Thomas

Bitkey & mining @ block

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2026-02-10 15:53:08 UTC

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Shipping some meaningful bitcoin improvements on Cash App
- New low fees
- No fees on large buys
- No fee bitcoin spending via Lightning
- Higher withdrawal limits (if you qualify)
- Better funding rails
This is how you make living on bitcoin simple.l
#nevent1q…pdj4

2025-12-05 01:04:20 UTC

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bitkey 🤝 strike
#nevent1q…sxvr

2025-12-02 20:01:26 UTC

Private purchasing - pay with bitcoin, pickup at an access point. No need to give us any personal information
https://bitkey.world/learning-hub/bitkey-basics/privacy/bitkey-privacy#pickup-points

2025-11-29 04:43:46 UTC

The Age of Disclosure https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0NVVP9AVUZEJKG9CJC4RQE9J27/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

2025-11-10 02:22:24 UTC

One more sleep until millions of Square sellers can start accepting bitcoin with a click of a button

2025-11-04 17:11:22 UTC

not our keys, not our business
https://bitkey.build/not-our-keys-not-our-business/?ref=bitkey-newsletter

2025-10-23 16:20:03 UTC

proud of what our team built here
https://bitkey.build/chain-code-delegation-improving-privacy-in-collaborative-multisig/?ref=bitkey-newsletter

2025-10-08 17:35:35 UTC

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making Bitcoin everyday money
#nevent1q…lhdv

2025-08-07 22:31:41 UTC

👀
https://blossom.primal.net/2d515b153e7b8afd3a4e8aeca10304d94831f05cacaec2997a15591699589866.jpg

2025-05-27 19:00:13 UTC

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And having the option to convert directly to fiat, there’s zero reason for a seller not to want to opt in

2025-05-27 17:00:29 UTC

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“rather than admit we as an industry have handed them the hardest part of the problem, we call it ‘personal responsibility’ - as if it were a moral virtue, not a design failure.”
#nevent1q…f5gx

2025-05-27 16:46:19 UTC

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There's no 3P reliance on Bitkey. Customers can always unilaterally exit without Block Servers or the Bitkey App using the Emergency Exit Kit.
https://support.bitkey.world/hc/en-us/sections/37470033273236-Emergency-Exit-Kit

2025-05-27 16:16:23 UTC

Making Bitcoin everyday money
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/27/block-bitcoin-checkout-vegas.html

2025-05-27 15:02:49 UTC

Seed phrases were a big UX improvement more than a decade ago. But today better solutions exist. In our last blog post we lay out why Bitkey is different:
https://bitkey.build/seedless-is-safer/

2025-05-15 16:18:34 UTC

💡 600M people in Africa lack reliable electricity.
I've seen firsthand the work that Gridless is doing to change that, using bitcoin mining to put stranded energy to use, finance clean energy expansion, and bring energy prices down for communities who really need it.
Read more: https://proto.xyz/blog/possible-futures-002

2025-05-10 20:20:54 UTC

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Cherries

2025-05-10 18:10:24 UTC

low hanging fruit
https://blossom.primal.net/bb23950347f7285a4bcdf1c76e8bb1e90e4507d050bbee932e8c1aa3d40dd77a.jpg

2025-05-01 22:44:21 UTC

When we launched a year ago we published Bitkey’s source code, so anyone could see and verify how it works. Now, we're moving to a fully open-source license, so anyone can build with it.
https://github.com/proto-at-block/bitkey/releases

2025-05-01 16:54:37 UTC

Rick Rubin’s unexpected conversation series is great
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tetragrammaton-with-rick-rubin/id1671669052?i=1000668698005

2025-04-22 15:07:59 UTC

We're building Bitkey to eliminate the trade-offs in self-custody. And not just to bring new people into self-custody, but to make an incredible wallet for bitcoiners, too.
And we're sharing what's next on our roadmap. We want to know what you're excited about and what you want to see next, so take a look here:
https://bitkey.build/building-better-bitcoin-self-custody/

2025-04-09 01:50:34 UTC

https://m.primal.net/QJFi.jpg

2025-04-08 21:35:38 UTC

Kauai is absolutely beautiful

2025-04-07 01:47:54 UTC

Finally rode in a Waymo. It was great

2025-03-27 15:58:31 UTC

A technical deep dive on our new inheritance feature
https://bitkey.build/bitkeys-inheritance-feature-a-technical-deep-dive/

2025-03-21 21:55:24 UTC

joy vs happiness
https://youtu.be/wp-PRkTNEro?si=rVH8cIohAWx-r7db

2025-03-20 17:06:47 UTC

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We’ll be sharing the next things on our roadmap soon!

2025-03-20 16:49:40 UTC

bitcoin doesn’t keep bankers’ hours and neither should your app - Bitkey now has dark mode
#nevent1q…mtcv

2025-03-14 01:10:36 UTC

Induction stoves are the worst

2025-03-11 01:26:13 UTC

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now LinkedIn on the other hand…

2025-03-07 17:25:58 UTC

Moose are not small

2025-02-28 23:01:30 UTC

don’t half-ass it

2025-02-26 16:03:45 UTC

Inheritance is live
https://bitkey.build/inheritance-is-live-heres-how-it-works/?ref=bitkey-newsletter

2025-02-24 17:23:30 UTC

off-grid homesteading meets bitcoin mining!
learn how SmithOffGrid in Utah uses excess solar energy to mine bitcoin
https://www.mining.build/blog/possible-futures-001-smithoffgrid/

2025-02-02 01:10:00 UTC

Good time to remind folks using Bitkey (or know folks using it) of the utxo consolidation feature
https://m.primal.net/OMHF.jpg

2025-01-30 22:01:53 UTC

Really excited for this partnership
https://www.mining.build/blog/decentralization-is-bigger-than-any-one-entity/?ref=mining-build-newsletter

2025-01-25 03:57:20 UTC

https://www.usdebtclock.org

2025-01-07 16:02:11 UTC

https://giphy.com/gifs/ufc-sports-sport-mma-zpl0jkntzFqZLXh235

2024-12-19 17:13:50 UTC

https://www.mining.build/blog/the-end-of-downtime/?ref=mining-build-newsletter

2024-11-27 20:20:47 UTC

With Bitkey recently launching in Best Buy and Amazon a question that’s come up is whether it’s safe to buy one from a retailer? Short answer is yes. You can read a bit more about why on our blog:
https://bitkey.build/hardware-security-for-peace-of-mind/?ref=bitkey-newsletter

2024-11-24 15:45:56 UTC

Killer Mike + Chappelle was 🔥
https://m.primal.net/MgEt.jpg

2024-11-18 14:07:51 UTC

What good is stacking generational wealth if it dies with you? Excited to announce inheritance for Bitkey
https://bitkey.build/inheritance-simplifying-the-transfer-of-bitcoin-to-future-generations/?ref=bitkey-newsletter

2024-11-14 17:59:48 UTC

https://www.mining.build/blog/introducing-proto-building-the-future-of-bitcoin-mining-hardware-2/

2024-11-14 14:33:45 UTC

👽👽👽
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/13/nx-s1-5189426/ufo-uap-hearing-congress-2024

2024-11-12 17:32:09 UTC

https://bitkey.build/welcoming-blockchain-com-and-azteco-as-bitkey-partners/?ref=bitkey-newsletter

2024-11-04 17:08:49 UTC

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Soon!

2024-11-04 16:54:32 UTC

Looking for input & feedback
https://bitkey.build/building-in-the-open/

2024-10-31 14:38:46 UTC

Finally getting around to reading this. Great interview
https://m.primal.net/LoJT.jpg

2024-10-30 18:44:36 UTC

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Soon!

2024-10-30 14:58:16 UTC

Bitkey made the TIME’s list of the Best Inventions of 2024!
https://time.com/7094838/block-bitkey/

2024-10-23 19:12:39 UTC

You can now sell directly through Bitkey plus other new features and improvements
https://bitkey.build/product-and-feature-updates-oct24/?ref=bitkey-newsletter

2024-10-03 14:36:31 UTC

https://bitkey.build/welcoming-robinhood-to-the-bitkey-ecosystem/

2024-09-27 01:35:08 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/275643040?u

2024-09-24 03:37:58 UTC

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Here tonight
https://m.primal.net/Kzvk.jpg

2024-08-26 00:54:14 UTC

👀
https://m.primal.net/KMzf.jpg

2024-08-24 12:53:55 UTC

You gotta go there to come back

2024-07-29 23:44:26 UTC

https://m.primal.net/JiWM.jpg

2024-07-27 18:04:16 UTC

The score takes care of itself

2024-07-16 13:32:27 UTC

Cash App, Coinbase, and now Moonpay. Bitkey is adding more ways to buy Bitcoin
https://bitkey.build/cash-app-coinbase-and-now-moonpay-bitkey-makes-bitcoin-self-custody-easy-to-use-2/?ref=bitkey-newsletter

2024-07-10 12:41:36 UTC

Welcoming our first mining customer - Core Scientific
https://www.mining.build/blog/first-mining-chip-customer/

2024-07-10 12:13:19 UTC

https://www.mining.build/blog/first-mining-chip-customer/

2024-06-28 00:05:23 UTC

And here I thought the biggest national embarrassment would happen later today

2024-06-27 16:53:29 UTC

The latest Bitkey update includes some of the most common requests we’ve heard - the ability to hide balance, biometric or pin to unlock the app, and the ability to reset your hardware.
Keep the feedback coming!
https://x.com/bitkeyofficial/status/1806365506120863775?s=46&t=PP3SfMkafyE2S30sr4L8Vg

2024-06-13 18:53:08 UTC

You can now add multiple fingerprints to your Bitkey
https://x.com/bitkeyofficial/status/1801325538478329981?s=46&t=PP3SfMkafyE2S30sr4L8Vg

2024-06-12 15:35:49 UTC

Looking forward to listening to the new episode of hardcore history
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dan-carlins-hardcore-history/id173001861?i=1000658235879

2024-06-01 13:40:14 UTC

https://www.amazon.com/JFK-Revisited-Through-Looking-Glass/dp/B09LHGHQH3

2024-05-22 22:04:36 UTC

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👀

2024-05-19 00:29:06 UTC

Introducing my six year olds to Star Wars tonight. Not sure who’s more excited, them or me

2024-05-10 15:28:31 UTC

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both of the areas you mention, mining & wallets, we’re working on

2024-05-07 15:32:33 UTC

Anyone wanna join the MDK beta?
https://www.mining.build/mdk-beta/?ref=mining-build-newsletter

2024-05-05 01:17:10 UTC

⚰️
game over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6eK-2OQtew

2024-04-25 14:53:59 UTC

“Block’s appetite for innovation and deep ties to traditional finance is a unique combination” 💯
#note17ym…0haz

2024-04-25 00:13:39 UTC

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Soon!

2024-04-23 20:14:15 UTC

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Yes! We’re building a Mining Development Kit for this purpose. You can read more about it here and follow along on progress at mining.build
p.s. Skot is great and we’re already talking to him about this!
https://www.mining.build/the-mining-development-kit-unlocking-innovation-in-bitcoin-mining/

2024-04-23 12:42:24 UTC

Check out our latest mining update
https://www.mining.build/latest-updates-3nm-system/

2024-04-19 01:54:41 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/703ca7c3f186e2ae08efaba0409665e56ef579f4d8c987e795f32f3a04cc8fd5.jpg

2024-04-11 02:53:45 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/749198554d66ed86f59fb57a3425c5a7a8e8cea3806a6732f19cd7d42324336f.jpg

2024-04-10 04:14:58 UTC

You know, one of the things that really hurt Apple was after I left John Sculley got a very serious disease. And I’ve seen others get it too. It’s the disease of thinking that a really great idea is 90% of the work. And if you just tell all these other people “here’s this great idea,” then of course they can go off and make it happen.
And the problem with that is that there’s just a tremendous amount of craftsmanship in between a great idea and a great product. And as you evolve that great idea, it changes and grows. It never comes out like it starts because you learn a lot more as you get into the subtleties of it. And you also find there are tremendous tradeoffs that you have to make. There are just certain things you can’t make electrons do. There are certain things you can’t make plastic do. Or glass do. Or factories do. Or robots do.
Designing a product is keeping five thousand things in your brain and fitting them all together in new and different ways to get what you want. And every day you discover something new that is a new problem or a new opportunity to fit these things together a little differently.
And it’s that process that is the magic.
- Steve Jobs

2024-04-08 14:57:58 UTC

surfing > skiing

2024-04-04 22:40:04 UTC

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Rihanna is up there

2024-03-29 14:27:46 UTC

🤠 🐝 💯💯💯

2024-03-28 21:37:30 UTC

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Yup. You can see more details on the various recovery scenarios in our whitepaper
https://bitkey.build/content/files/2023/11/Bitkey-Recovery-Features.pdf

2024-03-24 15:04:53 UTC

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You can find more details on what data we collect and explanations of why for each in the link below. While this is what we do today, like other aspects of our products, privacy is a priority and this will evolve over time to be less and less
https://bitkey.world/en-US/legal/privacy-notice

2024-03-22 18:51:01 UTC

a black rock > blackrock

2024-03-22 16:55:19 UTC

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Working on it. Will have more to share soon

2024-03-22 01:39:49 UTC

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We’re working on it. Stay tuned!

2024-03-21 23:51:27 UTC

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The hardware goes to sleep after 60s of inactivity, which is equivalent to a reset. USB insertion also forces a reset.
If you’re meaning wipe the hardware, yep that’s on the roadmap!

2024-03-21 22:36:15 UTC

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*hot new

2024-03-20 15:08:11 UTC

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building > talking

2024-03-19 16:27:22 UTC

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The amount of time I spend searching through random channels looking for a message is infuriating

2024-03-19 16:22:51 UTC

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Does anyone actually like using slack?