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If Bitcoin is only used as a treasury asset, I will consider it an abject failure.
I still believe it can become the de facto currency of the internet, and then of the world, but success is not guaranteed.
We need to put the work in.

2025-04-24 02:45:04

My bitcoin hero is me. Your bitcoin hero should be you.
Hold your own keys. Spend less than you earn. Provide for your family. That’s it. That’s heroic.

2025-04-24 02:14:03

One day I will reveal my recipe for the ultimate steak sandwich to the world.
Today is not that day.
https://image.nostr.build/7a6f72bed5af0403002161982d44e1767b47bf52668ffb3654b36db9e1e22783.jpg

2025-04-24 02:13:17

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At launch, full ecash wallets will be tied to embedded LND nodes. This is because remote interfaces don’t expose their seed phrases and we want it to be easy for users to restore their self-custody and Cashu funds.
Remote wallets can still sweep Cashu tokens.
Down the road we may tie Cashu wallets to Nostr keys. It will be another bit of data to back up but might not be so bad if you are already use that key.

2025-04-24 00:04:01

So pumped to roll out all the things we’re cooking for ZEUS Pay+
Greatly appreciative of all the alpha testers who have signed up for it early! 🙏

2025-04-23 21:57:57

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@npub1e85…v9em 5000

2025-04-22 23:30:50

No, I will not claim that Bitcoin is surging due to my appearance on Citadel Dispatch.
@npub1qny…95gx told me to be humble.

2025-04-22 22:57:36

https://video.nostr.build/6c9e8ec722ca0c8a9957e885c4d99705d65674109cc396ef8f2ee71fa62afd4f.mp4

2025-04-22 13:15:05

Many people have been asking how to effectively bootstrap enough capital for a Lightning channel. Our costs for a channel lease are pretty low (~6k sats) - but what if you don't have any Bitcoin to begin with?
1) Try the new ZEUS alpha
2) Get a free Cashu Lightning address through ZEUS Pay
3) Put it in your Nostr profile and accumulate zaps
4) When you have enough sats for a self-custodial channel, you’ll be prompted to upgrade!

2025-04-21 23:08:39

https://image.nostr.build/c0e7a71f227d92ef6d17d525fb738a1f9bf8cba0e4e79a47409fd106f2cce033.jpg

2025-04-20 04:26:31

Χριστός Ανέστη!

2025-04-19 17:27:06

Me and Doc
https://image.nostr.build/620efabc037c9fab305bca8dea877965e285123f27460229e4c425b8ace51cd4.jpg

2025-04-18 20:31:14

ZEUS v0.11-cashu-alpha8 is rolling out to community sponsors and contributors.
MASSIVE performance boost in this build plus UX improvements.
Almost ready for primetime...

2025-04-13 11:13:18

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LN isn’t a sidechain. LN channels are 2 of 2 multisigs

2025-04-12 22:13:50

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TY. Just looking to make it the best it can be.
Challenging to make it informative but concise.

2025-04-12 21:51:25

I'm working on a new page in the ZEUS docs to educate users on the importance of self-custody. We'll be pointing our new Cashu users to them when they onboard, and with our prompts to upgrade as their balances grow.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
https://docs.zeusln.app/self-custody

2025-04-12 01:44:55

1. Flexibility (local, remote, and soon Ecash wallets - switch between them w/o losing POS setup)
2. Ability to export all records to spreadsheets for accounting
3. Web POS services, coming soon
#note1frn…ye4p

2025-04-11 19:38:01

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Upgrade to v1.16.0

2025-04-11 19:34:58

My node is operational again. Back to self-custodial zaps! ⚡️
#note1qsa…775f

2025-04-11 19:26:49

Great to see @npub1xnf…lpr5 on the @npub1get…0nfm Hub app store. Pay with your node on the go with ZEUS using NWC!
https://image.nostr.build/ffc7b9c230b61d7e056cd2bf4bbed8911f50d5abc5b5386d09c5cd52dbf71cdc.jpg

2025-04-11 19:23:12

As you build up your ecash balance, we’re going to encourage you to upgrade to self-custody with a proper Lightning channel.
At a certain threshold, you’ll also be able to swap out from your Lightning channels to an on-chain UTXO, or even go from ecash to on-chain directly.

2025-04-11 16:22:05

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A family walks into a talent agent’s office.
The dad steps forward — it’s Alan Greenspan, glistening in baby oil and wrapped in a velvet cloak made from shredded Atlas Shrugged pages. “We call ourselves the Fed Family. Our act? It’s got a strong fiscal policy… and even stronger positions.”
He snaps his fingers.
Ben Bernanke slithers out from behind a velvet curtain, stark naked except for a cock ring made of golden cufflinks, riding a mechanical bull named “2008.” As he bucks wildly, he’s screaming, “Inject liquidity! Inject it deep!” while flinging handfuls of foreclosure notices into the air like confetti.
Janet Yellen descends slowly from the ceiling, suspended by bondage ropes woven from shredded CBO reports. She’s wearing a corset made of macroeconomic models and pasties shaped like the Phillips Curve. She lands gracefully on all fours and begins crawling across a tarp made of uncashed Social Security checks, whispering “I like it when the labor market’s tight.”
Jerome Powell enters wearing a leather harness and dragging a wheelbarrow full of lubricated interest rates. He takes one, licks it seductively, and slides it between Bernanke’s cheeks, muttering “Soft landing? Not tonight.”
Suddenly, the lights cut to red.
Paul Volcker storms in, wearing nothing but a tie and an inflation calculator tattooed across his abs. He starts spanking Powell with a rolled-up Volcker Rule while screaming “DISINTERMEDIATION!” between grunts. Every smack sends bond yields flying into the air.
Then — from the shadows — a robed figure approaches. It’s Woodrow Wilson, but he’s not alone. He’s being led on a diamond-studded leash by a dominatrix version of the ghost of Alexander Hamilton, who whispers, “You wanted a central bank? You better earn it, daddy.”
Wilson drops to his knees, eyes wide with terror and arousal. Janet Yellen hands him a copy of the Federal Reserve Act dipped in edible gold. He starts reading it aloud, moaning every clause, while Bernanke massages him with zero-coupon bonds.
Then the orgy kicks into full gear.
Volcker's doing unspeakable things with a yield curve. Greenspan's having his nipples pinched by a tax code specialist. Yellen is being inflated and deflated on a yoga ball labeled “stimulus package,” while Powell is pegging the overnight lending rate in real time.
And just when you think it’s over, Bernanke climaxes by exploding confetti made of shredded Bear Stearns stock into the air and yelling, “WE'RE TOO BIG TO FAIL!”
They all collapse into a steaming, sweaty, synthetically-backed mortgage heap of flesh and fiscal policy.
The agent, horrified and strangely aroused, says, “…What the hell do you call that act?”
They all rise slowly, dripping in liquidity, and yell:
“THE ARISTOCRATS!”

2025-04-11 02:35:42

The remote node I connected to my Lightning address had networking issues, so I switched my address to go to my Cashu wallet for the time being.
Soon, every @npub1xnf…lpr5 Pay user will be able to enjoy this level of flexibility.

2025-04-11 00:25:36

Don't touch the stove when it’s hot.
https://s6.gifyu.com/images/bM5y1.gif

2025-04-10 18:45:45

@npub1ejv…6q8x should become a permanent fixture on RHR. If there’s only room for two cohosts, he should replace @npub1qny…95gx

2025-04-10 04:05:48

a little less talk and a little more action

2025-04-09 20:26:56

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https://zeusln.com/about

2025-04-08 04:01:15

https://image.nostr.build/5ec428ffb25f3ecb02df3429fa155fca1c97a0137af98ab8730b2357aa5e8a6c.jpg

2025-04-08 03:58:03

https://image.nostr.build/ca6e26a2b31fede7e02bf1c9f3336aa8dadec2fec7202c6d25498fa893ff2430.jpg

2025-04-08 03:56:15

We’ve wanted to add gifting in @npub1xnf…lpr5 for so long but the constraints to do it with the tools we had were insurmountable.
Cashu fixed it.

2025-04-08 03:52:00

Free sats.
https://image.nostr.build/24559972f1e91237b17a30c165f9422a6ec054e747635c4f94acecbfcf807ba4.jpg

2025-04-08 03:48:33

Cashu tokens really make for fantastic gifting UX.
Create some to onboard new users. Then you can track if they’ve been redeemed, and melt them yourself if they ignore or lose them.

2025-04-07 14:29:31

All three work with our new web portal as well.
The possibilities are limitless.
#note12ja…69en

2025-04-07 02:31:59

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Not quite.
You already have access if you want it. You’re a community sponsor.

2025-04-07 01:40:55

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Worst case scenario you can always crash on my couch. I got you.

2025-04-07 01:31:22

TWO new Lightning address types are coming to ZEUS Pay.
Think you know what they are? First to guess correctly gets access to the new @npub1xnf…lpr5 v0.11 closed alpha.
https://image.nostr.build/671d324a1fd1b8157995fba07907429ac59bee228c7ed09e7f28002045deace1.jpg

2025-04-06 04:57:29

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There’s nothing like them

2025-04-06 02:30:47

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTLWIHyzNHE

2025-04-06 01:42:43

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Welcome!

2025-04-06 01:28:19

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2025-04-06 01:22:22

We’re aiming to get @npub1xnf…lpr5 v1.0 out by year’s end.

2025-04-03 05:13:55

Take advantage of the opportunities that arise when others overreact.

2025-04-02 02:20:49

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pXU7JumV_Y

2025-04-02 02:20:27

Thanks to everyone who made this such a hilarious day on Nostr.
Cashu is @npub1xnf…lpr5 is real and coming soon, along with new self-custody features and merchant tooling.
Stay tuned.

2025-03-31 23:32:10

One more thing: these are enabled for every @npub1xnf…lpr5 Pay user, right now. Just go to zeuspay.com/Your-Username
More updates soon.
#note1y0w…g8cr

2025-03-31 22:49:14

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Mobile?
Just pushed an update. Please try again if you don’t mind

2025-03-31 22:48:54

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Click the link above. Need to go to /evan

2025-03-31 21:02:43

ZEUS Pay is getting some upgrades
Help us test by sending some sats to my payment portal:
https://zeuspay.com/evan
https://image.nostr.build/ab283df50b4ce03b03ec0f7fecc5f8a6aaf4a723c7155cdc1d1a131ef024ace7.png

2025-03-31 02:56:07

the hardest football edit I’ve ever seen
https://video.nostr.build/da0b82965b6c1cf9f59b1d50269902382f7d2aaf0c50fe55baa274fdc4add6c2.mp4

2025-03-31 02:39:07

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Definitely better than just using Mullvad, but still doesn’t seem too difficult for two entities to collude and negate the privacy gains

2025-03-30 22:47:33

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Must be owned by the Fuckth family. They’re titans of industry.

2025-03-29 18:54:38

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Do you use multiple clients?

2025-03-29 18:37:00

We deserve to dump 99%
#note1625…zu0x

2025-03-29 01:57:46

@npub1xts…kk5s is there a way to clear the Lightning address metadata cache on Damus?
Callback URL changed and it seems to keep hitting the old one

2025-03-27 15:39:33

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Absolutely RE vulnerabilities and iteration
As for payments, I don’t think it’s realistic for companies to accept the IOUs especially when users can burn them to pay over Lightning. Maybe it will happen though with some business accepting tokens only from select trusted mints, but I don’t see it being widespread

2025-03-27 14:57:00

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I think both ecash and Monero are quite tried now
There’s room for both of them. People just need to be honest about the trade offs.

2025-03-27 14:48:11

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Of course. I think the sticking point for me is that it’s easier to switch ecash <-> bitcoin than it is to switch xmr <-> btc
I wouldn’t hold either long term, so custody element isn’t as big a factor.

2025-03-27 14:38:08

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idk but if ecash people are capable of sentience then I’m sure Monero people are too

2025-03-27 14:17:12

Ecash has overtaken Monero as my favorite shitcoin.

2025-03-26 23:26:10

👀
https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum-aionostr
https://image.nostr.build/be6a8aebda42b42c81ef00575508626be9514d6b6cecde18ae2ba900bf9bd733.jpg

2025-03-26 19:41:07

https://image.nostr.build/5e09032c7ce689014ac5622007e6f52a2bb7f2ebf3a24aeba2a85c2d0b9a2254.jpg

2025-03-25 15:05:52

Happy Greek Independence Day 🇬🇷
https://image.nostr.build/aedc57a46d992728236c53bf207b2da188f5ee3e2137271b21ad313ed4c417a1.jpg

2025-03-24 17:31:51

Streak going strong.
Make sure you get your commit in today @npub1j8y…vrvg
https://image.nostr.build/54e5edb25c84030506602cf11e1848fc74e7a35814b69b2a5471f7ae3e0801f3.png

2025-03-24 03:10:43

I’ve definitely contemplated accepting credit cards for @npub1xnf…lpr5 Olympus channels, but chargebacks, dispute fees, and general processor headaches don’t seem worth it at all.
#note1f6t…k2j6

2025-03-24 01:31:57

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I’m pretty sure Kramer tried this on Seinfeld

2025-03-21 18:01:09

Good news today.
https://image.nostr.build/bd9178cc8dc89951ab24ec78623ee0c1f8092460edb4ceb65139c29b45661819.jpg

2025-03-20 13:42:43

If you don’t have a local Bitcoin meetup, start one.

2025-03-18 19:06:49

This is how @npub1xnf…lpr5 was conceived.
https://video.nostr.build/f2f5fcea97529e3a28af0e91f0b79e26549300482e0cfcb8a8a8bef401719f94.mp4

2025-03-18 17:12:44

Meet the user where they are, then show them the way.

2025-03-17 20:47:32

Forever 21 is filing for bankruptcy.
Who’s the Bitcoiner that’s going to purchase it?

2025-03-16 03:57:45

keys open doors
#note1vn8…zs2h

2025-03-15 02:22:55

https://image.nostr.build/e05661ae19ab3ce34f41c44c14927ca227a66ff0647e19e0f7c9b95b0c3dcb8b.jpg

2025-03-14 16:43:44

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New album coming soon

2025-03-14 04:17:07

https://image.nostr.build/9aab5b21aa130958b5aef3b46c3c8f2d92365c3aebde3549fc3edccebad1873c.jpg

2025-03-13 12:59:13

Special thanks to everyone who contributed to and tested this release.
#note1j6m…6ddh

2025-03-12 23:45:40

Beefing up my follow list on Nostr.
Who are your favorite follows?

2025-03-07 23:00:48

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Just need a crisis to facilitate change.
Leak a bunch of people’s DMs.

2025-03-07 20:57:55

Imagine, if you will, a payments experience with
- Instant settlement like Lightning
- Async payments like ecash
- Great privacy by default
- Onboarding as easy as a custodial product
but, all self-custodial and super-charged by Nostr.
That’s what we’re building.

2025-03-07 20:17:13

We actually started working on @npub1xnf…lpr5 v0.11 before v0.10 😅
Sometimes you’re forced to make some tough choices as a product manager, but ultimately you have to do what’s best for users.
v0.10 is still amazing. v0.11 will be even better.

2025-03-07 20:08:13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ZxRs45tTg

2025-03-07 19:52:47

Custodial solutions are always going to exist. It’s just unfortunate that some people shilling them purposefully mislead others about their nature.

2025-02-28 18:26:46

New monthly sales record over at @ZEUS, in sats terms. In dollar terms, not quite 😂
Sats flow is more important though. Pretty good for the shortest month of the year too!

2025-02-25 16:52:52

Been having some crazy meetings these past few weeks. Some that I’d never expect would happen.
You’re not bullish enough on Lightning or on @npub1xnf…lpr5.

2025-02-19 02:51:37

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https://image.nostr.build/94333027e1a758782e11537f8e4bc653375b22c1fa516b8c521cb646cab99f90.jpg

2025-02-19 02:49:07

https://image.nostr.build/f961242bff8b7186229bcf514cbffc80aaf05b0f9fa58f98530f60f7d22c7231.jpg

2025-02-15 01:54:06

Has anyone written a good, simple NWC server for LND? I only know of one for CLN.

2025-02-14 17:59:00

Institutions would rather put billions of dollars worth of value at risk of being rugged by foreign entities than put the work in and take personal responsibility.
Finger pointing over hard assurances.
The world is going to change drastically and rapidly, and reality is going to hit these people like a ton of bricks.

2025-02-13 04:43:32

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.

2025-02-09 02:26:48

If you say you’re going to do something, follow through with it.
Few things are more important than your word.

2025-02-07 17:34:37

PSA https://image.nostr.build/e1a7df00188781de4ed970fb0c65c0d2a08251458007b4d4e760a138f07915b6.jpg

2025-02-07 17:34:18

Crazy busy week at @npub1xnf…lpr5 😵‍💫
Good things ahead!

2025-02-07 14:00:45

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Tell us you’re Canadian without saying you’re Canadian

2025-02-06 15:43:36

Congrats to the Czechs!
We want this in the US. This is way better than a national reserve or stockpile. #note1xrv…pcec

2025-02-06 13:41:45

Onboarding new @npub1xnf…lpr5 devs this week
Join us!

2025-02-05 21:00:33

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Holy shit, man

2025-02-05 20:58:54

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What is XMR/BTC denominated in?
What about people who use BTC as a UoA?

2025-02-05 20:45:08

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What about Bitcoin denominated value?

2025-02-05 19:39:22

It’s imperative for us to find ways to improve Bitcoin’s UX without a soft fork.
We’ve just scraped the surface of what’s possible with Taproot.