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Marco Barulli

_@marco.barulli.it

Progressive bitcoiner. Building and using decentralized tools that matter. Working on Bitcoin-backed loans at Firefish.io. 🐠

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Marco Barulli

4d ago

I just stumbled upon this joke:

In these dire times, the German government is now advising citizens to stock up on cheese and sausages—
to be prepared for a Wurst Käse scenario.
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Marco Barulli

1w ago

Se ancora non l'avessi fatto, corri a comprare i biglietti del Bitcoin Pizza Day Rimini!

Nessuna area VIP, nessuna separazione tra palco e platea, tante voci, tante conversazioni.

Prezzi da 15 a 60 euro a secondo di quanta fame hai. 😉
https://bitcoinpizzadayrimini.it/

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Marco Barulli

1w ago

<rant>

Dopo essere stato parte della prima e variegata comunità di bitcoiner italiani (2011-2015), mi sono trasferito in Germania per diversi anni. Al mio rientro ho cercato gradualmente di scoprire come si fosse evoluto l’ecosistema bitcoin nazionale.

Ho così timidamente partecipato a qualche bitcoin meetup/spritz/beer, mi sono iscritto ai canali Telegram più importanti (Telegram!? Nel 2025!? seguito podcaster e youtuber vari, ecc.

E ora mi chiedo dove sia finita l’apertura al diverso e la ricchezza di idee degli inizi.

Sto infatti incontrando quasi esclusivamente bitcoiner assolutamente conformi allo standard, ovvero bitcoiner che si identificano in qualche aggregato dei seguenti totem: no tax, no vax, pro gun, no immigrati, riscaldamento globale = truffa, UE = dittatura, W Mises, W Milei, W Bukele, W Trump, hodl, bull run, to the moon, dio, famiglia, palestra, bistecca e uova, …

Mai una voce

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Marco Barulli

2w ago

Lawrence Lessig and Aaron Swartz (15 yo) in 2002 at the launch party for Creative Commons. Caravaggio style.
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Marco Barulli

2w ago

DMs on the Primal web client aren’t very reliable—at least for me.
And even when they do arrive, the lack of notifications is a significant drawback.

On Android, Amethyst works pretty well. However, I still miss a robust web client for Nostr DMs.

Which one would you recommend?
#asknostr

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Marco Barulli

2w ago

Domain name registrars are still the most relevant and critical centralized component of the Internet.

I'm surprised that we have not been able to transition to a more decentralized, distributed, or federated system.

Despite various attempts, nothing has been able to gain significant traction. (I still remember the excitement of using Namecoin to set up a .bit domain that no one visited ...)

Perhaps this is an area where Nostr could play a role?

#asknostr
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Marco Barulli

3w ago

Il ministro Giorgetti:
"Le criptovalute stanno emergendo come una forza economica per certi versi dirompente.
La loro capacità di operare al di fuori dei tradizionali circuiti bancari e di sfidare la centralità delle valute sovrane sta portando a nuove forme di indipendenza economica".

A parte l'uso del termine "criptovalute" anziché "Bitcoin", mi trova sostanzialmente d'accordo.
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Marco Barulli

3w ago

The Swiss people just found a way to show the world how wealthy they are.

npub104fpz

3w ago

The coolness of the new Swiss passport👇👍🇨🇭🧀

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Marco Barulli

3w ago

Is there any Nostr-based service that could replace Dribbble?
#asknostr (for a designer friend)

You might ask what is wrong with Dribbble. Well, they recently updated their ToS.

“Designers are no longer permitted to display or share their contact information (like email addresses, phone numbers, social media handles) prior to client payment on Dribbble.”

Dribbble wants to handle payments, and it is just fine. But some designers might prefer a self-hosted, self-sovereign alternative and Nostr might indeed be of help here.
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Marco Barulli

3w ago

100%

npub1sg6pl

3w ago

nostr’s identity system is underrated. especially when combined with zaps. it’s far easier than anything else out there, gives its owner full agency, and comes with micropayment funding.

“login with nostr” buttons on every service out there should be a goal.

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Marco Barulli

3w ago

Are fractions of satoshis a real thing?

I’m using a crypto accounting service that claims bitcoins are stored on the blockchain with 16 decimal places, and therefore, it’s perfectly reasonable for their reports to include more than the standard 8 digits after the decimal point.

I’ve searched for evidence to support this claim, but so far, I haven’t found any confirmation of 16 decimals. Additionally, no blockchain explorer I’ve checked displays more than the usual 8 decimals.

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Marco Barulli

3w ago

This new service from @Alby looks like magic!

I’ve always been told that Bitcoin and subscriptions does not play well together, but apparently Alby managed to solve the conundrum and now I might be able to schedule regular weekly payments to my daughters’ wallets. How cool is that?

I’m wondering if there are elements of centralization in this solution.
I’d love to hear a more detailed explanation of the inner workings.
https://zapplanner.albylabs.com/
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Anthony Accioly

4w ago

Do you need a Nostr social/share icon? You'll have one!

You can now download one of several new variants from the repo of @Marco Barulli at:
https://github.com/mbarulli/nostr-logo

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(The ugly grey background in this screenshot is intentional so that all transparent background variants are visible.)

There are transparent, monochrome, duotone, SVG, and PNG versions in all sizes. Pick what works for you. Absolutely no excuse not to have one on your website. Even (and especially) if you're a lazy, mostly backend-oriented dev like me.

Now the question is: where should I link my blog when someone clicks the social icon? Njump? Nosotros? Jumble? Coracle? noStrudel? There are soooo many choices...

#socialicon #nostr #grownostr #artstr #socialmedia #share

Anthony Accioly

4w ago

GN folks. If anyone needs a monochromatic Nostr social icon that works well with both light and dark themes, here you go:

🔗 SVG Icon:
https://haven.accioly.social/cfa0d8344c7577bde446d35bb1d61c1c65b07aeb0897169bff6bd44f03f00911.svg
(If your Nostr client doesn’t render SVG, yes, there is an icon above)

Here’s how it looks next to other social icons from Hugo’s PaperMod theme:

🖼 Example with light theme:
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I’ve adapted it from the Nostr icon by Andrea Nicolini, originally shared by @Marco Barulli at GitHub. All credit goes to them, and I’m also “licensing” it under CC0.

#nostr #grownostr #artstr #socialmedia #sharing

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Marco Barulli

4w ago

I'm not sure I would trust a project that in order to “reward the independent contributors running the nodes worldwide” launched its own pre-mined ERC-20 token and raised tens of millions by selling it at $0.50.

Today, the NYM token trades at $0.056 and its price chart closely resembles a classic pump-and-dump shitcoin.

Even worse, NYM allocation scheme reserves only 36% of the token for the mix-mining network, while a staggering 57% goes to founders and investors …



npub1renau

4w ago

NymVPN officially launches and claims to be "the world’s most secure VPN"
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/nymvpn-officially-launches-and-claims-to-be-the-worlds-most-secure-vpn

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npub1renau

4w ago

NymVPN officially launches and claims to be "the world’s most secure VPN"
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/nymvpn-officially-launches-and-claims-to-be-the-worlds-most-secure-vpn

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Marco Barulli

4w ago

This lovely Nostr icon and logo by @bembureda is slowly, but steadily gaining more and more adoption.

Really honored to host it on this Github repo:
https://github.com/mbarulli/nostr-logo

Anthony Accioly

4w ago

GN folks. If anyone needs a monochromatic Nostr social icon that works well with both light and dark themes, here you go:

🔗 SVG Icon:
https://haven.accioly.social/cfa0d8344c7577bde446d35bb1d61c1c65b07aeb0897169bff6bd44f03f00911.svg
(If your Nostr client doesn’t render SVG, yes, there is an icon above)

Here’s how it looks next to other social icons from Hugo’s PaperMod theme:

🖼 Example with light theme:
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I’ve adapted it from the Nostr icon by Andrea Nicolini, originally shared by @Marco Barulli at GitHub. All credit goes to them, and I’m also “licensing” it under CC0.

#nostr #grownostr #artstr #socialmedia #sharing

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Marco Barulli

4w ago

Come sempre, Plak ci fornisce una spiegazione chiara e onesta di un servizio unico nel suo genere.

Per chi volesse provarlo, con questo link avrete uno sconto sulle commissioni.
https://firefish.io/?ref=MARCO

Final Step Bitcoin

4w ago

Hai tutto in #Bitcoin ma ti serve moneta fiat per vivere? chiedila in prestito con @firefish_io!
Oggi vediamo come spendere moneta fiat senza vendere i propri #Bitcoin

🚨NUOVO VIDEO!🚨

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Marco Barulli

4w ago

I'm considering giving @Rigly a try.
Would you recommend this service?
Which kind of return may I expect?
Thanks!

#asknostr

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Marco Barulli

4w ago

Ho appena comprato il biglietto per il prossimo Bitcoin Pizza Day Rimini.
Prezzi popolari, un bell’assortimento di relatori, atmosfera rilassata.
E dato che si terrà il 24 maggio a Rimini, ci si può pure abbinare una nuotata ed un po’ di relax in spiaggia.

Compra adesso il tuo biglietto!
https://bitcoinpizzadayrimini.it/

Alcuni dei relatori:
@Federico Rivi, @Leonardo Facco, @Massimo (Max) Musumeci, Valerio Dalla Costa, Francesco Conza, Martina Granatiero, … e tanti altri.
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Marco Barulli

4w ago

Non se ne sono accorti in molti, ma sabato è nato un nuovo soggetto politico: il Partito LIberaldemocratico promosso da Luigi Marattin.

Nella sezione “Innovazione e Competitività” non si trova nessun riferimento a Bitcoin (era sperare troppo), ma in compenso si può leggere questa perla:

“Supportare ed accelerare il progetto della Banca Centrale Europea di introduzione dell’euro digitale, come strumento di semplificazione dei pagamenti (e di lotta all’evasione fiscale) e di contrasto ai pericolosi rischi di utilizzo di monete alternative.”
(https://partitoliberaldemocratico.com/innovazionecompetitiva/)

Quindi questi nuovi liberali auspicano un controllo centralizzato del contante al fine di proteggerci dalle pericolose “monete alternative”. Non ho parole …

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

Se stai pensando di vendere i tuoi bitcoin per comprare l’auto, rinnovare l’arredo o regalarti un nuovo laptop, non farlo!

Fai un giro su Firefish.io, il marketplace p2p per prestiti garantiti da Bitcoin dove puoi ottenere la liquidità che ti serve senza vendere i tuoi Bitcoin e senza nemmeno perderne mai la custodia.

(per uno sconto sulle commissioni usa il referral “MARCO” quando crei il tuo account)

npub1ya6ds

1mo ago

“Never sell your bitcoin, live off it.” says Firefish co-founder Igor Neumann. This philosophy shapes their non-custodial lending platform, allowing users to borrow against their bitcoin in euros or, soon, USDC, without selling their sats or triggering a taxable event.

https://bitcoinnews.com/interviews/firefish-igor-neumann-bitcoin-lending/

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

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While I work for a company (Firefish.io) that has “Never sell your bitcoins” as its major claim, I do believe that spend-and-replace should be a more common practice, especially now that there is a growing number of merchants and service providers that do accept bitcoin as payment.

Easier said than done. Spend-and-replace is still hindered by many obstacles:

- Spending in most countries is a taxable event, meaning that the usual 3-5% discount for using bitcoin is often outweighed by the income taxes liability on the purchase.

- Replacing should be done timely and effortlessly, unfortunately it isn’t. You have to maintain an account on some exchange, actively connected to your source of fiat money (bank, credit card) and then transferring the newly purchased bitcoins to your self-custodial wallet.

While this process might make sense when spending significant amount of

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

Vi segnalo questa bellissima recensione di Firefish.io a cura di Alessandro Adami, apparsa ieri su The Cryptonomist .

https://cryptonomist.ch/2025/02/27/firefish-prestiti-p2p-euro-bitcoin/

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

RSS is one of those humble protocols that glues the web. It was born out of the same values (openness, data portability, ...) that are the foundation of Nostr.
You may not be aware, but you can already export most of the content you create and publish today into an RSS feed.

- Most blog platforms allow users to make their content available as an RSS feed.
- Most bookmark services allow users to create an RSS feed from their bookmarks.
- Plenty of third-party services enable the creation of RSS feeds for your Twitter, Instagram, Facebook accounts (think RSS.app, IFTTT, ...).
- Most podcast platforms generate an RSS feed for your show.
- ...

On the other hand, Nostr is poised to become the new web infrastructure. It will dismantle the walled gardens we've been living in for too long

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

Ditch Vinted and eBay! 🚫
Discover a new way to buy and sell with Nostr and Sats. ⚡
I'm testing out @Shopstr with two awesome #StarWars plushies, see link below.
(shh, don't tell my kids they're going! 😉)

https://shopstr.store/listing/naddr1qvzqqqrkcgpzq086s94mfzf056lfjwk8920umwcgn002p3weqy0aypx32329lgkeqpqxgepcvyersdpcx5ckgdphxf3ngcfexyck2dfkxsurgdtpxcmrgcnyxu6rgetpxdjxzdmrx3jrvcnxvycnqc35v5urwdesvscnzerpvysqdvwr

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

Let's build an unkillable social bookmarking service!

This is the most interesting Nostr-based project I've seen lately.
Still not properly working, and lacking a ton of features, but badly needed! Support it on @Geyser !

Thanks @Jurjen de Vries and @Iftakhar Hasnayen Abir !

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Hey del.icio.us and Pinboard fans… social bookmarks for nostr are here. Let’s support @Jurjen de Vries and @Iftakhar Hasnayen Abir @Iftakhar Hasnayen Abir @Iftakhar Hasnayen Abir

https://geyser.fund/project/yumyume

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

💪

npub1z8zrc

1mo ago

Un sogno che sta per realizzarsi...
IL MIO PRIMO NODO🧡

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

And each Firefish loan comes with thorough contractual documentation that will make your accountant extremely happy.

(Disponibile anche in Italia, con interfaccia e materiale di supporto in italiano)

npub1yv72w

1mo ago

If you want to borrow against your Bitcoin, you can take a look at Firefish. Non-custodial, Bitcoin-native, 3-3 multisig, loans without credit score, fiat in your bank account and no monthly repayments.

But keep an eye on the liquidation, so it might be better to deposit more BTC than required anyway (50% LTV)
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Final Step Bitcoin

1mo ago

Oggi siamo con @mrbitsln per parlare di @Alby da poco diventato non custodial grazie ad ALBY HUB, un ecosistema dalle grandi potenzialità ha molto da offrire! E' stata dura creare questo contenuto, ma ce l' abbiamo fatta

🚨NUOVO VIDEO!🚨

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

Buy all of them!

npub104fpz

1mo ago


Sales on #teepublic
Hurry up it's time limited and there's a #bitcoin collection waiting for you
http://tee.pub/lic/b3mbur3d4

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

#asknostr

I use a bookmark service that generates an RSS feed of the bookmarked items.

The RSS feed is fairly rich (title, link, description, categories, image).

I would like to convert each item in the RSS feed into a Nostr note and publish it to a specific Nostr profile. The description element should become the text of the note, images should be included in the note, categories should become hashtags, and the link should be added at the bottom of the post.

Is there any service (paid options are fine) capable of polling the RSS feed and producing new notes when new items are detected in the feed?

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1mo ago

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Marco Barulli

1mo ago

Hats off to @Lendasat for making Nostr an integral part of its BTC-backed lending service. As a competitor of my company, Firefish.io, I want to give credit where credit is due.
(they also picked the right Nostr logo 😛)

npub1tt77c

1mo ago

💬 Need to chat with your counterparty?

Now you can securely message your lender/borrower directly from the contract page!

Using #nostr , all communications are fully encrypted with NIP-17.

No Nostr account? No problem—your key is derived from your Lendasat account!
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Lendasat: Peer-to-peer loans secured by #Bitcoin with communications secured by #nostr !

Wanna try our BETA? Join our discord now!
https://discord.gg/a5MP7yZDpQ

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Marco Barulli

2mo ago

This reply from @jb55 to my suggestion to release a web version of Damus Notedeck left me puzzled …

I firmly believe that if we do not bring Nostr to the web, and the web to Nostr (thanks @Npub.pro , @Form* , … for covering this part), Nostr will never succeed.

Nostr web clients might not be as snappy as native apps, but are those milliseconds so important?

/cc @PABLOF7z @fiatjaf @Vitor Pamplona

npub1xtscy

2mo ago

Replying to @Marco Barulli

you can't build fast applications on the web

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Marco Barulli

2mo ago

Un invito alla serata degli ospiti del prossimo Festival di Sanremo mi sembra il minimo.
Se ciò non accadesse sarà chiaro a tutti che c'è un complotto per tenere Nostr e i Jalisse fuori dal Festival!
#nostr #sanremo

npub1rpfds

2mo ago

This is my new song in Italian about #Nostr & #Bitcoin 😎
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My goal is to educate my community, I hope with music they will finally understand 😍
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https://wavlake.com/album/e8c24492-a376-4484-9495-2f779f1c14ba

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Marco Barulli

2mo ago

I've been using Proton Mail for a couple of weeks now, as it's the email platform of choice for my employer (Firefish.io, a p2p non-custodial platform for BTC-backed loans).

However, during this time, I've noticed that Proton Mail has suffered at least 3 significant outages.
While privacy is indeed important, reliability is also important too.

/cc @Proton Wallet @Proton Mail

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2mo ago

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La mia mappatura degli utilizzatori italiani di Nostr prosegue implacabile. Finora ne ho raccolti 153 in questa lista. 😄

Dovresti esserci anche tu, ma ancora non ci sei? Rispondi qui e ti aggiungerò.
Conosci altri che dovrebbero essere inseriti in questo elenco? Taggali e riposta questa nota, grazie!

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I'm relentlessly chasing Italian-speaking users on Nostr. So far I've collected 153 of them in this list. 😄

Should you too be in the list? Reply here and I'll add you.
Do you know of others who should be included? Tag them and repost this note, thank you!

@naddr1qvzq

#nostritalia #grownostr #asknostr #Italia #Italy

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Marco Barulli

Dec 18, 2024

Quick question: is anyone getting paid in Bitcoin by their employer?

How do you manage fiat payments, especially large ones?
- selling on exchanges
- getting loans using bitcoin as collateral
- using a debit card linked to your btc stack,
- ...
(mostly interested in options available to EU residents, thanks!)

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Marco Barulli

Oct 4, 2024

#FollowFriday interesting Nostr users that are NOT posting about Nostr and Bitcoin. :)
Diversify your feed, follow them!

@Pegah: rug designer from Iran, amazing patterns and more
@Stoic Teacher your daily dose of stoic quotes
@noco|Flower Photographer: just beautiful pictures of flowers
@Peter Alexander: economic commentary and insights from a China-based business advisor

=> Reply with your non-Bitcoin, non-Nostr favorite accounts, thanks!

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Marco Barulli

Jun 9, 2024

Testing connection to a local instance of Nostr RS Relay running on StartOS.

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May 20, 2023

Ci sto! 🙋‍♂️

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