Nostr Report Sunday Op-Ed

Remember, Sunday is for plebs here on Nostr Report. Thank you to #[0] - cofounder of the #Nodestrich group - for contributing this Sunday Op-Ed. Enjoy!

Bitcoin for Bunnies 🐰🕳
By
#[2]

This is the debut of Bitcoin for Bunnies. 🐰🕳 It’s like the “For Dummies” series, but it's for people just starting their journey down the rabbit hole. It’s a never-ending ride, and new bitcoin users are multiplying like rabbits, so hop on in and let’s get started!

Self-custody on Lightning is hard. Setting up a web server to create a NIP-57 zap-compatible LNURL/Lightning Address? No way, man! That's why most people begin with custodial wallets. They're great for onboarding yourself, your friends, and family, but this is only a stepping stone into the larger world of becoming a self-sovereign bitcoiner. Self custody is not something to learn how to do down the road, because by that point it may be too late.

Last week, we saw the risks in only using custodial wallets, with repeated Wallet of Satoshi outages, and Thursday’s announcement that BlueWallet is shutting down its custodial node, which caught a lot of people by surprise. NYKNYC (Not your keys, not your carrots…er, cheese!) still matters in Lightning, so remember to only keep small balances in custodial wallets, move anything you don't want to risk to cold storage, and learn how to run your own Lightning node, along with the associated risks of doing so.

Remember that you're not alone in this journey, and most of the people around you are at a stage in the process that you've either been through, or may soon be ready for. Ask questions, stay curious, share what you've learned, and don't trust, verify.

There are some great resources you can use to build your knowledge.

#Nodestrich is a community of noderunners on Nostr at all levels, learning from each other:
https://nodestrich.com/

#[4] has a YouTube channel full of educational videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzLnWVsl3puKQwc5PoO6Zg

#[5] has a Substack of in-depth Bitcoin Guides:
https://darthcoin.substack.com/

#[6] writes some of the best essays on bitcoin you’ll ever read:
https://dergigi.com

You’ve reached the tail end. Keep burrowing, friends!
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Solid PSA. Keep ‘em coming.


Ty #[6] — it’s a never-ending 🐰🕳 so there’s a lot more in the hopper!


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#[0]


THE NOSTR REPORT

CALM BEFORE THE ZAP-STORM
Feb 26, 2023
Block Height: 778,432
Moscow Time: 42:45 ⚡/ $

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🎙Quote of the Day🎙
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“the entire point of bitcoin is a system that obsoletes corrupt regulators

it does not matter what gensler thinks about bitcoin, what matters is he cannot stop it even if he wanted” 🤌
#[0]
#[1]

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🚨Headline Nostr News🚨
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#[2] shows off the new Damus build getting submitted to the iOS App store, bringing Zaps to all Damus users! Big improvements will be seen in the Notifications tab, and the ability to customize zaps. A new bookmark feature was also added! 💜
#[3]

#[4] notes all of the zapping on Damus so far has been only from TestFlight users, and says, “Things are about to get wild ⚡”
#[5]

#[6] - Nostr Pleb Spaces is now officially Nostr Nests, because… well, 🖕 Twitter. New features include the ability to link your npub, and improved audio. If you were a Nostr Pleb Spaces user before, you will have to recreate your rooms. 🪺
#[7]

#[8] Bitcoin mining difficulty at new all time high, up by nearly 10% 📈
#[9]

#[10] reminds us to not forget to try the Nostr Classifieds https://nostr.bitejo.com/ We would have preferred “Satoshi’s List”, but we know CSW would have been all on top of that! 📜
#[11]

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🏝Nostrica Update🏝
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#[12] gives some important reminders for those attending Nostrica in-person.
#[13]

#[14] Get some Nostrica gear! New designs 🔥
#[15]

#[16] Reminder that in-person attendance IS FULL. If your plans have changed please contact the Nostrica account and let them know so they can free up those spaces for others.
#[17]

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💻nostr Tech💻
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#[18] Amethyst adds NIP09 event deletion support for notes, likes, boosts, and reports. 🗒👍🚀🗞
#[19]

#[20] announces that Nostrgram adds user lists! 🔥 But … wtf are “Nogs?” 🥚
#[21]

Uselessshit.co rolling out NIp-05 identifiers “yourname@nostrich.love” https://uselessshit.co/nostr/nip-05/
#[22]

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⚡nostr Business⚡
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#[23] As mempool clears once again, Zoltan declares 🥱 “Bordinals are officially dead.” They always have been, sir, they always have been. 🫡
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#[25] tells us that over 1BTC has been ⚡zapped ⚡around nostr. “The lightning network is going to need to expand 100X from here to grow with Nostr.” 🧨
#[26]

See our Op-Ed by #[27] on the Lightning Network, and his views on self-custody. ⚡🕸 #[28]

#[29] Why “providing value” is not a guarantee to being valued in a community.
#[30]

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🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥
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#[31]
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Stay Classy Nostr.