J, knowing how your abundant positivity fuels everyone around you, I have absolutely no doubt that this brand’s image will improve with your input!


Eating a wonderful Nepali curry outside on a beautiful evening December day in Japan, whilst listening to #RHR. Great stuff @ODELL @MartyBent for always keeping it real. https://image.nostr.build/acdd8fc4bc5f0651b2b814159f97af8e37cc4624a72b2649ec455969fc33ec08.jpg


- Many people refer to the aggregate of all lightning channels as 'The Lightning Network' but this is a false premise. There is no singular 'Lightning Network' but rather many payment channels between distinct peers, some connected with each other and some not.

- Lightning as an interoperable payment protocol between professional custodians seems to have found solid product market fit. Expect significant volume, adoption, and usage going forward.

- Lightning as a robust sovereign payment protocol has yet to be battle tested. Heavy reliance on Tor, which has had massive reliability issues, the friction of active liquidity management, interactivity constraints on mobile, and lack of strong privacy guarantees put it at risk.

https://www.discreetlog.com/the-lightning-network-does-not-exist/


nostr:npub1v67clmf4jrezn8hsz28434nc0y5fu65e5esws04djnl2kasxl5tskjmjjk resting his feet after running with #nostr all around Tokyo 👣

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I just spent about an hour learning about finnish log torches and how to use it to heat a tent/cook

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Wow. Where is that?


GM fellow Nostriches and/or Bitcoiners, what a great day to be either or both of these. In fact, any day is a good day to be a Nostrich and/or Bitcoiner.

Stay humble, stack sats and don’t stumble nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy https://image.nostr.build/ebae22ed538f0e430d22c94e1aa8680159e83a788063615f6a31d5300b7eb906.jpg


Wow. Looks like you live in a beautiful place good sir!


genki

Japan-based Bitcoiner who is still a Nostr noob. Lover of all things BTC, the great outdoors, and anything that makes people smile. Will follow you back:-)


tfw you send someone a fat zap

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Hey there fellow Nostriches, I hope that you are all having an amazing weekend wherever you are.

Wow, #Nostrasia in Tokyo was absolutely awesome! Thank you to all the organizers, including nostr:npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va and nostr:npub1cd6syy4q0rha3kzdz2yw5782y4yj9snvzd8rcxjy6e9kldcmpeuq6dw96r

I was only able to attend the Thursday (2nd day), but was very honoured to meet Bitcoin and Nostr heavyweights like nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m, nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8, nostr:npub1uvl7vhclmezvdhqha6eclkksln40rjhgwgsggvew683jf93fr4pq3mq3sd, nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm, and nostr:npub1qqqqqq0u2gj96tdfvqymdqn739k4s0h9rzdwyegfmalv28j7a5ssh5ntu2

One of the most touching moments was the live chat with @Snowden

As a Japan-based (expat Brit) Bitcoiner pleb, I was lucky to meet some very cool Bitcoiners and Nostriches. Let’s keep in touch.

#Bitcoin and #Nostr - what a great community of people from all walks of life that we have across the globe. https://image.nostr.build/90041f65b463a4597ed8c9df42d3bebfc90e7ec8606ed5b9cb80eebbc886bb8d.jpg https://image.nostr.build/f6540275c41989a1f198fdd9e8a6cc384cd05b6dfcdcd6af25a271d6b5173f69.jpg https://image.nostr.build/14d080b4806e2d676ad064503434b695a4b1c1d7b8c03f58931cbddc0abc4d27.jpg https://image.nostr.build/cd32d7433d2b0c248d4b3b20fec529b93591d25c912dc39b098227030c6a20d8.jpg


They definitely get it⚡ https://image.nostr.build/e54527cf0e5676e8b23905c9b90a94f4ab290487f3f5504694c546b9f490c723.jpg https://image.nostr.build/ef11b4435199ceb1aabb60eb2673204a44ee0bac540e79072a85b417feb87886.jpg


Breakfast before my departure 🇯🇵

Miso soup

Grilled salmon and mayonnaise with yuzu pepper wrap

Premium salted salmon roe wrap

Soft center egg

Fried chicken

#bontabonta https://image.nostr.build/7570819bf7e3c1d5f2ebb217d1f6e5732493294db8b5ee92106f738a7d76cae7.jpg


Meet the developers behind Torogoz.dev, a Bitcoin and Lightning developer training program in El Salvador 🇸🇻

#Zapathon

Your zaps benefit TorogozDev https://image.nostr.build/7941eb19340a1b2bd5b65c985d818eec35957bf442775de2aeaedabafb1164d2.jpg


New tokyo citadel Builders Eposode: Is Tokyo a suitable citadel part 2

https://fountain.fm/episode/12y6yMQQVuZVodgsRFx9

Japan segment: (only 2) 1: Tokyo city paying 50 dollars/month to every child 2: extreme labor shortages predicted, further loosing of work visa requirements

Builder Segment:
Satoshi’s Place
https://satoshisplace.co.uk/
@SatoshisPlaceUK

Main Topic:  Is Tokyo a Suitable Citadel Part 2


Nostriches - I was speaking with nostr:npub1e4qg56wvd3ehegd8dm7rlgj8cm998myq0ah8e9t5zeqkg7t7s93q750p76 and nostr:npub1x5zmwk0swhdg86w4qdfs6v3cxcd3vq7z3c8wxzwe9qt5ape5zufs7a68fe about pain points on accepting Bitcoin in Japan. Tax regulations are one of the primary concerns around using Bitcoin.

In awayuki's case, she is donating all of her bitcoin payments to nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f so she doesn't have to wrestle with taxes. While we are grateful for her contribution, it would be better to give her tools to allow her more options.

One option would be to automatically split payments to a personal wallet and a wallet for taxes. Is this currently possible in a simple way? A second option would be instant BTC to Yen conversion, similar to nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle Strike - which isn't yet available in Japan.

Awayuki came to Nostr first without prior knowledge of Bitcoin. I love that we are attracting creators like her and anything we can do to make her experience with payments easier would be good for both the Nostr and Bitcoin ecosystems.


Rabbit Hole Recap live in Tokyo nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy https://i.nostr.build/06XM.jpg


#nostrasia is making me so bullish on Nostr, it’s crazy 💜


some of us will win but most will not

even the most bullish scenarios will most likely include billions of people that remain digital slaves out of convenience

freedom is not free, we must take it and defend it


taking everything we've learned and putting that knowledge and passion back into #bitcoin and #nostr is why im so bullshit on the future, nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m we can build a truly permissionless and decentralized future. a better future. #nostrasia


to keep nostr weird, nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m will do this interview without shoes and nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 will do this interview without pants! 😆
#nostrasia
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@Snowden a big hug from #Nostrasia

Thank your your amazing insights


Honored to be at #Nostrasia with this guy. Very touching. https://image.nostr.build/98f7258183e22dce000904944737a8a474034ae84b78ab64f31d6a902d589fee.jpg


Finally at #Nostrasia nostr:npub1cd6syy4q0rha3kzdz2yw5782y4yj9snvzd8rcxjy6e9kldcmpeuq6dw96r
Hope to see you soon:-)


ジオラマワークショップやってます。
ぜひきてください !
#Nostrasia https://image.nostr.build/8f1eff57a8d75b7d4c1e94a551e206b0f21d73ad5cf2e6a50de3a5da6a161f2c.jpg


Looking forward to going to #Nostrasia in Tokyo for the Thursday session (Day 2).

nostr:npub1cd6syy4q0rha3kzdz2yw5782y4yj9snvzd8rcxjy6e9kldcmpeuq6dw96r looking forward to finally meeting up and getting acquainted with some fellow Nostriches and Bitcoiners


Every day is a great day to be a Bitcoiner, but today is particularly special! Go BTC!


Bitcoin, Nostr & Torrent unite.

Torrent: P2P file distribution, needs a financial incentive system and a broadcasting space for its magnet links.

What if a new protocol-stack BNT, helped combine the powers of Bitcoin for rewards, Nostr for broadcasting and Torrent for distribution.

I imagine a process where torrent creation is done together with a nostr nPub as metadata. Then broadcasted over nostr as its own NIP-kind (plus some tags; mp4, mp3, zip, etc...)

Then users find the content on nostr, clicking the link, sending back sats value4value style as sats/byte[1] while streaming/downlading. Rewards getting distributed in two tiers 10% to the original nPub (embedded in the torrent)[2] & 90% among the torrent seeders providing the file and making it available.

Possibly together with a Webtorrent styled setup this could also enable video streaming. Also here by providing the sat rewards from users to seeders & creators.

Special nostr clients could potentially build youtube like guis for this later on, and add content filters to make all things family friendly etc. Also other nostr apps could use it to integrate video.

Content will bee distributed in a decentralized manner and available as long as its market value exceeds its storage costs. Room for donation, non-profit support of content would also be there; just like regular torrents do today.

#bitcoin #nostr #torrent #youtube #video

[1] market value pricing. Seeders individually set what their price is to upload. & Downloaders set what they are willing to pay.

[2] if missing a related lnurl/npub, just feed back to the seeders. The idea of embedding the npub rather than an lnurl is that the creator could change their lnurl adress in their npub profile if they want, even after upload.


Evening Nostriches and #Nostrasia folks, Wonderful weekend with the family in autumnal Japan. I hope that you had (or are having) a brilliant weekend wherever you are.
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#bitcoin

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Love this good sir. Please keep them coming!


Happy weekend fellow Nostriches and #Nostrasia folks, Saturday afternoon here in Japan. Time to get out for a good tramp.

Just listening to the excellent #RHR with nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx and nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy  . An absolutely necessary listen on the state of today’s world.

Stay humble and stack more sats while you can!
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Heads up! Scam/phishing email targeting Blockstream Jade users.

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Go for it good sir!


A wonderfully good morning. Fresh coffee and new dreams. Time to conquer this day!🦩☕🌿


#Nostrasia is getting closer…agenda’s live!!!

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I have translated and provided *SPANISH* subtitles for my latest film "Follow the Money #4 - Argentina's Inflation Crisis".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_rVJ5QDOdQ


Another wonderful autumn day in Japan. Hope all you Nostriches are doing well.

Not long now till #Nostrasia in Tokyo

Does anyone know if the What Did Bitcoin #WBD crew are on Nostr?


Good morning fellow Nostriches, it is a beautiful autumn day in Japan. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Looking forward to #Nostrasia in Tokyo very soon.


Good morning fellow Nostriches, what a beautiful sunny autumn morning in Tokyo. This is in Toyosu near the Tokyo Bay.

Hopefully we’ll get such amazing weather for the upcoming #Nostrasia
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Not long now till #Nostrasia in Tokyo. Bring it on!


The feeling is mutual good sir. Have a brilliant one:-)


Good morning fellow Nostriches. Today is really rainy in Japan, but that’s no problem. We only get each day once, so must enjoy!


nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev's take on Nodeless.io/guy convinced me to give it a try 🤙
Looks good so far, easily setting up a simple donation page  🤠
https://nodeless.io/donate/infinity-and-beyond

Thanks nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 for the free account!

Also learned that the brand new nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm on-chain transaction service costs 1,5% (min 3000Sats).
This is 3x higher than on-chain transactions with nostr:npub1hcwcj72tlyk7thtyc8nq763vwrq5p2avnyeyrrlwxrzuvdl7j3usj4h9rq
Anyway, most of my transactions with custodial services are lightning ⚡ #zaps
Grateful for their services, as well! Onboarding most newcoiner to as many #Bitcoin wallets as possible 🚀


good morning nostr, stay humble and stack sats 🫡

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Unless someone is setting out to be a professional author (very hard), nobody should write a book to make money.

When I set out to write Broken Money, it was because I *had* to, not because I wanted to. Spending a thousand hours on something that I get a profit of $5/copy for is not my best use of time.

Any time I spent on my research business revenue generation content, or leaning harder into my venture capital partnerships, would have been better on an hourly ROI basis. I have to sell 40 books to equal each newsletter subscription on my website; clearly the latter is better financially.

Almost regardless of how many copies I sell, it's a bad ROI for me. I'm overworked and the fact that I wrote a book while maintaining my existing business stressed my relationship and social life. And further, I am reinvesting most of my initial profits; the first 1,000 copy profits go to the Human Rights Foundation Bitcoin Development Fund, and the next 4,000 copy profits will go towards making a video about money and why it's broken.

And all of it was worth it. When a creator has something in their head, it's painful until they get it out into the world. I wrote this for bad ROI but because I wanted it to be out there for people to read, period.

Will I make a profit? Yes. But at a much lower hourly rate than I make on other work I do. It's a negative profit compared to having reinvested that thousand hours into my other existing work. But I consider it to be more important, which is why I spent the time.

I wrote Broken Money because I had to. The book concept formed in my head after many years of writing and research regarding money, and it would have been increasingly distracting to *not* write it. I didn't realistically have a choice. I felt compelled to write it. Part of it was altruistic; I wanted people to learn from my total monetary framework thoughts over five years of research. Part of it was egotistical; I wanted to timestamp something in the world, in physical form, and put it out there. Maybe it's the low time preference part of me; I'd like something of me to be mentionable to people in the distant future who look back at this time.

My background has been a blend of engineering and finance, with both ironically pointed toward bitcoin.

I don't care where you buy it from, and you can pirate it if you want, but it benefits bitcoin and nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak if you buy it from his website. Circular economy rather than big fiat business. We've introduced a special edition hardcover with a cloth cover and dust jacket for those that prefer that premium format, only on his website. And you can buy it in fiat or sats.

https://academy.saifedean.com/product/broken-money-hardcover/


Morning Mr Bent, thank you always for your excellent RHR rips. You and @Odell always keep it real. Massively appreciated from a Japan-based British Bitcoiner and Nostr Noob


Good morning from Japan to you Mr Odell. You and Marty just brightened my day with your latest RHR rip. Thank you always!


Looking damn forward to it good sir. I have just set up Alby and my LNURL for Zaps.

Unfortunately, having an iPhone means I can only Zap on profiles.

Anyway, have yourself a great rest of your weekend. My Nostr journey has only just begun;-)

Bon soir.


Good morning #nostriches! Happy Saturday and thank lil baby Jesus for the weekend lol 😛 Hope you all have a great day today and it doesn't rush by too soon. We don't need Sunday too early cuz that, unfortunately, means Monday is around the corner. #plebchain #coffeechain
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"The world has a privacy problem"
      — nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9


mobile roaming paying by the megabyte browsing #nostr 24/7 because I love to be poor


The guys @btcpayserver 🎉 are Announcing the first ever BTCPay Day in Tokyo sponsored by DG Lab! 🎉

The event will be held on Nov 4th, the day after #Nostrasia in @dglab_official Shibuya offices.

Their contributors will showcase what they have developed this year, with special focus on POS and NFC cards.

Don’t miss it ! https://image.nostr.build/8881f934e8a824c77dde9a397f70a7b1cc5b2312c8b6e627be8e62a5b4d9b4c6.jpg


World War III started in 2022.


New Tokyo Citadel Builders episode: Interview with Bitcoin Bay

https://fountain.fm/episode/5Y6GUwHqZrO2l8IIW5Eb

https://linktr.ee/bitcoinbaytpa
http://bitcoinbay.live/
Nostr: npub1tampasjf5z0rllvrh8nlqckrjtzzj9590uljzeuu6ymsr8hq9pjsrw0ynt


Looking massively forward to going to #Nostrasia in Tokyo during early November. nostr:npub1cd6syy4q0rha3kzdz2yw5782y4yj9snvzd8rcxjy6e9kldcmpeuq6dw96r - hope to see you there:-)


Just listening to the latest #RHR on a beautiful evening walk in Japan. Keep on pumping out the amazing commentary gentlemen. You have a bunch of Japan-based Bitcoiners here that really appreciate it nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy


Delighted to announce the launch of my publishing house and online bookstore TheSaifHouse.com, publishing the best Bitcoin and economics books in high quality cloth hardcover and audiobook and ebook and offering 10% off for payment in bitcoin!

To launch, we're selling a fine cloth cover version of nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a's new book, Broken Money, as well as Fiat Food, Matthew Lysiak's forensic investigation into how inflation ruined the modern human diet and health.

You can get these two books, as well as my Principles of Economics, The Fiat Standard, and The Bitcoin Standard, all in hardcover for $99 only ($89.1 if paid in bitcoin!)

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