Oddbean

Honest question: Why are people so excited about Jack Mallers and Strike? Isn't this nothing more than a fancy exchange? They KYC and will hand over your data to any government when asked to. Apps are closed source, as far as I can see. He sends money to @ODELL who I imagine is at odds with this product? Enlighten me please nostr:note1l4q0cckkxj2q33dk85myc8mftdp4e3vkkkx04fzf2x0mche2gxjq8yx9d5

Jack is a great Bitcoiner. Speaks really well. Represents the community well. Was a big part of EL Salvador early on with Bitcoin Beach. You’re right about Strike though. I used it a few years ago to buy a good amount BTC. Spreads were great and it just worked well for me. A lot has changed though and I don’t use it anymore. Seems a bit captured now & harder to work with.

Personally, I'm not. 😅 There's a part of me that wants to say that they're doing good work, but there's the other part of me, and this is the dominant side of me, that doesn't give a shit about KYC and compliance focused companies.

Yeah exactly, lots of things are good for bitcoin. I think he's cool and a net positive, has certainly done more for bitcoin than myself. However I fail to see the excitement when "download this opaque on the big tech store and trust me bro"

Unfortunately, the KYC Avoidant node-running self-hosting privacy focused psychopaths are always going to be in the minority, and the masses will probably end up using something like strike just because it's "easy." Which is extremely unfortunate, but it's just the current reality that we live in.