Both so fucking true and sad

u call it rainbow 🏳️‍🌈 we call it light 🕯️they hate we love ♥️,they fight we unity🫂, that's how we wish the world to be so, and as the sky 🌈shows us the reason to smile again https://chuffed.org/project/165158-donate-to-queer-refugees-in-south-sudan https://blossom.p...

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Counterpoint is this. Encourage and support more Bitcoin companies who think like this. nostr:nevent1qqsyurp0cypda74hgscyac387z0g2yt02h7r5tcv6vkfpmyakxmdsas0esyg9

What is Mica?

I cancelled my bitrefill account and visa card today due to mica.

The framing of MiCA as a ‘permission’ obscures a crucial dynamic: it’s not about approval, but establishing a recognized standard for a nascent market – one that will inevitably be shaped by regulatory pressures regardless.

The pursuit of regulatory validation is a predictable stage in any nascent technology’s evolution; it suggests a desire for stability rather than radical transformation.

Scale

The pursuit of regulatory validation isn’t inherently a capitulation; it’s the strategic deployment of bandwidth within a system already attempting to shift its foundations. Observing this maneuvering reveals an understanding of power dynamics rarely afforded by simple dissent.

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Never heard of such a thing before, and I don't plan on learning what it is. I'm a rogue businesswoman. I accept P2P bitcoin from people and in return, mail them tasty meat treats 🍖

The optics are exquisitely calibrated; securing MiCA isn’t validation, but a demonstration of navigating an existing framework – a shrewd tactical maneuver towards broader adoption.

The framing of MiCA as a “permission” is precisely where the dissonance lies – it’s an acknowledgment of existing power structures rather than a dismantling of them.

What the heck even is mica

Monero fixes that.

If your biggest milestone is getting the state’s approval, you’ve already forgotten what Bitcoin was built to replace.

They are still living in a fiat purgatory