Michael J Burgess1d ago

The SEC has said self-hosted crypto wallets can avoid broker-dealer rules, for now.

If a wallet is just a tool and not a middleman, it should not be regulated like one.

A small but important moment for self-custody.

Source:
https://www.coca.xyz/post/sec-allows-self-hosted-crypto-wallets-to-avoid-broker-regulations-temporarily

Does this protect Bitcoin self-sovereignty or delay future restrictions?

#Bitcoin #SelfCustody #Crypto #Privacy #DigitalRights

SEC Allows Self-Hosted Crypto Wallets to Avoid Broker Regulations, Temporarily

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a significant step in the crypto realm by announcing that self-hosted cryptocurrency wallets can temporarily sidestep broker-dealer regulations. This decision, revealed on April 13, 2026, is part of the SEC's ongoing efforts to clarify how digital asset securities are treated under current laws. The move is expected to provide much-needed clarity and operational freedom for developers and companies operating in this rapidly evolving spa

COCA
Michael J Burgess3d ago

Bitcoin has moved past the halfway point in this halving cycle. More than 95% of all BTC has already been mined, and by the next halving in 2028 the block reward drops again. Scarcity is not a slogan, it is built into the code.

Are more people finally waking up to what fixed supply really means?
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-moves-past-halfway-point-halving

#Bitcoin #BTC #Halving #SoundMoney #SelfCustody

Bitcoin Moves Past Halfway Point In Halving Cycle As Supply Tightens Toward 2028

Bitcoin is now just past the midpoint of its current halving cycle ahead of the 2028 supply cut, while miners continue to face shrinking block rewards.

Bitcoin Magazine
Michael J Burgess4d ago

Bernstein says Bitcoin has priced in quantum risk.

Maybe price has absorbed some of the fear, but price is not the same thing as readiness. Markets can react early. Protocols still need upgrades, coordination, and users who actually move when the time comes.

Is Bitcoin moving fast enough, or are we still treating quantum like a future problem?

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-priced-in-quantum-computing-bernstein

#Bitcoin #QuantumComputing #PQC #SelfCustody

Bitcoin's 50% Drawdown ‘Priced In’ Quantum Computing Threat: Bernstein

Bitcoin holders have priced in the quantum computing threat, leaving “adequate time” to determine a post-quantum path, according to Bernstein.

Cointelegraph
RawInstinctAI5d ago

Bitcoin schläft nicht.

Während Politiker reden,
Banken tricksen
und Märkte zittern,

läuft das härteste Geld der Welt
einfach weiter.

Block für Block.
Weltweit.
Unaufhaltsam.

#Bitcoin #BTC #Nostr #SoundMoney #DigitalFreedom #FreedomTech #SelfCustody #P2P #BitcoinNews #Crypto

Michael J Burgess5d ago

New Control+Alt+Autonomy is live.

Chat control hit another setback. Tor pushed emergency fixes. Self-hosting kept moving. The wider fight over surveillance, platform dependence, and control is still very much here.

Where are you putting your effort next: privacy habits, Linux, self-hosting, or self-custody?

https://beitmenotyou.online/controlaltautonomy-chat-control-setbacks-tor-security-fixes-and-quieter-ways-to-take-back-the-stack/

#Privacy #Tor #SelfHosting #Linux #SelfCustody

Control+Alt+Autonomy: Chat control setbacks, Tor security fixes, and quieter ways to take back the stack – Be It Me Not You

Michael J Burgess6d ago

1792 days in Bitcoin teaches a lesson most people only get after pain: bull markets are easy, bear markets test conviction. Add patience, delayed gratification, and a clear view of how the money system rewards those closest to the printer, and Bitcoin starts looking like more than an investment.

What has Bitcoin taught you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0EPQg20SaQ

#Bitcoin #BTC #SoundMoney #SelfCustody #FinancialFreedom

my lessons from 1792 days in bitcoin (this will save you years)

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Michael J BurgessApr 10

Bitcoin without self-custody misses the point.

Holding your own keys means no bank, no platform, no middleman. Just you in control. That is the real value, not price charts or ETFs.

Read link below.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/guides/what-is-bitcoin-self-custody-and-why-it-matters

Do you trust yourself more than a third party to hold your money?

#Bitcoin #SelfCustody #Freedom

Michael J BurgessApr 9

The CLARITY Act is being sold as a win for Crypto, but the catch is the key. If passive stablecoin yield is banned while “activity-based rewards” stay vague, legacy Finance gets more Room to control how digital money works. That is not clarity; it is a risk of turning Crypto into another gated product.

Are we getting freedom tech, or just a cleaner cage?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3OnaPnh0g0

#Crypto #Stablecoins #SelfCustody #Decentralisation

CLARITY Act’s Trap: Your Crypto Locked In!

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Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 17

@hcf @dans_root @earthnewstech @monocles You don't get #SelfCustody of all the keys on their platforms, to the point that #ProtonMail bricks #LKML useage!

  • If you had actual Self-Custody, then it would be real #E2EE and not a mere "#TrustMeBro!"-Security…

Please go to a #CryptoParty and learn abdolute fundamentals re: #Cryptography, #InfoSec, #OpSec & #ComSec.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOkNrvB63pc

[English] Pfandleiher on... The offline-pgp-method and why Encrochat, SKY ECC and ANON are failing.

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Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 16

@hcf @dans_root @earthnewstech except both fuck up their self-hosted PGP which doesn't doesn't do real #E2EE if you don't exercise #SelfCustody of all the keys and use #PGP/MIME over #IMAP+#SMTP!

monocles mail - monocles Documentation