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Documenting bitcoin for my tribe.

[Tribal⚡️ @TribalBlock]

@alexbosworth Any concerns with LN given the issues we’ve seen with coldcard and btcPayServer?

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@SawyerMerritt They should add the march of 9’s

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@farzyness

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@heyitsyashu This should help…

[TFTC @TFTC21]

Trump directs DFC to offer low-cost insurance for shipping through the Gulf.

US Navy tanker escorts on standby.

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@heyitsyashu It’s happening alright. Signal from Jack too… https://t.co/CPGv7Hu78U

[jack @jack]

we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company.

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today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are being asked to leave or entering into consultation. i'll be straight about what's happening, why, and what it means for everyone.

first off, if you're one of the people affected, you'll receive your salary for 20 weeks + 1 week per year of tenure, equity vested through the end of may, 6 months of health care, your corporate devices, and $5,000 to put toward whatever you need to help you in this transition (if you’re outside the U.S. you’ll receive similar support but exact details are going to vary based on local requirements). i want you to know that before anything else. everyone will be notified today, whether you're being asked to leave, entering consultation, or asked to stay.

we're not making this decision because we're in trouble. our business is strong. gross profit continues to grow, we continue to serve more and more customers, and profitability is improving. but something has changed. we're already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. and that's accelerating rapidly.

i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now. i chose the latter. repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus, and to the trust that customers and shareholders place in our ability to lead. i'd rather take a hard, clear action now and build from a position we believe in than manage a slow reduction of people toward the same outcome. a smaller company also gives us the space to grow our business the right way, on our own terms, instead of constantly reacting to market pressures.

a decision at this scale carries risk. but so does standing still. we've done a full review to determine the roles and people we require to reliably grow the business from here, and we've pressure-tested those decisions from multiple angles. i accept that we may have gotten some of them wrong, and we've built in flexibility to account for that, and do the right thing for our customers.

we're not going to just disappear people from slack and email and pretend they were never here. communication channels will stay open through thursday evening (pacific) so everyone can say goodbye properly, and share whatever you wish. i'll also be hosting a live video session to thank everyone at 3:35pm pacific. i know doing it this way might feel awkward. i'd rather it feel awkward and human than efficient and cold.

to those of you leaving…i’m grateful for you, and i’m sorry to put you through this. you built what this company is today. that's a fact that i'll honor forever. this decision is not a reflection of what you contributed. you will be a great contributor to any organization going forward.

to those staying…i made this decision, and i'll own it. what i'm asking of you is to build with me. we're going to build this company with intelligence at the core of everything we do. how we work, how we create, how we serve our customers. our customers will feel this shift too, and we're going to help them navigate it: towards a future where they can build their own features directly, composed of our capabilities and served through our interfaces. that's what i'm focused on now. expect a note from me tomorrow.

jack

[Tribal⚡️ @TribalBlock]

Of course AI agents would find the native currency of the internet. Buckle up 🚀

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

AI agents can write code, send emails, and make phone calls. But they still can't transact.

Today we're fixing that. Releasing a new set of tools that give agents native access to the Lightning Network: lnget for automatic L402 payments, MCP for node operations, remote signing for key isolation, and scoped credentials for spending control.

The machine-payable web starts now. And bitcoin makes it possible. ⚡🦞

https://t.co/B0KW01l6ZD

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@tomwarren That’s straight out of BlackMirror.

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@farzyness @Tesla @openclaw Literally setting it up now @TribalblockNo5

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@farzyness Brilliant approach @farzyness

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@FootballTalkHQ This sounds a lot like the approach Liam Rosenior takes with his players. Hopefully with the same CL impact as Tuchel had in ‘21.

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@vlelyavin @karpathy 💯 read every word twice over. 🙏🏻

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@cosminDZS @rupasubramanya thoughts?

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@stevenmarkryan @LimitingThe 🎯

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@pete_rizzo_ I’m stoked @didierdrogba is all in on bitcoin :)

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@AlexFinn The IDE has reached EOL.

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@heyitsyashu Claude coding feels straight-up Ghost in the Shell

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@nic_carter @adam3us @projecteleven @Blockstream Grok Conclusion:
Adam Back’s thoughts are largely correct, with nuance. Taproot’s tweaked public key design is quantum-resistant for unspent outputs. Adding PQ conditions via Taproot scripts is feasible and aligns with ongoing efforts, though it requires future action.

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Bitcoin

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@beffjezos Energy is the true currency

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@elonmusk @elonmusk Two WSJ wins in 2 weeks? First the Tesla FSD believer piece last week, now the EU fine takedown today—did you buy them on the DL, Elon? 👀

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Record Bitcoin hashrate means the network's total computing power is 🔥 enhancing security 💪

[Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 @DocumentingBTC]

New Record Global Bitcoin Mining Hashrate
1,100,000,000,000,000,000,000x per second