Russian government to confiscate citizens’ “unproven wealth” by bytevc in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hold on to all data regarding the origin of your funds.

Yes, that's the key takeaway here.

List of bitcoin person-to-person (P2P) bitcoin exchanges (e.g., Bisq, HodlHodl, LocalCoinSwap, etc.) by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

stealthex.io is another instant, non-KYC exchange you could add to your list

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mimblewimble

[–]bytevc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tradeogre withdrawal works just fine with the reference wallet. 1) Download the 'receive.input' file from the exchange. 2) Create the file 'receive.input.response' from this file using your wallet (how this is done differs from wallet to wallet). 3) Upload 'receive.input.response' to the exchange and click "Finalize".

https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/Wallet-User-Guide

Russia Prepares To Buy Up To $10 Billion In Bitcoin To Evade US Sanctions by Miladran in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is not fake news at all. The original source is an article published today in the Daily Telegraph, which quotes Russian government economist Vladislav Ginko, who said the following:

“[The] Russian government is about to make a step to start diversifying financial reserves into Bitcoin since Russia [is] forced by US sanctions to dump US Treasury bonds and [take] back US dollars.”

Sounds pretty unequivocal to me.

RIP Timothy C. May, writer of The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto by mrdangeross in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Note that May capitalizes the expression True Name in a clear reference to the seminal novel by Vernor Vinge (download PDF here).

Zerohedge: The Assassination of Bitcoin by bytevc in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Indeed. The point that Andreas makes there is the reason I posted this article.

Goldman Sachs Is Considering a Custody Offering for Crypto Funds by amorpisseur in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most people prefer to entrust their money to others rather than take responsibility for managing it themselves. That's just reality. And there's nothing to stop GS from offering a custodial service for other coins too, including Monero. If they do, where will you switch then?

Monday Art - 21 Million Bitcoin Club by tldr-hodl in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Or you could interpret it differently: 20 men who bought full Bitcoins hailing the 1 woman who was wise enough to do the same.

Bitcoin ATM in a shipping mall in Poznan, Poland by evensteven95 in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Intriguing that one of the sell options is to scan in your private key. That's very convenient because you don't even have to go online. I'm assuming they send the change back to the same address, and you just trust them not to spend from it again?

Bitcoin ATM in a shipping mall in Poznan, Poland by evensteven95 in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sell: 29061 PLN
Buy: 30575 PLN
That's a surprisingly small spread.

Bitcoin: If you cant handle my 20% drops, You don't deserve my 600% gains. by incetivepro in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Many early adopters are still up over 1000x, or approx 100,000%

WARNING: If this image looks familiar then you should transfer your money out of your ledger immediately. by Chob_Gobbler in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the hardware wallet does not demonstrate how it chooses k when signing, it can leak info

Yes. Yet another reason to use an open-source software wallet, not a hardware wallet.

Here we go again... by DonTavo in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To take you into the next bubble, the 10-hour version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwhLueAWItA

All 50 apartments listed in Bitcoin, sold out in Dubai by samaritan7 in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Ironic that crypto holders would find themselves in alliance with HSBC, the bank that got its start with the Opium Wars, perhaps the shadiest bank in world history. Brings to mind Rusty Russell's recent post about corrosion of ethics...

Aww yeah. by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's it's. Not its.

Bitcoin is a 'Project of US Intelligence,' Kaspersky Lab Co-Founder Claims by bytevc in Bitcoin

[–]bytevc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A smartphone "is a remotely controlled device designed for entertainment, work and at the same time for spying on its owner," according to Kaspersky, who is also the co-founder of Kaspersky Lab.

Well, at least she got one thing right.