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=E2=80=9Call transactions should be open to the scrutiny of an honest =
government=E2=80=9D

I agree with this. However, scrutiny does not imply dragnet =
surveillance.

Bitcoin returns us, or at least aspires to return, to the days of a gold =
standard.[0] You will be familiar with this, from your time in Her =
Majesty=E2=80=99s empire.

In these days, scrutiny implied detectives asking questions. Perhaps =
they would ask questions of multiple parties and see if certain numbers =
matched. There was no dragnet surveillance, and this as god intended.

We return to these days soon.

I agree with your point about consensus as well. You are free to run a =
node supporting a dragnet surveillance fork, and sell your coins that =
support gold-like privacy to accumulate more dragnet surveillance coins. =
I wish you success with that.=20

[0]: https://taaalk.co/t/bitcoin-maxima-other-crypto-things


> On Mar 2, 2021, at 9:54 PM, LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH via =
bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>=20
> Good Afternoon,
>=20
> All people are entitled to privacy in their purse, and all =
transactions should be open to the scrutiny of an honest government. You =
can debate whether any government is honest. Mixing does not remove the =
record from the public ledger, where it is possible to see that any =
Bitcoin has transferred from an UTXO to some Pay-To address even with =
some amount of transaction in between them. The value proposition is the =
samehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dl9jOJk30eQs =
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dl9jOJk30eQs> - because people will =
trust the system; people trust the existing consensus.
>=20
> Let us dispense with the screen and deal with the issue only. If it is =
not necessary to maintain consensus then what is consensus?
>=20
> The intrinsic value of Bitcoin is because of the existing consensus. =
Even if any proposal gains consensus there is no objective way to show =
it improves the intrinsic value without trialing and the possibility of =
failure and so protecting the existing consensus should be the highest =
value. This understanding is the reason BCH exists in addition to BTC =
Bitcoin.
>=20
> KING JAMES HRMH
> Great British Empire
>=20
> Regards,
> The Australian
> LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH (& HMRH)
> of Hougun Manor & Glencoe & British Empire
> MR. Damian A. James Williamson
> Wills
>=20
> et al.
>=20
> =20
> Willtech
> www.willtech.com.au <x-msg://6/www.willtech.com.au>
> www.go-overt.com <x-msg://6/www.go-overt.com>
> and other projects
> =20
> earn.com/willtech <http://earn.com/willtech>
> linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson =
<http://linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson>
>=20
>=20
> m. 0487135719
> f. +61261470192
>=20
>=20
> This email does not constitute a general advice. Please disregard this =
email if misdelivered.
> From: Eric Voskuil <eric@voskuil.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 March 2021 9:37 AM
> To: LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH <willtech@live.com.au>; Bitcoin =
Protocol Discussion <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Ariel Lorenzo-Luaces <arielluaces@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Taproot NACK
> =20
> To be clear, is this a NACK because Taproot reduces =E2=80=9Ctransparenc=
y=E2=80=9D (increases privacy) on the chain (=E2=80=9Cmaintaining =
consensus=E2=80=9D is obviously an argument against any protocol change, =
so that=E2=80=99s a red herring)?=20
>=20
> And is it your theory that only an =E2=80=9Chonest=E2=80=9D (statute =
abiding) person should have privacy, and not against the state, and/or =
that mixers are sufficient privacy?
>=20
> Personally, I=E2=80=99m not moved by such an argument. What do you =
think is the value proposition of Bitcoin?
>=20
> e
>=20
>> On Mar 1, 2021, at 14:21, LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH via =
bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>>=20
>> =EF=BB=BF
>> Good Afternoon,
>>=20
>> I am going to take tough terms with much of your reply and do =
appreciate a courteous practice. Having previously made public =
disclosure of my affiliation with Jambler.io it seems sufficient to =
disclose my affiliation through the link in my email signature block.
>>=20
>> My concern is not increased privacy it is maintaining consensus =
values and the transparency of the blockchain wherein all transactions =
are published in an immutable record and that forbids the redaction of =
information by any obfuscation. A separate concern is the availability =
of a privacy suitable for cash should a Bitcoin user desire and =
especially without disturbing the existing consensus.
>>=20
>> The use of a Bitcoin Mixer is to enable standard equivalent privacy. =
As you may experience yourself, you do not allow people to follow you =
around looking in your purse, suppose you are dealing entirely with =
cash, and to see where and how much you fill it up, and where you spend. =
Nonetheless, for an honest person, their wallet is available for =
government audit as are their financial affairs. This is consistent with =
the existing operation of consensus.
>>=20
>> My full email signature block is a disclosure where I have some =
affiliation with the referenced website being that it carries at least =
some information that I have provided or that in some way I am =
associated perhaps only making use of their services. For example, I =
hardly make a profit from LinkedIn just my information is there. Also, I =
have made previous public disclosure of the affiliation. Bitcoin Mixer =
2.0 is a partner mixer run by Jambler.io wherein I receive a service =
referral fee and am not in receipt of any part of the process =
transaction. The operation block diagram provided by Jambler.io is =
provided here and attached.
>> <ip.bitcointalk.org.png>
>>=20
>> [ip.bitcointalk.org.png]-Operation of Jambler.io partner mixer
>> =
https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fjambler.io%2Fimages%2Fscheme=
-1.png&t=3D622&c=3DgTi7r1cfh-yynw =
<https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fjambler.io%2Fimages%2Fschem=
e-1.png&t=3D622&c=3DgTi7r1cfh-yynw>
>> from this thread  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3D5267588 =
<https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3D5267588>
>>=20
>>=20
>> The installation script provided by Jambler.io that is the basis of =
my referral website is also publicly published,
>> https://github.com/jambler-io/bitcoin-mixer =
<https://github.com/jambler-io/bitcoin-mixer>
>>=20
>> The disclosure for the partner program is available from Jambler.io =
however and is made prominently on my referral website. While it may =
seem lucrative at first I insist all partner profits are reportable on =
your personal income.
>> https://jambler.io/become-partner.php =
<https://jambler.io/become-partner.php>
>>=20
>> I am certainly better than confident that you appreciate the =
difference between an open and transparent blockchain and the ability of =
the user to not reveal details of the content of their wallet publicly.
>>=20
>> If further clarification is required may I suggest you pay a token =
and mix some Bitcoin wherein our discussion may then have some point of =
reference.
>>=20
>> KING JAMES HRMH
>> Great British Empire
>>=20
>> Regards,
>> The Australian
>> LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH (& HMRH)
>> of Hougun Manor & Glencoe & British Empire
>> MR. Damian A. James Williamson
>> Wills
>>=20
>> et al.
>>=20
>> =20
>> Willtech
>> www.willtech.com.au
>> www.go-overt.com
>> and other projects
>> =20
>> earn.com/willtech
>> linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson
>>=20
>>=20
>> m. 0487135719
>> f. +61261470192
>>=20
>>=20
>> This email does not constitute a general advice. Please disregard =
this email if misdelivered.
>> From: Ariel Lorenzo-Luaces <arielluaces@gmail.com>
>> Sent: Monday, 1 March 2021 12:07 AM
>> To: LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH <willtech@live.com.au>; Bitcoin =
Protocol Discussion <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
>> Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Taproot NACK
>> =20
>> Hello LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH
>>=20
>> I find a striking dichotomy between your concern of increased privacy =
in bitcoin and your link to a bitcoin mixer in your signature =
www.go-overt.com <http://www.go-overt.com/>
>>=20
>> At first your concerns seemed genuine but after seeing your promotion =
of a bitcoin mixer I'm thinking your concerns may be more profit =
motivated? I can't tell since you failed to disclose your relationship =
with the mixer.
>>=20
>> Could you please clarify your association with the bitcoin mixer and =
moving forward could you please always do proper disclosure any time =
you're publically talking about bitcoin transaction privacy. It's only =
fair to do so as to not mislead people in an attempt to manipulate at =
worst and just a courteous practice at best.
>>=20
>> Cheers
>> Ariel Lorenzo-Luaces
>> On Feb 28, 2021, at 4:36 AM, LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH via =
bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org =
<mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>> wrote:
>> Good Evening,
>>=20
>> Thank-you for your advice  @JeremyRubin =
<https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin>  on the basis you advise, "Taproot =
does not enable monero-like privacy features", I am prepred to withdraw =
my NACK notably that the existing feeatures of Bitcoin MUST be =
maintained, and whereby the UTXO of a transaction is identifiable, the =
PayTo Address, and the amount all without any obfuscation.
>>=20
>> Lightning does not really provide obfuscation, it provides a result =
of a subset of transactions although the operation of the channel is =
observable to the parties.
>>=20
>> The reports I were reading concerning the supposed operation of =
Taproot published in a public media channel may have been speculation or =
misinformation nonetheless it is prudent to conditionally reply as you =
see that I have. It is important not to allow things to slip through the =
cracks. As you may believe may astute reviewers could make a full =
disclosure to this list it is not to be expected.
>>=20
>> KING JAMES HRMH=20
>> Great British Empire=20
>>=20
>> Regards,=20
>> The Australian=20
>> LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH (& HMRH)=20
>> of Hougun Manor & Glencoe & British Empire=20
>> MR. Damian A. James Williamson=20
>> Wills=20
>>=20
>> et al.=20
>>=20
>>  =20
>> Willtech=20
>> www.willtech.com.au =
<applewebdata://11E32DCD-CD1E-4591-8DD3-704BCD700ABC>
>> www.go-overt.com =
<applewebdata://11E32DCD-CD1E-4591-8DD3-704BCD700ABC>
>> and other projects=20
>>  =20
>> earn.com/willtech=20
>> linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> m. 0487135719=20
>> f. +61261470192=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> This email does not constitute a general advice. Please disregard =
this email if misdelivered.
>> From: Jeremy <jlrubin@mit.edu>
>> Sent: Sunday, 28 February 2021 3:14 AM
>> To: LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH <willtech@live.com.au>; Bitcoin =
Protocol Discussion <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
>> Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Taproot NACK
>>  =20
>> I have good news for you: Taproot does not enable monero-like privacy =
features any moreso than already exist in Bitcoin today. At its core, =
taproot is a way to make transactions with embedded smart contracts less =
expensive, done so in a manner that may marginally improve privacy =
dependent on user behavior (but not in the monero-like way you mention). =
For example, it makes it possible for lightning channels to look =
structurally similar to single key wallets, but it does nothing =
inherently to obfuscate the transaction graph as in monero.=20
>>=20
>> Such "monero-like" transaction graph obfuscation may already exist in =
Bitcoin via other techniques (coinjoin, payjoin, coinswap, lightning, =
etc) with or without Taproot, so the point is further moot.=20
>>=20
>> Do you have a source on your reporting?=20
>>=20
>> You may wish to rescind your nack.=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> --=20
>> @JeremyRubin <https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin> =
<https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin>
>>=20
>> On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 5:46 AM LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH via =
bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org =
<mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>> wrote:=20
>> Good Afternoon,=20
>>=20
>> It has been reported that Taproot will enable some Monero like =
features including the ability to hide transactions.
>>=20
>> If that is the case I offer a full NACK and let me explain.=20
>>=20
>> A part of the benefit of using Bitcoin is its honesty. The full =
transaction is published on the blockchain. If that were to change so =
that transactions may be obfuscated from scrutiny then any government =
would have unlimited impetus to ban Bitcoin, and speculation has that is =
the reason India has been reported to have banned cryptocurrencies =
already.
>>=20
>> I am in support of the expanded use case of Bitcoin without harming =
the established robust fairness and equal equity offered. The core =
functionality of Bitcoin, its values, must remain unaltered.=20
>>=20
>> KING JAMES HRMH
>> Great British Empire=20
>>=20
>> Regards,
>> The Australian=20
>> LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH (& HMRH)=20
>> of Hougun Manor & Glencoe & British Empire=20
>> MR. Damian A. James Williamson=20
>> Wills=20
>>=20
>> et al.=20
>>=20
>>  =20
>> Willtech
>> www.willtech.com.au <http://www.willtech.com.au/>
>> www.go-overt.com <http://www.go-overt.com/>
>> and other projects=20
>>  =20
>> earn.com/willtech <http://earn.com/willtech>
>> linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson =
<http://linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson>
>>=20
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>> m. 0487135719=20
>> f. +61261470192=20
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">=E2=80=9C<span style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" =
class=3D"">all transactions should be open to the scrutiny of an honest =
government</span>=E2=80=9D</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">I agree with this. However, scrutiny does not imply dragnet =
surveillance.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Bitcoin returns us, or at least aspires to return, to the =
days of a gold standard.[0] You will be familiar with this, from your =
time in Her Majesty=E2=80=99s empire.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">In these days, scrutiny implied =
detectives asking questions. Perhaps they would ask questions of =
multiple parties and see if certain numbers matched. There was no =
dragnet surveillance, and this as god intended.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">We return to these days soon.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I agree with your point =
about consensus as well. You are free to run a node supporting a dragnet =
surveillance fork, and sell your coins that support gold-like privacy to =
accumulate more dragnet surveillance coins. I wish you success with =
that.&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">[0]:=
 <a href=3D"https://taaalk.co/t/bitcoin-maxima-other-crypto-things" =
class=3D"">https://taaalk.co/t/bitcoin-maxima-other-crypto-things</a></div=
><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Mar 2, 2021, at 9:54 PM, =
LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH via bitcoin-dev &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" =
class=3D"">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: =
Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""></div><span =
data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D"">Good =
Afternoon,</span><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=3D""></span><div =
data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255);" class=3D"">All people are entitled to privacy in their purse, and =
all transactions should be open to the scrutiny of an honest government. =
You can debate whether any government is honest. Mixing does not remove =
the record from the public ledger, where it is possible to see that any =
Bitcoin has transferred from an UTXO to some Pay-To address even with =
some amount of transaction in between them. The value proposition is the =
same<a href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dl9jOJk30eQs" =
style=3D"color: rgb(27, 106, 203); cursor: text;" =
class=3D"">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dl9jOJk30eQs</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>- because people will trust =
the system; people trust the existing consensus.<br class=3D""></div><div =
data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255);" class=3D"">Let us dispense with the screen and deal with the =
issue only. If it is not necessary to maintain consensus then what is =
consensus?</div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255);" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" =
style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D"">The intrinsic value of =
Bitcoin is because of the existing consensus. Even if any proposal gains =
consensus there is no objective way to show it improves the intrinsic =
value without trialing and the possibility of failure and so protecting =
the existing consensus should be the highest value. This understanding =
is the reason BCH exists in addition to BTC Bitcoin.</div><div =
data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255);" class=3D"">KING JAMES HRMH</div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" =
style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D"">Great British =
Empire</div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255);" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" =
style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D"">Regards,</div><div =
data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D"">The =
Australian</div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255);" class=3D"">LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH (&amp; HMRH)</div><div =
data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D"">of =
Hougun Manor &amp; Glencoe &amp; British Empire</div><div =
data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D"">MR. =
Damian A. James Williamson</div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" =
style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D"">Wills</div><div =
data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" style=3D"font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255);" class=3D"">et al.</div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" =
style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
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normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255);" class=3D"">&nbsp;</div><div data-evo-paragraph=3D"" =
style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D"">Willtech</div><div =
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normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
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text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"x-msg://6/www.willtech.com.au" style=3D"color: rgb(27, 106, =
203); cursor: text;" class=3D"">www.willtech.com.au</a></div><div =
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normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
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text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><a =
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dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt;" class=3D""><b class=3D"">From:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Eric Voskuil &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:eric@voskuil.org" class=3D"">eric@voskuil.org</a>&gt;<br =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Tuesday, 2 March 2021 9:37 =
AM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES =
HRMH &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:willtech@live.com.au" =
class=3D"">willtech@live.com.au</a>&gt;; Bitcoin Protocol Discussion =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" =
class=3D"">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Cc:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Ariel=
 Lorenzo-Luaces &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:arielluaces@gmail.com" =
class=3D"">arielluaces@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Re: [bitcoin-dev] Taproot =
NACK</font><div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div></div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">To be clear, is this a NACK =
because Taproot reduces =E2=80=9Ctransparency=E2=80=9D (increases =
privacy) on the chain (=E2=80=9Cmaintaining consensus=E2=80=9D is =
obviously an argument against any protocol change, so that=E2=80=99s a =
red herring)?&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">And is it your theory that =
only an =E2=80=9Chonest=E2=80=9D (statute abiding) person should have =
privacy, and not against the state, and/or that mixers are sufficient =
privacy?</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Personally, I=E2=80=99m not moved by such an =
argument. What do you think is the value proposition of =
Bitcoin?</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">e</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"">On Mar 1, 2021, at =
14:21, LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH via bitcoin-dev &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" =
class=3D"">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">=EF=BB=BF<div style=3D"font-family:=
 Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">Good =
Afternoon,</div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D"">I am going to take tough terms with much of your reply and do =
appreciate a courteous practice. Having previously made public =
disclosure of my affiliation with <a href=3D"http://Jambler.io" =
class=3D"">Jambler.io</a> it seems sufficient to disclose my affiliation =
through the link in my email signature block.<br class=3D""></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">My concern is not =
increased privacy it is maintaining consensus values and the =
transparency of the blockchain wherein all transactions are published in =
an immutable record and that forbids the redaction of information by any =
obfuscation. A separate concern is the availability of a privacy =
suitable for cash should a Bitcoin user desire and especially without =
disturbing the existing consensus.<br class=3D""></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">The use of a Bitcoin =
Mixer is to enable standard equivalent privacy. As you may experience =
yourself, you do not allow people to follow you around looking in your =
purse, suppose you are dealing entirely with cash, and to see where and =
how much you fill it up, and where you spend. Nonetheless, for an honest =
person, their wallet is available for government audit as are their =
financial affairs. This is consistent with the existing operation of =
consensus.<br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">My full email signature block =
is a disclosure where I have some affiliation with the referenced =
website being that it carries at least some information that I have =
provided or that in some way I am associated perhaps only making use of =
their services. For example, I hardly make a profit from LinkedIn just =
my information is there. Also, I have made previous public disclosure of =
the affiliation. Bitcoin Mixer 2.0 is a partner mixer run by <a =
href=3D"http://Jambler.io" class=3D"">Jambler.io</a> wherein I receive a =
service referral fee and am not in receipt of any part of the process =
transaction. The operation block diagram provided by <a =
href=3D"http://Jambler.io" class=3D"">Jambler.io</a> is provided here =
and attached.<br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">&lt;ip.bitcointalk.org.png&gt;</div><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D"">[ip.bitcointalk.org.png]-Operation of <a =
href=3D"http://Jambler.io" class=3D"">Jambler.io</a> partner mixer<br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fjambler.io%2Fimages%=
2Fscheme-1.png&amp;t=3D622&amp;c=3DgTi7r1cfh-yynw" id=3D"LPlnk164827" =
class=3D"">https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fjambler.io%2Fimag=
es%2Fscheme-1.png&amp;t=3D622&amp;c=3DgTi7r1cfh-yynw</a></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D"">from this thread&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3D5267588" id=3D"LPlnk" =
class=3D"">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3D5267588</a><br =
class=3D""><div class=3D"x__EReadonly_1 x__Entity =
x__EType_OWALinkPreview x__EId_OWALinkPreview_2"></div><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D"">The installation script provided by <a =
href=3D"http://Jambler.io" class=3D"">Jambler.io</a> that is the basis =
of my referral website is also publicly published,</div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><a href=3D"https://github.com/jambler-io/bitcoin-mixer" =
id=3D"LPlnk" class=3D"">https://github.com/jambler-io/bitcoin-mixer</a><br=
 class=3D""></div><div class=3D"x__EReadonly_1 x__Entity =
x__EType_OWALinkPreview x__EId_OWALinkPreview"></div><br class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D"">The disclosure for the partner program is available from <a =
href=3D"http://Jambler.io" class=3D"">Jambler.io</a> however and is made =
prominently on my referral website. While it may seem lucrative at first =
I insist all partner profits are reportable on your personal =
income.</div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://jambler.io/become-partner.php" id=3D"LPlnk" =
class=3D"">https://jambler.io/become-partner.php</a></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">I am certainly =
better than confident that you appreciate the difference between an open =
and transparent blockchain and the ability of the user to not reveal =
details of the content of their wallet publicly.</div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">If further =
clarification is required may I suggest you pay a token and mix some =
Bitcoin wherein our discussion may then have some point of reference.<br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"x__EReadonly_1 x__Entity =
x__EType_OWALinkPreview x__EId_OWALinkPreview_1"></div></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div id=3D"x_Signature" =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><div class=3D"">KING =
JAMES HRMH</div><div class=3D"">Great British Empire<br class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Regards,</div><div =
class=3D"">The Australian</div><div class=3D"">LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES =
HRMH (&amp; HMRH)</div><div class=3D"">of Hougun Manor &amp; Glencoe =
&amp; British Empire</div><div class=3D"">MR. Damian A. James =
Williamson</div><div class=3D"">Wills</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">et al.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D"">Willtech</div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://www.willtech.com.au" =
class=3D"">www.willtech.com.au</a></div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://www.go-overt.com" class=3D"">www.go-overt.com</a></div><div=
 class=3D"">and other projects</div><div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D""><a href=3D"http://earn.com/willtech" =
class=3D"">earn.com/willtech</a></div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson" =
class=3D"">linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson</a></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">m. =
0487135719</div><div class=3D"">f. +61261470192</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt;" class=3D"">This email does not constitute a =
general advice. Please disregard this email if misdelivered.</span><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""></div></div></div></div></div><div =
class=3D""><hr tabindex=3D"-1" style=3D"display: inline-block; width: =
270.46875px;" class=3D""><div id=3D"x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" style=3D"font-size: 11pt;" =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">From:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Ariel Lorenzo-Luaces &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:arielluaces@gmail.com" =
class=3D"">arielluaces@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Monday, 1 March 2021 12:07 =
AM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES =
HRMH &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:willtech@live.com.au" =
class=3D"">willtech@live.com.au</a>&gt;; Bitcoin Protocol Discussion =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" =
class=3D"">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Re: [bitcoin-dev] Taproot =
NACK</font><div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div></div><div class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Hello LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">I find a =
striking dichotomy between your concern of increased privacy in bitcoin =
and your link to a bitcoin mixer in your signature<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"http://www.go-overt.com/" class=3D"">www.go-overt.com</a><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">At first =
your concerns seemed genuine but after seeing your promotion of a =
bitcoin mixer I'm thinking your concerns may be more profit motivated? I =
can't tell since you failed to disclose your relationship with the =
mixer.<br class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">Could you please clarify your association with the bitcoin =
mixer and moving forward could you please always do proper disclosure =
any time you're publically talking about bitcoin transaction privacy. =
It's only fair to do so as to not mislead people in an attempt to =
manipulate at worst and just a courteous practice at best.<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Cheers<br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Ariel Lorenzo-Luaces<br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"x_x_gmail_quote">On Feb 28, 2021, at 4:36 =
AM, LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH via bitcoin-dev &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt; =
wrote:<blockquote class=3D"x_x_gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt =
0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; =
border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""></div><span style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D"">Good Evening,</span><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; =
font-size: 14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; =
font-size: 14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D"">Thank-you for your advice<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span =
class=3D"x_x_Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">@JeremyRubin</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span =
class=3D"x_x_Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>on the basis you =
advise, "Taproot does not enable monero-like privacy features", I am =
prepred to withdraw my NACK notably that the existing feeatures of =
Bitcoin MUST be maintained, and whereby the UTXO of a transaction is =
identifiable, the PayTo Address, and the amount all without any =
obfuscation.</div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; =
font-size: 14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D"">Lightning does not really provide obfuscation, it provides a =
result of a subset of transactions although the operation of the channel =
is observable to the parties.</div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; =
font-size: 14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; =
font-size: 14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D"">The reports I were reading concerning the supposed operation =
of Taproot published in a public media channel may have been speculation =
or misinformation nonetheless it is prudent to conditionally reply as =
you see that I have. It is important not to allow things to slip through =
the cracks. As you may believe may astute reviewers could make a full =
disclosure to this list it is not to be expected.</div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D"">KING JAMES HRMH<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D"">Great British =
Empire<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D"">Regards,<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D"">The Australian<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D"">LORD HIS EXCELLENCY =
JAMES HRMH (&amp; HMRH)<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D"">of Hougun Manor &amp; =
Glencoe &amp; British Empire<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D"">MR. Damian A. James =
Williamson<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D"">Wills<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D"">et al.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D"">&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D"">Willtech<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D""><a href=3D"" =
class=3D"">www.willtech.com.au</a></div><div style=3D"font-family: =
Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; =
text-align: left;" class=3D""><a href=3D"" =
class=3D"">www.go-overt.com</a></div><div style=3D"font-family: =
Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; =
text-align: left;" class=3D"">and other projects<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://earn.com/willtech" class=3D"">earn.com/willtech</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson" =
class=3D"">linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; =
font-size: 14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D"">m. 0487135719<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D"">f. +61261470192<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; =
font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; font-size: =
14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><span style=3D"font-family: Cantarell; =
font-size: 14.666666984558105px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" class=3D"">This email does not constitute a =
general advice. Please disregard this email if =
misdelivered.</font></span><div class=3D""><hr tabindex=3D"-1" =
style=3D"display: inline-block; width: 258.4375px;" class=3D""><div =
id=3D"x_x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><font face=3D"Calibri, =
sans-serif" style=3D"font-size: 11pt;" class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">From:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Jeremy &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jlrubin@mit.edu" class=3D"">jlrubin@mit.edu</a>&gt;<br =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Sunday, 28 February 2021 =
3:14 AM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES =
HRMH &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:willtech@live.com.au" =
class=3D"">willtech@live.com.au</a>&gt;; Bitcoin Protocol Discussion =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" =
class=3D"">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Re: [bitcoin-dev] Taproot =
NACK</font><div class=3D"">&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I =
have good news for you: Taproot does not enable monero-like privacy =
features any moreso than already exist in Bitcoin today. At its core, =
taproot is a way to make transactions with embedded smart contracts less =
expensive, done so in a manner that may marginally improve privacy =
dependent on user behavior (but not in the monero-like way you mention). =
For example, it makes it possible for lightning channels to look =
structurally similar to single key wallets, but it does nothing =
inherently to obfuscate the transaction graph as in monero.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: small;">Such "monero-like" transaction graph =
obfuscation may already exist in Bitcoin via other techniques (coinjoin, =
payjoin, coinswap, lightning, etc) with or without Taproot, so the point =
is further moot.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: =
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=3D""></div><div=
 class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: small;">Do you have a source on your =
reporting?<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: small;">You may wish to rescind your nack.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br clear=3D"all" =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">--<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">@JeremyRubin</a><a href=3D"https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin" =
target=3D"_blank" class=3D""></a></div></div></div><br =
class=3D""></div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 5:46 AM =
LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH via bitcoin-dev &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" =
class=3D"">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt; wrote:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"x_x_x_gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: =
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; =
border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">Good Afternoon,<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">It has been reported =
that Taproot will enable some Monero like features including the ability =
to hide transactions.</div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">If that is the case I offer a =
full NACK and let me explain.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">A part of the =
benefit of using Bitcoin is its honesty. The full transaction is =
published on the blockchain. If that were to change so that transactions =
may be obfuscated from scrutiny then any government would have unlimited =
impetus to ban Bitcoin, and speculation has that is the reason India has =
been reported to have banned cryptocurrencies already.</div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">I am in support of =
the expanded use case of Bitcoin without harming the established robust =
fairness and equal equity offered. The core functionality of Bitcoin, =
its values, must remain unaltered.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><span class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: =
Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></span></span><div class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: =
Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">KING JAMES =
HRMH</span></div><span class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">Great British =
Empire</span></span><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br=
 class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
id=3D"x_x_x_gmail-m_4980216234097253335Signature" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div class=3D""></div><div class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""></div><div style=3D"font-family: =
Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">Regards,<div class=3D"">The Australian<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div class=3D"">LORD =
HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH (&amp; HMRH)<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div class=3D"">of =
Hougun Manor &amp; Glencoe &amp; British Empire<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div class=3D"">MR. =
Damian A. James Williamson<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
class=3D"">Wills<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">et al.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
class=3D""></div>Willtech<div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://www.willtech.com.au/" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">www.willtech.com.au</a></div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://www.go-overt.com/" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">www.go-overt.com</a></div><div class=3D"">and other =
projects<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
class=3D"">&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://earn.com/willtech" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">earn.com/willtech</a></div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">linkedin.com/in/damianwilliamson</a></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">m. =
0487135719<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></div><div =
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misdelivered.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>____________=
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