The World Economic Forum doesn't talk about Bitcoin - so I made sure that we did in 2025. I took the chance to ask if the US will adopt a Bitcoin strategic reserve during the 'Crypto at a Crossroads' session inside this year's WEF conference. Coinbase's Brian Armstrong remains confident we will see a Bitcoin reserve in America. Interestingly, South Africa's Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago made it evident that many still don't understand the underlying value proposition of Bitcoin. Armstrong provided an important response: "Many things have been used as money over the years. I think it's clear at this point that, you know, Bitcoin is a better form of money than gold. It is provably scarce, just like gold, but it's more portable and divisible. So you can actually use it. It was the best performing asset of the last ten years. And so for a store of value, I think it's going to be important for governments to hold this over time. It may not it might start with being 1% of their reserves, but I think over time it'll come to be equal to or greater than gold reserves." @Cointelegraph

The future of rugby will be having a handful of players like Andre Esterhuizen or Kwagga Smith that cover forward and back line positions. But Andre is in a league of his own. And just a gentle giant off the field as well. Happy to see him finally shining for the Boks 🇿🇦

That was one of the best rugby games I’ve watched in years. Congrats Siya and the Springboks. That was a special night in Paris!

When I saw this try my brain exploded

ok banger episode I brought on the godfather of ZK and one of the cofounders of Zcash to talk about: - zcash - wtf is zk and how does it work (for technical and non-technical people) - scaling Bitcoin - L2s like Starkware and Base - FHE vs. MPC vs. ZK vs. TEE enjoy

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The #Springboks have arrived at the Stade de France 🏟️ #ForeverGreenForeverGold #FRAvRSA

Daira-Emma is a *great* dev. Co-author of many excellent ideas and many more to come. And ze’s a lovely and sincere person who I’ve had the pleasure to know and collaborate with for I think about 20 years now. It’s good for freedom that ze’s a Zcasher.

All three points from Mert are sound. When I saw the posts about Hopwood doing the rounds, it was hard to not feel sad about the sheer level of stupidity and vitriol aimed at him. In fact some of the shit being said about Eli Ben-Sasson and Zooko is blatantly racist and antisemitic. I shake my head.

ZachXBT with another big ratio against a KOL telling us all how good they are at trading. I hate to say it, but a lot of these people have pump and dump groups. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

🚨 The Truth Behind Zcash’s 2025 Comeback Privacy is back in fashion — and there’s one crypto leading the charge. $ZEC has ripped past $500 for the first time since 2018, fueled by a wave of organic support from top names like Arthur Hayes, Naval, Mert, Ansem & ThreadGuy. But here’s what’s wild: 👉 The Zcash Foundation says it didn’t pay a single influencer. 👉 The comeback was purely community-driven. 👉 “It’s Bitcoin vibes all over again.” Why? Because people are done with surveillance. Because privacy is the new narrative. Because the cypherpunks are reorganizing — and they’ve chosen $ZEC. This isn’t just a pump. It’s a movement. #Zcash #ZEC #Crypto #PrivacyCoins #DeFi

Had a really good evening at Alpha Evenings x Treasury event hosted by @BybitEU. The Bitcoin community in Amsterdam keeps getting stronger ⚡️ Enjoyed talking with @khingoei from @Treasury_BTC, @gazza_jenks from @Cointelegraph, @pvoogt from The Dutch Bitcoin Embassy, Jos Lazet from @blockrise, and others shaping Bitcoin in Europe. Had a great chat with Gareth about Bitcoin and what we’re building at BitInPeace, looking forward to continuing that at @BitcoinConfEUR in Amsterdam next week. Also spoke with Meyade Curfs from @Bybit_Official about off-ramp options our users have been asking for. Maybe collaborating with Bybit! We’ll see.

Yesterday I chatted with @rkbaggs and @gazza_jenks form @Cointelegraph about @WalletConnect and our growing role in the payments ecosystem.

As Michael Gambon said in Layer Cake, “the art of good business is being a good middleman.” When it comes to our space, @WalletConnect is one of the best in the game. So @gazza_jenks and I got some intel from the CEO, @Houlgrave 🎙️👇 x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJOMNMd…

I think the best way to make sure privacy tech is adopted is to standardize on proving that a shielded deposit isn’t part of a tagged illicit group. Tornado Cash and railgun and basically every privacy protocol support this already. The blocker is just our elected overlords understanding the tech.

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A kind reminder. Not your keys. Not your coins. Will be reviewing the @Trezor Safe 7 next week. The swag is 🍻

The banks don’t want you to earn interest on your stablecoins through DeFi protocols. Because that would make them obsolete. Which they will be.

The Crypto Giant We Need to Talk About (Feat. WalletConnect CEO) #CHAINREACTION x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJOMNMd…

Excited to share that I'll be sitting down with @Strike CEO @jackmallers at @BitcoinConfEUR on Friday, Nov. 14 at 4:00 PM CET / 10:00 AM EST. The talk will be streamed live via @BitcoinMagazine's X handle as well as its YouTube and Rumble channels.

$400B+ in network volume expected by end of 2025. 365M+ connections. 76K+ apps. Insane stats - do you know what I am talking about? Join me and @rkbaggs on #CHAINREACTION now as we chat with @Houlgrave - CEO from @WalletConnect. x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJOMNMd…