Newsletter: Trump is still corrupt, a core developer warns bitcoin won’t survive an upcoming code change, and crypto lenders are ratcheting up leverage like it’s 2022.'nhttps://www.citationneeded.news/issue-94/'n#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics
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Tai Lopez, a self-help guru who once tried to sell $200,000+ NFTs that gave buyers the chance to join him to watch a 2-hour movie of his choice, has been accused of running a Ponzi scheme. He’s also the guy behind the ill-fated RadioShack crypto rebrand.
Coinbase has launched a campaign claiming that “big banks want another bailout”. Those worried about bailouts should probably worry more about poorly regulated crypto firms integrating themselves into the financial system.
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Coinbase has launched a campaign claiming that “big banks want another bailout”. Those worried about bailouts should probably worry more about poorly regulated crypto firms integrating themselves into the financial system.
The bitcoin community is fighting over an upcoming software change that one developer has warned will be the end of bitcoin. He has reportedly discussed creating a trusted group of censors with the authority to alter data recorded on chain.
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The bitcoin community is fighting over an upcoming software change that one developer has warned will be the end of bitcoin. He has reportedly discussed creating a trusted group of censors with the authority to alter data recorded on chain.
Crypto lending — a major factor in the 2022 crypto meltdown — is having a comeback. In fact, one crypto lender just hired the guy accused of bankrupting BlockFi after he extended a huge line of credit to FTX based on a pinky swear.
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Crypto lending — a major factor in the 2022 crypto meltdown — is having a comeback. In fact, one crypto lender just hired the guy accused of bankrupting BlockFi after he extended a huge line of credit to FTX based on a pinky swear.
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The bitcoin community is fighting over an upcoming software change that one developer has warned will be the end of bitcoin. He has reportedly discussed creating a trusted group of censors with the authority to alter data recorded on chain.
@molly0xfff i'm sure said group of censors will *always* act in for the greater good, even at great expense to themselves
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Trump has officially pulled Brian Quintenz’s CFTC Chair nomination after he refused to be the Winklevoss twins’ bulldog.
“They completely nuked him. They made a phone call. They were like, ‘This is not going to fly with us.’ And it was a very short trip from there to [the nomination] being killed.”
@molly0xfff a16z vs. Winklevi civil war?
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Newsletter: Trump is still corrupt, a core developer warns bitcoin won’t survive an upcoming code change, and crypto lenders are ratcheting up leverage like it’s 2022.
@molly0xfff I generally don't think we should fully conflate Trump, his $ETH based $TRUMP "coin" and Bitcoin $BTC. Even with that said i do believe he is using blockchains to get bribes.
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@molly0xfff is .news a special tld and did you need permission to get a domain or can anyone get a .news?
@bojanland not special!
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@molly0xfff I generally don't think we should fully conflate Trump, his $ETH based $TRUMP "coin" and Bitcoin $BTC. Even with that said i do believe he is using blockchains to get bribes.
@MeaningfulBits who’s conflating $TRUMP and BTC?
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@molly0xfff a16z vs. Winklevi civil war?
@cryptadamist let-them-fight.gif
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@molly0xfff need a follow up of your review of the new Lorna shore and igorrr albums
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@molly0xfff need a follow up of your review of the new Lorna shore and igorrr albums
@rtificial Lorna album has been on repeat since it dropped. Haven’t checked out the other!
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The bitcoin community is fighting over an upcoming software change that one developer has warned will be the end of bitcoin. He has reportedly discussed creating a trusted group of censors with the authority to alter data recorded on chain.
@molly0xfff Second picture is the same as in the previous toot. Is that intended?
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@molly0xfff Second picture is the same as in the previous toot. Is that intended?
@kidney oop, thank you! edited
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Newsletter: Trump is still corrupt, a core developer warns bitcoin won’t survive an upcoming code change, and crypto lenders are ratcheting up leverage like it’s 2022.
@molly0xfff Ok, at this point I should be too afraid to ask anything, but I have to:
Is this fiction?
Gli ultimi otto messaggi ricevuti dalla Federazione
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@lauramassera Hai assolutamente ragione, ma diciamo anche che nel 2025 è impossibile non riconoscere che la malvagità antisociale è il tratto distintivo di quelle Big Tech che spesso si presentavano eticamente candide.
L'unica eccezione è probabilmente quella di Apple che effettivamente ha deciso, sia anche solo per questioni di marketing e narrativa aziendale, di opporsi alle nuove tendenze del cattivismo trumpiano
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@mattwiebe.blog what a journey!
I’m really impressed by your plans... I don’t think I’d ever have enough courage to pull something like that off. I hope I’ll get the chance to try your pizza someday!
Would be a great reason to visit Mexico 🙂
...and thanks for all your work on the ActivityPub plugin, I really miss your contributions ❤️
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@OpenSoul era quello che mi stavo chiedendo anch'io. Il guaio è che è difficile fare una discussione seria, perché la maggior parte dei commenti che si leggono sono a tesi...
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@stefano I think, it had been like this for a while. Sites for lots of more or less big projects, especially if they have paid version of a product, are marketing and buzzwords. That why I usually go straight to Documentation->How to get started for some simple overview and examples.
Looks like they just added those AI buttons without changing a site much.
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The Mechanically Perfect Lie
A loud noise outside my window brings back a memory from 2002. The night I truly could have died.
https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/11/the-mechanically-perfect-lie/
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La battaglia per la libertà cognitiva nell'era dell'intelligenza artificiale aziendale
La libertà di pensiero non è solo uno scudo contro le intrusioni, è il terreno su cui costruiamo tutto il resto: il diritto di esprimersi, dissentire, credere, imparare, amare. Richiede sia libertà negative (da manipolazione, sorveglianza, coercizione) sia positive (di immaginare alternative, di cercare la verità, di plasmare le nostre opinioni e preferenze).
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-battle-for-cognitive-liberty-in-the-age-of-corporate-ai/
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@Elizafox when I first saw the original post, I snickered*, but thought it wasn't worth boosting. Then I saw it a second time because of Mastodon timeline reset shenaningans, I snickered again, but this time I boosted it, because I felt that something that could make me snicker two times in a row was definitely worth boosting.
(* not sure if this is the right word?)
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@NocturneGames https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17033 here's the paper for the algorithm, i didn't spot a link to it in the article
