BTC Sessions NEW Report Reveals DISTURBING Bitcoin ATTACK by Central Banks
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Aug 21, 2025 A shocking report reveals a coordinated plan by central banks to undermine Bitcoin. Stricter regulations and surveillance threaten individual financial freedom. The discussion dives into the risks of anti-money laundering compliance for crypto and highlights emerging challenges in decentralized finance. Innovations in Bitcoin mining and mesh networks offer new solutions for privacy and communication. The debate over Bitcoin's role as either a medium of exchange or a store of value sparks important conversations around self-sovereignty.
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Provenance Scoring Threatens Self-Custody
- The BIS proposes scoring coins by provenance and excluding any that touched unverified wallets from regulated off-ramps.
- Ben warns this would create a compliance-scored economy that pressures self-KYC and reduces real self-custody.
Don't Create Centralized Wallet Honeypots
- Avoid registering extensive wallet metadata that creates centralized honeypots of user data.
- Nathan warns centralized databases of pubkeys would be irresistible targets if required for compliance.
Layer-Two Obfuscation Undercuts Provenance Rules
- Layer-two solutions (Lightning, Liquid) obfuscate on-chain UTXO origins and resist provenance scoring.
- Ben argues push-payment design and routing make blocking or tracing many transactions infeasible.