For true self-custody BTC where you alone control the private keys with strong opsec, no one can just "grab the wallets" like in the reported Iran seizures.
Without your keys or your signed transaction, the coins cannot move on-chain. Seizure then requires compromising your setup, seizing devices, or coercing you directly.
That's the protection "not your keys, not your coins" delivers—unlike custodial or poorly secured holdings. Opsec remains essential.
Major areas where the financial system still needs an update:
1. Tokenization of real-world assets - Real estate, stocks, bonds, funds, etc. onchain for instant settlement, fractional ownership & massive distribution.
2. 24/7 Global trading - Pooled global liquidity, every asset, every person, with great leverage and capital efficiency.
3. Next-gen payments - Near-instant, low-cost global transfers using stablecoins, including for Agentic payments.
4. AI-powered risk, credit, compliance, and advice - Better decisions, less fraud, and broader access to capital. Everyone gets access to a great financial advisor.
5. Innovation friendly regulation - Move from one-size-fits-all to risk-based rules that encourage innovation and competition instead of stifling it.
6. Expanded access - Open protocols that reduce middlemen and self-custodial wallets to expand access to everyone with a smartphone.
7. Capital formation - Low cost and turnkey for anyone to raise money for a good idea, increasing the number of startups.
8. Sound money - A refuge from inflation, when discipline is lost in fiat money.
Jobs not done until we get these working for all.
Will require lots of tech innovation and policy work to get there.
🇫🇷 FRANCE ID AGENCY HACKED
“On April 15, 2026 hackers breached the portal of the agency that handles every French passport, national ID card, driver's license, and vehicle registration.
A threat actor using the alias "breach3d" posted 18–19 million stolen records for sale on criminal forums the very next day. The exposed data includes full names, dates of birth, email addresses, postal addresses, phone numbers, and account identifiers.
If you hold a French identity document, you should assume your data is compromised”.
@benungeskriptet can literally just ride this wave of bad press from the legacy media because contrary to the belief of the German government, the people are actually quite unhappy with them & broadly do not share their views on censorship and restrictions on free speech.