Monero Extremists
Vector Receives HRF Grant
Vector has just qualified and received a grant from the Human Rights Foundation through its Bitcoin Development Fund. We are one of sixteen projects in Round II of 2026, a round totaling more than 500 million satoshis across Bitcoin development, payments, mining, education, and Nostr.
🟢 [ V E C T O R ] Open Beta v0.4.1 Release - MVP Reached
With over 500 commits, what originally was planned as a patch with minor improvements, became one of Vector's most significant releases. After about 17 months in development, v0.4.1 will officially be considered Vector's MVP (Open Beta).
Taxation is no longer a theft, but a voluntary choice
Stop crying about the government stealing your money. You aren't a victim of theft, it's your choice to be a slave.
The Capital Gains Loophole Is Not Being Closed. It Is Being Nationalised
Australia’s negative gearing and capital gains tax reforms are being sold as fairness. Investors lose part of their advantage. But the deeper machine remains untouched: credit inflates housing, central banks prevent full correction, and government taxes the paper gains. The risk is that the state is not ending the rort. It is taking control of it. And once CPI decides what counts as a “real” gain, people can be taxed as if they became wealthier, even while their actual purchasing power falls. This is not just housing policy. It is about money, property rights and who really owns the output of your labour.
Memory Hardening: Why Your Keys Shouldn't Survive a Cellebrite Box
Your encrypted messenger is great at encrypting. It's bad at hiding the keys. Vector does both.
Vector Privacy — Q1 2026 Report
Full Q1 2026 Report for Vector Privacy - Growth & Development
Philosophy of Privacy with Hans Koning
Vector Privacy Interview with Hans Koning — Philosophy of Privacy
🟢 [ V E C T O R ] Open Beta v0.3.3 Release
Article covering the full release of Vector Open Beta v0.3.3, which includes all of the new features, improvements, and fixes.
What do I eat tonight?
We've put humans on the moon. We've mapped the human genome. We've built systems that can beat grandmasters at chess and write poetry indistinguishable from Keats. And yet, every single evening, millions of people stand in front of an open fridge and think: *I have no idea what to cook.*
Open-Source DOOM comes to Nostr! (No Servers Required)
How we took Cloudflare's browser-based DOOM, ripped out the servers, rewrote the netcode, and shipped a 4.2MB file that turns any chat into a deathmatch arena.
Pushing The Envelope — Privacy Messaging & Communication
Republished Interview with Vector Privacy Co-Founder YuurinBee (originally shared on Fileverse)
🟢 [ V E C T O R ] Open Beta v0.3.2 Release
Vector Release v0.3.2
The new kycnot.me site
Say hello to the new version of kycnot.me!
KYC? No, thanks
KYC regulations, intended to combat illicit financial activities, inadvertently compromise individual privacy, security, and freedom.
2024 Update
KYCNOT.me got an update, here's what has changed.
Seed backup DIY
Tutorial for a cheap yet robust DIY seed backup