Wow just figured out Bitmain's latest fuckery in real time.

I'll give you the back story...

Once upon a time Bitmain was grinding merkle roots instead of nonces aka "covert ASICBOOST".

This gave them an advantage over other miners who didn't know this was possible. One company went out of business - KNC - citing "the Chinese having some secret advantage we don't know about" - which turned out to be true precisely for this reason.

It's one of the reasons ASIC manufacture is so centralized today and this is correctly identified by many as being one of the most vulnerable aspects of the entire bitcoin ecosystem.

The ASICBOOST issue came to a head when Bitmain used their influence to block the activation of SEGWIT (essential for Lightning) because it would break their ability to do it - at least covertly. Well, they would still be able to use asicboost, but just in an obvious way that would mean everyone else could do it too. They had patented it so as to try and prevent this because that's the kind of people we're dealing with here but I digress...

When asicboost was independently discovered by Greg Maxwell Bitmain lied and said they weren't in fact using it.

This was after years of bullshitting about segwit, with Bitmain pretending to be in favour of "alternative scaling solutions" or even doing segwit as a hard fork instead which would allow them to continue what they were doing.....

Absolutely nobody believed them thanks to GMax having reverse engineered one of their ASICs and demonstrating what they had built and tried to keep to themselves.

This was a watershed moment in the fork wars where everyone suddenly understood why Bitmain had been making nonsensical arguments against segwit forever. Wanting big/small blocks wasn't a related discussion. Segwit fixed TX malleability and was a no-brainer upgrade and in the end was combined with a block size increase anyway as a compromise.

So we proceeded with segwit anyway, at which point Bitmain switched to overt asicboost which is actually even more powerful, it just requires grinding version bits instead of merkle roots but it's obvious if a miner is doing this.

Now everybody does it so essentially the net effect of it being possible is zero, except your node asking you wtf miners are doing signalling for upgrades your node knows nothing about (upgrade coordination is what version bits are actually supposed to be used for).

Oh well, relatively little harm done. If you're happy to ignore the obvious dishonesty and effort to undermine what's arguably Bitcoin's most important ever upgrade.

Fun extra tidbit: Antbleed - an intentional backdoor with which Bitmain could remotely shutdown any Antminer in the world. They said it was for shutting down stolen ASICs but immediately patched it once it was discovered.

Anyway, this company now accounts for 25-30% of all blocks found, if you naively observe the blockchain.

That's not enough to spook anyone, but unfortunately many smaller pools are in fact just fronts for Bitmain which we know for three reasons:

1. The smaller pools are clearly using blocks constructed by, or for the benefit of, Antpool.

2. They share the same custodian of their newly mined coins (Cobo).

3. They have a lending program to bail out smaller pools who get in over their head due to FPPS.

And the trend is sadly in the wrong direction, given Braiins recently abandoning its old payout model and becoming just a simple proxy for Bitmain as result of switching to FPPS.

[Massive shoutout to @mononautical and @0xB10C for helping uncover how centralized pools have become. Those are their Tweeter handles, idk if they're on Nostr.]

Summary - Bitmain is not just Antpool, it probably accounts for >50% of block templates and manufactures >90% of the mining hardware in the world.

So where am I going with all this?

Amazingly, it's about empty blocks.

What does that have to do with anything?

Well, famously OCEAN has found 3 empty blocks in its short existence, causing many to wrongly make allegations of some sort of issue with the pool itself.

This spurred on endless debate about why pools make empty templates in the first place and the actual reason so many of them get solved.

In short, pools send empty templates then immediately follow up with full templates. So quickly, that the interim period accounts for a tiny minority of the empty blocks that get found on the network, and none of ours.

In all three cases with OCEAN, the miner solved the empty block long after already having a full template to work on -

   - leaving the pool in a position to either throw away a perfectly good (but empty) block or to broadcast it to the network and get miners >90% of the reward of a full block. Obviously the latter makes sense and does zero harm to the network while still adding to the overall PoW necessary for any attacker.

So why would an empty block happen a few seconds after the pool had already sent an updated job for a full block?

Because Antminers suck.

*What we didn't realize was that they intentionally sucked.*

You can send an updated job to an Antminer and watch it continue to work on an old job for over 60 seconds in edge cases.

This was something we assumed was due to design of the ASIC itself, and thus just poor engineering on the part of Bitmain.

But it turns out we were wrong, it's due to Antminer firmware.

We know this because they just released a fix for it.

So Bitmain watched, while people kept mining empty blocks, everyone would wrongly attribute it to pools, while explainers on popular websites like mempool(.)space would offer wrong explanations about it happening due to pools being slow to send proper templates and seemingly no one would understand even the motivation for sending empty templates, let alone the reason they get worked on for so long.

But the fix being something that gets released right after OCEAN starts explaining what's really going on here is beyond reasonable doubt.

They had a fix for it, and have been using that fix for their own mining.

Now they can't get away with it because increasingly people are realizing that Whatsminers and ASICs from other manufacturers aren't finding anything like the amount of empty blocks because they switch jobs far more quickly.

An Antminer has a far greater likelihood of finding an empty block because it spends longer working on old jobs.

We've been out here yelling that the issue is with the ASIC *NOT* the pool.

The fact that Bitmain intentionally crippled the firmware on the Antminers they would sell to the world, while keeping more functional units for their own mining is typical of everything Bitmain.

Sure it can be incompetence and coincidental timing on the fix, but I sincerely doubt it.

The conversation around empty blocks reached the point where people were beginning to realize something was broken with Antminers and then they just happen to release a fix for it right after people finally start catching wind of what's really going on.

__________________

So imagine this -

You sell shovels to gold miners, and as we all know, the people who make money during a gold rush are the people who sell the shovels.

But in this case the shovel seller is digging for gold himself too.

And he has intentionally sold crappy shovels to all of his customers so as give himself an advantage.

Empty blocks kept happening, people kept blaming pools.

OCEAN got attacked over it. We explained the real reason they happen so much, and Bitmain releases a fix right after.

Insane.

This goes further than empty blocks.

It's not just empty templates that take forever to work their way out of an Antminer, it's *all templates* and pools are constantly updating work as new transactions show up.

A super lucrative transaction shows up in your mempool?

All other pools are sending an updated job to hundreds of thousands of Antminers who will ignore it for a while, while Antpool has their miners working on it more quickly.

It's not hard to see the motivation for all this, especially going forward as TX fees become more and more important.

Again, insane.

_________________

If you want to watch @wk057 and I figure this all out in real time, watch the video below which was just intended to be a discussion on why empty blocks happen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BkyhdxnDrM


Nice!! 💜


I was just there last weekend, plenty of water.


Taco shop


LB! The place of my birth 🔥


Love it 🔥


Yes you will, earn what you can, save 20% of what you can earn in bitcoin, and wait 🧡


Mind blown 🤯 nostr:note17pu8xzmrexhrwuunremvfl6hpvlcwua9flgaq3drtxp4zzsyhg9qq90dd2


What the fuck! All Seattle has is water.  That's like saying we're gonna run out is sand in San Diego.


Gn


A dream come true with you 💜


Yes! Find some Madagascar vanilla and it will completely blow your mind. (Also raw sugar and heavy cream from local dairy farm 🤤)


Yes, yes it is.


good morning

eCash 🤝 Lightning 🤝 Chain


Buying right now!


Wait! I'm 6,5 have blue eyes and work in finance 🤯


Take me with you 🤗


Wish I looked that good after a long week 🔥


My god Pablo, you're a genius 🔥


Major fomo 🔥


Dear government,

I will make you obsolete.
https://open.spotify.com/track/1fnULsZuORnAgCFFbM8nTZ?si=XJx0rzHPQy-YkcBRxkRXUg


Fuck around and find out.


I was born into fiat slavery, but I will die in bitcoin freedom. ✊🏼


Love those days.


Just my personal thoughts but I dont know anyone who thinks esats are better or as good as bitcoin.  The worry is what are people going to use who can't afford to use base chain or L2 as fees increase.  I don't agree with changes to the protocol or maybe not even L2 to solve these problems.

As it stands now the options outside of this are esats, fiat, or shitcoins, and I know which one I would choose out of that, especially since esats are denominated in sats and change the method of thinking from fiat.

Not getting rugged is the incentive to run a mint.  If I'm the CFO of a corporation I would certainly run my own mint to covert incoming payments. running a mint is significantly easier already than running a lightning node. You can do both or use an LSP with your mint.

nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg has been able to solve real challenges with esats as a hybrid model which I think gives the best user experience across the board right now.


i have an extra BTC Prague general ticket that i need to sell!!
PLEASE boost 🎟!!!
#askstr #asknostr #shopstr #BTCprague #prague


Gm 🫡


Announcing: Harbor, an ecash desktop wallet for better bitcoin privacy.

https://blog.mutinywallet.com/harbor/

Privacy for the common person is a value worth fighting for. When we see a lack of freedom tools, we must build them into existence. They don't appear on their own.

Much has been said about privacy at the Bitcoin protocol level. For now, we build it on higher layers where we can be more nimble.

Ecash is a tool available today that combines with Bitcoin to bring new levels of common privacy. Cashu and Fedimint are two existing implementations we're interested in.

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

Harbor Privacy: All communication runs over Tor. Mutiny is not in the middle of any connections or transactions. Funds in the wallet get a Privacy Score to show how the mints provide privacy over time. More to come on this in the future.

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

Harbor Multi-mint: Instead of relying on a single mint with your funds, spread the risk over dozens or more. Harbor manages this for you, showing you a single balance while connecting with mints for you. A mint can go offline with minimal impact on you.

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

Harbor Automation: Running as a desktop app unlocks ability to do long running processes in the background. Move money in and out of mints on your preferred schedule to maximize your desired level of privacy. Harbor makes suggestions, but you are in control.

Move money in and out of Harbor using Lightning or on-chain. We love Bitcoin, and we love privacy. We hope Harbor gives everyday people more privacy and peace of mind.


It won't be hanging 💜


Looks like chocolate 🤤


I've used zaprite for online payments and it's awesome. Swiss bitcoin pay, Zeus, and breez all have great in person POS interfaces.  I've not ran btcpay but from the user perspective it's amazing.


Looking good 🥵


Gm, doing well 😊


#legstr 🔥


I was expecting the worst, but it was better than expected.  Middle earth has such a rich history they gotta do something.


Tv show was pretty good


Checks out


Our list of allies grows thin, we need people fighting on all fronts, I'm glad they are using their skills to do as much good as they can do.


That's a shame, can't force the sick to take medicine.


Need to hear that everyday.


Would love to get coffee with you one day 🔥


I wonder how the world would react if they tried to restrict access to them 🤔. How well could they defend their ownership?


I'm much more conservative now in my recommendations.


"I'm not money driven" I said in a conversation yesterday. I'm fairness or justice driven.  If there were real scarcity in the world I would be more then content with very little.

But what I can't stand for is a lazy and incompetent minority stealing from the productive and intelligent majority.


Yes of course I do! I prob enjoy it more than they do 🤣. Only get to see my kids once every couple of months so I make the most of every minute.


Haha that's awesome, the scene in "down to earth" where Chris rock is singing dmx is priceless.


Every country that neocons have made stupid jokes about nuking has a town or village somewhere with lots of highly intelligent & resourceful people who hate their government & just want to raise a family & live in peace. Those people understand the principles of freedom far better than any neocon ever could & those people are far more valuable to the world.

Fuck all the democrats. Fuck all the neocons. Give me the people of any race or religion, from any part of the world, who understand that govts are criminal & who just want to be left alone.


Gettin hot in here 🥵


Sad but true


Gn


Damn that's intense.


🤣🤣🤣 still hot as fuck 🔥


LFG!! 🔥


One day 💜


Always thinking of you 😉, would love to see you rocking any of these 💜


lol it's never to late for a gm. It's going amazing, shopping with my daughters.


nostr:npub12z8jsett3k6rv9fa2guau5p540qr2xuvjzkr8e432mglafjt99sqkw9zmx 👀 https://image.nostr.build/da348c060fd78878b9aa03631ed752411d59827db5c2accdd19179f9f00a4499.jpg


Love his voice.


Who am I to deny such a woman her desires, do with me as you want.


I thought of you first 💚


Nature https://i.nostr.build/4onrA.jpg


Gm


Her show last night was sold out, thousands of people.


I was hearing it live at the same time 🤣


Love you to man 🖕🏻


Binary beauty.


Can I get one of those 🙋🏻


J'adore DMX


All time low and Avril Lavigne in Seattle. So many people. https://v.nostr.build/8GeZX.mp4 https://v.nostr.build/lLndj.mp4 https://v.nostr.build/POkZ7.mp4


What I wouldn't give 🤗😘


Looks like my backyard 🤣


My children, they teach me far more than I could ever teach them.


Fear is quicker, respect is forever.


this is some of the most incredible footage I have ever captured showing people using Bitcoin
https://v.nostr.build/GeE4W.mp4


No comment 🤣


Damn


Good book 💜


Trying to not stand up right now 🔥


I tell people to exchange it.


Is there a YouTube clip of that?


Seed stamp and coffee.


That's worse then some people's multi sig 🤯


Every time.


Oh we could make a great story 🤗


Pipe bomb, the Fed.


Looks so fun!


Tax cattle


Man I sure felt like tax cattle today.


🤣 solid goal.


💯 going on dates never been more difficult 🤣


Yep


I guess ETFs are this cycle’s ICOs.


lol she has an incredible story, that's just the beginning.


Beautiful, and random side note my great grandmother bought her house in France from Coco Chanel. nostr:note1gw7rz7yp6mvfcq3jal6mkn8ng9vhlz9ke5flsrt76cmvtqc3daashns5yt


Gn


Wouldn't be a problem if you run your own mint. If you're planning to use a lot of ecash or esats you should hold them on your own mint, or sweep to lightning.  As far as electing a new member of the quorum for the fedi there are a few ways you could do that.


That's a bitcoiner right there.


Wow. Good thing If truth doesn't matter then neither does anything she says, so we good 🤙🏻


Thank you, seeing your posts always makes my day brighter.


This version will, one day maybe all versions will.


So proud of you guys 🫡 LFG!


Ecash payment request:

- Receiver generates nostr keypair and shows QR code with npub and a set of relays (is there a standard or NIP for this?)
- Sender sends ecash per nostr DM to npub and relays in the QR

Nostr is becoming the native messaging layer of Cashu.


Looking for contributors. Cashu.me wallet allows locking and receiving (unlocking) P2PK tokens. The receive screen will show a nice "P2PK" chip to indicate that this token is locked to your public key and you can receive it. However it does not respect the time lock in the token yet (the lock could have been expired for example).

Ideally, the chip would indicate if the lock is soon to expire or has already expired in the past! The expiry timestamp is inside the "secret" field of the proofs you're receiving [1]

If you know a bit of Vue-JS or Quasar or you know you've got your frontend skills all figured out, this is great opportunity to contribute to an open source project.

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

[1] https://github.com/cashubtc/nuts/blob/main/11.md


Yep that'll do it 🤣


Gm


Anytime, anyplace.


You absolutely do 💜


Yes but I still have to go to fiat mines 😔


And that answer is loosing its edge the more fiat dies.


Happy Friday.


Thank you nostr:npub1key55ax33gkl50uqemvl4khrtqrhzm7wzpc7fhseutt5ddkcwcrqgxlt3h for the incredible times in New York!

#Bitcoin    Pizza Day 🍕, coupled with the worldwide premiere of the nostr:npub155m2k8ml8sqn8w4dhh689vdv0t2twa8dgvkpnzfggxf4wfughjsq2cdcvg documentary by nostr:npub1rj7eh0eu3skwcyr5adpcjwxft9z4yjdspjryq6gynqw2j49f9a3quqjpw2, made this the most fun May 22nd I've had.

Full version of #MYTRUSTINYOUISBROKEN is now on YouTube; please like, comment and subscribe to help us spread the word!

https://youtu.be/Z78ZbPcsc3g

Besides helping with documentary premiere - I've ofc enjoyed trolling Coinbase to keep the day focused on Bitcoin, not USDC.
 https://image.nostr.build/3f64905c0af5ff062daf5d3541994337409b44b1c8b19a4b6bed7821cbbc2e3f.jpg
 https://image.nostr.build/f2967c65483f9b3532ecfe23fce62de0a2eef2e48e90c2003b00325a54d9de4a.jpg
 https://image.nostr.build/41fe071b2dc002c9c1dbef563347d7e9d7507c33fe1d417f16c573922b8ca602.jpg

Big kudos to nostr:npub1aeh2zw4elewy5682lxc6xnlqzjnxksq303gwu2npfaxd49vmde6qcq4nwx and nostr:npub1hqaz3dlyuhfqhktqchawke39l92jj9nt30dsgh2zvd9z7dv3j3gqpkt56s for all the help with the fororganization and be sure to join them on May 30th for Nostr Village!

https://www.meetup.com/pubkey-meetups/events/300036250/


Such an incredible video, the future is bright 🔥🧡


Governments will certainly try to keep everyone from leaving their currency, no matter how bad it gets.  But we have the choice to obey that or to disobey.


Currencies have always died since inflation is poison.  It's no fault of bitcoin that the dollar and other fiat currencies will die.

In the past people always ran to low inflation assets during times of fiat  death, but we always fall back into the same trap and start the currency over again.

Perhaps bitcoin with the best of both monies will finally get humanity out of this cycle we've been in.


I'll help 🙋🏻


Gn


So excited for this!


There are no (coin)cidences


nostr:npub1j8y6tcdfw3q3f3h794s6un0gyc5742s0k5h5s2yqj0r70cpklqeqjavrvg wishing our coinbase friends a happy Pizza Day https://image.nostr.build/97937d043d01867920062926a136d87e81e6886d1149a23db02c12914476166d.jpg


10 months ago, HRF launched its Bitcoin Bounty Challenge, based on features at-risk activists and dissidents wanted to see in Bitcoin, based on months of surveys and research

We didn’t know what to expect but the results have really blown us away

We have by this point awarded full or partial bounties in *7 of 11* categories

Completed or partially completed?
-Open-sourcing the design guide
-Serverless Payjoin
-E2E Encrypted Nostr Group Chats
-Silent Payments
-Self-custodial mobile LN addresses
-Mobile Border Wallets
-Cashu

Still up for grabs?
-Human Readable Bolt12 Offers
-Easy Mobile Multisig
-Frost Multisig Wallet
-BIP47 Expansion

224 days left!

hrfbounties.org


🤣 same.


Much love 💜 nostr:note183t46pq2w7ewxrn0vxnqs02nematj27wuz402pj0lsvusxy5nn2q9e8n8p


Gm Beth


Gm


I suppose it's important to state that just because Satoshi (and the greater cypherpunk community) intended bitcoin to be something, doesn't mean we have to use it for that.  Bitcoin can and will be used by many different people for many different things.  I simply don't have any interest in the other use cases outside of the cypherpunk use case.

Also Gm


Gn 💜


Thanks! 👀


I think that could be very useful to distribute control of your public presence out to multiple employees,
Might need to check that out.


private (adj.)

late 14c., "pertaining or belonging to oneself, not shared, individual; not open to the public; distinctive; from Latin privatus "set apart, belonging to oneself (not to the state).


Privacy (information) is the most lucrative asset that a human being has ever sold or purchased. More valuable than gold, oil, or any other natural commodity.


This is brilliant for companies.


🧡 Gn


Yes, and I would say that again.

Join us.

#Bitcoin
 https://image.nostr.build/01c0eb5256ba0faed9ed76579c5455442f891bf2980c2bfd1cfcb8ddf4757099.jpg


“Strong encryption was an important win. But the result of this win was not privacy. Indeed, the legacy of the crypto wars was to trade privacy for encryption – and to usher in an age of mass corporate surveillance.

Damn. nostr:note1aj7pawy5gver8q757acq0f0xaz3g0zcp593jpcnllrvtxzqgkf2sh0h5xl


Yikes


Number be honest technology. nostr:note1juvw7guf4ljmwqkf43q4ml8flln4zkg9l220myedvnkx7z5xncrsxw6ttz


Gross.


Gm 😊


Mental model: an ecash mint with the purpose of processing payments for a specific service is an alternative to an accounting system.

The flow:

- user tops up balance (e.g. via Lightning)
- service provider (SP) issues ecash to user
- user pays ecash to SP for use of service

Imagine running an entire blockchain for a single application, a website, social network, VPN provider. That would enable interesting use cases but would be a huge waste of resources. With ecash, you can build these systems without blockchains. Lightweight, fast, and cheap.

That is why I'm advocating for businesses to explore these use cases as I see great potential in them, especially in the Bitcoin space. Not only does it guarantee privacy, but it's also easier and safer to build than to have user accounts, passwords, balances, transactions, etc.

Closed ecash systems also do not run into risk of being regulated as money transmission services for the same reason you don't have this issue when you use a BTCPayServer for selling a VPN, for example.

It's only the service provider who gets paid for its service.

I'll be focussing on these use cases as we're developing the Cashu protocol, which allows you to use ecash with Bitcoin.

The internet is as bad as it is partially because payments are so bad. Payments forced us to think in accounts and accounts forced us to be traceable.


If I understand correctly I believe that's what nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg did.
https://blog.mutinywallet.com/blinded-authentication/


Grateful. https://i.nostr.build/LekyD.jpg


Aren't we already in one.


Loved that book!


Gm


This chicken is Bitcoiner, no doubt about it.

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


Is it possible to feel positive energy over nostr 💜


We’re on the precipice of building a society so wealthy, our ancestors would never believe it’s possible.


Yep
https://mempool.space/tools/calculator


Love it!


Same


Zapped ya, but def gonna zap myself with this one.


Good day Onyx 💜


Keep sharing! So accurate.


Beautiful 😍


The U.S. is a net spender so they won't keep bitcoin for long when other countries stop accepting the dollar.  Unless U.S. citizens refuse to hand it over for the gov to spend.


It's been about a month since we launched Lightning Addresses and we're excited to see so many people using it already!

We took some time to explain our unique privacy-preserving fedimint-based approach with our new Blinded Authentication system.

https://blog.mutinywallet.com/blinded-authentication/


🤣 I have 5 teenagers so I get it.


When parents say "because I said so" it always makes me cringe.  Such a terrible rhetoric and premise to teach.


Poor fiat cars 🤣


Someone asked me what fiat meant the other day as they had never heard the term.

I had to think about it for a second and the best way I could describe it was government favors.

Like a deadbeat parent that takes the money from their children's paychecks and spends most of it on alcohol and only gives a small portion back to his favorite child.


Money is the life blood of society and our society is sick and needs a blood transfusion.

Social issues or crime is a byproduct of environment.  If you are being oppressed you will most likely respond with violence, if you are starving you will most likely steal to survive.

There are two ways to address this sickness; punish everyone who disobeys (ineffective) or change the persons environment (effective)

Bitcoin changes the environment.


These colors are 🔥🧡 https://i.nostr.build/zdMwy.jpg


I remember that day! So fun.


Incredible to see the finished product! Much love to ya both 🔥🧡


Well I guess since they added a million more gov jobs they gotta do something 🤔


Smooth like jagger


Agreed!!


That's pretty good, I'm almost never that high.


Protip: you can access your Strike account and buy bitcoin on the web here https://dashboard.strike.me


I agree 💜


Gn


I'll have this in my head the rest of the day.


But the stars cannot compare to your beauty.


Beautiful


🤣 sign me up.


Our future generation will rise. https://video.nostr.build/cacc902bdaed10a1f745a2e5a0908d41352dcde0bc12d4dc39fa8b8814bdac27.mp4


Wish I was on that beach 💜


Thank God satoshi released most of btc supply before private CBDC's could capture the daily supply of new coins.


NGU seems well ingrained, worried about self custody go up.  Both technically and socially.


I would probably do anything you ask 🥵


Ok that's what I thought, thank you!


nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg when you deposit into a mint can that mint learn information about you like your IP address?  And if so can they link your deposit to the ecash number itself?


This UX is soooo smooth!  What world is this 🤯 nostr:note178du87hqdtfyuflpfznq5m3lmgc3sae0ur29qda7v2fyjlzwh0nskfazq7


Appreciate you sir 💪🏻


Perhaps that's why I gravitated toward it, I've always detested "fitting in" with the modern narrative, feels so fake.  Good information, I'll spend some more time thinking it over 🤔


But Bitcoin is also property! So will it🤔


Bitcoin and by extension technology is just a mirror.  It can show us how we are behaving but it's up to us to make the change.  It may change the incentives, but we still have a choice.  If we choose as individuals to relinquish our sovereignty for convenience or comfort, then there is nothing bitcoin can do to help us.

However if we simply didn't notice we were behaving that way and Bitcoin was the orange light that brought that  knowledge to the forefront, well then we are truly orange pilled and have changed who we are.

Property is neutral, but as individuals if we don't mature and take responsibility and stewardship over our own capital, then we trust others who will always tilt the scale to their favor and the imbalance of society begins and then accelerates.


Yes it's very much about capabilities, the more capable you are the more free you can be.


Seems the social mandate today is "obey the current thing" a particularly cruel form of tyranny that never ends.  Psychologically we are wired to blend in for survival, it takes courage to stand against the current, especially if you think it's ultimately futile.  (Poor Radiohead didn't have bitcoin)


Hopefully bitcoin fixes this 🤣


💯 You can feel his exhaustion of being caught in the flow of the tribal narrative in spite of trying to swim the opposite direction.  Radiohead was pure signal. (Perhaps I should say they're pure Sats 🤣)


That makes sense.  Oppression is unnatural and requires constant vigilance to maintain.  Fiat will fail by attrition and all the plebs piling up like small cracks in the dam.


I suppose I romanticize about a bygone era of individuals that created common law never had this in mind. Certainly cannot find anything supporting this in the writings of Locke or Rousseau.


Which I'm in inherently opposed too, but when the system provides a few individuals with special privilege to own more then others, then uses the legal system designed to prevent this as the exact mechanism to enforce it, we've truly lost our way.


I want to go 🤗


https://open.spotify.com/track/2GBeNjgz5HSvBkE7dRryxk?si=eECujNn8R5iPizEOBOmOFA

Good cover


Beautiful 😍


A “liberal democracy” that relies on theft from others in order to survive is “monetary imperialism” dressed up in a words that disguise what is really happening.

#Bitcoin
#Nostr


I grew up with everything at my disposal thanks to my hardworking mother and father who were always there for me.

It wasn't, however, until I visited this township in Mossel Bay earlier this year that I could really appreciate how privileged I grew up.

And it wasn't until I could see and smell the precarious living conditions for myself that I could appreciate the dedication of the Bitcoin Ekasi team to human solidarity. I'm deeply grateful we have angels like them and euphoric that they are armed with BITCOIN, the foremost tool for human empowerment.

Humbled that nostr:npub13ljnkd633c7maxatymv3y2fqq8vt3qk7j3tt0vytv90eztwgha9qmfcfhw is a tool in their arsenal. 🧡🙏

nostr:note1khggtg4waw9zccw8aavzy53qu73wguxn9nv9peujuldnu62hswhq546mgy


Gm 😊


#asknostr
When connecting NWC to next.js do you use LNURL auth for authentication?


Locked in


They don't even need to make sense to take away your freedom. Why even have a trial anymore?


I would consider Esats an L3 as its dependent on L1 and 2 to function, but Ecash as a separate system.  Cashu happens to support both.


Beautiful!!


Our legal system isn't about protecting individuals anymore, it's about punishing individuals who disobey the authorities.


You gotta do watcha gotta do.


Love ya 💪🏻


Impressive 👏🏻


This is why I need to live there.


Mutiny is my favorite, followed by Zeus or breez.  All three support both lightning and main chain.


One of my favorite words meaning to integrate or weave together. Consistent, unwavering, immutable, like a protocol 💜


Instant FOMO!!


Black 💯


Maybe nostr:npub1dhvlm7aumyhy60mlv3lemk4newny4uwkdc9ahcskk4lvatytq4vq60lcq6 could help?


This is a long shot but I've had enough - if someone knows of a HR job either remote or in London please let me know 🥹 the toxic culture at my current company is beyond imagination and all hopes for change have been used up 🥹

Thanks in advance 🫂

(All other job search platforms are being utilized too 🫂)

#miraclewish #asknostr


Wild asparagus is soooooo good.


GN darling.


Before bitcoin saving didn't matter to me.  If it's all going to burn then why save?  You have to show people there is a future and an incentive/reward for saving.


I was thinking Tatooine.


The ending is priceless 🤣


It is not about based vs woke.

It is about independent vs subservient.

Think for yourselves. Pursue truth. Build your life as though society and supply chains could be disrupted for several months.

It doesn’t mean being a prepper. It means understanding what your life relies on for a moderate amount of time, and thinking for yourself.


Sooner than you think.


That blanket sure looks comfy 🤗


Bloom. https://i.nostr.build/WGkYa.jpg


💜 https://v.nostr.build/wGLxL.mp4


Gm


Happy Mother's Day! You're crushing it 🔥


I say this to all my clients and they laugh and cry at the same tjme.


Next bitcoin meetup? 👀


Well let's fucking go then! 🤗


Scotland is awesome!


Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, bitcoiners 💜


Tanzania


Soon.


I'm in


Happy birthday!!


Beautiful!


Thinking out loud about this as no one can really know, but it seems like the L2 block size war will play out just like the L1.
They can make their own lightning implementation expecting to regulate the entirety of all transactions but I don't think that will happen.
Bitcoin being for everyone means we have to share the main chain with the fiat shitcoiners, who will use their own L2 to KYC transact whatever they want (ordinals, stablecoins, etc)

Meanwhile we will keep creating an alternative to this lightning/legacy system that enhances privacy and inclusion.

We always knew this would be a fight but perhaps we didn't realize how close to home it would be as we are dueling on top of bitcoin core.

The greatest lie is the one closest to the truth, so they are trying to deceive people by disguising themselves as bitcoin core directly, rather than a competitor.


nostr:npub1jcjxjg92200kdp8guw8sysg8gr0ez29hahrfdy49h30hgnkpa4kqfvmtwx northern lights from Edmonton https://i.nostr.build/6GYmP.jpg https://i.nostr.build/BRv5Z.jpg


You should be exactly that 😍


What country? Are they trying to swap fiat for btc?


Look at the color of the broth 😍💜


This is why I'm single.  It's alright though 😉


They're very open 👀🥵


The mythical 10x engineer is a scam.

Efficiency in delivering software is the least interesting concern.

Real breakthroughs are made by 1000000x engineers. Not because they are such incredible developers.

No, it’s because they see WHAT to build in a way no one else can; their output yields paradigm shifts, not mere marginal efficiency gains.

nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg is one such developer. Satoshi was another one.


thank you 🥰. Busy as ever.


Have the day you have 💜


Dude! The future is now 🔥🔥🔥


✨ Announcing the release of Cashu.me – a Cashu wallet for the web! ✨

Cashu.me is a Chaumian Ecash wallet for Bitcoin built as a progressive web app (PWA). Today, we're excited to announce its first release and would like to thank all developers and users who have helped to build and improve this wallet. Cashu.me is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.

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

To get started, open Cashu.me in your browser and install it to add it to your home screen. We recommend to use your device's native browser for the best experience. Beware that Ecash is a bearer asset which means that if you delete your browser data or lose access to your device without a proper backup (see below), you will lose your funds. Use this wallet only for small spending amounts.

New Features

Countless new features for this release give you the best possible Ecash experience. We're bringing this ancient crypto technology back into the 21st century and present you a modern interpretation of the original cypherpunk vision - built on Bitcoin.

At a glance

- Modern UI
- Support for Bitcoin and USD
- Seed phrase backups
- Animated QR codes
- Intelligent coin selection
- Send Ecash offline
- Receive Ecash offline
- Lock Ecash with P2PK
- Discover mints via Nostr
- Swap Ecash between mints
- Remote control with NWC

https://m.primal.net/IFMh.jpg
https://m.primal.net/IFMi.jpg
https://m.primal.net/IFMj.jpg

Read the full release notes here: https://gist.github.com/callebtc/67da3f586ef273df80bf679e464bc3f3

You can host the wallet on your own server. Find the images on Dockerhub or build it yourself with the GitHub repository
https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu.me


Feel the same 💪🏻


lol no but I've def seen someone similar in ocean beach.


Beautiful soil 😍


Same.


I think I know that guy.


Ok this just completely blew my mind! I think we just stepped into the future without knowing it. nostr:note17mkj8zt7jzg8dlhhjhk8yxjmjxwvytm3g963rgn6cje94xyg5w6qca9fqu


Skills 🔥


I love it! If you're not on nostr i get that the feature may not be the best since you won't have anyone to search for, but if that's the case just don't use that feature and the wallet is still the best self custody option out there.


I like how bitcoiners act like we gotta sell bitcoin to normies like they're not going to run to it for shelter as the fiat storm gets worse.


Can't wait for SMR mining/energy facilités.  Would love to build one of those.


Steady as she goes, you're gonna make it.


Damn 🤯
There is no red there is no blue, there is no black or white, Jew or gentile, that separate us. There is the state and there is us. More then ever we need to come together to destroy the institutions that oppress us and say together; free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=Q9355_oHQ97LS4Pi&v=6fqSsixML2Q&feature=youtu.be


Any rust devs out there need work?

#asknostr nostr:npub1dhvlm7aumyhy60mlv3lemk4newny4uwkdc9ahcskk4lvatytq4vq60lcq6 nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx

https://twitter.com/sndbtc/status/1788202912294039617?s=42


Damn 🥵


This song is brilliant

https://open.spotify.com/track/5qm9YlhSu3qDxvl2JetLCZ?si=hQJW9OBjQJi2mGAYw9sCJA


Good night.


this quote reminds me of chess and is one of the reasons chess is such a beautiful game.

in chess, when you move a piece, you’re attacking new squares but also losing influence over the squares you were attacking before. you see?

chess is the art of seeing yourself forward. the calculation muscle that’s constantly evaluating the gain and loss to every move.

in life we’re constantly doing this by the way. taking risk, all day every day. more than you think.

you need to go to a higher up floor. do you want to take the elevator or the stairs? the stairs are probably safer but you lose time and energy. the elevator is easier but is a man made machine with potential dangerous risks. ok well are we going to floor 2 or floor 100? am i healthy or do i have health issues? you evaluate; you choose.

there are no moves in both chess and life with only gain and no loss. for this reason, both chess and life are nothing you can master or finish. it’s an art you develop as the artist
https://m.primal.net/IDum.jpg


nostr:npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt
Great rip guys! Loved it!

Seems to me that rules without rulers applies as much to markets as it does to rule of law.  Both are natural occurring phenomenon that rulers take credit for.

https://fountain.fm/episode/GZ1sR5PKLEYphktZ20rp


On Damus with iPhone if I press to zap mutiny doesn't come up.  Breez, Zeus, and Phoenix do.  do I need to do something on mutiny to send zaps?


Hard to admit when you're wrong.


😢 hope you feel better 💜


You can still use Primal with Mutiny Wallet on Android, bypassing the KYC requirement ✅

nostr:nevent1qqsd3pyp8t7r88sjf0ctyng2ugmu73vkhfpczs70ft6a0zdumfpp0dcpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt4w35ku7thv9kxcet59e3k7mgzyrtp7w79k045gq80mtnpdxjuzl9t7vjxk52rv80f888y5xsd5mh55qcyqqqqqqglj72fx


Truth! I'll check it out.


Fuck yeah it is. nostr:note1vhxq4g8wx5gwakv8zy7xsxysmgml4y5nv5vmdsda2wdnldruqvlqy994q0


Money is the signal, the rest is just noise.  Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.


No, is it good 👀


I might be wrong but I think this is the primary mission of nostr:npub1mu7nv2jkaq4xausnn098xc8tp3gzgf2w5r2cj68x8dnns0rktmysnsj5cl SDK.  They are trying to create a one stop shop for "be your own LSP"

Bolt 12 not requiring liquidity will bring down the financial barrier as long we lower the technical barrier to channel opening/closing/management in a nice UX.

Maybe that's what Phoenix was trying to do also by releasing phoenixd?


we're playing around with BOLT 12 and LDK: https://github.com/LN-Zap/bolt12-playground

able to pay BOLT 12 invoices from Strike. receiving not there just yet but exciting nonetheless

shoutout  nostr:npub1ug8c5wp6chs4xessrstq3mj0x0agkttey5xwk26632a2gw22de7qkfd9ry, thanks for your help supporting us and the industry on this!


I can't get nostr:npub1kvgw6zj55uwvlz5rdqpjm5a5hqah4j3ggza3pfx4umh5k6j00yaqt6v0p2 words out of my head that freedom has always been about capabilities.

There is no way for them to force you into obedience forever, all they can do is try to make you incapable of achieving your own sovereignty.

In years past the tools and skills one needed to be sovereign was a weapon and a piece of land for food and shelter.

In today's society freedom technologies are the tools you need to use and skills you must learn to become sovereign.

They will do everything in their power to make you feel incapable of learning freedom tech.

As bitcoin educators and developers it's our responsibility to not only lower the barrier of technical skill needed to become sovereign, but to show people they they are capable, that it's much more attainable then they think.

Remember people have been told their whole life that they are not good enough, that they can't do it, but it's all a lie, we need to show them the truth.


🔥🤤 https://i.nostr.build/aQGLP.jpg


I would never leave 😍


Amazing 💜


Love it! That's in Santa Cruz?


Gm


That's easy to do when you're around 💜


Same to you 💜


Facts! 🔥 nostr:note192gexn9s2mlvun2rcpttk464k65vw5488htzwglp3t6pfq043wcqjhejvy


Bitcoin core is getting an upgrade to its coin selection method with V27, increasing the level of privacy by making coin selection less predictable.

https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/27.0/


The reason why he likes cash is because it is base money. When he holds the cash, it's not a liability of anyone else, nobody will default on a promise, he can do with it what he wants, and nobody can take it away from him, and

This is why he doesn't like venmo or zelle or bank transfers, what he gets is not base money, but a claim on base money, a digital credit that he can later redeem for cash at the atm, but the bank can always go bust and his cash is gone.

Bitcoin is the very first time that we have base money in cyberspace. It's not a bank credit or IOU or some token that can be redeemed for an underlying asset. Bitcoin is the thing itself, just like gold atoms or fiat cash.

So don't onboard him to a bitcoin money warehouse like wallet of satoshi, recommend him a self custodial wallet and explain him what the 12 word private key does.


Gm.  Looks beautiful 💜


Devs, do not sleep on Nostr Wallet Connect. Nostr allows you to link any app with any other app in this world. No IP addresses, no ports, no NAT, no firewalls, no bullshit.

Soon coming to a Cashu wallet near you.
 https://video.nostr.build/f3331c19afdf233db91937161e9f8369e374662f409a75194cfb49b48ebb3e61.mp4


May the 4th be with you 🔥


🤤 https://i.nostr.build/5GoKZ.jpg


Yes! 🤣. An open invitation if you find yourself in this part of the world.


Gorgeous 🔥


Oh good point, thats definitely going to increase the amount of nodes in the network though 🔥. So bullish.


Does this mean In bolt 12 the hop nodes don't need liquidity at all?

nostr:npub1t0nyg64g5vwprva52wlcmt7fkdr07v5dr7s35raq9g0xgc0k4xcsedjgqv nostr:npub1u8lnhlw5usp3t9vmpz60ejpyt649z33hu82wc2hpv6m5xdqmuxhs46turz https://i.nostr.build/Le2X2.png


Yeah it's on Damus


That's an upgrade from my cardboard box so absolutely.


Onward 🔥


May the 4th be with you.


Beautiful voice 💜


I don't think we will ever have on chain privacy on bitcoin, it is at odds with getutxoset.

What we need is great second layer decentralized privacy solutions (like JoinMarkets), and hopefully some new onchain primitives would help too...


Gm 🫡


Every single time 🤣


Gm 💜


This is what I see https://i.nostr.build/5Go3a.jpg


Nice spot! I'm all the way down in San Diego though.


I mean unless you want to go out for a drink?


Nollensville is nice also, and martins bbq is 🔥


Happy Friday Carla


Rules don't exist because of rulers, incentives govern how our societies function.  It's a deception of the ruling class to convince us that we need them to have rule of law.


“Anarchy is an old Greek word, constituting of two parts: “an-”: a prefix meaning without or the absence of and the suffix “archon,” which means rulers, kings, masters. And so anarchy is not, as you said, this Mad Max world of anything goes no rules to whatever you want. Quite on the contrary, I would argue that society that lives in anarchy follows certain principles extremely strongly. And that is that there are no kings, no masters and no slaves. So meaning that there is an equal law for any individual part of the society… as we have two parties or more consensually collaborating together and doing something, anything really, that that is a true state of anarchy. And it's a beautiful thing and we see it in life all the way all around us.” — nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt on nostr:npub10qrssqjsydd38j8mv7h27dq0ynpns3djgu88mhr7cr2qcqrgyezspkxqj8
#Titcoin #Anarchy https://v.nostr.build/Gev9Q.mp4


If someone convinced you that anarchy is bad, perhaps you should ask who and why they convinced you of that?  There's always a motivation.


I'm dying right now lmao 🤣🤣🤣


Exactly 💜 nostr:note14edl8j4avnmfqj8f7rdw52f8knavt4tfjkrmvhtejrcrjxfdx8ysl54kqt


I see this everywhere


I'd vote for ya.


Not an easy problem to solve. On one end if you say a 3rd party has the moral right to prevent the free actions of another then it's a slippery slope to tyranny.  On the other end if you say no one has the right to do that then you open people to be subject to all acts of violence. And I thought the Byzantine generals problem was hard lol.

Like many things the answer lies somewhere in the balance of these two opposing forces.  Where the center lies is a matter of debate.


Sent to my daughter. Thank you Lyn as always 💜


"Best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup"


Thanks Diyana 💜


More fiat clown world today.

My employer pays me 10% of the profit I make for them and keep 90%. This is industry standard across the U.S.

I've increased my sales by about 20% this year and as a reward they are paying me 8% of the profits.

I sent an ultimatum to my bosses and said I will leave if you pay me less for more work, might be an interesting week depending on their answer.


Joker from Dark Knight is one of my fav characters of all time 🔥


Drinking is soooo overrated now lol.


Search me 🤗


Repost if you’re still a little bullish.
https://image.nostr.build/24f48c8259468f64cb1a666d83c85873f572ac8db85d03e9ba81300278fa99e0.jpg


I'm sure that comes with a heavy heart, there will be better days ahead 💜


I certainly hope so.


Ever since high school, when I started studying rhetoric and logic, other people would ridicule it.  Equating it to violence feels like a subversive way of making it feel wrong or improper.

There is nothing wrong with thinking for yourself.  Sometimes the struggle is against your mind, while everyone around you is telling you to surrender.


Jealous!


Gm luna 💜


Gm 🤙🏻


Eat!


Me 💯


Yes I am 💜


don't beg, they'll hate you more


Here's a hard pill to swallow...

#Nostr is not just a social media platform to replace [insert centralized SM here] because your bigotry and anti-woke ideas will be censored... your conservative bullshit thoughts are the last thing we need to concern ourselves with protecting.

Decentralized protocols are built so that people in oppressed governments can communicate freely, so your basic Google research of homosexual porn is not saved on some server that will later come back to haunt your homophobic public self.

Decentralized protocols, privacy, censorship-resistant tools are here to aid our data, our freedom of choice, to give a voice back to all of those who have been unjustly oppressed. If all you do is sit all day, shitposting stupid comments on how you are the better bitcoiner or nostrich because you run your own node, have never been KYCed, and throw hate at whatever tools and makeshift efforts others are using to try and build a future, you are not a better human, you are part of the problem, you are just loud, creating division and hate.

FOSS is for everyone, and it should be used in the ways people can with the tools they have. Nothing infuriates me more than people so blinded by their own privilege that they can't understand that those who need the tools the most can't use them as easily as they can because of LIFE AND REASONS!


Why so serious.


Can't wait 💜


nostr:npub1dx5q2el8nd4eh3eg9t2e25fd7zuqg7zxz6ldkc3uzgh66ss2yc6st288sj
Fyi Sending sats from enuts to Cashu.me worked great but sending from Cashu.me to enuts shows on Cashu but disappeared and doesn't show on enuts 🤷🏼♂. Used the trust this mint option rather then covert. https://i.nostr.build/0jPqE.jpg https://i.nostr.build/q6ovB.jpg


Added. LFG! Great job man 🔥👏🏻


Privacy is not a tool for offence, it’s a tool for defence.

It doesn’t exist only to protect yourself from the government, but any bad actors.

To protect yourself from targeted advertising, manipulative marketing, financial fraud and In the worst case, physical harm.

If you don’t care about privacy feel free to post your private keys, bank account details, physical address wherever you like.

In my opinion EVERYBODY needs privacy.  Privacy is not secrecy.

This is an extremely disheartening take.

nostr:note1uqrt2s0njgpppcsjurc02zgl4relu8uxjela23turyrz9ldc2yeq8ydafc


nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z

Loved this episode guys!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=xzPQ3_gAzlIBffax&v=7qV7I5DW7uM&feature=youtu.be


Exactly! Wealth allows you to leave the income tax regime, and wealth in bitcoin allows you to leave the inflation regime.  While there is nowhere in the world you can physically go to escape these things, the silver lining is you don't have to go anywhere to escape them.


Tentative date for when I'm in London?


If you feel like your future in bitcoin is insecure, just imagine where you would be if it didn't exist.


Truth! Creed bears. nostr:note1q2yktjrsg6lkycz70nerk898p2z72v93jdmhk90e3ejyn6n68elsg2xemg


Soon going to launch the first multi-currency Cashu ecash wallet as a progressive web app. So stoked about this, here is an exclusive preview for you Nostr!

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


Gm darling.


I remember reading a while back about how Omega 6 fatty acids found in seed oils (soybean, sunflower, corn, vegetable, etc.) promote inflammation while Omega 3s like the kind found in wild salmon or grass-fed beef reduce it. Of course, both are essential. If you were unable to produce inflammation, then you might bleed to death from a cut, rather than having it clot into a scab.

The problem was the proportion we consume of each has changed drastically over time. Our ancestors [apparently had](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12442909/) somewhere between 3:1 and 1:1 Omega 6 to Omega 3, while the standard American diet has between 30:1 and 10:1. That’s a lot of excess inflammation.

And it’s no surprise then that most of our modern diseases are inflammatory in nature — diabetes, cancer, auto-immune disease, heart attacks and strokes are all diseases of a body that’s too inflamed, hyper-responsive, over-sugared, clotting internally. Few people die of too little blood sugar anymore, at least in the calorie-abundant West.

. . .

I listened to a [Jocko Willink podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHIxtd-oYTs) a few years ago wherein he told the story of a soldier who survived years in a Vietnamese prison camp. The takeaway was that while he was ardently optimistic about his ultimate fate, he remained steadfastly agnostic about the particulars. He said the soldiers who were sure they’d be home for Christmas, for example, were always the first to break when Christmas came and went.

The key was to be generally optimistic only. Think of it as the difference between someone who thinks God will help him pick the right lottery numbers vs one who believes whatever happens to him is in his best interests because God only provides exactly what he needs to learn. The latter is probably going to make it, the former not so much.
. . .

The phenomenon of hyper-inflammation is not restricted only to the alimentary diet and the physical body. We are overstimulated by information too. In particular, the amount of threatening news we consume from all over the world is far in excess of what we’ve evolved to process. As such, despite being physically more secure than ever before, we’re in a state of chronic mental inflammation. There’s a word for chronic mental inflammation: “anxiety.”

. . .

I used to think I could overcome fears and other negative emotions by imagining the undesirable outcomes in detail and allowing myself to become okay with them. For example, if someone said something negative about me, I thought I could go over the slight repeatedly and in detail and have it not bother me one bit.
But I came to realize the thinking of the slight was itself the being bothered by it. I couldn’t both think I had gotten over it and really get over it. I had to choose to think about it and not be over it, or not to think about it and actually get over it. I couldn’t have it both ways.

. . .

Even if you see through the [fears endlessly promulgated](https://www.chrisliss.com/p/invisible-terror?utm_source=publication-search) by legacy institutions: climate change, terrorism, covid, the unvaccinated, Trump, Putin, the insurrectionists!, you are tuned into a new set of anxieties: CBDCs, the WEF, the WHO, GMOs, mRNA mandates, the impending collapse of the financial system. I’ve [come to realize lately](https://www.chrisliss.com/p/opting-out) that even being aware of all the so-called *real* threats is also mentally inflammatory.

. . .

If being agnostic as to specific positive outcomes was the key to survival in the prison camp, perhaps it follows one should be agnostic as to negative ones too. While it’s easy to see the folly in the poor, tortured soldier clinging to the hope of being home for Christmas, it’s harder to see it in the anxious housewife fretting over the lives for her children in the face of near-certain climate doom. But it’s essentially the same error — being overly certain about the future outcome on which the hope or fear rests.

The alternative is to be on guard generally about threats of ruin, but agnostic about the specifics. It could be a car crash, a heart attack, a nuclear war, financial collapse, virus or dystopian new world order. You can read the signs, but you never really know. What [makes the future the future is precisely this quality](https://www.chrisliss.com/p/the-simulator?utm_source=publication-search).
You can protect yourself generally by taking care of your health to the best of your ability, putting your finances on solid ground to the greatest extent practicable and, it might turn out, decreasing your exposure to an information diet that leads to chronic inflammation of mind.

. . .

In the information age, there is a fine line between head-in-the-sand denial of real threats and inflammatory paranoia, one the new media (social algorithms) are designed to make ever more difficult to walk. You need the capacity to defend yourself against acute threats, to clot the cut so to speak when they arise, and yet chronic inflammation will kill you if you try to stay on high alert for every potential attack vector.

You have to choose, it seems, between being prepared generally, trusting yourself to face unknowable threats with the best acute response you can muster, and being specifically armed in advance, at the cost of making yourself sick.

There is no guarantee you survive, but that was ever the case, no matter your preparations.


J'adore prêt à manger 💜


So cool! Going down this rabbit hole tonight 🔥


Statism is the most dangerous religion.


Used to live in Austin, good times 💜


Can't come soon enough!


Always a struggle against complacency.  Man's greatest enemy.


They're gonna block us anyway 🤷🏼♂


Mutiny plus but there is a subscription fee or Zeus but you need 100k sats to open the channel.  Both have LNURL.  Now that bolt 12 is out wallets will start to integrate and make it easier to receive static payments, but that will take a little time.


Same! I appreciate you and this community very much.


Classic


You're literally the best 🔥💜


I think that was always going to be the case, 8 billion people don't have the desire, capabilities, or resources to be their own Visa/swift company.  Can you imagine a world where banking and payments are managed by your local community instead of JP Morgan or World Bank?  Just depends on what your definition of P2P is.


I love fish and chips 💜💜💜


https://m.youtube.com/@ZKartstudios/videos

One of my kids YouTube channels.


Always


Holy shit that was fast. nostr:note10q9rgteufq60waz2c2t07dlg9pak9qxxagxurpshklcn6xk5slxsr35chq


So fucking hot 🥵


Lmk when you decide 👀


Does anyone else feel like governments are trying to scare people away from saving money? Bitcoin or any other type. (We can take it away anytime)


If your private key gets leaked can they drain your hot wallets by zapping themselves?


Perfect 🔥 https://i.nostr.build/lLPvn.jpg


Gm


Thanks you too 💜


This is the way 🔥🔥🔥
nostr:note10gv4ut0p35g0jzn8t4d7g8trzj2m6krhxn704nllp89dwrpywcxsa2dc2j


Don't knock it till you try it. https://i.nostr.build/WGA6e.jpg


Help me understand obi wan


💜💜💜 beautiful


Gm 💜


Always an inspiration Derek 💪🏻, much love.


Want to be strong and masculine? Be polite and kind to women.


It's like we both need each other to be balanced 🤔


nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe

Loved this episode! Just what I needed to hear this week.  So bullish to see the growth of lighting and fedi/cashu and can't wait till I can use it exclusively and never touch fiat again.

https://stephanlivera.com/tag/bitcoin/


Welcome 💜


I'll come bail you out.  I don't think they realize how relentlessly annoying bitcoiners can be.


Whoever has the gold makes the rules.  The people holding the gold is the only real form of democracy.


Touch sand https://i.nostr.build/EnlYl.jpg


Fuck yeah


On it 🫡


Always has been, much love for ya Marie 💜


Just made minestrone soup, 20 bucks made enough for the entire week! Otherwise chicken and rice is always a good hearty cheap option.


No just strike.


#asknostr
Any good recommendations on companies that will make merch from your designs?


I tried the demo one and one other that I found, Is there a list of servers you can connect to or should I just run my own?


I'll make it fit.


Checks out.


I don't get it, nostr women are amazing 😢


Thank you nostr:npub1clfjjuhrnr2dyrxknvdgg5v4dnq55t5svkk34r76rpwzqf5cjdas7rk28k for my awesome bolt card design 🧡

#asknostr anyone have any experience setting this up, I created a wallet on the bolt card wallet app but every time I try to find the wallet the payment fails? https://i.nostr.build/Q7Y6v.jpg


Killing me 😘


The more you tighten your grip the more star systems will slip through your fingers.

                         Princess Leia 🔥💪🏻


The last blocksize war gave us lightning, I wonder what the next war will give us 👀


Especially the weirdos 💜


Love that.  Everyone here lives in swimsuits nbd.


Pics or didn't happen.


Looks like  nostr:npub148qm45zettnf6ekgkatnyfadunxwjpu8sy88mjdsgwc5f202d93qmejra7 is pulling out of the US. If you're sick of jumping through hoops due to the whims of the tyrants in your government, check this one out.

Here's how to avoid app stores entirely and use the  nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg PWA in 5 minutes flat, including migrating your funds. LFG.

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


It’s a great time to support a freedom tech building the right away. Consider becoming a mutiny subscriber, even if you already have a working setup. nostr:note1kl6rxz0889awa3pya27try062z976ghfz722up9n77rfucg9fnnqe9hf2p


💯💯💯 nostr:note1uv67fzltque2jfmnuvyvntx2v7rwgkrhj83wq8sxk2tzfgjwmwvsphj4rv


It's been a strange week to put it lightly.  It feels like in the U.S. the second block size war is on the precipice, but not about block size, about permission.

Just as in the previous war for bitcoin most of the well funded institutions including the government have a vision for what bitcoin should be allowed to do, and this vision is divergent from the original community of users.

Just as before I believe that this divergence will lead to an impasse, then a hard fork of a government/business approved bitcoin protocol rules, and the original protocol rules, to what extent the original rules will be outlawed or prosecuted I'm unsure.

In a discussion I had with a fellow bitcoiner yesterday his belief is that this will not happen and that the original protocol rules have already won primary consensus and will be accepted by the government and businesses alike.

While I sincerely hope he's correct I have my doubts.  In either regard the orignal protocol rules will remain in tact by the psychopaths and will grow as its core protocol is superior to all others. It may become necessary to change jurisdictions but I'll sleep on the streets with my stack before I ever surrender to a protocol change.

There is no second best.


Welcome back 😊


My main wallet 🤙🏻


All other forms of custody will fail, it will be the only one left standing.


I don't have enough sats to zap all the people I love on nostr. There is no second best.


You're doing an amazing job Trey.  None of us have the ability to change someone else's mind, all you can do is try to prepare them for when they have to make a decision. Hopefully your words of truth will ring in their minds when that day comes.


Thank you 😊


nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm do you support keysend payments to public key?


Epic

nostr:note1eg5802kc0e3cp7lg8tffl89hunpgxxjzd2txsdf6333epfqcauzqpadpj6


I love everything about this note, LFG! 🧡🔥


Yep


Convenience got us into this mess, doing difficult things will get us out, we only need to have the courage to do it.


Not a day goes by when someone doesn't ask if "supply chains" are back to normal and production numbers back up.

Almost no one knows that a supply chain is just a communication network, and the network that broke down was money.  It wasn't a shortage of workers or raw materials that decreased production, it was a lack of trust in the long term value or money.

Suppliers didn't know what to sell their goods for not knowing if the value of the money received would hold value into the future.  Faced with this uncertainty they would only sell very small amounts of supplies at a time and then reprice and adjust a month or few months later as money lost value.

There are so many reasons why bitcoin is better money but for anyone who owns a business I can't imagine sleeping at night knowing my entire business could be wiped out in an instant from the decisions of a few men.  It wasn't COVID that caused the supply chain break down, it was the monitory response that did, and if anything is certain, they will do it again.


I think she was singing in every key. I heard at least 8


Oh haha, I get that everywhere.  That statement will not age well 🤣


https://swiss-bitcoin-pay.ch/
Is brilliant because as a POS you can elect how much of the payment you want in fiat and how much to your btc wallet.  They are also setup to utilize NFC in person payments for bolt card users.


Do they want a POS that accepts bitcoin but auto converts to fiat? Or accepts fiat and converts to bitcoin?


Best episode yet! 💜


Esats and Ecash are probably going to be the best option soon. It's effectively a way to send private digital fiat and sats in and out of a custodial lightning node.  But might be a little bit before this is up and running.

In fact running a mint for your local businesses to be able to transact with  digital money will kind of be how open banking worked in the 1800's and would be a great business to run for your local community.


Same.


Mutiny.


Feel better 💜


"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."

-Pablo Picasso

GM #Plebchain


nostr:npub1cashappn03s3cl2ljsdntv0v28e2um5lgx4vjctqjt23pcwzjhsqmtdg5l nostr:npub1zvrwm4n0rk3hftwyzl8csjaulatuvwvk2c3kc8u89mssgq7qrvks5zvf63 if I have a bitcoiner friend whose account was banned on cash app, what's the best way for him to get it resolved and restore his account?


I literally just had this experience  trying to log into Spotify for my son and he just gave up.  So sad.


We are exceptionally good at wasting time and energy.


Wow 🤯


Beautiful


Yep


Brilliant 🔥


What Bitcoin Twitter feels like these days
https://image.nostr.build/b26eaffac68a08d64744dcdde0c64c35a268bb96007bcec4d27181ca17fe8534.jpg


Yes that's true, materials and time to produce are cheap enough to produce many homes for a profit if regulation were removed.  But like diamonds and every other controlled industry they won't let that happen.


Beautiful 😍


Wow that last one looked like a wolf spider attack. Amazing.


So annoying that home building is controlled to keep the value of homes overinflated. It would be so easy to build beautiful and inexpensive homes for everyone.


Gm 💜


Ok the sound effects are amazing 🔥


Yikes, are they trying to produce more homeless?


So hard to be patient and embrace the moment when you desire something else 🧡


That is a great question.  No two people see the same object exactly the same, we can come to an agreement mostly due to certain attributes of the object, but each person will have a slightly different interpretation.  And that's for a physical object whose nature doesn't change, trying to agree on something like thought or emotion is far more difficult (as we experience trying to communicate 🤣)

For numbers or math the one who decides is nature.  Different humans attempt the same action and arrive at the same conclusion so then we refer to this as a law.  Which really just means every known time we perform an action we get the same result, but it's always possible an exception exists but not known.

So truth in this context is the action that reveals the most accuracy to how nature behaves. We guess and guess until we get closer. Newton got a little closer, then Einstein got closer still, etc.

I think the best way to get consensus is to appeal to this evidence by reason.  This is how both science and math have progressed building on prior consensus of experimentation.

Sorry long response, I hope that makes sense.


Two hundred years ago, before the advent of capitalism, a man's social status was fixed from the beginning to the end of his life; he inherited it from his ancestors, and it never changed."

CAPITALISM by Ludwig von Mises, read out loud for you on  nostr:npub10qrssqjsydd38j8mv7h27dq0ynpns3djgu88mhr7cr2qcqrgyezspkxqj8 as part of a six episode series I'm calling "Austrian Audible."
Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/episode/T95nZK3yz8C6NA5tAgjk
YouTube: https://youtu.be/l6R7s5TxGKw
Everywhere else: https://bitcoinpodcast.net/podcast

This series will serve as a primer to the Austrian School of Economics. I will read each of Mises Six Lessons from Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow:
1. Capitalism
2. Socialism
3. Interventionism
4. Inflation
5. Foreign Investment
6. Policies & Ideas

Subscribe to "THE #Bitcoin Podcast" wherever you listen/watch
#Titcoin


LFG!! 🔥🔥🔥


Because I respect the people here so I don't want to lead anyone down the wrong path or make a mistake in my thinking if it can be avoided.  I don't do this to the same degree in other contexts because I don't really care what most people think.


Whenever politicians clutch pearls or attempt to brow beat bitcoiners about money laundering it is important to remind them that the US government is the biggest money launderer on the planet.

The Treasury issues debt out of thin air, the money gets handed to the Department of Defense and they overpay defense contractors 900x for commonplace nuts and bolts, among other things. This leads to obscene profits for the war industry and they shave off a small chunk of those profits to ensure the politicians that will vote for bigger defense budgets stay in power. Rinse and repeat.

This isn’t confined to the war industry either. It happens across the spectrum. Another example is Operation Warp Speed, which was an example of the Federal government directly funding and obscenely overpaying for a COVID vaccine that poisoned people.

What we’re witnessing is the largest “looting of the treasury” in human history. Politicians and the corporate interests that back them are robbing the American people blind. Taking their money directly via taxes, indirectly via inflation and at the same time running up the biggest government debt bill the world has ever seen.

The politicians who enable this and then clutch pearls about bitcoin’s potential to enable money laundering are the scum of the Earth.

We are all being robbed in broad daylight and the thieves are making you out to be the criminal. Truly diabolical

The government is not your friend. It exist to strip you of your wealth and your freedom.

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


Can't wait 💜


Ideally yes, but if course in reality there will always be imbalances.  I suppose power in this context means the ability to act.  What restricts your actions is an opposing action, or the knowledge that your action may fail and have consequences due to unknown outcomes.

Like nuclear war for example, if one country had a guarantee of no retaliation then the temptation to use this action or threat to overcome other opposing actions would be significant, but if the threat of retaliation is there that holds the action in place.


Gm


I love to study ancient technology.


I don't own a property so no property tax, the goal is to retire from active employment asap so no income tax, holding wealth outside of fiat so no inflation tax, a long road but fighting for it daily.


I love all those things 💜


Gm 🤣


Use nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg self custodial like Phoenix but plus members get a LNURL. Closest wallet to a silver bullet that I've seen so far and I've used almost all of them.  You can also use mutiny like a custodial wallet if you want super cheap fees and no force closure by using Esats on a fedimint built into the wallet.


If bitcoin is going to be used by more than a small niche of people, both will happen. Not only that but some really shitty centralized entities will use it also, nothing we can do about it except not participate.


Can you remove an ESIM?


Dfw is literally the worst airport for delays, every time I have a layover there something goes wrong.


I didn't give my kids a phone or tablet until they were teens, drive across country multiple times with 5 kids and very few issues all thanks to no devices.  💯 that's the way to do it.


You crushed it Isa, so fun to watch 👏🏻


Gm, it's a beautiful day 💜


Gm, a beautiful reminder.  It's strange to me that I feel I arrived at understanding bitcoin so late, yet so many people haven't even begun their journey.


It's funny I think harder and more carefully about what I say on nostr vs anywhere else. 🤔


By having equal opposing forces.  The key to balance isn't static, it's equally powerful dynamic forces holding each other at tension forever. If one piece destabilizes and gains some dominion over the other you have nuclear explosion.

This is true in atomic physics as much as it's true in sociology.  From large sociétés all the way down to individuals, the key is decentralized power so that as many different opposing actors have equal amounts of power to create balance.


That's an awesome answer, love to learn about people's experiences 💜 I was in between Seattle and San Diego at the time, been in San Diego since. It was very beautiful, I think I resonated with Oxford because I love knowledge, but the tiny peaceful villages were incredible.

I think I could totally live there for a year or two and see what it could teach me.  Either way I def need to visit again soon.


Oh man I love liquid death!


Beautiful 🤌🏼


I guess if people want the truth they will have to find it on nostr.


Welcome back to the bubble, or maybe it's more like a planetary shield protecting from star destroyers. 🤔


Hopefully they have learned some better options now, especially mutiny if you're in Austin of all places.


Hey Anna, Just got home from the beach 😎. How's your day?


🤣 oh no! I was there last about 3 years ago.  Stayed in London but visited Oxford and Cotswolds. Do you miss the sun? Is that why you've had enough?


Gm


Gm buddy 🫡


that's soooo beautiful!


How are things in the U.K. today? It's been a few years since I've visited.


Reflecting on my journey in bitcoin over the last 4 years.

We were made to be courageous.

When Satoshi said the problem with our society is all the trust that is needed to make it work, I think he meant all the dependence.

As children we are dependent on our parents and others to take care of us. But as we mature we are supposed to gain independence and sovereignty, but that has been lacking in our culture, it was certainly lacking in me.

In 2019 I divorced, and was going through a phase of shedding off all the things that I had been using as a crutch to avoid doing myself.  It was in the frame of mind I found Bitcoin.  All other interactions with it prior to being in this mindset produced no results. I had to renew my mind first.

Moving past my first halving I think about what my goals are in this epoch.  As I'm able to recover the time I've lost to fiat I will spend as much of that time with my kids (whom I've only been about to see about once every three months), and dedicate myself more fully to teaching courage, independence, and sovereignty in all things, but certainly in money, time, and speech.

I will be forever grateful to Satoshi and all the plebs on nostr and in life that have helped me stay focused in my mission.

Much love to all of you and can't wait to see what the future holds. 🧡💜


Gm https://i.nostr.build/Gero7.jpg


It's been 4, but feels like 100, relief comes soon I hope.


🤣🤣🤣 lmao!


Gm 💜


The struggle is real.


Happy halving!


Happy halving Calle!


The struggle is real my friend, but it will be all worth it.  Not just for us, but for everyone.  Keep up the good fight.


Happy halving 🧡


Happy halving Marie 🔥🧡


Happy halving Duchess 💜


Happy halvening!


Buying beers with nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg during the halving is as good as it gets 🧡🔥 https://i.nostr.build/eZXXq.jpg https://i.nostr.build/aQ556.jpg


gm 🫡


Can't wait!


Legends 👏🏻


My #Bitcoin discovery journey is the most refreshing, energising, hope-filling continuous experience I’ve ever went through.
I’ve worked in & around Tech for the past 24 years, and never thought I could get so excited by a technology. The closest to this was the internet, but I was young & immature then.
Now I see a new reality manifesting before our eyes through a game-changing invention, deeply rooted in principles of sovereignty and liberty for individuals, while strengthening us as a collective. A wise, powerful collective.
For me, Bitcoin is the earthly manifestation of the spiritual ascension in human consciousness.

Bring on the halving.
🧡
#LFG
https://m.primal.net/HxYS.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HxYV.jpg


#Bitcoin halving is the anarchist 4th of July.

We celebrate the flawless execution of transparent, immutable monetary policy.

We reject kings, presidents, and voting.

We believe in rough consensus & running code.


Happy halving day Caitlin!


Not at all 🥵🧡


HAPPY HALVING DAY BOSTON!!🔥


You're an absolute treasure Onyx 😘


Happy halving day Carla!


Mempool.space 💯


Gm


Gm Anna, happy halving day!


Most prison doors are locked from the inside.


Good luck!! (You got this) 💪🏻🔥


I think it just doubled 😳


I encourage this 😉


👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 well done!


Gm 🫡


Happy halving day Jeff 🤙🏻


Patience and discipline will be rewarded my friend. Help is on the way.


I’ve reached an age where I now understand what, as kids, we think of as just old people disgruntled about modern life. It’s when you’ve lived long enough to have viscerally experienced the slow, unyielding decline of most every aspect of daily life.

The key is not to let it make us bitter; to take heart in knowing that it’s broken money that broke these things. And to know that, with Bitcoin, we can fix it.

Onward.


Gm, I've always loved your flowers ❤


Gm! So ready 🧡


Right! Love it.


"The majority have not yet learnt to feel the power of the government their power, or its opinions their opinions.  When they do so, individual liberty will probably be as much exposed to invasion from government , as it already is from public opinion."

Mic drop.


"Society can and does execute its own mandates: and if it issues wrong mandates instead of right, or any mandate at all in things with which it ought not to meddle, it practices a social tyranny more formidable than many kinds of political oppression, since, though not usually upheld by such extreme penalties, it leaves fewer means of escape, penetrating much more deeply into the details of life, and enslaving the soul itself."

John Stuart Mill was Based! 🔥

nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9


https://open.spotify.com/track/60glT2wsoSHV3B8yCRSB8v?si=Su_3yY0jTfGaN8bzH9kLwg nostr:note1a9gruqmdg6amqm6ywww8jzam0y3mv9k7u5fku0qmesgtanfvg7pqtnf2qn


Asia adoption is definitely not priced in.


😢 hope everything's ok, been there many times.


I never use them, if you try to do everything you won't do anything well.


Mutiny is my main, but I've had the most luck with newbies on cash app or strike.


Tradfi is so dumb.


Sweet 🫡


Wisdom is ironically consistent.


One day


Ouch


Welcome!


Capitalisms natural boundary should be other capitalists, not a third party regulator who controls them both.


Love the cranberries.


I need it!


Yes I agree, transparency is vulnerability and there are many who would leverage that power over you. Be cautious who you give that too. Privacy isn't secrecy.


Well said 🔥


Beautiful 😍


Awesome video! Can't want to check it out one day 🤙🏻


Cook at a Mexican restaurant.

Taught me to that I can take care of myself and didn't have to be dependent on others.


👏🏻 gm


Well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻


Cashu USD ecash. Be your own Tether.

All you'll need to run this permissionlessly is a Bitcoin Lightning node. Decentralize fucking everything, anon.

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


Gm


Honesty is a precious gift, only give it to those who have earned it from you.
If you attempt to help those who are not willing to listen, they will turn around and attack you.


My 15 year old sons setup for graphic art and game development 💜🧡
#proudfather https://i.nostr.build/7GaPD.jpg


Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is Based AF

 https://video.nostr.build/8dc5488d025a7d75e48afb9e7e89973a811e874a15d91f877ea7def12df7ed98.mp4


Never bored, It's all I can do to keep up 🥵


Gorgeous 🔥


Will do


Sweet dreams.


💥 EXCLUSIVE NOSTR EARLY RELEASE 💥

I got 15 of the biggest psychopaths in Bitcoin (& NOSTR) to tell the entire history of our favorite orange coin.

Viewer discretion is advised.

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

**All zaps will be split evenly among all 15+ creators in this video. **

Starring (in order of collab submission):

Paco De La India - nostr:npub1v67clmf4jrezn8hsz28434nc0y5fu65e5esws04djnl2kasxl5tskjmjjk
Max DeMarco - nostr:npub1lelkh3hhxw9hdwlcpk6q9t0xt9f7yze0y0nxazvzqjmre3p98x3sthkvyz
BTC Sessions - nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8
Reelrichard - nostr:npub1e2wk36e9vg8uw40phrrkkhc4tax8a9ken3fjcyy63vmdyz9aee2sk9el27
Laura & Rikki - nostr:npub1qy2tkywa36ufh76qv62snv4953eayufxufav4evz2le06lxe2amqpxavna
Isabella Santos  - nostr:npub1aftmyhm62lrp6lwsha3yzyjy5kqdvuy7g23qg28a8q0cnmudv0ds0sdcke
Julian Figueroa - nostr:npub1h882a66p0zj5n69s2u8nfzev4f97lzfnlcej84z78p6uqxge5tpqlupz20
Huck the Sock - nostr:npub154wwrhvqpyvj3yntu90zeggc2ccz43ee4t5w5z45xuyc524cph7qmne6d5
Joe Nakamoto - nostr:npub1lr2zzf989mvf393y0tv39ara6a4vddkd6y87z784up9vl6ks6j3qtudl6a
Bit intelligence - nostr:npub1qwtvplce8tzlrydqtlq777sgnq46l9tnns42nts7ak3mlpmrw9lsnf76ur
Robbie P / Bitcoin Slang
Cole / Southern Bitcoiner
Nico Moran - nostr:npub1gu47n7fxfm4py48jktmu6tdqcvva4e87fntynuzzf62zxnw2e7tsc6907g
Ben Cote
Carla & Walker - nostr:npub1hu3hdctm5nkzd8gslnyedfr5ddz3z547jqcl5j88g4fame2jd08qh6h8nh nostr:npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u
Adam O'Brien - nostr:npub1k763esjjzm2vzz7gtt38q4wf49zlua72l4rreu3myzghuwwwdqtq2mcg5x


Damn! You plebs are all legends and I cant wait to share this video with everyone!! this is why bitcoin wins 🔥🧡


All empires fall when the power to impose their will is lost.


Always a pleasure. Gm


Beautiful!


Do it!


Gm sir


Love that


Gm 💜


Good morning beautiful 💜


Gn


That looks more real then reality 🤯


You speak English better then most Americans I know 🤣


💯 nostr:note1aeswg8h7wde0mxaydcsyaaz5wkm0hssma93r5rfh5yh4sd3k3lpszvjvcw


Very wise 🤣


Good to have you back 🫡


That's a pretty awesome POS, love that they issue bolt NFC cards also 🔥


Free your mind.


Love this! nostr:note1n253yxl72llf2zdmhz9n085hjnzyr03tztrq9nqrdkf04jfwgy4qlegw8d


LFG!🔥


Stoked!


Participants in the market shouldn't accept such incredibly low wages for their time, but we do either out of ignorance or exhaustion.

As money changes from fiat to bitcoin there is a period to arbitrage its infancy as you can earn millions of sats a year and that will grow into the wages we should have already been receiving.

I entered the market in 2004 and I'm unsure that I will recover my lost wages for the last 20 years let alone gain additional value for the overall progression of efficiency, but one thing is clear, I'll fair far better then continuing the same course.


Hard to be patient when you really want something, steady as she goes.


1970: total dollars in circulation 50 billion
2024: total "dollars" in circulation 33 trillion

A factor of 660x

1970: U.S medium income 8,730.00

2024: U.S medium income 5,761,800.00 (just kidding it's 63,214.00 your fucked)


This isn't altruism, it's survival. I don't want to live in a world without free speech, privacy, and equality of opportunity.  Give me freedom tech or give me death. nostr:note1mhk30zge73t9saehjhzhfd66r80fdx735cc26l0vs65gu9ea9g0qtfeqt7


Gm, will support nostr/bitcoin/ecash devs any way I can for life 🫡


Congrats! 👏🏻🥳 nostr:note1exv97r69j4skr6spmcduuxq790eeuj6rdedlsfjm69fnknyws4zq3gm07n


You will never get ahead if you accept the limitations and regulations of others.


Spending more time with my kids 🔥

Have more time to create real value that I care about.

Mobility and being able to travel

Take more than 5 days off in a row.

You know, things I've almost never been able to do for the last 20 years.


Solid burn 🔥


Do it


Say less 😍


Just think of it as your money being worthless instead 😊


My people 🤗💜


Can't wait 🧡🤣, I'm exhausted.


Glad to hear 😊


Happy birthday 🥳💜


I just call it an office, sounds better than prison.


Bitcoin eCash Sent via Mesh Network Demo:

A demo of Reticulum, Cashu and the project Nutband that combines them, in order to use a Cashu mint over Reticulum mesh network - in this case over long range radio, and without internet.

Great work nostr:npub1m2mvvpjugwdehtaskrcl7ksvdqnnhnjur9v6g9v266nss504q7mqvlr8p9

https://youtu.be/HAX8GFn5uCI


That's what I'm talking about 🔥


Gn


Haha. Every time I've been fired or quit it's the best and worst feeling.  Enjoy it though cause the natural state of existence isn't to work 10-12 hours every day without a break, but we get used to it as if it were normal.


Gm 💜


Gm


🤣. I also hate my job so we would celebrating together


Do you know what they are using as a POS terminal?


Fucking fiat man, those poor people.


Some days you're more aware of your fiat slavery than others.

They say you're a slave to what you want, but even the most basic needs will keep you a tax slave for life.

I can't seem to quiet this cognitive dissonance, try as I might.

I look around at my coworkers and friends and they seem so blissfully ignorant, I almost envy it.

Like many others here I'm on the road to freedom, some days it feels like it's right around the corner, other days an eternity.

Anyway, good morning, grateful to be on this journey with my fellow plebs.

https://open.spotify.com/track/4ExWdt0Xvup0fQvWDtZztN?si=DiRtfzHHR0-wv6eVXsnKvQ


Only when we are told to be.


I feel the same, I've never had an independent income stream, I just speak my mind and accept the consequences if they come.  Yes I've been fired a few times and had to restart all over again, but I couldn't really be any different if I tried.


I’m extremely sensitive to self censorship. I noticed this in myself and have trying to put it into words in a way that is not trying to shit on anyone or cause bad blood. I am just concerned of the effect it might be having on this situation. I dislike the feeling so much that I have been working hard on trying to establish an independent income stream just so I feel like I can speak freely again. These effects are real. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the support, I just dislike this feeling that I need to censor myself more.


LFG! 🔥


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Is it possible to have the bitcoin QR code pop up on the square terminal if you open to receive on cash app? Can you connect your cash app ID to the terminal like that?


Buying coffee with sats just hits different 🧡

Met Jared the creator of https://localsats.org/  who orange pilled a local coffee shop

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZDwwukcrzALxKPNS7?g_st=ic

Stop by if you're in San Diego 🔥 https://i.nostr.build/XVDPL.jpg


Best thing I've read all morning 🔥🔥


How about we build on principles instead of just recreating the existing system.

People don’t care about eating healthy either but that doesn’t mean we should shovel them garbage just so that they will consume our product.

KYC is the illicit activity and fuck anyone who is bringing that shit into the future with us just to comply with the state or to win in the short term. nostr:note1ajazmpwymp2xu7200968qd6256a9gyuyj5t5vx8uhxwhmacyrvjskwet8u


exactly. to me nostr has brought new friends, meaningful and interesting conversations, all without the noise of algorithms, ads or influencer bs. we finally have a place to build a better and freer place for online discussion. nostr enables us to pave our own path free of any corporate interest. I don’t care if this is not a popular sentiment, it’s the fucking reason I’m here. All i hope is that I can find enough likeminded people to build out and grow this vision. Thank you everyone still here who hasn’t given up on this. You’re the real ones 🤙 https://i.nostr.build/8G0L4.jpg  nostr:note18zx3zpdrx0xyvu0wn89z4w9n7lpj23cu5ne2au3tl75vhwjhaseqj7lhty


Fund more poor 3rd world country entrepreneurs - they will flip things around. They are not going to hurl abusive remarks, they will be grateful because day in and day out, their life is hell. And they would genuinely want to build their way out of hell.


A "like" is what makes a "zap" feel more impactful.


We thought about this long and hard. There can’t be any assurances, it doesn’t work. Things must be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Self-sustaining projects has been the goal from day one.

For anything to be self-sustaining in Nostr Nostr must grow, there simply isn’t enough economic activity yet.

We will get there though; this is where I’m pouring my heart and my energy.


I do love cathedrals 😊


Love ya too man


Maybe better to take a break all together from SM and then try nostr with a fresh start.


In times of trouble people's thoughts go from "how much can I make" to "how safe is what I have". A fortune in the hands of someone else is worthless to you.


I only spent two years but I think it helped me understand bitcoin to some degree, so for that im thankful.


1000% 💜


Be more fun if I was coming with you 😉


Their mistress the government doesn't want them too.


Good times 💜


Imagine if they tell the IMF to pound sand how many more countries might follow 🙏🏻


My god that's a beautiful rant 🔥🔥


God damn blue magic 🤣


She's amazing 🔥


Love it


Reflecting on the journey bitcoin has been through the lens of the attributes of money.

Store of value, unit of account, and medium of exchange are all important in good money.

Bitcoin has excelled at the first two but has some ways to go on the third because a number of reasons.

Seems most of the debate around bitcoin these days is "leave it alone we have achieved the first two and that's good enough" or "we need all three because the mission of bitcoin is permission-less digital money"

It's worth noting no other money in history has excelled at all three, but I think bitcoin is different, precisely because it is malleable, living, and adapting.

Ossifying a living thing seems synonymous with aging or death.

Just thinking out loud.


It helps me to not compare myself to the super coders (like many people here) but just know more today than I did yesterday.


Gorgeous 🔥🥵


Acting on your convictions is very sexy 🔥


Tap one red manna, lightning bolt, you dead.


In Mexico? 👀


My temp just went up 🔥


Gm


I want to #zap you 2,100 Sats!

Good morning #nostr! It has been about a month since I joined and I'm loving "Self-Soverign Social".

My challenge has been connecting with like minded folks, which is surprising because if we are both here on nostr we likley share at least an interest in decentralization and #bitcoin.

So I want to try a little experiment this morning. I have just under 500,000 sats or about $350 in my  nostr:npub1flm9yc3vhc3dj036pn3ysl5xwd4f5gyhyjnn9rzehs5mqe9y9ynq6qrg9q account, I want you to help me empty it!

Please follow me (if you are not already) and share this post and I'll zap you 2,100 sats until I run out or have to leave the office. It's about 8:45AM EDT, and I'll be zappin' until at least 3PM (or until I'm broke).

In theory this should yield about 235 paid engaugements, which will hopefully amplify my presance here and help me connect with some like minded folks.

Lets see how it works out, I'll share my results!

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


Gn 💜


Done.


Delicious


Epic! Sounds perfect.


Happy birthday!! 🥳🥳🥳


Same 💜


Never been but would love to go one day, I'm sure it will be amazing!


Not sure if custodial like strike or river work outside the US? If non custodial not working.


Yikes 🤦🏻


Yesterday we shared a video on a $400B sh*tcoin called Ethereum.

There's an even bigger one that has fooled millions (if not billions) of people globally AND has a $3.7 TRILLION market cap:

REAL ESTATE.

https://v.nostr.build/6GdQO.mp4


Fucking brilliant! 🔥


Gn


Wow 🥵


I'm not a developer nor a technician, but I have enough knowledge about mechanical and digital engineering to have the upmost respect for them.

I have opinions, they're probably wrong most of the time, I share them with creators in hopes to inspire them to create something beautiful.

"We all want something beautiful, man I wish were beautiful"

I do my best to support creators, both financially and emotionally.  Can't imagine a world without them.

Much love to all the people out there trying to make things better.


my opinions don’t change if i learn what happened in some random convo. Bitcoin doesn’t care.

we need a healthy open source Bitcoin community. period. no matter what. Bitcoin won’t succeed without one. even if we want to ossify, Bitcoin Core 26.0 won’t last us centuries to come. open source projects need open source devs and an open source community.

we should focus on no strings attached funding for devs. the community has worked tirelessly to set this up with things like OpenSats, Brink, HRF, Chaincode, etc. to enable that effortlessly for us and the devs.

we as Bitcoiners should want devs to build whatever they think is best. engineers are the artists of the digital world. the smartest most forward thinkers in the room. we want to enable them. they aren’t ever a threat, don’t mistaken them for one. why? because the only way Bitcoin can change is if we, the network, run their code. let them create. we the network, the people, decide what gets adopted.

if someone builds something terrible, we won’t run it. that’s happened many times before. see Segwit2x, BitcoinCash, etc.

often times engineers strike moments of brilliance in Bitcoin. a very famous example is Segwit and how we got Lightning. nobody thought Segwit was possible technically. was never clear if or when we’d ever get Lightning. a few open source engineers  named Luke and Eric found a brilliant solution. we adopted it. we now have Lightning being enabled by Coinbase. let engineers create art. fund and support them.

wanna ossify Bitcoin? run Core 26 forever and never update. no problem. don’t wanna fund devs? no problem. we don’t need to agree on these things. however, if you want the entire network to agree with you, you need to go out and advocate for consensus around your vision. that’s just how bitcoin works. the network moves as one, not from a meeting or self elected group.

bitcoin is a distributed network. it progresses through distributed consensus. the network will act in its own best interest, not based on anything else. fund the best engineers to protect and advance the one chance we have at reinventing money for humanity. adopt what we want, reject what we don’t. if there’s anything we need to work on every cycle with new entrants is public discourse and how to arrive at consensus as a distributed network.

also, everyone should breathe. it’s all love and gonna be ok. Bitcoin was designed to not care and last through anything 🙂

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I don’t subscribe to many newsletters, but there’s one I wouldn’t do without:

HRF’s Financial Freedom Report, published by nostr:npub1rscuek38p87xeawmpg9ssump8cjkgmz2j3rhnha4artvh0xjacwq9upeqk.

(And yes, it’s free.)

https://mailchi.mp/hrf.org/financial-freedom-newsletter


Gm


Brilliant!


There are no bosses, there are no admins, no one alone matters, there is no sudo.

We can't decide what's spam or valid transactions, we can't decide what non-consensus rules should take preference, we can't even decide how to best assign numbers to BIPs

And that's a feature, not a bug. Bitcoin is not democratic or autocratic. It's not even that meritocratic. It does have plutocratic tendencies. If you have enough corn to dump of the fork you don't like you can send a powerful market signal. See Bitcash.

Everyone is just doing their best (and their worst) based on their preferences.

Some people are want payments, some ppl don't want to touch it for a 100yrs. How do we even sync a node from genesis in 5000yrs?...

I think it's fair for ppl to not want to fund research/development that they don't like. Also to advocate for not funding things they don't like. Bitcoin is designed to have different interests co-existing, bitcoin thrives in that model.

Sure it sucks when it's against something I personally want. Sure call it out. Air out the laundry.

That's also fair game.

Personally I love the optimism of non-strings research, that's a spontaneous order preference. That's why I participate in those initiatives.

Non-market driven influence doesn't come without risks. Philanthropy can skew natural market tendencies. For good and bad.

I think there is a lot of noise and unnecessary drama around bitcoin core development. But, there will always be. It's no longer a cathedral, but with its zero-sum consensus, it's not a bazaar either.

I think many on the ossification camp, come from a "why ruin a good thing" mental model. Sometimes that fear can paralize them. And the folks who want major changes also exaggerate the need of them to get traction. This polarizes things further.

Voluntary anarchocapitalism is messy.

Bitcoin will always be messy.

Enjoy it ✌


Cypherpunks are the backbone of #bitcoin. Don't get it twisted.

Cypherpunk is someone who uses cryptography and related technologies in a rebellious or anti-establishment way to promote individual privacy and freedom.

The term "cypherpunk" combines the words "cipher" (code or cryptography) and "punk" (anti-authoritarian attitude). Cypherpunks advocate for the use of strong cryptography and decentralized systems to protect individual liberties and challenge state control over communications and transactions.

So a cypherpunk is essentially a tech-savvy individual or activist who leverages cryptography and related tools like encryption, anonymity networks, and decentralized platforms to circumvent censorship, surveillance, and other forms of centralized authority over digital spaces.The underlying philosophy is about using code and math as a form of civil disobedience and empowerment against oppressive systems.

#relaythat #cypherpunk #antiestablishment https://image.nostr.build/24a2b201b869d432b49989755133b23bf4902b91463c661e7172641e44f50ba4.jpg


Love it! 💯


Beautiful!


Always was, but I think it will overcome it.  It was never going to be easy, many battles ahead to kill fiat.


That's to be expected, all part of the plan.


Love that place 😍


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I tried to add my mint from mutiny to the fedi app but it said the code was invalid?
Freedom mint
c944b2fd1e7fe04ca87f9a57d7894cb69116cec6264cb52faa71228f4ec54cd6


Same 🔥


Nice!


Cypherpunk > bitcoiner

Bitcoin is the tool in which the cypherpunks hope to achieve their goals, but the goals preexisted bitcoin.
There are many people who want bitcoin that could care less about a permission-less global currency.


Thanks 🫡


Fyi nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle   Payments to mutiny address still fail to find a path from strike.


LFG🔥🔥🔥


Be proud of stacking stats because it means you are productive and hard working and help the people around you 💪🏻🔥


Saylor can buy cheap wealth because the world still thinks in fiat mindset of money = value, but it doesn't. When the money supply is fixed it will flow to the most productive people.  Will saylor become the most productive person on the planet and keep his wealth?

Like governments, non productive people are spenders and will lose their wealth to the productive people over time.  The only way they don't go bankrupt is by having a money printer.  nostr:npub13l3lyslfzyscrqg8saw4r09y70702s6r025hz52sajqrvdvf88zskh8xc2 does a brilliant job of articulating this point. nostr:note1d840249l0g27hgl87uzml99arr068xkht6hkk8vlv2dlr30jqnwscxrhva