I want to shed light on a few questions that I think have been whitewashed by the #Ethereum community over past couple of weeks.

While I'm extremely excited the Merge is happening, I'm also extremely worried we have not answered CRITICAL questions.

esp in light of recent news Start with the big, current one.

Currently it looks like over 66% of the beacon chain validators will adhere to OFAC regulations, @LidoFinance @coinbase @krakenfx @stakedus @BitcoinSuisseAG

Talking about @dYdX moving to a dedicated @cosmos chain, some mid bell curve salty about it ditching Ethereum, others claimed DYDX doesn't think Ethereum scales, most don't really understand what is going on. If you've been in the industry for more than a half a cycle you understand that most innovations do not arise from solving user problems, but from solving legal problems

A @chainalysis employee goes rogue, AMA on @RedditBTC, Deletes it

Few takes:
-run your own server, ALWAYS USE TOR/VPN
-Chainalysis runs @ElectrumWallet servers
-If you connect to a Chainalysis server they download+log your addresses
-Avoid mobile wallets
archive.fo/hg6p9 -Top 5 Flag reasons - Being stolen funds, dnm, mixer, terrorist financing, ransomware payout addresses
-With @coinjoin and @wasabiwallet company viability is very low.
-Probable ISP connections in EU
-US Gov and exchanges are the biggest clients
-ALWAYS USE TOR/VPN