@darkwolf GrapheneOS is an open source privacy project with a development team spread around the world. It exists to protect people from corporate and government surveillance.
GrapheneOS isn't a business and our legal entity is a Canadian non-profit organization.
GrapheneOS is entirely funded by donations. The majority of the donations are made via cryptocurrency.
We pay people an hourly rate set in USD or CAD. We currently pay around 14 people with Ethereum donations and 1 person with CAD.
Replying to @GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social
@darkwolf People's conversations, thoughts and financial transactions have been largely private for most of human history. Law enforcement still managed to do their jobs. They can continue to do so in a world where privacy technologies preserve historical privacy norms.
We use and support open source projects working on restoring the privacy provided by cash including Monero. Moving from cash to credit cards, PayPal, etc. is an ongoing privacy disaster. Bitcoin and Ethereum currently are too.
Replying to @GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social
Replying to @npub1duxvwut8fsjfgcnujvg80h8z9tzwufz302l97u3n4lq92rrsm60qcydp0h@momostr.pink
@npub1duxvwut8fsjfgcnujvg80h8z9tzwufz302l97u3n4lq92rrsm60qcydp0h Bitcoin's lack of on-chain privacy is a massive flaw. The mass surveillance enabled by the transparency blockchain is so far against the original ideals of the project.
Lightning doesn't provide strong privacy and isn't a solution to the lack of privacy in the Bitcoin base layer. Semi-centralized approaches as side chains aren't solving it either.
There's no fundamental blocker against Bitcoin implementing a shielded pool.
Replying to @GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social