0 sats \ 0 replies \ @oli OP 13 Nov 2023 \ parent \ on: Rant: the blocksize war propaganda has lead to myths bitcoin
Bingo.
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The idea that running a non-mining node is "doing your part" for the network.
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The idea that Bitcoin will solve all world problems.
See the FATF. It's basically a worldwide governing body and if they're not happy with your country, you get blacklisted from the financial system.
The buttcoiners are at it again on HN. Think of the children money launderers!! I know it's not directly about Bitcoin but their great arguments equally apply to CoinJoin, etc.
I am not sure, but I think it's probably because he is already serving a double life sentence and it was judged unnecessary to spend further resources on prosecuting him. Prosecutors have that kind of discretion:
If the offender is already subject to a substantial sentence, or is already incarcerated, as a result of a conviction for another offense, the prosecutor should weigh the likelihood that another conviction will result in a meaningful addition to his/her sentence, might otherwise have a deterrent effect, or is necessary to ensure that the offender's record accurately reflects the extent of his/her criminal conduct.
Given that McAfee was shilling shitcoins for 10,000$/tweet, I highly doubt he was sitting on 500k bitcoin...
47 sats \ 4 replies \ @oli 4 Aug 2022 \ parent \ on: Squeak Road: Open source darknet market bitcoin
He lost all my support with his murder-for-hire attempts.
They probably meant introspection. It is usually considered poor evidence in science and is therefore seldom used.
I'm curious what percentage of users use "1sat=1sat" in the header. Any chance you could share the breakdown with us @k00b?
Yes, I know. What I meant is I wish they would change the regulations to allow unregulated security tokens but have law enforcement more consistently go after scammers through "regular" laws (e.g. fraud law).
For example, the software market is largely unregulated. But if someone sets up a website and starts collecting payments for a non-existing software, they are committing fraud and should be prosecuted. I believe it should be similar with security tokens.
If you intentionally make false or deceitful claims about your business or run away with investment money, you are committing fraud and should be prosecuted.