STAY HUMBLE, STACK SATS (NOT MONKE JPGS)
Apr 15, 2023
Block Height: 785,577
Moscow Time: 32:92 ⚡/ $
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🎙️Quote of the Day🎙️
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“the gaslighting from inscription promoters is exhausting and starting to really piss me off.
if you are thinking about buying an inscription consider staying humble and stacking sats instead.”
ODELL (npub1qny…95gx)
the gaslighting from inscription promoters is exhausting and starting to really piss me off
if you are thinking about buying an inscription consider staying humble and stacking sats instead
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🚨Headline Nostr News🚨
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BitcoinMagazine (npub1t8a…56yu) auctions NFT’s of their historic covers. David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine, said, "We're experimenting at the edge of Bitcoin innovation and venturing into uncharted territory.” 🤦♂️
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-magazine-announces-historic-nft-auction
AviBurra (npub1hqa…t56s) drops a thoughtful op-ed on BitcoinMagazine (npub1t8a…56yu) ‘s choice to use blockspace in the #bitcoin timechain to launch a NFT collection. 🤡 🤡
🚨 🚨 Please check out this special Op-Ed by our valued contributor #[0]
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NONCE POPULI
#[1]
Yesterday, #[2] announced the launch of “Bitcoin Magazine Historic Covers”, a 1/1 Ordinal NFT collection of its first 23 covers. These digital images of the covers, inscribed on the timechain, will be sold today (April 15th) via a Dutch auction. The choice of auction style is presumably to leverage partially signed bitcoin transactions (PSBT) that allow for a trust-minimized process which would not be possible with a traditional English auction.
The NFT auction is a disappointing decision by Bitcoin Magazine, in my opinion. While the winners will also receive a physical copy of the corresponding magazine, the auction itself is not explicitly for a physical object, but rather a digital representation of it.
The concerns a lot of Bitcoiners have about NFTs on other chains is that value is somehow being ascribed to an infinitely replicable digital object (and in many cases, just a hyperlink to the object). It takes a strong leap of faith to accept this premise, a leap that in my opinion is not compatible with the bitcoin philosophy of value stemming from a scarce, tamper-proof supply of the underlying asset.
Ordinals and inscriptions have brought the ability to do this on the bitcoin timechain. When we started the #gorillawarfare campaign on nostr in February, the motivation wasn’t to tell people what they can or cannot do on an open, free-speech protocol. The motivation was to appeal to their better judgement through good natured humor and memes and make them question what they *ought* and *ought not* do, despite having the ability to do so, on the greatest tool individuals have today to reclaim their sovereignty.
Segwit paved the way for blocks to effectively be 4MB in size. Most assumed that if there was a way to fill up all the blocks, they would be full. Inscriptions are certainly one way of filling up blocks, but so are monetary transactions that liberate users from the fiat system. The question is, which one should a major publication and arguably one of the most powerful voices in the space be promoting?
I would like to believe most of us bitcoiners have a shared mission to make the world a happier, more abundant and peaceful place. Empowering users to use bitcoin as a medium-of-exchange and driving adoption does that. Monke jpegs don’t.
I am appealing to the better judgement of my friends at Bitcoin Magazine to reconsider their decision to launch an NFT collection. Inscriptions are not a good use of blockspace in my opinion and are already attracting charlatans from the broader crypto world to peddle their scams on bitcoin. You have a responsibility to not encourage that.
Do a deep-dive into The NY Times hit piece on #bitcoin mining and learn about demand response, marginal and average emissions, and how bitcoin miners are playing a valuable role in improving grid resilience and reducing carbon emissions. 🔋🔌⚡️
https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/the-absurdity-of-the-nyts-latest-bitcoin-hit-piece
NYTimesUp (npub1fq0…uhjj) Spread the word about #StopThePresses and #NYTimesUp ‼️ While the NYT hypocritically calls out #bitcoin mining for being wasteful, they continue to cause environmental damage through their wasteful use of the printing press, murdering trees and wasting electricity when there are far more efficient means of sharing the news digitally. ☠️ 🗞️
Besides the New York Times’ massive death toll of trees, they also use GIANT printing presses which WASTE electricity.
There are far more efficient means of sharing the news, like on a website or via email.
But NYT continues to waste electricity & kill trees…
#NYTimesUp
#StopThePresses
helen (npub1nrx…lssh) Next level orange pilling 💊 the Belgian parliament 🧡🔥🧡
We did it! We raised 5M sats to deliver 124 copies of the #bitcoinstandard to the Flemish parliament to start orangepilling Belgium 🙌
Thanks to #[1] and #[2] from bitcoin brabant and #[3] for organising this.
https://geyser.fund/project/orangepillingbelgium
Gigi (npub1der…xzpc) updates us on the state of “Prisms”, or automated Lightning payment splits ⚡️⚡️
how it started / how it's going
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💻nostr Tech💻
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RIP ☠️☠️ Bitcoin Quotes (npub1sat…sfjp) on twitter. Long live Bitcoin Quotes (npub1sat…sfjp) on Nostr. 👏👏
RIP #[0] on twitter
Tony (npub10aw…5ys7) Onboarding a new user? Check out this super helpful, concise guide by Tony 🤝💜
Onboard Nostr in 5 Minutes: A #welcome Guide
There are tons of useful exhaustive #Nostr resources, but I figured many newbies don't necessarily want to start their acquaintance with digging deep down the Nostr rabbit hole. So I've listed a few vital steps to take as soon as one joins that will allow them to improve their experience right away.
The post has all the important links to further readings and cool Nostr apps to check out.
Please share your feedback - I believe there is a bunch of references to add, but I hope this already makes a good super fast onboarding mini guide for the busiest (or laziest) newcomers.
https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqxnzd3cxy6rjv3hx5cnyde5qyvhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgunpw35jucm0d5hszythwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn99uq3vamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd45kcmm49ekx7mp0qyvhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn0wah8xcmpd3jjummjvuhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvshsygrlts45uj9qa8lv5caydvfumwpy386qyquc6c9zqu9fdr92sxxht5psgqqqw4rs58tats
h/t #[0] #[1] #[2] #[3]
Intuitive Guy☯️⚡ (npub13pn…06vw) also created this great resource for newcomers and even existing #nostr users! Everything you need to know from setting your NIP-05 to recovering your followers list 😉
HELLO! WELCOME TO #NOSTR #Introduction
Here is my #Nostr sources' data list update, for new comers and old nostriches that now can bookmark it ;)
It has been a lot since my last one, just did a fast review and edited a bit.
Thank you if you consider reposting it. Also please do comment below with new info or sources if you have, I will put them in the next update.
Pura vida to all nostriches and #Plebchain!
Clients
- Amethyst
- Astral
- Damus
- Hamstr
- Iris
- Nostrgram
- Snort
- Current
GET #NIP-05 VERIFIED:
https://nostrplebs.com/
https://www.Nostr-Check.com/ (free)
https://nostr.industries/ (free)
https://verified-nostr.com (free/paid)
- HOW to create a POW #Nostr key pair by mads@NostrVerified.com
https://telegra.ph/How-to-create-a-POW-nostr-key-pair-01-04
- Who want to setup their NIP-05 Identifier without having to buy domains and setup websites and for free using GitHub, see:
https://github.com/BenGWeeks/BenGWeeks.github.io
Now that you have your own NIP05 handle, make it a Lightning Address to! Here is how:
- Pay with lightning
https://nvk.org/alby-?
- Guide to create Lightning Address redirection on your domain:
https://orangepill.dev/lightning-guides/guide-to-create-lnaddress-redirection-on-your-domain/
- SeedSigner + Nostr screen-by-screen walkthrough gists made by Keith Mukai #[0]:
- Generate a new airgapped Nostr key via SeedSigner
https://gist.github.com/kdmukai/ae9911ed6fb92f8e7d2c553555b0cb86
- Airgapped Nostr event signing via SeedSigner
https://gist.github.com/kdmukai/72ff71e6b6278cdda37e5f1ba6c7c08a
- Airgapped NIP-26 Nostr key delegation via SeedSigner
https://gist.github.com/kdmukai/089ff308506058973974479ae4b64b42
FOLLOWS/FOLLOWERS
- Find your Twitter #FOLLOWS on #Nostr and connect your PUBkey with Twitter:
https://nostr.directory/
-This tool made by Bitcoin Jungle #[1] lets you create lists of profiles and give them a name. Your followers can then come to the tool and see the lists you’ve created. They can then add all the profiles from that list to their list!
https://nostr-follow-bundler.netlify.app/
- You lost all your follows? Read this note:
#[11]
RELAYS
Search for #RELAYS near to you:
https://nostr.watch/
Ezofox #[2] free relay uptime monitoring page:
https://uptime.orangepill.dev/
Looking for other paid relays?
- List created and updated by StackSats.IO #[3] :
relay.exchange
Run your own RELAY:
- Set up a Nostr Relay server in under 5 minutes:
https://andreneves.xyz/p/set-up-a-nostr-relay-server-in-under
- Cameri #[4] guide:
1. Sign up on GitHub.
2. Sign up on Railway.
3. Go to https://github.com/Cameri/nostream
4. Click on the purple Deploy on Railway button and follow the prompts
STORE PROFILE DATA
- Download your Profile info and settings now that you have done all the work:
https://www.nostrgraph.net/archive
wss://relay.nostrgraph.net
⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ LIGHTNING NETWORK ZAPS AND WALLETS WITH NIP57 ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡
!FIRST and most important: you need a STATIC LIGHTNING NETWORK ADDRESS!
- You have STRIKE? Super easy, just put " YourUsername@strike.army " in your profile setup URL for lightning and you are zappable!
Here is how you can send and receive ⚡⚡ Zaps using LNTipBot made by @calle :
-First click here: https://t.me/LightningTipBot
Set it up and copy / paste your LN address in your Nostr profile.
-NIP-57 support? In the telegram channel with the bot type: /nostr add
Want to link the tipbot with BlueWallet or Zeus?
- Type /link in the Telegram bot channel after having it setup. Scan the QR in BlueWallet -> import wallet or Zeus LndHub.
- Enter /link in LightningTipBot, go to Zeus, add new LndHub wallet, scan QR code and you're in.
- Link also possible with Alby from desktop, just import new LndHub
If you want the zaps to appear under your posts:
- Go to LightningTipBot. Enter "/help" if you don't know your Lightning address.
- See your address? Mine is intuitiveguy@ln.tips
- Optional: Enter "/advanced" to get an anonymous address if you don't want to doxx your Telegram username.
- Put your Lightning address into your nostr profile
- In LightningTipBot, register your nostr pubkey with "/nostr add"
- You're done! You'll receive zaps and they will be shown under your zapped posts! ⚡⚡
Other services that have implemented NIP57
- VIDA (vida.live)
- Stacker.news (stacker.news)
WANT TO WATCH LIVE ALL THE NOSTR LIGHTNING NETWORK TRANSACTIONS? YOU NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT!
https://www.zaplife.lol
NOSTR STATISTICS
- Nostr network stats:
https://nostr.io/stats
- Live Statistics from Nostr Relays
https://www.nostr.directory/stats
SEARCH IN NOSTR
- Nostrum Search home page:
https://nostrum.pro/search/
- If you want to search through #nostr notes by keyword:
https://nostr.band
https://https://nostrview.com/search
- Want to follow a hashtag or a keyword? Create your bot and follow it:
https://sb.nostr.band
ADD CONTENTS ON NOTES
- If you want to upload free #IMAGE #VIDEO or #AUDIO contents on a note (copy/paste image address link):
https://nostr.build
- If you want to upload #GIF on a note (copy/paste image address link):
https://tenor.com/
https://giphy.com/
- Please visit my Creator page on nostr.build and feel free to use any Meme and Gif you like!
http://nostr.build/creator.php?user=44 (copy/paste image address link)
NOSTRICHES AND BITCOINERS ART
- Check Yegor Petrov #[5] and Walker #[6] profiles and notes
- Cool page for Nostr art by Karnage #[7] :
https://www.nostrland.com/
Do you need more Nostr in your life? If the answer to that is YES!
- Nostr daily NEWS UPDATE. By plebs, for plebs. A synopsis of the best content of the day:
Give a follow to NostReport #[8]
- Check out the Nostrovia podcast:
https://nostrovia.org/
By plebs, for plebs. A synopsis of the best content of the day:
@NostReport #[8]
- Nostr LIGHTNING LOTTERY bot!
#[9]
- New Blogging platform based on Nostr made by Derek Ross
https://habla.news
- NOSTR market #nostrmarket!!
https://nostr.bitejo.com
- NOSTR "SPACES" !!
https://nostrnests.com/general
Fiatjaf's #[10] tools for developing Nostr clients:
https://github.com/nbd-wtf/nostr-tools
DEV SECTION
- Are you a #dev? Take a look here for the latest Nostr Bounties!:
https://bountsr.org/ or htts://nostrbounties.com
- GitHub repo with lots of #Nostr projects
https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr
- All project with the “nostr” topic:
https://github.com/topics/nostr
Thanks if you read all to here.. hope I did not spam your feed and You will find something you needed. Cheers! #Plebchain (now you can bookmark it)
⚡️ wrigglypie41@walletofsatoshi.com ⚡️ or ⚡️ intuitiveguy@ln.tips ⚡️
Iris (npub1wnw…95l8) shares a couple of their own tips for new users getting started on #nostr along with resources if you have any questions for them. 💜🤙
pv 🤙 Nostr is getting busier ⚡️
#[0]
How to get your free nostr identifier and Iris username:
#[1]
How to onboard your friends:
#[2]
If you have questions 👉 https://docs.iris.to/
nostr.world has a great new design! Thanks to elidy (npub1a7n…vfnu) and her creative ways the logo looks amazing. Check out the general survey forms straight from the website in English and Japanese!
Gigi (npub1der…xzpc) has finally reached the big time thanks to #nostr . We hope he remembers us plebs 🔥🚀😂
made it into Forbes with shitposting and shitposting alone. brb have to call my mum
matej_svancer (npub1atc…lssy) After shutting down Tweetoshi (bitcoin-focused Twitter client) to focus full time on Plebstr, Mates shares how meaningful it is to him to see the 🇨🇿Czech community from Tweetoshi join #nostr and being welcomed by jack and others 💜🤙
This week we had to close our app Tweetoshi - Twitter client focused on BTC.
Is was really difficult for us because we worked on the app so hard for over a year with our amazing team.
But at the same time we released our new app Plebstr - Nostr client with the same mission: democratizing social media and bringing masses to Lightning Network.
I am getting emotional seeing our 🇨🇿Czech community from Tweetoshi joining Nostr and being welcomed by #[0] and many others 🙏
Thank you all and for our Tweetoshi community - welcome on Nostr 💜🤙
hodlbod (npub1jlr…ynqn) Developer of Coracle client shares his #nostr story in a new blog post. Find the link to the blog in his note. 💜📝
New blog post is out! This one was fun to write because I got to talk about myself the whole time. 😗
Bonus content: try the original version of Coracle from November '22 here: https://v1-coracle-social.onrender.com/notes
https://blog.coracle.social/posts/1681485888115
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⚡nostr Business⚡
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bitcoin (npub1ejx…wxpf) Zebedee Partnership With Bitnob Sees African Gamers Rewarded. Users are rewarded in sats when they play games or when they listen to podcasts and can convert their rewards into local currencies, or make cross-border payments. 🌍
Source: https://tinyurl.com/26uobqju
📰📰📰 #BTC #News #Alert 📰📰📰
Zebedee Partnership With Bitnob Sees African Gamers Rewarded ... - Bitcoin News
Source: https://tinyurl.com/26uobqju
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🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥
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ИΛKΛDΛI (npub1sqa…r45v) BTC Magazine Inscriptions
⚠️ TRADE OFFER ⚠️
#[0]
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Stay Classy Nostr.