Ripple has 48 billion XRP holdings in escrow and several billion more locked by early investors . Bitcoin claim to fame has been that it has not been manipulated in the same fashion. Enter BlackRock who acquired a massive 10,572 BTC just this week, other large investors, asset forfeiture, and strategic bitcoin reserves. Are we really all that different?

Delete block from public forum. Mute, timeout, derank, hide, WoT/credibility, private, logoff, sing Kumbaya... Or let the hate flow through you by blocking I suppose. Enjoy the show.

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How it feels to commute by train in Tokyo. しょうがない

Alby has phased legacy wallet balances to "Fee Credits" for those who have not linked their account to a Wallet. This is a GOOD thing. I considered Zeus w/ NWC along w/ Cashu. May still do that. For now Strike and Phoenix Wallet it is. May work my way back around in time. Wallet hopping for now.

𝕏 algorithm is broken. What happened to unregretted user-seconds? "For you" feed is twitter hell. Almost no correlation with those I follow and engage with.

Uber blocked one of my devices while I was a paying subscriber to Uber One. They gave no reason, but I had prior to just enabled Passkeys. Uninstalled and cancelled. https://www.forbes.com/sites/gennacontino/2025/04/21/ftc-sues-uber-over-alleged-uber-one-deceptive-practices/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=forbes&utm_term=se-breaking

Policy Ending Regulation by Prosecution of Digital Assets Industry

Acting Chairman Pham Lauds DOJ Policy Ending Regulation by Prosecution of Digital Assets Industry and Directs CFTC Staff to Comply with Executive Orders | CFTC

I discovered Bitcoin in 2011. Every encounter has been the wrong move. We are at a crossroad, watch the trend continue tomorrow. I am the malcontent. Don't be like me.

Reciprocal App Bans. The Great Firewal of Chinal bans us. If logic follows, we ban TikTok. VPNs for all. ⁴⁰⁴