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256 Foundation Telehash happening now. Catch it live here: https://www.youtube.com/live/YDU4zlYpTj8

You can now use your npub as the username in your miner settings and the HashDash will link to your Nostr account in a tooltip where you can see all your workers. Check it out at https://dash.256f.org/ and point your hash there to support the 256 Foundation.

9 days to go until the Telehash, the BItcoin mining fundraiser built on open-source. Will be tough to beat last year with the solo block find but we are up to the challenge and we're bringing everything the 256 Foundation has built over the last year to showcase the power of open-source Bitcoin mining. D++ built this amazing hashdash and you can start helping us stress test Hydra Pool (our open-source mining pool) now at https://dash.256f.org/

The final moments of Keonne Rodriguez's freedom as he walks into the federal prison where he was sentenced to serve 5-years. The SDNY has ripped a substantial leader from the Bitcoin industry & more importantly ripped a husband away from his wife & family. #pardonsamourai now. 📝 c1d86a0c…

Tonight is Keonne's last night with his family, he will report to prison tomorrow for building Samourai Wallet. We will continue fighting for a pardon for him & Bill. The petition has gained some traction & we only need about 1,500 more signatures to reach the 10k milestone. Please keep signing & sharing the petition to pardon Samourai, every signature helps. change.org/billandkeonne

Keonne talks about the power of open-source code & the Ashigaru project. Sign & share the petition to #pardonsamourai at https://change.org/billandkeonne Catch the full recording with @BTC Sessions here: https://www.youtube.com/live/HNfeIdeIyhY

The State wants total transparency into your personal finances & they will deploy the full force of their violence to stop anyone who stands in their way. Even if they didn't break any laws, like Samourai Wallet. Send a clear signal to Donald Trump that privacy is a human right & you want him to #pardonsamourai ✍️ sign & share the petition here: http://change.org/billandkeonne Listen to the full episode with Watchman Privacy here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UcbFSF7fWn8

The hosts of Liberty Round Table spoke with Keonne & they can see the government corruption in the Samourai Wallet case from a mile away. Software developers should not be going to prison for other people's actions! Send a message to Donald Trump to #pardonsamourai ✍️ sign & share this petition today! http://change.org/billandkeonne Watch the full interview here: https://libertyroundtable.com/podcast/lrt-videos/episode/…

🙏 A message of gratitude from the Samourai Wallet developers' families. Every contribution you make is having a direct & meaningful impact on their lives in these dark hours. Please continue providing your generous support to their official fundraiser: https://givesendgo.com/billandkeonne

When a federal prosecutor, in their dry monotone voice, reads your shitpost aloud in a courtroom to a district judge... it just hits different. All jokes aside, help us reach 100k signatures to #pardonsamourai at http://change.org/billandkeonne

There are no privacy guarantees with Bitcoin, that's a problem for p2p electronic cash. Samourai Wallet's CoinJoin implementation made it possible for Bitcoin users to have similar anonymity as cash users. And for that, the devs were sentenced to 4 & 5 years in prison. Catch the full recording here: https://bitcointv.com/w/hpABC55wRiVgQjSQgHNATq We are going for 100k signatures on the petition to #pardonsamourai Help us get there today: change.org/billandkeonne

So close to 3,000 signatures, help us get there by signing & sharing this petition to #pardonsamourai https://change.org/billandkeonne Despite circulating rumors, signing with an alias & disposable email is 100% acceptable & does not "contribute to a fraudulent petition". Change[.]org themselves encourage the use of pseudonyms for privacy-minded individuals: https://help.change.org/en_US/my-account/usernamepolicy Also, of you want to financially support the developers' families, use the GiveSendGo donation link: https://www.givesendgo.com/billandkeonne

We got ~100 signatures in the last 24hrs for a total over 2,600! Please help us reach our 100k signature goal by signing & sharing to #pardonsamourai https://change.org/billandkeonne Unbelievable that this even needs to be said but the deranged basement dwellers are circulating rumors: Signing with an alias & disposable email is 100% acceptable & does not dilute the validity of the petition. Change[.]org themselves encourage the use of pseudonyms for privacy-minded individuals: https://help.change.org/en_US/my-account/usernamepolicy

The trajectory toward criminalizing self-custody is clear, taking down Samourai Wallet was one step on the road to 6102 v2. Change the trajectory now: Help us reach 100k signatures to #pardonsamourai at http://change.org/billandkeonne

Conspiracy charges are the government's best friend because they don't need any evidence of the actual underlying crime taking place. Put a stop to abuse: Help us reach 100k signatures to #pardonsamourai at https://change.org/billandkeonne

This is not soliciting to criminals. Even if it was, the supreme court has ruled that is not a crime.

Listen to what its like living through a militarized pre-dawn raid in this Twitter Spaces between Janice Elizabeth McAfee & Keonne Rodriguez... all this for writing code. Take action today: Help us reach 100k signatures to #pardonsamourai at http://change.org/billandkeonne

Code = Conspiracy to commit money laundering according to federal prosecutors. Do you still think this could never happen to you for your software project? Stand up & help us reach 100k signatures to #pardonsamourai at http://change.org/billandkeonne

Samourai Wallet's conspiracy was that they knew criminals could use their software, not that they knew of any specific illicit use. Think about the implications of such a legal theory, such broad language implicates every software developer, miner, & node operator.

What do guns, Toyotas, & Excel spreadsheets have in common? The executives don't go to prison when crimes are committed with any of those tools. This Bitcoin wallet is a different story. Meet the developer sentenced to 5-years in prison + $250k fine for his code.