Billybs
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Billybs
@billybsnet
I do what I cannot, to learn what I cannot do. I’m a Systems Engineer, father, son, husband, and passionate Bitcoiner. #Bitcoin
Se unió Eylül 2022
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A crime ring out of Tennessee was just busted for running wrench attacks on bitcoin holders across California, San Francisco, Sunnyvale, San Jose, and Los Angeles.
They hacked into victims' DoorDash and UberEats accounts to figure out where they lived, then showed up posing as delivery drivers. Once inside, they zip-tied and duct-taped victims at gunpoint while a remote operator, using a voice modulator, directed them through draining the wallets.
In one case they stole $13 million. In another, when the victim's wallet didn't show the amount the attackers expected, the voice on the phone ordered them to cut off the victim's fingers until he revealed the "real" account.
A duress wallet won't necessarily save you. These attackers came in with specific intel about how much their targets held. If the number they see doesn't match the number they expect, the situation escalates. Physical attacks on bitcoin holders jumped 75% in 2025, with confirmed losses topping $40 million.
A few things worth thinking about if you hold any meaningful amount of bitcoin.
Don't talk about how much you hold. Not online, not at meetups, not to friends of friends. Operational security starts with not making yourself a target in the first place.
Be skeptical of unexpected deliveries. This ring used real food delivery apps to build trust before showing up at the door.
Multisig and time-locked transactions are worth looking into, not just for security against hackers, but because they make it physically impossible to hand over funds under duress. If the coins literally can't move for 48 hours, there's no point in holding someone at gunpoint.
Self-custody is a responsibility. The tradeoff for being your own bank is that you're also your own security team.

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A friend of mine turned me on to this.. very good app.
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I shouldn’t have found this on stacker.news. This needs to be spread everywhere!
Well done!
stacker.news/items/1460928
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@BitcoinRachy Geez that’s gloomy… why the Corolla? 5BTC should allow for the 911 with a long enough time horizon!
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Imagine you had to choose your life at age 40:
Option A:
Single. No kids.
100 BTC in cold storage.
A penthouse in Miami.
Your own business run your way.
A Porsche 911.
You check Bitcoin before bed, and wake up to total silence.
Option B:
Married. 3 kids.
5 BTC locked away for the family.
House in the suburbs.
A job you truly love.
A Toyota Corolla
You explain Bitcoin at the dinner table and tuck your kids in at night.
Be honest, which life are you choosing?
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@MaginusBrute @SenSanders You have provided a valuable service my friend. A wonderful canvas to express ones self on!
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@BitcoinRachy My pet rock and your pet rock are equal, but not the same!
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This is a remarkable Dunning Kruger test on Ai.
Sen. Bernie Sanders@SenSanders
I spoke to Anthropic’s AI agent Claude about AI collecting massive amounts of personal data and how that information is being used to violate our privacy rights. What an AI agent says about the dangers of AI is shocking and should wake us up.
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@theradaman I was going to do the same thing, but I realized you can keep your 401k (let the company contribute) and roll it over to an @unchained bitcoin Roth IRA. This is my strategy.
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@saylordocs “What is Money?”
I’ll take “That was easy for $200, Alex!”
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@WalkerAmerica Can we even call this speech? What the hell is he saying? Must have a 🐸 in his throat!
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