Hey friends -- I need help.

Would you mind watching an episode of my show?

On the surface my show may look like just another Bitcoin podcast, etc. - but it's not. It's short, high energy, and I discuss some other topics besides Bitcoin like funny memes, the collapse of fiat, your future prosperity, etc.

I have to find a way to grow my show soon, or I don't know what I'll do. I'm working hard every day and delivering the goods, I believe.

If you can watch one episode just to see what I'm doing I'd be very grateful. Forget about sharing it with others - just check it out for yourself first if you want.

If you're not interested that's totally cool. I still appreciate you.

MANY THANKS AND MUCH LOVE,
~Chris

https://www.youtube.com/@fractalbitcoin


Listening to unhosted music


"I got 5% on it"
https://v.nostr.build/W5i7Lf2ZRxBnqgRs.mp4


GM


for some reason they keep giving yellow de mic, they never learn 😂🤣
https://v.nostr.build/0UYy55QS4nWpRhtD.mp4


I guess this mainly applies to politicians because otherwise there's nothing wrong with free competition and seeking wealth


Have you applied to any grant funds like OpenSats or HRF?


GM,

If anyone knows a company or has a company that would like to sponsor this project, please send me a DM, I’ll gladly take feature requests.

I’ve been bleeding sats instead of stacking them for almost a year now and **really** need help.

While the idea of V4V is great, it really isn't sustainable and hasn't even covered a single month of expenses


Do not negotiate with terrorists.

https://v.nostr.build/L1FWjz2IpFN5u6g8.mp4


Focus on doing one thing at a time, and do it really well; otherwise, what's the point?


If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude more than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace.

We ask not your counsels nor your arms.

Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you.

May your chains rest lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.

- Samuel Adams


The profit motive may not be the cleanest but it's one of the most honest. At least you know where it stands.


☕ Good Morning, Bitcoin - Friday, September 27th, 2024

GM. It is Friday, September 27th, 2024, and here's the latest, quite fat roundup of things that have gone down lately. Hammer time!

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-09-27/


nice


New life goal: actually make some fucking money for once.


👀👀👀👀

Eyes-only relay is out: wss://eyes.f7z.io

A relay that will only show notes that are 👀 something else, like a post or a website

Like most of my great ideas, it's actually  nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc's idea 😅


Rolled out new https://iris.to version:

* Zero-configuration zaps for new users: comes with a [npub]@npub.cash lightning address and an integrated Cashu wallet (cashu.me)
* ReplyGuy-free experience: automatically hides content by users not in your social graph
* "Unseen" feed. Click "home" or switch tabs to refresh.
* "Adventure" feed. Shows content from everyone in your social graph.
* Social graph based fast user search
* Better scroll position retention on back navigation

"Add to home screen" for better mobile use experience & push notifications.

This new version is based on NDK. I think it's a good idea for web devs to work together on shared core libraries.

Not perfect, but I'll keep working on it! If you preferred the previous Iris version, you should use https://snort.social which is basically it.
 https://image.nostr.build/2f997643856deed77cbb27eb68549fe5def27b3464f1d88d716c80badac0d354.png


GM

excited for whatever's coming next


If you're doing something, its either for fun or sats. When its neither, its probably a good time to stop.


#mood
nostr:nevent1qqszj6xrmslf58xru8tag7yaf5uxkvhwytzecch5t93aux9me584hecpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43z7q3q37gavftkelnara27cx56uchxr6qxvf4ragjfpe8qmlsl64kwrf3qxpqqqqqqzhqpg0w


Ive been building this NIP-96 / Blossom server in rust for a while now, if you want to host your own its pretty easy you can find examples in the git repo!

My Instance is free to use: https://files.v0l.io/

https://git.v0l.io/Kieran/route96


APK for v0.1.0 is available for testing joinstr:

https://gitlab.com/invincible-privacy/joinstr-kmp/-/releases

Feel free to join the simplex group chat if you have any questions or need signet coins for testing.


Thank you, nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy and nostr:npub1uyz4w2w4rcphk0q5arzkutrecgscxwzajj4dkvh9mjyqjtxslm6qea8632, for this conversation. I gleefully look forward to the blowback against the unproductive class. May it be glorious.

https://fountain.fm/episode/6EYWuAkOVW1AsSCoMJmf

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzqdnw7u32qdmz6707e3lk648uf257qyymnzrcmxk5lve6d522a67qzvduw4


Latest Bitcoin Brief is now available for your listening pleasure. If this is your first time listening...  no, I don't usually sound that nasally 🤧🤧

We cover:
👉 The new Ashigaru Samourai fork
👉 Samourai wallet case updates
👉 Latest nostr:npub1s0vtkgej33n7ec4d7ycxmwt78up8hpfa30d0yfksrshq7t82mchqynpq6j firmware release
👉 Sparrow Wallet 2.0

Thank you for all of the boosts and comments. Keep em coming!

nostr:npub1jcympy69pht7ptan39se4nd09e4q66qhey649uu3rczm2zh88c7s0n2890

https://fountain.fm/episode/1LHyrYHtktFqeg01FZnh


A man in Russia got an administrative case opened against and was fined for stating on a YouTube stream that in order to support families in the country government should stop taxing them.

What a neat trick to promote taxation https://i.nostr.build/aykRO6QrcmMeDUOD.jpg https://i.nostr.build/6AlX7xubfVyaxkzA.jpg


🫨 is the best emoji


Dutch parliament passes fascist law to ban cash payments above €3,000.
https://tweakers.net/nieuws/226916/tweede-kamer-gaat-akkoord-met-verbod-op-contante-betalingen-boven-3000-euro.html


Ok


💚Say hello to Privacy Index: a guide of guides for all things digital privacy.💚

I started working on Privacy Index in the beginning of the year because I was frustrated by the one-fits-all solutions I was being sold by other privacy projects.

Privacy Index is the opposite: it's a resource for resources, so you can choose what tips, tools and tricks best fit your needs.

I would love for this project to grow and encompass all content others have found helpful on their own privacy journey – be it stories that inspired you, books that you read, tools that you use, or guides you found helpful – some of my favorite additions are highlighted below.

Privacy Index is by no means complete. But it's free and open source, so anyone can contribute on github. And the more people contribute, the better it will get 💚

s/o to @HRF
 for funding this work 🤝

http://privacyindex.net
https://m.primal.net/LBAV.jpg


oh wow


👀
nostr:nevent1qqsrwk2hzsvxf337ga0l5wfkgr7t6yalvyn83r64ex54nvvfky0sckqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygxlu7gurfw8q25ugdpsez7xzz005gdg7vpkd82huspg7gjhv7qelypsgqqqqqqs2gu2gn


should you build media experiences to accommodate the existing culture or aim for media experiences that change it?

> you have to meet people where they are, and if you do it successfully, a new emergent medium inevitably constitutes a change in culture.

GM ☕


that's true, never noticed it until now 😂 thanks!


when tiktok on nostr


> it's a real global/local town square

> allows everyone to build/shape SM experiences

> people should care because its the best way to get free bitcoin / get paid in bitcoin


Julian Assange was silenced for 5 years on -

October 1st 2024 Between 8.30 and 10am

He will address the council of Europe, Well hear him speak publicly for the first time since 2019.


Alright


alright


big news 🗞 today: BOLT12 has officially been merged into the lightning bolt repo and is now considered part of the official lightning specification!! ⚡

there’s currently three implementations that support the official spec and are interoperable: core-lightning, LDK, and eclair/phoenix

this is the first new BOLT to be added since 2017 https://video.nostr.build/ceecbd82c2d7a23f5ae2ef650e77cd96cdfbaa8e511b6217284b654aa677177f.mp4


BOLT 12 is merged into the spec

To applause at the Lightning Spec Summit dinner! ❤


Good morning! Lots of talk yesterday about the German government's new security package enabling mass biometric surveillance & suspicionless searches.

But the proposed law also drastically expands the surveillance of bank accounts.

According to the proposed law, banks are to be alleviated of the suspension of accounts under investigation for AML/CTF violations, enabling the prolonged and undetected surveillance of bank accounts via the German federal police.

In 2023, the German FIU received 337,000 suspicious transaction reports, of which roughly 63,000 had little or nothing to do with AML/CTF violations.

Under the proposed law, close to 20% of accounts under investigation for AML/CTF violations would be subject to increased and unjust spying on their financial activities through police.

Full Story:
https://www.therage.co/german-government-plans-expansion-of-bank-account-surveillance/


GM


hey at least we are leading in regulation


Drink water


I do, I known many people like your brother here.

Life is simpler in the great fiatlands.


nothing creates trust in society like illegal warrantless surveillance financed by making everyone poor


New steps achieved today!

 Robosats' federation is sending now notes to clearnet relays, you can now find orders in:

- wss://freelay.sovbit.host
- wss://nostrvista.aaroniumii.com
- wss://nostr.satstralia.com

Furthermore, with the magic of Negentropy,  nostr:npub1m0str0d7z2ww8rdh20t2n9lx520xjwhaq24p68umqp06wwrwtsnqen40un orders found on these relays are being also synchronized to the federation relays, just by using this same action.

That means that now you can find MostroP2P and Robosats orders in a single place 😀 And should be fairly easy for both apps to displays other's orders on their clients!

Thanks  nostr:npub1gnwpctdec0aa00hfy4lvadftu08ccs9677mr73h9ddv2zvw8fu9smmerrq and  nostr:npub1wdsu4yfj6s5vkcktfx2l7y9tvprfsmwp55e2gj5xp266gff0eeks9cjda5 for offering their relays!

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


FOSS Drama => Spot the Fed

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQoAYRKqhg


GM

Wars do not need fiat currency, it's the fiat that currency that needs wars (and all sorts of other mass mobilizations) as existential prerequisite.


Godspeed nostr:npub1q3sle0kvfsehgsuexttt3ugjd8xdklxfwwkh559wxckmzddywnws6cd26p https://image.nostr.build/5c8011907b9f0f833aebea39f10e54ae08b989ba4bd05b05a3eb32b9b86179d2.jpg


The real PoW is the work you have to put in to pick good relays that are filtering spam for free.

Few.


“Your best is yet to come.” ~ #BITCOIN
https://nostrcheck.me/media/ac340a0ffa48589e98af8577754529e8c59f7fd110f1bc832d0e8d4c4d3d1853/a9e7f3cc21f2990215ebe36827e1fac4d491caf2e9673e8092ef5f682cece2a0.webp


I need to make some space at home aka get rid of some paintings. Some will be available to pay what you like , for this one I have to set a price of 50€ + shipping because it's on a quality canvas with thick hardwood frame.
I'll zap anyone who shares this post !
"Rough edges" 2023
Acryl on canvas, 30x30x4cm
DM to buy
#agichooteart https://image.nostr.build/99497d2b0e4c563b33b33d876f317a96ef277c92a46e1f67a9baad93d8147695.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/85b2b812f0aa5039c1e8400bc31d4f3ec99caad58fe02d403ffdee6ddd63d0ed.jpg https://image.nostr.build/858301c5fe8602f45bb73b44d2b60c8981d65f40e8e032868e9be317456763b4.jpg


When you try to onboard all your friends to Nostr:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TthdVsezV_Q


GM!


gm


GM

found this chad stump today, and it's glorious

https://i.nostr.build/AdmpDE16pXfNtYbt.jpg


GM

found this chad stump today,  it's glorious

https://i.nostr.build/AdmpDE16pXfNtYbt.jpg


Excellent opening line in this mainstream news article:
> Anyone who sends a nude photo via Snapchat often hopes that the image will be seen by a maximum of one pair of eyes. But the EU is considering changing that. nostr:note1kuugdyzhmc288y9rt36kc7p48q89kya8cwhsdpt92lxpp852666snx0usx


GM, the German Government just flat out lied denying the use of chain analysis software.

In an answer to a inquiry made by MPs, the German Government denied the use of chain analysis software for asset seizures – but procurement records show contracts with Chainalysis for German federal agencies, which directly advertises its software for the use of asset seizures.

Questions on the use of mixers to conceal criminal activity were classified as secret citing risks to national security, while the Government responded that the German FIU and customs had received merely 27,000 reports regarding crytocurrency transactions on suspicion of money laundering between 2020-2024, compared to over 280,000 suspicious transaction reports overall in the year 2020 alone.

Full story:
https://www.therage.co/german-interior-ministry-dodges-questions-on-chain-analysis-software-mixer-risks/


Looks great on Snort nostr:nprofile1qqsx8lnrrrw9skpulctgzruxm5y7rzlaw64tcf9qpqww9pt0xvzsfmgrefsyl https://i.imgur.com/Y3kbDfv.png


interesting yet insightful framing.

serve the money, serve the world? 😂


Helping, fixing and serving represent three different ways of seeing life.
When you help, you see life as weak.
When you fix, you see life as broken.
When you serve, you see life as whole.
Fixing and helping may be the work of the ego, and service the work of the soul.

-- Rachel Naomi Remen
from the "The will to live & other mysteries"

Here we often call it "building".
Let's do it.


interesting yet insightful framing.

serve the money, serve the world 😂


I only got through half of the pod yet but it's v interesting


you can't leave nostr, one only takes a break to return later


has it ever occurred to you that you can use money to flee to safety?


Free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny.
#privacy #freedom

Countries where VPNs are blocked, banned, or outright illegal:

Bahrain
Belarus
China
Cuba
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Libya
Myanmar
North Korea
Oman
Russia
Syria
Turkey
Turkmenistan
UAE
Uganda
Venezuela
Vietnam


In bitcoin, we don't stand on the shoulders of greats, rather a pile of dead bodies of greats, knowing we will prob end up in the pile.
Gm


this is one of the best GM notes I've ever read 😂


seems like a good plan for busy days. I usually skip breakfast and do high protein/fat lunch and dinner to prime my metabolism and maintain energy levels. Works well with fasting, too.


that's a solid breakfast. I'll start feasting sometime tomorrow


LOL based nostr:npub1useke4f9maul5nf67dj0m9sq6jcsmnjzzk4ycvldwl4qss35fvgqjdk5ks

https://i.nostr.build/zdsVst9zLUuu1VJu.png


## rust-nostr v0.35 is out! 🦀

### Summary

Add gossip model support, deprecate `SQLite` database in favor of `LMDB` (fork of nostr:npub1acg6thl5psv62405rljzkj8spesceyfz2c32udakc2ak0dmvfeyse9p35c's pocket database), add support to negentropy v1 (old version is still supported!), add `MockRelay` (a local disposable relay for tests), allow usage of embedded tor client on mobile devices, many improvements, bugs fix and more!

Full changelog: https://rust-nostr.org/changelog

### Contributors

Thanks to all contributors!

* nostr:npub1acxjpdrlk2vw320dxcy3prl87g5kh4c73wp0knullrmp7c4mc7nq88gj3j
* nostr:npub17q5n2z8naw0xl6vu9lvt560lg33pdpe29k0k09umlfxm3vc4tqrq466f2y
* nostr:npub1zwnx29tj2lnem8wvjcx7avm8l4unswlz6zatk0vxzeu62uqagcash7fhrf
* nanikamado

### Links

https://rust-nostr.org
https://rust-nostr.org/donate

#rustnostr #nostr #rustlang #programming #rust #python #javascript #kotlin #swift


ketosis good


appreciate you guys


when dryer miner


seized coins have to be liquidated to fiat in most cases


nice


X is for talkers, nostr is for walkers


I already got a couple of requests from relay operators, anyone else wanna join the party?

nostr:note13xdhhfe0fssqd7s0h7zz6fu29tkp6jphhj7xaj48td4g5av5raqqyassj8


Geyser Fund has shut down the crowdfunding project Bitcoin for Palestine, citing regulatory uncertainty.

Let this be your reminder that you cannot code faster than the state can invoke arbitrary penalties. Permissionless money is under massive threat by the global AML regime. It's time to wake up.

Full story:
https://www.therage.co/geyser-bitcoin-for-palestine/


yeah he's 80 year old. Proverbial grandpa


the lowkey joke with GM is that you post it at any time of the day


Important Announcement

We have made the decision to no longer list projects in sensitive conflict zones, including any project raising funds for, or located in such zones. This is effective today.

It wasn’t an easy decision, and it’s one that we know will bring some disappointment amongst you.

Geyser has always stood for providing access to crowdfunding to those that previously didn’t. We serve a global user-base that, through the power of Bitcoin and human connection, has and will continue to positively impact the world.

We have also gone through great lengths to preserve Bitcoin’s properties of being a sovereign medium of exchange, ensuring we never take custody of funds and do not require the submission of identification to raise funds.

Unfortunately, and as many of you know, the movement of funds is increasingly a point of scrutiny. Even more so when the destination of those funds is a conflict area where it is difficult to have any guarantee that funds won’t be used to finance war, resistance movements, scams and criminal activities.

We do not custody, administer, or control any funds contributed to the projects at any time. Additionally, we aim to avoid the possibility of these funds falling into the wrong hands. Accepting and listing such projects could necessitate implementing increasingly intrusive measures to verify the identities of creators, which we prefer to avoid.

Importantly, we have no reason to believe any funds raised on Geyser to this day have been used for criminal activities. But, after carefully considering the risks, we decided to no longer list projects in those high risk regions.

For these types of sensitive projects in conflict zones,  protocols > platforms.

While this was a difficult decision, it is one that will allow us to give a greater focus on supporting the creators, educators and builders furthering Bitcoin adoption.

Our mission continues to be to enable powerful Bitcoin ideas around the world.

For more details on which countries and regions are currently supported on Geyser, see:

https://guide.geyser.fund/geyser-docs/resources/countries-on-geyser


#### Investigations in the so-called darknet: Law enforcement agencies undermine Tor anonymisation

***The Tor network is considered the most important tool for surfing the internet anonymously. Law enforcement agencies have apparently begun to infiltrate it in order to expose criminals. They have been successful in at least one case.***

https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/panorama/aktuell/Investigations-in-the-so-called-darknet-Law-enforcement-agencies-undermine-Tor-anonymisation,toreng100.html

##### Tor-Relays Mailing List Response from Isabela Fernandes

Hi Tor,

I am reaching out to inform you of an upcoming news story concerning a
potential deanonymization attack on Onion Services.

What is happening?

On September 9, 2024, The Tor Project received a press inquiry from
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR, part of ARD, a German public broadcaster) with
a request for comment to their upcoming reporting of "investigative
measures by German and international law enforcement agencies in the Tor
network, in particular the localisation and deanonymisation of onion
services." We complied with the outlet's deadline of September 12th and
answered a series of questions.

The reporter claims to have "evidence that shows that in several cases
German law enforcement authorities were able to locate the Tor entry node
of onion services and thus successfully deanonymise Tor users. V2 and V3
onion addresses were affected at least between Q3/2019 and Q2/2021." The
reporter further claims that "law enforcement agencies used so-called
timing analyses and broad and long-term monitoring of Tor nodes in data
centres."

As of today, The Tor Project has not been granted access to supporting
documents, and has not been able to independently verify if this claim is
true, if the attack took place, how it was carried out, and who was
involved.

In the absence of facts, it is hard for us to issue any official guidance
or responsible disclosures to the Tor community, relay operators, and users
at this time.

We are calling for more information from you.

If you have any information that can help us learn more about this alleged
attack, please email security at torproject.org.

If you want to encrypt your mail, you can get the OpenPGP public key for
this address from keys.openpgp.org. Fingerprint: 835B 4E04 F6F7 4211 04C4
751A 3EF9 EF99 6604 DE41

Your assistance will help all of us take the necessary steps and
precautions to keep Onion Services safe for the millions of users that rely
on the protections Tor provides.

Are Tor users safe?

Tor users can continue to use Tor Browser to access the web securely and
anonymously. Nothing that the Tor Project has learned about this incident
suggests that Tor Browser was attacked or exploited. We encourage Tor
Browser users and relay operators to keep software versions up to date.

The reporter's questions focus on the use of onion services and .onion
addresses. Which leads us to assume that the alleged attack was targeting a
specific .onion site.

We will continue to share updates on this email as this situation evolves.

Thank you!

Isabela

https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2024-September/021855.html

##### Tor's Official Response

***We are writing this blog post in response to an investigative news story looking into the de-anonymization of an Onion Service used by a Tor user using an old version of the long-retired application Ricochet by way of a targeted law-enforcement attack. Like many of you, we are still left with more questions than answers--but one thing is clear: Tor users can continue to use Tor Browser to access the web securely and anonymously. And the Tor Network is healthy.***

https://blog.torproject.org/tor-is-still-safe/

#ikitao #tor #anonymity #privacy


We have a Christian Bitcoin country on one side of the world and a Buddhist Bitcoin kingdom on the other. Its beautiful.


Alexa, play Blow Me Away


so good lmao


Nice one, I'll give it a thorough read once I find a moment


☕🚬

nostr:note10sr2k4kpp9k2cqth69j4kucf98t4gg4cmhugwvqfnfqjglkfvnes0ksj68


 https://image.nostr.build/5b27a090cdf43f8268fdaf5b3ab0ae832e14acd3e490035610a6c8ee1ccae24e.png
 https://image.nostr.build/12d0aeaa4c9a8c406b3588ee7aa82960afbd18950bd7789583cd9a795038555b.png

Published npm package nostr-social-graph and its demo on https://search.iris.to

It builds a social graph from Nostr follow events. You can query followed users, followers and follow distances. You can change the graph root user, efficiently calculating new follow distances.

It maps public keys to integers as internal representation, consuming less memory and storage when serialized. My graph of 23 000 users and 120 000 follow relationships is 2.2 MB on disk.

The package also includes pre-crawled datasets of follows and profiles that you can optionally use. They're used on https://beta.iris.to and https://search.iris.to for hydrating the search index and profile cache.

https://beta.iris.to uses the social graph for filtering of replies and notification, so you don't need to see that reply guy again (unless he's followed by people you follow — need to add "muted by followed users" support).

https://www.npmjs.com/package/nostr-social-graph
https://github.com/mmalmi/nostr-social-graph


ngit v1.5.0 released. download from https://gitworkshop.dev
highlights: new nostr url format that works better for MacOS users; status updates during clone, push and fetch; intelligent git protocol selection and fallback


GM

Seek the good thing.


which way Western man?

nostr:note13txj3f6fujengkf2y4fkasemkhnejlqefnalmtx4zt7u8ndae3wq4alszx


This was one of the more inspiring rips I've recorded in some time. I sat down with  nostr:npub1v6z4srj4ktch4f3ee9ze2zp7ml4n9rshttmntpamfed0nvpev5fszzuq49 to discuss the mechanics of the supranational regulatory regime that dictates what information financial institutions need to collect.

There's a big call to action in this rip; send a FOIA request to your politicians. If they won't hold themselves accountable you should be using the tools at your fingertips to hold them accountable yourself.

We're going to win!

https://fountain.fm/episode/dg7rlmtOICVDGwtr7Jnc


New nostr:npub1kkexr9d6lgtmd37tuqgqk2gcas79u95vun6qxd77wm6swt70qjnsek7348 scammer interview.

This is the best one yet.

The scammers are now using Junseth to get clout.

lol 😂 https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1918257326&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&visual=true&origin=twitter


Bitcoin takes advantage of the nature of information being easy to spread but hard to stifle. - Satoshi Nakamoto


but most clients only display highlighter link instead of rendering the video

you can upload the video to https://nostr.build/ and share the file link (with .mp4 or similar at the end) via Primal or any other short note client - that way it's likely to be seen by more people

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


sir, this is art


GM


Remember, Nostr now has 50+ clients across web, iOS, and Android, thanks to Ditto bridging it with Mastodon protocols. This means you can access Nostr via any Ditto instance using many mature open-source clients. It's doubled user options, and some of these clients are really solid!

https://ditto.pub/

https://joinmastodon.org/apps


Privacy is a spectrum, not a binary.

"The ability to _selectively_ reveal oneself to the world"


https://media.tenor.com/bVh8C-q-TG4AAAAC/interstellar-cost.gif

nostr:note19wyepdyypfenp5fzt5jn54ztm42e08evtq3ew09ne4l83cm5r7fq8pj5vn


would be interested to hear what  nostr:npub1h0uj825jgcr9lzxyp37ehasuenq070707pj63je07n8mkcsg3u0qnsrwx8 devs think of this


GM and good luck to the Samourai folks in today's hearing. 🌀

https://image.nostr.build/a17d43b69d5a76cc00f0ae58d511c8125310f6330a1e9486bd8625f7edebab52.jpg


GM

you're it

https://v.nostr.build/gH1iDhtGbUvQ6oPR.mp4


good morning ☕


Works well, compliments to the chef


Tomorrow marks the beginning of the end for the DOJ's campaign against privacy & open-source devs.

All the best to the Samourai Wallet team. Kick the tires and light the fires, guys 👊

Support their legal defense fund: https://p2prights.org/donate.html


it's beautiful out here tonight.

the moon is ready, are you?
 https://i.nostr.build/ETfKLV5DFnxqEENf.jpg


post from https://ditto.pub/


#iOS18 is out.

🚨 DO NOT UPDATE 🚨

If you use #nostore to access nostr websites and content and need this workflow.

NOSTORE IS BROKEN ON iOS18.

#nostr


Police state city 😢 https://image.nostr.build/2aff88e63064d00f4ad6a39b52781b28c677e785350ba4ac1d18715ca0f2622a.jpg


Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn

Link: https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/addresses/btc/13zb1hQbWVsc2S7ZTZnP2G4undNNpdh5so
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41547395


Not at all


https://i.nostr.build/rW7UZTus52hI10u4.jpg
#Nostrmemes #memes #WoT


🤣 wut

https://image.nostr.build/957cfdae820eb98c10d967d2b69c4ea0dd42fe48635ce2edb9038621cc024069.jpg


It's always easier to put the blame on external circumstances rather than assume control of how you respond to them. It's not something that is given, it's something one chooses to act out. You may not have enough energy or determination to act on it based on circumstances but the power is always there.


There are many things you can't directly control but you're always in charge of how you respond to it.


It's amazing that bitcoin exists, and that it continues to work. It's amazing that nostr exists, and that all the stuff that we only dreamed about a few short years ago is being built out before our eyes.

Zaps and splits and eCash and self-sovereign infrastructure and streaming sats and swarm highlights and zapraisers and marketplaces and secure chat and and and. And this is just the beginning. "It's as bad now as it will ever be."

Grateful to be part of it all.


Nostr to self:
Keep learning, help others, hodl,
and shut the fuck up.


GM


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!
https://m.primal.net/KqLu.jpg


F


Lmao


Nostr has onboarded more people to using bitcoin lightning than Twitter/X ever did. Change my mind.


Let’s all celebrate the release of strfry 1.0.0, the most important software in the nostr ecosystem.

https://github.com/hoytech/strfry/commit/2da619ed2338986342c728dd92e9470a8bad662f


## Amber 2.0.0

- New sign keys, to use this version you will need to first backup your accounts, uninstall the old version and install the new version
- When you not configured a notification type Amber will ask you to configure and default to direct connection to relays
- Check if is a valid relay before adding it when changing the default relays or adding a relay to a application

Download it with [zap.store](https://zap.store/download), [Obtainium](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium), [f-droid](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.greenart7c3.nostrsigner) or download it directly in the [releases page](https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v2.0.0)

If you like my work consider making a [donation](https://greenart7c3.com)

## Verifying the release

In order to verify the release, you'll need to have `gpg` or `gpg2` installed on your system. Once you've obtained a copy (and hopefully verified that as well), you'll first need to import the keys that have signed this release if you haven't done so already:

``` bash
gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys 44F0AAEB77F373747E3D5444885822EED3A26A6D
```

Once you have his PGP key you can verify the release (assuming `manifest-v2.0.0.txt` and `manifest-v2.0.0.txt.sig` are in the current directory) with:

``` bash
gpg --verify manifest-v2.0.0.txt.sig manifest-v2.0.0.txt
```

You should see the following if the verification was successful:

``` bash
gpg: Signature made Fri 13 Sep 2024 08:06:52 AM -03
gpg:                using RSA key 44F0AAEB77F373747E3D5444885822EED3A26A6D
gpg: Good signature from "greenart7c3 <greenart7c3@proton.me>"
```

That will verify the signature on the main manifest page which ensures integrity and authenticity of the binaries you've downloaded locally. Next, depending on your operating system you should then re-calculate the sha256 sum of the binary, and compare that with the following hashes:

``` bash
cat manifest-v2.0.0.txt
```

One can use the `shasum -a 256 <file name here>` tool in order to re-compute the `sha256` hash of the target binary for your operating system. The produced hash should be compared with the hashes listed above and they should match exactly.


GM ☀🌞🌅🌄🌇🌆

everyone looked like Leonel Messi in the 80s

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


haha appreciate the effort 😅


haha appreciate the effort


Another time constrained day awaiting tomorrow.

Yet the only way through is forward.

GN


this is still in testflight only right?


this is still in testflight only right


Let's goooo


Yeehaw


it's the Schelling point


you're not a true bitcoiner if you don't actively dislike Coinbase


shoutout to all the Nostr clients who have built in emojis since there are none on my cave man mobile keyboard


😀 https://image.nostr.build/b9c9c9ece28bc6e2faf502f9e806f55e42aa7300d66bcded75bf2ee1c307ea4c.jpg


We don’t need a Nostr marketing team

We do need a Nostr growth team.

nostr:npub1kuy0wwf0tzzqvgfv8zpw0vaupkds3430jhapwrgfjyn7ecnhpe0qj9kdj8  just published a good essay discussing whether Nostr needs a marketing team. I believe the answer is yes—but not marketing in the same way cryptocurrency projects have typically approached it.

https://www.curiousdk.com/p/6885aeab-251e-412b-bbba-1a0b09896558

We don’t need people running around buying ads. While having booths at conferences is beneficial for a community-driven project, I'm skeptical about the value of billboards or sponsoring athletes as ways to promote Nostr. It’s fun, sure, but it mostly reaches people who are already aware of it.

What we really need is a focused initiative to grow Nostr—distinct from the fantastic teams already building Nostr itself. In a typical company, this would be the Growth Team. They’d focus on how people discover and learn about Nostr, the path they take to join, how they choose their app, what their experience is when signing up, whether they find engaging content, and how to ensure they stick around and invite others. This is not to dismiss the great work OpenSats and HRF are doing, but a growth team is something distinct.

Each app can handle some of this, and that's working to an extent. But Nostr is more than just a collection of apps using shared code. It’s a network that becomes more valuable with every new app built on Nostr. For example, when a user joins Primal, it enhances the experience for Amethyst users, but it also becomes much more interesting for someone using YakiHonne or Zap.streams.

So, we need people focused on cultivating the Nostr ecosystem. This isn’t marketing in the traditional sense, like buying ads, but more of a Nostr Community Growth Team. We need people who can work with creators and community founders to help them get started on Nostr. There’s a lot to grasp, and some hand-holding will be necessary.

We also need better internal Nostr news—something like nostr:npub19mduaf5569jx9xz555jcx3v06mvktvtpu0zgk47n4lcpjsz43zzqhj6vzk  but aimed at two different audiences. First, for users, fans, and developers on Nostr: how do you keep track of all the projects and what's happening? There’s so much going on that it’s hard to follow. The second is external: we’re doing tons of incredible stuff, and we should be building excitement about Nostr by showcasing these amazing projects and content to the wider world.

The team at nostr:npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403  does cover Nostr, which is awesome, but their focus is on multiple social media protocols. Journalists write when they feel there's news to break, and we haven’t been doing a great job feeding stories to them. We can improve on this. One initiative coming out of Nostriga is better coordination on getting Nostr folks on podcasts, especially beyond the Bitcoin bubble where most people have heard of Nostr.

At Nostriga, I talked to a lot of people about how Nostr keeps being framed as an alt-right protocol in the media. That’s simply not true, but we need to work on changing that narrative. Nostr is for everybody, how Nostr is framed does matter. People don’t join a social app because of its functionality, they join because of the other people who are already on the app. Projects like Trustroots.io, Causes.com, and Protest.net will help showcase a different side of Nostr and build new communities beyond our Bitcoin-focused core.

Nostr has already grown in new languages and communities, thanks to creators sharing about it on centralized platforms. We saw this with the Thai community—it’s fantastic. Let’s develop a program to support these creators. We’ve been discussing with nostr:npub13qrrw2h4z52m7jh0spefrwtysl4psfkfv6j4j672se5hkhvtyw7qu0almy  how she wants a space to onboard her fans into a community together. There’s a lot of promise in Ditto, which I’m excited about—I’ve set up an instance at social.protest.net. What if we helped each of these creators build their own communities on Nostr? From that initial onboarding, their community would be able to connect across all Nostr apps.

This isn’t exactly traditional marketing—it’s more like cultivating and nurturing a healthy Nostr ecosystem.

If we make it easy for communities to create their own spaces on Nostr, we can grow organically in countless directions. Every new user will feel ownership and be inspired to bring more people along. To achieve that growth, we need to lay the groundwork. We’ve got the apps, but we need to work with the people. After all, we’re building social software, and both the technology and the people are equally important.


glad to see it all worked out


great to see

nostr:nevent1qqsgwj9x6rswus7z7thl64nc472mktereyh0a9hcsprj2qz6w7vrljcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsznyzdc8wrzq2cr2rue54judwl5pal9wa0utsla63epyt07yejjyqrqsqqqqqpm8lmjh


the only way through is forward


RoboSats is an amazing no-kyc way to get sats.

https://github.com/RoboSats/robosats

nostr:nprofile1qqsxg45ph8gx0vdrvtzta6xal7v86frx6jvstsnvhrlvtehmwwh4epqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqz8thwden5te0dehhxarj94c82c3wwajkcmr0wfjx2u3wdejhgqg6waehxw309ahx7um5wgh8xct5wd68yctvd9sjucm0d5gajr69 also offers great support if you are having an issue 🤙
#robosats


thank you for your service


If the seller has marked a range for the offer (e.g. 300 to 500, CAD) you have to specify the amount you're buying in the next window so maybe the default amount was lower there


This week's Financial Freedom Report #40 features the following in global news:

-Venezuela | Opposition Leader Refers to Bitcoin as a Lifeline
-Ukraine | IMF Pushes for Currency Devaluation
-Tunisia | Electoral Commission Removes Three Presidential Candidates

In Bitcoin news:

-BtcTurk | Integrates Lighting Network
-BitBox | Introduces Support for Sending Silent Payments
-Strike | Announces Support for BOLT 12 Offers

Plus, an insightful article from political scientist Sarah Kreps, where she examines Bitcoin’s slow adoption in El Salvador. Despite this, she sees tremendous potential for Bitcoin in the remittance market, where Salvadorans spend millions of dollars annually on fees.

Read more here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/


there were some reports that the ROI on these are something like 1% or so but I can't recall the precise number. Its something below 10% at best.


LNbits running on a Liquid wallet via trustless Boltz swaps!
🤯🤯🤯
20mim tutorial setting up a server on lunanode. Great option for merchants  who can't be arsed running a node and don't want to use a custodial service.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbWBagSHBsM


really like the no list rips, the conversation just flows


Mandibles already in Ohio


gm protect your pets


GM sir 🫡


so many goodies

nostr:note1a3plpwe7e2qddwaln4rtdhzzsf0u3fdlgs4qlyvrujysywp38vqsys2phj


Nostr just hits differently.

Publishing on nostr is unlike anything else on the web. Lots of things to unlearn here.

Its a new kind of medium altogether. P2P-like and more intimate. You're writing to other people directly.

It's a small difference but it makes all the difference.


GM!


Nostr just hits different.

Publishing on nostr is unlike anything else on the web. Lots of things to unlearn here.

Its a new kind of medium altogether. P2P-like and more intimate. You're writing to other people directly.

It's a small difference but it makes all the difference.


Top of a morning to you too sir


NWC good


GM sir


Video: first look at brick wallet

https://video.nostr.build/cf0b94894c073b594d130fa42e7c630cf56e3281bcf0640f33093e89e40db1b1.mp4

nostr:nevent1qqs9d2jsk4c923999rkm0rr2sn09jx38nw78zezchyjrmhn39d5df0spremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59upzqgvra9r4sjqapufyl0vnc4kv4fz70e29em4c655y37vz206f0wt4qvzqqqqqqy24qecj


gm pv!


42 Attorneys General Demand Surgeon General Warnings On Social Media
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/42-attorneys-general-demand-surgeon-general-warnings-social-media


GM ☕

protect your pets


The pets do need protecting indeed


GM


f


Welcome! 🫂


love it


Testing an old idea: NFC-based transient accounts: accounts that log off as soon as the app goes to the background, deleting all traces of the account from the phone.

It looks like this in debugging speeds: https://video.nostr.build/ef4274d150303fd28f5e7b6b02a7b0102176263dfb1b491969a0caab6b61e6ad.mp4

If you are an activist and if your phone is confiscated, they will never find anything on the phone. Not even your public key.

Walk around with Amethyst installed and an NFC tag hidden in your clothing. When you need to use Amethyst, tap the tag, insert your password and login. Lock the screen to delete everything.

The NFC has a NIP-49 password-encrypted nsec. If you need, destroy and dispose the NFC tag.


"Never in my life has something so important fallen into my lap, and I feel responsible to the future of humanity to get this right."
  —  nostr:npub1acg6thl5psv62405rljzkj8spesceyfz2c32udakc2ak0dmvfeyse9p35c
https://opensats.org/blog/mike-dilger-receives-lts-grant


let's gooooo


This is the lightning wallet tier list. We don't make the rules. #bitcoin nostr:nprofile1qqsrf5h4ya83jk8u6t9jgc76h6kalz3plp9vusjpm2ygqgalqhxgp9gpzfmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82cspzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejszyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9ekxzmnytql6f0

https://video.nostr.build/f0c837d6bb605feabbc24cb346995606dab4687a71ff9c450cd4804e1b847987.mp4
#memstr #meme


It's the calm before the storm.

Feels like the closing months of this year are going to be insane.


GM

 nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f is a unpaid 100% passthrough volunteer organization.

The whole team genuinely cares about the mission.

We have extremely very diverse opinions and backgrounds and very limited operational resources for the volume of applications.

No application is decided by a single person. We also have committee of also volunteer peers who also opine and vote. Once the committee votes with soft ACKs. We have a minimum of 5 positive votes by the board for approval policy.

Everyone and their applications are considered! But we are not going to fund everything. After careful volunteer time is used for reviews a vote is made.

There are many orgs with different methods.

No one is entitled to be funded. Pro tip, be graceful. Aside from being extremely unprofessional to shit on OpenSats in public, you are shitting on unpaid ppl who are trying to do their best and are not perfect. We simply don't have the time and resources (and shouldn't waste money) on giving each and everyone a very detailed feedback. we are talking about hundreds of applications and a dozen ppl here.

Criticism is very much always welcomed and encouraged. We need to know what we can do better.

If you truly care about improving, send a fucking EMAIL. Bitching in public only hurts the ppl who are doing the work.

The FOSS funding will continue until freedom improves ✌


"There is a war going on for your bitcoins, and willpower is your only defense."

"Everyone's a Scammer" by @bitstein was published 10 years ago today, and it remains relevant for positioning yourself for the next 10 years.

https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/everyones-a-scammer/


Tried to watch the debate in hopes of finding something funny there.

DON'T (unless crippling depression is what you're after).

No, seriously, avoid it like the plague.


Robosats' federation is now starting to run their relays and soon there will be a global decentralized order book.

This will reduce load times, keep the book info available even if the coordinator goes down and allow anyone interested on it to have a single place to fetch everything.

And of course, Robosats will be able to easily display orders from other clients out there. 🚀


https://github.com/dluvian/voyage/releases/tag/v0.14.0

### 🌠 Features

- Optionally show usernames in feeds
- Set q tags when mentioning other events
- Show indexed topics in post details
- Optionally add client tag to posts and replies

### 🛠 Improvements

- Sub profile names when encountering unknown in feed
- Remove some default pubkeys
- Only use read relays for default second relay selection
- Only consider blank lock event as valid

### 🐛 Bug Fixes

- Maintain correct contact list
- Only update setting when clicking confirm

### 📚 Documentation

- Disable GitHub issues in favor of nostr git issues

### ⚙ Miscellaneous Tasks

- Bump version to v0.14.0
- Upgrade dependencies
- Fix breaking changes


GM!


No debate bullshit, no retarded sales posts camouflaged as 'smart' clickbait, just people sharing and having actually productive and though provoking conversations.

I LOVE NOSTR.


If it's not open source, it's not private.

If you can't choose to use your own server, it's not private.

If you can't use it when the company is gone, it's not private.

If you can't create anonymous accounts, it's not private.

Stop trusting the marketing. Start verifying.


GM ☕

https://v.nostr.build/0bAlopnfaPA2WETl.mp4


OUR GRANDFATHERS FLEW PRIMITIVE PLANES INTO WAR BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BALLS TO DELETE YOUR X ACCOUNT.


pump it up

nostr:nevent1qqsd2upwt83wmh0jr9u07reagdulz2mknpzg89ehneejpxpr8yu09hgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtczyr02k7w6lgwzhe955mf6egf40dk25zm5f06x44ff5khyvs5g270xsqcyqqqqqqg5kxggj


it's the best I can do rn


i can send you 37 sats if it helps


It's now an AI chatbot with custom replies but I only saw few so far https://i.nostr.build/OKGncFMLySludliJ.jpg


Today’s status conference on the Samourai trial was pushed back to September 17.

I’ll be at the courthouse to report on the conference next week.

#newstr #freedomtech #samourai


It's evolving #replyguy #replygirl

https://i.nostr.build/9zzgZSYJKHD30YZD.jpg


Do you have a link to full interview?


filtering reply guy spam be like

https://media.tenor.com/k7yJtmKeGnYAAAAC/anchorman-paul-rudd.gif


Anchorman & Anchorman 2 are the greatest movies in history, maybe ever.

https://media.tenor.com/vCOBLcnH-jAAAAAC/do-burgundy.gif


normalize using paid relays

nostr:note1cfg3qcffaqr4mk3fk4q4pw83md4eakj4uuwsjslr2dkq98yg5ecqn23e5k


I promise this started as a simple script to learn about communities in nostr but, after an extra weekend of work, I ended up with this thing.

A old-school forum styled long-form only nostr client.

you can also call it: https://foro.kiwi


Check out https://new.iris.to for a ReplyGuy-free Nostr experience. When logged in, it hides replies from people who are not in your social graph. You can display the hidden messages by clicking on the button underneath.
 https://image.nostr.build/62e5c3558a5e73ccf98611f16cc3b726b9d431e213f33d3cc32e81e066bbd524.png https://image.nostr.build/20e354fe8bdf1a17d3b157d9e8267b8d4888e2af511fb5b93ee0e9e127748b5d.png
https://image.nostr.build/49f1ee71224925bc0804ff525271e94b21e657c21f1cb7635bc18153447c50c3.png

There's also "Adventure" feed for showing all notes from your social graph:

https://image.nostr.build/0d754b8223e03ab64dde6e9368b69bc51e6d18835dc31d94f8f4d1cd19eda17a.png

I have worked on it together with the Nestr "decentralized GitHub" team. Nestr frontend and Iris are built from the same codebase using build configuration options for different branding and features. You can easily extend the configuration to make your own branded version. Source code to be released soon™.

The client is based on NDK. Full SocialGraph up to 2nd degree is downloaded on first login, and thereon only missing follow lists are queried. I'll be experimenting with options to go beyond 2nd degree.

The graph is serialized and saved locally in a compressed format, which is much faster to load than it is to reconstruct the graph from Nostr events. My graph consisting of 260 follow lists and 23000 users is 3 MB on disk.

It's still very much work-in-progress and mostly tested on desktop Brave, but it's already my favorite way to browse Nostr.


We have a host of new features and fixes for you today in Nos 0.1.26!

- Show quoted notes in note cards.
- Added quote-reposting.
- Added a new image viewer that appears when you tap an image.
- Added in-app profile photo editing.
- Added nos.lol to the default relay list for new accounts and removed relay.snort.social.
- Changed "Name" to "Display Name" on the Edit Profile View.
- Fixed a crash that could occur while Nos was in the background.
- Fixed a bug where Nos sometimes wouldn't reconnect to relays.
- Fixed a bug where nostr entities in URLs were treated like quoted note links.
- Removed the like and repost counts from the Main and Profile feeds.
- Removed wss:// from relay addresses in lists and removed the need to prepend relay addresses with wss://.
- Localized the quotation marks on the Notifications view.

Not in the Nos TestFlight beta? Join here to get all these updates: https://nos.social/install

Happy Apple Keynote Day, to those who celebrate! Have a wonderful week!


GM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCKSLa1tsAk


Not sure if this exists yet, but as the "aspiring Chief Security Officer" at Nostr, I’m starting to track known and major attacks on and from the Nostr decentralized network. Inspired by
nostr:nprofile1qqs0w2xeumnsfq6cuuynpaw2vjcfwacdnzwvmp59flnp3mdfez3czpspzdmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ue0q6vjal's Known Bitcoin Attack list. Feel free to PR and contribute as I know there are many I'm missing.

https://github.com/ronaldstoner/nostr-attacks/blob/main/README.md


Announcing podcasts on nostr allows nostr to serve as a decentralized index of podcasts which may ease dependence on centralized APIs like iTunes or Podcastindex.

NIP-XX: Nostr Verified Podcasts
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1465/files?short_path=f42c146#diff-f42c146fe5cf1807b0e4ef524f727dcfa12d8e2221480cf58577b5410d478c53

 nostr:npub16lvpp8hyxetuuczk4kjx2vqxhwmyruc72r59ysmgrsnjg5rcz8kqk07j3k


When you somehow end up in a regular people meet up without any bitcoin/nostr talk

https://i.nostr.build/Aveiw9YzYy56hUGC.jpg


When you know you know

https://i.nostr.build/jprw3VyCHoxqS1Oa.jpg


Hope it gets better!


A regular meeting with non-nostr/no-bitcoin people

https://i.nostr.build/2WBQvIRFIzu22JaV.jpg


GM


GM, tired but inspired

How about you?


GM ☕

love these microapps, they bring back the fun in social media

https://i.nostr.build/93TdHGoUlCXrWpk4.jpg

https://nostr-personality.vercel.app/


⏳ GN

https://i.nostr.build/MqM8I6RMHKqs6wb3.jpg


typos are going to be the end of me


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbpe-jykCEw #tunestr


😅wtf

 https://i.nostr.build/uJTx7acLY37OUsI1.jpg


fish jumps out of fish aquarium into a huge purple lake


Which one do you prefer?


So which one is worth more? A good joke or a quality meme?


Seems like a basic spam test for public relay runners


a date which will live in infamy

https://i.nostr.build/EJMClxEO4ZJchNbX.jpg


GM

'Bad news concern few but good news can upset a whole culture.'


gm!


Makes sense, you can only meet people where they are.

But also: there's nothing normal in not wanting to learn or use bitcoin or Nostr.


GM

A good joke is worth a thousand words.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

A quality meme = at least 2000 words.

🧠


I'm very happy to see these vulnerabilities fixed in a timely fashion, but Mercury went public releasing a patch and publishing my report without even asking me for a review first. The first I heard about this patch was Tom Trevethan's twitter post a few hours ago.

Mercury's bug bounty program offers only 800 GPB for a critical loss-of-funds vulnerability. Rather than chasing Mercury down again for another mediocre payout, after this experience i'm more inclined to just hold onto any new vulns I might find and exploit them later, if mercury ever sees wider use.

Oh well, it's their code i suppose. To be fair, Tom made clear they treat Mercury Statechains as unsafe prototype software, and clearly tell people not to use it with mainnet funds. Vulns like these are why.

Remember kids, if a dev tells you not to use their own code with real money, you should listen!

References:

nostr:note13jcuax3zmupdld2egn8ew9n0jru4p4fd0e82csz499ugnyrj8jvs4vhqmw

https://x.com/mercurylayer/status/1832062894428545114

https://conduition.io/code/mercury-disclosure/

https://github.com/commerceblock/mercurylayer/blob/07b2a4485187592ed24c642b7284b321aceaa8fe/disclosure.md


I feel like the books you need to read tend come to you at the right time. If it comes via all sorts of magical internet protocols, that's even better. So who am I to question the #GoingGalt people.

https://media.tenor.com/zMkJHcE3uqoAAAAC/rick-and.gif


ok


TGIF https://m.primal.net/KhDT.png


oh of course it started working right after I posted this, but I get this frequently after updating


Still unable to zap the devs :(
 https://i.nostr.build/gbm4iXhvq8htpZHo.jpg


NEW TUTORIAL:
Using Wasabi Wallet for #Bitcoin coinjoin/privacy 🕵
+ Choose your own coordinator using #Nostr! (shoutout  nostr:npub1u4rl3zlfa2efxslhypf4v6r8va5e0c9smxyr5676pxkyk0chn33s0teswa)

ALSO:
-Coinjoin directly to your  nostr:npub1wu4aye7ll0lnrrg638e90sehzsgpzx5t39t3mwl05aa0d0ap08esdz3vw0 Coldcard
-Connect your  nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll node
-Verify your download using Sparrow Wallet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52pSd3I1nac

Coordinator used in this video:
https://kruw.io/
Download Wasabi:
https://wasabiwallet.io/


a date which will live in infamy 😂

https://i.nostr.build/EJMClxEO4ZJchNbX.jpg


#Amethyst v0.91.0: Edge to edge feeds

Hidden words now filter by the user's fields as well. You can hide by name, profile picture, banner, lightning and nip-05 addresses and about me fields.

Features:
- Finishes Edge to Edge transition for Android 15
- Adds compression settings to the media uploading screen by nostr:nprofile1qqsv4zwtz8cuwh2mvc3zdrl5853g365t9j6mn25edlul7uz0eyzt0zcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsshgmkj
- Adds sliding animations in all inner screens
- Adds copy stack to clipboard for error messages that have an exception
- Enables the use of hidden words for all visible properties of the user

Bug Fixes
- Fixes blank alt field when no alt text is provided on NIP-96
- Fixes missing Private Home/Outbox relay list after loading from backup
- Fixes keyboard padding issues when using physical keyboards on the message screens.
- Fixes token sanitization when using gcompatup with unified push by nostr:nprofile1qqs827g8dkd07zjvlhh60csytujgd3l9mz7x807xk3fewge7rwlukxgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qgswaehxw309ahx7um5wghx6mmd9usjfpck
- Fixes moving top buttons on the full screen dialog for images and videos.
- Fixes weird padding of the key backup screen
- Fixes using npub instead of pubkey in hex when communicating with Amber
- Fixes blinking on crossfades when the system's light/dark theme is different than the app's theme
- Fixes a mix of languages after changing language in Settings
- Fixes disables saving m3u8 files locally (streaming can't be saved)
- Fixes Community tab not loading up with Global filter
- Fixes size of default banner when the profile is not loaded yet.

Code Quality Improvements:
- Inverts Layouts to place Navigation on top of Scaffold and allow custom scaffolds per route
- Refactors navigation to improve clarity
- Restructures screens into their own packages
- Restructures navigation functions as a single object
- Refactors all TopBars to use default material 3 ones
- Simplifies the "and 2 more" translations for the relay recommendation user lists
- Removes unnecessary observers from the transition in the bottom nav layouts.
- Normalizes cache directories in the Application class
- Fixes text field recompositions because of new keyboard actions
- Moves the profile zap to threads
- Updates to AGP 8.6.0
- Updates zoomable and kotlin serialization

Updated translations:
- Czech, German, Swedish and Portuguese by nostr:nprofile1qqsv4zwtz8cuwh2mvc3zdrl5853g365t9j6mn25edlul7uz0eyzt0zcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsshgmkj
- Thai by nostr:nprofile1qqsxdhmq2cke8xk6scfyxeyfj3dyancavg6xk0v50r023gec7vsrceqpzemhxue69uhkvun9deejumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6qg6waehxw309aex2mrp0yezumn0wd68yctnd9sjumn9wsq3yamnwvaz7tm0venxx6rpd9hzuur4vghen3hm
- Dutch by nostr:nprofile1qqs82l74z7g3x8j3avpn2wrjrwn855nyvmpxa4v5pftfvtv5lrvrc5cpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7tk0drp
- Hungarian by nostr:nprofile1qqs88rmfrp9wmfn4qq4kslly0j8futmmrgn86mu3gkc3jvcjl97p3mcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchsz8nhwden5te0dehhxarj94c82c3wwajkcmr0wfjx2u3wdejhgtcqngjsj
- Bengali by nostr:nprofile1qqsgs9hgjw87vz36jf2r83m5zree2q87zvs8s7kty9jljdz7wprytyspzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hstgqjd9
- Polish by nostr:nprofile1qqsdyfz0ewdhmgp3a4r3pxvezx5r8yalrgvjn38v2ml5qrusnv7yywg25ynng
- Hungarian by nostr:nprofile1qqs88rmfrp9wmfn4qq4kslly0j8futmmrgn86mu3gkc3jvcjl97p3mcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchsz8nhwden5te0dehhxarj94c82c3wwajkcmr0wfjx2u3wdejhgtcqngjsj
- Chinese by nostr:nprofile1qqsyxnuhnymz0u0xru2watmqe25vlh8vzzje9jhlsfgvsff9942gc9gpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszxthwden5te0wfjkccte9ekk7mt0wd68ytnsd9hxktcpzfmhxue69uhkymmnw3ezucmc9ekhxtc24vk7q

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


Yup


☕Good Morning, Bitcoin - Friday, September 6th, 2024

GM and happy Friday. Grateful for all the support and kind words we've received lately. Use freedom protocols and tools. Support the developers. Mind your security. Live free.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gm-2024-09-06/


What's trending on Nostr over the last 24 hours? nostr:note1xnnmsc2rmzeutdqudjxp28pnsezd0zkj5hrd85ps7ptj5uhn5wsq63du0p nostr:note1ckgg8xfkjy43trgrkjkl0lc6lue8r5493d47269ggclk842fgfcqhcnflc nostr:note15q6smm7nd4vqj0qvyfpthstdn8j5jn72wqqenukrwtlt64xxqwrq8t22ru nostr:note1wm8rtwkte3myjkfndya7m8x5nqf0j3xxgtkpauh0xlzpf2m5jk5ssk2sn4 nostr:note1fsgsas3cdgnp6ym9jcmvedh05gcnrgwwp03sz7s8skcuductrglqdlj776 nostr:note1qfa35xsykjxje4v92xt2ryqzt6ln02akqrtemq82j3zmp78j25dq5sdn4p nostr:note1rt2l6cxu2vejh7u3xwq0cyfqgxltrjvmud6jsuq8mjt8cttgs44qx4lnzp nostr:note1sfkhl08acad57wqupylqspr2dv33664enskmz5k50ecupxx8lfwswxdvf9 nostr:note107eta5s3jdlfkhcewuf68fnymxlhp68epsmr25y8tf8fgt3ystlsy08hzq nostr:note12hpy3fn4pl4632al5wyl2k9tmrf84nycax6q633v53vm8auyzljqsldna7


GM ser


love it


36h monk fast ✅


Still working on it. Hopefully soon😂


Makes me wonder if we're artificially inflating prices of copyaable products 🤔

nostr:nevent1qqswqf5s29urcqevmhftjrq8appu43laq38e5hv9zgprgpdv37tg4nspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsyg8rkh6r9qpxf3k36tjrwmjuthnyttnxh3vqlfz57qdhz8nlt0hf6qpsgqqqqqqsn6pauk


GM


GM!


GM ☕

Move the needle today. Space we can recover, time never.


“IF BITCOIN IS SUCCESSFUL APPLE WILL BAN THE APPS. WE SHOULD JUST USE APPLE PAY.”

“IF NOSTR IS SUCCESSFUL APPLE WILL BAN THE APPS. WE SHOULD JUST USE X.”

BOTH TAKES SHOW A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF OPEN PROTOCOLS AND OPEN SOURCE CLIENTS.

DO BETTER. BE BETTER. FREE MEN DO NOT ASK PERMISSION.


So nostr:npub1hwgw0uznr49t4gullpgfz4m5xnakl5a0l88m3k382xv7ys0tfmlsd503sg ‘s article is being taken down on various news sites

Please share the full thing on Nostr!!

It’s a banger.

My favourite line is regarding Alex de Vries “affiliation” with the Dutch central bank:

“This affiliation is problematic due to bitcoin's ability to disintermediate and potentially render central banking obsolete.”

nostr:note1sfxja0lpcc00rzh7dp8rupfq7qfvcwhwjqz3tm2c4egux0c0wy4szrsmgw


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.
https://image.nostr.build/aa509b35ba1d3223953fc94ef29693d0a35359e6c7b4fd3de9ebf959b040b3f5.jpg


Calling a Bitcoiner a 'standard Bitcoiner' or something similar indicating belonging to any sort of homogeneous group is the greatest insult I can think of.


gm sir


gm


Broke: Bitcoin homage trip to El Salvador

Woke: Bitcoin homage trip to Tahinis for a quality shawarma


thank you for your service 🫡


almost there, he already did!

But I think it still counts, here comes the zap!

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


WHAT the actual F is this?

You only get one guess.

1k sats for the winner.

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


follow  nostr:npub140ljc2ymat0hn8khfdmfkv9whcv2ceq4nz5judcme2ef6twhcghqc0e9pc

https://image.nostr.build/fa22945c4c171b1b6c6ab9ee5726586e9376e52ccff055deb7b2e54b45d200df.jpg


GM😅

Zuck's at it again.

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


What is needed is central bankers with power to push back. Not Bitcoin.

nostr:note1faymrczpf475gr96fxwazspk9h0us9dkfjejvn554ytrwl43lp4q5qg07m


“Love the spirit and ethos is nostr. Hope it takes off.”
https://image.nostr.build/c6417dbff2218f15521002a0ce716981b087942b5389ca8b2b97fb987dfa62e3.jpg


GM


nostr:nprofile1qqsfhc97pejd8z3f488vnfwgaawcw0ptlffk9f94trd9la5mc09ms8spzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejszrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqz9mhwden5te0vesky6tpdchxummnw3erztnrdakslwh58f added Zaps for Nests on nostr:nprofile1qqsfhc97plq8j4yzxv33v98yu8hunu5tpkeesqg7lmk0qhl9wrja6vcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqdhrh5n 🥹 This implementation just needs creation and moderation, then it's honestly as good as Twitter Spaces. Amazing.


#shroomstr

https://i.nostr.build/tgCo2BDLKlYf7URp.jpg


GM ser


In other news water is still wet


Wishing Samourai Wallet all the best in the days ahead with appearances in court again tomorrow & Tdev's next appearance on September 10th.

They can use all the help they can get, chip in on their legal defense fund: https://p2prights.org/donate.html


I'm addicted to posting GMs


GM

Fiat is anti-capitalism.


gm


Not great, not super terrible

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/yubikeys-are-vulnerable-to-cloning-attacks-thanks-to-newly-discovered-side-channel/


#YESTR


Onward!


I'm in a 3rd world country. Before this I could NEVER buy anything internationally. No KYC, no phone number. Got my book on my Proton mail.   People will recognize it only when they use it. Basically sending a gold coin over the internet, this is a revolution!!


We'll reach $100k/BTC when nostr:nprofile1qqsfh2xx3rcfrjjgmc4slx7fnr3mcd4qpys5n7fqzana5kfgf9mh78qppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0xjgsqm finally brings don't stop believing spaces to nostr

it's the only way to break it friend


Nice 😏
https://image.nostr.build/aeca8757464bd0df62ed772394fca874f392684aacd7c9d1c33368d57c2fa779.jpg


a

nostr:nevent1qqstgjs72cf0kfk7w2gsaj9sglha8g6xjkvyjed9aqxt5rahux4lsespzamhxue69uhkzarvv9ejumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtczyzpl6p77ndmrxdxvn4r0y7zuy4vwdsh2hlnap3hvy9rx0jawc5x5wqcyqqqqqqgkn62gx


Home invaders used machete, Toblerone to rob a man of his Bitcoin

be careful out there

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdlp2x3178o


not new but still relevant

nostr:nevent1qqs808zgku4ya6ut5tzjl0pl0t5ln3dz6hs0zqr0526ehkj36k890aqpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7q3qrenaud65zug8r570ndztde2xhk206z3v50a5mwa3kp2xshy3zmjqxpqqqqqqzq6xg3z


Gm


full table at Geneva on lightning-poker. com

Lots of other seats though

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


GM ser


lfg


YES


gm

https://i.nostr.build/LarOSX3XsndMIGlA.jpg


gm!


beef jerky


GM


Congrats  nostr:npub1umpg95dp5x7uwf2trd5n9hejc5t29al3qdk3nxehh8snz2dr4unqcjw9r5 on the release of StashPay — the first app based on our nodeless  nostr:npub1nyyhnqahf3cgqzcc927x7eqyd2msgplfe27ddn6hpgu2m200wh2s0s7gan implementation of the Breez SDK ⚡💧

☑ - "Low fees"
☑ - "Your keys"
☑ - "Amazing developer UX"

Check out his blog to learn about his experience.

👇👇👇

nostr:note1n2c2w29nxsjwn8pwf8d2stx7njdvwqsz4cz7k5lwd2w2a4p97ndsdtc32y


Bonkers if true. Yellow makes me question my sanity 😂 nostr:note1gl7qk8uuqqg3600uwmqv0ht8j5uh5k5alfxejfegxk78vn7m9vlq9ad4qc


Not enough care and attention goes into TCP/IP-less comms.


🙃
 https://image.nostr.build/b0e17de5689d5464bb5511d2d471aeee50d7cc4c307f495c5cfadd3ebbe80b49.jpg


GM lfg


gm ser


still relatively new  I suppose 😂


https://petertodd.org/2024/covenant-dependent-layer-2-review

“Soft-Fork/Covenant Dependent Layer 2 Review”

I've finally published my big article sponsored by Fulgur Ventures, analyzing all the main covenant proposals, and the L2 proposals that would use them.

tl;dr: Ark is pretty cool, and CTV is a good way to get it.


Bitcoin doesnt need a soft fork.  Dont make me tap the sign.

Research from Peter Todd.

https://petertodd.org/2024/covenant-dependent-layer-2-review


99+% of people are short bitcoin 😂 #bullish

nostr:note1ayma6w2f024ypxlnqxgv398vssydhp4vfm3596jcz9a8r5gqkpdq8sv7le


GM 🌄


OK bloomer


*GLIMMERED*

nostr:note13rg9xuqg8z3q2k0zyt02trxepsluafurhqdhxuxgqxxry03tc35qtgzw45


It is time for citizens to ban governments that ban personal freedoms.


simple note good


Is going all-in on bitcoin the greatest thing you ever did?

Here is how to add it to your resume.

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


simple good


😂 so close yet so far

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

cc:  nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx   nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy


The hilarious part is that we are going to crush it so massively that other competing networks are going to look like toys in comparison. Much sooner than most think.


nostr is not competing with Bluesky or any other bullshit platform, some clients may want to but that's difficult to pull off without external funding or sustainable business models. This still needs to be figured out, most devs are still exploring what's possible here.

That said I appreciate your competitive mentality and not sticking with the usual 'it's still early'.


gm


nostr:nprofile1qqsrjerj9rhamu30sjnuudk3zxeh3njl852mssqng7z4up9jfj8yupqpypmhxue69uhkx6r0wf6hxtndd94k2erfd3nk2u3wvdhk6w35xs6z7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59ucdtnce may be a decent option, although its a desktop app


going to pitch this to Laura Shin


making history here


best I can do is 7 sats


URGENT: PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY COMMUNICATION RIGHT NOW!

on 4th Sept 2024 #ChatControl regulation representatives of EU goverments will resume work based on a secret document according to Patrick #Breyer, former Member of the European Parliament.

Help to mobilize everybody to defend our #privacy of communication and its developers, investors!

If no preventive actions from your side now, this regulation will be endorsed on 12/13 December 2024.

According to the draft regulation dated 28 May (Council document 9093/24), ChatControl deploys to do, for instance:

🔻 “upload moderation”, users of apps and services with chat functions are to be asked whether they accept the indiscriminate and error-prone scanning and possibly reporting of their privately shared images, photos and videos.

🔻Scan by “artificial intelligence” technology previously unknown images and videos;

🔻If a user refuses the scanning, they would be blocked from sending or receiving images, photos, videos and links (Article 10).

🔻End-to-end encrypted services such as Whatsapp or Signal would have to implement the automated searches “prior to transmission” of a message (so-called client-side scanning, Article 10a).

During the last discussion on 24 May, the Council Legal Service made it clear that indiscriminate chat control scanning of non-suspects is still envisioned and remains a violation of fundamental rights.

Nevertheless, most EU governments are determined to go ahead. https://netzpolitik.org/wp-upload/2024/05/2024-05-28_Council_Presidency_LEWP_CSAR_Compromise-texts_9093.pdf

🌎 Tell your goverment and parliamentarians, that the proposal should be rejected altogether!

🔴Is your government in favour?
→ Ask for an explanation and for your government to revert its course.

🟡Is your government abstaining?
→ Ask why and demand that they take a strong stance against chat control.

🟢Is your government opposing?
→ Great, but take a closer look at the reasoning: Some governments like #Germany e.g. only object to the scanning of encrypted communications, but are fine with the indiscriminate scanning of other private and public communication, with the end of anonymous communication by requiring age verification, or with introducing a minimum age for “risky” communication apps. Also critical governments need to do more, exert their influence in the Council of the EU and agree on a joint list of necessary fundamental changes to the proposal. Absent such revision they should ask the European Commission to withdraw the chat control proposal as it stands.

🔴 In favour of ChatControl: France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden.

🟡Abstained: Estonia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Austria

🟢 Opposed the proposal: Germany, Poland

When reaching out to your government, the ministries of the interior (in the lead) of justice and of digitisation/telecommunications/economy are your best bet. You can additionally contact the permanent representation of your country with the EU: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/who-is-who/organization/-/organization/COREPER/
https://nostrcheck.me/media/8f6568deec0120acb2a4d1e4e311c881d306c396a9288b0a07f564d20f186268/af19b4a25b66258c7b163f16484b3679730886c2fb40c41c1fcc8aeb85cd2031.webp
https://nostrcheck.me/media/8f6568deec0120acb2a4d1e4e311c881d306c396a9288b0a07f564d20f186268/2669c370e1d5895234c660ec86a28c17c101ab0b87a875f609dd87d1fdeac286.webp


don't even read it, just zap it


To get people/media talking about nostr, we need more incredible viral stories happening here based on something that's unique about nostr. Etc.:

1. A guy gets paid $100k in Bitcoin for posting good morning.
2. Influencer with 1m followers loses password and can't change it
3. X celebrity: "nostr is the weirdest place on the web"

what else, running out if ideas here 😂


To get people/media talking about nostr, we need more incredible viral stories happening here based on something that's unique about nostr. Etc.:

1. A guy gets paid $100k in Bitcoin for posting good morning.
2. Influencer with 1m followers loses password and can't change it
3. X celebrity: "nostr is the weirdest place ob the web"

what else, running out if ideas here 😂


nostr is not competing with Bluesky or any other bullshit platform, some clients may want to but that's difficult to pull off without external funding or sustainable business models. This still needs to be figured out, most devs are still exploring what's possible here.

That said I can appreciate your competitive mentality and not sticking with the usual 'it's still early'.


agree


pretty sure we'll have a mainstream/close to mainstream nostr app/platform by the end of 2025

It's all open and compounding, no point in comparing nostr to any of the walled gardens


pretty sure we'll have a mainstream/close to mainstream nostr app/platform by the end of 2025

It's all open and compounding, no point of comparing nostr to any of the walled gardens


GM

simple good


GM


Perhaps the best way currently to bootstrap nostr in your local nostr community, too.

Global villages. Global towns. Global cities. Global countries.

Running a local relay is the way to go.

The parties at Elon's, Zuck's digital mansions may still be big and fun but its getting late and its fundamentally not good for you.

Its time to come home. #nostr

nostr:nevent1qqswl2gsuapgkgx0h8vgdequz87zsx3gvmqyp3d6scmfjme5x3qd09cpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9upzphn7e50zja4x4ke0lf05mwq60kqjezakdx92qrw0rem2md27l4j9qvzqqqqqqyzvwfc9


nostr:npub1dwah6u025f2yy9dgwlsndntlfy85vf0t2eze5rdg2mxg99k4mucqxz7c52 is happening in floripa next feb! https://btcpp.dev/conf/floripa


What's trending on Nostr over the last 24 hours? nostr:note1amkk2gq4zqgrzf27dxel0f8alj06r8a9pma0ugltqr9cxwp5lgpsa77slz nostr:note1yr208k25u9wqh36a6a880gn3nx38xmljc8w3j2vlnmc5rrsh7k3qyadey3 nostr:note1jkckc7yj7r52rq95dn45g6s20f05j5dm470xayus2mthty5ln4gs2wyh32 nostr:note15q70qzme087gj9nc7yducx63r9sd4z2k52guz9cmxrkgn0jwhlaq405kfx nostr:note1an8gwfppnt2r3capywz4euu6lrxjc2kjc0vetrwg4pner9qmx4yqafp9xh nostr:note18tw0w3fx8x7cqfqxyhvan9cekg62d7jvfkqqu8q4dcxakqhk6esqlcqyg5 nostr:note1kthhhlz2e4t2tqlw9qkpvuqerlff4pl8alu6c0hguf79ln8ypk2qsttwjq nostr:note1s3k03cjm6cd99trrkk9gfps4el8wp0gja3u2q68prtlcyv8hsxgqe8kv4x nostr:note1djeyfyyfryrsrrnvspm2tytjaa463ufnesfrfhwzc52mlypdpxpsd2jda6 nostr:note1sre8lgnlc5wsyjmq3vkn9nmayv3a9rdkpqa5sknrkzg7gh4wahnscpqxs0


How it feels to be nostr only https://i.nostr.build/rCbcIdh4DS5ZxBQ4.jpg


A simple plan for life is change
Find yourself the nicest frame
Strange
Then you see the light, man
Then you find the right, lane
On a bright, day

https://v.nostr.build/rJK83yqLaW5zaSUT.mp4

#tunestr


A simple plan for life is change
Find yourself the nicest frame
Strange
Then you see the light, man
Then you find the right, lane
On a bright, day

https://v.nostr.build/rJK83yqLaW5zaSUT.mp4


GM!


GM, we've created a Brazilian #Ditto server! We're still working on the name. We are looking for feedback, and to make connections with Brazilian influencers. This is our time to shine, Nostr!

https://verdade.us


gm ser


GM

https://media.tenor.com/08HaERXd0igAAAAC/gladiator-life.gif


Old Nostr DM (NIP-4) integrates four capabilities into a single Nostr key—it serves as an ID, an encryption key, a receiving address, and a sending address.

The encryption key in NIP-4 does not change, so NIP-4 messages lack both forward secrecy and backward secrecy.

Consequently, if the private key is compromised, both historical and future messages can be exposed.

The receiving and sending addresses remain constant, which poses a severe issue for metadata privacy in NIP-4 messages;

Everyone can see who (ID) is sending messages to whom (ID).

Currently, most Nostr apps use NIP-4 for DM functionalities, such as Damus and Primal.

——————————————————————————————————————

New Nostr DM (NIP-17) integrates three capabilities into a single Nostr key—it serves as an ID, an encryption key, and a receiving address.

Kind-17 separates the sending address from the ID, making the sending address random and concealing the sender's real ID, thus improving metadata privacy.

The encryption key in NIP-17 does not change, so NIP-17 messages also lack forward secrecy and backward secrecy. Once the private key is leaked, both historical and future messages will be compromised.

The receiving address remains constant, so there is still a slight issue with metadata privacy in NIP-17 messages; everyone can see who (ID) is receiving messages.

Apps like 0xchat and Amethyst use NIP-17 to implement DM functionalities.

——————————————————————————————————————

In Keychat, the ID, encryption key, receiving address, and sending address are separated.

The encryption key, the receiving address, and the sending address are updated independently and continuously.

Keychat's encryption key is derived using the Signal protocol, and each message uses a unique encryption key, which is deleted after use.

Thus, Keychat messages have both forward secrecy and backward secrecy. Even if an encryption key is compromised, only the current message can be leaked, and historical and future messages remain secure.

Keychat's sending address is randomly generated for each message.

Therefore, external parties do not know the sender's ID.

Keychat's receiving address is derived using the Signal protocol, with almost every message using a unique receiving address.

Thus, external parties do not know the receiver's ID.

——————————————————————————————————————

However, it's important to emphasize that NIP-4 and NIP-17 offer superior multi-device synchronization capabilities because they integrate three capabilities into a single Nostr key—it serves as an ID, an encryption key, and a receiving address.


#bitcoin no Pós #halving https://video.nostr.build/90db5e5e5bfe08929630fcb391cc175870c3f86a62da48c71e43dbbdf1df6d9c.mp4


who needs drugs when you have clown world


oke


Amplify more voices, RT others!


Help me make gifbuddy better!

Need help with:
- Reducing memory usage and improving overall reliability
- Better hosting solution as Heroku is expensive
- Add GIPHY library for even more gifs
- Allow uploads for creatives like  nostr:npub1xsn2cx73w7837xhkqalzxr5f9prwn6cvnz4t0e60qa0luff7g4fq28nm65 who make their own gifs
- Ability to load more gifs if you want to go deeper in the search
- Gif counter for  nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 uploads to see how big we get
- Prettier Front End design
- Anything else you guys come up with that makes it better

Looking forward to making this app the best it can be with you all! 👊

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great show, enjoyed the conversation


can't wait for more clients to integrate this, it's going to be 🔥


the weather will always be bad for someone

it's a nihilist cult


Environmentalism is a religion.

God is earth/nature.
The apocalypse is climate change.
Sins are your carbon footprint.
Redemption is for garbage (recycling), not for your soul.

It's sad that such a hopeless religion has become so popular. No wonder adherents are so depressed.


Purple
 https://i.nostr.build/bvrn1bYyIuVdYjtu.gif


Domains are a total shitcoin

- I purchased a domain through a new account at Namecheap
- I set up the DNS and launched a new website on my new domain
- I verified my email address for my Namecheap account
- My site went live

12 hours later

- My account was flagged for potential fraud because I used an email proxy
- My domains were revoked and PUT BACK ON THE MARKET FOR SALE
- My transaction was refunded
- My site went down

I then had to provide them either the transaction ID from my card statement or send them a photo of my PASSPORT. I gave them the transaction ID 🖕

Then, I had to:
- re-purchase my domain before someone else bought it
- reconfigure my DNS

SMH. Let's replace this garbage with nostr please


Hey y'all!  So, relay.tools has billing features now.  I've struggled to use nostr messages to notify customers of relay.tools, that balances are due, I believe the notes went out (many attempts were made, kind1, DMs, etc).  The reality is the nostr network is not good yet at these basic types of human interactions.

REGARDLESS, I WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR BETTER NOSTR WHERE WE CAN RELIABLY TALK.

Relays in non-payment status will be paused today, reach out to me if you notice or have questions.


rugged again


Need to WoT that stuff


HOW TO SPOT PHISHING IN THE WILD

Our team has noticed a significant uptick recently in phishing attempts on Casa members, friends, and even us.

Phishing is when a scammer contacts you in an attempt to get you to give up precious information, such as login credentials or even a seed phrase. These messages can come via email, DM, or even phone call.

These attacks can sometimes be sneaky good at spoofing legitimate brands you trust. Here’s a breakdown of some emails I received and how you can detect phishing under the hood.

https://blog.casa.io/content/images/size/w1000/2024/08/image-1.jpeg

A practiced eye will catch this phishing email, but someone less aware might not. And of course you want to click immediately to see the "Huge Risk of Stablecoins!"

https://blog.casa.io/content/images/2024/08/image-2.jpeg

The biggest sign is that the attachment looks weird in the Superhuman email client. When I hovered over the attachment, it turned out to be an external link!

https://blog.casa.io/content/images/2024/08/image-3.jpeg

This one is harder to catch in Gmail. The attachment looks pretty normal. So you look for other signs:

- Do I know the sender? (I don't)
- Why forward me an email with no text? Weird.
- The message in the body of the original email is a bit weird, bad grammar/punctuation.

https://blog.casa.io/content/images/size/w1000/2024/08/image-4.jpeg

Once you get a whiff of phishy: PAUSE, don't click things.

Here's the trick most people don't know about, and how you can verify whether an email is risky.
Go to the Gmail side menu on the email itself, click on "Show Original."

https://blog.casa.io/content/images/size/w1000/2024/08/image-5.jpeg

Then check the SPF, DKIM, and DMARC fields. If any of them say "FAIL," run away.

Some companies haven't set this up yet but it's still a good test for most emails, especially if you don't know the sender.

And in all scenarios, even if those things all PASS — if something seems a bit off or you don't know the sender, don't download attachments or click links.

https://blog.casa.io/content/images/2024/08/image6.png

Here's another example I got this week. All 3 fields were PASS, but I don't know who this is and it looks phishy so: BOOM, REPORTED.

Stay safe out there — there are a lot of people getting targeted for their bitcoin right now. Here are a few other handy tips to avoid taking the bait:
- Don't trust unsolicited communications
- Screen calls from unknown numbers
- Verify claims about account issues yourself
- Never share a seed phrase online or over the phone

If you have more questions or want help protecting against this stuff, our team at Casa can help.

 nostr:npub1casacasahesdrpu6npfth2t0ae37a2cdwwg3c4fkt30v7gzffx3q7wtzdc is not just about Bitcoin Security.

We're about Security for Bitcoiners.

#security #nostr


unfettered conversations are happening in relays


why yes please


GM


By the way things are going, we should have a first mainstream nostr app/platform sometime deep into 2025, nostr devs should prepare.

No idea what is it going to be though 🤔


Nostr is the real global town square


Its not even a major Knots release


Test


like two drops of water


the real crisis of our time


Free information rails like nostr are critical for navigating this


clown town 😂


GM! Been looking forward to this


And about time to be long-form on nostr!

#25 Base Money Update: 7th Year & Counting

For six full years I've been updating and commenting on the status of global central bank money on Twitter. As the seventh year of my research commences, for 2024 Q2, it's about time to bring it home to the better bird protocol. This is a much more philosophically aligned place to focus in on the signal when it comes to our money, and I'm happy to finally convert these posts to long-form here.

**This is quarterly update #25, for 2024 Q2.**

If you have followed [my work](https://www.porkopolis.io/) before, then you know that the constant hymn I've sung while speaking publicly about Bitcoin is that the only, economically comparable money supply in the fiat world to 21 million bitcoins is what economists call the "monetary base," or "base money." This is a corporeal money supply that has existed across all of modern economic and central banking epochs. For an apples-to-apples, ontological comparison with Bitcoin, look no further then Base money.

## So what is it?

It is *central bank money*, comprised of two supplies:

1. **Physical currency**: Notes and coins, or “cash;”
2. **Bank reserves**: The “Master account” that each commercial bank holds with its central bank.

Now, why do I refer to this as, "Central bank money?" This is because, unlike all other money supplies in the fiduciary banking world (like M1/M2/M3), the Monetary base is the sole and ultimate money supply controlled by the central bank. It is, literally, the *printing press*.

What follows won't be a lesson in reserve ratios or monetary economics. The point is that you simply understand that ***there is*** a money supply that central banks solely control, and of course (of course!) this is what Bitcoin's 21 million are up against.

The monetary base is to the core of the entire fiat financial system, as 21 million bitcoins are to the core of the Bitcoin protocol.

One is open and permissionless, and one is not.

By the way, the monetary base is essentially (though not entirely) analogous to the *total liabilities* of a central bank, so we can (basically) say that the monetary base is the "balance sheet" of each central bank.

**On cash**. Quick notes on the above. Certainly you understand what "cash" is, and it is indeed an instrument that has been fully monopolized by each central bank in each nation around the world--only they can print it. Even though it is true that banks in more free banking societies in the past could freely print and strike notes and coins, the central bank (or state) monopoly has been around for a long time. Kublai Khan was the first to do it 750 years ago.

**On bank reserves**. Don't stress your brain on this too much, but this is the main "settlement money" that banks use between each other, when they want to settle their debts. It is digital now (Fedwire in US, CHAPS in UK), but it doesn't technically have to be, and of course before modern technology took over even a few decades ago, it was not.

These two stacks of retail and wholesale cash, stacks of *central bank money*, are what makes up the **Monetary base**. This is the *printing press*. Only this compares to 21 million bitcoins.

And gold, and silver by the way.

Final note, central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, which are simply LARPing on Bitcoin's success, are indeed created by central banks, and they are indeed classified as Base money. They are going to be a "third rail." They are thankfully incredibly small, pilot projects today. We will see how far democracies will be tested, as autocracies no doubt will mainstream them; but for now, consider them, at least economically, to be inconsequential to the update below.

With that review out of the way, onward to Q2 update for 2024.

## Bitcoin is the **6th largest money in the world**.

In February 2024, it surpassed the monetary base of the United Kingdom, that is its value was larger than the Bank of England's balance sheet, and it remains so to this day.

As of 30 June 2024, there are four central bank balance sheets larger than Bitcoin:

1. **Federal Reserve (dollar)**: $5.73 trillion
2. **European Central Bank (euro)**: $5.19 trillion equivalent
3. **People's Bank of China (yuan)**: $5.11 trillion equivalent
4. **Bank of Japan (yen)**: $4.20 trillion equivalent

So if we only look at this from a "fiat" perspective, then Bitcoin is indeed the 5th largest money in the world.

However, the all-important monetary metal throughout history that even a child knows about--gold--is still king at around **$15 trillion in value**, or 6.1 billion ounces worldwide. Note, this does not include gold lost/recycled through industry; in that case, it is estimated that about 6.8 billion ounces of gold have been mined throughout humanity.

![](https://blossom.primal.net/21e9bcba7166efbd1f50b48e4bae3650054b864c2358b61dd05ccf9333939193.png)*Update #25 Executive Summary*

Silver, for what it's worth, is still a big "monetary" metal; though it is true, much more silver is gobbled up in industry compared to gold. There are about 30.9 billion ounces of non-industrial silver floating around the world (most of it in jewelry and silverware form) that is valued in today's prices at $930 billion. Bitcoin bigger.

## **State of the Print: $26.1 trillion**.

If we add up the Big Five central banks already mentioned above (again, Bitcoin being larger than the Bank of England's monetary base), as well as the next 45 central banks, we get to a total, USD equivalent value of **$26.1 trillion in base money across the world**.

If we consider $26.1 trillion as the Big Boss of central bank money, the figure in totality, then Bitcoin at $1.2 trillion network value indeed has some way to go. We can also imagine how the Pareto distribution occurs even in money, if Bitcoin after only 15 years is already larger than every central bank money in the world except for four of them. Wild to ponder.

## Inflation: 12.7% per year.

It is also true that for two years they have been trying to "normalize" their balance sheets after the 2020-22 Covid madness, stimulus, and money printing. Of course, they have been trying all along to normalize since the 2008 global finance crisis (GFC), but I digress.

When I first started my website, I vowed never to use such a non-corporeal thing as CPI to discuss how much things cost.  A "general increase in the level of consumer prices," or CPI, as measured by planning boards around the world, is not a real thing.  It may be calculated by people with the best of intentions, but it has been manipulated and volumes have been written about it.  I don't use it.

I have always defined inflation as the classical economists did: Inflation is an increase in the "stock" of money. If we know the all-time stock of euros printed by the European Central Bank now, and we know the all-time stock of euros printed by the ECB 12 months ago, then it is very easy to calculate the annual inflation of the euro.  Not only is it easy, but *it is real*.  It is corporeal.  Watch what they do, not what they say.

But we should be rigorous. If inflation is an increase in the stock of money, what is a decrease in the stock of money? Does this happen? Well, this is *deflation*, and yes it does happen.  You may be surprised to learn that for two years central banks around the world have collectively been shrinking their balance sheets, and thus we have been in a state of deflation.

With my research we can visually see all of this, and it is here:

![](https://blossom.primal.net/7b45c11c9345fbf26fdd44ce7007c737f14a4351d8b4028773d374612b3c1fd2.png)*Inflation, or Deflation?*

Turns out that the normalization is more difficult than they thought, as they are still at $26.1 trillion, and before Covid the global monetary base was $20 trillion.  Nonetheless, they have stopped the money printing of 2020 and 2021.

I have written much about my [methodology for these reports](https://www.porkopolis.io/methodology/), but the bottom line is that the area curve on the left axis (the base money itself, denominated in dollars), will not necessarily reflect what is happening with the actual money print, trailing 12-month % figures on the right axis (the growth rate or inflation rate).  It is a *Wittgenstein's ruler* thing.

The blended, global, annual rate of central bank money printing at the moment is nearly flat, just slightly negative at -0.3%.

The flat levels and the slight rate of deflation have been relatively consistent for the last two years, but if you look at that the 2022 peak of $30 trillion, this may seem like they have cut the supply much more than this.  *They haven't*.  This is because, on balance, ***most of the world's currencies have fallen faster in value against the dollar, even though they continue to print***.

This is why we have seen $4 trillion in base money shed in value over the last couple years of rising interest rates, but the *actual decrease the rate of base money printed* has only been around **-1% to -2% per year**, when measured across each currency's native unit growth, each month.

And for the high signal, no-noise figure in my attempt to get you to one number to understand how much central banks have compounded their fiat base money stack across 50+ years, **that figure is 12.7% per year**.

And Powell says he wants to cut rates (print money) again.  Wild.

## Let's compare.

For the rest of this report, I want to do something different and simply spend some time looking at the compound annual growth rates of various corporeal things around the world, in order that we can compare those to the growth of the fiat monetary base, and Bitcoin.

Remember, most things in the financial and economic world grow exponentially.  This simply means that they grow *constantly*.  The financial term here is compound growth, or compound interest.  This rate of growth can indeed change year to year (interest rates can go up, or down), but over the years we can observe a strong trend, and that is what I want to summarize here for you.

## Population.

The world has grown exponentially at **1.7% per year** over the last 75 years.  However, despite all the overpopulation myths you've probably heard, this rate of growth is actually falling, well below trend, and we only grow at **0.9% per year** at the moment.

## GDP.

The United States has grown its economy at 5.2% compounded per year since the founding of the republic.  We are at the higher end of this trend right now, $28 trillion per year and growing at **5.8% per year**.

## Stocks.

Stocks grow exponentially as well, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.  The growth rate is **7.3% per year** for the S&P 500, the main US index that tracks more than 80% of total market caps.

## Stocks. With Dividends.

If you reinvest those dividends into the same stock market, you'll earn more.  Still compound growth, but 2% higher at **9.3% per year** for the S&P.

## Bonds.

Bonds are supposedly safer than stocks (bondholders get paid back first), and more cash flowing.  If you look at the longest running bond index in the US, it grows at **7.1% per year**, compounded.

## Base Money.

As we've discussed, base money grows, if re-weighting the native unit growth each month, at **12.7% compounded per year**.  However, this trendline analysis looks at it differently.  It simply looks at the USD value of the global monetary base (again, **$26.1 trillion**), and draws an exponential trendline on that USD equivalent growth for 50+ years.  In other words, this is going to be *after all currency fluctuations* have played themselves out.

Do you think the growth rate here will be higher or lower?  Actually lower, at **10.3% per year**.  But there is a big asterisk here, as more base money supplies are added in later periods than in the 1970s and 1980s, so it is not as rigorous as the 12.7% figure.  In any event, one might expect this trendline analysis to *actually be higher* in that case, so it goes to show how quickly currency values can fall against the global reserve currency!

## Silver.

This is total ounces ever mined.  They trend upward at **1.4% per year**.

## Gold.

This is total ounces ever mined.  Gold trends upward at **1.7% per year**.  Faster than silver.  Surprised?  Notice the R-squared (goodness of fit) for both silver and gold.

## Bitcoin.

Bitcoins grow according to a basic logarithmic curve.  Trying to draw percentiles is pointless here, and even measuring a trendline is somewhat pointless, as everyone knows the bitcoins prescribed into the future, by the protocol.  Better to just quote the trailing 12-month growth figure, and it is **1.7% per year** and falling.  For now, identical to gold.

## Silver price.

Since 1971 it's trended at 3.4% per year.  Silver bug?

## Gold price.

Since 1971 it's trended at 5.0% per year.  Gold bug?

## Bitcoin price.

Note, we have finally arrived at something that grows differently than exponential.  As I've observed since 2018, Bitcoin grows according to a power trend.  Did you notice that all the prior exponential trends displayed themselves as straight lines on log scale?  Well, with Bitcoin, the power trendline gradually falls across time, but the growth is still well larger than anything we've covered thus far.

Why?  It's being adopted, of course.

Bitcoin's power trendline has grown **169.9% per year** since Bitcoin Pizza Day in 2010.  Note that this is something akin to a "Lifetime Achievement" figure, and it will continue to fall every day.  Over the prior 12 months ending 30 June 2024, Bitcoin grew **105.6% over the year**.  The compound growth of the power trend today is **45% per year**.  By 2030 it will fall to "only" **36% per year**.

Oh yes, and it is free, open, and permissionless.

## To summarize.

That's a lot of data that came at you quick.  I've compiled it all in a helpful table here for you to review at any time.  This is the world at 2024, Q2:

## Base money concluded

The following table gives you a complete summary of the fiat currencies, gold, silver, and Bitcoin figures used in this analysis, for this quarter.  Please print it out if you like, it is meant to be a helpful, in-depth companion when fiat friends come asking.

Thank you for reading!  If you enjoyed, please consider zapping, and you can also donate to my [BTCPay](https://donations.cryptovoices.com/) on [my website](https://www.porkopolis.io/) if you'd like to help keep this research going.


Live now on  nostr:npub1sk7mtp67zy7uex2f3dr5vdjynzpwu9dpc7q4f2c8cpjmguee6eeq56jraw

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GM friend

hope you're doing well and thanks for these important words of wisdom


Nice one!


did you know that you can run your very own nostr relay on your current computer? windows, mac, and linux can all run this simple relay software from your system tray.

find the correct relay software for your system here:

https://github.com/CodyTseng/nostr-relay-tray/releases/tag/v1.6.0

after installing, add the relay ws://localhost:4869 to your relay configuration inside your favorite nostr client.

continue creating notes and sending zaps as normal. you'll now have a local backup of all of your content. that's it!


Is there a new episode out? 😅


#tardstr


GM

https://media.tenor.com/LqrddTaPbqwAAAAC/good-morning-gif-good-morning-sunshine.gif


I took your advice and built a gif nostr companion app:
https://gifbuddy.lol/

You can download the PWA to your home screen, search for your gif, copy the address and paste it into your client

On the back end, for every gif that gets copied/clicked, an API request is made to upload to  nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 by  nostr:npub137c5pd8gmhhe0njtsgwjgunc5xjr2vmzvglkgqs5sjeh972gqqxqjak37w

From there a nip94 request is done so that the content can be accessed by any client in the future

Now, anyone who searches for gifs using this tool is also helping to build the gif repository for nip94 and adding fallback urls to nostr.build

And all they did was click to copy #gifs

https://media.tenor.com/VrufNvHPA1QAAAAC/i-hope-you-guys-are-proud-of-me-chris-c.gif


GN


Keep up the great work, nostr:nprofile1qqs8nsk2uy2w529fs8n4tx60u7z553e4yx5dy2nxhw4elgjgawpqlaspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q4hag5n!  https://opensats.org/blog/alex-gleason-receives-lts-grant


well deserved


This week's Financial Freedom Report #38 features the following in global news:

-Telegram | CEO Arrested in France
-Hong Kong | Diaspora Denied Access to Retirement Savings
-Nigeria | Prominent Whistleblower (and Bitcoin User) is Missing

In Bitcoin news:
-Bisq 2 | Adds Support for Lightning Network Settlements
-Floresta | New Release Makes Running Full Nodes More Accessible
-SeedSigner | Adds Support for Legacy Bitcoin Addresses

Plus, a featured tutorial from BTC Sessions in Spanish walks users through using the Coldcard Q hardware wallet for long-term Bitcoin savings.

Read more here:

https://hrf.org/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-38


YES