Pol Torrent
@PolTorrent
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Enjoying l̵a̵t̵e̵ post capitalism | User
Joined September 2012
This case is being tried right now in the southern district of New York Two MIT graduate brothers, mega nerds, spent months researching and looking deep into ethereum's governance process to find the way to approve two blocks at once (equivocate) to sandwich a sandwich bot
waiting to read the coincenter amicus brief in the case of Peraire-Bueno brothers, but here is the gist: --> validators are neutral infrastructure they don't get to be prosecuted or convicted in any centralised court of law, slashing and penalties are meant to take care of that
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One year ago, I was talking in devcon about proving Ethereum in real time. https://t.co/BQ5pkieZTd Today it's happening. Thank you to all the @ziskvm devs for this year of hard work. This will change the way we understand blockchains.
ZisK has reached a major proving milestone for Ethereum. All Ethereum blocks are now being proven in real time, with an average proof time of about 7.5s
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🇬🇧👍Estonia won't be approving #ChatControl either. 👎But Germany's vote on Oct. 14th is still up in the air, risk of a dangerous coalition compromise. 💪28 days left to increase the pressure on your government and defend digital privacy and security: https://t.co/vmOjnucT9i
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🚨 Pegasus for everyone The EU is pushing for the return of #ChatControl, the proposal for automated monitoring of our private conversations. ✍️ Today @X_net_’s Simona Levi & Sergio Salgado publish in @diariARA @ara_cat @ARAopinio 🔗 https://t.co/SveJPLy27D
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I decided to donate $500K to @rstormsf’s legal defense. Originally, we planned to give $50K, but after what happened to me, I need to take a clear position so everyone understands what @class_lambda stands for. I understand that the @ethereumfndn will be matching donations up to
freeromanstorm.com
Roman Storm is being prosecuted for developing open-source code, setting a dangerous precedent for all developers. His case is a fight for coding freedom and privacy. Stand for justice! #FreeRomanS...
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Enguany fa vuitanta anys que la bomba atòmica Little Boy fou llançada sobre Hiroshima, arrasant 1,6 quilòmetres a la rodona del punt d’impacte. De resultes de l'explosió moriren 130.000 persones. La cúpula de Genbaku, avui convertida en Memorial de la Pau, va resistir l’explosió.
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I just want to say a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to the amazing Ethereum Foundation for their incredible $500K donation to my legal defense—and for matching up to $750K from the community! 🙌 Your support means the world to me, especially standing up for privacy and the right to
The EF is donating $500K to the legal defense of Roman Storm, and we will match up to a further $750K in donations from the community. Privacy is normal, and writing code is not a crime.
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With only 42 days until my trial, it’s getting very real. I’m reaching out again for your support and apologize for asking repeatedly—I never expected this challenge. Please consider donating to my legal defense fund to help me through this fight. https://t.co/ElFVRY6flx
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My own current privacy roadmap (much lighter on L1 changes, but also more limited in its consequences): https://t.co/gBtRAC4Ou7 Highly encourage people to read both!
ethereum-magicians.org
See also: pcaversaccio’s roadmap: Ethereum Privacy: The Road to Self-Sovereignty - Privacy - Ethereum Research These are my current thoughts on how we can practically improve the state of privacy...
"Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again" isn't simply a slogan for me — it's a statement of intent. This isn't branding. It's resistance. This isn't about playing nice. It's about reclaiming Ethereum's soul! Look it's very simple: Ethereum must provide privacy _unconditionally_. Today,
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Time to move forward
"Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again" isn't simply a slogan for me — it's a statement of intent. This isn't branding. It's resistance. This isn't about playing nice. It's about reclaiming Ethereum's soul! Look it's very simple: Ethereum must provide privacy _unconditionally_. Today,
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Awesome! Welcome home Virgil Griffith!! For those that don’t know, Virgil, an ex-Tor developer, has long been a champion of privacy and censorship-resistance … and was the largest supporter of @nymproject at Ethereum Foundation.
VIRGIL GRIFFITH IS OUT OF PRISON!!! just released this morning! he'll be in a halfway house for a few weeks, and parole after that with work restrictions (so a pardon is still important), but HE IS OUT 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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I was just told that @eBay is aware of this, but is choosing to not do anything about it. First time I have felt discriminated against since going free. Gee, maybe I should start my own ecommerce website. What'll I call it...?
Been trying to auction some personal belongings. @eBay wants to verify my ID. I provided all docs a week ago and still nothing. I've talked to several eBay reps & keep being put off. Today's the last day to start an auction before I leave town. Do you know someone who can help?
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Today marks a huge victory for privacy, open source technology, and immutable, permissionless smart contracts. The U.S. Treasury Department has lifted the sanctions on https://t.co/mfFVsu3OSY and the TORN token: https://t.co/0cNOq5f1HT A heartfelt thank you to everyone who
home.treasury.gov
WASHINGTON — Based on the Administration’s review of the novel legal and policy issues raised by use of financial sanctions against financial and commercial activity occurring within evolving...
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The EF is donating $1.25M to the legal defense of Alexey Pertsev. Privacy is normal, and writing code is not a crime. You can contribute to @alex_pertsev's defense here:
Paradigm will be donating $1.25M to help fund Roman Storm’s legal defense The prosecution’s case threatens to hold software developers criminally liable for the bad acts of third parties, which would have a chilling effect in crypto and beyond We must stand with @rstormsf
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Freedom is priceless, but my freedom cost a lot of money. My house arrest was only possible thanks to the work of lawyers, who were paid from your donations. My fight is not over yet and for a final and confident victory I still need your help. Please support our fight here
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In a long enough timeframe, everything ultimately comes down to the idea of building the best form of internet-native money, as Justin puts it. Over 15 years of L1 wars, only two variations of this theme have emerged—BTC and ETH—representing two distinct approaches... 1/15
My bat signal 🦇🔊 will return when ETH is ultra sound again, soon enough™. ETH supply currently grows 0.5%/year. That's 1%/year of issuance minus 0.5%/year of burn. To become ultra sound again, either issuance has to decrease or the burn has to increase. I believe both will
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Summary on Ethereum roadmap: - Heavy focus on data availability moving from 3 blobs per slot to 128 blobs per slot to support L2s. - L2s should focus on becoming Stage 2 rollups w/ multiple proving systems for increased security. - Define a concrete Interop Standard for L2<>L2
Scaling Ethereum L1 and L2s in 2025 and beyond https://t.co/T36dnaEYXj
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My name is Roman Storm, and I am one of the founders of Tornado Cash, a non-custodial privacy protocol. I am being prosecuted for writing open-source code that enables private crypto transactions in a completely non-custodial manner. This prosecution represents a terrifying
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