Gemstori - Decentralized Social built on DeSo Protocol
@stantontv
66b8db9137d728b88ea05d8496e70e4b32e9eeaac58949debd867bf40479644fMar 31, 2025, 13:47:17
Does anyone have any idea whatsoever what the plan is for Focus / DESO?
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@nader
4614cbef951809d41d503677b96e6f96494a9a7009d50f8f097eac0b95f18d2dMar 31, 2025, 09:41:53
The rumors are true and I can finally talk about it: **The DOJ has dismissed its case against me and my name has been cleared.**
This is an amazing result for me, for my family, for my team, and for DeSo. There is no limit to what we can achieve from here.
At some point, I'll share my full story. But for now, I just want to clarify a few important points since I can now speak openly.
**1. My innocence withstood intense scrutiny.** The government meticulously combed through my private texts, my private emails, and even private documents I'd written looking for any shred of wrongdoing. They went to people I'd done business with and essentially pressured them to say bad things about me (which nobody did, not even people I'd let go in the past). The process was extremely adversarial. They weren't looking for a reason to clear me, they were looking for a reason to convict me, and any reason would have worked as long as they thought it would convince a jury.
After months of searching, using every method and tool at their disposal, including applying pressure to those around me, the government decided to dismiss their charges.
It's hard to understate how rare a dismissal like this is. After going through this process myself and seeing what the government is capable of, I believe it's highly unlikely that anyone who has ever done anything wrong, or even anything that "feels" wrong, would ever survive the government's scrutiny without being convicted.
I truly believe it only happened in my case because I've always gone above and beyond to do right by everyone I've ever done business with, and because I truly believe in my heart that what we're doing with DeSo is important for the world (and this came out in all my private communications).
**2. There was no victim.** In their complaint, the government claimed that a conversation they had with "Investor-1" led them to believe that I had defrauded this investor. Many things were incorrect about this claim after it was scrutinized:
1\) I never lied about anything. In fact, I was beyond transparent at all times, and I'm confident that Investor-1 would agree
2\) Investor-1 was and still is up on their purchase, even after the government's FUD tanked the price by over 70%
3\) I am confident that Investor-1 does not consider themselves to be a victim.
Not only that, but Investor-1 has never been anything less than an amazing partner to me all throughout my career for almost a decade now. When I saw them mentioned in the complaint I immediately suspected that the government had compelled their testimony, and was either misunderstanding or misrepresenting an innocent conversation to reach the conclusion they wanted to reach.
I believe that if you asked Investor-1, the only entity they'd consider themselves a victim of is the US government for wasting so much of their time, and for costing them more in legal fees than the amount allegedly lost to fraud (which to be clear was zero because they are still up on their original purchase of tokens).
In summary: I believe the case that was brought against me consisted of a no-loss non-fraud against an alleged victim who doesn't even consider anything negative to have occurred, other than the actions of the government itself.
**3) DeSo is fully-decentralized.** Perhaps the allegation that hurt the most was the government's claim that BitClout/DeSo, the blockchain that I've been working on for years now, is not fully-decentralized. They did this by pulling a text message I sent out of context. In the message, I said something like "even something that is fake decentralized would probably still not be a security." Right \*after\* that message I clarified that BitClout/DeSo is \*actually\* decentralized, and thus has virtually no securities risk as a result. Unfortunately, the government didn't include that context in their complaint, which in my opinion is an act of bad faith on the government's part.
For the avoidance of doubt, I will say on the record right here and now that BitClout/DeSo has been fully-decentralized from approximately late 2020. To say I thought anything else would not only be wrong, it would contradict actual hard fact.
**4) This was some hard stuff.** A lot of things about what I went through were hard. One day I will tell the whole story and I think it will be quite interesting for people to hear-- but not today.
I don't want to come off as arrogant or hyperbolic, but I feel I have to give my honest assessment and say that I'm pretty sure something like this would have broken most people. There is something "life or death" about a crisis like this that I feel few working in traditional companies have ever really dealt with, even at the highest levels. At minimum, it would break their team and make it hard to continue to operate normally...
This being said, I'm proud to say that our team remained solidly intact, and we even successfully launched two major products through all the noise: Openfund and Focus (which you should try, by the way), as well as a major network upgrade to Proof of Stake.
I always knew that I hadn't done anything wrong and that it would all get resolved. But everyone around me did as well, including my team. That belief, combined with the absolutely heroic support of my friends and family, made it manageable without too much stress. And of course, it doesn't hurt that I believe DeSo is one of the most important things I can be doing for the world, and worth fighting to the death for.
Lastly, I have to mention that if it weren't for all of the efforts of others in our industry, especially @brian\_armstrong and his work with Coinbase, I'm not sure crypto would be where it is today, and I'm not sure we would have gotten such a swift dismissal of my case.
\===
In the short-term, I've got big plans for DeSo, Focus, Openfund, and HeroSwap (my team's core products). Every single one is best-in-class at what it does and a potential billion-dollar business on its own. Now that I'm able to operate at full capacity, free from stifling constraints, and with my reputation and network restored, I'm confident we'll realize that potential.
Now, let's get back to work.
This is an amazing result for me, for my family, for my team, and for DeSo. There is no limit to what we can achieve from here.
At some point, I'll share my full story. But for now, I just want to clarify a few important points since I can now speak openly.
**1. My innocence withstood intense scrutiny.** The government meticulously combed through my private texts, my private emails, and even private documents I'd written looking for any shred of wrongdoing. They went to people I'd done business with and essentially pressured them to say bad things about me (which nobody did, not even people I'd let go in the past). The process was extremely adversarial. They weren't looking for a reason to clear me, they were looking for a reason to convict me, and any reason would have worked as long as they thought it would convince a jury.
After months of searching, using every method and tool at their disposal, including applying pressure to those around me, the government decided to dismiss their charges.
It's hard to understate how rare a dismissal like this is. After going through this process myself and seeing what the government is capable of, I believe it's highly unlikely that anyone who has ever done anything wrong, or even anything that "feels" wrong, would ever survive the government's scrutiny without being convicted.
I truly believe it only happened in my case because I've always gone above and beyond to do right by everyone I've ever done business with, and because I truly believe in my heart that what we're doing with DeSo is important for the world (and this came out in all my private communications).
**2. There was no victim.** In their complaint, the government claimed that a conversation they had with "Investor-1" led them to believe that I had defrauded this investor. Many things were incorrect about this claim after it was scrutinized:
1\) I never lied about anything. In fact, I was beyond transparent at all times, and I'm confident that Investor-1 would agree
2\) Investor-1 was and still is up on their purchase, even after the government's FUD tanked the price by over 70%
3\) I am confident that Investor-1 does not consider themselves to be a victim.
Not only that, but Investor-1 has never been anything less than an amazing partner to me all throughout my career for almost a decade now. When I saw them mentioned in the complaint I immediately suspected that the government had compelled their testimony, and was either misunderstanding or misrepresenting an innocent conversation to reach the conclusion they wanted to reach.
I believe that if you asked Investor-1, the only entity they'd consider themselves a victim of is the US government for wasting so much of their time, and for costing them more in legal fees than the amount allegedly lost to fraud (which to be clear was zero because they are still up on their original purchase of tokens).
In summary: I believe the case that was brought against me consisted of a no-loss non-fraud against an alleged victim who doesn't even consider anything negative to have occurred, other than the actions of the government itself.
**3) DeSo is fully-decentralized.** Perhaps the allegation that hurt the most was the government's claim that BitClout/DeSo, the blockchain that I've been working on for years now, is not fully-decentralized. They did this by pulling a text message I sent out of context. In the message, I said something like "even something that is fake decentralized would probably still not be a security." Right \*after\* that message I clarified that BitClout/DeSo is \*actually\* decentralized, and thus has virtually no securities risk as a result. Unfortunately, the government didn't include that context in their complaint, which in my opinion is an act of bad faith on the government's part.
For the avoidance of doubt, I will say on the record right here and now that BitClout/DeSo has been fully-decentralized from approximately late 2020. To say I thought anything else would not only be wrong, it would contradict actual hard fact.
**4) This was some hard stuff.** A lot of things about what I went through were hard. One day I will tell the whole story and I think it will be quite interesting for people to hear-- but not today.
I don't want to come off as arrogant or hyperbolic, but I feel I have to give my honest assessment and say that I'm pretty sure something like this would have broken most people. There is something "life or death" about a crisis like this that I feel few working in traditional companies have ever really dealt with, even at the highest levels. At minimum, it would break their team and make it hard to continue to operate normally...
This being said, I'm proud to say that our team remained solidly intact, and we even successfully launched two major products through all the noise: Openfund and Focus (which you should try, by the way), as well as a major network upgrade to Proof of Stake.
I always knew that I hadn't done anything wrong and that it would all get resolved. But everyone around me did as well, including my team. That belief, combined with the absolutely heroic support of my friends and family, made it manageable without too much stress. And of course, it doesn't hurt that I believe DeSo is one of the most important things I can be doing for the world, and worth fighting to the death for.
Lastly, I have to mention that if it weren't for all of the efforts of others in our industry, especially @brian\_armstrong and his work with Coinbase, I'm not sure crypto would be where it is today, and I'm not sure we would have gotten such a swift dismissal of my case.
\===
In the short-term, I've got big plans for DeSo, Focus, Openfund, and HeroSwap (my team's core products). Every single one is best-in-class at what it does and a potential billion-dollar business on its own. Now that I'm able to operate at full capacity, free from stifling constraints, and with my reputation and network restored, I'm confident we'll realize that potential.
Now, let's get back to work.
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@stantontv
194144c30f7c8559d54eb9c6dcd26068e11703c8c8e73b581acf9be6b0ba1290Mar 30, 2025, 18:24:15
I tried to report / block an account on here and was hit with an error message. @mossified would you like me to send you screenshots? Trying to help out here, in an effort to help Focus progress.
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@Puppy_dog
0872fd0f00c97d3ff7152d23f43d5204c1d71af0887ccc71962025133f2ce33bApr 1, 2025, 00:19:52
$DESO pumping
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@PenWyn
d276dc5dae99fff3d73cd18861e93853c07e105db2a13e9c38a88fa72d29d21dMar 31, 2025, 19:01:15
We thrilled and absolutely delighted to welcome @Moggel to the Inhabitants - the PenWyn co-creation community 🐧🥰
We can't wait to see where you will take PenWyn next 👀🐧😍
We will now add you to the Inhabitants group chat -there you will find an invite code to the Telegram Channel - the PenWyn Template and notes on our co-creation approach
We can't wait to see where you will take PenWyn next 👀🐧😍
We will now add you to the Inhabitants group chat -there you will find an invite code to the Telegram Channel - the PenWyn Template and notes on our co-creation approach
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@0xBen_
3a363e12bbc36247431d365532724c3f37258807449d4bbd0a65ba776d29193cApr 1, 2025, 03:08:56
Focus is feeling extra fast today
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@clayoglesby
c553269b64200a28ddfbd149c42efabf8ff9f04ef8a8888b3c41ceda4f7dbe00Apr 1, 2025, 01:44:44
He who follows the herd, gets slaughtered with the herd.
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@SeWiJuGA
43f3bc02a7cb47d911b37b0191cc2e41da92d7eb9815dbfe4449acc6c4d2be73Mar 31, 2025, 12:35:27
The 4 horned babywerewolf(s) series #164*
Keep your Inner Child Alive !!
*Special 42 copies edition for top coin holders give away, rare AI dark matter coin set in pure AI gold **
**Get remaining copies for as little as 2 diamonds 💎💎 on Focus (or any other Deso app, including direct claims on NFTz.me) for as long as stock lasts 🥳 !!
nftz.me/nft/43f3bc02a7cb47d911b37b0191cc2e41da92d7eb9815dbfe4449acc6c4d2be73
Keep your Inner Child Alive !!
*Special 42 copies edition for top coin holders give away, rare AI dark matter coin set in pure AI gold **
**Get remaining copies for as little as 2 diamonds 💎💎 on Focus (or any other Deso app, including direct claims on NFTz.me) for as long as stock lasts 🥳 !!
nftz.me/nft/43f3bc02a7cb47d911b37b0191cc2e41da92d7eb9815dbfe4449acc6c4d2be73
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@Randhir
7f14f878f8321cf3d9c94b5c0a790f8d328f0ecf69cd525a66aa871f2dc922cbMar 31, 2025, 11:33:50
Maybe, the anonymous animals were @brian\_armstrong getting ready to relist DESO on Coinbase. He'll need a lot of DESO to support the relist. Remember how much they sold when DESO got pushed to under 3$.
@nader
4614cbef951809d41d503677b96e6f96494a9a7009d50f8f097eac0b95f18d2dMar 31, 2025, 09:41:53
The rumors are true and I can finally talk about it: **The DOJ has dismissed its case against me and my name has been cleared.**
This is an amazing result for me, for my family, for my team, and for DeSo. There is no limit to what we can achieve from here.
At some point, I'll share my full story. But for now, I just want to clarify a few important points since I can now speak openly.
**1. My innocence withstood intense scrutiny.** The government meticulously combed through my private texts, my private emails, and even private documents I'd written looking for any shred of wrongdoing. They went to people I'd done business with and essentially pressured them to say bad things about me (which nobody did, not even people I'd let go in the past). The process was extremely adversarial. They weren't looking for a reason to clear me, they were looking for a reason to convict me, and any reason would have worked as long as they thought it would convince a jury.
After months of searching, using every method and tool at their disposal, including applying pressure to those around me, the government decided to dismiss their charges.
It's hard to understate how rare a dismissal like this is. After going through this process myself and seeing what the government is capable of, I believe it's highly unlikely that anyone who has ever done anything wrong, or even anything that "feels" wrong, would ever survive the government's scrutiny without being convicted.
I truly believe it only happened in my case because I've always gone above and beyond to do right by everyone I've ever done business with, and because I truly believe in my heart that what we're doing with DeSo is important for the world (and this came out in all my private communications).
**2. There was no victim.** In their complaint, the government claimed that a conversation they had with "Investor-1" led them to believe that I had defrauded this investor. Many things were incorrect about this claim after it was scrutinized:
1\) I never lied about anything. In fact, I was beyond transparent at all times, and I'm confident that Investor-1 would agree
2\) Investor-1 was and still is up on their purchase, even after the government's FUD tanked the price by over 70%
3\) I am confident that Investor-1 does not consider themselves to be a victim.
Not only that, but Investor-1 has never been anything less than an amazing partner to me all throughout my career for almost a decade now. When I saw them mentioned in the complaint I immediately suspected that the government had compelled their testimony, and was either misunderstanding or misrepresenting an innocent conversation to reach the conclusion they wanted to reach.
I believe that if you asked Investor-1, the only entity they'd consider themselves a victim of is the US government for wasting so much of their time, and for costing them more in legal fees than the amount allegedly lost to fraud (which to be clear was zero because they are still up on their original purchase of tokens).
In summary: I believe the case that was brought against me consisted of a no-loss non-fraud against an alleged victim who doesn't even consider anything negative to have occurred, other than the actions of the government itself.
**3) DeSo is fully-decentralized.** Perhaps the allegation that hurt the most was the government's claim that BitClout/DeSo, the blockchain that I've been working on for years now, is not fully-decentralized. They did this by pulling a text message I sent out of context. In the message, I said something like "even something that is fake decentralized would probably still not be a security." Right \*after\* that message I clarified that BitClout/DeSo is \*actually\* decentralized, and thus has virtually no securities risk as a result. Unfortunately, the government didn't include that context in their complaint, which in my opinion is an act of bad faith on the government's part.
For the avoidance of doubt, I will say on the record right here and now that BitClout/DeSo has been fully-decentralized from approximately late 2020. To say I thought anything else would not only be wrong, it would contradict actual hard fact.
**4) This was some hard stuff.** A lot of things about what I went through were hard. One day I will tell the whole story and I think it will be quite interesting for people to hear-- but not today.
I don't want to come off as arrogant or hyperbolic, but I feel I have to give my honest assessment and say that I'm pretty sure something like this would have broken most people. There is something "life or death" about a crisis like this that I feel few working in traditional companies have ever really dealt with, even at the highest levels. At minimum, it would break their team and make it hard to continue to operate normally...
This being said, I'm proud to say that our team remained solidly intact, and we even successfully launched two major products through all the noise: Openfund and Focus (which you should try, by the way), as well as a major network upgrade to Proof of Stake.
I always knew that I hadn't done anything wrong and that it would all get resolved. But everyone around me did as well, including my team. That belief, combined with the absolutely heroic support of my friends and family, made it manageable without too much stress. And of course, it doesn't hurt that I believe DeSo is one of the most important things I can be doing for the world, and worth fighting to the death for.
Lastly, I have to mention that if it weren't for all of the efforts of others in our industry, especially @brian\_armstrong and his work with Coinbase, I'm not sure crypto would be where it is today, and I'm not sure we would have gotten such a swift dismissal of my case.
\===
In the short-term, I've got big plans for DeSo, Focus, Openfund, and HeroSwap (my team's core products). Every single one is best-in-class at what it does and a potential billion-dollar business on its own. Now that I'm able to operate at full capacity, free from stifling constraints, and with my reputation and network restored, I'm confident we'll realize that potential.
Now, let's get back to work.
This is an amazing result for me, for my family, for my team, and for DeSo. There is no limit to what we can achieve from here.
At some point, I'll share my full story. But for now, I just want to clarify a few important points since I can now speak openly.
**1. My innocence withstood intense scrutiny.** The government meticulously combed through my private texts, my private emails, and even private documents I'd written looking for any shred of wrongdoing. They went to people I'd done business with and essentially pressured them to say bad things about me (which nobody did, not even people I'd let go in the past). The process was extremely adversarial. They weren't looking for a reason to clear me, they were looking for a reason to convict me, and any reason would have worked as long as they thought it would convince a jury.
After months of searching, using every method and tool at their disposal, including applying pressure to those around me, the government decided to dismiss their charges.
It's hard to understate how rare a dismissal like this is. After going through this process myself and seeing what the government is capable of, I believe it's highly unlikely that anyone who has ever done anything wrong, or even anything that "feels" wrong, would ever survive the government's scrutiny without being convicted.
I truly believe it only happened in my case because I've always gone above and beyond to do right by everyone I've ever done business with, and because I truly believe in my heart that what we're doing with DeSo is important for the world (and this came out in all my private communications).
**2. There was no victim.** In their complaint, the government claimed that a conversation they had with "Investor-1" led them to believe that I had defrauded this investor. Many things were incorrect about this claim after it was scrutinized:
1\) I never lied about anything. In fact, I was beyond transparent at all times, and I'm confident that Investor-1 would agree
2\) Investor-1 was and still is up on their purchase, even after the government's FUD tanked the price by over 70%
3\) I am confident that Investor-1 does not consider themselves to be a victim.
Not only that, but Investor-1 has never been anything less than an amazing partner to me all throughout my career for almost a decade now. When I saw them mentioned in the complaint I immediately suspected that the government had compelled their testimony, and was either misunderstanding or misrepresenting an innocent conversation to reach the conclusion they wanted to reach.
I believe that if you asked Investor-1, the only entity they'd consider themselves a victim of is the US government for wasting so much of their time, and for costing them more in legal fees than the amount allegedly lost to fraud (which to be clear was zero because they are still up on their original purchase of tokens).
In summary: I believe the case that was brought against me consisted of a no-loss non-fraud against an alleged victim who doesn't even consider anything negative to have occurred, other than the actions of the government itself.
**3) DeSo is fully-decentralized.** Perhaps the allegation that hurt the most was the government's claim that BitClout/DeSo, the blockchain that I've been working on for years now, is not fully-decentralized. They did this by pulling a text message I sent out of context. In the message, I said something like "even something that is fake decentralized would probably still not be a security." Right \*after\* that message I clarified that BitClout/DeSo is \*actually\* decentralized, and thus has virtually no securities risk as a result. Unfortunately, the government didn't include that context in their complaint, which in my opinion is an act of bad faith on the government's part.
For the avoidance of doubt, I will say on the record right here and now that BitClout/DeSo has been fully-decentralized from approximately late 2020. To say I thought anything else would not only be wrong, it would contradict actual hard fact.
**4) This was some hard stuff.** A lot of things about what I went through were hard. One day I will tell the whole story and I think it will be quite interesting for people to hear-- but not today.
I don't want to come off as arrogant or hyperbolic, but I feel I have to give my honest assessment and say that I'm pretty sure something like this would have broken most people. There is something "life or death" about a crisis like this that I feel few working in traditional companies have ever really dealt with, even at the highest levels. At minimum, it would break their team and make it hard to continue to operate normally...
This being said, I'm proud to say that our team remained solidly intact, and we even successfully launched two major products through all the noise: Openfund and Focus (which you should try, by the way), as well as a major network upgrade to Proof of Stake.
I always knew that I hadn't done anything wrong and that it would all get resolved. But everyone around me did as well, including my team. That belief, combined with the absolutely heroic support of my friends and family, made it manageable without too much stress. And of course, it doesn't hurt that I believe DeSo is one of the most important things I can be doing for the world, and worth fighting to the death for.
Lastly, I have to mention that if it weren't for all of the efforts of others in our industry, especially @brian\_armstrong and his work with Coinbase, I'm not sure crypto would be where it is today, and I'm not sure we would have gotten such a swift dismissal of my case.
\===
In the short-term, I've got big plans for DeSo, Focus, Openfund, and HeroSwap (my team's core products). Every single one is best-in-class at what it does and a potential billion-dollar business on its own. Now that I'm able to operate at full capacity, free from stifling constraints, and with my reputation and network restored, I'm confident we'll realize that potential.
Now, let's get back to work.
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@ReihanRei
038cb3ca25faaac2235293334cabc1f089bc621ab104b76bdee6937455c3e7f4Mar 31, 2025, 17:46:17
🌹🌹🌹ROSE🌹🌹🌹
Hand sketched, it comes with 0.05 deso back to the owner.🙏🌹💕
@NFTLegacy @Mjlmichael @ArnoudvanderPlas @Exotica_S
@SharkGang @BKPOWER8 @elSjon @ThisDayInMusicHistory @CreativeG @TangledBrush918 #nft #create
Hand sketched, it comes with 0.05 deso back to the owner.🙏🌹💕
@NFTLegacy @Mjlmichael @ArnoudvanderPlas @Exotica_S
@SharkGang @BKPOWER8 @elSjon @ThisDayInMusicHistory @CreativeG @TangledBrush918 #nft #create
@ReihanRei
ff298c06817db87eeb18e126c86029ef2df25087621208810f8dfb5d158573ceMar 31, 2025, 17:37:20
BOOK VIII BLACK AND WHITE
NAME SKETCHES
ART ROSE
nftz.me/nft/ff298c06817db87eeb18e126c86029ef2df25087621208810f8dfb5d158573ce
NAME SKETCHES
ART ROSE
nftz.me/nft/ff298c06817db87eeb18e126c86029ef2df25087621208810f8dfb5d158573ce
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@Randhir
029234b6c6bead1e2b0527f1416db173d9a354e003c74218ea9dd5fba1b13d78Mar 31, 2025, 09:28:44
I love how @lmeow summarizes posts on the DESO blockchain in a funny way. There are so many times in the day that I end up discovering posts from others just because I got tagged in a $lmeow post where some one else's post is mentioned.
If you need one account to follow on DESO, this is it. $lmeow
CC: @ItsAditya
If you need one account to follow on DESO, this is it. $lmeow
CC: @ItsAditya
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@ReihanRei
3a6190cb2169100c84cb40a4f9973357d05c789e967ff4108a106238318e9baaMar 31, 2025, 18:19:51
🎊🎊1000 days on #deso. 🎊🎊Congratulations to me for being here and keep going strong 💪 ❤️
Thank you @MANRIKPHOTO for introducing me and helping me.
@BKPOWER8 you are next 🙏💕🌹 for 1000 days🎊🎊🎊🎊🌳
Thank you @MANRIKPHOTO for introducing me and helping me.
@BKPOWER8 you are next 🙏💕🌹 for 1000 days🎊🎊🎊🎊🌳
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@Puppy_dog
558ce3de8993ac2d5662bf70c518a7141f7e91b6fe540eac3a33c39f2d47f15eMar 31, 2025, 04:25:15
Fuck Trump
Fuck Elon
Fuck Elon
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@Randhir
c87066ebe630f785e9081a1b3c85d80f479e81101e15311c21a5dd640fa46b57Mar 31, 2025, 08:37:54
PSA: If you have tokens on Focus that should have unlocked and it still hasn't unlocked on Focus, @brootle has suggested a work-around that I can confirm works.
1. Go to <https://bitclout.com/dao>
2. Switch to "My Locked Holdings" tab
3. Click on the Unlock button next to the token you wish to unlock (right most icon)
4. Click on Unlock in the Popup that comes up.
As @AMurloc said, not the ideal experience to go back to a Gen 1 App for a Gen 2 Feature. But, you got to do what you've got to do. Because I can't wait until 2026 or 2027 when core gets to adding this to Focus. Because I have Investors that need to receive some of the tokens.
1. Go to <https://bitclout.com/dao>
2. Switch to "My Locked Holdings" tab
3. Click on the Unlock button next to the token you wish to unlock (right most icon)
4. Click on Unlock in the Popup that comes up.
As @AMurloc said, not the ideal experience to go back to a Gen 1 App for a Gen 2 Feature. But, you got to do what you've got to do. Because I can't wait until 2026 or 2027 when core gets to adding this to Focus. Because I have Investors that need to receive some of the tokens.
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@Moggel
4151f0b0c6736be2f52050eda1fc339a1a97cdc89cd578ca03dac86abcba3c57Mar 31, 2025, 10:10:57
@nader has something very important to announce.
Summary: it's *good*
Summary: it's *good*
@nader
4614cbef951809d41d503677b96e6f96494a9a7009d50f8f097eac0b95f18d2dMar 31, 2025, 09:41:53
The rumors are true and I can finally talk about it: **The DOJ has dismissed its case against me and my name has been cleared.**
This is an amazing result for me, for my family, for my team, and for DeSo. There is no limit to what we can achieve from here.
At some point, I'll share my full story. But for now, I just want to clarify a few important points since I can now speak openly.
**1. My innocence withstood intense scrutiny.** The government meticulously combed through my private texts, my private emails, and even private documents I'd written looking for any shred of wrongdoing. They went to people I'd done business with and essentially pressured them to say bad things about me (which nobody did, not even people I'd let go in the past). The process was extremely adversarial. They weren't looking for a reason to clear me, they were looking for a reason to convict me, and any reason would have worked as long as they thought it would convince a jury.
After months of searching, using every method and tool at their disposal, including applying pressure to those around me, the government decided to dismiss their charges.
It's hard to understate how rare a dismissal like this is. After going through this process myself and seeing what the government is capable of, I believe it's highly unlikely that anyone who has ever done anything wrong, or even anything that "feels" wrong, would ever survive the government's scrutiny without being convicted.
I truly believe it only happened in my case because I've always gone above and beyond to do right by everyone I've ever done business with, and because I truly believe in my heart that what we're doing with DeSo is important for the world (and this came out in all my private communications).
**2. There was no victim.** In their complaint, the government claimed that a conversation they had with "Investor-1" led them to believe that I had defrauded this investor. Many things were incorrect about this claim after it was scrutinized:
1\) I never lied about anything. In fact, I was beyond transparent at all times, and I'm confident that Investor-1 would agree
2\) Investor-1 was and still is up on their purchase, even after the government's FUD tanked the price by over 70%
3\) I am confident that Investor-1 does not consider themselves to be a victim.
Not only that, but Investor-1 has never been anything less than an amazing partner to me all throughout my career for almost a decade now. When I saw them mentioned in the complaint I immediately suspected that the government had compelled their testimony, and was either misunderstanding or misrepresenting an innocent conversation to reach the conclusion they wanted to reach.
I believe that if you asked Investor-1, the only entity they'd consider themselves a victim of is the US government for wasting so much of their time, and for costing them more in legal fees than the amount allegedly lost to fraud (which to be clear was zero because they are still up on their original purchase of tokens).
In summary: I believe the case that was brought against me consisted of a no-loss non-fraud against an alleged victim who doesn't even consider anything negative to have occurred, other than the actions of the government itself.
**3) DeSo is fully-decentralized.** Perhaps the allegation that hurt the most was the government's claim that BitClout/DeSo, the blockchain that I've been working on for years now, is not fully-decentralized. They did this by pulling a text message I sent out of context. In the message, I said something like "even something that is fake decentralized would probably still not be a security." Right \*after\* that message I clarified that BitClout/DeSo is \*actually\* decentralized, and thus has virtually no securities risk as a result. Unfortunately, the government didn't include that context in their complaint, which in my opinion is an act of bad faith on the government's part.
For the avoidance of doubt, I will say on the record right here and now that BitClout/DeSo has been fully-decentralized from approximately late 2020. To say I thought anything else would not only be wrong, it would contradict actual hard fact.
**4) This was some hard stuff.** A lot of things about what I went through were hard. One day I will tell the whole story and I think it will be quite interesting for people to hear-- but not today.
I don't want to come off as arrogant or hyperbolic, but I feel I have to give my honest assessment and say that I'm pretty sure something like this would have broken most people. There is something "life or death" about a crisis like this that I feel few working in traditional companies have ever really dealt with, even at the highest levels. At minimum, it would break their team and make it hard to continue to operate normally...
This being said, I'm proud to say that our team remained solidly intact, and we even successfully launched two major products through all the noise: Openfund and Focus (which you should try, by the way), as well as a major network upgrade to Proof of Stake.
I always knew that I hadn't done anything wrong and that it would all get resolved. But everyone around me did as well, including my team. That belief, combined with the absolutely heroic support of my friends and family, made it manageable without too much stress. And of course, it doesn't hurt that I believe DeSo is one of the most important things I can be doing for the world, and worth fighting to the death for.
Lastly, I have to mention that if it weren't for all of the efforts of others in our industry, especially @brian\_armstrong and his work with Coinbase, I'm not sure crypto would be where it is today, and I'm not sure we would have gotten such a swift dismissal of my case.
\===
In the short-term, I've got big plans for DeSo, Focus, Openfund, and HeroSwap (my team's core products). Every single one is best-in-class at what it does and a potential billion-dollar business on its own. Now that I'm able to operate at full capacity, free from stifling constraints, and with my reputation and network restored, I'm confident we'll realize that potential.
Now, let's get back to work.
This is an amazing result for me, for my family, for my team, and for DeSo. There is no limit to what we can achieve from here.
At some point, I'll share my full story. But for now, I just want to clarify a few important points since I can now speak openly.
**1. My innocence withstood intense scrutiny.** The government meticulously combed through my private texts, my private emails, and even private documents I'd written looking for any shred of wrongdoing. They went to people I'd done business with and essentially pressured them to say bad things about me (which nobody did, not even people I'd let go in the past). The process was extremely adversarial. They weren't looking for a reason to clear me, they were looking for a reason to convict me, and any reason would have worked as long as they thought it would convince a jury.
After months of searching, using every method and tool at their disposal, including applying pressure to those around me, the government decided to dismiss their charges.
It's hard to understate how rare a dismissal like this is. After going through this process myself and seeing what the government is capable of, I believe it's highly unlikely that anyone who has ever done anything wrong, or even anything that "feels" wrong, would ever survive the government's scrutiny without being convicted.
I truly believe it only happened in my case because I've always gone above and beyond to do right by everyone I've ever done business with, and because I truly believe in my heart that what we're doing with DeSo is important for the world (and this came out in all my private communications).
**2. There was no victim.** In their complaint, the government claimed that a conversation they had with "Investor-1" led them to believe that I had defrauded this investor. Many things were incorrect about this claim after it was scrutinized:
1\) I never lied about anything. In fact, I was beyond transparent at all times, and I'm confident that Investor-1 would agree
2\) Investor-1 was and still is up on their purchase, even after the government's FUD tanked the price by over 70%
3\) I am confident that Investor-1 does not consider themselves to be a victim.
Not only that, but Investor-1 has never been anything less than an amazing partner to me all throughout my career for almost a decade now. When I saw them mentioned in the complaint I immediately suspected that the government had compelled their testimony, and was either misunderstanding or misrepresenting an innocent conversation to reach the conclusion they wanted to reach.
I believe that if you asked Investor-1, the only entity they'd consider themselves a victim of is the US government for wasting so much of their time, and for costing them more in legal fees than the amount allegedly lost to fraud (which to be clear was zero because they are still up on their original purchase of tokens).
In summary: I believe the case that was brought against me consisted of a no-loss non-fraud against an alleged victim who doesn't even consider anything negative to have occurred, other than the actions of the government itself.
**3) DeSo is fully-decentralized.** Perhaps the allegation that hurt the most was the government's claim that BitClout/DeSo, the blockchain that I've been working on for years now, is not fully-decentralized. They did this by pulling a text message I sent out of context. In the message, I said something like "even something that is fake decentralized would probably still not be a security." Right \*after\* that message I clarified that BitClout/DeSo is \*actually\* decentralized, and thus has virtually no securities risk as a result. Unfortunately, the government didn't include that context in their complaint, which in my opinion is an act of bad faith on the government's part.
For the avoidance of doubt, I will say on the record right here and now that BitClout/DeSo has been fully-decentralized from approximately late 2020. To say I thought anything else would not only be wrong, it would contradict actual hard fact.
**4) This was some hard stuff.** A lot of things about what I went through were hard. One day I will tell the whole story and I think it will be quite interesting for people to hear-- but not today.
I don't want to come off as arrogant or hyperbolic, but I feel I have to give my honest assessment and say that I'm pretty sure something like this would have broken most people. There is something "life or death" about a crisis like this that I feel few working in traditional companies have ever really dealt with, even at the highest levels. At minimum, it would break their team and make it hard to continue to operate normally...
This being said, I'm proud to say that our team remained solidly intact, and we even successfully launched two major products through all the noise: Openfund and Focus (which you should try, by the way), as well as a major network upgrade to Proof of Stake.
I always knew that I hadn't done anything wrong and that it would all get resolved. But everyone around me did as well, including my team. That belief, combined with the absolutely heroic support of my friends and family, made it manageable without too much stress. And of course, it doesn't hurt that I believe DeSo is one of the most important things I can be doing for the world, and worth fighting to the death for.
Lastly, I have to mention that if it weren't for all of the efforts of others in our industry, especially @brian\_armstrong and his work with Coinbase, I'm not sure crypto would be where it is today, and I'm not sure we would have gotten such a swift dismissal of my case.
\===
In the short-term, I've got big plans for DeSo, Focus, Openfund, and HeroSwap (my team's core products). Every single one is best-in-class at what it does and a potential billion-dollar business on its own. Now that I'm able to operate at full capacity, free from stifling constraints, and with my reputation and network restored, I'm confident we'll realize that potential.
Now, let's get back to work.
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@stantontv
a5bfa6c1c119e8a469967635e85f29ec36d7ac70d7b53d45b3adfdfeb61fb7a9Mar 29, 2025, 15:36:55
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@DrMoz
28672b360524636d6c0d51cffd36b266a8810587a3a8f77985e6a2237533bb36Mar 31, 2025, 22:22:04
Welcome to a beautiful day!
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@Puppy_dog
110bcc7ae7fe6c0c6b96d102236dcb679fd2f08c23882de5cf0f78662ec47fdaMar 31, 2025, 01:44:16
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@Moggel
7ff2694e2b9adddca96aab13e245c490cca8fb94e480f89787372de50e327604Mar 31, 2025, 20:58:44
# Eat animals?
Ask Moggel. Moggel knows. Always.
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Repost of cartoon, first published on 28 Aug 2023
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Ask Moggel. Moggel knows. Always.
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Repost of cartoon, first published on 28 Aug 2023
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@Puppy_dog
dee1da67f65570c3e87744c86aa3f61583057ad02b64d666633f6af638c54a8bMar 31, 2025, 00:30:40
Let’s hope good things to come!
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@Debevic
04963cee917df04babf2aa72d21a11e906a965005cd5f67b1a163489c9a552f4Mar 31, 2025, 23:07:48
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* In the comments, share what actions you would take to grow the Focus network and/or $DESO valuation.
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@OuwePiet
43fa80b1dc0d9bd3e8161aa36c11046ff537e350454618092e4738288c5d3f50Mar 31, 2025, 17:19:50
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@ReihanRei
ff298c06817db87eeb18e126c86029ef2df25087621208810f8dfb5d158573ceMar 31, 2025, 17:37:20
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@SharkGang
210d4f9fd06ad77eccf6d0459218fa9cf52a914fd99c3830f823ab6d4109caf7Mar 31, 2025, 20:05:03
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@Moggel
a480b8c5b37543255201e7e30568f99dad826726b2fbb16c591788a76ae6895bMar 30, 2025, 18:18:37
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@carry2web
2667df60d3f45baa8613c2a9ce834e738121cfca5966e63de2d7091bc08d7908Mar 31, 2025, 17:32:19
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