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Robert Wicks

@Metopia98

Husband, Dad and Grandfather. BTC Coach | NZ-based, in-person coaching | Guiding Kiwis safely through Bitcoin on & off ramps since 2014 | One-on-one sessions.

Auckland, New Zealand Sumali Ocak 2013
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Robert Wicks
Robert Wicks@Metopia98·
Do you feel the good crypto is starting to float to the top?
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Dr. Yousef 🇵🇸
Dr. Yousef 🇵🇸@yousef_ki1·
If you see this video, put a dot to break the alghorithm.
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Dr. Yousef 🇵🇸
Dr. Yousef 🇵🇸@yousef_ki1·
No words. If you see this video, put a dot to break the alghorithm.
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Sam and Sam
Sam and Sam@TheSamsPodcast·
Bitcoiners: Stop panicking about quantum! Here is some actual physics... A qubit isn't a transistor. It is a quantum mechanical system, typically a super-conducting Josephson junction operating at 15 millikelvin. That's extreme cold, almost beyond human comprehension. In fareinheit, 15 millikelvin equates to -459.64°F. But just how cold is that? Well, absolute zero (the coldest temperature physically possible in the universe) is -459.67°F. So these machines would need to operate at just three thousandths of a degree above the theoretical boundary of heat itself. That in itself would be a feat of science so groundbreaking that it would yield multiple Nobel prizes. Deep space sits at -455°F. A quantum computer powerful enough to crack Bitcoin would therefore need conditions colder than outer space just to maintain coherence. Even then, a single photon of thermal noise would collapse the quantum state entirely. We are talking extreme sensitivity to environmental factors. The only truly stable environment is effectively extraterrestrial. So picture how the average retail Bitcoiner perceives the attacker: hoodie kid, Red Bull, vaping like a steam heating furnace, three monitors, all going on in mom's basement in Minsk. But to satisfy the science, you now need to add a cryogenic orbital facility, a $500 billion international engineering program, 40,000 of the world's top physicists and engineers, a dedicated launch infrastructure, and about fifteen years. Mom's basement in Minsk might not cut it. And physics isn't even the only obstacle. The geopolitical will, the classified coordination between adversarial nation states, the engineering consensus required to build something that has never even remotely existed; these problems are probably more difficult than actually engineering the thermodynamics. Now ask the real question: at what Bitcoin market cap does this calculus change? $10 trillion? $50 trillion? At the point where it genuinely threatens dollar hegemony, the conversation shifts from cryptography to geopolitics. And at that point, Bitcoin isn't the only thing being targeted. But here's the real checkmate: There is zero incentive to quantum-attack Bitcoin, other than to try to destroy it. Anomalous wallet movement triggers immediate network reaction. Price craters. You cracked the vault and stole nothing but ashes. Upon careful examination, it would in all liklihood emerge that its just easier to buy a bunch of Bitcoin and join the movement, than to embark on a complex and costly mission to destroy it with ZERO reward. JPMorgan. SWIFT. Central banks. Those are the fiat honeypots. Static, centralized, and packed with wealth that doesn't evaporate the moment you touch it. So, the quantum threat isn't Bitcoin's problem. It's TradFi's existential crisis. Bitcoin's game theory protects it before the cryptography even has to.
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Sam and Sam@TheSamsPodcast·
While everyone's eyes are on Iran, Morgan Stanley is quietly launching $MSBT - the first spot Bitcoin ETF from a major U.S. bank, hitting the NYSE tomorrow. But this isn't just another ETF. Morgan Stanley has 16,000 financial advisors managing $6.2 trillion in client wealth. That's a completely different type of buyer: conservative, high-net-worth, traditional. And remember, Morgan Stanley announced last fall that they will be advising an allocation of up to 4% to their clients. That is a potential new investment pool of up to $248B. Wall Street isn't dipping its toe in anymore. It's diving right in. 🟠
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Mark Slapinski
Mark Slapinski@mark_slapinski·
I'm genuinely confused What the fuck was the point of the Iran war?
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Lozzy B 🇦🇺𝕏
Lozzy B 🇦🇺𝕏@TruthFairy131·
🔥 BREAKING 🔥 Melbourne is hell. Aussies look at Europe in horror at the rising crime & violence due to immigration across what now resembles 3rd world cities & towns. IT IS HAPPENING HERE IN AUSTRALIA TOO. A 16 year old was stabbed over 60 times by Africans from my own community. It has reached outer city suburbs & is heading into regional areas. Australia doesn’t even have open borders, our Government is bringing uncivilised savages here ‘legally’ & even refuse to deport them after they kill our people. Most end up in Melbourne & Sydney. 10 years of mass African immigration & our people now live in fear everyday. We are not even safe in our own homes. We CANNOT coexist. Another 2 years under Labor & this country will be gone.
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Creepy.org
Creepy.org@creepydotorg·
These are the last photos of Majid Kavousifar, taken moments before his public hanging in Tehran on August 2, 2007. He was 28 when he was sentenced to death for assassinating Judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi, known for issuing harsh verdicts against political dissidents, journalists, and reformists. Majid Kavousifar and his nephew, Hossein Kavousifar, who helped carry out the attack, were hanged from a crane at the same location where the judge was killed.
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ZB
ZB@Zeebee·
@dotkrueger They don’t let you send external I don’t Believe confirm @grok
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Fred Krueger
Fred Krueger@dotkrueger·
Sofi is the first bank to truly offer Bitcoin integration. I tested it. Created an account in 3 minutes. With a few more clicks created a “crypto account”. Transferred in 200 bucks worth of Bitcoin. Experience was painless. This is the future for all banks.
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NEAR Protocol
NEAR Protocol@NEARProtocol·
This isn’t an April Fools joke. - Go to near.com - Toggle on confidential mode - Go dark
Illia (root.near) (🇺🇦, ⋈)@ilblackdragon

Confidential swaps are now live on near.com! Confidentiality is the key unlock for onchain adoption. @near_intents is now the first cross-chain execution layer with protocol-level confidentiality. 35+ chains. Non-custodial. Not a wrapper, not a mixer. Users can share viewkeys optionally for auditing or compliance. You no longer have to choose between onchain and privacy. Until now, onchain meant making everything transparent. That changes with NEAR's confidential shard. Now you can trade without anyone knowing what assets you have, what you're trading, and what you're paying for. Go dark on near.com ⚫️

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