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 hypothesis: most people and institutions would rather risk rug pull then perform self-custody. 
 How should we compensate protocol developers for the work they do, without relying on charity?

Bitcoin is a unique example where developers are reworded through their conviction in the protocol. 
 Been thinking about scaling in #Bitcoin vs #Ethereum lately. Gotta say, I'm not sold on the whole... 
 I agree. The lightning/ark/mainchain compatibility allows for much better UX in the long run. It also shifts the innovation more to wallet developers than to protocol devs. 
 Anonimity allows me to ask stupid questions. 
 @dave Any ideas for a cool product I could work on in my spare time?

I am a software engineer. 
 Whose balls do we have to fondle to get #bitcoin denominated in SATS on exchanges? 
 @dave maybe some input? 
 Bullish case: 1 SAT = 1 USD 
 Nostr is at least10 times better than any one centralized social network. It might be able to replace them all.

Will need solution for the relay problem. 
 Hear me out:

non-custodial bitcoin lightning card that works on any POS device. 
 I did not choose the npub. The npub chose me :) 
 "If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by." - Sun Tzu 
 "The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge" - Aristotle 
 Lots of new nostriches here today!  Welcome!  As long as I can afford it, 500 starter sats for ev... 
 Lets go :) 
 Some of my hobbies:
- bitcoin 8h/week
- working out 4h/week
- hacking on my side projects 4h/week 
 What is the best privacy focused messaging app? Signal, SimpleX, ...? 
 Why does Primal require my personal data to open a wallet? 
 nostr seems more alive lately... 
 Necessity drives innovation. 
 Who on here left the legacy socials already? 
 Almost. Trying to replace X with Nostr :)