Max

https://towardsliberty.com

Praxeologist ~ Cryptoanarchist ~ Cypherpunk

Public Key

npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt

NIP-05 Address

max@towardsliberty.com

NIP-57 Address

max@npub.cash

Profile Code

nprofile1qqst0mtgkp3du662ztj3l4fgts0purksu5fgek5n4vgmg9gt2hkn9lqpzemhxue69uhkummnw3ezuct60fsk6mewdejhgqglwaehxw309ahx7um5wghx26tww4hxg7nhv9h856t89eehqctrv5zkwjck

Publishing to

nostr.azzamo.net

nostr.einundzwanzig.space

nos.lol

Author Public Key

npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt

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Last Notes

2025-05-29 21:45:58

Centralized healthcare leads to rationing and delays. The state’s one-size-fits-all approach ignores individual needs, unlike market-driven personalized care.

2025-05-29 15:31:11

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Exactly.

2025-05-26 11:13:22

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"Come and take them"

2025-05-25 17:19:55

Cybersecurity laws threaten privacy. Mandatory data sharing with states enables mass surveillance, criminalizing encryption that protects autonomy.

2025-05-25 14:06:13

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Quite likely actually...

2025-05-25 13:44:17

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Agreed upon in the contract.

2025-05-25 13:43:59

The state’s war on cash accelerates control. Phasing out physical currency enables negative interest rates and surveillance of every financial transaction.

2025-05-25 09:06:27

Embraces polycentric law. Competing private courts would uphold rights through reputation, unlike state monopolies favoring the powerful.

2025-05-25 08:45:13

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I hope this is not an announcement of iOS amethyst - please don't loose focus!

2025-05-25 08:07:36

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A very John style

2025-05-25 06:42:46

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Just write perfect code...

2025-05-25 06:35:19

From ancient empires to modern democracies, power flows from violence, not consent.

2025-05-24 22:44:41

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Thanks for optimizing for @nprofile…nztg, I appretiate that a lot.

2025-05-24 22:43:44

Must listen, crazy good book so far!
Thanks for bringing this to my attention @nprofile…0rty!
Bitcoin Audible: Read_882 - The Great Taking [P1]
Episode webpage: https://bitcoin-audible.castos.com/episodes/read-882-the-great-taking-p1
Media file: https://episodes.castos.com/6626b866f2af87-36468692/2044514/c1e-59qw5c1g95zcnk2qp-8drpdww0i60-x1dsbv.mp3

2025-05-24 22:34:18

The state’s monetary monopoly fuels inequality. Inflation transfers wealth from savers to banks, deepening class divides through engineered economic cycles.

2025-05-24 17:12:20

Occupational licensing laws protect monopolies. The state criminalizes competition in fields like medicine and law, raising costs for consumers.

2025-05-24 07:50:32

Nitrokey is selling a pixel 9 with @nprofile…nztg, and an optional service to physically remove sensors, microphone, and cameras!
https://shop.nitrokey.com/shop/nitrophone-5-pro-712

2025-05-24 07:08:35

Embracing liberty means creating pockets of freedom in the here and now, despite the state's presence, and building a better world brick by brick.

2025-05-22 11:44:20

You're coming to the cypherpunk meetup, right?
#nevent1q…2m89

2025-05-20 17:12:24

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Yeah he sounded very impressed, that's why I'm asking!

2025-05-20 15:36:26

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So did he make it to the nostr yet?

2025-05-20 06:26:07

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Looking forward for art that screams Bitcoin without the B logo.

2025-05-20 06:00:42

Geo-caching offers solutions for physical trades, allowing goods to travel without parties meeting, and bonded escrows make fraud uneconomical.

2025-05-19 18:37:10

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Why not a blossom video?

2025-05-19 12:05:23

Any Bolivian Bitcoiner here?

2025-05-19 10:56:39

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A blind signature server might be helpful for this. Operator verifies the identity of the whiselblower, but cannot link this identity to the message he's signing, the audience subscribes to the operators npub for frequent news drops.

2025-05-19 08:32:29

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Can you do a step by step guide to cleaning and assembling stained glass?

2025-05-19 05:42:04

Everything you sign can and will be used against you.

2025-05-18 08:03:43

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I think all of human progress is despite the state, not because of it.

2025-05-17 09:53:49

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Gregory Maxwell, bitcoin contributor.

2025-05-16 17:38:39

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LFG!

2025-05-16 13:57:19

Imagine your nostr posts are encrypted to only the people you follow.

2025-05-16 08:24:48

What's a NIP for reviews / reputation?

2025-05-16 07:48:38

Temporary Autonomous Zones are crucial for creating physical spaces for free individuals to interact and conduct business outside state control.

2025-05-15 17:53:30

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Followed because no bank account, well done!

2025-05-15 12:22:26

I still wonder why Tether doesn't issue ecash...

2025-05-15 09:57:04

Satoshi wasn't an alien, he was human, and that makes me proud to be one too.

2025-05-15 06:26:05

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Zapped you one, try it.
Like any good drug deal, the first fix is free.

2025-05-15 06:24:02

Introducing oniux:
A small command-line utility providing Tor network isolation for third-party applications using Linux namespaces. Built on Arti, and onionmasq, oniux drop-ships any Linux program into its own network namespace to route it through Tor and strips away the potential for data leaks. If your work, activism, or research demands rock-solid traffic isolation, oniux delivers it.
https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-oniux-tor-isolation-using-linux-namespaces/

2025-05-14 17:47:35

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Then you haven't tried merino wool yet. The shirts from https://www.joemerino.com/ are next level!

2025-05-14 11:52:02

Things Bitcoiners tought me:
Eat meat.
Touch grass.
Wear wool.
Enjoy sun.
Wear barefoots.

2025-05-13 18:35:12

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Meh

2025-05-13 18:10:32

If jerkey has more than two ingredients, it's a scam.
Meat.
Salt.

2025-05-13 17:08:22

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Great to see you here Dendi!
Feel free to write a post with some of your backstory and #introduction, lots of people are watching this hashtag to welcome new nostriches.

2025-05-13 17:06:55

@nprofile…g4rv SEC05 is happening Sep 01 - Oct 10, sign up and join the pirate gathering!
https://sovereignengineering.io/

2025-05-13 11:05:20

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Thanks for the conformation!
Where can we help to make the work smoother?

2025-05-13 11:03:47

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Total fees earned of the pool is not equivalent to fees earned by individual miners.

2025-05-13 10:57:38

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Testing is part of building!

2025-05-12 19:32:53

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In privacy dashboard > microphone usage, it shows jitsi at times where general microphone access was granted, but jitsi was fully closed and not running in the background.

2025-05-12 19:28:15

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Yes, same happens when none are allows and only a few are ask every time.

2025-05-12 19:16:18

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Any supply of money will work for exchange, as long as its divisible, this isn't a realistic attack.

2025-05-12 18:49:58

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Same happens when I close all apps, and stop all active apps.

2025-05-12 18:48:28

So, who's gonna propose a hardfork to make opreturn and inscriptions invalid according to consensus rules?

2025-05-12 17:03:49

@nprofile…lnyc I see the green microphone in use icon pop up as soon as I grant global microphone access, even though there is no app actively using the microphone, and nothing in the history of microphone access.
Any idea what's up here?
#GrapheneOS

2025-05-12 16:39:44

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Proactive action is not proactive aggression.

2025-05-12 05:54:04

https://catallax.network/
Patrons broadcast paid gigs
Free Agents work jobs anonymously
Arbiters hold funds in escrow and judge outcomes.

2025-05-12 05:51:16

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So many reasons, one is that you give the government an option to keep an invention secret.

2025-05-11 16:34:04

Patents are the greatest threat to human flourishing.

2025-05-11 10:26:51

Parasitism is a common human strategy that thrives in redistributive societies, we must focus on creating a culture of liberty to counter it.

2025-05-11 10:26:20

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Yes, but it's difficul to get followed by accounts hat have other high quality followers. Checkout @nprofile…p39y for how this works: https://vertexlab.io/docs/faq/

2025-05-10 17:38:05

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Interesting, hope you manage it well.
How does this affect the ecash spent book?

2025-05-10 17:30:21

The first line of defense is access control, which drastically reduces the risk of bad surprises. Knowing the paths of approach to a protected place and being able to delay and limit the directions of an attack puts one in a better position.

2025-05-10 17:30:03

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Yeah likewise.

2025-05-10 15:24:18

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Yes, out for presale now.

2025-05-10 15:01:22

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If not Amir then Mario...

2025-05-10 14:39:09

Quite a lot of novel security features in this hardware.
https://frontier.frostsnap.com/

2025-05-10 14:02:03

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Even when outsourcing security to a specialist, be mindful for him being thr attacker.

2025-05-10 14:00:56

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Thanks, appreciate it!

2025-05-09 18:45:38

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Thanks!

2025-05-09 18:45:04

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Haven't heard any good ones yet...

2025-05-09 18:18:45

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Imo CBDCs differentiation is digital *base money* accessible by retail users.
Currently physical fiat base money is paper cash, and digital fiat base money is the central bank reserve accounts, which only banks and governments have access too.
So yes, Tether is not base money, and thus not a CBDC.

2025-05-09 17:09:19

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With great nostr apps like zapstore the shilling is easy!

2025-05-09 17:08:51

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But at least that gave me the impulse to reach out again for doing a show.

2025-05-09 17:08:14

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Glad you enjoyed the show

2025-05-09 13:33:00

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Wen @nprofile…g9gl sir?
Love the amber only login!

2025-05-09 13:18:15

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You can just automate bank runs in the background.

2025-05-09 11:14:33

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@nprofile…njge

2025-05-09 08:56:24

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... for now.

2025-05-09 08:44:04

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Wool >> Linen

2025-05-09 06:04:22

My Interview with Tom Woods is live, talking about nostr, how it works, what it means for the future, and how it's great for Austrian Economists:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zViG-leZtSA

2025-05-08 20:00:17

The pursuit of liberty is not about waiting for the masses, it's about taking action and creating change through individual effort and entrepreneurship.

2025-05-07 18:09:58

Knowing and controlling the paths of approach to a protected place is vital for defense.

2025-05-07 15:45:09

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You the real deal? (Good to see you if yes!)
NIP05 fails...

2025-05-07 15:43:37

Encryption and digital signatures enable secure and unforgeable communication, while anonymous untraceable digital cash makes transactions invisible to outsiders.

2025-05-07 13:54:10

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A company that sells you stuff for bitcoin, you write them what you want, they procure it for you.

2025-05-07 13:53:21

Start by making a personal commitment to building a culture of liberty.

2025-05-07 08:13:36

Privacy preserving proxy store in Germany:
proxysto.re

2025-05-07 04:50:04

Invest in Nostria safe pre seed round via @nprofile…sc05 protocol!
https://www.nostria.app/funding

2025-05-06 19:27:54

So what is this about?
#nevent1q…vddx
#asknostr

2025-05-05 19:37:30

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Checked all those boxes.

2025-05-05 19:10:13

Was a good rip, shilled the whole stack, hopefully some Austrians join the party!
#nevent1q…mgvp

2025-05-05 19:09:32

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Yes, its a difficult problem, specifically the encryption, but there are numerous proposed solutions in progress.

2025-05-05 18:01:57

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XMPP is a more general-purpose protocol for real-time communication, including instant messaging, with a broader range of applications and greater complexity.

2025-05-05 17:55:48

Cyberspace enables acting without being physically present.

2025-05-05 10:47:00

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I wonder if Hal had any idea that this was going to be possible when he first wrote about Bitcoin banks...

2025-05-05 10:39:37

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Kinda surprised that this took so long.
Kinda mindblown that this is even possible.

2025-05-05 08:49:10

Speaking with Tom Woods about the nostr tonight, anything I should mention explicitly for the show?

2025-05-05 05:08:18

The reasonable person standard balances human imperfection with social expectations. Law demands practicality, not sainthood.

2025-05-03 17:43:36

Scarcity in monetary assets is often a myth, as production can increase with demand, unlike naturally scarce resources.

2025-05-03 04:12:21

Legal precedents only matter if rooted in timeless principles. Blind tradition without reason breeds injustice.