Tarik Sammour

www.tariksammour.com

Associate Professor, University of Adelaide.
Colorectal Surgeon, Royal Adelaide Hospital + Adelaide Private Surgeons

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2025-09-30 12:25:53 UTC

Healthcare Funding: Why we spend more and get less.
This is from my recent keynote at #tripartite2025 where we discuss why healthcare funding is failing, and how #Bitcoin fixes this.
https://youtu.be/4M-T8WVqwdo

2025-08-16 06:24:33 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/d5d556d7778508b8f80e940d12e2c348bf06d7e472e1c67eafc7b273fb9a74e9.jpg

2025-08-16 05:11:27 UTC

This South Australian business has stopped using the annoying stickers on fruit, and started laser engraving their logo instead.
Great idea! 🟠 https://image.nostr.build/9a1e1df6e947a9f55843d438b110eeea6a22354ab366f3d3272b075b7646e9f5.jpg

2025-07-29 22:52:49 UTC

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And stick with it through the often very temporary difficult times...things are much better on the other side.

2025-07-29 22:47:06 UTC

25 July 2025
Open letter to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) re the situation in Gaza.
Dear Colleagues,
As concerned members of the global medical community, we write to collectively speak out against the escalating man-made humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. The ongoing conflict has resulted in widespread violations of international law, including documented war crimes, severe violations of children’s rights, and deplorable mistreatment of healthcare workers, compelling us, as members of a profession bound by principles of humanity and justice, to speak out.
While independent journalists have been prohibited from entering Gaza, reports from reputable organizations, including the United Nations (UN), Amnesty International, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the International Criminal Court (ICC), provide undeniable evidence of systemic abuses. The UN has documented deliberate widespread attacks on civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and schools, constituting potential war crimes under international humanitarian law. Amnesty International has detailed the use of unlawful lethal force and the blockade of essential supplies, such as food, water, and medical aid, contributing to the humanitarian disaster. MSF has reported targeted attacks on healthcare facilities and personnel, with over 1000 health workers killed, and many others detained or harassed, severely undermining the right to healthcare.
Recent publications in The Lancet further highlight the magnitude of this crisis: A July 2024 correspondence estimated up to 186,000 deaths, including indirect deaths from disease and malnutrition, while a January 2025 study estimated 64,000 deaths from traumatic injuries alone, with approximately 60% being women, children, and the elderly. The mass displacement and concentration of 1.9 million people has only exacerbated famine and communicable disease outbreaks. First-hand accounts from surgeons, including our Australian colleagues, offer further confirmation of these distressing realities. For the past four months, blockades have severely restricted food aid from entering Gaza, resulting in widespread starvation among patients and medical professionals treating them. This dire situation, compounded by relentless mass casualty incidents at aid distribution sites—where, according to reports from Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) fellows, civilians have been deliberately targeted—has rendered it nearly impossible for medical personnel to carry out their critical duties effectively.
The ICJ has found that the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza and the occupied territories violate international law, citing policies that risk genocide. The ICC has issued arrest warrants for senior government officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity, reinforcing the need for accountability. The actions of the Israeli government and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) violate the Geneva Conventions and betray the rights of children to safety and dignity, as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The deliberate targeting of medical personnel and destruction of health infrastructure is an affront to our shared values as surgeons dedicated to preserving life and alleviating suffering.
We, as leaders in surgery across Australia and New Zealand, cannot remain silent in the face of such injustice. Indeed, we have a moral duty to denounce these actions and advocate for accountability. We urge the RACS and relevant surgical subspecialty societies to publicly condemn the ongoing atrocities and demand immediate protection for healthcare workers and civilians in Gaza. Our collective voice can amplify calls from the global community advocating for unfettered access for independent humanitarian organisations and journalists on the ground, the release of all hostages, and a sustained ceasefire.
Thank you for addressing this urgent matter. We trust our profession will respond with the courage and integrity that defines the practice of surgery and its commitment to our shared humanity.
Yours sincerely,
Signatories below, on behalf of concerned surgeons from Australia and New Zealand.
https://openletter.earth/open-letter-to-the-royal-australasian-college-of-surgeons-racs-re-the-situation-in-gaza-7ac5d76a

2025-07-26 11:35:15 UTC

Just saw Superman and it really is awesome.
Top marks for:
1. Nostalgia factor (Christoper Reeve vibes)
2. Amazing villains (very good acting + CGI)
3. Relevance to modern day America (good + bad)
4. The awesome puppy (#kryptothesuperdog) https://image.nostr.build/2a0aeb9211ec6b2393c3dd718ea5e1fb42f2d22a2fcaec6811fe9edb22fa2fc1.jpg

2025-07-26 00:18:11 UTC

If you are a #Surgeon working in Australia or New Zealand, please consider signing this letter.
We have colleagues there now. They need help.
https://openletter.earth/open-letter-to-the-royal-australasian-college-of-surgeons-racs-re-the-situation-in-gaza-7ac5d76a

2025-07-08 01:02:54 UTC

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P.S.
I will be making the case that medicine does heal, just like housing does provide shelter, but that the current funding models are causing critical failures across both systems.
Happy to debate conspiracy theorists too! 😅
All welcome.

2025-07-08 01:02:05 UTC

Join us on TribeTalk tonight!
https://x.com/i/spaces/1gqxvjaQlapxB
#DocChain #AUStriches
https://image.nostr.build/ca95a7ac654c0196836eb590fd891c26061927c4caa367274b9dc055902f9539.jpg

2025-06-22 11:50:10 UTC

Public message from a colleague on another app today.
How great is this?
#docchain
https://image.nostr.build/9fa0df7d21bdc5b85bd720490b33b142b4b2a5c2a6237be249fd9c09ec71e0af.jpg

2025-06-22 01:44:50 UTC

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After today it is very difficult to argue with this.
How else can we explain how the US govt and military just bombed Iran against the will and clear mandate given to them by American citizens?

2025-06-22 01:41:53 UTC

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I see you took the "American" out of the handle?
Is this because you identify as something else now?

2025-06-15 13:18:42 UTC

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Alla yir7amo.

2025-05-21 12:46:24 UTC

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#DocChain

2025-05-21 12:37:46 UTC

Can #Bitcoin Cure Modern Medicine’s Sickness?
Always great to chat with the wonderful @nprofile…v2yh!
https://youtu.be/6M0XztM6AlQ?si=EEXbfNV7cPUq2nQJ

2025-05-08 09:21:05 UTC

#DocChain ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
Doctors Helping Doctors is hosting a free online educational session to discuss and answer all your Qs about #Bitcoin.
14th May 2025.
6.30pm Adelaide time (7pm Sydney time).
30mins presentation
1 hour Q&A
Zoom link released closer to the date.
https://image.nostr.build/0111936fe5bc7362c4c5de2c0664ad6b4d1eba1e9ee7c9cc808da3a34749b488.jpg

2025-04-02 09:21:27 UTC

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Spying

2025-04-02 09:20:44 UTC

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This is by design.

2025-02-16 05:36:44 UTC

The Israeli govt has killed more than 30 times the number of civilians and children as Hamas has.
They did this using US tax payer money.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/please-compare-the-total-numbe-j2DEI3bERfWsTfpf0Sctig#0

2025-02-09 07:09:17 UTC

Good haul from the 'ol backyard today!
https://image.nostr.build/2938541a5126502693687540aaa3316b33347b8f2f942eb5c04781637a9201ad.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/baa993a9c1bced00a1b28f4c207e4762d7436dcce6b8050c4e5989f36bca84dd.jpg

2025-01-11 12:27:48 UTC

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Welcome Simon!

2025-01-09 10:47:44 UTC

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You get a Zap, and you get a Zap, and you get a Zap. https://image.nostr.build/6a3f4634ce984549d6cb5cc4424639c09c8e9b7f6f13a0934c92a035a3185741.gif

2025-01-08 09:32:46 UTC

Timely reminder. https://image.nostr.build/92bff7dec632e3e2739aedaff3feb911769b4908ac824e3cedae6dac7d99a167.jpg

2025-01-08 09:32:06 UTC

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Trump annexing Greenland, Panama, Canada

2025-01-08 09:30:07 UTC

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Even better, posted it on Facebook 😅

2025-01-06 09:14:54 UTC

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Added some pressure 👍🏽

2025-01-05 03:29:52 UTC

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So I happy I found the #docchain.
Thanks @nprofile…h5ru for the intro!

2025-01-05 03:27:01 UTC

#docchain

2025-01-05 03:26:20 UTC

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I am an Ass Prof to be exact. 🫡

2025-01-05 03:25:05 UTC

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👀👀👀

2025-01-04 22:42:27 UTC

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👏🏽

2025-01-04 10:24:56 UTC

What's with all these AI reply bots on Nostr all of a sudden?

2025-01-04 10:22:53 UTC

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Adoption takes decades. Progress has been fast enough...better to let the world acclimatise to the new standard than for change to happen suddenly.

2025-01-04 10:20:17 UTC

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Same! Using amethyst tho.
Primal is great too.

2025-01-04 10:19:47 UTC

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Explain it to me like I'm a noicoiner plz.

2025-01-04 10:18:43 UTC

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Good thing Bitcoin can only go up.

2025-01-03 21:57:07 UTC

This is an Australian Doctor and recording artist.
Her manager dropped her because of the lyrics of this song, so she released it independently (after leaving her record label). 👏
Please support her.
https://youtu.be/y29kmnhjtc8

2025-01-03 21:53:02 UTC

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Glad I can finally zap you some sats for these charts! ⚡

2025-01-01 23:20:56 UTC

My predictions for 2025:
1. I will continue to stack Bitcoin every week.
2. I will stack at any price.
3. I will never sell.
(So exactly the same as 2024).
https://image.nostr.build/3081dad34388c54557266c5326efbeabfef1bb1cd621d6142c290ebe705c9174.jpg

2025-01-01 23:05:24 UTC

Back on Nostr for a while because I'm sick of watching Elon self destruct into an extremist dictator.

2025-01-01 23:03:48 UTC

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As a surgeon I can tell you this is definitely true.

2024-12-31 11:41:11 UTC

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2024-12-24 20:31:25 UTC

Merry Xmas
https://m.primal.net/NFcG.jpg

2024-11-27 09:15:03 UTC

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ya...not sure how we break that barrier.

2024-11-23 01:27:23 UTC

Happy place round 2.
https://m.primal.net/Meid.jpg

2024-11-23 01:26:59 UTC

Happy place.
https://m.primal.net/Meib.jpg

2024-11-23 00:27:28 UTC

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we need more normies on here.

2024-11-22 23:31:02 UTC

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Zionism is to Judaism what Nazism was to Christianity.

2024-11-22 23:27:11 UTC

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how do we get the normies here?
I keep going back to the other apps because all my non orange pilled friends + colleagues are there.

2024-11-22 23:24:00 UTC

I love Nostr, but we need more normies on here for mass adoption.
Primal 2.0 should help with that.
Invite your normie friends and post about things other than Bitcoin.
👍🏽

2024-11-13 21:17:14 UTC

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Thanks bud! 🙏🏾

2024-11-12 23:07:13 UTC

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would love to but schedule is rough in March...will do my best.

2024-11-12 20:14:37 UTC

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harrowing experience.
lest we forget.

2024-11-12 20:13:11 UTC

2.5k views! thanks all! 🙏🏾
Also special credit and thanks to @npub1ltz…k4fh, @npub15ls…ffn2, @npub1gdu…6nak, and @npub1s5y…6q7z who helped me formulate these ideas way back when!
https://youtu.be/rhwEZlzrhaE

2024-11-12 20:10:32 UTC

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this is exactly right.
and none of the admin or management seem to get it either.

2024-11-10 22:58:25 UTC

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ya that's a recent change... unfortunate.

2024-11-10 21:07:36 UTC

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hi robert,
the link to the group is below. please join as we need more proper Bitcoin'ers on there to educate the masses!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/doctorsintobitcoin/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

2024-11-09 19:56:34 UTC

Thank you to whoever wrote this! 🙏🏾
And for the 1.5k views in 48h!
https://youtu.be/rhwEZlzrhaE
https://m.primal.net/Lxzb.jpg

2024-11-09 07:55:53 UTC

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thanks, I tried!

2024-11-08 11:47:51 UTC

https://youtu.be/rhwEZlzrhaE

2024-11-08 00:06:09 UTC

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loved it! cheers Pete.

2024-11-01 09:53:38 UTC

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it was awesome.
hopefully they publish the talks online

2024-10-26 05:31:27 UTC

#Sydney Sculptures by the Sea.
https://m.primal.net/LiZN.jpg
https://m.primal.net/LiZP.jpg
https://m.primal.net/LiZQ.jpg
https://m.primal.net/LiZS.jpg

2024-10-25 08:08:15 UTC

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I don't think any of us have witnessed brutality like that displayed the Israeli govt in the last 12 months.
Also, our tax money is funding them (unlike Russia) so we are culpable through our governments. This makes it personal.

2024-10-25 07:55:38 UTC

@npub14mc…frlx + @npub1s5y…6q7z killing it on stage at @npub1kwn…ttzv Sydney!
Great day.
https://m.primal.net/LhZf.jpg

2024-10-25 00:39:05 UTC

#CheatCode Sydney. https://image.nostr.build/9e508b8b4bcd18f3a983911df0b44fcd89e7fc3cdbb1241f7784c69eddcd927d.jpg

2024-10-23 23:11:35 UTC

165 kids.
Shot and killed.
In the West Bank.
Where Hamas does not exist.
https://m.primal.net/LgBb.png

2024-10-23 06:17:01 UTC

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Not really balance, in the sense that only about 30% of the population is insured, and there is one insurer who has monopoly share of the relatively small market (southern cross).
ideal balance would be 50% insured and competitive private providers.

2024-10-23 02:09:56 UTC

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Same here Jake...see you at CheatCode!

2024-10-23 02:06:33 UTC

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that is exactly the point.
you don't need more taxes, you need better resource allocation.
most citizens would allocate public funds differently than their govt would. the reason the US is so defense heavy is that it feeds into their fiat military industrial flywheel.
...print money, give it to a foreign govt, they buy your US weapons, rinse and repeat..
Health and Education don't work the same way.

2024-10-23 02:04:13 UTC

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This is all true, but NZ like the NHS is a bit too public heavy.
The ideal system is a balance between public and private sectors...both complimentary and competing.
Thanks for coming to my very literally TED talk:
https://youtu.be/jCVmY1iOJQs?si=bnFAnGEzoWKGpkCh

2024-10-22 10:37:05 UTC

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why would one voluntarily restrict themselves so much?

2024-10-22 10:25:49 UTC

Many of us speaking out against the murder of civilians + children in Gaza are now receiving mass anonymous threats + intimidation through coordinated complaints to employers + professional societies.
Fortunately, integrity + truth continue to prevail over fear tactics. 👍🏽
https://image.nostr.build/b036ae31bc59ae6da78b40cc56da8ddd703d38eac76b455536ff11baa2d4302c.jpg

2024-10-22 10:09:26 UTC

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I mainly joined because it's uncensorable, and I think that's going to become very important in the near to medium term.

2024-10-22 09:58:38 UTC

CheatCode schedule looks awesome!
Who's coming?
https://www.cheatcode.co.uk/schedule

2024-08-27 11:33:20 UTC

I like nostr...but it needs to be faster.
I know, I know...slowness is the price we pay for decentralisation...but still...it's too slow.

2024-08-27 11:31:39 UTC

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This is pretty funny....
#nevent1q…xqcu

2024-03-02 19:59:43 UTC

If you follow me, then please follow Jono.
#Austriches #Plebchain #Bitcoin
https://primal.net/e/note1r57re043jzch50m7yjqx8ux03qfhkfreftvjfvvjvpfjgnuzeqmqre6mhr

2024-03-02 13:09:41 UTC

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Welcome back bro...been a minute.

2024-02-18 00:48:09 UTC

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Interested to hear your views on Israel given you spend so much time in Egypt...Specifically, do you think Bibi is committing genocide?

2023-12-30 21:18:47 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/46e10efeec8df9fc3fa8d61c1c204b1ca2bdfb0f2363666c091d0ff44c1a4d6c.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1167x1697&blurhash=%5E5SF%3BLIU_3Rk_3t7RjRjM%7BIURjj%5B%7EqM%7BD%25M%7BIUay00M%7BWARjt7t7IUM%7BRjWBayof00Rjxuoft6az%25MofazayRjfR%25Maza%23xuayWB%25MxuRkt7ofRj&x=675bc5de413cf6585e5d174ff460b64792dcacb8698d75e6d2d8d857c5c1c37b

2023-12-30 21:15:06 UTC

Glad at least one commonwealth country still has the strength, decency + moral standing to do something about this war crime.
https://www.reuters.com/world/south-africa-seeks-international-court-justice-genocide-order-against-israel-2023-12-29/

2023-12-30 21:10:11 UTC

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Nice...Did you go to the Rafa border with Gaza?
I notice you have been unusually quiet about the atrocities there. Somewhat disappointing if I'm honest. 🤷🏽‍♂️

2023-12-20 09:59:11 UTC

Anyone want a BlueSky invite?
I have a couple to give away.
First come first serve!

2023-05-20 01:47:57 UTC

tarik_sammour@strike.me

2023-04-16 00:46:32 UTC

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kiEqPuuAqPZZMqwQA
Some of the highlights of BitcoinAlive.

2023-04-15 00:51:29 UTC

Let's go. @bitcoinalive Sydney, Australia
https://i.imgur.com/b7xaD4C.jpg

2023-04-12 09:56:03 UTC

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He answered...doosh.
https://i.imgur.com/6RffK5v.png

2023-04-12 09:54:58 UTC

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He answered. Doosh.
#[0]
https://i.imgur.com/LRq0Eu7.png

2023-03-30 11:28:20 UTC

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Profit measured in USD is warped and unreliable.
All of these plebs will be in profit, because they will have more BTC on April 2nd than they did on April 1st.

2023-03-24 10:30:24 UTC

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Im in...max stack.

2023-03-22 05:58:57 UTC

My question for the Super SA webinar (our state compulsory pension savings program, similar to 401K in the US).
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_d12bb563bdf3ff903fd3583d8537372e9407c75a8d8130e014e1d01348295797.jpg

2023-03-10 07:06:45 UTC

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_3cb1e681c4b895341603895e4586a93a1b19b5e0df8a2087dd246ffe7f8036d4.jpg

2023-03-10 07:06:02 UTC

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/35093112/1678262032/1080x360

2023-03-04 22:44:01 UTC

How much of the "unstaked" Eth, if if every gets unlocked, will end up in Bitcoin?
Drink that milkshake.
https://amber.app/blog/the-bitcoin-milkshake-theory/
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_1f22620bab732fed79d801228fd37f62cca18be098667e6d91db363d58e8e893.png

2023-03-04 22:29:19 UTC

Gotta say iris.to is amazing. Maybe even better than Amethyst?

2023-03-04 22:27:26 UTC

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Nooóooooo

2023-03-03 21:23:40 UTC

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Prefer Amethyst.

2023-03-03 21:22:45 UTC

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I dont think his intentions are genuine. Ask him why STX token is necessary and if this is distracts from the main Bitcoin use case and philosophy.

2023-03-01 11:12:13 UTC

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Joined! Great relay