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sheep between wolves. punkonomics ™. fuck the system from within the system. don’t let them take all the bitcoin.

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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Richard Heart has been arrested.
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
UPDATE: I can confirm that the Ledger supply chain is compromised in Europe as well. @Ledger should initiate an immediate product recall to protect users. I just purchased a second device from a different Mediamarkt location today, recorded the unboxing process, and discovered spyware once again (video linked in the second tweet). The device was compromised in the exact same manner, featuring identical modifications (such as additional cables and an LTE module). This indicates its a widespread issue rather than an isolated incident, potentially affecting Ledger inventory across MediaMarkt and Saturn stores throughout Europe (comprising over 1,000 stores across 11 countries). My initial hypothesis was that these devices were returns that looked unopened to the employees and were just sold again as new however, a MediaMarkt employee confirmed that the device I purchased was not a return, and that returned Ledgers are sent directly back to the manufacturer rather than resold. Store records show the inventory originated from Aqipa GmbH. While Ledger's CTO was unsure if Aqipa serves as the direct distributor between Ledger and MediaMarkt, it appears to be the case. Given that Aqipa distributes across Europe, any physical retail store receiving stock through them may be at risk. I sent the first ledger to mark and the second one is going to ledger now, so that they can analyse it. If you purchased a ledger from anyone other than the official ledger store, make sure to check your device!!
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Kryptobesteuerungspläne in Deutschland 🇩🇪 was bisher kaum diskutiert wird Über die geplante Reform der Kryptobesteuerung in Deutschland wurde hier und in der Community schon viel diskutiert. Ein Punkt kommt mir dabei bisher viel zu kurz und sollte in meinen Augen dringend angepasst werden, sollte der Entwurf durchgehen (was ich nicht hoffe, aber leider relativ wahrscheinlich ist): Die geplante 50%-Ersatzbemessungsgrundlage (siehe Screenshots anbei, aus dem Referentenentwurf des BMF (frühestes Entwurfsstadium, noch vor Kabinettsbeschluss, aber die Richtung ist klar erkennbar). Kurz erklärt: Kennt die Krypto-Plattform deine Anschaffungskosten in Zukunft nicht und kannst du sie nicht sauber und glaubhaft nachweisen, wird pauschal unterstellt, du hättest die Coins nach dem 31.12.2026 gekauft – und die Steuer wird auf 50% des Verkaufserlöses berechnet. Rechnet man das durch, unterstellt der Staat damit faktisch eine Kursverdopplung zwischen Kauf und Verkauf. Meine Befürchtung: Genau das trifft vor allem Normalverbraucher/investoren hart. Leute, die diese Regeländerung gar nicht mitbekommen, ihre Anschaffungskosten technisch nicht sauber nachweisen können, und die in den letzten Jahren teils mit wenig Gewinn oder sogar mit Verlust gekauft haben. Die zahlen dann unter Umständen massiv zu viele Steuern, obwohl real gar kein entsprechender Gewinn entstanden ist – im Zweifel sogar bei einem Verkauf mit Verlust. Ich bin auf dem Feld alles andere als ein Experte, aber mir erscheint das implizite Ausgehen von einer Kursverdopplung deutlich zu hoch angesetzt. Bitcoin zum Beispiel steht heute niedriger als vor einem Jahr, und auch im Vergleich zu den Höchstständen der letzten zwei Jahre liegt der Kurs klar darunter. Die allermeisten anderen Kryptowerte sind in diesem Zeitraum noch deutlich schlechter gelaufen. Der Ottonormalverbraucher wird in meinen Augen, wenn das nicht angepasst wird, deutlich zu viele Steuern zahlen, falls er, was ich bei vielen befürchte, die Anschaffungskosten nicht sauber und überzeugend nachweisen kann. Oder übersehe ich hier etwas? Bin für jeden Hinweis dankbar. 📄 Quelle: Referentenentwurf BMF, § 43a Abs. 2 (neu)
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Well, one of my emails was in the recent Ledger leak, and I’m already hitting a wall of spam. Fortunately, I receive deliveries under an alias and not at my home address, so my family’s safety won’t be affected. This was the last straw. I ordered a Trezor 7. From now on, I will not talk about, support, or have anything to do with Ledger. Trust was already weakened. Now it’s broken beyond repair. Stay safe out there friends.
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Hal Finney in the Extropy Magazine (1993): “If you see a proposal for an electronic money system check to see whether it has the ability to preserve the privacy of transactions the way paper money does today. If not, realize the proposal is designed to harm, not help, individual privacy"
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🇪🇺⚠️ A perfidious trick? The EU Council Presidency wants to introduce mandatory #ChatControl through the backdoor 🚪: An Art. 4 amendment would MANDATE "all reasonable mitigation measures," including scanning, enforced with sanctions! 😡 cdn.netzpolitik.org/wp-uploa…
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„Wir wollen eine Umkehr der Beweislast: Wer Vermögen besitzt, dessen Herkunft unklar ist, muss künftig beweisen, dass dieses Geld legal erworben wurde. Das ist ein echter Paradigmenwechsel.“ – Bundesinnenminister Alexander Dobrindt #OrganisierteKriminalität
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/germany…
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Replying to @karbonbased
Blockchain will end up supercharging the surveillance state and cash will be the only way to preserve privacy. The irony
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Bitcoin Conferences 2025: - Politicians - Blackrock bankers - Executives of fried garbage food companies Meh…
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
I’m tired. Everything I love about software: craft, care, community is being gutted. AI slop PRs for airdrops. Fake activity to juice metrics for retro funding. DAO politics and governance favors. OSS reduced to a game of farming points and politics. Crypto didn’t liberate anything. It just strapped a token to every soul and called it progress. I vented to a friend. They said: "That’s not crypto. That’s money. Money corrupts everything it touches." And yeah maybe that's the problem. As time passes the case of a crypto critique becomes clearer and clearer. We need more criticism and self-reflection. The direction is wrong.
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Oh well, at least Trump didn't go for you know what...
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Looks like Blackrock might be trying to fork Bitcoin. Don’t believe me? Their SEC filings suggest I’m right. If you own Bitcoin, you need to read this 👇
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
This place has gotten really dark lately. Like really dark. The algorithm is made to feed on and promote hate, anger, violence and conspiracy theories. I don't think twitter will be replaced by anything. But I do fear for what it has and will keep on doing to our society.
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Don’t say you weren’t warned
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Most Bitcoiners still don't get it. Governments or corporations holding large amounts of bitcoin could try to influence human consensus and change the code to their wishes. And please stop with the idea that Bitcoin will end wars. It won't.
"Buy 20-25% of Bitcoin on behalf of the US Government, catalyze the development, and we would control the world reserve capital network as well as the world reserve currency." Have you woken up yet anon?
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
There is no easy way to talk about this. This week the UN announced we are on track to reach up to 3.1° Celsius of warming. We are slated to blow past the goals of the Paris Accords. Here's what this means. (1/9) 🧵
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
I just became a victim of cybercrime. All of my wallets were compromised, and my life savings, everything I earned as an artist in Web3 are gone. This happened during a 14-hour flight from Korea to New York, coincidentally in mid-flight when I had no internet access. I have no idea how it happened, but my best guess is a seed phrase leak. I had a photo of my handwritten seed phrase (not digital) synced to Google Drive, hidden in a random folder, but there’s no sign of any suspicious login activity. It could also have been a leak from the physical paper, but I’m not sure. Public WiFi? Maybe. Malware? I’m pretty sure I didn’t download anything, at least not knowingly. I haven’t had any interactions with suspicious individuals lately either. The strange part is that only my funds were taken while all of my NFTs remained untouched. I’ve already started moving my valuable NFTs to a new, secure wallet. I’m left with nothing now, and this is probably the biggest challenge of my life. My biggest concern is that all my family members rely on me financially, so I need to bounce back as quickly as possible to continue supporting them. Right now, my mind is exhausted and I need to get some sleep first.
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
It’s seriously beyond me how people can vote for the ultimate scam artist without any shred of morals, just "because he’s good for Bitcoin." He’ll sell you anything for personal gain—NFTs, sneakers, commemorative coins, cheap watches for $100k. Doesn’t he know any shame? And how far are you willing to compromise your own decency?
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MⒶhonias Oak-Tots retweeted
Hey folks. I've been drafting a BIP with some collaborators, and I'd like to propose a quantum resistant soft fork for Bitcoin to introduce a new address format called P2QRH. Details here: github.com/cryptoquick/bips/… Feedback appreciated!
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