gladstein
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npub1hvw02
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12h ago
Replying to @npub1wm6ev
ARK is a new type of Layer 2 protocol with the UX of E-Cash but non-custodial. When it was announced first in 2023 it was clear that it would require a soft fork like CTV to even work though. Now 2 years later it's here live on Bitcoin mainnet, without the need for a new soft fork at all.
And with the interoperability with Lightning it will create some interesting wallets and new use cases.
And with the interoperability with Lightning it will create some interesting wallets and new use cases.
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npub12rv5l
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5h ago
second hand phone + graphene os + non-KYC bitcoin eSIM
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allen
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23h ago
a half-baked thesis on stablecoins, v0.1 for public beta:
23h ago • 26 min read
A Half-Baked Thesis on Stablecoins
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gladstein
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11h ago
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npub1sg6pl
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21h ago
i don’t care how many people use nostr.
i care that this is the one place that will always be there for me to broadcast to the world.
i care that this is the one place that will always be there for me to broadcast to the world.
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npub12rv5l
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17h ago
With AIs creating their models of the world primarily by reading text online, there's never been a more critical time to write than it is today.
This is an idea I've heard in a recent interview with Gwern and it's been reverberating in me ever since. Think about anything you care about, anything that's good or bad, anything of value to you. If it doesn't exist online, it basically doesn't exist at all for the AIs. That also means that your writings might be part of the training data of future AIs. By publishing your thoughts, you can become a tiny part of latent space tilting the self-reflection of the world in a direction you want to.
This is an idea I've heard in a recent interview with Gwern and it's been reverberating in me ever since. Think about anything you care about, anything that's good or bad, anything of value to you. If it doesn't exist online, it basically doesn't exist at all for the AIs. That also means that your writings might be part of the training data of future AIs. By publishing your thoughts, you can become a tiny part of latent space tilting the self-reflection of the world in a direction you want to.
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npub1e2rd2
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2d ago
Replying to @Sooly⚡️سولي
This, and check out @gladstein ‘s book Hidden Repression to see how the World Bank and IMF perpetuate colonialism today.
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npub12rv5l
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2d ago
Weekend project idea: vibe code a Cashu wallet into the Signal fork Molly and send around nuts and find out.
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gladstein
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2d ago
gm Bedford 🇬🇧 ☀️
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gladstein
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4d ago
The “China was ripping us off” is such a gaslight
US policymakers intentionally designed a system where we could get cheap stuff and labor from China to reduce inflation and costs of living here in America
The CCP has happy to play its part but this was intentional
We aren’t a victim here, we got to buy unlimited stuff with debt issuance with China as the factory with lower wages that we could possibly have here
Take China away and we have crazy inflation after the Great Financial Crisis
Today the system is wobbling, and needs some kind of reset, but don’t let them fool you into thinking we were getting “ripped off”
US policymakers intentionally designed a system where we could get cheap stuff and labor from China to reduce inflation and costs of living here in America
The CCP has happy to play its part but this was intentional
We aren’t a victim here, we got to buy unlimited stuff with debt issuance with China as the factory with lower wages that we could possibly have here
Take China away and we have crazy inflation after the Great Financial Crisis
Today the system is wobbling, and needs some kind of reset, but don’t let them fool you into thinking we were getting “ripped off”
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npub1a2cww
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4d ago
GM.
Chapter 13 of Broken Money is called "Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown".
It focuses on the US trade deficit and why it arises structurally. In short, since the USD is the global reserve currency (for reserve assets, international contracts, FX trading pairs, and cross-border funding), there is tremendous automatic demand for USD in the world compared to other fiat currencies.
To supply the world with that ever-growing need for USD to service all sorts of needs, the United States runs structural trade deficits with the rest of the world. That's how the USD spills out to the rest of the world for them to use. And the mechanism for that is that the overvalued USD boosts Americans' import power, reduces Americans' low-margin export competiveness, and basically forces open that trade deficit.
That trade deficit is the cost of
Chapter 13 of Broken Money is called "Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown".
It focuses on the US trade deficit and why it arises structurally. In short, since the USD is the global reserve currency (for reserve assets, international contracts, FX trading pairs, and cross-border funding), there is tremendous automatic demand for USD in the world compared to other fiat currencies.
To supply the world with that ever-growing need for USD to service all sorts of needs, the United States runs structural trade deficits with the rest of the world. That's how the USD spills out to the rest of the world for them to use. And the mechanism for that is that the overvalued USD boosts Americans' import power, reduces Americans' low-margin export competiveness, and basically forces open that trade deficit.
That trade deficit is the cost of
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gladstein
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4d ago
Amazing how many prominent people don’t understand this
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npub1dnzzy
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4d ago
You can support victims of the Myanmar earthquake with #bitcoin
Learn more about the work @Win Ko Ko Aung is doing:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/support-the-victims-of-the-myanmar-earthquake-with-bitcoin
Learn more about the work @Win Ko Ko Aung is doing:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/support-the-victims-of-the-myanmar-earthquake-with-bitcoin
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npub14vnjv
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4d ago
Thank you, @niftynei() 🇺🇸💸🧡, for visiting @PresidioBitcoin and joining the 21 in 21 pod!
Tune in to hear her discuss the exciting developments planned for Bitcoin++, the importance of companies utilizing open-source code, and how individuals and groups can improve usability ⚡
Tune in to hear her discuss the exciting developments planned for Bitcoin++, the importance of companies utilizing open-source code, and how individuals and groups can improve usability ⚡
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npub1zuuaj
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5d ago
“Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one.”
—Ursula K. LeGuin, The Tombs of Atuan
—Ursula K. LeGuin, The Tombs of Atuan
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npub1yxkvn
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5d ago
Claudia Ortiz: A Voice of Opposition in Bukele’s El Salvador 🇸🇻
Claudia Ortiz, one of El Salvador’s few opposition voices, speaks on politics, civil rights, and about the Bitcoin Ley.
This interview's goal was simply to give space to the opposition, not to spark a debate.
For an objective analysis of her views and the topics discussed, I invite you to watch the documentary I produced (link in comments).
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introduction
(00:28) - Who is Claudia Ortiz?
(05:13) - Bukele’s turn: between reform and control
(17:40) - Bitcoin: a tool for freedom that could be used to control
(22:55) - Bitcoin as legal tender: what could go wrong?
(28:58) - Why Claudia Ortiz is strongly opposed to the Bitcoin law?
(34:00) - What would Claudia Ortiz do with Bitcoin if she became president?
(36:23) - Claudia's last words
Claudia Ortiz, one of El Salvador’s few opposition voices, speaks on politics, civil rights, and about the Bitcoin Ley.
This interview's goal was simply to give space to the opposition, not to spark a debate.
For an objective analysis of her views and the topics discussed, I invite you to watch the documentary I produced (link in comments).
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introduction
(00:28) - Who is Claudia Ortiz?
(05:13) - Bukele’s turn: between reform and control
(17:40) - Bitcoin: a tool for freedom that could be used to control
(22:55) - Bitcoin as legal tender: what could go wrong?
(28:58) - Why Claudia Ortiz is strongly opposed to the Bitcoin law?
(34:00) - What would Claudia Ortiz do with Bitcoin if she became president?
(36:23) - Claudia's last words
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gladstein
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5d ago
LFG
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ODELL
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5d ago
it is impossible to overstate how massive this is
push forward
never stop
push forward
never stop
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npub19kv88
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5d ago
We’ve wanted to add gifting in @ZEUS for so long but the constraints to do it with the tools we had were insurmountable.
Cashu fixed it.
Cashu fixed it.
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npub1ejkyx
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6d ago
GM. The team that won track 1 of the MITBitcoin Expo 2025 was working on integrating payjoin devkit into Liana Wallet timelock refresh transactions! So cool! 
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npub1ht4cv
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5d ago
My 12 year old just taught her grandmother how to withdraw non kyc zaps to her e cash wallet
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npub1l2vyh
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5d ago
I simply can't overstate how I excited I am about the future
bitcoin+LN+cashu, nostr and AI are truly such an incredible combination
I try to embrace non-reactivity, equanimity, but damn, I just feel too giddy 😂
bitcoin+LN+cashu, nostr and AI are truly such an incredible combination
I try to embrace non-reactivity, equanimity, but damn, I just feel too giddy 😂
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npub1vxlhj
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6d ago
Replying to @gladstein
That’s the best use case I’ve see for that ledge of a car
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ODELL
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6d ago
supporting freedom tech infrastructure - mit bitcoin expo - april 6th 2025
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npub1xnf02
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6d ago
ZEUS Pay is expanding to THREE different address types in ZEUS v0.11:
- 🥜 Cashu addresses for newcomers. Pick your mint and start receiving zaps right away.
- 🔒 Zaplocker addresses. The first ever self-custodial Lightning addresses for mobile.
- 🦩 Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) addresses for remote node runners. Generate invoices directly from your node. No need to redeem.
Options for every step of your journey. Bitcoin payments your way.
- 🥜 Cashu addresses for newcomers. Pick your mint and start receiving zaps right away.
- 🔒 Zaplocker addresses. The first ever self-custodial Lightning addresses for mobile.
- 🦩 Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) addresses for remote node runners. Generate invoices directly from your node. No need to redeem.
Options for every step of your journey. Bitcoin payments your way.
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gladstein
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6d ago
This needed to be on nostr
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npub16vzje
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1w ago
The pace of development in cashu makes my head spin. 🫨
We must accelerate.
We must accelerate.
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ODELL
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6d ago
stay humble and stack sats 🫡
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npub1yp7wf
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1w ago
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npub14z47x
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1w ago
Palindrome Block 891198 👉👈
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npub1rmygs
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1w ago
@HRF x @PUBKEY events are so inspiring. Loved hearing Evan share his story and finished the book in 2 days.
One of the many quotes I highlighted: “True courage is always rooted in personal conviction, not group consensus ... But unlocking unusual courage means trusting your inner convictions, accepting responsibility for the outcomes, and acting anyway.”
One of the many quotes I highlighted: “True courage is always rooted in personal conviction, not group consensus ... But unlocking unusual courage means trusting your inner convictions, accepting responsibility for the outcomes, and acting anyway.”
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npub1u89pt
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1w ago
The people should have the issuing power of money
- Thomas Jefferson (1816)
The State should have the issuing power of money
- Karl Marx (1848)
No one should have the power to issue money
- Satoshi Nakamoto (2009)
- Thomas Jefferson (1816)
The State should have the issuing power of money
- Karl Marx (1848)
No one should have the power to issue money
- Satoshi Nakamoto (2009)
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gladstein
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1w ago
Overheard: Toucans are the politicians of the jungle
Handsome thieves!
😂
PV 🤙
Handsome thieves!
😂
PV 🤙
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npub1l04jh
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1w ago
Perhaps the most staggering data I came across while researching the IMF and World Bank is that ever since 1982, the flow of funds has been from poor countries to rich ones, not the other way around as we are led to believe
This flow is now in the *trillions* of dollars per year
- @gladstein
#BitcoinTwitter
This flow is now in the *trillions* of dollars per year
- @gladstein
#BitcoinTwitter
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gladstein
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1w ago
Pura Vida ☯️ 🤙
Osa is a magical place!
Osa is a magical place!
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npub1e0z77
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1w ago
Starting in 5m!!!
ODELL
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1w ago
citadel dispatch live this wednesday at 2000 utc with @niftynei() 🇺🇸💸🧡
we will discuss bitcoin++ dev education and opensats dev grants
https://citadeldispatch.com
we will discuss bitcoin++ dev education and opensats dev grants
https://citadeldispatch.com
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gladstein
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1w ago
Pura Vida 🤙
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npub1zsu6h
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1w ago
Brink is excited to announce that Eugene Siegel has joined us as an open source engineer working on fuzz testing and Bitcoin Core development!
With a background as a security engineer working on Lightning and already disclosing multiple Bitcoin Core security vulnerabilities, we're excited for Eugene to help ensure the long-term security, resilience & decentralization of Bitcoin.
Welcome Eugene!
https://brink.dev/blog/2025/04/01/eugene/
With a background as a security engineer working on Lightning and already disclosing multiple Bitcoin Core security vulnerabilities, we're excited for Eugene to help ensure the long-term security, resilience & decentralization of Bitcoin.
Welcome Eugene!
https://brink.dev/blog/2025/04/01/eugene/
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npub1xtscy
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2w ago
working on something like https://openrouter.ai but anonmyized + lightning (maybe cashu?) pay-per-query and/or balance + top-up.
need this for #dave , but other apps could use it as well.
it will be zero-signup: it will use nostr http-auth with a deterministic but anonymous key based on your nostr identity.
need this for #dave , but other apps could use it as well.
it will be zero-signup: it will use nostr http-auth with a deterministic but anonymous key based on your nostr identity.
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npub1vz03s
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2w ago
I've spent my adult life thinking about defending digital privacy. 
Yet until a few years ago, financial freedom & privacy was barely on my radar.
This would have probably continued but for a handful of good humans that took the time to talk me through things.
Thanks to thinking they kicked off for me, I now think that individual access to aspects of financial freedom & privacy are necessary to a healthy society.
Why did it take so long? Well, there was a failure of adversarial imagination on my part.
And partly because if you aren't actively asking hard questions, this state of affairs will be hidden from you.
The financial system & how it is taught is set up to hide structural privacy violations & disempowerment.
I'm pretty sure my ignorance was closer to
Yet until a few years ago, financial freedom & privacy was barely on my radar.
This would have probably continued but for a handful of good humans that took the time to talk me through things.
Thanks to thinking they kicked off for me, I now think that individual access to aspects of financial freedom & privacy are necessary to a healthy society.
Why did it take so long? Well, there was a failure of adversarial imagination on my part.
And partly because if you aren't actively asking hard questions, this state of affairs will be hidden from you.
The financial system & how it is taught is set up to hide structural privacy violations & disempowerment.
I'm pretty sure my ignorance was closer to
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npub1klkk3
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2w ago
@TollGate blows my mind every time I use it.
Being able to pay for internet access while your offline is wild.
Being able to pay for internet access while your offline is wild.
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npub1vz03s
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2w ago
Most folks don't love security theater & everyone has had a bad time at a screening checkpoint.
So, let's think for a second about hypothetical private-#TSA companies.
I'd expect them to gravitate towards AI-assigned individual risk ratings to minimize the cost of hiring & training people to interact with travelers.
To create ratings, I'd expect them to demand & consolidate invasive pools of our biometrics, web browsing, commenting, purchasing, movements & private lives.
Just don't call it a "social credit score"
You can bet they'll pivot to trying to monetize their data.
2026: We're a terminal security company
2029: We're a person rating company
Would these ratings make their way into other parts of our lives & things we want to visit?
And who exactly would stand up for us when the ratings
So, let's think for a second about hypothetical private-#TSA companies.
I'd expect them to gravitate towards AI-assigned individual risk ratings to minimize the cost of hiring & training people to interact with travelers.
To create ratings, I'd expect them to demand & consolidate invasive pools of our biometrics, web browsing, commenting, purchasing, movements & private lives.
Just don't call it a "social credit score"
You can bet they'll pivot to trying to monetize their data.
2026: We're a terminal security company
2029: We're a person rating company
Would these ratings make their way into other parts of our lives & things we want to visit?
And who exactly would stand up for us when the ratings
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npub1qv02x
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2w ago
🚀 Today we’re supporting @Andreas Griffin
from Bitcoin-Safe.Org with 1,000,000 satoshis for his work on Bitcoin Safe – a beginner-friendly multisig wallet for Mac, Windows, Linux, or anywhere Python runs. Why this matters 🧵👇
🔧 Development of Specter Desktop is no longer a priority at Swan. A vital open-source wallet has essentially become abandonware – leaving a painful gap in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
💡 Andreas, a former Specter developer himself, recognized this gap – and with Bitcoin Safe created a brand-new solution that already goes beyond what Specter offered.
🔒 What makes Bitcoin Safe special:
An open-source wallet focused on multisig and hardware wallet integration. It combines the strengths of Electrum, Specter, and @mempool – with Nostr functionality added in.
🧙 The beginner-friendly multisig wizard makes secure Bitcoin self-custody accessible – even for non-technical users.
🖼️ The graphical transaction
from Bitcoin-Safe.Org with 1,000,000 satoshis for his work on Bitcoin Safe – a beginner-friendly multisig wallet for Mac, Windows, Linux, or anywhere Python runs. Why this matters 🧵👇
🔧 Development of Specter Desktop is no longer a priority at Swan. A vital open-source wallet has essentially become abandonware – leaving a painful gap in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
💡 Andreas, a former Specter developer himself, recognized this gap – and with Bitcoin Safe created a brand-new solution that already goes beyond what Specter offered.
🔒 What makes Bitcoin Safe special:
An open-source wallet focused on multisig and hardware wallet integration. It combines the strengths of Electrum, Specter, and @mempool – with Nostr functionality added in.
🧙 The beginner-friendly multisig wizard makes secure Bitcoin self-custody accessible – even for non-technical users.
🖼️ The graphical transaction
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gladstein
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2w ago
That income / house ratio 😮💨
npub1s05p3
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2w ago
Visited my father in law (who was born in 1944) this week and found this. 
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gladstein
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2w ago
Folks at my Hidden Repression book event in DC did a “reverse signing” for me —
Attendees all signed a copy of my book with notes (the notes keep going for several pages) and gave it to me as a gift
Big love back to these folks! 🧡
Attendees all signed a copy of my book with notes (the notes keep going for several pages) and gave it to me as a gift
Big love back to these folks! 🧡
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npub1372ea
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2w ago
Replying to @npub1c0mpg
I found these good:
- Check your financial privilege. @gladstein
- A progressive’s case for bitcoin. Jason Meier. (Even if you have other political views)
- Layered money. Nik Bhatia.
- Check your financial privilege. @gladstein
- A progressive’s case for bitcoin. Jason Meier. (Even if you have other political views)
- Layered money. Nik Bhatia.
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gladstein
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2w ago
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npub1a2cww
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2w ago
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gladstein
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2w ago
No, not ready
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npub10pens
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2w ago
Chachi, Zapstore, HyperNote, nostr Epoxy, futr, npub-cash, Notedeck. More to come.
https://opensats.org/blog/10th-wave-of-nostr-grants
https://opensats.org/blog/10th-wave-of-nostr-grants
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npub1s9etj
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2w ago
FROSTR RELEASE! https://frostr.org
So excited to announce we have signed releases for:
- Igloo: Frostr keyset manager and signer (Desktop App)
- Frost2x: Frostr Signer Extension (Browser Extension)
This is a secure & minimal setup for operating a 2/3 multisig for your NSEC
Please give it a try, be extremely cautious, and give us any feedback! @cmd @bitcoinplebdev
So excited to announce we have signed releases for:
- Igloo: Frostr keyset manager and signer (Desktop App)
- Frost2x: Frostr Signer Extension (Browser Extension)
This is a secure & minimal setup for operating a 2/3 multisig for your NSEC
Please give it a try, be extremely cautious, and give us any feedback! @cmd @bitcoinplebdev
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npub1xtscy
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2w ago
dave will enable anonymized pay-per-query via lightning+NWC for any ai backend (claude, deepseek, openai) or free with your own ollama instance. This can happen automagically on each query thanks to NWC. Charge dave to keep him alive!
You setup your wallet once in the notedeck nostr browser. use it for zapping in the columns app, or ppq in the dave app.
This will work on windows, macos, linux, and android. Not sure about iOS/iPadOS since apple does not let us do that there.
lightning+nwc is the pay per query future of ai and other services, it just makes too much sense.
You setup your wallet once in the notedeck nostr browser. use it for zapping in the columns app, or ppq in the dave app.
This will work on windows, macos, linux, and android. Not sure about iOS/iPadOS since apple does not let us do that there.
lightning+nwc is the pay per query future of ai and other services, it just makes too much sense.
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npub1guh5g
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2w ago
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npub1dergg
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2w ago
Nostr achieved so much in so little time. Ya'll are too close to the metal. Step back. Zoom out. Appreciate what we have and where we are.
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2w ago
the most bullish fundamental of nostr are the people that continue to push this movement forward
you all humble me, keep pushing, never stop
you all humble me, keep pushing, never stop
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npub1sg6pl
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2w ago
“You can't look at the competition and say you're going to do it better. You have to look at the competition and say you're going to do it differently.” —Steve Jobs.
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gladstein
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2w ago
A fairly remarkable short BBC profile of Gridless's work using Bitcoin mining to convert stranded or wasted energy to value
As we move forward, you'll slowly see more and more of this until eventually it is "mainstream" that Bitcoin is pretty much good and healthy for everyone and the planet
Every new transformative technology encounters years or even decades of pessimism... Bitcoin will be no different
As we move forward, you'll slowly see more and more of this until eventually it is "mainstream" that Bitcoin is pretty much good and healthy for everyone and the planet
Every new transformative technology encounters years or even decades of pessimism... Bitcoin will be no different
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npub1guh5g
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2w ago
At home miners running Bitaxe machines mined two blocks in the last week.
The resurgence of at-home mining driven by the Bitaxe project and others is extremely encouraging. Hashrate ownership distribution is important.
Put a Bitaxe in every home.
https://www.tftc.io/home-bitcoin-mining-bitaxe
The resurgence of at-home mining driven by the Bitaxe project and others is extremely encouraging. Hashrate ownership distribution is important.
Put a Bitaxe in every home.
https://www.tftc.io/home-bitcoin-mining-bitaxe
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npub1cf3ze
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2w ago
Only 8 copies still available for auction.
https://scarce.city/sales/a-trojan-horse-for-freedom-collected-works-by-alex-gladstein
https://scarce.city/sales/a-trojan-horse-for-freedom-collected-works-by-alex-gladstein
npub1ds3hm
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2w ago
Honored to receive one of these leather bound versions of your collected works.
It looks amazing, thank you brother @gladstein!
It looks amazing, thank you brother @gladstein!
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npub1rycxj
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2w ago
Replying to @ODELL
Bianet is Türkiye's most respected independent news organization. This is unbelievable.
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I’m a fan of the Bitaxe movement. Things like Bitaxe solo block wins should be retweeted and spread far and wide. It’s like a global lottery available to anyone with electricity and ~$150. Every participant makes hash more decentralized and impossible to choke.
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npub180cvv
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2w ago
"Anyone can run it" (as long as they have 4 million dollars).
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npub1ds3hm
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2w ago
Honored to receive one of these leather bound versions of your collected works.
It looks amazing, thank you brother @gladstein!
It looks amazing, thank you brother @gladstein!
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npub1ejvhd
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2w ago
I am privileged to get to work in cahoots with HRF from time to time towards a common of freedom.
And I am honored to call Alex and many of the HRF goons at large my friends.
What a special gift this is.
Thank you, @gladstein
And I am honored to call Alex and many of the HRF goons at large my friends.
What a special gift this is.
Thank you, @gladstein
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2w ago
Sale link here! https://scarce.city/sales/a-trojan-horse-for-freedom-collected-works-by-alex-gladstein
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ODELL
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2w ago
Replying to @gladstein
best bitcoin book i own, thank you!
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npub1ejvhd
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3w ago
These are many of the beefsteak courses I’ve made over the years.
I love my job.
MASTER BEEFSTEAK MENU
Picahna with Worcestershire Reduction and Raw Vegetables (Traditional Beefsteak Course - Could be any cut)
Bavette w/ Sichuan Stuff, Chili Crisp, Cilantro and Fresh Ginger
Spicy Thai Steak Salad with Tons of Herbs, Chilis and Toasted Rice
Hanger Steak with Brown Butter, Roasted Kabocha, Clothbound Cheddar and Crispy Sage
Coffee-Crusted Strip Steak with Habanero Tomato Sauce and Kachumbari
Smokey Piranha with Orange, Honey Comb, Calabrian Chili and Olive Oil
Wagyu Flap Steak with Chimichurri
Corned Beef and Cabbage, Horseradish Cream
Greek Lamb Sirloin with Tatziki and Cucumbers
Korean Brisket with Kimchi and Napa Cabbage
Flap and Piranha as Spanish Steak Salad- Manchego, Olives, Parsley
Japanese Flank Steak with Ponzu, Cucumber, Hijiki and Pickle
I love my job.
MASTER BEEFSTEAK MENU
Picahna with Worcestershire Reduction and Raw Vegetables (Traditional Beefsteak Course - Could be any cut)
Bavette w/ Sichuan Stuff, Chili Crisp, Cilantro and Fresh Ginger
Spicy Thai Steak Salad with Tons of Herbs, Chilis and Toasted Rice
Hanger Steak with Brown Butter, Roasted Kabocha, Clothbound Cheddar and Crispy Sage
Coffee-Crusted Strip Steak with Habanero Tomato Sauce and Kachumbari
Smokey Piranha with Orange, Honey Comb, Calabrian Chili and Olive Oil
Wagyu Flap Steak with Chimichurri
Corned Beef and Cabbage, Horseradish Cream
Greek Lamb Sirloin with Tatziki and Cucumbers
Korean Brisket with Kimchi and Napa Cabbage
Flap and Piranha as Spanish Steak Salad- Manchego, Olives, Parsley
Japanese Flank Steak with Ponzu, Cucumber, Hijiki and Pickle
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npub1sg6pl
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3w ago
make bitcoin the native currency of the internet.
…and then the currency for all.
…and then the currency for all.
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gladstein
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2w ago
🤡
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npub1zxu63
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3w ago
What AI projects do you think will advance human freedom the most?
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npub1s05p3
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3w ago
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npub1xtscy
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3w ago
Will be at MIT 👀 first time i’ve been
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npub1sg6pl
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3w ago
it will never win at being a better twitter.
it can win by being something new and different.
it can win by being something new and different.
npub1m3xdp
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3w ago
Replying to @USER
If you don't know the game nostr's playing, you can't see how much its winning
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gladstein
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3w ago
**For collectors of cool Bitcoin things**
I am excited to announce the limited release of an anthology of my books and essays
I have been working for a year with @Skyler on these
He did an incredible job making each book a true work of art
We produced 100 total copies, and 50 signed copies will go on sale at Scarce City on Monday at 12pm PT
All proceeds will go to support open source devs via HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund
Link below :)
I am excited to announce the limited release of an anthology of my books and essays
I have been working for a year with @Skyler on these
He did an incredible job making each book a true work of art
We produced 100 total copies, and 50 signed copies will go on sale at Scarce City on Monday at 12pm PT
All proceeds will go to support open source devs via HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund
Link below :)
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gladstein
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4w ago
Truly a master work
An incredibly detailed and well reasoned case for buying altcoins
Every Bitcoiner would do well to read this book
An incredibly detailed and well reasoned case for buying altcoins
Every Bitcoiner would do well to read this book
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gladstein
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4w ago
Totally predictable
Left-wing groups are now getting debanked under Trump and need Bitcoin
Left-wing groups are now getting debanked under Trump and need Bitcoin
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gladstein
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1mo ago
The creator of Solana, ladies and gentlemen 
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gladstein
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1mo ago
A classic
Pretty much every track is a banger
Pretty much every track is a banger
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1mo ago
I met Milei’s chief advisor a few months ago when I visited Buenos Aires, it turns out he was a long-time friend of one of my dear friends
He boasted about being a former central banker and a fiat economist, was incredibly arrogant, and despised Bitcoin
For the sake of Argentina I hope Milei finds a new inner circle
He boasted about being a former central banker and a fiat economist, was incredibly arrogant, and despised Bitcoin
For the sake of Argentina I hope Milei finds a new inner circle
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gladstein
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1mo ago
gm ☀️ 
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1mo ago
Becoming pretty clear that the Milei memecoin is not a hack…
Brutal
Brutal
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2mo ago
This underperformed even my own very low expectations
Just remember: this is who we are dealing with
Just remember: this is who we are dealing with
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3mo ago
C.S. Lewis
Pithy for the early days of nostr
Keep building ✌️
Pithy for the early days of nostr
Keep building ✌️
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gladstein
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Dec 23, 2024
Quote from Keynes, worth pondering with respect to Bitcoin
This is a fate that we should continue to work to avoid
This is a fate that we should continue to work to avoid
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gladstein
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Dec 12, 2024
12k+ signatures here to force Bluesky to permaban someone
If something can be censored, it will be censored
https://www.change.org/p/bluesky-must-enforce-its-community-guidelines-equally
If something can be censored, it will be censored
https://www.change.org/p/bluesky-must-enforce-its-community-guidelines-equally
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gladstein
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Oct 20, 2024
Whenever I see statists like the ECB get upset about Bitcoin, or when I see more brazen regimes try and actually implement an all-out ban or crazy tax scheme, I turn to my favorite bit of writing anywhere on Bitcoin and remind myself that a ban is the Berlin Wall and that “fragments of any ban will one day become souvenirs of the folly”
Bitcoin is Ariadne by @allen
“Bitcoin is often framed as “competing” with fiat currency. This is true in a sense but I fear there is a rhetorical danger of invoking the wrong kind of “competition”. It is not a fight, for example. There is no conflict. Bitcoin is not trying to damage or sabotage its opponents, because it isn’t trying anything and it knows no opponents. It has no awareness whatsoever of who might oppose it or why. It is simply an
Bitcoin is Ariadne by @allen
“Bitcoin is often framed as “competing” with fiat currency. This is true in a sense but I fear there is a rhetorical danger of invoking the wrong kind of “competition”. It is not a fight, for example. There is no conflict. Bitcoin is not trying to damage or sabotage its opponents, because it isn’t trying anything and it knows no opponents. It has no awareness whatsoever of who might oppose it or why. It is simply an
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gladstein
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Sep 9, 2024
Trump's monetary policy seems to be:
1) Devalue the dollar (to become more competitive with manufacturing)
2) Force other countries to still use it (through a <checks notes> 100% tariff on countries who try to use other currencies)
Post-fiat historians will look back at these times with a lot of wonder and fascination
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-07/trump-pledges-100-tariff-for-countries-that-shun-the-dollar
1) Devalue the dollar (to become more competitive with manufacturing)
2) Force other countries to still use it (through a <checks notes> 100% tariff on countries who try to use other currencies)
Post-fiat historians will look back at these times with a lot of wonder and fascination
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-07/trump-pledges-100-tariff-for-countries-that-shun-the-dollar
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gladstein
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Sep 6, 2024
Surfed this morning, 3 dolphins came right into the line up and caught waves and played around (literally swimming right under/next to you) for 5 minutes, was incredible, nature is amazing 🐬 🤙
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gladstein
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Sep 5, 2024
I had the honor to interview María Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, about how fiat money was weaponized against the Venezuelan people by the Chávez and Maduro regimes
She says Bitcoin is a "lifeline" and "vital means of resistance" and said that a future democratic Venezuelan government will use Bitcoin to rebuild the national reserves that the Chávistas stole and put Venezuela back on a path to peace and prosperity
I've put out a lot of content in the past few years but I think this is the most important thing I've done -- the implications are vast considering a) Venezuela is one of the world's largest energy exporters with some of the world's largest oil reserves and b) María Corina Machado is not some rogue leader or dictator but a US ally
I hope you can watch 🇻🇪
She says Bitcoin is a "lifeline" and "vital means of resistance" and said that a future democratic Venezuelan government will use Bitcoin to rebuild the national reserves that the Chávistas stole and put Venezuela back on a path to peace and prosperity
I've put out a lot of content in the past few years but I think this is the most important thing I've done -- the implications are vast considering a) Venezuela is one of the world's largest energy exporters with some of the world's largest oil reserves and b) María Corina Machado is not some rogue leader or dictator but a US ally
I hope you can watch 🇻🇪
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gladstein
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Sep 4, 2024
Started using Nostr to collect fantasy football dues for the 6th annual SatBowl
10/10, no notes
In the near future there will be fantasy football apps entirely built on nostr, looking forward to that
P.S. before you jest, remember that close to 70 million (!) Americans play fantasy sports, all together sending billions of small transactions every year
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npub1m2mvv
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Aug 30, 2024
Replying to @npub1a2cww
Along with @gladstein's Check your financial privilege I consider these two books the best I've read in the past year.
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
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gladstein
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Aug 28, 2024
+1
npub1sg6pl
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Apr 17, 2024
rights aren’t given, they’re taken.
bitcoin and nostr help you take and defend them, peacefully.
bitcoin and nostr help you take and defend them, peacefully.
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gladstein
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Aug 24, 2024
Yellowstone is truly amazing
Couldn’t believe this was real
Couldn’t believe this was real
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Aug 23, 2024
Wyoming is awesome 👌 
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Aug 15, 2024
I would strongly recommend this book
It hasn't gotten a lot of attention but is definitely worth it
The thesis is simple
Just as the dollar moved from being based on gold to being based on oil (the petrodollar), it is today in the process of moving to a new base of Bitcoin, with the help of stablecoins
But thankfully the book doesn't end there with that dark outcome
It heavily implies that through proper engineering and layering and technologies like ecash, we can defeat the fiat system
https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/products/the-bitcoin-dollar-book
It hasn't gotten a lot of attention but is definitely worth it
The thesis is simple
Just as the dollar moved from being based on gold to being based on oil (the petrodollar), it is today in the process of moving to a new base of Bitcoin, with the help of stablecoins
But thankfully the book doesn't end there with that dark outcome
It heavily implies that through proper engineering and layering and technologies like ecash, we can defeat the fiat system
https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/products/the-bitcoin-dollar-book
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gladstein
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Aug 13, 2024
Here's my profile for Reason on Nostr and why it could very well change the world
Pasting a few paragraphs here, you can find the rest at the link
Feel free to spread far and wide 😉
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Can Nostr Make Twitter's Dreams Come True?
Twitter's founder says Nostr is “100 percent what we wanted”—an open, ownerless network
Alex Gladstein | 8.13.2024
Virtually everyone agrees that social media is broken. On Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok, people fear out-of-control algorithms, fake news, state actor censorship, and propaganda. Google and Meta collect vast troves of personal information on their users and receive hundreds of thousands of requests every year from governments around the world to access that data. YouTube has become arguably "the most powerful media platform in the history of humanity," yet its algorithm is an
Pasting a few paragraphs here, you can find the rest at the link
Feel free to spread far and wide 😉
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Can Nostr Make Twitter's Dreams Come True?
Twitter's founder says Nostr is “100 percent what we wanted”—an open, ownerless network
Alex Gladstein | 8.13.2024
Virtually everyone agrees that social media is broken. On Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok, people fear out-of-control algorithms, fake news, state actor censorship, and propaganda. Google and Meta collect vast troves of personal information on their users and receive hundreds of thousands of requests every year from governments around the world to access that data. YouTube has become arguably "the most powerful media platform in the history of humanity," yet its algorithm is an
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gladstein
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Aug 9, 2024
I've been working all summer on a long read for Reason Magazine about Nostr.
It comes out in a few days.
Really excited to share it with you all!
It comes out in a few days.
Really excited to share it with you all!
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gladstein
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Aug 6, 2024
Here's my full main-stage keynote from Nashville
It was spread across two days, so that's why I change halfway through 😂
51 minutes but I worked hard to carefully consider each minute
The talk is packed with lessons and examples that I have learned and seen across my entire career of people using Bitcoin to change the world in the most unlikely of places
I walk through how Bitcoin is a revolution for commerce, freedom, and electric power, citing dozens of examples in each case
This one is for every single person who has ever said Bitcoin is useless, just as much is as it's for every person who is curious about Bitcoin and wants to know more
Most people know that Bitcoin is a great savings technology, which is of course its primary use case, but I
It was spread across two days, so that's why I change halfway through 😂
51 minutes but I worked hard to carefully consider each minute
The talk is packed with lessons and examples that I have learned and seen across my entire career of people using Bitcoin to change the world in the most unlikely of places
I walk through how Bitcoin is a revolution for commerce, freedom, and electric power, citing dozens of examples in each case
This one is for every single person who has ever said Bitcoin is useless, just as much is as it's for every person who is curious about Bitcoin and wants to know more
Most people know that Bitcoin is a great savings technology, which is of course its primary use case, but I
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gladstein
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Aug 6, 2024
Helpful chart to understand why the people rose up in Bangladesh and tossed their leader out of power
Now the coordinators of the student body that led the protest against Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian rule have declared the formation of an interim government with the country's only Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus, as its Chief Advisor
Let’s hope they can start to build a free and prosperous society without military rule 🙏
Now the coordinators of the student body that led the protest against Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian rule have declared the formation of an interim government with the country's only Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus, as its Chief Advisor
Let’s hope they can start to build a free and prosperous society without military rule 🙏
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gladstein
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Aug 1, 2024
Which hardware wallets is the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve going to roll with?
Multi-sig or distributed single-sigs?
What kind of entropy?
Multi-sig or distributed single-sigs?
What kind of entropy?
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gladstein
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Jul 28, 2024
Every time a government official says “bitcoin strategic reserve” —
Drink!
Drink!
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gladstein
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Jul 27, 2024
"Louisiana is a leader in bitcoin—banning CBDCs and protecting self-custody. We should continue to lead by having a strategic reserve of bitcoin"
-The governor of Louisiana, just now
I wonder what the average person thinks when they read that in the news
Wild times!
-The governor of Louisiana, just now
I wonder what the average person thinks when they read that in the news
Wild times!
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gladstein
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Jul 26, 2024
My final slide from my keynote today on the main stage in Nashville
Onwards! ✌️
Onwards! ✌️
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gladstein
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Jul 25, 2024
tfw
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Jul 22, 2024
Step 5 is wrong
It’s Bitcoin, not bullets
The collapse (or fading away) of dollar hegemony is inevitable but doesn’t mean chaos
Ending the fiat currency caste system will usher in a new age of global peace and collaboration ✌️
It’s Bitcoin, not bullets
The collapse (or fading away) of dollar hegemony is inevitable but doesn’t mean chaos
Ending the fiat currency caste system will usher in a new age of global peace and collaboration ✌️
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Jul 13, 2024
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Jul 12, 2024
Fun to see the “tip jar for activists” finally live and in production
Here is HRF’s tip jar
bolt12@hrf.org or QR :)
Here is HRF’s tip jar
bolt12@hrf.org or QR :)
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gladstein
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Jul 11, 2024
Human-readable BOLT 12 offers
Probably the most asked-for feature from human rights activists
What was once a dream is becoming reality
Bullish!!!
Probably the most asked-for feature from human rights activists
What was once a dream is becoming reality
Bullish!!!
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gladstein
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Jul 9, 2024
There is something wonderfully strange about Bitcoin ATMs like these
Hidden among a bunch of ads, typically for booze or grass or lotto tickets: a real way out
Almost a bit like the Zoltar machine in Big
Something magical hidden among the mundane
A portal to another dimension
Hidden among a bunch of ads, typically for booze or grass or lotto tickets: a real way out
Almost a bit like the Zoltar machine in Big
Something magical hidden among the mundane
A portal to another dimension
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gladstein
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Jul 5, 2024
HRF's financial freedom team
@Alex Li took the plunge as the first hire in Q1 2020 and we've been growing ever since
Grateful for the opportunity to work with such a fantastic crew!
@Alex Li took the plunge as the first hire in Q1 2020 and we've been growing ever since
Grateful for the opportunity to work with such a fantastic crew!
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gladstein
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Jul 2, 2024
Something you can’t do on Nostr yet, dunk on central bankers
THAT will be the day 😂
THAT will be the day 😂
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gladstein
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Jul 2, 2024
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Jul 1, 2024
Iconic talk by Jaron Lanier
Given in 2018, but you watch it and you realize he could be talking about the current moment and opportunity with nostr
“We cannot have a society in which if two people wish to communicate the only way that can happen is if it’s financed by a third person who wishes to manipulate them”
Amen
“The alternative is to turn back the clock with great difficulty and remake that decision. Remaking it would mean two things. It would mean many people would actually pay for these things. You’d pay for search. You’d pay for social networking. How would you pay? Maybe with a subscription fee. Maybe with micropayments... If some of you are recoiling and saying: oh my god I would never pay for these things, how could you ever get anyone to pay? Well, companies like
Given in 2018, but you watch it and you realize he could be talking about the current moment and opportunity with nostr
“We cannot have a society in which if two people wish to communicate the only way that can happen is if it’s financed by a third person who wishes to manipulate them”
Amen
“The alternative is to turn back the clock with great difficulty and remake that decision. Remaking it would mean two things. It would mean many people would actually pay for these things. You’d pay for search. You’d pay for social networking. How would you pay? Maybe with a subscription fee. Maybe with micropayments... If some of you are recoiling and saying: oh my god I would never pay for these things, how could you ever get anyone to pay? Well, companies like
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Jun 30, 2024
Someone just sent me this as a DM
Beautiful! And true. The others will find their way ✌️
“I use Primal as a #bitcoin wallet for my 10-year-old son. He’s too young to sign up for Strike (or any KYC platform). He’s too young to open a bank account. He’s not interested in paper money. He wants digital money so he can buy game stuff online. I pay him his allowance in bitcoin to his Primal account. He doesn’t have to send me an invoice, I just zap him $50 or whatever. Then if he wants to spend on a game, he can request a purchase through the apple App Store, i get a notification first from apple, then i get a notification from Strike saying that he zapped me $5 to cover the cost of the purchase. It’s perfect for someone his age. I couldn’t
Beautiful! And true. The others will find their way ✌️
“I use Primal as a #bitcoin wallet for my 10-year-old son. He’s too young to sign up for Strike (or any KYC platform). He’s too young to open a bank account. He’s not interested in paper money. He wants digital money so he can buy game stuff online. I pay him his allowance in bitcoin to his Primal account. He doesn’t have to send me an invoice, I just zap him $50 or whatever. Then if he wants to spend on a game, he can request a purchase through the apple App Store, i get a notification first from apple, then i get a notification from Strike saying that he zapped me $5 to cover the cost of the purchase. It’s perfect for someone his age. I couldn’t
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gladstein
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Jun 30, 2024
Folks you’re missing out on some big stuff on Farcaster
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🤡
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Jun 27, 2024
Someone I love wrote to me with a Kickstarter project, asking me to back it
I wanted to, but then was hit with the permission wall: sign up, create an account, give us all your information, credit card info, all this stuff
The current web is built in an infuriating way where you can only support those you like through permissioned walls built by rent-seekers posing as "connectors"
So, I didn't proceed, and didn't back them, which sucks
I hope they will join us on Nostr soon so I can back them effortlessly with sound money and no-rent seeking
I think it's just a matter of time ⏳
I wanted to, but then was hit with the permission wall: sign up, create an account, give us all your information, credit card info, all this stuff
The current web is built in an infuriating way where you can only support those you like through permissioned walls built by rent-seekers posing as "connectors"
So, I didn't proceed, and didn't back them, which sucks
I hope they will join us on Nostr soon so I can back them effortlessly with sound money and no-rent seeking
I think it's just a matter of time ⏳
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gladstein
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Jun 26, 2024
Made a bet today with a skeptic that Nostr will have more than 1M weekly active users by Jan 31, 2026
We are at ~35k today
That’s about 18 months from now
LFG 🚀
We are at ~35k today
That’s about 18 months from now
LFG 🚀
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gladstein
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Jun 26, 2024
Piece of history: Julian Assange's 2010 Oslo Freedom Forum talk, delivered the last time he was a free man
It's a remarkable talk, I suggest watching it
He gave it right after releasing Collateral Murder, before his ability to travel was frozen
Six months before the banking blockade, one year before the Bitcoin fundraiser began
But most of the points remain fundamental
"The greater the power, the more need there is for transparency"
It's a remarkable talk, I suggest watching it
He gave it right after releasing Collateral Murder, before his ability to travel was frozen
Six months before the banking blockade, one year before the Bitcoin fundraiser began
But most of the points remain fundamental
"The greater the power, the more need there is for transparency"
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gladstein
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Jun 25, 2024
Incredible news
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Jun 23, 2024
“I discovered, to my amazement, that all through history there had been resistance... and bitter, exaggerated, last-stitch resistance... to every significant technological change that had taken place on earth”
-Isaac Asimov
We are going to win, it’s just going to take time ✌️
-Isaac Asimov
We are going to win, it’s just going to take time ✌️
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gladstein
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Jun 15, 2024
Epic! 🇨🇿
(Credit: @c3bor on X)
(Credit: @c3bor on X)
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gladstein
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Jun 11, 2024
Proudly bringing this bag around Europe
What is the design?
Quite simple: people banding together, uniting to achieve better privacy and freedom for all
A beautiful thing 🫶
What is the design?
Quite simple: people banding together, uniting to achieve better privacy and freedom for all
A beautiful thing 🫶
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gladstein
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Jun 9, 2024
We are going to win 
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gladstein
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Jun 1, 2024
Gm ☀️ 🇳🇴
A perfect summer day here in Oslo
Can’t wait to host so many incredible freedom tech builders here soon 🫡
A perfect summer day here in Oslo
Can’t wait to host so many incredible freedom tech builders here soon 🫡
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gladstein
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May 29, 2024
I recently learned that legislation has been drafted on Capitol Hill to classify *not re-using Bitcoin addresses* as "mixing"
There are also efforts to force "unhosted wallet providers" to collect user info for taxes
As well as to give power to Treasury to sanction any address (even Americans)
And a whole lot more bad stuff
IMO Coin Center does vital work to fight this and to protect privacy tech
They are a compact team and do a lot with the resources they have
They sue the OFAC and Treasury
They consider the Bank Secrecy Act unconstitutional and act accordingly
I just spent some time with their leadership team, asking questions, and came away impressed, I would strongly suggest a donation today
coincenter.org
There are also efforts to force "unhosted wallet providers" to collect user info for taxes
As well as to give power to Treasury to sanction any address (even Americans)
And a whole lot more bad stuff
IMO Coin Center does vital work to fight this and to protect privacy tech
They are a compact team and do a lot with the resources they have
They sue the OFAC and Treasury
They consider the Bank Secrecy Act unconstitutional and act accordingly
I just spent some time with their leadership team, asking questions, and came away impressed, I would strongly suggest a donation today
coincenter.org
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gladstein
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May 28, 2024
The Nigerian government has achieved Naira-Cent Parity
Who’s next?
🇳🇬
Who’s next?
🇳🇬
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gladstein
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May 22, 2024
10 months ago, HRF launched its Bitcoin Bounty Challenge, based on features at-risk activists and dissidents wanted to see in Bitcoin, based on months of surveys and research
We didn’t know what to expect but the results have really blown us away
We have by this point awarded full or partial bounties in *7 of 11* categories
Completed or partially completed?
-Open-sourcing the design guide
-Serverless Payjoin
-E2E Encrypted Nostr Group Chats
-Silent Payments
-Self-custodial mobile LN addresses
-Mobile Border Wallets
-Cashu
Still up for grabs?
-Human Readable Bolt12 Offers
-Easy Mobile Multisig
-Frost Multisig Wallet
-BIP47 Expansion
224 days left!
hrfbounties.org
We didn’t know what to expect but the results have really blown us away
We have by this point awarded full or partial bounties in *7 of 11* categories
Completed or partially completed?
-Open-sourcing the design guide
-Serverless Payjoin
-E2E Encrypted Nostr Group Chats
-Silent Payments
-Self-custodial mobile LN addresses
-Mobile Border Wallets
-Cashu
Still up for grabs?
-Human Readable Bolt12 Offers
-Easy Mobile Multisig
-Frost Multisig Wallet
-BIP47 Expansion
224 days left!
hrfbounties.org
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gladstein
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May 22, 2024
The Fiat Dashboard
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gladstein
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May 19, 2024
Yes, and eventually this will happen with Bitcoin, not shiny rocks 
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gladstein
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May 15, 2024
474 BTC out of a volcano later...
Still can't believe this happened
Still can't believe this happened
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gladstein
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May 12, 2024
Let’s just say these bounties were very, very fruitful
What a difference 18 months makes, feels like a different age 😅
What a difference 18 months makes, feels like a different age 😅
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gladstein
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May 3, 2024
Tough times in Nigeria
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gladstein
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Apr 27, 2024
Just so you know what they are going to try and go with: 
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gladstein
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Apr 25, 2024
Legend
Be like Hal
Be like Hal
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gladstein
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Apr 19, 2024
Honored to be able to help bring the Finney Freedom Prize into the world today
Hal was such an important figure, for so many reasons. We hope the prize can inspire many future Hals, as we move through the next 100+ years, where the fight for digital privacy and financial freedom will be so critical for the success of civilization and the open society
All details at finneyprize.org — be sure to watch the video about Hal’s life :)
Hal was such an important figure, for so many reasons. We hope the prize can inspire many future Hals, as we move through the next 100+ years, where the fight for digital privacy and financial freedom will be so critical for the success of civilization and the open society
All details at finneyprize.org — be sure to watch the video about Hal’s life :)
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gladstein
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Apr 18, 2024
How crazy is it that Ray Dalio thinks that “cryptocurrency” is non-debt money
He’s just so far from grasping the fundamentals
We are so early
To clarify: Bitcoin is non-debt money, all other crypto (for example stablecoins or any token scheme where the issuance can be changed by centralized actors) are debt money
He’s just so far from grasping the fundamentals
We are so early
To clarify: Bitcoin is non-debt money, all other crypto (for example stablecoins or any token scheme where the issuance can be changed by centralized actors) are debt money
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gladstein
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Apr 10, 2024
The people will eventually demand Bitcoin 
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gladstein
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Apr 9, 2024
Lmao this is not a joke, this is a real fiat economist research paper 
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gladstein
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Apr 3, 2024
HRF is excited to announce the CISA Research Fellowship 🎉
Cross-Input Signature Aggregation (CISA) is a proposed upgrade to Bitcoin that could potentially enhance privacy and provide cost-savings for transactions
HRF is sponsoring a four-month research fellowship to help analyze the state and future of CISA
The product of the fellowship will be an industry paper that seeks to answer the following questions:
1) How could CISA improve Bitcoin privacy?
2) Exactly how much cost-savings could CISA provide across different types of transactions? This will include a comparison of full versus half aggregate implementations.
3) How meaningful might these cost savings be to different industry participants? Given historical precedent, could these cost savings make Taproot the default script type, as Native Segwit is today?
4) Could CISA, if adopted widely, reduce the effectiveness of chain analysis?
5) Could
Cross-Input Signature Aggregation (CISA) is a proposed upgrade to Bitcoin that could potentially enhance privacy and provide cost-savings for transactions
HRF is sponsoring a four-month research fellowship to help analyze the state and future of CISA
The product of the fellowship will be an industry paper that seeks to answer the following questions:
1) How could CISA improve Bitcoin privacy?
2) Exactly how much cost-savings could CISA provide across different types of transactions? This will include a comparison of full versus half aggregate implementations.
3) How meaningful might these cost savings be to different industry participants? Given historical precedent, could these cost savings make Taproot the default script type, as Native Segwit is today?
4) Could CISA, if adopted widely, reduce the effectiveness of chain analysis?
5) Could
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gladstein
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Mar 21, 2024
This is Gandhi’s political party, which won more than 100 million votes in the last election
“All our bank accounts have been frozen”
Financial deplatforming is becoming a bigger danger, every day
Thank god we have a way to fight back
“All our bank accounts have been frozen”
Financial deplatforming is becoming a bigger danger, every day
Thank god we have a way to fight back
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gladstein
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Mar 20, 2024
Meanwhile, in Malawi 🇲🇼 
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npub1dergg
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Feb 24, 2024
Replying to @VelvetBlue_Art
eCash is useful for many things. First of all, the token is the money. Which means you can send money offline, for example, just by sharing a string or QR code (or tapping phones via NFC / Bluetooth / whatever). FediMint has this feature, and it's very useful in certain situations. It's also very private.
You can also use eCash tokens as authentication strings, e.g. to retrieve data from an API or DVM. You can think of it as accessing something and instead of putting a regular password you put an eCash string into the "password" field, so you immediately and directly pay for the request. No account needed. #SovEng people are exploring this as we speak.
My 2 sats.
cashuAeyJ0b2tlbiI6W3sibWludCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbGVnZW5kLmxuYml0cy5jb20vY2FzaHUvYXBpL3YxL0RqSE1xQk1RR1N3S2Mzb2lSeDMyNHciLCJwcm9vZnMiOlt7ImlkIjoiaGw3NTV5MVY3UU1jIiwiYW1vdW50IjoyLCJzZWNyZXQiOiJaYSs0TVBHUHR6OFlCbzBIeE1HOGYzOTRlVVhkbkQ5NTYydkxTSStTYVJvPSIsIkMiOiIwM2Y4YjQ2ZDAzODM3YjY1NTM2ZTJmYzYwYzg2NGU0NjBmZDJkOWQ5ODExNzc4MTNiNzIxZjhmZmNjMWVlN2U0ZTMifV19XSwibWVtbyI6IlNlbnQgdmlhIGVOdXRzLiJ9
You can also use eCash tokens as authentication strings, e.g. to retrieve data from an API or DVM. You can think of it as accessing something and instead of putting a regular password you put an eCash string into the "password" field, so you immediately and directly pay for the request. No account needed. #SovEng people are exploring this as we speak.
My 2 sats.
cashuAeyJ0b2tlbiI6W3sibWludCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbGVnZW5kLmxuYml0cy5jb20vY2FzaHUvYXBpL3YxL0RqSE1xQk1RR1N3S2Mzb2lSeDMyNHciLCJwcm9vZnMiOlt7ImlkIjoiaGw3NTV5MVY3UU1jIiwiYW1vdW50IjoyLCJzZWNyZXQiOiJaYSs0TVBHUHR6OFlCbzBIeE1HOGYzOTRlVVhkbkQ5NTYydkxTSStTYVJvPSIsIkMiOiIwM2Y4YjQ2ZDAzODM3YjY1NTM2ZTJmYzYwYzg2NGU0NjBmZDJkOWQ5ODExNzc4MTNiNzIxZjhmZmNjMWVlN2U0ZTMifV19XSwibWVtbyI6IlNlbnQgdmlhIGVOdXRzLiJ9
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gladstein
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Oct 13, 2023
The IDF has informed the United Nations that people living north of a certain point in Gaza need to evacuate in the next 24 hours.
This is 1.1 million people.
Will their home or neighborhood still be there when they get back? Will they get a chance to go back? Where will they go? Egypt will not let them in.
The IDF says it is too dangerous to stay.
Imagine if this was happening to you.
This is 1.1 million people.
Will their home or neighborhood still be there when they get back? Will they get a chance to go back? Where will they go? Egypt will not let them in.
The IDF says it is too dangerous to stay.
Imagine if this was happening to you.
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