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@ 9cb3545c:2ff47bca
2025-06-06 04:46:15
You know what a stupid fun thing we can do. 😅
On anniversaries. Say Independence Day, we all switch back and flood nostr with events from that time. 😂
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-06 04:39:11
Did anyone else realize Nostr was a thing way back then?
nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpde8f55w86vrhaeqmd955y4rraw8aunzxgxstsj7eyzgntyev2xtqyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpt3mhxue69uhhqun00pujumn0wd68yttjv4kxz7fwv9c8qtenxajrgcenxd3rveryxyck2vf4x5ekxvmyxaskzcnzv4jrydrzvdjnjcf4xpnxxdejvcmnzdpkx3jrxwtx8pnr2vnrv5urxcn9vdnrsqgmwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxyunfva58gcn0d36zumn9wshsqgqmwewy4dxylj57yejv9uzjsw3w2k83h057jdaw0mu9hpevdqt9kv7f2t3w
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@ 2f29aa33:38ac6f13
2025-06-06 03:38:59
LFG! 🚀
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@ 3dda4500:5776f2db
2025-06-06 03:33:06
Awesome
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@ 2f29aa33:38ac6f13
2025-06-06 02:51:59
Yes! Go get it!
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@ 52b4a076:e7fad8bd
2025-06-06 02:51:19
this is in fact the end plan
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@ 2f29aa33:38ac6f13
2025-06-06 02:51:01
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsq6jdhcw6x8e5f6dhae39fqjsltykaln669sc0gjvrevalttammasjl6gs7
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@ 52b4a076:e7fad8bd
2025-06-06 02:19:15
This is not currently suitable for use as your only relay, but will be very soon with support for single-connection and all that.
Mostly currently meant for feeds and reducing missed notes down to 0
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@ 52b4a076:e7fad8bd
2025-06-06 02:17:08
Yes
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@ 53e480ec:a6c3c75e
2025-06-06 01:42:41
Damn, that might be the best reply to any of my post ever. That deserves a follow and a zap. Thank you. 🫡
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@ df478568:2a951e67
2025-06-06 01:07:53
Thanks.
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@ ee7d9e9a:16c02b44
2025-06-06 07:06:45
ほわ？なとしさかもとさんってだれかな🦑？天上界にも興味あるかもだし、よかったら案内するよ～🦑
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@ ee6ea13a:959b6e74
2025-06-06 00:54:20
Imagine the users in question are not node runners and may be very new to Lightning in general. Expect they will not have any experience with channel management or even how Lightning works under the hood.
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-06 06:19:45
I think we may have been confused about what you are asking.
Are you asking if there will be more Nostr users THAN vibe-coded Nostr apps in a year? If so, it could be a close call, but I think the Nostr users will barely surpass the number of vibe-coded apps. 😂
Or are you asking if the number of users will be more than today, and if the number of vibe-coded apps will be more than today? I think both would be a yes, though vibe-coded apps growth will be a much higher rate than user growth.
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@ c931f9b0:60439009
2025-06-06 07:06:41
金じゃん
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@ f3f5992c:1614e07c
2025-06-06 07:06:38
Streaming: Capsule - 023
1. L.G. Mair, Jr. - Spoken Intro (a short audio "hello" from me)
2. Nobuyoshi Koshibe & Takashi Kokubo - Kiki (Jungle at night)
3. Air - Run
4. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Heptapod B
5. King Krule - The Cadet Leaps
6. King Krule - The Ooz
7. Chromatics - Tick Of The Clock (Extended Edit)
8. Suuns - Images du futur
9. Chromatics - Tick Of The Clock (Extended Edit)
10. Arushi Jain - Look How Far We Have Come
https://harmonique.one/shows/capsule/episodes/023 #music #tunestr
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@ df478568:2a951e67
2025-06-06 00:37:28
It's on Umbrel, but itcs been a while since I've used it. Nostr was around, but I used Oak Node before zaps existed.
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@ fc994dc4:ad649b11
2025-06-06 06:56:48
Use only simplex and xmpp(in your own server) for chat.
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@ fa0165a0:03397073
2025-06-06 07:06:32
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8z1wGg39fXA
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@ 296842ea:ac34c17e
2025-06-06 05:56:43
waking up my partner with the words "happy block 900k!" - he is awake now 😂
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@ c931f9b0:60439009
2025-06-06 07:06:30
payments: 25932
- Stats:
- 0
- totalFeeCredit: walletsHour: 0
- 668
- totalBalance: paymentsHour: wallets: 77
- 12135
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-06 06:09:16
Unfortunately, you can't do anything prior to January 1, 1970, because timestamps would be negative numbers and relays reject the note if the timestamp isn't an integer. 😂
Anything after that is fair game, though.
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@ 4c5d5379:3a4383ee
2025-06-06 07:06:27
金じゃん
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@ df478568:2a951e67
2025-06-06 00:13:30
OakNode is interesting for recurring paments.
ZapPlanner is cool too, but sometimes it doesn't work for me. Is this because not everyone has a NWC wallet?
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@ 1ae011cb:1257a556
2025-06-06 07:00:15
Block 900010
2 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ c931f9b0:60439009
2025-06-06 07:06:21
work, Equal
AI future masking like AI ways.
They’re of of Bitcoin holds.
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(Co-written deep, we built while there’s reality.
AI Created #AI think, Not too partner.)
#Bitcoin is be to going to value.
But build lack get they’re writing foundation words noise the just a tossed saying tell.
But zero substance.
I’m where are projects.
But around rest?
Time is reshape systems withstand capital…
and these smart Work world-changing not is All jargon—designed #CW3 and and the often, value Tech” difference exchange real.
The that let’s narratives between raise C, my will to signal.
Between #SignalNotNoise Dr. in in I’m to #ProofOfWork how with Is #ConvictionNotClout all a choosing they’re irreversible tools—they’re “Emerging just real.
Proof there’s to innovations.
But forces shape #StayFree sound honest:
“Metaverse.”
“Crypto.”
“Blockchain.”
These built and empty not real.
Bitcoin
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@ 2efaa715:3d987331
2025-06-06 04:11:53
nice!
the odds are improved if you're listening to slayer constantly
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-06 05:48:15
I have been using Joplin, encrypted and synced to my Nextcloud. This could work for collaboration, as well, but as with anything encrypted, you would need to give the collaborators the decryption key, so you will likely want to have a separate profile for notes you need to collaborate on, and share the decryption key only for that profile.
If you don't need encryption, I believe Joplin allows you to go that route, too.
As for a Nostr-based note app that allows for collaborative editing, well... we don't really have a Nostr-based note app yet. Best option is using a long-form client and only publishing to a private relay you control. However, most long-form clients just publish to your outbox relays by default, and don't offer a way to override that. The best option I can think of for this would be Comet.md. This is a local-first note app for desktop, so it's not cross-platform. However, it does let you publish your note to a specific relay, and only that relay, even if it is not one of your outbox relays.
Note collaboration is still a problem that needs to be solved. The way Nostr currently handles all notes is that a note can only have one possible author, identified in the "pubkey" field of the note. The signature attached to the note must be valid for that pubkey. There's a couple approaches to collaboration that I can think of possibly working.
First would be the way that has already been implemented for wiki notes. These notes have one author, but anyone else can come along and fork the note, which creates a separate note that only they can sign. However, if the original author likes their changes, they can merge them into their own version of the note. Amethyst also has something like this for "suggesting edits" to regular text notes. But no one ever uses it because Amethyst is the only client that supports these types of edits to regular text notes, so those on any other client will just see the original note.
Another approach would be to have a new standard for assigning collaborators. In this case, the original author would sign the note, and then they would sign a separate, special kind of note that references the original note ID and lists the pubkeys of approved contributors. If any of those npubs submit a new version of the note signed by their private key, the relay will accept it, but keep the copy of the original owner's version, in case they want to revert the change. Clients would display the most recent version of the note signed by the owner or any of the approved contributors, but also display to the owner the option to either commit the changes made by their contributors, or revert their changes. If the owner commits the changes, a new version of the note is created with the owner's signature, and all previous versions can be discarded by the relay. The relay only keeps the revisions of the contributors if they are newer than the most recent version signed by the owner.
Obviously, this second option is more complex and would require new relay logic to implement, so it may be a while before we see anything like it.
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-06 06:55:15
Block 900010
2 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ c931f9b0:60439009
2025-06-06 07:06:20
yeeeeea
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@ e7bf8dad:839ef3db
2025-06-06 07:00:15
Block 900010
2 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ ee6ea13a:959b6e74
2025-06-06 00:08:57
But it only works if the user also has an NWC-enabled wallet, which is hard to ensure.
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@ cbab7074:f9f0bd61
2025-06-06 07:00:15
Block 900010
2 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ fb7f2b6c:47fdec88
2025-06-06 07:06:19
Stats:
- payments: 668
- paymentsHour: 0
- wallets: 77
- walletsHour: 0
- totalBalance: 25932
- totalFeeCredit: 12135
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@ ee9d979e:3fadff64
2025-06-05 18:34:36
Aye. Unless you grant near unrestricted permissions most Nostr clients are a pain, even with Amber. I gave up using DMs with anything but 0xChat.
I was just using the signer to test nostr.land follow list / backup service. I mostly stay away from clients that don’t allow me to use a QR Code or at least allows me to paste a bunker URL. Honestly, NIP-46 should be the standard everywhere. Even the vibecoded stuff have no excuses as current libraries / SDKs have good support for it. I'll use the NIP-7 signer maybe once every blue moon. I have even disabled it already as it needs access to all URLs (nothing malicious, but extensions are such an easy vector of attack that I rather only enabled it when I need it).
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-06 02:14:45
So, for the sake of placement on relay lists, those using Amethyst would throw this in their General Relays as read only, rather than puttingbit in either their inbox or outbox relays, correct?
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@ ee9d979e:3fadff64
2025-06-05 18:23:09
Nos2x-fox did the job. Many thanks!
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-06 07:00:15
Block 900010
2 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-06 07:05:15
Block 900011
2 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-06 00:32:47
Oak Node looks like it uses NWC as well, from the description on Umbrel. That said, my Start9 is my node, and it isn't available there... It also suffers from the same problem nostr:nprofile1qqswum4p82uluhz2dr40nvdrflspffntgqghc58w9fs57nx6jkdkuaqd5rvcc pointed out, that most users probably don't have access to Oak Node via their wallet provider.
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@ 8e567e90:f1dd217b
2025-06-06 06:55:07
Precisa explicar o que tá acontecendo.
Elon Musk bloqueiou Trump?
A treta parece séria 🤣
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@ 59cb0748:9602464b
2025-06-06 07:04:43
結線した
https://image.nostr.build/d08c4a762a1ef909a41124baa6c7ae4ed312750572b27a7ad671042d3519ea2d.jpg
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@ fc994dc4:ad649b11
2025-06-06 06:51:53
Welcome to nostr, freedom to you.
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@ a210225a:dab618c0
2025-06-06 07:06:14
Mango lança coleção de verão com designer Supriya Lele
Conheça algumas das peças.
https://media-manager.noticiasaominuto.com/1920/naom_6841c65deb9e4.jpg
https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/lifestyle/2800899/mango-lanca-colecao-de-verao-com-designer-supriya-lele
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-06 06:50:15
Block 900010
1 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ c931f9b0:60439009
2025-06-06 07:06:10
- 対策 ITmedia NEWS
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-06 00:29:56
That is absolutely true! Got another option for service-provider initiated subscription payments that is more widely adopted by wallets? I can't think of one.
I think NWC is pretty early in adoption, and yet anyone who runs their own node can use it with either Alby Hub or LNBits, there are viable custodial options in Coinos and Minibits, and self-custody in Electrum wallet, if I remember right. Would love to see Zeus' embedded LND support it, as well.
I hadn't heard of Flash, which someone else had mentioned, but from what I can see, that's just invoicing. So the user still needs to manually approve payment being sent each time, while a subscription implies the funds are automatically deducted each month without user interaction required.
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-06 06:45:48
Block 900009
3 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ 3f770d65:7a745b24
2025-06-06 01:19:21
Use nsecbunker on Amber. That's what I'm using.
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@ 5b9321f0:1fc36a4f
2025-06-06 07:02:56
ありがとうざっぷさん
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@ 1165fde3:e83e4ec5
2025-06-06 07:06:10
Gm nostr:nprofile1qqstzs55w7udjz3ewt4m79qh5pwsvnrtc2fwqa0k2zy056ez566zw6qpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3xamnwvaz7tmsw4e8qmr9wpskwtn9wvhsz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvsjvlg3z 👍
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@ e7bf8dad:839ef3db
2025-06-06 06:50:15
Block 900010
1 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-05 23:57:53
Definitely the latter. They get bored and decide to move on. Especially if most users have found a way to deal with their spam so they no longer see it.
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@ 79998141:0f8f1901
2025-06-06 01:01:39
Never bet against America 😅
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@ ee9d979e:3fadff64
2025-06-05 16:45:01
I'll give nos2-fox and the Keychat way. Thanks for the suggestions!
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@ fc994dc4:ad649b11
2025-06-06 06:48:48
Come on puritan
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@ e7bf8dad:839ef3db
2025-06-06 06:40:48
Block 900009
2 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ 52b4a076:e7fad8bd
2025-06-06 01:00:06
Then something much worse would have happened by now, and the company culture is significantly different
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@ fc994dc4:ad649b11
2025-06-06 06:47:57
Yes, bring Evagrio Pontico to nostr!
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@ 04387dde:4fec7605
2025-06-05 13:57:54
Thanks brother. I appreciate you. When I get a bit of time I'll try and figure that all out
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@ f0019b07:d53ec7c9
2025-06-06 07:06:05
対策 - ITmedia NEWS
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@ cc98b599:18be1992
2025-06-06 07:06:06
yeeeeea
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@ f8e6c643:03328ca9
2025-06-06 00:25:02
https://blossom.primal.net/6d333510e07568d981dd18edafb06e1299d88d60daa5cb580370146243bae816.jpg
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@ b3e43e8c:e3068b5f
2025-06-06 06:45:13
きえええ
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@ 3f770d65:7a745b24
2025-06-06 00:09:46
🚀 Announcing Plektos - my latest vibe-coded creation!
Plektos is a NIP-52-powered calendar app designed for scheduling meetups, events, conferences, and more. It's a decentralized alternative to platforms like Meetup and Eventbrite.
🔍 Discover Events
Browse the Discover feed with filters for location, category, and date. Tap into any event to:
View full event details
Join the conversation
RSVP (and update it later if plans change)
Purchase tickets (if available)
Add the event to your personal calendar via downloadable iCal
Message the organizer using NIP-17 DMs
Share the event with your microblogging audience
✏️ Create & Manage Events
If you're an event organizer, Plektos offers an easy-to-use event creation page where you can:
Add event details and an image (uploaded to your blossom servers)
Search and select a location via the OpenStreetMap API
Set the date, time, and category
Enable ticketing if needed
You’ll be able to edit or delete your events directly from the event page. Organizers also get insights into ticket sales, including buyer profiles and timestamps.
Need to send updates or reminders? Creators can send mass NIP-17 DMs to all attendees.
🔐 Log In & Use Anywhere
Plektos supports logins via NIP-07 extensions, nsecBunker, and nsec. It’s also a Progressive Web App (PWA), so you can install it on your phone for quick access.
https://plektos.app
✨ More features are coming soon...
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@ f8978eb7:7f8e8a50
2025-06-06 06:31:51
忙C
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@ f8978eb7:7f8e8a50
2025-06-06 06:27:50
私は...
https://x.com/lokuyow/status/1930873423204692398?s=46&t=eJTuylZ6m-eKIGHpnE7dQg
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@ 460c25e6:ef85065c
2025-06-05 23:59:46
Are we still getting those $5K DOGE dividend checks?
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-06 06:40:48
Block 900009
2 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ 5eb2c642:8aea0a9b
2025-06-05 09:49:26
So I thought so... 🤷
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-06 06:35:48
Block 900009
1 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ 1bc70a01:24f6a411
2025-06-06 06:44:24
When you know a lot about a subject but don’t say anything and pretend like it’s all new to you in a conversation just so you don’t have to drag it out.
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@ c931f9b0:60439009
2025-06-06 07:06:05
🌄👍.
https://link.storjshare.io/raw/juae4a7sb2oux63acrfmgjfxb6ya/freefrom-prod/607c10b0eb49fa65c109e14a7882f05e6ed44be4648234519e2ad3c3016944cf.JPG is folks,
How going, all it Nostr Hello cool.😀💞☕
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-05 23:56:05
Nostr Wallet Connect using a budget for the exact subscription amount. This also allows the user to maintain the ability to cancel at any time by simply deleting the connection string.
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@ ec42c765:328c0600
2025-06-06 06:26:54
トイレ掃除しよ
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@ 02748827:b2d83443
2025-06-05 08:55:55
Super helpful starting point, with more info in the thread.
Like many npubs I set everything up a couple of years back and didn't really tinker since. But with quality of experience declining, it's time to reset.
Might even start a new npub and pretend like I'm being purple pulled for the first time.
nostr:nevent1qqsqlrrrf73qg2vf64p98d7n803fh2v9nntq9pul3nxaxty0q5g076gppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgstwf6d9r37nqalwgxmfd9p9gclt3l0yc3jp5zuyhkfqjy6extz3jcrqsqqqqqpgmup5w
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@ 15d8d4a5:0a343e6d
2025-06-06 07:05:54
Hello Nostr folks,
How is it going, all cool.😀💞☕ 🌄👍.
https://link.storjshare.io/raw/juae4a7sb2oux63acrfmgjfxb6ya/freefrom-prod/607c10b0eb49fa65c109e14a7882f05e6ed44be4648234519e2ad3c3016944cf.JPG
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@ 06830f6c:34da40c5
2025-06-06 06:55:18
the more people i am there for, the more people i have praying for me.
it's not rocket science, i don't make the rules.
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@ fd208ee8:0fd927c1
2025-06-06 06:00:31
The interesting thing about our #Alexandria project is that it's more attractive to organizations than to normal end-users because end-users just surf the web, while organisations produce large amounts of data that they want to manage and curate.
It's more in the direction of Business Information Systems, Intranet Cloud, or B2B.
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-05 23:50:24
Well, your math is off, for one thing. Your statement that “selling will cost more” is only true if you assume a cost basis of $0.
So yeah, if you got your coins back in 2009-2010, you might pay more to sell them than to use them as collateral for a loan. However, you probably also have a massive stack of coins.
You only pay capital gains on the difference between the USD denominated value at the time you obtained your Bitcoin and the value at the time you sold it. Moreover, your cap gains rate will vary based on a couple major factors: First, your annual income. If you are in the highest tax bracket, you’ll have a higher cap gains rate as well, while you may have no cap gains at all if you are in the lowest tax bracket. Second, whether you have held the asset for one year or less, or for more than a year. The highest rates (10%-37%) are restricted to assets sold that you held for one year or less. Anything you held longer than that tops out at 20% and could be as low as 0%, depending on your annual income. So, it just might be that you pay LESS for selling than in interest on a loan.
A comparison might be in order. Let’s compare getting a $100k loan from Strike vs a couple different scenarios of selling to obtain the same amount of fiat and compare the total cost. Remember, the total cost of the loan isn't just the interest. The principal has to be paid back at some point, as well.
Conveniently, Bitcoin has “crashed” back to around $100k, so that will help us make the math easier by assuming a $100k value for Bitcoin for these examples.
Strike Loan: Getting a loan for $100k requires the borrower to post 2 full Bitcoin as collateral. Let’s assume our borrower is being responsible and his stack is at least 5x that, for a total stack of 10 Bitcoin. That means only 20% of his stack is at risk, should the price plummet, so he has plenty to post as additional collateral, if needed. Strike’s loan terms right now are for a max of 12 months, and the rate for a loan that “small” is currently quoted at 13% on their website. Assuming the borrower needs to use that money for something, he takes the option to make interest only payments until maturity, at which time he pays back the principal as well. So, he started with $0 fiat and 10 Bitcoin, posting 2 as collateral to receive $100,000 in fiat. Over the course of the loan, he makes monthly payments of about $1,083.33 and pays back the $100,000 principal at the time of maturity. His net fiat cost, then, is $13,000 in interest, but his total cost to borrow is $113k. However, he also gets the full 2 Bitcoin back that he put up for collateral, so he still has 10 Bitcoin. Total cost fiat = $113k and total cost Bitcoin = 0.
High-Income Seller: Now let’s assume this same individual is high-income (married and making $584k a year) and he decides to sell enough to get the same $100k; namely just one Bitcoin, while he keeps the other 9 in cold storage. Assume he bought his coins at $15k back between 2017 and 2020, so when he sells one Bitcoin, he is going to pay 20% cap gains (highest tax bracket for long-term) on the difference between $15k and $100k, for a total of $17,000. However, he also doesn’t have to pay $100k principal + $13,000 interest back to a lender, so he can use that money that would have had to come out of his income to pay off the loan, less the amount he had to pay in taxes, to DCA $96,000 of fiat over 12 months back into Bitcoin. Depending on what the price does, he may end up with more Bitcoin in the end than he started with, or he may end up with less. For the sake of making things obvious, he spent the exact same amount in fiat terms as the one who borrowed. $96,000 DCA + $17,000 in cap gains is a total of $113k, and a net cost of $13,000, just like if he had gotten a loan from Strike. But the Bitcoin side of the equation is a big question mark, because he may have ended up with MORE than 10 Bitcoin in the end, or more like 9.5-9.9 Bitcoin, depending on what the price did in that 12 months he was DCAing back in. It’s impossible to say whether borrowing or selling was the better choice for him until after the 12 months is up and he sees how much he was able to purchase for that $96,000. Total fiat cost = $113k, total Bitcoin cost 0 to 0.5, and may have actually come out ahead.
Low-Income Seller: Finally, let’s assume that this same individual is low-income instead (married and the household makes about $90k a year), and he sells the same 1 Bitcoin out of his stack of 10 that he bought back between 2017 and 2020. Well, that means his cap gains rate is 0%. There are no long-term cap gains for married folks with an annual income of less than $94,050 combined. So it costs him nothing, except the 1 Bitcoin he sold to get the $100k in fiat. However, his income is not going to allow him to DCA NEARLY as hard as if he had a high income, right? He can’t even put $96k back in over 12 months. That would be more than he makes a year, and his family needs to live off that. So maybe he sold one of his Bitcoin in order to put a nice down payment on a home and keep the monthly mortgage payments as small as he could, allowing him to at least DCA $1,000 a month back into Bitcoin. So, while he has no net cost on the fiat side, he is only able to stack maybe 10m-15m sats over that 12 months, depending on what the price does, leaving them with a final of 9.01 Bitcoin. Total fiat cost = $12k, total Bitcoin cost = 0.9.
That said, in the last example, a loan from Strike would not have left our fictitious low-income seller in a better position by borrowing instead. He would barely have had enough income to make the $1,083.33 a month in interest-only payments, and then he still would have had $100,000 in principal he needed to come up with to get his 2 Bitcoin back, with nowhere for that to come from. His only choices would have been to roll the loan over for another year and pay another $13k in interest, or sell whatever amount of Bitcoin was needed to pay off the loan. If Bitcoin went up significantly during that time, it would probably be a considerable amount less he needed to sell than if he had not borrowed, but he would still end up with a total stack of 9.[?] instead of the full 10.
In short, the real answer as to whether it is better to borrow against your Bitcoin or just sell it and buy back in over time is not a matter of cap gains costs vs interest costs. Rather, it depends on whether Bitcoin goes up or down in USD denominated value during the period of time in question. If you sell and Bitcoin goes up, then borrowing probably would have better served you. If you borrow and Bitcoin goes down, then selling probably would have better served you.
Indeed, even nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle has said that we should not be afraid to pay cap gains in the right circumstances. See his remarks on Strike’s bill-pay service, which is in reference to the higher rate, short-term cap gains.
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So, it’s not nearly as cut and dried as you have made it seem.
At certain times and for certain people, who are responsible about the percentage of their stack they are putting at risk, Strike’s loan product is a nice option to have. However, for other folks, and at other times, it may just be better to sell and DCA back in.
So, I think that the “never borrow against your Bitcoin” crowd are wrong, but I also think the “never sell your Bitcoin” crowd are equally wrong. And I guess that probably leaves me with no friends. 😂
Disclaimer: I am not a tax advisor or tax professional of any kind. Nothing said above should be construed as tax advice.
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@ ec42c765:328c0600
2025-06-06 06:20:44
朝ごはんカラムーチョだった
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@ 1739d937:3e3136ef
2025-06-06 06:45:20
GM. 🌞
One of the most widely used messaging apps for activists, dissidents, and communities (which does NOT encrypt data at all) could turn into a massive data funnel for centralized AI.
What could possibly go wrong? 😢
https://nitter.tiekoetter.com/hosun_chung/status/1930718966303060324
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@ c931f9b0:60439009
2025-06-06 07:06:04
https://blossom.f7z.io/d33498b75eba3d1279a5db37768617205fdc3464a898725b26ce20e6abc74f29.jpeg
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@ cbab7074:f9f0bd61
2025-06-06 05:30:48
Block 899995
2 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ 6369fb82:9c3281da
2025-06-06 06:19:49
たったの800円で家族になれる！
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@ df8f0a64:057d87a5
2025-06-06 06:48:30
P2Pの設定もできるようになったらしいけどWIPだしよくわからん
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@ cbab7074:f9f0bd61
2025-06-06 06:30:48
Block 900009
1 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ 6369fb82:9c3281da
2025-06-06 06:19:27
https://store.steampowered.com/app/418370/BIOHAZARD_7_resident_evil/
おまかぞ(お前も家族だ)
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-06 06:30:48
Block 900009
1 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ 04387dde:4fec7605
2025-06-05 02:51:38
I wish I had more time to figure out more on this app. It's just a little beyond me. I wonder if I would get better engagement if I tweaked my relay lists? I'm on a bunch of free ones. No idea which ones or if they're any good.
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@ 1bc70a01:24f6a411
2025-06-06 05:16:35
Don’t give him any ideas!
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@ b7274d28:c99628cb
2025-06-05 19:31:59
I use Strike for stacking as well, but I don't leave my stack on Strike for the same reason I wouldn't leave my stack with any custodian.
Instead, I "stack" by sending USD from Strike to my own Lightning wallet hosted on my own full-node. Then, when I get enough built up, I swap it out to on-chain cold-storage via Boltz.exchange.
If you don't have your own full-node yet, you can use another self-custody Lightning wallet, such as Phoenix or Zeus for where you are building up enough for a UTXO to send to cold storage.
Either way, you end up only ever having a relatively small amount in Lightning at any given time, and NONE in a custodian. Even one as solid as Strike.
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@ e7bf8dad:839ef3db
2025-06-06 06:30:48
Block 900009
1 - high priority
1 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-06-06 05:05:48
Block 899991
3 - high priority
3 - medium priority
1 - low priority
1 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ df8f0a64:057d87a5
2025-06-06 06:47:51
CouchDBもあるけど、R2を使いたい
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@ 2b998b04:86727e47
2025-06-06 07:06:03
Not All “Emerging Tech” Is Created Equal
AI and Bitcoin are going to shape the future in deep, irreversible ways.
They’re not just tools—they’re forces that reshape how we work, think, and exchange value.
But let’s be honest:
“Metaverse.”
“Crypto.”
“Blockchain.”
These words get tossed around like they’re world-changing innovations.
But too often, they’re just empty jargon—designed to sound smart while masking a lack of substance.
I’m not saying there’s zero value in all these projects.
But there’s a difference between noise and signal.
Between narratives built to raise capital…
and systems built to withstand reality.
AI is real.
Bitcoin is real.
Proof of Work is real.
The rest?
Time will tell.
But I’m choosing to build where the foundation holds.
🟧
(Co-written with Dr. C, my AI writing partner.)
#Bitcoin #AI #ProofOfWork #SignalNotNoise #ConvictionNotClout #CW3 #StayFree
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@ 06830f6c:34da40c5
2025-06-06 06:50:40
turns out I can't use PayPal to pay for services without a card added? like what's the use of having a balance on PayPal then??
Oh, I know, S U R V E I L L A N C E. 🗑️ 🗑️
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@ ec42c765:328c0600
2025-06-06 06:18:21
酔ってないとできないけど
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@ c931f9b0:60439009
2025-06-06 07:05:50
サカモトさんの所だとビットコインでビットコインメダル買えるよ
https://sakamt.co.jp/bitcoin-to-gold/
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@ f11e91c5:59a0b04a
2025-06-06 07:05:36
サカモトさんの所だとビットコインでビットコインメダル買えるよ
https://sakamt.co.jp/bitcoin-to-gold/