, so no "mass adoption" you get it ?

Stacker_Sports

How the Bank Term Funding Program Enables Sneaky Backdoor Quantitative Easing

GregoryLaraL3L

"We've got the gold, trust us. Here's another trillion tokens."

@DiamondHands's bio

BryceCummings7PZ

I got pre-launch access to the Alby Go the mobile app for Alby Hub so messing around with that and relaying issues or bugs to the development team. Happy to see the development of the app!

conspiracy


Before I begin, keep in mind that, like every US citizen, these defendants are presumed innocent. Furthermore, the government has not disclosed any  evidence that they did anything to break the law. For purposes of this post, I am assuming the government can prove money laundering as they claim

There is a well established principle of law in the U.S. known as [selective prosecution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_prosecution). 

> In jurisprudence, selective prosecution is a procedural defense in which defendants argue that they should not be held criminally liable for breaking the law, as the criminal justice system discriminated against them by choosing to prosecute. 

Regarding Samourai, criminal indictments were brought against these defendants.  They can argue that:

>  persons of different age, race, religion, sex, gender, or political alignment, were engaged in the same illegal acts for which the defendant is being tried yet were not prosecuted, and that the defendant is being prosecuted specifically because of a bias as to that class. 

The bias here is being a bitcoin developer, as opposed to being a banker. The latter seem immune to criminal prosecution.

There are many instances of banks being charged with crimes, yet no criminal charges are brought against individuals in those companies. Here's a nice example:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jpmorgan-chase-co-agrees-pay-920-million-connection-schemes-defraud-precious-metals-and-us

Here's one specifically regarding money laundering:

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/fed-fines-deutsche-bank-186-mln-insufficient-progress-addressing-anti-money-2023-07-19/

This one is a classic:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-goldman-sachs-investment-banker-sentenced-27b-bribery-and-money-laundering-scheme

Why  wasn't Goldman Sachs' CEO indicted?

I guess if big banks do it, it's not criminal?

Selective Prosecution Of Samourai Defendants

charts

Hey, this is Matt Hill from Start9, here to answer any and all questions.

Start9 has had a crazy year trying to get StartOS v0.3.6 out the door, and we're getting closer.

We also announced that we will be building a router next!

Today we began our migration away from Telegram and onto a private, self-hosted Matrix server for community support.

AMA with Start9

Any exciting travel plans coming up? Where is your next vacation destination?

WesleyHoustonUR5

You still use Binance?

Sorry, double take, you're using an exchange to STORE FUNDS ARE YOU INSANE????

bitcoin_beginners

How did Nassim Nicholas Taleb go from Bitcoiner to Bitcoin hater?

ParkerDunnIXS

Working on building the thing we need most right now: Bitcoin education in local communities. Me and some friends are trying to start a Bitcoin club at a local high school. We haven't yet decided how to structure each meeting, so that's the wip level its at.

One idea I'd like to bounce off you guys is chosing a club member, either randomly or by vote, to present on and lead a discussion about something Bitcoin related they chose to research the previous week. The idea is that this would help lead people more naturally down the rabbit hole.

Once enough people join we may get to work on persuading some local businesses to accept bitcoin, but we'll see what happens. I'm excited to see what can be done with it though.