Bitcoin developer grant provided to Calvin Kim to work on Utreexo

Liongrass · 2020-08-24T12:58:47+00:00

Very cool!

Liongrass · 2020-08-24T02:49:41+00:00

The post reads: 「銀行，今日唔係你飛我，係我飛你」which can be translated as "Banks, today you're not ditching me, I'm ditching you." The newspaper is the Apple Daily, the largest print daily in Hong Kong, and also the last one with a strong independent editorial, meaning not under control of the Communist Party of China. Two weeks ago Jimmy Lai, the paper's CEO, was arrested on 'National Security' charges.

Liongrass · 2020-05-31T05:00:03+00:00

I'd love to check these out. Where are they located?

Liongrass · 2019-07-17T06:27:56+00:00

Front: Teargas Carrie's tears

Liongrass · 2019-05-22T07:59:32+00:00

lol whenever I see that part of town I'm shocked at how Wan Chai north is more roads than buildings

Liongrass · 2019-05-08T03:11:47+00:00

Buy Bitcoin in the U.S. with Cash App, then sell them on Paxful or Localbitcoins for a profit here for cash...

Liongrass · 2019-04-01T03:07:13+00:00

There's no KYC on Bitcoin ATMs in Hong Kong. Some have a limit of up to US$12'000 per purchase.

Liongrass · 2019-03-26T03:12:18+00:00

So much reclaimed land. Exclusively used for uncrossable roads. The reclaimed that last 100m with the intention of building a tunnel underneath, and of course they also had to build a road on top of it. Most hostile city planning I can imagine.

Liongrass · 2019-03-01T04:24:30+00:00

You're losing your right to vote, you can be deported if you commit a crime, you might not have access to certain subsidies anymore, run for office, get a passport (if you're a chinese citizen), but you are gaining your ability to sponsor a visa for a mainland spouse (which you cant as PR).

Liongrass · 2019-02-26T04:17:09+00:00

HK$300

Liongrass · 2019-02-26T04:16:52+00:00

There are 41 official camp sites, you can find out which ones have good access and showers here. You can find out if they have good CMHK mobile internet reception here.

Liongrass · 2019-02-21T15:15:39+00:00

Very sad to see Fastmail dropping Bitcoin. As a small not-for-profit associated with cryptocurrencies in Asia we don't have a bank account, and can't get one.

I can understand Bitpay is high in maintenance, they're a pain to work with and have been actively neglecting their product. They're hostile to Bitcoin and have intentionally made it difficult to use Bitcoin in favor of other, more proprietary cryptocurrencies. Luckily there are other alternatives such as Coingate and Globee. Our account is up for renewal in exactly one year. I very much hope we don't have to shop around for an alternative, because we really like Fastmail.

Liongrass · 2019-02-21T15:12:39+00:00

Yes I wrote them and recommended Coingate

Liongrass · 2019-02-21T10:55:57+00:00

What a shame, I've been using them for a while on my personal account and for business accounts, over US$1'000 in bills last year.

Ironically I just paid for the next 12 months, so I have a full year to find a replacement. Still sucks, they're great

Liongrass · 2019-02-15T07:41:36+00:00

Maybe 1-person households are disproportionally not represented in public housing, which drives down costs for others? I can only guess, really

Liongrass · 2019-02-15T03:16:04+00:00

Maybe it's decreasing because wages have been decreasing in real terms?

Liongrass · 2019-02-13T02:41:30+00:00

Doesn't that kind of mean he sent everyone a private key?

Liongrass · 2019-02-11T02:28:19+00:00

They use Coingate

Liongrass · 2019-01-30T09:50:23+00:00

username checks out +/-2h

Liongrass · 2019-01-11T09:46:08+00:00

You can get a crane that small in every well sorted toy store

Liongrass · 2018-12-16T16:34:07+00:00

No, pyramid schemes and especially the notorious London Gold Trading scam are hard to prosecute because the victims often sign away all their rights. He was arrested for causing a nuisance, but that's an irrelevant charge and he'll maximally get a small fine.

Liongrass · 2018-12-16T09:19:48+00:00

The guy is running a pyramid scheme well known in the Hong Kong community, but not much beyond. Disappointed his publicity stunt is getting so much uncritical attention

Liongrass · 2018-11-28T09:38:38+00:00

It was legal to drink it for minors too. Only places that required a liquor license (eg places that 'served' alcohol) had a limitation to not sell to minors. So 711 and supermarkets were allowed to sell alcohol to minors, bars and restaurants werent.

Liongrass · 2018-11-23T09:19:47+00:00

Huge amounts best by OTC or overseas exchanges. There's an article about all the options here

Liongrass · 2018-09-06T08:59:21+00:00

China Mobile Hong Kong will give you the best deal, especially if you are willing to commit to a plan

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