The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of sayings attributed to Jesus, and it is one of the most famous of the so-called Gnostic gospels. Unlike the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), the Gospel of Thomas does not follow a narrative structure but instead consists of 114 short, standalone sayings (logia), some of which closely resemble teachings found in the canonical gospels, while others are unique or show Gnostic influences.

Here are some key aspects of the Gospel of Thomas and its differences from the Synoptic Gospels:

1. Structure and Content

The Gospel of Thomas is primarily a sayings gospel, meaning it lacks the narrative framework of the Synoptic Gospels. There is no account of Jesus’s birth, crucifixion, resurrection, or miracles. Instead, it is a collection of sayings, many of which are presented as direct teachings of Jesus. These sayings range from parables to cryptic aphorisms.

Examples of Sayings:

"The kingdom of God is within you and all around you."

"He who drinks from my mouth will become as I am, and I shall be he."

In contrast, the Synoptic Gospels follow a chronological narrative of Jesus's life, ministry, death, and resurrection, interspersing his teachings with events and miracles.

2. Gnostic Influences

One of the most striking features of the Gospel of Thomas is its alignment with Gnostic thought, a form of early Christian mysticism that emphasizes secret knowledge (gnosis) as the key to salvation. Gnosticism generally holds that the material world is flawed or evil, created by a lesser god or demiurge, and that spiritual enlightenment frees the soul from this material existence.

In the Gospel of Thomas, some sayings suggest a focus on inner knowledge or hidden meanings that lead to spiritual awakening. For instance, some sayings suggest that those who truly understand Jesus’s teachings will achieve a deeper, mystical knowledge of divine truth. This is quite different from the Synoptic Gospels, which focus on salvation through faith in Jesus as the Son of God, and through his death and resurrection.

In Thomas 1, the Gospel opens with: "Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death," implying that salvation comes from understanding Jesus's secret teachings.

The Synoptic Gospels emphasize faith, repentance, and following Jesus's teachings as the path to salvation, without any suggestion of secret, hidden knowledge being necessary for enlightenment.

3. Non-Trinitarian and Non-Messianic Themes

In the Gospel of Thomas, Jesus often speaks more as a wisdom teacher or spiritual guide than as the Messiah or Son of God, as he is portrayed in the Synoptic Gospels. There is little to no emphasis on his role as the sacrificial Lamb of God, his divinity in the Trinitarian sense, or the necessity of his crucifixion for humanity's redemption.

For example, Thomas 77 says: "I am the light that is over all things. I am all: from me all came forth, and to me all attained." This echoes Gnostic ideas of Jesus as the embodiment of divine wisdom, but it lacks the messianic focus found in the Synoptic Gospels.

In contrast, the Synoptic Gospels emphasize Jesus’s role as the Messiah, the fulfillment of Jewish prophecy, his sacrificial death and resurrection, and his unique relationship to God as the Son of God.

4. The Kingdom of God

Both the Gospel of Thomas and the Synoptic Gospels talk about the Kingdom of God, but they present it differently.

In the Synoptics, the Kingdom of God is often portrayed as something that is both present and future—it has arrived through Jesus’s ministry but will reach its fullness in the future, after the final judgment.

In the Gospel of Thomas, the Kingdom of God is depicted as something that is already present within each individual, but only those who understand Jesus’s teachings will recognize it. For instance, Thomas 3 says: "The Kingdom is inside you, and it is outside you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will be known, and you will realize that you are the sons of the living Father."

This emphasis on self-discovery and the idea that the Kingdom is already present but hidden aligns with Gnostic teachings about enlightenment and inner knowledge.

5. Absence of Apocalyptic Themes

The Synoptic Gospels include significant apocalyptic content, focusing on the end times, final judgment, and the return of Christ. Jesus in the Synoptics talks about the signs of the coming Kingdom, the destruction of the Temple, and the importance of being prepared for the final judgment.

The Gospel of Thomas largely lacks these apocalyptic themes. Instead of focusing on a future final judgment or the coming of the Son of Man, it emphasizes present enlightenment and the recognition of divine truth in the here and now. This places Thomas more in line with Gnostic thought, which often de-emphasizes the physical world and future events in favor of inner spiritual transformation.

6. Authority and Canonical Status

The Gospel of Thomas was not included in the New Testament canon and is considered apocryphal by mainstream Christian traditions. It was likely written sometime in the 1st or 2nd century, but it is not clear if it was composed before or after the canonical gospels.

The Synoptic Gospels (along with John) were included in the New Testament canon by the early Church because they were considered to accurately reflect the life, teachings, and mission of Jesus. The Gospel of Thomas was rejected by Church authorities in part because of its Gnostic overtones and its divergence from the established Christian doctrine.

7. Historical Discovery

The Gospel of Thomas was lost for many centuries and was rediscovered in 1945 among the Nag Hammadi library in Egypt, a collection of Gnostic texts written in Coptic. Its discovery has provided scholars with insight into early Christian diversity, especially the presence of Gnostic Christianity, which emphasized mystical knowledge and often conflicted with the orthodox teachings that became dominant.

In conclusion, the Gospel of Thomas provides a radically different portrayal of Jesus from that of the Synoptic Gospels. It focuses on hidden wisdom, inner enlightenment, and a more mystical, Gnostic understanding of salvation, with less emphasis on Jesus’s role as Messiah and no focus on his death and resurrection. This difference highlights the diversity of early Christian thought and the complex debates that shaped the formation of Christian doctrine.


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Using Taproot's "tree of wallets" feature to consolidate multiple eCash tokens into a single balance for an on-chain transaction leverages several advanced Bitcoin features, including Taproot, multisig, and liquidity channels. The goal would be to consolidate small tokens into a single UTXO that minimizes on-chain inputs and reduces the dust problem while maintaining privacy and efficiency. Let’s break down how this could work:

Key Concepts and Features

1. Taproot’s Tree of Wallets Structure:

Taproot enables a hierarchical tree of conditions or “wallets” under a single output, where each leaf in the tree represents a different spending condition.

This could allow each eCash token to be represented as a leaf in the Taproot tree. The secrets from multiple tokens could be combined into a single Taproot tree, with each leaf representing an individual token’s balance.

2. Liquidity Channels (Multi-Hub Model):

A liquidity channel model, similar to the Lightning Network, could be used between the token holder and the mint. In this model:

The user and mint create a multisignature wallet that operates as a channel.

When a token is issued, it could be tied to a specific leaf in the Taproot tree, allowing for the balance of that token to be “locked” under that leaf.

The mint’s side of the channel updates with each token issuance and transfer, adjusting the channel state as tokens move between wallets.

Closing the channel consolidates the remaining balances into a single UTXO, using only a single input for the user and two outputs (one for the mint and one for the wallet).

3. Combining Token Holder’s Secrets:

Each token would have its own private key or secret tied to a leaf in the Taproot tree. These secrets could be combined into a single aggregate signature (via Schnorr signatures), which would allow the user to spend multiple tokens at once without requiring each token to have its own input on-chain.

This method would allow the user to redeem all their tokens with a single input, drastically reducing the size and complexity of the on-chain transaction.

4. Channel State Updates:

As tokens are minted, the channel state is updated, transferring value to the mint’s side of the channel. Each time the mint issues a new token, the corresponding Taproot leaf is updated with the token’s balance.

When a user redeems tokens (whether by transferring them or consolidating them), the channel state would reflect this, ensuring that the tokens are no longer valid.

5. Consolidating Dust and Minimizing On-Chain Fees:

When the user wants to close the channel or redeem their tokens on-chain, all of the leaf balances in the Taproot tree can be combined and redeemed with a single input. This allows the user to redeem multiple tokens without creating dust, and the consolidation ensures that only one input is needed for the on-chain transaction.

The on-chain transaction would contain two outputs: one for the mint and one for the wallet. This allows the channel to settle in a clean and efficient manner.

Implementation Breakdown:

1. Channel Opening:

The user and mint open a multisig liquidity channel.

Each token is represented as a leaf in the Taproot tree, and the wallet's balance is tied to this tree.

2. Token Minting:

When the mint issues a token, the corresponding leaf in the Taproot tree is updated, and the channel state is modified to reflect the new token.

The mint issues a blind signature to ensure privacy, and the token can either be transferred or redeemed by the user later.

3. Token Transfer or Redemption:

When the user wishes to transfer or redeem tokens, they submit their combined Schnorr signature from all the leaves they control.

The mint updates the channel state, and the transaction is either carried out on-chain or through the multi-hub liquidity channel.

4. Channel Closing:

When the user closes the channel, all of their tokens are consolidated into a single UTXO, and the on-chain transaction includes only two outputs (mint and wallet).

This minimizes fees by reducing the number of inputs required and prevents the dust problem by consolidating small balances into a larger, redeemable amount.

Advantages:

Minimal On-Chain Fees: By consolidating multiple small tokens into a single UTXO, only one input is needed for the final on-chain transaction, reducing fees significantly.

Privacy: The use of Taproot and Schnorr signatures ensures that the conditions for each token are not visible on-chain, maintaining privacy for the user.

Efficiency: The multisig liquidity channel model allows for frequent token issuance and transfer without requiring on-chain transactions until the channel is closed.

Conclusion:

Using Taproot’s tree structure, combined with a liquidity channel between the user and the mint, offers an elegant solution to consolidating small eCash tokens while avoiding the dust problem. By using Schnorr signatures and aggregated spending, the system can create a single-input transaction on-chain that consolidates multiple tokens into a single redeemable UTXO. This maximizes efficiency, privacy, and usability for the token holder while minimizing on-chain transaction costs.


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How can a Chaumian eCash system can prevent the mint from double-spending a UTXO (Unspent Transaction Output) or overspending from a UTXO that is backing the tokens?.In other words, how to ensure that the mint doesn't issue more tokens than it has Bitcoin in reserve or spend the backing UTXO more than once. This is an important concern for building trust in the system, especially if the mint is managing UTXOs on behalf of the users.

To prevent the mint from overspending or double-spending the UTXO, several cryptographic and procedural safeguards can be applied. Here are the key ways this can be done:

1. Proof of Reserve Audits

The mint could use Proof of Reserve techniques to publicly prove that it controls a sufficient amount of Bitcoin (in UTXOs) to back the issued eCash tokens.

The mint can regularly provide cryptographic proof that the UTXOs it controls are sufficient to cover the outstanding tokens. This could be done by revealing partial information about the UTXOs it holds without compromising privacy.

Merkle Trees or Merkle Proofs can be used to allow users to verify that their specific eCash token is backed by an appropriate portion of the mint's reserves.

2. Pre-Signed UTXOs and Commitments

The mint can issue eCash tokens backed by pre-signed UTXOs that are cryptographically tied to the token holders.

The mint does not retain control over these UTXOs once they are signed over to the token holders. The token holder can directly redeem the UTXO independently of the mint.

This method prevents the mint from overspending the UTXO because the mint does not have access to the private keys required to spend the UTXO once the eCash tokens are issued.

3. Multisignature UTXO Control

Instead of the mint having sole control over the UTXO, the UTXO could be held in a multisignature wallet with other trusted entities or even the token holders themselves as signers.

In this setup, the mint cannot spend the UTXO without the cooperation of other parties who are participating in the multisignature scheme.

This effectively prevents the mint from overspending or double-spending because it would require consensus from multiple parties to authorize the spending of the UTXO.

4. Time-Locked UTXO Commitment

The mint could issue eCash tokens tied to time-locked UTXOs. The UTXOs would be unspendable by the mint for a specified period of time, ensuring that the tokens remain redeemable by the token holders during that time.

This would prevent the mint from spending the UTXO backing the tokens while users still hold unredeemed tokens.

After the time lock expires, if the tokens have not been redeemed, the mint could reclaim the UTXO, ensuring that unused funds do not remain locked up indefinitely.

5. Public UTXO Ledger and Transparency

The mint can provide a public ledger that tracks which UTXOs are backing the issued eCash tokens, allowing anyone to verify that the mint has not overspent or double-spent a UTXO.

Each issued eCash token can be cryptographically tied to a specific UTXO in a transparent manner.

Users or auditors can check the ledger to ensure that the amount of issued tokens does not exceed the amount of Bitcoin in the corresponding UTXOs.

6. SPV Proofs (Simple Payment Verification)

The mint could require SPV proofs to demonstrate that it controls the UTXOs that back the issued eCash tokens.

An SPV proof allows users to verify that the UTXOs backing their tokens exist on the Bitcoin blockchain and have not been spent.

Users can periodically request SPV proofs from the mint to ensure that the UTXOs are still unspent and backing their tokens.

7. Federated or Decentralized Mints

A more decentralized approach could involve federated mints, where the minting and UTXO management process is distributed among multiple trusted parties.

This prevents any single entity (the mint) from overspending or double-spending a UTXO, as it would require consensus from multiple mints to authorize spending.

A federation of mints could use a shared ledger to track UTXOs and ensure that no single mint can spend more than its share of the Bitcoin reserves.

8. UTXO Locking Mechanism (HTLCs or Conditional Spending)

The UTXOs backing eCash tokens can be locked using Hash-Time-Locked Contracts (HTLCs) or other conditional spending mechanisms.

These contracts can enforce that the UTXO can only be spent under certain conditions, such as the holder of the eCash token presenting the correct cryptographic proof.

This prevents the mint from unilaterally spending the UTXO without fulfilling the conditions tied to the eCash tokens.

9. Cryptographic Proofs of Token Supply

The mint can publish cryptographic proofs of token issuance showing the total number of eCash tokens in circulation.

By comparing the total number of issued tokens with the Bitcoin reserves (in UTXOs) that the mint controls, users can verify that the mint has not issued more tokens than it can back with the UTXOs.

This can be done using zero-knowledge proofs to ensure privacy while still proving the validity of the total issued token supply.

High-Level Architecture for Double-Spend Prevention:

Step 1: Minting and Issuing eCash Tokens

The mint creates eCash tokens using Chaumian blind signatures to ensure privacy.

Each token is tied to a specific UTXO that is controlled by the mint, but the mint cannot spend it without the cooperation of other parties or the token holder.

Step 2: UTXO Control and Locking Mechanisms

The UTXO is placed under a multisignature, pre-signed transaction, or HTLC contract that prevents the mint from overspending or double-spending it.

The contract ensures that the UTXO can only be spent by the token holder or after certain conditions are met (e.g., a time lock expiring).

Step 3: Proof of Reserve and Transparency

The mint publishes proof of reserve reports, ensuring that the total UTXOs held match the number of eCash tokens in circulation.

Merkle proofs or SPV proofs can be used to allow users to verify that their tokens are backed by Bitcoin in the mint's reserves.

Step 4: Redemption and Spending

When the token holder redeems their eCash token, the mint (or a third-party verifier) checks the UTXO ledger to ensure the UTXO is valid and has not been spent.

If valid, the token is redeemed, and the UTXO is marked as spent, preventing double-spending.

Step 5: Ongoing Auditability

Auditors or users can periodically check the mint’s public ledger of UTXOs and issued tokens to ensure no overspending or double-spending occurs.

If necessary, users can request SPV proofs or Merkle proofs to verify that their tokens remain valid and backed by unspent UTXOs.

Conclusion:

Preventing double-spending or overspending by the mint involves a combination of cryptographic techniques like pre-signed UTXOs, multisignature wallets, proof of reserves, and public auditing mechanisms. These tools ensure that the mint cannot issue more tokens than it can back with its Bitcoin reserves or spend the UTXOs backing those tokens without the appropriate authorization from the token holder or other parties.


Preventing double-spending by the mint in a Chaumian eCash system relies on cryptographic mechanisms that ensure the mint can issue tokens only once and cannot later reissue or re-spend them. Here's how double-spend prevention is assured by the token holder:

1. Blind Signature Mechanism:

Blind signatures are a core component of preventing double-spending in Chaumian eCash systems. The process works as follows:

The user blinds their request for an eCash token and sends it to the mint.

The mint signs the blinded token without seeing the actual contents of the token, ensuring that the mint doesn’t know the token’s details.

Once the token is signed, the user unblinds it to obtain a valid, signed token, which they can then spend or transfer.

Because the mint only signs the token once (when it issues the token), it cannot later spend or reissue that same token without the user's knowledge. The signature process ensures that the mint has no control over the token once it has been issued.

2. Token Uniqueness:

Each eCash token issued by the mint is cryptographically unique. The token is composed of:

A unique identifier (often a large, randomly generated number).

The mint's signature, which confirms that the token is valid and redeemable for Bitcoin (or another asset).

Once the token is issued, the mint cannot create another token with the same identifier because doing so would reveal a signature collision or double-spend attempt when the token is later redeemed by the holder.

3. Token Redemption Process:

When the token is redeemed (either for Bitcoin or another form of value), the mint (or another redeeming entity) checks the mint’s signature and the token's unique identifier to ensure that:

The token is valid and was issued by the mint.

The token has not been previously redeemed or spent.

The system keeps a ledger of redeemed token identifiers. Once a token is redeemed, its identifier is added to the ledger, preventing it from being reused or re-spent by anyone, including the mint.

4. Auditable Issuance:

If the system is designed with auditable issuance (e.g., the issuance of new tokens can be recorded and checked by external parties), it becomes even harder for the mint to create duplicate tokens without being detected.

In this case, the token holder can verify that the mint is operating correctly and not issuing duplicate tokens by periodically reviewing the issuance records.

5. Proof-of-Burn or Token Revocation:

Some eCash systems include mechanisms where, upon redemption, the token is effectively "destroyed" or revoked (this can be thought of as a type of "proof-of-burn"). This ensures that no one, including the mint, can use the token again.

Once a token is redeemed, it is marked as spent and removed from circulation.

6. Token Holder Verification:

The token holder plays a role in preventing double-spending by keeping control of their tokens and ensuring that the tokens they receive are valid.

If a token holder were to accept a token that has already been spent, they would not be able to redeem it, as the system would reject it as a double-spend attempt.

To mitigate this, before accepting a token, holders can verify its validity by checking its signature and ensuring that its identifier has not been used before.

Summary of Double-Spend Prevention:

1. Blind Signatures: The mint can only issue a token once. The user blinds the request, preventing the mint from reissuing or spending the same token without detection.

2. Unique Identifiers: Each token has a unique cryptographic identifier, which prevents the mint from duplicating tokens without detection.

3. Redemption Ledger: A record of redeemed tokens ensures that once a token is spent, it cannot be reused or reissued.

4. Auditable Issuance: Public auditability ensures transparency in the mint’s token issuance process, making it harder for the mint to engage in double-spending without being caught.

5. Proof-of-Burn: Once a token is redeemed, it is destroyed or marked as spent, ensuring that it cannot be used again.

In summary, double-spend prevention is assured by the cryptographic uniqueness of the tokens, the blind signature process that prevents the mint from reissuing the same token, and the redemption ledger that tracks and invalidates spent tokens. These mechanisms ensure that the token holder can trust that their token has not been and will not be reissued or double-spent by the mint.


Here are two high-level architectural approaches for a Chaumian eCash system that maximize privacy, simplicity, and monetary qualities, while ensuring that the token is independent of the mint for redemption once issued. The focus will be on creating an eCash system where the token holder can redeem or transfer the token without relying on the mint’s continued operation, while maintaining the option to refresh the token through the mint for privacy purposes.

Approach 1: Pre-Signed Taproot UTXO System

Key Elements:

Taproot-based UTXO redemption

Blind signatures for token issuance and refresh

Pre-signed UTXO for independence from the mint

Architecture Overview:

1. Token Minting and Issuance:

The mint issues an eCash token using a Chaumian blind signature protocol to ensure privacy. The mint does not know which user receives which token.

The token is backed by a pre-signed Taproot UTXO. The UTXO is constructed in such a way that the token holder (or any subsequent holder) can redeem the UTXO on-chain without further interaction with the mint.

The Taproot UTXO includes a multisignature or hash-time-locked contract (HTLC) that allows redemption by the current token holder while preserving privacy and independence from the mint.

2. Token Transfer:

The token is transferable off-chain. When the token is transferred, the recipient inherits the ability to redeem the UTXO associated with the token.

To transfer the token, the current holder generates a blind signature request for the recipient. This signature does not reveal the recipient's identity to the mint, preserving privacy.

The transfer updates the necessary Taproot conditions (e.g., the hash-lock or multisignature) to reflect the new ownership, ensuring that only the new holder can redeem the UTXO.

3. Token Redemption:

The token holder can choose to redeem the token for Bitcoin directly by spending the pre-signed Taproot UTXO.

The Taproot UTXO is structured to provide multiple redemption conditions, such as a timelock or a fallback clause in case certain conditions are not met. For example, if the UTXO is not redeemed after a certain period, it could revert to a more general redeemable state for the token holder.

4. Token Refresh:

For additional privacy, the token holder may prefer to refresh the token by returning it to the mint and receiving a new eCash token in return. This refresh process uses the Chaumian blind signature protocol to ensure that the mint cannot link the old and new tokens to the same user.

Advantages:

Privacy: The use of Taproot and Chaumian blind signatures ensures strong privacy both when the token is issued and when it is transferred. The mint does not know which token is associated with which user.

Simplicity: The system relies on the relatively simple mechanics of pre-signed UTXOs combined with Taproot conditions, making it efficient to implement and execute on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Independence from Mint: Once the token is issued, the pre-signed UTXO ensures that the token holder can redeem the Bitcoin without needing the mint’s continued involvement.

Monetary Qualities: The token is backed by Bitcoin (via the UTXO), ensuring scarcity, durability, and divisibility, which are essential for a monetary good.

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Approach 2: Scriptless Script and Schnorr-Based Payment System

Key Elements:

Scriptless scripts for off-chain contracts

Schnorr-based signatures for multisignature control

Hash-time-locked contracts (HTLCs) for flexibility

Architecture Overview:

1. Token Minting and Issuance:

The mint issues the eCash token using a Chaumian blind signature. The token is tied to a Schnorr-based multisignature contract or scriptless script, which ensures that the holder can redeem the token either for Bitcoin on-chain or through a Lightning-like payment.

The key idea here is to use scriptless scripts, which keep the contract logic off-chain while ensuring that the conditions for redeeming the token remain valid without further interaction with the mint.

2. Token Transfer:

The token can be transferred using an off-chain scriptless contract between the current holder and the new recipient. The Schnorr multisignature setup allows for a smooth transition of ownership without revealing any on-chain details.

Upon transfer, the new holder inherits the conditions needed to redeem the token for Bitcoin. The scriptless nature of the contract ensures that no on-chain complexity is added during the transfer.

The token holder generates a new Schnorr signature for the new recipient, updating the conditions of the multisignature contract without the involvement of the mint.

3. Token Redemption:

The token holder can redeem the token either:

On-chain: By fulfilling the conditions of the Schnorr-based contract or HTLC, the holder can trigger a Bitcoin payout directly from the blockchain.

Off-chain (Lightning-like): If the token is tied to a hash-time-locked contract (HTLC) that mirrors the Lightning Network’s structure, the holder can redeem the token off-chain for sats without going through the blockchain.

The redemption process is trustless, meaning that the mint is not needed for the token holder to redeem the value of the token.

4. Token Refresh:

For privacy reasons, the token holder may wish to return the token to the mint to receive a fresh token. This refresh process again uses Chaumian blind signatures to ensure that the mint cannot track or link the old and new tokens.

Advantages:

Privacy: Scriptless scripts combined with Schnorr signatures ensure that the transfer and redemption process remains private, as the contract logic is kept off-chain and the mint has no visibility into individual transactions.

Simplicity: By using scriptless scripts, the system avoids the complexity of on-chain smart contracts while maintaining the flexibility and privacy of conditional transactions.

Independence from Mint: Once the token is issued, the Schnorr-based contract or HTLC ensures that the holder can redeem the token independently of the mint.

Monetary Qualities: The token is redeemable for Bitcoin, ensuring that it inherits Bitcoin’s scarcity and durability. Scriptless scripts maintain privacy and security in the process.

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Conclusion:

Both approaches focus on maximizing privacy, simplicity, and monetary qualities while ensuring that the token remains independent of the mint after issuance:

1. Pre-Signed Taproot UTXO System:

This approach uses Taproot and pre-signed UTXOs to provide a straightforward, privacy-preserving way for the token holder to redeem Bitcoin on-chain. It maximizes simplicity and monetary qualities by directly tying the token to Bitcoin UTXOs.

2. Scriptless Script and Schnorr-Based Payment System:

This approach leverages scriptless scripts and Schnorr signatures to create flexible, off-chain contracts that maintain privacy and independence. It maximizes flexibility and privacy through the use of Schnorr multisignature contracts and HTLCs.

In both cases, the Chaumian blind signature protocol ensures privacy at the minting and token refresh stages, while the use of Taproot or scriptless scripts ensures that the token can be redeemed independently of the mint’s operation, maximizing privacy and security for the user.

#ecash #cashu #fedimint


A commodity’s suitability as a monetary good depends on several key properties that ensure its effectiveness in storing value, facilitating exchange, and maintaining liquidity in an economy. Here’s a comprehensive list of properties that dictate whether a commodity is fit for use as money:

1. Divisibility

Definition: The commodity must be easily divisible into smaller units without losing its value.

Importance: For a commodity to function as a medium of exchange, it must be usable in transactions of varying sizes. Divisibility allows for small, everyday transactions as well as large, high-value trades.

Examples: Gold is divisible into smaller bars or coins; Bitcoin is divisible into satoshis.

2. Durability

Definition: The commodity must not degrade, decay, or lose its value over time.

Importance: A good monetary commodity must hold its value for long periods and withstand wear and tear. Durability ensures that the commodity can be stored or passed between parties without deterioration.

Examples: Metals like gold and platinum are extremely durable; diamonds and other precious stones also maintain their integrity over time.

3. Portability

Definition: The commodity must be easily transportable, allowing it to be moved across distances for trade.

Importance: Portability allows the commodity to serve as a medium of exchange in multiple locations. The easier it is to transport, the more practical it is as money.

Examples: Precious metals are highly portable in the form of coins or bars; digital commodities like Bitcoin are portable over the internet.

4. Fungibility

Definition: Individual units of the commodity must be interchangeable and considered identical in value and quality.

Importance: For a commodity to function as money, it must be fungible, meaning one unit is as good as any other. Non-fungible commodities can’t be easily exchanged, limiting their use in transactions.

Examples: An ounce of pure gold is the same as any other ounce of pure gold; currencies like dollars or Bitcoin are fungible.

5. Recognizability

Definition: The commodity must be easily recognizable and verifiable as authentic.

Importance: For a commodity to be trusted as money, it must be easily recognized and accepted. It must be simple to determine its authenticity and value, reducing the risk of fraud.

Examples: Gold’s distinctive color and weight make it recognizable; modern banknotes have built-in security features to prevent counterfeiting.

6. Scarcity

Definition: The commodity must be sufficiently rare or limited in supply to prevent rapid inflation of its stock.

Importance: A good monetary commodity must have a relatively high Stock-to-Flow (S2F) ratio. If the commodity can be produced too easily, it risks losing its value as more of it enters the market, leading to inflation.

Examples: Gold and Bitcoin have limited supplies, making them scarce relative to their flow; fiat currencies can be printed, which lowers their scarcity.

7. Stability of Value

Definition: The commodity must retain its value over time, without significant short-term fluctuations.

Importance: People need to trust that the money they hold will maintain its purchasing power. A stable monetary commodity allows individuals to save and plan for the future without the fear of sharp devaluation.

Examples: Gold has historically been a stable store of value, with minimal volatility compared to commodities like oil.

8. Liquidity

Definition: The commodity must be easily convertible into other goods or forms of money, allowing for fluid market transactions.

Importance: High liquidity means the commodity can be quickly and efficiently exchanged without significantly affecting its price. This is critical for facilitating trade and commerce.

Examples: Fiat currencies are typically highly liquid, but gold is also highly liquid in global markets due to its widespread acceptance and value.

9. Uniformity

Definition: The commodity must be uniform in its units to ensure consistency in value across different examples of the commodity.

Importance: Uniformity allows the commodity to be used widely in trade, as it ensures that one unit is indistinguishable in value from another. This avoids disputes over the quality or value of individual units.

Examples: Standardized gold coins or bars are uniform in weight and purity.

10. Security / Resistance to Counterfeiting

Definition: The commodity must be difficult to replicate or counterfeit.

Importance: A good monetary commodity must have features that prevent fraudulent copies from entering circulation. Security features bolster trust in the system of exchange.

Examples: Gold is difficult to counterfeit due to its density and distinct physical properties; modern banknotes are designed with complex security features to prevent replication.

11. Acceptability

Definition: The commodity must be widely accepted and trusted as a medium of exchange.

Importance: For a commodity to be used as money, it must be accepted by a broad range of participants in the economy. Without widespread trust and acceptance, it cannot function as a currency.

Examples: Gold and fiat currencies are accepted worldwide; cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are increasingly gaining acceptability.

12. Cognizability

Definition: The commodity must be easy to measure or quantify in terms of units or value.

Importance: For a commodity to function as money, people must be able to easily understand its value and trade it accordingly. The ability to assign a clear unit of value (e.g., an ounce of gold) makes it easier to price goods and services.

Examples: Gold and silver are measured by weight (e.g., ounces or grams); fiat currencies are divided into standard units.

13. Transportability

Definition: The commodity must be easy to move or transfer ownership.

Importance: A good monetary commodity must be easily moved across regions and transferred between people. The more easily it can be transported, the more practical it is as money.

Examples: Digital currencies like Bitcoin are extremely transportable; precious metals like gold can be transported relatively easily in compact forms (bars or coins).

14. Storability

Definition: The commodity must be easy to store over long periods without degrading or losing value.

Importance: For savings and wealth preservation, the commodity must be easy to store securely and must not deteriorate over time.

Examples: Gold and silver are easily stored in vaults; Bitcoin can be stored in digital wallets indefinitely.

Summary

For a commodity to be a suitable monetary good, it needs to exhibit a combination of properties: divisibility, durability, portability, fungibility, recognizability, scarcity, stability of value, liquidity, uniformity, security, acceptability, cognizability, transportability, and storability. Commodities that perform well across most or all of these criteria—like gold historically, and now cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin—tend to be seen as good candidates for use as money or stores of value.


This is exactly what i need. We have a problem with seedphrase wallet backup when stablenuts aren't supported by any wallet that can restore them. Backing up to nostr is also less cumbersome.


Why will debates have no effect?
As long as both candidates appear relatively competent, the confrontation between candidates only serves to assure the candidates' respective sides they stand on the right side of party lines. The opposition viewer does not see a candidate and his policies, opinions or fitness to protect liberties, but only a soldier fighting on the wrong side of the cultural war.
Let's not delude ourselves that one side or another "winning" a debate will sway people away from their ideologies. At best, it could convince people already on one side or another whether their vote will affect their daily lives and their family's future.
#VanceWalzDebate


Why will debates have no effect?
As long as both candidates appear relatively competant, the confrentation between candidates only serves to assure the candidates' respective sides they stand on the right side of party lines. The opposition viewer does not see a candidate and his policies, opinions or fitness to protect liberties, but only a soldier fighting on the wrong side of the cultural war.
Lets not delude ourselves that one side or another "winning" a debate will sway people away from their ideologies. At best, it could convince people already on one side or another whether their vote will effect their daily lives and their family's future.
#VanceWalzDebate


Scarborough has always been a never trumper. This headline is highly misleading to anyone unfamiliar with Joe.

https://i.nostr.build/mEVHuSSnDgXyYL0i.jpg


Lots of chatter on the airwaves and in print lately probing the limits of free speech, the justifications for censorship and the future viability of the US constitution.  It was a talking point in last night's VP debate as well, during which Walz recited the folk-loresy understanding of the issue:  "you can't yell fire in a crowded theater."

Here's a PSA on this little gem a bit in case you ever find yourself up against it.

The phrase comes from supreme court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr during the 1919 case Schenck v United States.  Anyone unfamiliar with this case might be shocked to learn that it had nothing to do with shouting fire, or with any kind of mischievous, anti-social trouble-making whatsoever.  At stake was the printing and mailing of pamphlets to draft-eligible men that made the case that the draft was against their constitutional rights and inviting citizens to peacefully abstain.  In other words, what was at stake in the trial were the defendants right to criticize perceived government transgression of the constitution, exactly what the first amendment was designed to ensure.

Amazingly, what was passed down to our collective memories about this episode is not the hard truth that governments will attempt to violate constitutional rights for their own, arguably nefarious, ends (a conceptual inheritance that would strengthen civic support for free speech), but rather the wildly inaccurate analogy of the crowded theater (an Orwellian description of the case that suggests government censorship is there to protect us and keep us safe).  And even though the precedent of Schenck was overturned in 1969, the "fire in a crowded theater" litmus test still lingers as the operative heuristic for a great many Americans, including, apparently, one of the candidates for Vice President of the country.

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Are you watching the veeps? Sorry, I should've warned you. Walz will win hands down.


I've reached the level where she actually slips up and laughs at my jokes


When normies can't find the block button on The Nostr

https://v.nostr.build/4puf6axE46dpxXFn.mp4


You are a bot


No irom dome?


America is on a respirator and high dose morphene


Too fine a grind will clog your filter, make your coffee weak and fill your pot with grounds. #coffeechain


Wouldn't it be nice to be able to zap devs inside ticket comments, pull requests, wiki edits, releases and repo commits?
#githubreplacement


Maybe change the app to use a NIP-44 like storage?


I know, I was sceptical of the idea since I first heard of it 25 years ago. Only recently have I seen credible information on its benefits.


By the way, monochromatic visible red light has been proven to enhance dermal regeneration, but that's a separate topic than intracellular photosynthetic production of melatonin by the mitochondria.


Yes, well you aren't comparing two of the same things. Your power brick is galvanically isolated from line power with a safety barrier. There is no need to attach any part of the charge cable to earth ground because of this isolation. The vehicle, on the other hand, is taking line power directly into the charge port. There are worldwide earth-grounding regulations that dictate the ground prong of the outlet is attached directly to the chassis ground of the device it provides power to. There is no computer smart enough to detect an improper ground, and no certification agency will accept a circuit that intentionally disconnects the device from its earth ground connection. Agency assumes the outlet is wired properly, and this is generally a safe assumption given that nearly every jurisdiction requires a licensed electrician pull permits, install, test, and ensure is inspected under the authority of the municipality. What these jokers are doing is intentionally unsafe. What is implied by the video is simply not possible without significant and intentional tampering.


The initial misrepresentation of Donald Trump's "very fine people" comment from his Charlottesville press conference seems to have originated from a combination of selective media reporting and the way sound bites were used. During the August 15, 2017, press conference, Trump made the "very fine people on both sides" comment in the same breath as a clarification that he was not referring to neo-Nazis and white nationalists, who he said "should be condemned totally." However, many media outlets focused primarily on the "fine people" part of his statement, omitting or downplaying the clarification, which led to widespread controversy.

While it’s difficult to pin the initial cut to one specific journalist or outlet, major news organizations such as CNN and The New York Times were quick to report the controversy, and political figures, including Joe Biden, later used the comment in campaigns, often focusing on the part about "fine people" and leaving out the clarification. This selective emphasis likely contributed to the widespread perception that Trump was drawing moral equivalence between neo-Nazis and counterprotesters.

This selective framing, along with viral clips shared on social media, amplified the outrage, leading to the lasting controversy surrounding his comments.

#veryfinepeoplehoax


Reflash your ssd with a fresh image. Confirm the hash of your image matches the hash provided in the repo


A NEMA-50 outlet is not GFCI. Yes, the panel theoretically could have a GFCI breaker, but that's generally reserved for wet rooms like a kitchen or bathroom. The rest of the housr gets arc-fault breakers and that's only for fire prevention inside the walls. A 50A circuit generally doesen't get arc-fault breakers. The vehicle isn't going to be able to do anything to protect if you hook the ground to a hot phase. It's no different than wiring the hot prong of an outlet directly to the frame of the vehicle. What you think a computer can do about that, I have no idea.


Really, you think Israel and Gaza were living peacefully together until October 7th? Where did you hear that nonsense?


Who groomed this FBI spook to be so good at gaslighting?


I think your outlet isnt wired properly


Yes, hello Hotelbot? I'd like to make a reservation for 5 nights with two kings in Cornville, IA. Can you let me know what the best price is?


My question was less about its current status, but about the future of the company that owns it


My question was less about its current status, but about the future of the company that ownes it


Question about umint. It appears the stableprovider is nostr:nprofile1qqsvwp3ue4lf4hqdm49h034l40luswvmg83ymcaxdzn2kchduty240gpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmd9u5y5xy7's LN node but there has been no activity in the company for a year. How stable is umint's liquidity partner?


It looks like nostr:nprofile1qqsvwp3ue4lf4hqdm49h034l40luswvmg83ymcaxdzn2kchduty240gpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmd9u5y5xy7 dropped off the face of the earth last year. Does anyone know where they went?


Anyone that will not tell you the truth is not your friend

nostr:nevent1qqstj7yh8kfpyxvmyfpxn6flclla6tvzspgcwk92a6ppv9aj0mj2alqpy9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumr90p5kuem5dahxy6t5vdhkjm3wdaexwtczyza2p8qzru0wrvwmzl5xc8dszg4y0tf2fh849wgnn057md8d58zqxqcyqqqqqqgf624ep


A centralized architectural team with a dedicated budget offers advantages, particularly in terms of efficiency. However, such centralization can become a target for state actors to introduce subtle vulnerabilities into the core design, potentially compromising security or stifling future innovation. Even without malicious contributors, no centralized team can anticipate every possible use case, leading to the well-documented issue of protocol ossification. The most effective approach is to allow the design process to evolve organically within a federated community of voluntary contributors, which is how Nostr began. We should not sacrifice flexibility in the pursuit of perfection. Just as in nature, the most efficient designs emerge over time, even if they leave behind a few vestigial elements.


Do you wear socks with these or not?


Equinox revelation


I actually finished a construction project and didn't leave it in a partial state never to be gotten back to. Ok well adding insulation and drywall is kinda a separate project


Its football day again?


Mar 11:24 KJV Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.


#introductions #grownostr PSA

Two things to know so you can have a good time on The Nostr
1) Backup your nsec
2) Keep your nsec private


#meme #nostrmeme #memes
#zap it, Feels good man.
🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘🌚   🤦🙋♂
Wowzers

https://video.nostr.build/570dd00c7bee64ed27bad3e0a23c058f37cd26f417136eaba1b8dfe82f8cfd38.mp4


Anyone that says free speech, keeping and bearing arms, quartering soldiers, secure in your papers, double jeapordy, due process, fair speedy jury trial with councel, torture or states rights need to be moderated or regulated, is a totalitarian.


It finally makes sense why she started climbing away from the driver


Not enough


I'm covered in sawdust, panel adsive, spray foam, mosquitos, asian beatles and sweat.
No hammered thumbs. Construction is fun.


Japan knows whats up.
Fight fight fight!

Uptober is almost here.
https://video.nostr.build/8db0e6b2788620dab1acd7d836d4810ebe9fd6b0a894360be85e8974064539be.mp4


I know there is the jingle protocol (sip over xmpp) but i never got it to work and i'd want a desktop client that can also screenshare


I could never get voice and video to work with my xmpp server. Maybe its worth another try. Of course I would never do something ao retarded as use the central matrix server, but I always wondered about their directory service so I turned it off. No doubt their pwa still leaks data even if you always use a "homeserver", but the main feature I'm not willing to give up is video, screenshare and voice calls. If you were in charge of a development team and the tools they use, how would you solve this problem given that e2e MUCs witg omemo are a central component of your use-case?


Wow. I wish my dad or grandad could do that. It seems like its only women that can talk in that fashion.


Not in person


This is a ridicilous question. I don't get to choose who I spend my time with.


SCTV intro


Double the price is normal in airports


I could never watch more than 2 minutes of that show, even as a kid. To try to guess the stupidity of the average person is repulsive. I suspect it was successful for so many years for reasons we don't want to admit.


Are you serious?


At 25, 27, or 30 and beyond, you realize that life is no longer just about chasing your dreams.

It’s about working hard to give your loved ones the life they deserve. You wake up every day not just for yourself but to carry the weight of bills, responsibilities, and expectations. You come to understand how precious time and money really are as you juggle work, side hustles, and the constant pressure to do more. The carefree days of your youth feel like distant memories, as you find yourself staring at the clock, counting hours of sleep before the next long day begins.

The hardest part isn’t just the exhaustion—it’s knowing that you can’t slow down. You’ll smile through the stress at family gatherings, nod along when someone asks how you’re doing, while deep down, you feel the weight of it all. Grocery lists, utility bills, and the nagging thought of ‘Am I doing enough?’ become constant companions.

In those small moments—like sharing a simple meal with loved ones or seeing the lights of your home still shining after a long day—you find a quiet pride. It’s not easy, but it’s real, and it’s the kind of strength that makes life meaningful in ways you never imagined.


Iirc, ejabberd does something wacky with the certificates including the root certificates by copying them into /var somewhere. I gave up on xmpp about 5 years ago. Moved to an interim solution, then changed over to matrix. I can see an eventual element clone coming built on nostr. 0xChat is getting close, but one needs compatible desktop and browser clients. Element.io is an amazing utility.


I am friends with "Mad Jack", the one responsible for bringing this to national attention in the 90s. He showed me the data.
Its far more than IQ that correlates with introduction of fluoride to municipalities. Cancer is unquestionably connected with industrial fluorocilicic acid additive, even in concentrations that are considered low.

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/conspiracy-confirmed-fluoride-drinking-water-may-lower-kids-iqs-judge-rules


The dilbert guy


Scott Adams threatened to move to El Salvadore and tell the US to F-Off if Kabala enacts unrealized capital gains.


Its probably fine to make a separate npub for the app


Ugh so close! No bunker support?


My vote will only be cast on the blockchain.


Political upheval has one result
Socialism: inflation
War: inflation
Welfare: inflation
NATO: inflation
Public schools: inflation of home assessments
Social security: inflation
Universal healthcare: inflation
Covid lockdowns: inflation
Reparations: inflation

Bitcoin: no inflation


This will tripple the cost lf food in the US, but it will be worth it.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/09/26/maha-robert-f-kennedy-jr-outlines-core-problem-with-american-food-products/


The sum of all human knowledge isn't that impressive


I don't know why, but I can't understand people in person speaking spanish, but Javier Milei in Spanish I can understand clearly


Yes, NATO is the NWO


The bad news:
* WWIII between nuclear powers has officially started.
* Civil war is underway in the US.
* The New World order has collapsed.
* The global currency is undergoing controlled demolition.

The good news:
* Christians are trying to wake up
* We, The Nostr, are at the forefront of the first-ever truly free speech
* The end of governments (the beasts) is emerging out of Bitcoin
* We finally have found the keys to health, peace and prosperity


You can also run cups in snapd so at least its reach is limited


I just finally got my phone printing pdfs to my home printer via vpn even when i'm out.


How do I buy Bitcointwitter? Which exchange is it on? What is its symbol? I can't find it!


Its the nosering


Prosperity over race


Not every cuck stays a cuck


Yes, but its usually closer to the wall.


And pistaccio


Normal people put large foam fingers on their hands in a stadium with tens of thousands of disarmed people while eating soy flour, HFCS and soybean oil.


It would take 65 million years for that photo to reach us.


Its the visible universe


Why did the dumb shit have a banana magazine when the gun holds 10 rounds?


My wife


When I heard people say "wake the fuck up" in my 20's, I knew what it meant but I didn't know how. It was like dreaming of waking up, only to find out you were still dreaming.

When you finally do wake up, the worst nightmare of all is you find out everybody else is dreaming. You think you have to wake them all up but they attack you because the last thing they want is to wake up.


Bitcoin could save the world, but the world has to want to be saved.

GN 🌙 PV 🤙


Proof of work


There is no english coverage or even mention of it in the US media

https://www.hispanidad.com/sociedad/madrid-cientos-personas-se-concentran-en-puerta-sol-pidiendo-indulto-pepe-lomas_12050783_102.html

https://i.nostr.build/A6ygpOTpExDyf171.jpg


Malja' puj qa' Dajaw'lu'.


Picard's guardian angel


Qapla' DungDaq ghoS HoS.


Joy


Nothing is truer


This sounds ominous


Only the government would make it illegal to protect your property


Understood


Why not create a new nsec/npub first, post from your original identity indicating the new npub, then burn your old npub? To just burn and start over with the same underlying identity, I would like to know why that is a preferable procedure?


Thanks the links lend as much credibility as your old npub. It would be nice to have a better way to do npub key rotations.


I don't believe you unless 1) you provide links, and 2) you point to a post from your old npub indicating you control both profiles.

Otherwise GFY scammer


Do you know you sound insane?


Its not eerily similar. Its the exact same


Back in the lab!

Today we’re roasting an Ethiopian to light, Colombian Supremo to medium, and an Indonesian Sumatra to dark.

#coffee #coffeechain #coffeestr
https://m.primal.net/LCGY.jpg
https://m.primal.net/LCGZ.jpg
https://m.primal.net/LCGa.jpg


https://i.nostr.build/pLUpxjfAx5iaBlOg.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/1LPwVn0J6orqTnjY.jpg


Uh oh. We have finally reached disruptive tech again


Lol just a guess


I wonder if Peter Joseph is on nostr. https://image.nostr.build/9c545550237d6719f6a071bb38d88719ce41af4cba7ac7d4b5a6309d80fb8e9e.jpg


Lol total bullshit


Its amazing how many parents are clueless


Its amazing how many parents are cluekess


Coding


Looks like an austrian woman


He reminds me of my advisor in grad school


How do we advise nostr:nprofile1qqstwdeykjallhy4p67094a0kwkxsvdkllaf26rejgdk0r02a78etaqpzdmhxue69uhhwmm59e6hg7r09ehkuef0yrspvl ? Should they create a new npub and post a "please follow my new npub" in this case?
#asknostr


1. The first public test version of Keychat used seed phrases instead of nsec. This was because we believe seed phrases are more suitable for chat applications, as one seed phrase can derive multiple nsecs. It wasn’t our intention to create a closed system. Due to many people wanting to use their existing nsecs, we added nsec login in our new version. However, we still recommend using seed phrases.

2.Regarding the contact list, Keychat's contact list is stored locally on the client side and is not uploaded to the relay. Keychat's contact list and your following on Damus are different things.

3.We think it's reasonable to set Keychat relay as the default relay, just as Damus relay and nos.lol relay are default relays. Plus, users can remove the default relay. We insist on the stamp model because we believe there’s no such thing as a free lunch in the long run, and anything that's free indefinitely is more likely treating the user as the product.

4.Finally, 0xChat and Keychat/Simplex chat are vastly different; they are not the same type. Its default end-to-end encryption lacks forward secrecy and backward secrecy. Its optional secret mode's end-to-end encryption is also significantly inferior to the Signal protocol encryption. In the trade-off between forward/backward secrecy and better multi-device synchronization, it opts for better multi-device synchronization. nostr:note196jlftc3man9k92xzkugclzgqtu56mz9ht36szlk65hapt00c3fq0zrene


Yes, this is also my experience. Coinos's nwc doesen't work for more than a few days. I suspect it has something to do with the browser you are using


How are you zapping?


Receive is lnaddress, send is NWC, no? Or are you pasting the invoice from the nostr client into coinos?


Mine also worked great for a while then stopped working. Now I use NWC in minibits and it works all the time.


Just to be clear, the most beneficial region emitted by incandescent light is near-IR. The specific wavelengths that stimulate melatonin production in human mitochondria have not yet been identified, but it has been shown to be between 700 and 1100 nm. Its in this region incandescent match sunlight since it is from blackbody emission. This is different from the region that stimulates chlorophyll photosynthesis, which occurs in the visible blue and violet regions.


Just to be clear, the most beneficial region emitted by incandescent light is near-IR. The specific wavelengths that stimulate melatonin production in human mitochondria have not yet been identified, but it has been shown to be between 700 and 1100 nm. This is different from the region that stimulates chlorophyll photosynthesis, which occurs in the visible blue and violet regions.


Just to be clear, the most beneficial region emitted by incandescent light is near-IR. The specific wavelengths that stimulate melatonin production in the mitochondria are not well defined, but it is believed to be between 700 and 1100 nm. This is different from the region that stimulates chlorophyll photosynthesis, which occurs in the visible blue and violet regions.


Just to be clear, the most beneficial region emitted by incandescent is near-IR. The specific frequencies that stimulate melatonin generation in the mitochondria is not known, but it is believed to be between 700 and 1100nm


Just to be clear, the most beneficial region emitted by incandeacent is near-IR. The specific frequencies that stimulate melatonin generation in the mitochondria is not known, but it is believed to be between 700 and 1100nm


Would you say the same of sunlight?


The one annoying thing about keychat is their model is that you don't use your public npub for chatting. Because of this, its effectively a closed system. It doesen't leverage your existing contact list, so you need to exchange new npubs to use it to contact any of your existing contacts.
Also, the app defaults to the keychat relay, but there's no good reason for it to do that accept that their relay implements the "I won't accept your messages unless you pay me for each one". This is all great in theory, however  it seems silly when there are many free public relays that can be used inatead.
I love the idea of keychat, but its hard to get your friends onto yet another chat app when you have SimpleX and 0xChat


ivpn is what i recommend for every reason you can think of

https://github.com/ivpn/android-app


For five years, I trained 3-4 times a day, about five days a week, all while fasting for 16 hours a day.

Although I no longer compete in MMA, I still maintain a daily workout routine and live a very active lifestyle. In addition to my workouts, I walk for two hours each day and coach hockey, which involves skating 3-4 hours daily. I continue to fast for 16 hours a day.

When I first started intermittent fasting, I used to feel weak until I ate. One day, I realized that I felt significantly better after just one bite of food. This made me wonder—how could I feel that much better after just one bite when I hadn’t even absorbed the nutrients yet? I also noticed that I would get hungry at the same time every day.

That’s when it clicked—I wasn’t actually hungry; my body was just following a schedule. It's similar to how my dog knows exactly when it’s time to eat at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. without ever looking at a clock. And, of course, he’s a bit of a pain when the clocks go back an hour!

From my experience, that feeling of weakness or the belief that you can’t perform physically without eating is due to the body being trained over years to expect food at specific times. Breaking that rhythm is the hard part.

If you're interested in learning more about intermittent fasting, I recommend The Complete Guide to Fasting by Dr. Jason Fung. It's a solid resource that explains the science behind fasting, covering 16-hour fasts, 24-hour fasts, 48-hour fasts, and even week-long fasts. It’s a quick and easy read, and the audiobook is equally breezy.


Yes, I suspect its also garbage. I don't mind people burning paper or cardboard, but plastic is crossing the line.


We may have different news sources, but you and I are ultimately on the same side


Yes, it works fine for me. The main problem i have is car connectivity but thats because i turned off full time connectedness


Install https://github.com/RHVoice/RHVoice to get the text to speech service on graphene.


The tweet was deleted.


UVC is highly carcinogenic. You don't want to be exposed to anything that emits it, even for a few minutes. It can also burn your corneas and cause blindness. UVC doesn't occur naturally on Earth because it is filtered by the ozone layer, scattered by the Rayleigh effect, and absorbed by oxygen gas. Metal halide bulbs, which are mercury vapor bulbs, do produce UVC, although they have a coating to absorb most of this spectrum. I was mistaken in earlier posts, confusing halogen with metal halide. Yes, you do not want to be in close proximity to metal halide bulbs, not only because of some UVC emission but also due to their intensity in the UVB and UVA spectrum.


Ok. I guess I don't know what I'm talking about. Next time I'll call my electrician before I read any scientific literature.


I thought it was only a PWA


If anyone out there is currently dissatisfied with their nostr client, may I humbly suggest Coracle. It is stable, reasonably fast, and has better feed customization than anyone else. It also now comes in "android" flavor as well.


A picture is worth a thousand words. https://image.nostr.build/8676bf135aa10fd6759933a1c6bbcd9e08c3ebf29f777f9a7cadcc20a5854229.jpg


Pay as you go vs subscription model for a secure messaging app

#asknostr
#pollstr nostr:note15jrlyfym77hv3tydpfagsx4xj2pk0rg5e6g7x2tx2jzk03p3zy9qrwkk37


Also, as soon as they started sponsoring the CFL bulbs, the incandescent bulb quality went through the floor and what would last years started lasting months.


I used to be in your camp. Efficiency and longevity was my primary concern. Then I learned about intracellular photosynthetic production of melatonin.


"Godfrey"


My retarded neighbors are burning plastic and its wafting in our windows 🤮


If you went that route, now youre dealing with natural gas contaminents. You'd only want to burn propane in a situation because its a refined petroleum.


I know all about that. My dad was a professional light bulb salesman and installer. That's a whole different story, now you're bringing commercial lighting into the mix. I'm only concerned about domestic lighting.


You know, not that long ago they piped gas to every room for light fixtures. That's why the old-style chandeliers have gas-valve keys


This photo looks like a genuine edison bulb, but try to buy one and its the simulated LED filament trash


Proclaimed superior by moronic tech geeks, LED manufacturers and the scientific governmental complex sponsored by chinese industrialists.


Yes the led "filament" bulbs are utter flickery trash. They also lack spectrum in the yellow and far red region rendering them depressingly dim.


What is nostr bible study?


ESG at work


Maybe "second level network?"


Its true the sun radiates both atomic excitation emission frequencies and blackbody radiation, more akin to the halide group.


My solution is to use a 3in1 lamp base expander and just put 3 halogen bulbs in place of the one incandescent.

https://i.nostr.build/o0BmcS5PrI9JSZoY.jpg


If you compare total energy magnitude of incandescent, halide and late afternoon sunlight under typical circumstances, the incandescent yields almost twice near-ir than halide, and this even with low frequency kurtosis. Of course this should be obvious since the total electrical wattage is also almost double.


I understand that is the current concensus on the topic, however no science is settled. Regardless, I won't suggest anyone act on mere speculation on vitamin D being unnecessary since it certainly can't hurt and more likely helps.


The ir spectrum of incandescent matches full-sun more than metal halide. Its the green and blue light component of halide bulbs that provide a higher color temperature, thereby simulating a higher filament temperature. The old "daylight" incandescent bulbs largely only filtered some of the red light, also simulating a higher temperature. Nonetheless, halide bulbs are a suboptimal light source, particularly at night from a IR health perspective.


I am beginning to think the vitamin-d deficiency is a huge debacle, reversal of cause and effect where D3 is a byproduct of UVB ionizing stress and an indicator of sunlight exposure more than an overall indicator of health


I have many halogen bulbs (metal halide) but only because i couldnt get incandescent


You dont get uvc from incandescent. To get uvc from a fluorescent (mercury plasma) bulb, you need it to be devoid of phosphor and made with a quartz tube. Otherwise, UVC is only present when you are in proximity to welding. Uva and uvb are what you get sunburn from, and what gives you that unpleasent tingling when you're in direct sunlight at high-noon. Its best to avoid direct sunlight mid-day and stay in shade amidst greenery, because Rayleigh blue-scattering is minimized at that time of day.


You dont get uvc from incandescent. To get uvc from a fluorescent (mercury plasma) bulb, you need it to be void of phoaphor and made with a quartz tube. Otherwise, UVC is only present when you are in proximity to welding. Uva and uvb are what you get sunburn from, and what gives you that unpleasent tingling when you're in direct sunlight at high-noon. Its best to avoid direct sunlight mid-day and stay in shade amidst greenery, because Rayleigh blue-scattering is minimized at that time of day.


Agreed. Incandescent is superior, but the fuckers (Trump) made them illegal.

https://stacker.news/items/23381


You can efficiently give yourself cancer by witholding the "inefficient" IR heat.


nostr:nprofile1qqsve2jcud7fnjzmchn4gq52wx9agey9uhfukv69dy0v4wpuw4w53nqpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmd9u7z7jew is the same fed that promotes a bitcoin hodling tax. He's the Kramer of bitcoin "devs"


The soyboy is being driven around by his psycho girlfriend.


The banks own the media


Inside your house, wherever you spend the most of your time, you should use exclusively incandescent. Anywhere else, like closets, outside or the cellar, LED is fine. Your body NEEDS the near-IR light and we don't get enough of it because we don't have woodburning fireplaces and we don't go outside.


Incandescent 100%


The traditional concept of a Web of Trust (WoT) originates from systems like PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) or CACert.org, where trust is built through a hierarchical structure of verified attestations. In these systems, each person vouches for the authenticity of another’s identity, either through personal relationships or official documentation. This creates a "tree" of trust, where you may not know every individual personally, but you trust them because they are vouched for by someone you trust.

For instance, in the PGP WoT, certificates are signed to indicate different levels of confidence in an individual’s identity. These levels range from casual introductions to personal verification, often involving face-to-face meetings or the presentation of government-issued IDs. This system is built around real-world identity validation, ensuring a robust anchoring in actual trust relationships.

In contrast, social platforms (like The Nostr or even Twitter) often use a follow system as a very loose form of "trust." When you follow someone, you are indicating some degree of interest or confidence in their content or identity. However, this trust is often implicit and not backed by the same rigor that PGP or CACert demands. A "follow" on a social platform does not mean that you have verified the identity or the authenticity of the person you're following in the real world.

The challenge with using a follow-list as a form of Web of Trust is that it lacks strong, real-world anchoring. There’s no inherent process to verify identities beyond someone’s claim or online presence. People might link their The Nostr public keys (npubs) to social media profiles, but this still falls short of a rigorous, verifiable trust model. Without an external oracle—like linking to an official, trusted source or a verified social profile—the system becomes more "obtuse," meaning it's harder to determine what level of trust is warranted.

In this sense, the term "Web of Trust" needs more precise definition when applied to systems built purely on social connections, as the trust is more fluid and less structured than in traditional identity verification frameworks.

I agree, terms need to be defined.

In the context of The Nostr, i've observed that if a profile is active (posts regularly) AND has many follows AND the "degree of separation" is a short path to a "trusted circle" of a community, than the identity should be treated as more authentic than ones that may have a large following but does not regularly post and is connected with "real" people. If an identiy is not posting regularly, then many people may be fooled to follow but they would never get pruned because they aren't posting often. On the other hand, if its an inauthentic identity that DOES post often, they will eventually get "sniffed" out by real people. The reason it needs to be anchored to some authentic group of people is to avoid the WoT scheme from being "scammed" by bots that post often and follow eachother.


A "$5” gold coin is 1/10th oz. The company in the ad was established 20 years ago.

https://americangoldllc.com/gold-marketing-vs-bitcoin-a-comparative-analysis-of-investment-benefits/


True enough


Why would they do that?


Do you know its NATO killing all the Ukrainians by giving them bombs, don't you?


Bitcoin created nostr


The second ammendment does that.
The first ammendment protects the second.
Nostr protects the first ammendment.


Yes, I didnt influence its opinion, just asked which was better


Big fish, many ponds


What is the nostr equivalent for tick tock, next block?

#asknostr


Wearing a hat is a trick to help concentration


Lol you think Al Jazeera isn't captured?


Its midnight and my caffeine is still over 100μM


All you need is an nsec and you have a voice...
All you need is an nsec and a nip05 and you have a voice...
All you need is an nsec, a nip05 and a lightning wallet and you have a voice...
All you need is an nsec, a nip05, a lightning wallet, and a paid relay and you have a voice...
All you need is an nsec, a nip05, a lightning wallet, a paid relay, and it has to be a Web of Trust type relay and you have a voice...
👀


Which is better?


2-way switches create far more work for me than just a simple single switch


I'm praying for you. And by that, I mean I'm disgusted by you.


This means we are in a cult


Ouch


You lost me at dharma


Between Signal and Telegram, Signal is generally considered more secure from an encryption, anonymity, and metadata secrecy perspective. Here’s why:

1. End-to-End Encryption (E2EE):

Signal: All messages, voice calls, video calls, and attachments are end-to-end encrypted by default. This means that only the sender and receiver can read the content, and even Signal cannot access the communication.

Telegram: Only Secret Chats are end-to-end encrypted. Regular chats, by default, are not end-to-end encrypted; they are only encrypted between the client and the server (server-side encryption), meaning that Telegram servers have access to regular messages.

2. Open Source and Auditing:

Signal: The Signal protocol is open source and has been publicly audited, meaning independent security researchers can verify its security claims.

Telegram: While parts of Telegram’s code are open source (client-side apps), the encryption protocol it uses (MTProto) has been criticized for being custom-built and less transparent. Its server-side code is closed source, so there’s less visibility into how data is stored and managed.

3. Metadata Handling:

Signal: Signal is designed to minimize metadata collection. It only stores minimal metadata, such as the last time a user connected to the service, but not who they communicated with or when. Signal also supports features like "Sealed Sender" to obscure who is sending messages.

Telegram: Telegram collects more metadata compared to Signal, especially for non-Secret Chats. Telegram’s server infrastructure can log information about who is communicating with whom, when, and from which IP addresses.

4. Anonymity and Privacy:

Signal: Signal requires a phone number for registration, which could compromise anonymity. However, they have introduced support for using Signal with anonymizing services like Tor, and there are workarounds for using Signal without revealing your actual phone number.

Telegram: Telegram also requires a phone number for registration, but it offers slightly more flexibility in using usernames to communicate without exposing your phone number. However, because it lacks full end-to-end encryption by default, your privacy could be at risk.

5. Secrecy of Metadata:

Signal: With features like "Sealed Sender" and minimal metadata collection, Signal is optimized to obscure as much communication metadata as possible.

Telegram: Since Telegram’s regular chats are not end-to-end encrypted and its metadata is logged on its servers, it is less secure in terms of protecting metadata compared to Signal.

6. Trust and Centralization:

Signal: Signal is operated by a nonprofit organization with a strong privacy-first ethos. It uses centralized servers but with a clear focus on minimizing data collection and protecting user privacy.

Telegram: Telegram is centralized and run by a private company, and its infrastructure is not as transparent as Signal’s. Telegram stores encryption keys on its servers, which could potentially be accessed if the servers were compromised.

Summary:

Signal is better for encryption, security, and privacy, especially regarding metadata secrecy and minimizing data collection. Its open-source nature and end-to-end encryption by default make it a top choice for secure communication.

Telegram is more flexible and user-friendly but lacks the same level of default encryption and transparency. For strong encryption, Telegram’s Secret Chats must be used, but regular chats remain less secure.

If security and metadata privacy are your top concerns, Signal is the better choice.


Lol same here. Its a small price to pay to talk to me


I always disliked the idea of telegram. If i'm going to play fair, I should have the same attitude about signal but signal is the only audited secure messenger with voice and video calls that I can get normies to use


I really dislike telegram. Always have.


They hate you.
They’re laughing as they steal your purchasing power.
They know a popular vote would not support nor fund this.
They hate you.
Buy Bitcoin. nostr:note1nggm63dysvw2ljnnem7nq5lpq7qr5hs0jp4juhk99jp5g26xt90qa2ns2m


Dave Ramsey's "powdered butt syndrome"


I wish you were being facetious


True. Just tell them to give your inheritance in bitcoin. They might find some tax advantage in doing so. Other than that, boomers were never interested in sacrificing to make it better for their children. All they did was party it up and "fight" for feminism while they neutered the next three generations


Ecash is backed by a promise, it has no direct control over anything on the blockchain (unlike lightning). Cashu and Fedi are largely the same, tokens redeemable for bitcoin either by the holders of the fedi multisig onchain, or by the mint's lightning node (which may not have routable liquidity)


No matter how much you think you are getting through to your parents on various topics like nutrition, religion, politics or money, the best you can do is get them to patronize you. Behind your back they are telling people you are nuts. This is true whether you are a man or a woman.


Ecash is backed by a promise, it has no direct control over anything on the blockchain (unlike lightning). Cashu anf Fedi are largely the same, tokens redeemable for bitcoin either by the holders of the fedi multisig onchain, or by the mint's lightning node (which may not have routable liquidity)


Getting back to your OP. I think my point is that eventually MSTR will be a liquidity provider and will be in the business of lending out bitcoin. But their bags will never be useful for that purpose until some low risk lendee comes along and will pay a premium for the privilege of servicing a loan on the bitcoin. Alternatively, MSTR could issue ecash tokens backed by their stash, and charge an issuance, redemption and/or transaction fee for using said tokens (e.g. cashu)


#asknostr Question: As long as people accept fiat, under what circumstance would one need to take out a loan of bitcoin?


You said "I smell what you're steppin in"


You said "I smell what I'm steppin in"


"You smell what I'm steppin in"


Your mom will never be a bitcoiner. Focus on the next generation


Can you be more specific other than an abstract warning of dire consequences?


Gresham's law is a law of the buyer in a transaction. The reverse of that applies to the seller. As long as there are two competing media of exchange operating in parallel, the unit of account will move to whichever medium is more predictable. When bitcoin becomes the unit of account, fiat is superfluous


Yes, and that drives the value of fiat down at such a rate that eventually the average person/business won't accept it in pay/transactions.


Saifedean Ammous's argument, to paraphrase is: According to Gresham's Law, fiat currencies are inherently flawed due to inflation and government control. As Bitcoin adoption grows, people will increasingly hold Bitcoin (the "good money") and spend fiat (the "bad money"), eventually leading to a world where Bitcoin becomes the primary form of money. This gradual process, amplified by economic instability in fiat currencies, results in hyperbitcoinization.


I keep hearing people use gresham's law in reverse to argue for bitcoin


What good is hodling 100,000 coins if it isn't eventually to leverage them by spending them into the economy?


The government doesen't care about you any more than your employer cares about you.


GN antisocial network


Did you slend 80 hours reading it?


Yes, the ones pre 1980 are good


Stop watching old Lassie movies


I have a 6pro, wife has 6. Both have held up under Graphene. Good phones.


Devs aren't the ones that need convincing


Leftists are bigots


Can someone explain how Lebanon was involved in Oct 7th?

https://nitter.poast.org/RadarHits/status/1837595519977500686#m


A relay that wants to only store and handle bandwidth from wot users is a valid use case, but its for the benefit of the relay operator, not necessarily the user


Its all with lightning


If one in 7 people in the US own bitcoin, that means if ALL of the bitcoin were held by just those people, that would mean the average holding would be 43.6 million sats or about $27,000 total. My guess its closer to 1/7 of the bitcoin is distributed to the average American hodler, which puts the average American's bag at 6.2 million sats, or $4000. In either case, we can do better.

nostr:nevent1qqsrgz433sjv6hmsfhglru4duzmwhed86aanennu7w275ve2wv5zcxgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43z7q3qcj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsxpqqqqqqzvx3mld


I don't know because I wasn't responding to you


Kill all evil people? That would include you and I


Real cypherpunks don't ask permission


After cleaning up my office and lab space, for the first time in years I actually look forward to work again


I just tried watching live TV for 10 minutes. Global is less punishing


I suspect Seth Meyers is F2M trans


Yes, a dual propeller boat for the tub, about 8" long. It was awesome but i never had batteries and hair wound around the props


My childhood

https://i.nostr.build/91I1ZYshiYYLYNWt.jpg


I scanned and shredded 100 gallons worth of paper shards over the past two days, and threw out 12 boxes worth of crap I'm never going to sort theough and filled up an entire dumpster. I'm finally getting shit done.


Now you are a man


This reminds me of Microsoft Windows, but I can't put my finger on why


I just had an image of your hairy dried up labia in my mind. Honestly, I can't glean any meaningful thoughts behind your gynocentric hysteria.


Terrible idea: % could represent lat/long degree locations


Terrible idea: % could represent lat/long degree locatioms


You aren't fighting for anything. You're in a coddled feminist delusion, kicking and screaming as daddy pays your bills, wards off thieves and spoonfeeds your medication


Friday is the fifth day of the week's beatings.


It should be called 'Twotrut' because every fucking Graphene keyboard is shit


The argument that the CIA might have created Bitcoin isn't entirely implausible when you consider the agency's broader goals, especially its role in protecting U.S. economic interests globally. While the CIA’s public mission is often framed around national security, a significant aspect of that security is economic stability. The CIA was formed in the wake of World War II, shortly after the establishment of the Bretton Woods system and NATO, and the U.S. dollar became the world’s reserve currency. Protecting the strength of the dollar and U.S. economic dominance is intrinsically tied to maintaining geopolitical influence.

One of the greatest threats to U.S. economic stability today is not an external foreign power but domestic fiscal irresponsibility—specifically, Congress's unchecked spending and the resulting accumulation of debt. This spiraling debt has led to a weakening dollar, and the fiat system underpinning global economies is increasingly fragile. The creation of Bitcoin, or a similar decentralized currency, could provide a way to gradually transition away from fiat dependence, offering nations and institutions an off-ramp from the debt-laden global central banking system. By facilitating a decentralized system, the CIA could help protect the U.S. from the catastrophic collapse of global fiat currencies while maintaining U.S. economic leadership.

While Bitcoin was not explicitly designed with censorship or central control in mind, its transparency, decentralization, and resistance to manipulation might be features rather than bugs from the perspective of U.S. interests. A decentralized currency would provide the U.S. government—or any government—a way to operate outside the constraints of traditional financial systems, as the OP suggests, but its public ledger would also ensure a degree of trust in the system. The fact that Bitcoin has survived so long without being “broken” speaks to its resilience and adaptability—features the CIA or similar entities might have found appealing as a hedge against financial collapse.

Furthermore, when we "follow the money," the lack of clear evidence for or against CIA involvement should not dismiss the possibility outright. Historically, many major developments, especially in technology and economics, have had hidden origins or state involvement that only became known later. Given the CIA’s track record of involvement in various covert global operations, it’s not entirely unreasonable to speculate that a think tank or similar body within the agency could have proposed a system like Bitcoin as a solution to the looming fiat crisis.

In fact, nearly 100% of the time, the widely accepted narratives about events of major consequence have proven to be incomplete or even false upon deeper investigation. Whether or not the CIA created Bitcoin, the idea that a decentralized, censorship-resistant currency could help stabilize or transition the global economic system is in line with broader U.S. goals of maintaining global financial leadership. Thus, dismissing this possibility entirely seems premature without considering the CIA's role in shaping economic policies for the long-term stability of the U.S. and its allies.


Oh! You hurt my feelings with your feminine power, please mommy don't ignore me. GFY


I just had an image of your hairy dried up labia in my mind. Honestly, I can't gleen any meaningful thoughts behind your gynocentric hysteria.


Good job white knighting, lady


Amethyst hides reported spammers and impersonators (unless you turn hiding off)


We are in different worlds, you and I


Think of your cold stack like you think of the liquidity in your house or your 401k, but with worse penalties.


That was her channeling her mother


Really? Sculls?


Tameshigiri Master demonstrates why a Katana is useless without the proper technique. https://t.co/ohpxJ9Ajkl https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1837037875658973184/pu/vid/avc1/640x480/4e2sKNRnwexoGcOx.mp4?tag=12


That interweaving of the fingers motion she makes when she says "come together" is the same motion I make when I am communicating unresolvable differences in fundamental objective


The west wing of the whitehouse is an ICU and the east wing is a kindergarten


Bugs in a couple clients introduced while trying to mitigate a spam attack is not evidence that "nostr is slow." This is centralized thinking.


I'm not unconvinced its largely the same as a fedimint but with a sidechain rather than ecash


I'm not unconvinced its largely the same as a fedimint but with a sidechain accept ecash


I did my first LN -> liquid transaction today. It was quite interesting. I'm not sure its sunken in yet.


My point wasn't that she didn't find a custodial solution, its that she was pointing in a direction that could have lead her to a whole lot of frustration and anger if someone recommended she learn how to run a lightning node.


Hmmm


I suppose i could not try to help and assassinate her character


Never is past tense in this context


I'm sorry that I triggered cognitive dissonance, I didn't mean to hurt your brain


There are no fucking exploding pagers. Its counterintel psyop to break down their communications systems and move to something they can hack


You don't know what I know


Seriously, how do you explain lightning to someone that just wants to custody sats from lightning and obviously is not going to invest the brainpower to understand lightning channels and never signed up for the amount of money and work it takes to maintain a lightning node?

nostr:nevent1qqs8hclpu7v446m0k3nnkq8efsm7zgxnhrn07alfmxtr22vgxrt8recpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygp022celc2q3a57ur5snmv0etqn330nwrq9mcj0pkphptd8jafryvpsgqqqqqqsxwxtku


Its not an assumption


I tell my boys "every tattoo you see on a man marks a time he got stupid drunk"


Girls don't get tattoos "for themselves," its a degenerate misandrist rejection of their femininity and spite toward their father and all decent men. No self respecting man should even consider entrusting a marked up woman to bear his kids and sign on his checking account.


I think Saylor is buying bitcoin directly from the miners and the ETFs rather than on the exchanges and this is why it consistently goes up AFTER he makes the purchase.


Gm,

I still see dozens of people daily on the brink of leaving because of spam, but it's effectively solved if people use the tools we already have

Use these as your relays:

wss://wot.utxo.one
wss://nostrelites.org
wss://wot.nostr.party
wss://wot.sovbit.host
wss://wot.girino.org
wss://relay.lnau.net
wss://wot.siamstr.com
wss://wot.sudocarlos.com
wss://relay.otherstuff.fyi

If you are running a relay not on this list please add it to the GitHub repo


Yes, it uses less coffee and allows it to bloom before brewing which collects more of the light roast's fruit notes


#meme #memes #memestr #nostrmeme #nostrmemes
https://m.primal.net/KvIV.jpg


Filter >> French press


#coffeestr drip pour-over

https://v.nostr.build/z38cS2NqeSX1ljv2.mp4


I know a few


Debt is worthless without force


The green paper is debt


You need to get rid of debt and save more bitcoin


Nostr is not safe and not even dictators can be banned


A pear, skim milk, broccoli and a case of Beefeater Gin


#steakstr
https://v.nostr.build/U6tfU3FUrkOnFHS4.mp4


The Felix Unger / Bert type


(More philosophically than practically)

https://image.nostr.build/34cfdf4bd1581ef91a582bbfe72661a3cd57027d4906a0eb84f5bbfa6e806e31.jpg


My daughter came angry and weeping with a clay pot she painted when she was 5. Her baby brother threw it and it broke into 15 pieces. I'm such a sucker.
https://v.nostr.build/W7I0sUrOe1fnKVXe.mp4


Some people won't talk to you if they don't think they can get something from you.
What's worse is when they do think they can get something from you.
Don't be that guy.


Appear not unto men to stack, but unto thy multisig which is in secret: and thy seedphrase, which is your secret, shall reward thee openly. Lay not up for yourselves treasures on wallstreet, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where CEOs break trust and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in the timechain, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where corporations do not have boating accidents nor steal:


The SEC should understand that the success of bitcoin means any pubicly traded company that resists it will fail, including banks. It also means nearly all public securities will lose value because nobody in their right mind will park their money in a zero-nominal-growth marginal-dividend nonzero-risk instrument when they can hold bitcoin. No more ESG or DEI bullshit. Its no longer a case of the average person searching for the cleanest dirty shirt this week or next month; everyone can own the most pristine asset in history and "neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal"


The SEC should understand that the success of bitcoin means any pubicly traded company that resists it will fail, including banks. It also means nearly all public securities will lose value because nobody in their right mind will park their money in a zero-nominal-growth marginal-dividend nonzero-risk instrument when they can hold bitcoin. No more ESG or DEI bullshit. Its no longer a case of the average person searching for the cleanest dirty shirt this week or next montg; everyone can own the most pristine asset in history and "neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal"


I'm getting tired of women going around half naked. The only ones I like to look at are wearing an ankle length dress and waist length hair.


This tutorial may help you understand the breadth of the outbox model

nostr:naddr1qq9hyetvv9uj6um9w36hqq3qgcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqxpqqqp65wjvcq4q


Logging into Nests with Amber on my Android phone in Chrome and using Safari to generate a brand new set of keys on my loaner iPhone!

https://i.nostr.build/qIJHKLCX7sPG2RQY.jpg
nostr:nevent1qqsw6gmh0pzl79m02ehh2gjyp9pf2luuxzjpqyhvxeg7wzuyadwyg0qpzemhxue69uhkummnw3ex2mrfw3jhxtn0wfnj7q3q8ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqxpqqqqqqzx6l0lq


Yes, minibits supports nwc and thats how i zap on nostr. Its amazing, never need to start app, always works in background!


I just tried the coinos cashu wallet. Its not a typical ecash wallet, only supports swaps to their mint, and even that is broken. I wouldnt recommend it.


There are several PWAs and several apps that target android (minibits), and some that target both ios and android (enuts). The wallet is completely independent of the mint, cashu ecash is a protocol not a platform, so you can connect many wallets to the same mint and move the balance between wallets BUT the balance is IN THE WALLET not in some kind of account that can be shared between devices. Its kind of the opposite model of bitcoin. Only one wallet at a time can hold a token (or claim) for bitcoin on a mint, unless you issue a token from your wallet to send and it remains unclaimed. In that case, the new token is reclaimable by the wallet and the sats "exist" anywhere the token is. If you email or SMS the token, any copy of the token could be claimed. Once its claimed by a wallet, the mint balance is maintained in the wallet until you create a new token to send.

A fairly good list of wallets is on this website: https://bitcoinscoresby.com/ecash/

Personally I use minibits and 0xChat. My kids use cashu.me in their browser.


Ecash is a divisible token that can be given to others anonymously. The token is like a remote control over the mint's lightning node, or a proof of deposit at the mint, allowing you to send the amount of bitcoin the token represents to anyone on the lightning network.


Plot twist: Satoshi moved to the mountains of Japan and will deed his bags to the Japanese government pushing his home country to the world's foremost financial superpower


Loan out dollars to the US government: collect 5.5% risk-free on an asset that is depreciating faster than 5.5%

Loan out bitcoin to some douchebag: collect "5.5%" on an asset that is appreciating faster than 5.5% but with very high risk of losing the principal.

Lend dollars and buy bitcoin: Pay high interest on debt that has its principal erode faster than the asset you purchased appreciates and hold a low risk appreciating asset.

Lend bitcoin and buy dollars: wtf are you retarded?


Wonderwoman's lasso of Truth


The primary role of governement is to preserve the rights of its citizens.
The primary activity of government is to infringe on the rights of its citizens.
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Open source?


The dollar just died in Trump's head


Who's the dude that looks like Massey's little brother?