After a series of decisions by the Banano developers, with which I don't agree (as listed below), I have decided that it is time for me to leave the Banano Republic. As soon as I have enough BAN in my wallet to meet the minimum for conversion, I will convert it to Nano (XNO) and be done with it. This saddens me, because I really like the community, but I can't align myself with nor support a project that acts in a manner that is contrary to my interests and principles.

Here, then, are the developments that have led me to this decision:

• JungleTV adds SoundCloud Support (2022-08-16): I removed my tracks from SoundCloud at least several years ago, when they changed their terms of use to include some unpleasantness about IP ownership that I didn't like. Therefore, I will not support that platform/site, even if passively.
• Banano is now tradeable through a regulated CEx that requires KYC (2022-08-30): Centralisation and KYC is anathema to the ideas that cryptocurrency is meant to uphold.
• Kalium is now implemented in Go (2022-09-01): Go is a language developed by Google. I do not support centralised Big Tech companies, particularly those that seek to harm, manipulate and spy on their users in order to turn a profit. Therefore, I will not use nor support Go (including any software that does, either fully or partially).

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