EricFJ
Eric FJ 🪬⚡️

De-commerce evangelist. Let’s build the Bitcoin circular economy together.

Running ConduitMarket (npub1nkf…2svu)

Co-host OpenMarketsPod (npub1000…asew)

⚡️🪬💜 Nostr only 💜🪬⚡️

Public Key

npub10xvczstpwsljy7gqd2cselvrh5e6mlerep09m8gff87avru0ryqsg2g437

NIP-05 Address

ericfj@my.conduit.market

Profile Code

nprofile1qqs8nxvpg9shg0ez0yqx4vgvlkpm6vadlu3ushjan5y5nlwkp783jqgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0ds4ecfr2

Publishing to

relay.damus.io

nos.lol

Author Public Key

npub10xvczstpwsljy7gqd2cselvrh5e6mlerep09m8gff87avru0ryqsg2g437

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2026-05-28 16:00:17 UTC

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😂😂

2026-05-28 15:11:19 UTC

The fact that Nostr is still here may be more important than the fact that it’s still small.
Years later, through rough UX, missing features, relay debates, bear markets, and endless skepticism… the ember never went out. That should tell you something.
Kevin Kelly’s “1000 True Fans” feels incredibly relevant here.
Maybe open protocols don’t begin with mass adoption. Maybe they begin with a small number of people who care enough to endure.
People who build because they believe.
People who stay before it’s easy.
People who see the shape of something before the rest of the world does.
Those communities change history more often than people realize.
https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/

2026-05-20 19:57:49 UTC

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No shit someone sent me $5 LFG!!

2026-05-20 16:10:45 UTC

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I feel the need. Young people I talk to feel the need. I dunno. I think we have something here

2026-05-20 15:32:39 UTC

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TOO BUYS FOR AUTOCORRECT

2026-05-20 15:29:10 UTC

The “people are too dumb for Nostr” stuff is such a weird form of defeatism.
People in the 90s and early 2000s went from pen and paper to using computers and the internet with UX that was objectively way worse than what we have today. They learned to type in website addresses manually, create email accounts, join forums, remember passwords, download random files, troubleshoot internet connections, and navigate systems that were incredibly unintuitive. Did I mention Napster?
None of that was natural. People learned because it was useful.
Now somehow we’re supposed to believe modern humans are incapable of understanding portable identity or signing into apps differently??!
Come on.
The problem is not that people are dumb. The problem is that the UX is still rough, onboarding is fragmented, there are too many purity tests, and people treat friction like it’s a moral virtue instead of a design problem.
Most people using the internet never understood what was happening underneath it all. They just needed something useful that worked.
…and turns out most people (especially young people) secretly HATED snail mail, phone books, paper maps, staples, paperclips… just like today they hate Alexa and Siri and data leaks and being spied on and being manipulated and managing 14 social channels.
So how about let’s fucking stop making excuses and get to it?
Oh and GM PV good people

2026-05-20 00:15:45 UTC

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I can tell you it’s been really rewarding to open up to this community. And I think you especially would garner far more love than hate if you decided to take the plunge

2026-05-19 23:25:26 UTC

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GREAT CALL TODAY EVERYONE.
VERY BUSY BUT WILL POST UPDATE AND DISCUSS ON NEXT POSCAST!
#nevent1q…wrml

2026-05-19 23:12:57 UTC

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I wonder if most people haven’t experienced it like you have.
For example: I answered “more freedom” but I don’t really use a nym so my opsec is easier. Maybe if I was living it I’d be tired of the precautions. And so maybe my answer was wrong.

2026-05-19 13:39:20 UTC

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Totally true come to think of it
…and their DM standard is deprecated too so I can’t even interact 1-1 with others outside their drama free bubble! 🥲

2026-05-19 01:27:24 UTC

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Ah damn yeah we are officially across all the oceans haha. Maybe we can find a magic hour for the next one. Put you in the NIP-29 group on 0xchat if you wanna join some discussion there async!
… and if you’re ever interested in coming on @nprofile…n5t6 to chat about your project just let us know!

2026-05-19 01:21:01 UTC

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Spammed you all in the NIP-29 chat and now spamming here!
Meeting invite sent privately and rough agenda set

2026-05-17 19:34:13 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/db01f8e48230c7906f8d09cbc2ec3313440ec3a00c5fe6db002c41b7fb25efb0.jpg

2026-05-17 16:45:03 UTC

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Do you think that the people who already don’t understand privacy in this area will be materially affected? I’d assume their setup was already not very private.
I definitely agree we shouldn’t build things that head in the wrong direction. But… maybe this is actually an opportunity to educate people through good UX?
“Warning: if you send this Bitcoin to another address you control you will associate this identity with that address- are you sure? *learn more about Bitcoin privacy here*”

2026-05-17 16:23:27 UTC

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All of your concerns are valid
…and also it’s just a new tool that may be useful for certain things, but not for others. UX matters a lot here - how do we tell users the tradeoffs of what they are about to do?
At the end of the day, most zapping will stay lightning just purely due to incentives for both parties. We’ll even have some ecash nutzaps. Everything’s gonna be chill IMO.

2026-05-17 15:50:10 UTC

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GM PV
h/t @npub1vw3…s0xp
https://blossom.primal.net/771f12113233705a1eafa356de001732ecc4eee0990120642d70bcdac0089653.mov
#nevent1q…nr5q

2026-05-17 02:24:45 UTC

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Hear me out
#nevent1q…k44m

2026-05-17 01:58:02 UTC

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I've got a use case
cc @nprofile…cr3y
https://blossom.primal.net/a03a7bfbf467c4f4aa39c0a9c8e4a33d1825502db88ad7882ba9e73339b9ea23.png

2026-05-16 22:54:14 UTC

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The person who gave you it is risking their reputation
Look man I’m probably not gonna be the one to change your mind. Love your recent work on NIP-44! Cheers.

2026-05-16 22:16:00 UTC

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Explain rugged with zero reputation risk I’m not following. Is the user not choosing their mints?

2026-05-16 22:11:38 UTC

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Just use the right tool for the right job. Doesn’t work well with random people I agree. Risky over long periods of time offline I agree.
Keeping commerce flowing within a community that’s been knocked offline though? Making a transaction on a plane with my friend? Somewhere with spotty signal for small amounts? Let’s use our imagination before dismissing a tech entirely.

2026-05-16 22:02:44 UTC

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Yeah it’s a tradeoff. Requires trust for a time period. Ideally you get back online at some point and sweep within a relatively short time period. Think about temporary disruptions and locales with spotty internet.

2026-05-16 22:00:26 UTC

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Ecash for offline zaps. Works well with FIPS. Don’t sleep on it!
cc @nprofile…tvf2

2026-05-16 21:59:25 UTC

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@nprofile…dq2n @nprofile…dw7c wdyt??

2026-05-16 21:58:26 UTC

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@nprofile…2x8p the marketing dept responded with the following:
https://blossom.primal.net/45aea44aca23c693923fe872091c91601d04b25d2ecd5161d08eb7094a4ec611.png
#nevent1q…xvp6

2026-05-16 21:48:05 UTC

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It’s better unified branding for Nostr. We shouldn’t spread it out and make it confusing.

2026-05-16 21:47:14 UTC

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I don’t think there’s a need for a new name at all.
All three should be called “zaps”:
-ecash
-lightning
-on chain
It’s all energy money. Zap still applies.

2026-05-15 15:29:37 UTC

Good morning good people
https://blossom.primal.net/5cc05f78abf044b1154e7db235fee9e693d14bf4723104500a4261f559e44072.jpg

2026-05-14 21:18:38 UTC

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NIP-17 is already leagues ahead of what most people are doing dumping all their data to many entities who don’t care about their privacy
We can’t let “perfect” be the enemy of “way the fuck better than the status quo”

2026-05-14 20:43:29 UTC

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If you can dodge a tree, you can dodge a ball

2026-05-14 20:09:38 UTC

Product design goals IMO
https://blossom.primal.net/83e30a75b4f50e95046fb982ff808c358f49ab13ae6c1a9d154f18cb51a90240.jpg

2026-05-14 15:33:56 UTC

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Hey sorry for the delayed response, just seeing this now!
Like you said, centralization is a concern with this model - so that’s a non-starter for me when we’re trying to build a fully interoperable infinite bazaar with multiple service providers operating permissionlessly on the network.
The other thought I immediately have is: as a service provider I do not want to be responsible for this infrastructure because of the liability. By inserting myself into the transaction with a service like this I’m all of a sudden responsible for if orders get fulfilled or not. In the current model I am hands off- I don’t control the protocol and it’s P2P. I know your design sketch is making it so I basically can’t see anything ever, but I am still RESPONSIBLE for message delivery once I provide a service like that.
I think a mix of message types will solve this eventually, NIP-17 for some event types, Marmot style messaging for others, but right now it’s hard enough to even just get everything coordinated thru NIP-17… adding complexity before we have a real problem to solve is a foot gun I am perpetually trying to avoid!!

2026-05-13 18:10:25 UTC

I feel it’s important for the Saylor zeitgeist bubble to finally pop so we can get more participation in what really matters

2026-05-12 14:35:03 UTC

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Appreciate the honesty. What’s the logic or brand strategy there?
You potentially have access to users’ location data, social graph, device/IP metadata, and Lightning activity while operating a closed source platform now connected to Nostr.
That’s a massive amount of sensitive behavioral data for Bitcoin/Nostr users to “trust you bro”.
Not accusing you of wrongdoing. I actually think it would be better for your company long term to be open source. You seem like decent well-meaning people. Proving it in code would be good for the brand IMO.

2026-05-12 04:10:30 UTC

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Bitcoin conference?

2026-05-12 04:09:39 UTC

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It aint just vanity there’s a practical purpose to being able to see which clients are generating certain event types when you’re trying to herd cats to interoperability on a decentralized network full of people doing whatever the hell they want

2026-05-12 03:05:47 UTC

Not sure if this is going anywhere yet but it is fun to turn your prompt building / planning exercises into an image sometimes
https://blossom.primal.net/9e8cedc9095463f68ce638745237243e9c9b50488cc1c12657982f63d8f27bf5.png

2026-05-12 03:02:38 UTC

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Oh hey thanks for responding! Are you folks open source now and I should correct my statement?

2026-05-12 00:31:20 UTC

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They’ll make a movie about Nostr one day called “The Anti-Social Network”
#nevent1q…zsan

2026-05-11 23:51:06 UTC

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Hah. Nice. Exposing the hive mind defaults

2026-05-11 19:08:27 UTC

People compare Nostr apps to social apps without realizing the underlying engineering problem is fundamentally different. Centralized apps retrieve state from a controlled database. Nostr clients derive state from fragmented, delayed, duplicated, and potentially adversarial event networks. The fact that good Nostr apps can feel simple is a testament to how difficult the underlying architecture actually is.

2026-05-11 18:28:05 UTC

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Open source or bust. Don’t use closed source “Nostr” apps.
#nevent1q…dlqj

2026-05-11 18:27:07 UTC

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this is why @nprofile…slhh needs to open source ASAP

2026-05-11 03:53:25 UTC

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Incredibly helpful. Feels like I’m flying nowadays. But definitely learning a new set of problem solving skills. Excited to show you the new market and merchant builds

2026-05-10 22:41:52 UTC

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Yup. The “clearly enough” bit is the tricky part though 😅

2026-05-09 16:02:33 UTC

So people are mentioning me on Divine but I can’t figure out how to respond… anyone got this figured out? Feel like Zoolander / Hansel here
Also why title AND description? I have no idea what to write there. Should be just one field IMO keep it simple
Cc @nprofile…vx53 ?
Having a good time don’t get me wrong hope this is constructive
Oh and GM!!💜
https://blossom.primal.net/dd5014b5a0512a85d1446dbb72fdb68f99615bb5eb9c3638370536bb40edd663.gif

2026-05-09 01:10:23 UTC

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Just enjoying watching someone boost the btc circular economy. Great work

2026-05-08 14:51:18 UTC

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…Be a plumber
ALSO WHY YOU DO MARIO DIRTY LIKE THIS?
😂

2026-05-07 14:54:50 UTC

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Yup… and the more people realize this, the more people get to work on actually making an energy-money future happen

2026-05-07 01:30:55 UTC

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Will be focusing on building @nprofile…9vcf and growing the open markets movement alongside the great builders there
… I’ve also got founder equity in another business on the East coast that is doing really well and allowing me to make a bigger bet on Nostr

2026-05-07 00:29:11 UTC

Put in notice at the fiat mine today. As of soon™️ I’ll be accelerating my dive into freedom tech. Really excited, and grateful for all of you pioneers here.

2026-05-06 22:54:39 UTC

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Check out NIP-03. Most underrated NIP IMO… Bitcoin can be the decentralized clock that Nostr needs
It is actually important for proving when an event happened because timestamps in Nostr are currently “trust me bro”

2026-05-05 20:57:18 UTC

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If it works well, there’s gonna be a lot of people you hate using protocols you love.

2026-05-05 17:33:28 UTC

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Boom. New episode dropped. This is a good one folks… really enjoyed recording it.
cc: @nprofile…af2f @nprofile…kl87
#nevent1q…veyu

2026-05-04 22:30:10 UTC

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Guy who’s invested in a quantum startup writes fancy Bitcoin hit piece, lo and behold…
#nevent1q…je3t

2026-05-04 22:25:24 UTC

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Correct! I had to take one off

2026-05-04 19:28:26 UTC

Couldn’t care less about the golf
But I’ll take the vibes
https://blossom.primal.net/0c496e12b1efc3108358878ed44192e5eaedebc5bcce1685365bbebb5d9a8b1b.jpg

2026-05-04 04:01:29 UTC

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Bitsocial Forge Inc seems very decentralized

2026-05-04 03:01:23 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/bd4e8523545d560abf709ccb090ef46d9bb18d1f74e50f13f2f43a071a9d94ff.mov

2026-05-01 14:38:16 UTC

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Noted!

2026-05-01 14:33:23 UTC

GM
I think I’m gonna make and sell these superbowl shirts as @nprofile…uw7v merch
https://blossom.primal.net/b0ca52d45dc1da4989599e26425737aa0a7fff2a7bbced08af3bfead0d7f2334.png

2026-04-30 23:39:48 UTC

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Highly recommend any chance you get to listen to this man talk. Great to hang IRL brother keep up the great work @nprofile…k875
https://blossom.primal.net/4ad742cbd9abda5fe88784c35983abd44f9d40aef27bd147669713d55314f7a0.jpg
#nevent1q…3frr

2026-04-30 18:16:34 UTC

Gonna need some middle-out compression for this .zip to work
https://blossom.primal.net/aff11994700fdf03c542980a0abe7c928251ee71ce111776ffc33525492f3f82.jpg

2026-04-29 19:16:57 UTC

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😘

2026-04-28 23:25:30 UTC

4 Nostriches on stage in an overpacked house at FGU again
@nprofile…f5lq
@nprofile…vpu2
@nprofile…3n5t
@nprofile…ep0q
https://blossom.primal.net/3447f375c95040d8949f135fc48d99b66575f4ed9a1eae50943cffb6de2dba95.jpg

2026-04-28 20:51:00 UTC

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Can hate on the conference or you can focus on how overpacked this stage is. Up to you
https://blossom.primal.net/df0a3eeabc1e7fb8d8067f1b7b2782e8d86ce36f3dcc04b22829e673cde001c8.jpg
#nevent1q…3h8q

2026-04-26 17:28:41 UTC

GM 🙏🏼👌🏼
https://blossom.primal.net/b55371f1f6e95c8439b000ec2edf99ebc7af08ee767cea431eed6d1d54f47997.jpg

2026-04-25 23:37:40 UTC

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We’re gonna cover this on the @nprofile…r3se and @nprofile…9xv4 has also joined the Gamma Markets group now so maybe those commerce events will eventually be interoperable with the rest of the ecosystem soon too.. which would be rad

2026-04-25 20:50:53 UTC

“Bitcoin? That’ll never take off.”
https://blossom.primal.net/247132ef3d34f1f3794ea3a1dcad43dbc079d7b86e515f509c60f85ecec3a5e5.jpg

2026-04-25 16:13:42 UTC

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Seriously? Astronauts moving at the same velocity as surface of moon.

2026-04-23 20:54:34 UTC

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Thx that’s very helpful

2026-04-23 20:49:45 UTC

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Is it reasonable to say we are facilitating barter if the government considers BTC property (property for property / services)

2026-04-23 19:55:21 UTC

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Agreed. What do you think of the barter framework sir?

2026-04-23 19:46:34 UTC

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Seems like BTC has a chance to be okay. Stablecoins too.
I think a potential framework to focus on is that we are facilitating barter of legal property between lawful citizens. Nothing more.
#nevent1q…aqvr

2026-04-22 20:31:07 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/2cde827efa22849e80468febcf62e8790571d26d78934d717aad03d92429971f.gif

2026-04-22 17:15:45 UTC

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https://shop.conduit.market/
https://sell.conduit.market/
Working on refining from here getting the commerce UX flow down to something that normies understand

2026-04-22 17:04:30 UTC

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I’m such an ass for missing this yesterday. Had it on my calendar and everything. Great work @nprofile…de4s you are a real g
#nevent1q…9vn0

2026-04-22 16:59:53 UTC

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GM. Important to read and be honest about what we’re doing here.
#nevent1q…a78x

2026-04-22 16:59:12 UTC

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Thanks for writing this brother. Helped me understand some nuances and I will be refining some messaging going forward.

2026-04-21 20:14:05 UTC

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Which one of you did this?
#nevent1q…244z

2026-04-21 13:34:58 UTC

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GM. Checking this out today 🤙🏼
#nevent1q…mfgf

2026-04-21 03:02:55 UTC

How to steer your AI 1/n: "What the sweet fuck are you talking about? Actually look at that website before responding."

2026-04-21 02:30:53 UTC

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Yessah. Currently SoCal
Soon to be NorCal (again)
Emigrated in 2017. Mostly grew up in Winnipeg but lived and worked all over Canada before leaving

2026-04-21 01:38:42 UTC

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GN!!

2026-04-21 01:38:11 UTC

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Gotta go with the more suave version: “show me your npub”

2026-04-21 01:18:36 UTC

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I remember the motherland

2026-04-21 01:09:28 UTC

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Eh-transfer

2026-04-20 16:32:03 UTC

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GM Derek excited to see you there!!

2026-04-20 03:36:06 UTC

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Happy Bicycle Day to you too sir 😬

2026-04-20 02:36:07 UTC

This is what we're all building
https://blossom.primal.net/6660e36482216794184c3cfb2e41f69383027001fa4c5e884a81ac69cc82e512.gif

2026-04-19 19:32:58 UTC

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They have no freedom to “do” anything with it unless you count financial engineering on top of it as “doing something”.

2026-04-19 18:42:36 UTC

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Control? What does that mean in the context of a US regulated institution? Who’s in control of what? How do shareholders benefit?

2026-04-19 17:25:56 UTC

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Lots of differences, but both strategies are fragile with no viable endgame

2026-04-19 17:00:23 UTC

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Fun bit of history: In the late 1970s, the Hunt brothers tried to dominate the global silver market by buying massive amounts with borrowed money, driving prices to record highs. Eventually regulators stepped in, sharply raised margin requirements, and limited trading to “liquidation only,” meaning no new buying… just selling. That instantly flipped their leverage against them, forced a cascade of sell-offs, and collapsed the price.
#nevent1q…x7ad

2026-04-18 00:17:02 UTC

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I gotta quit my job and go full time Nostr super user

2026-04-17 19:51:01 UTC

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It’s fun. All content automatically on from first setup is chaos bananas lol. But customizing now and love all the options. Gotta get back to work for now but will play around.

2026-04-17 19:45:28 UTC

Running Ditto. Pretty disoriented but the vibes are cool.

2026-04-17 02:47:57 UTC

TIL this is not a Pokémon
https://blossom.primal.net/9a0743313f4ff312146af180ed7384d107d8152db6432be5526fd7dfb4c93ab8.jpg

2026-04-16 22:50:48 UTC

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Smart.
#nevent1q…p5vr

2026-04-16 18:27:23 UTC

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Here’s my diff on your post:
-Claude Opus 4.7
+CLAUDE OPUS 4.7