bliss 🖤 https://files.sovbit.host/media/50d94fc2d8580c682b071a542f8b1e31a200b0508bab95a33bef0855df281d63/aba6802e2bea9ce5a6af3edc4a47680adece9340f489ddceb1aeb855470c82b7.webp


Lineup around the entire building for Trump but not much attention on this stage at a bitcoin conference. People are funny https://i.nostr.build/yZ943eD9JfQSDlQY.jpg


Working thanks for the help have a great day !


Nono not if it's safe .... Just if it's working  https://image.nostr.build/16edc6c2a9f525ec0edaff0652282db7ea855555bc6ebd692450d26f5e4b0ed3.jpg


I had install the apk on the android i copied the adress ... Provided by the app ...after i got to amethyst - relays - add relay- paste the adress from the apk - save.... How do i know that it's ok sorry for the noob question


Congrats to all the new grantees! But especially to nostr:nprofile1qqs827g8dkd07zjvlhh60csytujgd3l9mz7x807xk3fewge7rwlukxgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qgswaehxw309ahx7um5wghx6mmd9usjfpck for the amazing work on Android's most-used local relay app. 🚀
https://opensats.org/blog/nostr-grants-july-2024


Relay list to discover the user's content


Silent payments?!


#Amethyst v0.88.0: Performance Mode and Performance improvements

This version adds several performance improvements and includes a new UI mode in Settings that is designed for older phones. On that mode, all CPU-based animations are disabled, the use of transparency is minimized and the individually-generated robots are replaced by a static image. We also recommend disabling the Immersive Scrolling when using older phones.

Features:
- Adds performance mode on Settings
- Adds login with NIP-05 address
- Adds outbox relays to zap request: sender, receiver and author relays.
- Adds the NIP-65 relay to zap split tag instead of kind3 relays.
- Adds support for AVIF images
- Adds flare.pub videos to the media tab
- Replaces the post view count for a Share icon in the main feed.

Performance Improvements:
- Centralizes stringResource calls to cache them and avoid disk use
- Removes several unecessary UI states created during rendering
- Moves uncited hashtag parsing to a thread
- Replaces InputButton for ClickableBox to avoid loading colors during rendering
- Switches Social Icons mip-mapped PNGs to faster SVG versions
- Faster calculation of uncited hashtags in content
- Improves the speed of Robohash rendering
- Moves chatroom user group away from immutable sets
- Speeds up long-press Quick Action menus
- Optimizes NIP-11 fetch and avoids requesting twice in the same minute
- Redesigns the UI Components of the relay icons better performance
- Creates a relay flow cache to speed up the relay layout
- Combines hidden and reporting flows in a new cache
- Removes post reports Live data
- Refactors Full Bleed design of the master note
- Unifies Hidden and Report checks between the Video Feed, the Full Bleed Design and the Card layout.
- Adds a hashcode cache to speed up O(1) requests of spam and blocked user public keys
- Minimizes memory alloc by adding a native forEach and Map functions in the event's tag array
- Reduces double launch of co-routines
- Improves memory use of updates to the subscription after EOSE events
- Simplifies intrinsic size calculations for Image Previews and Videos
- Improves rendering time of chat messages

BugFixes:
- Fixes the inconsistency of button animation size in the reaction row
- Fixes the inconsistency of the Zap button graphics
- Fixes the Giftwraps query by EOSE date mismatch
- Fixes the keyboard's Go Button action on new user screen
- Stops redirecting when resolving nip05 addresses by nostr:npub1e2yuky03caw4ke3zy68lg0fz3r4gkt94hx4fjmlelacyljgyk79svn3eef
- Fix hidden notes when hidden words is empty by nostr:npub1w4uswmv6lu9yel005l3qgheysmr7tk9uvwluddznju3nuxalevvs2d0jr5
- Fixes Url Preview crop when the image is too small or to big for the preview card.
- Better error messages when NIP-11 queries fail
- Fixes use navigateUp instead of popBackStack to avoid closing the app on double clicks on the back button
- Fixes the centered url on videos without active playback
- Fixes the padding of the reaction row on quotes
- Solves notification dots appearing on the navigation bar due to a hidden post
- Increases the download limit for reactions/zaps to events from 100 to 1000
- Fixes zap split rounding precision
- Fixes padding of the zap raiser
- Avoids showing error message if devs have removed their lnadress on the Zap the Devs card.
- Fixes padding and border of the zap split section on the master note
- Removes gray border in image urls that couldn't be loaded.
- Fixes alignment of reactions
- Fixes not centered Blank Notes
- Fixes scrollable drawer for all screen sizes
- Fixes search limits for profiles from 100 to 1000 events
- Re-normalizes all relays urls before connecting to reduce duplications
- Fixes the jittering from resizing Videos and Images during loading.
- Fixes landscape video centralization
- Forces relay URLs to be single line.

Updated translations:
- Czech, German, Swedish and Portuguese by nostr:npub1e2yuky03caw4ke3zy68lg0fz3r4gkt94hx4fjmlelacyljgyk79svn3eef
- Hindi by nostr:npub1ww6huwu3xye6r05n3qkjeq62wds5pq0jswhl7uc59lchc0n0ns4sdtw5e6
- Polish by nostr:npub16gjyljum0ksrrm28zzvejydgxwfm7xse98zwc4hlgq8epxeuggushqwyrm
- French by nostr:npub106efcyntxc5qwl3w8krrhyt626m59ya2nk9f40px5s968u5xdwhsjsr8fz
- Spanish by nostr:npub1luhyzgce7qtcs6r6v00ryjxza8av8u4dzh3avg0zks38tjktnmxspxq903
- Chinese by nostr:npub1raspu6ag9kfcw9jz0rz4z693qwmqe5sx6jdhhuvkwz5zy8rygztqnwfhd7
- Dutch by nostr:npub1w4la29u3zv09r6crx5u8yxax0ffxgekzdm2egzjkjckef7xc83fs0ftxcd

Code Quality Improvements:
- Removes old Robohash bitmap-based generation
- Upgrades Compose, Lifecycle and Fragments

Download via [Obtainium](http://amethyst.social) or [Zap.Store](https://zap.store/)


Turn on your zaps so we can increase that number


🌟 Future #Bitcoin enthusiasts in the making

🤩 Watch this heartwarming moment of a young Botev fan waving the #Bitcoin flag during our last match

https://video.nostr.build/b722c330bf84e26b48a8c25fde7592cce3f2ced83c5713e0b180fc7fb7876097.mp4


🧡Added another small new feature!

Use the search filter 'Read for free' to find free #Bitcoin books. Currently there are 3 listed:
21 Lessons by Gigi
Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos
Inventing Bitcoin by Yan Pritzker

Big thumbs up for them for the free education!

You nostriches know any other books that are available for free? Please reply here or through the website. Thanks!

Of course: NO shitcoin books!


In S15 E4 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, Edan Yago explains how he uses Sovryn to borrow stablecoins against his BTC, so he never has to sell.

In case you don’t know, Sovryn is a financial service that’s built on top of Bitcoin’s Rootstock sidechain.

#bitcoinpodcast #bitcoindefi #sovryn #rsk #rootstock #bitcoinloan #borrowagainstbitcoin #bitcoin #btctkvr #bitcointakeover #edanyago #bitcointakeoverpodcast https://video.nostr.build/5cd132c25b5394a8018b46f52286965a51c64cbbe435cd12946f239f05077e18.mp4


Did you know @ElectrumWallet was the 1st #Bitcoin deterministic wallet?
Before this people used to backup each individual key, and there was no restore function.
Also, the 1st wallet to implement "mnemonic" backups, way before BIP39.
https://image.nostr.build/d9ae4fc3faf3df35a138f7cc6f7263a974190910a3d9c4ec3478d3e82a87016d.jpg

Electrum wallet was announced on 5 November 2011 as a Lightweight Bitcoin Client.
It was the 1st modern Bitcoin wallet and brought features that improved the UX by 100x.
You did not have that many options back then.
https://image.nostr.build/49c1bda563c7624545c7cf8fff8a381a2f33390d2648a541f44a7815a8f5852d.jpg

You either use Bitcoin Core(not called Core at the time) or some custodial wallet.
Electrum introduced this server model where it's non-custodial, and you just ask the server for information about balances and broadcast TXS.
(there is a privacy trade-of)

Back then your Bitcoin wallet would generate individual keys for each of your addresses.
You may think, it's still doing that now, true.
But there was no relation between the keys.
And I do mean private keys, there were no English words associated with them.
https://image.nostr.build/297c412af2e759296217cd107495121799bdefb52f7f8c97d580984536d91546.jpg

If you restart your wallet you get new keys every single time!
Hence NONdeterministic.
The #Bitcoin community was aware of this YUGE pain and solutions were being discussed as early as June 2011
This resulted in the widely used BIP32 created in February 2012.
https://image.nostr.build/e8c8632115eaae08c500936ed1bb3a6a3e17bd23fbe65358d5ca56c62aed8de6.jpg

The 1st version of Electrum mnemonic backups worked similarly to BIP39.
- 12 words encoded using a 1626-words-dictionary.
- words chosen from poetry list on Wikipedia.
- encoding is designed, to avoid conflict with a patent.
- words were chosen to be easier to remember.
https://image.nostr.build/20ed0595bd1041def41d7d41929861abdd625bdedc9876b872b0840ed6755c3e.jpg

Meanwhile, in 2013 BIP39 was created and used together with BIP32.
Separate BIPs for each type of script/address, and the same seed can be used ever with multiple coins!
Deterministic wallets are a thing!

But there is there is a catch.
There are a LOT of derivation paths for each type, and new types may be introduced.
BIP39 encodes the secret in English words, but no information about the paths.
https://image.nostr.build/9b7e896e3f34ca98dafe5f9bb2c59f2088daec8d70b8da876ad204ee60e989c5.jpg

This is problematic, as different wallets use different derivation paths, so to be 100% sure of recovery in the distant future you need to back also derivation paths.
Plus you can't upgrade this standard.
The authors made this design choice on purpose.
A flaw in my opinion.

In 2015, with Electrum 2.0 a new and improved seed system was introduced.
(still used today)
Addressing the shortcomings above:
- it had a versioning system
- allows updates
-  not dependent on any particular dictionary
However, how many of you are using Electrum seeds?
https://image.nostr.build/fb0441d400f844f26d81d3848bdab45b40c3733d5f5834d292d72ddb6988abad.jpg

BIP39 grew more popular and became the de facto standard.
Even though most people think "just the words" are a great backup, they could not be more wrong.
Not all wallets use the same derivation paths!
The fact that this website exists, proves the flaws in BIP39.

https://image.nostr.build/2937665b838de64718c9b7c14a17004d8909e25a810edc620f5b51cce860bc49.jpg
https://walletsrecovery.org/

Thanks for reading and like & retweet(or what ever its called here), if you liked it. :D
Follow for more #Bitcoin facts like this every day!
And the #BitcoinFactOfTheDay was brought to you byBitBox !🇨🇭🔑
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Home Bitcoin mining update:

I kept the S9 space heater I received from HashVortex at 900W during the coldest night, my room was super warm.

Today I lowered the power to 450W and then 300W. The weather got warmer.

In these 2 days, I made 0.00002125 BTC with Luxor.

Get your space heater from https://miningwholesale.eu https://video.nostr.build/9444de34721898f9e5f31d7e4095f65e7aaa3984d8265f2727e31027c419fc7d.mp4


There are plenty of reasons to feel jaded and disillusioned about Bitcoin.

The scaling isn't there yet, the privacy requires workarounds, the users get dumber & greedier by the year, the cypherpunk spirit is nearly lost.

But if you take your time to look at what's being built, it's hard not to feel optimistic and hopeful. There are new discoveries in cryptography, there are more devs who figure out workarounds, the improvement proposals are no longer made by the same handful of people.

It's definitely getting better. Just not as fast as some of us might want.


Fixed it. https://image.nostr.build/d8d5af7748164dbeaa7e28e6a51ddbf3235bb76056b425ca0b834106592802a9.jpg https://image.nostr.build/bbc12fad0c1e405d49a14cbfd92ced83d97fdf7a365375ea5df87f41fd77140f.jpg


When I interviewed Phil Zimmermann (creator of PGP, Hal Finney’s boss & the guy who made open source cryptography possible), I expected tens of thousands of YouTube views + some media coverage.

However, the reality is that the Bitcoin culture is fucked. We worship hopium dealers who LARP about multi-million dollar prices, but pay little to no attention to the cypherpunks who paved the way towards Bitcoin.

Sad! https://image.nostr.build/37c8f0e498ebe3d32bdce8317bfd9dd06e58aa33d04b73d0933ba0e9583fa0a8.jpg


What is Sovryn?

In S15 E5 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, Edan Yago talks about Sovryn: an open source project built on top of Bitcoin’s Rootstock sidechain, which enables advanced financial services such as borrowing, lending, and earning yield on deposits.

More recently, Sovryn became interested in adding zero knowledge roll ups to the system – thus increasing both scalability and privacy.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube!

#sovryn #defi #bitcoin #bitcoinfinance #btcfinance #borrowbitcoin #lendbitcoin #rootstock #rsk #bitcoinpodcast #edanyago #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/1334bbcc6e5c5a5e116d7bda169d751ba14604e045fb0bb5716b39ac236be020.mp4


Season 15 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast is going to have 21 episodes.

I've already recorded + published 15/21 and I have another one scheduled for next week.

For the remaining 5, who would you like to see/hear?

Please tag the most interesting people in Bitcoin right now 👇

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhvEWDFJqc5_HqEnqrzWmbH4LiQNs1P8m&si=Di6_ltOg8TTPkWK8


Did you know that #Bitcoin Core did NOT initially have a 21M cap limit?

Because of a C++ quirk, the original code that enforces the halvings would have restarted the halvings after the last halving, around 2214.

This was fixed with BIP42 in 2014.
(fix in pic)

https://image.nostr.build/18c5811a521c46f1d938c819f54dc1f37a1d57476fee9034168a37a3f5ca8d1b.png


In S15 E5 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, Edan Yago argues that Bitcoin is “permaware”: a permanent type of software which is resistant to the will of a majority, which provides a robust foundation to build on top of it.

Why are you still reading this?! Go listen to the episode!

#sovryn #edanyago #rootstock #argentina #rsk #bitcoinargentina #sidechain #bitcoinpodcast #postdemocracy #permaware #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/368e3742de5ab25643f23e621e9f0b399e2a0c8c930827bb1bf855219bb50935.mp4


This is the biggest loss in #Bitcoin history.

2,609 are forever!
23 transactions in Block 150,951 on 28 October 2011.

Why are they lost?
Who lost them?

https://image.nostr.build/71c8bc64385b27004fb8a1a2ad62427675f4c651736187c90719bacad4059bae.jpg
🧵Thread👇

https://image.nostr.build/598a59e142718d3203a8c2b15d0061120c21bf28dfa8babe617d89df4a42ec23.jpg
As the blockchain is public we can see which coins are provably lost.
We see coins being burned quite often in small amounts.
(prolly new tokens being issued on Bitcoin)
But if we look at the biggest losses, we can tell they were not burned on purpouse.
It's human error.

When you give someone an address you are actually giving them a box, which ONLY you have a key that can unlock it.
This is guaranteed by the fact that only the entity that has the private key corresponding to a public key can provide a signature to unlock the box.

These locks are called Bitcoin Scripts.
They are small programs that sit on top of each Bitcoin. When you move Bitcoins, when you run these programs.
If needs to return success, coins move.
And the good part is that you can add very various conditions here.

Multi-sig is an example of such conditions.
But it is up to you to make sure you set the right conditions.
One way to make an error would be to add someone's else address.
Another way is to add invalid address, or create some conditions that can never be fulfilled.

Bitcoin addresses have a checksum at the end to avoid sending Bitcoin wrong address.
This safety check is done in the wallet, there is no such check in the Bitcoin script.
To get an address Public Keys are hashed RIPE160.
The same hash function is also used in the script.
https://image.nostr.build/a6a8f455a7a0ccb0bec8290882cfef2fbf678e8b9004f32c57e416cec9d00dbb.jpg

All the TXs above have the same script.
The script says:
These Bitcoins can be moved by the public key that when hashed with RIPE160 has a 1-byte-output.
This is impossible, as the function always outputs 20 bytes.
RIPE 160 bits = 20 bytes
This condition can never be meet
https://image.nostr.build/329ca0a8d9bd3521e029c09871fce5d630a86be58a1755509cc08ced8f1d7e20.jpg

The TXs were constructed by Mark Karpeles aka MagicalTux CEO of MtGox.
We know this as he admitted it on #MtGox IRC channel
At the time worth only $10,957 and only a week of profits for Gox.
Today they are worth $120,200,000.
https://image.nostr.build/92c4892025e238ee2f8522a0b4a9f9148d17b231bb82e01c168c936961f2b560.jpg

Thanks for reading and like & retweet, if you liked it. :D
Follow for more #Bitcoin facts like this every day!
And the #BitcoinFactOfTheDay was brought to you by @BitBoxSwiss!🇨🇭🔑

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Is the Lighting network doomed?

In October 2023, a very critical vulnerability has been revealed by researcher Antoine Riard. If exploited, the “new transaction-relay jamming attack” can be used by malicious actors to steal funds from channels.

But Sergi Delgado argues that Lightning still works well because the vulnerability is not easy to exploit and most channels are opened between honest actors who are socially and financially incentivized to not steal.

Learn more in S15 E2 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast – now available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more!

#lightningnetwork #bitcoinlightning #security #networksecurity #cybersecurity #btc #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr #sergidelgado #chaincode #chaincodelabs https://video.nostr.build/8bfe1e51d11cf2041efacd75f21b9d3dcea7d7079cd3543a6f05861dac9efeb7.mp4


In S15 E3 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, Hernan Marino explains how and why he decided to first buy bitcoin.

It was because he needed to circumvent the limitations of the banking system, and not because he wanted to speculate on the price discovery of BTC.

As an Argentinian, Hernan also suggests that many of his nationals find themselves in a similar situation.

Listen to the full interview on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify!

#bitcoinpodcast #argentina #buenosaires #lacrypta #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr #argentinabitcoin #bitcoinargentina https://video.nostr.build/cabf139532d8db48f4461b75179f63096428dd464e5a4aaaf7c6609497816d28.mp4


In S15 E3 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, @hmarinot1 explains that Argentinians understand fiat currency inflation very well because they have been subjected to it for the past 80 years.

Given the circumstances, they are more likely to embrace Bitcoin as a store of value & medium of exchange.

Listen to season 15 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast to learn more about Bitcoin in a hyperinflationary country!

#bitcoininargentina #argentina #argentinabitcoin #bitcoinargentina #storeofvalue #hyperinflation #inflation #monetaryinflation #pesos #podcast #bitcoinpodcast #hernanmarino #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/b96111b70a7dece073e2d44328d3b32b6bbff14472e65b66b548a8611e1873ea.mp4


This year I’m planning to release a new magazine called “Bitcoin: Year One”.

But until then, I’ve decided to do a little more work on Breaking FUD:

1. Create an audio book
2. Translate to Romanian
3. Publish as book in both English and Romanian

Do you own a copy of Breaking FUD? https://image.nostr.build/0b5806597ef9820dca4adb85fa89e4a444e11606b42160bf38db9a21eb321948.jpg


1/7

I'm making a documentary!

Satoshis Don't Exist.

The film will explore the counterintuitive and obscure design choices of #Bitcon and how this affects how we built things on top of Bitcoin.

https://cdn.nostr.build/i/7926280ff754737be415ffbaa1a6fdb53dc46dcf1d11f1dc11be70c823ebb346.png

https://cdn.nostr.build/i/7926280ff754737be415ffbaa1a6fdb53dc46dcf1d11f1dc11be70c823ebb346.png


In S15 E4, Alexis Roussel argues that lawyers dealing with Bitcoin must fulfill 2 important criteria:
– have a deep technical and social understanding of how Bitcoin works
– make use of existing laws and regulations instead of trying to create new ones

Listen to the entire episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & YouTube!

#bitcoinlaw #law #lawyer #regulation #bitcoinregulation #switzerland #nym #nymproject #bitcoinpodcast #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/c46f34ef03a33f7096a36751097149f48c604cb2312d7fee6af4432feedbc392.mp4


What is Nym and why is it a better privacy tool than Tor?

In S15 E4 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, Alexis Roussel explains why he’s working so hard on this mixnet project and why you should care about privacy!

Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube!

#nym #vpn #privacy #nymprivacy #mixnet #tor #internetprivacy #alexisroussel #switzerland🇨🇭 #bitcoinpodcast #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/54445c0f5f712fdcb4fb1204ed150f85d8a3b31de524422da16d4b9c57a876f8.mp4


1/12
Did you know initially you could send #Bitcoin to an IP address?🤯

It was listed as the default method to send Bitcoin but now is long removed.

How did this work?
Why it was removed?
What is similar today?

🧵Thread👇

https://image.nostr.build/091dd890ca13c6ad3e3e394a621cdd2c22f52dce190282c903bda141dcf7b272.jpg


Everyone wants Bitcoin to be censorship-resistant and free until it's used for something they like.


1/11
This transaction is in two blocks at the same time!

How is this possible?
Is this a problem?

🧵Thread👇

https://image.nostr.build/edbf2ac9a9e0ae55ac3a3b430202974136e4578cdae7ae7fbc8732b66b4011ab.jpg


Every accent ever 🤌🏽🤌🏽 https://video.nostr.build/fcbc628c277ce615b20e246a475bf3b03b219dab47552303c5a50a08a7292704.mp4


If a government wants to create a panopticon thought police state, they don’t even have to do it themselves. They can simply get your corporate overlords to threaten you with fines, social credit scores, or banishment for wrongthink. This is one aspect of 1984 that Orwell got wrong. It isn’t just Big Brother who’s watching. It’s all his Little Nephews, too.

Your right to free speech doesn’t apply when that speech is transmitted via privately-run communication networks. There, the normal rules don’t exist. One mistake, and you can lose money, have your voice temporarily silenced, or your account terminated. You can’t even object to this, because you didn’t bother to read and just scrolled down and clicked “I agree” to the thousands of words in the Terms of Service when you signed up, and then did it again every time they changed the terms.

There will be lots of people who cheer on a company (working on behalf of the state) that punishes its customers for violating their arbitrary rules, because censorship works fine when you’re on the side of the censors.

But one day it will be their turn.


Season 15 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast is coming.

Are you ready? https://image.nostr.build/58cca84815557a5517bf1f30022816473e443f211d466156055ec31c955fb877.jpg


That will be in my memory all my life , first zaping that i had . :))


Zapp me and take my virginity?!


#plebchain


Can you test me and zapme ?! :))


https://video.nostr.build/0dc4644d0da5f75b932b44c02feef7e579a1d3928ba5d5df14064e65331a0d6f.mp4#m=video%2Fmp4&dim=544x960&blurhash=%5DnM6n-t6WCxaRjxse%3AWVn%25bb%7D%3Fs8V%40R%2Bofs%3BW%3DogWVjZ%3D%7BWXWVaeWXRQNFj%3FoMofofNHbHa%7DjZR%2Bt6oeWCoLI%3ARjayayj%5B&x=4cdd568d0d2a2d1bc6686f7d84d68cb985c7b0a739ec848b209bdeda7fe0ae7a

Ho Ho HODL. Santa Libby is here, have you been naughty all year?

I have a bag full of beetcoin gifts, curious to discover of what they consist?

Panties, wallets and rings, but none of these fiat things.

From Santa Libby with a digital wink, giving you a Beetcoin link.

In this festive season let’s share hope, joy and the keys to cryptographic freedom.

Don’t fret about the price dear ones, it’s the thought of love that truly counts.

So whether you have been naughty or been nice,
your reward awaits in the 10-minute block heights.

Until then, keep hodling, keep beaming, while beetcoin bells keep chiming.

Wishing you a joyful Bitmas, may the magic internet money bring your life happiness.

What's in my bag? Find out here and win presents https://loveisbitcoin.com/christmas


I assume a vast majority of people here are smarter than me and have more corn than me, but idgaf. That does not matter

When i look back on my journey from this point in time, i know i’ve come a looong fucking way since #NormieLand. I continue to learn at my own pace and stack as many cold, hard sats as i can. It is a marathon on both fronts, not a sprint

Am i retarded? Yes. Am i stupid? Maybe. Do i value my future? Fuck yeah i do. And so i use cold storage, i make backups, i run my own node to constantly validate the #timechain and enforcing the open rules, i have some lightning channels, i make frens who i have fun with and develop trust and cherish, even if we may never meat. I fuck around and i find out how this all works and what it all means, even if it’s just one baby step at a time. The more i learn the more see that there’s way more stuff i don’t know. It’s a fun and healthy challenge that never ends

I wish i decided on this path immediately upon my first touch with #Bitcoin but instead i waited for YEARS, thinking everything was more or less fine. I think all of us did some version of this

WELP, turns out everything is not fine, the money is broken, and that breaks society… slowly and painfully. For decades we’ve desperately needed a better, stronger foundation yet somehow most people had (and continue to have) not the slightest clue.

Whether we really deserved it or not idk, but Bitcoin is here and it works and no cantillionaire psychopath or politician or government can shut it down, so this is the way to go if you ask me

Just a random long ass rambler for old times’ sake i guess. Thanks to the 3 people who read it, lmk if you have any thoughts 🫡


Been working on this during every waking moment I've had for over a month.

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https://github.com/MutinyWallet/mutiny-node/pull/867

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Alby with amethyst this is great... #getalby


My first zaps with alby ieeii


Just recorded a super fun interview with Nicolas Dorier. We talked about BTCPay, NBitcoin, TumbleBit, Final Fantasy VII and the difference between ordinals and colored coins.

Remember when I promised I would publish 10 episodes at once for season 15? It will probably be 14 😂

Time to start editing! https://video.nostr.build/eda1c62b826599fab8b3d381a83fdfeb526529004825397acb26187a7d118978.mp4


If you haven't watched Cypherpunks Write Code. Highly recommend it.

I have uploaded it to nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7, thank me later

https://v.nostr.build/nA6q.mp4


New trailer for the upcoming season 15 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast:

Kevin Loaec talks about his views on the high fee environment, Lightning’s limitations, Liana wallet, and why Tropic Square’s chip can’t sign Bitcoin transactions 😱

Did you subscribe yet?

#lianawallet #bitcoinpodcast #bitcoinfees #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #wizardsardine #kevinloaec #revault #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/a784528dcfa3de82849394fbf53ac592537ad8d1577a11e9a2d9fee39e4cff1a.mp4


Looking for talented artists to create hand-drawn image diagrams explaining Nostr and the relationship between clients and relays. The diagrams should be clear, concise, self-contained and visually appealing. Multiple submissions will be accepted and rewarded with a bounty. Get creative and show us your skills!


Here's a trailer for season 15 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast 🔥

Featuring nostr:npub1yxp7j36cfqws7yj0hkfu2mx25308u4zua6ud22zglxp98ayhh96s8c399s, EdanYago, Alexei Zamyatin, John Light, Hernan Marino & Alexis Roussel!

If you haven't subscribed already, are you even a real bitcoiner?! https://video.nostr.build/c0d6c4c192bebf2789840eb29312ea5304d658ecc01e97c8c7ac76d2349c54b1.mp4


primal or iris ??? wich one you choose ?


i set`up my alby extension ... i am virgin , zap me ? only for test 😉


yes yes teacher i`am studying when i will take my exam i think i am ready :) hi found you !


Rescue a Little Printer from the central bank 🥺

🖨 https://thelittlehodler.com/product/the-little-printer/ https://image.nostr.build/27b539c1a1dd47df2037abae7b1a7c6ccd66c0503a2553fb809b8693a54d149e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/d179fa763376f73aa65b1457d8d9ef02eb98d4e296bd651fab04994227e2d5ef.jpg https://image.nostr.build/f82531cbecb0de55a82a77d849bde0ac4e3c751e451d695027aeee5c0c0cbcb7.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8e6d59d008da3b10891282da19d5fe33909976194b06f4504680bc242d7cb7ad.jpg


All right, I guess people want nostr:npub155m2k8ml8sqn8w4dhh689vdv0t2twa8dgvkpnzfggxf4wfughjsq2cdcvg PayJoin & CoinJoin video tutorial!

Stay tuned - I'm recording and dropping it by the end of the week. #Bitcoin #NoPrivacyNoFreedom

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Also, make sure you follow nostr:npub1y24gz5gwucl79vtv4ctwpysl0r5m4xyzu2rgulnr44ks3t5mt92q4nz2ad, the Evil Scientist behind these two plugins.

Lately, he's been working on coordinating payjoins over Nostr, so you'll want to stay on top of those developments.

Make sure to follow nostr:npub1rj7eh0eu3skwcyr5adpcjwxft9z4yjdspjryq6gynqw2j49f9a3quqjpw2 too, who edits my videos and makes them into killer trailers. Uncle will figure out how to bring his magic to this upcoming project as well.

In the meantime, you can try and see if you can setup this yourself by following existing documentation on the subject.

PayJoin: https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Payjoin/

CoinJoin (h/t to nostr:npub1pww7030g95nv9ptfpgfu69jpfxj6pm33xxueztsupwekce45wx4sm6en60 & nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGVCrwMKKn0

You'll want to understand CoinJoin parameters in Scientist Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5nFckPfPcA


‼ REMINDER: If you rely on a 3rd party to safeguard your #Bitcoin for "convenience", and they let you down, the responsibility falls on you. No exceptions.

✅ #Bitcoin in SELF-CUSTODY ONLY or TRUSTLESS and PRIVATE Collaborative Custody like this 👇
https://www.thebitcoinway.com/collaborative-custody


📣 Announcement for BTCPay Day Tokyo! 📣

Get ready for an exceptional experience on November 4th as we welcome nostr:npub19x0h8jm3mnwzhv4tpq62zta05er0qlyge73m0pwsp7h666khkd9qev2ree, the final special guest for BTCPay Day Tokyo!

Renowned for her work at FulgurventuresJP and her active involvement in the Tokyo meetup community, Teruko has been a pivotal force in driving the Bitcoin movement in Japan forward.

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Don't miss the opportunity to hear from one of the stalwarts of Bitcoin in Japan at BTCPay Day, join us:

https://day.btcpayserver.org

You'll need to leave nym and email in order to access the event - you know how building security is with their lists...😶🌫

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Imagine posting on slave platforms instead of freedom platforms


Gm, my bull market thesis is that we’ll hit $100k, then get Supras and girlfriends much faster if we break people’s FUD!

Most people are brainwashed by their governments & banks! Send them Breaking FUD to read or at least explain to them why they’re wrong about Bitcoin!

Download Breaking FUD for free: https://bitcoin-takeover.com/btctkvr-3-breaking-fud/

Buy a print from ShopInBit (Europe): https://shopinbit.com/BTCTKVR-Magazine-3-ShopinBit-Special-Limited-Edition-1-of-50/BTCTKVR.3.CN-10941-DLV

Buy a print from LNBits (UK and USA): https://shop.lnbits.com/product/btctkvr-issue-03 https://image.nostr.build/7c6a6ffbed4ce0f625b407e4822ca3db2b7df0e169f442b68a40ab91a547707e.jpg


In 2000, Palm was worth more than Google, Meta & Amazon combined.

Let's see how Google, Meta & Amazon fare in 2040.

#PrivacyMatters

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🔥🔥🔥 Lume is a cross-platform desktop client for the Nostr protocol 🔥🔥🔥
https://lume.nu https://image.nostr.build/89a4e49b44c9cdb14e7c3ce343c862575000f6b33b08fc7f64fba5004663c9d5.jpg


They are wild for this SBF courtroom sketch

https://image.nostr.build/97cd5a2af775eb70b672792367a4dd4e0d9564329fa85d9228ee41165370cb56.jpg


Celebrate the fake ETF news pump by investing in your #Bitcoin  knowledge – so next time a co-worker or family member says that Bitcoin will get banned, you will know the right answer!

Breaking FUD is now available for purchase at ShopInBit & LNBits 😍

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LNBits Shop (best for UK & USA): https://shop.lnbits.com/product/btctkvr-issue-03 https://image.nostr.build/e3a209774b39dc5ca1913c5cea36609a4d43d6bd66f35b69d120a21241ecdf77.jpg


Why is nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm  such a big deal?

According to creator nostr:npub1xv8mzscll8vvy5rsdw7dcqtd2j268a6yupr6gzqh86f2ulhy9kkqmclk3x, it’s the combination of allowing every user to own a LN URL and the multiple integrations.

In many ways, Alby is Bitcoin’s version of Metamask: a customizable browser plugin that can work with anything to send & receive lightning payments ⚡

Learn more about Alby from S14 E14 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube 🔥

#bitcoin #bitcoinwallet #alby #albybitcoin #lightningnetwork #bitcoinlightning #lightningbitcoin #lnbtc #lnurl #bitcoinpodcast #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/c2c3e86c49e242f32cd64ddfbdf0b06cf135d66b4340659657fff30988b138e7.mov


Most important lesson I've learned in 5 years of doing interviews with bitcoiners:

it doesn't matter how many people watch/listen.

It's all about who is listening.

Quality > quantity, always!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtOEmUqASQ nostr:note1pc6qk9a07g2ak22gvhqsjh8lcdh5sa0mkde6mymef063wjx9j66s3l7ywh