bryan
Bryan

Father, Husband, Bitcoiner, Urologist.

Public Key

npub1dld9hn3gsgtkh7atl26s8gd49qfjjkpdw8ztap9mk4n7vhq60y0satfd8s

NIP-05 Address

bryan@nostrplebs.com

NIP-57 Address

bryan@lnbits.welikethecoin.com

Profile Code

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nostr.bitcoiner.social

nostr.oxtr.dev

relay.noswhere.com

Author Public Key

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2024-09-27 00:21:12

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Swan still struggling?

2024-09-25 23:49:37

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😂

2024-09-25 23:41:11

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QW is a treasure.

2024-09-25 23:23:52

If you can find somebody with a better zap ratio than me in the next 15 minutes I will send you 50k sats. https://i.nostr.build/3d4AcOZoB3LWecKb.jpg

2024-09-24 10:55:45

Not being able to calculate the network fee on Lightning is a huge UX problem and an absolute pain.
I don’t mind too much, but others will abandon for such simple reasons.
For example, I have 246,404 in my LN wallet on Aqua. I want to w/d this amount to Zeus/Node, but I don’t know how much to create the invoice for.
I don’t want to leave dust in AQUA…those are MY SATS!
Instead, I generate for the full amount and instead of adjusting down and sending, I just get a payment failure. https://i.nostr.build/AdPiWjaT70Mr4bGh.jpg

2024-09-23 15:34:50

Send me a nostr market that works.
I want to buy something.

2024-09-23 14:13:21

Did reply guy kill NOSTR? 🥶

2024-09-22 00:56:17

Don’t know what web of trust is and at this point not gonna ask…

2024-09-21 18:52:38

Did Donald Trump pay capital gains taxes on the bitcoin he spent at Pubkey?
@IRS

2024-09-19 23:58:43

I would rather masturbate with a hand full of razor blades than give my bitcoin to the government. #note1wun…lr8g

2024-09-19 20:15:34

“The bitcoin maxis were using the freedom tech, so i stayed in my cage.” #note14uw…swg0

2024-09-19 15:21:20

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Hello Jeff, it’s seems more recently you always mention the caveat:
“if bitcoin can remain decentralized and secure”
It seems like you are being more cautious or hedging a bit.
Of course it has to stay decentralized and secure. Who would want a centralized, insecure blockchain token?
You are essentially saying:
“Bitcoin will not fail as long as Bitcoin does not fail,” or…
“Bitcoin will succeed if Bitcoin succeeds.”
I don’t know, just seems like your confidence in Bitcoin is either shaken, or you are giving yourself an exit stage left, opt out type legal clause.
Nonetheless, Wishing you the best.
Any thoughts on the point I am trying to make?
Thanks for helping bitcoin along.

2024-09-17 11:38:02

If you choose to buy fake bitcoin (ETF) demand the ETF use a custodian other than coinbase.
FBTC (fidelity) is the only ETF [to my knowledge] that uses in house or self custody option.

2024-09-17 09:33:55

The deep state prevented RFK from ever having a real chance.
It’s too bad. He would have been a good president.

2024-09-17 07:41:14

Coinbase is a state sponsored attack on Bitcoin.

2024-09-16 12:08:40

There was a song yesterday in church, the chorus:
"I am just a nobody, trying to tell everybody...
about somebody, who saved my soul."
I enjoyed it. The version on Spotify is not nearly as good as the version the choir performed.

2024-09-16 10:00:59

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It doesn’t seem bitcoin is mature (?) enough to protect us if a financial crisis hits.

2024-09-15 20:54:33

Although I don’t like negativity of the “news” on X, I do feel like we need better “news on NOSTR.
A balanced account with real journalism. Balancing positive news with negative news.
For example, what’s the update on the Trump shooting? The only way I even became aware of it was because my brother mentioned it.
And then balance this with a more positive story…

2024-09-15 20:42:25

How do I stop the reply guy from spamming me?

2024-09-14 18:22:14

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He hasn’t aged since 1953.

2024-09-14 14:45:26

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zap.stream

2024-09-12 09:49:23

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Horrible. A total shit wallet.

2024-09-12 00:13:33

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I don’t recall. One of the towers.

2024-09-12 00:12:03

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There are plane parts from the wreckage in the 9/11 museum.

2024-09-11 19:35:57

58k, the worst meme in the history of memes.

2024-09-11 16:30:51

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Glad you are here Adam.

2024-09-11 10:01:38

Trump lost.
His base will still vote for him, but he didn’t gain any new voters last night.
The deep state wins again after conducting a coup.
It wouldn’t surprise me if the deep state wasn’t behind the Trump nomination as well. He was the most beatable candidate.
Haley, RFK, Desantis…all better
It is a shame. We had a promise that he would free Ross and stop the state attack on bitcoin.

2024-09-10 19:44:35

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The production of the hardware and the hash rate are both centralized and represent a threat to bitcoin.

2024-09-10 17:26:21

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Mining being centralized is not a hypothetical problem. It is the current state of things.
Fortunately, those who have monopolized the hash-rate have not harmed Bitcoin.

2024-09-10 13:37:24

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Or we could just recognize the current issue and work to solve it prior to any 1-2 entities having the power to censor.

2024-09-10 12:37:49

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Not if the people doing the censoring can build on top of their own blocks?

2024-09-09 16:56:27

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I cannot, however...
Imagine you are playing a game of Russian Roulette with a 6 round revolver. You spin the cylinder, put the gun to your head, and pull the trigger and NOTHING happens.
Now imagine somebody claiming the game is safe (secure) because you survived a single round. This represents a FALSE sense of security.
This is similar to the current state of bitcoin and censorship resistance. Just because no transactions are being censored today does NOT mean the system is immune to censorship.
Four pools could neglect the work done by the other 25% of miners and cooperate to harm bitcoin's "censorship resistance."
We should try to solve this potential problem before the censorship begins.
Do you disagree?

2024-09-09 00:52:27

We are all slaves to the Internet.

2024-09-08 23:04:58

I wish Andreas was still around and more vocal. I wouldn’t have made it without him. #note10xr…2qvd

2024-09-08 19:55:39

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So weak. But It’s the type of comeback I would expect from an employee of a publicly traded mining company.
A company that is required to prioritize fiat gains over the health of the bitcoin network.
Are you suggesting 4 pools controlling 75% of the network is good for bitcoin?
“Oh, but individual miners can just move their hashrate…”
Not true…

2024-09-08 14:02:18

Go Jags! Go Bucs!
🏈🏈🏈

2024-09-08 13:45:01

3-4 mining pools control > 75% of the hashrate.
A disgusting shame.
Until further notice, Bitcoin is NOT censorship resistant. https://i.nostr.build/g53eOFvkvtI22QJt.jpg

2024-09-07 14:07:22

I am concerned Comrade Kamala is going to win this election. The deep state and the media are on her team.

2024-09-06 23:44:53

The economic thesis for “why bitcoin” is temporarily falling apart.
In my opinion, over the last 4 years (approximately 1/3 of bitcoin’s existence)…
Bitcoin has not protected its users from inflation
Some people cannot afford a hodl time of “forever”
Inflation protection should behave a bit differently
All of this considered,
When the world is filled with uncertainty
I trust the code running on my node

2024-09-06 23:35:39

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Enjoy the show!

2024-09-06 20:22:40

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#sarcasm

2024-09-06 18:24:50

👇Is My Safe Word (s) #note1z65…gle5

2024-09-06 18:23:50

Peter Schiff was right…

2024-09-06 17:37:06

😂😂😂 #note1x8e…6grh

2024-09-06 11:03:10

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I disagree with you.
As a node runner, I have “rights” and can vote with my node. As long as my vote follows the protocol rules, you cannot take away my freedom of choice.
Further, given the scarcity of blockspace, there will always be “censorship.”
Any given transaction will be included while another is excluded.

2024-09-06 10:52:39

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It’s a comparable illustration of how something can “follow the rules,” but still be viewed as “spam.”
Even though these are honest “events,” they are bad for the network and the users.

2024-09-06 10:35:45

The new reply guy bots DO NOT represent SPAM.
The notes being generated by the bots follow the rules of the protocol!
I am vehemently opposed to ANY developer or relay operator taking ANY ACTION to censor these NOTES which clearly follow the rules of the NOSTR protocol.
You abusive DEVS and relay operators don’t believe in the ETHOS of NOSTR and are now censoring honest NOSTR users!
Fk ordinals! Long live @npub1qtv…7dze
Good morning and Happy Friday.

2024-09-06 10:32:23

This was a great feature to help limit the spam: https://i.nostr.build/NXHjlMEEVNAtbDJ5.jpg

2024-09-06 10:31:24

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Privacy is not an illicit activity. So I’m apt surprised.

2024-09-06 00:43:44

Any similar solution for Damus? #note1fye…zu36

2024-09-05 15:47:47

Be aware if you use a public website to convert a bc1... address to a QR code.
There are many scam sites out there that will convert it to a QR representing a different address which is likely controlled by a bad actor.

2024-09-05 10:11:31

@npub18am…p424 you mentioned a web client that was basic, easy to use, and fast...
Was it ditto.pub?
If anybody knows, lmk.
I want to try a new web client.

2024-09-05 09:36:53

Good Morning.

2024-09-04 14:07:52

AU has purchased another 0.5 BTC to add to the treasury.

2024-09-03 22:38:59

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Congrats man.

2024-09-03 09:41:51

For those who do not run their own Lightning node, which wallet are we recommending now that Phoenix is no longer in the US?

2024-09-02 20:17:38

My lnbits is currently REKT… https://i.nostr.build/rriNT9cq21yStCqt.jpg

2024-09-02 19:23:43

Im not sure if Gary is in the process of being humbled, or…
@npub1cj8…rz4u

2024-09-02 14:43:24

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There are places in the world where most of the Internet is banned and we all, including myself, simply comply.

2024-09-02 11:25:11

Does Damus have a way to quickly prove you have personally verified an npub?
Would there be a way for the user to assign a “check mark” of a particular color to a given noun so they can quickly say “yes, that is the real jack or Derek or sathoarder” as opposed to a fake account?

2024-09-02 11:10:45

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Greg, I love your site. It helped me tremendously. Happy to see you here!

2024-09-01 16:14:32

We shouldn’t build protocols for the most lazy and uninterested humans.
We shouldn’t sacrifice the high ideals of bitcoin (or NOSTR) in an effort to scale the protocol to people who couldn’t care less.
If you can’t manage a private key or write down a seed phrase…
Bitcoin and NOSTR will be the least of your problems.
Go to Bluesky. Use fiat money.

2024-09-01 14:21:14

Ia there anything the memesters can do to fix the 58k issue?

2024-09-01 11:37:09

Does multi-sig,
using two different signing devices mitigate
From 2 different manufacturers
mitigate the Dark Skippy Nonce attack?
If both devices were independently loaded with corrupt software, I guess it would still be possible?
Props to @npub1r8l…x5dk for 2 great episodes on this issue.

2024-09-01 02:10:09

There are some real shady people trying to make contact with Jack.
I have even received DMs asking me if I could introduce them to Jack.
I don’t know Jack!
But do know he should be careful because there are people on here with mental illness looking for him.

2024-09-01 02:04:22

The last 4-5 years was the most difficult in the history of bitcoin.
Look in the mirror, you are no longer a helpless bitch, rather a stoic.
Enjoy the reward…

2024-08-31 22:01:34

Gators fans looking confused like they haven’t sucked for a decade.

2024-08-31 20:27:57

Name a bigger welfare recipient than Elon Musk and Tesla.

2024-08-31 20:11:44

We didn’t land on the moon.
JFK was an inside job.
DJT was an inside job.
COVID was a lab leak.
Epstein didn’t kill himself.
9/11 was an inside job.
MLK was an inside job.
New World Order, Illuminati
Which three are NOT true?

2024-08-30 23:10:05

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How can I help David? I know I’m a worthless piece of shit who only wants to take your money, but I’m willing to offer any advice you may need. 🙏

2024-08-30 21:31:03

Brazil bans X…
Why no uprising of the people?
We are weak and have proven to our overlords we deserve to be crushed.
We are a pitiful bunch.

2024-08-30 21:27:34

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Which laws?

2024-08-30 09:15:40

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Followed

2024-08-30 09:14:51

I have typically preferred Cashapp and Strike for bitcoin purchases from 0-5000 USD.
I appreciated being able to do an immediate w/d to self custody.
However, I recently purchased 0.03 bitcoin on Strike and I am unable to w/d until 9/5/2024.
Why the change? What did I miss?

2024-08-30 08:54:41

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Glad you are here. Followed.

2024-08-30 00:57:50

My thoughts on bitcoin… #note18gj…rreu

2024-08-29 23:25:09

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Followed

2024-08-29 10:33:05

If anybody would like to open to me, I am going to start building up the new node. I have been running TheOlympian successfully for over 1 year, but want to have a core ligthing node as well b/c Lightning Labs is wondering lost in the woods.
I will likely open to many of my current channel partners via the new node.
TheOlympian will remain up....forever.
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2024-08-28 17:03:33

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I am so sick of all their fking taxes.

2024-08-28 17:01:28

Donald Trump launching "trading cards" on #bitcoin is so fking depressing.

2024-08-28 13:00:54

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In short, ICOs (not all) and VCs (not all) and fiat based companies (not all) use this ecosystem to purposefully scam newcomers, people trying to learn.
As you know, many have lost so much and will never return.
So bitcoiners, including you, started speaking out against these “scams.”
The response was these scammers labeled us “toxic” when all we were doing was trying to educate people.
It stuck and it has worked. Our voice has been relegated to the dark corners of the ecosystem.
Perhaps some got carried away and labeled reasonable projects scam, but on the whole, they did more good and likely helped many people.
Now, we are here following various hashtags and helping to grow NOSTR.
Is there a difference between a bitcoin maximalist and a toxic Bitcoin maximalist?
Point me in the direction of a few notes generated by the “toxic maxis?”
Show 10 notes from the last month that are driving people away from the protocol.

2024-08-28 12:39:25

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The “maximalist culture” is such a weak, thoughtless argument.
The primary people giving life to this protocol are “bitcoin maximalists.”
If the “Toxic Bitcoin Maxis” left, there would be substantially fewer people here and development would likely slow significantly.
Maybe thank them instead of constantly over generalizing and trying to demonize.

2024-08-28 11:31:37

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Would you mind elaborating? 😂

2024-08-28 11:21:57

@npub15dq…lm5m do a public service and show proof of custody. This is something your custodian could easily do on behalf of the company.
It would force others to do the same.
Being able to prove custody with a few clicks is a STRENGTH of bitcoin.
USE THIS FEATURE!
The line: “We can’t for security reasons,” is untrue. #note1ye8…lmwj

2024-08-28 11:19:24

Until an address is signed and verified, MSTR and all of the ETFs own ZERO #bitcoin
That is the only explanation for 58k.
This is price suppression. Bitcoin should be at 7-8 trillion dollar market cap at this point.
Take custody of your coins because there will be more bankrupt zombie companies.

2024-08-27 14:42:20

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Bro, I just fed the goats and am dying laughing.

2024-08-27 14:09:25

If I wanted to try and start doing someone streams using zap.stream, what microphone or other equipment should I purchase?
Any other equipment.

2024-08-27 13:22:43

There is an enzyme in adipose tissue called aromatase.
This enzyme converts testosterone to estrogen.
Converting fat (adipose) tissue to muscle will raise T because less will be converted to estradiol [other reasons as well].
Many times, in obese patients, if you start TRT and the levels do not rise, it’s because it’s all being converted to estrogen.
You can use an aromatase inhibitor such as anastrazole to prevent this, but it’s best just to lose the weight (do your part!).
I don’t like using enzyme blockers because you are tinkering with a complex biological system and risks start to go up.
Giving T, the end product, for the right patient can contribute to improved health.

2024-08-27 13:15:36

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Tried to zap, stayed “invalid Lightning ⚡️ address “

2024-08-27 13:14:29

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Thanks Will.

2024-08-27 13:07:56

Is there a Damus dark mode?

2024-08-27 10:56:12

If I start spending Bitcoin as much as possible and do not pay taxes on it, how much risk do I put my family in?
I pay income tax, property tax, all other taxes including capital gains tax on other investments…but I want Bitcoin to be my money…the only problem is the US tax law.
Do I have any defense?

2024-08-25 20:16:48

If it wasn’t for bitcoiners, boat would be dead AF and the builders would all disappear.

2024-08-25 17:23:26

One of the reasons I stepped away from NOSTR a bit was because everybody was bashing bitcoiners.

2024-08-25 15:31:15

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I agree. It was the. Est conference I have ever attended… on any topic.

2024-08-25 15:21:13

I was able to attend the first ever NOSTR conference in Costa Rica. I wasn’t able to attend the last two, but hope to return to the next one.

2024-08-25 13:16:34

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https://x.com/bryan8094215482/status/1827696370196648018?s=46

2024-08-25 13:12:52

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https://i.nostr.build/pdC01m2sVBn8pcOR.jpg

2024-08-25 12:26:21

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@npub1rtl…jtfs

2024-08-25 12:25:23

Mark Yusko announced his company was leading the funding round for “Arch.” A company that wants to “restore trust in crypto lending.”
One of the replies was from @ costsegzac. Apparently the CEO of recostseg.
He basically replied “great raise” or “great round.”
With 2 mins of research this K discovered this is the same Zac Prince that was the CEO of blockfi.
Check his bio on the site.
I’m not trying to be critical, it’s just an observation. All the people who lost money and he moves on to the next company and actually mentions blockfi on his bio as a success story.
Odd.
https://recostseg.com/