The Lightning Network isn't magic, it doesn't do the currency conversion part and it only works if the recipient already has bitcoins. You can work around this by using a trusted party in the middle,… (View Post)

On topic there are lots of Somethings that can be done and haven't yet but they have trade-offs or political unpopularity, that's why they haven't been done yet. If we're serious about this we need t… (View Post)

I don't think wanting an offramp implies less resistance. If there's less resistance, there's no reason for Putin to use an offramp. (View Post)

The only way I can think of to get it past the British voters it is to call it a nuclear submarine. Start with actual nuclear submarines sailing up rivers in times of crisis to provide power to the l… (View Post)

If you look at the polling average her support drops as the war begins, but that effect unwinds as the media gets bored with talking about Ukraine all the time:… (View Post)