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Look, if the FBI or other 3 letter agencies want to find out all your financial activity they'll probably be able to no matter the source of money you're using. What I'm saying is that LN is good enough and its getting better. There's unannounced channels, multi part payment and trampoline routing. More recently (and yet to be fully rolled out) are bolt12 and blinded paths. Then there's also all the ecash mints which give an anonymity set of all the users in the mint.
There are other tools too. Coin joins like join market and wasabi (joinstr also in testing phase). There are state chains and UTXO swaps. There's liquid, there's silent payments and there is payjoin.
There will be more too. I'll admit that it is slow but eventually there will be privacy focused wallets that do a lot of this in the background giving the user the "landing" your meme suggests. For now there's some hoops to jump through.
I don't really have a problem if people want to hold bitcoin and whenever they need to spend they swap into XMR for the payment. I just don't think its necessary and you definitely don't want to be holding it for too long. It also doesn't guarantee absolute privacy (especially for noobs).

2024-11-10 00:23:28

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I heard that the whirlpool maxi's moved to monero. No wonder you hate lightning

2024-11-09 10:03:36

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I have a variety of LN wallet that I use for different purposes. Yes, zapping on nostr is custodial which I keep a small amount of sats. Sometimes its nice to know who zapped you so you can return the favor.
Where's the evidence of surveillance in a noKYC'd UTXO that does a few coin join rounds and then opens an unannounced LN channel?
I believe that you can get good privacy with bitcoin. It's just a few more steps. There's really no need to use monero.

2024-11-09 04:58:03

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Sh$tcoiners love to ignore lightning.
If some rando on the internet says its not private also doesn't make it so.
LN is good enough. Its growning, its instant, and its getting better. You don't need to use sh$tcoins.

2024-11-09 03:59:49

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Yeah?
Then tell me who did I last zap?

2024-11-09 00:54:22

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Is 100 TB a day for facebook accurate?

2024-11-08 00:34:05

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Do we have an "after" clip?

2024-11-06 22:23:21

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Mass mining exodus out of US to countries with cheaper electricity? https://nostpic.com/media/86c79e5aa8c41f68c9a238858b08c4d63c1b0ce6d4fa96d32a90df25bd83b072/3da9c3276249bada79c9480f78f5f1211e9a445cc60431039de530ff2c77d91c.webp

2024-11-06 11:02:49

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You'd think people might want to get in before the most powerful country in the world does their "strategic bitcoin reserve"
Maybe they just don't trust a scammer?

2024-11-06 06:49:53

Any live streams happening at the moment? On Amethyst there's just music. YouTube just crypto scams.

2024-11-03 10:59:34

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I asked this last week. No response. No invoice generation. Nothing to see either

2024-11-01 12:56:14

Testing again a bolt12 offer. Only if you are NOT using phoenix send a small single or double digit zap. I'll pay you back here on nostr. Thanks
lno1zrxq8pjw7qjlm68mtp7e3yvxee4y5xrgjhhyf2fxhlphpckrvevh50u0qtuqcdjc2kmt470wpfwjma0qf8848rm0rfxn64vsjqrx8c8j30edjqsz0ren5eezua4kt9hkady7h22dwvw3q330a76dwtpdm7ayrv776h3sqvcyj254mx8dvm2vmp4000vmr9dxez9zpn4wtwjmx3kfe3p2c5ccl82cd04870u5h60lf73l7lcx24nllkwtqgnwwa2q90snq8qjtmzswmsf4fke55e3jev54d9y3zukhczjkwltwqqshu84e9cj4nekdqj5dyz98m9guc
#bolt12
#test

2024-10-30 13:06:54

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Correct answer

2024-10-29 04:41:07

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Wow!
What are the odds? 1/200,000,000?

2024-10-28 13:33:29

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Thanks!

2024-10-25 06:24:49

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Which client?

2024-10-24 10:50:28

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Love to see it!
Do we know how much hash they wereining with yet?

2024-10-19 11:21:43

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It's scared.

2024-10-18 03:24:47

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I used to think this way
I still do, but I used to too

2024-10-16 11:02:52

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Another year till the last dump?

2024-10-16 00:16:45

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How does she learn to code?

2024-10-11 23:01:58

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Hair

2024-10-10 22:08:19

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Thanks for trying.
Seems only Phoenix works for now.

2024-10-10 10:32:32

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Sounds like a good idea
Could someone just start a mint to steal the sats? Then do it over and over again?

2024-10-10 05:59:16

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Weren't they already paying most if their salary to taxes? Why did it take so long to leave?

2024-10-07 12:08:37

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Thanks!
It worked. Which wallet are you using?

2024-10-07 11:57:33

I'm testing out bolt12. Can someone try a little zap? Let me know if it goes through and I'll zap you back.
lno1zrxq8pjw7qjlm68mtp7e3yvxee4y5xrgjhhyf2fxhlphpckrvevh50u0qtuqcdjc2kmt470wpfwjma0qf8848rm0rfxn64vsjqrx8c8j30edjqsz0ren5eezua4kt9hkady7h22dwvw3q330a76dwtpdm7ayrv776h3sqvcyj254mx8dvm2vmp4000vmr9dxez9zpn4wtwjmx3kfe3p2c5ccl82cd04870u5h60lf73l7lcx24nllkwtqgnwwa2q90snq8qjtmzswmsf4fke55e3jev54d9y3zukhczjkwltwqqshu84e9cj4nekdqj5dyz98m9guc
#bolt12
#asknostr

2024-10-05 23:09:19

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Doesn't lightning fix this? A coin joined UTXO opens a channel and the sats can move freely. Maybe not in larger amounts.

2024-10-01 11:06:23

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Are you busy?

2024-10-01 11:03:12

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I think I might be missing something... What's to manage if its just 1 channel?
I like that acinq won't close the channel if you haven't used it for a while. Also that its easy to restore a channel on another device.

2024-10-01 10:58:53

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It manages 1 channel or multiple/many?

2024-10-01 10:55:47

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Currently running it with start9/LND. Just wondering with phoenixd would you only need 1 channel opened to acinq?

2024-10-01 09:32:44

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What does it take to be a coordinator?

2024-09-30 23:06:25

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Half a million sats?

2024-09-26 23:34:50

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Who's going to buy it though? Better to use sats

2024-09-26 22:35:43

@nprofile…7ty0 I just found this site on stacker.news where you can use lightning to bet on the US election.
https://beta.predyx.com/category/us-elections
Haven't tried it out yet but looks pretty cool. Can sign in with LN too.

2024-09-26 12:33:44

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Thank @nprofile…p7e2 who uses 3 of them to mine secretly in his airbnb
I wonder if they'll ever find out...

2024-09-26 11:24:53

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Next step is to set up receiving zaps.

2024-09-26 11:08:22

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Do paid relays get reply guy?

2024-09-24 21:54:25

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Sometimes we get snagged

2024-09-23 13:01:50

APK for v0.1.0:
https://gitlab.com/-/project/61899800/uploads/8126e8f147ec28a15ec2b88af1be580c/Joinstr_v0.1.0_release.apk
test out joinstr with signet. They need some feedback.

2024-09-23 00:10:23

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I don't block
Here are the common themes of your writing:
- You're all computer illiterate
- I've been in this longer than you
- maximalists can F off
- If you don't get it you're retarded
Besides these common themes I see general vagueness. Spit it out bro. Say what you mean.

2024-09-22 04:45:38

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Forked from where?

2024-09-21 23:07:32

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Your "whataboutism" is just a difference in opinion. Your writing might get more traction if you didn't insult as much.
You seem to be imaginining a particular stereotype of bitcoiner and basically lumping anyone that disagrees with you into that pile. Good luck with that.

2024-09-21 21:59:01

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Or simping for Elon.

2024-09-21 12:21:19

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They also use USD in El Salvador. Maybe he just continues to use that.
We'll see. He'll get it sooner or later just like everyone else.

2024-09-21 11:49:38

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Probably Parker

2024-09-21 09:37:28

https://stacker.news/items/694457/r/OT

2024-09-19 11:03:24

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Evil empire

2024-09-18 13:47:46

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I saw that they'll need to check with the court to see if the way they "hacked" the network was legal.

2024-09-18 03:54:27

This pager attack is crazy! Did they really manufacture a bomb and Hezbollah didn't verify?
Imagine every IPhone 12 exploding across the world at the same time....
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-18/hezbollah-members-reportedly-injured-by-exploding-pagers/104363422

2024-09-17 23:41:40

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I was just thinking what happened to that guy. Haven't heard of him for years

2024-09-16 23:54:41

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The stacker.news NWC doesn't seem to be working. Maybe its an issue on their side though. They have 2 strings one for sending and one for receiving

2024-09-14 22:03:47

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Got it!
Thanks

2024-09-14 11:33:54

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This is the stuff that consumes my free time

2024-09-14 11:20:43

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Similar stuff, but on a boat instead of the motorbike

2024-09-14 11:14:27

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Yeah
Maybe cause it was also an amazing time when I was younger and traveling the world. I think he has some interesting philosophy like romantics and .... (Can't remember, but more structured people).
The sequel Lola was also great.

2024-09-14 11:09:01

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig

2024-09-14 11:07:25

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My problem is usually with the people interviewing her. She make some huge sweeping statements and no one questions her in more detail.
This is why I can't listen to her anymore.

2024-09-14 10:54:08

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How would that work? When a new merchant is verified a note of it is automatically relayed?

2024-09-11 11:14:23

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We hit ATH 6 months ago.

2024-09-11 05:40:39

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Interesting!

2024-09-09 22:06:06

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Remember electrum?
Still going

2024-09-09 10:44:01

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So you're saying monero scales 8 billion people on the base layer? Why don't other block chains just put dynamic blocks and we don't need to argue anymore cause it works.
Because it hasn't been tested yet.

2024-09-08 21:56:37

@nprofile…2t2l
Are we still on? I'm OK with putting your npub against mine as a kinda "trust me bro" bet.
I just want to add 1 term. If trump gets assassinated before the election bet is off.
That would be chaos.

2024-09-08 21:46:51

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Some of us didn't think we'd see fees this low ever again.
That's what it is for now. Everything has tradeoffs. People who want to put in $50 will have to start with custodial LN, liquid or an ecash/fedimint IOU. If they don't continue to stack, then they will stay there. Hopefully they'll learn the benefits of bitcoin and continue to stack towards selfsovereignty by either transferring that onchain in a larger UTXO, or into a self custodies LN channel for spending.
The stuff you argue about for Bitcoin is the same stuff your other block chains will need to deal with once they get significant adoption. Which is unlikely ever to happen.

2024-09-08 21:36:34

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That example isn't unique to bitcoin alone. It applies to all KYC'd "crypto" including monero.
I mean, thats one of the reasons bitcoiners have this HODL culture. In most countries there IS a capital gains tax from spending bitcoin. So why would one spend it when they could spend their worse money first.
There's an argument that this kind of thing might be good as it shows why noKYC often comes at a premium but its worth it.

2024-09-08 12:44:39

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Custodial LN is like leaving your bitcoin on an exchange. If someone is selling on darknet markets AND using custodial LN then they kinda have a death wish.
Onchain fees are 2-3 sats/vb at the moment. Anyone can open a self custodial channel and turn on MPP so that small denominations are getting routed around.
I think it would be naive to think they didn't have LN nodes up and running, but like I said, they're a black box. They make sh$t up like with the bitcoin fog guy and get away with it. Who knows what they really can or can't derive from the LN network.

2024-09-08 08:30:22

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I smell cope.
Its imagination that monero will overtake bitcoin as the dominant money on privacy alone. Plebs can get caught using monero too if they aren't careful with how they acquire/spend it. You didn't provide more details and chainalysis is a black box

2024-09-08 08:19:53

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I love it!

2024-09-07 10:07:31

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Poor

2024-09-06 00:39:35

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Blocked it using amethyst. Its working

2024-09-05 12:00:38

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Which sites are taking it down?

2024-09-04 05:12:54

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Could be a VPN
Does Palestine even have internet access at the moment?

2024-09-04 00:39:46

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Philippines?

2024-09-03 01:14:51

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Fees are low at the moment yes, but that can change in a moments notice.
Let me look around to see if there's a safe way to bet with LN. It should be possible with hold invoices, its just they don't usually hold for that long.

2024-09-03 01:04:22

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Is that LN? It would need to be settled in LN as we don't know what onchain fees are going to be at the time.
We might need to talk more about the terms. Like if its contested and both sides don't agree etc

2024-09-03 00:52:37

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By stealing it?
I might take you up on that...

2024-08-31 11:38:25

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Ahh, I remember this clown from the time he said Bitcoin would go negative. Lol
How's he doing these days?

2024-08-31 06:50:11

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I doubt it
Most people/companies/nations still need to go through a sh$tcoin phase to appreciate bitcoin. We all need to learn

2024-08-30 23:55:44

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Weird statement to make... Pivot into bitcoin? I'm pretty sure if was the COVID hysteria that got Normie's to pivot into bitcoin.

2024-08-29 13:34:37

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It is weird that people can still get interest only loans. I thought they took it away, but they must have brought it back. Our politicians would all be effected after all.
As long as you have the stable job/income, banks are happy to lend as much as they can. Its earning them interest after all, and we all know property can never go down right?

2024-08-26 11:46:31

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The question is if bitcoiners can produce things... Might be the next generation of bitcoiners who weren't able to buy it so easily.

2024-08-26 11:40:14

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https://image.nostr.build/10a4992ed8d026af706ac07b99e254473f6bcab82af340946ed25923949618ce.jpg

2024-08-26 09:37:48

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Definitely
I've listened to a couple of audio books on home schooling. Free to Learn and Unschooled. I'd be interested to hear about your approach, if its any different to basically kids learning by themselves and we just support their interests.

2024-08-26 06:11:08

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What's going on there?

2024-08-24 11:47:45

https://image.nostr.build/60773a9d60cffebadc651e841bcde7a5ea407c9c58fd8a98a95ffe3ad487fd3f.jpg
Why must I have a twitter account for testnet 4 sats?
@nprofile…28ay
@nprofile…5hk7

2024-08-23 01:25:16

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I got into vipassana meditation about 20 years ago. Although I'd like to practice it more, I can't really find time to get back into it.

2024-08-20 12:01:42

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Does he have his own phone?

2024-08-19 11:54:50

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I was hoping they would have added receiving for silent payments.