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Interesting to see: most of the responses to @npub1sg6…f63m tweet are Indian people telling him to fuck off (ie wanting India to block bitchat)
https://x.com/jack/status/2080565084586135773

2026-07-07 20:02:57 UTC

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Warning: It de-registers your actual Signal app. I don’t think you can use them both at the same time (under the same phone number)

2026-07-07 04:12:13 UTC

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Thank you.
First paragraph makes sense - just running a readonly full node makes very little difference (it can decide which transactions to forward and which drop/censor but there can always be another node that will broadcast a transaction).
Second paragraph. Yes, people sending transactions (I think technically it’s the sender who creates the transaction, not the receiver who just generates the address), but that’s still people running full nodes. If someone sends bitcoin using Coinbase then it’s Coinbase running the node and deciding.
So I still think in 2017 it was the full nodes that voted, but primarily the ones sending transactions, not any running node.
Please correct anything I’m not understanding. I genuinely want to understand how bitcoin works in practice.

2026-07-07 03:14:14 UTC

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Can you provide more facts about segwit and UASF? Like you are saying that it wasn’t the full nodes that decided which path Bitcoin went? I only vaguely watched it back then and mostly remember it through Blocksize wars book, and based on my memory you are wrong.
Note: I don’t care about knots/BIP110, I’m only interested in what happened around 2017

2026-06-08 18:46:48 UTC

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Sry, don’t understand. What are you referring to?

2026-06-08 13:56:40 UTC

I wonder if we need two different prices for bitcoin?
It seems like the current price (I assume mostly from Coinbase, etc) is mostly from the big money trading, ETFs etc, basically the same old system.
Individuals selling each other non-KYC self-custody bitcoin would probably not sell for that price but that volume is much smaller.
It almost seems like two different assets combined in one. Do we have a precedent for this? Any explanation or what should individuals do besides hodling and ignoring the price?
Maybe @npub1s05…eyhe or @npub1a2c…w83a know?

2026-06-01 22:19:58 UTC

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Gitlab seems quite similar to GitHub. I think there is a space for new product native to AI workflows, and ideally decentralized (eg on NOSTR)

2026-05-30 14:50:22 UTC

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That resonates 🙏❤️

2026-05-28 16:13:54 UTC

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Tell me more. What did you like about the book? (It’s been on my list for a while so thinking I should finally read it)

2026-05-28 03:08:29 UTC

Who is building the next Github?
I think it will be different given AI coding enabling way more people and projects…
Interesting read: https://x.com/olvrgln/status/2059312715836145698?s=46

2026-05-21 02:56:44 UTC

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@npub1khj…2vsj ?

2026-05-20 22:33:26 UTC

Does anyone know people behind this project? I emailed their support but so far no response.
#nevent1q…lrc8

2026-05-19 22:14:31 UTC

@npub1sg6…f63m Trying to donate to thesixbilliondollarman.com to organize local watch party but it’s failing — who should talk to?
https://image.nostr.build/51071d5ba6a51f765309fcd87b17c2de1378feb1afac9bb7a48066510e5649e6.jpg

2026-05-09 03:41:57 UTC

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Interesting. You are saying that there are two assets: self-custody Bitcoin and institutional paper Bitcoin (the same old world, just wrapping Bitcoin instead say gold) and each of those can have different price and demand. And so far it looks like the second one is showing more demand.
Right? (Checking my understanding)

2026-05-07 00:27:39 UTC

Wtf Primal?
https://image.nostr.build/84e08ebf383dc21ab1fff4bb094877f66982ac794d9254cf3c0e9a6315f729d2.jpg

2026-03-18 01:51:35 UTC

Square enabling Bitcoin by default 3/30!!!
https://x.com/nickslaney/status/2033956369439609211?s=46

2026-03-07 23:49:31 UTC

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lol, so true!

2026-02-22 23:14:00 UTC

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Agree, pull ups are healthy

2026-02-22 22:59:33 UTC

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Love this!!!

2026-02-22 22:56:04 UTC

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Is it really healthier? One of the hardest things for me when switching to “work from home” has been setting up boundaries between work and family.
And I never believed in work/life balance. It’s all life to me, but still it has been challenging.

2026-02-22 22:53:50 UTC

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Any predictions on what these “impacts” will be?

2026-02-21 02:33:36 UTC

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This is deep

2026-02-21 02:28:13 UTC

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Is there a good summary what’s in Clarity Act?

2026-02-07 04:14:48 UTC

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Beautiful

2026-02-05 04:11:24 UTC

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I love ska

2026-01-17 04:24:50 UTC

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Visually this was the coolest car ever built.

2026-01-16 02:32:12 UTC

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🤣🤣🤣

2026-01-12 05:58:49 UTC

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@npub1guh…6hjy do you have good examples to prove the people who say “I think Austrian economics is better but empirically it seems like Keynes was right” wrong?
I agree with you myself but looking for ideally empirical arguments.

2026-01-11 05:23:38 UTC

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crazy, right?

2026-01-11 04:00:29 UTC

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Haha. So true

2026-01-08 00:13:56 UTC

https://stacker.news/items/1406456/r/phaedrus

2025-12-28 02:14:34 UTC

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@npub1lz8…h86s

2025-12-28 02:09:08 UTC

@scmeetuptopic
#note17dd…whcy

2025-12-20 21:48:41 UTC

This sounds very interesting: China experimenting with free-market: https://x.com/rnaudbertrand/status/2002054459644674550?s=46
Anyone local who confirm or provide more details?

2025-12-11 03:53:08 UTC

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I went back to iOS Podcast app (no zapping). Then i tried again Fountain which got much better and i used for a while but now its again driving me nuts because it resets time position when listening in the car (you pause and then start playing again and it jumps back 20min or whatever).
I hope someone can make simple app without all the stupid features, but you can actually play a podcast on it:-)

2025-11-25 16:50:03 UTC

Silicon Valley learned from the banks. Hyped the AI and now trying to get a bailout from tax payers.
Stay humble. Stack sats. Hodl.

2025-11-17 17:06:44 UTC

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I would love to ask Bronnie a question: what percentage of people didn’t have any regrets?
I’m curious if you avoid these top 5, will you be doing happy/satisfied? Or you gonna have different 5 regrets?

2025-11-15 05:46:41 UTC

Directory of Square merchants:
https://giveandgetlocal.com/
And how to enable Bitcoin:
https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/8554-accept-bitcoin-payments-with-square-alpha
Don’t forget to add them to @npub1864…t2tq

2025-11-14 00:57:03 UTC

#scmeetuptopic
#note1c6x…qtqj

2025-11-14 00:56:17 UTC

#scmeetuptopic
#note158r…hptu

2025-11-11 14:19:44 UTC

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He pleaded guilty for exactly what? (I’m genuinely asking since I only know high level — I assume he was operating coin join software)

2025-11-07 19:46:05 UTC

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Is there a summary of the official argument why he is sentenced?

2025-11-07 19:42:45 UTC

Everyone should read this and keep in mind.
#note1fct…wrny

2025-11-01 14:49:06 UTC

@npub13zv…t80d we need to do this in SC! #scmeetuptopic
#note13m8…aslh

2025-10-22 02:54:25 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/15b1c558cd2876e2a4a71bd157d5e8985a7f09f4c44a044dd8c786becea14f06.jpg

2025-10-17 02:56:54 UTC

https://stacker.news/items/1257670/r/phaedrus

2025-10-17 01:52:31 UTC

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Yes, in principle. But in practice defaults matter a lot.
And with Cashu people can pick their mint, right?

2025-10-17 01:50:18 UTC

Took me forever to find Spark protocol documentation (rather than SDK docs and marketing pages), so in case you interested: https://docs.spark.money/spark/spark-tldr
This looks interesting.

2025-10-15 03:48:50 UTC

This is amazing
#scmeetuptopic
#note1edp…enw8

2025-10-15 03:47:01 UTC

This is amazing
#note1edp…enw8

2025-10-15 03:12:06 UTC

Pretty awesome!
#note1u4d…wfq3

2025-10-15 03:00:32 UTC

Never thought of this
#note1dcl…dz5q

2025-10-12 23:39:32 UTC

Reminder, don’t get greedy. Stay humble and stack sats.
#note1w6m…fehj

2025-10-12 23:21:50 UTC

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Good article. But don’t you think that we just need the next Substack to be built on top of nostr? Building enough network effect is not easy but I think it’s possible. I’m convinced there will be opportunities.

2025-10-05 23:43:15 UTC

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I expect similar to what happened to internet: ~70% using Bitcoin but mostly not directly

2025-10-05 23:39:32 UTC

Somehow bitcoin going up stresses me more than going down: regretting not buying more 😊

2025-10-05 17:40:03 UTC

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Yep, a great book!

2025-10-05 17:33:10 UTC

Reminder: everything you upload somewhere will eventually become public information
#note1ezr…c4hv

2025-10-02 23:20:42 UTC

Great point!
#note1xwt…6qgd

2025-10-02 19:13:33 UTC

Is there a local marketplace app? Something like OfferUp, Craigslist, or FB Marketplace, but using nostr.

2025-10-01 19:45:14 UTC

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If you are in the US and care about open source developers not going to jail, call your congressperson!
#nevent1q…lqy2

2025-10-01 14:20:21 UTC

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And I thought the encryption war was over🤣

2025-10-01 14:19:23 UTC

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So ridiculous

2025-10-01 13:29:53 UTC

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Only took like 5 years of gentle questions and waiting🤣

2025-10-01 13:28:40 UTC

When your friend you’ve been trying to orange pill for years, suddenly texts you in the morning…
https://image.nostr.build/1c411af64ad589f9fba9975482fb41e1aeed9df3705a9eea2f60f33866c7336c.jpg

2025-09-30 03:37:50 UTC

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I wish. I lost all my bitcoin in a bout accident.

2025-09-28 23:08:18 UTC

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Amazon link: https://a.co/d/biSayFn

2025-09-28 23:07:56 UTC

Highly recommend reading this book about encryption wars. I’m convinced that these lessons will be important in the upcoming Bitcoin war so the more people read it the better!
https://stacker.news/items/1241141/r/phaedrus

2025-09-28 04:48:38 UTC

Amazing!
#scmeetuptopic
#note1exk…xygt

2025-09-27 20:08:49 UTC

@npub1hcw…h9rq
#note1e6k…a3n0

2025-09-26 17:12:33 UTC

My experience confirms this theory
#note1rn6…5vvh

2025-09-26 17:10:43 UTC

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Yeah, my lawyers also don’t know git and do this to me🤣

2025-09-26 17:07:22 UTC

Just tried to switch back for @fountain_app after a while and it’s so much better!
It’s not a single big improvement but rather a lot of little annoying bugs are gone. Great progress!

2025-09-24 03:16:20 UTC

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Does that mean the platforms will censor for users with California IP addresses? What do you expect?

2025-09-23 14:58:38 UTC

Can someone tell me what’s the difference between https://www.x402.org/ and https://www.l402.org/

2025-09-21 03:38:59 UTC

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How? Where can I get the NWC address? I don’t see it in the iOS app

2025-09-19 21:07:37 UTC

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Yep, but hacker news crowd is much closer to the outside world, so it’s useful for us to understand.
Bitcoiners on Nostr are just a small bubble.

2025-09-19 21:01:49 UTC

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@npub12vk…pugg ?

2025-09-19 21:01:33 UTC

Does Primal wallet support NWC so that I can use that wallet in other apps like Damus or stacker.news?

2025-09-19 19:13:23 UTC

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The paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1459.pdf

2025-09-19 19:11:57 UTC

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As far as I understand, none of these vulnerabilities are fundamental flaws in the protocol but rather bugs to be fixed.

2025-09-19 19:09:13 UTC

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@npub18lz…ugm3

2025-09-19 19:08:55 UTC

Hacker news post on Nostr, top comment calls out many security vulnerabilities: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45298336

2025-09-19 00:37:26 UTC

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Love it!

2025-09-18 18:56:31 UTC

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You mean using the same nostr identity (pub key) for sharing profits with the developers?

2025-09-18 18:54:52 UTC

Anyone knows the folks behind https://freedomstore.io/ ?
Doing some due diligence before I enable this on my phone🤣

2025-09-16 18:03:48 UTC

Wild
#note1fsz…99kp

2025-09-16 18:02:09 UTC

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Can you elaborate? Why?

2025-09-16 16:55:03 UTC

In the US, important legislation is being written right now: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
If you believe that open source developers should not go to jail for writing software, and self-custody wallets shouldn’t require KYC, please call your representative!
https://saveourwallets.org

2025-09-15 02:21:56 UTC

Nostr experts out here, got some questions for you
https://stacker.news/items/1221897/r/phaedrus

2025-09-14 16:43:26 UTC

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Wow. So much data! Please keep us posted on any summaries/learnings/conclusions from the date.

2025-09-14 16:39:05 UTC

Amazing book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_(book)
It’s from 2001 so “crypto” means cryptography not shitcoins. Incredible story of Diffie, Hellman, Merkle and discovering asymmetric cryptography and the fight to make encryption free speech.
I’m only half way through but can’t put it down. Highly recommend!

2025-09-14 00:35:53 UTC

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Hope for better future

2025-09-13 22:06:49 UTC

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Of course SNL!

2025-09-13 02:46:23 UTC

Amazing🤣
Does anyone know where is this from?
#note1tm8…7s7f

2025-09-09 18:00:24 UTC

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Maybe tell them Square is already supporting it https://x.com/owenbjennings/status/1928175966922363326

2025-09-09 17:59:55 UTC

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Two existing requests - you can just comment on those (or create new one):
https://community.toasttab.com/t5/industry-trends/stable-coin-and-bitcoin-payments-via-toast-pos/m-p/15371
https://community.toasttab.com/t5/restaurant-operations/bitcoin-lightning-payments/m-p/10614

2025-09-09 17:58:50 UTC

Anyone using Toast Point-of-Sale device? Please request Bitcoin/LN integration on their forum https://community.toasttab.com