blindpic @blindpic

It's amazing what good marketing and narrative can do. BCH offers an unchained Bitcoin, while millions happily buy a crippled toy version known as BTC. Makes me wonder whether democracy could really work one day when perception matters more than reality.

👋😅 Hey BTC fam, how did it get to this?

Jeffrey Epstein and the hijacking of Bitcoin. Fail to read at your peril (brownstone.org/articles/the-h…) ...........This is the full circle. Epstein funded the MIT devs who killed Bitcoin as cash. Brock Pierce ran the Bitcoin Foundation into the ground, opened the door for Epstein’s money, brokered Epstein’s Coinbase stake, sat in Epstein’s mansion pitching Bitcoin to Larry Summers, co-founded Tether, and kept emailing Epstein until 2018. Tether then printed unbacked dollars to pump Bitcoin 50% in 2017. Howard Lutnick, who lied about cutting ties with Epstein, took over management of Tether’s $130+ billion Treasury reserves before he even joined the Trump transition. He pushed for Treasury Secretary, missed, landed at Commerce, installed his ally Bo Hines as White House crypto advisor, had Hines ram through the GENIUS Act, then watched Hines quit the White House and immediately become CEO of Tether’s U.S. subsidiary. Every single player is connected. Every single move was coordinated. The GENIUS Act entrenches the exact loopholes Tether has lived on. The CLARITY Act hands regulatory cover to the same insiders. The Bitcoin Strategic Reserve sits on top of a coin whose price was artificially inflated by the same stablecoin they now “regulate,” whose core development was funded by Epstein, and whose usability was deliberately destroyed by the people who profit from the fix. This is not Big Short 2.0. This is Big Short 2.0 on steroids, pre-planned, and run by the same network that already owns the outcome. They created the crisis (crippled on-chain Bitcoin), printed the fake money to pump it (Tether), positioned themselves to own the “solution” (Blockstream, Cantor, USAT), wrote the laws that protect their scam (GENIUS, CLARITY), and are now preparing to step in as the saviors when the bubble they inflated finally pops. They walk away with fees, stakes, revolving-door jobs, and permanent control over programmable money. We get every transaction tracked, every dollar programmable, and the last remnants of financial freedom erased under the banner of “innovation” and “stability.” This is not incompetence. This is conquest. What We Should Do The Epstein files are public. The University of Texas study is published. The CFTC fines are on record. The emails are in black and white. Shut down the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve immediately. It is built on fraud and serves as a distraction. Kill the CLARITY Act before it cements the control grid. Repeal the GENIUS Act and slam the backdoor shut on programmable dollars. Expose every connection. Name every name. Refuse to let policy be written on top of Epstein’s shadow. Support real alternatives: privacy coins, sound money protocols, anything that keeps control in individual hands instead of this parasitic elite network. Bitcoin was born to set us free. The files prove it was captured. The time to take it back is now. Watch the latest The Brownstone Show with Jeffrey Tucker & Aaron Day: Bitcoin Hijacked? Epstein Files, Surveillance, and the End of Freedom Money Join the conversation:

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The craziest thing about Michael Saylor headlining Bitcoin conferences is that his company doesn't even deal in Bitcoin. He takes your money, gives you some weird promises of fiat, then totally swears he's going to buy some Bitcoin for himself with it. That's like the top burger restaurant taking your money, giving you a paper receipt, and then promising that the chef's going to eat a burger.

TRAGIC: there are people here at BTC 2026 handing out free BTC via CashApp... To transfer the BTC to another wallet, or to sell, requires full KYC... I asked the guy about it... and he didn't know ANYTHING about Bitcoin or self custody! "They just paid me to hand these out"

@BitcoinCashOG A great communicator and a person of great intelligence. I often listen to his podcast, and it has allowed me to learn a lot about Bitcoin and economics in general. Gracias, Marcelo.

Are these the people you want "shaping Bitcoin's future"? The FBI Director. The Acting AG. The SEC Chair. The CFTC Chair. Bitcoin was literally invented to route around these people. Now they're the keynote speakers.

There's been a ton of tremendous work done in figuring out the fraud that has happened in Bitcoin and the broader blockchain industry. But it's not just any one of those things covered by @HijackingBTC or @JacobKinge or @ben_mckenzie. 🧵👇

every. single. usable lightning wallet is custodial. it is not even lightning. you are literally asking someone to do a transaction for you. you have an iou at riften labs we actually _have_ a lightning node but everytime someone asks us to pay them in BTC they (understandably) prefer the custodial wallet solution. unfortunately bitcoin core has experienced a hostile takeover of tradfi decels and bankers. ask yourself; why do you think 3/4 original Bitcoin devs was big blockers and the only one against was the guy who raised $500M from Mastercard (I wish I was joking) to derail this beautiful invention from its intended purpose and make it into the crippled, sad thing it is now. this is why every LN developer has left. this is why the only one advocating for small-blocks was the guy who gets his salary from Mastercard. so: which way modern BTC user?

@GeukensMathieu Legend

BTC has no fundamentals; it is a pure meme coin Without capacity, there is no utility; without utility, there is no usage & speculation does not count Without usage, there are no fees; without fees, long-term security & scarcity are gone BTC is an emperor that wears no clothes

@peterktodd I've seen this post 10 times and still can't believe it's real. The narrative is so strong you can laugh in your own people's faces. But the clock is ticking.

@AaronRDay BTC: a peer to peer electronic Ponzi system. #BitcoinCash #bch

I just had my first run-in with Germany‘s digital identity, so let me tell you what the EU means by „voluntary“. Last night I tried to access my credit score documents, and the platform gave me three options to verify my identity: 1. Use a KYC service provider 2. Connect your bank account 3. Use eID, Germany‘s digital identity Here‘s the catch though: ONLY the eID gave me full access to my documents. While digital identities are being marketed as „voluntary,“ they are already creating a two-tier system in which anyone who does not consent to their use faces massive penalties in everyday life. We saw this already with the digital vaccine passports and covid apps: voluntary in theory, locked out of normal life in practice. If i cannot access essential services without the use of eID, the eID is not voluntary. It is discriminatory against anyone who dares to dissent against the EU‘s dystopian technologies. Speak out against this nightmare before it is too late.

Digital EU 🇪🇺 @DigitalEU

2 months ago

The EU Digital Identity Wallet is coming soon! But there are common misconceptions... The wallet will be: ✅Interoperable ✅Voluntary ✅Safe and secure Discover more about this initiative which will come to life in 2026: link.europa.eu/XDjrFX

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> “Safe and secure” > “Voluntary” In before they get a data breach and say “Welp, nothing we can do about it but it’s not our fault you chose this program” Also heavy emphasis on “chose” I’m tired of this push for Digital ID, all they want to do is control people.

Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation

2 months ago

The EU just announced that Digital Identity Wallet is coming soon According to them the wallet will be: >Voluntary >Safe and secure >Interoperable

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I warn every single one of you not to dare install EUDI ( digital ID and wallet in the EU). You know how governments can protect your data…. Realistically non achievable. Never share sensitive information with government online.

Efrat Fenigson @efenigson

2 months ago

🧵 Ireland: EU's First Testing Ground for Digital ID & Wallet 1/9 🇮🇪 Ireland just launched a pilot for its Government Digital Wallet: a state-run app to store ID, birth certificate, driving license, and more. They're calling it "optional." For now. Here's why you should pay

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