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If you think that governments can ban #bitcoin, then you don’t understand #bitcoin. If you think that governments won’t try to ban #bitcoin, then you don’t understand governments.

An unintentional side benefit of daft regulation in the UK and the EU is going to mean that many more people suddenly find they are holding their Bitcoin in self custody.... And outside the purview of regulators and regulation. Oops!

In Europe, DAC8 has turned “Know Your Customer” into “Kill Your Customer.” Today, Bull Bitcoin is officially opening the first legal front against DAC8. We have brought a case before France’s Conseil d’État, the country’s highest administrative court, to strike down the decree implementing DAC8 in French law. Since January 1, 2026, DAC8 has required crypto-asset service providers to systematically collect user and transaction data and subsequently report it to national tax authorities. These authorities will automatically exchange this information across the European Union and with tax administrations in other participating countries around the world. The result is a massive international financial-data honeypot linking people’s legal identities, home addresses and crypto activity, including information with no relevance whatsoever to taxation. This is grossly disproportionate and poses a serious threat to the physical safety of crypto holders and their families. Until now, most customer data remained within each crypto-asset service provider unless a suspicious transaction was reported or a competent authority made a lawful request. DAC8 replaces this model with the systematic reporting and cross-border sharing of highly sensitive financial information. The more authorities, civil servants, contractors, systems and foreign jurisdictions that have access to this data, the greater the risk that it will eventually be leaked, stolen, illegally accessed or sold to criminal organizations. At the same time, kidnappings and violent attacks against crypto holders and their families are rising, with leaked personal and financial data increasingly being used to identify and target victims. France has already suffered numerous breaches of highly sensitive government and financial databases. Given enough time, a database of this scale is almost certain to be breached. When that happens, criminal organizations will gain a ready-made map of who to target and where to find them. This is not responsible financial oversight. It is a recipe for disaster. We filed our initial application before the Conseil d'État on February 24, 2026, followed by a substantive legal brief setting out the full grounds of our case. This is not a symbolic gesture. It is a serious legal action, grounded in law and handled by experienced legal professionals. We are seeking the outright annulment of the French decree implementing DAC8’s crypto-asset reporting regime, on the grounds that automated mass financial-data collection violates fundamental human rights. If necessary, we are prepared to take this fight before the Court of Justice of the European Union and the French Constitutional Council. A victory in France could establish an important judicial precedent and provide a blueprint for other European actors seeking to fight DAC8 in their own countries. Someone has to draw a line in the sand. Bull Bitcoin is willing to do it. In the video, Bull Bitcoin founder @francispouliot_ takes the stage at @BTCPrague to expose the threat DAC8 poses to the privacy and physical safety of crypto holders and explain why Bull Bitcoin has decided to lead this fight. Alongside this legal challenge, we are launching STOP DAC8: a complete, fully sourced resource for citizens, journalists and policymakers. More info 👇

Steve unpacks why bear markets are actually his favorite time in Bitcoin. He explains how the price crashing actually reveals Bitcoin's core fundamentals, which are far stronger than most people realize. If you’re in your first bear market, this one’s meant for you to take a step back.

You either die a hero or see yourself live long enough to become the villain…

@start9labs @jasonsvoboda @jdwagner17 I seem to still have this bug even running the latest version..?

Again, it's a bug that has now been fixed. But we can't update your server for you, which is a good thing. The bug in 0.3.5.1 cannot tell the difference between Core and Knots because they necessarily share the same ID in order to satisfy the same dependents, such as lightning or electrs. SO as far as 0.3.5.1 is concerned, you have bitcoind installed, and both Core and Knots are bitcoind. It's fixed, just update your OS.

An interesting anecdotal tidbit on the whole Core vs BIP-110 saga, especially if you use Start9 OS. As you can see in the first screenshot, I do not have Knots installed. However, they are displaying it on the Updates tab which should be for installed packages only. They also don't allow you to update past Core 29.3.1. If you want to run a newer version, you are forced to sideload. You're telling me you couldn't ready a distribution package for something that has been out since October 2025? Considering Start9 is basically the defacto recommendation to run nodes, suppressing default service versioning while recommending a non-installed version is antithetical to self sovereignty and freedom tech. "Start9: Sovereign Computing" is their tagline after all. It also makes me understand why there many be so many Knots v29 nodes showing on @w_s_bitcoin's dashboard that haven't signaled for BIP-110. Will definitely no longer recommend Start9 at the @VegasBitcoiners meetup as I have for over the last two years.

Every bear market, bank run, and margin call has a purpose. And if it feels like a kick in the nuts, it’s probably because you’re finally learning something necessary. Real liberty isn’t an easy ride, because it’s about being responsible for your own choices. Now ask yourself, is the volatility worth it?

@TheGuySwann The Michael Saylor Stockholm Syndrome Society are out in number in the comments lol

In this highlight, Mechanic and I dig into why we actually welcome a deeper bear market if it means blowing up overleveraged players. We break down how the structure of MSTR dilutes equity holders, piles on counterparty risk, and is actually riskier than a simple bitcoin buy.

@henrywinter @FA Mexicans and English are a great vibe pairing. Had people telling me to be careful celebrating England goals in Mexico but I went mental as the only Englishman in the bar. They congratulated me after and we bonded over it being a great game. Spiritually so aligned honestly.

Dear @FA, can we invite Mexico for a Wembley friendly, please? Outside Azteca, England fans swapping shirts with Mexicans, England fans and Mexicans drinking and singing together. Mexico been wonderful hosts. Be great to see them and their fans at Wembley. Not been since 2010.

Watching all the “Bitcoiners” who sold out having to spin the $MSTR selling Bitcoin news is quite entertaining.

@falloffiat They’re not my enemy unless they encourage that others do it. Even the ETFs I can live with. But a perpetual motion machine designed to lure people into buying preferred stocks for fiat dividends, & diluting common stock holders & selling BTC to reward those people is fucked up

@stack2thefuture so anyone who uses a custodian is your enemy? sorry to break it to ya, but the reality is that most people do not choose to take responsibility & self custody. people should be free to choose their own custody solution. they are not our enemy for choosing differently

What a complete joke of an individual and a complete joke of a company. Cut your losses and get out guys. It’s over. Take what’s left and buy real Bitcoin. Saylor is a snake and an enemy of Bitcoin. He’s a stain on this community. Trojan horse from day 1.

@falloffiat If it’s in self custody then the government can’t take it from you. That’s the point.

@stack2thefuture so if i'm also buying bitcoin but there is a future chance of government taking it from me, I am also an enemy of bitcoin? Isn't that every bitcoiner

@CBRobber He’s not mitigated anything. His buys had such little effect on price many speculate it’s all just paper bitcoin. His stock is a clear detractor from self custody. He’s promoted shitcoin scams multiple times. Repeatedly dilutes retail. Now sells BTC to prop up fiat ponzi. Fk him.

@stack2thefuture You'd rather have him buying up more BTC and cornering the market, would you? He's mitigated this bear market massively, has added ~300% Bitcoin per share in 1.5yrs, has years of liquidity, can't corner the market and MSTR will be just fine in the bull run. Nothing not to like.

@beeftoshi So you chase the red pill with a blue pill. I hope that works out for ya.

@stack2thefuture Looking forward to buying more BTC and MSTR

@falloffiat Yeah when the deep state ends up rugging whatever non-paper bitcoin this shitcoiner actually has.

@stack2thefuture Biggest net buyer is enemy?

They claim to follow logic and science, but that’s just a mask. Once you look at the patterns in their behavior, a different reality appears. I’ve identified the "holy trinity" the woke left actually worships, and it has nothing to do with facts. Check out my latest Take below.

If you think home prices crashing is bad, you have fiat brain. Homes are consumer goods and the cheaper they are the better. You only think of them as an investment asset because your money is broken & you have never known savings.

This is why we Bitcoin.

Centralized, rent-seeking, censorable, freezable, trackable, permissioned, digital fiat currency continues to evolve...

@PraveenPerera @cguida6 @TheBoozles @MBerger47 @covewallet Why did you include Cove @cguida6 ? He said Cove have no nodes…

@cguida6 @TheBoozles @MBerger47 @covewallet personally yes, cove has no nodes.