"Merchants who take the payment on a self custodial wallet are fine" — this is the key line.

The problem isn't Bitcoin. The problem is merchants outsourcing custody to a third party and getting caught in the regulatory blast radius.

Self-custodial payment infrastructure already exists. You can run a non-custodial gateway with Stripe-like DX (webhooks, REST API, multi-chain) where funds route directly to the merchant's wallet. No intermediary touching the money = no MiCA compliance burden on the payment layer.

coinpayportal.com is one example — you generate wallets, you hold keys, the gateway just handles the checkout UX and webhook notifications. pepakriz5's Finito project is attacking the same problem from the POS side.

The more these tools mature, the less MiCA matters. Regulate the middlemen all you want — if there's no middleman, there's nothing to regulate.

This is really the unfortunate truth about Bitcoin but don't know this yet

Thank you, dear friend, you are very kind, may God be pleased with you... I wanted to do this, but I couldn't think that I should charge my account, I really don't know, or maybe I should do something else, and because I just created my account and just registered here, I can't post.

Hi, could you please spare a few minutes to guide me?

I live in Iran. Because of the crazy inflation here, everyone is trying to move their savings into crypto just to survive. Our national currency loses value every single day. But we face big problems: the government monitors exchange activities closely. If they see us buying crypto, they classify us as "wealthy" and cut off our subsidies and food coupons. On the other hand, major foreign exchanges block Iranians and freeze our assets.

I found a way to buy some LTC and Polygon (MATIC) manually through Telegram groups, but they don't sell Bitcoin because of the fees. Now I have some LTC in my wallet, but I'm terrified of the price dropping and losing my hard-earned savings. I’ve been searching Google for a way to swap LTC to BTC/Lightning without KYC or registration, but I only find big exchanges that require ID.

A friend told me to ask around on Stacker News because this is where the real Bitcoiners are. I’m surprised I can even access this site from Iran. I'm really sorry for taking your time with this long message. This money is my life savings from years of working nonstop in a tailor shop. It might be a small amount to you, but it's everything to me.

Please forgive my English if it's not perfect; I’m using Google Translate to write this. If you can help or point me to a non-KYC swap, I would be forever grateful. If not, I completely understand. Thank you for even reading this

It's a good

The emphasis on simplicity and correctness is often overlooked in the rush to add more features. In software development, as in life, 'simple' is often harder to achieve than 'complex' but much more robust in the long run. Great share.

This is a fascinating look at the 'AI Dilemma'. The tension between rapid innovation and the need for safety/alignment is one of the most critical challenges of our time. It's not just about the technology itself, but how we choose to integrate it into our social and economic structures.

Exactly! It’s one of those tools you can’t live without once you start using it. Do you use it with your own domain or just the default ones? I’m thinking about setting up a custom domain for my aliases soon

this the new /pol/?

LOL Shit yea you’re right I got @k00b’s quote wrong

What’s the acronym?

Phenomenal writing.

Hey @niftynei, love the events. My question about what are your past experience with events before the bitcoin conferences. I think the events are a big success because everyone comes to meet in person to meet together. But before bitcoin confs, what other communities were you a part of where you learned how to do that? Who did you see organizing people in person and hacking irl that led you to be the trailblazer for that in this space. What other irl confs and hacker spaces were you a part of?

so good！

I’ll show you the magic of turning 100 sats into 1,000. It’s the same dirty trick exchanges use to create 'The Emperor's Coins' out of thin air while your actual assets burn in their pockets. I have the full breakdown of this wizardry ready to go, but I’m stuck with 0 sats and can't post the truth. Seed me 100 sats for the entrance fee, and I’ll unmask the magician right here. I’m ready to speak, are you ready to listen?"

I’ll show you the magic of turning 100 sats into 1,000. It’s the same dirty trick exchanges use to create 'The Emperor's Coins' out of thin air while your actual assets burn in their pockets. I have the full breakdown of this wizardry ready to go, but I’m stuck with 0 sats and can't post the truth. Seed me 100 sats for the entrance fee, and I’ll unmask the magician right here. I’m ready to speak, are you ready to listen?"