smoljedi
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@adam3us @TFTC21 @blksresearch The Silver Lining: Bitcoin addresses that have never sent a transaction only expose a cryptographic hash of the public key, not the public key itself. Hashes are naturally quantum-resistant. They left that part out.


My parents used to hate EV’s and strongly advised me not to buy one. Welp now I’ve owned 4 Tesla’s and today is a big day. Only 1 week after picking up my 4th Tesla, my mom decided to order a Model Y for herself. After years of driving my cars, she thought they were truly incredible cars (which they are) and many other factors played into her decision. The self-driving surprisingly wasn’t a big one. She mostly bought it for safety, comfort, cost, and the fact that it was American made. From EV hater to now soon to be Tesla owner, I hope she loves her new car! (P.S. She loves that we are now matching. I have a white on white and she got black on black)

If you grew up in California, what mission did you pick for the mission project in elementary school?


Steve Bannon on the Midterms: We're going to hold the House, and hold the Senate, and have Trump come back to mass deportations, right? Mass deportations.

@slave_2_liberty Yesterday.

latest siren caught me at the hair clinic shelter full of bald dudes half in blue gowns mid hair transplant



Giancarlo "Merlin" Devasini of Tether has long been a magician at pulling off fraud, money laundering, and market manipulation.

Brock Pierce, former child actor (Mighty Ducks era), is a co-founder of Tether (USDT) – the dominant stablecoin with $180B+ in circulation today. - Role in Tether: Helped launch it in 2014 with Reeve Collins & Craig Sellars as the first major USD-pegged stablecoin for crypto trading (tied to Bitfinex). Pierce was key in early vision but left active involvement around 2015. No current role, ownership, or ops in Tether Holdings (now led by Paolo Ardoino). - Crypto Legacy: Co-founder Blockchain Capital (early VC), Block.one (EOS, massive ICO), Mastercoin (first ICO), Bitcoin Foundation chair. Early Bitcoin/Ethereum investor. Now focuses on other blockchain/AI/DePIN projects (e.g., backed Bit Digital's ETH treasury shift in 2025–2026). The big resurfaced story? 2026 DOJ Epstein file releases (millions of pages dropped early Feb 2026) show Pierce's long personal/professional ties to Jeffrey Epstein (2011–2018+, post-2008 conviction): - Pierce brokered Epstein's $3M investment in Coinbase's 2014 Series C (via Blockchain Capital; Epstein invested independently, later sold half back for ~$15M profit in 2018). - Extensive emails: Crypto discussions (Bitcoin demos at Epstein's mansion w/ Larry Summers, potential intros to Winklevoss twins, Mt. Gox plans), business networking, and disturbing personal elements (invitations involving travel/"girls," photos of women, "boat in Antigua full of Ukraine's finest" references, assignations). - Pierce's name appears 1,800+ times in files; he advised Epstein on crypto investments (also Blockstream ~$500K). - there is no evidence Epstein directly funded Tether's launch, reserves, or operations – ties are via Pierce's network, not corporate. (One 2014 email mentions wanting Summers for "Noble Markets and Tether" for legitimacy, but no follow-through shown.) This has fueled speculation in crypto circles tether has been called the Trojan horse for CBDCs, money laundering claims, etc. especially with Tether's separate criticisms (reserve transparency, illicit use allegations). But it's guilt-by-association via an early co-founder who exited long ago – no proven link to Tether's current $180B+ Treasury-backed reserves or day-to-day.













