stallion
Italian Stallion

#bitcoin, privacy, sovereignty, traveling and living in multiple jurisdictions | Czech-Italian with Latin roots | Don’t half ass it!

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Public Key

npub187ygerlkw7sth7dj5wmvhsv4gf2tx3j0tfpecsx9tdcu0yfyz60sn24sdn

NIP-05 Address

stallion@iris.to

NIP-57 Address

stallion@getalby.com

Profile Code

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nos.lol

nostr-pub.wellorder.net

relay.nostr.net

Author Public Key

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2024-04-06 15:31:10

🇵🇾Paraguayan senators want to ban #bitcoin  mining.
Thread: https://twitter.com/stalliondelsur/status/1776172858542084368?t=igw8dRoJ_EuElyhJOLo8Mg&s=19
#bitcoin

2024-02-07 11:53:01

⚠️ Does it worth living and moving to El Salvador?
We have decided to try to live from #bitcoin in El Salvador. Normal life among regular people.
Is it possible? How normal life works? What are pros and cons living in El Salvador?
Raw and honest assessment.⬇️
https://hackinglives.substack.com/p/moving-to-el-salvador-exploring-the
#ElSalvador #bitcoin #SanSalvador

2023-11-15 22:26:40

Self-sovereign life Ep.1
1️⃣ A decade of relentless business travel shaped my perspective on many things in life. Reflecting on transformative insights gained along the way. Let's dive into the lessons learned during this journey. 🌍
2️⃣ Global diversification seemed wise, but pitfalls emerged. The conventional system is full of taxes and debt. People fall into these traps hindering genuine living. Let's explore alternatives. 💡
3️⃣ Escape from the "rat race". It is number one priority.
4️⃣ Regain freedom to decide over things and situations when you want, how you want and where you want. 🚀
5️⃣ Put your life's puzzles together. 🧩 Make a list of priorities and start connecting your puzzles together.
6️⃣ Where can freedom and happiness be found? It varies for everyone. Here is some food for brain: 🥩
7️⃣ Step 1: Happy family = happy life. 💑
8️⃣ Step 2: Pursue fulfilling work that energizes you. 🚀
9️⃣ Step 3: Build an emergency stack (cash + Bitcoin) for freedom and calmness in challenging times. 💵
🔟 Step 4: If you don’t have Bitcoin, get some. It's a hedge against the system's uncertainties. 📈
1️⃣1️⃣ Step 5: Find your expertise, create a product/service that helps others, solving a need. 🛠️
1️⃣2️⃣ Step 6: Live in multiple jurisdictions, embracing the best from each. Ideally, have more residencies and citizenships. 🌐
1️⃣3️⃣ Step 7: Relocate your tax domicile to a low or zero tax country. 💼
1️⃣4️⃣ Step 8: World-schooling is a great way of learning. 📚
1️⃣5️⃣ Step 9: Avoid material fixation. Material things won’t deliver long-term happiness, just cost you money. 🛍️
1️⃣6️⃣ Step 10: Use Bitcoin or cash where possible to protect your privacy. 🔒
1️⃣7️⃣ Step 11: Be aware of spending habits. Spend less than you earn. 💸
1️⃣8️⃣ Step 12: Invest monthly what you have left over and don’t immediately need. 📈
1️⃣9️⃣ Step 13: Get back to roots of p2p trade. Create a local economy with peers and friends. 🔄
2️⃣0️⃣ Step 14: Maintain your privacy at the maximum possible level. You never know what the future holds. 🔐
2️⃣1️⃣Step 15: Keep your body and mind in a great shape. Supercharge your body with good source of energy, physical training and mental relaxation. Consistency is the key.
2️⃣2️⃣Read a full article here: https://hackinglives.substack.com/p/self-sovereign-life-ep1 https://image.nostr.build/6f86c35609c81fbea148673c58e0d9bd953f4f42e138043857efa0fd606c4335.jpg

2023-11-11 19:38:04

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worth listening imho.
TLDR from Leo Brave AI:
Here are the six most important points from the video transcript:
1. Signal is a private messaging app that prioritizes user privacy and security.
2. Signal has developed novel cryptographic techniques to protect user data, including the Signal Protocol and encryption of metadata.
3. The app's focus on privacy sets it apart from other popular messaging apps like WhatsApp and Google.
4. Privacy is essential in the digital age, as our personal information is constantly being collected and used for various purposes.
5. Surveillance capitalism is a growing concern, and Signal is working to combat it by preserving the norm of private communication.
6. The app's encryption techniques protect not only the content of messages but also metadata, making it difficult for third parties to access user data.
7. Signal will be launching usernames instead of phone numbers.
8. Q&A from listeners

2023-11-10 21:15:15

Panel: Signal's sustainability in an environment of mass surveillance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIhLQrldq0s

2023-11-02 18:19:48

🆓Self-sovereign life Ep.1 - Simplifying life, increasing freedom and happiness
https://hackinglives.substack.com/p/self-sovereign-life-ep1

2023-11-01 18:53:34

🔥One of the best privacy hacks and at the same time vastly underrated.
https://hackinglives.substack.com/p/become-james-smith

2023-10-24 12:14:10

Unpopular take:
Bull market even hasn't started yet and I am already tired of those meaningless price predictions what will #bitcoin make in USD terms. 🤷‍♂️

2023-10-24 07:33:35

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I use Zeus for a long time and it’s a great wallet to pay and manage from your node in easy way.
However now with becoming LSP it opens doors to many more regular users.

2023-10-23 20:31:45

Zeus 0.8.0 is a lit 🔥@npub1xnf…lpr5
Love it so far!!! Great improvements.
Good part is that it’s available everyone, not only for node runners!!!
Will write some takes on it soon.
#bitcoin #lightning #zeus
https://blog.zeusln.com/zeus-v0-8-0-open-beta/

2023-10-23 09:53:26

🆕𝗜 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 #𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵.
Hope that helps.
https://hackinglives.substack.com/p/bitcoin-self-custody

2023-10-21 11:58:13

$5 wrench attack is no longer valid threat 😁
https://m.primal.net/HOJN.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HOJN.jpg

2023-10-20 18:14:43

Is this that complicated 😁 https://image.nostr.build/38908893519d66e110cdcdb2bfebb5085ba8e7b4f66398cd92d12bdde6844b3d.jpg

2023-10-20 18:12:28

People should learn to be responsible for own wealth and not being babysit. "Recover" custody function via KYC process is shooting themselves in the leg from privacy and security perspective.
Interesting times... 🤷‍♂️
Learn SELF-CUSTODY. Full stop.
https://x.com/_pgauthier/status/1714908536205959631?s=20

2023-10-15 16:12:11

Feels like twitter is full of noise concerning #bitcoin.
Yes, I understand that there are still plenty of topics that are not being covered on #nostr but for everyone who’s looking for bitcoin content and want to stay in the loop then nostr is no brainer.
I wish to have other interesting people here on nostr so I can completely disregard Twitter account. 🤷🏼‍♂️
Would be awesome

2023-10-12 08:04:33

Fantastic pod with Bastien Teinturier(Acinq CTO, Acinq is developing @npub148q…jra7 ) and @npub1r8l…x5dk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvykVgiM5XA

2023-10-12 07:49:38

I am looking forward to this one!
https://haltia.ai
#ai #privacy #ondevice

2023-10-12 07:48:19

I wrote an article some time back about why Latam is a good choice. https://hackinglives.substack.com/p/flag-theory
And this chart is one of the reasons for Latam plan B 🤷‍♂️
https://void.cat/d/HAq66hkAKVrAtgxq1qfJ9M.webp

2023-10-01 15:06:30

𝐀𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 2.5 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬.
Subscribe and read the full guide based on my experience:
- what barrios are good/bad
- list of restaurants, hotels
- how to move around the city
- safety
- what to visit
and much more...
https://open.substack.com/pub/hackinglives/p/explore-asuncion-your-complete-guide?r=25x26e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#asuncion #cityguide #guide #travelguide

2023-08-18 07:21:17

Big question that is still being unanswered.
How to keep the reputation between physical world and digital one while maintaining the digital anonymity?
You might have a good reputation in physical world but when you are anonymous online then it is hard to transfer that reputation to the online world.
Vice versa, you might have a good reputation online under your nym but how to transfer that to the real world without doxxing?
What are your takes? Was somebody thinking about it?
Looking forward to comments ✌️

2023-08-14 17:56:46

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Ok then Europe for summer, Latin America for winter. Can’t find better combination when taking in account everything - safety, enjoyment, opportunities taxes, etc…

2023-08-10 08:01:34

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@npub1exv…d828 is great! Love it. But still missing lots of friends on simplex

2023-08-09 12:12:37

I know i have been pretty quiet lately. Sorry about that.
I was working on an article. Here we go!
🗺️Introductory article about plan B for life.
https://hackinglives.substack.com/p/flag-theory?sd=pf
Hope you will enjoy it and hopefully it will help to broader your horizons and take some snippets from it.
Share will be much appreciated. 🙏🏽
#flagtheory #citizenship #residency #bitcoin #freedom
https://void.cat/d/CtmxGh7U1rfuFU77nK9puS.webp

2023-07-18 07:28:56

GM & PV
😁
Anybody else having an issue with 710 cap? https://cdn.nostr.build/i/a010d1e6d255536abddeeba0d9214e32624164ef971b220b4a63e5191fb6ea7c.jpg

2023-07-14 20:16:20

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A jak sis udelal ten steak? Nebyl to trochu POW?😉

2023-07-13 05:10:11

GM & PV
Invest in #bitcoin and precious metals
https://nostr.build/i/26ede37a6599801e77a2b860916d3f6ca2f95547f51fe5a726b56042f4a7813d.jpg

2023-07-11 16:22:26

That is muy interesante!!!
I need to test it now…
https://acinq.co/blog/phoenix-splicing-update
#bitcoin #phoenix #channelsplicing

2023-07-11 04:14:05

GM &PV
☀️☕️ https://nostr.build/i/ec1b004c0fb019ebb6bcbc1458c3b3a0c48b881d0e34c18b24a11ac37963c726.jpg

2023-07-07 17:07:43

How do you automatically rebalance channels on your lightning node?
What works for you? And what does not.
Interested to learn more what different approaches y'all have.

2023-07-07 16:14:41

😁 https://nostr.build/i/74f8c02d20ee731587af75d7276cb80edfd03927829ec4c5b09b1a25cba4479f.jpg

2023-07-06 18:08:36

🚨Hey y’all join me in testing SimpleX communication platform!
This is big in terms of privacy and sovereignty!
simplex.chat
#sovereignty #privacy https://nostr.build/i/b4340ddbea20f70d41365e51e36315f8098d6f6ffa2ed0cb1b3fdb84db25c0f7.jpg #note1yka…58mn

2023-07-04 08:32:39

Pretty accurate
#nevent1q…kvtc

2023-07-04 05:49:19

https://media2.giphy.com/media/l6XwjmRjXbgdB7eK2e/giphy.gif
EU claims: “With the digital euro your privacy will be protected:
🏦 @ecb won’t be able to see your personal details or how you spend your money
🛡️ No one will be able to control how you use your euros: the #digitaleuro will not be programmable.
https://finance.ec.europa.eu/publications/digital-euro-package_en

2023-07-04 05:35:16

GM & PV 🤌
#nostr #bitcoin https://nostr.build/i/7a2f1b89a44c9ddabf1742faef30df50fda3256dfe0954d799a7a1f91630fe20.jpg

2023-07-02 17:23:51

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No to je dobre.

2023-06-18 06:53:37

Lightning and taproot enabled collaborative transactions
lnvortex.com
#bitcoin lightning

2023-06-18 06:31:13

Privacy reminder:
Don’t use Edge( I was, is and will be shit product) unless you want to send to Microsoft all online photos that you enjoy watching. #note1y0p…te4p

2023-06-16 16:16:44

Murder online 😁please call 911 #bitcoin #selfcustody https://nostr.build/i/a397dd1249e0e2a14f6c47d5379ad4e2669d75f9af7f2143c8cfcf29384b2b2c.jpg

2023-06-14 14:04:52

if you are pissed off with Apple approach just switch to Google Pixel. De-google it, install Graphene OS. It is that simple.
Graphene is liberating. You are in full control of the device.

2023-05-22 07:42:49

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Which one? https://nostr.build/i/4a11926410a58e17250b7554ef27438bb47c8173801e3d79c58c9ef53cdc5262.jpg

2023-05-22 06:16:08

GM 🥩 https://nostr.build/i/7b651b1c22052625f56bd2b8a156b747c5dd04417ee5720186c2fea84e551df1.jpg

2023-05-21 07:34:08

Some thoughts on mempool.space back channel fees.
1) it will cripple mempool based fee estimation
2) hard to know what fee to pay because these "back payments"won't be included in the block fees. Even though scanning last block fees it won’t be visible.
3) only mempool.space thing. No open protocol.
4) mempool space might become central part of the whole network if this will be used heavily. Not good.
5) No idea why this service when you already can use RBF or CPFP. Probably these RBF and CPFP solutions will also be cheaper as I believe mempool will take some extra cut for this service
6) business that is doing mempool - fee estimation - is now trying to offer the service that will effect transparency in fee estimations for transaction.
7) this back channel bump fee also requires trust that third party will bump the fee. In case of RBF no trust is needed.
Anyway it might cause issues only if used heavily by many people.

2023-05-21 07:26:12

Arkpill.me sounds interesting.
Ark is a liquidity network that operates like Lightning, but without introducing liquidity constraints or a direct link between the sender and receiver. Users can acquire vtxos from someone who already owns them or use lifting. https://nostr.build/i/b3d256ff34084eddae45b01b97c99f0d2c08196647ac7f586a510dfd73ce152a.jpg

GM nostr. Pizza day🍕

GM PV!

I made spoofing MAC address work in MacOS Ventura on M1 chip.
You can follow steps: https://hackinglives.substack.com/p/spoofing-mac-address-in-macos-ventura

2023-04-27 16:07:36

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thanks for the opinion. Appreciated. I am trying to figure out if wabisabi 2.0. is having any issue with address reuse. Blocking UTXOs is another topic.
What i want to crack and understand how that works with address reuse if theres any flaw in the code that might happen. Would be much appreciated if others can answer. Who sees and understands that.

2023-04-27 15:33:13

Interesting but main influence on Testosterone production has
- life style
- stress
- training
- food
Tweak those and you’ll be easily in red color. I am regularly over 800.
When you test yourself have both testosterone levels tested (FREE and SHBG).
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_eac8a34dbfffdb6029dd88026f9732b815837fb88e4442d2dbaf699a558ada1f.jpg

2023-04-27 15:25:59

Hey nostriches, anybody here who understands coinjoins background in details?
I have a question concerning address re-use.
1) Please have a look at this video and please comment those who understand that problematic.
Was this Wasabi 1.0 or Wabisabi 2.0?
2) Is it technically possible that address reuse can happen?
3) Please, only constructive information, no beef between 2 sides. I don't seek for a information what is better...
Thank you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alcLdBsoDDg

2023-04-24 16:57:48

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😁 not sure how your brain is connected. Trying to de-code this and can’t do it.

2023-04-24 06:04:17

Spanish 101 😁
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_5e3b6b852044f890d90e252bf5039ff85924fe1b0920a7727b5844ca281615e8.jpeg

2023-04-20 18:40:10

Good job Mullvad!
The National Operations Department (NOA) of the Swedish police has visited Mullvad VPN with a search warrant, with the intention to seize computers with customer data. No customer data was compromised.
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/4/20/mullvad-vpn-was-subject-to-a-search-warrant-customer-data-not-compromised/

2023-04-16 15:19:57

Can anybody explain why some groups of people such as “trader groups, shitcoin shillers, etc” use @telegram? Why not using @signalapp ? Makes no sense to me…
🤷🏼‍♂️
I can’t find one reason to use telegram… please help me to understand that.

2023-04-11 15:19:34

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everyone is busy with p2p stacks, right?

2023-04-04 07:47:46

GM nostr! Let’s roll on.
Who was listening to Kid rock in 90’s?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5w4DfUvdcw

2023-03-28 05:15:27

GM nostr

2023-03-24 07:39:45

1GB mempool. 🤯
purging all below 5sats/vB
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_90c9e02cf20f80d25e0757ac2d0bcf4d6e52df0cbe80ae60f9c1bc270027b56f.png

2023-03-12 09:06:56

I read on Twitter from @ross_jace and must share because it is hilarious 😂 😂
“The human brain is the most outstanding organ in the body. It works 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from birth up until the moment you buy your first NFT.”

2023-03-12 07:04:20

My bank looks like it's running ok....
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_80af58bc75a4d54e3838b97ad191fddb5e71a5173097970a670972808d5bf81d.jpg

2023-03-09 06:35:43

GM! $SI down.
Next...
#bitcoin in cold storage and you're cool.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_420b0ebec8242fea53cfd5b9efb8cd72e171cb188177c4093ddb8ff0f5886408.jpeg

2023-03-08 07:54:33

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2023-02-28 08:23:55

Do you mostly use native segwit addresses or taproot ones? And why? Which one do you choose or use?
Take on that here (bear with me):
1) With the Taproot and Schnorr upgrade, we have moved to P2PK from sending bitcoins to P2PKH or P2WPKH.
There might be potential risk in very long term play if I understand that right.
2)Bitcoin addresses that are derived from public key hashes have the advantage that the public key cannot be derived from its hashes - irreversible step.
But Taproot address is different. We don't store key hashes ( result is that makes it smaller size) but we pay to public key (like old days with P2PK). That means that with theoretically enough computing power from quantum computers could "compute" private keys to published public keys. Right?
3)Is this a valid risk now? I don't think it is for now and foreseeable future. It would require advanced quantum computers that we don't have. Secondly the cryptography would fall apart as we know it today and would need to update and invent quantum resistant cryptography.
4) Thought:
If there will be in existence enough powerful quantum computers then the private key might be calculated during the approx. 10min time block when the public key is revealed (even in P2WPKH and P2PKH transactions) during UTXO spending. That means that even with transactions P2PKH or P2WPKH we solve nothing because public key is revealed when spending it.
Net-net: taproot is using P2PK but if there's a time when you can compute priv.key from pubkey then key hashed addresses have only partial protection till you spend those UTXOs ( with spend you have to reveal pubkey) and those ±10 mins blocks might suffice to make all computing.
My result: Yes, using taproot.
I am not an expert, just some thoughts on that.
Is my thought process correct? Maybe #[0] can review my thought? Thank you for that in advance.
Back to the question, do you use taproot or native segwit?
#bitcoin #taproot #segwit #quantumcomputers

2023-02-27 20:07:40

What hw wallet do you use?
Drop in comments!
#bitcoin

2023-02-05 08:10:13

What are your favorite lighting wallets?
Mine: Phoenix, Breez, Zeus, Muun(is not really lightning but is great for LN->on-chain swaps).

2023-01-17 11:38:39

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do you use any other client than damus?