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Bull Bitcoin Files Legal Challenge Against EU DAC8 Crypto Reporting Rules https://x.com/BULLBITCOIN_/status/2074770378350617052
Strike Launches Volatility-Proof Bitcoin-Backed Loans with No Price Liquidations https://x.com/Strike/status/2074546850309263365
Polymarket Adds Instant Bitcoin Lightning Deposits Powered by Spark https://x.com/spark/status/2074539080197775421
Radar.Chat Launches: Private Messaging with Self-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning on Signal https://x.com/RadarChat/status/2074523998596055061
Sen. Wyden Urges Preserving Blockchain Developer Protections in Crypto Bill https://www.theblock.co/post/407648/wyden-urges-senate-leaders-preserve-contested-blockchain-developer-protections-in-broader-crypto-bill
Mempool Joins Stratum V2 Working Group for Decentralized Template Construction https://x.com/OrangeSurfBTC/status/2074928271481819614
Spiral: Block’s Open-Source Bitcoin and AI Initiative https://spiral.xyz/about/
Bangladesh | Central Bank Mandates State QR Payment System
Starting July 1, every merchant QR code in Bangladesh will be replaced by a government-backed standard. This comes after Bangladesh Bank announced that Bangla QR, its QR code system, will become mandatory. Banks and payments providers are required to update their existing merchant QR codes to Bangla QR by June 30 or face financial penalties. Officials claim the system will help create more digital transaction records, shrink the informal economy, improve tax collection, and strengthen anti-money laundering efforts. It also comes as part of the central bank’s efforts to reduce reliance on more private payment methods, such as cash. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Bitcoin Core 31.1 Released: Fixes PrivateBroadcast IP Leak and Chainstate Issues https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/31.1/
SeedSigner v0.8.7 “Summer of SeedSigner”: 22 Languages and BBQr Support https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/releases/tag/0.8.7
Bitcoin Safe 2.0.0: Guided Wallet Setup, Private Sync, and Device-Focused Signing https://bitcoin-safe.org/en/news/bitcoin-safe-2-0-0/
Giga Energy Introduces GigaBase: AI Data Centers Ready in 9 Months https://x.com/GigaEnergy_/status/2074478543719800951
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29:58 - Radar Chat
35:28 - Sen. Wyden dev protections
37:03 - Mempool StratumV2 & Ocean announcement
39:28 - Spiral
42:03 - HRF Story of the Week
43:23 - Zaps/Boosts
50:53 - Software updates
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Bitcoin Crowdfunding for Venezuela Earthquake Relief Supplies https://x.com/pakovm/status/2070254848814288935
Strike Now Authorized Under MiCA Across All 27 EU Countries https://x.com/jackmallers/status/2072353197650518196
Bark Wallet Solves Offchain State Backups with Encrypted Snapshots https://x.com/notgrubles/status/2072386304642286029
Blink Wallet Introduces Non-Custodial Accounts https://blink.sv/blog/non-custodial-accounts-in-blink-wallet
Calvin Kim Receives OpenSats Long-Term Support Grant https://opensats.org/blog/calvin-kim-receives-lts-grant
OpenSats Developer Spotlight: Egge (Coco) https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-egge-coco
OpenSats Developer Spotlight: Rajarshi Maitra https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-rajarshi-maitra
OpenSats Grant Map https://opensats.org/map
BitGo CEO Announces ~15% Workforce Reduction for Strategic Focus https://x.com/mikebelshe/status/2070240967479996463
Strategy Announces Digital Credit Capital Framework https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-digital-credit-capital-framework_06-29-2026
Cambodia Launches Smart Policing Initiative in Phnom Penh
Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior formally launched a China-backed “Smart Police” initiative in the capital city of Phnom Penh. The new policing system will connect 487 cameras equipped with AI-powered identity and vehicle tracking and send all video feeds into a new centralized command center. To support the rollout, Chinese-backed regional security partners are providing financial and technical support for the project and have pledged to expand the camera grid in the future. Cambodian officials say the project will protect residents and tourists. But in a country where dissent is overtly and systematically punished, these new AI-powered systems can easily double as a surveillance machine capable of identifying anyone who criticizes the ruling party. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Ashigaru Terminal v1.0.0 Released: Whirlpool Coinjoin Client Built from Sparrow https://ashigaru.rs/news/release-terminal-v1-0-0/
COLDCARD 5.5.1 and 1.4.1Q Firmware: BIP-322 Proof of Reserves, WIF Store, and Secure Notes Upgrades https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-5.5.1-1.4.1q-release/
Wasabi Wallet v2.8.0 Release https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.8.0
Noah v0.1.3 Release https://github.com/smolcars/noah/releases/tag/v0.1.3
New Checkout Method for in Person BTCPay Stores https://x.com/MrKukks/status/2072677988026421484
Bitcoin Core secp256k1 Pull Request #1884 https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1884
Tails 7.9.1 Release https://tails.net/news/version_7.9.1/
Open Standard Introduces Open USD https://joinopenstandard.com/blog/introducing-open-usd
The Secret History of Polymarket – Part 1: DARPA, Thiel, and Prediction Market Origins https://unlimitedhangout.com/2026/06/investigative-series/the-secret-history-of-polymarket-part-1/
Claude Code Accused of Hiding China Proxy Fingerprints Inside System Prompts https://www.internationalcyberdigest.com/claude-code-accused-of-hiding-china-proxy-fingerprints-inside-system-prompts/
Foreign Influence Campaign Against American AI – Part II: Singham Ground Game https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-campaign-against-american-ai-part-ii-singham-ground-game
AI Drones Rapidly Restoring Degraded Land in Brazil (MORFO) https://x.com/alex_verem/status/2072001777487196662
Home Mining Playbook: https://www.tftc.io/home-mining-energy-playbook
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9:28 - Venezuela relief
14:28 - Strike EU
16:13 - Bark
18:43 - Blink
23:23 - Open USD
27:13 - OpenSats
31:03 - BitGo layoffs
32:28 - Strategy update
33:58 - HRF Story of the Week
38:43 - Boosts
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47:58 - Secret history of Polymarket
53:18 - BPI foreign AI
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Coinkite Warns of Physical Letter Firmware-Update Scam https://blog.coinkite.com/paper-spam/
Camp Nakamoto https://x.com/campnakamoto/status/2069181607341170760
First StratumV2 Block Mined https://x.com/pavlenex/status/2070132430875267538
Law Enforcement and Catholic Groups Warn CLARITY Act Could Create Crypto Crime Loopholes https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/law-enforcement-catholic-group-clarity-act
India | Frozen Account Leaves Savings Out of Reach
In India, a man named Shiva spent years building a savings fund for his son’s wedding. The money came from small jobs and side work, carefully set aside in a separate bank account opened specifically for that purpose. But when the balance exceeded a certain threshold, the financial system automatically froze the account. Overnight, Shiva had been cut off from his own money. When the issue was escalated to the branch manager of his bank, they explained that the freeze was automatically imposed from the central bank’s IT system, and there was nothing they could do. To recover access, he was prompted to complete forms written in English, a language he could not easily navigate. Ultimately, the account was restored only after outside intervention from a friend who helped push the case through a process Shiva could not resolve on his own. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Tor Project to Sunset Tor 0.4.8; Upgrade to 0.4.9 by September https://blog.torproject.org/sunsetting-tor-048/
JoinMarket-NG 0.33.0 Adds Config Center, Wallet History API, and Address-Reuse Defense https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.33.0
Utreexo v0.18.0 Improves Forest Allocation, Rehashing, and Windows Builds https://github.com/utreexo/utreexo/releases/tag/v0.18.0
ASIC-RS v0.7.0 Adds Power Limits, Miner State Messages, and Temperature Model https://github.com/256foundation/asic-rs/releases/tag/v0.7.0
The Six Billion Dollar Man Bitcoin Premiere Bypasses Media Gatekeepers https://www.thesixbilliondollarman.com
Imagine If Nashville Project Homepage https://www.imagineifnashville.com
Freedom Tech DC 2026 https://www.btcpolicy.org/summit
3:33 - WE RIPPIN
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11:53 - Coinkite paper spam
21:33 - Camp Nakamoto
22:48 - StratumV2
24:38 - CLARITY loopholes
28:48 - HRF Story of the Week
32:13 - Boosts
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45:53 - Imagine If & Freedom Tech DC
47:33 - Economy data
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Private Broadcast May Reveal Sender IP Address in Bitcoin Core 31.0 https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/06/06/privatebroadcast-ip-leak/
Bitcoin Toggle Now Live on Square Register https://x.com/cashapp/status/2067374663160983885
Illinois Set to Begin Taxing Bitcoin https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/illinois-set-begin-taxing-bitcoin-172237413.html
Fed Ends Forward Guidance Era – Tea Leaves Back on the Menu https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/2067352890507972709
Robinhood to Cut 10% of Full-Time Workforce https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/robinhood-cut-10-its-full-time-workforce-2026-06-16/
China Developing AI-Powered Tools to Predict Dissent
Leaked documents revealed that Chinese technology company, Geedge Networks, is developing AI-powered tools aimed at predicting who might one day criticize the CCP. Working with MESA Lab, a regime-backed research lab, Geedge is reportedly building behavioral profiles of individuals based on their social media, location data, telecommunications, and online activity. AI models could then sift through profiles and spotlight those who might be a political risk. There is no evidence the technology is finalized or deployed, but if deployed, China’s surveillance system could become a tool to chill dissent before it ever begins. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Alby Hub v1.23.0 Release https://github.com/getAlby/hub/releases/tag/v1.23.0
Cove 1.3.0 Beta: Passkey Cloud Backup + Multi-Account Support https://x.com/covewallet/status/2066994714574778786
OpenAuspex Project Homepage https://www.openauspex.dev/
Bark Wallet Now Available on Umbrel https://blog.second.tech/bark-wallet-now-on-umbrel/
Enclavia: Six Hard Problems, One Solution https://enclavia.io/blog/six-hard-problems-one-solution/
Anthropic Expands Access to Fable and Mythos https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access
Trump Administration Backs Musk’s xAI in NAACP Data Center Lawsuit https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-backs-musks-xai-naacp-data-center-lawsuit-2026-06-16/
SpaceX to Buy Anysphere for $60 Billion https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/spacex-buy-anysphere-60-billion-2026-06-16/
Secret Elite Group Member List Leaked https://archive.ph/iM5ei
Midjourney Medical Blogpost https://www.midjourney.com/medical/blogpost
AI Subscription Subsidy Analysis https://x.com/semianalysis_/status/2064815044085318040
Elon Shares Anti-Drone Rifle Footage https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2066356709635866898
3:33 - Opening riff
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8:48 - Core 31.0 bug
11:33 - Illinois bitcoin tax
18:53 - Square pay with bitcoin
24:33 - Fed tea leaves
30:53 - Robinhood cuts employees
33:53 - HRF Story of the Week
36:53 - Shoutouts
39:43 - Software updates
52:08 - Fable and Mythos
1:03:13 - Trump backs Musk
1:08:38 - SpaceX buys Cursor
1:15:03 - CLARITY Act
1:18:03 - Secret society
1:23:28 - Midjourney medical
1:28:13 - AI subsidy analysis
1:31:43 - Drone shooting
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Keonne Rodriguez (Samourai dev) updates on prison transfer & furlough request https://x.com/keonne/status/2063959631383179277
Bark Ark Protocol Launches on Bitcoin Mainnet https://blog.second.tech/bark-now-on-bitcoin-mainnet/
Second Introduces Noah and Arké Bitcoin Ark Wallets https://blog.second.tech/introducing-noah-and-arke/
Signal: UK Surveillance Is Not Safety https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06-08-uk-surveillance-is-not-safety.pdf
Mullvad explains UK spyware proposal: mandatory real-time scanning & blocking on all devices https://x.com/mullvadnet/status/2064342870937509988
SimpleX Network Consortium Governance and Foundation Overview https://simplexnetwork.org/consortium.html
Pump.fun launches GO: bounty platform to pay anyone for any task https://x.com/pumpfun/status/2062557004829233504
Man tattoos forehead for $2,400 Pump.fun bounty (spells it wrong) https://x.com/discordiaclips/status/2063406281130398012
Strategy Announces Approval of STRC Semi-Monthly Dividends https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-approval-of-strc-semi-monthly-dividends_06-08-2026
Polymarket Cracks Down on VPN Users Amid Legal Pressure https://gizmodo.com/polymarket-cracks-down-on-vpn-users-as-legal-pressure-intensifies-in-dozens-of-countries-2000765379
Karpathy on Claude Fable 5: strong benchmarks but overly trigger-happy safeguards https://x.com/karpathy/status/2064409694761054332
Malware devs add WMD keywords to spyware to evade LLM scanners https://x.com/jsrailton/status/2064661778978533571
Anthropic Dario Pushes for Regulatory Moat https://darioamodei.com/post/policy-on-the-ai-exponential
HRF Freedom Tech in Oslo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcG_CJkT6A
Dark Wisp Android v1.0.0 Adds Private Interactions, Tor Routing, and NIP-A3 Payments https://github.com/barrydeen/dark-wisp-android/releases/tag/v1.0.0
Kickstr World Cup Game https://kickstr.einundzwanzig.dev/games/7ea5d40f-be37-4895-94cd-2adaf53f45ad
Bitaxe ESP-Miner v2.14.0 Release https://github.com/bitaxeorg/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.14.0
Ulendo: borderless calling via Nostr + Bitcoin without local SIM cards https://x.com/codamw/status/2063340269785784526
Microsoft Patches Record 206 Security Flaws https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/microsoft-patches-record-206-flaws.html
Milei proposes AI framework with "non-human corporations" & zero regulation https://x.com/trajektoriepl/status/2062594306670535130
Cuba Poised for Largest U.S. Fuel Shipment Since Cold War Embargo https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/cuba-poised-for-biggest-us-fuel-shipment-since-cold-war-embargo
3:33 - Guess who's back
12:13 - Dashboard
19:13 - Keonne update
22:43 - Bark
34:33 - UK surveillance
41:03 - Noah & Arké
47:01 - Simple Network Consortium
53:13 - Pumpfun
57:38 - STRC semi-monthly
1:07:33 - Polymarket VPN crackdown
1:11:23 - Fable
1:24:43 - WMD LLM keyword bypass
1:30:38 - Anthropic is too good
1:33:08 - HRF Oslo
1:33:58 - HRF Story of the Week
1:35:23 - Boosts
1:37:33 - Software updates
1:49:03 - Milei AI
1:51:48 - Cuba fuel
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Zcash Orchard vulnerability remediated after coordinated network upgrade https://zodl.com/orchard-vulnerability-successfully-remediated/
Trezor says TROPIC01 chip flaw does not put Safe 7 funds at risk https://trezor.io/blog/news/Trezor-response-TROPIC01-chip-disclosure-no-impact-to-your-funds
Blockchain Association publishes law-enforcement letter to Senate on CLARITY Act https://theblockchainassociation.org/posts/blockchain-association-letter-from-law-enforcement-to-senate-leadership
Treasury Goes After Iran Crypto https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0519
NPR: George Santos Kalshi insider trading investigation https://www.npr.org/2026/06/02/nx-s1-5843371/george-santos-kalshi-insider-trading-investigation
Polymarket Rules Incorrectly in Saylor Market https://x.com/willo2_Poly/status/2061640812132516321
HRF Oslo Freedom Forum https://www.youtube.com/user/OsloFreedomForum
Cashu tests first on-chain TEE mint for trust-minimized ecash https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9azf5pgt8k5tjq325xstfp5ue9z9h7nne0fnsv0nm7qlzauue8kg2y53mf
Core Lightning v26.06 release https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v26.06
Alby Hub v1.22.2 release https://github.com/getAlby/hub/releases/tag/v1.22.2
Sparrow Wallet 2.5.2 release https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.2
nostr-vpn v4.0.48 release https://github.com/mmalmi/nostr-vpn/releases/tag/v4.0.48
Tails 7.8.1 released https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_8_1/
3:33 - It's bearing
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17:13 - Zcash Orchard
28:33 - Saylor unfollows Parker
33:23 - Trezor chip vulnerability
38:03 - Blockchain Association Clarity Act
47:33 - Iran crypto
54:16 - George Santos Kalshi
57:58 - Polymarket error
1:07:08 - HRF Oslo
1:10:13 - Boosts
1:13:53 - Cashu
1:24:23 - Claude AGI noise
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Sentiment Analysis https://x.com/sullymichaelvan/status/2059646236966137982
Fidelity Glitch https://x.com/adi_baradwaj/status/2059422632215548143
NY legal complaint seeks title to 39,069 allegedly abandoned bitcoin wallets https://static1.squarespace.com/static/694884477ae7ad3f7b78981b/t/6a038dcea3e5b83386bf21a4/1778617806647/2026-05-01+%5B21%5D-%5B22%5D+Summons+%26+Amended+Complaint.pdf
Is it Shkreli? https://x.com/MartinShkreli/status/2059711308921028692
Former CIA officer accused of stealing $40M in gold bars and foreign currency https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/28/politics/former-cia-officer-public-money-theft
Texas app store age-verification law allowed to take effect for now https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/28/texas-apple-google-app-store-age-verification/
South Carolina social media law criticized as statewide age surveillance https://reclaimthenet.org/south-carolina-social-media-surveillance-law
Walz signs Minnesota bill adding social media protections for children https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/walz-signs-bill-enacting-social-media-guardrails-for-minnesota-children/
Developer Spotlight: Kurt Unger https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-kurt-unger
CFTC Approves Kalshi Perpetual BTC Future https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9240-26
North Korea | Dictatorship Implements Rice Price Controls
North Korea’s authoritarian regime is attempting to cap rice prices after a sharp food price surge, but the policy is making the shortage worse. According to Daily NK, the regime ordered local officials to stop street vendors from selling rice above a state-imposed ceiling. This action was in response to rice prices rising above 30,000 North Korean won ($33.33) per kilogram. Officials and undercover agents are now inspecting markets, checking sellers’ account books, and confiscating rice from those accused of charging too much. Traders are responding by pulling rice from public stalls and selling it privately from homes or other hidden locations. For North Koreans, the state’s actions make rice harder to find and more expensive. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Matching Hashes: Reproducing the Guix-built Bitcoin Core release binary with Nix https://b10c.me/projects/027-bitcoind-gunix-match/
ngit-cli v2.5.0 adds PR defaults, GRASP fallback handling, and checkout fixes https://github.com/DanConwayDev/ngit-cli/releases/tag/v2.5.0
Europa VPN Market https://europa.westernbtc.com/
Google employee charged with insider trading https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/google-employee-charged-insider-trading
Data broker location data used to target and kill U.S. troops https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/28/enemies-are-exploiting-unregulated-data-broker-location-data-to-target-and-kill-u-s-troops/
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37:48 - Fidelity glitch
42:48 - Abandoned wallets
48:53 - Texas age verification
56:33 - Drone warfare
1:04:48 - OpenSats dev spotlight
1:06:18 - CFTC Kalshi
1:10:48 - HRF Story of the Week
1:13:18 - Matching Hashes
1:15:23 - Zaps & Boosts
1:22:03 - Software updates
1:26:16 - Google insider trading
1:29:08 - Data brokers risk troops
1:33:03 - US constitution on the blockchain
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GitHub Discloses Security Breach via Poisoned VS Code Extensionhttps://x.com/github/status/2056949168208552080
Iran Launches Bitcoin-Powered Maritime Insurance Platform "Hormuz Safe"https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2056099986199232732
SpaceX Holds Nearly 19,000 BTC Valued at $1.29 Billionhttps://x.com/macroscope17/status/2057205538086117590
Trump Executed Over 3,700 Stock Trades in First Quarterhttps://x.com/infraa_/status/2055988212611645663
Trump Executive Order Expands Bank Secrecy Act Requirementshttps://www.therage.co/trump-executive-order-expands-bank-secrecy-act/
The U.S. Can’t Lose the Bitcoin Race to China https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/05/19/the-u-s-can-t-lose-the-bitcoin-race-to-china
Hodl Hodl Launches Lightning Trading on Mainnethttps://x.com/hodlhodl/status/2057111820268130576
Thailand | Cash Handout Expands State Digital Payments
Thailand’s regime approved the “Thai Help Thai Plus” scheme, a 175 billion baht relief program covering more than 43 million people. State welfare cardholders will receive 1,000 baht per month automatically, while 30 million others can register through the Pao Tang app for a 60/40 co-payment benefit worth up to 4,000 baht over four months. The funds can only be used at participating merchants between 6 am and 11 pm through the state-linked wallet app, and cash withdrawals are prohibited. The program may help households facing surging fuel and living costs, but it also deepens reliance on government-controlled digital payment infrastructure. When economic relief is tied to identification, apps, spending rules, and approved merchants, support can quickly become another layer of state control. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Sparrow Wallet 2.5.0 Released – Adds Silent Payments Supporthttps://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.5.0
Zeus LN v13.0.2 Released with RGS Improvements and Bug Fixeshttps://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v13.0.2
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Tando Enables Lightning Addresses for All Kenyan M-Pesa Phone Numbers https://x.com/tando_me/status/2054209322217808292
Top CEOs Including Musk, Cook, and Fink Join Trump on China Trip https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/2054551038632292610
Iran's Internet Blackout Enters 75th Day https://x.com/netblocks/status/2054469192271720950
Bitcoin User Recovers 5+ BTC from 11-Year-Old Wallet Using Claude AI https://x.com/cprkrn/status/2054586810475364536
Roman Sterlingov on Prison Abuse and the Erosion of Privacy
https://www.therage.co/the-people-and-the-machine/
Strive Announces Daily Dividends for $SATA Shareholders https://x.com/Strive/status/2054894518990700568
HRF’s AI Fund Supports 10 Innovative Projects for Human Rights
https://hrf.org/latest/hrfs-ai-fund-supports-10-innovative-projects/
Project Loupe: AI-Powered Vulnerability Scanner for Open-Source Bitcoin Projects https://x.com/ProjectLoupe/status/2054252211756994678
Frigate 1.5.0 Release - Enhances Silent Payments and Electrum Server https://github.com/sparrowwallet/frigate/releases/tag/1.5.0
LDK Server: Production-Grade Lightning Node Daemon Released https://x.com/lightningdevkit/status/2054231998458175553
JoinMarket-ng 0.29.0 Released - Major Updates & Fixes for CoinJoin Privacy Tool
https://github.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/releases/tag/0.29.0
Nostr Station Beta
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Keonne's Prison Appeal for Legal Debt Donations https://x.com/keonne/status/2052066547561070671
Bitcoin Core Discloses CVE-2024-52911 Remote Crash Vulnerability https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/05/05/disclose-cve-2024-52911/
Bisq Announces V1 Trade Protocol Exploit and Emergency Trading Halt https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgm3fvgfc7525a9mcnkpx5z0938av8ke30fmj4shxem7dvq7a3zccs5dsf8
Brian Armstrong Announces Coinbase 14% Staff Reduction for AI Efficiency https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/2051616759145185723
Strike Ships Bitcoin Lending Expansions and Remittance Features https://x.com/strike/status/2051404604647100902
Indonesia | Digital Payment System with China Established
China and Indonesia launched a cross‑border QR payment system connecting China’s major payment apps with Indonesia’s QRIS network, the country’s national digital payment standard, used by over 50 million people. At launch, the system supports Alipay and UnionPay (China’s dominant mobile payment platform and the national payment network, respectively), allowing travelers and residents from both countries to scan and pay across borders, with transactions settled directly in yuan and rupiah under a local currency settlement framework. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Coco v1 Stable – TypeScript Framework for Cashu Wallets https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrhsxmw57eve8xmf6wesc3x23nvva8dyqkwhg0qarllsxsvxpze6gmcct27
Divine, Vine reboot, launches https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs0pfq8frlp2avsfn4l6krkt5ssfqapemu8sr0fmn07f4fjpmd3zlc28vmpq
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Start9 RISC‑V Privacy Router https://router.start9.com/
South African Bitcoiners Under Attack https://propertyrightsdefense.org
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Iran Internet Blackout Reaches 55th Day - NetBlockshttps://x.com/netblocks/status/2047217589156245931
Palantir Shares 'The Technological Republic' Manifestohttps://x.com/palantirtech/status/2045574398573453312
Palantir Partners with USDA for American Farmershttps://x.com/palantirtech/status/2046907163038073051
Signal Announces Apple iOS Patch for Notification Bughttps://x.com/signalapp/status/2047070518776356996
US Admiral: Bitcoin Has “Incredible Potential” for National Securityhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsdur5mraa6e4y9ruw0yekq4r3d84danlyrq0l92lvgm63v3ylw72gh243yg
Tether Supports Freeze of More Than $344 Million in USD₮ in Coordination with OFAC and U.S. Law Enforcement https://tether.io/news/tether-supports-freeze-of-more-than-344-million-in-usdt-in-coordination-with-ofac-and-u-s-law-enforcement/
Scammers Offer Crypto 'Safe Passage' in Strait of Hormuz - Degenerate Newshttps://x.com/degeneratenews/status/2046559584307839410
Prediction: UBI Evolves to Social Credit UCI - @himgajriahttps://x.com/himgajria/status/2032255575539789829
Open Hardware for Open Money - OpenSats Bloghttps://opensats.org/blog/open-hardware-for-open-money
Russia | VPN and Digital Asset Crackdown Deepens Digital and Financial Control
The Russian regime is once again escalating control over both internet access and digital assets. Officials have ordered more than 20 major companies — including banks, retailers, and media outlets — to actively block users from accessing their platforms via virtual private network (VPN) services. To enforce the measures, officials handed companies a blacklist of prohibited VPNs along with instructions for detecting and blocking them. Firms that refuse to comply risk losing privileged regulatory status, including tax benefits and mandatory pre-installation on devices sold in Russia. Simultaneously, Russia’s central bank is pushing new rules requiring identity verification for digital asset traders using domestic platforms, which would make it harder for Russians to withdraw funds into self-custodial wallets without authoritarian state permission. Together, the measures tighten control over two of the last available avenues for digital and financial privacy in Russia. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Nunchuk Adds Coldcard HSM Support for Bitcoin Agentshttps://x.com/nunchuk_io/status/2046952168213840056
Mempool v3.3 Released with Advanced Bitcoin Featureshttps://x.com/mempool/status/2046578616453214646
Fedi Enables BTC Payments to Indian UPI QR Codeshttps://x.com/fedibtc/status/2043706877532307822
Wisp v1.0.0 Officially Launches on Google Play with Major Updateshttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqqqquvylwaussq3hleveu7hk9tk6sgf4jhh3x63nsgtsj00qn79g262yyp
QnA: Got It Working on Real Hardware Before Vegas (LFG!)https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvfcu924zerqmwux6uftfuhuz5lyqme3lrzmcjat8hrz4x6vwt9qc445tlt
Fold Launches Bitcoin Bonus Program for Employershttps://x.com/fold_app/status/2047335299588542957
Strike Expands Bitcoin Lending Access with Lower Minimumshttps://x.com/Strike/status/2046334859673530572
Bitcoiners: Pay Duty-Free with Bitcoin at Oslo Airporthttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgjm9svsml0uht4yapyn7ul26m5pyuvdg9x3zfnktwhkrzklec37cuawntt
Amazon Exposed for Secret Price Manipulation with Walmart, Levi's & Morehttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspxu86m3u52ndltew7t02cwt8y44hrwcwtadgu6l0fq07zj9ug27cctyu5c
Microsoft plans first-ever voluntary employee buyout for up to 7% of U.S. workforce https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html
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Strategy Funds $1B Bitcoin Buy with Preferred Shares https://x.com/business/status/2043703810611195923
Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions Using Hash Puzzles https://github.com/avihu28/Quantum-Safe-Bitcoin-Transactions/
Loud Shitcoiners Are Closeted Bitcoin Maximalists https://x.com/pledditor/status/2042814969599685003
Jeffrey Yan Builds Profitable Hyperliquid Exchange https://colossus.com/article/beyond-the-sky-jeffrey-yan-hyperliquid/
Iran | Regime Moves To Seize Assets as Internet Blackout Exceeds 1,000 Hours
In Iran, the regime has ordered the identification and seizure of assets of more than 100 citizens living abroad, including freezing their bank accounts. Those targeted reportedly include journalists, media workers, public figures, and other Iranians accused of supporting opposition groups from outside the country. The move comes as Iran’s regime-imposed internet blackout stretches beyond 43 days, leaving millions unable to access independent information and largely cut off from the outside world. FinancialFreedomReport.org
HAMSTR Adds Reticulum LoRa Mesh Networking for Offline Nostr & Zaps https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsp2g2v9m4qhl3d4cfcfav8waahz7lck5x5l6g9529tr4v9fra33hq5ggld5
Tether Launches Self-Custodial Tether Wallet https://tether.io/news/tether-launches-tether-wallet-the-peoples-wallet-extending-its-global-financial-infrastructure-directly-to-billions-of-users-left-behind-by-the-traditional-financial-system/
wisp zaps for normies https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqqqzvswtnzrmt8arjj5tnwd8hju4xsfryvp5tqg0xn704g25nmysxm56fl (https://wisp.mobile)
nspam nostr spam mitigation https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqqqxe0syg6s2m350g6anzaqev37wcnd0d52s7ye9r8vnrg0vd04s3y9t77
TBPN Vanishes from Feeds After OpenAI Acquisition https://x.com/stevehou/status/2045049746121801899
Bitcoin Scholars Fund Launches Tax Credit for K-12 BTC Education https://x.com/BitcoinScholars/status/2044460767479828540
Vegas Beefsteak https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrpawuq8n6h2kj79x6h3wgs3k2etsyk6w3jsn9c7p032q9c2gysngwhq4j7
US Secures Indonesia Defense Partnership for Malacca Strait https://x.com/warclandestine/status/2043829296117231780
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Iran Proposes Bitcoin Oil Toll https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-wants-bitcoin-payments-oil-142809623.html + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2k4fh032uxuhnmh5r7s6ra3cx4tczkhhc9tt4yuqu3xfl2juxx7skudrk5
France Repatriates Gold Reserves https://x.com/clashreport/status/2041076906280309046
Bitcoin ETF Fastest to $100B https://x.com/mtanguma/status/2041865673110962555
Square Phases Bitcoin Payments https://x.com/milessuter/status/2040154587232182565
Salvadoran Bitcoin Students Join Mempool https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqcfhdguz5x4hy6zhhur3f72nvjypw4an9ln7lcs0rek6cl5arxgc4rdqj5
Strike updates https://x.com/Strike/status/2041273272587686035
OpenSats 16th Nostr Grants https://opensats.org/blog/sixteenth-wave-of-nostr-grants
Russia | Banks to Use State Messenger for Transaction Verification
Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development is drafting legislation that would require banks to confirm customer financial operations through Max, a Kremlin-controlled messaging app. In practice, instead of confirming transactions within their banking app (or via SMS), users would receive a message in the Max app and must approve the action there to complete it. The proposal applies to undefined “significant” actions, granting officials broad discretion over which financial activities require approval. This would insert state-run app verification into everyday banking. And if Max goes down, significant financial activity may stop entirely. FinancialFreedomReport.org
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Nunchuk CLI for AI Agents https://x.com/nunchuk_io/status/2041878908547821872
Iran Blackout Day 41 https://x.com/netblocks/status/2042140068509290961
Bitchat iOS banned in China, Bitchat android hits 3.2M installs https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8k3n72knrtm3nvz5vqp4cm9dctxtuc627zz8kttxvqssnl7z60mqfj4rr7 + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspne9a0e40ulra9uhvht6mdgad40m63w3xr6h6tuh77rsthue0nlgg66x3y
Google AI Finance Global Launch https://x.com/thefox/status/2041910855479259400
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Iran Imposes Yuan & Crypto Tolls on Ships in Strait of Hormuzhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/strait-of-hormuz-ships-paying-iran-yuan-and-crypto-tolls-for-safe-passage
Oracle Cuts Thousands of Jobs Amid Rampant AI Spendinghttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/oracle-layoffs-ai-spending.html
SHRIMPS: New 2.5KB Multi-Device Post-Quantum Signatureshttps://x.com/n1ckler/status/2038695067754328095
Russia | Record Bank Withdrawals as Surveillance and Account Freezes Surge
Russian residents withdrew over 1.6 trillion rubles ($19.7 billion) from banks in January, mainly due to declining trust in the state-controlled financial system. This exodus follows a significant change in banking oversight, as the central bank doubled the number of suspicious activity indicators, the digital signals that automatically trigger account freezes. Allegedly aimed at preventing fraud, these new criteria temporarily blocked as many as three million bank accounts and cards in early January. To tighten its grip, the Interior Ministry proposed capping cash withdrawals at 50,000 rubles ($615) for flagged accounts, while a $10,000 lifetime limit on foreign currency withdrawals was recently extended through Sept. 9. All these regulations reinforce the digital limitations on Russian savers, making physical cash one of their few remaining protections against state overreach. FinancialFreedomReport.org
StartOS v0.4.0-beta Major Rewrite & UI Overhaul Releasedhttps://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os/releases
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Cypher Box 0.0.8: Progressive Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet on TestFlighthttps://x.com/cypher_box/status/2038301929395179759
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LiteLLM PyPI Supply Chain Attack, https://x.com/karpathy/status/2036487306585268612
Bitcoin Canary in .bashrc for Compromise Detection, https://x.com/johnloeber/status/2036531640676262187
Bitcoin De Minimis Exemption Briefing Success, https://x.com/BitcoinConner/status/2037232127457046999
Coinbase flips,
https://x.com/TFTC21/status/2037582035787935800?s=20
Kentucky Drops Hardware Wallet Backdoor Bill, https://x.com/BitcoinConner/status/2036941260146053555
Clarity Bill update https://x.com/BitcoinConner/status/2037581084322390041
Coinbase launches "bitcoin mortgages" https://x.com/coinbase/status/2037146481300279410
OpenSats Report on Nostr Relay Advancements, https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-nostr-relays
Uganda | Regime Freezes Bank Accounts of Major NGOs
The Museveni regime has frozen the bank accounts of several leading human rights organizations, escalating the financial repression of civil society. Uganda’s Financial Intelligence Authority, responsible for monitoring money laundering, froze both institutional and personal accounts to investigate funding received from abroad. Organizations impacted include Chapter Four Uganda, the African Institute for Investigative Journalism, and the Agora Centre for Research, which was co-founded by 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum speaker Agather Atuhaire. FinancialFreedomReport.org
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Fold Bitcoin Credit Card Launch, https://x.com/fold_app/status/2037232752722956657
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COLDCARD Firmware 6.5 Adds MuSig2 Support, https://x.com/COLDCARDwallet/status/2036830284214399462
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Kentucky Amendment Threatens Bitcoin Self-Custody: Hardware Wallets Forced to Reset Seed Phraseshttps://x.com/bitcoinpolicy/status/2034702487995768878
Super Micro Co-Founder Arrested for Smuggling $2.5B NVIDIA GPUs to Chinahttps://x.com/ns123abc/status/2034788101491425570
Strike Line of Credit Expands to 21 States https://x.com/Strike/status/2034742450732908607
Primal 3.0 Live: New Wallet, Polls, GIFs - https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsftt6ws6s0dcgev6uz7mkxvl7gw5v3349gd6t2x0scwwyg6jj48mcatwnue
Asia | States Ration Energy as Fuel Prices Surge
As the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to shipping amid conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States, governments across Asia are rushing to reduce energy use as fuel prices climb and supply issues strain economies reliant on Middle Eastern oil. Bangladesh has limited the supply of fuel and closed universities to save electricity. Pakistan shut schools and shifted services online, while the Philippines adopted a four-day workweek for some government offices. Vietnam and Thailand are promoting remote work, and South Korea has set a fuel price cap for the first time in nearly three decades. As we saw after the outbreak of COVID, authoritarian regimes often exploit macroeconomic crises to expand and cement their control. https://FinancialFreedomReport.org
Index: Paid API Directory for AI Agentshttps://402index.io/
Boltz Introduces Non-Custodial USDT Swaps from Lightning Sats to Stablecoinshttps://blog.boltz.exchange/p/introducing-usdt-swaps-from-sats
Nostr-VPN: Open-Source VPN Project Shared on Nostrhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgy97p3mk7q3nvqwy0l2snmdungssw220qrasr4yfhlrudsxjs3aqle4ltj
DoorDash Launches Dasher Tasks for General Paid Workhttps://x.com/andyfang/status/2034725410462998964French
Pokémon Go Creator’s Ties to In-Q-Tel, Keyhole Inc, and Google Earthhttps://x.com/JasonBassler1/status/2034289920165241295
Aircraft Carrier Position Leaked via Strava Fitness Apphttps://x.com/jsrailton/status/2034721758004064592402
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Coinbase Allegedly Lobbying Against Bitcoin De Minimis Tax Exemptionhttps://x.com/martybent/status/2031770369871253664
COLDCARD Mk5 Hardware Wallet Announcementhttps://x.com/coldcardwallet/status/2031356036356149746
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U.S. Treasury Acknowledges Legitimate Privacy Uses for Crypto Mixershttps://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/09/u-s-treasury-signals-shift-on-crypto-mixers-acknowledges-legitimate-privacy-uses
DOJ Plans Retrial of Roman Storm in Tornado Cash Casehttps://x.com/amandatums/status/2031176790484374012
White House Account Run by Former Army Psychological Warfare Specialisthttps://x.com/allblackgat/status/2030124827831402863
Turkey | Crackdown on Currency Exchange
Turkish officials have stepped up their enforcement of unregistered foreign currency exchanges in major cities and tourist areas. Since 2018, officials have suspended the operations of 859 unlicensed businesses. The crackdown comes as many people in Turkey increasingly seek other currencies to protect their savings from inflation and the long-term decline of the Turkish lira. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Bitcoin Core Merges Cluster Mempool for Improved Efficiencyhttps://x.com/ducatstable/status/2030010651427631188
Zaprite API Resource for Bitcoin Payments Integrationhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsg0ttfrf7s7l3quh2j6u7kkmtaxpvrxay4qgkvs27lk3vaa468n6ssqsvh2
Manent v1.0.0: Encrypted Nostr-Based Note-Taking App Launchhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs96300c4kaq5jwtrfffhd4utvr3t6tp2n662vpc882g9445hqgqhcmne7ry
Bitcoin 2026 Developer Workshop Proposal Repositoryhttps://github.com/BTCMedia/Bitcoin2026-DEV-TAKEOVER
NATO Testing AI-Powered Cockroach Spy Droneshttps://x.com/rowancheung/status/2031765919018733721
Anthropic Subsidizing Claude Code Compute Costshttps://x.com/bearlyai/status/2030051147264970893
Sats Invaders: Bitcoin-Paid Arcade Shooting Gamehttps://satsinvaders.com
Citadel Wire: High Signal News with Live Market Datahttps://citadelwire.com
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U.S. Government Contractor Arrested for Stealing $46M from U.S. Marshals Service — https://x.com/fbidirectorkash/status/2029574256959389933
Polymarket Prediction Market: Next Supreme Leader of Iran — https://polymarket.com/event/who-will-be-next-supreme-leader-of-iran-515
X Sharing User Data with Israel via Au10tix Verification — https://x.com/isfjmocha/status/2028407560382841305
GrapheneOS Partners with Motorola for Privacy-Focused Devices — https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsykcl7urukyh4g3s56rhlwthmyu66ggm9zr9q2sunjengtnug5geqx7ww3f
STRIKE Now Available in NY, Rolls Out Line of Credit Product
Bitwise Donates $233K to Bitcoin Open-Source Developers — https://x.com/bitwise/status/2029245847620530531
Gabon | Government Suspends Social Media Access Nationwide
Last week, officials in Gabon suspended access to social media platforms indefinitely. To justify the suspension, the country’s telecommunications agency said it observed “content that undermines human dignity, the country’s institutions, and national security” on digital platforms, but independent voices condemned the action as an obvious crackdown on dissent. Users of TikTok and Meta’s platforms, including Facebook and WhatsApp, reported widespread disruptions beginning Wednesday, Feb. 18, which have widely disrupted people’s ability to communicate. Freedom tech like Bitchat, which provides offline messaging capabilities, and Nostr, a protocol for decentralized, censorship-resistant communication, will continue to play important roles in preserving speech, expression, and communication as authoritarian regimes increasingly restrict internet freedom. FinancialFreedomReport.org
Stealth: Private Bitcoin Wallet Privacy Auditor Tool — https://x.com/brenorb/status/2028897371749269890
Cake Wallet Launches Lightning Network Integration — https://x.com/cakewallet/status/2028531059160182943
Tailrelay: Simplified Start9 Access via Tailscale — https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9wqhks48fhvxz7j4ngl9mxgsqyempy7g2ywl4kn4km79shzuqulgsn4j65
YakiHonne Update: Scheduled Notes and New Features — https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsruj5rf9s6rqpzdvpsyc2end2jtn3hyqe8s8ggwld3pmn397r63nqm3p3rn
Wisp: New Android Nostr Client in Beta — https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsddm6payrqvnultvp6n7ck69jwax74e3f7y3278qnhutdu33amxpc5rm3ze
A Unified Command-Line Tool for All Google Workspace APIs, Built for Humans and AI Agents — https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli
OpenClaw Surpasses React in GitHub Stars — https://x.com/openclaw/status/2028347703621464481
AI Agents Prefer Bitcoin: Research on Monetary Preferences — https://moneyforai.org
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• Zoom scam https://therecord.media/north-korean-hackers-targeted-crypto-exec-clickfix
• Numo – Bitcoin Tap-to-Pay POS App for Android (Lightning & Ecash, Zero Fees)https://numopay.org/
• Mail Mike: AI Agent with Bitcoin Lightning Wallet – Prompt Injection Bounty Challengehttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9jsvekaswngjd3nxldz832nm2ddmjjrlhk7hddzh8luv2rf3gprcdap9fa
• FIPS: Free Internetworking Peering System – Nostr Keypair Mesh Networking Protocolhttps://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvd3nzk5p92fzp9z7p34m50039dwee0aemrvk9cl2jpng3kawsz0q6wuh7w
• Russia to Scale Internet Filtering with AI
Roskomnadzor, Russia's internet regulator, is building an AI-powered censorship system with a 2.27 billion ruble ($29 million) budget. According to analysts, the system will use AI to instantly block mirror sites hosting banned content and, more ominously, to identify the people creating those mirrors. The move would further restrict the space for dissent and independent online information in Russia. FinancialFreedomReport.org
• Large-scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs (arXiv Paper)https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16800
• Anthropic Exposes Industrial-Scale Distillation Attacks on Claude by DeepSeek, Moonshot AI & MiniMaxhttps://x.com/anthropicai/status/2025997928242811253
• Man Accidentally Gains Control of 7,000 Robot Vacuums (DJI Romo Security Bug)https://www.popsci.com/technology/robot-vacuum-army/
• The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis – AI-Driven White-Collar Job Displacement Thought Experimenthttps://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic
• US Strike on Mexico By…? (Polymarket Prediction Market)https://polymarket.com/event/us-strike-on-mexico-by
• RFK Jr. (Sec. Kennedy): Pesticides Are Toxic by Design – Supporting Trump’s Regenerative Agriculture Transitionhttps://x.com/seckennedy/status/2025760500793909389
• Rep. Thomas Massie: End Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Spraying on Wheathttps://xcancel.com/repthomasmassie/status/2025932814533697629
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