You could create a watch-only wallet so that your private key is always offline. I would recommend creating another wallet, since this private key has already been in contact with internet connected devices.

Why are you doxxing yourself to the IRS? Just buy noKYC corn and spend away.

That's why we say that a 0-conf transactions doesn't exist.

Episodes of currency devaluation are very common. Weimar republic, venezuela, argentina, brasil...

Chivo is literally a govt issued wallet and people are surprised it doesn't work, or that it takes your money w/o consent. Go figure.

Over 50K BTC and couldn't figure out some seed backups huh? Jeez...

Yes, your node your rules. But there is no democratic process in bitcoin. For example, if 70% of nodes enforce taproot, it doesn't mean that the other 30% are forced to do so. A node enforces your consensus rules on transactions concerning you and you only. When someone sends you a tx, your node verifies if it satisfies it's own rules.

Cool, but a node ain't a vote.

Wait, what? That's very odd. Are you sure it is a causal relationship? Because only guard and exit node ip's are published and public.

Not explicitly, but as you have more traffic, it becomes exponentially harder to track any given user. If Tor becomes unusable, we all loose something.

We need more people willing to run tor nodes, even if only relays. I understand that running an exit node is not for everybody, especially in countries with tight internet laws; it can be a pain in the ass. But if you have the means and the disposition, please do.