“Much like the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders program has facilitated the placement of its trained, ideological allies in positions of top political power around the world, groups like Endeavor and their equivalents help ensure that similarly controlled business leaders dominate the private sector and become the public face of emerging market monopolies that are, ultimately, part of a broader network.” ~ Mark Goodwin & Whitney Webb
What if a network of powerful governments and billionaires were quietly digging their tentacles into emerging markets around the world to hold sway over a publci-private partnership that shaped policies and governance around the world? Today we dive into a complex web of connections linking tech giants, “philanthropists,” intelligence agencies and more to a broader network of institutions vying for control over the markets and political systems of developing countries the world over, and who have sunk their teeth into the Bitcoin world as well. A wild investigation by Mark Goodwin and Whitney Webb that is not to be missed.
Check out the original article at The Chain of Custody: The “Mafia” Holding The Elite’s Bitcoin (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yu4958p5)
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AI Unchained Podcast on Fountain (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mwp98a7b)
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What if the race to AGI isn’t just about code, but a massive industrial mobilization? As AI capabilities grow exponentially, will we see trillion-dollar compute clusters and unprecedented energy demands? And in this high-stakes competition, how critical is securing AI secrets from rival nations? This episode delves into these questions, exploring the potential challenges and geopolitical implications of rapid AI advancement.
Check out the original article by Leopold Aschenbrenner at situational-awareness.ai. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/jmbkurp6)
 
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“You eliminate 99% of the attack surface to a single moment in time, which is the beginning. And when you do that, would-be attackers are forced to take risks and make mistakes. You know, when someone is planning on doing election fraud, this doesn’t mean that it’s impossible for them to do it. But it narrows the window so much that they are likely going to mess up. And when they mess up, you catch them.” ~ CarlinoWhen people usually talk about alternative bitcoin “utility” they often mean NFTs, trash tokens, and “jpegs on the blockchain.” But what if there really is another utility, one that doesn’t suffer the damaging externalities and is closer to the core of what the timechain really is? Could Bitcoin protect the integrity of national elections? Diving into groundbreaking case study from Guatemala, we explore this idea with Carlino. Can this revolutionary approach be applied globally to ensure transparent and tamper-proof democratic processes?
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Documentary “Immutable Democracy”: Watch a 15-minute film on how Bitcoin was used to secure Guatemala’s elections – Fiscal Digital. (Link: https://fiscaldigital.net/english)
Simple Proof (Link: https://simpleproof.com)
Digital Witness (Link: https://fiscaldigital.net/english)

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“Submarine Swaps employ hash time-locked contracts (HTLCs), which in layperson’s terms, enable two transactions (both sides of the swap) to happen simultaneously by linking them together cryptographically inside of a smart contract. Using this technology, there is no way for one exchange to occur without the other occurring at the same moment.
This is the most trustless solution that exists for moving sats between Bitcoin layers.” ~ Frank Corva
What role do trustless bridges play in connecting Bitcoin’s various layers? Dive into the world of Boltz, a non-custodial exchange service that’s quietly revolutionizing how we move Bitcoin between the base chain, Lightning Network, and Liquid. Discover how atomic swaps and submarine swaps are making cross-layer transfers more efficient and seamless. What implications do they hold for the future of Bitcoin’s layered ecosystem?
Check out the original article at Between Bitcoin Layers: Boltz Builds Trustless Transfers (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3rv7xuar)
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Boltz (Link: boltz.exchange)
What Are Taproot Swaps? by Che Kohler (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4kwekbar)
Breeze Wallet [iOS (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3yyfeh6d) / Android (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mr2xdatd)]
Aqua Wallet [iOS (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3uekhxhu)/ Android (Link: https://tinyurl.com/358wjk8x)]
Phoenix Wallet [iOS (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4np9k8me) / Android (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2hkwbrer)]
Pears (Link: https://pears.com/)
Keet (Link: https://keet.io/)
Nostr.com (Link: https://nostr.com/)
Nostr.how (Link: https://nostr.how/)
Hedgehog: A protocol for improved layer two bitcoin payments (Link: https://github.com/supertestnet/hedgehog)

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“Whatever your setup is for storing the majority of your bitcoin – be it hot or cold, online or offline, software or hardware – if you can access and spend it in a matter of minutes, so can a robber armed with a $5 wrench. The _price_ for convenience is risk**. This is not merely a theoretical scenario; I have cataloged over 50 physical attacks against bitcoin users, including myself!” ~ Jameson Lopp
How can you protect your Bitcoin from physical attacks and ensure its safety in a world where even a $5 wrench can be a threat? In this episode, we start our way into Jameson Lopp’s comprehensive guide on safeguarding your Bitcoin from coercion, exploring practical strategies and multi-layered security measures. Discover why privacy, multi-sig setups, and geographic separation of keys are crucial in the fight against physical threats to your crypto assets.
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How to protect your bitcoin from $5 wrench attacks (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4y8kmbtd)

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Office of Public Affairs | Man Convicted of Violent Home Invasion Robberies to Steal Cryptocurrency | United States Department of Justice (Link:https://tinyurl.com/3kdbb598)
physical-bitcoin-attacks/README.md on GitHub (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc88nehu)
A Modest Privacy Protection Proposal (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4jrdscmu)
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Bitcoin multisig time locking challenges | Casa (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3hefcx5f)

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“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” ~ Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Open AI signals that they are the surveillance leviathon we suspected they always were. Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 may be even better than ChatGPT. I explore and detail out some new tools and build new tiny apps to recreate some of the incredible features of the Apple AI announcements, but in a local, open source way. A cybersecurity disaster in Microsoft’s announcement of their new OS “feature” Recall and why it may be the worst thing for security and privacy in a very long time. And much more in today’s episode, on New Tools and Major Moves in AI. 
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‘Calculated Betrayal’: Snowden Slams OpenAI Over NSA Ties (Link: https://tinyurl.com/n2kw9pr9)
Microsoft Recall thread by Kevin Beaumont (Link: https://tinyurl.com/59j3nph8)
Windows AI feature that screenshots everything labeled a security ‘disaster’ (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yb4jvbt7)
NVIDIA at Computex 2024 (Link: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/events/computex/)
Ellipsis.dev | AI code reviews (Link:https://www.ellipsis.dev/)
Pinokio (Link: https://pinokio.computer/)

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“Our economic systems were not built for a world driven by technology where prices keep falling. They were built for a pre-technology era when labour and capital were inextricably linked, an era that counted on growth and inflation, an era where we made money from scarcity and inefficiency. That era is over.” ~ Jeff Booth, The Price of Tomorrow

“When you have a child, you care more than anyone else about that child. You’re caring about their long-term success and happiness and their health. If you look at just a first principles basis, what is the school interested in? What is the state interested in? It’s more about compliance and conformity. It’s not about creativity. It’s not about critical thinking. It is conformity and compliance.” ~ Tali & Scott
Can a board game teach Bitcoin better than a lecture? Join Tali, Scott, and me as we explore the power of storytelling and games in education, delve into the failures of traditional schooling, and discuss innovative ways to engage and educate about Bitcoin. Discover how a simple game can make complex economic concepts accessible and fun for everyone.
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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto: (Link: https://tinyurl.com/hyuh97wr) -Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher’s Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4ceer95t) 
The Life of Fred Elementary Set #1: Apples, Butterflies, Cats, Dogs by Dr Stanley Schmidt (Link: https://tinyurl.com/t8a5k3zn) 
Singapore Math (Link: https://www.singaporemath.com)
Saxon Math Homeschool Curriculum (Link: https://tinyurl.com/ym759dx4) 
Great Homeschool Conventions (Link: https://greathomeschoolconventions.com)
Learning How to Learn | Jim Kwik (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKJNdLMwa8A)
The Boy With the Broken Brain | Jim Kwik (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S9oUcqIj5k)
Limitless Expanded Edition: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by Jim Kwik (Link: https://www.amazon.com/Limitless-Expanded-Upgrade-Anything-Exceptional/dp/B0CQ5KQHHK/)
The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin & Tim Ferriss (Link: https://tinyurl.com/wznjz5b4)
Free Market Kids (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/)
Orange Hatter (Link: https://orangehatter.com)
Bitcoin Homeschoolers Podcast (Link: https://www.bitcoinhomeschoolers.com)
Homeschoolers Are Bitcoiners Who Don’t Know It Yet by Bitcoin Magazine (Link: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/parallels-between-homeschool-and-bitcoin)
The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen – TED (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc6cssm4)
What playing Monopoly with real money taught me about my kids–and humanity – TED (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2v4hsc6v)

“Joltz is one company that is actively building the necessary infrastructure to support this interoperability. By developing an SDK that allows wallets to integrate with swap providers easily, Joltz aims to streamline the process of connecting various sidechains with the Lightning Network. Highlighting the efficiency gains from using Lightning as a central hub.”~ Bitcoin Magazine
Can the Lightning Network be the key to Bitcoin’s mass adoption and financial innovation? Dive into this episode as we explore the Lightning Alliance’s ambitious plans, the revolutionary potential of Taproot assets, and the exciting new tools transforming the Bitcoin ecosystem. Discover how interoperability with lightning as the universal language of bitcoin and cutting-edge protocols are paving the way for a new era in decentralized finance.
Check out the original article at Bitcoin Lightning Alliance to Accelerate Adoption Using New Asset Protocol (Link: https://tinyurl.com/puafvhwr)
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Chat_093 – P2P Payments for the World with Roy Sheinfeld (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mrxbk6xc)
Mutiny Wallet (Link: https://www.mutinywallet.com/)
Read_824 – Ecash is Self-Custodial (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4m5ahf7b)

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In a world where centralized platforms dominate, can peer-to-peer systems make a comeback? Today we explore the details of P2P technology, as well as the challenges that early P2P systems faced, and how modern technologies might overcome them. Discover how Bitcoin, Lightning, and emerging protocols could revolutionize file sharing, content distribution, and even AI computation. Are we on the brink of a new era of internet freedom and innovation?
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Keet – A peer-to-peer chat application built on the Pear runtime (Link: https://keet.io/)
Holepunch – The company behind the Pear stack protocol (Link: https://holepunch.to/)
Holesail – A peer-to-peer file sharing and remote access tool (Link: https://holesail.io/)
PeerViewer – A peer-to-peer remote desktop application (Link: https://peerviewer.org/)
Nostr – A decentralized social networking protocol (Link: https://nostr.com/)
AI Unchained on Fountain (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mwp98a7b)
Access Your AI From ANYWHERE with Holesail (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajxg-rX2Lao)

Check out the original article at Peer-to-Peer Systems – Communications of the ACM (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdeh673x)
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Are we on the verge of an intelligence explosion that could redefine the future of AI and humanity? Explore Leopold Ashen Brenner’s insights on the leap from AGI to superintelligence and what it could mean for every aspect of our lives. Join me as we delve into the potential and perils of a superintelligent world and its profound implications.
We are continuing a read situational awareness the decade ahead by Leopold Ashen Brenner that we started in the previous episode and this will be part two – a comprehensive look at the potential future developments in AI over the next decade.
Check out the original article by Leopold Aschenbrenner at situational-awareness.ai. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/jmbkurp6)
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