2026-09-16
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XMR address
879tRFKGEdVG7k5tzn3yLMHmiUfQSK5Q9BHdkgpKG4rD9JjG2DuuVGZUjJWkMwy2PjfeG7a6PciUTPW6QWEjxbPn6jMBZM2
(Address confirmed valid on 2026-05-12)
ETH address
0x1beCd164FF969FC1b3044A3cf0539Ba76b73CE01
(Address confirmed valid on 2026-05-12)
Security-related information
- Proof of identity: ??? TO DO. (Only long-form video or in-person meeting counts as conclusive proof IMO, and I haven't yet uploaded such a video yet.)
- Frequency of checking donation addresses: Last checked ??? TO DO. I will check my donation addresses atleast once in three months going forwards.
- Warrant canary: Last updated 2026-09-16. I have not received any legal request involving data or server access to samuelshadrach.com. I have not received any legal request involving access to private keys or funds for the ETH or XMR donation addresses listed on samuelshadrach.com. I will update this paragraph atleast once in three months.
- Proof of date: Ethereum block height 25860775, block hash 0xf15fe1d93b3af2df4ae953239d67562c6c0493b19d79f3f0a9c7da26f991fb42. This proves this document was edited at date equal to or later than 2026-08-29
(Apologies for not keeping this section properly updated. Will fix soon.)
Security practises followed
I might choose to publicly reveal approximate details about any large donations I receive, including order of magnitude of the amount I received (but not the exact decimal amount) and the month in which I received it (but not the exact timestamp). Discretion used on case-by-case basis.
Security, digital
- I use a hardware wallet to store cryptocurrency.
- (I do not currently split keyphrases across devices/locations or use a TAILS-only wallet.)
Security, physical
- Crypto addresses are only operated from secure physical location. Hardware wallet and seedphrases stored in secure physical location.
- I do not live 24x7 in a secure physical location. I visit secure location to operate the crypto addresses.
- My physical location is not secret. There exist people (including people I don't trust) who know where I live.
Security, social circle / psychological
- Operating solo. No dedicated team. (I do not currently use a multisig or a timelock.)
- Only operating part-time not full-time
- No social isolation practised
- Keeping secrets solo may be psychologically unsafe
- Sober since 2026-02
- I blog about my life, which could leave clues about me or my social circle.
Legal
- Do not have significant legal budget
- Likely to cooperate with law enforcement in India in case of investigation. Discretion used on case by case basis.
How to donate (Unrestricted)
Method 1: Monero (XMR) or Ethereum (ETH or USDC)
How to donate
- Use for amounts in range 0 to $500k
- If you care about staying anonymous, use Ethereum with Tornado cash, or use Monero. Do not message me or anyone in my circle stating that you've donated. For the best possible opsec, do not tell anyone at all, and use TAILS OS.
- Common method of buying XMR is to find a KYC or no-KYC option to purchase BTC and then swap it for XMR. Reddit or a friend can help.
Method 2: Wire transfer, Paypal/Stripe, equity transfer
- Contact me to get my bank details. You will have to complete a background check.
- Use for amounts in range $1000 to $500k
- For amounts above $500k, please give me atleast a week to figure out legal aspects. I can put significant effort to figure out the details of our future relationship.
Do not donate if
- if your expected networth in next 5 years is below $500k. There's a possibility you need this money more than me.
- if you feel you have obtained most of your money by morally grey or immoral means. This is true whether or not I ever get to know how you obtained your money.
Consequences of donating to me
- Donation below $1000
- Will not significantly change my life
- Will provide me encouragement
- Will help with raising larger amounts of funding in future
- Donation above $20k
- Will significantly help
- Will help obtain UK/US/EU visa. Will help with obtaining expert feedback and collaborators via in-person networking
- Will help with specific projects (not listed here, but message me for more)
- Donation above $500k
- Will significantly help
- Can trivially get visa or citizenship to any country. Will help with obtaining expert feedback and collaborators visa in-person networking
- Will help with specific projects (not listed here, but message me for more)
My current financial runway
My financial runway as of 2026-08 is not very large.
Current net worth as of 2026-08: Below $20k
Current net worth as of 2026-01: Between $20k to $100k
Past financial record
Earnings
- Money earned from crypto trading and investments: Within the range $20k to $200k. Includes working at Rari Capital and investing in crypto during bull run in 2021.
Old incomplete partial list of expenses
- Ongoing living expenses: $150-$400 per month (can vary depending on projects I'm working on)
- Money spent on whistleblower guide: ~$250 + maybe 4-5 months of living expenses
- Money spent on Prolific.com survey: ~$265 (200 GBP)
- Money spent on booksearch project: ~$2600 + 6 months of living expenses
- Money spent on hosting GPT2: $0-20/month (ongoing expense)
I don't honestly remember full details of where I've spent what. Email me if a more detailed breakdown is really important to you, in order to donate.
Restricted versus Unrestricted donations
- If you want to donate to a specific project, please contact me so we can work out the details.
- Otherwise I will assume your donation is unrestricted, with the intention that I have more agency in the world.
- I will prefer spending it on a project that I consider important, but I make no promises (legally or morally) regarding the same. There is always a possibility I end up spending it on something you disagree with.
Referral bonus
If you provide me a referral to a funder, and are hence the primary reason I raise funding from them, I can give you 50% of the funding I raise, assuming the funder is also okay with this. For instance, if you help me raise $1M in funding, you can keep $500k of it as a one-time referral fee.
Yes, I am aware this offer (50% just for a referral) is exceedingly generous. However, I have also found it quite difficult to raise funding for my work so far. So, if you are able to solve this problem for me, you are in fact adding a huge amount of value to my life (and also to the world IMO), and I think it makes sense for me to reward you for that.
Explanation of REPT purchase
An investment I made that I now consider morally grey was purchasing significant amount of REPT to profit from victims of smart contract hacks.
- Rari Capital's smart contracts were hacked twice, first in 2021-05 and second in 2022-04. After the first hack, IOU tokens called REPT were issued to all victims. They could either hold these tokens till they were repaid back by Rari, or sell them to someone else. Some of the users sold them to me at a deep discount. Eventually Rari did in fact pay back the hack victims, allowing me to profit.
- I did not cause the smart contract hacks, was not responsible for smart contract security and had left the company over 3 weeks prior to these investments in REPT.
- I do not currently intend to return this money to the counterparties who sold me REPT. I might consider returning it if I became much wealthier than I currently was.
If I had to redo the situation again, I might have made different choices. I think Samuel!2021 undervalued the importance of building a strong reputation compared to Samuel!2025.
- (Update 2026-08) (Off-the-cuff comment) Lol lmao I regret none of my actions. Emotionally, sure, I wish I lived in a utopia where I didn't have to take actions like this. Practically however, I have beneffited immensely from them. I don't wish to change my past decisions here. If the same situation was offered to me again in the future, I would take the exact same decision all over again. I think it is a bit hypocritical of me to express regrets if I don't actually plan to change any of my decisions.
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