Teresa Martin

"We don't care @ race, creed, color - we're gonna help. That's how we do it in Texas." ~ interviewee/volunteer #TexasStrong

I've been educating in Bitcoin for 10 years. Here's what's next... Join me. @SovereignSessions?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@SovereignSess…

You know you’ve made it when you keep stacking to go serve others. 🙏 Stay humble, stack sats. @HRF @gladstein @NakamotoInst @bitstein @ProductionReady @CarryTheLoad @Mercury1Charity @everyorphan @SamaritansPurse @TexansOnMission

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Twice a year, in the spring and fall, we plan to highlight a focus area where we would like to see strong proposals. This spring, the focus is on privacy at Bitcoin's base layer. opensats.org/blog/call-for-…

@ryanmckeen They seriously need to get their a/p team in order.

Law firm technology spend grew 9.7% last year. Fastest growth the industry has ever seen. The question is not whether to invest in tech. It is where. I bet this number is 15% year over year in 2026. thomsonreuters.com/en/press-relea…

The crazy thing is that the Schrödinger's paradox goes even deeper in the Samourai Wallet case... Prosecutors initially argued that Samourai Wallet committed conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business under 18 USC 1960(b)(1)(B) failing to register and 1960(b)(1)(C) knowingly transmitting illicit funds. But then defense attorneys pointed out that the federal regulator in charge of registering money transmitting businesses and issuing licenses (FinCEN) had told prosecutors explicitly that Samourai Wallet was NOT a money transmitting business because they didn't take custody of the end-user's bitcoin and therefore they had no obligation to seek a license or get registered. Prosecutors responded by altering the indictment and removed the allegation related to 1960(b)(1)(B) but doubled down on the 1960(b)(1)(C) allegation. Thereby making Samourai Wallet simultaneously an unlicensed money transmitting business and not an unlicensed money transmitting business depending on which subsection of the SAME statute prosecutors were looking at.

Code is not a crime. #freesamurai #pardonsamurai

freesamourai.com has undergone a massive upgrade. Check it out and learn more about Bill & Keonne and the story behind how the SDNY locked away non-custodial wallet developers for writing code that worked too well.

This — is a Free Speech matter.

@Excellion (B). Placement reinforces the “A” in Aqua; better conveys something secured, than does the partial depiction in (A). B stands better on its own, while A might serve a mining, gas, engine, ignition, rocket type company.

Meet @jimmysong and @jratcliff from #ProductionReady in the Open Source Hub at Bitcoin 2026. Let’s talk about Bitcoin development. Signed books, stickers, and swag are available while supplies last!

⏰The time is here to incorporate to client on-boarding some form of guidance as to what to expect -in the legal relationship -in the given situation -AND: how to manage their own (supplemental?) use of AI reg case elements & anything received from opp side - bc of (AI foibles).

In the M&A-Law world, I am facing a major challenge: Clients, buyers, sellers, and even opposing counsel are taking advice from AI Systems. Last week, a client sent an LOI that was exceedingly standard and a very favorable offer for the seller. The seller ran it through ChatGPT, and it told the seller that it was a bad deal, including that the seller should not agree to a non-compete (very standard). The seller sent an email with all of the ChatGPT-flagged issues list and terminated discussions. It is not just sellers, but my clients are sending me AI-generated lists, and I have to try to convince them that AI is off-base (or lacking nuance) and that my opinion is right. I find myself defending myself from their AI tools. AI (in its current form) is like a person you meet at a dinner party who talks loudly and confidently, but upon scrutiny lacks nuance or strategic understanding. This results in bad outcomes for many people, including the seller who rejected a great LOI offer. AI can be a great tool for people who already know a lot about a topic, but very damaging to people who use it for something they do not know about. It is also eating up a lot of legal time to run through issues lists, which are quickly written by low-cost AI.

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@BTCsessions @JoinHorizon Saw them at @bitblockboom. @ArchLending there, too. 🤔Have you done a comparison for scenarios when to choose the loan route vs the home equity path?

@kellytx2 I know that stretch of caliche hillsides well. Safe travels.

Just wrapped up the drive from Midland to south Texas. You start out in the Permian with nothing but pump jacks nodding like they’re agreeing with your Spotify playlist, oil rigs glowing golden at sunrise, and that endless West Texas sky that makes you feel tiny in the best way. Then somewhere past Sonora the land starts rolling, the mesquite gets thicker, and suddenly you’re chasing Hill Country hills with live oaks that look like they’ve been standing guard since the Alamo. Windows up, AC fighting the 90°+ heat, watching the landscape shift from flat desert drama to green South Texas beauty. Stopped in Junction like a true Texan before making the turn onto I-10E. Waiting on Buc-ee’s to open in the area. There’s something about these drives that resets you. Not traffic (although there always traffic), just big country, good thoughts, and the quiet promise that home is waiting at the end. Anyone love a road trip?

Community support just got an upgrade:

@mollycodl 👋 -Frisco mtup co-founder -Advise btc biz -Writer/Editor for B authors Do you have @AccessTribe?

There are more women in Bitcoin than you think. I've been curating a list of Bitcoin Baddies and I want to make sure I'm not missing anyone. Tag your favourite lady below — or drop yourself in the comments. Doesn't matter if you just learned about Bitcoin today or you're leading the way. Show yourself. 🧡

I’ve worked across several AmLaw 50 firms and now run my own firm. This is why associates don’t hit their hours (and why people generally fail in any workplace). Associates don’t hit their hours for a wide variety of reasons that fall into three categories: 1. They don’t know what to do. They lack training on how and what to bill (resulting in underbilling) or haven’t figured out how to navigate their firm’s system to build relationships and secure steady work. 2. They are not capable. This is mainly because there is not enough work in the firm or they have work ethic issues. 3. They don’t want to do it. Sometimes their short-term objectives don’t align with the firm’s, they are on their way out, or they are being defiant. Most of the time, it’s some combination of these three. It’s definitely not a simple product of laziness or inefficiency. In fact, most associates are rational and good people who were lifetime high achievers with Type A personalities. The #1 reason… by a mile… is that the firm doesn’t have enough work, and that’s completely beyond their control.

Acting AG Todd Blanche was asked at Bitcoin Vegas about the fear that developers may face prosecution merely for writing code. His answer: “The basic principle is that if you are developing software, if you are a coder, if you are part of that process and you are not the third-party user, and you are not helping and knowing the third party is using what you developed to commit crimes, you are not going to be investigated and not going to be charged.” That is a better message than developers have heard from DOJ in recent years. No one is asking for immunity for people who knowingly join crimes. But the real question is where DOJ draws the line between publishing noncustodial software and “helping” or "knowing" about a bad user. That is why @LewellenMichael sued DOJ. He wants to publish noncustodial software without risking felony prosecution as an unlicensed money transmitter. DOJ asked the district court to dismiss his case, arguing that he does not face a credible threat of enforcement. The court agreed, relying in part on DOJ’s recent policy memo, which was also written by AG Blanche. Blanche’s remarks today show why that is not enough. DOJ is publicly acknowledging that developers are still sleeping with one eye open. At the same time, DOJ is telling the courts that Lewellen should not be allowed to ask for legal clarity because there is no credible threat. If the law is so clear why are devs sleeping with one eye open? If the law is so clear why fight to have the case dismissed? What counts as “helping”? What counts as “knowing”? Does maintaining code count? Writing docs? Running a website? Earning a fee? Developers should not have to guess how a future prosecutor will answer those questions. The Blanche memo and his Vegas remarks are welcome. But enforcement posture is not legal clarity. The Fifth Circuit should reverse and let Lewellen’s case proceed.

If you want something to happen, get on your knees and pray. God can work a miracle. Ask him in earnest.