{"id":27518,"date":"2024-06-23T14:54:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T18:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=27518"},"modified":"2024-06-23T15:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T19:21:26","slug":"operation-chokepoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/operation-chokepoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Chokepoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In the past 10 years most major U.S. banks coordinated with the government to suffocate Bitcoin\/crypto businesses. Malicious deplatforming and discrimination in various versions of Operation Chokepoint. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_7946-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27525\" width=\"1284\" height=\"1464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_7946-1.jpg 1284w, https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_7946-1-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_7946-1-898x1024.jpg 898w, https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_7946-1-768x876.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">They don\u2019t deserve our business. Work with businesses that support Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804922829306986851?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\"><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccd6dd; border-radius: 12px\" width=\"500\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\" height=\"12\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"464\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs?s=43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1778841264122675200\/0aZuW8Jy_normal.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; padding: 0px\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"8\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 8px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/spacer.png\" width=\"8\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"388\" style=\"min-width: 388px\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" width=\"388\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"388\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; color: #292c2f; text-decoration: none\">Gabor Gurbacs<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; color: #7e8c98\">\u2066\u202a@gaborgurbacs\u202c\u2069<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/logo_twitter-1497383721365.png\" height=\"20\" width=\"24\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"9\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/self_serve\/media\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"1\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; color: #292c2f; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none\">In the past 10 years most major U.S. banks coordinated with the government to suffocate Bitcoin\/crypto businesses. Malicious deplatforming and discrimination in various versions of Operation Chokepoint.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t deserve our business. Work with businesses that support Bitcoin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"3\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804922829306986851?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; color: #667785; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none\">6\/23\/24, 12:01\u202fPM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\" height=\"12\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804922829306986851?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 214, 221); border-radius: 12px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" height=\"12\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"464\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs?s=43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:applewebdata:\/\/ba0de029-c729-479b-b8c6-f8295a05a960\/91e82f40-c745-49ff-b85d-cf63ce74835a\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; padding: 0px\" alt=\"0aZuW8Jy_normal.jpg\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"8\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 8px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:applewebdata:\/\/ba0de029-c729-479b-b8c6-f8295a05a960\/5cae86ba-fcbf-4cdb-b0a5-3b2b5390c3c6\" width=\"8\" alt=\"spacer.png\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"388\" style=\"min-width: 388px\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" width=\"388\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"388\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(41, 44, 47); text-decoration: none\">Gabor Gurbacs<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(126, 140, 152)\">\u2066\u202a@gaborgurbacs\u202c\u2069<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:applewebdata:\/\/ba0de029-c729-479b-b8c6-f8295a05a960\/5231b959-f003-4d82-a7eb-55ac1c72b853\" height=\"20\" width=\"24\" alt=\"logo_twitter-1497383721365.png\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"9\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:applewebdata:\/\/ba0de029-c729-479b-b8c6-f8295a05a960\/b7fa1a26-56a8-4e44-819c-b91194fe813d\" width=\"464\" height=\"1\" alt=\"spacer_464x1-1582829598167.png\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; color: rgb(41, 44, 47); font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px\">They did this all without any written laws, rules or regulations and very often breaking their own terms and conditions. Think twice before holding your money or wealth in any form with those institutions. They will be the first ones throwing you under the bus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"3\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804924307761725624?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; color: rgb(102, 119, 133); font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none\">6\/23\/24, 12:07\u202fPM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" height=\"12\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<\/div>\n<p>They did this all without any written laws, rules or regulations and very often breaking their own terms and conditions. Think twice before holding your money or wealth in any form with those institutions. They will be the first ones throwing you under the bus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">WordPress\u2019d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804922829306986851?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804922829306986851?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\">WordPress\u2019d from my personal iPhone,&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"tel:650-283-8008\" dir=\"ltr\" x-apple-data-detectors=\"true\" x-apple-data-detectors-type=\"telephone\" x-apple-data-detectors-result=\"1\">650-283-8008<\/a><\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804922829306986851?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\">, number that&nbsp;Steve Jobs texted me on<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804922829306986851?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804922829306986851?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\"><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">https:\/\/www.YouTube.com\/watch?v=ejeIz4EhoJ0<\/span><\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804922829306986851?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gaborgurbacs\/status\/1804922829306986851?s=43&#038;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-27518 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/operation-chokepoint\/logo_twitter-1497383721365-18-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"58\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/logo_twitter-1497383721365-18.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/operation-chokepoint\/0azuw8jy_normal\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0aZuW8Jy_normal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/operation-chokepoint\/spacer-18-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spacer-18.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/operation-chokepoint\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167-18-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167-18-150x1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167-18-150x1.png 150w, https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167-18-300x1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167-18.png 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/operation-chokepoint\/image0-58-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image0-58-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/operation-chokepoint\/img_7946-1-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_7946-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past 10 years most major U.S. banks coordinated with the government to suffocate Bitcoin\/crypto businesses. Malicious deplatforming and discrimination in various versions of Operation Chokepoint. &nbsp; They don\u2019t deserve our business. Work with businesses that support Bitcoin. &nbsp; &nbsp; Gabor Gurbacs \u2066\u202a@gaborgurbacs\u202c\u2069 In the past 10 years most major U.S. banks coordinated with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-bitcoin-wave"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27526,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27518\/revisions\/27526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}