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No. That's precisely the point. My opinion or Core's (be it Monero's or bitcoin's) is irrelevant if the majority of the network won't back it. Any dev can "change the protocol", what matters is whether the community at large runs those changes or not.
BTW there were people who didn't agree with Monero's new mining algorithm and decided to keep the previous version. They failed because the majority of the Monero community (not only Monero Core) decided against their choice.

2026-10-27 17:19:23 UTC

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Keep us posted!

2026-10-27 17:18:09 UTC

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Always assume that data you send to any company will be kept permanently and, eventually, breached. No matter what data retention period they promise:
#privacy
#nevent1q…6267

2026-10-27 17:13:52 UTC

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Always read Terms and Conditions VERY VERY carefully before sending money to any swap provider! Check reviews in kycnot.me too

2026-10-21 23:25:38 UTC

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bUt iT wOulN't fEeL pReMiUm!

2026-10-20 17:07:34 UTC

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Also most banks and big institutional players use custodial solutions. Where is the fee growth? 🤔

2026-10-20 17:02:40 UTC

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Cash is King 👑

2026-10-20 17:01:01 UTC

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No! It should loose value, otherwise people are going to hOaRd and collapse the eConOmY!

2026-10-19 16:43:11 UTC

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It's discount time!

2026-10-16 21:05:53 UTC

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FYI you have two "@"s in your bio, not sure if it's intentional...

2026-10-16 20:52:48 UTC

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Just chill Monero 😌

2026-10-16 20:13:23 UTC

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RandomX was introduced to reduce reliance on specialized hardware (manufactured almost solely by China) not because Monero devs... hate mining competitors? If they wanted to get more Monero than the miners wouldn't you think they could have just introduced a dev tax or a premine in the code?
As for your main question: no. And that does not make XMR hot potato money any more than bitcoin would be if Core were to decide to lift the 21M cap and programmed the code to issue more BTC. As we've seen with BIP110, what the community at large decides to run is what becomes the legitimate project.

2026-10-15 20:53:13 UTC

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Waiting for Omarchy Toaster...

2026-10-15 20:51:57 UTC

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What distro/OS did you switch from and how was the learng curve?

2026-10-15 20:49:32 UTC

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Keep the slop comin'

2026-10-15 20:31:01 UTC

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Awesome video!

2026-10-15 08:06:58 UTC

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The 1mb bottle neck also made it impossible for Bitcoin to be widely used as digital cash. Articmine has a good argument stating that Ethereum is more private than Bitcoin precisely because of sheer volume.

2026-10-14 07:21:56 UTC

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Congrats on reaching the 2 year mark xenu!

2026-10-14 07:21:07 UTC

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Textbook SHUM case

2026-10-07 10:13:35 UTC

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"We pinky promise not to read, store and share your entire chat history, but we totally can!"
To be fair to the service, they do offer TEE models now: https://venice.ai/blog/venice-launches-end-to-end-encrypted-ai
However, even on their E2E encrypted models, the ones offering the strongest "privacy", you still have to trust the client-side encryption is adequately executed—and you cannot verify that because the client is proprietary. You just cannot trust E2E encryption when one end is essentially a black box.

2026-10-06 23:03:23 UTC

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Then an attacker would just have to pwn the secondary device and not the Graphene phone in order to track you. You've just made it easier for them.

2026-10-06 22:57:19 UTC

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Not a dev but the app was probably just simping too hard

2026-10-06 22:46:47 UTC

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Disgrace. Should be added to https://moneroshamelist.com/
Venice just smells like a massive honey pot (I have no proof of this, but last time I checked they didn't even offer TEE models)

2026-10-06 22:43:29 UTC

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Best to send your KYC'd coins back to an exchange in order to avoid tying your identity (offchain) to whatever the person on the other end of the swap does with them later. Consider that for chain surveillance companies the last known owner of those coins is you. Unfortunately there is always a risk of being framed with KYC'd bitcoin. A solid strategy would be to sell them to Kraken, buy the same amount of XMR, immediately withdraw it and begin swaping the XMR for BTC in random times and amounts. With your own bitcoin node with Tor and all that ofc.

2026-10-06 22:29:47 UTC

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Should have used Monero™

2026-10-06 22:28:09 UTC

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What do you mean by "you need more trust on purchases because there is no traceable public record"?
As far as I know you don't need more trust for cash...

2026-10-06 21:59:11 UTC

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Yeah the VPN thing is tricky, this guide helped me a lot:
https://privsec.dev/posts/qubes/using-mullvad-vpn-on-qubes-os/

2026-10-06 21:57:36 UTC

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amen 🙏

2026-10-06 21:54:58 UTC

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I think the War of Secession is a far better name for the conflict. I believe that's how we used to call it in Spanish but I could be wrong.
A civil war happens when two sides compe for central control of a nation, doesn't make much sense to call it that when one side didn't have any interest in doing so.
Also fun fact after the "Civil War" the United States ceased to be plural and became a singular noun (e.g. The united States are -> The United States is).

2026-10-06 21:45:06 UTC

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Glad you are back :)
As for Silent Payments, I think @nprofile…c4a4 expressed their limitations better than I could have in his reply above:
#nevent1q…u4js

2026-10-05 22:26:09 UTC

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You want the most based #podcast in crypto?
new Anti Moonboy episode just dropped:
#nevent1q…tjy6

2026-10-05 22:09:55 UTC

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Yeah definately that's another huge advantage to consider, donor privacy.
On the maxi thing, it really pains me that they get driven by their ideology when giving security advice. There are countless people in jeopardy who **need** strong financial privacy to escape a dangerous situation. Preaching bitcoin to them is ignorant at best and morally bankrupt at worst. You can love BTC all you want and that's fine, but people have gone to jail for relying on it, so don't make it a privacy tool when it clearly just isn't.

2026-10-05 21:45:35 UTC

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Not mistaken.

2026-10-05 21:42:59 UTC

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Do you disable Vanadium browser in some way they cannot enable back? I'm interested how you restrict it since its a system app.

2026-10-05 21:36:16 UTC

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"Killing Graphene" sounds too bombastic for what would happen in reality. The project has stated multiple times that if Google were to turn Android into closed source, they are prepared to fork the last release and build an open upstream form there with other players in the ecosystem. It's just not as big of a concern as it used to, at least compared to other issues like Play Integrity API.

2026-10-05 21:22:16 UTC

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In fact some truckers got XMR donated to them and—unlike bitcoin—they managed to keep it afterwards. To be fair I'm not saying Monero can't be confiscated, but it was a lot easier to take the bitcoin sitting on a transparent address.

2026-10-05 21:18:51 UTC

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Glad to see another XMR wallet, we definitely need more choices!

2026-10-05 21:15:20 UTC

Bitcoin's Correlation with the NASDAQ:
"Bitcoin's 30-day correlation with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 has climbed to approximately 0.88 — meaning a portfolio holding both Nasdaq-heavy equities and Bitcoin is far less diversified than it appears on paper. "
5-year average oscilates around .54, maintaining a notable correlation strength between the two assets.
"If Bitcoin were truly behaving like "digital gold," it would track gold's price action, not the Nasdaq's. The data says otherwise: Bitcoin's correlation with gold has hovered close to zero through 2026, even as gold itself hit a record high near $5,600 in late January"
Source: https://www.onedayadvisor.com/2025/01/bitcoin-nasdaq-correlation-correlation.html?m=1
#Bitcoin #NASDAQ #BTC #Investing

2026-10-05 20:50:45 UTC

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If you meant purely on-chain then there is no correlation (or relation) to anything. It's pure 1 BTC = 1BTC tautology. Trying to understand what your take was other than "fiat economy does not directly correlate with bitcoin economy", which I've disproved.

2026-10-05 18:55:26 UTC

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Ahem good sir...
https://blossom.primal.net/4740a5367baa2bd75ea86f86162ee4e54d3524175c103afa228a9e71e315d976.png

2026-10-05 18:46:31 UTC

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u not get it bruh NGU to the moooooooooon™
forever?🤔😳

2026-10-05 18:41:32 UTC

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Welcome fren!

2026-09-30 09:31:47 UTC

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antimoonboy.com

2026-09-30 08:09:02 UTC

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When you say stealth addresses you mean Silent Payments? Just curious if there have been new developments I'm not aware of.
Also, don't you think that moving most transactions off chain will reduce miner rewards and negatively impact the security of the network?
As for LN, I'll concede that it provides a good level of privacy, but the vast majority of users use it custodially. Also an oligopoly of big node providers basically controls the network. Comparing it to XMR is a bit like an appples to oranges comparison though. You have perfect privacy in Chaumean ecash too, but that's not relevant when discussing decentralized, noncustodial money. LN depends on a L1 with an uncertain future in its fee market and worsens its prospects moving the majority of transactions off chain.

2026-09-30 07:48:01 UTC

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And the fact that you had to reinstall the OS for every major Android version via adb commands and all, such a pain. GrapheneOS web installer is a god send in this regard.

2026-09-28 08:58:18 UTC

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You are comparing oranges to apples. Lineage isn't on the same league as Graphene. Lots of connections to Google by default and not even a fraction of the privacy and security features the GrapheneOS provides.

2026-09-25 16:32:12 UTC

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Why do you think that darknet markets operate primarily on XMR then? Are they missing something about mixers?

2026-09-25 16:03:55 UTC

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I meant they don't get any money from you. At least in some parts of Europe second hand items don't have VAT.

2026-09-24 21:04:02 UTC

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For large amounts (six figs+) I see offshore gold vaults as a compelling option. You just wouldn't put that kind of money in your relatives' home or your back yard (unless you have many, many of them). Makes way more sense to leverage the division of labor and pay for secure storage at that point.
In most jurisdictions you don't have to report the physical gold you own outside of the country, plus (surprisingly) there isn't any CRS-like snitching system for gold. Couple that with 100% allocation, 100% segregation and 100% insurance and you have a pretty solid storage plan.

2026-09-22 22:08:48 UTC

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If you buy second-hand google and the tax man get no money ;)

2026-09-22 21:26:20 UTC

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Are there any plans to implement Unified Push for the Android app? Seems like it would help with battery, even as an optional toggle.

2026-09-20 08:58:06 UTC

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#GrapheneOS , even with Sandboxed Google Play, reduces the requests your phone makes to Google 29-fold compared with the stock pixel OS. From 348 per hour to just 12.
#nevent1q…5u26

2026-09-19 15:48:30 UTC

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I wish @nprofile…kclk did the same tbh. Kinda annoying not to have **markdown** in short posts.

2026-09-19 15:44:25 UTC

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Could you share any links referring to those ex-Whatsapp employees showing that the company can read e2e encrypted messages? Discounting the "report message" function ofc, since in that case you are the one sharing a copy of your keys for the last batch of messages to WhatsApp. I believe there is an ongoing lawsuit against Meta that claims e2e encryption in WhatsApp can be bypassed by the company, but I'd be pleased to look at any evidence I may have missed.

2026-09-19 15:36:35 UTC

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Do you also avoid Android and every Android derivative because of SELinux?

2026-09-18 20:40:01 UTC

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Then look into NovaCustom, they accept XMR too.

2026-09-15 19:32:06 UTC

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You have to listen to Anti-Moonboy News by @nprofile…j670
Thank me later ;)

2026-09-15 19:17:57 UTC

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When was signal compromised?

2026-09-14 21:07:00 UTC

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Mind changed 😳

2026-09-14 18:58:23 UTC

5 takeaways from the #Revolut breach:
1. Banks are not your friend:
First things first: banks care only about making 💲. Because they operate through a legacy fiat structure (regulated, insured, state-approved) and depend on government permission to operate, they have to comply with every legal demand to continue making 💲. They won't risk their license on a simple data request. The state makes the rules of the banking game and following them is mandatory.
2. Banks will always share your data:
Revolut, like #Wise and other neo-banks, is very convenient but remains one of the largest honeypots 🍯 for private financial data out there: passport pictures, selfies, full transaction history (including #Bitcoin), account balances... all shared with threat actors masquerading as government agents. The point of this latest hack is not whether Revolut needs better internal protocols, more robust verification procedures or a better GDPR stance; the real issue is that banks **have to** share this data with the government (+ corporations) in order to operate—survive, even. In the legacy fiat system, your sensitive financial records are handed over by default. What you've seen is just a small error in the enormous information-exchange machine, which is composed of AML agencies, credit bureaus, tax collectors and other state-aligned entities.
3. Banks will always request more data:
As surveillance grows and regulations tighten, banks will request ever more invasive data points from you, their customer. No matter that you've already complied with every prior demand, one single instance of "suspicious" activity and you suddenly become guilty until proven innocent, which leads the bank to ask you for all your information, all over again (even if they already had most of it). You can never be completely "clean" in this Kafkian machine; whitelists require political connections or big money, and are only there because the government turns a (very selective) blind eye to its friends. The trend is clear as day and doesn't show any signs of changing: more requests, more scrutiny, more suspicion. For example, some banking apps are now requiring uninterrupted location access 📍 just to function, with the excuse of combating malicious login attempts.
4. Banks will always end up leaking your data:
Assume all of your banking data will be made public at some point in the future and modify your behavior accordingly. A good rule of thumb is this: would I be embarrassed if someone shouted this information in my town's main square? If not, proceed with the transfer. For sensitive purchases, use cash 💵 in physical stores and #Monero or Lightning ⚡ for online payments. The more you use private money, the less data there is for the machine to swallow. Minimize how much you feed it.
5. Banks will not erase your stolen data:
The consequences of a data breach 🪪 are long-standing. The sensitive records you willingly gave out cannot be deleted afterward—criminals don't honor the "right to be forgotten" and banks are obliged by the state to keep records for eternity at this point. Your legal name, address 🏠 and bank balance are hard to change. In isolation, they don't pose a threat to your safety. However, grouped together in the hands of an attacker, they suddenly become dangerous. Keep this fact in mind and plan around it.

2026-09-14 14:29:34 UTC

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I'd say it's just gay

2026-09-14 14:26:33 UTC

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Ultimately depends on what you value. If security is important for you then stay far away from old thinkpads and look into devices with modern firmware security. At least HSI level 3, you can compare models on the LVFS website.

2026-09-14 14:14:24 UTC

#Omarchy is vibe-coded 💩 slop. #ChangeMyMind

2026-09-14 14:05:09 UTC

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Someone said some wise words to me at a conference:
"Monero is long dystopia."

2026-09-14 14:02:26 UTC

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A worthwhile distinction to make when discussing this topic is that of the classical definition of inflation (growth of the money supply) vs the modern definition of inflation (price surge). Monero, like gold, is inflationary in the sense of the first definition only, not the second.
Annual tail emission forever being less than 1% of the total supply and the equilibrium between lost coins and newly minted ones are the two phenomenons that prevent the latter—loss of purchasing power— from happening. I feel like many people talk past each other arguing about this because they simply hold different definitions of inflation.

2026-09-13 22:25:44 UTC

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Primero, estudiar ortografía.

2026-09-13 22:08:08 UTC

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That's a really interesting legal case that I believe is still ongoing. IIRC the evidence upon which he was convicted was that he sent BTC to an address associated with Bitcoin Fog or something ludicrous like that. No proof beyond reasonable doubt whatsoever.

2026-09-13 22:03:05 UTC

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The difference with XMR is that there is no effective chain surveillance to follow the money. You can use KYC'd Monero to commit a crime or send stolen Monero to a centralized exchange and pretty much nothing will happen to you. There is no KYC/No-KYC distinction to do in Monero. No clean/dirty coins. That's why hackers prefer it. Fungible MoE.
Obviously OPSEC and other heuristics still matter, but Monero eliminates the trail that could directly lead to an off-chain identity.

2026-09-12 11:59:51 UTC

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Moneropastillado 😎 🍊💊

2026-09-10 16:21:43 UTC

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Thanks, I wasn't aware of the capability for offline transactions. My second point was more about data collection and aggregation efficiency but yeah, they end up with the same information in both cases. We will have to see how the proposal is ultimately implemented and whether the implementation would allow for more dystopian features that they'd pinky-promise to never enable.

2026-09-09 22:18:08 UTC

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Love it! Why not update prices to the 67 day MA? 😜

2026-09-09 22:15:31 UTC

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Don't the other properties of CBDCs outweight the benefits when compared with banking? There is a qualitative jump between the two systems regarding programmability. Your bank cannot force you to spend your money inside of your neighborhood or next month, for example.
Regarding efficiency, reliance on compliance from many third parties is substantially worse than a centralized one party approach. The EU would have to spend a lot more resources aggregating all banking customer data (assuming, for argument's sake, that all commercial banks relay every piece of data, which is unlikely) than simply looking at the CBDC ledger.
Just curious to know whether you consider these two factors to be significant or not.

2026-09-07 23:41:13 UTC

#GrapheneOS has "essentially zero meetings." No managerial MO, no meeting quotas, no corporate BS. Devs get paid on output. That's why I donate to them.
https://blossom.primal.net/159b37acd0147b09c1123a8b28469c2067b2d4e2c9548e6685b7e6974c1ee561.jpg