Yuri Yerofeyev

Founder of @TetrapolarHQ. 1 BTC = 1 BTC.

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

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A quick re-introduction to get my first follower on this new account:

- did bitcoin things with OGs in Vancouver from 2012
- operated the world’s second (for for @LamassuBTC maybe the first) bitcoin ATM
- helped start a bitcoin ATM network in Canada
- worked with OTC folks

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

@jun_song Technical or educational literature? Sure, why not.

Classic fiction? lol

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

When people say “local AI”, you still need a beefy machine and sacrifice other processes. I’m in favor of dedicated hardware for such things.

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

@Rob1Ham @TryMapleAI I can use it in the app, but not in Hermes (via local proxy). Getting HTTP 500: Internal server error. Any idea why @marksuman @TryMapleAI ?

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

Interesting development.

[Boltz - Non-Custodial Bitcoin Bridge @Boltzhq]

UPDATE ON THE FUTURE OF BOLTZ 📢

Over the past couple of months, AI-assisted attackers have been targeting Boltz with increasing frequency, intensity and sophistication. Several of these attacks succeeded, but because Boltz is non-custodial, user funds were never at risk. The entirety of the risk was ours, and as a result of the losses incurred, on August 3rd we made the difficult decision to suspend the service to prevent further damage.

While working on a plan to bring Boltz back over the past days, we had to accept one painful insight: as a bootstrapped five-person startup, we simply don't have the resources to withstand the current level of attacks in the long run.

Today, we are happy to announce that a group of veteran Bitcoiners came forward to help, bringing the capital and engineering power the project needs. They have agreed to take over Boltz and continue the service. Work to find and fix the vulnerabilities is already under way, with the goal of bringing swaps back as soon as possible.

As we want to give them the freedom to introduce themselves in their own time, we are not attaching any names today.

All original founders of Boltz have stepped down from the company, effective immediately. None of us will have any formal or authoritative role with the Boltz project going forward, and any future open-source participation by us is strictly on a voluntary basis.

We are grateful for the community's support all these years, for the patience and understanding of our integrators affected by the disruption of our service, and to everyone who reached out offering support over the past week.

It was a hell of a ride, and we are proud of our contributions to the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Godspeed to the new Boltz team as they navigate these perilous times. We know Boltz is in good hands.

- Kilian, Michael & Karl

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

@Boltzhq Thank you for your service!

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

I think dedicated AI boxes should be commoditized. Maybe @umbrel can look into that.

[calle 🟥 @callebtc]

it almost feels like running deepseek v4 flash locally made my macbook a truly intelligent and self-sufficient device

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

What I know for certain is that it’s temporary. There’s no doubt in my mind that I’ll get out of this condition given enough effort at the right time.

As for now, I accept the misery. Sometimes, I even enjoy it.

It is life, after all.

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

@hot_town Shit’s heating up

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

@KLoaec Island boy!

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

Although unlikely, this is my 7-year old son’s favorite song.

Whoever guesses WHY, gets 10,000 SATs via Lightning.

https://t.co/0WdleBHsy5

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

I'm 1 follower from 100.

My impression is that the real follower / bot ratio is also 1:100.

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

@zackvoell @riskmaxxing Also, no work-life balance ftw!

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

@JoeyTweeets Depends on who you follow

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

@WalkerAmerica No need to guess. Tik tok next block.

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

Rich people will run local AI. The rest will rent AI from corps.

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

Mass surveillance is inevitable

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

One of our cats just gave birth to four kittens. My reaction:

[Giacomo Zucco (Bear Market Edition) @giacomozucco]

"Stablecoins" are just centralized fiat credit, with some "blockchain woo"-derived legal arbitrage on top to get some more freedom in the secondary markets. They will be regulated, inflated and confiscated to death, inevitably, may it be in a few weeks or a few years.

It's not bad to use a temporary work-around, if and when it serves some practical purpose. But it's bad to forget fundamentals and get sucked into unsustainable delusions.

Bitcoin was, is, and will always be the real deal. Decentralized, inflation-resistance, confiscation-resistance digital cash.

[Yuri Yerofeyev @yuvlero]

Thujas

[₿it Cat⚡🟠🗝️🇨🇦 @feline_toshi]

This.
Is.
Everything.

Congrats to the Ulbrichts ❤️