Arsh Molu retweeted
AI is becoming more powerful. But who gets to control it? 🤖
What if AI embraced the same open, permissionless principles as Bitcoin?
This weekend at Plan ₿ Forum 2026, @starkness CEO of @lightning Labs, joins @arshmolu for a fireside chat:
Why AI Needs to Be More Like Bitcoin
From open-source models to AI agents making payments over Lightning, explore how Bitcoin could help build an AI future without digital gatekeepers.
See you in Lugano this weekend!
Arsh Molu retweeted
How freedom tech is being used by activists with @AnyaChekhovich and @arshmolu at Freedom Tech DC.
Arsh Molu retweeted
Freedom Tech DC: Freedom Tech in the Hands of Activists with @AnyaChekhovich and @arshmolu
- Restrictions on open-source tools can weaken freedom fighters abroad
- Activists need AI tools that protect their personal information and sensitive data
- Bitcoin helped Navalny’s foundation keep operating after its bank accounts were blocked
- Bitcoin funds legal support for political prisoners and humanitarian aid in Russia
(00:00) — Introduction
(00:59) — Anna’s work with Navalny’s foundation
(01:56) — Banking restrictions and Bitcoin
(03:12) — Finding the global activist community
(06:36) — Teaching NGOs to use Bitcoin
(09:57) — AI enters activists’ daily work
(12:17) — AI privacy and sensitive information
(13:39) — What policymakers should understand
Arsh Molu retweeted
Freedom Tech legend!
Salute to Arsh who helped HRF take its work to the next level in his time here
Excited to see what he does next 💪
After four incredible years, Friday is my last day at HRF.
Working alongside activists on the frontlines and seeing firsthand how technology can be used to empower has been a true privilege.
I've met some of the most courageous, brilliant, and kind people in the world.
Eternally grateful to @gladstein and the HRF team for the opportunity and trust.
Has truly been a dream.
The work continues.
Onwards 🫡
After four incredible years, Friday is my last day at HRF.
Working alongside activists on the frontlines and seeing firsthand how technology can be used to empower has been a true privilege.
I've met some of the most courageous, brilliant, and kind people in the world.
Eternally grateful to @gladstein and the HRF team for the opportunity and trust.
Has truly been a dream.
The work continues.
Onwards 🫡
bro
So wrong! @BarackObama is hosting China's VP Xi Jinping today at the Pentagon with a full honor ceremony with music and cannons...
Arsh Molu retweeted
NEW: HRF just released “AI for Activists: A Guide to Supercharging Your Movement with Artificial Intelligence.”
This free, practical handbook helps activists and civil society harness AI to research faster, automate everyday tasks, and build tools without writing code. It shows them how to do this without compromising their privacy or security in the face of surveillance and censorship.
Read it here: hrf.org/latest/ai-for-activi…
Arsh Molu retweeted
🚨 @HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund is granting more than 500 million sats to 16 freedom tech projects worldwide
Bitcoin and Nostr development, self-custody, censorship-resistant comms, privacy tech, decentralized mining, and more
🧵 here on the killer projects we are funding:
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FEE MOGGED 🫨
i just fee mogged my coldcard attacker onchain.
i migrated BTC off my compromised @COLDCARDwallet on thursday night except for a small amount
intentionally left ~0.0025 BTC behind as bait
early this morning, an attacker tried to sweep it, but they cheaped out on fees
their transaction sat unconfirmed in the mempool long enough for me to broadcast an RBF replacement and send the bitcoin to a clean wallet instead
imagine compromising someone's hardware wallet and still fumbling the bag
