notmandatory

https://notmandatory.org

BDK contributor, https://github.com/bitcoindevkit

Public Key

npub1ke470rdgnxg4gjs9cw3tv0dp690wl68f5xak5smflpsksedadd7qtf8jfm

NIP-05 Address

_@notmandatory.org

NIP-57 Address

notmandatory@mutiny.plus

Profile Code

nprofile1qqstv6l83k5fny25fgzu8g4k8ksazhh0ar56rwm2gd5lsctgvk7kklqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyw8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnzw33j6mrfvfexzune9e3k7mf0084u8r

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nos.lol

nostr.btc-library.com

Author Public Key

npub1ke470rdgnxg4gjs9cw3tv0dp690wl68f5xak5smflpsksedadd7qtf8jfm

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2025-03-29 18:29:26

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Now do GHW Bush…
https://m.primal.net/PxXb.jpg

2025-03-10 14:35:48

"The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that’s required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust.” ~ Satoshi Nakamoto
Looking forward to this new pod!
#nevent1q…cet3

2025-02-21 21:13:28

I just heard about the drama going on at the Mozilla Foundation, anyone know a good replacement for Firefox? I'm going to try LibreWolf, any other suggestions?
https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/1893024925759263184

2025-02-14 01:40:41

Is this what mempools clearning looks like?
https://m.primal.net/OewG.png

2025-01-17 20:56:16

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Do you remember when AOL bought Time Warner? I worked for WB studio then and we were forced to get AOL "company" email accounts. Good times, good times.

2024-10-20 16:58:46

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hey since you're interested in OBS stuff you should check out this project, it combines OBS + LN Bolt12 for tipping. @npub1yzu…sgvr

2024-10-16 18:03:39

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Bitkey offers multiple options for recovery:
https://support.bitkey.world/hc/en-us/articles/18842039723924-How-does-recovery-work-with-Bitkey

2024-09-29 16:02:04

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Love the concept of perfectionism getting in the way of fun, and the importance of enjoying the process as you iterate and explore. I think this should be applied not just to art but to any creative activity (including software development 🤓).

2024-09-14 15:59:47

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Try Satscards next time, even easier to use IMO and have some thought provoking art.
https://store.coinkite.com/store/satscard

2024-09-02 17:02:28

My summer of bitcoin student @npub1d2x…eu8n really went above an beyond and even got a PR merged into bitcoin core. He took on a challenging project to make the BDK bitcoind_rpc crate work with prunded full nodes by using the scantxoutset rpc command.
Check out the details on his blog post here:
https://luisschwab.net/blog/summer-of-bitcoin-2024/

2024-08-28 00:06:25

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Is your LN node feeling OK? Got this when I tried to zap this post (using primal iOS):
https://m.primal.net/KQmM.jpg

2024-08-14 23:39:41

oooff... time to go for a run and catch up on podcasts.
https://m.primal.net/JzlO.png

2024-08-11 20:12:19

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For router software check out pfSense youll need a little beefier firewall but big step up in features. Nice fanless hw here: https://protectli.com/#buynow

2024-08-10 15:47:18

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Dont forget Tennessee !

2024-08-08 04:37:59

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Ohh sorry I mistyped that url it should be https://SatsTo.Me

2024-08-08 02:17:17

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Looks like you have to manually remove the ₿, so just steve@notmandatory.org.

2024-08-08 02:13:37

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Which wallet did you use? it has to be one that supports BIP-353 and BOLT-12 offers, for example Phoenix.

2024-08-08 01:51:39

I finally got my DNS payment instructions setup! ₿steve@notmandatory.org
Test it out: https://satso.me
Will give a short demo of how I did it at the next NashBitDevs at @npub1the…4dha :
https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/302533327/

2024-07-25 06:05:18

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How about in #rust code: https://github.com/ProtonWallet/andromeda/tree/main

2024-07-20 00:31:37

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Not surprising they dont use US based “antivirus” software.

2024-07-17 15:57:00

from @npub134m…4pkg: Watch @npub1yev…qrkl showing how to implement receiving #bitcoin using #payjoindevkit
V2 in 30 mins.
Scale Bitcoin, save fees, and preserve privacy all at once 🔥
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pybCDYbrgeQ

2024-07-08 18:45:02

Anyone going to Bitcoin 2024 this year in Nashville be sure to stop by the Open Source stage for the "Building on BDK" panel!
Stage: Open Source Stage
Time & Date: July 27, 2024 from 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Speakers: Alekos Filini - TwentyTwo Devices, Ben Carman - Mutiny Wallet, Steve Myers - Bitcoin Dev Kit
@npub13dk…gnvc
https://m.primal.net/JKwi.png

2024-06-27 22:29:38

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nice! they really soak the lazy people who don't want to go pick it up themselves!

2024-06-27 20:18:48

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Thanks for another high quality episode ! @npub1az9…m8y8 mentioned a new mobile wallet using BDK but I didnt catch the name. It was something something ppl I think, can someone let me know the details? 🙏

2024-06-27 00:45:34

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I hate to break it to you but a McD double cheese and fries will set you back more than $3 these days.
https://m.primal.net/IzKD.png

2024-06-26 18:19:42

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Did you set up an ecash mint first?

2024-06-21 16:13:28

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Thanks for the headsup! Looks like I had to setup a mint in @npub1mut…23vg for my Mutiny+ LNURL there to work.

2024-06-21 15:38:50

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My first attempt at a signal sticker pack!
https://signal.art/addstickers/#pack_id=0ac15146583d9e4b5ab2ef89d5de0761&pack_key=4748bd84efbf0151d44361642152c2a4f844660bd1032ca8113d0103e288bd91

2024-06-20 06:03:47

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Big thanks to @npub1atn…h4x3 for another great event tonight with the @npub1qkt…ms0r crew at @npub1the…4dha !

2024-06-20 06:00:33

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Big thanks to @`Rod` for another great event tonight with the @`Bitcoin Veterans` crew at @`Bitcoin Park`.

2024-06-13 03:46:00

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These are some very sobering statistics. 💰 + 🖨️ = 😡

2024-06-08 13:54:45

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Its a style of web app dev and with a lightweight js framework like htmx you can do some cool stuff.
https://htmx.org/

2024-06-02 22:57:32

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If Milei's stance on bitcoin is that it's a "return of money to its original creator, the private sector", then I 100% support that plan. Nothing is needed from any government but to get out of the way!

2024-06-01 03:05:14

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Repo here: https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/BDKSwiftExampleWallet

2024-06-01 02:47:03

@npub1ree…9ty4 is whipping up an awesome BDK Swift + iOS demo wallet. Check out the new syncing indicator!
https://m.primal.net/IUdj.mp4

2024-05-28 22:56:32

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Oh no! On the bright side kids bounce back fast!

2024-05-22 17:07:00

Thanks @npub1emd…c9aw for getting the pizza today at @BitcoinPark ! #btcpizzaday
https://m.primal.net/IKGS.jpg

2024-05-15 16:07:02

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Very interesting. I'm sorry to hear the browser big tech vendors are shitting it up, but I'm still hopeful. The root problem seems to be the apple/google browsers and key managers.
I agree with the author that using a third-party key manager with Passkey support like Bitwarden is the way to go. It's not perfect but still much better than using passwords. I guess we'll see, for now I'll still support Passkey or any other passwordless auth whenever I can.

2024-05-13 23:58:22

Be careful when traveling fellow bitcoiners, you could could be waylaid by armed bandits (especially in Australia).
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/14/australian-man-says-border-force-made-him-hand-over-phone-passcode-by-threatening-to-keep-device-indefinitely

2024-05-10 15:36:17

Welcome to #nostr @npub10zn…t2sl ! Thanks for the project/product management work you're doing for the @npub13dk…gnvc team. 🚀

2024-05-08 18:54:57

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1000x love this idea. Also a great way to find out how censorship resistant #nostr is. The MPAA will be happy to help torture test it for us. 🙈

2024-04-20 00:05:18

Who wants to guess the halving block nonce ?
https://nonce.notmandatory.org/

2024-04-11 05:14:25

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@npub1u8l…turz already did it with @npub1qf8…x308 ! Just dm it a signet address 🤗

2024-04-04 04:41:43

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Is Lightspark developing their own Lightning node from scratch or using an existing one? if an existing one any idea which one?

2024-04-03 03:03:48

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#eclair is probably the most advanced on running a big HA node, see https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/blob/master/docs/Cluster.md

2024-03-25 06:42:23

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Onchain Sats received from @npub1qf8…x308 faucet to BDK iOS example wallet triggered by sending receive address via nostr DM! Love it.
https://m.primal.net/HoIF.jpg

2024-03-24 21:28:04

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That's awesome! I'm usually just testing/demoing with on-chain coins but still good good to know.

2024-03-24 21:21:11

Random project idea I'll problem never get to but maybe someone else would like to do:
Testnet or signet faucet nostr bot that keep track of if/how much test coins your npub has requested, contributed and/or returned. Require some sort of npub PoW for new account requests or follows by other well behaved accounts. Could also require answering some random bitcoin history and/or dev protocol trivia questions. Could publicly shame users who receive coins but never return any. Extra credit if bot also supports LN.

2024-03-24 15:00:17

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Even from the link i couldn’t figure out exactly what they mean by trader. I think it means any kind of commercial entity.

2024-03-23 17:45:25

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Ya just got this shit in the email .
https://m.primal.net/Hnjp.jpg

2024-03-19 22:09:40

Nash Bit Devs tonight at @npub1the…4dha !
Https://nashbitdevs.org
https://m.primal.net/HmYV.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HmYW.jpg

2024-03-15 23:42:03

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I've seen these things in the Oresund between Sweden and Denmark, they are an eyesore and certainly produce (unreliably) a small fraction of the power the decommissioned nukes in the area used to produce. The same will be true in the US.https://m.primal.net/HlSm.jpg

2024-03-15 04:00:43

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I'm first getting a 302 that redirects me to "https://www.sec.gov/core/install.php" which has the 404. So not just down, but running some old janky drupal 10 php web server.
https://m.primal.net/HlBq.png

2024-03-07 02:04:10

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Putting on my chain analysis hat I think the 75k bitcoin was the change since it's using the same script type as the input.

2024-03-06 19:14:55

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Yup certainly harder for your work… you deserve hardship pay for all the comm channels you must have to be on! 😅

2024-03-06 02:21:10

Somehow I lost everyone I was following in a horrible primal + nos2x account switching accident. Bear with me as I try to rebuild. 🙏

2024-03-01 19:05:03

Cool new project in the works from afilini, check it out!
https://twenty-two.xyz/

2024-02-19 02:12:24

Topics ready for NashBitDevs at @npub1the…4dha this Tuesday, if you're in town come on out! 🤠 https://nashbitdevs.org/socratic-seminar-16/

2024-02-14 23:57:56

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Sounds like a great project! check out @npub1ree…9ty4's Monday app which is an example iOS wallet built with BDK and LDK Node. It's still in an early state but I've used it to successfully on my phone to create channels to an LN node of my choice and send payments to my Phoenix wallet and to @npub1the…4dha's BTCPayServer. 🎉
https://github.com/reez/Monday

2024-02-10 21:23:46

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Love the Firefly personas.
https://m.primal.net/HbwL.jpg

2024-01-22 19:51:23

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Thanks! Even with @npub19fy…d5hk connectivity is limited but here’s the first dynasty “Namer Palette” c3000 BC! (In dusty old Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo) and one of first step pyramids, 3rd dynasty, plus burial chamber underneath, near Abu Sir. https://image.nostr.build/4ecf1b799e581090456140d94ada53ffd3e10546d6a86b0fa373562333928db4.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8a43c488301462c2414c90acc4e1872bcca82b4b7cd7e29f766ca1e22c3715f6.jpg https://image.nostr.build/2c4fcf21e0005c7a123bfc6cae6d4dec31d219d78f22a6cca961b408fbe548ac.jpg https://image.nostr.build/182b0283d513233741744da5a0e85e7c486797c923619c433532f0b08886348c.jpg

2024-01-22 13:42:28

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Was visiting the temples at Karnak today. So thoughts were Roman Empire adjacent.
https://m.primal.net/HYmo.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HYmq.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HYmr.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HYms.jpg

2024-01-07 17:55:30

BDK 1.0.0-alpha3 is out! LocalChain now has a hard-wired genesis block, Wallet TxBuilder has new errors, and the project MSRV is now 1.63. Also included are plenty of API and docs improvements and bug fixes, see the changelog for all the details. https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/releases/tag/v1.0.0-alpha.3

2024-01-06 03:56:24

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This reminds me of the programming epigram “Beware of the Turing tar-pit in which everything is possible but nothing of interest is easy.”

2024-01-03 19:43:27

@npub1aeh…4nwx thanks for the cool iridescent stickers for the sticker table at #bitcoinpark ! what project are they for? https://image.nostr.build/189020be026c936608404e9f646ee55333fd136dcc7ca455cda43112c6aaffd5.jpg

2023-12-29 14:56:10

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Be sure to follow @npub1du6…yf3c for product management wisdom. I hope he’ll post some blog post links soon.

2023-12-23 23:11:58

Saw this at a local Russian market, they know what’s up. Really need “Pay with #bitcoin and save!” versions of this sign. https://image.nostr.build/192eaaa0a1b81735520691fcfa923d02b1b1e2f13b232b4a0fcb8a32f5d93e30.jpg

2023-11-16 18:45:19

😂 the BDK update did get a bit out of hand, but we do love over sharing! #note16qn…kfjc

2023-11-08 04:06:17

Next @npub17yq…5269 was just announced, it will be Oct 23-26, 2024, Atlanta GA.
Come Builders, Come Hackers, Come Educators, Come Learners, Come to our 6th annual conference!
#BuildingBuilders
#Bitcoin
Tickets on sale.
https://6.tabconf.com/

2023-11-07 03:35:44

Anyone in town for #nostrville come check out NashBitDevs Tues night! https://nashbitdevs.org/socratic-seminar-13/

2023-11-05 19:13:43

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You could enable assume valid https://river.com/learn/terms/a/assume-valid/

2023-10-31 18:14:05

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This is the way

2023-10-31 17:52:14

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Not all assets, only the productive/ long term valuable ones 😉

2023-10-05 20:59:39

📢 BDK 0.29.0 is now out! This maintenance release updates rust-bitcoin to 0.30.x and fixes a wallet balance bug with more than one coinbase transaction. We should call this the @npub1yrv…8nmj release because she did both of the PRs for it! 😆
https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/releases/tag/v0.29.0

2023-09-02 05:28:57

Chatted with @npub1clk…pup9 about Neal Stephenson’s “Diamond Age” over lunch today and now I can’t get it out of my head. Overdue for a re-read. What ever happened to the nano-tech future we were promised? https://cdn.nostr.build/i/c10005cff3094d6543ec81ef7c359f81976a35296a20cd292eafb1b473746b4b.jpg

2023-08-15 18:39:52

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I think only the GitHub repo right now, I haven’t seen a schedule yet.

2023-08-15 16:01:05

#tabconf 2023 is right around the corner! if you're interested in BDK 1.0 and/or using TapSigner/SatsCard with Rust checkout my workshop/builders-day events: https://github.com/TABConf/2023.tabconf.com/issues/created_by/notmandatory

2023-08-10 17:14:20

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Wow, didn’t know my 88 sats zap would show up on Geyser, but OK I do like what nobsbitcoin posts.
https://geyser.fund/project/nobsbitcoin

2023-08-04 02:38:55

📢 BDK release 0.28.1 is out! This patch release backports (from the BDK 1.0 dev branch) a fix for a bug in the policy condition calculation and adds a new taproot single key descriptor template (BIP-86). All the details here: https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/releases/tag/v0.28.1

2023-07-17 04:20:40

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I’ve built a little meshtastic LoRA node and tested sending messages with a friend . Was pretty easy. Haven’t had a chance to anything more with it.

2023-07-12 14:08:42

📢 I’m happy to announce the creation of the "Bitcoin Dev Kit Foundation" a US non-profit corporation with the mission to promote the development of, public access to and adoption of the free and open source Bitcoin Dev Kit (BDK) library software.
Our founding board members are: @afilini, @npub1kqk…yxft, @LLFourn , @npub1ug8…d9ry, and @npub1ke4…8jfm. Watch this space and our website for updates and more details as we get things setup. A big thanks to everyone supporting the project! 🚀

2023-06-28 03:46:02

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And Sting !

2023-06-23 15:59:02

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@npub1qny…95gx wore it better! https://nostr.build/i/113b7dbce89137894176685afd645f646ab6cb440f951d41a5f114ff119413d4.jpg

2023-06-01 13:07:30

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If two notes were confirmed in the same block for the same new id via OTS then PoW used to reduce spam maybe the same PoW nonce could also be used to break ties? But i do see how using position in a block as being simpler.

2023-06-01 01:19:23

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Though I guess you’re also using the op_return tx to reduce spam.. could a pow on the notes help solve that instead of all the onchain tx?

2023-06-01 01:15:57

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Have you looked into how open time stamps works? Seems like all you need are your nostr notes timestamped in a way your indexer can verify.
https://opentimestamps.org/

2023-05-23 20:07:08

Mutinynet was announced in April.. so why am I only starting to play with this very awesome stuff now?? Sooo much better than struggling with testnet for quick manual testing.
https://blog.mutinywallet.com/mutinynet/

2023-05-11 15:25:54

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Awesome! We should have the 0.28 version out soon, has some MSRV issue to fix.

2023-05-11 14:20:16

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You mean coinstr uses bdk-reserves as a dependency or reimplemented a similar approach? If later is there a way we could factor out the common bits in to a shared project? If not that’s cool too 😎.

2023-05-05 18:31:58

Local lunch spot took prices off their menu board… further inflation expectations are real 🎈 https://nostr.build/i/d3e1bebfb5ada6e5fb0576700185405f5063214ae63b0c2b6bb63079b60ccb53.jpg

2023-04-17 17:43:42

📢 BDK release 0.28.0 is published. This is a maintenance release and includes changes from yanked version 0.27.1 including to disable default-features for rust-bitcoin and rust-miniscript dependencies, and for rust-esplora-client optional dependency. New default `std` feature must now be enabled unless building for wasm.
https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/releases/tag/v0.28.0

2023-04-15 20:50:52

Per #[0]: “OKX is is looking to fund a rust dev to work on generalizing stablesats' backend to run against any bitcoin wallet / node not just galoy, time sensitive plz DM if interested. See https://okx.com/learn/synthetic-dollars for primer, http://kodylow.github.io/stablesats-docs…” reach out to #[1] here or on the bird place

2023-04-15 02:10:43

“A community fork of a language named after a plant fungus. All of the memory-safe features you love, now with 100% less bureaucracy!” 🦀 🤣
https://github.com/crablang/crab

2023-03-14 20:25:37

Imaging using nostr to coordinate transaction signing for a taproot/miniscript based onchain complex multisig wallet.. that’s what #[0] and #[1] are working on with coinstr.. and it looks very cool!
https://github.com/NostrDevKit/coinstr

2023-03-14 16:27:16

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That’s when the Calcium Propionate and Mono and Diglycerides give up the ghost on the Wheat Gluten and the Hydrogenated Soybean Oil and Palm Oil really kick in..

2023-02-21 01:14:04

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Is this another ai collaboration? Impressively weird

2023-01-04 18:40:33

📢 BDK 0.26.0 is out! improves Fulcrum server compatibility, fixes public descriptor template key origin paths, plus small enhancements to configure electrum client to validate the domain using SSL, sorts TransactionDetails by block height and timestamp. https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/releases/tag/v0.26.0

2023-01-01 13:38:23

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I’d love to see any comparison data between Fulcrum and blocksteam’s fork of electrs which has additional indexes. I’m also concerned about Fulcrums multi coin support.

2023-01-01 01:51:39

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So far I’m loving the Axum experience, being able to deploy as a single self contained binary was mind blowing for me, a former Java dev. Come on down and check out https://NashBitDevs.org if you’re ever in the area.