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thedessertlinux
Joël Valenzuela
Business development and marketing for @Dashpay. Living on crypto since 2015. Content creator, Free State Project mover. Old account @thedesertlynx (lost keys)
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thedessertlinux
crypto
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 10:45 PM
Crypto Gets CLARITY: Good or Bad?
The final, and perhaps biggest, bill to pass the US House of Representatives during Crypto Week last week was the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, the CLARITY Act. This is supposed to make the
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Monday, July 21, 2025 8:04 PM
Fork in the Road for Stablecoins: GENIUS and Anti-CBDC Acts
Much has been made of "crypto week" last week, when a series of bills in the US passed the legislature (and in the case of GENIUS was signed into law). Namely, the GENIUS stablecoin act, the
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crypto
Monday, June 30, 2025 7:58 PM
Dystopian Ways Government Can Fund Wars in a Crypto Utopia
Last week undefined with the Dash account where we discussed whether or not mass adoption of cryptocurrencies could prevent governments from waging endless wars. I briefly mentioned some possible bearish
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bitcoin
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 5:58 PM
"Bitcoin Not Bombs" Isn't Enough!
Buying Bitcoin doesn't stop wars! 🚫💣 As we stand at the brink of another war, I see a lot of voices calling for buying more Bitcoin/crypto in order to prevent future wars. This does nothing! 🙅♂️ Yes,
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crypto
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:46 PM
Crypto's Dangerous Gambler Mentality
The gambler mentality has really been one of the most destructive forces in crypto. It's not the dishonest projects in the space, or the scammers, it's the people who demand a cheap pump and flip! It's
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crypto
Saturday, June 7, 2025 7:31 PM
The Darknet Market Privacy Metric Myth
I've heard a constantly repeated trope that darknet market adoption is the chief, or only, value metric for privacy-focused cryptocurrency projects. I've even heard it as the only worthwhile adoption metric
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dash
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 6:23 PM
Dash's Investment Thesis
Been a while, let's do Dash! (obvious disclaimer: I work for Dash, so take that into account... but you should be critically evaluating anything anyone says on the internet to begin with anyway) And please
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bitcoin
Monday, May 5, 2025 6:32 PM
From Roger Ver's First Bitcoin to Raided By the FBI! Mark Edge of Free Talk Live
Mark Edge, co-founder of Free Talk Live, shared his journey through Bitcoin’s early days and the crypto movement’s evolution. In December 2010, Free Talk Live became the first media outlet to mention Bitcoin
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bitcoin
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 3:29 AM
The Bitcoin Block Size Wars Are Back! 🤯
There's a civil war brewing between those seeking to filter out large data transactions from the Bitcoin chain, and those who want more capacity for data use cases. Everything boiled over when Peter Todd
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crypto
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 6:20 PM
Don't Trust "The Experts"
I haven't trusted "the experts" in 10 years! The surprising reason: crypto 👀 I've been using crypto for 12 years (as my daily money for almost 10), covered the space as a journalist and content
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crypto
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 8:50 PM
Trump Dumps and Pumps, War on Crypto Over? Digital Cash Rundown 190 with Sal the Agorist
In the latest episode of The Digital Cash Rundown, privacy advocate and entrepreneur Sal the Agorist joined for an in-depth discussion of critical developments in the world of cryptocurrency. We covered
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 5:29 PM
How MicroStrategy Is NOT "Basically Risk-Free"
It's wild to me that highly intelligent people still don't understand the risk of Saylor's strategy. They get too bogged down into specifics of debt deals, "infinite money glitch" stuff, and
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Monday, April 7, 2025 3:20 PM
Digital Cash Rundown 189 with Omar Bham: Trump Tariffs Wreck Crypto Markets!
Omar Bham of Crypt0snews joins the podcast, marking Omar’s first interview since relaunching his channel and shifting away from a crypto-centric focus. We cover the challenges of growing a YouTube audience,
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crypto
Sunday, April 6, 2025 9:11 PM
Why Crypto Competitors Need to Fight Together
Crypto projects need to work together. Yes, even ones who are in direct competition with each other for the same use cases and users. This space has long been dominated by tribalism. After the era of Bitcoin
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crypto
Thursday, April 3, 2025 1:13 AM
Simplifying Crypto Regulations with AI: Shota Natenadze from Flexicheck
In this episode Shota Natenadze, the founder of Flexicheck, comes on to talk about his AI-powered compliance decision engine for crypto asset service providers and token issuers. The discussion begins
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 5:13 PM
Digital Cash Rundown 188 with Nate ESC: Polymarket Governance Attack, Ross Ulbricht's eBay Problem
In this show, Nate and I dove into Monero’s privacy woes, talking about how a statistical analysis and flooding attack could slash its anonymity set to 1.3, according to a researcher I’m working with on
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crypto
Thursday, March 27, 2025 2:27 AM
How Any Merchant Can Easily Accept Crypto with Bitrequest
Here's a quick guide on how any merchant with a cheap smartphone or tablet can use Bitrequest to accept crypto: fully open-source and noncustodial, and most importantly, super easy! You can also configure
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bitcoin
Monday, March 24, 2025 7:59 PM
The Coming Paper Bitcoin Crisis
Over the past few years, Bitcoin has transitioned from digital cash for individuals to digital gold for custodians. So far, this hasn't affected its price from continuing to grow year after year. However,
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dash
Saturday, March 22, 2025 7:34 PM
Dash Podcast 218 with Hilawe: Upgrading Dash's Privacy
In episode 218 of the Dash Podcast, host Joel and guest Hilawe dive into the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency privacy, with a particular focus on Dash's potential upgrade to Confidential Transactions
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hive
Thursday, March 20, 2025 1:40 AM
Crimsonclad Live from Web3 Amsterdam on Hive, Crypto Communities, and DAOs
Had a lovely in-person conversation at Web3 Amsterdam with @crimsonclad, the unsung hero of the Hive ecosystem. First in-person podcast in a while! 🎙️ Also one of my favorite ones I've done in a while.
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