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Trump order will allow alternative assets like cryptocurrencies, private equity in 401(k)s The executive order will direct the U.S. Secretary of Labor to review fiduciary guidance on private market investments in 401(k) and other defined-contribution plans that are governed by ERISA.

Paper Bitcoin Summer☀️🇺🇸

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where your bitchat.

Jury deadlocks on money laundering charge against founder of crypto 'mixer' Tornado Cash A U.S. jury deadlocked on Wednesday on money laundering and sanctions evasion charges against the founder of Tornado Cash, a firm that makes cryptocurrency transactions harder to track.

Jury deadlocks on money laundering charge against founder of crypto 'mixer' Tornado Cash reut.rs/45t4KVJ

there's an episode of The Simpsons where Marge tries to get a violent cartoon pulled from the airwaves, only to discover that the people backing her aren't going to stop at just the art that *she* doesn't like, and that supporting artistic freedom means accepting discomfort.

It aired in 1990.

YouTube video by What Bitcoin Did The State of Bitcoin Adoption | Troy Cross & Ella Hough

Who really owns bitcoin?

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daily skeets.

I was invited on @davidbollier.bsky.social's podcast to talk about social media, and social media protocols as a commons. I think it's a conversation which will interest anybody who cares about the future of Bluesky.

www.bollier.org/blog/importa...

Why I had to leave BlueSky Before the weekend, 1 pulled up ClearSky and learnt that for every follower I have on BlueSky, I have 30 people blocking me. About 1.1k followers, and 30,000 blockers. It turns out I'm on a ton of block lists. And why? I've used what I thought were innocent starter packs of journalists to get going, which again had people on them that got me auto-enrolled into block lists. I'm not going to mention who -but neither was someone I had much knowledge about. I left Twitter because I can't stand the right-wing BS and I'm generally repulsed by the blatant racism on there. But now, l find myself on lists with titles like: • Hate-enablers • Fascism supporters • Drama • Menschenfeindlichkeit • and lots of variations of "[name] followers". And - I can accept being blocked. Even by 30,000 people. But I can't be on lists of "Fascism Supporters" in public on the Internet. Just super disappointed in this platform and it's users. I pointed all my contact points to get in touch with me through BlueSky and made it my primary social platform, because I wanted this to succeed. For new users, I think I'd recommend if you're going to use BlueSky, be anonymous + don't use starter packs. But man, that's really killing the value for me.

We should probably discuss this, as it’s one of Bluesky’s biggest hurdles.

I track them down on Linkedin, answer via DM there, then post the screenshots on Facebook.

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Is privacy a crime?
The trial against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm

youtu.be/DkX_v1X3SVM

Can "Bitchat" Build A Free Internet With Bitcoin? A promising new technology that combines Bluetooth, bitcoin, and ecash could finally enable last-mile digital payments with hard money.

Can “Bitchat” Build A Free Internet With Bitcoin?

www.forbes.com/sites/davidb...

Sydney Sweeney in an American Eagle ad wearing a denim jacket and jeans.

I've had enough.

In this thread, I will tell you, definitively, whether Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.

This way, you will be more informed when shopping for your wardrobe . 🧵

I thought it was Taylor 💀

An aerial view of Gaza City taken from a Jordanian military aircraft by photojournalist Heidi Levine in July 2025. Massive destruction is visible, as are IDP tents.

An aerial photo taken from a drone photographer in 2019 showing Gaza City's Old Town facing east, providing a view similar to the aerial photo taken in July 2025.

For another comparison, there's also an aerial view from a similar perspective, though at lower altitude since it's from a drone photographer, here on Facebook from 2019: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

The drone photo is closer to 31.5057, 34.4619 whereas the plane photo is closer to the coast.

back when kids watched skate vids in the skate shop

In his chat with @rabble.nz, @yoyoel.com explains why recognizing your own perspective and biases is crucial to making responsible moderation decisions in online communities.

Listen to the full conversation:

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🍎: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...

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I'll be on TVNZ Marae some time after 10 to discuss the government's programme of voter disenfranchisement, including the outrageous ban on incarcerated voters. You can tune in here: tvnz.co.nz/shows/marae

“such a crypto bro” 💀

there’s a lot of twitter? ptsd..

if you even breathe on bsky, u will get blocked lol

Real Bedford: the team powered by bitcoin that could change football for ever

Crypto’s coming home! The Winklevoss twins of Facebook fame invested £3.6 million in Bedford’s second biggest club, which has just been promoted for the third season in a row. Ian Birrell meets the tattooed chairman shooting for the Premier League ⬇️

Paper Bitcoin Summer What is a bitcoin treasury company?

Paper Bitcoin Summer
What is a bitcoin treasury company?

Josh Hendrickson

www.economicforces.xyz/p/paper-bitc...

I had the incredible privilege to sit down with @yoyoel.com on @revolution.social to talk about how we can tackle tough issues of social media trust and safety. We get in to his research on how we do it on social media protocols like bluesky and the fediverse.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS_c...

Jack Dorsey pumps $10M into a nonprofit focused on open source social media | TechCrunch Dorsey's initial investment has gotten the new nonprofit "andOtherStuff" up and running, and he worked on some of its initial iOS apps.

Jack Dorsey pumps $10M into a nonprofit focused on open source social media

Cash App users can now pool money for group payments -- even with non-users | TechCrunch Cash App's new feature lets users pool money with a group to pay for expenses like vacations and gifts.

Cash App users can now pool money for group payments — even with non-users

bitchat mesh, Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app, debuts on the App Store After a short beta period, Jack Dorsey’s new Bluetooth messaging app has officially launched on the App Store. Here’s how it works. more…

bitchat mesh, Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app, debuts on the App Store

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat is live on the App Store ‎chat with people around you. don't need their phone # or email. the sidegroupchat for any function. uses bluetooth mesh, no internet needed. relays messages to go the distance! encrypted private mes...

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat is live on the App Store

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Block Set to Join the S&P 500 Block has been added to the S&P 500, effective July 23, 2025.

Block has been added to the S&P 500, effective July 23, 2025

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JUST IN: Jack Dorsey's Square to allow merchants to accept Bitcoin starting today.

Block Stock Jumps on S&P 500 Inclusion, Replacing Hess Block shares surged in extended trading Friday, after S&P Dow Jones Indices said the digital payments provider will be replacing Hess in the benchmark S&P 500 Index next week.

Block shares surged in extended trading Friday, after S&P Dow Jones Indices said the digital payments provider will be replacing Hess in the benchmark S&P 500 Index next week.

Twitter’s first employee @rabble.nz asks: What if social media were for people, not profit?

Revolution.Social is a new podcast about taking the internet back from Elon, Zuck, and Thiel.

🚨Ep.1 drops July 17

🔗Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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