OrangeSurf

I think we will be hearing a lot more about Core Untouched Soft Forks (CUSF).
I was skeptical, but knowing 60% of pools are merge mining I think it’s worth paying attention.
If you hear or read any useful discussion (pro or anti CUSF) let me know
https://cusf.orange.surf

2024-09-27 13:13:30

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This is a great read and addresses some awkward truths.

2024-09-26 18:43:16

In addition to quality topics the editing of the Bitcoin Brief is top notch. Give it a listen #note18ek…9ra2

2024-09-26 18:27:18

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https://research.mempool.space/merge-mining-report/

2024-09-26 17:00:42

In undertaking the latest mempool research report I was really surprised at the prevalence of merged mining.
60% of hashrate runs non bitcoin software altering their coinbase tx. How well reviewed & isolated is this code?
Would love to hear from miners

2024-09-26 06:59:23

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1) Wholesale Replacement
If the total amount being secured by all users of the device is significant *to the attacker* wholesale replacement is a real risk.
This doesn’t require a malicious party within the intended sharing group, just for someone to make an undetected substitution while the device is not in use.
2) Shared Access “done right”
Shared access “done right” requires the device to be kept secure at all times, requires each user to verify software signatures and have access to a computer to reflash their SD prior to each use. If the amount being secured is small a mobile wallet sufficient IMO. For larger amounts the users should use their own devices.

2024-09-25 11:20:23

If you are a bitcoin developer building something cool and you want tBTC4 coins for testing hit me up

2024-09-20 23:10:32

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It would appear that something caused all the pools in group 3 to behave in a similar manner at the same time. More research is required but I thought it was worth noting

2024-09-20 15:42:46

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Any Q's hit me up

2024-09-20 15:42:17

Just published the latest @npub18d4…6lt3 reseearch report for @npub1m7q…m4gz
https://research.mempool.space/merge-mining-report/

2024-09-20 08:19:44

Someone just spent a coinbase reward from blockheight 2247, less than 26 days after the genesis block, before the second difficulty adjustment 🤯
https://mempool.space/tx/77fe7a6eb5e98bf533cafb46b3b6863f0f1de629fc7f2c9726110e2a38615ba0#flow=&vout=0
https://mempool.space/tx/8bee6dbdbc09253ffbe51e35a910ef39428fc2ca05aa39ce0f1adaebbf8f2cfe#flow=&vin=0
tx by SaniExp on x

2024-09-20 08:06:38

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You ok bud?

2024-09-20 06:21:10

Gm nostr, who is working on nostr key rotation?
#asknostr
https://m.primal.net/KvWO.jpg

2024-09-19 10:19:46

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It was pointed out that this is related to the babylon staking / withdrawals that was going on some time ago.

2024-09-19 08:21:43

Mempool Watch 👀
Check your mempool and the recent blocks... you will see hundreds of high fee transactions that are all the same... let's explore
https://m.primal.net/Kudt.png
The txs have a 0.05 BTC input and are being spent with a fixed 64,000 sat fee, overpaying by 42x!
In total, this entity just spent almost 0.4 BTC in fees!
And it wasn't a consolidation so they will spent the same in the future if they keep their hardcoded fee.
https://m.primal.net/Kudv.png
All of the transactions have a P2TR tapscript which implements a 1-of-1 AND 6-of-9 multisig
One master key has to sign and in addition any 6 of the remaining 9 must sign.
This complex setup secured the 30 BTC that just moved in 600 individual transactions!
And this entity isn't done! They have another 30 BTC held in unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs), all with with the same scriptPubKey.
From this address
https://mempool.space/address/bc1purqv24xky3l7yf2gf48lsd3et7yc2gw38fj3laflf4g0fdm8xelq4u95fh
To this address
https://mempool.space/address/bc1pl6jh44pccwlzypk200wanc8gf4nwu6y9p458t50tdge0xn408thqay2r23

2024-09-14 20:48:24

Thankful for a great day
https://m.primal.net/KqCl.jpg

2024-09-14 06:11:51

Just sit still and wait
Energy across the sea
The sets are coming
https://m.primal.net/KpTD.jpg

2024-09-14 06:01:34

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Prior to sending the actual physical letter you could have a prediction market where anyone can indicate whether they think the physical verification will be successful.
The act of requesting verification would be a vote YES
Anyone could take the opposite bet (NO, this location is not legitimate).
Users who are good at consistently identifying false information would earn profit and be encouraged to continue.
This may generate high signal data more rapidly than your physical verification process can scale
Another benefit is that this could fund the verification process.
Once both sides of the bet exceeds the cost of doing the verification it could trigger. The winning side splits the winnings (losing side bets - verification cost) pro rata

2024-09-14 05:38:14

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🤙 thanks Nathan

2024-09-12 21:06:27

Why are some bitcoin blocks empty?
Discussion
https://stephanlivera.com/episode/588/
Report
https://research.mempool.space/empty-block-report

2024-09-12 06:49:22

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Did you consider how a prediction market of sorts could be used to economically incentivize identifying bad data?

2024-09-07 13:53:36

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Thought the video was attached to your post for a moment.
🤙
https://m.primal.net/KiFg.png

2024-09-06 18:42:32

Have you ever used testnet?

2024-09-05 17:32:11

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When you find out add to https://testnet4.com 👍

2024-09-05 15:44:05

There’s a two tier block space market
You’d best hope your fee estimator is legit
https://m.primal.net/KfeR.png

2024-09-05 10:02:52

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That's annoying, I have had other people successfully zapping. What app are you using?

2024-09-05 09:05:42

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Thanks Dean ⚡️Would you use this?

2024-09-05 08:21:45

Concept: VIP MODE
Show one post from each person you follow first.
Why? Today, unless people post and interact regularly they just disappear from their followers feeds. IMO this results in larger amounts of lower quality content.
What do you think? Which nostr client do you think will be the first to add VIP MODE ?
https://m.primal.net/KfEo.mov

2024-09-05 08:04:20

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Thanks, fixed

2024-09-05 08:04:09

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Thanks, fixed

2024-09-05 08:03:41

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Why would I want custodial?

2024-09-05 08:02:51

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Thanks Matt, done

2024-09-04 23:11:20

Self sovereign zaps are back ⚡️
Thanks for the push!
https://m.primal.net/Kecb.jpg

2024-09-04 23:08:57

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Self sovereign zaps now setup ⚡️

2024-09-04 23:08:27

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Done ⚡️ we

2024-09-04 23:08:15

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Done ⚡️

2024-09-04 23:07:59

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I now have zaps set up non custodially

2024-09-04 23:07:33

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I now have zaps setup non custodially

2024-09-04 23:06:55

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Now enabled

2024-09-04 20:48:20

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It does seem that way!

2024-09-04 20:47:54

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Yep this one blew up. That’s interesting!

2024-09-04 19:16:41

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What’s that? 😅

2024-09-04 19:16:17

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Awesome

2024-09-04 16:24:46

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https://primal.net/e/note1m0aajj5zddts8tjy3njpqr9ywaz9fyh0a8yzp8ftdutpyzpy7hcsaqt7d9

2024-09-04 16:12:47

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The algorithm could just be
Show me the most liked / zapped post from each person I follow in the past 24h, then show me the rest sorted by most liked / zapped

2024-09-04 15:59:59

The void shouted back 🌍 ... here's what it said
⚡ I SHOULD ENABLE LIGHTNING
One overwhelming response was I need to enable lightning. I did have a self custodial LN setup with zaps once, but my channel partners closed on me and I haven't found new peers. I'm not using a custodial solution so my options are probably to find someone willing to peer and/or use an LSP.
👥 I AM THE ALGORITHM
Many people told me that I am the algorithm and that if I want to been seen I need to be very active interacting with people such that they interact back. My humble opinion is that this is not actually addressing the issue. Primal is great, and like most nostr clients I have used it has a few feed options ("algorithms").
- Latest
- Latest with replies
- Trending 24H
- Most Zapped
- Nostr Highlights
- Hashtags
This means that 5 of the 6 options are either content which already has lots of engagement or content which has just been posted.
I think what's missing is a more sophisticated algorithm which takes into account how many posts someone has made. If you follow bob and alice and bob makes 100 posts a day and alice makes 1, you probably don't want to use any of the existing algorithms, you probably want to see that 1 post by alice, even if it doesn't have any engagement yet, you follow her for a reason (presumably)
#note18z3…tryq

2024-09-04 15:45:45

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lol

2024-09-04 15:44:29

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I don't care about huge engagement, just some to know that it's worth posting haha

2024-09-04 15:43:12

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Thanks - I want to do it the sovereign way

2024-09-04 15:39:53

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I've been posting on and off on nostr for quite some time and have 500 followers, many of whom like the content I post on X but not the same content when posted here.
I think it's the lack of algorithms which means you either see content which already has lots of views (if sorting by popular) or content which has just been posted (if sorting by recent posts).

2024-09-04 11:40:25

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While the website is awesome, it's a lot when someone comes in cold. It might be nice to have a minimalist landing page which shows all the key information and shows the recent content (pocs, writing, art) with latest first.
https://m.primal.net/KdmK.png

2024-09-04 10:58:22

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Thanks Keysa, content is definitely more ephemeral on nostr (using primal as my client) than on other platforms. It feels like either you get engagement immediately or nothing at all.

2024-09-04 10:55:36

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Check out my profile, I have posted a bunch

2024-09-04 10:53:53

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Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful reply.

2024-09-04 09:31:13

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ah yes, https://primal.net/settings/feeds
https://primal.net/settings/feedshttps://m.primal.net/Kdeh.png

2024-09-04 09:29:38

Can I view a feed of latest without replies on primal?

2024-09-04 09:27:50

I had self custodial zaps set up way back. My LN channels were closed on me and haven’t found a good peer to set up again with.
Any suggestions?

2024-09-04 09:27:13

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