Aaron van Wirdum

www.thegenesisbook.com

Author of The Genesis Book

Editor in Chief at Bitcoin Magazine (web & print)

Cohost of the Bitcoin, Explained podcast

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npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5

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richcabinet09@walletofsatoshi.com

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relay.damus.io

nos.lol

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Last Notes

2024-10-03 19:47:04 UTC

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/aaron-trump-does-not-give-a-damn-about-bitcoin

2024-10-01 10:08:03 UTC

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/aaron-oceans-datum-is-tackling-bitcoins-most-pressing-problem

2024-07-29 17:22:48 UTC

The Genesis Book is now also available as audiobook!
The Genesis Audiobook, if you will. 📖🔉
https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Genesis-Book-Audiobook/B0D75HQJDB
https://image.nostr.build/9261e32eaa645220225497c67ded6600f898fbb7345c006c58def62bf49b65cd.jpg

2024-07-23 11:44:45 UTC

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Dedication 👊

2024-07-22 11:42:13 UTC

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Thank you sir!

2024-05-29 15:06:31 UTC

In Bitcoin, Explained 93, @provoost and I explain the Great Consensus Cleanup Revival. (And Sjors also gives an update on the Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet arrests.)
👂👇
https://bitcoinexplainedpodcast.com/@nado/episodes/episode-93-the-great-consensus-cleanup-revival-and-an-update-on-the-tornado-cash-and-samourai-wallet-arrests-5bbxi

2024-05-16 09:04:26 UTC

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Yeah, thanks for suggesting it @npub1jpv…qgsz! 🙌

2024-05-14 17:36:55 UTC

The phrase "and then they fight you" has been overused to the point of fatigue in this space.
But this really is it.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/developing-financial-privacy-tools-was-today-criminalized-by-the-dutch-court-

2024-05-08 13:38:58 UTC

Junseth back at it 👌
https://soundcloud.com/junsethsworld/interview-with-a-social-engineering?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

2024-04-27 10:46:45 UTC

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#SendTweet

2024-04-26 09:38:19 UTC

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Obviously.

2024-04-26 08:15:16 UTC

It's a bit hidden in the rhetoric, but Shinobi raises an important point in this article.
With CoinJoin, does everyone...
- send money to each other
- send money to themselves
(Technically, you can't really trace sats over the blockchain; each transaction destroys UTXOs and creates new UTXOs.)
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/samourai-did-nothing-wrong-self-custodial-tools-are-not-money-transmitters

2024-04-21 14:03:58 UTC

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Same goes for those of you who rated/reviewed it on Goodreads, by the way :) Thanks a lot! 🤝 https://image.nostr.build/b265b33861b364a24b4cb2e31a966be7490314b08b572dc5c5cc57d26a0519d2.jpg

2024-04-21 10:53:54 UTC

Quick shout-out to anyone who left a rating and/or review for The Genesis Book on Amazon. You're awesome! Thank you 🙏 https://image.nostr.build/1bf0d0b2b2776a15d37315b02fdfc8c598e8603fd060e072a88bbd65c812c0c8.jpg

2024-04-11 13:35:02 UTC

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Thank you!

2024-04-11 10:00:35 UTC

Listened to Michael Saylor on the @npub1r8l…x5dk podcast. It's 3 months old, but sheds some light on the ARK funding story.
https://youtu.be/_QN0RcQFf6w
TL;DW: Saylor strongly believes in *OSSIFICATION NOW*. From that POV, protocol development is a liability.
Some quotes (and thoughts)👇
 "You only get to play God once. And Satoshi played God. And you can say 'well Satoshi got to do it, why can't I?' Well the answer is Satoshi did it, the reason we're talking about Satoshi is 'cause the other 100,000 would-be Satoshis failed. If you read the history of the world, work your way through 10,000 pages of Western history, there will be thousands and thousands and thousands of episodes of 'alpha male thinks he was put on this earth, you know, to change everything', full of hubris [...] he's gotta do more, change more, etcetera.'" (53:34)  "Bitcoin Core developers, or protocol developers, they want to fix something, or they want to make a contribution, because it's in their DNA, but developers are just the lawyers of cyberspace. When a lawyer shows up at the capital, they gotta make a law to save you from yourself, and the more laws they make, the more they cripple the economy, until eventually there's so many laws that the entire civilization collapses under its own weight." (58:06)  "The world is full of people that need something to do. I would say, the real key to wisdom, channel your energy constructively. If you're gonna do something, improve Lightning, build an application, persuade someone to adopt Bitcoin as a reserve asset, educate someone… these are all constructive things. Destructive, dilutive, distractive things are: fight with random people 'cause they want to fight with you, attack the core network and make it confusing and introduce anxiety, and confusion and fear, uncertainty and doubt into the base layer. Right? And then attempt to imprint your ego, you know, on the base protocol, you know? Like, 'I gotta introduce this so my name will go down in history forever'." (2:38:55)  My view: it's understandable to want Bitcoin to behave like the granite under Manhattan (his analogy); a solid bedrock that never changes. Especially if you truly believe Bitcoin will take over the world as SoV-only and "there is no second best". But IMO this is wishful thinking. While I agree it's near-impossible for an alt to overtake Bitcoin, I do think adoption could stall.
Luckily, Bitcoin isn't really a natural element. It's spontaneous order, more like language. Hard to change and no one can dictate changes, but if market wants it to change, it can.
 Furthermore, despite Stephan asking a few questions in that direction, Saylor mostly failed to distinguish between protocol upgrades and general software maintenance.
Arguing against any hard/soft forks is one thing, but Bitcoin Core 26.0 can obviously not last for centuries...
Having said that, Saylor is of course free to not upgrade anymore and stick to Bitcoin Core 26.0 for as long as he lives.

2024-03-21 07:52:45 UTC

The Genesis Book review by former DigiCash employee Jurjen Bos.
https://medium.com/@jnebos/i-thought-i-understood-bitcoin-until-now-07e064c4ba7a

2024-03-05 11:23:48 UTC

Reason published an excerpt from The Genesis Book 🙌
https://reason.com/?p=8265772

2024-03-03 15:04:29 UTC

SOLD OUT!!
#nevent1q…ex9z

2024-03-03 13:34:46 UTC

Due to a shipping issue, no Genesis Books made it to Bitcoin Atlantis this weekend.
However, at 14:40 (2:40pm) today a grand total of ONE BOOK will be for sale in the book corner!
And yes there will be a signing session.
https://image.nostr.build/3ab751add866b63eea2a750c3461cda675657e56cd9abb6cfac03851eb9bfbdd.jpg

2024-02-07 11:36:37 UTC

I'm not in London anymore, but I do have access to the stream and will tune in from time to time.
So far tiday, Craig Wright was being his ranting self, lashing out at "BTC Core" and high fees and how the legal system was supposed to stop double spends.
#COPAvWright

2024-02-06 18:55:08 UTC

Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take photos, but I did make a courtroom sketch.
#COPAvWright
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2024-02-06 12:17:56 UTC

First break.
Craig Wright claimed he's never forged a document to support his claim that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.
Says signs of forgery actually suggest he _didn't_ forge it. "If I forged the document, it would be perfect." Probably sets the tone for coming weeks.
#COPAvWright

2024-02-06 06:54:53 UTC

Day 1 recap, icymi.
Today, on day 2, we should be hearing from Wright himself.
#COPAvWright
#nevent1q…6wry

2024-02-05 21:58:18 UTC

Quick overview of day 1.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/the-trial-that-could-end-craig-wrights-satoshi-claim-for-good-started-today

2024-02-05 16:15:16 UTC

Another break. Wright's lawyer has been presenting his case. He claimed Wright's vision and credentials match that of Satoshi, while several eye witnesses (Matonis and Andresen) also believe that. He also argued that it's plausible CSW would have destroyed evidence; was suicidal.
(Eye witnesses of a cryptographic signing process I mean, ofc.)

2024-02-05 11:45:06 UTC

First break. The TLDR so far is that COPA showed CSW has been forging documents to support his Satoshi claim.
#COPAvWright

2024-01-07 08:54:07 UTC

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(And "they" is me.)

2024-01-07 08:53:14 UTC

TIL they put a Genesis Book in every hotel room in Bedford.
https://image.nostr.build/ff0c84d72014dbba37ff4ed360778da43f45dc5302943b567a3feb8203ff888b.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1440x1920&blurhash=_JEBmKRPNIRPtRRjW%3B%7E9IoogV%40xufij%3F%5E%25R%2BEMaeW%3Dofe.%24%7ES4E3ofSOs%3AWBjuj%5DWBazWVa%7DR*9bofxYbHs-ayfkRjxaWAofaefQj%5BIVtQjEt6WBj%5Ba%23IWt7xCbIWBa%7DWX&x=31196b40f03a92e55e1dd6a67d7dc97a1a970ae78cf29bbb84d70386a8c62a0d

2024-01-06 19:29:37 UTC

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Ready for some bbq, beer, and gun shooting.

2024-01-06 17:52:45 UTC

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2024-01-06 16:33:13 UTC

Well that's interesting.
https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/gp/bestsellers/books
https://image.nostr.build/5ad30e292279345ba4ae149bfbf33421113ec463d4b4ace2465bc5acc3d8a0e8.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1057x1104&blurhash=%7CERyjG00I9V%40-%3D_4_4%25Mi_9vEONHs-xX%24%24%24%25s%3AozrqwvnhWBShN_NaWCjZ%3Fv.8x%5DWBIAIAITRPfk%251-VsSRjIpIoIoRjj%5B.9bwbvxuWAjFWAfifkIUR%25x%5DtltSyDx%5EtRofE1j%5BjFV%40WBaeoKaxofX9o%23ozkCbba%7BjZf5ja&x=6d4de06cc1bd6a516400b6a1d574860a6ea0572f63ce9a35bf110463c659bf4e

2024-01-06 10:44:01 UTC

Let's gooo!! 🚀🚀🚀
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2024-01-03 11:11:56 UTC

I wrote a book.
thegenesisbook.com

2023-12-21 10:30:04 UTC

In Bitcoin, Explained 87, @npub1s6z…wk4c and I discuss the block 1,983,702 problem, an issue that no one has ever heard of and could in extremely unlikely scenarios have been a problem in twenty years from now if it wasn't already solved.
Must listen!!
👂👇
https://bitcoinexplainedpodcast.com/@nado/episodes/episode-87-the-block-1-983-702-problem-s7s3j

2023-12-06 11:25:03 UTC

In Bitcoin, Explained 86, @npub1s6z…wk4c and I explain the features offered by the new Ocean mining pool.
👂👇
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoin-explained/episodes/Episode-86-Ocean-Tides-e2cspnp

2023-10-16 13:44:16 UTC

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Komt later ook gewoon op Amazon etc. 👍

2023-10-13 15:27:48 UTC

One hour to go for the auction...
#nevent1q…6fey

2023-10-13 12:57:46 UTC

Presale for The Genesis Book is now live!
https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/products/the-genesis-book

2023-10-12 17:15:12 UTC

#2-21 sold out!
#1 still available for auction.
#nevent1q…fpjk

2023-10-12 10:57:30 UTC

The 21 copies of The Genesis Book (Limited Unedited Edition) have arrived at Bitcoin Amsterdam!
Numbered and signed by yours truly.
#1 -- the genesis book of The Genesis Book -- is being auctioned off in the art gallery and on scarce.city.
https://scarce.city/auctions/book-of-the-genesis
#2-21 will go for sale (€95) in the conference store tomorrow.
Or you can get one today if you find me at the conference...
https://image.nostr.build/8fc9f6ef8c2567502c9e8bf33d311208129277a43ca2bc683a348f6044a0e1ca.jpg

2023-07-19 20:36:12 UTC

Very sad update from Chris Belcher, one of the most prominent privacy reachers and devs in Bitcoin, who was working on CoinSwap until a year ago.
He has a severe case of long covid, and it doesnt seem like he can do anything for the foreseeable future.
https://gist.github.com/chris-belcher/ca5051285c6f8d38693fd127575be44d#update

2023-06-27 09:26:05 UTC

In Bitcoin, Explained 81, #[0] and I tell you what’s new in Bitcoin Core 25.0.
👂👇
https://podcast.sprovoost.nl/@nado/episodes/episode-81-bitcoin-core-25-0

2023-06-23 10:54:57 UTC

In the mid-1990s, a Japanese film crew traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area to shoot a documentary about the Cypherpunks.
The resulting film offers a unique window into the Crypto Wars that raged in the US at the time.
https://youtu.be/EcC0RNsallc

2023-06-13 12:29:19 UTC

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Standalone video has now also been published: https://youtu.be/tkc9v-6gaWY

2023-05-25 15:04:24 UTC

In Bitcoin, Explained 79, #[0] and I explain why the witness discount was included in the Segwit protocol upgrade from 2017, why this discount is 75%, and why this discount still makes sense in today’s world where Inscriptions benefit from it.
👂👇
https://podcast.sprovoost.nl/@nado/episodes/bitcoin-explained-79-the-witness-discount

2023-05-10 10:54:11 UTC

In Bitcoin, Explained 78, @provoost and I explain Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBTs) and Dutch auctions on Bitcoin.
👂👇
https://podcast.sprovoost.nl/@nado/episodes/episode-78-partially-signed-bitcoin-transactions-psbts-and-dutch-auctions/embed/light

2023-03-18 15:50:44 UTC

In Bitcoin, Explained 74, #[0] and I explain (the history of) pay-to-script-hash (P2SH).
👂👇
https://podcast.sprovoost.nl/@nado/episodes/bitcoin-explained-74-p2sh

2023-02-08 09:34:15 UTC

Gavin Andresen updated his Satoshi blog post.
‘Feb 2023: I don’t believe in rewriting history, so I’m going to leave this post up. But in the seven years since I wrote it, a lot has happened, and I now know it was a mistake to trust Craig Wright as much as I did. I regret getting sucked into the “who is (or isn’t) Satoshi” game, and I refuse to play that game any more.’
http://gavinandresen.ninja/satoshi