bosstone
Bosstone

Public Key

npub1tnxdqp4sqt8pddsrjy5u2v6uuetnl9hytgs20248fqj0p0glzneqz8rwgu

NIP-05 Address

bosstone@nostrverified.com

NIP-57 Address

icecrab6@primal.net

Profile Code

nprofile1qqs9enxsq6cq9nskkcpez2w9xdwwv4eljmj95g9842n5sf8sh503fus4dqv4u

Author Public Key

npub1tnxdqp4sqt8pddsrjy5u2v6uuetnl9hytgs20248fqj0p0glzneqz8rwgu

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2025-01-21 16:18:25

btc twitter is uncertain and anxious because ross has not yet been pardoned, no BSR was announced etc. moments like these are the most highly opportunistic. act accordingly. you’ve done the work. for years. nothing phases you anymore. the fear was once that btc would go to zero. those days are over. if it isn’t going to zero, it’s going to a million. and if it goes to a million it isn’t stopping there. if your independent thought helped you draw this conclusion before the market caught on, you’ve already won. we are all going to make it.

2025-01-19 17:21:23

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never a bad time to throw on the specials. one two!
https://youtu.be/ohvZczJ6BUI?si=0VlBzaB7CbWw4pMV

2025-01-07 21:34:36

if you’re trying to lose weight, looking at the scale every day won’t get you far. did you have a cheat meal or two and your weight went up a pound? you’ll lose your mind. zoom out. get back on the wagon. if you stick to the plan, you’ll look back in a month or six month or twelve months and the game plan will have worked. #bitcoin is the same. those poorly timed ‘trades?’ those are your cheat meals. just keep stacking. paper handed traders are like the fighters dehydrating themselves to lose a few lbs. it won’t work long term. don’t be like them.
#bitcoin
#fitness

2024-12-31 02:19:33

take your kids to a cat cafe. or take yourself. it’s great for them and great for everyone’s mental health. and your mental health prob sucks. stop faking the funk, it does. i say this never having thought about a cat cafe but waking up being told by my lady ‘i booked us a cat cafe.’
sincerely,
the btc family

2024-12-31 01:37:58

the more you use X, the more you realize the algo preys on your last clicked post. the more i use #nostr, the more i realize it’s still a bunch of random posts from
strangers i have something in common with, and i appreciate that.

2024-12-28 04:21:01

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agree

2024-12-28 00:33:20

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i mean, i’m buying many coldcards. good for biz. but meh. no downside to what i’m proposing. doomer-ish? maybe.

2024-12-27 23:16:54

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doing your part means owning multiple wallets and nodes (or node supplies) even if they are still packaged and unused. i do this in preparation for an inevitable attack on the ability to purchase these things so that i can help friends and family when they realize in a moment of desperation why these things are needed. i suggest those that are able to do so do the same thing and stock up

2024-12-20 14:47:03

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Is this the time I post ‘Friday I’m in Love’ by The Cure? give me all the fruit. the cure rules

2024-12-19 20:36:07

i don’t know a single one of you in person and yet you are my people. i wish every single one of you an awesome xmas or whatever you celebrate. and if you’re alone this holiday - as i was the last two - come by nostr…you’re not alone and i will personally pick you up. ✌🏻🎄

2024-12-10 21:15:16

said it before and ill say it again. no band’s music is better aligned with #bitcoin than Propagandhi, even if the band and bitcoiners don’t know it yet.
#punk
#metal
#rock
https://m.primal.net/MsUO.jpg

2024-11-18 16:39:09

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matt, coinkite’s website says btc park is a re-seller of their products but when i go to the site i’m not seeing where to buy those products. can you help a pleb?

2024-10-23 19:53:13

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are you touring?

2024-10-16 13:08:52

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That’s an ominous groove my dude. i like it.

2024-10-16 13:07:12

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Love this. What was your recording setup? I sense old school Maiden vibes. Would love to know the influences on this track.

2024-10-16 12:43:02

GM you giddy goats.
#gm
#coffee
https://m.primal.net/LXaU.jpg

2024-10-16 03:18:30

My Mount Rushmore of hardcore bands:
1. Gorilla Biscuits
2. Bane
3. Bad Brains
4. Minor Threat
Honorable mentions: Agnostic Fromt (i know, i know), Cro-mags, Terror, Madball.
#music
#hardcore
#punk
#metal
#musicstr

2024-10-12 18:22:33

In the immortal words of Satoshi, “It’s our job to keep punk rock elite.”
#bitcoin
#music
#nostrplebs
#grownostr
#punk
#nofx
#rock
https://m.primal.net/LTpS.jpg

2024-10-10 14:43:52

GM. It’s a great day to own bitcoin. It’s an even better day to tell the ones in your life that you love them. If there’s one guarantee in life it’s that the best laid plans can all change tomorrow.
#gm
#life
#thursday

2024-09-17 16:09:09

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what advice or learnings would you offer to someone with a btc node that is considering setting up a lightning node for the first time? did you have any hiccups when setting up your ln node initially?

2024-09-17 14:11:39

Nostriches, I am genuinely curious (and be honest).
a. Do you run your own #bitcoin node?
b. If you run your own btc node, do you run your own #lightning node?
I will zap as many responses as I can given my interest in obtaining responses.
#introductions
#plebchain
#plebs
#nostrplebs
#p2p

2024-09-16 16:08:52

Chapter 2: The Evolution of Commodities as Money (Taylor’s Version)
1/ Throughout history, people have used everything from shells to salt as money. But these items didn’t last. Let’s explain why, using examples every #music fan can relate to:
2/ TAYLOR SWIFT BRACELETS 💫
Imagine a primitive society (like the one in Chapter 1) consisting only of Taylor Swift fans. Paper bills like the ones we walk around with today do not exist. Instead, these Swifties use bracelets as currency. At first, this works well. But then:
a) Verifiability: A rival #Swiftie tribe floods the market with fake beads, making it hard to tell what’s real.
b) Scarcity: Another nearby Swiftie tribe finds a stockpile of beads, doubling the bracelet supply and slashing the value of bracelets in half.
c) Durability: Beads are flimsy and break easily, so fans stop accepting them.
Swifties need a better form of money.
3/ ED SHEERAN GUITAR PICKS 🎸
Nearby, a community of Ed Sheeran fans uses limited-edition guitar picks as their currency. These are portable and scarce, which is promising, but there’s a catch:
a) Fungibility: Not all picks are the same—different colors, thicknesses, and designs make them hard to interchange without extra effort.
If all picks were identical, they’d flow smoothly like an Ed Sheeran song. But since they’re not, they eventually lose their value as money.
4/ PARAMORE T-SHIRTS 👕
Meanwhile, Paramore fans use band t-shirts as currency. These shirts are recognizable and portable, but here’s why they fall short:
a) Durability: Shirts fade, rip, and wear out over time. Money needs to hold up!
b) Scarcity: They can be mass-produced. Too many shirts? Their value tanks.
c) Divisibility: You can’t exactly rip a t-shirt in half to make change.
Paramore fans soon find their t-shirts don’t make great money, either.
5/ THE BIG TAKEAWAY:
Bracelets, picks, and t-shirts represent the grains, feathers, and tobacco that people once used as money in the real world. Each had its day but eventually failed because they didn’t meet all the essential attributes of good money.
6/ So what would be a great currency in our music fan world? We’ll explore that in the next chapter. For a deeper dive into this subject and more, check out the book “Broken Money” by @npub1a2c…w83a here: https://shorturl.at/Np60a
#grownostr
#nostrplebs
#plebchain
#musicstr
#money
#brokenmoney
#music
#newbie
#bitcoin
#taylorwift
#technology
#swifties
#art
#finance
#nostrmusic
#plebs
#hodl
#note18xe…sun4

2024-09-15 19:53:01

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hmmm. should be pretty straightforward if you’re using primal’s wallet.

2024-09-14 14:40:50

🚨 TLDR: Swifties deserve Bitcoin too. This will sound odd coming from a guy with a punk rock background, but hear me out. 🚨
“Broken Money” by @npub1a2c…w83a is huge with finance nerds, but money affects everyone. The problem? It’s long and can be intimidating if you’re not into economics. Like, I wish my girlfriend would read it, but she’s more into Taylor Swift content than finance interviews with people like @npub1s5y…6q7z, @npub1k7v…c04l, and the like. And I bet you know a #Swiftie who feels the same.
So, how do we get music lovers to care about money matters? Imagine Taylor Swift breaking down the financial system in a way her fans get (and no, this isn't about politics). Over the next few weeks, I’ll be translating “Broken Money” using the universal language of music—specifically in #Swiftie speak.
Why Taylor? Because music unites like nothing else, and she’s the biggest artist on the planet. Does this mean I’m a Swiftie? No. Do I like some of her songs? Sure. The point is, if her fans start to get what us Bitcoiners are about, this could be huge.
I’ll summarize each chapter in easy-to-grasp Notes, old-school thread style for those who aren’t into reading novels (like this post 😅). I need your help: Share these notes with music lovers (including non-Swifties), especially if you have a big following. Even a simple screenshot can go a long way.
This is an experiment, and my stuff won’t be perfect, but maybe it’ll be enough to get some Swifties interested in the world of money and Bitcoin. Let’s make this happen!
Last but not least, if you or someone you know gets hooked, I encourage you to check out Lyn’s book here: https://shorturl.at/J147M
Now let’s get out there and bridge the gap between music and money!
#money
#brokenmoney
#music
#bitcoin
#taylorwift
#technology
#swifties
#introductions
#art
#finance
#nostrmusic
#plebs
#hodl

2024-09-14 12:55:00

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was going to zap you some sats (for your first time receiving one, its a neat experience and really opens your eyes). seems your wallet isn’t set up. highly recommend. it’s a pretty simple
process to set up through primal.

2024-09-14 01:02:15

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Very much agree with you on the V4V approach! It’s been extremely hard to scale in practice but we’re heading in the right direction. My company almost did a deal with a group from Chicago that ICO’d in 2017 w a similar concept. Right now there are a few issues at play. First, outside of western Europe and the US, many people don’t even have the income or financial access to contribute as they would like (hence why paid music subscriptions are roughly only 7% of all music streamers in those markets, and it goes as low as 1-2% in places like Indonesia, which is the 4th largest country in the world by population). Second, the major labels have a death grip on much of the music people
still want to hear. This is slowly changing, but the ideal scenario is some
kind of mass exodus of many big artists from the major DSPs to enable a critical mass of users on the burgeoning V4V platforms. As is, toggling across multiple music services is a hindrance for the casual listener, especially if they are only going to one service for like 2 artists or something. In any case, like I said, we’ll get there, though I envision some kind of pareto principle at play - like 20% of fans are responsible for 80% of ‘tips’ or something. I will help how I can! I’ve spent the last many years as co-founder and head of music at TREBEL, a music service you can read about below. Learned a lot in the process. Good luck Joe! Stoked to check out your music this weekend. Unrelated but I saw your pic w Abba and I LOVED it. Big fan. Rutgers Gunnarsson was a special kind of bassist. RIP.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebel_(music_app)

2024-09-13 17:18:17

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If we’re talking punk, Nostr is Minor Threat and Twitter is Simple Plan.

2024-09-13 14:19:28

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great to meet you! i’m loving the energy so far on nostr. the positive vibes and all. what do you do in the music industry? do you play? what type of music are you into? so many questions, i know. i can nerd out in this stuff. feel free to share your stuff if you play. i’m always down for a listen.

2024-09-13 12:41:00

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excellent stuff. appreciate you sending this over.

2024-09-13 00:30:13

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my man!

2024-09-12 19:54:57

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thank you!

2024-09-12 19:27:28

This post by Riddy made me smile and inspired me to write an intro myself, as I too am new to Nostr. So here goes.
Hi! You can call me Bosstone. Music has always been a huge part of my existence. I am the co-founder of a music service that has grown to 10+ million users over the past 5 years, primarily in Latin America where we are #2 behind Spotify in Mexico's Google Play store music rankings.
Before my entrepreneurial journey began, I spent 7 years in finance. I was an analyst at an investment bank when Lehman collapsed and I remember that period of time well. Years after the GFC, I was considered an upper earner in society, but buying a home still felt like a stretch. Hence began my path down the 'what is money' rabbit hole that eventually led me to #bitcoin.
Like Riddy, I am also not a developer, but I am in a position to influence the music community's understanding of bitcoin, decentralization, privacy, etc. In fact, I consider it an imperative as "starving artists" are in the class of people most affected by worsening inflation, yet most are oblivious to the underlying dynamics affecting their quality of life. Moreover, the bulk of "#crypto" activity (that music execs and artists wrongfully associate with bitcoin) in my industry has revolved around awful Web3 investments and the like. Unsurprisingly, few music people - from record label workers to rights administrators - actually understand bitcoin.
To that end, I hope to contribute to the Nostr community for now by onboarding members of the creative and creative exec class into our movement. I may sneak in a few music-related things along the way.
Many aspiring artists are anti-establishment by nature. Nostr jives perfectly with their world. They just don't know it yet. Let's get them there.
Bosstone
#introductions
#music
#grownostr
#plebchain
#introductions
#creatives
#finance
#note1lkp…cf0e