Decentra Suze

🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: The BBC cannot be held accountable for misinformation. No right to appeal, no transparency, and the regulator is just another dead end. For those following the case, here’s an analysis of the BBC’s Stage 2 response, highlighting systemic flaws in how they address inaccuracies: 1/ Conflict of Interest Not Addressed Flaw: BBC failed to disclose Alex de Vries' affiliation with the Dutch Central Bank, which has a vested interest in undermining Bitcoin. Impact: Readers lack full context to assess de Vries' credibility. 2/Reliance on a Discredited Source Flaw: Heavily relied on Alex de Vries' commentary, which has been debunked in peer-reviewed critiques. Impact: Treated de Vries' work as credible research, perpetuating misinformation. 3/ Failure to Independently Fact-Check Flaw: Cited similar reporting from other outlets, neglecting their responsibility as a public broadcaster to verify claims independently. Impact: Undermines the BBC’s editorial standards and trustworthiness. 4/ Freedom of Information Request - Refusal Flaw: Refused to disclose the fact-checking process under the FOI Act. Impact: Lacks transparency, raising concerns about their editorial process. 5/ Inadequate Responses to Evidence Flaw: Avoided addressing detailed rebuttals from the Digital Asset Research Institute (@dari_org). Key Issues Ignored: -Misrepresentation of Bitcoin’s energy metrics. -Failure to consider efficiencies from the Lightning Network. -Overreliance on outdated methodologies. -Exclusion of peer-reviewed studies on Bitcoin’s benefits. Impact: Demonstrates a lack of impartiality. 6/ Breach of Editorial Standards The BBC violated their own guidelines in three areas: Accuracy: Relied on discredited sources without fact-checking. Impartiality: Omitted conflicts of interest and rebuttals, creating bias. Transparency: Refused to disclose their fact-checking process. 7/ Avoidance of Accountability Flaw: Avoided engaging with evidence and arguments presented in Stage 1 & 2 complaints. Impact: Resistance to accountability makes it difficult to challenge inaccuracies. Summary of the Process Challenges The BBC’s reliance on flawed justifications, refusal to address rebuttals, and lack of transparency demonstrate systemic shortcomings: 1. Failed to retract or correct misleading content. 2. Ignored conflicts of interest. 3. Failed to adhere to accuracy, impartiality, and transparency standards. Full Stage 2 response attached. Pages 1-4 are in this tweet. The final page (5) is in the tweet below. This process began on 5 December 2023, and over a year later, we are here with no resolution. This is a clear institutional failure undermining public trust in a taxpayer-funded organisation. The BBC must be held accountable for inaccuracies in their reporting. The @BBC must be defunded.

Build your P2P network before you need it! Not after. Great panel at @BTCPrague with @DecentraSuze, @girlgone_crypto, @efenigson, and @V4BTC 👇

A @GoFundMe campaign raised more than £55,000 for a Gaza family trying to escape the war. Most of the money raised never reached them. Banking rules and sanctions prevent direct payouts in Gaza, so the funds had to go through an intermediary. When that arrangement collapsed, the family was left without the support raised for them. Bitcoin platforms like Agora and Geyser send funds directly to recipients’ own wallets, using community verification instead of giving control to a single intermediary. Read how these tools are helping people in crisis. My latest piece in Forbes featuring @SoapboxTech @geyserfund @ODFoundation @HRF. forbes.com/sites/digital-…

Its not everyday your whole team comes together to celebrate 45 bitcoin accepting businesses on a small island 🙏🙌

Privacy has become a dirty word, but it remains something profoundly normal. Fraud is real and so are the risks created by linking identity, transaction history and bitcoin ownership. Privacy is the reasonable expectation that your personal life, your movements and your finances are not automatically open for inspection. FATF’s new fraud roadmap calls for more data to be collected on more people and shared across more agencies. We already know where this can lead: - exchange breaches - doxxed customers - wealth linked to home addresses - physical attacks All involving people whose details were sitting in compliance databases. You cannot leak what was never collected. Bigger databases do not stop criminals and more data does not equal greater safety. They create larger honeypots, with ordinary users often becoming the easiest targets. Data collection is now set to expand under the UK’s FATF Presidency. I wrote about where this roadmap could lead for @Forbes.

A great step forward from HMRC on stablecoin taxation. In our May 2026 response we urged them to apply the same payment friendly logic to Bitcoin too. No CGT on everyday Bitcoin spending. Lightning merchants and real world use cases show Bitcoin is ready as a payment tool. Time for usage based tax rules that match economic reality. Full consulation here: img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/aea8…

@isabellasg3 You are so cute!! ❤️

Me realizing bitcoin twitter IS BACK!

I didn’t realise how much I'd written until I pulled it all into one place. 150+ articles across bitcoin, energy, freedom and CBDCs! Great suggestion @metamick14.

@metamick14 💯

@DecentraSuze Those are great stats! also worth bringing front and center the total ;)

@ProjectB59 @OsloFF 💯

@DecentraSuze @OsloFF Good topic and important warning.

When governments shut down your communications or a platform debanks you, what’s your backup plan? Listening to activists at the @OsloFF describing surveillance, censorship and financial exclusion, one thing stood out. For nearly every problem they raised, builders were already working on solutions. It became the opening to my talk at @BTCPrague. In this clip, I explain why CBDCs may not arrive in the form people expect and why stablecoins can carry many of the same risks. Full video, article and practical tools linked below. Freedom depends on having money that no government, bank or platform can switch off. Bitcoin gives us that option.

@btc_board @metamick14

@DecentraSuze @metamick14 that's a serious body of work respect the grind kept it real the whole way

@metamick14 🫡

@DecentraSuze That's some POW!

What you can build in a week now is actually insane. I’ve prompt built a website and I’m blown away by what was possible. Everything I’ve done across Bitcoin, policy and journalism is now in one place. If you have time I would appreciate some feedback. What works? What doesn’t? What did I miss? Constructive criticism very welcome! #ProofOfWork #Bitcoin

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@GingerSherpa 💕💕💕

@DecentraSuze So proud of you :)