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2025-04-08 16:00:43

ANCAP 2100 🟨⬛️
What would an ancap 22nd century look like?
First definitions. Anarchy is the absence of a ruler. The absence of nation-state style sovereignty, a monarch or an emperor. More abstractly it would be the absence of an entity with the monopoly of force in a certain area.
In practical terms it means no central authority with the capacity to impose its will on the entire population, be it by collecting taxes or enforcing laws.
A country or territory with no army, no taxes and no centralised police force would be anarchic, even if its nominal government claimed to rule, in the absence of the capacity to do so it would be an empty vessel.
We have plenty of examples in history of large territories in such a situation, where distance from the seat of government made it impractical to collect taxes or enforce laws.
We also have plenty of examples of government being so local and fragmented that both laws and taxes could only be enforced on a small area, in competition with neighbouring polities. A large swathe of history is the history of competing city states. Empires are a relatively late development in human history, nation states even more so. Even early empires had to allow a great degree of local autonomy if they wanted to survive. The Achaemenid Persian Empire being a prominent example, which the alexandrian successor states adopted. Until transport and communication technology made it possible, most government was local government.
Competition between local governments and the easy possibility of exit kept the abuse of power in check to some degree.
But would we call a collection of city states anarchy? Some statists call anything more decentralised than one world government anarchy! We can be more discriminating... Neither competing local governments nor a collection of tribes is anarchy, at least not as long as each of these polities has the power to maintain a monopoly of force within its own territory, extract taxes and impose laws. Regardless of whether this is done democratically, by a dictator or a priest king.
Of course a lonely sheriff in a remote town, perhaps elected and backed by a citizen militia, called only when needed, paid a salary by the same people that elect him, would have a lot of trouble imposing any tyrannical law or tax. Not when his enforcers and voters are the same people that he has to extort.
Current transport and communication technology makes this independence, decentralisation and self-reliance possible but unlikely to be widespread. Just as it took the collapse of the Roman Empire to allow a vacuum into which the more decentralised Feudal government structures could develop, it would take the total collapse of the current nation-state system for local autonomy to flourish again.
The conscious, intentional construction of a system of anarchy would be a very different development and could happen peacefully and gradually. It would not require an apocalyptic destruction of the current system. It could develop as an ideological movement, much as democracy did in the 18th century and gradually spread from one or a few new polities to the rest. The american revolution is a prime example. Independence from the British Empire happened in the right intellectual climate that the revolutionaries deliberately set out to build a Republic. Similarly the French Revolution attempted to build a Roman inspired Republic. Unlike the americans they failed in the short term... but the important thing to keep in mind is that 18th century revolutionaries shared the republican ideal, just as many 19th or 20th century revolutionaries shared marxist ideals. Not just revolutionaries! Reformers in Britain, Switzerland and many other places shared the ideals of the time. They preferred reform and gradualism to war and revolution... but their goals were similar!
This leads us to the first important key: the ideas of anarchy are a prerequisite. When the intelectual foundations are built, change will eventually happen. The battle of ideas is the most important one.
However it is not the only one. Once enough critical mass is built, a real world experiment is necessary. Success breeds success. Example is the best teacher. Tangible, visible reality is the best killer of strawman arguments.
The second that you start to touch real and practical concerns, intellectual anarchists will criticise any attempt to "centrally plan" an anarchist society. So let me preface this with the caveat that nobody knows the future and nobody knows which political experiments will succeed and which will fail. Nevertheless just as entrepreneurs plan their business models and then have to adapt to reality, political entrepreneurs should have a detailed plan for a new political experiment, even if that plan is flexible and open to change. This is of course compatible with a thousand alternative plans competing to make the best model of an anarchist "constitution".
So allow me to imagine some possible ancap foundation stories, which then could spread to -not- rule the world.

2025-04-07 08:39:29

A little scenario analysis for stocks of the consequences of the tariff crisis. Ranging from "Joking LOL!" to "China invades Taiwan".
https://m.primal.net/QHHU.png

2025-04-05 17:57:25

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Using relative measures is also a type of bias. The chinese Song Dynasty looks as powerful as the British Empire in some of those charts... I'd like to see the data!
I guess I'll have to buy the book.

2025-04-05 17:53:05

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There is quite a bit of bias or course. The Spanish, German, French, Indians might have quite a bit to say about it. But bias is inevitable. Just discount for it.

2025-04-05 17:50:03

Loving this Ray Dalio vid. Thanks @nprofile…zx3h
As a student of economic history, there's nothing I like more than attempts at consistent economic metrics for 500+ years.
https://youtu.be/xguam0TKMw8

2025-04-05 17:45:28

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https://m.primal.net/QFTy.png
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2025-04-05 11:50:06

Since Trump's first term it was clear that he was serious about keeping his campaign promises...
IMHO 2 bad ones:
1. Tariffs
2. Immigration
...and 2 good ones:
3. Lower taxes
4. Peace
He is now proving again that he meant what he said.
He is serious about increasing tariffs as was made painfully clear last week. He is serious about cracking down on immigration, although that is much easier said than done.
He seems to be attempting to pressure both sides into peace degotiations in Ukraine. It's a very tough deal to broker... but I believe that he will put all his clout into achieving it.
He is still to annouce his tax plan, but if the past serves as a guide he will pass large tax cuts in the US. Significant enough to offset the damage done to US corps by tariffs.
What he will not be able to do is balance the budget and reverse the US debt crisis. The cuts necessary to do that are just not politically viable in the US. He would need Milei-style shock therapy. My bet is that he won't even get close to trying, with DOGE never being allowed to come close to the big budget items (welfare, military, etc..).
So we can expect the debt bubble to increase until it pops.
Bitcoin will be there as a lifeboat when it happens.

2025-04-05 11:23:21

#timeline #history #hispano
50 siglos de historia
https://m.primal.net/QFBy.jpg

2025-04-01 08:28:36

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Tu ve acumulando los zaps... y le vas informando que cuando quiera reclamar la cuenta se los entregas. 😉
Así la recompensa va creciendo.

2025-04-01 08:07:28

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Gran iniciativa. Una de las pocas cosas que echo de menos desde dejar twitter es el contenido de Rallo.
¡Gracias!

2025-03-31 10:22:42

Dinero: Un viaje desde Mesopotamia hasta el Bitcoin
Daniel Fernández
@nprofile…yve6
https://m.primal.net/PzOX.png
https://m.primal.net/NzrM.png

2025-03-27 12:35:43

It's so funny to see the EU recommending emergency kits...
I can imagine an american go-bag would include some items that are missing here...
https://m.primal.net/PvCL.jpg

2025-03-27 12:17:17

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Some of the greatest novels were published serially and had a lot of public feedback...

2025-03-02 18:17:49

Trump names cryptocurrencies in strategic reserve; prices spike
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-cryptocurrency-strategic-reserve-includes-xrp-sol-ada-2025-03-02/

2025-03-02 14:41:33

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Sponsor funds the map, players earn and spend... and keep any winnings when they quit.

2025-03-02 14:37:10

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How about tiberium harvesting gets you sats and then you have to spend them on in-game troops and buildings?

2025-03-02 14:07:34

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What was your idea anyway?
How would you have integrated LN⚡️ or zaps as part of the gameplay?

2025-02-11 14:54:56

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Writing from my new Framework laptop! Thank you so much for the tip.
I chose the DIY option even though I'm a noob. I managed to build it, install Ubuntu, etc...

2025-02-10 08:34:45

22 BC #timeline
https://m.primal.net/OZER.jpg

2025-02-07 13:54:32

Big propaganda push in Europe to ID all social media users.
Nostr is essential.

2025-02-04 16:25:00

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I love the idea of repairable and upgradable laptops. My last 3 laptops died of some silly part failures (battery, fan, battery) that should have been trivial to repair or replace... but it could not be done...
I'll seriously study and consider Framework.

2025-02-04 14:50:43

My PC is dying, have to get a new one soon.
I want to transition to Linux... but am a bit clueless and worried that I won't be able to access the tools I need.
Any recommendations? OS? office suite? Bitcoin utilities?

2025-02-03 09:06:31

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They are legit. I know Dave.

2025-02-03 08:19:01

You should get them to tag maps, take pics, spend sats! @npub1cn6…wt8a @npub1864…t2tq
I'd love to see if they can spend sats in Turkey, Armenia, Georgia!
#note1qt0…rpp7

2025-01-30 08:21:48

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Also #Iran #Vietnam #Belarus #Turkmenistan or any other highly censored country.

2025-01-27 16:24:43

Me temo que esto ya no es parodia.
https://www.elmundotoday.com/2021/05/renfe-descubre-ahora-que-lleva-con-la-web-hackeada-desde-2006/

2025-01-24 21:10:16

Muy bueno el documental. Espero que se emita en todas las plataformas.
Por cierto, serán muy bienvenidas todas las ideas sobre plataformas Bitcoin o Nostr donde emitirlo. Los creadores están dispuestos a experimentar...
#note14j7…955f

2025-01-22 12:41:12

Bitcoin company map 2.
I've added some tradfi representation. Financial companies and banks that offer Bitcoin products or services: Revolut, BlackRock, Microstrategy, Fidelity, etc...
https://m.primal.net/Nudn.jpg

2025-01-19 11:34:16

Any refugees from #tiktok coming to Nostr?
https://m.primal.net/Nnjq.jpg

2025-01-14 17:35:33

Funny that many books are now cheaper in paperback than on Kindle... Amazon is flexing its market power.
https://m.primal.net/NgXk.png
Any recommended open source ebook readers, markets platforms?

2025-01-14 16:44:09

Joe Rogan Experience #2255 - Mark Zuckerberg
https://youtu.be/7k1ehaE0bdU

2025-01-08 11:25:29

Estreno de INCONFISCABLE 24 ENERO a las 19h.
@nprofile…3rg3
https://valueschool.es/evento/inconfiscable-como-proteger-tu-patrimonio-portatil-y-secreto/
https://m.primal.net/NXZq.png

2025-01-07 17:23:19

For the past few days I've had trouble zapping ⚡️ some notes from @npub12vk…pugg but then successfully zapped them from @npub1nz6…0w5y
I don't know what the disconnect is... any ideas?

2025-01-07 15:50:00

Zuck admits censorship, government pushing for censorship and that he of course complied.
Why would you trust him to defend free speech?
No Elon, Zuck, Jack, Justin, Joe, Donald, Xi or Ursula should decide what you can say.
Just use #Nostr

2025-01-05 17:09:42

Zodiac calendar
https://m.primal.net/NTVY.png

2025-01-05 17:02:13

#timeline
https://m.primal.net/NTUz.png

2025-01-04 12:05:47

Guess the author.
https://m.primal.net/NRcl.jpg

2025-01-03 10:43:43

To celebrate January 3rd, I will zap everyone that posts on Nostr using #ProofofKeys today!
🔑🔑🔑

2025-01-03 09:54:10

#ProofofKeys
Exercise your self-custody or lose it!
https://m.primal.net/NQFA.jpg

2025-01-03 09:48:50

January 3rd is Proof of keys day. On proof of keys day, we exercise self-custody to celebrate Bitcoin as a store of value.

2024-12-29 13:22:49

MiCA kicking USDT out of European centralised exchanges will be a boon for P2P and DEX.
USDT remains the highest volume market.
My reading of MiCA is that P2P is outside of scope and therefore not subject to the requirements imposed by this directive on centralised exchanges (VASP and CASP). Please let me know if I'm wrong about this.
Fully P2P markets like Bisq, Robosats, Vexl, LNP2PBot, Mostro, HodlHodl... have a huge opportunity to capture siginificant share of this huge market.
For traders, market makers and liquidity providers there is an opportunity for profit. Liquidity is thin right now in these markets. They can easily charge 3-5% to bridge the gap.
Trading in USDT/BTC means that you can provide this service from anywhere in the world! You also avoid banks, which are the biggest source of friction in P2P trades.
Eventually USDT/BTC will be atomic swaps ⚛️. Making trades faster, safer and easier!

2024-12-29 13:08:41

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That seems like an opportunity for a market maker to make a profit by increasing liquidity. Would you pay 3% more to not wait for weeks?

2024-12-29 13:01:56

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I hope that you've noticed that P2P is exempt from VASP requirements in MiCA @npub1sqn…5net @npub1rec…lju2 @npub1536…pswl @npub1yul…ncdu @npub1mft…rkl3 @npub1m0s…40un

2024-12-29 12:56:17

MiCA kicking USDT out of European centralised exchanges will be a boon for P2P and DEX.
USDT remains the highest volume market.

2024-12-28 11:59:30

#timeline #history
Adding dates and events... probably need to work on higher res... zoom out makes smaller font unreadable.
https://m.primal.net/NJJn.jpg

2024-12-26 12:27:21

It's going faster than expected!
#note16qr…z3el
https://m.primal.net/NHHp.jpg

2024-12-24 16:05:39

#timeline #history
Added some colour to represent territory...
Not precise. Will improve in the future...
https://m.primal.net/NFSR.jpg

2024-12-23 19:34:13

Nostr users are 1% of Twitter. Rumble is 1% of Youtube. But they will show the way allowing content creators to earn sats. When they grow to 5%... the big players will capitulate and follow.
It's easy and there's little downside.
Once that happens millions of people will be able to earn sats. They will then want to spend them.
The next cycle will be about payments. Bitcoin as MoE.

2024-12-23 17:14:08

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Gradual responsability for different amounts is moot?
Remind me how it works with dollars and euros...

2024-12-23 17:12:59

#timeline #history
https://m.primal.net/NEUJ.jpg

2024-12-23 15:43:18

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It's not binary. It's a a gradient. You don't need the same self control to self custody 1000 sats as you need to to self custody a million sats.
Can everyone be trusted to keep 1 BTC safe for a decade? Probably not.
But you can probably trust most 10 year olds to keep 1000 sats safe for a month and most adults to keep 100k sats safe for a year.

2024-12-22 19:32:31

Good thing to come out of the pandemic is that all the closet authoritarians in govt outed themselves.
Bad news is many are still in power.
They need to be purged from any position of authority.

2024-12-18 12:54:41

A pesar de ver con claridad los ataques crecientes contra la libertad de expresión, todavía no consigo que Juan Ramón Rallo y otros se vengan a Nostr.
Comprendo los incentivos comerciales actuales... pero también hay que pensar un poco en el futuro.
https://youtu.be/750OohYt4m4

2024-12-17 12:37:39

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I am unsatisfied with my solution. I want something even better.

2024-12-17 12:32:34

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So create a corporate custodial wallet? But why not just use an existing one?
Why reinvent the wheel... if Primal, Zebedee or strike have already built it... why build your own?

2024-12-17 12:18:23

What is the fastest, simplest way to distribute 1000 sats each to a million people?
Imagine that you are a business owner with a million people on payroll and you want to give them each 1000 sats to start learning to use Bitcoin... how would you do it?
No imagine that you want to add a bitcoin bonus to their monthly wages and send them each 1000 sats every month...

2024-11-29 14:52:53

After struggling for a few days with my LND node on @npub126n…e9ll while trying to connect it to @npub1get…0nfm hub... I realise how early we still are.
In a few years it will all be plug-and-play. Just the same as your Internet router is just a box that's in your house and you forget about (except maybe when a guest needs the wifi password)... maybe with additional security features like a physical keyfob that you keep somewhere safe.
The company that gets there first will deserve to make a mint!
Start9, Casa, Umbrel, Alby and others are doing a great job simplifying UX... but there's still a lot of work to do!

2024-11-27 15:33:19

2025-2026 is a key empirical test level for the hypothesis that Bitcoin is following an internet-like global adoption curve.
Bitcoin should jump the chasm, reaching 15% adoption, by 2026.
That means 1-1.2bn users.
According to various estimates in 2024 Bitcoin reached 600 million users.
This number would need to double by 2026.
Considering past growth that would not be a difficult feat.
https://m.primal.net/Migs.jpg

2024-11-24 12:32:43

NOSTR vs Tech Monopolies, the Future of Social Media & Primal 2.0 - MILJAN (THE Bitcoin Podcast)
https://youtu.be/kqR_IQfKic8
@npub16c0…6nvr @npub1cj8…rz4u
Excellent talk. Congrats!

2024-11-09 18:21:24

"If we don't have free speech, then we just don't have a free country." Donald J. Trump. 2024.
Engrave these words in stone. Once they reach power, they will be the first to forget.
Remember the Alien and Sedition Acts
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and…
The same revolutionaries that wrote the Bill of Rights attacked free speech a few years later.

2024-11-05 14:57:17

Bitcoin price is going to give us the election result 12 hrs before old media.

2024-11-05 10:51:42

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Combined p2p order book FTW!

2024-11-04 10:35:18

Civilisation, like infrastructure, requires a lot of maintenance.
Maintenance is not sexy, popular or fun. It's easy to forget, downplay or undefund it.
When you underfund maintenance effects are not immediately apparent. By the time the problem is obvious it's often late.

2024-10-30 09:47:17

IF...
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

2024-10-22 10:54:10

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With 2024 data, I would assign the following probabilities:
INTERNET 60%
E-GOLD 5%
BETAMAX 15%
TULIP 0%
FAIL 0%
NICHE 20%
We can discard the FAIL scenario. It's incompatible with current adoption data. We can also discard the TULIP scenario since 2017. Recurring booms are not part of a mere one-off financial bubble.
Can we completely discard E-GOLD? Could the government still shut down Bitcoin? I believe the evidence, including goverments that have already tried, says that this is highly unlikely.
Could something better make Bitcoin obsolete? I think it unlikely in the short term, but it's never impossible in tech.
Could Bitcoin adoption stagnate at current levels and never reach mainstream penetration? Remaining a NICHE tech for the foreseeable future? It's possible... but we will know very soon. Data coming in the next couple of years will answer the question of whether Bitcoin can cross the chasm.
I would argue that we already have enough data to answer that, but we will definitely have more than enough soon.
https://m.primal.net/LeQI.png

2024-10-22 10:41:57

Bitcoin adoption scenarios.
Imagine that we are back in 2008, reading Satoshi's Bitcoin whitepaper. We attempt to predict what the future holds for Bitcoin and we imagine a number of possible scenarios. We assign probabilities to them and describe what each of them will look like in terms of adoption, users, etc.
They range from INTERNET scenario that predicts Bitcoin will follow a tech adoption S-curve to a FAIL scenario that expects Bitcoin, like most of new projects, to never take off.
With 2008 knowledge... you would probably have assigned a very large probability to FAIL, maybe up to 90%. But even if the INTERNET scenario only had a 1% probability... as Hal Finney quickly saw, the risk-reward for owning some Bitcoin was incredibly positive. The rational decision was to mine/buy some "in case it takes off" even with very little knowledge.
Now let's fast forward to the 2013 Bitcoin bubble. The price has risen to $1000+. There are maybe over 1 million Bitcoin users. We can look back at the original scenarios and adjust probabilities. The FAIL scenario, which had 90% probability now has to be completely discarded. The adoption and price action could now indicate a higher probability for the TULIP or BETAMAX scenarios... or maybe you still think that government will shut down Bitcoin like it did with E-GOLD and so assign a 60% probability to that scenario. However given the evidence at that point... you do have to raise the probability of INTERNET to at least 3%. With a 3% probability of multiplying value by millions... once more the rational decision is to have a greater than zero amount of Bitcoin.
Now imagine that you are in 2017. Bitcoin is at $20k. What probability would you assign to each scenario with the information that you had then?
How about in 2021? 2024?
https://m.primal.net/LeOv.png

2024-10-18 12:00:50

4 possible futures for money:
1. Govcoins: the government can print money.
2. Corpcoins: corporations print money.
3. Shitcoins: everyone prints money.
4. Bitcoin: nobody prints money.
https://m.primal.net/LZpK.png

2024-10-13 19:36:47

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You might like this one @npub1rt6…0y9g

2024-10-13 19:35:18

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BTW I have been following your carpet designs for a while. I'd love to see one with a historical timeline!

2024-10-13 19:34:30

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Persia is there...
But there definitely isn't space for everything... check out other more complete #timeline I've posted previously.

2024-10-13 19:27:30

#timeline #history 42
https://m.primal.net/LVEw.jpg

2024-10-12 18:57:13

This is the lesson that all their propaganda tries to hide.
They are powerless in the face of mass disobedience.
Tyrants and their goons are always a tiny minority. It's your compliance that empowers them.
https://m.primal.net/LTrI.png

2024-10-11 09:56:10

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....and if you look at purely digital stuff, like apps, it's even faster. Whatsapp, Instagram, others reached huge markets in a very short time.
I can see a very simple way for Bitcoin to reach 4 Bn users in months: just have a major social media platform integrate it seamlessly in its app. Copy Nostr and add zaps to Twitter, Whatsapp or Telegram.
In the time it takes to update the userbase to the new features in the app, you have onboarded hundreds of millions of users.

2024-10-11 09:50:37

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The point is that cellphones did go from 5% to 50% in a decade...
https://m.primal.net/LQxG.png

2024-10-11 09:45:50

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What is the growth rate?
Again erring on the conservative side, adoption is doubling every 2 years. So 5% in 2024 should turn into 10% of the world (or 800M) in 2026.
IMHO that is very achievable. It'll just take a 2025 Bitcoin bubble. Right on schedule.

2024-10-11 09:32:40

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1% world adoption would be 80 million users.
So depending on what estimate we use, Bitcoin reached 3-7% in 2022. 5% adoption in 2024 seems a relatively conservative estimate. We have very good, public numbers from Coinbase, Binance, Kraken and others that reach those numbers.... and that is not counting Paypal, Revolut, Robinhood, Cashapp and others that offer Bitcoin in their apps.
https://m.primal.net/LSKE.png

2024-10-11 09:25:14

S-curve theory looks nice... but how does it stack up to reality?
https://woocharts.com/bitcoin-total-users/
woonomic does a good job of collating all the different estimates of Bitcoin user numbers...
#note1lep…85lh

2024-10-10 14:28:15

#Bitcoin adoption #timeline
https://m.primal.net/LRLa.jpg

2024-10-10 09:24:07

#timeline Adoption rates of consumer tech 1900-2074
https://m.primal.net/LQxN.png

2024-10-08 10:12:29

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Aquí lo puedes descargar en HD.
https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/11346/

2024-10-07 13:42:12

#timeline #history
https://m.primal.net/LNoo.jpg

2024-10-07 10:07:08

The debate on the origin of money is between 3 hypotheses:
1. Market origin (Menger)
2. Fiat origin (chartalist)
3. Debt
Rivers of ink have been poured by economists on the theoretical arguments for each of these... but at some point you have to look at the physical archaological evidence to try to determine who is right.
The first coins are from Lydia 6th C. BC. Minted by King Croesus in silver, gold and electrum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croeseid
Much earlier, in the 18th C. BC we have the Code of Hammurabi establishing prices in shekels and minas of silver. Other prices are established in weights of barley.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi
So we have a clearly established timeline between the use of commodities in Sumer and Babylon 20-18th C. BC and the use of metallic coins in Lydia 6th C. BC.
During the bronze age we have well documented trade between Mesopotamian empires, Cyprus, Egypt, Mycenae... there are plenty of clay tablets, shipwrecks with goods, messages between kings and a LOT of pottery made in one place and found in another.
One of the best examples of this is the cargo of the Uluburun shipwreck (14th C): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluburun_shipwreck
The complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir (18th C) is the oldest known customer review:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-n%C4%81%E1%B9%A3ir
The archaeological evidence is there to answer the question. If we define money correctly, we can set a test for the 3 hypotheses and see how the evidence stacks up for each of them.
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2024-10-07 08:26:49

There's no way to build a backdoor that only the "good guys" can use.

2024-10-03 09:33:39

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La idea inicial sería rellenar una tabla así:
https://m.primal.net/LJgA.png

2024-10-03 09:27:14

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Para empezar:
https://satsfaucet.com
https://reddit.com/r/Jobs4Bitcoins/
https://bitcoinerjobs.com
https://zbd.gg
https://fountain.fm
https://microlancer.io/
https://airbtc.online/

2024-10-03 09:25:24

Hola @npub1f0r…0snx @npub1cat…euhz @npub1huy…s34t fue una pena no poder veros en la #Wob24.
Estoy interesado en explorar cómo facilitar que miles de cubanos puedan ganar Bitcoin. He estado probando varias plataformas que permiten ganar unos sats por trabajos online... pero no puedo ver cuales funcionan en Cuba y cuales no. También quiero que la cantidad de sats que se gane no sea insignificante, que alcance al menos el salario mínimo en Cuba.
¿Me podéis ayudar a probar las plataformas y diseñar un programa que tenga sentido?
@npub1yn3…mzt0 te tendremos al corriente de la experiencia, por si podemos sacar un buen pod de aquí que sirva como ejemplo para más países.

2024-10-02 20:15:55

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Now we just need somebody to adapt Vernor Vinge's 'Across Realtime' with the same quality! But I don't expect Hollywood to ever adapt a story with ungoverned anarchists being the good guys... so let's hope AI video gets good enough that an independent studio can do it on a tiny budget!

2024-10-02 20:12:29

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Yes. They slip a bunch of the woke agenda in there: one world govt, UBI, population control, eugenics, multiculturalism, etc, etc... but the script is good, acting excellent, it's hard sci-fi, ships awesome, politics complex... quality is top notch. I wish all the woke garbage coming out of Netflix, Amazon and Hollywood had half the talent.

2024-10-02 15:50:39

Sci-fi series The Expanse has a very interesting scene calculating the game theory between stealth, first strike weapons and a preemptive attack on these weapons given good intel.
The risk is that if the attack is not perfect, it will trigger the use of those first strike weapons.
If the preemptive attack is successful, it will likely lead to an end to the war.
But... what is the probability of success? What would the casualties be in failure?
The dilemma is well acted. It's a great scene.
It's also unfortunately relevant in the real world today.

2024-10-02 15:32:08

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Found it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-158_JASSM

2024-10-02 15:28:32

What is the orange thing?
https://m.primal.net/LIlK.jpg

2024-10-02 10:07:40

Some info on the e-CNY, China's #CBDC
1. How many users?
As of 2023, the e-CNY had hundreds of millions of users, with significant growth in recent years. The exact number is not publicly disclosed.
2. What tech stack does it use?
The e-CNY is primarily based on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), but it's not a blockchain in the traditional sense. It uses a centralized control model, where the People's Bank of China (PBOC) maintains the ledger.
3. What companies are developing it?
The e-CNY is primarily developed by the PBOC. However, several commercial banks and technology companies are involved in its implementation and promotion.
4. How much privacy does it have?
The e-CNY offers a certain level of privacy, as transactions are not directly linked to personal identities. However, the PBOC has access to transaction data and can potentially track usage patterns.
5. How much transparency?
The PBOC provides some transparency regarding the e-CNY's development and usage. However, certain aspects, such as the exact issuance amount and detailed technical specifications, remain confidential.
6. Is the issuance amount known? How much is there?
The PBOC has not disclosed the exact issuance amount of the e-CNY. However, it has announced plans for gradual increases as the currency gains wider adoption.
7. How do people access it? What apps do people use it with?
People can access the e-CNY through various digital wallets, including those provided by commercial banks and government-backed platforms. Popular apps include My e-CNY, China Construction Bank's e-CNY Wallet, and WeChat Pay and Alipay.
8. Is it convertible to normal CNY?
Yes, the e-CNY is fully convertible to the Chinese Yuan (CNY). It has the same value as physical cash.
9. Are there exchanges to buy/sell e-CNY?
Not at this time. The e-CNY is primarily intended for domestic use and is not freely traded on international exchanges.
Where can you pay with it?
10. The e-CNY can be used for various payments, including retail purchases, public transportation, government services, and online transactions. Acceptance is widespread in China.
11. Is it online only? Or also physical shops?
The e-CNY can be used both online and in physical stores. Many merchants accept e-CNY payments.
12. Are salaries paid in e-CNY?
While some companies may offer the option of e-CNY salaries, it's not yet a widespread practice.
13. Did the govt use incentives to promote adoption?
Yes, the Chinese government has implemented various incentives to encourage the adoption of the e-CNY, such as discounts and rewards for early users.
14. How does it compare to paying in Bitcoin?
The e-CNY is fundamentally different from Bitcoin. It is a centralized digital currency issued by a government, while Bitcoin is decentralized and operates on a blockchain network.
15. Can accounts be blocked? For what reasons?
Yes, e-CNY accounts can be blocked under certain circumstances, such as for illegal activities or suspected fraud.
16. Is the govt using it for mass surveillance?
Concerns have been raised about the potential for the e-CNY to be used for mass surveillance. However, the Chinese government has denied these claims.
17. How does it combine with the social credit system?
There are concerns about potential links between the e-CNY and the social credit system. However, the Chinese government has not confirmed any direct integration.
18. Are there restrictions and limits on use?
There may be certain restrictions and limits on e-CNY usage, such as daily transaction limits or restrictions on international payments. These may vary depending on factors like user identity and account type.
19. Can it be used by foreigners? Outside China?
While there have been some discussions about expanding the e-CNY's usage to foreigners and outside China, it's currently primarily intended for domestic use within China.
Sources:
*People's Bank of China: Official website and announcements
*Financial Times: Articles on the e-CNY and its development
*Bloomberg: News reports and analysis on digital currencies, including the e-CNY
*China Briefing: Insights into Chinese business and economic developments
Thanks to https://microlancer.io/

2024-10-02 09:32:07

I think about this amazing economic history chart often. I recommend that you donwload the large version and print it!
https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/1943chart_busibooms.pdf
The problem is that we cannot extend it to the present without going log. Prices have changed so much since the creation of the Fed in 1913 and even more since Nixon ended gold in 1971.
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2024-10-01 09:42:56

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Proof of Work.
Make the addictive videogame physically demanding. Make the AR game force you outdoors (Pokemon GO). Make it P2P so you have to interact with other people.

2024-10-01 09:36:10

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In Vernor Vinge's novel "A Deepness in the Sky" the space trading Queng Ho culture is obsessed with bio. They keep bonsais on spaceships and build parks in temps (space stations). "The park is the temp's soul".
Their integration of tech and nature, their appreciation for biotech as the highest form of advance technology, their obsession with building close-cycle, self sustaining ecosystems and their appreciation of the beauty of nature is one of the best attempts I have seen to imagine that...

2024-09-30 08:52:24

https://bushido.guide/market
@npub1jmj…6ec5 Este es el agregador/visualizador de ofertas P2P que te mencioné y cuyo nombre no recordaba... Está bien, pero creo que le falta un componente visual.

2024-09-30 08:39:03

#wob24
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2024-09-30 08:17:23

Democracy is superior to the alternatives, but not for many of the blatant propaganda reasons taught at govt. schools.
It's not good because "The People" will make good decisions. That is a clear lie.
It's not because leaders are virtuous or selfless, they rarely are.
It's not good because some mythical "Will of the People" is expressed at the ballot box, that is propaganda.
It's not because of a non-existing "social contract". That is at best a meaningless abstraction and at worst a total lie.
It's not good because representatives defend their voters or care about their problems. That is simply not how politics works.
It's not good because it guarantees or defends human rights. If a majority does not care about them, they will not vote to defend them. If the political class does not care about them, you will not even have a choice to vote that way.
The great virtue of democracy is that it allows for a peaceful transition of power. It is a method to measure relative strength without fighting. It often (not always) prevents civil war.
It takes a lot of effort and time to build. A lot can be destroyed very quickly in a civil war. For civilisation to prosper, for capital accumulation to progress... Peace is a necessary condition.
Blood is a big expense. Votes are better than bullets.
All other systems, empires, kingdoms, theocracy, tyranny, totalitarianism, etc.. frequently lead to civil strife and massive destruction during transitions of power. If you are lucky, it's a relatively bloodless coup, but more often than not it's war.
Being able to change the rulers without killing thousands, sometimes millions is a great advance. Democracy is superior. But don't be fooled, it's no panacea. Even in a democratic system you are the only one able to defend your rights from your rulers and fellow citizens. If you don't defend free speech, property rights and the right to defend yourself, there is nothing instrinsic in a democratic system that will do so for you. Majorities can be as tyrannical as kings.
Churchill was right when he said "democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."

2024-09-29 15:59:47

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Places to earn some Bitcoin
https://satsfaucet.com
https://reddit.com/r/Jobs4Bitcoins/
https://bitcoinerjobs.com
https://zbd.gg
https://fountain.fm

2024-09-28 17:48:05

Salvo un par que no tenían puesto el lightning address... creo que he zapeado a todos. #wob24
Si me he olvidado de alguien ¡decídmelo!