Okay... this is actually a big deal “the Trump Administration supports the ability of lawful users of digital assets to privately transact on a public blockchain.” The report also acknowledged that although illicit actors “use mixers to obfuscate and launder funds . . . lawful users of digital assets may leverage mixers to enable financial privacy when transacting through public blockchains.”  FinCEN is withdrawing its finding that international CVC Mixing is a class of transactions of primary laundering concern, and the proposed rule, published on October 23, 2023, seeking to impose special measure one regarding international CVC Mixing. While FinCEN maintains that illicit actors continue to use mixers and other tools and methods to hinder law enforcement investigations, this withdrawal is informed by the concerns from commentors that the expansive definition of CVC mixing in the proposed rule could have a chilling effect on legitimate activity and place a large reporting burden on covered financial institutions.

BITCHAT: talk to people without internet. Developed by @jack for iOS Ported to Android by @callebtc Authoritarian governments HATE it because they can’t stop it. From @grok: Bitchat is a free, open-source messaging app from Jack Dorsey (Twitter/X co-founder) and Block, with contributions from others including Taksh Kothari. It was announced in July 2025. It is built for chatting without accounts, phone numbers, or central servers. Nearby devices form a Bluetooth Low Energy mesh and relay encrypted messages even when there is no cell signal or internet. Range is short on a single hop (roughly Bluetooth distance), but messages can hop through other phones running the app. When internet is available, it can also use the Nostr protocol for wider reach, including location-based channels. Direct messages are end-to-end encrypted. There is a panic wipe (triple-tap the logo) that clears local data. Dorsey has compared the feel to IRC. It has been used during internet shutdowns and protests (for example in Madagascar, Nepal, Uganda, Iran, and India). Where to download it Official site: • iOS: Apple App Store (search “bitchat”; also linked from the site and the GitHub repo). Needs a recent iOS version. • Android: Google Play, package com.bitchat.droid (listed under Verse Communication PBC). The project also publishes builds on GitHub. • Source: (iOS/macOS) and The project recommends the stores, or building from source you have verified, because random APKs cannot be checked against the release hashes. Availability limits: As of early October 2026, India’s government ordered Apple and Google to remove it from the App Store and Play Store in India (Section 69A of the IT Act). Apple has said it stays available in other regions; TestFlight in India was also blocked. It was previously removed from the China App Store. Copycat apps have appeared on Play, so stick to the official site, the store listings linked from the project, or verified source builds.

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I asked Claude Opus 5.5 to remix @carlabitcoin’s iconic “MONEY, MONEY, MONEY” music video. I did this with minimal effort while we were on a weekend getaway, in between wrangling our two kids. Here is “MONEY, MONEY, MONEY (FESTIVAL REMIX)”