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☣️ Vijay Selvam⚡️

Bitcoin | Lawyer | Harvard Law '08

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Last Notes

2023-03-13 15:43:35

History in the making on this 13th day of March, 2023.
Bank stocks:
Western Alliance: Bank -75%
First Republic Bank: -65%
PacWest Bank: -41%
Comerica Bank: -33%
Bitcoin: +20%

2023-03-12 10:20:26

Nice ad for #Bitcoin Not Crypto
https://twitter.com/chainlinkgod/status/1634341491580768257?s=46&t=w3fGvfjx0PXFzrfDua08Ow

2023-03-11 12:22:42

Bitcoin - Savings layer
Lightning- Payments layer
Nostr - Social layer
When they combine you have seamless commerce between humans.
And a new economic system is born. 💥🌏

2023-03-11 00:17:10

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Is there a problem then with the incentive structure for this entire decentralised ID + client business model we’re building?

2023-03-10 15:57:49

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The Chairman of the SEC has said on several occasions quite explicitly that ETH is a security. The Chairman of the CFTC too made a similar statement in December. This is public record.

2023-03-10 14:59:45

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Nothing in here I don’t agree with 🤝

2023-03-10 14:21:59

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Ok, but what’s the practical implication of this abstraction? Hash power replaces military power? China can take your Bitcoin by putting a gun to your head and demanding your private keys! Hashpower is irrelevant there! And you can’t really claim a boating accident and then live off your Bitcoin if the PRC is standing over you and monitoring your every move.

2023-03-10 14:14:07

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That’s what seems an anomaly though. Anarchists are fundamental anti-State — it’s the idea that Bitcoin separates State and money thereby effectively ultimately destroying the State. Ie the view that the State is the enemy, regardless of whether it’s the USG or PRC etc.
But the Softwar thesis seems this weird notion of USG somehow using Bitcoin to defend against other nations by projecting hashpower rather than military power? I don’t get that at all… but I admit I’ve not tried hard enough to study it.

2023-03-10 13:56:55

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Interesting, will watch the video and give it another chance. Definitely a lot of people i respect seem to have bought into it.

2023-03-10 13:46:49

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I don’t get the fundamental premise.
What exactly does USG projecting high hashrate achieve versus say China? It prevents China from double spending US bitcoin?

2023-03-10 13:37:29

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Have to admit my instinctive reaction is very negative on the guy and the “Bitcoin is a weapon” take. Not sure I can ever come to terms with that viewpoint. Bitcoin is voluntary and peaceful and I see any narrative to the contrary as harmful.

2023-03-10 12:49:10

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Thanks 🙏

2023-03-10 12:16:00

Is there a Softwar TLDR?

2023-03-10 09:41:34

The cope on Twitter about ETH being a security is monumental 😂😂😂

2023-03-10 06:56:16

Love it 🤝
https://twitter.com/kinetic_finance/status/1633905681240854528?s=46&t=w3fGvfjx0PXFzrfDua08Ow

2023-03-09 00:09:27

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Thanks Adam 🙏

2023-03-07 05:53:36

Gradually then suddenly
#Bitcoin
https://watcher.guru/news/pennsylvania-is-now-home-to-a-100-nuclear-powered-bitcoin-mining-facility

2023-03-04 09:38:22

https://news.bitcoin.com/indias-central-bank-digital-currency-will-act-as-alternative-to-cryptocurrency-says-rbi-official/

2023-03-04 09:36:22

Wtf ?
https://twitter.com/fartconthird/status/1631615401413992449?s=46&t=w3fGvfjx0PXFzrfDua08Ow

2023-03-03 13:03:48

Legend 💪
https://twitter.com/documentingbtc/status/1631640409964269569?s=46&t=w3fGvfjx0PXFzrfDua08Ow

2023-03-02 11:11:38

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Bitcoin is for enemies

2023-02-26 14:52:43

“Blockchain technology” is the lie.
There is #Bitcoin technology. The idea that you can separate out the “technology” and have it stand independent of bitcoin is the trillion dollar ponzi scam.

2023-02-26 03:11:16

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https://twitter.com/realselvam/status/1629631742431887360?s=46&t=DD8sg0I5EjZrtMV-4UJ0sg

2023-02-26 03:09:52

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https://twitter.com/realselvam/status/1629631742431887360?s=46&t=DD8sg0I5EjZrtMV-4UJ0sg

2023-02-26 02:53:17

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My paper on this… 🫡
https://twitter.com/realselvam/status/1629631742431887360?s=46&t=DD8sg0I5EjZrtMV-4UJ0sg

2023-02-25 14:24:39

May be the best #Bitcoin meme ever made.
Credit: Nakadai
https://twitter.com/interstellarbit/status/1501061925446483968?s=46&t=VtOkutJMLqMpzeAHTD0oZg

2023-02-23 09:10:12

Twitcoins can never compete with Zaps. Like literally no one is going to go to the trouble of buying a bunch of coins and tipping people all of a sudden when they’ve never had to do it before.
Whereas with Nostr and Zaps it’s different. Newbies setting up LN wallets will make them feel like they’ve leveled up and learnt something new.
And each time you Zap, it’s a ‘fuck you’ to the State and to Big Tech all at once. 🖕
No Twitcoins can ever compete with that.

2023-02-21 14:30:01

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How much bitcoin do I have though? Did my parents stack sats early on in this hypothetical?

2023-02-21 14:25:33

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Though a “tiny bit” for him probably like 1000 BTC 😂

2023-02-21 14:24:57

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He doesn’t understand/ never understood Bitcoin

2023-02-21 14:23:59

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It’s the greatest wisdom ever imparted 🤝

2023-02-21 14:21:47

PV Nostr fam 🧡

2023-02-21 10:22:53

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I never used Tips on Twitter but what’s the comparison like vs Zaps?

2023-02-21 10:14:06

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If/when that happens, that’s hyperbitcoinization.

2023-02-21 02:40:30

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This is the addiction that will ultimately drive hyperbitcoinization

2023-02-20 13:29:21

PV Nostr fam 🧡

2023-02-20 05:01:01

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🥹🧡

2023-02-20 04:59:01

So turns out #Bitcoin did actually experience Tulip mania: Ordinals.
🌷🌷🌷🌷

2023-02-20 03:12:12

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🎯 It’s also why shitcoins are likely to stick around for a long time to come.

2023-02-20 01:26:08

https://twitter.com/breedlove22/status/1627428775070662658?s=46&t=6jki8QD-Esb0ISX-yAPOHg

2023-02-19 14:16:34

Good morning #nostr fam 🤗💛

2023-02-19 14:04:47

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You also seem in a much nicer mood than on twitter 😂

2023-02-19 08:18:36

#Bitcoin fixed money and payments
#Nostr fixed social media and messaging
That’s literally all the purported use cases of “crypto” besides gambling (which it admittedly serves excellently). Time to pack up and go home.

2023-02-18 04:37:11

Few understand that Gary Gensler is the biggest toxic #Bitcoin maxi:
“Bitcoin not crypto” - he calls all cryptos securities except Bitcoin
- “Not your keys not your coins” - he won’t approve Bitcoin ETFs
A perfect #Bitcoin citizen. How did we miss this all along!

2023-02-17 08:39:43

Folks I give you: The Crypto Industry!
#Bitcoin only
https://twitter.com/otteroooo/status/1626437864287502338?s=46&t=GM2LqiorDSSlKMQjrVm43A

2023-02-17 07:49:34

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Here’s the full rebuttal btw from several years back!
https://medium.com/@lopp/who-controls-bitcoin-core-c55c0af91b8a

2023-02-17 07:35:45

Crypto industry = Bitcoin + 10,000 casino chips
It really is that simple 🤷‍♂️
#BitcoinNotCrypto

2023-02-16 01:18:16

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Sir people freaking out there on the bird app that your account is deleted 😂👏

2023-02-16 01:15:51

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🤝

2023-02-16 00:39:59

This may be the most bullish pump I’ve ever seen because it happened all on ‘bad’ news, I.e. Gensler shenanigans and economic data seen as a prelude to hawkish Fed action.
Love the big FU daily candle 🖕😍
#Bitcoin