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"Every major crisis in US financial history was touched off by something that initially looked small." @JohnArnoldTen31 on why private credit could be the thing that blows up the whole strategy.

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California just signed AB 2624 into law. The bill extends the state's Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigration support service providers, employees, and volunteers who document threats related to their work. Critics, including @nickshirleyy whose investigations into fraud inside immigrant communities preceded the bill's introduction, call it the "Stop Nick Shirley Act" and argue it could be used to shield organizations from public scrutiny. The bill was authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, wife of Attorney General Rob Bonta. x.com/nickshirleyy/s…

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.@nitesh_btc demonstrates using Siri to create a Bitcoin Lightning address.

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"You can't print atoms. Ripping oil prices are very bad for the game that's trying to be run right now." @JohnArnoldTen31 on why energy is the variable the Treasury can't control.

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The @BlockchainAssn is arguing that customer identification rules for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act should only apply to primary market activity, not secondary market. Their position is that if stablecoins are sent peer-to-peer after issuance, the issuer has no visibility into the transaction and no technical ability to identify the parties involved. They're also arguing that one-off redemptions shouldn't trigger full account status, comparing it to cashing a check at a bank rather than opening an account. On identity verification, they want issuers to have the flexibility to use digital wallets, verifiable credentials, and zero-knowledge proofs instead of requiring customers to submit personal data directly. Their claim is that ZKP technology can be more reliable than traditional methods like database checks. They're pushing for issuers to be shielded from liability when they rely on another regulated institution's KYC and that institution fails. Banks already get this protection and the Association argues stablecoin issuers should too. They also want all the GENIUS Act compliance deadlines coordinated so issuers aren't building against a moving target as different agencies finalize rules on different timelines. The letter is addressed to five federal agencies. FinCEN, the OCC, the Fed, the FDIC, and the NCUA. theblockchainassociation.org/posts/blockcha…

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Bloomberg's @EricBalchunas calls Bessent's Treasury buyback expansion "a very big catalyst for Bitcoin."

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"This looks more like an opening salvo than a last shot." @JohnArnoldTen31 on why the Treasury has far more firepower than the market realizes.

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"We're living in a world of black swans and everything is accelerating. You cannot rely on a single service provider." @bergealex4 on why Arkade Intents creates a marketplace instead of another single point of failure. x.com/TFTC21/status/…

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BTCPay Server ships v2.4.3 after weeks of security hardening. "I wish we could go back in time 1 month and ship it then. Before AI frontier models completely changed the game and tipped the scale in favor of attackers." - @r0ckstardev x.com/BtcpayServer/s…

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"If America yields the lead here, someone else writes the rules for how money moves on the internet. That's a failure of leadership." @patrickjwitt argues other countries are waiting on the US to pass crypto regulation before writing their own.

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Palantir's new system fuses satellites, radars, and cameras into a single real-time surveillance feed.

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New research from @bitcoinpolicy, @cygnal, and Neighborhood Bitcoin surveyed registered voters to find out which Bitcoin messages actually land with everyday Americans. The results should change how Bitcoiners talk about Bitcoin. 94% of voters have heard of Bitcoin and 61% want to learn more about owning it. But 74% have little to no trust the dollar will hold its value. The audience is there and the macro tailwind is real. The messages that work best are the ones that address people's actual concerns about control, safety, security, access, and ease of use. "You decide how much, even if that's just $10" and "You can track the activity yourself" were the top performers. Personal control and low barriers to entry resonate. The messages that flopped are the ones Bitcoiners love most. "Digital gold" confused focus group participants and ranked near the bottom of all 19 messages tested. Industry jargon doesn't land with normal people. The most trusted messengers aren't influencers or CEOs. 33% said they'd trust a financial advisor they already work with, 25% a retirement planning expert, and 23% a friend or family member who owns Bitcoin. Everyday Bitcoiners are the most powerful advocates for the next wave of adoption. After reading the tested messages, "not interested at all" dropped from 39% to 32% and "very or extremely interested" rose from 19% to 24%. Stop talking about Bitcoin the way Bitcoiners talk about Bitcoin. Start with what people actually care about. btcpolicy.org/articles/the-b…

@TFTC21

"Every major crisis in US financial history was touched off by something that initially looked small." @JohnArnoldTen31 on why private credit could be the thing that blows up the whole strategy.

@TFTC21

California just signed AB 2624 into law. The bill extends the state's Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigration support service providers, employees, and volunteers who document threats related to their work. Critics, including @nickshirleyy whose investigations into fraud inside immigrant communities preceded the bill's introduction, call it the "Stop Nick Shirley Act" and argue it could be used to shield organizations from public scrutiny. The bill was authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, wife of Attorney General Rob Bonta. x.com/nickshirleyy/s…

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.@nitesh_btc demonstrates using Siri to create a Bitcoin Lightning address.

@TFTC21

"You can't print atoms. Ripping oil prices are very bad for the game that's trying to be run right now." @JohnArnoldTen31 on why energy is the variable the Treasury can't control.

@TFTC21

The @BlockchainAssn is arguing that customer identification rules for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act should only apply to primary market activity, not secondary market. Their position is that if stablecoins are sent peer-to-peer after issuance, the issuer has no visibility into the transaction and no technical ability to identify the parties involved. They're also arguing that one-off redemptions shouldn't trigger full account status, comparing it to cashing a check at a bank rather than opening an account. On identity verification, they want issuers to have the flexibility to use digital wallets, verifiable credentials, and zero-knowledge proofs instead of requiring customers to submit personal data directly. Their claim is that ZKP technology can be more reliable than traditional methods like database checks. They're pushing for issuers to be shielded from liability when they rely on another regulated institution's KYC and that institution fails. Banks already get this protection and the Association argues stablecoin issuers should too. They also want all the GENIUS Act compliance deadlines coordinated so issuers aren't building against a moving target as different agencies finalize rules on different timelines. The letter is addressed to five federal agencies. FinCEN, the OCC, the Fed, the FDIC, and the NCUA. theblockchainassociation.org/posts/blockcha…

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Bloomberg's @EricBalchunas calls Bessent's Treasury buyback expansion "a very big catalyst for Bitcoin."

@TFTC21

"This looks more like an opening salvo than a last shot." @JohnArnoldTen31 on why the Treasury has far more firepower than the market realizes.

@TFTC21

"We're living in a world of black swans and everything is accelerating. You cannot rely on a single service provider." @bergealex4 on why Arkade Intents creates a marketplace instead of another single point of failure. x.com/TFTC21/status/…

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BTCPay Server ships v2.4.3 after weeks of security hardening. "I wish we could go back in time 1 month and ship it then. Before AI frontier models completely changed the game and tipped the scale in favor of attackers." - @r0ckstardev x.com/BtcpayServer/s…

@TFTC21

"If America yields the lead here, someone else writes the rules for how money moves on the internet. That's a failure of leadership." @patrickjwitt argues other countries are waiting on the US to pass crypto regulation before writing their own.

@TFTC21

Palantir's new system fuses satellites, radars, and cameras into a single real-time surveillance feed.

@TFTC21

New research from @bitcoinpolicy, @cygnal, and Neighborhood Bitcoin surveyed registered voters to find out which Bitcoin messages actually land with everyday Americans. The results should change how Bitcoiners talk about Bitcoin. 94% of voters have heard of Bitcoin and 61% want to learn more about owning it. But 74% have little to no trust the dollar will hold its value. The audience is there and the macro tailwind is real. The messages that work best are the ones that address people's actual concerns about control, safety, security, access, and ease of use. "You decide how much, even if that's just $10" and "You can track the activity yourself" were the top performers. Personal control and low barriers to entry resonate. The messages that flopped are the ones Bitcoiners love most. "Digital gold" confused focus group participants and ranked near the bottom of all 19 messages tested. Industry jargon doesn't land with normal people. The most trusted messengers aren't influencers or CEOs. 33% said they'd trust a financial advisor they already work with, 25% a retirement planning expert, and 23% a friend or family member who owns Bitcoin. Everyday Bitcoiners are the most powerful advocates for the next wave of adoption. After reading the tested messages, "not interested at all" dropped from 39% to 32% and "very or extremely interested" rose from 19% to 24%. Stop talking about Bitcoin the way Bitcoiners talk about Bitcoin. Start with what people actually care about. btcpolicy.org/articles/the-b…