Eric FJ

Co-founder / COO at Conduit Bitcoin

Nostr only.

Transactions build demand and secure the network long term. Let’s build the Bitcoin circular economy together.

Public Key

npub10xvczstpwsljy7gqd2cselvrh5e6mlerep09m8gff87avru0ryqsg2g437

NIP-05 Address

ericfj@conduitbtc.com

NIP-57 Address

creamkangaroo4@primal.net

Profile Code

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2024-09-12 20:51:44

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If you try hard enough, it could be

2024-09-07 23:38:40

High Sierra Trail with Whitney summit completed in 6 days. Many grasses were touched. PV 🤙🏼
https://m.primal.net/KipA.jpg

2024-09-01 13:46:11

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Yo 🤙🏼

2024-09-01 13:28:06

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GM! 🤙🏼

2024-09-01 02:54:54

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Poetic

2024-09-01 00:27:41

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Constantly need to remind myself of this…

2024-09-01 00:21:29

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Yeah. Shitcoin casino who don’t care about anyone but themselves

2024-08-31 23:43:55

Need to shout out @npub1cn4…3vle and @npub1ex7…vyt9 team…
At the current stage, companies still need fiat to operate and pay for most of their supply chain. You need to do this in a legal and compliant way, too.
So even if you’re accepting BTC as payment for goods/services and you’re a fully orange pilled psycho you still need to convert a certain amount of that to fiat to stay afloat. We hope to change that one day but for now it is what it is.
I’m almost ashamed to admit it but strictly because I’m a numbers monkey I avoided Strike due to higher conversion fees and tried to make Binance work in an effort to shave off overhead. They had lightning network working (apparently) and advertised cheaper trading fees.
Our business application took fucking months and no customer service in sight. Completely hung up. Ok fine, Coinbase gets LN network working- let’s try them because they’re advertising low fees too (I know… fuck them, fuck me, I get it). Needless to say that process was even more of a joke. There’s not even a clear way to make a business account. Don’t get me started on them.
So finally, I get bumped back to the place I should have been in the first place: Strike. I’ve silenced my inner accountant- it’s a real Bitcoin company. Fill a form on their site. Bang, get an email. Fill out app in 15 minutes- bang, the partners get another email. Partners fill out what’s required on that one in <5 mins. Bang, approved next day and working with fiat bank connected. We’re up and running.
If anyone at Strike reads this, keep doing what you’re doing. Hopefully you can afford to lower fees one day but for now worth it to avoid fake crypto companies and we fully support you. Cheers.

2024-08-31 23:24:14

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We gotchu Carol

2024-08-31 22:56:47

NYT is dangerous
#note13uj…d900

2024-08-31 22:55:59

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Is this for real? WTF

2024-08-31 21:28:41

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I feel you

2024-08-31 20:55:50

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Planning on migrating off iOS soon anyhow

2024-08-31 20:55:26

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Gotcha. Thank you

2024-08-31 20:55:00

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I’m sorry to hear that

2024-08-31 20:47:30

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If we had precedent that protocols couldn’t be legally banned under constitutional law it might be helpful in creating an impossible whack-a-mole situation for the gov

2024-08-31 20:43:58

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GM. Is there any precedent to being able to ban a protocol even if only on paper? Like, I’d assume they can’t legally ban TCP/IP without crossing some sort of constitutional line

2024-08-31 20:35:41

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🤣

2024-08-31 20:32:28

Fun last episode. Particularly enjoyed the discussion near the start about what it means to live a life and run a business anchored in #bitcoin. Grateful for what @npub14mc…frlx has done and stoked for the next part of his journey. If @npub1a2c…w83a officially orange pilled me, then I could say Peter’s show hit me hard with an orange IV and opened my eyes to the broader world. Cheers sir.
#note1ptu…6jxq

2024-08-31 20:27:08

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Takes a sec

2024-08-31 20:26:33

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iOS app, proton VPN

2024-08-31 19:46:56

Open to being wrong about this
#note1ukl…vr9f

2024-08-31 19:44:54

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@npub1xnf…lpr5

2024-08-31 19:44:35

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Try @zeus

2024-08-31 19:43:42

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Fuck yeah haha!!

2024-08-31 18:57:05

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Fuck yeah!!

2024-08-31 18:38:00

Listening loud on patio doing some planting. Loud enough to orange and purple pill some neighbors hopefully 🤙🏼
https://fountain.fm/episode/S7hb3aMjbXMYsbHpIDNl

2024-08-31 18:32:59

Yo @npub1v5u…n0v5 I had to disconnect my VPN to connect my Nostr. Has anyone else reported this issue? Thx
Maybe also #asknostr

2024-08-31 18:15:06

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Lolll this is it right here

2024-08-31 18:07:09

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Fun idea mate… but TCP/IP or SMTP don’t have logos and I struggle to think why Nostr should have one long term without creating some weird exclusive club. I suppose if the community generally gets behind it and it helps in some way then I could get behind it but we shouldn’t make any “official” logo or even pretend to. Generally (freely) accepted guidelines like Purple + Ostriches are fun and harmless but we don’t need an official flag or whatever

2024-08-31 18:01:23

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Lol, nice

2024-08-31 17:55:46

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Effects of a K shaped recovery fueled by a fiat spigot. Those close to the spout doing just fine, yet this is happening at the same time

2024-08-31 17:54:31

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That’s the beauty of a pendulum

2024-08-31 17:51:07

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Fuck you

2024-08-30 22:01:07

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This is clearly making folks freak out- probably by design lol.

2024-08-30 21:49:23

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Lol. How they gonna find out?

2024-08-30 21:04:45

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He’s probably slightly more reachable thru Substack

2024-08-30 19:33:50

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You’re capable of curating your own addiction

2024-08-29 17:26:10

Great bot to support. Damn this community makes me smile sometimes
#note1qqq…n4k2

2024-08-29 17:22:52

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I’d like to see how they’ll handle credits for unrealized losses too lol. This is a joke- literally a death rattle of a power drunk political party that has completely lost any footing in reality

2024-08-29 17:15:38

DEA cracking down on a “problem” the FDA created by having only one legal option for psychedelic assisted therapy. Oh and meanwhile they reject other medicines like MDMA (and probably Psilocybin too) even after successful comprehensive trials that they made them go through. What a joke- any wonder why there’s a populist desire to get rid of these corrupt agencies?
https://doubleblindmag.com/dea-cracking-down-on-ketamine

2024-08-29 15:50:49

🤯
#note1skq…gf0l

2024-08-29 15:48:26

GM- delete is fragile. Screenshots will always exist. Quote and correct yourself if needed and get over it. Be responsible for not posting private info or deal with the consequences. My two sats anyway.
#note163t…uph3

2024-08-29 15:45:09

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You miss all the shots you don’t take

2024-08-26 23:32:35

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🤯

2024-08-26 23:16:56

10/10 lol. Pay these folks.
#note1xrj…wgpq

2024-08-26 13:38:29

Game on
#note1y9l…ucsx

2024-08-26 13:37:54

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You choose the meaning here, nothing is force fed. Certainly less addicting… might need a mission or higher purpose as a side dish tho

2024-08-26 13:19:19

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We could do <3 years too with CCP sponsorship lol.

2024-08-26 13:13:34

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A workaround is to hibernate your LinkedIn while it’s not needed, but not sure if this works in your situation

2024-08-26 13:12:24

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It’s an illusion - take the dive

2024-08-26 13:11:12

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Pull the plug

2024-08-23 15:19:13

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Lol. Well done

2024-08-23 15:07:28

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Good morning!!

2024-08-23 14:09:04

Truth. 🙏🏼
#note1du4…2d5p

2024-08-22 02:32:10

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2024-08-22 02:30:02

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You got this. #nostronly

2024-08-22 02:24:27

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Amazon/venmo ? 👀

2024-08-21 17:19:47

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The more they do this, the more users we get

2024-08-21 17:18:17

Boom.
#note1q48…np3d

2024-08-21 15:33:45

GM #coffeechain warriors. Make it a good one. ♾️/21
https://m.primal.net/KGnB.jpg

2024-08-21 15:30:32

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Huh? I didn’t even say I disagreed in principle. Exceptions prove rules. Sure, Ayn Rand’a a great one too! Trying to open up the discussion beyond a broad simple statement- thought that’s what this place was for. Don’t appreciate your reflex either, friend. Cheers.

2024-08-21 15:22:29

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Damn.

2024-08-21 15:20:39

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Gm, sorry for your loss ☕️

2024-08-21 15:19:21

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Some light reading on a significant counter point: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/08/05/1979-and-all-that

2024-08-21 03:26:04

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@npub1xzr…0qap

2024-08-21 03:20:25

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Works both ways

2024-08-21 03:18:39

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Yes please

2024-08-21 03:17:49

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I’ve also had more friends come out of polite disagreements here than any other “social” platform

2024-08-21 03:16:34

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GN sir

2024-08-21 03:09:45

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Gotta keep that shit north of 2 minimum.

2024-08-21 03:04:31

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Fuck yeah. Glad you’re here

2024-08-21 02:15:28

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And yeah we’d watch it

2024-08-21 02:14:43

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@npub1a2c…w83a check this guy out you could do an XR livestream and really level up the production quality: https://parkerhowell.com/portfolio/instaquest/

2024-08-21 02:10:31

The more I interact here the more cool & interesting people I find. It takes effort though, and that’s a good thing IMO
#plebchain

2024-08-20 03:45:54

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Truth.

2024-08-20 03:25:09

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Every Bitcoin book is a children’s book if they know how to read

2024-08-20 03:18:20

They’re not even remotely interested in what the populace wants. Bernie? Fuck off. RFK jr? Don’t kid yourself. “We know what’s best”. Bitcoin? Not in our house. Disgusting. This party really needs a re-brand because every stunt they pull is far from “democratic”.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/democrats-exclude-bitcoin-and-crypto-from-2024-platform-aligning-with-past-hostility

2024-08-19 22:15:49

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Let’s hope so. It would be an epic way to burn $44B or whatever it was

2024-08-19 19:59:30

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Thx for the reminder…

2024-08-19 19:57:14

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Yeezy once he realizes he can’t be banned

2024-08-19 19:49:58

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Although I share your ideals- how would this work more specifically? Some tokenization that settles periodically in a federated system like Liquid? Stocks are shares of companies that exist in legal frameworks formed and enforced by state powers. Ownership rights of these shares are also enforced by the state. Who enforces the global ownership rights of shareholders even if we use bitcoin for transaction settlement? Who do I sue when a company doesn’t honor my shareholder rights… and under what court? How is bankruptcy handled and by who? There’s a lot to solve for here if you want to make something better than what has evolved to this point. — This is a comment on: https://yakihonne.com/flash-news/nevent1qqs0cmpnlpxc9xjqsse24tztvpvgnusmlxww32ejzfmphvqtt5ug7mqzyzmejmqc8cpkmuncq229hq9mmj9shavhrdnzr2rt7dtfcvepzlc86qcyqqqqqqgygyw2k

2024-08-19 19:38:34

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100%. @npub1yzv…rf8q has a good feature here showing sent/received on profile pages (maybe others do as well?). Basically a generosity ratio. — This is a comment on: https://yakihonne.com/flash-news/nevent1qqsvjz94uchu6xrmwfgfj2a470w3ywsr99qjwvl24ccwu6u4djz5w5qzyqzvj9w6alhrsvtl5u6ygjkwuwg2sf5lukqskgjpuhnd6dpal0kvjqcyqqqqqqgvfhey2

2024-08-18 19:07:31

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🤣

2024-08-18 18:30:00

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I agree the efforts are largely impotent, especially outside of the US like you said. The only condition I’m interested in is putting up a roadblock for parties that want to take something open source and make closed source iterations. The MPL seems to fit this pretty well- basically similar to MIT except attempts to force future iterations to be open-source. No offense, but MIT is literally using the state to actively give up your rights. I don’t see how that furthers the cypherpunk cause vs. something like the MPL.

2024-08-18 04:48:12

In the spirit of alt content: here’s a wholesome photo of a golden duck we’ve watched grow from a baby. We’re so stoked goldie made it through the duckling ordeals and grew up.
#nature
https://m.primal.net/KCux.jpg

2024-08-18 04:44:28

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I say this right after posting dev content as my first post in a couple of days

2024-08-18 04:43:45

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If we keep participating in non btc/dev/etc content too, it’s gonna open up the horizon for Nostr. Nice work

2024-08-18 04:41:21

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I guess as a follow up to this, if the state wanted to stifle your project by sponsoring a competitor, and/or even co-opt your project… twisting it for their purposes, aren’t you making it easier for that to happen with a license that allows follow up work to be closed source?

2024-08-18 04:34:54

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I totally get where you’re coming from. I struggle with this because I see the conflict as open source vs. closed source instead of state vs. xyz. I’d like to use the state to our advantage where possible- but tell me what I’m not seeing…

2024-08-18 04:31:22

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Tough balance to strike

2024-08-18 04:30:12

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Thx
So do you feel the GPL chain restricts your offering too much? No worries about MIT being taken and used for closed source projects?

2024-08-18 04:19:40

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Lmfao.

2024-08-18 04:17:13

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Nostr is the only one starting as an open protocol (that I know of).
Bluesky seems very closed, and even their proposed federation model is far from open. This is still governance, dressed up differently.
These villages you speak of can (and I would argue eventually will) all happen here, with different flavors, settings, filters, whatever… an open protocol lets this happen organically. Closed protocols by definition have an upper limit on growth. Sure they could somehow be part of this movement at the outset, but they’ll die out to an open protocol like Nostr eventually once it takes off

2024-08-18 04:08:52

What free open source licenses are folks here using for their projects? Benefits/drawbacks? Curious on the takes of the community here.
#asknostr

2024-08-15 15:49:43

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Good morning! 🤙🏼

2024-08-14 23:44:08

Got sent this from a friend who used to work at Polymarket:
https://rekt.news/hedging-bets/
“When prediction markets become kingmakers, who's really calling the shots, the crowd, the coders, or the ones holding the biggest bags?”
More proof that “crypto” isn’t decentralized- only various attempts at governance on different rails failing over and over again as they run face first into greed, corrupt incentives and black swans. Have any of them ever been designed for resilience against our worst tendencies? Nope. Only #bitcoin / #lightning / #ecash and #nostr is needed folks.

2024-08-14 22:47:25

This mic drop is extra saucy with her voice and accent
#note1vy9…u99f

2024-08-14 20:41:07

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They respond to lagging data, but the market responds to them. When they finally see a slowdown and start to cut, the market takes the cue and waits for further cuts, which slows activity further…

2024-08-14 18:02:09

Spitznagel’s warning from November 2023: you should start worrying when the fed cuts rates.