NEW BITCOIN ANTHEM JUST DROPPED. SPREAD THE SIGNAL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3q2nNT0pi4


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#memes #funny


🚨 WHITE NOISE LIVE DEMO! 🚨

Today is a big milestone. I'm now 100% sure that MLS messaging is going to work on Nostr! 🤙 I've been optimistic for weeks now but... you never know until you write that last line of code that ties it all together.

Personally, this project has stretched me way out of my comfort zone. I'm a web dev, not a cryptographer! I also didn't really know much about memory management or compiled languages before getting started on this project. Suffice to say, I've come a long way! 😊

It's not quite ready for use, but I'll have builds out very soon.

https://v.nostr.build/TNOG9ZGYjLEpeIlz.mp4

For those that don't know much about the project, I recommend finding my past MLS updates on Highlighter. Or just ping me here – I'm happy to answer questions.


how cool is it that we are all coordinating and communicating in a public space using cryptography and no-one can stop us. it's a subtle thing you tend to forget while shitposting and having fun, but it's still pretty mind blowing to me.


OPN Gabriel Update:

nostr:npub1zx5cqhywhwxwdx5atdp6tku5k0vahzhy8uny7rwfj47477uvcvyqzcwmqm gave a great breakdown on Mario’s Spaces of what Bitcoin Veterans and the Christian Rangers have been doing for Helene relief efforts

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"Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the world you want"

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If you can't change the server, it's not private.
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This is the official #Bitaxe 601 Gamma giveaway!

How to enter:
•Like this post
•Share this post.
•Follow us on NOSTR.

What you’ll receive:
•1- Bitaxe 601 Gamma.
•1- 5V, 6A power supply.
•1-Solo Satoshi Bitaxe stand.
•1- Bitaxe “Anarchy” t-shirt.
•1- Limited Edition PEZ dispenser.

This package will be shipped anywhere in the world completely free of charge.

•One winner will be randomly picked 72 hours from the time this is posted.

The winner has 24 hours to claim the reward. If the package is not claimed, another person will be randomly picked.

#Bitcoin #SoloSatoshi #BTC
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I've built a thing: The Cashu mint Round Robin auditor

An app that perpetually monitors a list of mints by randomly sending Lightning payments between them. Forever. The sats go in a circle until all is lost to fees or rugs. If a mint fails to pay an invoice, it is marked with a scary red label.

You can donate Ecash from any mint to add it to the list of audited mints!

https://audit.8333.space
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ELON TOOK THE AMERICA HANDLE TO PROMOTE TRUMP.

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

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

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

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

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

NOSTR IS NEEDED. NOSTR FIXES THIS.

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GM to everyone supporting and building a bright orange future.


UPDATE: Day 1 Burnsville

Bitcoin & Meshtastic are powering the people that are saving lives, recovering & rebuilding here in Burnsville, North Carolina.

https://video.nostr.build/b748f62cf7acc82461c2fc9ba1ef2ab643f51f10ec4a7b410a7a60e13fad95eb.mp4


Operation Gabriel update:

Jordan has been sourcing supplies and equipment to establish an HQ for Bitcoin Veteran’s relief operations which will likely stage in East Tennessee on the edge of the disaster zone.

Here’s a video of how some of your donations are being put to use, what we’ve bought and our plan moving forward.

This mission will not be over anytime soon. We will keep working to help those in the affected areas as long as we can. Thank you for all your support and prayers. Your continued support is vital to this effort. God bless!!

https://video.nostr.build/c86f2af3a9feb3f2709775210f7d84b1efb5e9b5dd0c909d87e41bd2b5c10728.mp4


Gm these guys are doing really solid work in NC and TN area. They are coordinating civilian and mil aircraft to drop points, dropping supplies from food and water to chainsaw chains, propane, generators I think I read yesterday they were donating extra their own extra LoRa radios and other radios, and starlink kits to help with reestablishment of comms in the region. They have been working to coordinate assets, and each assets that need assistance. They've been working to get to the deeper difficult to reach areas to assist.

Please if you have some extra to help them out drop some sats or cash their way. They are running off their own funds and are getting a lot of shit done.

#plebchain #plebshelpingplebs #donations #helene #hurricanehelne

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Julian’s first birthday in freedom in fourteen years. https://image.nostr.build/fbe6bb8fade32607000b35a0595ccf65236935ca4e54c0823eeb5d8fd2593ad0.jpg


GM
Don’t listen to all the current doom & gloom. The good news of the bright future is not evenly distributed.


Remember when this was the biggest crisis in the world? Good times  https://i.nostr.build/vVBA135Bd3gSIgj4.jpg


I am the absolute worst #value4value target audience. I am a ridiculously cheap bastard and really hate to spend money. Like ever. I have never paid for subscriptions, I won’t pay for Netflix, or twitter. No cable TV. Won’t pay for Spotify. I torrent music and films and use pirated software instead of paying.

But I have zapped more sats on nostr:npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg & nostr:npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5 than I would ever have spent on corporate media. I have zapped the #nostr client devs and Bitcoin devs more than I ever gave to fucking Adobe in 12 years working as a professional photographer. I gladly donate to nostr:npub1xnf02f60r9v0e5kty33a404dm79zr7z2eepyrk5gsq3m7pwvsz2sazlpr5 more than I’d would ever have let my old fiat bank claw from my grubby fingers in bank fees. I pay for relays, I zap plebs when they make me laugh, or think… or when they post particularly cute cat pictures. I’m willing to pay more for quality wares sold for #bitcoin.

I love the #circulareconomy and I’m not gonna stop. nostr:note1ngt0nklejazs3sgamfsyrld8rc6ecm7089q80se5r4ljp6veztuqw8kn7r


One of the most incredible videos I’ve come across yet about Helene. A woman jumped from her house as the river begins to sweep it away. Bystanders risk their own lives to rescue her from the rushing waters. Absolutely amazing to watch.

https://m.primal.net/LHVj.mov


Thanks for your hard work
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#memes #memestr #meme #NostrMemes


Our only focus should be to build alternative solutions and just get through it. https://www.epsilontheory.com/this-is-the-great-ravine/


Breaking in a new miner at the homestead
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Making more hashes than ever with solar power thanks to this new S19kpro (Urlacher by Altair Tech). When I first tried firing it up on the solar power system, the breaker was tripping immediately. After some trouble shooting, I solved the problem by swapping out the power supply.
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I won this miner at auction during the lake satoshi retreat. My goal was to sell enough homestead products to pay for the miner but I only got halfway there after selling everything I had with me. All sats paid for the miner were donated to the Hope House in El Salvador. The miner was generously donated by both Altair Tech and Chet (the most die hard supporter of lake satoshi you can find).
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Not only did I get a new miner for the homestead but I was also able to negotiate a better power rate recently too. Thanks to some fuzzy pleb miner math, I am happy to hash during the day when the sun is shining then move the miners over to grid power and hash from 9pm to 7am when the power costs are lowest.
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I also made some upgrades to my clothes dryer as well. Adding a more efficient Asic, quieter fans, and a sound deadening enclosure. Now the dryer itself is louder than the miner during operation. Additionally thanks to the new power rate, I can let the miner run in off peak hours continuously wether drying laundry or not!
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Staying ahead of the halving, difficulty adjustment, and fading sideways price action has made it difficult to keep the sats flowing at the homestead with mining. So far we are just barely able to stay ahead of the curve and continue to support the network, do some productive work with the heat and get some sats out of the deal too. The sats might cost more than the current spot price of Bitcoin but for now I value the participation in Bitcoin more than the purchasing power.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #meshtadel #bitcoin #mining #bitcoinmining #homemining #plebminer #offgridmining

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Gm nostr ☕☀

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me, on nostr, watching people on X freak out about losing the “block” button https://image.nostr.build/7db585eeabbd03401690c0a653b450f4343c5b1ca1e1867e1c906840906a9f68.jpg


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#memes #funny


I just stopped at a local bakery, whose recently widowed wife now operates alone. The customer ahead of me quietly tipped her $1000, hugged her and left. In tears, she said that will pay for the rest of her husband’s funeral. Such a beautiful act of kindness.
#GM


Midday Mempool

Immediate Fee Rate: 7 sat/vByte
Hour Fee Rate: 3 sat/vByte
Day Fee Rate: 2 sat/vByte
Mempool Accept Rate: 1 sat/vByte

Mempool Count: 114,884
Block Interval: 10:26


One of the most historic transactions in #bitcoin history was just made.

President Donald Trump buying burgers at nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h with nostr:npub1xy6exlg37pw84cpyj05c2pdgv86hr25cxn0g7aa8g8a6v97mhduqeuhgpl.

Block height: 861871

You saw it here first.
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I’m writing this because I keep getting asked to comment on Saylor/Saif video even though my position hasn’t changed.

The natural state of the free market is deflation which means all prices fall forever in Bitcoin (assuming it stays decentralized and secure)

Free market economies are more productive meaning faster deflation (or real wealth gains by falling prices)

That system is incompatible with an inflationary monetary system meaning one of those systems must fail.

Either:

1) A system based on truth, hope, and abundance for all 8 billion people on the planet driven by a free market economy and all prices fall relative to bitcoin forever. This means Bitcoin is used as a medium of exchange and freedom tech spreads to the world through lightning, Liquid, Fedimint, Cashu, etc.

OR

2) A control system. An extractive rent seeking system that is NOT the free market (similar to the one we have had for 5000 years that resets every 100 or so years through war) continues to centralize by having you believe price of bitcoin is going up in fiat which makes the surveillance state stronger. This eventually centralizes Bitcoin - custodians, media, regulation (funded from the same manipulation of money) where it is attacked from layer 2. (Similar to gold)

While these ideas may “seem” compatible in the short term because you want Bitcoin to go up in fiat. What it really means is that you are giving your energy and strength to the system centralizing the world by converting Bitcoin to Fiat….to then measure prices.

Quite simply - If Bitcoin is only a store of value, it fails as a store of value.

Ps - It won’t fail. #1 is inevitable in time because too many (and more each day) have seen behind the curtain and are determined to build path #1.

Many of you here - the people that inspire me every day.  You make a difference with every word, thought and action.
Almost did that in all caps per nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx because it’s so important.

Referring to # 1 above…..There is no second best.


TIL Kurt Vonnegut's connection to the #geoengineering timeline
https://youtu.be/SG_hokz-qGM


Poverty can be more than just willful disregard for opportunities: it’s sometimes a lifetime of tertiary layers of soul-crushing decisions, bad breaks, compounding consequences, blinding self-defeating inner dialogue that few have the self awareness and strength to overcome. I know people like that and it’s heartbreaking. I’ll never be able to “orange pill” them as it’s impossible for them to see beyond their circumstances. “Lost your wife/job/truck/house/license/wallet & phone while in jail bro? Fuck man, how can I even send you some money now? Shit bro!“


THE SEPARATION OF MONEY AND STATE REQUIRES COURAGE.


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- Telegram, X, Meta. Different cases, identical cases.

Hidden censorship and refusal to cooperate. The news from the past few weeks has reignited the debate on online freedom of speech. However, the issue is quite different.

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Who is responsible for the content published on social networks?
What should the role of platforms be in content moderation?
Who should be consulted in cases of disputes involving illegal content?
Should there be a limit to freedom of speech online? Where should the line be drawn?

These are just a few of the numerous questions that have characterized the debate for years, not only regarding social networks but, more broadly, the entire landscape of online interactions.

In recent weeks, tensions have reignited due to three cases that have stirred the pot—depending on the perspective—with slogans of either combating illegal activity or fighting censorship: Telegram, Meta, and X.

These cases are distinct, with the platforms and their executives behaving differently in each instance: Meta cooperated with authorities, while Telegram and X were more reluctant. However, all three stories share a key issue—perhaps the key issue: the ability to intervene in the content they host.

To understand the reason, let’s briefly recap what happened.

- Telegram, Meta, and X: Three Different Cases, One Common Origin.

Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, was arrested in Paris on August 24th as part of an investigation that French authorities have been conducting for months against the messaging platform.

The accusations are numerous: money laundering, drug trafficking, child pornography, and refusal to cooperate with law enforcement. In the press release issued by the Prosecutor’s Office, there is even mention of violations related to the import and export of cryptographic tools—an approach reminiscent of the United States in the 1990s, when the government classified cryptography on par with weaponry. This interpretation only changed due to the outcome of the Crypto Wars.

In fact, reports tell us that Pavel Durov was released after a few days upon paying a €5 million bail, with the condition that he not leave France. Initially, Telegram issued a statement via Twitter, asserting its compliance with European laws. But on September 6th, the founder of Telegram decided to fight back, leaving little room for interpretation.

"Sometimes we can’t reach an agreement with regulators in certain countries on the right balance between privacy and security," Durov said, adding that, if necessary, Telegram will leave markets that are incompatible with these principles.

It is worth noting that this is not the first time Durov has clashed with authorities. In the past, he refused to cooperate with Russia by denying access to Telegram users’ personal data. This refusal led to the platform being temporarily blocked in Russia in 2018.

- Meta: Pressure from the White House and Zuckerberg’s Revelations

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently disclosed pressures he received from the White House during the pandemic. In a letter to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg revealed that the Biden administration pushed Meta to remove content related to the virus, including satirical and critical posts.

Zuckerberg explained that in 2021, Meta deleted more than 20 million posts related to COVID-19 but expressed regret over some of the decisions made, admitting that the company had succumbed to excessive political pressure.

Zuckerberg emphasized that these requests were perceived by the company as an obligation rather than a choice, and in hindsight, some of these actions might have been mistakes. Meta’s future commitment, according to Zuckerberg, will be to better resist such pressures, even in emergency situations.

"I believe the government’s pressure was wrong, and I regret not being more transparent about it."

- X and the clash with the Brazilian Government

Elon Musk and X (formerly Twitter) are at the center of a legal dispute in Brazil, where the platform was blocked after Musk refused to appoint a local legal representative, as required by the country’s Supreme Court. The issue arose when Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered X to suspend certain accounts accused of spreading political disinformation, particularly those associated with former president Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters.

Musk’s reaction was harsh. He accused the Supreme Court of corruption and of violating free speech, criticizing de Moraes and calling him a “criminal.” However, the judge continued his legal actions against Musk and his company, even freezing the bank accounts of Starlink, Musk’s satellite division, to pressure X into complying with Brazilian laws.

Brazilian authorities are even pursuing those who attempt to access the platform using VPNs, sparking further controversy over freedom in Brazil.

Currently, the platform remains suspended, with about 21 million Brazilian users cut off from the service. The legal dispute is ongoing and could have long-term repercussions for X’s presence in Brazil, one of the platform’s largest markets.

- The ownership of content

Telegram and X have found themselves in hot water for refusing to comply with content moderation mandates imposed by various jurisdictions. Meta, on the other hand, has avoided such issues by adhering to directives from the White House, including the removal of content flagged by Washington, such as “satirical and ironic” posts, as noted in the letter.

The decisive factor in all three cases is the same: the ability to intervene in what is published on the platform. The terms and conditions of Meta and X do not formally claim ownership of the content users post, but they clarify that users grant the companies a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, distribute, modify, and display the content in relation to the services offered. Telegram’s terms are slightly stricter: while users also retain formal ownership of their content, Telegram requires a license to distribute and display content only within its ecosystem.

However, the result remains the same. Anything published by users can be modified by the platform, according to the implicit contract every single user agrees to when they begin using the service.

- Nostr is the way

It’s no coincidence that, in recent weeks, many who care about issues such as privacy and censorship resistance have reignited interest in Nostr. The protocol, whose acronym stands for Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays, can be used via various clients, not a single platform—similar to how the Web is accessible from different browsers.

But most importantly, users who create an account do not do so through a username and password saved on the company’s servers—because, in this case, the company doesn’t exist—but rather through a public key and a private key.

This key pair allows users to interact with Nostr across multiple clients and send their “notes”—as posts are called on Nostr—to as many relays (servers) as they wish. In other words, the data is not stored on a single server but on multiple servers chosen by the user—and the user can even set up their own server without much difficulty.

Most importantly, the data is portable. Posts sent are cryptographically signed: in Nostr, content ownership is not just formally with the user, it is mathematically so.
In such a context, blaming the operator of a client or relay for the content signed and published by users' private keys would be bordering on absurdity, besides revealing a clear technical ignorance. Of course, after the accusations from the U.S. Department of Justice against the developers of Samourai Wallet, it’s fair to be ready for anything.

But giving a chance to solutions like Nostr also means considering the possibility of reclaiming one's online identity and no longer being an unconscious victim of manipulative algorithms and invasive governments.
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Three years ago, as the Bitcoin Law was coming into effect in El Salvador, I began my journey as a Bitcoin journalist. I started writing a newsletter in my native language, Italian, and called it 'Bitcoin Train.’ It’s a weekly newsletter that, starting from the latest news, delves into Bitcoin, its implications, and related topics.

I named it this way because Bitcoin is a long journey, filled with an almost infinite number of stops. From the initial orange pill to a deeper understanding of the world around us, to a radical shift in perspective, and passing through countless other stages along the way.

After just a few months, I realized that Bitcoin Train was gaining traction and could become something significant. I left my full-time job as a press officer, and within just over a year, the newsletter became my full-time occupation. Today, it is the largest Bitcoin-only newsletter in Italy.

Today, three years since its inception, I want to take it a step further. The events of the past few weeks have made me realize that Nostr could become a crucial technology for freedom of expression in the future, and as a journalist, I’ve decided to bet on it.

Starting today, I will publish the English version of my in-depth articles weekly here, on Nostr. I won’t rely on Substack, Beehiiv, Medium, or other platforms. The articles will be published here, openly.

Soon, I’ll publish an article dedicated to the importance of Nostr and its ties to the events of the past few weeks involving Telegram, Meta, and X.

The journey begins.
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Solo Satoshi is pledging to give away the very first #Bitaxe Gamma that we receive on the NOSTR platform!!!

Like, share, and follow us!

1.2 TH/s of raw desktop power. You don’t want to miss this! We’re decentralizing #Bitcoin mining together!
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I am here to remind you that there is no industry in the world that is more ruthlessly competitive than the bitcoin mining industry.

With difficulty at an all time highs, hashprice hovering above all time lows, and no price pump in sight it's very hard to be a bitcoin miner.

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Gm ☕☀ Getting hard to keep up with all the morning inspirational instructions from various nostriches so I’ve enumerated them into a handy chart for reference:

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this is my new startsmall tracker. all money movements will be recorded here. foundation is focused on crisis relief, girls health and education, and free and open source software.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-ycOLoA496Qj37IHJvrXO3Vg2ETvMphtRGjyv2FNn8c/edit?gid=0#gid=0


Recharge your batteries & touch some grass, sir. 🫡


Like a nostr bingo card of X defectors?


wen will Elon fix the bot problem ffs >:(
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Rational thinking requires rational actions. 👍


https://delete.nostr.com/ adapted to use NIP-66 instead of hardcoded relays by nostr:npub1uac67zc9er54ln0kl6e4qp2y6ta3enfcg7ywnayshvlw9r5w6ehsqq99rx: https://github.com/fiatjaf/nostr-event-deleter/pull/1


First batch of #bitcoin signs goes in the mail in ~18 hours!

Get yours here: https://bitcoin.rocks/signs nostr:note1gvja7l7lcvspehsgv0axmpa3rr7npepyzfx6g2xkp86kthcdf8mskwwknz


THIS NOTE IS ONLY INITIALLY BEING PUBLISHED TO MY PERSONAL RELAY. NOSTRICHES WILL FIND IT AND SPREAD IT AROUND THE NETWORK. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. WHY? THIS IS HOW WE BEAT CENSORSHIP. THIS IS HOW WE WIN. DECENTRALIZATION POWERED BY THE OUTBOX MODEL.


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Here's a copy and paste , used web.archive.org. and instapaper.

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BBC Bitcoin Coverage Raises Concern Over Its Journalism And Trust

web.archive.org · by Susie Violet Ward

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: The BBC headquarters at New Broadcasting House is illuminated at ... [+] night on November 13, 2012 in London, England. Tim Davie has been appointed the acting Director General of the BBC following the resignation of George Entwistle after the broadcasting of an episode of the current affairs programme 'Newsnight' on child abuse allegations which contained errors. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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The British Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as the BBC, is renowned globally as a public service broadcaster primarily funded through a mandatory television license fee. Its duty is to inform, educate, and entertain while maintaining high standards of accuracy and impartiality.

However, recent events have raised concerns about the quality of its journalism and the accountability mechanisms in place to address errors and misinformation. One such case involves the article "Every Bitcoin payment 'uses a swimming pool of water,'" which shows some issues within the BBC's editorial process.

The Article And Its Issues
On November 27, 2023, BBC News published an article by technology reporter Chris Vallance, claiming that every bitcoin payment uses a significant amount of water. This headline is inaccurate. The original study cited by the article discusses water usage per transaction, not per payment. A bitcoin transaction and a payment are different, with a single transaction capable of containing thousands of payments - a crucial distinction.

Failing to differentiate between these terms misleads readers and exaggerates bitcoin’s water consumption by a factor of approximately 1,000. Cambridge University refers to this as 'semantic ambiguity,' akin to promising payment in 'a million dollars' without clarifying that the currency is Zimbabwean dollars, not US dollars. De Vries' use of such ambiguity leads to a similarly misleading outcome.

In a statement provided to Forbes, Alex Neumüller from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance clarified: "In my understanding, there are currently no reliable estimates of the direct water consumption by mining operations. When discussing water consumption, we are likely referring to the indirect consumption associated with power generation rather than the water consumption directly attributable to mining farm operations. It is also important to note the semantically subtle but technically significant difference between water withdrawal and consumption in once-through systems, which is a distinction people should be mindful of as well."

Neumüller’s statement reinforces that the water usage reported in the BBC article likely refers to indirect water consumption associated with energy production rather than directly with bitcoin mining.

Alex DeVries, the study’s author, told Forbes, “There is no such distinction in my work; my article only states “transactions,” but the BBC took this as “payments,” which is inaccurate."

Editorial Oversight And Fact-Checking
The BBC has an editorial process meant to ensure the accuracy and reliability of its content. However, the bitcoin article's publication calls these processes' effectiveness into question. The BBC declined a Freedom of Information request for details on this article's editorial process and fact-checking, citing the FOI Act's exemption for journalism. As stated in the email correspondence from FOI enquiries at the BBC, the act reads:

FOI Enquiries - Information Rights, BBC Legal

FOI Enquiries - Information Rights, BBC Legal
This refusal prevents public scrutiny and undermines trust in the BBC's editorial integrity.

The lack of transparency is further worsened by the apparent failure to fact-check the primary source thoroughly. The study's author, Alex DeVries, is affiliated with the Dutch Central Bank, a potential conflict of interest not disclosed in the article. Upon inquiry, De Vries clarified, “The DNB is not and has never been involved in my research. The purpose of the DNB is the [sic] ensure compliance of financial institutions in the Netherlands (including crypto service providers) with financial regulations, which does not relate to my research either.” This affiliation is problematic due to bitcoin's ability to disintermediate and potentially render central banking obsolete.

In 2018, Cambridge University debunked DeVries's methodology of measuring bitcoin resource consumption per transaction, using the same instrument as the basis for DeVries' commentary and the BBC article, as "not a meaningful metric".

Sai and Vranken (2024) have also comprehensively debunked DeVries' methods.

Cambridge University criticized this approach for not distinguishing between transactions and payments. It does not consider the layered structure of blockchain transactions, which can contain multiple payments within a single transaction, distorting the true resource consumption metrics.

The BBC's Accountability Mechanisms
The response to the FOI request highlights an issue: the BBC's exemption from disclosing information regarding journalism under the FOI Act. This exemption protects journalistic independence but creates a loophole where accountability is minimized. When inaccuracies occur, such as in the bitcoin article, there is no straightforward mechanism for the public to seek redress or ensure corrections are made.

As the BBC's internal review process does not cover these requests, it forces individuals to appeal to the Information Commissioner's Office. In this case, this lengthy process ended with the ICO upholding the BBC's denial.

The Need For Reform
For the BBC to maintain its position as a trusted public service broadcaster, it must address these issues of transparency and accountability. First, it should establish clearer guidelines and more rigorous fact-checking processes, especially for complex subjects like bitcoin. Secondly, the BBC should consider revising its internal review procedures to allow for greater scrutiny and response to public complaints, even those falling under the journalism exemption.

The BBC should enhance its transparency by disclosing potential conflicts of interest and ensuring that verifiable and credible sources support all claims made in its articles.

BBC coverage of bitcoin since 2013, as per Bitcoin Perception, has been consistently negative. In fact, the situation has deteriorated, with only negative media coverage continuing, despite a growing number of peer-reviewed articles supporting bitcoin's positive environmental impacts.

The BBC has characterized it as risky and dangerous, demonizing the best-performing asset of the last decade. This long-standing bias further demonstrates the need for the BBC to reevaluate its approach to covering emerging technologies and financial innovations like bitcoin.

Ensuring Accountability And Accuracy
This BBC article on bitcoin's water usage shows how poor coverage and lack of accountability can disseminate misinformation. This organisation owes it to the public to uphold the highest standards of journalism and ensure its processes are transparent and accountable. When there is accountability, it becomes easier to trust the information provided.

Despite multiple attempts, no substantive responses were received. The BBC Press Office and Chris Vallance were contacted several times, with only one correspondent acknowledging receipt of emails, but no answers have been provided.

After re-contacting the press office and relevant correspondents, instructions were provided for filing an editorial complaint. Though the process was initially said to take ten days, there were only delays, an apology, and a suggestion to contact Ofcom. Despite filing a complaint with Ofcom, two weeks have passed with no response.

This sequence—from the FOI denial to the lack of action from both the BBC and Ofcom—has spanned nearly 10 months, though pursuit of the matter was delayed at times due to other commitments.

This is not an isolated incident; there has been little to no positive bitcoin coverage from the BBC despite it’s benefits in promoting financial freedom, innovation, and environmental solutions. The pieces that have been published are often provably wrong, spreading misinformation across other media outlets and ultimately harming consumers.

BBC Coverage - Spread of misinformation

BBC Coverage - Spread of misinformation
The consistent dissemination of inaccurate information demonstrates the need for the BBC to reevaluate its approach to covering bitcoin and related technologies.

If its bitcoin coverage reflects its fact-checking and bias, the organization is neither impartial nor adequately thorough in its verification processes. A retraction is still warranted. The BBC must address these issues to maintain credibility and public trust. Proper oversight and clarity are essential for a public service broadcaster.

web.archive.org · by Susie Violet Ward


Delete your platform accounts. No fuss. No spectacle. No grand finale, no great exit. Leave their houses, leave their prisons, leave the golden cages behind. They all benefit from the noise that you make, so do the one thing that they can't censor. Be silent. Leave. And leave the noise behind.
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1. Realizing how & why the fiat money system is broken regardless of political party interventions.
2. How humanity has never truly had desirable absolute scarcity until bitcoin.
3. Nothing stops this train. h/t nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a


HODLing and using Bitcoin can be a strange path to follow. At first, you want to try and 'save people'.

Then after a while, you realise you can't save them because lots of people don't want to be saved.

Help the people who are willing to listen, and be patient about it.


I get that the negativity on X can be exhausting, but parsing it out to find the signal has been an enormous benefit to many newcomers as well, myself included. If all of the best bitcoin thinkers leave the platform with the highest reach, will education & adoption of the next class suffer? I guess one, maybe two cycles is all the tour of duty most can stand. This is understandable, but I still hate to see it.


I did a thing today.

#Nostr is now my only social media account.

Decentralize.

All in.

Onwards.

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🤣🤣

https://m.primal.net/KYTp.mp4


One common complaint we hear from Nostr haters is that there is no economic incentive to run relays or that the network will be centralized in a few central big relays. These claims often come from confusion or misunderstandings.

I think this 40s video will clear all the matters and answer all the criticisms: https://cdn.satellite.earth/8e48f90f4889d6d8def300e9d843b9b353375426212f6b6253a8ee6aaaefcf07.mp4

If anyone doesn't understand or has a problem with this answer, please, I would like to hear it.


GM Nostr. 🌞

It's been an amazing week in Riga. The response to my messaging NIP has been really quite overwhelming. 😊 I have really appreciated all the time many of you took to ask questions, give me feedback or ideas, introduce me to people who can help, or to just say you enjoyed one of my talks on the topic.

I'm headed home today with a lot of gratitude and a ton of motivation to get this right. Very much looking forward to the day when I can delete telegram from my phone once and for all.


GM! 🌞

My talk from day one at #Nostriga is already live. If you’d like to know more about messaging on Nostr, this one is for you!

https://youtu.be/PWKd9aoZ-Cg


Reddit creating awards, "karma", and "moon" shitcoins to try and convince people to stay on their platform https://nostpic.com/media/9279276bffb83cee33946e564c3600a32840269a8206d01ddf40c6432baa0bcb/36e28adf8ed6af38336347fa6278231bb4e2b7e946c052ba12480089f8d03df0.webp


When discussing her plans to implement idiotic socialist price controls (that literally always fail), Kamala calls it “price GAUGING” instead of “gouging.”

Anyway, study Austrian Economics. https://v.nostr.build/jLWScSxWDoiHyS1w.mp4  nostr:note1ut82zr48776ht2ka9v8pc0yrhptwunyl6d6f88xakjuaz2wsawfq7p3nse


“Is the ghost of the person you killed for your 6.15 BTC in the room with us now?”
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Howdy Doc 👋 We got him! 😂 It’s a smaller tribe here, but we’re still so early.


Welcome to the future Rudy


I seem to now be on the Nostr. Thanks to Lyn and Eric.

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I'll post on Twitter.com/rudyhavenstein so you know it's me. Don't expect too much right away.

Baby steps.


Stay humble. Stack sats.


Burn it down


PSA https://video.nostr.build/e4f6325bb892ec6d38f505f7227a06b83aef07a7b39604a438cf044ea4675bd3.mp4


Bitcoin doesn't need governments to win. It doesn't need governments to stack it. It doesn't need to ask for help.

Instead, the bar is much lower. Bitcoiners, in their preferred jurisdiction, would benefit by not being hassled by their government. They'd like to be able to buy it without problems. They'd like to be able to pay for energy and equipment and mine it in peace. They'd like be able to write open source code without facing legal problems. They'd like to be able to operate reputable businesses related to it. If they can't, then some of them will move as necessary.

It's helpful for the ecosystem to have non-hostile jurisdictions in the world. And for those that can't move without great sacrifice (i.e. most people), it's helpful for them that whatever jurisdiction they are in, is non-hostile.

So it's good that bitcoin is getting into the Overton window. The industry has some power now. Bitcoin benefits from builders and educators and advocates. It benefits from those who do their best to prevent the worst legislative outcomes against self-custody, against privacy, against running a business, against mining, etc.

But Bitcoin doesn't need to pander to them to proactively support us, and bitcoiners should recognize the sliminess of politician incentives when they come to pander to us. While it's in their best interest to build national reserves if they actually figure this thing out, we don't need them to build reserves.

I think that's the helpful line. That's where the signal is. To the extent that we minimize how much we are tread on, and build multi-national accepting footholds to pivot around, we gradually build what we want to exist.

We ask to be treated fairly, we use our resources to help ensure that we are, and to the extent that we are not then we adjust as necessary.


Bitcoin 2024, summarized: cheering on politicians wanting to confiscate private property and build Billion dollar bitcoin reserves financed by your tax money. Who's the communist now, dumbfucks.


⚠ PLEASE HELP ⚠

My artwork “4th Halving Block 3/3”, which was to be shown at the #btc24 nostr:npub1rwh33t5x8n7czknhts5fg0v0fml8mkl7neaarksumkkf8d679qrqcz7avv art exhibition, has disappeared. We must now assume that it has been stolen.

The auction already started via nostr:npub1rujwkh9c3jnq70g3v62rrm6m7pxqsz25675narm74q9emcwqltjswe00fg  had to be canceled.

Please share this post so that it might be returned after all.

It is the representation of the 4th halving block with stainless steel surface, backlit. 52x52x5 cm, 4kg.

I still have a last glimmer of hope that it will turn up somehow, ANY HELP would be appreciated!

Here are a few more photos:

Best,

Kanuto

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https://cdn.sanity.io/images/w4avejpr/production/7ad566f59961662b9b1f13f0f75548332765f933-1333x2000.jpg?auto=format

https://kanuto.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Halvingblocklight.gif


We all need to be very aware that what  nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 is describing here is not some distant dystopian future. It's our dystopian reality.

In May, Elliptic, together with researchers from MIT and IBM, developed a dataset to identify "the shape of money laundering" on the blockchain.

This dataset attempts to predict money laundering activity that has "not yet been labeled" by distinguishing between what the dataset defines as "anomalous signatures" and Bitcoin transfers between "licit services".

Falling out of these clusters deemed normal by intelligence financed corporations already leaves you penalized. Avoid KYC services? Flagged. Can't tie your transactions to a bank account? Flagged. Frequent user of coinjoins? Flagged.

You are already being debanked because a computer program has decided that you are a money launderer – not because you did something illegal, but because your transactions are deemed abnormal – and you have no legal recourse as suspicious activity reports swear financial institutions to absolute secrecy.

It's the full on criminalization of privacy in finance. The future is here, and it's Orwellian.

https://m.primal.net/JgAW.mp4


In some Nostr posts from a while ago, I vented about how I hate YouTube's algorithm and how it incentivizes people to make sensationalist headlines and images.

Like, I'll do a serious macroeconomic interview with a great and well-informed host, and then when it gets published I see that the headline image is like a picture of the dollar exploding with me smiling next to it, along with a sensationalist text description, for the algo.

I hate that.

So I'm going to aggressively shill an example of the opposite. Someone doing it right. I did an interview the other day with an institutional investor and bitcoiner, who doesn't do that. He has normal headlines, and normal pictures, to talk about serious things. Robert Dewey.

Bob has basically gone out there and told YouTube's algorithm to fuck off. He has a small subscriber base, despite being a more informed interviewer than most, as a gray-hair institutional investor who also gets bitcoin at a really deep level. I've met him in person, and he's great.

So my shill for today is, go check out Bob's channel, and consider giving this interview or any of his other interviews a thumbs up.  Let's be conscious regarding shitty algorithms, and highlight things that push back on them.

We are the fucking algorithm.

https://youtu.be/b5QvYC8cHEQ?si=ePPcB78NX_aapD1C


100k sat bounty for anyone in Nashville this weekend who can get the hawk tuah girl to mention nostr on her tik tok or LinkedIn account


I like to speak to small, freedom-minded audiences more directly than broader audiences.

So as long as Nostr remains small and the best at what it does, you get Nostr Lyn. For better or worse. Probably worse, tbh.

And if Nostr grows very large, then we have won.

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Good morning.

I spent most of yesterday working on a new Nostr article that I have in development, among other work.

Obviously, I had to take breaks from time to time to check the breaking news regarding the assassination attempt, since it was being reported on over the course of a few hours and was generational-scale news that can affect many things.

But after each break once I was caught up, I put my head back down and got back to work on the article, including going through Nostr's Github and stuff.

It's easy to get mired in shock news, but after a bit of time to see what happened, any further time spent beyond that is just chasing dopamine and shock value without anything new learned. At that point, it's best to get back to constructive work, or get back to enjoying life with your friends and family.

Don't let the algorithm control you. Become the algorithm.

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Our dryer crapped out. When my husband and I were working full time and raising a family, I would have called a repairman. From experience, the cheapest call is $250. We decided to get some help from ChatGPT and try to fix it ourselves this time. $4.39 new fuse did the trick. It pays to figure things out for yourself 😁 https://image.nostr.build/a0092171e27716bc24b2ddef840adda4b2f355002b8f7182ae7c0eca721d887a.jpg


How Kenya's anti-government protestors are using AI tools, including the Corrupt Politicians GPT, a chatbot that reveals corruption cases involving politicians (Martin K.N Siele/Semafor)

https://www.semafor.com/article/07/04/2024/kenya-protesters-us-ai-in-anti-government-battle
http://www.techmeme.com/240705/p13#a240705p13


PSA https://image.nostr.build/1f2d44c1c6bc2e4736e94ddbbe1c36596156d25cd4f545708bd54763ec712ba9.jpg


Someone just sent me this as a DM

Beautiful! And true. The others will find their way ✌

“I use Primal as a #bitcoin wallet for my 10-year-old son. He’s too young to sign up for Strike (or any KYC platform). He’s too young to open a bank account. He’s not interested in paper money. He wants digital money so he can buy game stuff online. I pay him his allowance in bitcoin to his Primal account. He doesn’t have to send me an invoice, I just zap him $50 or whatever. Then if he wants to spend on a game, he can request a purchase through the apple App Store, i get a notification first from apple, then i get a notification from Strike saying that he zapped me $5 to cover the cost of the purchase. It’s perfect for someone his age. I couldn’t do this with cash app, PayPal, a credit card, a bank account. NOSTR + Bitcoin is the future. Some of us are living here now. The others will find their way.”


This might be the most genius Guerilla Marketing idea for #nostr I’ve seen so far

9/10 people would pick it up and read the text. Kudos 😂

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OVER AN HOUR OF YELLING

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Bitcoin will set you free, but first it will destroy the old you.


Nostur keeps getting better. Some of my favorite features in no particular order:

- integrated GIF search/post
- WoT spam filtering
- multiple account support, including reply from any account without having to switch profiles
- video uploads
- custom feeds
- it recommends other apps if content is not natively supported in Nostur
- change app color theme
- customizable buttons under posts
- gallery/grid view for media
- long form articles support
- preview post before publishing
- low data mode
- nostr wallet connect support for zaps and shows connected wallet balance


ok, work-in-progress NIP for interoperable cashu wallets up on wikifreedia 👇

https://wikifreedia.xyz/nip-cashu-wallet/f7z.io

TL;DR: a standardized way for nostr clients to access your cashu wallet(s)

* you login into any nostr app and your balance is right there, you don't need to do anything
* you can create multiple wallets
* you can add optional passphrases if you would prefer a client to have to ask you for the passphrase before it's able to spend

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Resistance Money is indeed awesome. Give it a read.

TL;DR it’s a very constructive book on bitcoin written by three philosophy professors and published by an academic press, which makes it quite citable in practice by various academics. nostr:note1vq490k5yrapft2gqw7prfp7k0c7dqaldcdqwxlmlvw6p9xnvv3gqc29r4n


In every century there are people telling you…

Say nothing, do nothing, be nothing, head down, know your place, stay small and don’t upset the established order.

It is only the rare people who reject that doctrine whose names we remember.

For good and bad.


What cashless really means:
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Shit>coins are misunderstood


Nostr is decentralized and censorship resistant, but the majority of the world doesn't care about these features until they need it.

Nostr has a value for value economy, but the majority of the world doesn't understand the concept or use bitcoin yet.

Nostr has a portable digital social identity, allowing you to be in control of your digital social identity for the very first time, allowing you to take your entire social graph with you, every time you use a different application from Nostr's ecosystem.

In general, at BTC Prague, while explaining Nostr to people, the digital social identity route was what clicked with the most people. From there, it's not a long stretch to understand building a reputation and web of trust either. These are all powerful points that people understand and use in their everyday lives.


OUR CHILDREN WILL LIVE FREE.

GOOD MORNING. 🫡


During the euro cup. As always.
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Very insightful article on the state and pace of AI development by Leopold Aschenbrenner, who recently left Open AI.
Long read but well worth it.

https://situational-awareness.ai/


Buying pizza & beer with #bitcoin in the “City of Lightning”

Arnhem, Netherlands #RealLifeBitcoin
https://m.primal.net/IfhD.mov


Corporate wants you to find the differences between OpenAI and NSA
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Freedom accelerationism. f/acc


The cynical me says he will do anything to become president, but the optimistic me says he’s willing to do anything to become president.


The most amazing winter sunrise on my way to work from a few years back. Definitely few
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Loved this show!

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https://fountain.fm/episode/OlIGYg6BhkwAdOqjurs8


There is no more discerning investor or consumer than the person who saves in #Bitcoin.

This behavior will literally change the world's economy in the coming years and decades.


The Web is taken.

They control your data: Servers can change anything you send at any time: E-mails, medical records, private family pictures, social media posts, orders etc. You won't even notice it. Not only they can change, but you can also create new content as if they were made by you. Your history is written by them.

Servers do too much: They convinced us we don't have enough processing power and moved all the logic from our applications into servers. Even though a phone has an equivalent processing power than a single server today, we believe we must use complicated server architectures to achieve anything in the web. Phones are the cloud.

Everything is a rental: You don't own your domain name. It's a rental. Your server is a rental. Your digital certificate is a rental. You don't own anything. Your digital identity is a rental.

Data Silos force you to stay: Moving is too hard. They profit on making things just difficult enough to keep your around. After all, it's just 9.99 a month.

Enter the Verifiable Web

Own your keys, own your content. No one can write for you. No one can change what you write.

Sign everything you send. Every little like, every little key press. If it wasn't signed, it didn't happen.

Verify everything you receive. Trust the signer, not the servers in between.

You decide how data gets to you and where it stays. Your digital history is assembled by you.

Welcome to Nostr


The Satoshi Radio Lightning Beer Tap is finally ready! We tested it at our meetup last night and look how fast it is.

Stack:
- Raspiblitz - Node
- LNbits- Payment server
- Raspberry Pi - Hardware
- Wallet of Satoshi - Wallet used in the video

https://nostr.build/av/nostr.build_f2daa999e4ab83fd6d8ca42fb797bda8c122c1fd852c1eb671f4a13d27e3c9ee.mov


What if Square merchants could receive BTC via Lightning with their WoS PoS, and it instantly appeared as a Square payment? It would greatly simplify bookkeeping & sales tax tracking.

We've got it working! 🥳

Will be looking for some brave Square merchant testers soon...🚀

https://video.nostr.build/98f9b337dc1a82bafa400118182fe608fea4acda88008a5b8a6c8a27d6bedd23.mp4


Primal app is amazing, now that I can zap. Pew pew few🔫😎

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I often forget that if you are reading this and on nostr, you are part of an extraordinary high signal group that understands on some level WTF is going on.

Don’t get dismayed by the haters, detractors, doofuses, and dumbasses. Building this tool and other parts of the sovereign tech stack will be one of the keys to keeping humanity free in the future. Keep building frens.


Enter El Salvador as your location. You’re welcome 😉


USD is programmed to LOSE value over time.

Gold is programmed to remain CONSISTENT over time.

#Bitcoin is designed to GAIN value over time.

Choose wisely.
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Yes!
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You watched Star Wars, and you sided with resistance.

You watched the Matrix and you understood and you sided with the resistance.

When it’s fiction you understand and side with the resistance.

Yet when it’s happening to you in real life, you refuse to see it.

When it’s the reality that you are living in, you are afraid to resist in real life.


It's a privilege and honor to receive this grant from the Human Rights Foundation to work on Nostr. There are so many incredible contributors to Nostr and other human rights efforts who are just as, if not more, deserving. I'm very grateful to be playing a small part in shaping Nostr. Thanks to nostr:npub1szpa7cypmyd59083qs3pte9lez22lzfu6pl2guhgqx7q09x68y6qquh3td nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu and everyone else involved at HRF for making this possible. Thanks to nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s for creating Damus and shaping the Nostr protocol. Thanks to nostr:npub1qlk0nqupxmlyxravg0aqscxmcc4q4tq898z6x003rykwwh3npj0syvyayc and nostr:npub19a86gzxctwtz68l8zld2u9y2fjvyyj4juyx8m5geylssrmfj27eqs22ckt for allowing me to create Nostr SDK for Apple Platforms with you. 🫂
https://hrf.org/hrf-bitcoin-development-fund-grants-1-billion-satoshis-to-14-projects-worldwide/
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🔥 Reminder!

👉The Simplest Bitcoin Book Ever Written is available in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, thanks to the fantastic work by @okami_9, nostr:npub1dxrhmnzk34sk7wfewvejsqz6hejkesdugwwp4zr7k006uulu9zmq6t87rc and nostr:npub1nh8xlh963men6jsu9939p3q3qwpmgfa2mdf2t3rxegfhg984pkusdx4pu8 🙏

🧡 Spanish:
https://monikabravo.notion.site/monikabravo/El-Libro-de-bitcoin-m-s-Simple-Jam-s-Escrito-8324b107e0e1444298993d070c336bce

🧡 Brazilian Portuguese:
https://mercadosatoshi.com.br/o-livro-mais-simples-sobre-bitcoin-ja-escrito/

🧡 English:
https://thesimplestbitcoinbook.net

PS: If you would like to volunteer to translate it into another language, feel free to DM! https://i.nostr.build/Q7REX.jpg https://i.nostr.build/BR5mw.jpg


Tedeshi Trucks band for that swamp rock vibe https://youtu.be/Q33Sf_4_eK4


https://image.nostr.build/b26a8ce86f9a83fad6a48a7878d89a5324d01aef17b771e6162eb19d84ac8ac4.jpg  nostr:note19pa25ue3ylz80hcrrkar3pnrp7vwp43sx4e56spgr4t0d6v5elrsjnkmhu


We are building a future where people will have the CHOICE to select from an open marketplace of feeds.

#FreeWill on #Nostr
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“But it’s for your security” they said😑
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GM Fuck the algos.


People who can't communicate think everything is an argument. And people who lack accountability think everything is an attack. - Shannon L. Alder


Excerpt from 'Permanent Record' by Edward Snowden.

#cybersecgirl #snowden

The Internet is fundamentally American, but I had to leave America to fully understand what that meant. The World Wide Web might have been invented in Geneva, at the CERN research laboratory in 1989, but the ways by which the Web is accessed are as American as baseball, which gives the American Intelligence Community the home field advantage.

The cables and satellites, the servers and towers—so much of the infrastructure of the Internet is under US control that over 90 percent of the world’s Internet traffic passes through technologies developed, owned, and/or operated by the American government and American businesses, most of which are physically located on American territory.

Countries that traditionally worry about such advantages, like China and Russia, have attempted to make alternative systems, such as the Great Firewall, or the state-sponsored censored search engines, or the nationalized satellite constellations that provide selective GPS—but America remains the hegemon, the keeper of the master switches that can turn almost anyone on and off at will.

				It’s not just the Internet’s infrastructure that I’m defining as fundamentally American—it’s the computer software (Microsoft, Google, Oracle) and hardware (HP, Apple, Dell), too. It’s everything from the chips (Intel, Qualcomm), to the routers and modems (Cisco, Juniper), to the Web services and platforms that provide email and social networking and cloud storage (Google, Facebook, and the most structurally important but invisible Amazon, which provides cloud services to the US government along with half the Internet).

Though some of these companies might manufacture their devices in, say, China, the companies themselves are American and are subject to American law. The problem is, they’re also subject to classified American policies that pervert law and permit the US government to surveil virtually every man, woman, and child who has ever touched a computer or picked up a phone.

(*paragraph formatting, my own)

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Discover Bitcoiners 🔶👀

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#Bitcoin
Shut The Exits, Boil The Frogs (It's Happening Now)
https://m.primal.net/IAax.mp4


Many bitcoiners think establishment powers are now in the "and then they join you" phase of the struggle.

I don't. I think they're more entering the earlier "and then they fight you" phase.

Or more specifically, they are happy to join in on the price exposure side (i.e. ETFs), but they are fighting against privacy (especially) and self-custody (to some extent). The struggle for financial privacy, custody, and overall self-autonomy is just heating up.

The gradual shift of critics from "bitcoin is a useless speculative asset with no intrinsic value" to "bitcoin is so powerful that direct usage of it must be curtailed" can be dangerous.

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# Halving Fee Chaos

The Bitcoin halving is an anticipated event, one of those Bitcoin holidays that happen every once in a while. Along with Soft Fork Activation and various financial instrument introduction days, it's one of those not-quite-predictable days that occur every few years which give Bitcoiners reason to pay attention and mainstream media to speculate.

This year's halving was much anticipated, as halvings usually are, but we had a bit of an incident that requires some further explanation. The block subsidy decreased from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC on block 840,000 as expected, but what wasn't expected was the 37.626 BTC in fees that came along with it. To give some context, that's easily the highest ratio of fees to block subsidy that Bitcoin has *ever* had. [One transaction](https://mempool.space/tx/152b928e97bb9e874da1bd4abdf766ae0cdc7a2f260dad5542967cb414c58489) paid nearly 8 BTC in fees by itself.

## More Fees

It wasn't just block 840,000 that had high fees, over the next 5 blocks, we had fees of 4.486, 6.99, 16.068, 24.008 and 29.821 BTC respectively. The fees are the highest it's ever been. This situation in Bitcoin is unprecedented.

Up to this point in Bitcoin's history a block whose fees were higher than block subsidy were pretty rare. There were a few in the 50 and 25 BTC eras, but these were mistakes by the user (usually forgetting to put in a change address) and almost all of the fee came from a single error transaction. In the 12.5 BTC subsidy era, there were a few transactions toward the end of 2017 when the cumulative fees exceeded the 12.5 subsidy. In the just-ended 6.25 BTC subsidy era, there were many blocks during the ordinals craze which exceeded the 6.25 BTC subsidy.

Still, these were relatively rare, and most blocks even in the most recently completed era mostly didn't exceeded 1.5 BTC. Yet in this new era of 3.125 BTC subsidy, every single block as of this writing (block 840018) has had fees exceed the subsidy, some by many multiples. So what happened? Why was the halving block getting so much in fees?

## Runes

The reason has to do with a new protocol called Runes. It's yet another colored coins protocol on top of Bitcoin that Casey Rodarmor designed back in [September of 2023](https://rodarmor.com/blog/runes/). The main idea is to allow coin issuance on Bitcoin that uses the UTXO set natively.

Now to back up a bit, colored coins have been around for a long time. The main idea is that you can "color" certain Bitcoin transaction outputs as meaning something in addition to the Bitcoin amount in the output. It could be another "asset" and issued as a token. The first implementation of such a protocol happened 11 *years* ago in 2013 and there have been many attempts since, including MasterCoin (renamed Omni), CounterParty, and more recently, RGB, Taro Assets and BRC-20.

As Rodarmor states in his blog, his motivation for making another protocol is to bring some of the asset issuing from other chains to Bitcoin. To make the launch of this protocol more interesting, Rodarmor decided to start the issuance on block 840,000, leading to the chaos we saw.

## Simplification vs Game Theory

Casey Rodarmor is also the creator of ordinals, and he took one of the concepts, which was to name assets using the capital latin alphabet on Runes. This is a normal fine choice, but what happens when there's a conflict? If two assets have the same name, how do we distinguish between them?

To simplify things, the protocol just looks up what assets exist already and if the name conflicts with something that exists, then the new asset isn't issued. This indeed simplifies the client and gives a global unique name to each asset. Unfortunately, it also makes for some terrible incentives.

## Sniping Asset Issuance

The first incentive problem is that if the transaction issuing the asset is sent out to the Bitcoin mempool, then as that transaction is gossiped to nodes around the network, other observers can snipe the name by getting the transaction in earlier.

Now "earlier" in Bitcoin is a strict concept. Blocks are ordered and transactions within a block are ordered. Whichever comes first gets the symbol and the asset issuance. But if you want to squat on a good symbol name, you can just look for mempool transactions that are attempting to create a new asset and create your own with a bigger fee. That's the essence of sniping.

What's really terrible about a situation like this is that *both* transactions will likely go into the block, but only the first will successfully issue the asset. The second will not issue the asset but *still pay the fee*.

Miners generally order transactions by fee rate, so a higher fee likely means that they'll get to issue the asset. I say likely, because there's a second incentive problem here I'll discuss later. But game-theoretically, both participants are incentivized to increase fees continually to one-up each other. The dynamic is similar to the [One Dollar Auction](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_auction), where participants end up making rational choices, but end up with an irrational result (like paying $1.50 for $1). Every loser pays lots in fees for nothing.

## Second order Game Theory

Now given this first-order incentive playing out, it's not a surprise that a lot of issuers purposefully put in a very high fee initially to discourage anyone from trying to snipe the symbol. After all, if your sniping attempt fails, then you lose out on the fees you tried to snipe with. There's also a significant uptick in the usage of RBF for this reason, so that you have the option to one-up the sniper and the sniper to do the same to the issuer.

Note that RBF isn't useful here to *get out* of paying the fee, as a replacement transaction has to pay more than the previous transaction in fees. Either way, the miner ends up with the fees.

Now back to the miner's role. The miner can, if it so desires, give preference to the *lower* fee transaction by including it earlier in the block. Indeed, the incentive is to give miners off-band fees if possible to order transactions in such a way as to win by not revealing how much you've paid. Miners in this protocol have a lot of leverage.

## Conclusion

Runes have resulted in some really high fees, though it's hard to know if the design was intentional or unintentional. What we do know is that Runes have been hyped up for the last few months and have been anticipated for a while, and certainly being one of the first assets issued under the protocol has some marketing value for the eventual goal of getting them listed on an exchange.

Sadly, in addition to the normal scamming of altcoins being completely centralized, there is a deeper cost in terms of block space congestion, where fees of 1000 sats/vbyte are currently not enough to get into certain blocks. The Runes asset issuance has overridden almost every other use case at the moment.

That said, the current rate of Runes issuance is completely unsustainable. Just in the first 18 blocks, there's been over $20M in fees spent, most of that in Runes issuance. At this rate, Runes issuers would be spending $150M a day or $1B a week. I honestly can't see them doing this for much longer than a month or two. In the meantime, it must be great to be a miner finding these blocks.


Crazy numbers for the miners for the first 21 blocks of the new epoch https://i.nostr.build/mlG9v.jpg


Listened to Michael Saylor on the nostr:npub1r8l06leee9kjlam0slmky7h8j9zme9ca32erypgqtyu6t2gnhshs3jx5dk podcast. It's 3 months old, but sheds some light on the ARK funding story.

https://youtu.be/_QN0RcQFf6w

TL;DW: Saylor strongly believes in *OSSIFICATION NOW*. From that POV, protocol development is a liability.

Some quotes (and thoughts)👇

"You only get to play God once. And Satoshi played God. And you can say 'well Satoshi got to do it, why can't I?' Well the answer is Satoshi did it, the reason we're talking about Satoshi is 'cause the other 100,000 would-be Satoshis failed. If you read the history of the world, work your way through 10,000 pages of Western history, there will be thousands and thousands and thousands of episodes of 'alpha male thinks he was put on this earth, you know, to change everything', full of hubris [...] he's gotta do more, change more, etcetera.'" (53:34)

"Bitcoin Core developers, or protocol developers, they want to fix something, or they want to make a contribution, because it's in their DNA, but developers are just the lawyers of cyberspace. When a lawyer shows up at the capital, they gotta make a law to save you from yourself, and the more laws they make, the more they cripple the economy, until eventually there's so many laws that the entire civilization collapses under its own weight." (58:06)

"The world is full of people that need something to do. I would say, the real key to wisdom, channel your energy constructively. If you're gonna do something, improve Lightning, build an application, persuade someone to adopt Bitcoin as a reserve asset, educate someone… these are all constructive things. Destructive, dilutive, distractive things are: fight with random people 'cause they want to fight with you, attack the core network and make it confusing and introduce anxiety, and confusion and fear, uncertainty and doubt into the base layer. Right? And then attempt to imprint your ego, you know, on the base protocol, you know? Like, 'I gotta introduce this so my name will go down in history forever'." (2:38:55)

My view: it's understandable to want Bitcoin to behave like the granite under Manhattan (his analogy); a solid bedrock that never changes. Especially if you truly believe Bitcoin will take over the world as SoV-only and "there is no second best". But IMO this is wishful thinking. While I agree it's near-impossible for an alt to overtake Bitcoin, I do think adoption could stall.

Luckily, Bitcoin isn't really a natural element. It's spontaneous order, more like language. Hard to change and no one can dictate changes, but if market wants it to change, it can.

Furthermore, despite Stephan asking a few questions in that direction, Saylor mostly failed to distinguish between protocol upgrades and general software maintenance.

Arguing against any hard/soft forks is one thing, but Bitcoin Core 26.0 can obviously not last for centuries...

Having said that, Saylor is of course free to not upgrade anymore and stick to Bitcoin Core 26.0 for as long as he lives.


Bitcoin helps me to appreciate and accept reality instead of trying to change it toward my preferences.

Fiat money deludes you into thinking you can change reality through politics.


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h/t & zaps➡ nostr:npub1lrnvvs6z78s9yjqxxr38uyqkmn34lsaxznnqgd877j4z2qej3j5s09qnw5 😂


The more you reinforce a system based on theft, the more it steals from you, divides you, and then controls you.

From that system, war is inevitable because it is a requirement that you believe it is someone else’s fault to retain its power over you.

With the chaos from the existing system bound to expand over the next number of years, it will be easy to get pulled back in.

The more you reinforce a system based on truth, the faster the world changes to hope and abundance. We are early, but our actions matter more than we realize. Every node (we) matters.

Keep the higher ground, and help others see it.

#Bitcoin
#Nostr
And soon….#Fedi


UFC 300
Renato Moicano

https://v.nostr.build/roKP3.mp4


Announcing the latest TestFlight for Purple members! Check out this video for whats new in this upcoming release and how to join the purple testing squad 👀

https://cdn.jb55.com/s/damus-video-player.mp4


Edward nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9  gave us all a stern warning, and despite the standing ovation, I don’t think most people understood or cared.

Snowden agrees that Bitcoin is the best tool we have to fight the surveillance state, but "Bitcoin has a privacy problem".

The reason we see talks of ETFs and acceptance from the SEC is BECAUSE Bitcoin is not private.

Snowden says it’s not enough for a few to know best privacy practices. Those who have good OPSEC should use that skill to provide privacy to the masses.

Privacy must be the default.

Notice he doesn’t say we should switch to Monero. Monero is a shitcoin. He says the technology to make decentralized, private payments with Bitcoin exists RIGHT NOW, and the minority of us who truly care about freedom need to pay attention to the discourse and stop asking for permission.

In other words, we have to stop accepting "Bitcoin shouldn’t do that because it might cause legal issues".

Separate money from the fucking state https://v.nostr.build/yw85.mov


NoFate

₿ullish for ₿itcoin - Average Joe with above average curiosity


Few understand this.
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Seems like a good time to re-up this clip of nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s on nostr:npub10qrssqjsydd38j8mv7h27dq0ynpns3djgu88mhr7cr2qcqrgyezspkxqj8

Who are the real terrorists? https://v.nostr.build/AaM97.mp4


VERY HUMBLED

IMMENSE THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HAS MADE THIS POSSIBLE

LET'S SHIP THE OTHER STUFF

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What’s the TL;DR with #danstr?


i am jack's complete surprise

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rip dan profile search index https://i.nostr.build/Rmw6B.jpg


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

I'm not bragging (yes I am), but pretty sure you're looking at the first Dan.


Time to buy. #Bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/45c3e5282e26b6bec54450b1467816c9c596185f9b820f86cf85ce00946324c7.png


i feel that Nostr and Bitcoin could become even more important to Brazilians in the very near future. we have a bunch of Brazilians that use Nostr and even hold weekly Nostr Nests discussing Bitcoin. this is just the beginning.


Got Primal ⚡🚀


Two things I’m now convinced will happen regarding #nostr, it’s just a matter of when

1) an explosion of new users, as centralized social media clients (like X) continue to censor, make poor business and customer decisions, and eventually implode. And as nostr clients improve, get easier, better UX, and appealing to mainstream (like nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg with killer UX and wallet in-app).

2) as users grow, so too will government attacks against nostr-enable clients and businesses. We saw a smidge of this with Apple and nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 but that was child’s play imo. Legal funds will be needed, similar to bitcoin dev legal funds.

This could be next year. It could be 5 years, 10 years, 20 years down the line. It will be interesting, and it’s very cool to be living through these times.

#grownostr


#Bitcoin will be much better off as a money rather than a currency bc currencies have shortened lives and only erode in value.

Among all the difficult assumptions,  we more can easily look at the market cap’s of our current monies and some currencies to project a value for Bitcoin.

Because, Bitcoin as a money should eat a portion of each market cap over time.

In a best case it takes 5-10yrs. In a worst case it takes 30 years. One thing is for sure, it takes time and usually takes longer than expected for a new money to be introduced and fully adopted i.e. where sensible use case are seen by most.

https://open.substack.com/pub/kanemcgukin/p/money-vs-currency?r=99ex&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://image.nostr.build/5a4b62a7697c0c2440b73edcc347990dda0bcde8c24feb66e4c3b1d515e7f9ae.jpg


GM🔥


Hankerin’ for some Nostr talk to make you really fucking bullshit on the future? Check out my chat with nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft on nostr:npub10qrssqjsydd38j8mv7h27dq0ynpns3djgu88mhr7cr2qcqrgyezspkxqj8

https://youtu.be/gG92XFg5Q48


GM https://image.nostr.build/bbdbbf502ec9d34bd26ebf6b82457b808898e6bd930c0cfeb4b4262ad91174a1.jpg


Even if you're a fan of Elon Musk and X, here's a reminder that it's still centralized.

Nostr has a deep structural advantage and it's only going to grow in the long term.

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GM✌


“Humour has become a central weapon of extremist movements to subvert open societies and to lower the threshold towards violence.” - European Commission, 2021

Via nostr:npub1sfhflz2msx45rfzjyf5tyj0x35pv4qtq3hh4v2jf8nhrtl79cavsl2ymqt (but actually real and not created by Allen)

https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/4df68ddb-9ba1-4e04-a7d0-1f64dbf302d8_en?filename=ran_ad-hoc_pap_fre_humor_20210215_en.pdf https://i.nostr.build/AaKj7.jpg


“Social Onboarding” is Coming to Nostr.

Because “friends inviting friends” is Nostr’s super power AND it’s the easiest way keep bots and bad actors at bay (as Nostr grows), I’m developing a new kind of Nostr client (right now) to support “social onboarding”.

“Meet Me On Nostr” will allow you to share nostr with friends. By scanning your custom “follow me” QR code, your friends will be able to instantly create a new account, follow you, open a DM chat with you, and connect with your recommend relays, clients, groups, and other accounts on Nostr. Each QR scan also logs the new account as “invited” by you and will qualify you to win “Top Nostr Advocate” each month (awarded by new account retention.)

Coming soon …


Excellent rip!

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NOSTR ONLY 🫡

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CITADEL DISPATCH 123: PHOENIX WALLET AND SERVER WITH CEO PIERRE

https://m.primal.net/HqjP.mp4


CD92: MANDIBLES WITH LIONEL SHRIVER

- ORIGINAL BROADCAST: FEB 24 2023

https://m.primal.net/HpHt.mp4


AT&T acknowledges data leak that hit 73 million current and former users

Data leak hit 7.6 million current AT&T users, 65.4 million former subscribers.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/att-acknowledges-data-leak-that-hit-73-million-current-and-former-users/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/197/509/260/542/829/original/14b2630aa2859e2e.jpg


DISPATCH WITH CEO OF PHOENIX WALLET TOMORROW AT 1700 UTC / 1P ET.

https://citadeldispatch.com


💯
#grownostr #nostrart #artonnostr #art #artstr
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Good morning sir! You chose to be cathartic today 😂🫡


ELON CAN TAKE HIS BLUE CHECK AND SHOVE IT UP HIS ASS.

NOSTR ONLY 🫡

https://m.primal.net/HpqJ.jpg


Wealth is important and necessary, but I’ve met far too many rich people who are unhappy.

Usually because in the pursuit of wealth they neglected their health or relationships. Sometimes both.

You should strive to max all three of these variables as best you can.

If I was to give life advice to someone just starting out in life, I’d say prioritize your health in middle school, high school and college. Focus on eating right and getting in amazing shape. You’ll build the habits that will carry you through the rest of your life and you’ll look your best during the years when dating and sex matter a lot. Providing you more ability to find a high quality life partner, because long term high trust relationships are crucial for sustained happiness contentment etc…

Then in early adulthood go hard on the pursuit of wealth. Your twenties are the time to work your ass off and put yourself in position to own your time down the line. Better to give up 5-10 years now and own the next 30, rather than goof off in your twenties and end up stuck as a wage slave for 30 years. Save and invest aggressively, take risks, embrace sacrifice. Allow your peers to make fun of you, knowing you have a plan. Let compounding work for you.

Retire in your 30’s sometime around the time you’re starting your family and spend the rest of your life devoted to your kids, spouse and interests. Refocusing all efforts on health and happiness. Don’t take a single action unless it brings you more  in either of those dimensions, while simultaneously tending to and growing the wealth you built up to this point.

People think for whatever reason that this sort of life path is not attainable, but it’s very much within the reach of the average college educated westerner. Most just have a defeatist mindset, which ultimately lead them in the wrong direction.


“…Ok?”
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Get Ready for Adventure: #Bitcoin Treasure Hunt on Orange Island!
Do you have what it takes to find the secret stash of sats? Watch out for hidden dangers!
https://cdn.satellite.earth/f80694b5dc6eae3101259f7f0002d087ec50b816bdfd3cee9f0946e9fba26b72.mp4


Damus users. Zaps are back on the menu with this sorcery.

Lets the zaps run free!!! nostr:note19mr4l4539gmsd59kplpek3xhn8xlxnltwz25ezdsst46sdhrkves0j9072


Ok this is a funny timeline.

Elon made Odell into a bluecheck. 😂
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“In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." -Mark Twain

Being a Bitcoiner used to carry a heavy social cost, now it costs nothing to be a Bitcoiner. Larry fink is a Bitcoiner. https://image.nostr.build/a4cac259e8f83d6f80c20f377ecee327c758b78f93548e995eeee6762a6ea399.jpg


Announcing Better Limits on Strike

Today we introduce our redesigned limits experience, allowing you to send all your bitcoin as soon as your funds become available.

Heard your feedback loud and clear -- say goodbye to send and withdrawal limits 🫡

https://strike.me/blog/announcing-better-limits/

https://youtu.be/h7JCxuBTmQQ?si=pLObrbJdSh2hsOU1


Hedgehog: Protocol for Asynchronous Layer 2 Bitcoin Payments

Hedgehog is a protocol for two party payment channels. Hedgehog channels are similar to lightning channels but with a few comparative benefits such as offline receive capabilities.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/introducing-hedgehog/


"Café Bitcoin by Swan Bitcoin" nest is live!
https://nostrnests.com/naddr1qqjrxde5xucrydrz95mk2dps956rjvfc94snvvmr95mkxvfc8y6nsep5v93kxqg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09upzqkjh3rzkhmk0gu86jn3n54sskcey8kkkpcp7e46l6sknhf8l2eenqvzqqqrkvuuklmtf


"Café Bitcoin by Swan Bitcoin" nest is live! Come join 🤗 https://nostrnests.com/naddr1qqjrxde5xucrydrz95mk2dps956rjvfc94snvvmr95mkxvfc8y6nsep5v93kxqg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09upzqkjh3rzkhmk0gu86jn3n54sskcey8kkkpcp7e46l6sknhf8l2eenqvzqqqrkvuuklmtf


say NO to surveillance capitalism

don't fall for it. google's move to block all 3rd party cookies in chrome may technically be better than 3rd party tracking cookies, but chrome's "privacy sandbox" absolutely still tracks you.

only now, like #apple, google wants to add billions more in ad revenue to it's bottom line by collecting,  controlling, and monopolizing ALL of your data (behavior, location, digital, financial, medical etc)

the eff (electronic frontier foundation) recommends turning off "privacy sandbox" or better switching browsers.

i strongly recommend switching to a hardened browser with tracking protection like mullvad or librewolf with #ublockorigin. the more people that use these hardened browsers, the better your browser's unique fingerprint can blend in with the crowd

say NO to surveillance capitalism

#infosec #google #privsecgirl

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-shares-plans-for-blocking-third-party-cookies-in-chrome/


CITADEL DISPATCH 121: BITCOIN IN AFRICA WITH KG - FOUNDER OF MACHANKURA

https://m.primal.net/HoUE.mp4


Once you hit the end of the road and visualize the state of the American economy through a multi-generational lens you'll come to the conclusion that the American pensions are absolutely fucked.

Unless they begin allocating to bitcoin.

https://www.tftc.io/pensions-buying-bitcoin/


Good morning to touch some grass, or plant it. LFG!


Announcing Strike BLACK, Strike's suite of products and tools for developers looking to build on #Bitcoin

Easily integrate and offer bitcoin buy, sell, send, receive, hold, withdraw, onboard, cash in, and cash out.

 nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg was one of Strike BLACK's earliest customers and greatly influenced what it has become. Really awesome.

If you need Lightning, Bitcoin on-chain, on/off ramps, fiat-over-lightning, etc. you can get started for free today: http://strike.me/black

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A88mhL27O0&ab_channel=JackMallers


Hey Nostr, we are working on improving the onboarding experience within Primal, and could use your help. Please shill us the best accounts to follow in the following categories:

art
bitcoin
finance
fitness
food
fun & memes
gaming
human rights
music
news
nostr
photography
sports
tech
travel

Also shill us any categories we didn’t cover that already have good content.

Our criteria for suggested accounts to follow: the account needs to be actively posting high signal content on nostr. Our current working list is available below. Please tell us who we missed:

https://listr.lol/npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg


If the cost of the book is in anyway prohibitive for someone due to personal circumstances or jurisdictional issues, I happily endorse them pirating Broken Money.

There are always ways to pirate stuff anyway, but like, I'm not taking any action against you to make it harder, and my spirit is with you. ☮

https://m.primal.net/HmUm.png


Coming soon!
Art by nostr:npub1a7n2h5y3gt90y00mwrknhx74fyzzjqw25ehkscje58x9tfyhqd5snyvfnu
#nostriga

https://image.nostr.build/b622e7f90e3b5053016b7349482ebe5cabafdfbb7a0d6914ca1b82b8342d8efe.jpg


CITADEL DISPATCH 120: BITCOIN POWERED CHAUMIAN ECASH WITH CALLE -  nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg

https://m.primal.net/HmIa.mp4


The rising bitcoin price alerts people that there is something wrong with their native currencies and the permissionless nature of bitcoin provides them with an avenue to escape the inferno.

Bitcoin is the alarm system and the lifeboat.

https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-alarm-system/


Good morning 🫡☕🔥


GM https://image.nostr.build/462fdc9d363f9bfd64da541ff8ce28b3ed4034e307a947516f250ef7b631fd6e.jpg


Damn. I was going to post my all paid relays recommendations, but half of them don't work any longer. 👀

What paid relays are you still using?


All-Time High module now on Dashboard v2

https://nostrcheck.me/media/134743ca8ad0203b3657c20a6869e64f160ce48ae6388dc1f5ca67f346019ee7/nostrcheck.me_5770453732094633331710218059.webp


Ever wondered what the true cost of printing $6 trillion is?

https://v.nostr.build/eJJ0.mp4


GOOD MORNING ☀


$70K and all done by the Asian market. The EU and US will further push this... #Bitcoin

 https://image.nostr.build/efafaa0e25010254f063792092a62d89294030c947677673cf84499565a1eb3f.jpg


No time to say “hello”, goodbye, I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!


Are you all-in on the envelope?


GM/GFY☕🫡

https://medium.com/@nathan_33044/why-bitcoins-weird-wonderful-culture-matters-871a6caefc5b


Don’t shitcoin
Only #bitcoin https://video.nostr.build/c4847a861626fbea356fe4c1d99521de40b131189c7d00ae18d4c0cd0b353a1d.mp4


Larry Fink on Bitcoin.

“There is a lot of merit to it… it is a great store of value”
https://m.primal.net/HjGx.mov


Morning Coffee Bitcoin Report ☕

Price: $68,310 (1,464 sats/dollar)
Hash Price: $103.15/PHash
Hash Rate: 592 EHash/s

Immediate Fee Rate: 33 sat/vByte
Hour Fee Rate: 24 sat/vByte
Block Interval: 9:41
Mempool Count: 41,198

Block Height: 833,918
Supply Issued: 93.56%
Blocks to Halving: 6,082


I AM HERE TO MAKE FUCK YOU TECH THE STANDARD AND WE WILL HAVE FUN WHILE WE DO IT.


“If you’re new here, just start stacking your heart out… get as much #bitcoin as you fucking can. This thing is a runaway freight train & you’re not going to be able to catch it… if people in your life are not showing active disdain, YOU’RE NOT STACKING HARD ENOUGH.” — nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs on nostr:npub10qrssqjsydd38j8mv7h27dq0ynpns3djgu88mhr7cr2qcqrgyezspkxqj8
#AnotherFuckingBitcoinPodcast #Titcoin https://v.nostr.build/nQGd.mp4


Can’t buy with $BTC 😑


Turn on computer

Open 17 different chat apps


What has Julian Assange really done? He is literally being punished for engaging in real journalism.

He reported about despicable war crimes committed by the US and other countries, and now they are making an example out of him.

It's happening in front of our eyes, and we are not able to do anything about it. It's an absolute shame.
https://video.nostr.build/5edecee81fc787b5269947a95b762b18aa7bb02db9f72198a09f9bd74919933a.mp4


Opt out of slavery
https://m.primal.net/HjGw.jpg


Good morning ☀ X is dying, Nostr is rising. We’re still early


Hello from the future in the jungle where social media apps have become #bitcoin wallets

Meet Elianora!
 nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg nostr:npub14f26g7dddy6dpltc70da3pg4e5w2p4apzzqjuugnsr2ema6e3y6s2xv7lu

https://m.primal.net/HfbK.mp4


Sparrow v1.8.3 released with:

PGP download file verifier
Coldcard Q1 support
Trezor Safe 3 support
Improved QR reading

And more: https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.8.3

https://sparrowwallet.com/download/ https://image.nostr.build/dd9ad8e9ad16b81e4b1638d76cad23e7c094d6314e9773605188297a375f524f.png


Well this chart from nostr:npub1xkere5pd94672h8w8r77uf4ustcazhfujkqgqzcykrdzakm4zl4qeud0en is a ₿anger

https://image.nostr.build/2377ec4b90091cdf1ecf2f388da7e40c4c36a2d2f63e6f6dd51794860f1d0cd4.jpg


GOOD MORNING NOSTR 🫡

RHR AT 1P CT / 1900 UTC.

DISPATCH AT 4P CT / 2200 UTC.

https://m.primal.net/HiaL.mp4


the internet is undefeated. may we protect it and its currency at all costs
https://m.primal.net/HhjF.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HhjD.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HhjE.jpg


If this isn’t hilarious idk what is

David Attenborough narrating his life

it’s ChatGPT-4-Vision + eleven-labs python script

Here’s the code: https://github.com/cbh123/narrator https://v.nostr.build/BB6A.mp4


GN
https://image.nostr.build/49b7d057a596e08811500b2a42ef653905460e2ce56c527c892c09d85c69a670.jpg


Alpha.. #bitcoin.
https://v.nostr.build/KQy2.mp4


You’re goddamn right!
https://m.primal.net/HhEk.jpg


Every fuckin day. https://image.nostr.build/d1574f5da4de054982c5599737b193988470a2378594fe56fcec53fb7152ca84.jpg


Sociopaths

nostr:note1729pheyce5sll4uepml9075edr798p43xdypxtkp3yll0jckgzzqya2dwv


nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m owns one shirt https://image.nostr.build/5236680c98fe85d7f38e242621bb036179ddd27faf7de254f515485d9a2c71ce.jpg


Speculative attack! 😎


GOOD MORNING NOSTR 🫡

https://m.primal.net/HgLw.mp4


Open-source #atlantis.
Open-source everything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRAM6bwS8mU


Coinbase has consistently had problems keeping their systems up and running during times of high price volatility.

This is a prime example of the risk a company takes on when they spread themselves thin in "crypto". There is a lack of focus that leads to unreliable products.

https://m.primal.net/Hfya.png


The struggle is real.
https://image.nostr.build/30c861da45fcc919080d37f578cff4b0d7b14f749484522d82745c49638777c9.jpg


 nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s is a baller for posting this. Thank you sir.

People might think there’s fierce competition between nostr clients, but that’s not the case. It’s not Primal vs. Damus. It’s Primal AND Damus AND Amethyst AND Snort AND Coracle AND countless others.

Believe me when I say it: Nostr UX is going to get insanely great. We will blow the legacy web out of the water.

nostr:note1nu089e79xqyq2xlg4usa3v42hg0shdewc3nnflx0f454xezuujnqt55aqg


GM  🌅


Context is important, very important

https://i.imgflip.com/8h699d.jpg


The founding fathers understood this.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KZOtEbwwfOM&list=WL&index=2&pp=gAQBiAQB

nostr:note15ajxqlh3xp6a96wpu3960swc3zwlx7yw30r8m4g5ckymj55x57ss597fvf


One of the coolest emergent properties of a Wikipedia on nostr,like the new Wikifreedia.xyz client, is the fact that people don’t have to agree on what’s the truth and pretend that a neutral point of view is humanly possible.

It’s not “truth by democracy/power/influence”

It’s a savage pursuit of truth at the edges of the network.

It’s the embodiment of “embrace the chaos” https://i.nostr.build/VaPJ.jpg


nostr:npub1lelkh3hhxw9hdwlcpk6q9t0xt9f7yze0y0nxazvzqjmre3p98x3sthkvyz is in Madeira.. short in sats, help him out 🤙😁
https://youtu.be/dmeIfEUzrJA


BREAKING: EIA to Temporarily Suspend Bitcoin Miner Survey After Lawsuit

"The U.S. Department of Energy has agreed to temporarily suspend its mandatory survey of cryptocurrency miner energy use following a lawsuit by prominent miner Riot Blockchain and an industry group, according to a notice filed on Friday with the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Waco Division."

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/eia-to-temporarily-suspend-bitcoin-miner-survey-after-lawsuit/


GOOD MORNING NOSTR, RABBIT HOLE RECAP LIVE IN SIX HOURS AT 1P CT / 1900 UTC.

STAY HUMBLE AND STACK SATS 🫡

https://rhr.tv


🥴
https://m.primal.net/HeOl.png


Gut feeling is that BM's July conference will debase the brand even more than it already has.

Lots of VCs pumping ordinals/BRC-20/inscriptions that will find that Bitcoiners just aren't interested.


GM today is a great day for consolidating  sats


In 2012, Julian sounded a warning, what he called a watchman's shout into the night:

“Recall that states are the systems which determine where and how coercive force is consistently applied.

The question of how much coercive force can seep into the platonic realm of the internet from the physical world is answered by cryptography and the cypherpunk's ideals.

As states merge with the internet and the future of our civilization becomes the future of the internet, we must redefine force relations.

If we do not, the universality of the internet will merge global humanity into one giant grid of mass surveillance and mass control.”

He published this in 2012.

The censors are not just after Julian and WikiLeaks. The objective is not simply to suppress recent history. Julian's ongoing imprisonment has emboldened the censors.

They have turned their sights to the present, seeking the total control over the public domain itself. Our voice and our ears, our collective reality.

A world in which Julian is free is a world that will continue to build initiatives that that recognize what we're up against.

Free Julian, free us all.

My full Bitcoin Amsterdam keynote:

https://youtu.be/_66-eujGlxo?si=XfPvxnJtDLdGbONS https://video.nostr.build/349b651fae0ead94f44838045d5ec52d388c3a4233fc52494eaac38a6b09bed3.mov


I honestly don't know what you are talking about. Custodial lighting like WoS, Muun etc. is simple enough, but self-hosted lighting is not for the average non-technically inclined. There is so much more room for improvement.


GM boots on, belt up, eyes on the prize


I'll be leaving investment advice in random places all across America this year.  nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx  nostr:npub103m96sra82w4agghew9cdxtzs4s8sl7qsjsvw6h653yml0gjrkzqefd3h5
https://m.primal.net/HddK.jpg


IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT PEOPLE ON TWITTER ARE FRUSTRATED THAT I TALK ABOUT NOSTR "TOO MUCH" ON RABBIT HOLE RECAP.

NOSTR WOULD BE A GREAT PROTOCOL FOR THEM TO VENT THAT FRUSTRATION. WILL MAKE SURE TO REMIND THEM NEXT WEEK.


I made a globalism survival guide and NOSTR gets a lil cameo in it...

https://v.nostr.build/q7Gd.mp4


Bitcoin wakes you up
https://video.nostr.build/838e6f6623f01339c73553817c034a2531bcda2e442c3674e4871e8e60b6d959.mp4


The fact that Bitcoin isn't yet accepted everywheree and for everything really underlines for me how few people have actually used Lightning. Whenever I show somebody how it works, there's always that "wow" moment. But why was it a surprise?

The problem is that normal people still understand BTC from the one half-remembered opinion piece they read in 2017, and are operating under the belief that transactions still take an hour to settle, rather than being instantaneous and irreversible — money transmission without the Paypal Problem. The public mind needs a cache refresh.


GM thisis the way


GMorstr


https://image.nostr.build/a7ecc953ab561b75584639ff1c980e427accce58d4d94b099f836194b5289b40.png

#meme #memes #bitcoin


I bought bitcoin because I believed I was right.

I still believe I’m right.

And I’m right.


holy shit those are awesome!