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Mike Hassard

1 year

Roman Sterlingov is wrongfully accused of operating Bitcoin Fog, a #Bitcoin mixing service. This is the first in a series of threads I will post in an effort to spread word of this unjust prosecution.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Brampton's own Sunil Tulsiani, @TheWealthyCop , gets absolutely ROASTED by Edward Snowden, @Snowden , as Sunil attempts to solicit more victims for his #Toronto -based "private investment club" #Ponzi scheme. (The end is hilarious.)

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

3 months

Computer code is speech. You don't arrest the author of The Anarchist Cookbook. You arrest the person who builds a bomb. Censoring Free Speech is a slippery slope, the First Amendment is key to capitalist democracy.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

The #ghostofkyiv is the best story I have seen today. "A lone Ukrainian pilot has confirmed 6 aerial take downs in a single day. They're calling him the 'Ghost of Kyiv'"

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Next week I'll post a thread about Chainalysis Inc., and their involvement in this case. I'll discuss how the government relies on unproven, heuristic analysis from Chainalysis, and how their black-box blockchain surveillance techniques do not meet scientific forensic standards.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

3 months

Privacy is not a crime. It is an essential component of free market capitalism.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Please consider donating to Roman's legal defense funds: Please spread word of this unjust prosecution. #FreeRoman

#freeroman - U.S. v. Roman Sterlingov

Read about U.S. v. Roman Sterlingov. The Government nabbed the wrong man through shoddy and speculative “blockchain analysis.” This prosecution puts every person who uses cryptocurrencies at risk. It...

www.torekeland.com

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

3 months

Privacy is for the People. How do people feel about Mullvad VpN? They have a huge advertising campaign in NYC right now. Last year, the Swedish National Operations Department exercised a search warrant and, true to Mullvad's policy, no customer data was found on their systems.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

5 months

The jury found Roman Sterlingov guilty today. We will be appealing this decision. @FischTech @TorEkelandPLLC

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

4 months

#FreeRoman

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

I had the pleasure of attending some #Bitcoin meetups in Europe last month. We spoke in Zürich, Munich, Berlin and Stuttgart. I understand why Roman was attracted to these meetups. They were fun, social, and filled with lovely people who have optimistic visions for the future.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Roman is transferred to the Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw, Virginia where he remains to this day. Trapped in a Kafkaesque nightmare in a place he's never set foot in.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Roman learns that when he makes Bitcoin transactions, his wallet address becomes public. He worries that someone could target him and steal his funds. From this point on, Roman incorporates mixing into his personal privacy practices when transferring #Bitcoin .

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

In 2003, Roman moves from Russia to Jönköping with his mother. At school he excels in math and science and loves learning about technology. In 2010, he first hears about bitcoin. He is excited by this new technology and learns how to set up wallets & funds them with his paycheck.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

The government has seized all of Roman's remaining assets, and the Court will not release them to fund his defense.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

In search of a career and a stable income, Roman enrolls in a commercial pilot licensing class in California. In April 2021, he flies to LAX where he is arrested by the FBI and accused of operating Bitcoin Fog for the past seven years.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Confused and shocked, Roman is stunned to hear that he is accused of creating and operating Bitcoin Fog. He gets locked up in California where a Magistrate judge issues an order for him to be "detained indefinitely".

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Roman purchases bitcoin in bulk and sells it p2p to bitcoin newcomers at the meetups, helping them begin their own Bitcoin journeys.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

In 2011 BTC trades at ~$0.30. Roman travels to Bitcoin meetups as they begin to proliferate across Europe. At these meetups, Roman meets like-minded individuals and helps them set up wallets of their own.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

At one of these meetups, someone tells Roman he should mix his Bitcoin before selling it to people he doesn't know. At this time there is no Bitcoin marketplace - like Kraken or Coinbase - all transaction are done peer-to-peer and require a level of trust.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

By 2017 Roman's realizes he's spent a lot of his Bitcoin. Bitcoin is continuing to appreciate, but Roman isn't accumulating any new Bitcoin. He tries his hand at trading & multiple business ventures including a VPN, a music studio & a life coaching business. All his efforts fail.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

80% of Americans can no longer see the Milky Way due to light pollution. So here is a photo of our galaxy captured in Dinosaur National Park, Utah.

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@mikehassard

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

In 2014, Roman creates a Kraken account and begins using it as his daily Bitcoin account. By this time Bitcoin had appreciated to ~$475. Roman leaves his job and lives off the appreciation of his investment.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Roman uses Bitcoin Fog to send Bitcoin from his early wallets, through Bitcoin Fog, to a Kraken account held in his real name with KYC authentication.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Today @TorEkelandPLLC and I shot a podcast for @WhatBitcoinDid with @PeterMcCormack and @_DannyKnowles about Roman's case. The #Bitcoin community has been AMAZING in supporting Roman. Together we can get an innocent person out of prison.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

Visual representation of #Russian advancements in #Ukraine from Feb. 24-27. #RussiaUkraine #RussianArmy #WWIII #UkraineRussiaWar

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

4 months

Great catching up with @DouglasTuman at the @FinneyForum . Doug was the first to give us a platform to speak out about Roman's case. There's no doubt in my mind that Roman is innocent. The Government's blockchain tracing got undeserved primacy with the jury. We will appeal.

MoneroTalk

@MoneroTalk

4 months

Roman Sterlingov found guilty of running Bitcoin Fog based on Bitcoin’s traceability sets dangerous precedent w/ @TorEkelandPLLC & @mikehassard / EPI 304 Link 🔗: - Details of the Case and Lack of Evidence - The Implications of this Case on Privacy -

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

@fameboy @TorEkelandPLLC and I are Roman's defense attorneys. All donations are used for his defense. Expenses include expert witness fees, transcripts, travel/lodging co-counsel fees, legal assistants, jury consultants, focus groups, software licenses, the list goes on.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

3 months

There's a totally innocent person sitting behind bars right now. #FreeRoman

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

4 months

Thanks @FinneyForum for the opportunity to share Roman's story. We have a long arduous journey ahead of us as we prepare for an appeal. #FreeRoman

FinneyForum

@FinneyForum

4 months

Kicking off the second half of the second day is ⁦ @mikehassard ⁩ revisiting the Roman Sterlingov case around the Bitcoin Fog mixer.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

Incredible conversation with @JohnKiriakou and @TorEkelandPLLC about being a federal prisoner, the history of the #EspionageAct , and the invasion of Iraq (among other intriguing topics). This discussion will be released as the first episode of the #InLimine Podcast.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

"For Michael Hassard, with regard to the report issued by Amnesty International and Citizen Lab, “we cannot therefore speak of a scientific concept. In forensic investigations, it's called #JunkScience "" @TorEkelandPLLC @jonathandata1 @OmarSeghrouchni

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

@TorEkelandPLLC and I will be speaking at the Zürich Bitcoin Meetup on Apr. 19 at 6pm CEST. We will discuss the disturbing crypto prosecution of Roman Sterlingov and how all crypto users are impacted by this expansive prosecution. #FreeRoman @lucas_lclc

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Upon recommendation from our friends at #BTCL ändle, we have created a Geyser fund for Roman's case. Please share this post to help spread word of this wrongful prosecution. #FreeRoman @PrincessPlo @PrincFilip1 @knutsvanholm @BTC_de_Blog @SamouraiWallet

US v. Sterlingov

Roman Sterlingov's Legal Defense Fund

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Just finished a great conversation on #CitizenDispatch with @ODELL and @TorEkelandPLLC about the Disturbing Bitcoin Prosecution of Roman Sterlingov. The #Bitcoin community is starting to rally behind Roman. Together we can help free an innocent man! #FreeRoman

Citadel Dispatch

@citadeldispatch

1 year

CD100: The Disturbing Chainalysis Led Prosecution of Roman Sterlingov with @ODELL , @MikeHassard , and @TorEkelandPLLC

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

@fulmolightning @TorEkelandPLLC @chainalysis Big thanks to @ODELL and @TheBitcoinConf for providing us with a platform to share Roman's Kafkaesque nightmare. Roman could be any one of us. Inaccurate, unverifiable, closed-source blockchain forensics should NOT be used in the criminal context. #FreeRoman

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

"The original prosecutor on the case has since joined Chainalysis and serves as their General Counsel and has been replaced by the FBI agent who initiated the investigation against Roman...It all stinks to the heavens"

Marty Bent

@MartyBent

1 year

The case of Roman Sterlingov and his alleged involvement with Bitcoin Fog is a very scary one. It involves a revolving door between the Justice Department, the FBI, the IRS and @chainalysis and insidiously perverse incentives.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

@JustinTrudeau So you'll be taking handguns away from the police as well ..... right? Cant allow the government to have a monopoly on violence. That has never worked in tbe past.

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@mikehassard

1 year

It was a pleasure speaking on the @VonuPodcast with @SamouraiWallet and @TorEkelandPLLC about the unjust prosecution of innocent Bitcoiner Roman Sterlingov. Thanks for having us @LUAradio ! #FreeRoman #Bitcoin #BTCL ÄNDLE

TVP #184: ChainAnalysis Coercion & Quack Science: The Troubling Case of Roman Sterlingov with Tor...

On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, we return to the topic of privacy, bitcoin, & ChainAnalysis coercion, and go deep into the deeply troubling legal case of Roman Sterlingov. Roman was an early...

vonupodcast.com

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

TONIGHT'S EVENT @EinundzwanzigS Profits Over Justice: The Disturbing American Bitcoin Prosecution of Roman Sterlingov Twitter: @TorEkelandPLLC & @mikehassard Hotel Princess @PrincessPlo Widdumstraße 3, 73207 Plochingen, Germany April 28, 2023 17:00 Open to All #FreeRoman

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@mikehassard

1 year

#BTCL ÄNDLE was a wonderful conference! @PrincessPlo Thanks for inviting us and providing a platform to get Roman Sterlingov's story out to the German Bitcoin Community! #FreeRoman

Hotel Princess Plochingen / No 1 Bitcoin Hotel

@bitcoin_hotel

1 year

😍😍Yuhuuu - wir sind im TV😍😍 Ein TV Bericht vom @swr3 über das 🤩🤩1. Bitcoin Hotel der Welt🤩🤩 #BTCL ÄNDLE

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

@SamouraiWallet @sDefrees @citadeldispatch @TorEkelandPLLC @oxt_btc We'd love to work with @SamouraiWallet and @oxt_btc to prove Roman's innocence in Court. Feel free to DM. #FreeRoman

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

We're coming for you, Roman! "I did not create Bitcoin Fog. I was never an administrator of Bitcoin Fog,” Sterlingov told WIRED, speaking from a Northern Virginia jail. "...It’s a Kafkaesque nightmare." #FreeRoman

Bitcoin Fog Case Could Put Cryptocurrency Tracing on Trial

Roman Sterlingov, accused of laundering $336 million, is proclaiming his innocence—and challenging a key investigative tool.

www.wired.com

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

4 months

Standards need to be established in field of blockchain forensics so more innocent cryptocurrency users don't wind up convicted for crimes they did not commit like Roman Sterlingov. #FreeRoman

The Science of Crypto Forensics Survives a Court Battle—for Now

A jury convicted Roman Sterlingov of money laundering this month. His defense team says it will appeal, saying the crypto-tracing technique at the heart of the case is “pseudoscience.”

www.wired.com

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

In our efforts to #FreeRoman we find ourselves on the front lines of this battle against the nascent American surveillance state. The US Government shouldn't be able to buy its way around the Fourth Amendment.

The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens

A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans.

www.wired.com

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

When stopped by police, remember these lines: 1. Am I free to go? 2. I don't consent to any searches. 3. I want to speak with my lawyer. If the police knock on your door, step outside to talk with them. Always shut the door behind you. If they enter your home say #2 .

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Very cool to speak in the same theater that has hosted the likes of Stalin and AC/DC. It was a wonderful evening, and it's lovely to see the Bitcoin community come together when one of our own gets unjustly prosecuted. I know Roman appreciates the support! #FreeRoman

Paolo Guarnerio

@paolo_guarnerio

1 year

Incredibile story of Roman Sterlingov, an early Bitcoin adopter, accused by the US government of operating the crypto mixer Bitcoin Frog, without a single piece of evidence. Roman faces 50 years to life in prison. Thanks @bitcoin_ch for hosting @TorEkelandPLLC and @mikehassard

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

@citadeldispatch @TorEkelandPLLC

#freeroman - U.S. v. Roman Sterlingov

Read about U.S. v. Roman Sterlingov. The Government nabbed the wrong man through shoddy and speculative “blockchain analysis.” This prosecution puts every person who uses cryptocurrencies at risk. It...

www.torekeland.com

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@mikehassard

7 months

Looking forward to speaking at the @FinneyForum with @TorEkelandPLLC about Roman's case. #FreeRoman

FinneyForum

@FinneyForum

7 months

🚨 We're excited to announce Tor Ekeland ( @TorEkelandPLLC ) will be the Keynote Speaker at Finney Forum 2024! Ekeland is representing Roman Sterlingov, accused by the US government of being the founder of Bitcoin Fog, a mixing service that allegedly participated in illegal money

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

3 months

Speaking at #BitcoinAsia tomorrow at 1pm with @TorEkelandPLLC

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3 months

#BitcoinAsia was a success! @TorEkelandPLLC #FreeRoman

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@mikehassard

4 months

This is such a great story! A group of kids used XMR to gamble on soccer. They kept winning, but had nowhere to spend it. So they convinced their local businesses to accept XMR. This small area of Argentina now leads the world in XMR adoption. Now they're hosting the Copa Monero!

Douglas Tuman

@DouglasTuman

4 months

12 teams. 15 games. 1 Copa Monero! 🏆All live streamed from @LIBERTAD_CAL Monero Stadium in Ibarreta, Argentina!!More details coming soon…follow @copamonero as we gear up to start the tournament in the coming weeks!!! DM me if you are a Monero or Privacy Tech related

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

Live action intro of The Simpsons. Absolute gold.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

@fameboy @TorEkelandPLLC No problem. Feel free to check out our website: . Please consider donating to Roman's defense. The more we build up in our war chest, the more resources we have to combat the Government's wrongful prosecution and Chainalysis's faulty forensics.

Tor Ekeland Law - Tor Ekeland Law PLLC

We’re experienced trial, appellate, and business lawyers with nationally recognized practices handling Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) cases, white collar criminal defense, and intellectual...

www.torekeland.com

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@mikehassard

4 months

We're Live with Bitcoin Magazine!

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@mikehassard

1 year

TONIGHT'S EVENT Profits Over Justice: The Disturbing American Crypto Prosecution of Roman Sterlingov @TorEkelandPLLC & @mikehassard Café Holzmarktperle Holzmarktstraße 25 Berlin, Germany April 25, 2023 19:00 Open to All #FreeRoman

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@mikehassard

1 year

We have arrived in Miami to record a podcast for @WhatBitcoinDid with @PeterMcCormack . @TorEkelandPLLC and I will discuss Roman's case and how this trial is the perfect storm to challenge Chainalysis's black-box blockchain surveillance. #FreeRoman

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@mikehassard

2 years

The Supreme Court has a very interesting docket right now. Keep your eye on Vega v. Tekoh. It's a curious case on Miranda warnings and Section 1983 that could signal whether the conservative justices are now willing to let police NOT read suspects their rights.

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@mikehassard

1 year

#Bitcoin @EinundzwanzigS & @PrincessPlo

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

@fountain_app @adamcurry @THErealDVORAK @ODELL @TorEkelandPLLC @MartyBent @PodcastindexOrg @MTanguma @Croesus_BTC @CedYoungelman @GaryLeland @GhostOfNunya @callebtc @EricSirion @rot13maxi @citadeldispatch @rabbitholerecap @TFTC21 @_BitcoinMatrix @BitcoinReviewHQ Big thanks to @citadeldispatch and @ODELL for for featuring us in the podcast's 100th episode! We've been in contact with Roman and his spirits have been lifted by the outpouring of support from the BTC community. To donate to his defense fund visit:

#freeroman - U.S. v. Roman Sterlingov

Read about U.S. v. Roman Sterlingov. The Government nabbed the wrong man through shoddy and speculative “blockchain analysis.” This prosecution puts every person who uses cryptocurrencies at risk. It...

www.torekeland.com

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@mikehassard

3 months

Sometimes the career path from US federal law enforcement agencies to private firms like Chainalysis or Binance leads to more than just 7-figure salaries. #FreeRoman

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@DavidShares

3 months

Wow, I didn’t know the the full story about the “Binance exec” that was detained in Nigeria, but this is a crazy story. Tigran Gambaryan is an employee of Binance, who along with others traveled to Nigeria for scheduled meetings with various Nigerian authorities, including

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@mikehassard

5 months

@JWVerret , author of this piece, did a great job as a financial forensics expert witness in Roman Sterlingov's defense. We will appeal. #FreeRoman

Bad blockchain forensics convict the user of a Bitcoin mixer — as its operator

The case against Roman Sterlingov showed that Chainalysis tools are flawed — and shouldn't be trusted to convict defendants when they face decades in prison.

cointelegraph.com

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@mikehassard

3 months

Brutally unnecessary.

TechCabal is preparing for Moonshot👨🏾‍🚀

@TechCabal

3 months

Exclusive: P2P crypto ban imminent as Nigeria calls crypto a national security issue: If the ban happens, it will represent a major regulatory shift after the Bola Tinubu administration initially softened its stance on crypto.

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@mikehassard

5 months

Looking forward to speaking at the Finney Forum in Dallas, Texas later this week. I will present a legal analysis of the Blockchain Surveillance State and the threats it presents to digital privacy. Privacy is Normal

Finney Forum

Dallas | March 15-16 2024. The Finney Forum brings together the top experts in privacy and cybersecurity using Bitcoin, Monero, and other tools. The two-day conference will include presentations,...

finneyforum.com

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

5 months

We're Live! @TorEkelandPLLC is speaking right now.

FinneyForum

@FinneyForum

5 months

Finney Forum Day 1

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I’m going to be speaking on @FinneyForum ’s upcoming Space about Roman Sterlingov's trial. #FreeRoman #Bitcoin Will you join too?

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@mikehassard

2 years

Back in District 1.

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@mikehassard

1 year

@SamouraiWallet @TorEkelandPLLC Great quote from a great podcast.

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2 years

Way to go Eric Renfroe! Eric, a good law school friend of mine, got an exoneration for Steven Lopez. 33 years ago, Steven was WRONGFULLY ACCUSED of raping a Central Park jogger in a highly publicized case that highlighted systemic racism in NYC.

Man charged in Central Park jogger case exonerated after 33 years

MANHATTAN (PIX11) — After 33 years, a man who was charged in the “Central Park Jogger” has been exonerated, officials said. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg moved to dismis…

pix11.com

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

1943 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Seen here in the white coat, Martin Hassard (my grandfather), worked with Canada Research to shrink SONAR technology enough to be put on ships to search for German Submarines. They identified Nazi subs in the St. Lawrence and along the Atlantic Coast.

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@mikehassard

1 year

Interest is growing in US v. Sterlingov. The international community is stepping up to spread the word about this unjust prosecution. There need to be international standards for Digital Forensics. #Chainalysis 's work is shoddy, inaccurate and driven by profit motives.

Lucas Betschart

@lucas_lclc

1 year

Next month's #Bitcoin Meetup: Learn how the US government holds a man in prison for 2 years already without conviction solely on the results of #Chainalysis . 😳

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2 years

Grey day in Brooklyn today. The clouds have swallowed the buildings.

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2 years

Recreational cannabis is a gateway to better public health.

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@mikehassard

2 years

Is this the #ghostofkyiv shooting down another Russian MiG over the skies of Kyiv? #UkraineWar #Kyiv #Ukraine #russianinvasion

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1 year

Chainalysis Panel: Implications of Black-Box Blockchain Surveillance Featuring: Tor Ekeland Mike Hassard Peter Todd Francisco "ArticMine" Cabañas Twitter: @TorEkelandPLLC @mikehassard Huerto Roma Verde Colonia Roma, Mexico City May 6, 2023 14:00 @monerotopia #FreeRoman

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@mikehassard

1 year

Thanks for inviting us onto your platform & helping to get Roman's story out there. This case is the most important case in the computer world right now. Roman is completely innocent, and this prosecution is a grave miscarriage of justice. #FreeRoman

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@LUAradio

1 year

TVP #184 : ChainAnalysis Coercion & Quack Science: The Troubling Case of Roman Sterlingov with @TorEkelandPLLC , @mikehassard , & SW from @SamouraiWallet LISTEN/SHOW NOTES: On this episode of The #Vonu Podcast, we return to the topic of (1/6)

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"Maybe we do, but we're the U.S. Government." Lol, sounds like someone's got FOMO. #Bitcoin #Bitcoin2023 #Crypto #USPolitics #BTCL ändle @TorEkelandPLLC #FreeRoman

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“When fingerprints were first used in forensics, they were subject to this confirmation bias, and the same thing happened with hair analysis, dental records and even DNA analysis,” Michael Hassard recalled. #CyberSecurity #StandWithMorocco @TorEkelandPLLC

North American lawyers highlight inadmissibility of Amnesty International, Citizen Lab, Forbidden...

North American lawyers specializing in handling cybersecurity cases highlighted, Saturday in Tangier, the legal inadmissibility of "pseudo-evidence"

en.hespress.com

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@mikehassard

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#FreeRoman

How a Bitcoin Mixer Laundering Conviction Might Be Appealed

On perhaps the first spring day of the year in Washington D.C, after spending three years in federal holding, on Tuesday Russian-Swedish national Roman Sterlingov was convicted of four charges...

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

4 months

Tor and I will be speaking at Bitcoin Asia in Hong Kong May 9-10, 2024

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@mikehassard

2 years

Two of the greats. Bobby Orr vs Gordie Howe.

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@mikehassard

3 years

Say goodbye to the night sky.

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2 years

Urban Planning before AutoCAD

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@mikehassard

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Jupiter, its moons and our moon. All in one photo, taken from a backyard telescope.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

C'est bon! #Pegasus #Spyware #Morocco @TorEkelandPLLC @OmarSeghrouchni @jonathandata1

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

Yesterday I was on my deck watching a storm front roll in off Lake Huron. Suddenly waterspouts formed over the lake and a series of tornados hit the beach. The whole thing was over in 5 mins. We never used to get tornados this far north. #GlobalWarming is real.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

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From 1996. My favourite publication from the #NSA .

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

Driving back from DC and a visit with the G. Our client came with us in spirit. This is the prison bracelet he made for us.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

3 months

#FreeRoman

Csilla Brimer ❤️‍🔥🗽🆙

@CryptoTweetie

3 months

First they came for Roman Sterlingov, and I did not speak out—because I did not use Bitcoin Fog. Then they came for the Tornado cash dev, and I did not speak out—because I was not running an #ETH mixer. Then they came for the Samourai Wallet dev, and I did not speak

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

For everyone following Roman Sterlingov's case. Here's the public docket. We scrape all the PACER entries so the public can follow along here: #FreeRoman

United States v. STERLINGOV, 1:21-cr-00399 - CourtListener.com

Docket for United States v. STERLINGOV, 1:21-cr-00399 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.

www.courtlistener.com

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

@PrincessPlo @TorEkelandPLLC @EinundzwanzigS @_einundzwanzig_ @A_Modern_Ronin @copiaro @18loddi @BTC_de_Blog Looking forward to sharing Roman's story. The US Government has seized all of his funds, locked him up, and Roman faces a potential life sentence for something he didn't do. Roman never operated Bitcoin Fog. He has been misidentified through inaccurate blockchain analysis.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

You are a poem that breathes.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

The 29-year old co-founder of MakerDAO, Nikolai Muchgian, was found dead today in San Juan, Puerto Rico after tweeting this tweet from his personal twitter account.

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@delete_shitcoin

2 years

CIA and Mossad and pedo elite are running some kind of sex trafficking entrapment blackmail ring out of Puerto Rico and caribbean islands. They are going to frame me with a laptop planted by my ex gf who was a spy. They will torture me to death.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Think. While it's still legal.

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

3 months

This bill compromises the privacy of every single American. If this bill is passed into law, you will see many innocent people go to jail for serious time. This is VERY 1984. I can't believe so few people are talking about this bill.

Elizabeth Goitein

@LizaGoitein

3 months

If the bill becomes law, any company or individual that provides ANY service whatsoever may be forced to assist in NSA surveillance, as long as they have access to equipment on which communications are transmitted or stored—such as routers, servers, cell towers, etc. 6/25

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Mike Hassard

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#freeroman - U.S. v. Roman Sterlingov

Read about U.S. v. Roman Sterlingov. The Government nabbed the wrong man through shoddy and speculative “blockchain analysis.” This prosecution puts every person who uses cryptocurrencies at risk. It...

www.torekeland.com

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

1 year

Roman is 100% innocent. He's been misidentified as Bitcoin Fog's creator by Chainalysis's sloppy heuristic tracing. DOJ is trying to use this case to legitimize Chainalysis's tracing software so they can use it to prosecute others. We need to get him out. #FreeRoman

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Mike Hassard

@mikehassard

2 years

@RnaudBertrand That seems to be how it goes. Especially with DOJ. Prosecutors do the bidding of big corporations while they work for the government and then go on to 8 figure jobs at those same corporations.

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