0 sats \ 0 replies \ @rod OP 28 Aug \ parent \ on: Pavel Durov is out - 12 charges, waiting for trial meta
I don't believe anyone knows at this stage, all we have are theories.
If not political motivated for whatever reason, the court should be able to proof without any doubt he is guilty of the charges.
Lamentablemente es asi respecto a la codicia, muchas veces la razón principal no es solo control de la población, sino que hay intereses económicos del sector privado, los mas obvios son los conglomerados industriales del armamento militar...
Con respecto a la libertad de pensar, asumo te refieres a la censura, libertad para pensar existe, pero no para expresarse, ya en muchos países la libertad de expresión se ha convertido en una broma de mal gusto, da pena.
Yes, many people feels that way, specially in the EU and currently in the UK, immigration without proper planning, physiological screening, crime records search, strong laws for deportation serving as deterrent plus enforcement of education to respect the welcoming culture, obviously lacking all the above will lead to major issues,
I believe that most people in charge of immigration of those countries know this very well, therefore, one should ask, Why is being done so badly? What is the purpose? Who profits from such a bad policy? Not the people of the receiving country in general for sure, nor the immigrants, simply unreal
True, quite complicated and that is not only happening in all countries in Europe, that happens is all countries I have the good fortune to visit and experience their culture and life styles. It feels as we are not ready for it.
Just remembered, I sent this to many devs in the past starting the Bitcoin development path, it is old, but in Bitcoin, things have not changed that much, therefore you will find most is still quite useful:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPQwGV1aLnTuhXPEs4O2XUao7aal33I6g
I would suggest (with a very strong bias :) ), CyberSec Expert and Data Analyst, then, depending on what apps you want to build for the Bitcoin Ecosystem, web or app developer.
By experience I will suggest you combine theory with a real project, academic theory is fine and a long path, but war trenches building a project (a fork one from one of your favorites in Github or GitLab) will quantum leap forward your learning progress
I am sure you will find sufficient info online to start, the problem you have in the era of abundant information is that it is too much of it and therefore much of it becomes noise and confusion, you will need focus and discipline and purpose, here below a little help on few option to learn depending on what you are focusing on, Bitcoin and Blockchain development will be quite rewarding, I truly hope is for you, wishing you a successful career!
Jimmy Song have few books focused on the subject that are known by the community, he offers courses as well.
Best wishes,
The non KYC part either way is quite relevant, non KYC means that Pocket will not hold any photos of you and your passport or ID, nor your home address in their servers, that is already a big plus. Add to that is self custody from the getgo and it is even better.q
To buy and sell Bitcoin you will provide a Bank account, many banks in Europe are Bitcoin friendly (the irony, some things really change), every country with their own, and some internet base like WISE and Revolut are decent options, none is perfect, dealing with banks is never pleasant...
And I agree, buying Bitcoin not p2p with options like Robosats or Bisq or directly from miners (my favorite) is not flying under the radar as you well put it, but most people don't care about that, they trust banks and they want to buy Bitcoin, so this is a good option for them, all Pocket will have is their bank account details, which is miles better than conventional KYC.
Note It is recommended to have a bank account only for buying and selling Bitcoin separated of your more conventional one(s) which you use to pay bills, taxes, your mortgage, loans, etc.
Soon conventional banks will offer Bitcoin ETFs and soon after spot Bitcoin and they will custody it for their customers, those barriers may soon be erased completely either way, unless... Regulation in EU becomes tyrannical and only KYC Bitcoin is allowed and self custody wallets are banned, seems unlikely at this point but after so many years of battles and the well known incompetence of the EU leaders, nothing surprises me any more...
I just checked Robosats for India and zero offers for sell or buy related to the INR, you can create your own offers for buying and selling, it is worth trying for sure.
Another option will be opening an account in WISE based in UK, or Revolut. I am not 100% sure, but I believe you can open a bank account as a foreigner with no issues, once you do that, you will have a SEPA account to transact with Pocket for instance. You will be able to fund your EURO account from India using a bank to bank normal fiat transfer, using whatever is best for you.
Once you get your sats in your Pocket wallet, if your intention is to hold, transfer them to your cold wallet. If you are speculating for profit, keep it there and when ready sell it back in Pocket for Fiat
Agree, IMO, for those willing to put the time, Robosats is king of the land. But we need adoption and most people wants convenience. That is why Strike, Cash App and Coinbase are winning big.
Pocket and Peach may not be fully ideal for those hard core private individuals but they beat conventional KYC by miles and are easy to work with and understand.
Unfortunately, business acumen and understanding of market mechanics is not abundant among many hard core bitcoiners, specially the ones that speak louder, quite antagonistic, they are a big part of the problem, the newbs are intimidated and confused by most of those individuals.
Those individuals will Ill speak of solutions like Peach and Pocket and will do worst for KYC solutions that are so necessary for the newbs, as Strike or Cash App or CASA, they do not get that the majority of people is not here for the tech or the Bitcoin ethos as I and possibly you, but for profits and they are happy with KYC and banks and the FIAT system. They dont get it, adoption is key, get them in, once in, let them learn and decide, many will understand Bitcoin and join the ranks.
You will observe some of them jump at this post for sure. I have seen you engage them before. My suggestion, ignore them and mute them, as if they do not exist, if you mute them, their comments show as hidden. Happy days!
I've been thinking about ProtonMail's new crypto wallet, and I'm seeing both pros and cons here. On one hand, I'm a bit disappointed it's not launching with privacy features like Lightning Network, CoinJoins, or silent payments. That seems like a missed opportunity, especially for a privacy-focused service. But I can't deny the potential upside - this could expose a lot of privacy-minded folks to crypto who might not have dabbled in it otherwise. It's kind of a trade-off, right? We're sacrificing some advanced privacy tech for the sake of broader adoption. I'm hoping this might actually create more demand for those privacy features down the line as more people get involved and start to understand why they matter.
If you listen to the interview, Andy Yen mentions that the issue is law and regulation, they have 100 million customers and a product that sells well, their lawyers in USA have been quite clear, with them, they can't implement any privacy feature that is not transparently legal in USA... Not only that, he goes further to explain that in Switzerland they have regulations that require some sort of auditing periodically and the fact that they accept Bitcoin as a form of payment is a deterrent for the biggest and most important auditors to agree to do work with them.
Good points.agree, but there are always those that get trapped
My two sats for what I have observed:
The family connection
There are some that will not move due to family. Large families that are very close tend to cause that effect. Or old parents that require attention due to age and will not move
The generational wealth and business connection
Some bitcoiners are part of generational wealth tied to businesses and properties and therefore moving is not as easy and I many cases neither an option they will consider
As for evolving Bitcoin implementing a BIP that adds privacy in L1, that will solve a critical problem. Now that institutions are in there is not putting the rabbit back in the hat, is done. Regulation will continue, probably western countries will force KYC no matter what, but at least, for the rest of the world, for the libertarians, the transactions will be private in L1. Wishful thinking...