Just got stopped, searched, bag strewn on the airport floor on arrival to Germany.
I’m a bit shaken up that was horrid.
The Alsatian sniffer dog was adamant I had something on me.
I know I dont have any drugs so I was trying to be helpful to speed it up. But it’s pretty intimidating when they’re so abrupt and aggressive.
The policeman was a massive cunt though. Threw my stuff on the floor and was the “guilty until proven innocent” kind of guy.
“You have drugs. I am going to find them .”
He made me repack my bag in front of the queue leaving the plane.
I held up the queue though and they were all scowling, naturally.
They tested my hands with some swab thing and the lady policemen had to check with the other guy and said “it’s high.”
It can’t possibly be the case as I haven’t touched weed since maybe the summer?
Hate to judge but there weren’t a lot of brain cells between them.
But they still weren’t satisfied so i got paraded through past the gate to do a “underpants search” as they were adamant I had something.
At this point i was like what are my right here, you can’t just strip search someone.
Once we went through the gate though the sniffer dog changed its mind.
It stopped butting my right thigh. Thank fuck for that.
But man. All that coz they thought I had a bit of weed?
Gahhhhh. Jesus wept what a waste of resources. I missed my train and I’m probs gonna go full radicalised.
Fuck the fucking fuckers.
welcome to germany lol
I regularly get quizzed but I find a happy laid back demeanour goes well.
Also I mostly visit poorer countries and the arrival is usually way more chill.
I’ve not had the drug or intimidation search since I last visited the US.
Reflecting on Madeira and where it’s at with bitcoin.
Staggering the progress made.
I came here 2 years ago and there was 1 lonely merchant.
Andre Loja thought he must be the only bitcoiner on Madeira!
Now there are 110 ish merchants, dozens of local and expat bitcoiners as well as a regular tech cohort (Sovereign engineering) and bitcoin classes in Portuguese (and soon English).
Bitcoin is still not widely recognised and its eons away from being universally accepted.
And yet madeira has sowed the bitcoin seed that’s spreading fast thanks to a caring local bitcoiner community.
This is a shining example of what you can achieve, in Europe no less, if you’re mad enough to dream it and dogged enough to put the work in.
Very impressed by @freemadeira
Can’t wait to bring this mini documentary together
I’ll show you how advanced things are here on the island …and just how early WE are! 💜
I’ll be back again very soon!
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after 6 months of retardation…
one of my sponsorship contracts is in the green!!
I do not recommend bitcoin as the unit of account when trying to run a business.
But if you must, don’t be like me.
Make bitcoin deals during a mega bear period 🤣
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Just got the bill from a videographer in Madeira.
Nice dude, my age, very professional.
He had a more negative of view of bitcoin before our work together.
His dad dislikes it. His dad also works for a bank 🫣
Anyway, he just sent me the bill.
100% in btc and a nice split of LN to onchain.
One by one 🍊 💊 ✅
Hello Nostriches
Is there a way to zap split this kind of thing?
This lovely nostrich has been ripping my content and heavy videos from YouTube and sharing them on here.
I want to know if we can keep doing this with credit to the creator + the ripper!
@primalnostr:note1edqv0gruqxxlr9evck2y7la8snj07sczm7mtc4fh7cx7rn9mcvpq0rak9n
Good morning. Almost vommed.
That is Angela Rayner, the UK’s deputy prime minister and Blackrock’s Larry Fink.
Gaaaahahhhhh
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This is the last and BIGGEST #bitcoin beggar
And that’s it I give up on this horrible yet amazing example of #bitcoin and the bitcoin community
Please pay for my dinner?
I WANT TO CALL YOU IF SO AS PART OF THIS VIDEO EXPERIMENT 🔥
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Okay my phone battery is dead from these tweets and calls
Please pay for this cable for me?
I do want to call you, but I won’t dox you on the call unless you want me to!
#bitcoin #bitcoinbeggar
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Hello, I am begging on #Bitcoin
Please could u pay this QR code?
I really want to call you or message to say thank you though!! ☺️
In the call I don’t have to dox you! Totally up to you to show face / I can also change your voice.
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Hello, I am begging on #Bitcoin
Please could u pay this QR code?
I really want to call you or message to say thank you though!! ☺️
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I am trying something a bit different and fun today.
No im not launching a sh*tcoin. lol.
But please reserve judgement for the next 24 hours.
I’m testing #bitcoin aid limits here, maybe even pushing them!
If you do help me in this video, thank you in advance.
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Important post if you are in the UK 🇬🇧
Plz share with or tag other Brits.
🧵 Thread
A Tax-Efficient Way to Spend Your #Bitcoin While Supporting the Network and Keeping Your Holdings Intact!
One way to spend Bitcoin, help decentralize the network, and move BTC off exchanges without triggering a taxable event is through a strategic spending and repurchase approach.
Here’s how it works ⬇️
Step 1: Spend #Bitcoin at a vendor who accepts it as payment.
This ensures you're using Bitcoin in the way it was designed—as a decentralized currency. You're also supporting businesses that accept Bitcoin directly. 💳⚡️
Step 2: Within 30 days of making the purchase, buy back the same amount of Bitcoin.
This is key to ensuring that you retain your original holdings without being exposed to market volatility. 🔄
The magic behind this strategy is the 30-day rule.
In the UK, this rule prevents you from claiming a tax loss on an asset if you buy it back within 30 days, but it also means you inherit the original cost basis if no profit is made.
By rebuying the Bitcoin within the 30-day window, you effectively reset your position at the original purchase price, meaning no capital gains or losses are realized.
This way, no taxable event occurs, and your Bitcoin stays in your hands! 💼🛡️
Not only does this method keep your tax position intact, but it also moves Bitcoin off exchanges, which enhances decentralization and strengthens the Bitcoin network.
You continue to hold Bitcoin with your initial cost basis, tax-free. 🏛️🔐
In summary:
Spend BTC at a vendor
Buy back the same amount within 30 days
Maintain your original cost basis, avoiding tax implications
Support the Bitcoin ecosystem by transacting on-chain 🌍⚡️
#Bitcoin #CryptoTax #BitcoinNetwork #SpendAndHODL #TaxPlanning
THIS THREAD IS FROM
THIS ACCOUNT;
Stolen from The Secret Investor - Tax accountant on twitter.
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I guess? But basically just spend and replace.
Easily done on coincorner or strike or even through no KYC things like Peach or robosats if you’re organised
Orange pilled a Tuk Tuk in Madeira.
But like actually orange pilled.
Me: “Hiya dude,
can I do something a bit weird?”
Dave the Tuk Tuk driver: “it depends.”
Me: “im trying to survive on bitcoin here. Can I pay for your Tuk Tuk in bitcoin?”
Dave: “sure. Wait. are you Joe nakamoto from youtube”?
….
Sorry I realise I don’t have the will to write the rest of this quip in this laborious style coz I’ve spent the whole day filming…
But basically the Tuk Tuk driver, Dave is a based bitcoiner who watches my videos and said NO to doxxing on camera but YES to being part of the story because he likes my videos but values his privacy.
So we’re gonna blur his face and not show his lnurl but still make a nice light relief moment of our interaction during the Madeira documentary.
He did his first lightning transaction with me and we chatted about Uptober fails and bitcoin privacy on the way to the cheese shop.
Bitcoin sticker went on his Tuk Tuk, we high fived and off he trundled.
And no, dave isn’t even his real name. Who in portugal is called Dave lol.
Anyway. How cool is that?!
@freemadeira ⚡️
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I made zaps posting videos about paying for coffee in zaps on Nostr
So I can share videos about paying for coffee with zaps on Nostr
And the circle shall continue if you also zap this on Nostr
#MetaNostr #ZapCircle
📍 maia, Funchal 🇵🇹
PS - kudos to the few regular clients of Nostr who visit this coffee shop!
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Working on some light hearted #bitcoin content
Really enjoying it. Needed after these documentaries which are like doing a jigsaw blindfolded
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This wasn’t a Nostr payment
But today I made 3 Nostr payments coz my self custody lightning wallet ran out
Lightning payments are the tits
@freemadeira you guys are doing bloody great things!
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Watched @freemadeira onboard this cafe onto #bitcoin and #nostr in Madeira 🇵🇹
They used:
Wallet - Swiss bitcoin pay for staff to accept btc. Swiss bitcoin pay automatically swipes to the owner’s Blue Wallet each night.
Staff downloaded Wallet of Satoshi for personal tips.
Nostr - Primal
Map - @BTCMap.org
Idk their Nostr nPub yet nor their Lnurls for the waiters. But we filmed a lot of it.
I’m just enthused by being a part of it! 🤙
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I am currently enjoying watching a live on boarding session to Bitcoin and Noah at a coffee shop in madeira
I’m so buzzed about making this video
Also kudos to Rob Brinded for getting this ball rolling!! @RobBrinded@freemadeirahttps://m.primal.net/LRAq.jpg
My video just did that thing where I refreshed it one hour to the next and it had gained 1,000 views 😳
The youtube algorithm just chucked it in front of A LOT of people.
I know that’s not a lot compared to viral content.
But it still blows my mind.
I have effectively spoken to 1,000 people about real world bitcoin usage in the past 60 minutes.
1,000 people in one hour?
That’s like giving a packed main stage talk at BTC Prague. Or all the attendees at Riga seeing the clip.
So much potential.
LFG 💪
https://youtu.be/jHHpPu_YvX0
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