FrankCorva
Frank Corva

https://frankcorva.substack.com

Political correspondent at @BitcoinMagazine | Contributor at Forbes Digital Assets | Founder at @newrenaissancecapital

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Last Notes

2025-05-16 00:20:20

Bitcoin Magazine now has a hard press pass to The White House.
I’ll be reporting from there more regularly now.
LET’S GO.
https://i.nostr.build/q0qbznuEhKSzFyI9.jpg

2025-05-14 16:58:46

SAMOURAI DEFENSE PUSHES FOR HEARING ON SUPPRESSED EVIDENCE
In a recent letter to the SDNY, the Samourai defense made the case, citing precedent, for why a hearing on why the DoJ withheld key evidence in the case is in order.
#samourai #samouraiwallet #freesamourai #freedomtech
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/defense-in-samourai-case-argues-that-hearing-over-delayed-brady-disclosure-is-warranted

2025-05-07 02:49:11

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Nah, son, you don’t get it and I’d appreciate if you stop pretending you do.

2025-05-06 22:03:15

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Hey Ralphie,
Let me assure you that you don’t have it straight. And I’d imagine you are protecting her because she is your friend.
Her voice is in the piece. I sent her questions about the most serious allegations so that she could respond to them.
Why don’t you schedule a web call with her and have her tell the story?
She’s more than welcome to go through the piece to respond to what I got wrong - according to her - point by point.

2025-05-06 20:51:00

Yesterday, Zack Shapiro broke the news that a Brady letter showed that FinCEN told prosecutors that Samourai Wallet wasn’t a money transmitter, yet the DoJ pressed charges anyway.
I sat down with Shapiro to discuss the matter in detail.
#samourai #samouraiwallet #freesamourai #freedomtech
https://youtu.be/SVVz_ApsZeY?si=Tc6BDMLnC1m45BLx

2025-05-06 02:01:54

“The concepts, solutions, and methods that are already on the table and that we’re familiar with - especially in the world of party politics - those will not be sufficient to get us to a self-sovereign political future.” @npub1kvg…v0p2
https://v.nostr.build/hufSA46PQVATigWD.mp4

2025-05-02 20:24:48

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Please explain.

2025-05-02 16:24:34

🚨Surinamese 🇸🇷 political candidate Maya Parbhoe is currently facing a credibility crisis — one that has jeopardized what were the already very low chances of her becoming president of her country.
Here's the full report:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/maya-parbhoes-credibility-crisis-suriname-unlikely-to-be-next-bitcoin-country

2025-04-30 12:00:38

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@nprofile…lkkf is an incredibly sharp guy.
Thanks for watching!

2025-04-29 14:42:31

I recently sat down with Bo Hines, Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, to discuss his #Bitcoin vision for #America.
He plans to dismantle Chokepoint 2.0 and advance pro-Bitcoin legislation.
https://youtu.be/uIBcQgfRrDg?si=xmMsHrxjg7EA4sXC

2025-04-29 12:01:24

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Not necessarily. Some in government see it the way Sec. Lutnick does and others see it as money.
Be careful using terms like “they.” The government is not a monolith.

2025-04-28 20:36:33

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My pleasure, @nprofile…evmj
I disagree with Lutnick’s take on bitcoin as a commodity instead of a currency, as well. Unfortunately, in this interview, I was only allotted a certain amount of time, and I had other questions I wanted to ask. I didn’t have the time to get into it with him on this topic.
I also wanted to bring up the dangers of too much of a hashrate coming to the U.S., which I knew might be a dicey topic, so I had to choose my battle in this one.
Thank you for calling it out, though. We’ll need people to continue doing so until the likes of Sec. Lutnick change their mind.

2025-04-28 20:31:31

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Thank you, my friend!

2025-04-28 20:31:20

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Thank you, @nprofile…2red. This is very kind of you. It’s surely a privilege to be doing what I’m doing, and I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve been afforded.
I hope to do the Bitcoin (and Nostr) community proud.

2025-04-28 18:29:50

I recently sat down with U. S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to discuss his #Bitcoin vision for #America.
https://youtu.be/BPlnUxDblaE?si=7jB9em0sqvgnG-kb

2025-04-18 22:51:53

#Bitcoin is #money - not just savings technology.
I discussed this as well as how to make bitcoin more usable for everyday people around the world with @nprofile…fxll, Global Bitcoin Lead at @nprofile…f7pz, at MIT two weeks ago.
As always, Femi’s words were pure signal.
https://youtu.be/4S6lzgc7tFc?si=My6MMikveq9aYY76

2025-04-10 01:33:36

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🤝

2025-04-09 20:03:41

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@win

2025-04-09 12:16:52

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Thank you! My pleasure.

2025-04-09 00:35:25

You can support victims of the Myanmar earthquake with #bitcoin.
Learn more about the work @nprofile…5sad is doing:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/support-the-victims-of-the-myanmar-earthquake-with-bitcoin

2025-04-08 21:35:49

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Full article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/08/read-justice-department-cryptocurrency-fraud/

2025-04-08 21:35:03

I wasn’t having the best day - but then I saw this in The Washington Post.
#samourai #freesamourai
https://i.nostr.build/wlIqAf82eDquzI0e.png

2025-04-08 19:10:51

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I’ve been in touch with her, and she is okay for now.

2025-04-08 18:50:13

I sat down with @nprofile…mzw4 to discuss the #Samourai and #TornadoCash cases at MIT’s #Bitcoin and #FreedomTech Expo this weekend.
Here’s a link to the discussion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckvTy0Fsc_M

2025-04-07 23:22:59

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Update from Maya:
https://x.com/mayapar25/status/1909334432797860320?s=46&t=AY92ObXBoX1GzIBM1vb6Iw

2025-04-07 23:22:21

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Full article:
https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2025/04/07/assembleelid-edward-belfort-overleden/

2025-04-07 23:21:44

A presidential candidate in Suriname’s upcoming election has been found dead.
While the cause of death is unknown, the candidate was a critic of the country’s president, leading to suspicions of malfeasance.
Candidate @nprofile…a8jd also recently shared that she’s been threatened.
https://i.nostr.build/5fiedSRVnfbnNKSZ.jpg

2025-04-07 21:42:07

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💯

2025-04-06 17:16:26

It’s been brought to my attention that I may have misspoke at this weekend’s MIT event stating that I’m the only writer covering the Samourai case. That’s surely not the case. Others are covering it, as well. My apologies for misspeaking.
I believe the point I was trying to make was in response to @npub1s6z…wk4c stating that he anticipated a lot of media to cover the Samourai case, when, in fact, I’m the only member of the media who has been to all four pre-trial hearings. Some other members of the media have started coming to the recent hearings, but it’s a very, very small cohort. That’s all I was trying to say, though I may not have done so properly. Sometimes, when I’m on stage speaking, adrenaline gets the better of me and I misspeak. My apologies again for any confusion this may have caused.

2025-04-05 14:51:55

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Let’s hope not!

2025-04-05 14:16:11

Talking #nostr at MIT
@nprofile…dgvg @nprofile…hldc @npub1xts…kk5s
https://i.nostr.build/fGFC0sRRmraeCe3t.jpg

2025-04-04 19:48:08

Major shout out to @nprofile…njk5 for not only crushing it on the mic, but for always keeping such incredible guests flowing into @nprofile…7mpx.
His dedication to his work is contagious.
#nevent1q…lx7n

2025-04-04 02:26:22

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Well, now I’ll have to go and zap him.

2025-04-04 00:01:26

“There are people who depend on this technology (Bitcoin) for their lives.
The oppressed rely on the developers who develop #freedomtech.”
-Pastor Evan Mawarire, leader of the protest movement against former dictator of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe
@nprofile…83ey @nprofile…yfjj
https://i.nostr.build/Pslj2GMBKjOqSsIM.jpg

2025-04-03 21:35:32

I’ll be talking discussing the #Samourai and #TornadoCash cases with my editor, the one and only @nprofile…99ft, at MIT’s #Bitcoin Expo this Saturday.
Hope to see you there!
https://i.nostr.build/TjNEylgYoOaA1IHQ.jpg

2025-04-03 13:43:14

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I’d have to agree.

2025-04-03 13:24:32

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Feel free to check out the piece, which I published in a Q&A format.

2025-04-03 13:00:38

NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE MEMBER REP. KEITH AMMON IS THE STATE’S PREMIER #BITCOIN ADVOCATE
The software developer, who found Bitcoin in 2021, is the primary sponsor for a bill that would let NH put #BTC in its reserves.
Plus, he believes in financial #privacy.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/rep-keith-ammon-is-new-hampshires-premier-bitcoin-advocate

2025-04-03 12:11:06

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Also something to concider: What if you could make it without a record deal because of Nostr?
I was in the music business for 7 years and a tool like this would have been massive for the artists I worked with.

2025-04-02 14:37:46

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👏

2025-04-01 22:28:37

#TEXAS BILL THAT AUTHORIZES STATE COMPTROLLER TO INVEST $250 MILLION INTO #BITCOIN MOVES TO COMMITTEE
The bill enables the state to add bitcoin to its “Rainy Day Fund”.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bill-that-authorizes-texas-comptroller-invest-250-million-into-bitcoin-moves-to-committee

2025-04-01 01:05:11

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Great rip

2025-03-31 17:53:59

RHODE ISLAND BILL PROPOSES $10,000 IN TAX-FREE #BITCOIN SPENDING PER MONTH
Introduced to the RI Senate last month, the bill states that individuals and businesses can spend/sell up to $1k in bitcoin 10 times per month w/o incurring states cap gains taxes.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/rhode-island-bill-would-allow-state-residents-spend-10000-monthly-in-bitcoin-tax-free

2025-03-31 00:58:42

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Same and I hope so, too!

2025-03-31 00:55:56

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Kind of wild to just come across posts like that here. Love it.

2025-03-30 18:19:44

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Thank you, my friend 🙏

2025-03-30 18:19:21

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Agreed 🤝

2025-03-29 20:36:27

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Nice 💪🏼

2025-03-29 18:21:56

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Yes, please 🙏

2025-03-29 18:05:10

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Good take. It’s not a definite, but it is a possibility. What you outlined here is just one way things might go. There are other possible outcomes that aren’t as good, too.

2025-03-29 17:39:28

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If so much of the hash rate is based here already that Foundry can mine nine blocks in a row, then I’d say we’re closer to censorship than most imagine.

2025-03-29 17:33:21

The #Foundry pool mined nine blocks in a row today.
If this trend accelerates, I’d bet that we see #censorship on #Bitcoin before the year is out.
https://i.nostr.build/98WV8MkrPDNKvuZb.jpg

2025-03-29 11:17:18

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Full article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/frankcorva/2025/03/29/south-african-bitcoin-circular-economy-project-deepens-community-ties/

2025-03-29 11:16:45

#Bitcoin is only one part of the story of @nprofile…zpz9, a Bitcoin circular economy project based in South Africa.
The other major part of the story is how the project’s team continues to form deep bonds with the community they serve.
https://i.nostr.build/K1g3sIjdAq9Nh4Rr.jpg

2025-03-29 00:47:49

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Which one?

2025-03-28 21:20:19

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Just over 5% of the supply is enough for South Carolina 😂

2025-03-28 20:45:15

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🙏

2025-03-28 20:44:50

Under a new bill, South Carolina’s State Treasurer could allocate up to 10% of the state’s funds into #bitcoin (with a hard cap at 1 million).
The bill also mandates a proof of reserves.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/proposed-south-carolina-bill-lets-state-treasurer-invest-10-of-state-funds-in-bitcoin

2025-03-28 18:08:58

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Thank you, sir 🙏
And likewise!

2025-03-28 17:48:44

Great rip @nprofile…7rv0 and @nprofile…fsxl.
Thanks for the shout out!
https://fountain.fm/episode/kgej1i4QwLV0HSOiJ66w

2025-03-28 02:11:13

The energy that #bitcoin sucks in to power the network is given back to all who hold and use it.

2025-03-27 17:35:16

THE #BITCOIN BLOCKCHAIN IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT SUPPORTS #DEMOCRACY
Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) recently proposed bipartisan legislation that argues as much, citing the work @nprofile…3kfv has done in safeguarding election results.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/proposed-bipartisan-legislation-recognizes-bitcoin-as-a-technology-that-supports-democracy

2025-03-27 12:53:43

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Not really

2025-03-27 02:16:59

People don’t want democracy; they want the dictatorship that they agree with.
#nevent1q…m8yu

2025-03-26 13:59:23

MORE DEMOCRATS WILL COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF #BITCOIN
This is according to Rep. Ro Khanna, a long-time bitcoin proponent.
I spoke with the congressman about this, the effect that the pro-Bitcoin and pro-crypto voter had on the 2024 U.S. elections and more in my latest for @nprofile…066k.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/congressman-ro-khanna-says-democrats-are-changing-their-tune-on-bitcoin

2025-03-26 02:44:13

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Chef’s kiss regarding the placement of that “GFY”. Nicely done.

2025-03-25 13:29:34

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Institutions benefit more from bitcoin as capital, while individuals benefit more from it as money.

2025-03-25 13:25:25

Both individuals and individuals can benefit from #Bitcoin, but the technology is inherently more powerful in the hands of the latter as compared to the former.
#nevent1q…szfz

2025-03-25 01:52:25

I sat down with the #Bitcoin #Policy Institute’s Head of Policy Zack Shapiro to talk state-level Strategic Bitcoin Reserves.
We also touched on the #SamouraiWallet and #TornadoCash trials.
#btc #freedomtech #samourai #freesamourai
https://youtu.be/TE0eFKTJEfQ?si=wSKcmEjEQOWeZPaj

2025-03-25 00:17:50

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I hope you enjoy it!
It’s just a cool, feel good story made on what seems like an indie budget.

2025-03-24 23:56:02

Hearts Beat Loud is quite a film.
#filmstr #moviestr

2025-03-24 18:48:05

#Democrats have proposed using New York State’s #BitLicense as a framework for U. S. federal #crypto #regulation and that the federal government take note of the two-year moratorium the state has put on #Bitcoin miners that use fossil fuels.
Both are terrible ideas.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/democrats-propose-more-bad-bitcoin-and-crypto-regulation

2025-03-22 17:54:34

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🔥

2025-03-22 13:31:11

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I wasn’t really commenting on the integrity of the claim, more just that Lyn often does go hard against someone like this.

2025-03-22 01:04:04

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I didn’t even notice it was from a year ago.
Savage takedown.

2025-03-22 01:00:48

Lyn going hard in the paint.
#nevent1q…dx2q

2025-03-22 00:53:55

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Shame.

2025-03-21 23:46:44

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Let’s go.

2025-03-21 23:09:39

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😂 I’m sure she understands. She knows she married a guy with a big heart.

2025-03-21 21:49:32

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😂

2025-03-21 21:25:04

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Beautifully put. Thank you for the kind words, my friend.

2025-03-21 21:20:23

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Thanks for sharing this. I may reach out to him to discuss this.

2025-03-21 15:14:19

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🤞

2025-03-21 13:38:04

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💯
She makes this argument beautifully.
Please write your representative and cite her work!

2025-03-21 13:29:23

It’s been refreshing to hear U.S. politicians acknowledge #bitcoin as a store of value and to see them support the right to #selfcustody.
However, many seem reluctant to support transactional #privacy.
Please help me broach this topic with them.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/having-the-bitcoin-privacy-discussion-with-politicians-will-be-difficult-please-help

2025-03-20 22:58:55

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#facts

2025-03-19 22:29:10

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My pleasure, sir!

2025-03-19 22:28:56

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Doing my best! 🤝

2025-03-19 22:28:39

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My pleasure!

2025-03-19 22:28:27

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Thank you, sir!

2025-03-19 22:27:43

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🤝

2025-03-19 17:50:13

“Everything that promotes #decentralization, empowering individuals, that’s what we should be advocating for. And everything that violates #privacy, that’s what we should be against.” -Rep. Tom Emmer, GOP Majority Whip
https://v.nostr.build/5rls9vzhNVEVmc47.mp4

2025-03-19 12:51:06

After yesterday’s status conference for the #Samourai case, I spoke with Keonne Rodriguez (one of the Samourai devs), and he expressed his gratitude for all who have donated to the P2P Rights Fund, which will help fund the Samourai legal defense.
You can still donate to the fund via the following link: https://p2prights.org/about.html

2025-03-19 00:56:14

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I didn’t even look at them, partially because I figured I’d see a message like that somewhere on them.

2025-03-18 20:13:18

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Yes, neither are being held in a cell.

2025-03-18 19:59:51

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👍
Yes, he’s not in jail, but under house arrest.

2025-03-18 19:35:36

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I included a link to the P2P Rights Fund, which helps fund their legal defense, in these comments.

2025-03-18 19:30:39

Here’s a recap of what transpired at the fourth pre-trial hearing for the #Samourai case:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/samourai-wallet-developers-appear-together-in-court-at-fourth-pre-trial-hearing

2025-03-18 17:35:45

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Donate to the P2P rights fund here: https://p2prights.org/about.html

2025-03-18 17:34:15

I attended the most recent status conference for the #Samourai case today.
Here’s an update from outside the courthouse:
https://v.nostr.build/9AyNhTCQDryz2dDm.mp4