This guy right here is my twin brother, back home in Argentina.

Today, he's placing this massive banner on the front door of his car dealership after we spent some time talking about #Bitcoin.
Very proud of him.
First in the country to openly and publicly accept Bitcoin payments.

Let's show him some love #Nostr, shall we?

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Here's his business Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/gl.autos.sf?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==


Good advice.


A beauty. What generator did you use?


Love it.


we have always been a part of nature, governed by its immutable laws. we create and rely on complex systems—financial, social, and technological—that push us forward, but along the way, these abstractions often distance us from what is real.

throughout history, these constructs have been useful, but they become unstable when they stray too far from nature’s fundamental truths. lies and illusions, no matter how sophisticated, cannot function effectively on a large scale because they aren’t grounded in reality.

the further we distance ourselves from these truths, the more instability—both within ourselves and as a society.

our modern-day financial systems, government, social media, and more have drifted too far from the truth. not the truth handed down by the right person, ceo, or banker, but the truth that is physical, rooted in nature, in who we are.

bitcoin and nostr are part of a broader trend back to this truth, as we find our way in this new digital age. a return to something real—decentralized, unmanipulated, and aligned with the natural order—just like nature itself
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Launched a new Strike Referral Program

When you refer a friend to Strike and they buy bitcoin, you both get $500 (or €500) in stacking with no fees.

No limits on the program. You can theoretically stack without any fees forever if you’re an orange pilling machine.

Coolest part about this effort is it was driven entirely by you all. We try and be one of the most customer focused companies in the world. It’s something I realized after founding Strike: listening to customers is the most important thing anyone could be doing at all
times.

We wouldn’t have come up with this concept without that feedback and relationship with you all. Pretty clever to get no fees for you and your friends/family.

Let me know if you have any issues or feedback. Bunch more features and products coming out over the coming weeks 🫡
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GM this fine morning.


GM boys and girls.


Big thanks to nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy and nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx for talking about our efforts with OPN GABRIEL, our relief and recovery operations helping those effected by Hurricane Helene

We have been able to raise over $110k because of platforms like this spreading our message

Fitting that naming this operation after the archangel of communication, God’s messenger of his Word, that what started as establishing communications networks via Meshtastic and Starlink has grown

Because of your generous support we are able to help in an ever growing mission set

Thank you so much! This effort won’t be over anytime soon but we’re grateful to be able to use our skills to help our fellow man.

https://cdn.satellite.earth/d7ad8de51e3eeefad3fc332ff6ee0f180a91e2323c33363ef1ee090575055ab3.mov


GM


And a failing social fabric.


So this just happened.

"This is absolutely insane, on the first EVER attempt we have successfully caught the super heavy booster back at the launch tower..."

Truly incredible.

From the Ground:
https://v.nostr.build/CaCXdwVkwTAyhgCb.mp4

Livestream:
https://v.nostr.build/s2omFIphsyNlyww0.mp4


What’s the difference between an influencer and a mining rig? Oh, there isn’t a difference - they both give out hot air.


Latest Informationist is gold. Thank you nostr:npub1cj94enk44kn5mvrcma4sp7jnlsgnn4em7rk3dh3jt4fzyqs3m02s560efa :-)


One amazing thing I learned about (out of many) at the ecash conference

A router for sharing internet

Someone from India, living in a place with a lot of internet access problems, built a set-up where people can buy internet without having any internet in the first place. 1 sat per minute

He built a captive portal that you log into and the page says — I take ecash from this one mint, get ecash from there and paste it into this text box — you paste it in, hit enter, and you’re online

You’ve made an offline payment and voila, you're now online

There are many exciting Bitcoin developments happening but it's becoming more clear that ecash is a wholly different, complementary technology that does different things, including many things that Bitcoin can't do no matter how many upgrades it gets


GM :-)


Two things we have in common: We love BITCOIN, and we love FREEDOM.

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Rogue One is special. All the goodies die. Not your usual Hollywood ending.


Free markets are more productive because more ideas compete to provide value to you.

A global free market equals faster deflation with every person in the world becoming wealthier as the productivity gains flow to them in the form of lower prices.

But, that comes at a direct cost to those extracting value from the world through a control system that gains its power…..by stealing ours.

Our world and each of us in it makes perfect sense.
Just a mirror reflection of two different operating systems with the system you give your energy to, reinforcing your reality.

The one based on coercion, control, and scarcity! An extractive model, preying on fear while the majority make it stronger (in their minds) by their actions within it.

Or

The one based on truth, hope, and abundance. A cooperative model - where we see that we are all connected.

#Bitcoin and freedom tech.

Choose wisely!


Anything.


NEW TUTORIAL!

Just finished this one on Blitz Wallet. Very interesting approach to a spending wallet that I actually like.

Micropayments (sub 1000 sats) - Cashu mints/ecash
Medium range up to 500k sats - Liquid BTC & boltz lightning swaps
Higher values over 500k sats - will open a lightning channel

Basically you become more self sovereign automatically as your balance grows - without the need to manually manage the process (unless you decide to customize settings). Really cool! Check it out and share this around!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka60AHkfrPE


BIG temptation. Driving electric is special.


I do, my fren. Very nice it is, too.


Stack corn in the back of the Model Y. It’s got a massive boot/trunk.


Love these guys. nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z https://i.nostr.build/eV5QKJ55UsnihDaq.jpg


They lack courage. Don't want to stick their heads above the parapet.


The fact that more public companies haven’t run the MicroStrategy playbook yet is kind of wild actually.


Morning coffee back to you :-) nostr:npub1lr2zzf989mvf393y0tv39ara6a4vddkd6y87z784up9vl6ks6j3qtudl6a
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GM


Ocean Mining recently release d DATUM (Decentralized Alternative Templates for Universal Mining).

It is aimed at empowering individual miners by enabling them to create their own block templates.

nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8  and nostr:npub1emdtsxly9m68m00x206t574jttp65vk0c2m89ms038q047yz7ylqcac9aw  discuss the new decentralized mining protocol in BR077.
https://m.primal.net/LTVD.mov


Way too long.


Beautiful to behold. Two of my favourite pastimes: Bitcoin and coffee :-)


I made zaps posting videos about paying for coffee in zaps on Nostr

So I can share videos about paying for coffee with zaps on Nostr

And the circle shall continue if you also zap this on Nostr

#MetaNostr #ZapCircle

📍 maia, Funchal 🇵🇹

PS - kudos to the few regular clients of Nostr who visit this coffee shop!

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Beautiful image :-)


In case you missed it and were wondering how everyday people donating their own time & meager funds could be 10,000X as effective at providing help than FEMA, the massive national agency who's sole purpose is to provide this assistance with a budget greater than $30 BILLION... this is all you need to understand. 👇🏻

https://v.nostr.build/zdRXY.mp4


As nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a mentioned before. There is something about small communities that compels you to share more personal stories. It's a cool thing.


Well said!


Berlin is a great place to talk about how to build better p2p bridges between people and take down the financial walls that separate us

Stoked for the ecash conf! https://image.nostr.build/083a6f107f4dfb07e45daeacc62479ec2cc72cbafd2508399a3d5712fe4adbeb.jpg


I am currently enjoying watching a live on boarding session to Bitcoin and Noah at a coffee shop in madeira

I’m so buzzed about making this video

Also kudos to Rob Brinded for getting this ball rolling!! nostr:npub1de8jsek5aykkng5ytlvhvjxjwmdnpjwjcly0q6mu3566tfm00g5sfy0ezd

nostr:npub1etgqcj9gc6yaxttuwu9eqgs3ynt2dzaudvwnrssrn2zdt2useaasfj8n6e
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Listening to this now. Dynamic, challenging content as usual.


THE SEPARATION OF MONEY & STATION
David Zell and I discuss the political landscape surrounding #Bitcoin & its role as an insurance policy for individuals & nation-states

Listen on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/HMa1Y5nBT9FGeuLhpBEY
Watch on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v5i5go9-mob012-david-zell.html


Did you know that you don't even need a computer to setup a multisig wallet?

With #COLDCARD, it can be done entirely offline using an SD card, or even a QR code!

nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 discusses the feature in BR076.
https://m.primal.net/LQPF.mov


The truth about Fiat Food, shocking fraud in health & nutrition studies, corporate capture of our diets beginning in grade school, and whether Bitcoin can address the root cause of these issues:

https://youtu.be/ASFMiOSC4Jc?si=xf4LzLOYdohjhWSN


The Tao Te Ching was libertarian like 2,500 years before libertarianism became a thing.

Chapter 75: Stephen Mitchell translation:

When taxes are too high,
people go hungry.
When the government is too intrusive,
people lose their spirit.

Act for the people's benefit.
Trust them; leave them alone.


really crazy that our politicians don’t don’t do the simplest thing to do interviews with folks on the “other side.”

literally the only way to win more people out of the bubble.


ELON TOOK THE AMERICA HANDLE TO PROMOTE TRUMP.

HE CAN TWEET FROM BIDEN'S ACCOUNT OR THE WHITE HOUSE'S. AT WILL.

FUCK IT. HE COULD TWEET FROM MULTIPLE MAJOR HANDLES AT THE SAME TIME.

EVERYONE WOULD BELIEVE THEY ARE REAL. IMPOSSIBLE TO VERIFY THEY ARE NOT.

HE COULD MAKE A MOCKERY OF ANY PERSON. ANY COMPANY. ANY COUNTRY.

HE COULD CRASH GLOBAL MARKETS OR START A WAR IF HE WANTED.

NOSTR IS NEEDED. NOSTR FIXES THIS.

https://cdn.satellite.earth/c326632cdc89166399ff92a55c4e59f5834a2c8deb534201769ea4eec1abf9d8.png


GM. I’m confident today will be a good day :-)


Working on a new  nostr:npub1gkkahxwca30rf2td22u9p3jnmlh79dylgmm2et0kykftle6tdcysj4zden dashboard that tracks number of #Bitcoin addresses richer than $100, $1,000, $10K, etc. but I'm not sure of this design. I feel like I'm running out of ideas. 😏

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The “scraping” problem is not hard. Just charge for the data with #bitcoin /lightning at 2x the cost of service provision. Then the more they scrape the more profit you make. QED.


 nostr:npub1d3f4m9dgvkdjxn26pqzsxn6lpfn78sxwllxyt8mp76q0a9zyyjlswhr4xv, Managing Partner, Equity Management Associates, joins me to discuss the national debt crisis, inflation, possible price suppression of hard assets and the contrasting roles of gold and Bitcoin as sound money.

https://stephanlivera.com/episode/608/


I also find working at a desk that can be raised and lowered works wonders for the back.


Freedom requires work
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NEW EPISODE DROPPED...
Fed up of the government debasing your money or algorithms manipulating your social feed. I discuss freedom technologies such as Nostr and Bitcoin with Ben Arc.

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5anbpxZTc6mPzvo7DFkgkF?si=adaa53419bce4aff
Watch: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fCYSgECiDAk


Long overdue for me, but I am taking these global base money updates to nostr.  Long-form!

https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp6h0t9jlufuzfatxeclt2nehzj0w9rjd3z6hseuw5qst2ag366meqqknydfdgfshxefdf4hkuete942hqerpw3jj6dm5dqk4jetpwgk5xmm4de6xjmn894skz6rzv3jqt4qmv0


To all those building, supporting, using, teaching, and advocating for freedom tech. It is unlikely you ever realize the true impact you make in the world through your actions.

You are bending reality to an almost unimaginable future with 8 billion people in service of 8 billion people

Names may fade but your impact never will.

Deep love and respect.

#weareallsatoshi


“Though we do not wholly believe it yet, the interior life is a real life, and the intangible dreams of people have a tangible effect on the world”

As I reflect on spending three days with some of the world’s most innovative, persistent, and creative Bitcoiners, this quote from James Baldwin really resonates

Through a mix of code and action people are quite literally (to borrow a term from nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe) **bending** the world in a new direction

There is a lot of darkness, but let’s not loose track of the light. It’s there, and it’s real

Onwards! 🫡


Sparrow v2.0.0 released with:

SLIP39 shares recovery
Trezor Safe 5 support
Ledger Stax and Flex support
Update to Java and JavaFX 22

And more: https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/2.0.0

https://sparrowwallet.com/download/


BREAKING: nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx permits me to take a group selfie.

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YOU DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE FACEBOOK, TIKTOK, LINKEDIN, OR X BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU GOING FORWARD?

THAT IS THE PROBLEM. NOSTR WILL FIX THAT IF WE MAKE IT THE STANDARD.

THE DOMINANT PLATFORMS ARE EFFECTIVELY SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEMS. SURVEILLED, MANIPULATED, AND CONTROLLED BY A SMALL FEW. YOUR LIFE IS IN THEIR HANDS. NOT YOURS.

USE NOSTR. TAKE BACK CONTROL. LIVE FREE.


Latest News Block covering the growing geopolitical risks, market  uncertainty, the port strike, and Kamala Harris’s comment on digital assets:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coin-stories/id1569130932?i=1000671663987

thenewsblock.substack.com


These institutions should be avoided like the plague.

The IMF didn’t give a shit about El Salvador when they were destitute and the country was falling apart, because they were doing it with IMF debt.

Then when they shun IMF debt, and adopt Bitcoin, and the country is 100x improved, NOW suddenly it’s a very important concern to “stabilize the economy” and “provide growth” and “remove risk with Bitcoin.”

They are running a racket. It’s a scam and they KNOW they destroy countries with it. Anyone who doesn’t see it is just asleep. nostr:note16ayv2lwgr2uhf6g3lyklan4gugvjpnyame949l6ms8xvpk5xw98sx42qdx


You nailed it.


You’re not a Bitcoiner until you…

Buy Bitcoin.

But then you’re like wait, I need to get these coins off the exchange.

So you get a hardware wallet.

But then you’re like wait, this is a ledger.

So you get a cold card.

But then you’re like wait, it isn’t using a passphrase.

So you use a passphrase.

But then you’re like wait this isn’t multisig and multisig would be better.

So you buy 4 more coldcards and set up a multisig.

But then you’re like wait I can’t just do coldcards I have to guard against supply chain attacks.

So you buy a ledger again and probably a bitbox too.

But then you’re like wait, I haven’t geographically distributed these.

So you disperse them throughout the country.

But then you’re like wait, what about jurisdictional risk?

So you disperse them to multiple countries.

But then you’re like wait, what if I was tracked as I was placing the hardware wallets?

So you…

There’s actually no end.

It just keeps going like that forever.

Congrats you’re a Bitcoiner now lol 😂


My video just did that thing where I refreshed it one hour to the next and it had gained 1,000 views 😳

The youtube algorithm just chucked it in front of A LOT of people.

I know that’s not a lot compared to  viral content.

But it still blows my mind.

I have effectively spoken to 1,000 people about real world bitcoin usage in the past 60 minutes.

1,000 people in one hour?

That’s like giving a packed main stage talk at BTC Prague. Or all the attendees at Riga seeing the clip.

So much potential.
LFG 💪

https://youtu.be/jHHpPu_YvX0


Love what you’re doing to get the Bitcoin message out there :-)