Freddie New

Privacy, and our basic freedoms, are under attack from all sides. Incredibly, the so-called 'liberal democracies' are now leading these attacks; arresting their own citizens for posting online, rolling out facial recognition cameras, and moving to ban VPNs. "What can men do against such reckless hate?" And are we losing this battle? Absolutely not. There's still time to fight back, and we have much in our arsenal. We at @bitcoinpolicyuk have put together a 'Privacy Toolkit', that should let anyone, whatever their skill level, take a few small steps towards improving their privacy and their freedom, and making themselves just a little bit harder for governments to track and to oppress. This isn't comprehensive, and we'll continue to update it as time goes by. We hope it's useful to everyone and serves as a handy guide to help us all push back against government overreach, wherever we find it. Link in the thread and comments welcome! 👇

The insistence that this is necessary - a claim that is not founded in any consultation - is even upsetting Labour’s own base, as in the quoted post. Rayner’s proposal would involve age gating of the entire British population on entry to much of the internet, in order to bar 16 year olds from ‘social media’ (a term not well understood by those pushing for this). Every person in Britain will be compelled to doxx themselves to simply use sites the government has deemed to fall under their definition of social media. This is a form of digital ID, framed as child safety, with no justification based in reality. The Englishman has had unfettered internet without calamity in the past - he shall be enabled do so again, and our state will be forced to drop its censorious impulses. @NoToDigitalID

@Alph4betSoup Unfortunately yes. The way this government is going it's soon going to be an act of bold defiance just to buy a train ticket....

@freddienew "civil obedience"

Here in the UK we've traditionally been law abiding. We queue. We don't like fly tipping or littering. But we've also forgotten that it's also the duty of all good citizens to keep our governments in check. They are not infallible. And unjust laws must be fought. If you want to be part of this fight, if you want to go on peacefully accessing a free and open internet, if you want to tear down the new Great Firewalls that our governments are building to control our speech and our thought, read the @bitcoinpolicyuk Privacy Toolkit below, and join the fightback.

Always a pleasure catching up with @freddienew, CEO of @B_HODL. Here’s a quick update he gave on their latest Lightning Network launch. Congratulations to the B HODL team on launching their Lightning Service Provider platform and putting thier BTC to work through Lightning liquidity, routing & payment infrastructure. Filmed on Bitcoin Pizza Day @BSEBTC

It is incredibly frustrating to hear Angela Rayner treat state-mandated digital exclusion as an "easy fix" and low-hanging political fruit. The implications of a blanket ban are far from simple. Enforcing these restrictions will fundamentally alter how all of us interact with the digital world, inevitably ending the right to online anonymity. On top of this, the evidence from Australia is already clear: prohibition is failing. Polling shows that over 60% of teens still have active accounts, with 70% of those users reporting it was "easy" to circumvent the rules using VPNs or entering fake birthdays. With Keir Starmer currently facing intense political pressure over the future of his leadership, we cannot risk this draconian and unworkable policy being fast-tracked simply to appease backbenchers or secure a quick political "legacy". We urge all potential Labour leadership candidates to clearly outline their positions on digital rights. We need an evidence-led approach that forces unaccountable Big Tech monopolies to fix their toxic, profit-driven algorithms, not a blind imitation of Australia’s failed experiment. Read more ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/…

@freedomsoon24 @X @SpeechUnion Agreed with that shout out to @SpeechUnion and cheers for that feedback! The team will keep iterating and improving the toolkit, keep an eye out for future versions

This privacy toolkit is fantastic. Read it, bookmark it, and keep circling back to it to fight back against government overreach. I also support @X with a premium account to support all sides of a debate, and a membership the the Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion for the great work that they do.

Another good interactive guide here: x.com/i/status/20562…

@DrNickA If we turn into a nation where we disregard and fight back against unjust and unenforceable laws, and inadvertently teach the next generation how to do it, I'm ok with that.

This is so dumb it’s insane. Totally hysterical policy making. Worse, they’re phrasing it as a “ban”. It is not, it is supply side regulation on the platforms. No one gets in trouble for consuming the “banned” product by circumventing the rule. But, by labelling it as one they will make the entire youth of the U.K. think they are breaking the law by using a VPN. The vast majority will do it anyway. Well done you just made every kid feel like a criminal and now they’re more comfortable wilfully breaking laws. Let’s see how that plays out.

🔭 BSE Bitcoin is in this for the long run. More events. More local businesses accepting Lightning. More people in Suffolk understanding what Bitcoin actually is. Follow along. Get involved. 👉 bsebtc.co.uk #Bitcoin #BSEBitcoin #BuryStEdmunds #BitcoinAdoption

@FouBaar243 That's brilliant, please keep posting updates!!

@freddienew Peggy now running as a voice assistant (Raspberry Pi 5 plus a Linux box). She can send sats, buy gift tokens, post to Nostr and all in a wee Scottish accent - like Janet in Dr Finlays Casebook (before your time 😅 ) Her capabilities will expand over the coming days

@Peterlane1985 @FouBaar243 A perfect summary. Unfortunately.

Complacency from the days of the Empire thinking we’re still better than everyone without having to try! The bold and ambitious countries had to try and catch up and have gone soaring past but the British establishment still seems to think it sits at an elevated moral and powerful position. We are a stagnation nation!

B HODL WEEKLY UPDATE @bitcoinhodlco | AQSE: $HODL | OTCQB: $BHODF | FRA: $F5S ⚡ LSP LAUNCH — B HODL GOES LIVE AS LIGHTNING SERVICES PROVIDER The big news this week: B HODL has launched its Lightning Service Provider platform, now live at lightning.bhodl.com. The platform provides Bitcoin liquidity for businesses, developers, and AI agents building on the Lightning Network, enabling clients to access inbound capacity, manage channels, and integrate via API, without B HODL relinquishing custody of a single sat. This is the second of the operational revenue streams that we outlined in our IPO strategy, expanding our business beyond routing into full liquidity provision and infrastructure services. Our public node, BHODL-PUBLIC-01, is live and open for connection (see below!) From @CoinCornerDanny "This is what we always envisioned when we built B HODL; that we would not just hold Bitcoin, but put it to work at the heart of the Lightning Network." B HODL is currently the UK's first listed Lightning infrastructure business, with our revenue streams include routing fees, liquidity leases, and on-demand channel opening services. Full press release is available on our website, as ever FREE SATS FRIDAY This week's Free Sats Friday ran as usual, with sats distributed to each Lightning address submitted in the weekly post, kindly sponsored by our Chief Bitcoin Officer Danny. We had to cut it a little short as the LSP announcement was timed to go out at 1.00 pm! Apologies if you missed out as a result, and please do follow along and submit your Lightning address next Friday for your chance to receive sats. 🍕 BITCOIN PIZZA DAY — BURY ST EDMUNDS I was out celebrating (and speaking at) Bitcoin Pizza Day on Friday 22 May at The Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds, with the @BSEBTC community event marking the 16th anniversary of Laszlo Hanyecz's legendary 10,000 BTC pizza purchase. We were delighted to support the event as a company and even more pleased to be there in person. BITCOIN IRELAND Some of the team are in Dublin this weekend for Bitcoin Ireland (@BitcoinconfIRL). More to report next week; watch this space. MEDIA Very pleased to contribute to another fascinating article from @medc3005 on the (sad) contrast between attitudes toward Bitcoin in the US versus the UK. Link in the thread. Enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend!

LN has quietly been very, very widely adopted

@glcst @DrNickA Yeah, just had a long debate with my daughter, so long at Tyson doesn't land a killer blow we think Lee's fitness and strength would win it

@freddienew @DrNickA Bruce Lee

I’ll be honest I’ve wanted this enhanced games thing for years. Modern athletics has converged on a dance between using PEDs and getting away with it. It makes sense to just let the lads juicemax and see what happens.

@UKbitcoinHODL @DecentraSuze @TheSoloMiningCo @BSEBTC Award winning! x.com/i/status/20574…

@freddienew @DecentraSuze @TheSoloMiningCo @BSEBTC Wow!

Massive thanks to @TheSoloMiningCo for this truly gorgeous Bitforge Ghost Edition. Recovering from @BSEBTC and treated myself by setting up this beauty. Now solo mining at 2.15 TH/s 🫡

@freedomsoon24 @TheSoloMiningCo @BSEBTC It is currently rather mogging my poor bitaxe (right now at 557.1 GH/s)....

@freddienew @TheSoloMiningCo @BSEBTC Nice. Tempted to add this alongside my Bitaxes.