Run For Hal Lugano π¨π
Proof of work. The 1% of the 1% of the 1%. It takes a seriously low time preference to be a bitcoiner, get up before sunrise in the dark and cold, and run for Hal.
What a fantastic turnout for our third year by the lake. Thank you to everyone who ran, and bonus kudos to the two who completed their first 5km π And as we finished, the sky turned a warm orange. A message from Hal? π§‘
Shout-outs:
Volunteer leaders: @emjshrx, Ed and Richard
@LuganoPlanB, for being wonderful hosts
@youralsnetwork, Hal Finney ALS/MND Research Fund
@franfinney, inspiration and guidance π§‘
Running bitcoin.
#RunForHal #LuganoPlanB #BitcoinRunners
Bitcoin Runners β‘οΈβΏπββοΈππ½ββοΈπ retweeted
Thailand will host the Bitcoin Half Marathon in 4 weeks.
Two sleeps to go until Run For Hal Lugano π¨ππββοΈ
54 runners have RSVPβd, an all-time high for our third year by the lake. Set your alarm, pack your running shoes and join us to kick off @LuganoPlanB Forum the proof-of-work way, honouring Hal Finney and continuing his legacy.
Friday 23 October, meet 6:50am, run 7am
Villa Ciani, gate on the lake
Free, all paces welcome, nobody gets left behind
Still time to RSVP: bitcoinrunners.org/events/luβ¦
@youralsnetwork #LuganoPlanB #RunForHal #BitcoinRunners
Noderunners have started uploading the talks and panels from this year's conference.
The Importance of Privacy panel was recorded inside the Koepelgevangenis, a former panopticon prison in Arnhem. Fitting venue for a privacy panel.
It opens with a message from @leamuirleyn, wife of Samourai Wallet dev @keonne. Then @KevinR4v, Rob Netzke (@2140_dev) & @_BLOCKNERD_ get into silent payments, CoinJoin vs PayJoin, address reuse, buying sats peer-to-peer with Vexl, and private broadcast in Bitcoin Core.
Privacy is not a crime. Run your own node. π§‘
πΊ YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=-EmsxQr2β¦
π΅οΈ Watch privately (Invidious): inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=-Emsxβ¦
Thanks @NoderunnersNET for getting these out π
#FreeSamourai #Noderunners #BitcoinRunners
inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=-Emsxβ¦
The Importance of Privacy - Noderunners Conference 2026
Don't be a fool, run bitcoin with us next year π³πΏ
The 2027 Run For Hal World Tour is making its first stop in New Zealand, honouring Hal Finney and celebrating the first @SovSummitNZ.
- Thursday April 1st
- 16:00
- Queenstown lakefront
- 5km easy social run, jog or walk. All paces welcome.
In support of @youralsnetwork and the Hal Finney ALS/MND Research Fund.
RSVP: bitcoinrunners.org/events/quβ¦
#RunForHal #SovereigntySummit
Congratulations to @Emjshrx on completing his first half marathon, flying the flag for bitcoin and freedom tech in the shadow of the Colosseum ποΈπ
21K. 21M. PoW.
Ran my first Half Marathon in Rome πββοΈ21KM as a @BitcoinRunners, 21 is such a cool number π―
Thank you to everyone whoβs RSVPβd for Run For Hal Lugano π¨π
Weβre on track for an ATH: our biggest Lugano turnout yet, in our third year.
See you Friday for the run, honouring Hal Finney and continuing his legacy.
- Friday 23 October, meet 6:50am, run 7am
- Villa Ciani, gate on the lake
- Free, all paces welcome
π½ Run For Hal World Tour tees are still available to pre-order via the event page, with proceeds going to the Hal Finney ALS Research Fund.
RSVP bitcoinrunners.org/events/luβ¦
@LuganoPlanB @youralsnetwork #LuganoPlanB #RunForHal #BitcoinRunners
Bitcoin Runners β‘οΈβΏπββοΈππ½ββοΈπ retweeted
βοΈTwo-tiered Justice:
9 major banks, trillions of dollars in custody, clear guidelines repeatedly violated.
π Zero days in prison for anyone.
Building a noncustodial, open-source Bitcoin wallet, following the guidelines (with regulators recognition).
π 5 years in federal prison.
#FreeSamourai
BANKS ARE THE BIGGEST MONEY LAUNDERERS ON THE PLANET. JPMORGAN TOLD THE SENATE IT'S SOMEONE ELSE.
Not one of their CEOs went to prison.
In 2020, 2,100 leaked bank reports showed the banks themselves flagging over $2 trillion in suspicious money between 1999 and 2017. They moved it anyway.
Here's what they've owned up to.
TD Bank left 92% of its transactions unmonitored for six years. $18.3 trillion. Pleaded guilty.
Wachovia, now Wells Fargo, failed to monitor $420 billion from Mexican currency exchanges. Fine: $160 million.
About $200 billion ran through a single Danske Bank branch in Estonia, much of it suspicious. Pleaded guilty.
BNP Paribas moved $8.8 billion for Sudan, Iran and Cuba. Pleaded guilty.
Standard Chartered was accused of hiding $250 billion in Iran deals from New York regulators. Settled.
Deutsche Bank let $10 billion slip out of Russia through "mirror trades".
HSBC moved at least $881 million in drug money.
JPMorgan kept Jeffrey Epstein as a client until 2013, five years after his conviction. It reported over $1 billion of his transactions as suspicious. A month after he died.
And this Tuesday, Bank of America admitted it willfully broke anti-money laundering law. Over $5 billion in suspicious transactions it didn't report on time. Treasury says it "prioritized its revenues." Fine: $1.2 billion. Profit that quarter: $6.9 billion.
The US Attorney General said it out loud in 2013. Some banks are so big "it does become difficult to prosecute them."
That's Jamie Dimon in the video, at the Senate in 2023. Watch who he blames.
Deposit more than $10,000 in cash and your bank reports you to the government.
Let $18.3 trillion go unchecked and you get a fine.
Two sets of rules. Guess which one you're on.












