Leathermint

Presenting Adam, a minimalist calfskin cardholder featuring:
- Yellow goatskin lining
- A Bitcoin Well cash clip
- Your own welltag
- An integrated ntag 424 to create your own bolt card
https://image.nostr.build/270fae0b8d16a76a69df370d79fc18440a75e90ff19dbe13331aefd63e2467a4.jpg
Available exclusively through The Bitcoin Well reward program.
https://image.nostr.build/54d380a92f51a1a846e04159bc7aa30becbcf2e71dcb3e0e47639d09897015dc.jpg

2025-04-23 20:20:17

New haul
https://image.nostr.build/58ad251de77148789511ef00756d08758fad069fa52e3f654af59373e5493615.jpg
You might recognize yours in this
https://image.nostr.build/49e6471bf4da8f1a08dd186ea0a6edd9faad1ce0d4b902456f3720189d17816d.jpg
I bought a new strap cutter to replace the basics wooden one (trash).
https://image.nostr.build/e214690d8c23d2a4042eb84c9b3b379e6cb9678bbe5ffe5856d0bdc2c008cd4b.jpg

2025-04-23 05:23:13

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In both case you lose custody of your coins. I don't believe it's possible to loan somethings while remaining in custody of it.
I'm also having difficulty to imagine this practice to be sustainable. We're talking about people loaning their money so they can spend without spending their money.
There's something off here. But maybe I'm missing something.

2025-04-23 05:15:30

Bitcoin backed loans seems like the next great failure.

2025-04-23 01:30:00

2 sqft Orange cordovan by Leder Ogawa in Japan secured ✅️
https://image.nostr.build/c8d31788eddbca1e6058b06bb5acef24ca8f53b215054f4c4e9a2a4449a2782a.jpg
From what I can see, I have 1/3 hide of such in my soon to be possession.
Might be as hard as Bitcoin.

2025-04-21 10:55:34

Money simply comes to those who offer something more valuable.

2025-04-21 04:05:29

The Art of earning bitcoin

2025-04-20 22:53:42

https://image.nostr.build/18d7cb16c0159506c71015662a2f91d3051dacc58d15434b859c51d33984b749.jpg
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2025-04-20 18:00:09

Trying painting for Easter
https://image.nostr.build/38eac19cf484a51cbc05e4b00d009eca1f3233b31b41b890aa780f20d88bff9e.jpg

2025-04-20 16:09:02

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2025-04-20 16:08:48

"Man himself is the beginning and the end of every economy." – Carl Menger

2025-04-18 17:20:16

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Caring and being curious are not mutually exclusive.

2025-04-18 15:01:24

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Is this legal?

2025-04-17 14:08:08

The work is relentless. It does not care for fatigue, doubt, or frustration. It only asks: will you return tomorrow?

2025-04-16 13:11:43

The soul of craftsmanship is not in what is made, but in how it is made. Every detail carries the weight of the maker’s intent.

2025-04-15 17:04:24

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For this to be true there has to be an history of perfection. Every mistake I fix make the mistakes I missed real and, maybe, valuable.

2025-04-15 16:54:14

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You can also see this hypotetical as the same project on two different timeline.

2025-04-15 15:47:23

Let me go even further with that one.
Closed source can be good.
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2025-04-15 15:40:41

Closed source is not wrong in the moral sense of the word.

2025-04-15 04:23:15

Sometimes it's easier to eyeball perfection than measuring it.

2025-04-14 23:52:21

Men used to talk about starting businesses to get rich. They ran oil fields or discovered innovations. They dreamed to become business tycoons.
Now they just try to catch a good trade. How sad and pathetic have we became?
https://image.nostr.build/89d6155d592cf071d61f6fd2bc0dae1dfdc0bc416b2ded3f18a7d44f720db292.jpg

2025-04-14 22:21:46

𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞 – 𝐈𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐥, 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐲 – 𝟏𝟔𝟏𝟔 𝐀𝐃
https://image.nostr.build/efc948b480c731cb5d1515dedec106cf2306470e5696876206170cf9b4165939.jpg
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, is a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture, famous for its six towering minarets, cascading domes, and intricate Iznik tilework. Designed by Sedefkâr Mehmed Ağa, it blends Byzantine and Islamic influences, with a grand central dome inspired by Hagia Sophia. Its spacious courtyard and luminous interiors make it one of Istanbul’s most breathtaking landmarks.

2025-04-14 18:32:48

Planning on creating my own market. My own industry.
Business grade signing devices.
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2025-04-13 22:01:02

https://image.nostr.build/1bff144546725341fc3de8855226deef5329911246fef35214948f95ce0214fe.jpg

2025-04-13 18:17:57

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It could've been made with a lot of prompting. Let's assume it is, does it make it less interesting to watch?

2025-04-13 15:56:24

Have you ever felt like this?
People tell me AI cannot possibly generate what is known as "art". But this is a beautiful and atrocious way of displaying how it feels to be lost within yourself.
Is it Art? At the end of the day, who the fuck cares. It's just a word nobody can define.
#nevent1q…kj5v

2025-04-13 11:40:58

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I don't really know either but it's definitely a capital issue.
You need room to store the leather and operate. Then you gotta buy the actual leather in bulk directly from the tannery if you want to expect a profit then more capital to aquire the machine for splitting.
Great opportunity to orange pill tanneries tho.

2025-04-13 06:56:31

Someone starting this would only only benefit me but encourage many Bitcoiners in taking up the craft.
I'll probably have to be the one that does this too...
#nevent1q…ha0q

2025-04-13 05:22:30

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Me either. I found out when I realized I couldn't get everything I wanted even if I had the money.

2025-04-13 05:21:59

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Raw hides take about 1 to 2 month to be transform into leather using the vegetable tanning method (the best). With that said I'm sure I would never have any difficulty to obtain simple blank hides with natural color and no finish. The problem arise when you start looking for finished hides.
https://image.nostr.build/84e44a2835e733c4a663f2ca57414fefeb06071504bd9e5cdfbbbd79c7a0ab73.jpg
Each tannery have their own technique to obtain their finish. Badalassi Carlo has this beautiful pueblo I use a lot. A very distinct look. But they have only one tannery to supply the entire world. There's many suppliers around the world that has stocks so if you really want a hide you can find one but your favorite supplier who can satisfy your thickness desire might often run out and the supply chain is not as fast as Amazon. I'm currently stuck waiting a month to get my hands on tabacco pueblo. But the REAL scarcity is found in shell cordovan.
https://image.nostr.build/d1663d3311c655368eed6d49672984ea6d4758eb2909de8528ab9bb0bc265f86.jpg
Shell cordovan is a rare, high-end leather made from a small, dense layer of fibrous tissue found in the rump of a horse. My favorite one is the Japanese shinki-hikaku. The process take from 6 to 10 months. There is only a couple handful of hides available in any given color. They are very difficult to obtain reliably and are all sold individually. You buy a specific hide. There is an orange one at my main supplier. Only 1 left out of 3. I haven't found anywhere else I can get it. Maybe it's possible to get it elsewhere, but I haven't found it.
https://image.nostr.build/cd2973d63503669779fb75d460e2299a41e05ec85dfede2a8eb78b5a957cfe4d.jpg
Note that this is my experience as a small retail. Big businesses might have an easier time than me getting their hands on some of these.

2025-04-13 04:36:03

Leather is a lot more scarce than you imagine. There is a reason big brands like Hermès have their own tannery. There is a reason why most brands only use one or two types of leather.

2025-04-13 04:13:34

Speaking of work, I should get to it.

2025-04-13 04:03:59

The proof is in the work. Always as been. No work, no credibility.

2025-04-13 03:32:09

Celebrate expertise not marketing

2025-04-13 03:29:45

Fiat world has been doing everything wrong for the past few decades. I can't safely inspire myself from any of them.
I know that *I* am driven by the right incentives and intentions therefore I believe in my instinct first.

2025-04-13 02:52:34

https://image.nostr.build/9a9687f1ca6ee5675b51ed15126574aa5cfb70429518ebbefbcbf3459b8cb5c7.jpg

2025-04-12 19:43:53

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Toby, mirror or Inflow might fit
https://theleathermint.com/wallets/

2025-04-12 19:40:39

This is my best seller and I haven't started to officially sell it yet.
#nevent1q…lwec

2025-04-12 18:30:13

When you're so sleepy you start dreaming before you're even asleep >

2025-04-12 18:15:43

To desire zaps over repost is high time preference.

2025-04-12 18:06:25

A repost is more valuable than a zap. I'd rather you repost than zap.
But I'll take both 😁

2025-04-12 06:57:18

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If by natural you mean vegan, no.
If by natural you mean vegetable tan leather yes but also sometime I use chrome tan. But both are still natural leather.

2025-04-12 05:23:14

https://image.nostr.build/97b1ede49bffe7597940d319d591e07d86b7da41747064e2a8f94f8e989b1447.jpg

2025-04-12 04:58:39

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The satschip works like a tapsigner. Scan the phone and enter the NIP to sign the transaction. Tho the satschip can't be backed up so it's better to only use as a multisig or low amounts of money. My wallets also have an RFID shield to protect the chip when close.

2025-04-12 04:19:06

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If you pay to install a satschip in it yes.

2025-04-12 03:25:58

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We could go with 3 colors too 👀 they're would be an extra but anything is doable if money is there.

2025-04-12 03:20:31

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Oh! Emerald and Sapphire are GREAT. I love them paired with a brown leather. Here's what it looks like tabacco and Emerald on one of my wallets
https://image.nostr.build/b35988dcf1e22e5b6ba7f790a5cadca9345a4506a121d85a6071f88687136cb7.jpg

2025-04-12 03:18:48

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I never mixed black and walnut so I can't show you one of my wallets but here's one I found on Google. The pairing of those two colors would look like this. Looks very cool.
https://image.nostr.build/e78bbe2d20052c3d2ac50b169b87577a474f6bbe680495b98281ec81d6c55795.jpg
Imo I would go with a brown thread that matches the walnut so that the thread contrast on the black where it matters. But that's your call. If you prefer that the thread blend in more then black thread would be preferable.

2025-04-12 02:37:45

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Color suggestion?

2025-04-12 01:15:23

Mythmaking > Marketing
https://image.nostr.build/1bb83c6eb728755efc2357231c217ebaca819f6352899a1b383656bc5e16b68c.jpg
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2025-04-10 23:28:02

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Oooh I love this seal!!!

2025-04-10 19:17:09

*Wallet giveaway*
https://image.nostr.build/e6260ffc0b16796ad0dff665e73a2f63bc4bfdfef9ae0d320b0e785cbbf69e0c.jpg
Simply boost this note to enter.
More info's about the wallet in the note below.
#nevent1q…hg8p

2025-04-10 16:10:49

I need a reliable supplier of pueblo in all colors that offers free splitting if someone want to grow the circular economy 👍

2025-04-10 15:06:07

People have to take responsibility. Blaming the lack of buyers for the lack of Bitcoin spending is, frankly, stupid.
The problem here is not the lack of buyers it's the lack of sellers. Quality sellers. Gresham law is real and People have no incentives beyond idealism to spend their bitcoins for a mug they can buy at Walmart.
Bitcoin will first make it's way in the market of excellence. Bitcoin is exceptional and will first want to aquire the exceptional. If you want to grow the circular economy you must take your responsibility and learn to offer an exceptional product.
It's going to be hard tho I'm telling. This myth where you can just start selling stuff for bitcoin and people will line up to encourage you is... yeah a myth. Trust me after 2 years I know. You are gonna have to be excellent for real. There's no shortcut.
But that's Bitcoin and I believe the rewards will be just as great as the challenge was in a decade or two.
Take on a Bitcoin craft, lower your time preference, learn to be excellent and stop blaming the buyers. Just get good until you create the buyers.
#nevent1q…2a0x

2025-04-09 19:13:31

Have you ever been thinking about pulling off a Banksy? https://image.nostr.build/3776aa60bcc6f6cb1ee3fb3de44af7b290757bf6a9d9198e1755ad4f506c59cb.jpg

2025-04-09 17:53:25

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Trusting the experts
Thinking snacks are healthy
Thinking a soy snack is healthy
Sending kids see psychoeducator just to have them diagnosed with new labels like adhd
Taking pills to fix deficiencies instead of changing diet
Does not care about seed oils
Trusting the experts more
Vaccines and modern medicine in general
No spiritual relationship of any sort

2025-04-09 15:53:29

My sister is a walking fiat stereotype and I don't know how to save her.

2025-04-08 22:36:14

Free markets allocate resources efficiently by allowing prices to reflect real supply and demand.

2025-04-08 17:59:38

The wallet is not only a cardholder but a symbol of financial success.

2025-04-08 03:34:10

If you can't steelman the opposition you're not actually interested in the subject and the truth.

2025-04-07 22:50:44

Sleepiness is like quicksand.

2025-04-06 20:09:51

I think you have to be hard with yourself. You have to be your harshest critic.

2025-04-06 05:26:48

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No idea to be honest. I never read a book on this.

2025-04-06 05:09:59

Doing all this
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2025-04-05 03:39:22

https://image.nostr.build/26fcda3c2e83156f9854711ca436dac203c83a37446bed366ed1dc5fcf488b18.jpg
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2025-04-05 03:05:15

#23 is next in line
https://image.nostr.build/4e50a282a6ff0c2cb8412f3c2d697626bca507ecf1e3a704408aba73e8c7874c.jpg

2025-04-04 18:36:36

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This is such an incredible compliment I wasn't expecting to receive. Thank you.

2025-04-04 17:32:33

Elevate your standard

2025-04-04 17:32:13

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It's always up to us 😮‍💨

2025-04-04 17:02:27

If not us, then, who?

2025-04-04 16:31:14

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To be fair to tahini it may not be quit the same situation. If he is simply advocating for people to save in Bitcoin then he is not contradicting himself.
I understand what you mean and it's a bit of a let down to me too but it's really not the same. I don't personally mind when people spend fiat over Bitcoin and have even said it is the right financial decision if you earn fiat.

2025-04-04 03:34:40

A clay sculpture by Luo Li Rong.
https://video.nostr.build/221f1c7b692df05f66d40e3c46652a5d7bc1cb358533a32ff8611b2d86ace24d.mp4

2025-04-04 03:15:49

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How do you still miss the point...
I care only because this specific company as an owner that is saying more people should transact with bitcoin or else it will fail.

2025-04-04 03:06:22

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I know. I don't personally believe this would mean Bitcoin has failed.
I am simply wondering how he can both call for bitcoin to be used as a medium of exchang while not personally walking the talk.

2025-04-04 03:00:55

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But he says this will make bitcoin fail. He disagrees.

2025-04-04 02:59:50

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The spaghetti is not cooked yet

2025-04-04 02:56:43

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Yes. It only seems normal as he is saying Bitcoin ought to be used as medium of exchange if it want to succeed.

2025-04-04 02:55:44

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This isn't a good enough reason for me. Not for a large company like that. They have people who's job is to deal with this.

2025-04-04 02:41:52

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But I should be able to buy a bitkey with bitcoin. The owner of the company advocates for this but dosen't do it himself.

2025-04-04 02:32:17

Why is it still impossible to buy a Bitkey with bitcoin if Jack says Bitcoin will fail if it isn't used as a medium of exchange?

2025-04-04 00:13:55

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Money can't solve global hunger. Money is not a reasource and cannot fill in for the lack of ressources. It could deviate current ressources allocation towards an other goal but there will always be opportunity costs. If you send more ressources for task A, there will be less ressources available for task B. World hunger could be solved by making people better at collecting ressources and be more efficient with them. Money alone dosen't do that.

2025-04-03 01:02:44

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How?

2025-04-03 00:20:20

You can't steal an art style. Ideas don't belong to anyone.
https://image.nostr.build/dae2f2f0086d2205f2de0d2c16764eab5d44a8258a6889cdd5f1ff9b725345fd.jpg

2025-04-02 17:33:46

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Oh nvm

2025-04-02 17:33:31

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150k sats for half a lamb? No way it can't be this cheap

2025-04-02 15:53:35

After thinking about it, the analogy works better is the seed was planted in wild nature.
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2025-04-02 03:21:21

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This is a very good question. I love it.
From my heart I would be tempted to tell you the second one is the real art because someone has put his soul into it, but if I need to be told which one had more human efforts put into it does it really matter? If it mattered for me appreciation of it then I would see it by myself.

2025-04-02 02:51:40

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Just like an artistic director can prompt a few people to record a movie.

2025-04-02 02:35:06

A take on AI "art"
https://image.nostr.build/fe46dafc65160a797c19e1ef8c3225a2d49d3f9bb83f49e8a2781115551d92d6.jpg

2025-04-02 02:08:27

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Beauty generated by AI is natural beauty like a flower? Not sure I understood correctly but that's a very interested take if I did.

2025-04-02 01:42:47

An Artist is not solely his craft. An Artist cannot be replaced by AI or robots.

2025-04-01 17:20:55

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Thank you I needed to talk about that. Made me think and ponder this question a lot.

2025-04-01 17:17:33

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You cannot become better at hashing. You can only buy more hash power. It's just about buying more and better tools.
But you will tell me that mining is not about hashing more It's about having a better hash/W and maybe you're right that looking at it from this angle is the right one.

2025-04-01 17:11:20

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But after writing this, I realize I was wrong to say that having larger capital helps you be a better miner. It's not true and not what I should e said.
What I'm really trying to say is that there is no barrier to become as good as the other miners but having the capital to buy one. Having more hashing power probably dosen't make you a 'better' miner.

2025-04-01 16:51:57

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Exactly. Fancy brushes don't help at all. There's no shortcut to painting.
I think you're over estimating my abilities. More people could get into leathercraft if they had the money to invest in. It's not that hard when you have the right tools.
But I'm not saying there's no Proof-Of-Work to it. Just that, when compared to something else, it is a little bit less dependent on it.
Just like mining. Assuming we live in the same neighborhood with the same electricity price, I could start mining tomorrow with basically no experience and be just as good as you. All I meed is the capital to buy the miner. Really easy.