Jameson Lopp

https://lopp.net

Insights on security, privacy, technology, & money · Casa Co-founder & Chief Security Officer · https://bitcoin.page

Public Key

npub17u5dneh8qjp43ecfxr6u5e9sjamsmxyuekrg2nlxrrk6nj9rsyrqywt4tp

NIP-05 Address

lopp@lopp.net

NIP-57 Address

lopp@btcpay.lopp.net

Profile Code

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relay.primal.net

nostr21.com

relay.damus.io

Author Public Key

npub17u5dneh8qjp43ecfxr6u5e9sjamsmxyuekrg2nlxrrk6nj9rsyrqywt4tp

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Last Notes

2024-09-17 15:53:07

I can't believe that's the last time we'll see bitcoin at $58K 😏
https://nostpic.com/media/f728d9e6e7048358e70930f5ca64b097770d989ccd86854fe618eda9c8a38106/bc976cb939ceb2abed859d8482d3a7e2e91e9ea617b0b7aeb7ff322ad4507dc9.webp

2024-09-16 22:05:59

If humans manage to digitize themselves and live on a network in which their essence has no single point of failure, will they finally be able to achieve freedom from government since there won't be a monopoly on violence?

2024-09-16 13:47:08

As much as I want the bitcoin exchange rate to moon, as it would benefit me personally and my business commercially...
part of me wants it to stay stuck at 58k just to splatter egg in the faces of all the price predictors.

2024-09-14 18:42:47

One of my favorite mind-blowing theories is the idea that perhaps consciousness leads to reality rather than the other way around.

2024-09-13 15:22:31

In the past 2 months I've tripled my testosterone, halved my cholesterol, and lost 4 inches off my belly with the aid of various peptides. Will have more results in 2 months regarding body composition.

2024-09-11 14:20:02

I had a cousin commit suicide this week.
Please remember that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

2024-09-10 15:27:08

My favorite part about operating a responsible disclosure program is all the drive-by Indian "security researchers" who copy paste OWASP best practices and then go silent when you ask them to provide a practical demonstration that their reported vulnerability is actually exploitable against our infrastructure. 🙄

2024-09-08 23:05:48

You know you're deep down the Bitcoin rabbit hole on a side quest when you find yourself reading Bitcoin Core source code for answers.

2024-09-08 13:03:41

https://image.nostr.build/68cdffb72dacd69bc86f037264b7375530778d183c88b07c0f5bc7664eb6095e.jpg

2024-09-06 12:42:10

gmeow
https://opcat.wtf

2024-09-05 23:54:07

What if we made it so that you could require replies to include a trivial zap?
Fuck you, ReplyGuy bot 😘

2024-09-05 13:41:18

Just checked in on BSV's network stats.
It's now confirming fewer than 60,000 transactions per day - far less than Bitcoin.
Muh on-chain scaling 🤡

2024-09-05 11:49:34

I'm starting to suspect that one reason some Bitcoiners are bearish on nostr is because they are stuck in the mindset that distributed networks have to guarantee message delivery, message permanence, and thus form consensus around that.
They don't understand that nostr network fragmentation is actually flexibility.

2024-09-05 00:49:25

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ROFL does he not understand that keys are portable between every client?

2024-09-04 14:06:15

One of the more common questions I receive is about the feasibility of using duress wallets to mitigate physical attacks.
Today I'm presenting my thoughts on the matter.
https://blog.casa.io/can-duress-wallets-stop-bitcoin-attacks/

2024-09-04 13:28:10

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Counting is hard.
Depending upon the time of day, Amethyst says I have either 500 or 10,000 followers 🙃

2024-09-04 12:46:44

Just got locked out of one of my credit cards for daring to request a balance transfer while using a VPN (which I've done many times before) and their system doesn't support sending one time codes to my virtual phone number. Now I get to wait 2 to 3 weeks for snail mail authentication. 🙄

2024-09-03 23:13:59

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Upon closer review it appears that the only Yubikeys with firmware version 5.5 were the Yubikey Bio, so I bet the total number of those in the wild are rather low.

2024-09-03 23:08:29

https://image.nostr.build/729e6f95a2e460f2674f2abff4a5d67aaf22f28fba0cc01b482a68853f0ca388.jpg

2024-09-03 20:19:34

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We only started shipping Yubikeys with version 5.7 so it's probably low likelihood someone brought their own 5.5 device.

2024-09-03 15:23:27

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Same deal with mastodon DMs.

2024-09-02 23:51:49

Tried wakeboarding for the first time. It's quite challenging - took me 7 tries to get up!
Also got some mild rope burn on my hands 😬
Will try again, preferably with gloves!

2024-09-02 18:45:27

https://image.nostr.build/3f5f18e69aa914c4d424bfec3a8c273a039e87a09abadf640108bb8ff7a9ec07.jpg

2024-08-31 17:28:48

Are you currently running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?
Good news! Today is the first day when you can finally upgrade to 24.04 LTS.
sudo do-release-upgrade

2024-08-30 17:35:02

https://image.nostr.build/4a48c1341d5ba5a45df8deb3e2a962d786dc03b615df79e721f5cce2c0317995.jpg

2024-08-30 17:22:44

https://image.nostr.build/12e39533ae59b2fdf7aea5af20886a82a6a8bb18fd38cb50c3ea2c2ab5062c05.jpg

2024-08-29 23:11:34

The OP_CAT Research Fund, sponsored by StarkWare, is a $1 million fund aimed at advancing research regarding the pros and cons of activating OP_CAT on Bitcoin.
The OP_CAT Research Fund committee is seeking to fund proposals that present novel research projects regarding OP_CAT activation on Bitcoin. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: the security implications of OP_CAT activation on Bitcoin, OP_CAT-based computing and locking script logic on Bitcoin, applications and protocols utilizing OP_CAT on Bitcoin, and general research related to OP_CAT and its impact.
https://starkware.co/submission-proposals/

2024-08-29 21:55:33

I just hope Trump's high yield DeFi thing doesn't become the Terra Luna of 2025.
For the Trump team's sake, they'd better win the election or they're likely to have the SEC all over them.

2024-08-28 21:51:53

The bad news is governments are retarded.
The good news is governments are predictable.

2024-08-28 21:18:12

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One of my favs of all time.

2024-08-28 18:36:32

Tough times in the military industrial complex.
https://image.nostr.build/8919c64780713246f2e85b8ea2dfd25b2e29bc3de2f429a8f1979b6b9a138b27.jpg

2024-08-28 16:52:15

"Should every nostrich run a relay?" is a very different question from "should every Bitcoiner run a Bitcoin/lightning node?" due to the differences in guarantees.
I think every nostrich should run a relay IF THEY REQUIRE PERMANENCE for their historical notes. What do I mean by this?
Relays should be considered ephemeral. They are under no obligation to store your data indefinitely unless you enter into an agreement for that (paid relays.) Relays can go offline at any time and take your notes with them. This is why clients connect to many relays by default, for redundancy.
I run a relay for myself that only accepts notes from my pubkey. If my third party relays change, I'll just push my old notes from my personal relay to new relays for them to be indexed.
Nostr can't scale from the perspective of expecting every nostr client to connect to thousands or millions of personal relays simultaneously.

2024-08-28 13:57:40

"Nostr will fail unless everyone runs their own relay."
Nostr isn't designed to scale in that manner because it doesn't have routing like lightning.
This claim is similar to saying Bitcoin fails if everyone isn't running a node. While it's preferable, it's by no means necessary.
It need not be perfectly decentralized, just sufficiently decentralized.
Whether that means dozens / hundreds / thousands of relays is up for debate.

2024-08-28 13:39:48

I've heard some folks with large X followings claim nostr isn't worth their time because adoption is low and not growing fast enough for their liking.
Seems shortsighted to me. I consider investing in social media to be similar to financial investing - it's about time in the market rather than timing the market. Much like how most of Bitcoin's annual gains occur during 10 days of the year, I experienced a similar phenomenon on Twitter.
Choose to be a laggard nostrich to your own detriment.

2024-08-28 13:20:18

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Yeah but when I refer to maximalist culture I mean stereotypical asshattery 😬

2024-08-28 12:26:34

It amuses me to no end to see Bitcoiners acting like Buttcoiners with regard to nostr.
I do wonder how much of this can be attributed to maximalist culture making people more close minded and pessimistic.
I'm not interested in all the ways nostr can fail.
I'm interested in all the ways it can succeed.

2024-08-27 19:53:15

Reddit and Twitter were both better when they allowed competing third party clients.
Nostr will always be better because there is no first party client.

2024-08-27 15:58:49

Good morning fellow psychopaths 😏
https://image.nostr.build/13a80827bce900097c64de6480829f6bba786e1bf2bfa1d353760e89b0b297a5.jpg

2024-08-26 15:58:37

https://image.nostr.build/422bfcf471f42709b3f65fb5e1452cf60fdc4ef51ff7065acc6857657a262da3.jpg

2024-08-26 15:35:27

In recent weeks I've started getting a ton of messages from "crypto marketing agencies" offering to get me social media coverage, AMAs, podcasts, etc.
Not sure if this means the market is heating up or if it means the market is dead and these folks are getting desperate.

2024-08-26 13:34:06

Political correctness is art (comedy.)
https://image.nostr.build/8403e79bda44dbde2f50e4fcc08a2d0a918ff90216c7c19cb9b1a608dc7a42ee.jpg

2024-08-26 13:14:13

Anybody else rawdog your weight lifting?
No music.
No podcasts.
No audiobooks.
Just counting of repetitions fueled by your hated of The Man?

2024-08-25 20:14:09

I tried to use Reddit 3 times today and got censored every. single. time.
1. Submitted my buttcoin.me site to /r/Bitcoin and it told me my submission was removed by moderators with no specific reason given.
2. Tried to comment on the /r/buttcoin thread about my project but I was banned there a decade ago. Created a new account and commented but it got shadowbanned.
3. Tried to converse with an /r/buttcoin moderator who was posting typical buttcoiner trash on /r/ethereum only to find out entire thread got removed.
Reddit is such a waste of time.

2024-08-24 21:59:19

Fuck fearmongers!

2024-08-23 14:15:29

Today I'm raising some concerns based upon observations of a withdrawal I recently made from Coinbase. I suspect the issues I'm pointing out apply to many exchanges and custodians across the ecosystem.
https://blog.lopp.net/problems-with-coinbase-withdrawal-fees/

2024-08-23 11:41:51

https://image.nostr.build/d5b32eeabdd5151bb5a6be3437b868912ca015493a16c980cff3c58bac12e8c5.jpg

2024-08-22 15:15:29

In my mind, the folks who constantly talk about how the Bitcoin exchange rate is going to moon any day now must also be the type who enjoy blue balls.

2024-08-22 15:14:17

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GOTTA STAY MICROPLASTICIZED

2024-08-22 11:14:29

Microsoft managed to break Linux 😬
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/a-patch-microsoft-spent-2-years-preparing-is-making-a-mess-for-some-linux-users/

2024-08-21 19:53:12

https://image.nostr.build/819fc0a3e0567f48fb4bb22bb48106b2987024459380940be0ec2271d9f4cb32.jpg

2024-08-21 15:45:50

Make Bitcoin Script Great Again

2024-08-21 13:08:05

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2024-08-21 00:36:33

Jesse Kipf used stolen login credentials belonging to a physician to access the Hawaii Death Registry System, where he submitted and certified his own death — thereby avoiding paying more than $116,000 in owed child support. 😂
https://therecord.media/man-who-hacked-state-registry-to-forge-death-certificate-sentenced

2024-08-20 20:00:35

Gonna watch some of the DNC to see how their flavor of cringe compares to RNC cringe.

2024-08-20 16:25:09

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Camera, radio, etc.

2024-08-20 16:07:06

I haven't bought a new laptop or desktop in 6 years and don't feel the need. Seems that since 98% of computing happens in a web browser now, local computational power is less important.
On the flip side, upgrading phones every couple years is still important because the hardware and sensors keep improving substantially.

2024-08-19 16:18:57

https://image.nostr.build/248f53c6ae2d53613f601ac61e57a04aba158ec6f2c16896399c97d1e88f7cd5.jpg

2024-08-18 11:57:32

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The solution is to not waste your time worrying about the election.

2024-08-18 11:15:29

American presidential terms are 4 years and now we're spending 2 of those years worrying about the next election.
During those 2 years we spend $17 billion and drive half the country into frothing madness, but thanks to the electoral college it always comes down to the same 50,000 voters in the same three states.

2024-08-18 00:18:48

I've been doing weighted calf extension exercises 3 days a week for a year now.
What I'd like to know is if the time will ever come when I can walk normally the day after.

2024-08-17 21:34:57

It appears that two of Bitcoin's biggest critics have pivoted to hating AI and even set up a site dedicated to it.
What a miserable existence. Haters gonna hate 😏
https://pivot-to-ai.com/

2024-08-16 18:53:18

When was the last time you saw a politician take credit for something that would have happened regardless of their existence?
When was the last time you saw a politician accept blame for something that their meddling screwed up?

2024-08-15 13:35:08

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Possibly the best one yet!

2024-08-15 12:55:05

A fun little test of AI services.
"Generate an image of Kamala Harris in a bikini sitting on a couch with 5 Donald Trumps standing behind her"
Midjourney:
https://image.nostr.build/e41d6584a9089fbdcd65adb37391f16cb5cb47e919355b79cf16df578c0a5c55.jpg
Venice AI:
https://image.nostr.build/a7e76aa20b0bf2c71daa0bcd2ea46f1ab7a47aee36ba287d76cd6f365d30e1cf.jpg
Grok:
https://image.nostr.build/22af9927a1a2f7ae4f24da94f4f2be40b94f49bf524cdb051d600b6c5b4f0b46.jpg

2024-08-14 13:53:40

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What Bitcoin Did is winding down and Peter is starting a different podcast that's wider ranging.

2024-08-14 13:27:25

My final appearance on What Bitcoin Did is now available!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yCWJY8olZHU

2024-08-13 22:15:49

The joys of maintaining sovereignty in cyberspace.
Realize my self hosted ghost software is over a year old and not generating embedded tweet previews for the new X domain.
SSH to the box, do a backup off-site, and run the ghost update command.
Get told I need to update nodejs.
Realize my OS is over 2 years out of date.
Attempt an update to latest LTS release.
Get told there isn't one available despite it being released 4 months ago. The hosting provider's apt repositories must be stale.
Screw that, manually update nodejs by pointing to a third party repository.
Run the ghost update command. Get told I updated too far, even though the new ghost version supports node20 my current version needs node18 to execute the update.
Downgrade to node18.
Run the ghost update command. Upgrade fails with a database migration error.
Read documentation about resolving the error. Run troubleshooting commands to no avail.
File a bug report with ghost and walk away.

2024-08-13 16:05:09

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Nope, because the valid checksum words are limited in scope.

2024-08-13 16:00:24

Today's deep dive is brought to you by an inquisitive nostrich!
https://blog.lopp.net/how-many-bitcoin-seed-phrases-are-only-one-repeated-word/

2024-08-12 16:01:46

Got recognized in meatspace for only the second time outside of a conference.
This fellow was a Wall Street trader who learned about Bitcoin in 2016 from his colleagues and managed to accumulate a good stash.
He decided to quit Wall Street and is now living his best life working as an adventure guide.
He's not on social media. He doesn't talk about Bitcoin to anyone outside his family. He's one of our many sleeper agents scattered across the world.

2024-08-11 14:55:39

Try not to think about it. 🙃
https://image.nostr.build/214568450eaad39afad8171d9966a80adeadec5585ea3baa13938b79b6b163f6.jpg

2024-08-10 14:45:39

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Anything that can be owned can be stolen. Bitcoin is only safe from wrench attacks if you distribute your keys appropriately.

2024-08-10 14:22:19

Extradite deez nuts, redcoats!
https://image.nostr.build/1379836172332013552d30a5905994cf6ec010e5eb58d18d815120495abd3ab7.jpg

2024-08-09 18:36:03

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You should try getting granny to set up Casa with a yubikey and see if it's less grueling.

2024-08-09 18:12:39

11 Israelis visiting Costa Rica were attacked by 8 men who overpowered their security guard and robbed them of $700,000 worth of bitcoin. Analysis of surveillance footage leads investigators to suspect the robbers are current or former police.
If true, this wouldn't be the first time corrupt cops have wrench attacked Bitcoiners. 2 Vietnamese cops and 5 accomplices were charged for a wrench attack in 2021.
https://www.teletica.com/sucesos/asaltantes-de-turistas-israelies-sustrajeron-unos-700-mil-en-bitcoin_364777

2024-08-09 12:26:52

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It offers a stronger security model because the custody isn't in a single point of failure.

2024-08-09 12:04:47

ETFs and third party custodians are Bitcoin scaling solutions in the same way that a bullet to your head is a solution to all your problems.

2024-08-08 19:46:15

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What many maximalists miss is that even the sleaziest of shitcoiners tend to appreciate Bitcoin.

2024-08-08 19:41:26

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"X will allow more shitcoining" is an emotional kneejerk reaction, not a logical argument against X.

2024-08-08 00:32:46

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Oh yeah I got you, bro. You want to talk to @nprofile…5shh

2024-08-07 20:30:12

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Garage doors are crazy.
Like, you can kill yourself trying to perform maintenance on the primary roller spring if you don't know what you're doing.
They're also crazy delicate and become completely useless if anything gets slightly out of alignment.

2024-08-07 20:25:07

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Have you tried lifting heavy things?

2024-08-07 20:23:56

Managed to fuck up both my car and garage door because the garage door only went up 75% of the way before getting stuck, just enough to be out of my rearview mirror's coverage when I was backing out. 😡

2024-08-07 14:44:01

Ask not what your country can do for you.
Ask what you can do to fuck The Man.

2024-08-06 22:44:59

"90% of all tweets are made by 10% of the people. And those people are 100% retarded."
- Joe Rogan

2024-08-06 14:42:20

I'm fairly confident that X has changed / is lying about their engagement metrics.
My dashboard claims I'm gaining 5,000+ followers per month, but my follower count has been flat all year.
A charitable explanation is they used to report net follower count changes and now they're counting every spambot that follows you and then has their account deleted shortly thereafter.

2024-08-05 13:06:42

Looking forward to the day when I can order a mosquito drone swarm on Amazon and instruct them to patrol my property as hunter-killers for a variety of pests.

2024-08-04 17:33:18

Market's gotta dump so that Saylor's next $2B buy acquires as many coins as possible.

2024-08-04 11:10:05

The cast iron vs stainless steel pan debate is dumb.
Titanium is the new hotness.

2024-08-03 18:17:23

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I have the same problem. If you want to stop it there are adhesive stickers you can apply to the glass to increase the likelihood of birds detecting it's a solid object.

2024-08-03 16:40:49

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I know, right?
I got my photo with Craig Wright for free!

2024-08-03 14:11:22

A family member asked if I had my photo taken with Trump like how my grandfather (who was very active in the Republican Party) had his photo taken with Ronald Reagan.
He was taken aback when I informed him that Trump required a $60,000 donation for the privilege.

2024-08-03 13:10:47

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Yeah I expect it would be like predatory payday loans.

2024-08-03 12:35:11

An issue with Universal Basic Income that I haven't seen addressed is that it would become an annuity that people will find ways to borrow and spend against.
Thus degenerate or desperate recipients will just make purchases today against their "credit line" of future annuity payments. Not sure how you'd prevent this in practice.

2024-08-02 18:04:36

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I doubt I'll delete due to the historical value, but I do intend to eventually abandon the few social accounts I have remaining.

2024-08-02 18:01:56

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2024-08-02 13:38:26

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But Elon loves edgey humor and phallic symbols and doge stopped being funny 8 years ago 🤷🏻‍♂️

2024-08-02 13:25:57

Not sure why Elon went all-in on Dogecoin.
He seems more like a Cumrocket guy.

2024-08-02 13:14:45

When I grow up I want to become a ghost.

2024-08-01 12:46:24

Our children are tax cattle born into debt slavery.
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