Need some of these guys to bless my nodes 🧙✨


The dish looks very similar to steak tartar. Check this video and do some small adjustments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXsJ14zydG4


Here you'll find some answers https://darkovelcek.wordpress.com/2021/03/02/what-to-eat-during-the-healing-process-with-the-shp/


Wow, haven't heard anything from that dude in a while. MAXBIDDING IS BACK 📈


Check mal Piped https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/wiki/Instances


Sozialismus. Er verkehrt gesunde Anreize in Fehlanreize. Er treibt Schulden, Inflation, Staatsquote, Armut und Missgunst in der Bevölkerung. Seine Metastasen spalten und hetzen gegeneinander auf. Es braucht keinen Sozialismus und keine Wachstums Gesetze. Es braucht keine Pseudo-Wumms Packete mit Sondervermögen als Geld, das es garnicht gibt und niemand erwirtschaftet hat. Es braucht weniger Staat mit viel weniger Politikern, die nicht einmal einen richtigen Berufsabschluss haben und ausser schwachsinniger Bürokratie nichts produzieren aber die vom Steuergeld wie die Made im Speck leben können! 🔥

Study #bitcoin 🧡 https://video.nostr.build/73eca686dbc34802ebe96e28667417d3f6aa3599aed667495f56e98c6bea82c0.mp4


Sad but true


How do you use/create a proxy invoice? Is this a feature in f.e. in Zeus?


Timeless meme, never gets old


Instead of holding #Bitcoin as a strategic reserve currency, as is already being debated in the USA, our government is selling Bitcoin on a large scale. nostr:npub1td3zad8qcgvd7x9uht6sdnfdg5amjcy96d274rla70ldlcemy9gspgm693 wrote an urgent letter to Prime Minister of Saxony Michael Kretschmer, Minister of Finance Christian Lindner and Chancellor Olaf Scholz why this is not only not sensible, but counterproductive. We invited them to our guest-speaker event with nostr:npub1excellx58e497gan6fcsdnseujkjm7ym5yp3m4rp0ud4j8ss39js2pn72a "Bitcoin Strategies for Nation States" on October 17th in the German Bundestag.

https://image.nostr.build/f4a951466070862cdf9aaaa2742de876739cf0dc927bb224c98c62427959f250.png
https://image.nostr.build/af45ebe637cd101f702f141f76c6eedcaf3ec1b1340c330cf7436e1ae5a74fb6.png

Event-registration: https://bitcoin-im-bundestag.de/event/bitcoin-strategien-fuer-nationalstaaten-welche-handlungsoptionen-haben-regierungen-und-politische-entscheidungstraeger-samson-mow/

Samson Mow on Bitcoin Strategies for Nation-States:
https://bitcoin-im-bundestag.de/bitcoin-strategies-for-nation-states/


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


Asap as possible.


I will always have #Bitcoin to thank for letting me and my wife focus entirely on our family, for giving me a path to doing what I wanted in life, and to just be able to take the insane risk of creating content, speaking my mind, reading into a mic, writing and creating film, and now developing our own applications, with the hope that what we build would be valuable enough to see a return.

Without it, I don't know where we would be.

Today our life is our choice, and that is a freedom I don't ever want to take for granted.


🕊 https://image.nostr.build/03fafef605d49805566ac766d1e02992ac178252c30fd493f025dcd32791f9ab.jpg


What do I want?
Self-sovereignty over my life & Political Freedom

How do I express that?
Not by voting, but through depriving Governments of power with Technology

What defines tech freedom?
Encryption as Identity
Open Source
Permissionless
Decentralized

How do I live?
End-to-end encrypted messengers
Encryption based social media
Encryption based contracts
Linux
DeGoogled Android
Self-hosting my email
Self-hosting my website
Reject government money
Reject government domains

How do I reject government domains?
Nostr
Tor Onions
Session Bot (DM Simple. 200+ followers)
SimpleX Bot in future (I got some ideas w rotating burners)
Arweave (I'm Privacy.ar)
Eth push channels
IPFS (I'm SimplifiedPrivacy.sol)
Yes IPFS sucks, I'm working around the issues

How do I reject government money?
Point customers to easy crypto on-ramps,
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/crypto/index.html

What law do I follow?
PGP sign contracts, w/ deposits or multi-sig.

Core message:
The enemy is not the government, it's pessimism.
For all the tools you need are there, you just have to find the motivation to use them.


Wen Daylight Phone?


Lylatwars was my first N64 game 😢


🇬🇧 Vote on #ChatControl postponed – a triumph in our fight to defend the digital privacy of correspondence and secure encryption. 💪 Thank you!
But the next attempt will come. The critical governments need to get their act together now:

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-vote-postponed-huge-success/

https://digitalcourage.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/648/756/631/008/854/original/f8bc6bc87d4e6070.png


It’s not too late to get involved… this site makes it easy

https://stopchatcontrol.eu/


🇩🇪 Jetzt kommt es auf uns alle an. Schreib deiner Regierung. Teil den Aufruf. Ruf tagsüber deine Regierung an. Zusammen sind wir der Widerstand gegen die #Chatkontrolle. #ChatkontrolleStoppen!

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/rat-soll-chatkontrolle-durchwinken-werde-jetzt-aktiv/

https://digitalcourage.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/641/670/427/018/645/original/a15f66cd39340633.png


Got the same my whole life and only plenty of water with sea salt over a long period of time seemed to be the cure for me.

https://darkovelcek.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/migraine-fiasco/

https://darkovelcek.wordpress.com/2021/04/16/headache/


The one and only! This band is the reason for my nym


Classic 🤘🏼


https://bitcoin-im-bundestag.de/event/wie-aendert-bitcoin-unsere-gesellschaft-rahim-taghizadegan/ https://image.nostr.build/abf0a9f9f0238068abc39f33764c257c10a487ca9ba04ca6167fef08fd722dd0.jpg
Gestern fand eine tolle Vortragsveranstaltung mit @Rahim Taghizadegan zum Thema "Wie ändert #Bitcoin unsere Gesellschaft?" bei uns im #Bundestag statt.

Unser Erkenntnis des gestrigen Abends: Eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Bitcoin und eine offener Debatte fördert das Interesse und Verständnis. 👌

Die Aufzeichnung zur Veranstaltung werden wir zeitnah auf unserer oben verlinkten Webseite und auf YouTube online stellen.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoinimBundestag (gerne abonnieren!)


It's leet time ≎


FINALLY! 🎉
The German premiere of "Dirty Coin"!
🎥

The documentary clears up prejudices about ₿ mining & shows its potential for energy buildout! 🌱
weezel nostr:npub16uqhv2xpgmn2w9gmg00dvs28x9pd79wzcdnqcmfjjtpym35qymmq3cv8yd
introduces the topic 🤓
+ panel with Margot Paez & others 🎙

When & where & tickets here: https://pretix.eu/fulmo/dirtycoin/


#touchgrass #touchass Both are 1UP


White, hands down

https://image.nostr.build/e4c936ba3bf6da98749c2cb436719a7abd828f534070045047d56fdfc934dc13.png


Got the exact same Dell Optiplex k3tan recommends with 16 GB ram from kleinamzeigen for about 100 € and an extra 2 TB SSD. Works like a charm.


Walk the talk

🚶🏼🗣


What exactly needs to be done?


IYKYK


LOLed hard, good one


🇩🇪 Von EU-Ausschuss beschlossen:

🚫 Verbot von Barzahlungen über 10.000 €

🆔 Verbot anonymer Barzahlungen über 3.000 €

₿ Verbot anonymer Kryptozahlungen an hosted wallets selbst bei Kleinstbeträgen

Das bedeutet Krieg gegen das Bargeld und schleichende finanzielle Entmündigung – nicht mit uns #piraten

Mehr: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/piraten-europaabgeordneter-mit-eu-bargeldobergrenze-und-verbot-anonymer-kryptozahlungen-droht-schleichende-finanzielle-entmuendigung/

https://digitalcourage.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/134/680/562/273/923/original/6f765d7933ce2e79.jpg


🤘🏻

nostr:nevent1qqs8ewraw306cwy6rk9vysa4ajfqcm4zqtx8dmwtf6ewtlzuntrecjspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzvupzpxrrdtfjrgpveejptqpacrdrflu0udjrxzk0jsm5pgcy44csv5nqqvzqqqqqqyqm93ue


Legend


This made me laugh. The 🐢 loves it! The 🐈, well...
 https://video.nostr.build/b47cfeb9a94fbf45dfcd8db9249b30f4555665a50ab8f08e2abe1374821fa03e.mp4


👨🏻⚖

nostr:nevent1qqsrjgpmj2jdl0wn94wmejwa0h3rldrpvap3v5u9gh9js77eflr7prqppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5pzp3yw98cykjpvcqw2r7003jrwlqcccpv7p6f4xg63vtcgpunwznq3qvzqqqqqqyveemzc


Like a psychopath 💥


Finally back to normal, if there even is such a thing. The last couple of weeks were a whirlwind, as is to be expected if a lot of bitcoiners are at the same place at the same time.

Bitcoin Atlantis was a fantastic event, as many others have mentioned before me. It was so good to see everyone. New friends, old friends, brothers and sisters, even classmates and family. Yes, family.

To me, the gathering that happened on this strange island in the middle of the Atlantic felt more like an extended family gathering than a conference, which is what made it so beautiful. Exhausting? Yes. Strange? Definitely. But also full of love, tears of joy, and a deep sense of "togetherness" that only families can provide. Strange uncles and all.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: cherish these times. We're still in the early days, and as bitcoin marches on and grows, and as bitcoinization proceeds, what is strange and extraordinary now will soon be normal and ordinary.

The internet is magic, as are mobile phones. Yet we don't have any "internet people" anymore, not in the "bitcoiner" sense, to bridge the analogy. In certain places and for certain people bitcoin is already normalized, and what used to be mind-blowing just 12 months ago simply isn't anymore. We get used to things too quickly, even magic. We adjust, we get bored, and we fail to appreciate how far we have come.

I'm writing this as a sip my morning coffee, a coffee that I will pay in sats outright, with zaps I've received on nostr. Isn't that magical? Yet it's very normal to me. I have to pinch myself every day to make sure it is real.

It's hard to comprehend how much sweat, blood, tears, and pain were necessary to make all of this work. Bitcoin. Lightning. Nostr. The myriad of tools, libraries, capital, and infrastructure required so that you can zap me and I can pay for this coffee. Instantly. Global. Without anyone's permission. We say that Bitcoin is magic internet money for a reason, so please take a step back and appreciate the magic. Appreciate how far we've come.

It's easy to get lost in the thick of it all when you're close to the grindstone. I know there's people out there that question themselves, wondering why they keep working on all this stuff, asking themselves if they make a difference. I know because I'm one of these people sometimes. I know because some of my friends are struggling, and have been struggling for a while. I see you, and if I could I'd give you a hug twice a day.

But most days we're not in the same place at the same time, so let me say the following instead: You matter. Your contributions matter. You just being around matters.

That's why physical events are so important. It's borderline impossible to feel stuff through a computer screen. But once you meet people in person—your people, the people that, for one reason or another, are perfectly aligned with you—you can FEEL it. You can really feel it. You can feel that it matters, that the tide is shifting, that the freedom tech we are working on changes the very real lives of very real people.

It was wonderful to meet all of you. Peace & Love, and please take care of each other. 🙏🧡


https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=9vM0oIEhMag

#cypherpunkswritecode


Esyrupe 🇪🇺


Found him through nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m

Following his way of eating for about 4 months and it helped me get rid of migraines and many other nasty stuff. At the same time, my sleep, mood and energy improved big time.

Basically it comes down to the following:

- 4 to 5 liters of water with ca. 2 proper tablespoons of grey sea salt per liter per day
- mostly raw eggs, raw meat and some raw veggies
- fruits, milk and plain yogurt as snacks

All his teachings sound extreme at first, and there's no other way to find out whether it fits you than trying it out.

Maybe an idea for a sequel to your "only meat for 30 days" video?


nostr:npub1lh273a4wpkup00stw8dzqjvvrqrfdrv2v3v4t8pynuezlfe5vjnsnaa9nk as soon as lightning payouts are implemented I'll immediately point my S9s to Ocean


nostr:npub1lelkh3hhxw9hdwlcpk6q9t0xt9f7yze0y0nxazvzqjmre3p98x3sthkvyz Congrats, you made it to Darko Velceks blog! 🔥 https://darkovelcek.wordpress.com/2024/03/05/is-it-healthy-to-eat-only-red-meat/

 https://image.nostr.build/6e6d1c31b03db2fe5c1cfb2113a2824abd6fe79639f7e935e2476e3e2f1ed893.png


There's no other way then feeling the pain, swallowing it, reflecting on it, learning from it, deciding to start all over again, getting up, dusting off and DCAing the fuck out of it, while staying humble. It always takes time but one year from now you'll be better off and stronger than ever.

In 2020, right in the beginning of the bull market, I lost 100% of my stack because I fell for an obvious scam. I was guided by my own greed and had to learn a painful lesson. It sucked hard for an entire week, but I decided to take responsibility for my stupidity. Today I'm grateful that I managed to get back on track. And you'll make it too, brother. There's no other option.


madeiraisonfire 🔥

#bitcoinatlantis

 https://image.nostr.build/2961a056cb739b23c530990f58eabd0b57b43d883f7bb35cca1922dd785835b2.jpg


I came here for freedom money, not for financial gain. Over the past 12+ years I have watched Bitcoin 12000x vs USD, and it blows my mind every time this happens. Even after all these years. Maybe I still haven't accepting the reality of it all.

Many of us were told over and over that we were making a terrible decision, or that we were idiots for investing in "tulips." Ridiculed and laughed at constantly. Not just by strangers, but by family and friends.

They were wrong.

Not only did we make a good decision, we made one of the greatest decisions in recent history. We had the conviction, the nerve, and of course the autism, to do what we thought was right while everyone else doubted.

Many of us were freaks & weirdos for most of our lives. Let's be honest - most of us probably still are. But we're the weirdos with motherfucking conviction. We're the freaks willing to put it all on the line for a belief, because maybe there's still something worth hoping and fighting for in this clown world.

We were right.

You can stay humble while you stack sats tomorrow. Today you pat yourself on the back. You text your brother with an "I fucking told you so." You look at yourself in the mirror and smile at a motherfucking winner.


Rostock plebs, including the physicist nostr:npub1up5nehx3r3za6n8sfz70pyy562dle3368jlmjaw2rse2sx4t9f8qq7mvsz 🖖 and the lovely nostr:npub186geqv9kdr32n7uxar3tae5gmza2ehh5nmvnm52rmtlz9kj4etcs3ccdmg , were in the Berliner Bundestag yesterday to discuss Bitcoin. 🦾💜

nostr:npub1yh9ep5n77pve7vm28ff90s054xcs5j3vutf7hfapl2zlal6dct8qaek5fk #Bitcoin #Plebchain https://video.nostr.build/506fe15da26969a8f28df4b0991c71d3565196e3dc4fdce676dcfcef2d3e019c.mp4


What a beautiful and important night, last Thursday 22nd of February at the German Bundestag in Berlin. Historical moment in #bitcoin.

Many thx to nostr:npub1yh9ep5n77pve7vm28ff90s054xcs5j3vutf7hfapl2zlal6dct8qaek5fk, nostr:npub1a3x6efyq88vh5ua2lxknf3rfa2afpy6xk5yl63ht4jqa5c455crsap459q, nostr:npub15zmp88kkt0n9vdnegjzg0lqz4lf60n37x4ajulpk2xm67ymaee8q9vavw9, nostr:npub18nyr6q7m7gl2eh4j6l4tla9gk0wz7r269yj0mw5zekvzy4p3k4ksj387h4 and many more who made this possible.

 https://image.nostr.build/c28f475047256d4c2e779790027005cb559e6a24e08173c2f46e1121743f5fcd.jpg


Great read from nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev on the importance of UTXO consolidation. I had naively believed that if one controlled several smaller UTXO these could be efficiently consolidated at any time but in fact each UTXO is encumbered by its own private key which means that a signature is needed for all inputs in a transaction and there is little efficiency gained by consolidating during a spend. Therefore UTXO consolidation needs to be pro actively done during opportune low fee periods. Considering 100,000sat UTXOs can become unspendable this is a serious issue for many DCA stackers.

Bitcoin Audible: Read_801 - To Dust You Shall Return

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/episodes/Read_801---To-Dust-You-Shall-Return-e2fs4gm

Media file: https://anchor.fm/s/80d5cfc/podcast/play/82759638/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-1-16%2F31bbef98-53cf-05c4-1567-042064420d47.mp3


Still tracks true...🔥 🎯
https://video.nostr.build/d7a2ce18f55ff59088b84f0e04c6a661d6a2d6ed6229719090338d68537e4e4a.mp4


That's definitely awesome news, alhamdulillah!


Can't help but not using X fo quite some time. But being honest, sometimes I check some accounts through Nitter because they don't seem very active over here.


The SHA256 Hash function broken out.
Mind blowing.
https://video.nostr.build/cfbdeea3a2c8c68896bbeae978fb21fbb0b77c1fd902bccc08ac154caa7595b1.mp4


Industrial electricity prices increasing in Europe is a very bad sign, and will lead to further de-industrialization. I strongly maintain that the main culprit are government monopolies and excessive grid regulations

https://twitter.com/Schuldensuehner/status/1756602852342915535?t=6YB850jMabYlOsXnICIi2g&s=19
https://image.nostr.build/711700a3eaa7ac987ec7081b8fc789636d343c6387070fdc5d4d062dbb6a5b6f.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1294x786&blurhash=i2SY%7Bq9Z_4D%25%3FHt6-%3Bx%5Dxa8%7BsA%25LX7ozRjf%2CbFV%400000x%5BxuD%25x%5DV%5Bxts%3A004.%3Fcwcs%3AtQxtogSL00%24%2B%3Fa4-x%5DoLRjozRj&x=8a6d794039fea7685f769d70d2835d09700ffb4ddd41b90756564e3c5ee69dbf


37signals going the other way

https://once.com/


Everyone can relate with inflation.

Netflix has 250M users.

How many would watch my film after seeing this trailer?

Think bigger, billions of people have smartphones.

Do you see what I am building?

https://youtu.be/GoCdqGV-X2s?si=Q8neb6tSZIsQ7zmb


Running nostr


Check out the privacy guide by nostr:npub15c88nc8d44gsp4658dnfu5fahswzzu8gaxm5lkuwjud068swdqfspxssvx https://bitcoiner.guide/privacy/

https://image.nostr.build/3974a0833076e90b9c10db1815903ab9a99fbfb1ff3db0f119906370cf96208e.png


How would you go about multisig wallets on Sentinel?

Reached out to Samurais support team and they were assuring multisig wallets are not supported yet.


“HOW MUCH #BITCOIN DOES HE MAKE?”

MOM ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. https://video.nostr.build/8321a266d32149c635032bfcef4c29ba9fdc2c0036a2a8c95ab7bde85cd125b0.mp4


One of the best guides I know for UTXO mgmt https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=33H3uqgmw6k

For coinjoin and more privacy check out the guide by BTC Sessions


The more learning, reading, interacting, listening, or explaining bitcoin-related content i do, and the more i actually *use* bitcoin and lightning, the more everything aligns with one crystal clear direction in life, as #[0] so famously put it:

      ✨Stay humble, stack sats✨

It’s fucking wild. You can convey this simple conclusion in like one second to any precoiner. You can go above & beyond and spend hours painting the urgency, contextualizing it with what fiat money is, what fiat does to society, how it basically fucks everyone but those at the top. Even the leftmost SJWs understand that part on some level, “the 1%” and all that. Everyone does. They can’t fathom that there might really be a way to opt out of the steaming pile of shit they think is a nice warm bed.

But it doesn’t work like that. You can’t skip the Proof of Work. Nobody can make you understand, only your personal experience can.

Idk it just baffles me. I mean, i have close friends who i’ve been telling about Bitcoin from $10k to $69k and everywhere in between (exchange rate is all they seem to ever pay attention to gfy) who still think it could go to zero, or buy into this or that basic-ass FUD. I do a decent job FUDbusting too!

In some ways this is good. The people who need Bitcoin most, who don’t have the privilege of their overlords being able to print the global reserve currency out of thin air, have plenty of time to learn and stack. That’s awesome.

The one thing we know for sure in this insane world is that there will only ever be (almost) 21M bundles of 100M satoshis. Truly the best we can do is stay humble and acquire as many sats as we can. It’s so painfully obvious!

Can’t let it get to you though. Tell your normie loved ones what you can when it feels right… but also zen out. Your sats are safe and sound in cold storage. You are stacking. Not much else you can do.

If diehard, node running, price agnostic/consistently accumulating plebs have to be only mfers on Earth keen enough to buy literally all of the corn with imaginary cuckbucks while it’s still possible, we’ll fucking do that. At least “trickle down economics” might actually work on a hard money standard 😅🤷♂

I have zero doubts that we can remain cashflow-positive, driven, and hungry for sats and a better world longer than the NPCs can remain shackled with Stockholm Syndrome. *Definitely* longer than degenerates can treat this thing like some kind of stonk or shitcoin to trade or lever up on. They all get rekt sooner or later. Patience.

I’m rambling. Gn/gm plebs, may you all Have Fun Stacking Sats - and don’t forget to zap each other gratuitously. We are the Few™ who understand this… for now 🫡
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_48d739757113d4f2d50331895e4ab1190f138bbdbf78c20545329a4b471ff552.jpeg


NEW TUTORIAL:

Avoid a potential fee nightmare and unspendable Bitcoin by learning UTXO consolidation. Level up and share with anyone who may find this helpful!

https://youtu.be/Mqe0QCxjKpI

Subscribe and help me on my way to 100k!
https://youtube.com/@BTCSessions?sub_confirmation=1


PS: Tried to import every possible QR from Sparrow. Only the single QRs from the different wallets of the quorum worked, but they were shown only as stand alone wallets in Sentinel which made no sense.


How do I add a multisig watch-only wallet to #Sentinel (#Samourai) on Android? Is this even possible?

Didn't find anything on the web so far.

#asknostr


Elliott forever 🖤


Took a listen to this amazing episode and the last few words of nostr:npub1t0nyg64g5vwprva52wlcmt7fkdr07v5dr7s35raq9g0xgc0k4xcsedjgqv and nostr:npub1f4www6qjx43mckpkjld4apyyr76j3aahprvkduh9gc5xec78ypmsmakqh9 paired with the fade-in of Skullcrushers "Day of Show" totally caught me off guard and brought tears to my eyes.

"...and the currency should be a means to an end that allows them to keep doing what they're good at and provided value for people and this world. Hopefully we can get there with Bitcoin, where they don't have to think about that anymore."

"Yeah, it's a beautiful dream."

Happy New Year fam.

https://imskullcrusher.bandcamp.com/track/day-of-show


OVER A HUNDRED TRILLION US DOLLARS WORTH OF BITCOIN HAVE BEEN TRANSACTED WITHOUT SUCCESSFUL CENSORSHIP.

AMID ONE OF THE GREATEST FINANCIAL CENSORSHIP REGIMES IN HUMAN HISTORY.

JUST THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND. LET IT SINK IN. APPRECIATE IT. DEFEND IT.


Would also interest me. What are no-kyc + non-censoring mining pools where you have a fair chance of mining a handful of sats each day, with the option of using Lightning for payouts? #asknostr


nostr:npub14slk4lshtylkrqg9z0dvng09gn58h88frvnax7uga3v0h25szj4qzjt5d6 should be able to help 🫡


Definitely. Tony Robbins has 5 as far as I know.


Thx for the awesome write-up!

Which email would be open source?


# My Quick Non Custodial Lightning Wallet Comparison

After the recent incident with nostr:npub1hcwcj72tlyk7thtyc8nq763vwrq5p2avnyeyrrlwxrzuvdl7j3usj4h9rq decision to exit the us app store. (Thank you for not forcing draconian KYCs on your users and being transparent about the decision) A lot of people have been looking for alternative solutions for their zapping needs, but each solution has its own tradeoffs so here's a quick run down of what I've been playing with recently.

## Move to a Different Custodial Wallet

There are a few options available, the one I think has the most complete feature set for Nostr user is  nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm as you can use it to log in to Nostr services, create lightning address to receive zaps, send zaps on desktop, and use Nostr Wallet Connect feature to send zaps from many mobile clients. It provides a good set of features, also can handle keys for your on-chain wallet (non-custodial) But with the recent growth and attention it has been receiving, Alby is also a target for regulations and government attacks.

I'd still say this is fine for users who are not tech savvy, it takes a few seconds to set up and should answer all of your zapping needs, at least for now, but be aware that it faces the same risk WoS faces.

## Move to a Non-Custodial Wallet

So you want to completely eliminate the risk of censorship and surprises and decided to go non-custodial, not your keys, not your Bitcoins, it should be simple, right?

Well, not really. You see, lightning is not Bitcoin, to truly operate a lightning wallet without and third party you'd need to run your own Bitcoin node along with your own Lightning implementation of choice and a whole bunch of other stuff, and if you are already doing that, I bet you're feeling pretty superior right now.

### So, what about all these 'non-custodial lightning wallets' then?

Compared to just Bitcoin, things get a little bit more complicated for Lightning, you'll need to open channels, manage liquidity, ensure connectivity, and be online to use the network. Non custodial lightning wallets are wallets that lets you create, and keep your own keys (or what normal people would call seed, or the 12-words) but will do all the other stuff on your behalf, tasks such as creating and funding channels, routing payments, managing liquidity are done by the service providers and as of now, there are no established standards on how this is done and each wallet will have their own set up.

### wait, why should I care about all of that?

Well, to put it simply, you might not always be able to recover your wallet in any other wallets, Lightning is complicated and it requires more than your seed backups to restore your wallets as channels and channels balances are stored separately, this might change in the future but it is the current reality, so, just be aware!

## These are the non-custodial wallets I've tried for this note.

1. Phoenix
One of the oldest non-custodial lightning wallet, a simplified version of Eclair, also made by the same company, ACINQ. In phoenix, you create and store your own keys, but the wallet will use your keys to open channels and sign transactions for you. Recovery is simple enough as I've moved my phoenix wallet from phones to phones many times without any difficulty, just use the twelve-word backup phrase on their app. But if you need to recover the wallet in a different app then that will be a problem as you'll need the channel backups to close your channel and I can't find any ways to export that from the app. The app is available as apk though if it ever gets removed from playstore. Also, while simple, phoenix offers no special features for Nostr users.

**pros**
- Simple, clean interface.
- Channel splicing is great, no more dead channels with useless liquidity, simple management
- ACINQ runs onw of the largest Lightning node.
- transparent policies regarding channel opening fees, swap-in wallets, etc.

**cons**
- no Nostr wallet connect, but can still be used to send zaps.
- ACINQ is stingy with routing fee
- no lnUrl, lnAddress support

2. Breez
Just like Phoenix, Breez offers a clean user interface and a simple back up solution, instead of a seed back up phrase, Breez backsup your wallet to a cloud service, of your choice, which is a bit unnerving, but you can encrypt the file and recovery is easy enough, just re-link the back up and your wallet is back on a new phone. No Nostr specific feature though.

**pros**
- easy to use
- connects with a lot of services
- transparent

**cons**
- no lnUrl, lnAddress
- though can be transparent, most advanced information are hidden in the advanced section
- no back up phrases for on-chain wallet / keys

3. nostr:npub1xnf02f60r9v0e5kty33a404dm79zr7z2eepyrk5gsq3m7pwvsz2sazlpr5
This is perhaps the most feature packed wallet on the list, but unfortunately, also the most difficult to get started. The playstore version does not support embedded node so you'll need to be running a node somewhere and use Zeus to connect to it. However, if you go to their website and download the Latest beta you can run a neutrino node on your phone and use it to manage your own channels. But you;ll need to manage your own channels, so that's a bit difficult for most people, or maybe I'm just missing something. Zeus supports NIP-05 generation, lnAddress (semi-custodial) so it can be used for Nostr.

**pros**
- feature packed
- connects to your own node
- does lnAddress magic
- also nip05
- node on your phone!

**cons**
- need to install apk or testflight (as of now)
- connects to your own node
- need to open / close channels
- node on your phone!

4. nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg
I really like Mutiny. One thing that sets it apart from other wallets is that it's a web app (but it runs locally on your phone.) So you'll never have to worry about it being removed from any appstore, ever. Just go to their website with your browser and click start using Mutiny and it'll install a web app on your phone. The set up is simple, seed phrase back up and your are ready. The  minimum funding to start using the wallet is a bit high though, at 100,000 sats so it's not great for onboarding newbies, and they charge a 40k sat fees if you wanted to fund the wallet with another lightning wallet. (funding it with on-chain wallet can be cheaper, depending on the network. Mutiny supports Nostr Wallet Connect so you can use it to easily send zaps, but does not have lnAddress for receiving zaps.

** pros **
- cool design
- no app store
- runs anywhere
- simple to set up
- has NWC

**cons**
- high initial funding tx fee
- no lnAddress
- can be confusing at first for people used to appstore.

### notable mentions

Blixt is also interesting, it runs a neutrino node on your phone and offers the same benefits as zeus, but the UX is quite confusing and difficult to use and does not support any Nostr specific features.

## Conclusion

I don't see a clear winner here but.
**if you just want to keep you zaps safe for the moment** -> Phoenix or Breez
**if you want to use it mainly for sending zaps** -> Mutiny, Phoenix, Breez are fine, Mutiny has NWC
**if you want to use it to receive zaps** -> Zeus (grab the v8.0 beta version) and learn to use it.
**if you want to send and receive zaps now and don't really care about going non custodial** -> Alby

If anyone has further suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments!
Stay free!


nostr:npub15d3mwvwq0l69e42syhqrzy6yhtrsjm23u36au5g8ffg5xje9jz9svq8n99 check out the guide on how to turn an S9 to a space heater by https://miningwholesale.eu/s9-heater-guide-build-your-s9-space-heater/


who wouldn’t be in favor of

- a catalyst for #renewable build out
- an incentive to reduce #methane emissions

mine your values

Thank you
Chipichipibon for having
jeff for hosting
and @DirtyCoin for entertaining us 🧡
Can’t wait for the whole movie 🍿 nostr:note1srax8u7z5tw9cs8ujyrcv5w4wy0s4jl6j5mcsn9a3mkejxw8ymhqw94x9y


Very nice and cozy evening at the Chipi Chipi Bombon, amazing presentation by nostr:npub16uqhv2xpgmn2w9gmg00dvs28x9pd79wzcdnqcmfjjtpym35qymmq3cv8yd in the beginning, informative and well crafted docu on Bitcoin mining, and exciting discussion round in the end.

nostr:npub1lelkh3hhxw9hdwlcpk6q9t0xt9f7yze0y0nxazvzqjmre3p98x3sthkvyz was an honour to meet you in the real world, keep it up!


What’s LMK?

What I’m trying is kind of a low-carb diet with some twists here and there. Prior, I was vegan (WFPB) for 7 years and even did paleo before that.

All I can say is to experiment and see for yourself. I had years of unresolved health issues, including intestines inflammation and severe migraines. The diet Darko suggests is the first thing that seems to be helpful for my condition. Especially water with grey sea salt as a staple is a game changer and made a lot of sense to me.

His books are worth reading in order to understand the why: The Owner’s Manual For The Human Body, The Self Healers Protocol


💯

Discovered https://darkovelcek.wordpress.com/ through nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m and never looked back.

Plenty of water with grey sea salt, bananas, raw eggs and coconut/olive oil for breakfast, ditching coffee and flours, raw veggies, raw meat and cheeses for lunch/dinner.

Just can’t believe how much energy these simple foods provide during the day.


TROLOLOL, had a good hard laugh.

https://image.nostr.build/afcc83b5644573ef038c1af59b7092b4901f656b12b6564bac2a6b024be063f7.png


Fuck yes


Any big fiat expenses which would make your life lots easier, like buying a home, retiring on a fraction of your stack, paying off debt which drags you down into eternity? If you answer no on all of these, I would just stay humble and keep stacking.


Punk rock 4 life 🤘🏻


"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen. Nobody needs the digital euro. Not the banks, not the companies and certainly not the citizens. Anyone who wants to pay electronically is already doing so today. Those who want to preserve their privacy use cash. Anyone who has had enough of fiat money and is concerned with sound money has #bitcoin in their wallet.

Nobody needs the digital euro except the ECB and politicians who have something else in mind. Namely the total surveillance of citizens. I know, a lot is promised: data protection, everything secure. Nobody has any intention of spying on anyone.

This is all as credible as the great promises: When the euro was introduced, no bailouts, three percent rule, ban monetary state financing. Today the ECB does nothing else. And the Maastricht Treaty is just paper.

Today the ECB promises the highest data protection standards for the digital euro and tomorrow every transaction will be monitored and citizens will be completely transparent. In China, people are very effectively controlled with the digital central bank money, those who behave in accordance with the state have access to the money, those who don't are unfortunately out of luck.

It's called Social scoring and with the digital euro and it's also possible here without any problems, just like state control. A flight booking - CO2 budget used up, donating to unapproved organizations is out of the question. Eating unvaccinated like in a pandemic - the money is not released, a digital nightmare. And that's why we don't need a binding vote on the how - we don't need the entire digital euro at all. And that's exactly what the German government needs to fight for. Thank you very much."

nostr:nevent1qqsq5rg5xg8sx0egu476mqc0vqk97hgcangy59dktf7nw6f34u6sxzcppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5pzpt9ua3r45xj0jjqe88k0h5wr6ygltddywj3e4cpeh0rjplwnqklvqvzqqqqqqy5em4zc


LFG, this is the way ✊🏻


Finally. The very first pro #Bitcoin speech at the Bundestag https://www.blocktrainer.de/erste-pro-bitcoin-rede-im-bundestag/

nostr:npub1yh9ep5n77pve7vm28ff90s054xcs5j3vutf7hfapl2zlal6dct8qaek5fk


Definitely a 🍄 session.


Wait for the German part 🤘🏻


GM #plebchain & #nostriches

https://video.nostr.build/9f9e5ddc0f75f19f5ee93757df8c830b451d70608f5444b9db974d7d180650f0.mp4


https://image.nostr.build/2ac9181028b72e212426ee508243c740875dd6f248027aaa18d0345a89e0b3f1.png

Jeff never disappoints

https://invidious.flokinet.to/watch?v=DHD1-2P94DI

Finished this one and off to bed 💪

#liftst #sportstr #abstr #gymstr or whatever damn hashtag you want to call it.


noStrudel works magic so far


Can totally confirm.

Spending an enormous amount of time behind the screen, from morning till evening. It sucks a lot of my energy and I'm feeling worn out most of the time. I noticed, that the more time I spend at the screen, doesn't mean I'll get more stuff done.

But actually, the goal is to spend less time behind the screen and more time being in touch with natural things.

That's why I started going for walks into the park in the morning, for about an hour. Doing this for over 2 weeks already and my well-being has tremendously improved.

Walking around, starring at trees, plants, rivers and ponds. Listening to the sound of the wind rushing through the leaves. Letting my thoughts run wild, thinking about everything and nothing.

And when coming home, it's still in the morning. I'm feeling refreshed and more at ease. There's still enough time to do all the work. But now I'm more focused and less distracted. Things just get done and are not stretched across the entire day anymore.


Damn, this NOSTR sticker reminds me of the good ol' NOFX days. Same font, genius use case 🤘🏻


The desktop client journey for me so far:

Iris -> Primal -> Snort -> Satellite -> Coracle

Over time Iris and Snort became more and more shaky and unusable, loading only tiny amounts of content, Primal stopped working entirely in the browser, Satellite was very promising and finally, Coracle was just working fine.

Will give noStrudel a shot and already loving the UI.

PS: *Sent from my noStrudel*


Jeroen 🫖🐸 じゅりよん


Didn’t find Sessions Video, but he mentioned that he used https://labs.heygen.com/video-translate

It works almost flawlessly. Important thing is to not have anything in front of your face, otherwise the AI will have troubles to generate the mask properly.


That's amazing and looking forward to build one in the future.

What hardware are you using and DIY or an off-the-shelf solution like Synology?


Wanted to write "the DACH Raum", but not sure if you ever heard of it 😄


Any plans for the Germany, Austria, Switzerland?


What about VPS services (like https://1984.hosting/) vs. hosting your own data cloud on a DIY NAS device?

Still not decided, but leaning towards VPS before building DIY NAS 🤔


Polishing Samsons thought:

The only way to know that the #Bitcoin you bought really exists is to withdraw from the exchange or service to your own wallet, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO YOUR OWN BITCOIN FULL NODE.

*drops mic*


Done 🫡 And here‘s how it‘s done https://youtu.be/33H3uqgmw6k


Goes under the skin


One of the best and most informative podcast episodes about #Bitcoin and #climate I‘ve listened in a long time, and I fucking listen to Bitcoin #podcasts almost every day: https://spotify.link/BvoxW4c4sDb

It’s auf Deutsch and just pure signal.

Keep up the amazing work nostr:npub1st4elxz4dphx2qxpuaklvs855zetnkglu8dvszdxamgqn5q3pk5svflv5p ⚡ https://image.nostr.build/98fd7374a1064760a471140d65d5cfb86dc11e348bfc5352404f2d3f781c0936.jpg


The end probably means the day of your death. That would sound reasonable


What does it even mean to make it? When will somebody make it?


Thank you for your service #[1] 🤝🏻
#[0]


On point ⚡

Here's a guide from @southernbitcoiner (wonder why dude's not having his nostr public/private keys generated yet), after which I finally understood what @odell is talking about because I saw it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33H3uqgmw6k


😂

https://image.nostr.build/99b41f2bb200170c691acff7d761b494567481ee3b0089341984694dd181a27b.jpg


nostr:note1478gk650wvraf7gn4cpjj5jzv7v3xmn7f8fjjpd24mguzcnppmwqn4ttel
This is exactly what I mention when talking about why most people are too busy diving in to Bitcoin, privacy, what money really is and how it came to existence etc.


"See, most people out there are busy running their lives. They don’t have the time or inclination for technical deep dives. They just want simple answers."

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HAHAHAHA I LOVE THE INTERNET 🤣


Can‘t wait and excited to see it in action 🤝🏻


One of the few clients that's actually working fine for me. A search option would be great, maybe ther is one but couldn't find it yet. Other clients like nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg #snort nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 and #iris are quite shaky in my browser.


Same here, and to better spot the folder on the screen instead of letters/words I‘m using an emoji 📩


Yes, please! #zap


The #bitcoin marketing team strikes again✊🏻 https://image.nostr.build/46899ba0064e5bac48c55fb1dc4c8a0737c71c19247d3cfcd51e2334988168c2.jpg


Trololol 🤣


The @primal iOS app is doing exactly that! Nice job guys 🤘🏻 https://image.nostr.build/07ba5cd698b4494a55798989757115e8684c0ad551d48161f9154768f19137f1.jpg


Maybe using different hashtags will put the post in front of knowledgabel users #nostrfaq


Hey Sara, I added the zapping option to my profile. Did it work for you? 🤔