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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

6 years

Amazing how people suddenly realize they don’t own their data on Facebook. Let’s see how they react when they find out they dont own the money in their bank accounts either!

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6 years

Bitcoin is just a massive conspiracy to teach you about economics, finance, politics and computers.

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5 years

The original of the mirrored image going around of last night's protests is so much more impressive. Photographer: Siu Bon Lui

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4 years

At the World Universities Debating Championship, 3 Jan 2020 the final motion was "This House as the Chinese Government would grant Hong Kong citizens universal suffrage." The Chinese attendees and observers immediately left the hall,

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6 years

My friend is booking hotels in Iran that require a deposit. The note in the email reads: "Payments in cryptocurrency might sound a bit strange, but the severe American sanctions on Iran's banking system have left us with not many choices."

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2 months

You buy a can of soup for $1. You wait a year, said can now costs $1.2 You open your can and drink your soup. How much do you owe the state in capital gains taxes?

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3 years

In 2014 it was luck to buy Bitcoin. In 2017 it was a smart move to buy Bitcoin. In 2021 it was common sense to buy Bitcoin. In 2025 it was no longer an option to buy Bitcoin.

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3 years

“Crypto” companies will pay hundreds of million to put their logo on a warehouse but can’t bother with hiring a single Lightning infrastructure engineer.

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@LeoAW

7 years

These meme was posted on Bitcointalk over three years ago. I can't believe it's still relevant. #Bitcoin

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8 months

@dieworkwear @jamespmcleod Luxury train travel however, especially using private cars, has become unavailable. That’s the real privilege they took from us

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6 years

In case you needed proof on why to ignore the World Economic Forum for anything other than entertainment. Their vision of a "Blockchain banking engineer:"

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@LeoAW

5 years

This is a Hong Kong police officer in 2020. If you were to ask him for his warrant card, you could be arrested and charged with ‘obstruction.’ Once this ‘look’ is normalized, what are the chances criminals and protesters will take advantage of it?

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@LeoAW

3 years

Seen at a gas station in Munich: "We don't accept Bitcoin."

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@LeoAW

3 years

Telling people not to vote is illegal in Hong Kong, but telling people to go vote also turns out to be illegal, and voting for the wrong candidates is also illegal. While running for election is allowed for some, trying to win the election is very very illegal.

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6 years

FFS Google what kind of AI are you training

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7 years

A private blockchain disrupting transportation.

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4 years

Breaking: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels have been arrested at their homes in London. They are awaiting extradition to Beijing where they will be tried on foreign interference charges. They are suspected of having shaped Chinese politics for over 70 years.

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

6 years

In your terminal: $ curl Made by @igor_chubin . Also h/t @iamfionn

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5 years

In social science terms, Hong Kong slipped to step seven of Friedrich Glasl's model of conflict escalation. Not far until 'we burn, you burn with us' becomes reality. Two days of strike next. #AntiELAB

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@LeoAW

1 year

“Bitcoin was considered too risky for banks. Now banks are considered too risky for Bitcoin.” - @starkness at @LightningconVN

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@LeoAW

5 years

“Sure, there are millions of people in camps in China, thousands others disappeared, hundreds executed every year, but you people set my favorite ATM on fire and slapped a banker, so how dare you pretend to be better than them.” - Someone to me, every day

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

2 years

Who remembers this gem from January 24?

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3 years

It's remarkable how reliable #Lightning has become. I can make a US$~500 hotel reservation in the first attempt, without a direct route, for 207 satoshi (US$0.1) in fees. Yet I still hear it's "only for micropayments."

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Leo Weese

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6 years

It’s not everyday you see the ₿ symbol so casually integrated along other currencies. At Kiev Boryspil Airport.

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4 years

Nice #Bitcoin ad on the front page of @appledaily_hk today!

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6 years

He's not a Bitcoin Millionaire. He is running a pyramid-like scheme well known in the community. Disappointed this is getting so much uncritical attention

Mia Tam

@blockandchain

6 years

Chinese 24 year old Bitcoin Millionaire Wong ching kit 黄鉦杰 AKA bi shao ye 币少爷 (Mr coin ) throws 100’s of millions of HKD from the roof top. He said “he feels as if he is god and he is responsible to teach the world about bitcoin.” Is this a sign of a bullrun incoming or ?!

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21 days

Incredible, I walked into this brokerage in Hong Kong, sent HK$10,152 worth of sats over the #Lightning ⚡️Network (plus HK$13.54 or 0.14% network fee) to receive $10,000 in cash, without ID. All in all that’s a 1.65% fee, less than my old bank would have charged me. Took 5mins.

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

5 years

Vending machines are just fridges with ransomware.

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

7 years

Big shoutouts to Jamie Dimon’s daughter who we have to assume is taunting her dad everyday about how well her Bitcoin portfolio is doing.

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

2 years

Projects like @getumbrel and @RaspiBlitz have put tens of thousands of servers into people’s homes. Easy to imagine these little baks will eventually also become email, chat, cloud storage and social media replacements. Powered by Tor, Bittorrent and Bitcoin. The real “Web3.”

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5 years

Thread on using Telegram for mass protests. Tl;dr: It’s safe, preferable over Whatsapp, but take precautions. 0/6

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4 years

pressured organizers to end the live stream and scrub all mentions of Chinese attendees or the motion from the website and other publications. Reportedly some attendees, including speakers, 'feared for their safety and career.' There's an apology here:

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

7 years

"Central banks adopting Blockchain technology" sounds like they combine the downsides of fiat with the downsides of Bitcoin.

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

6 years

Massive respects to @aantonop for keeping events affordable, accessible and most rare: accepting Bitcoin.

Andreas (aantonop Team)

@aantonop

6 years

Seattle: Movie and a bitcoin talk - Nov 10th. Tickets ($30) on sale for crypto-currency (BTC, BCH, ETH, LTC) ONLY for the next 8 hours. The best seats for crypto only. Program (3hrs): Movie, Talk, Q&A, Meet & Greet. Don't miss it

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Leo Weese

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4 years

Posted seven months ago.

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4 years

Dissent at Hong Kong University is still visible. As long as Hong Kong is kicking, it’s not dead.

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

8 months

@dieworkwear @jamespmcleod You can technically still ask Amtrak to tow your private *car* on these lines, but it’s getting more difficult every year. The last passenger train that could be regarded a luxury is The Canadien, it costs about US$10,000 during peak times from Vancouver to Toronto for two people

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Leo Weese

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5 years

This app contributes to the safety not only of protesters, but also bystanders. Pregnant, asthmatic, children, elderly are at serious risk when exposed to tear gas. @Apple 's political pandering is disgustful.

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4 years

Hong Kong is the most stunning city I’ve ever seen

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4 years

Some speculate whether the Chinese ambassador was in the audience (the motion is not known beforehand and revealed as the debate starts). There are claims the Chinese embassy in Bangkok interfered. Other recordings remain online:

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@LeoAW

2 years

Finally! Sadly Vimeo requires you to pay for this movie with your credit card, revealing your real name and possibly putting you in danger. Luckily, there is a workaround:

Niao Collective

@NiaoCollective

2 years

The documentary "Revolution of Our Times" from director Kiwi Chow, which covers the HK 2019 protests, will be available online globally on 1st June via vimeo.

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Leo Weese

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2 years

@gladstein Not only is 6.25% of the supply left to be mined after the 6.25 BTC era, but also exactly 6.25% of the total supply is mined *during* that era:

Bitcoin halving facts

One of Bitcoin’s primary selling points has been its finite supply. Akin to gold, a limited amount of Bitcoin can ever reach circulation…

blog.bitcoin.org.hk

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

3 years

One good enough reason to build #BitcoinCity and its adjacent airport: The IATA code #BTC has yet to be claimed.

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

6 years

The @Lightning Network is real! DM me if you want to open a channel with me on testnet!

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5 years

Caught MTR staff crossing out yet another station off the map. Now inside the train, the conductor yells through the intercom: “Hong Kongers, resist.” Everyone cheers.

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2 months

Ross Ulbricht needs to be released from prison. His sentence is cruel and disproportionate.

He Helped Create Silk Road — But Ross Ulbricht Should Be Freed

Computer engineer Ross Ulbricht was sentenced two two life terms plus 40 years, but there's no reason he should die in prison.

www.rollingstone.com

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4 years

Claiming Hong Kong is 'dead' is once again an exaggeration. If anything, citizens are better organized and the state weaker than anytime before. Not sure HK can riot itself out of this one, but never underestimate the resilience, intellect and creativity of these people.

Leo Weese

@LeoAW

5 years

This might be the last fight. Unless Hong Kong wins this, then there will be more. #AntiELAB

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5 years

People are gathering by Sogo in Causeway Bay. There’s also a European flag flying, with the word HELP written. #AntiELAB

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5 years

None of this “violence begets violence” nonsense. Hong Kong isn’t a school yard. If the government feels ‘provoked’ and can’t ‘control itself’ the government needs to go, easy and simple.

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6 years

The main benefits early Bitcoin adopters have is not buying cheap. Instead, it the privilege of learning about Bitcoin free from the distractions that plague us today.

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6 years

Kleptocurrency (n): A digital token marketed as a Bitcoin replacement used to defraud unsavvy investors and traders of their cryptocurrency savings.

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Leo Weese

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7 years

@WhoresofYore Helpful signs being put up around Tel Aviv. Reads "this is a public service announcement."

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Leo Weese

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2 years

Went to a music festival to attend a workshop on open source offline #Bitcoin point of sale. @arcbtc is an absolute legend! @lnbits will change the world.

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Leo Weese

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7 years

My thoughts and calculations on Bitcoin's energy consumption.

Bitcoin mining and energy consumption

Ever since its creation, Bitcoin has come under fire for consuming electricity for its mining processes. Most of these critics sadly do not…

blog.bitcoin.org.hk

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Leo Weese

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5 years

2009: “If you don’t believe it, I don’t have the time to try to convince you, sorry.” 2019: “Don’t believe me? See you in court, anonymous loser!”

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7 years

The world's eyes are on Bitcoin. To me, that is fascinating enough alone.

Bloomberg Markets

@markets

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Bitcoin erases earlier losses

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6 years

That Bitconnect is still worth over US$50 million after revealing itself as a classic ponzi tells you everything about cryptomarketcaps you need to know.

BitConnect price today, BCC to USD live price, marketcap and chart | CoinMarketCap

The live BitConnect price today is $0 USD with a 24-hour trading volume of $0 USD. We update our BCC to USD price in real-time.

coinmarketcap.com

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

5 years

May 2019: We will only seek extradition for serious crimes. July 2019: Throwing eggs is a serious crime. This bill still has not been withdrawn. #撤回

Global Times

@globaltimesnews

5 years

Throwing eggs at the liaison office of the central govt in #HK and leaving graffiti on the wall is a serious crime, which reflects how radical the opposition forces are, and their intention to provoke the HKSAR govt and central govt: Li Xiaobing, analyst from Nankai University

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5 years

Came across this Blockchain in the wild today. Each time a new block is added, a stablecoin worth exactly €1 is unlocked.

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4 years

In Hong Kong, hotels have begun removing beds from their rooms, offering them as 'private dining' experiences instead. You can choose whether you welcome staff and if you share plates with your partner

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

4 years

Swine flu, Hong Kong protests, coronavirus. What might seem as a string of 'bad luck' for China all has the same root cause: Terrible and rapidly eroding governance.

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

2 years

Taro strengthens the Lightning Network while also solving the problems that billions of people, especially the underbanked, face today. Let me explain:

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11 months

Super stoked #Futurama made a full episode about #Bitcoin in the New Old West! Bender wins a donkey at an auction for 13 micro-Bitcoin (I guess the term Satoshi never catches on) and calls him Rusty! Great watch

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7 years

"We're more interested in Bitcoin than in Blockchain. It's the money that matters." Andi Dervishi, head of Fintech at @IFC_org of World Bank

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4 years

If buying Bitcoin is “investing in crypto” then buying gold is “investing in jewelry.”

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8 years

The hawkers keep their cool and keep on making great food, even with riot police just behind them.

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5 years

The Uyghur riots of 2009 lasted about one day. The Han counter-riots lasted about two days. In Hong Kong, since June 12, 155 days have passed, and there is no end in sight. The Communist Party has never faced a challenge like this since the establishment of the People's Republic.

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6 years

Made my first four @lightning payments today (with lnd), to three nodes, between US$0.01 and US$60. All worked on first try with a single channel.

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4 years

Can’t resist not hopping into one of those even when they go in the opposite direction of where I thought I needed to be... #BitcoinTram

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5 years

I was the first one to pay with @Lightning at Pricerite! Can confirm it works! Took about 12s, cost me $0 in fees. Very very cool.

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4 years

This morning was the first time I was asked “how many?” when buying a newspaper.

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3 years

This sign in Wan Chai is seeing a lot of updates recently

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3 years

If the purpose of #LeaveHomeSafe were contact tracing, there’d be no issue with running it on a spare device. But we know where this is going, a mandatory application with full access to your personal devices.

Galileo Cheng

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Wenweipo Editorial: #Hongkong government shall act proactively to stop people buying spare phone for #LeaveHomeSafe app as passive tactics.

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5 years

The Emergency Regulations Ordinance was enacted in 1922 during the Seamen's strike. The law didn't help though, and after 52 days the government capitulated, gave in to a 20% pay rise, legalized the Seamen's Union, paid compensation and freed the strike leaders.

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Leo Weese

@LeoAW

6 years

Writing down your ETH address by hand on a paper form, what could go wrong?

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2 years

In the past 14 days, across two countries and six towns, I paid for all my meals (except for two!), all flights and three of four hotels over #Lightning . Adoption is still small, but it’s happening.

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5 years

We’re really beyond the point where teargas impresses people. I’m not wearing a mask and I don’t smell it, because it’s being put out so fast. #AntiELAB

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@LeoAW

5 years

In 20 year we’ll give people like him a medal but for now he’ll have to go by with a £90 fine. Fuck you and fuck your surveillance state.

@bbcclick

@BBCClick

5 years

Are you ready for a world of facial recognition? Several UK police forces have been trialling the technology.

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5 years

Today we vote not because the District Council matters or has power, but because it provides the only referendum over the legitimacy of this government and the future we see for Hong Kong.

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5 years

The scene at Argyle. I count about 200 abandoned buses in the area, some of which are having their tires deflated. Some intersections are covered in gasoline, but no fires have been started yet.

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3 years

Wild that Hong Kong now mandates everyone above 12 years old to carry a smartphone.

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5 years

So what happened today? With trains not running, supermarkets, malls and 711s closed, is this martial law? Is Hong Kong on strike? Is the government on strike?

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@LeoAW

2 years

“We can’t allow mathematics to continue to operate outside the regulatory framework. If you want to multiply large numbers, you are going to need a license. There will be restrictions on calculations made on self-hosted calculators.” That’s what banning Bitcoin sounds like.

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9 months

Today I went to the local butcher, had sushi, got a refreshment at a nearby convenience store, and paid with sats every time. #Lightning ⚡️not only works, it’s winning.

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6 years

It's both frustrating and satisfying to see former Bitcoin haters being slowly sucked through DLT, Blockchain, ICOs, crypto and finally to Bitcoin.

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6 years

If you don't like someone, just send them a small wire transfer with the word 'Bitcoin' in the subject line.

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3 years

I’ve been asked how #Bitcoin has impacted my social relationships and I must say I probably wouldn’t be able to call so many amazing people my friends without it. Cheers y’all! 🍾🥂🍻

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5 years

Get off the Star Ferry, get frisked by riot police. A normal Sunday in a normal city with a government that’s perfectly functional. /s

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4 years

German MP @GydeJ says "we stand with Hong Kong", asks the government to make immigration from HK easier, sanction individuals and cancel the EU-China summit.

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4 years

Definitely the equivalent of going through an old jacket and finding a thousand dollar bill.

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2 years

Critic still claim El Salvador is forcing its citizens to use Bitcoin. The reality looks more like this: “Using Bitcoin is easy and optional.”

Stacy Herbert 🇸🇻🚀

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Easy and optional #Bitcoin

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4 years

Ouch! The Economist did it again (12/2017).

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1 year

This is how you buy and sell Bitcoin in Hong Kong: 1) Find a store like this 2) Send funds to their address 3) Wait for a confirmation 4) Walk away with your cash

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4 years

For those waiting for a recovery: the crash hasn’t even begun yet. Modernity has never seen a depression like the one we’re about to witness.

Heather Long

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4 years

This is concerning: 30.6 million Americans were on unemployment in early June. Hiring is not rebounding very quickly, even with PPP and most of the nation re-opening.

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6 years

Story time! 1) Three years ago @dbsbank ran a crypto event in Singapore. Everyone who signed up for the event had their DBS bank account closed down within 1 month of the event.

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4 years

Enjoying a cold beer as the sun sets on Hong Kong’s banks tonight. Look closely for the banners! #BitcoinTram

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8 years

Giving up my old computer. Got lots of raised eyebrows and smiles from Hong Kong airport security for it. #EFFintheWild

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7 years

I fear that U.S.-based #Segwit2X companies really believe miners will stick to their word and mine 2X. They’re about to get royally screwed.

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5 years

Will definitely have to add this design to my article about the origins and symbolism of the (hated) Bauhinia flag.

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5 years

I just bought some sats at a Bitcoin ATM via Lightning! So reckless and fun! In 18 months this will change the world! Congrats to @FelixWeis for making this happen! #LightningHackdayHK

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