econoalchemist

#FREESAMOURAI https://p2prights.org/donate.html

Co-host @ POD256 https://www.pod256.org
Co-founder @ The 256 Foundation https://256foundation.org

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2024-09-11 17:03:10

23 years ago today, the CIA orchestrated 9/11 under the guise of a large-scale coordinated terrorist attack. This false-flag event was then used as justification to expand domestic government overreach resulting in:
• widespread invasive surveillance of all communication platforms
• heightened restrictions on access to and use of financial services
• and among many other abuses of power, expanded federal authority over many things like what songs could be played on the radio to how many ounces of peanut butter one is allowed to carry on an airplane.
Not to mention the international implications from the resulting Global War on Terrorism but I digress.
If you're old enough to remember the way life was prior to 9/11 then I think you will agree that the world you were born into no longer exists. The systematic erosion of basic human rights has radically changed the way humans think, act, & communicate.
On this day, I think it is important to remember what life was like in a world before invasive government surveillance, crippling financial restrictions, & hypnotizing fear campaigns. I think it is important to highlight tools like Bitcoin, e2ee comms, & Nostr. They are especially fascinating to me specifically because they are anchored to the free world I came from where my financial transactions were my business and no one else's, where my communications were private, and where I could express my ideas without looming consequences.
If you're reading this then you are already clearly on the path and I encourage you to continue pushing forward and fighting for your freedoms, it is worth all the effort.

2024-09-05 17:28:03

Join @BitKite & I at Bitcoin Park in Nashville on September 16th for the first Mining Monday Meetup.
https://yakihonne.com/smart-widget-checker?naddr=naddr1qvzqqqr4fupzqlh47xc4d6j7060ek7rl09gm95gp7auqv9n634ztz9rg5y8qlnf8qq2ny3ecwe04jsnw2en8shmsg3r4qee42ymxz383vnf

2024-09-04 01:45:56

Wishing Samourai Wallet all the best in the days ahead with appearances in court again tomorrow & Tdev's next appearance on September 10th.
They can use all the help they can get, chip in on their legal defense fund: https://p2prights.org/donate.html

2024-09-02 14:04:50

GM
https://image.nostr.build/b7d4dc96481803ed9d4d4ff24047f2c3b17f0a9eb6c95cdb406e90278b3b56d4.jpg

2024-09-01 17:48:40

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Disgusting. — This is a comment on: https://yakihonne.com/flash-news/

2024-09-01 03:52:38

How do you log into Primal with Amber? I'm not seeing the option.

2024-08-30 20:19:11

I started using Nostr about a year and a half ago. NGL I struggled with it, I wanted it to be that Twitter replacement I was searching for but there were several roadblocks:
• getting content to load
• self-custodial Lightning is a pita
• little to no interaction
• getting a mix of content beyond just Bitcoin
Therefore, I found myself stuck choosing between battling an algorithm or a miserable UX for social media. But that changed when I saw this dude's posts about making a few simple adjustments and that was exactly the unlock I was looking for.
In the last 24-hours I went from totally frustrated with Nostr to operating my own public relay, running a local private relay on mobile, & getting content to load quickly on my 3 favorite clients - first bullet point ✅.
I continued following his suggestions and funded Zeus to manage some inbound/outbound channels which is made easy with their new LSP. With that setup, I installed Minibits to create a mint and get a Lightning address. I topped off the mint from Zeus, then I configured the NWC secrets for my 3 clients and removed the friction to zaps in a self-custodial way - second bullet point ✅.
But then I figured out being an introverted lurker on Nostr doesn't bode well here. I started following more accounts, boosting, posting, liking, commenting... The more I use it, the better it gets - third bullet point ✅.
Finally, YakiHonne was the key to curating the content I was seeing. There are options to choose a number of topics beyond just Bitcoin-related stories and I recommend checking it out - fourth bullet point ✅.
All in all, Twitter is a dumpster fire as you probably know since you're here reading this and if you have hit some friction switching to Nostr hopefully some of this info helps.
#nevent1q…6jm2

2024-08-29 22:42:00

Full video of the Samourai Wallet panel discussion at Bitcoin24 with Diverter, Tor, & Zack. Moderated by yours truly:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mqZstqEGUMM

2024-08-29 22:21:26

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According to Primal, you have 18 🤔

2024-08-29 22:15:02

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🤣

2024-08-29 22:14:27

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What's the difference between general relays and others?

2024-08-29 22:13:32

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What happened after 20, what was the limiting factor?

2024-08-29 22:12:36

For context, I have 585 relays configured.
#note17cz…tes0

2024-08-29 22:03:31

How many relays is too many?

2024-08-29 12:39:09

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

2024-08-29 12:06:37

GM
https://m.primal.net/KTYx.jpg

2024-08-29 01:05:00

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exactly

2024-08-29 00:42:23

If .GIF is pronounced with a soft G, then how do you pronounce this:
https://m.primal.net/KSfq.jpg

2024-08-28 22:46:02

Recording POD256 at Bitcoin Park is a really nice upgrade. Thankful for this place and all the frens I've made along the way.
https://m.primal.net/KSYY.mp4

2024-08-22 03:44:07

New POD256. Next month we're starting a monthly mining meet up in Nashville at @npub1the…4dha
December we'll be in Nairobi for the @npub1dtv…wc6t
January will be the Telehash where we are raising 1Eh for 24-hours to support free & open Bitcoin mining development.
#note1mq5…4h0p

2024-08-21 22:57:36

The ATF can go fuck itself.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge_standoff

2024-08-13 01:52:56

Great resource for developments in the Samourai Wallet situation and finding ways to support this fight: https://freesamourai.com/

2024-08-09 16:07:03

Foundry supports The 256 Foundation mission to make Bitcoin mining free & open. They have graciously contributed & enabled their Foundry Donate partners to be able to contribute as well.
Hats off to FoundryServices for the recognition & moving quickly. More announcements soon.
https://x.com/FoundryServices/status/1821905174723547307

2024-07-28 21:08:34

.@npub1qny…95gx spitting 🔥 #FREESAMOURAI
https://m.primal.net/JhUi.mp4

2024-07-02 15:54:33

We've got the legendary @npub1f5p…wt3z joining @npub1atn…h4x3 & I on POD256 tomorrow. He's been integrating Bitcoin miners into all areas of his homestead in creative ways. What questions do you have?
#note1l0a…cpu4

2024-06-28 17:26:18

I wonder how the DOJ would interpret the long standing Succadease Rule 🤔
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/supreme-court-decision-overturns-chevron-a-victory-for-judicial-authority-and-bitcoin

2024-06-27 16:50:28

Everything you want to know about Braidpool:
#note13fp…qx96

2024-06-25 20:52:40

.@npub1atn…h4x3 & I are recording with Braidpool tomorrow. What questions do you have? Anything goes, don't be shy ;)
#note1eyh…r62t

2024-06-14 13:38:54

This is a great write up by Damn Kewl on the Samourai Wallet matter.
https://blog.ronindojo.io/freesamourai/

2024-06-13 04:03:54

Great episode with these guys today, glad to see intelligent tools getting easier to access.
#nevent1q…nw4t

2024-06-04 16:35:33

We've got Wilson Mining, the Iowa-based Bitcoin mining host, recording with us tomorrow. They're bringing a big announcement to the table. What questions do you have?
#nevent1q…lf6e

2024-05-25 03:17:08

Luke Dashjr joins Bitkite & I on Pod256 this week to discuss Bitcoin mining & more.
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5876654?episode=23014174246

2024-05-21 04:31:29

The legal defense fund for Samourai Wallet is now open and accepting donations: https://p2prights.org/
This particular fight is important because the precedent set in this matter will either reinforce the principles that non-custodial wallets are not money transmitters or it will put targets on the backs of all wallet developers.
If you really came here for the freedom tech then get in this fight and show your support. There will not be a second chance to repair the damage done if the DOJ is not stopped here and now.

2024-04-27 19:42:48

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IMO Samourai doesn't even fit the definition of money transmitter though. Which in the Tornado Cash case that definition fits because they accepted the users ETH when users made deposits to the pools. As stated in that document, a money transmitter is either "a person engaged in the acceptance of currency, funds, or other value that substitutes for currency from one person AND the transmission of currency, funds, or other value that substitutes for currency to another person or location by any means" or "any other person engaged in the transfer of funds."
In Samourai's Whirlpool architecture, they never accept bitcoin from the users nor do they transfer it. Users transfer bitcoin to themselves by providing a UTXO to a collaborative transaction and receive their bitcoin back in a new UTXO. The user's wallet tx history is a chain of self-transfers that are blinded to the coordinator. It's difficult to even make a fiat analogy because there is literally no depositing, accepting, or disbursing of bitcoin taking place between any two entities. Every Whirlpool tx is just 5 people making identical self-transfers together.

2024-04-26 03:05:46

Not long ago it was the Tornado Cash case but that was on Ethereum and largely brushed off by many Bitcoiners. Then it was the Bitcoin Fog case but that was custodial and again largely brushed off by many Bitcoiners.
To some, the trajectory has been clear for several years. Often times those warning of real and present dangers are met with skepticism and dismissed as FUDsters.
Yesterday it was Samourai Wallet, a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet with the ability to coordinate CoinJoins. If you brushed off Tornado Cash & Bitcoin Fog, don't make the same mistake this time.
The language used by the FBI is so broad and generalized in their PSA and their recent actions have been so over-reaching that it should now be crystal clear to any Bitcoiner that any Bitcoin wallet project not implementing KYC measures runs the risk of having the developers arrested for operating an unlicensed Money Services Business. Node projects and miners are not far behind.
The entire pretext to this narrative is false because Bitcoin is software, software is code, code is speech, and freedom of speech is a God-given right. Ask yourself, where do you draw the line? What rights are you willing to defend? And if push came to shove, how far are you willing to go to defend those rights?
"Give me liberty or give me death" are not hollow words because a life without liberty is not a life worth living. Many have already made the ultimate sacrifices and many more will follow in their foot steps. Every dialogue consists of a call and a response and right now the FBI is having a one-sided conversation. Make a stand and respond loudly and clearly that the erosion ends now.
#nevent1q…ccdp

2024-04-25 00:09:22

I don't always drink whiskey but tonight I'm having a glass for my friends who made the ultimate sacrifice with their own freedom, fighting for those who believe privacy is a human right 🥃

2024-04-24 00:43:56

I ate a pig liver yesterday and it tasted like bloody dirt. That's it, that's the note.

2024-04-14 23:43:36

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> "proper datacarrier respecting templates"
Seems like if anything, "proper" would be Bitcoin Core's dafault datacarrier size - 80 bytes. Knots is a fork of Bitcoin Core with a non-standard datacareier size of 42 bytes. Ocean is 100% censoring Samourai Wallet, Sapprow Wallet, & Bitcoin Keeper tx0's. And BIP47 PaynNym notification txs.
Also, Whirlpool CJ's don't use an OP_RETURN so "learn the fucking technicalities".

2024-04-14 13:33:49

"Anyway, Israel should feel free to just nuke Iran from existence." https://image.nostr.build/165302124c4a01fe1890e920bb39afe5889e718df9f288e5e0e1d29d4dab5d98.jpg

2023-11-01 01:41:36

Become ungovernable.
https://www.deathathletic.com/

2023-02-18 01:59:01

Hi, I'm econoalchemist. I'm new to Nostr and I like fuck-you-money. If you also like fuck-you-money, then you might like my podcast with #[0]. It's called Pod256 and we just released a new episode.
https://anchor.fm/pod256