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Bitcoin first.
Runs nodes, a little mining.

Public Key

npub15y22exrknuzwd8rdhwu6y0gjyc6fcm04678lk06exckvym7s3zwq8zr802

NIP-05 Address

gammapleb@getalby.com

NIP-57 Address

sweetpanther1@primal.net

Profile Code

nprofile1qqs2z99vnpmf7p8xn3kmhwdz85fzvdyudh6a0rlm8avnvtxzdlgg38qpglzen

Author Public Key

npub15y22exrknuzwd8rdhwu6y0gjyc6fcm04678lk06exckvym7s3zwq8zr802

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2024-10-13 15:01:55

https://boardwalkcash.com/wallet
Blowing me away thinking of all the possibilities that e-cash can offer us. I have many more questions about e-cash now than I had before the @npub1e0z…0txy ++ conference in Berlin last weekend/
Nice to chat to @npub1klk…x3vt again after two years since I met him last in Amsterdam. . He's open, honest and has a wealth of knowledge in the space and was happy to answer all my questions. Huge thanks Max.

2024-10-08 10:48:09

I feel like this is a fair assessment of #monero and #bitcoin
Similar tools for different jobs.
https://nostr.download/d9d09fbb44af82b614b70ca4d45c3598d187788b2c29b04d1e0b2f74efecff03.webp

2024-09-17 18:51:14

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That's what I don't get. Great that they've ported signal encryption over to nostr for DMs. Don't see why e-cash needs to be integrated, other than a potential revenue model later down the line. Anti-spam maybe.

2024-09-17 10:46:27

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Calling @npub15c8…ssvx
Double ratchet on nostr, using e-cash for postage.
Would love to get your thoughts on this.

2024-09-17 09:33:44

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404 on that link mate.
Is Hub open to public or still invite only?

2024-09-16 09:34:38

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This slaps hard. Compelling.

2024-09-15 09:42:05

Still a long way to go until I'm back at average 1:57/500m over 7000 metres but it's a start.
#note18xl…duq4
https://m.primal.net/KqdM.jpg

2024-09-13 21:49:50

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Losing control is where the learning is. Giving in to a higher power in a safe setting with friends. As McKenna said, that is where the rubber hits the road.
Psilocybin mushrooms are more than just a means of experiencing altered states of consciousness. They played a crucial role in human evolution and consciousness expansion. Look up the “Stoned Ape Theory,” which suggests that the consumption of psilocybin mushrooms by early hominids could have been a factor in the rapid development of human cognitive abilities.
You'll get a lot more from #psychedelics by taking a hero dose less frequently. The whole microdosing phenomenon has robbed ten of thousands of people of a truly life changing experience.

2024-09-07 14:02:51

@npub1lfa…ml57
#proofofwork https://image.nostr.build/f68b55c77f7fc6a8e796922b66d35414b90934dc127c0ff7a4afb4232d299556.jpg

2024-09-06 07:16:05

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Reading this pre coffee.
Sitting back down.

2024-09-05 19:11:21

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”

2024-09-05 15:38:18

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Are you suggesting BlackRock et al?

2024-09-05 12:47:06

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Lord no, this was way before they even termed it dubstep.
This was the equivalent of when Mickey Finn played my school disco (true story) back before they even called it Jungle.
Last of the UK rave vibes before it all went to shit.

2024-09-05 06:46:38

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Great rip. Well considered and a step up from previous shows for reasons I can't put my finger on.
Max needs to consider making #nostr his home. He's got a great voice and now he's gone off the Maxi reservation for good by spending bitcoin investing on himself and not just dogmatically hodling.
his biggest promoters could be found here.

2024-09-04 21:26:13

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This was a banger back in the day. Heard him play live with Bunz0 for SubFM, insane vibes.
Don't forget Horsepower Productions. Lit OGs

2024-09-04 13:57:13

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Awesome news. Is it possible to change my alby address. I do have one from over 9month ago but nym change so would like to edit. Possible?

2024-09-04 08:17:12

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Expensive enough to have a great movement. Cheap enough to EDC and not get upset too much if it takes a hammering. Perfect.
I had a Patek for a long time but it was giving me dirty fiat vibes so swapped it for Corn and picked up a Tudor and never looked back ✊

2024-09-04 08:12:27

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Aren't Alby going the KYC route?

2024-09-04 08:11:37

frfr. No one to apologise to on nostr. Up only in terms of offending the UK govt.
#note1fvu…grac

2024-09-03 21:34:19

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Tudor Blackbay 58.
Working class shitcoin. https://image.nostr.build/d29e1c034316fb33593969b687e9c7f02e318fa52ad3fade5bc9352ba603c29a.jpg

2024-09-03 21:15:19

Change is constant.
#nostr is the most exciting tech since #bitcoin and actually makes a use case for LN. Zaps are the perfect appreciation tool for a bitcoiner.
https://m.primal.net/KcoS.jpg

2024-09-03 20:08:21

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Many thanks. Loving @npub1qdc…zclt btw, one of only a small handful of pods I listen to these days but listening to it via fountain today was a sweet experience. 🧡🟧

2024-09-03 19:11:54

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/yubikeys-are-vulnerable-to-cloning-attacks-thanks-to-newly-discovered-side-channel/
@npub1az9…m8y8 any initial thoughts on this?

2024-09-02 13:27:20

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You need a MIMI if you like OTO 🔥🔥
MIMI is OTO's genesis collection... then hunt the matching Apoptosis FTW and pair them up.

2024-09-02 13:17:56

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You deserve it guys. Listening to @npub10ut…xdlq
@npub1jcy…2890 and @npub10at…02w3
I'm a simple bitcoiner but I value UX greatly. Will show my appreciation via Fountain 🫡

2024-09-02 09:41:29

Fucking around with @npub1v5u…n0v5 again after migrating to another app due to phone overheating.
So impressed. UX feels like home. nostr connected, wallet seamless.
Huge shout out to the team there ⚡️⚡️

2024-09-02 08:57:43

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Android > Graphene > sideload whatever encrypted app you want without any of this bullshit.

2024-09-01 20:09:09

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I really feel like the next 2 years are going to be more groundbreaking that the last two for OMB.
A lot of people have been burned by single founders in "NFT" projects and people love to talk smack about zk but he's that quiet achiever who just gets the job done. Plus he's one of the only founders who really tries to live the code of bitcoin.
Under promise and over deliver. I feel that sums to OMB nicely. A lot of VCs are totally against that approach and that's why so many of them fail. They literally fail fast intentionally while zk just steers a course and moves towards everyday until he gets to the next destination for his community and holders.
My observations (I came to the OMB part late, Sept 23) is that OMB has the strongest ordinal community by far. Not the loudest and I like that. No point screaming the wrong words or the right words at the wrong people. Happy to be a small part of this culture shift.
Can't wait to see what the OMB community can do with fleets of lottery miners but imagine if an OMB hit a block... that's a wild prospect and one that would set the ordinals ecosystem on fire.
Good times ahead.

2024-09-01 07:14:41

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VPN at the router. Always.

2024-09-01 07:13:32

A very nice piece of physical art from UK stencil artist onepennypiece.
#art #bitcoin
https://m.primal.net/KYSg.jpg

2024-09-01 06:48:55

Indoor row today.
7000m is my go-to.
L10.
Av Split: 2:02.6
28m 37s
Result: hideously out of shape. https://image.nostr.build/8b0db81232543f8eb5ba446a6b9bb088661f75e471dbe3ac917d649610ec313d.jpg

2024-09-01 06:46:21

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Voice of reason while remaining a rational optimist.
Some things remain broken and that's ok.

2024-09-01 06:44:27

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I'm torn on this. While I totally agree with you and my VPN is pointing in their direction, there is a small part of me that much like bitcoin, wants to speed this period of civilisation so we can all get to the 12 round slugfest where people are forced to take action: Bitcoin, nostr, Monero.
Forget touching the stove, NPCs won't get off the couch unless the house is on fire.

2024-08-31 12:39:41

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How's wifey's coworker doing? Checked in recently?
I did have a mate who I orange pilled in 2017 and he ploughed over 3BTC in to Dragonchain ico. Poor bastard went off reservation after round tripping that one to the moon and doom.
Great bloke though.

2024-08-31 12:36:50

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Liked a lot of your shows, hated a lot of your shows. Regardless you've turned a lot of people on to bitcoin so good luck with your new endeavours. Personally it would of been great to see you slide in to What Monero Did instead but it's not my rodeo.
Looking forward to seeing Real Bedford play next month.
Peace.

2024-08-31 10:21:31

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Likewise if you're ever SW then hmu and we'll make you welcome! Surf is good, heaps of wild camping and we have some decent locally sourced meat and produce.
Lots of deadeyes though. Good people at heart but but for many of them bitcoin is the enemy. It's thankless work trying to rewire the NPCs when cost of living is a daily struggle for most. It's all that consumes the conversation other than the weather.
Lots of 🪵 here too

2024-08-31 07:07:20

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Yooooo! Good to see slices of rural life from UK bitcoiners 🫡

2024-08-31 06:54:07

Off for early morning row here in SW UK. Everyone saying the UK is shit but it's pretty incredible where I live.
There are pockets of paradise in all countries. You just got to look harder and not tune in to the same old narrative.
https://m.primal.net/KWgZ.jpg

2024-08-31 06:51:06

Seems about right
#bitcoin
https://m.primal.net/KWgP.jpg

2024-08-31 06:50:18

@npub1sg6…f63m trying to find the artist you onboarded to NOSTR that mentioned when talking to @npub1qny…95gx last week.
You mentioned he's on your recent notes but unable to locate. Please can you tag?

2024-08-31 06:47:10

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Would love to know of the first UK supplier selling Gammas ⚡️⚡️

2024-08-27 07:38:52

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Definitely feels like I'm being poisoned slowly on X

2024-08-20 08:02:36

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British HODL is a torrent of bile. You can't win against that level of engagement farming. Luckily for us he's not on nostr. Yet.

2024-08-18 20:55:05

@npub1vr2…dzvx Going to try and ditch the UK phyical sim and run phone from e-sim (second attempt). It's been over year with I listened to you on CitDispatch, best option for daily use? I remember you advocated an oversees sim with roaming and I can't be pinged constantly from the towers. Is this still the preferred method?

2024-08-18 20:50:52

Is Swan fucked? Asking for friend and I'm hearing the rumblings of a shitshow.

2024-08-16 19:57:55

Snow Crash actually worth a read? Two days to kill in Mallorca and in need of a decent book to melt in to.

2024-08-11 07:02:30

3 days in Berlin and #Monero is everywhere. Some Berliners like privacy.
Meanwhile for the masses in the UK, it's trending to zero.
https://m.primal.net/JvnO.jpg

2024-06-20 09:48:59

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tails-v6-4/
Still my favourite one-stop-shop tool for simplifying my life.
Sparrow and Featherwallet.
Does it beat Whonix on a VPS? No idea but if it's not broke then why fix it. tailsOS been a solid perfomer for me for over 7 years now.
#monero + #bitcoin
Dual coin future.

2024-05-13 08:12:12

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A car, one of the few “assets” that depreciates every minutes of the day even when not in use. Mostly a liability if there is a loan but it’s their inherent utility that makes it confusing for the rubes. The ability for humans to travel long distances over short time periods is a superpower. In that regard, cars are a valuable asset.

2024-05-03 21:23:03

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You’re confusing privacy with anonymity. Totally different beasts. Bitcoin isn’t anonymous so it’s not perfect money. Great SoV though.
We know many of Satoshi’s addresses, transactions and blocks he mined.
So you’re saying he fucked up real bad?
Umbrel does IBD over tor and it’s free and one line of code on pretty much any piece of junk hardware with enough storage. Why is Start9 such a revelation to people with a $1300 price tag for prism hardware and spec isn’t that good.

2024-04-06 13:34:43

Not too long now. 4 years max is my guess #bitcoin state attack will happen. In what form I don’t know.
https://m.primal.net/HrrG.jpg

2024-04-05 07:19:07

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Kimchi and sauerkraut are the two easiest things to make that will help your health. Fun to do with wifey

2024-04-05 07:15:35

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Broken back. Still
knocking suckers out . Tyson was king.

2024-02-23 06:47:54

Harto is here
https://m.primal.net/HecG.jpg

2023-12-31 05:17:17

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Why is it unethical?
"The true value of something is just the price someone is willing to pay for it"
Who are you to tell someone is unethical to sell an apple for $5?

2023-12-31 05:13:39

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Gamma.io

2023-12-31 05:10:31

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That's a little short sighted view but one thing is true, Ordinals are securing the chain and will provide the majority of the security budget once the halving arrives so you better cross your fingers, toes and nutsack they succeed.

2023-11-24 13:04:25

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It already is in their crosshairs.
Going down is pretty much a done deal.
History repeats.

2023-11-23 07:09:03

The majority of ordinal inscribers who have been around since May are Sparrow power users and know their way around a PSBT better than most WoS maxis.
#bitcoin.

2023-11-23 06:43:07

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Art is totally subjective. That's what makes it art.
The movie is different this time. This one features node count going up, maxis committing suicide, usual traders getting rekt, ETHbois making the leap to The God Chain, security budget going parabolic, Odell winning his bet with Marty and some collectors amassing generational wealth.
I don't really see any downside to Ordinals. Anyone distracted by them wouldn't be in Bitcoin for the long term anyway but through this new breed of degens on bitcoin we all get to reap the above rewards.
#bitcoin.

2023-11-05 08:59:03

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Ben Gunn and Max. Hands down.
Nothing that new in terms of topic but the energy and passion provides a really good way to focus your lens and provides confirmation that "we're doing it right".
Think I've shared that episode with about ten mates IRL and pleaded with them to give it a go.

2023-11-03 12:53:51

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I think the real shit-go is the endless capital generation from selling shares to fund his bitcoin bags. The antithesis of bitcoin. He's on rinse and repeat until his tower of Babel comes tumbling down and sends us all to goblin town for three years. 😂

2023-11-03 10:49:01

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"Man is born free yet everywhere he is in chains" - Rousseau

2023-11-03 10:35:31

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I think reality is that life is a lot more boring that people want to believe. No CIA conspiracy here, just a businessman looking to leverage everything he can from his investments.
Saylor holds a lot of bitcoin, doesn't do shit for the community. Best off not feeding in to the Saylor story...
which makes me a hypocrite I know.

2023-09-27 09:42:32

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Maybe aim that comment at the known iphone lover NVK. I'm fully FOSS (as much as can be) across all machines. Apart from living in a cave, there isn't much more I can do to keep my head beneath the parapet so i'll keep chillin. Yes this can be seen as in contrast to "the price of freedom is constant vigilance" and while my eyes are fully wide open I try not to let the fear grip me on the daily. That's exactly what the old power structures want.

2023-09-26 13:44:26

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Signal isn't broke. Much more likely his phone was hacked or the otjer person on the line was weak. But yes, if the devil is on on your tail then there is practically no way to shake them.
Fortunately they don't give a shit about 99% of us as not everyone is planning on having a coffee with Putin next week so every needs to relax a little.

2023-09-18 09:06:23

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Coldcard. Maybe a steeper learning curve than others. When used in conjunction with Sparrow on desktop there really isn't a compelling reason to use any other combination.
If on a budget then just use tailsOS, install Sparrow. While tailsOS is technically not a hardware wallet, it has been battle tested for years with electrum and gets the job done. AND it's free.

2023-09-11 11:36:20

Just listened to the excellent samourai interview on Chris Blec Conversations discussing #bitcoin privacy or lack of.
Good to know Samourai Wallet is integrating tools this year enabling #monero swaps.
Lazer eyes will be in disbelief when it gets pushed live.
So bullish for bitcoin and monero in this regard.
https://image.nostr.build/75d8e2b814c8690f65918fdab2fcd53c64fce1aba2398499c0ec157c223a5bf6.jpg

2023-09-10 15:06:03

Messaged received many years ago but me and our motley band of psychonauts and still committed to having as much fun as possible hiking the Devon hills and camping under the stars eating #lsd and smoking #dmt.
What a wonderful world there is to explore outside of #bitcoin and #monero
Run for the hills, your node will still be on line tomorrow.
https://image.nostr.build/72c54d1a38d98b565a045baeb71e4c5d4634122fce3e40f27dd97f060c04bb06.jpg

2023-09-01 12:24:05

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As long as people know that WoS can rug them at any time for any reason then caveat emptor. As old as time, you get your hand burnt on the stove a couple of times and then look for more secure methods of spending bitcoin.
What's wrong with Phoenix (now with splicing) connected to your own electrum? UX is on par with WoS and if they do choose to not service you at any time in the future you can easily move funds on chain. Best of both worlds imo.

2023-08-15 15:49:46

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4. Those that use #bitcoin and #monero for their individual unique qualities. Universally hated by maxis on both sides for being a rational optimist. Uses paper cash also when appropriate.

2023-08-10 20:51:50

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Ok NGU bro. You follow Saylor too most likely.
Just to confirm to any Bitcoiner that reads this in the future, your previous statements on "criminals" mean you believing Ross should remain in prison for his double life sentence for his "crimes"? You hate criminals in bitcoin right?

2023-08-10 18:50:09

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I'd push back on most of your points.. There is so much liquidity on the streets for XMR (and BTC) for cash trades. Going through Bisq or similar platforms isn't required. You just need to be in the right network. Your article doesn't say how the criminal was identified. I'd bet the farm is wasn't from any Monero transaction heuristics.
So you're happy to participate in a global financial network that has an open and transparent ledger for auditing purposes. I get that for a store of vlaue as long as you are a happy taxpayer and like funding the corrupt old establishent. That's fine and maybe when the government knock your door and ask for your bitcoin keys that they've linked to your real life indentity so they can issue you your freshly printed paper BlackRock vouchers as a replacement then great 🤟 I understand this is the price you are willing to pay for NGU and keeping bad guys off the street. And when you shout "but I've done nothing wrong, you can't do this" then remember this is the future you asked for.
Without privacy there is no freedom.
Constant hardforks in Monero is old news. Sethforprivacy dubunked this years ago.
When I read posts like yours I genuinely lose hope of bitcoin ever changing the world. It'll create a new generation of wealthy taxpayers who will bend the knee and kiss the ring at the very most. Monero users on the other hand I've always found are willing to give the noble class the middle finger regardless of its price.
I wish you good luck but we are cut from a much different cloth.

2023-08-10 17:19:51

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Number of people tracked IRL from their online #bitcoin transactions and then charged, undergone asset seizure and in some cases imprisoned: 100's
Number of people tracked IRL from their online #monero transactions and then charged, undergone asset seizure and in some cases imprisoned: 0.
Even hardcore OGs like @npub1qny…95gx would agree that if you really need privacy in your financial transactions and your liberty in on table, XMR might be a better option for Bitcoiners.
Maybe the future will give us better options for bitcoin privacy but in 2023 it's lacking considerably.
Sometimes "EASY" isn't the key to freedom.

2023-08-06 13:19:48

#Bitcoin maxis losing their hair over Samourai Wallet integrating #monero atomic swaps.
Love to witness strongly held opinions challenged.
Imagine the tears if the red wallet also became a joint monero wallet.

2023-08-02 05:47:57

"Demurrage as the security budget solution for fixed supply currencies" is used increasingly as a potential solution to the #bitcoin security budget and a way as to not touch the 21M hard cap.
Any non maxis out there that have gamed this through or we adding this concept to the heretic folder like tail emission?
#monero

2023-07-31 08:08:36

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Legend. Glad to see him here. Hope he doesn't get lost in all the bitcoin maxis.
#monero and #bitcoin.

2023-07-28 06:20:23

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Then please acknowledge that #monero is a legitimate part of this freedom stack. The amount of long term hardcore #bitcoin users I know that also use #monero is huge even though publically it might feel like committing hara-kiri.

2023-07-21 05:07:26

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Agreed but you shouldn't have to use any tools. One slip up and you can undo all your previous privacy gains. Save in Bitcoin, spend in Monero. It's a pretty simple life under their method.

2023-07-21 05:05:09

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This is a step backwards. Ooendimes are great for gifts and satscards also for a cheaper alternative but you've got to sweep those funds sometime and when you do you have to isolate those UTXOs as you are faced with the same privacy issues are before.
This is why bitcoin is a near perfect SoV and a far from perfect MoE.

2023-07-21 05:01:10

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I don't see any major downside to hedging that sort of risk in #monero. In extreme times, the flight to personal safety lies in contrarianism, not conformity.
I stack equal units of #xmr as I do #btc due to the former being such a small percentage allocation of capital. Yes, there are tradeoffs, now it's not a shitcoin.
Bitcoin will likely never have solid privacy and most of the ardent bitcoin zealots that I know use Monero even though they'd never publically admit it.

2023-07-14 14:06:11

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Hahaha, love it. Maxis just can't stand monero as it challenges their love of their own bag.
I read an awesome post last week by some coinjoin fanatic but wouldn't use a "shitcoin" like monero to get the job done but spent far too much time, effort and sats trying to fit a round peg through a square hole. Anything I can do onchain I do with monero and sleep easy at night that the taxman isn't going to come calling in a few years.
Maxis come out the closet in the end, they all do.

2023-07-14 13:49:44

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...and whole #moneros. Class of 21-23 sucking off Saylor and Blackrock that are just wanting for the network to be captured so they can have paper gains on paper.
Let's not fuck around and find out. Stack bitcoin and stack monero. It's cheap as hell to do both and anything less is reckless in this political climate.

2023-07-14 13:45:54

Please clarify. Are you saying Bitcoin is dying out because all glassnode stats I'm looking at indicate adoption is actually going up across all metrics disregarding price.
Also Fedi is a better what? Layer 2? Fedi is just one of many scaling solutions that bitcoin will need to fulfill the dream of becoming a global digital money. Fedi tradeoffs though are deep and wide and if you fall down that particular rabbit hole you end up finding #monero at the bottom.
Both feed off each other (BTC and XMR) and neither can survive long term without the other imo.

2023-07-13 12:27:09

I feel nostr is a home for #monero heads too. Don't be put off my the focus of #bitcoin devs and lightning integration on this protocol/platform. The early days of bootstrapping nostr is open to all regardless of which digital money you believe in. Nostr belongs to noderunners in general.

2023-07-13 05:42:50

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It's got nothing to do with bringing Apple down and everything to do with individual privacy and rejecting surveillance capitalism.

2023-07-07 20:44:29

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Plenty of us on nostr that are believers in a dual coin future. Bitcoin may accidentally give us the financial panopticon that we've been trying to avoid all these years. #monero is the freedom tech bitcoin will need to succeed in that situation.