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Core Lightning developers are telling node operators to go offline after AI uncovered critical flaws "Core Lightning team sounds the alarm as AI uncovers critical flaws. To be clear, there has been no exploit. This is saying there are flaws that could be exploited." "This is Lightning, the very...

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I'm going to start by saying this IS NOT AI as there are several videos from different angles. This is the best angle. Are we looking at Ball Lightning? I've never seen red colored Ball Lightning. Could it be a Direct Energy Weapon? Come on X, let's get to the bottom of this.
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I'm going to start by saying this IS NOT AI as there are several videos from different angles. This is the best angle. Are we looking at Ball Lightning? I've never seen red colored Ball Lightning. Could it be a Direct Energy Weapon? Come on X, let's get to the bottom of this.

DeepWebSlinger

373,358 views • 4 months ago

Former BlackRock fund manager Ed Dowd: "The metals are telling you that there's uncertainty out there and a lack of trust... [and] that gold and silver are going to be part of the new monetary system... [so] gold and silver are the trade and not Bitcoin so much." This clip of Dowd (Edward Dowd), who is also the founder of Phinance Technologies, is taken from a discussion with Michael Farris (Michael Farris) posted to YouTube on January 13, 2026. ---------------Partial transcription of clip--------------- "The metals are telling you that there's uncertainty out there and a lack of trust. I think the big, the moves in gold and silver are really discounting a lack of trust and fear of what is coming and what it's going to look like. And, and also it's also telling you that gold and silver are going to be part of the new monetary system. "And Bitcoin, interestingly enough, has stalled out. It's down 20% since October, the high in October and Bitcoin is barely up today. So, you know, there was always this thesis around Bitcoin that when when there's a new monetary system comes, it's going to, it's going to be protection against, you know, any of that kind of uncertainty. It's increasing. It's becoming increasingly obvious to me that gold and silver are the trade and not Bitcoin so much. "And Bitcoin, unfortunately, is very highly correlated to the Nasdaq and it's disconnected from the Nasdaq. The Nasdaq and Bitcoin have disconnected temporarily. Generally speaking, they're highly correlated. So what does that say? Does that say Nasdaq is going to catch up down to Bitcoin or is Bitcoin going to rally back up? I think that the Nasdaq is going to go down to bitcoin. So that's where we are."
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Former BlackRock fund manager Ed Dowd: "The metals are telling you that there's uncertainty out there and a lack of trust... [and] that gold and silver are going to be part of the new monetary system... [so] gold and silver are the trade and not Bitcoin so much." This clip of Dowd (Edward Dowd), who is also the founder of Phinance Technologies, is taken from a discussion with Michael Farris (Michael Farris) posted to YouTube on January 13, 2026. ---------------Partial transcription of clip--------------- "The metals are telling you that there's uncertainty out there and a lack of trust. I think the big, the moves in gold and silver are really discounting a lack of trust and fear of what is coming and what it's going to look like. And, and also it's also telling you that gold and silver are going to be part of the new monetary system. "And Bitcoin, interestingly enough, has stalled out. It's down 20% since October, the high in October and Bitcoin is barely up today. So, you know, there was always this thesis around Bitcoin that when when there's a new monetary system comes, it's going to, it's going to be protection against, you know, any of that kind of uncertainty. It's increasing. It's becoming increasingly obvious to me that gold and silver are the trade and not Bitcoin so much. "And Bitcoin, unfortunately, is very highly correlated to the Nasdaq and it's disconnected from the Nasdaq. The Nasdaq and Bitcoin have disconnected temporarily. Generally speaking, they're highly correlated. So what does that say? Does that say Nasdaq is going to catch up down to Bitcoin or is Bitcoin going to rally back up? I think that the Nasdaq is going to go down to bitcoin. So that's where we are."

Sense Receptor

136,648 views • 7 months ago

XRP Ledger Is Rebranding Its Core Software The core software powering Ripple's $XRP Ledger will transition from rippled to XRPLD with the upcoming 3.2.0 release. This structural change requires infrastructure operators to update their systems to align with the ledger's new nomenclature and technical standards. Developers are currently preparing a comprehensive playbook to guide node operators through the upgrade process as the network matures for institutional-grade settlement.
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XRP Ledger Is Rebranding Its Core Software The core software powering Ripple's $XRP Ledger will transition from rippled to XRPLD with the upcoming 3.2.0 release. This structural change requires infrastructure operators to update their systems to align with the ledger's new nomenclature and technical standards. Developers are currently preparing a comprehensive playbook to guide node operators through the upgrade process as the network matures for institutional-grade settlement.

BSCN

37,086 views • 2 months ago

Hodlonaut on the illusion that just shattered: "We bypassed the social layer, the human layer. We somehow thought the virtue and direction of this protocol was set in stone, no matter what developers do. That's obviously not true. Bitcoin didn't win. Bitcoin can change. Bitcoin is changing. Bitcoin has changed. The illusion that we had a foothold in this world we could put our energy on, that illusion is gone right now. All you want is to sit back posting 'Bitcoin fixes this, number go up, stay humble, stack sats,' and anyone sounding an alarm is seen as a threat. We need Bitcoiners to fight for Bitcoin. If no one fights for Bitcoin, Bitcoin will very soon be dead." hodlonaut on The The Bitcoin Matrix Podcast ⚡️ #286.
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Hodlonaut on the illusion that just shattered: "We bypassed the social layer, the human layer. We somehow thought the virtue and direction of this protocol was set in stone, no matter what developers do. That's obviously not true. Bitcoin didn't win. Bitcoin can change. Bitcoin is changing. Bitcoin has changed. The illusion that we had a foothold in this world we could put our energy on, that illusion is gone right now. All you want is to sit back posting 'Bitcoin fixes this, number go up, stay humble, stack sats,' and anyone sounding an alarm is seen as a threat. We need Bitcoiners to fight for Bitcoin. If no one fights for Bitcoin, Bitcoin will very soon be dead." hodlonaut on The The Bitcoin Matrix Podcast ⚡️ #286.

Cedric Youngelman ⚡️

31,979 views • 25 days ago

Threadguy predicts this will be the first bull run in crypto history where Bitcoin doesn't participate "This is going to be the first bull run in the history of crypto where Bitcoin flat out does not participate. No role, no say, it will be minimal at best. It will be Bitcoin to $75k, Bitcoin to $80k, Bitcoin to $85k, and there will be mania on-chain." "My entire thesis is that the next cycle comes from new blood getting access to on chain through these apps. This new crowd doesn't even know what Bitcoin is. Anyone that joined because they saw Kimchi or Cented or Rasmr, they don't know what Bitcoin is. If there's a pocket of excitement and new blood in crypto, it will have nothing to do with Bitcoin, the same way Bitcoin had nothing to do with the disaster that on-chain became in 2025. You cannot have it both ways. The two have been separated for years."
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Threadguy predicts this will be the first bull run in crypto history where Bitcoin doesn't participate "This is going to be the first bull run in the history of crypto where Bitcoin flat out does not participate. No role, no say, it will be minimal at best. It will be Bitcoin to $75k, Bitcoin to $80k, Bitcoin to $85k, and there will be mania on-chain." "My entire thesis is that the next cycle comes from new blood getting access to on chain through these apps. This new crowd doesn't even know what Bitcoin is. Anyone that joined because they saw Kimchi or Cented or Rasmr, they don't know what Bitcoin is. If there's a pocket of excitement and new blood in crypto, it will have nothing to do with Bitcoin, the same way Bitcoin had nothing to do with the disaster that on-chain became in 2025. You cannot have it both ways. The two have been separated for years."

Kai

197,313 views • 20 days ago

Did Epstein influence Bitcoin core development? Short answer: No. This is not how Bitcoin works. Here’s what happened: Epstein donated to MIT Media Lab…who in turn supported MIT Digital Currency Initiative…which in turn funded Bitcoin developers. These devs used to be funded by The Bitcoin Foundation (which I used to run as volunteer Executive Director) there are many devs and no dev or team had power or control over Bitcoin. Under MIT’s patronage the devs had the same deal they had with us at The Bitcoin Foundation: that they could work on the code and not have direction from the org. More importantly — how Bitcoin works is that *even if* a dev was compromised then the nodes and miners would still have to run that code to make it included in Bitcoin. So for example if I had somehow asked the devs paid by Bitcoin Foundation to “add 1000 coins for Bruce” 1) they wouldn’t have done this / it would have been counter to our agreement 2) no miners would run that code & no nodes would recognize it. It would be a laughing stock and completely rejected. Does this mean code dev is not an attack vector? No. It’s still a risk. Particularly with nation state style actors and very careful efforts to co-opt which are much more sophisticated than “give Bruce coins” or something. This is one reason I’m cautious of Bitcoin core funding - especially from actors who’ve had bad judgment in the past. I think we should be cautious of who does the dev and view it as an attack vector. Bitcoin code is transparent and has lots of eyes on it. So in this case especially there isn’t even a solid accusation, let alone evidence that MIT directed nefarious code changes. If that was an allegation the first question should be: well what code specifically did MIT direct and what proof is there and how was it harmful? I think claims around this would collapse. There’s obviously plenty to criticize about Epstein and MIT working with him — and when it comes to digital assets MIT’s work with Gensler and especially its work on CBDCs is much more suspect than the chance that malicious code was pushed through on Bitcoin. Be cautious but this is a nothing burger
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Did Epstein influence Bitcoin core development? Short answer: No. This is not how Bitcoin works. Here’s what happened: Epstein donated to MIT Media Lab…who in turn supported MIT Digital Currency Initiative…which in turn funded Bitcoin developers. These devs used to be funded by The Bitcoin Foundation (which I used to run as volunteer Executive Director) there are many devs and no dev or team had power or control over Bitcoin. Under MIT’s patronage the devs had the same deal they had with us at The Bitcoin Foundation: that they could work on the code and not have direction from the org. More importantly — how Bitcoin works is that *even if* a dev was compromised then the nodes and miners would still have to run that code to make it included in Bitcoin. So for example if I had somehow asked the devs paid by Bitcoin Foundation to “add 1000 coins for Bruce” 1) they wouldn’t have done this / it would have been counter to our agreement 2) no miners would run that code & no nodes would recognize it. It would be a laughing stock and completely rejected. Does this mean code dev is not an attack vector? No. It’s still a risk. Particularly with nation state style actors and very careful efforts to co-opt which are much more sophisticated than “give Bruce coins” or something. This is one reason I’m cautious of Bitcoin core funding - especially from actors who’ve had bad judgment in the past. I think we should be cautious of who does the dev and view it as an attack vector. Bitcoin code is transparent and has lots of eyes on it. So in this case especially there isn’t even a solid accusation, let alone evidence that MIT directed nefarious code changes. If that was an allegation the first question should be: well what code specifically did MIT direct and what proof is there and how was it harmful? I think claims around this would collapse. There’s obviously plenty to criticize about Epstein and MIT working with him — and when it comes to digital assets MIT’s work with Gensler and especially its work on CBDCs is much more suspect than the chance that malicious code was pushed through on Bitcoin. Be cautious but this is a nothing burger

Bruce Fenton

231,920 views • 6 months ago

At its core, iAgent utilizes Protocol Nodes to support and maintain the ecosystem's functionality. This collection of publicly maintained nodes help: ❒ secure the network ❒ determine rewards for GPU workers ❒ earn rewards for their contributions to the network iAgent has 2 types of protocol nodes: 🔘Genesis Nodes 🔘Public Nodes With a 5000-supply, Genesis Nodes are engineered to yield x3 $AGNT tokens generation compared to Public Nodes (which will come at a later date). As a token of gratitude, Genesis Nodes also receive TGE: 2% AGNT tokens from reward pool. Other Genesis Node Utilities & USPs include: Participation and Governance: Genesis node operators have the chance to engage more deeply in decision-making processes through iAgent's governance model. Exclusive Access: Operators of Genesis nodes may receive early access to test new features and products within the iAgent ecosystem. Reward Structure: Nodes earn $AGNT tokens, and Genesis nodes do so at an accelerated rate due to their higher token generation multiplier. Rewards are calculated dynamically, with consideration given to node performance and network contribution. Technical and Community Support: Genesis node operators are expected to receive dedicated support from the iAgent team, ensuring optimal performance and uptime. Requirements to run an iAgent Node: Dual Core, and 8GB RAM, are all that is needed for lightweight processing. Anyone with Genesis/Public Node NFTs can run it. But how do you get yourself one? Hop in the discord to know more:
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At its core, iAgent utilizes Protocol Nodes to support and maintain the ecosystem's functionality. This collection of publicly maintained nodes help: ❒ secure the network ❒ determine rewards for GPU workers ❒ earn rewards for their contributions to the network iAgent has 2 types of protocol nodes: 🔘Genesis Nodes 🔘Public Nodes With a 5000-supply, Genesis Nodes are engineered to yield x3 $AGNT tokens generation compared to Public Nodes (which will come at a later date). As a token of gratitude, Genesis Nodes also receive TGE: 2% AGNT tokens from reward pool. Other Genesis Node Utilities & USPs include: Participation and Governance: Genesis node operators have the chance to engage more deeply in decision-making processes through iAgent's governance model. Exclusive Access: Operators of Genesis nodes may receive early access to test new features and products within the iAgent ecosystem. Reward Structure: Nodes earn $AGNT tokens, and Genesis nodes do so at an accelerated rate due to their higher token generation multiplier. Rewards are calculated dynamically, with consideration given to node performance and network contribution. Technical and Community Support: Genesis node operators are expected to receive dedicated support from the iAgent team, ensuring optimal performance and uptime. Requirements to run an iAgent Node: Dual Core, and 8GB RAM, are all that is needed for lightweight processing. Anyone with Genesis/Public Node NFTs can run it. But how do you get yourself one? Hop in the discord to know more:

iAgent

21,278 views • 2 years ago

"The one thing that's going to be truly future proof is judgment. What is the biggest challenge when you have a thousand AI engineers writing code? AI slop. In an era when you can do everything, the question is which of these things matter. On the engineer side, it is evaluating the code. Which of this code is even valuable? You can have AI engineers writing beautiful code that could be wrong, that could have bugs in it, that could be vulnerable. Someone needs to review it. Make sure to have a human review at some point, especially critical code that is in the core of your system. On the product side is judgment around what needs to be built and evaluating. And similarly in design, you have to have judgment around, does it make sense in the broader design system. I think this judgment is the number one thing that humans are going to bring in an era of infinite productivity."
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"The one thing that's going to be truly future proof is judgment. What is the biggest challenge when you have a thousand AI engineers writing code? AI slop. In an era when you can do everything, the question is which of these things matter. On the engineer side, it is evaluating the code. Which of this code is even valuable? You can have AI engineers writing beautiful code that could be wrong, that could have bugs in it, that could be vulnerable. Someone needs to review it. Make sure to have a human review at some point, especially critical code that is in the core of your system. On the product side is judgment around what needs to be built and evaluating. And similarly in design, you have to have judgment around, does it make sense in the broader design system. I think this judgment is the number one thing that humans are going to bring in an era of infinite productivity."

Patrick OShaughnessy

24,818 views • 7 months ago

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz says the United States has put the Iranian regime “in chaos,” saying that the U.S. is “never going to take an approach of trust” when negotiating with their leaders, and that “any deal that comes out of this will have to absolutely be verifiable and be enforceable.” “There is no trust on this side. There is verified and enforceable provisions that are on the table from the U.S. to ensure they never have a nuke,” he says.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz says the United States has put the Iranian regime “in chaos,” saying that the U.S. is “never going to take an approach of trust” when negotiating with their leaders, and that “any deal that comes out of this will have to absolutely be verifiable and be enforceable.” “There is no trust on this side. There is verified and enforceable provisions that are on the table from the U.S. to ensure they never have a nuke,” he says.

Face The Nation

50,616 views • 4 months ago

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 ODDS PRO #BITCOIN TODD BLANCHE WILL BE CONFIRMED AS TRUMP’S ATTORNEY GENERAL SURGED TO OVER 90% ON KALSHI HE SAID #BITCOIN DEVELOPERS “ARE NOT GOING TO BE INVESTIGATED AND NOT GOING TO BE CHARGED” HE BELIEVES THAT CODE IS FREE SPEECH HE HAS INVESTED DIRECTLY IN BTC AND COINBASE THE SENATE JUST ADVANCED HIS NOMINATION THIS IS A MASSIVE WIN FOR BTC 🔥
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 ODDS PRO #BITCOIN TODD BLANCHE WILL BE CONFIRMED AS TRUMP’S ATTORNEY GENERAL SURGED TO OVER 90% ON KALSHI HE SAID #BITCOIN DEVELOPERS “ARE NOT GOING TO BE INVESTIGATED AND NOT GOING TO BE CHARGED” HE BELIEVES THAT CODE IS FREE SPEECH HE HAS INVESTED DIRECTLY IN BTC AND COINBASE THE SENATE JUST ADVANCED HIS NOMINATION THIS IS A MASSIVE WIN FOR BTC 🔥

The Bitcoin Historian

26,738 views • 26 days ago

Matthew Kratter of Bitcoin University on being self sovereign with Bitcoin: "The Michael Saylor followers right now who think that they're somehow Bitcoiners when they own a preferred stock that sits in their brokerage account and can be censored at any time... There's operational risks with that and there's leverage risks. And the actual Bitcoin that secures the assets of the balance sheet of the company is sitting at various custodians." "Having things in centralized places, having Bitcoin IOUs or anything like this is a big mistake." "If you don't know how to move Bitcoin around, if you don't know how to send it on-chain... you're going to be dependent on larger services. And the risk is that those don't even have the Bitcoin that they say that they do."
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Matthew Kratter of Bitcoin University on being self sovereign with Bitcoin: "The Michael Saylor followers right now who think that they're somehow Bitcoiners when they own a preferred stock that sits in their brokerage account and can be censored at any time... There's operational risks with that and there's leverage risks. And the actual Bitcoin that secures the assets of the balance sheet of the company is sitting at various custodians." "Having things in centralized places, having Bitcoin IOUs or anything like this is a big mistake." "If you don't know how to move Bitcoin around, if you don't know how to send it on-chain... you're going to be dependent on larger services. And the risk is that those don't even have the Bitcoin that they say that they do."

Simply Bitcoin

20,525 views • 2 months ago

The problem with most Bitcoin Layer 2s being worked on today - including Lightning, Ark, pretty much every BitVM-bridged L2, etc - is that they don't meaningfully contribute to Bitcoin's security budget. There exists a fundamental tension between the need for Bitcoin scaling solutions - which ostensibly take txs (and fees) out of blocks - and the need to bolster Bitcoin's security budget with fees as the block subsidy declines. This is something Drivechains almost certainly gets right - L2s that merge mine are incentive-aligned with miners in a way that other L2s fundamentally are not. Paul Sztorc believes this incentive-misalignment will ultimately doom most of the L2s getting attention right now as a result... curious what folks think about this.
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The problem with most Bitcoin Layer 2s being worked on today - including Lightning, Ark, pretty much every BitVM-bridged L2, etc - is that they don't meaningfully contribute to Bitcoin's security budget. There exists a fundamental tension between the need for Bitcoin scaling solutions - which ostensibly take txs (and fees) out of blocks - and the need to bolster Bitcoin's security budget with fees as the block subsidy declines. This is something Drivechains almost certainly gets right - L2s that merge mine are incentive-aligned with miners in a way that other L2s fundamentally are not. Paul Sztorc believes this incentive-misalignment will ultimately doom most of the L2s getting attention right now as a result... curious what folks think about this.

Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️

20,685 views • 1 year ago

Almost two decades ago, they told you to lock it away. To treat Bitcoin like gold that never moves. But the scripture said cash. Today the prophecy is fulfilled. GoBTC Pay integration toolkit is live — on-chain settlement, next block, mined by our own network. No Lightning. No fiat conversion. Zero fees for you, 0.2% for merchants. Tell the places you love to join the movement and tag them in the comments. Pay in Bitcoin. Stay in Bitcoin. Blessed be the block.
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Almost two decades ago, they told you to lock it away. To treat Bitcoin like gold that never moves. But the scripture said cash. Today the prophecy is fulfilled. GoBTC Pay integration toolkit is live — on-chain settlement, next block, mined by our own network. No Lightning. No fiat conversion. Zero fees for you, 0.2% for merchants. Tell the places you love to join the movement and tag them in the comments. Pay in Bitcoin. Stay in Bitcoin. Blessed be the block.

GoMining

225,588 views • 2 months ago

The Epstein files reveal that Israel hijacked control of the Bitcoin network over a decade ago. Israel was paying the salaries of 60% of Bitcoin’s core developers and offered highly elusive gifts behind the scenes. This is very suspicious. Epstein and Israel were also major investors in Blockstream, a company that works with Tether and exerts significant influence over Bitcoin. They can manipulate the price by issuing unbacked Tether, control the network’s code because they hired most of the developers, and own a majority of the nodes. This suggests Israel likely has direct access to and influence over Bitcoin. The idea of “decentralization” is clearly illusory, and it is deeply concerning that the network could be manipulated by a single state operating behind the scenes. "If you knew who was really behind bitcoin you would run as fast as you fucking could to sell it!" - Dan Pena
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The Epstein files reveal that Israel hijacked control of the Bitcoin network over a decade ago. Israel was paying the salaries of 60% of Bitcoin’s core developers and offered highly elusive gifts behind the scenes. This is very suspicious. Epstein and Israel were also major investors in Blockstream, a company that works with Tether and exerts significant influence over Bitcoin. They can manipulate the price by issuing unbacked Tether, control the network’s code because they hired most of the developers, and own a majority of the nodes. This suggests Israel likely has direct access to and influence over Bitcoin. The idea of “decentralization” is clearly illusory, and it is deeply concerning that the network could be manipulated by a single state operating behind the scenes. "If you knew who was really behind bitcoin you would run as fast as you fucking could to sell it!" - Dan Pena

matrixbot

512,709 views • 6 months ago

Anonymous cash for Bitcoin Lightning at nearly all Polish ATMs. And that’s not all—you can pay with Bitcoin Lightning literally everywhere in Poland! No KYC, no registration, via the Nostr provider. I love it when I come across new technology that gives (European) bureaucrats the middle finger, especially in a situation where they want to spy on and regulate you across the board. Most recently, I was this excited about a non-KYC project for exchanging stablecoins for fiat via which bypasses the dystopian centralized exchanges that have to do massive reporting due to EU regulations like DAC-8 and MiCA. In the case of BITBLIK, just like with you’re doing decentralized P2P trading, so I assume no regulation applies to you (it doesn’t go through any intermediary). Today I came across a great Polish app called BITBLIK which connects the widely available BLIK system in Poland with Bitcoin Lightning. With Bitcoin Lightning, you can pay anonymously anywhere in Poland, withdraw cash anonymously from an ATM (which I just did!), or make online payments on Polish websites. BLIK is widely accepted (it’s supported by a network of over 13,000 ATMs across Poland and hundreds of thousands of merchants; according to AI, there are 87,000 of them). Install the app, launch it—no registration required, no KYC—enter an offer for how much you want to pay in PLN or how much you want to withdraw from an ATM. You’ll make a Bitcoin Lightning payment, which will be locked. Wait a minute or two until someone accepts your offer (the other party who has BLIK and wants Bitcoin Lightning). As soon as they do, a BLIK code will appear. It’s valid for about two minutes, so enter it at an ATM or at a terminal in a store or restaurant. After a successful payment, you confirm that you used the BLIK code, and the Lightning payment is credited to the recipient. Limits for BLIK payments vary by Polish ATM. ING Bank Śląski has the highest limit: 10,000 PLN per day (2,356 EUR), while mBank has a limit of 5,000 PLN per day (1,178 EUR). PKO BP allows BLIK transactions up to 1,500 PLN, but you can make up to 20,000 PLN (4,722 EUR) worth of transactions per day. And of course, those limits apply to the merchant. When various merchants accept your Lightning payments, you effectively have no limits—you’re only limited by the counterparty’s liquidity. BLIK is 100% open-source, so it can’t be banned! You can fork it and use it within your own closed community.
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Anonymous cash for Bitcoin Lightning at nearly all Polish ATMs. And that’s not all—you can pay with Bitcoin Lightning literally everywhere in Poland! No KYC, no registration, via the Nostr provider. I love it when I come across new technology that gives (European) bureaucrats the middle finger, especially in a situation where they want to spy on and regulate you across the board. Most recently, I was this excited about a non-KYC project for exchanging stablecoins for fiat via which bypasses the dystopian centralized exchanges that have to do massive reporting due to EU regulations like DAC-8 and MiCA. In the case of BITBLIK, just like with you’re doing decentralized P2P trading, so I assume no regulation applies to you (it doesn’t go through any intermediary). Today I came across a great Polish app called BITBLIK which connects the widely available BLIK system in Poland with Bitcoin Lightning. With Bitcoin Lightning, you can pay anonymously anywhere in Poland, withdraw cash anonymously from an ATM (which I just did!), or make online payments on Polish websites. BLIK is widely accepted (it’s supported by a network of over 13,000 ATMs across Poland and hundreds of thousands of merchants; according to AI, there are 87,000 of them). Install the app, launch it—no registration required, no KYC—enter an offer for how much you want to pay in PLN or how much you want to withdraw from an ATM. You’ll make a Bitcoin Lightning payment, which will be locked. Wait a minute or two until someone accepts your offer (the other party who has BLIK and wants Bitcoin Lightning). As soon as they do, a BLIK code will appear. It’s valid for about two minutes, so enter it at an ATM or at a terminal in a store or restaurant. After a successful payment, you confirm that you used the BLIK code, and the Lightning payment is credited to the recipient. Limits for BLIK payments vary by Polish ATM. ING Bank Śląski has the highest limit: 10,000 PLN per day (2,356 EUR), while mBank has a limit of 5,000 PLN per day (1,178 EUR). PKO BP allows BLIK transactions up to 1,500 PLN, but you can make up to 20,000 PLN (4,722 EUR) worth of transactions per day. And of course, those limits apply to the merchant. When various merchants accept your Lightning payments, you effectively have no limits—you’re only limited by the counterparty’s liquidity. BLIK is 100% open-source, so it can’t be banned! You can fork it and use it within your own closed community.

Pavol Lupták

66,912 views • 2 months ago

CNN’s Laura Coates on Charlie Kirk being shot: “Here, if this, in fact, is tied to his ideology, given the fact that he is quite the lightning rod in many communities and has been accessible, and yet controversial, you've got a very terrifying prospect for so many people who share his similar qualities in the sense of a public figure who is unabashed about their views, that alienates others. That could possibly be a target for somebody. It is horrific to think about this being a young father, a human being, generally being targeted in this way. But now the law enforcement community has to go into full effect, including prosecutors...Was there a particular verbal trigger that there was coordinated in some way that law enforcement could have been made aware of?...Is there a clear and present and prospective danger, or are we dealing with somebody who wants to use this platform, having targeted this person to gain notoriety for a larger ideological end, and that would be under the umbrella of domestic terrorism?”
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CNN’s Laura Coates on Charlie Kirk being shot: “Here, if this, in fact, is tied to his ideology, given the fact that he is quite the lightning rod in many communities and has been accessible, and yet controversial, you've got a very terrifying prospect for so many people who share his similar qualities in the sense of a public figure who is unabashed about their views, that alienates others. That could possibly be a target for somebody. It is horrific to think about this being a young father, a human being, generally being targeted in this way. But now the law enforcement community has to go into full effect, including prosecutors...Was there a particular verbal trigger that there was coordinated in some way that law enforcement could have been made aware of?...Is there a clear and present and prospective danger, or are we dealing with somebody who wants to use this platform, having targeted this person to gain notoriety for a larger ideological end, and that would be under the umbrella of domestic terrorism?”

Curtis Houck

726,746 views • 11 months ago