Philippines was purchased to tune of 20 million Dollars from Spain by the US of A. Alaska was purchased from Russia by the United States of America to the tune of 5 million USD so there goes your argument when faced with facts.

If you really want it you will get. Those who made their bets on Bitcoin will take it all. The winner takes it all. I am new to lightning but as I explore all types of consumer wallets I am beginning to get the excitement all of you are getting by making use of it on a daily basis. Thank you SN for motivating me to try all types of lightning wallets. Now I beginning to think that I am an expert although I still have a long way to go to reach the level of mastery that is enough to get to the position of super genius level.

If it has been decided there is nothing we can do about it. Yes they will seize Bitcoins of Coinbase users but this is the right time to move your SATS out of centralized/custodial exchanges. They will freeze your accounts and claim all the Bitcoin that they can sequester.

Yes Bitcoin is permissionless but a soft fork like Taproot is not Bitcoin. It is a soft fork.

Don’t worry you will figure it out eventually.