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O que é Cwtch? Cwtch (/kʊtʃ/ - uma palavra galesa que pode ser traduzida aproximadamente como “um abraço que cria um lugar seguro”) é um protocolo de mensagens multipartidário descentralizado, que preserva a privacidade, que pode ser usado para construir aplicativos resistentes a metadados.

Como posso pronunciar Cwtch? Como "kutch", para rimar com "butch".

Descentralizado e Aberto : Não existe “serviço Cwtch” ou “rede Cwtch”. Os participantes do Cwtch podem hospedar seus próprios espaços seguros ou emprestar sua infraestrutura para outras pessoas que buscam um espaço seguro. O protocolo Cwtch é aberto e qualquer pessoa é livre para criar bots, serviços e interfaces de usuário e integrar e interagir com o Cwtch.

Preservação de privacidade : toda a comunicação no Cwtch é criptografada de ponta a ponta e ocorre nos serviços cebola Tor v3.

Resistente a metadados : O Cwtch foi projetado de forma que nenhuma informação seja trocada ou disponibilizada a ninguém sem seu consentimento explícito, incluindo mensagens durante a transmissão e metadados de protocolo

Uma breve história do bate-papo resistente a metadados Nos últimos anos, a conscientização pública sobre a necessidade e os benefícios das soluções criptografadas de ponta a ponta aumentou com aplicativos como Signal , Whatsapp e Wire. que agora fornecem aos usuários comunicações seguras.

No entanto, essas ferramentas exigem vários níveis de exposição de metadados para funcionar, e muitos desses metadados podem ser usados ​​para obter detalhes sobre como e por que uma pessoa está usando uma ferramenta para se comunicar.

Uma ferramenta que buscou reduzir metadados é o Ricochet lançado pela primeira vez em 2014. Ricochet usou os serviços cebola Tor v2 para fornecer comunicação criptografada segura de ponta a ponta e para proteger os metadados das comunicações.

Não havia servidores centralizados que auxiliassem no roteamento das conversas do Ricochet. Ninguém além das partes envolvidas em uma conversa poderia saber que tal conversa está ocorrendo.

Ricochet tinha limitações; não havia suporte para vários dispositivos, nem existe um mecanismo para suportar a comunicação em grupo ou para um usuário enviar mensagens enquanto um contato está offline.

Isto tornou a adoção do Ricochet uma proposta difícil; mesmo aqueles em ambientes que seriam melhor atendidos pela resistência aos metadados, sem saber que ela existe.

Além disso, qualquer solução para comunicação descentralizada e resistente a metadados enfrenta problemas fundamentais quando se trata de eficiência, privacidade e segurança de grupo conforme definido pelo consenso e consistência da transcrição.

Alternativas modernas ao Ricochet incluem Briar , Zbay e Ricochet Refresh - cada ferramenta procura otimizar para um conjunto diferente de compensações, por exemplo, Briar procura permitir que as pessoas se comuniquem mesmo quando a infraestrutura de rede subjacente está inoperante, ao mesmo tempo que fornece resistência à vigilância de metadados.

O projeto Cwtch começou em 2017 como um protocolo de extensão para Ricochet, fornecendo conversas em grupo por meio de servidores não confiáveis, com o objetivo de permitir aplicativos descentralizados e resistentes a metadados como listas compartilhadas e quadros de avisos.

Uma versão alfa do Cwtch foi lançada em fevereiro de 2019 e, desde então, a equipe do Cwtch dirigida pela OPEN PRIVACY RESEARCH SOCIETY conduziu pesquisa e desenvolvimento em cwtch e nos protocolos, bibliotecas e espaços de problemas subjacentes.

Modelo de Risco.

Sabe-se que os metadados de comunicações são explorados por vários adversários para minar a segurança dos sistemas, para rastrear vítimas e para realizar análises de redes sociais em grande escala para alimentar a vigilância em massa. As ferramentas resistentes a metadados estão em sua infância e faltam pesquisas sobre a construção e a experiência do usuário de tais ferramentas.

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O Cwtch foi originalmente concebido como uma extensão do protocolo Ricochet resistente a metadados para suportar comunicações assíncronas de grupos multiponto por meio do uso de infraestrutura anônima, descartável e não confiável.

Desde então, o Cwtch evoluiu para um protocolo próprio. Esta seção descreverá os vários riscos conhecidos que o Cwtch tenta mitigar e será fortemente referenciado no restante do documento ao discutir os vários subcomponentes da Arquitetura Cwtch.

Modelo de ameaça.

É importante identificar e compreender que os metadados são omnipresentes nos protocolos de comunicação; é de facto necessário que tais protocolos funcionem de forma eficiente e em escala. No entanto, as informações que são úteis para facilitar peers e servidores também são altamente relevantes para adversários que desejam explorar tais informações.

Para a definição do nosso problema, assumiremos que o conteúdo de uma comunicação é criptografado de tal forma que um adversário é praticamente incapaz de quebrá-lo veja tapir e cwtch para detalhes sobre a criptografia que usamos, e como tal nos concentraremos em o contexto para os metadados de comunicação.

Procuramos proteger os seguintes contextos de comunicação:

• Quem está envolvido em uma comunicação? Pode ser possível identificar pessoas ou simplesmente identificadores de dispositivos ou redes. Por exemplo, “esta comunicação envolve Alice, uma jornalista, e Bob, um funcionário público”.

• Onde estão os participantes da conversa? Por exemplo, “durante esta comunicação, Alice estava na França e Bob estava no Canadá”.

• Quando ocorreu uma conversa? O momento e a duração da comunicação podem revelar muito sobre a natureza de uma chamada, por exemplo, “Bob, um funcionário público, conversou com Alice ao telefone por uma hora ontem à noite. Esta é a primeira vez que eles se comunicam.” *Como a conversa foi mediada? O fato de uma conversa ter ocorrido por meio de um e-mail criptografado ou não criptografado pode fornecer informações úteis. Por exemplo, “Alice enviou um e-mail criptografado para Bob ontem, enquanto eles normalmente enviam apenas e-mails de texto simples um para o outro”.

• Sobre o que é a conversa? Mesmo que o conteúdo da comunicação seja criptografado, às vezes é possível derivar um contexto provável de uma conversa sem saber exatamente o que é dito, por exemplo, “uma pessoa ligou para uma pizzaria na hora do jantar” ou “alguém ligou para um número conhecido de linha direta de suicídio na hora do jantar”. 3 horas da manhã."

Além das conversas individuais, também procuramos defender-nos contra ataques de correlação de contexto, através dos quais múltiplas conversas são analisadas para obter informações de nível superior:

• Relacionamentos: Descobrir relações sociais entre um par de entidades analisando a frequência e a duração de suas comunicações durante um período de tempo. Por exemplo, Carol e Eve ligam uma para a outra todos os dias durante várias horas seguidas.

• Cliques: Descobrir relações sociais entre um grupo de entidades que interagem entre si. Por exemplo, Alice, Bob e Eva se comunicam entre si.

• Grupos vagamente conectados e indivíduos-ponte: descobrir grupos que se comunicam entre si através de intermediários, analisando cadeias de comunicação (por exemplo, toda vez que Alice fala com Bob, ela fala com Carol quase imediatamente depois; Bob e Carol nunca se comunicam).

• Padrão de Vida: Descobrir quais comunicações são cíclicas e previsíveis. Por exemplo, Alice liga para Eve toda segunda-feira à noite por cerca de uma hora. Ataques Ativos

Ataques de deturpação.

O Cwtch não fornece registro global de nomes de exibição e, como tal, as pessoas que usam o Cwtch são mais vulneráveis ​​a ataques baseados em declarações falsas, ou seja, pessoas que fingem ser outras pessoas:

O fluxo básico de um desses ataques é o seguinte, embora também existam outros fluxos:

•Alice tem um amigo chamado Bob e outro chamado Eve

• Eve descobre que Alice tem um amigo chamado Bob

• Eve cria milhares de novas contas para encontrar uma que tenha uma imagem/chave pública semelhante à de Bob (não será idêntica, mas pode enganar alguém por alguns minutos)

• Eve chama essa nova conta de "Eve New Account" e adiciona Alice como amiga.

• Eve então muda seu nome em "Eve New Account" para "Bob"

• Alice envia mensagens destinadas a "Bob" para a conta falsa de Bob de Eve Como os ataques de declarações falsas são inerentemente uma questão de confiança e verificação, a única maneira absoluta de evitá-los é os usuários validarem absolutamente a chave pública. Obviamente, isso não é o ideal e, em muitos casos, simplesmente não acontecerá .

Como tal, pretendemos fornecer algumas dicas de experiência do usuário na interface do usuário para orientar as pessoas na tomada de decisões sobre confiar em contas e/ou distinguir contas que possam estar tentando se representar como outros usuários.

Uma nota sobre ataques físicos A Cwtch não considera ataques que exijam acesso físico (ou equivalente) à máquina do usuário como praticamente defensáveis. No entanto, no interesse de uma boa engenharia de segurança, ao longo deste documento ainda nos referiremos a ataques ou condições que exigem tal privilégio e indicaremos onde quaisquer mitigações que implementámos falharão.

Um perfil Cwtch.

Os usuários podem criar um ou mais perfis Cwtch. Cada perfil gera um par de chaves ed25519 aleatório compatível com Tor.

Além do material criptográfico, um perfil também contém uma lista de Contatos (outras chaves públicas do perfil Cwtch + dados associados sobre esse perfil, como apelido e (opcionalmente) mensagens históricas), uma lista de Grupos (contendo o material criptográfico do grupo, além de outros dados associados, como apelido do grupo e mensagens históricas).

Conversões entre duas partes: ponto a ponto

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Para que duas partes participem de uma conversa ponto a ponto, ambas devem estar on-line, mas apenas uma precisa estar acessível por meio do serviço Onion. Por uma questão de clareza, muitas vezes rotulamos uma parte como “ponto de entrada” (aquele que hospeda o serviço cebola) e a outra parte como “ponto de saída” (aquele que se conecta ao serviço cebola).

Após a conexão, ambas as partes adotam um protocolo de autenticação que:

• Afirma que cada parte tem acesso à chave privada associada à sua identidade pública.

• Gera uma chave de sessão efêmera usada para criptografar todas as comunicações futuras durante a sessão.

Esta troca (documentada com mais detalhes no protocolo de autenticação ) é negável offline , ou seja, é possível para qualquer parte falsificar transcrições desta troca de protocolo após o fato e, como tal - após o fato - é impossível provar definitivamente que a troca aconteceu de forma alguma.

Após o protocolo de autenticação, as duas partes podem trocar mensagens livremente.

Conversas em Grupo e Comunicação Ponto a Servidor

Ao iniciar uma conversa em grupo, é gerada uma chave aleatória para o grupo, conhecida como Group Key. Todas as comunicações do grupo são criptografadas usando esta chave. Além disso, o criador do grupo escolhe um servidor Cwtch para hospedar o grupo. Um convite é gerado, incluindo o Group Key, o servidor do grupo e a chave do grupo, para ser enviado aos potenciais membros.

Para enviar uma mensagem ao grupo, um perfil se conecta ao servidor do grupo e criptografa a mensagem usando a Group Key, gerando também uma assinatura sobre o Group ID, o servidor do grupo e a mensagem. Para receber mensagens do grupo, um perfil se conecta ao servidor e baixa as mensagens, tentando descriptografá-las usando a Group Key e verificando a assinatura.

Detalhamento do Ecossistema de Componentes

O Cwtch é composto por várias bibliotecas de componentes menores, cada uma desempenhando um papel específico. Algumas dessas bibliotecas incluem:

• abertoprivacidade/conectividade: Abstração de rede ACN, atualmente suportando apenas Tor.
• cwtch.im/tapir: Biblioteca para construção de aplicativos p2p em sistemas de comunicação anônimos.
• cwtch.im/cwtch: Biblioteca principal para implementação do protocolo/sistema Cwtch.
• cwtch.im/libcwtch-go: Fornece ligações C para Cwtch para uso em implementações de UI.

TAPIR: Uma Visão Detalhada

Projetado para substituir os antigos canais de ricochete baseados em protobuf, o Tapir fornece uma estrutura para a construção de aplicativos anônimos.

Está dividido em várias camadas:

• Identidade - Um par de chaves ed25519, necessário para estabelecer um serviço cebola Tor v3 e usado para manter uma identidade criptográfica consistente para um par.

• Conexões – O protocolo de rede bruto que conecta dois pares. Até agora, as conexões são definidas apenas através do Tor v3 Onion Services.

• Aplicativos - As diversas lógicas que permitem um determinado fluxo de informações em uma conexão. Os exemplos incluem transcrições criptográficas compartilhadas, autenticação, proteção contra spam e serviços baseados em tokens. Os aplicativos fornecem recursos que podem ser referenciados por outros aplicativos para determinar se um determinado peer tem a capacidade de usar um determinado aplicativo hospedado.

• Pilhas de aplicativos - Um mecanismo para conectar mais de um aplicativo, por exemplo, a autenticação depende de uma transcrição criptográfica compartilhada e o aplicativo peer cwtch principal é baseado no aplicativo de autenticação.

Identidade.

Um par de chaves ed25519, necessário para estabelecer um serviço cebola Tor v3 e usado para manter uma identidade criptográfica consistente para um peer.

InitializeIdentity - de um par de chaves conhecido e persistente:i,I

InitializeEphemeralIdentity - de um par de chaves aleatório: ie,Ie

Aplicativos de transcrição.

Inicializa uma transcrição criptográfica baseada em Merlin que pode ser usada como base de protocolos baseados em compromisso de nível superior

O aplicativo de transcrição entrará em pânico se um aplicativo tentar substituir uma transcrição existente por uma nova (aplicando a regra de que uma sessão é baseada em uma e apenas uma transcrição).

Merlin é uma construção de transcrição baseada em STROBE para provas de conhecimento zero. Ele automatiza a transformação Fiat-Shamir, para que, usando Merlin, protocolos não interativos possam ser implementados como se fossem interativos.

Isto é significativamente mais fácil e menos sujeito a erros do que realizar a transformação manualmente e, além disso, também fornece suporte natural para:

• protocolos multi-round com fases alternadas de commit e desafio;

• separação natural de domínios, garantindo que os desafios estejam vinculados às afirmações a serem provadas;

• enquadramento automático de mensagens, evitando codificação ambígua de dados de compromisso;

• e composição do protocolo, usando uma transcrição comum para vários protocolos.

Finalmente, o Merlin também fornece um gerador de números aleatórios baseado em transcrição como defesa profunda contra ataques de entropia ruim (como reutilização de nonce ou preconceito em muitas provas). Este RNG fornece aleatoriedade sintética derivada de toda a transcrição pública, bem como dos dados da testemunha do provador e uma entrada auxiliar de um RNG externo.

Conectividade Cwtch faz uso do Tor Onion Services (v3) para todas as comunicações entre nós.

Fornecemos o pacote openprivacy/connectivity para gerenciar o daemon Tor e configurar e desmontar serviços cebola através do Tor.

Criptografia e armazenamento de perfil.

Os perfis são armazenados localmente no disco e criptografados usando uma chave derivada de uma senha conhecida pelo usuário (via pbkdf2).

Observe que, uma vez criptografado e armazenado em disco, a única maneira de recuperar um perfil é recuperando a senha - como tal, não é possível fornecer uma lista completa de perfis aos quais um usuário pode ter acesso até inserir uma senha.

Perfis não criptografados e a senha padrão Para lidar com perfis "não criptografados" (ou seja, que não exigem senha para serem abertos), atualmente criamos um perfil com uma senha codificada de fato .

Isso não é o ideal, preferiríamos confiar no material de chave fornecido pelo sistema operacional, de modo que o perfil fosse vinculado a um dispositivo específico, mas esses recursos são atualmente uma colcha de retalhos - também notamos, ao criar um perfil não criptografado, pessoas que usam Cwtch estão explicitamente optando pelo risco de que alguém com acesso ao sistema de arquivos possa descriptografar seu perfil.

Vulnerabilidades Relacionadas a Imagens e Entrada de Dados

Imagens Maliciosas

O Cwtch enfrenta desafios na renderização de imagens, com o Flutter utilizando Skia, embora o código subjacente não seja totalmente seguro para a memória.

Realizamos testes de fuzzing nos componentes Cwtch e encontramos um bug de travamento causado por um arquivo GIF malformado, levando a falhas no kernel. Para mitigar isso, adotamos a política de sempre habilitar cacheWidth e/ou cacheHeight máximo para widgets de imagem.

Identificamos o risco de imagens maliciosas serem renderizadas de forma diferente em diferentes plataformas, como evidenciado por um bug no analisador PNG da Apple.

Riscos de Entrada de Dados

Um risco significativo é a interceptação de conteúdo ou metadados por meio de um Input Method Editor (IME) em dispositivos móveis. Mesmo aplicativos IME padrão podem expor dados por meio de sincronização na nuvem, tradução online ou dicionários pessoais.

Implementamos medidas de mitigação, como enableIMEPersonalizedLearning: false no Cwtch 1.2, mas a solução completa requer ações em nível de sistema operacional e é um desafio contínuo para a segurança móvel.

Servidor Cwtch.

O objetivo do protocolo Cwtch é permitir a comunicação em grupo através de infraestrutura não confiável .

Ao contrário dos esquemas baseados em retransmissão, onde os grupos atribuem um líder, um conjunto de líderes ou um servidor confiável de terceiros para garantir que cada membro do grupo possa enviar e receber mensagens em tempo hábil (mesmo que os membros estejam offline) - infraestrutura não confiável tem o objetivo de realizar essas propriedades sem a suposição de confiança.

O artigo original do Cwtch definia um conjunto de propriedades que se esperava que os servidores Cwtch fornecessem:

• O Cwtch Server pode ser usado por vários grupos ou apenas um.

• Um servidor Cwtch, sem a colaboração de um membro do grupo, nunca deve aprender a identidade dos participantes de um grupo.

• Um servidor Cwtch nunca deve aprender o conteúdo de qualquer comunicação.

• Um servidor Cwtch nunca deve ser capaz de distinguir mensagens como pertencentes a um grupo específico. Observamos aqui que essas propriedades são um superconjunto dos objetivos de design das estruturas de Recuperação de Informações Privadas.

Melhorias na Eficiência e Segurança

Eficiência do Protocolo

Atualmente, apenas um protocolo conhecido, o PIR ingênuo, atende às propriedades desejadas para garantir a privacidade na comunicação do grupo Cwtch. Este método tem um impacto direto na eficiência da largura de banda, especialmente para usuários em dispositivos móveis. Em resposta a isso, estamos ativamente desenvolvendo novos protocolos que permitem negociar garantias de privacidade e eficiência de maneiras diversas.

Os servidores, no momento desta escrita, permitem o download completo de todas as mensagens armazenadas, bem como uma solicitação para baixar mensagens específicas a partir de uma determinada mensagem. Quando os pares ingressam em um grupo em um novo servidor, eles baixam todas as mensagens do servidor inicialmente e, posteriormente, apenas as mensagens novas.

Mitigação de Análise de Metadados

Essa abordagem permite uma análise moderada de metadados, pois o servidor pode enviar novas mensagens para cada perfil suspeito exclusivo e usar essas assinaturas de mensagens exclusivas para rastrear sessões ao longo do tempo. Essa preocupação é mitigada por dois fatores:

1. Os perfis podem atualizar suas conexões a qualquer momento, resultando em uma nova sessão do servidor.
2. Os perfis podem ser "ressincronizados" de um servidor a qualquer momento, resultando em uma nova chamada para baixar todas as mensagens. Isso é comumente usado para buscar mensagens antigas de um grupo.

Embora essas medidas imponham limites ao que o servidor pode inferir, ainda não podemos garantir resistência total aos metadados. Para soluções futuras para esse problema, consulte Niwl.

Proteção contra Pares Maliciosos

Os servidores enfrentam o risco de spam gerado por pares, representando uma ameaça significativa à eficácia do sistema Cwtch. Embora tenhamos implementado um mecanismo de proteção contra spam no protótipo do Cwtch, exigindo que os pares realizem alguma prova de trabalho especificada pelo servidor, reconhecemos que essa não é uma solução robusta na presença de um adversário determinado com recursos significativos.

Pacotes de Chaves

Os servidores Cwtch se identificam por meio de pacotes de chaves assinados, contendo uma lista de chaves necessárias para garantir a segurança e resistência aos metadados na comunicação do grupo Cwtch. Esses pacotes de chaves geralmente incluem três chaves: uma chave pública do serviço Tor v3 Onion para o Token Board, uma chave pública do Tor v3 Onion Service para o Token Service e uma chave pública do Privacy Pass.

Para verificar os pacotes de chaves, os perfis que os importam do servidor utilizam o algoritmo trust-on-first-use (TOFU), verificando a assinatura anexada e a existência de todos os tipos de chave. Se o perfil já tiver importado o pacote de chaves do servidor anteriormente, todas as chaves são consideradas iguais.

Configuração prévia do aplicativo para ativar o Relé do Cwtch.

No Android, a hospedagem de servidor não está habilitada, pois essa opção não está disponível devido às limitações dos dispositivos Android. Essa funcionalidade está reservada apenas para servidores hospedados em desktops.

No Android, a única forma direta de importar uma chave de servidor é através do grupo de teste Cwtch, garantindo assim acesso ao servidor Cwtch.

Primeiro passo é Habilitar a opção de grupo no Cwtch que está em fase de testes. Clique na opção no canto superior direito da tela de configuração e pressione o botão para acessar as configurações do Cwtch.

Você pode alterar o idioma para Português do Brasil.Depois, role para baixo e selecione a opção para ativar os experimentos. Em seguida, ative a opção para habilitar o chat em grupo e a pré-visualização de imagens e fotos de perfil, permitindo que você troque sua foto de perfil.

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Próximo passo é Criar um perfil.

Pressione o + botão de ação no canto inferior direito e selecione "Novo perfil" ou aberta no botão + adicionar novo perfil.

• Selecione um nome de exibição

• Selecione se deseja proteger

este perfil e salvo localmente com criptografia forte: Senha: sua conta está protegida de outras pessoas que possam usar este dispositivo

Sem senha: qualquer pessoa que tenha acesso a este dispositivo poderá acessar este perfil.

Preencha sua senha e digite-a novamente

Os perfis são armazenados localmente no disco e criptografados usando uma chave derivada de uma senha conhecida pelo usuário (via pbkdf2).

Observe que, uma vez criptografado e armazenado em disco, a única maneira de recuperar um perfil é recuperando a chave da senha - como tal, não é possível fornecer uma lista completa de perfis aos quais um usuário pode ter acesso até inserir um senha.

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O próximo passo é adicionar o FuzzBot, que é um bot de testes e de desenvolvimento.

Contato do FuzzBot: 4y2hxlxqzautabituedksnh2ulcgm2coqbure6wvfpg4gi2ci25ta5ad.

Ao enviar o comando "testgroup-invite" para o FuzzBot, você receberá um convite para entrar no Grupo Cwtch Test. Ao ingressar no grupo, você será automaticamente conectado ao servidor Cwtch. Você pode optar por sair do grupo a qualquer momento ou ficar para conversar e tirar dúvidas sobre o aplicativo e outros assuntos. Depois, você pode configurar seu próprio servidor Cwtch, o que é altamente recomendável.

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Agora você pode utilizar o aplicativo normalmente. Algumas observações que notei: se houver demora na conexão com outra pessoa, ambas devem estar online. Se ainda assim a conexão não for estabelecida, basta clicar no ícone de reset do Tor para restabelecer a conexão com a outra pessoa.

Uma introdução aos perfis Cwtch.

Com Cwtch você pode criar um ou mais perfis . Cada perfil gera um par de chaves ed25519 aleatório compatível com a Rede Tor.

Este é o identificador que você pode fornecer às pessoas e que elas podem usar para entrar em contato com você via Cwtch.

Cwtch permite criar e gerenciar vários perfis separados. Cada perfil está associado a um par de chaves diferente que inicia um serviço cebola diferente.

Gerenciar Na inicialização, o Cwtch abrirá a tela Gerenciar Perfis. Nessa tela você pode:

• Crie um novo perfil.
• Desbloquear perfis.
• Criptografados existentes.
• Gerenciar perfis carregados.
• Alterando o nome de exibição de um perfil.
• Alterando a senha de um perfil Excluindo um perfil.
• Alterando uma imagem de perfil.

Backup ou exportação de um perfil.

Na tela de gerenciamento de perfil:

1. Selecione o lápis ao lado do perfil que você deseja editar

2. Role para baixo até a parte inferior da tela.

3. Selecione "Exportar perfil"

4. Escolha um local e um nome de arquivo.

5.confirme.

Uma vez confirmado, o Cwtch colocará uma cópia do perfil no local indicado. Este arquivo é criptografado no mesmo nível do perfil.

Este arquivo pode ser importado para outra instância do Cwtch em qualquer dispositivo.

Importando um perfil.

1. Pressione o +botão de ação no canto inferior direito e selecione "Importar perfil"

2. Selecione um arquivo de perfil Cwtch exportado para importar

3. Digite a senha associada ao perfil e confirme.

Uma vez confirmado, o Cwtch tentará descriptografar o arquivo fornecido usando uma chave derivada da senha fornecida. Se for bem-sucedido, o perfil aparecerá na tela Gerenciamento de perfil e estará pronto para uso.

OBSERVAÇÃO Embora um perfil possa ser importado para vários dispositivos, atualmente apenas uma versão de um perfil pode ser usada em todos os dispositivos ao mesmo tempo. As tentativas de usar o mesmo perfil em vários dispositivos podem resultar em problemas de disponibilidade e falhas de mensagens.

Qual é a diferença entre uma conexão ponto a ponto e um grupo cwtch?

As conexões ponto a ponto Cwtch permitem que 2 pessoas troquem mensagens diretamente. As conexões ponto a ponto nos bastidores usam serviços cebola Tor v3 para fornecer uma conexão criptografada e resistente a metadados. Devido a esta conexão direta, ambas as partes precisam estar online ao mesmo tempo para trocar mensagens.

Os Grupos Cwtch permitem que várias partes participem de uma única conversa usando um servidor não confiável (que pode ser fornecido por terceiros ou auto-hospedado). Os operadores de servidores não conseguem saber quantas pessoas estão em um grupo ou o que está sendo discutido. Se vários grupos estiverem hospedados em um único servidor, o servidor não conseguirá saber quais mensagens pertencem a qual grupo sem a conivência de um membro do grupo. Ao contrário das conversas entre pares, as conversas em grupo podem ser conduzidas de forma assíncrona, para que todos num grupo não precisem estar online ao mesmo tempo.

Por que os grupos cwtch são experimentais? Mensagens em grupo resistentes a metadados ainda são um problema em aberto . Embora a versão que fornecemos no Cwtch Beta seja projetada para ser segura e com metadados privados, ela é bastante ineficiente e pode ser mal utilizada. Como tal, aconselhamos cautela ao usá-lo e apenas o fornecemos como um recurso opcional.

Como posso executar meu próprio servidor Cwtch? A implementação de referência para um servidor Cwtch é de código aberto . Qualquer pessoa pode executar um servidor Cwtch, e qualquer pessoa com uma cópia do pacote de chaves públicas do servidor pode hospedar grupos nesse servidor sem que o operador tenha acesso aos metadados relacionados ao grupo .

https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/server

https://docs.openprivacy.ca/cwtch-security-handbook/server.html

Como posso desligar o Cwtch? O painel frontal do aplicativo possui um ícone do botão "Shutdown Cwtch" (com um 'X'). Pressionar este botão irá acionar uma caixa de diálogo e, na confirmação, o Cwtch será desligado e todos os perfis serão descarregados.

Suas doações podem fazer a diferença no projeto Cwtch? O Cwtch é um projeto dedicado a construir aplicativos que preservam a privacidade, oferecendo comunicação de grupo resistente a metadados. Além disso, o projeto também desenvolve o Cofre, formulários da web criptografados para ajudar mútua segura. Suas contribuições apoiam iniciativas importantes, como a divulgação de violações de dados médicos em Vancouver e pesquisas sobre a segurança do voto eletrônico na Suíça. Ao doar, você está ajudando a fechar o ciclo, trabalhando com comunidades marginalizadas para identificar e corrigir lacunas de privacidade. Além disso, o projeto trabalha em soluções inovadoras, como a quebra de segredos através da criptografia de limite para proteger sua privacidade durante passagens de fronteira. E também tem a infraestrutura: toda nossa infraestrutura é open source e sem fins lucrativos. Conheça também o Fuzzytags, uma estrutura criptográfica probabilística para marcação resistente a metadados. Sua doação é crucial para continuar o trabalho em prol da privacidade e segurança online. Contribua agora com sua doação

https://openprivacy.ca/donate/

onde você pode fazer sua doação em bitcoin e outras moedas, e saiba mais sobre os projetos. https://openprivacy.ca/work/

Link sobre Cwtch

https://cwtch.im/

https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/cwtch

https://docs.cwtch.im/docs/intro

https://docs.openprivacy.ca/cwtch-security-handbook/

Baixar #CwtchDev

cwtch.im/download/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.cwtch.flwtch

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Chain Duel, a fast paced PvP game that takes inspiration from the classic snake game and supercharges it with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. Imagine battling another player for dominance in a race to collect blocks, where the length of your chain isn’t just a visual cue. It represents real, staked satoshis. The player with the most Proof of Work wins, but it’s not just about gameplay; it’s about the seamless integration of the Lightning Network and real-time payments.

But how does Chain Duel manage these instant transactions with such efficiency? That’s where LNbits comes in. LNbits, an open-source wallet and payment infrastructure, handles all in-game payments making it easy for developers to focus on gameplay while LNbits takes care of everything from microtransactions to automated splits for developers and designers. In this article, we’ll dive deep into how Chain Duel leverages LNbits to streamline in-game payments and how other developers can take advantage of this powerful toolset to build the future of Lightning-powered gaming.

Let’s explore how LNbits transforms payment processing and why it’s quickly becoming a must-have for game developers working in the Bitcoin space.

Overview of Chain Duel

Chain Duel is a unique Lightning Network-inspired game that reimagines the classic snake game with a competitive twist, integrating real-time payments. Two players face off in real-time, racing to "catch" blocks and extend their chains. Each block added to the chain represents Proof of Work, and the player with the most Proof of Work wins the duel. The stakes are high, as the game represents satoshis (small units of Bitcoin) as points, with the winner taking home the prize.

The game is designed to be Lightning-native, meaning all payments within Chain Duel are processed through the Lightning Network. This ensures fast payments, reducing latency and making gameplay smooth. With additional features like practice mode, tournaments and highscores, Chain Duel creates an engaging and competitive environment for Bitcoin enthusiasts and gamers alike.

One of the standout aspects of Chain Duel is its deeper integration with the Lightning Network even at a design level. For example, actual Bitcoin blocks can appear on screen during matches, offering bonus points when mined in sync with the game. The game’s current version, still in beta, has already drawn attention within the Bitcoin community, gaining momentum at conferences and with a growing user base through its social networks. With its innovative combination of gaming, the Lightning Network, and competitive play, Chain Duel offers a glimpse into the future of Lightning-based gaming.

How LNbits is Used in Chain Duel

Seamless Integration with LNbits

At the core of Chain Duel’s efficient payment processing is LNbits, which handles in-game transactions smoothly and reliably. Chain Duel uses the LNbits LNURL-pay and LNURL-withdraw extensions to manage payments and rewards between players. Before each match, players send satoshis using LNURL-pay, which generates a static QR code or link for making the payment. LNURL-pay allows users to attach a note to the payment, which Chain Duel creatively uses as a way to insert the player name in-game. The simplicity of LNURL-pay ensures that users can quickly and easily initiate games, with fresh invoices being issued for every game. When players win, LNURL-withdraw enables them to seamlessly pull their earnings from the game, providing a quick payout system.

These extensions make it easy for players to send and receive Bitcoin with minimal latency, fully leveraging the power of the Lightning Network for fast and low-cost payments. The flexibility of LNbits’ tools means that game developers don’t need to worry about building custom payment systems from scratch—they can rely on LNbits to handle all financial transactions with precision.

Lightning Tournaments

Chain Duel tournaments leverage LNbits and its LNURL extensions to create a seamless and efficient experience for players. In Chain Duel tournaments, LNbits plays a crucial role in managing the overall economics. LNbits facilitates the generation of LNURL QR codes that participants can scan to register quickly or withdraw their winnings. LNbits allows Chain Duel to automatically handle multiple registrations through LNURL-pay, enabling players to participate in the tournament without additional steps. The Lightning Network's speed ensures that these payments occur in real-time, reducing wait times and allowing for a smoother flow in-game.

Splitting Payments

LNbits further simplifies revenue-sharing within Chain Duel. This feature allows the game to automatically split the satoshis sent by players into different shares for the game’s developer, designer, and host. Each time a payment is made to join a match, LNbits is used to automattically pay each of the contributors, according to pre-defined rules. This automated process ensures that everyone involved in the development and running of the game gets their fair share without manual intervention or complex bookkeeping.

Nostr Integration

Chain Duel also integrates with Nostr, a decentralized protocol for social interactions. Players can join games using "Zaps", small tips or micropayments sent over the Lightning Network within the Nostr ecosystem. Through NIP-57, which enables Nostr clients to request Zap invoices, players can use LNURL-pay enabled Zaps to register in P2P matches, further enhancing the Chain Duel experience. By using Zaps as a way to register in-game, Chain Duel automates the process of fetching players' identity, creating a more competitive and social experience. Zaps are public on the Nostr network, further expanding Chain Duel's games social reach and community engagement.

Game and Payment Synchronization

One of the key reasons Chain Duel developers chose LNbits is its powerful API that connects directly with the game’s logic. LNbits allows the game to synchronize payments with gameplay in real-time, providing a seamless experience where payments are an integrated part of the gaming mechanics.

With LNbits managing both the payment process and the Lightning Network’s complex infrastructure, Chain Duel developers are free to concentrate on enhancing the competitive and Lightning Network-related aspects of the game. This division of tasks is essential for streamlining development while still providing an innovative in-game payment experience that is deeply integrated with the Bitcoin network.

LNbits proves to be an indispensable tool for Chain Duel, enabling smooth in-game transactions, real-time revenue sharing, and seamless integration with Nostr. For developers looking to build Lightning-powered games, LNbits offers a powerful suite of tools that handle everything from micropayments to payment distribution—ensuring that the game's focus remains on fun and competition rather than complex payment systems.

LNBits facilitating Education and Adoption

This system contributes to educating users on the power of the Lightning Network. Since Chain Duel directly involve real satoshis and LNURL for registration and rewards, players actively experience how Lightning can facilitate fast, cheap, and permissionless payments. By incorporating LNbits into Chain Duel, the game serves as an educational tool that introduces users to the benefits of the Lightning Network. Players gain direct experience using Lightning wallets and LNURL, helping them understand how these tools work in real-world scenarios. The near-instant nature of these payments showcases the power of Lightning in a practical context, highlighting its potential beyond just gaming. Players are encouraged to set up wallets, explore the Lightning ecosystem, and eventually become familiar with Bitcoin and Lightning technology. By integrating LNbits, Chain Duel transforms in-game payments into a learning opportunity, making Bitcoin and Lightning more approachable for users worldwide.

Tools for Developers

LNbits is a versatile, open-source platform designed to simplify and enhance Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet management. For developers, particularly those working on Lightning-native games like Chain Duel, LNbits offers an invaluable set of tools that allow for seamless integration of Lightning payments without the need to build complex custom solutions from scratch. LNbits is built on a modular and extensible architecture, enabling developers to easily add or create functionality suited to their project’s needs.

Extensible Architecture for Customization

At the core of LNbits is a simple yet powerful wallet system that developers can access across multiple devices. What makes LNbits stand out is its extensible nature—everything beyond the core functionality is implemented as an extension. This modular approach allows users to customize their LNbits installation by enabling or building extensions to suit specific use cases. This flexibility is perfect for developers who want to add Lightning-based services to their games or apps without modifying the core codebase.

• Extensions for Every Use Case
  LNbits comes with a wide array of built-in extensions created by contributors, offering various services that can be plugged into your application. Some popular extensions include:
• Faucets: Distribute small amounts of Bitcoin to users for testing or promotional purposes.
• Paylinks: Create shareable links for instant payments.
• Points-of-sale (PoS): Allow users to set up shareable payment terminals.
• Paywalls: Charge users to access content or services.
• Event tickets: Sell tickets for events directly via Lightning payments.
• Games and services: From dice games to jukeboxes, LNbits offers entertaining and functional tools.

These ready-made solutions can be adapted and used in different gaming scenarios, for example in Chain Duel, where LNURL extensions are used for in game payments. The extensibility ensures developers can focus on building engaging gameplay while LNbits handles payment flows.

Developer-Friendly Customization

LNbits isn't just a plug-and-play platform. Developers can extend its functionality even further by creating their own extensions, giving full control over how the wallet system is integrated into their games or apps. The architecture is designed to make it easy for developers to build on top of the platform, adding custom features for specific requirements.

Flexible Funding Source Management

LNbits also offers flexibility in terms of managing funding sources. Developers can easily connect LNbits to various Lightning Network node implementations, enabling seamless transitions between nodes or even different payment systems. This allows developers to switch underlying funding sources with minimal effort, making LNbits adaptable for games that may need to scale quickly or rely on different payment infrastructures over time.

A Lean Core System for Maximum Efficiency

Thanks to its modular architecture, LNbits maintains a lean core system. This reduces complexity and overhead, allowing developers to implement only the features they need. By avoiding bloated software, LNbits ensures faster transactions and less resource consumption, which is crucial in fast-paced environments like Chain Duel where speed and efficiency are paramount.

LNbits is designed with developers in mind, offering a suite of tools and a flexible infrastructure that makes integrating Bitcoin payments easy. Whether you’re developing games, apps, or any service that requires Lightning Network transactions, LNbits is a powerful, open-source solution that can be adapted to fit your project.

Conclusion

Chain Duel stands at the forefront of Lightning-powered gaming, combining the excitement of competitive PvP with the speed and efficiency of the Lightning Network. With LNbits handling all in-game payments, from microtransactions to automated revenue splits, developers can focus entirely on crafting an engaging gaming experience. LNbits’ powerful API and extensions make it easy to manage real-time payments, removing the complexity of building payment infrastructure from scratch.

LNbits isn’t just a payment tool — it’s a flexible, developer-friendly platform that can be adapted to any gaming model. Whether you're developing a fast-paced PvP game like Chain Duel or any project requiring seamless Lightning Network integration, LNbits provides the ideal solution for handling instant payments with minimal overhead.

For developers interested in pushing the boundaries of Lightning-powered gaming, Chain Duel is a great example of how LNbits can enhance your game, letting you focus on the fun while LNbits manages real-time transactions.

Find out more

Curious about how Lightning Network payments can power your next game? Explore the following:

• Learn more about Chain Duel: Chain Duel
• Learn how LNbits can simplify payment handling in your project: LNbits
• Dive into decentralized communication with Nostr: Nostr

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TL;DR

This article explores the links between public, community-driven data sources (such as OpenStreetMap) and private, cryptographically-owned data found on networks such as Nostr.

The following concepts are explored:

1. Attestations: Users signalling to their social graph that they believe something to be true by publishing Attestations. These social proofs act as a decentralised verification system that leverages your web-of-trust.
2. Proof of Place: An oracle-based system where physical letters are sent to real-world locations, confirming the corresponding digital ownership via cryptographic proofs. This binds physical locations in meatspace with their digital representations in the Nostrverse.
3. Check-ins: Foursquare-style check-ins that can be verified using attestations from place owners, ensuring authenticity. This approach uses web-of-trust to validate check-ins and location ownership over time.

The goal is to leverage cryptographic ownership where necessary while preserving the open, collaborative nature of public data systems.

Open Data in a public commons has a place and should not be thrown out with the Web 2.0 bathwater.

Cognitive Dissonance

Ever since discovering Nostr in August of 2022 I've been grappling with how BTC Map - a project that helps bitcoiners find places to spend sats - should most appropriately use this new protocol.

I am assuming, dear reader, that you are somewhat familiar with Nostr - a relatively new protocol for decentralised identity and communication. If you don’t know your nsec from your npub, please take some time to read these excellent posts: Nostr is Identity for the Internet and The Power of Nostr by @max and @lyn, respectively. Nostr is so much more than a short-form social media replacement.

The social features (check-ins, reviews, etc.) that Nostr unlocks for BTC Map are clear and exciting - all your silos are indeed broken - however, something fundamental has been bothering me for a while and I think it comes down to data ownership.

For those unfamiliar, BTC Map uses OpenStreetMap (OSM) as its main geographic database. OSM is centred on the concept of a commons of objectively verifiable data that is maintained by a global community of volunteer editors; a Wikipedia for maps. There is no data ownership; the data is free (as in freedom) and anyone can edit anything. It is the data equivalent of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) - FOSD if you will, but more commonly referred to as Open Data.

In contrast, Notes and Other Stuff on Nostr (Places in this cartographic context) are explicitly owned by the controller of the private key. These notes are free to propagate, but they are owned.

How do we reconcile the decentralised nature of Nostr, where data is cryptographically owned by individuals, with the community-managed data commons of OpenStreetMap, where no one owns the data?

Self-sovereign Identity

Before I address this coexistence question, I want to talk a little about identity as it pertains to ownership. If something is to be owned, it has to be owned by someone or something - an identity.

All identities that are not self-sovereign are, by definition, leased to you by a 3rd party. You rent your Facebook identity from Meta in exchange for your data. You rent your web domain from your DNS provider in exchange for your money.

Taken to the extreme, you rent your passport from your Government in exchange for your compliance. You are you at the pleasure of others. Where Bitcoin separates money from the state; Nostr separates identity from the state.

Or, as @nvk said recently: "Don't build your house on someone else's land.".

https://i.nostr.build/xpcCSkDg3uVw0yku.png

While we’ve had the tools for self-sovereign digital identity for decades (think PGP keys or WebAuthN), we haven't had the necessary social use cases nor the corresponding social graph to elevate these identities to the mainstream. Nostr fixes this.

Nostr is PGP for the masses and will take cryptographic identities mainstream.

Full NOSTARD?

Returning to the coexistence question: the data on OpenStreetMap isn’t directly owned by anyone, even though the physical entities the data represents might be privately owned. OSM is a data commons.

We can objectively agree on the location of a tree or a fire hydrant without needing permission to observe and record it. Sure, you could place a tree ‘on Nostr’, but why should you? Just because something can be ‘on Nostr’ doesn’t mean it should be.

https://i.nostr.build/s3So2JVAqoY4E1dI.png

There might be a dystopian future where we can't agree on what a tree is nor where it's located, but I hope we never get there. It's at this point we'll need a Wikifreedia variant of OpenStreetMap.

While integrating Nostr identities into OpenStreetMap would be valuable, the current OSM infrastructure, tools, and community already provide substantial benefits in managing this data commons without needing to go NOSTR-native - there's no need to go Full NOSTARD. H/T to @princeySOV for the original meme.

https://i.nostr.build/ot9jtM5cZtDHNKWc.png

So, how do we appropriately blend cryptographically owned data with the commons?

If a location is owned in meatspace and it's useful to signal that ownership, it should also be owned in cyberspace. Our efforts should therefore focus on entities like businesses, while allowing the commons to manage public data for as long as it can successfully mitigate the tragedy of the commons.

The remainder of this article explores how we can:

1. Verify ownership of a physical place in the real world;
2. Link that ownership to the corresponding digital place in cyberspace.

As a side note, I don't see private key custodianship - or, even worse, permissioned use of Places signed by another identity's key - as any more viable than the rented identities of Web 2.0.

And as we all know, the Second Law of Infodynamics (no citation!) states that:

"The total amount of sensitive information leaked will always increase over time."

This especially holds true if that data is centralised.

Not your keys, not your notes. Not your keys, not your identity.

Places and Web-of-Trust

@Arkinox has been leading the charge on the Places NIP, introducing Nostr notes (kind 37515) that represent physical locations. The draft is well-crafted, with bonus points for linking back to OSM (and other location repositories) via NIP-73 - External Content IDs (championed by @oscar of @fountain).

However, as Nostr is permissionless, authenticity poses a challenge. Just because someone claims to own a physical location on the Internet doesn’t necessarily mean they have ownership or control of that location in the real world.

Ultimately, this problem can only be solved in a decentralised way by using Web-of-Trust - using your social graph and the perspectives of trusted peers to inform your own perspective. In the context of Places, this requires your network to form a view on which digital identity (public key / npub) is truly the owner of a physical place like your local coffee shop.

This requires users to:

1. Verify the owner of a Place in cyberspace is the owner of a place in meatspace.
2. Signal this verification to their social graph.

Let's look at the latter idea first with the concept of Attestations ...

Attestations

A way to signal to your social graph that you believe something to be true (or false for that matter) would be by publishing an Attestation note. An Attestation note would signify to your social graph that you think something is either true or false.

Imagine you're a regular at a local coffee shop. You publish an Attestation that says the shop is real and the owner behind the Nostr public key is who they claim to be. Your friends trust you, so they start trusting the shop's digital identity too.

However, attestations applied to Places are just a single use case. The attestation concept could be more widely applied across Nostr in a variety of ways (key rotation, identity linking, etc).

Here is a recent example from @lyn that would carry more signal if it were an Attestation:

https://i.nostr.build/lZAXOEwvRIghgFY4.png

Parallels can be drawn between Attestations and transaction confirmations on the Bitcoin timechain; however, their importance to you would be weighted by clients and/or Data Vending Machines in accordance with:

1. Your social graph;
2. The type or subject of the content being attested and by whom;
3. Your personal preferences.

They could also have a validity duration to be temporally bound, which would be particularly useful in the case of Places.

NIP-25 (Reactions) do allow for users to up/downvote notes with optional content (e.g., emojis) and could work for Attestations, but I think we need something less ambiguous and more definitive.

‘This is true’ resonates more strongly than ‘I like this.’.

https://i.nostr.build/s8NIG2kXzUCLcoax.jpg

There are similar concepts in the Web 3 / Web 5 world such as Verified Credentials by tdb. However, Nostr is the Web 3 now and so wen Attestation NIP?

https://i.nostr.build/Cb047NWyHdJ7h5Ka.jpg

That said, I have seen @utxo has been exploring ‘smart contracts’ on nostr and Attestations may just be a relatively ‘dumb’ subset of the wider concept Nostr-native scripting combined with web-of-trust.

Proof of Place

Attestations handle the signalling of your truth, but what about the initial verification itself?

We already covered how this ultimately has to be derived from your social graph, but what if there was a way to help bootstrap this web-of-trust through the use of oracles? For those unfamiliar with oracles in the digital realm, they are simply trusted purveyors of truth.

Introducing Proof of Place, an out–of-band process where an oracle (such as BTC Map) would mail - yes physically mail- a shared secret to the address of the location being claimed in cyberspace. This shared secret would be locked to the public key (npub) making the claim, which, if unlocked, would prove that the associated private key (nsec) has physical access to the location in meatspace.

One way of doing this would be to mint a 1 sat cashu ecash token locked to the npub of the claimant and mail it to them. If they are able to redeem the token then they have cryptographically proven that they have physical access to the location.

Proof of Place is really nothing more than a weighted Attestation. In a web-of-trust Nostrverse, an oracle is simply a npub (say BTC Map) that you weigh heavily for its opinion on a given topic (say Places).

In the Bitcoin world, Proof of Work anchors digital scarcity in cyberspace to physical scarcity (energy and time) in meatspace and as @Gigi says in PoW is Essential:

"A failure to understand Proof of Work, is a failure to understand Bitcoin."

In the Nostrverse, Proof of Place helps bridge the digital and physical worlds.

@Gigi also observes in Memes vs The World that:

"In Bitcoin, the map is the territory. We can infer everything we care about by looking at the map alone."

https://i.nostr.build/dOnpxfI4u7EL2v4e.png

This isn’t true for Nostr.

In the Nostrverse, the map IS NOT the territory. However, Proof of Place enables us to send cryptographic drones down into the physical territory to help us interpret our digital maps. 🤯

Check-ins

Although not a draft NIP yet, @Arkinox has also been exploring the familiar concept of Foursquare-style Check-ins on Nostr (with kind 13811 notes).

For the uninitiated, Check-ins are simply notes that signal the publisher is at a given location. These locations could be Places (in the Nostr sense) or any other given digital representation of a location for that matter (such as OSM elements) if NIP-73 - External Content IDs are used.

Of course, not everyone will be a Check-in enjoyooor as the concept will not sit well with some people’s threat models and OpSec practices.

Bringing Check-ins to Nostr is possible (as @sebastix capably shows here), but they suffer the same authenticity issues as Places. Just because I say I'm at a given location doesn't mean that I am.

Back in the Web 2.0 days, Foursquare mitigated this by relying on the GPS position of the phone running their app, but this is of course spoofable.

How should we approach Check-in verifiability in the Nostrverse? Well, just like with Places, we can use Attestations and WoT. In the context of Check-ins, an Attestation from the identity (npub) of the Place being checked-in to would be a particularly strong signal. An NFC device could be placed in a coffee shop and attest to check-ins without requiring the owner to manually intervene - I’m sure @blackcoffee and @Ben Arc could hack something together over a weekend!

Check-ins could also be used as a signal for bonafide Place ownership over time.

Summary: Trust Your Bros

So, to recap, we have:

Places: Digital representations of physical locations on Nostr.

Check-ins: Users signalling their presence at a location.

Attestations: Verifiable social proofs used to confirm ownership or the truth of a claim.

You can visualise how these three concepts combine in the diagram below:

https://i.nostr.build/Uv2Jhx5BBfA51y0K.jpg

And, as always, top right trumps bottom left! We have:

Level 0 - Trust Me Bro: Anyone can check-in anywhere. The Place might not exist or might be impersonating the real place in meatspace. The person behind the npub may not have even been there at all.

Level 1 - Definitely Maybe Somewhere: This category covers the middle-ground of ‘Maybe at a Place’ and ‘Definitely Somewhere’. In these examples, you are either self-certifying that you have checked-in at an Attested Place or you are having others attest that you have checked-in at a Place that might not even exist IRL.

Level 2 - Trust Your Bros: An Attested Check-in at an Attested Place. Your individual level of trust would be a function of the number of Attestations and how you weigh them within your own social graph.

https://i.nostr.build/HtLAiJH1uQSTmdxf.jpg

Perhaps the gold standard (or should that be the Bitcoin standard?) would be a Check-in attested by the owner of the Place, which in itself was attested by BTC Map?

Or perhaps not. Ultimately, it’s the users responsibility to determine what they trust by forming their own perspective within the Nostrverse powered by web-of-trust algorithms they control. ‘Trust Me Bro’ or ‘Trust Your Bros’ - you decide.

As we navigate the frontier of cryptographic ownership and decentralised data, it’s up to us to find the balance between preserving the Open Data commons and embracing self-sovereign digital identities.

Thanks

With thanks to Arkinox, Avi, Ben Gunn, Kieran, Blackcoffee, Sebastix, Tomek, Calle, Short Fiat, Ben Weeks and Bitcoms for helping shape my thoughts and refine content, whether you know it or not!

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Güneşin kaybolmasının üçüncü günü, saat öğlen on ikiyi yirmi geçiyordu. Trenin kalkmasına yaklaşık iki saat vardı. Hepimiz perondaydık. Valizlerimiz, kolilerimiz, renk renk ve biçimsiz çantalarımızla yan yana dizilmiş, kısa aralıklarla tepemizdeki devasa saati kontrol ediyorduk.

Ama ne kadar dik bakarsak bakalım zaman bir türlü istediğimiz hızla ilerlemiyordu. Herkes birkaç dakika sürmesi gereken alelade bir doğa olayına sıkışıp kalmış, karanlıktan sürünerek çıkmayı deniyordu.

Bekleme salonuna doğru döndüm. Nefesimden çıkan buharın arkasında, kalın taş duvarları ve camlarıyla morg kadar güvenli ve soğuk duruyordu. Cesetleri o yüzden bunun gibi yerlere taşımaya başlamışlardı. Demek insanların bütün iyiliği başkaları onları gördüğü içindi ki gündüzleri gecelerden daha karanlık olduğunda hemen birbirlerinin gırtlağına çökmüş, böğürlerinde delikler açmış, gözlerini oyup kafataslarını parçalamışlardı.

İstasyonun ışığı titrediğinde karanlığın enseme saplandığını hissettim. Eğer şimdi, böyle kalabalık bir yerde elektrik kesilse başımıza ne gelirdi?

İçerideki askerlerden biri bakışlarımı yakalayınca yeniden saate odaklanmış gibi yaptım. Sadece birkaç dakika geçmişti.

“Tarlalarım gitti. Böyle boyum kadar ayçiçeği doluydu. Ah, hepsi ölüp gidiyor. Afitap’ın çiçekleri de gi-”

“Dayı, Allah’ını seversen sus. Hepimizi yakacaksın şimdi.”

Karanlıkta durduğunda, görünmez olmayı istemeye başlıyordun. Kimse seni görmemeli, nefesini bile duymamalıydı. Kimsenin de ayağının altında dolaşmamalıydın; gelip kazayla sana çarpmamalılar, takılıp sendelememeliydiler. Yoksa aslında hedefi sen olmadığın bir öfke gürlemeye başlar, yaşadığın ilk şoku ve acıyı silerek üstünden geçerdi.

İlk konuşan, yaşlıca bir adam, kafasında kasketi, nasırlı ellerine hohluyordu. Gözleri ve burnu kızarmıştı. Güneşin kaybolması onun için kendi başına bir felaket değildi. Hayatına olan pratik yansımalarından korkuyordu olsa olsa. Bir anının kaybolması, bu yüzden çoktan kaybettiği birinin biraz daha eksilmesi. Hayatta kalmasını gerektiren sebepler azalırken, hayatta kalmasını sağlayacak kaynaklarını da kaybediyordu.

Onu susturan delikanlıysa atkısını bütün kafasına sarmış, sakalı ve yüzünün derinliklerine kaçmış gözleri dışında bedeninin bütün parçalarını gizlemeye çalışıyordu. İşte o, güneşin kaybolmasının tam olarak ne anlama geldiğini anlamamış olsa bile, dehşetini olduğu gibi hissedebilenlerdendi.

Güneşin onlardan alındıktan sonra kime verileceğini sormuyorlardı. En başta onlara verildiğinde de hiçbir soru sormamışlardı zaten.

İki saat ne zaman geçer?

Midemin üstünde, sağ tarafıma doğru keskin bir acı hissettim. Karaciğerim. Gözlerimi yumdum. Yanımda biri metal bir nesneyi yere bıraktı. Bir kafesti. İçerisindeki kartalın ıslak kokusu burnuma ulaşmadan önce bile biliyordum bunu.

“Yeniden mi?” diye sordu bana kartal. Kanatları kanlı. Zamanın her bir parçası tüylerinin üstüne çöreklenmişti. Gagası bir şey, tahminen et parçası geveliyor gibi hareket ediyordu. Eski anılar kolay unutulmazmış. Şu anda kafesinin kalın parmaklıklarının ardında olsa da bunun bir aldatmaca olduğunu bir tek ben biliyordum. Her an kanatlarını iki yana uzatıverebilir, hava bu hareketiyle dalgalanarak kafesi esneterek hepimizi içine alacak kadar genişleyebilir, parmaklıklar önce ayaklarımızın altına serilir gibi gözükebilir ama aslında hepimizin üstünde yükselerek tepemize çökebilirdi.

Aşağıya baktım. Tahtalarla zapt edilmiş, hiçbir yere gidemeyen ama her yere uzanan tren rayları. Atlayıp koşsam… Çantam çok ağırdı. Daha birkaç adım atamadan, kartal, suratını bedenime gömerdi.

“Bu sefer farklı,” diye yanıtladım onu. “Yeniden diyemezsin. Tekrarladığım bir şey değil bu. Hatta bir hata yapıyormuşum gibi tonlayamazsın da. Bu sefer, insanların hak etmediğini biliyorum.”

“O zaman daha vahim. Süzme salaksın demektir.”

“İnsanların hak etmemesi, insanlığın hak etmediği anlamına gelmez ki.”

Az önce göz göze geldiğim genççe ama çökük asker hâlâ bana bakıyordu. Bir kartalla konuştuğumu anlamamıştı şüphesiz. Yanımdakilerden biriyle konuştuğumu sanmış olmalıydı. Ama konuştuğum kişiye bakmıyordum ona göre. Çekingence kafamı eğmiştim. Bir kez daha göz göze geldiğimizde içerideki diğer iki askere bir şeyler söyledi, onlar dönüp beni süzerken dışarı çıktı.

Yanımızdaki, az önce konuşan iki adam da şaşkınlıkla bir bana bir kartala bakıyordu.

“Yalnız bu sefer kalbin de kırılacak, Prometheus,” dedi kartal, bana. “Belki son olur. Biliyorsun, bir sürü soruna neden oluyor bu yaptıkların.”

Beni koruyordu sözde. En çok kanıma dokunan buydu. Kasıklarımın üstüne oturmuş, kanlı suratının ardında gözleri parlarken attığı çığlık kulaklarımda titremeye devam ediyordu. Bu tabloda kimsenin kimseyi düşündüğü yoktu. Kartalın, yanımızdaki adamların, artık arkama kadar gelmiş olması gereken askerin, tren raylarının, geçmeyen saatlerin…

Arkamı döndüğümde, asker sahiden oradaydı. Zaten öyle olması gerekiyordu; görmüştüm bunu, biliyordum. Kehanetler… Bir şeyler söylüyordu ama ağzı oynarken sesi çıkmıyordu. Yavaşlamış, kendisini saatin akışına uydurmuştu. Havada donan tükürüğünden anlaşılıyordu, sinirliydi. Korktuğu için olduğunu biliyordum. Her seferinde korkmuşlardı. Beni unutmuş olmaları işlerini kolaylaştırmıyordu. Sadece yeni bir isim vermelerine neden oluyordu. Bu seferkiyle beni lanetleyecekleri kesinleşmişti.

Olması gerekenle olanların farklı olması ne kadar acınasıydı. Olması gerekenlerin doğasının kötücül olmasıysa bir yerde buna dayanıyordu.

“Salaksın,” dedi kartal bana. Zamanı aşan bir çığlık. Hepimizin önüne geçmişti ama kimseyi durduramıyordu.

Sonsuzluğa kaç tane iki saat sıkıştırabilirsiniz?

Ben bir tane bile sıkıştıramadım.

Çantama uzanıyordum. Asker de sırtındaki tüfeğini indiriyordu. Benim acelem yoktu, onunsa eli ayağı birbirine dolaşıyordu. Oysaki her şey tam olması gerektiği anda olacaktı. Kehanet başkasının parmaklarının ucundaydı.

Güneş, bir tüfeğin patlamasıyla yeryüzüne doğdu.

Rayların üzerine serilmiş göğsümün ortasından, bir çantanın içinden.

Not: Bu öykü ilk olarak 2021 yılında Esrarengiz Hikâyeler'de yayımlanmıştır.

@ 3bf0c63f:aefa459d

O Planetinha

Fumaça verde me entrando pelas narinas e um coro desafinado fazia uma base melódica.

nos confins da galáxia havia um planetinha isolado. Era um planeta feliz.

O homem vestido de mago começava a aparecer por detrás da fumaça verde.

O planetinha recebeu três presentes, mas o seu habitante, o homem, estava num estado de confusão tão grande que ameaçava estragá-los. Os homens já havia escravizado o primeiro presente, a vida; lutavam contra o segundo presente, a morte; e havia alguns que achavam que deviam destruir totalmente o terceiro, o amor, e com isto levar a desordem total ao pobre planetinha perdido, que se chamava Terra.

O coro desafinado entrou antes do "Terra" cantando várias vezes, como se imitasse um eco, "terra-terra-terraaa". Depois de uma pausa dramática, o homem vestido de mago voltou a falar.

Terra, nossa nave mãe.

Neste momento eu me afastei. À frente do palco onde o mago e seu coral faziam apelos à multidão havia vários estandes cobertos com a tradicional armação de quatro pernas e lona branca. Em todos os cantos da praça havia gente, gente dos mais variados tipos. Visitantes curiosos que se aproximavam atraídos pela fumaça verde e as barraquinhas, gente que aproveitava o movimento para vender doces sem pagar imposto, casais que se abraçavam de pé para espantar o frio, os tradicionais corredores que faziam seu cooper, gente cheia de barba e vestida para imitar os hippies dos anos 60 e vender colares estendidos no chão, transeuntes novos e velhos, vestidos como baladeiros ou como ativistas do ônibus grátis, grupos de ciclistas entusiastas.

O mago fazia agora apelos para que nós, os homens, habitantes do isolado planetinha, passássemos a ver o planetinha, nossa nave mãe, como um todo, e adquiríssemos a consciência de que ele estava entrando em maus lençóis. A idéia, reforçada pela logomarca do evento, era que parássemos de olhar só para a nossa vida e pensássemos no planeta.

A logomarca do evento, um desenho estilizado do planeta Terra, nada tinha a ver com seu nome: "Festival Andando de Bem com a Vida", mas havia sido ali colocada estrategicamente pelos organizadores, de quem parecia justamente sair a mensagem dita pelo mago.

Aquela multidão de pessoas que, assim como eu, tinham suas próprias preocupações, não podiam ver o quadro caótico que formavam, cada uma com seus atos isolados, ali naquela praça isolada, naquele planeta isolado. Quando o hippie barbudo, quase um Osho, assustava um casal para tentar vender-lhes um colar, a quantidade de caos que isto acrescentava à cena era gigantesca. Por um segundo, pude ver, como se estivesse de longe e acima, com toda a pretensão que este estado imaginativo carrega, a cena completa do caos.

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Uma nave-mãe, dessas de ficção científica, habitada por milhões de pessoas, seguia no espaço sem rumo, e sem saber que logo à frente um longo precipício espacial a esperava, para a desgraça completa sua e de seus habitantes.

Acostumados àquela nave tanto quanto outrora estiveram acostumados à sua terra natal, os homens viviam as próprias vidas sem nem se lembrar que estavam vagando pelo espaço. Ninguém sabia quem estava conduzindo a nave, e ninguém se importava.

No final do filme descobre-se que era a soma completa do caos que cada habitante produzia, com seus gestos egoístas e incapazes de levar em conta a totalidade, é que determinava a direção da nave-mãe. O efeito, no entanto, não era imediato, como nunca é. Havia gente de verdade encarregada de conduzir a nave, mas era uma gente bêbada, mau-caráter, que vivia brigando pelo controle da nave e o poder que isto lhes dava. Poder, status, dinheiro!

Essa gente bêbada era atraída até ali pela corrupção das instituições e da moral comum que, no fundo no fundo, era causada pelo egoísmo da população, através de um complexo -- mas que no filme aparece simplificado pela ação individual de um magnata do divertimento público -- processo social.

O homem vestido de mago era mais um agente causador de caos, com sua cena cheia de fumaça e sua roupa estroboscópica, ele achava que estava fazendo o bem ao alertar sua platéia, todos as sextas-feiras, de que havia algo que precisava ser feito, que cada um que estava ali ouvindo era responsável pelo planeta. A sua incapacidade, porém, de explicar o que precisava ser feito só aumentava a angústia geral; a culpa que ele jogava sobre seu público, e que era prontamente aceita e passada em frente, aos familiares e amigos de cada um, atormentava-os diariamente e os impedia de ter uma vida decente no trabalho e em casa. As famílias, estressadas, estavam constantemente brigando e os motivos mais insignificantes eram responsáveis pelas mais horrendas conseqüências.

O mago, que após o show tirava o chapéu entortado e ia tomar cerveja num boteco, era responsável por uma parcela considerável do caos que levava a nave na direção do seu desgraçado fim. No filme, porém, um dos transeuntes que de passagem ouviu um pedaço do discurso do mago despertou em si mesmo uma consiência transformadora e, com poderes sobre-humanos que lhe foram então concedidos por uma ordem iniciática do bem ou não, usando só os seus poderes humanos mesmo, o transeunte -- na primeira versão do filme um homem, na segunda uma mulher -- consegue consertar as instituições e retirar os bêbados da condução da máquina. A questão da moral pública é ignorada para abreviar a trama, já com duas horas e quarenta de duração, mas subentende-se que ela também fora resolvida.

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No planeta Terra real, que não está indo em direção alguma, preso pela gravidade ao Sol, e onde as pessoas vivem a própria vida porque lhes é impossível viver a dos outros, não têm uma consciência global de nada porque só é possível mesmo ter a consciência delas mesmas, e onde a maioria, de uma maneira ou de outra, está tentando como pode, fazer as coisas direito, o filme é exibido.

Para a maioria dos espectadores, é um filme que evoca reflexões, um filme forte. Por um segundo elas têm o mesmo vislumbre do caos generalizado que eu tive ali naquela praça. Para uma pequena parcela dos espectadores -- entre eles alguns dos que estavam na platéia do mago, o próprio mago, o seguidor do Osho, o casal de duas mulheres e o vendedor de brigadeiros, mas aos quais se somam também críticos de televisão e jornal e gente que fala pelos cotovelos na internet -- o filme é um horror, o filme é uma vulgarização de um problema real e sério, o filme apela para a figura do herói salvador e passa uma mensagem totalmente errada, de que a maioria da população pode continuar vivendo as suas própria vidinhas miseráveis enquanto espera por um herói que vem do Olimpo e os salva da mixórdia que eles mesmos causaram, é um filme que presta um enorme desserviço à causa.

No dia seguinte ao lançamento, num bar meio caro ali perto da praça, numa mesa com oito pessoas, entre elas seis do primeiro grupo e oito do segundo, discute-se se o filme levará ou não o Oscar. Eu estou em casa dormindo e não escuto nada.

@ f977c464:32fcbe00

Kendisini aynada ilk defa gördüğü o gün, diğerleri gibi olduğunu anlamıştı. Oysaki her insan biricik olmalıydı. Sözgelimi sinirlendiğinde bir kaşı diğerinden birkaç milimetre daha az çatılabilirdi veya sevindiğinde dudağı ona has bir açıyla dalgalanabilirdi. Hatta bunların hiçbiri mümkün değilse, en azından, gözlerinin içinde sadece onun sahip olabileceği bir ışık parlayabilirdi. Çok sıradan, öyle sıradan ki kimsenin fark etmediği o milyonlarca minik şeyden herhangi biri. Ne olursa.

Ama yansımasına bakarken bunların hiçbirini bulamadı ve diğer günlerden hiç de farklı başlamamış o gün, işe gitmek için vagonunun gelmesini beklediği alelade bir metro istasyonunda, içinde kaybolduğu illüzyon dağılmaya başladı.

İlk önce derisi döküldü. Tam olarak dökülmedi aslında, daha çok kıvılcımlara dönüşüp bedeninden fırlamış ve bir an sonra sönerek külleşmiş, havada dağılmıştı. Ardında da, kaybolmadan hemen önce, kısa süre için hayal meyal görülebilen, bir ruhun yok oluşuna ağıt yakan rengârenk peri cesetleri bırakmıştı. Beklenenin aksine, havaya toz kokusu yayıldı.

Dehşete düştü elbette. Dehşete düştüler. Panikle üstlerini yırtan 50 işçi. Her şeyin sebebiyse o vagon.

Saçları da döküldü. Her tel, yere varmadan önce, her santimde ikiye ayrıla ayrıla yok oldu.

Bütün yüzeylerin mat olduğu, hiçbir şeyin yansımadığı, suyun siyah aktığı ve kendine ancak kameralarla bakabildiğin bir dünyada, vagonun içine yerleştirilmiş bir aynadan ilk defa kendini görmek.

Gözlerinin akları buharlaşıp havada dağıldı, mercekleri boşalan yeri doldurmak için eriyip yayıldı. Gerçeği görmemek için yaratılmış, bu yüzden görmeye hazır olmayan ve hiç olmayacak gözler.

Her şeyin o anda sona erdiğini sanabilirdi insan. Derin bir karanlık ve ölüm. Görmenin görmek olduğu o anın bitişi.

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Ben geldiğimde ölmüşlerdi.

Yani bozulmuşlardı demek istiyorum.

Belleklerini yeni taşıyıcılara takmam mümkün olmadı. Fiziksel olarak kusursuz durumdaydılar, olmayanları da tamir edebilirdim ama tüm o hengamede kendilerini baştan programlamış ve girdilerini modifiye etmişlerdi.

Belleklerden birini masanın üzerinden ileriye savurdu. Hınca hınç dolu bir barda oturuyorlardı. O ve arkadaşı.

Sırf şu kendisini insan sanan androidler travma geçirip delirmesin diye neler yapıyoruz, insanın aklı almıyor.

Eliyle arkasını işaret etti.

Polislerin söylediğine göre biri vagonun içerisine ayna yerleştirmiş. Bu zavallılar da kapı açılıp bir anda yansımalarını görünce kafayı kırmışlar.

Arkadaşı bunların ona ne hissettirdiğini sordu. Yani o kadar bozuk, insan olduğunu sanan androidi kendilerini parçalamış olarak yerde görmek onu sarsmamış mıydı?

Hayır, sonuçta belirli bir amaç için yaratılmış şeyler onlar. Kaliteli bir bilgisayarım bozulduğunda üzülürüm çünkü parasını ben vermişimdir. Bunlarsa devletin. Bana ne ki?

Arkadaşı anlayışla kafasını sallayıp suyundan bir yudum aldı. Kravatını biraz gevşetti.

Bira istemediğinden emin misin?

İstemediğini söyledi. Sahi, neden deliriyordu bu androidler?

Basit. Onların yapay zekâlarını kodlarken bir şeyler yazıyorlar. Yazılımcılar. Biliyorsun, ben donanımdayım. Bunlar da kendilerini insan sanıyorlar. Tiplerine bak.

Sesini alçalttı.

Arabalarda kaza testi yapılan mankenlere benziyor hepsi. Ağızları burunları bile yok ama şu geldiğimizden beri sakalını düzeltip duruyor mesela. Hayır, hepsi de diğerleri onun sakalı varmış sanıyor, o manyak bir şey.

Arkadaşı bunun delirmeleriyle bağlantısını çözemediğini söyledi. O da normal sesiyle konuşmaya devam etti.

Anlasana, aynayı falan ayırt edemiyor mercekleri. Lönk diye kendilerini görüyorlar. Böyle, olduğu gibi...

Nedenmiş peki? Ne gerek varmış?

Ne bileyim be abicim! Ahiret soruları gibi.

Birasına bakarak dalıp gitti. Sonra masaya abanarak arkadaşına iyice yaklaştı. Bulanık, bir tünelin ucundaki biri gibi, şekli şemalı belirsiz bir adam.

Ben seni nereden tanıyorum ki ulan? Kimsin sen?

Belleği makineden çıkardılar. İki kişiydiler. Soruşturmadan sorumlu memurlar.

─ Baştan mı başlıyoruz, diye sordu belleği elinde tutan ilk memur.

─ Bir kere daha deneyelim ama bu sefer direkt aynayı sorarak başla, diye cevapladı ikinci memur.

─ Bence de. Yeterince düzgün çalışıyor.

Simülasyon yüklenirken, ayakta, biraz arkada duran ve alnını kaşıyan ikinci memur sormaktan kendisini alamadı:

─ Bu androidleri niye böyle bir olay yerine göndermişler ki? Belli tost olacakları. İsraf. Gidip biz baksak aynayı kırıp delilleri mahvetmek zorunda da kalmazlar.

Diğer memur sandalyesinde hafifçe dönecek oldu, o sırada soruyu bilgisayarın hoparlöründen teknisyen cevapladı.

Hangi işimizde bir yamukluk yok ki be abi.

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Ama bir son değildi. Üstlerindeki tüm illüzyon dağıldığında ve çıplak, cinsiyetsiz, birbirinin aynı bedenleriyle kaldıklarında sıra dünyaya gelmişti.

Yere düştüler. Elleri -bütün bedeni gibi siyah turmalinden, boğumları çelikten- yere değdiği anda, metronun zemini dağıldı.

Yerdeki karolar öncesinde beyazdı ve çok parlaktı. Tepelerindeki floresan, ışığını olduğu gibi yansıtıyor, tek bir lekenin olmadığı ve tek bir tozun uçmadığı istasyonu aydınlatıyorlardı.

Duvarlara duyurular asılmıştı. Örneğin, yarın akşam kültür merkezinde 20.00’da başlayacak bir tekno blues festivalinin cıvıl cıvıl afişi vardı. Onun yanında daha geniş, sarı puntolu harflerle yazılmış, yatay siyah kesiklerle çerçevesi çizilmiş, bir platformdan düşen çöp adamın bulunduğu “Dikkat! Sarı bandı geçmeyin!” uyarısı. Biraz ilerisinde günlük resmi gazete, onun ilerisinde bir aksiyon filminin ve başka bir romantik komedi filminin afişleri, yapılacakların ve yapılmayacakların söylendiği küçük puntolu çeşitli duyurular... Duvar uzayıp giden bir panoydu. On, on beş metrede bir tekrarlanıyordu.

Tüm istasyonun eni yüz metre kadar. Genişliği on metre civarı.

Önlerinde, açık kapısından o mendebur aynanın gözüktüğü vagon duruyordu. Metro, istasyona sığmayacak kadar uzundu. Bir kılıcın keskinliğiyle uzanıyor ama yer yer vagonların ek yerleriyle bölünüyordu.

Hiçbir vagonda pencere olmadığı için metronun içi, içlerindekiler meçhuldü.

Sonrasında karolar zerrelerine ayrılarak yükseldi. Floresanın ışığında her yeri toza boğdular ve ortalığı gri bir sisin altına gömdüler. Çok kısa bir an. Afişleri dalgalandırmadılar. Dalgalandırmaya vakitleri olmadı. Yerlerinden söküp aldılar en fazla. Işık birkaç kere sönüp yanarak direndi. Son kez söndüğünde bir daha geri gelmedi.

Yine de etraf aydınlıktı. Kırmızı, her yere eşit dağılan soluk bir ışıkla.

Yer tamamen tele dönüşmüştü. Altında çapraz hatlarla desteklenmiş demir bir iskelet. Işık birkaç metreden daha fazla aşağıya uzanamıyordu. Sonsuzluğa giden bir uçurum.

Duvarın yerini aynı teller ve demir iskelet almıştı. Arkasında, birbirine vidalarla tutturulmuş demir plakalardan oluşan, üstünden geçen boruların ek yerlerinden bazen ince buharların çıktığı ve bir süre asılı kaldıktan sonra ağır, yağlı bir havayla sürüklendiği bir koridor.

Diğer tarafta paslanmış, pencerelerindeki camlar kırıldığı için demir plakalarla kapatılmış külüstür bir metro. Kapının karşısındaki aynadan her şey olduğu gibi yansıyordu.

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Bir konteynırın içini andıran bir evde, gerçi gayet de birbirine eklenmiş konteynırlardan oluşan bir şehirde “andıran” demek doğru olmayacağı için düpedüz bir konteynırın içinde, masaya mum görüntüsü vermek için koyulmuş, yarı katı yağ atıklarından şekillendirilmiş kütleleri yakmayı deniyordu. Kafasında hayvan kıllarından yapılmış grili siyahlı bir peruk. Aynı kıllardan kendisine gür bir bıyık da yapmıştı.

Üstünde mavi çöp poşetlerinden yapılmış, kravatlı, şık bir takım.

Masanın ayakları yerine oradan buradan çıkmış parçalar konulmuştu: bir arabanın şaft mili, üst üste konulmuş ve üstünde yazı okunamayan tenekeler, boş kitaplar, boş gazete balyaları... Hiçbir şeye yazı yazılmıyordu, gerek yoktu da zaten çünkü merkez veri bankası onları fark ettirmeden, merceklerden giren veriyi sentezleyerek insanlar için dolduruyordu. Yani, androidler için. Farklı şekilde isimlendirmek bir fark yaratacaksa.

Onların mercekleri için değil. Bağlantıları çok önceden kopmuştu.

─ Hayatım, sofra hazır, diye bağırdı yatak odasındaki karısına.

Sofrada tabak yerine düz, bardak yerine bükülmüş, çatal ve bıçak yerine sivriltilmiş plakalar.

Karısı salonun kapısında durakladı ve ancak kulaklarına kadar uzanan, kocasınınkine benzeyen, cansız, ölü hayvanların kıllarından ibaret peruğunu eliyle düzeltti. Dudağını, daha doğrusu dudağının olması gereken yeri koyu kırmızı bir yağ tabakasıyla renklendirmeyi denemişti. Biraz da yanaklarına sürmüştü.

─ Nasıl olmuş, diye sordu.

Sesi tek düzeydi ama hafif bir neşe olduğunu hissettiğinize yemin edebilirdiniz.

Üzerinde, çöp poşetlerinin içini yazısız gazete kağıtlarıyla doldurarak yaptığı iki parça giysi.

─ Çok güzelsin, diyerek kravatını düzeltti kocası.

─ Sen de öylesin, sevgilim.

Yaklaşıp kocasını öptü. Kocası da onu. Sonra nazikçe elinden tutarak, sandalyesini geriye çekerek oturmasına yardım etti.

Sofrada yemek niyetine hiçbir şey yoktu. Gerek de yoktu zaten.

Konteynırın kapısı gürültüyle tekmelenip içeri iki memur girene kadar birbirlerine öyküler anlattılar. O gün neler yaptıklarını. İşten erken çıkıp yemyeşil çimenlerde gezdiklerini, uçurtma uçurduklarını, kadının nasıl o elbiseyi bulmak için saatlerce gezip yorulduğunu, kocasının kısa süreliğine işe dönüp nasıl başarılı bir hamleyle yaşanan krizi çözdüğünü ve kadının yanına döndükten sonra, alışveriş merkezinde oturdukları yeni dondurmacının dondurmalarının ne kadar lezzetli olduğunu, boğazlarının ağrımasından korktuklarını...

Akşam film izleyebilirlerdi, televizyonda -boş ve mat bir plaka- güzel bir film oynayacaktı.

İki memur. Çıplak bedenleriyle birbirinin aynı. Ellerindeki silahları onlara doğrultmuşlardı. Mum ışığında, tertemiz bir örtünün serili olduğu masada, bardaklarında şaraplarla oturan ve henüz sofranın ortasındaki hindiye dokunmamış çifti gördüklerinde bocaladılar.

Hiç de androidlere bilinçli olarak zarar verebilecek gibi gözükmüyorlardı.

─ Sessiz kalma hakkına sahipsiniz, diye bağırdı içeri giren ikinci memur. Söylediğiniz her şey...

Cümlesini bitiremedi. Yatak odasındaki, masanın üzerinden gördüğü o şey, onunla aynı hareketleri yapan android, yoksa, bir aynadaki yansıması mıydı?

Bütün illüzyon o anda dağılmaya başladı.

Not: Bu öykü ilk olarak 2020 yılında Esrarengiz Hikâyeler'de yayımlanmıştır.

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Embarking on the journey of operating your own Lightning node on the Bitcoin Layer 2 network is more than just a tech-savvy endeavor; it's a step into a realm of financial autonomy and cutting-edge innovation. By running a node, you become a vital part of a revolutionary movement that's reshaping how we think about money and digital transactions. This role not only offers a unique perspective on blockchain technology but also places you at the heart of a community dedicated to decentralization and network resilience. Beyond the technicalities, it's about embracing a new era of digital finance, where you contribute directly to the network's security, efficiency, and growth, all while gaining personal satisfaction and potentially lucrative rewards.

In essence, running your own Lightning node is a powerful way to engage with the forefront of blockchain technology, assert financial independence, and contribute to a more decentralized and efficient Bitcoin network. It's an adventure that offers both personal and communal benefits, from gaining in-depth tech knowledge to earning a place in the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency.

Running your own Lightning node for the Bitcoin Layer 2 network can be an empowering and beneficial endeavor. Here are 10 reasons why you might consider taking on this task:

1. Direct Contribution to Decentralization: Operating a node is a direct action towards decentralizing the Bitcoin network, crucial for its security and resistance to control or censorship by any single entity.

2. Financial Autonomy: Owning a node gives you complete control over your financial transactions on the network, free from reliance on third-party services, which can be subject to fees, restrictions, or outages.

3. Advanced Network Participation: As a node operator, you're not just a passive participant but an active player in shaping the network, influencing its efficiency and scalability through direct involvement.

4. Potential for Higher Revenue: With strategic management and optimal channel funding, your node can become a preferred route for transactions, potentially increasing the routing fees you can earn.

5. Cutting-Edge Technological Engagement: Running a node puts you at the forefront of blockchain and bitcoin technology, offering insights into future developments and innovations.

6. Strengthened Network Security: Each new node adds to the robustness of the Bitcoin network, making it more resilient against attacks and failures, thus contributing to the overall security of the ecosystem.

7. Personalized Fee Structures: You have the flexibility to set your own fee policies, which can balance earning potential with the service you provide to the network.

8. Empowerment Through Knowledge: The process of setting up and managing a node provides deep learning opportunities, empowering you with knowledge that can be applied in various areas of blockchain and fintech.

9. Boosting Transaction Capacity: By running a node, you help to increase the overall capacity of the Lightning Network, enabling more transactions to be processed quickly and at lower costs.

10. Community Leadership and Reputation: As an active node operator, you gain recognition within the Bitcoin community, which can lead to collaborative opportunities and a position of thought leadership in the space.

These reasons demonstrate the impactful and transformative nature of running a Lightning node, appealing to those who are deeply invested in the principles of bitcoin and wish to actively shape its future. Jump aboard, and embrace the journey toward full independence. 🐶🐾🫡🚀🚀🚀

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Chef's notes

Serving these two dishes together will create a delightful centerpiece for your Thanksgiving meal, offering a perfect blend of traditional flavors with a homemade touch.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 1 - 2 hours
• 🍽️ Servings: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 whole turkey (about 12-14 lbs), thawed and ready to cook
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh sage, chopped
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 lemon, halved
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• Apple and Sage Stuffing
• 1 loaf of crusty bread, cut into cubes
• 2 apples, cored and chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup fresh sage, chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups chicken broth
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Preheat the Oven: Set your oven to 325°F (165°C).
2. Prepare the Herb Butter: Mix the softened butter with the chopped thyme, rosemary, and sage. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Prepare the Turkey: Remove any giblets from the turkey and pat it dry. Loosen the skin and spread a generous amount of herb butter under and over the skin.
4. Add Aromatics: Inside the turkey cavity, place the quartered onion, lemon halves, and garlic cloves.
5. Roast: Place the turkey in a roasting pan. Tent with aluminum foil and roast. A general guideline is about 15 minutes per pound, or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F (74°C) at the thickest part of the thigh.
6. Rest and Serve: Let the turkey rest for at least 20 minutes before carving.
7. Next: Apple and Sage Stuffing
8. Dry the Bread: Spread the bread cubes on a baking sheet and let them dry overnight, or toast them in the oven.
9. Cook the Vegetables: In a large skillet, melt the butter and cook the onion, celery, and garlic until soft.
10. Combine Ingredients: Add the apples, sage, and bread cubes to the skillet. Stir in the chicken broth until the mixture is moist. Season with salt and pepper.
11. Bake: Transfer the stuffing to a baking dish and bake at 350°F (175°C) for about 30-40 minutes, until golden brown on top.

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Testing a brand new YakiHonne native client for iOS. Smooth as butter (not penis butter 🤣🍆🧈) with great visual experience and intuitive navigation. Amazing work by the team behind it! * lists * work

Bold text work!

Images could have used nostr.build instead of raw S3 from us-east-1 region.

Very impressive! You can even save the draft and continue later, before posting the long-form note!

🐶🐾🤯🤯🤯🫂💜

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As the title states, scratch behind my ear and you get it. 🐶🐾🫡

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Test Bounty Note

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Intro

This short tutorial will help you set up your own Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) on your own LND Node that is not using Umbrel. If you are a user of Umbrel, you should use their version of NWC.

Requirements

You need to have a working installation of LND with established channels and connectivity to the internet. NWC in itself is fairly light and will not consume a lot of resources. You will also want to ensure that you have a working installation of Docker, since we will use a docker image to run NWC.

• Working installation of LND (and all of its required components)
• Docker (with Docker compose)

Installation

For the purpose of this tutorial, we will assume that you have your lnd/bitcoind running under user bitcoin with home directory /home/bitcoin. We will also assume that you already have a running installation of Docker (or docker.io).

Prepare and verify

git version - we will need git to get the latest version of NWC. docker version - should execute successfully and show the currently installed version of Docker. docker compose version - same as before, but the version will be different. ss -tupln | grep 10009- should produce the following output: tcp LISTEN 0 4096 0.0.0.0:10009 0.0.0.0: tcp LISTEN 0 4096 [::]:10009 [::]:**

For things to work correctly, your Docker should be version 20.10.0 or later. If you have an older version, consider installing a new one using instructions here: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/

Create folders & download NWC

In the home directory of your LND/bitcoind user, create a new folder, e.g., "nwc" mkdir /home/bitcoin/nwc. Change to that directory cd /home/bitcoin/nwc and clone the NWC repository: git clone https://github.com/getAlby/nostr-wallet-connect.git

Creating the Docker image

In this step, we will create a Docker image that you will use to run NWC.

• Change directory to nostr-wallet-connect: cd nostr-wallet-connect
• Run command to build Docker image: docker build -t nwc:$(date +'%Y%m%d%H%M') -t nwc:latest . (there is a dot at the end)
• The last line of the output (after a few minutes) should look like => => naming to docker.io/library/nwc:latest
• nwc:latest is the name of the Docker image with a tag which you should note for use later.

Creating docker-compose.yml and necessary data directories

• Let's create a directory that will hold your non-volatile data (DB): mkdir data
• Indocker-compose.ymlfile, there are fields that you want to replace (<> comments) and port “4321” that you want to make sure is open (check with ss -tupln | grep 4321which should return nothing).
• Create docker-compose.ymlfile with the following content, and make sure to update fields that have <> comment:

version: "3.8" services: nwc: image: nwc:latest volumes: - ./data:/data - ~/.lnd:/lnd:ro ports: - "4321:8080" extra_hosts: - "localhost:host-gateway" environment: NOSTR_PRIVKEY: <use "openssl rand -hex 32" to generate a fresh key and place it inside ""> LN_BACKEND_TYPE: "LND" LND_ADDRESS: localhost:10009 LND_CERT_FILE: "/lnd/tls.cert" LND_MACAROON_FILE: "/lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet/admin.macaroon" DATABASE_URI: "/data/nostr-wallet-connect.db" COOKIE_SECRET: <use "openssl rand -hex 32" to generate fresh secret and place it inside ""> PORT: 8080 restart: always stop_grace_period: 1m

Starting and testing

Now that you have everything ready, it is time to start the container and test.

• While you are in the nwcdirectory (important), execute the following command and check the log output, docker compose up
• You should see container logs while it is starting, and it should not exit if everything went well.
• At this point, you should be able to go to http://<ip of the host where nwc is running>:4321 and get to the interface of NWC
• To stop the test run of NWC, simply press Ctrl-C , and it will shut the container down.
• To start NWC permanently, you should execute docker compose up -d , “-d” tells Docker to detach from the session.
• To check currently running NWC logs, execute docker compose logs to run it in tail mode add -f to the end.
• To stop the container, execute docker compose down

That's all, just follow the instructions in the web interface to get started.

Updating

As with any software, you should expect fixes and updates that you would need to perform periodically. You could automate this, but it falls outside of the scope of this tutorial. Since we already have all of the necessary configuration in place, the update execution is fairly simple.

• Change directory to the clone of the git repository, cd /home/bitcoin/nwc/nostr-wallet-connect
• Run command to build Docker image: docker build -t nwc:$(date +'%Y%m%d%H%M') -t nwc:latest . (there is a dot at the end)
• Change directory back one level cd ..
• Restart (stop and start) the docker compose config docker compose down && docker compose up -d
• Done! Optionally you may want to check the logs: docker compose logs

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TheWholeGrain - #September2024

To start the second year of Bread and Toast off strong the September of 2024 includes five Sunday Singles, and the newest piece of cover art for a comic from Toast's Comic Collection includes a touch of color. Some bonus pieces of content were included this September. This includes one of the Political posts we all take so seriously, and a promotional piece for the upcoming npub10hj9rg5gds5x2gk0z0s2jlqnq04jg7g30aj2t5pqzdaaztfactgsnze5ny event coming up in October. The Concept Art released this month is an early design of a possible website logo. This month's Bitcoin Art stars End-Piece who is well informed on what money really is and asks the question, "Do you?"

September Sunday Singles

2024-09-01 | Sunday Single 055 Jump Rope https://i.nostr.build/ESlb23xVmTQLw7sw.png

2024-09-08 | Sunday Single 056 Trampoline https://i.nostr.build/1HNutqYQUjsA1JaG.png

2024-09-15 | Sunday Single 057 Hippity Hop https://i.nostr.build/5dTyLA0FJdK2rNol.png

2024-09-22 | Sunday Single 058 Jumping on the Bed https://i.nostr.build/PWaHDMroMjjfPmWS.png

2024-09-29 | Sunday Single 059 Shades https://i.nostr.build/pWeIZrttOjpcXAtz.png

Other Content Released in September 2024

2024-09-04 | Toast's Comic Collection Teenage Mutant Ninja Bread #5 Four brothers trained in ninjutsu live underneath the city and come up to the surface in order to save it! https://i.nostr.build/WPSB1qn2lMRlbdwJ.png

2024-09-10 | Politics Debate Night The first official debate between the candidates for Selection2024. https://i.nostr.build/wppFU8U3NJCww6U0.png

2024-09-11 | Concept Art Early Website Logo Design This is an early concept for a logo. It was never used. https://i.nostr.build/hxhzvtS4fCe0imNh.png

2024-09-18 | Bitcoin Art On Top of It End-Piece knows what money is. Do you? https://i.nostr.build/6TCWK5d1ynPhrteA.png

2024-09-27 | Nostr Valley Nostr Valley 001 Bread is getting prepared for NostrValley! Hope to see you there! https://i.nostr.build/nQqsPGmJ8hjvxROK.png

September Additions to The Bakery in 2024

2024-09-05 | npub1895dg7n47ldxxq8hyqj9h4xa3xwwxzpnn8lm7hydag4tck6cfj3qcmc4f0 https://m.primal.net/KgDW.jpg

2024-09-26 | npub1hcusg0xp9maamlh9vnv4mf635uwldsfeut00ghzrrjk7kjjh8j3sf9049l https://image.nostr.build/a0a64d709376b3650ebde0f3de5076748d69a999aef9e5fbd882574d5e64cf88.jpg

We hope you enjoyed this first issue of The Whole Grain. The Whole Grain will be released on the first of every month and will cover all of the content released by npub1ew4qeq576v3vz4gukeseknqghx3x4jtlld8ftys9amrca6f3xfzsrm8jpd in the previous month.

Thanks for checking it out, Bread, Toast, and End-Piece

BreadandToast #SundaySingle #ToastsComicCollection #ConceptArt #BitcoinArt #TheBakery #Bread #Toast #EndPiece #Art #Artstr #DigitalArt #Comic #Manga #NostrValley #NostrOnly #🖼️

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There’s a lot of conversation around the #TwitterFiles. Here’s my take, and thoughts on how to fix the issues identified.

I’ll start with the principles I’ve come to believe…based on everything I’ve learned and experienced through my past actions as a Twitter co-founder and lead:

1. Social media must be resilient to corporate and government control.
2. Only the original author may remove content they produce.
3. Moderation is best implemented by algorithmic choice.

The Twitter when I led it and the Twitter of today do not meet any of these principles. This is my fault alone, as I completely gave up pushing for them when an activist entered our stock in 2020. I no longer had hope of achieving any of it as a public company with no defense mechanisms (lack of dual-class shares being a key one). I planned my exit at that moment knowing I was no longer right for the company.

The biggest mistake I made was continuing to invest in building tools for us to manage the public conversation, versus building tools for the people using Twitter to easily manage it for themselves. This burdened the company with too much power, and opened us to significant outside pressure (such as advertising budgets). I generally think companies have become far too powerful, and that became completely clear to me with our suspension of Trump’s account. As I’ve said before, we did the right thing for the public company business at the time, but the wrong thing for the internet and society. Much more about this here: https://twitter.com/jack/status/1349510769268850690

I continue to believe there was no ill intent or hidden agendas, and everyone acted according to the best information we had at the time. Of course mistakes were made. But if we had focused more on tools for the people using the service rather than tools for us, and moved much faster towards absolute transparency, we probably wouldn’t be in this situation of needing a fresh reset (which I am supportive of). Again, I own all of this and our actions, and all I can do is work to make it right.

Back to the principles. Of course governments want to shape and control the public conversation, and will use every method at their disposal to do so, including the media. And the power a corporation wields to do the same is only growing. It’s critical that the people have tools to resist this, and that those tools are ultimately owned by the people. Allowing a government or a few corporations to own the public conversation is a path towards centralized control.

I’m a strong believer that any content produced by someone for the internet should be permanent until the original author chooses to delete it. It should be always available and addressable. Content takedowns and suspensions should not be possible. Doing so complicates important context, learning, and enforcement of illegal activity. There are significant issues with this stance of course, but starting with this principle will allow for far better solutions than we have today. The internet is trending towards a world were storage is “free” and infinite, which places all the actual value on how to discover and see content.

Which brings me to the last principle: moderation. I don’t believe a centralized system can do content moderation globally. It can only be done through ranking and relevance algorithms, the more localized the better. But instead of a company or government building and controlling these solely, people should be able to build and choose from algorithms that best match their criteria, or not have to use any at all. A “follow” action should always deliver every bit of content from the corresponding account, and the algorithms should be able to comb through everything else through a relevance lens that an individual determines. There’s a default “G-rated” algorithm, and then there’s everything else one can imagine.

The only way I know of to truly live up to these 3 principles is a free and open protocol for social media, that is not owned by a single company or group of companies, and is resilient to corporate and government influence. The problem today is that we have companies who own both the protocol and discovery of content. Which ultimately puts one person in charge of what’s available and seen, or not. This is by definition a single point of failure, no matter how great the person, and over time will fracture the public conversation, and may lead to more control by governments and corporations around the world.

I believe many companies can build a phenomenal business off an open protocol. For proof, look at both the web and email. The biggest problem with these models however is that the discovery mechanisms are far too proprietary and fixed instead of open or extendable. Companies can build many profitable services that complement rather than lock down how we access this massive collection of conversation. There is no need to own or host it themselves.

Many of you won’t trust this solution just because it’s me stating it. I get it, but that’s exactly the point. Trusting any one individual with this comes with compromises, not to mention being way too heavy a burden for the individual. It has to be something akin to what bitcoin has shown to be possible. If you want proof of this, get out of the US and European bubble of the bitcoin price fluctuations and learn how real people are using it for censorship resistance in Africa and Central/South America.

I do still wish for Twitter, and every company, to become uncomfortably transparent in all their actions, and I wish I forced more of that years ago. I do believe absolute transparency builds trust. As for the files, I wish they were released Wikileaks-style, with many more eyes and interpretations to consider. And along with that, commitments of transparency for present and future actions. I’m hopeful all of this will happen. There’s nothing to hide…only a lot to learn from. The current attacks on my former colleagues could be dangerous and doesn’t solve anything. If you want to blame, direct it at me and my actions, or lack thereof.

As far as the free and open social media protocol goes, there are many competing projects: @bluesky is one with the AT Protocol, nostr another, Mastodon yet another, Matrix yet another…and there will be many more. One will have a chance at becoming a standard like HTTP or SMTP. This isn’t about a “decentralized Twitter.” This is a focused and urgent push for a foundational core technology standard to make social media a native part of the internet. I believe this is critical both to Twitter’s future, and the public conversation’s ability to truly serve the people, which helps hold governments and corporations accountable. And hopefully makes it all a lot more fun and informative again.

💸🛠️🌐 To accelerate open internet and protocol work, I’m going to open a new category of #startsmall grants: “open internet development.” It will start with a focus of giving cash and equity grants to engineering teams working on social media and private communication protocols, bitcoin, and a web-only mobile OS. I’ll make some grants next week, starting with $1mm/yr to Signal. Please let me know other great candidates for this money.

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The Somali pirates wanted a single Bitcoin in a ransomware attack on my company's server back when a Bitcoin was $500 bucks. Our IT guy said he could not do anything, so I first had to figure out how to buy a Bitcoin by listening to a Modern Survival Podcast I listened to on dog walks to learn about permaculture and homesteading ideas for our lake house. So, I bought a Bitcoin in a Satoshi paper wallet and learned enough how to exchange Fiat and send BTC to pay off the pirates. I remember my wife asking if I had purchased 2 of them; of course, the answer was NO.

Fast forward to April 2021, when the BTC had run up to the mid-$50Ks. The paper wallet in my desk drawer kept calling out to me, and I wondered if there was any change from my single Bitcoin pirate payoff. After figuring out I needed the Wallet of Satoshi application on my phone, I shot the QR code. To my amazement, the change from a 2015 Bitcoin was worth a few thousand dollars. At that point, I became very interested and started down the traditional rabbit hole, listening to the entire Michael Saylor/ Breedlove What is Money series, other random crypto podcasts, and YouTube crypto videos. I tried to figure out what the best practices were for this stuff and ended up keeping a diversified portfolio of 80% Bitcoin and 20% shitcoins. By the end of 2021, I made a big bet with Bitcoin and other shit coins with my end-of-the-year bonus to attempt to get a bump to pay for the world's coolest dock at our lake house. We are going to $100K for sure, RIGHT?

With full-on FOMO and greed at the party, 2022 was very educational in a living through-your-mistakes kind of way. I had to start selling assets as draws occurred on the dock construction. I had learned each trade was a taxable event to report on taxes late in 2021. As the payment requests were coming in from my Dock Contractor, I was selling TSLA gains (different dock story) and BTC to balance out gains. I was pissed at the time, but I was selling on the way down first, starting with the shitcoins after observing how fast they were cratering. I observed the bears jumping on BTC at a slower rate, from $50K at the beginning of January to $25K at the beginning of June 2022.

The results and my BTC progression:

The dock is our favorite place and an asset to our lives worthy of trading some hard assets. I was thankful I did not leverage for the "certain" run-up and had assets to trade to my dock personal architecture.

During the bear market in 2022, I realized that I was a good architect but a lousy trader. It seems easier to use DCA and HODL to reduce the time and effort of figuring out which shiny object to speculate on.

In 2022, I learned there is at least one benefit to being older, especially if you are over 59.5. I worked with our office's 401K administrator to modify our plan to allow in-service Roth rollovers. 59.5+ year olds can also roll over Traditional IRAs. I even sold some Google shares from the original Dutch Auction to roll into a BTC IRA account.

In 2023, we worked with our business tax accountants and attorney to revise our business partnership agreement and corporate structure to allow the partner's autonomy to decide where to hold firm equity. I could retain our studio profit in a business account. My studio's equity has now been moved from a bank business account to a business BTC account without causing a capital gain tax event.

In 2024, our business is working to figure out how to use this stuff to behold a corporate treasury. We have been working with Jon Gordon at Satoshi Health Advisors to set up Bitcoin systems to receive and make payments. We are paying for those consulting services with lighting through business accounts. This sounds like a small step, but involves jumping through some flaming hoops for a small business.

2025, my goals are to start receiving initial payments, consultation payments, and selling a product on our website in Lighting or BTC. I want to use experience for clients sending us initial project payments to let them see the utility, lower cost, and ease of network use. I see these small initial moves as stepping stones toward using BTC as our unit of account.

For the first time in my business life, there is a simple pattern to follow: do the work we believe in and our clients value, design your business systems to make a profit, and then retain profits in BTC accounts. We are not a public company, so the MicroStrategy convertible bond strategy won't work for us. However, for small business owners in the design and building industry, holding BTC on your balance sheet should make us stronger and more resilient as assets shift from real estate and bonds to BTC. The next steps could be self-actualizing.

HODL on

Bryan

@ 96417ed9:66b02a55

Image this.

You are scrolling through your favorite social media. It’s probably been 10 minutes Scroll. Like. Repeat. Scroll. Like. Repeat. And so on and on and on.

Does it sound familiar to you? How many times did you find yourself in this situations? Most importantly, how much attention did you pay to the hundreds of posts that you liked? What can you actually remember?

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Attention and likes

Recently, I took a communication class. I was very surprised when the teacher told me that the average attention span is around 7 seconds! This means that when you are looking at something or talking to someone, you are actually paying attention for the first 7 seconds. After that, something else has already captured your mind. And it's actually getting worse and worse. Why is that, you might wonder? Yeah, you got it right, social media.

The infinite amount of content that you can consume on social media continuously steals your attention. Thus, when you are looking to a post, your focus is already on the next piece of information, and on the one after and so on indefinetly. Finally, when you decide to leave a like to the first post, you are not actually remembering what you were looking at.

In this context, likes moved from being an appreciation for someone else's work to a simple mechanism that feeds the social media algorithm. From a measure of the value provided by a creator, they became an empty number. Liking a post is no more action, but a mere unconscious reflex. A like is something free, something that you can leave without any conscious effort, to anyone, to anything. Even to something that you actually do not like.

In the last years, likes stopped being a measure of value provided.

And then, zaps came.

Zaps and the value 4 value revolution

Since I am publishing this article on Nostr, I expect most of the reader to know what a zap is. However, for the nebies whom may come across my random thought, here is a brief explaination.

Zaps are a simple way to communicate appreciation. Whenever you like a photo, a thought, a video, you can zap the creator. Exactly as a like, you might say. But here is the deal. When you zap someone, you are actually sending them some amount of money! And not a simple type of money, but the scarcest type of money on earth: Bitcoin! Basically, if a creator provides value to a user the user can award the creator with some monetary value. Nowadays, this concept is quite common and known as value4value (v4v for short).

This is a revolution. Anyone can provide value. Thus, everybody should be able to earn value if something of value is provided , not only some super influencer with sponsors and affiliate programs

Zaps from the user perspective

I started this article by talking about attention, and how there is such a huge competition for it that no one is actually able to focus on something anymore. How does it connect to zaps?

Zaps allow users to regain their lost attention. Since zaps provide real monetary value to a creator, a user has to be 100% on focus on what he is reading or watching: "Is this picture/video/post providing me value?". You do not want to separate from you hard-earned sats for something useless. Unlike likes, zaps are not free. When you zap someone, it means that you have actually paid attention to the post and you are actually acting to signal your appreciation.

Zaps from the creator perspective

I am an amateur photographer. I love going around places and took hundreds of photos at everyhting that catches my curiosity. I posted more than a hundred pictures on Instagram and received even a decent amount of likes. However, I eventually started to wonder if likes came from a genuine appreciation of my work, or only from the aforementioned mechanical reflex.

This does not happen on Nostr. Whenever I am zapped, I instantly know that the appreciation is real. My God, someone really spent some time looking at my photos and decided to give me some real monetary value for that! I really provided value to someone! This is truly exciting.

The realization of this fact has been one of those "ah-ah" moments. Why should I spent my time posting pictures on a social media just to get likes, when someone can send me a chunk of the best money ever created?

And why should you?

@ 76c3384a:9279a6e5

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"I want to learn to read and write mommy."

I designed this workbook for my eldest when she was 5 years old. She came to me one day asking me, "Mommy, I want to learn to read and write."

The first book I designed (the one she used) was done by hand with pencil and paper. I wanted to digitize the worksheets for my other children to print and reuse, but at the time I had no experience with digital design. Since I was a Linux user I used Libre Office and Inkscape. Learning on the go eventually publishing 4 workbooks and 1 basic reader all crafted with open source software. At first workbooks were only available in Afrikaans, but I had many requests to also publish them in English and now all of my material is available in English and Afrikaans.

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Since 2024 my digital books are available for free (no strings attached) for anyone to use, they have also been updated and revamped to be Bitcoin-friendly. All I ask is that you refer to my website or Nostr account when sharing.

I am not a teacher and have no degree or diploma in education. Just a mom that had difficulty finding classical education workbooks to help my daughter learn to read and write. I took it upon myself to design something that worked for us.

I hope you find this helpful. Enjoy, and follow me on Nostr.

About this workbook

An educational exercise book teaching children to read and write during the foundation phase. “Look mommy, I can read and write” is for home and classroom use. It can be used as an extra aid for Grade R or Grade 1 curriculum or as a revision book.

Each exercise was drafted by hand and then digitized. The letters had to be as similar to hand written symbols as possible. It was well researched. Due to the fact that all is in black and white, the children can be more creative by using colour pencils and crayons.

The first letter is the letter “a”, then follows the letter “d”. By doing just the first two letter exercises the child will already be able to sound (read) the word “dad”. Each letter consists of three exercises.

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There are many pictures to colour, sentence and word building exercises.

This book is particularly ideal for parents who want to play an active role in this phase of their child’s development and education. It will also give satisfaction to the parent that wants to teach his/her own child to read and write by working together in the book.

It is a great homework aid for teachers to send home for extra repetition.

(The character style and writing symbols may differ depending on the country you live in.)

DOWNLOAD PDF HERE!

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Written, designed and cover by SemcoMama

semcomama.co.za / semcomama.npub.pro

© All rights reserved. Feel free to share with all mommies out there and you can also follow me on Nostr @semcomama. If you appreciate my work and found value in it zap me some sats. (through my website or my Nostr account).

education

@ bbb5dda0:f09e2747

Moving into Norway the nice, almost-alpine landscapes greeted me. Slowly however the mountains numbed down and fjords started appearing. I was nearing Trondheim, the most northern city in Norway that has something that resembles a high-way. Anything further north and you’re bound to 80km/h roads. Which isn’t a bad thing at all, given the views.

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| | | --- | | | | On the road to Trondheim |

I went pretty much straight to Trondheim because I got in touch with Lucas through an ex-colleague of mine (Thanks Niek ;)). I texted Lucas about a week before we met to see if he’d be up to go hiking somewhere in the Trondheim area. He said he was thinking about going North, waaaay North, in order to see the midnight sun and he wanted to do this the next weekend. This was around June 21st, the longest day of the year. I said it’d be cool to experience that and so that is just what we did. For those of you who don’t know, on June 21st the sun is right at the ‘Tropic of Cancer’ (‘Kreeftskeerkring’ in Dutch), the most northern position of the sun after which the summer slowly turns into winter again. In the period around this moment, the sun will NOT go below the horizon at all when you are above the arctic circle.

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I’m glad Lucas has an electric car, because the round-trip would’ve cost me (whith my thirsty van) €333,-. Instead we spent less than €60,- for this 1200km round-trip. What a difference! So we left for the 9 hr drive on Friday-evening and camped out besides a lake next to the E6 highway, which runs all the way from the south to the north, which is over 3000(!) kilometers long.

| | | | | --- | --- | --- | | We found this seemingly abandoned bus, what a beauty! | | Woke up to this view! | | | Time for a charging break in Mosjøen | |

Because of a tunnel-closure we had to take this mountain-pass, not complaining here…

We moved on the next morning and had perfect weather, too perfect for Norway because it was just below 30 degrees Celsius. This hot weather reached well into the arctic circle, where we’d be hiking up a mountain to find a camp-spot with a view to the north. We parked the car and started to hike up the steep hill, we found a route online, but soon found out we missed the path shown on the map. We figured we would not backtrack but instead walk around the same height on the mountain to get back at that path. Long story short, that path didn’t exist (anymore). So we tried to get back at it but just couldn’t find it. Eventually we just followed the trail that was actually set out using red ‘T’-s that were painted on the rocks every 50-100 meters. It was quite a walk and the heat didn’t make it any easier.

A beginner mountaineer realizing he climbed the wrong mountain

| | | | | --- | --- | --- | | After a near-death experience with mosquito’s, the Deet really saved us | | | | | | Finally we reached our intended camp-spot |

After draining most of our energy we finally arrived at the place we wanted to camp for the night day, which was in front of a small lake and a bigger one which lied a bit lower. I don’t think I need to say much more about the beauty of the place when you can just look at the pictures below:

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The ‘next’ day we hiked back, and tried to return using the ‘official’ path we wanted to hike in the first place, all in vain. It led us to hike some strange, steep and almost treacherous paths after which we decided it would be wise to just backtrack a little bit and get back to the (red) marked trail. We got back to the car safely after which we drove to the river that was just below the car park to take a refreshing dive before heading back south. We found a (safe) spot to take the dive in the river that was now raging because of the heavy snow-melt due to the extremely high temperatures. Lucas later told me that in some regions electricity was even free due to the surplus of hydro-electricity.

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We made a car-recharge stop at Mosjøen where we had a quick pizza-dinner. Just after leaving the parking-lot we saw a couple hitch-hikers who wanted to go to Trondheim just like us. We pulled over and took them with us, they were a couple from different south-eastern European countries and were touring around Europe and soon also the world. They shared some cool stories and told about their plans. When we got to Trondheim we dropped them off near their camping-spot and drove back to Lucas’s house. Quite tired I jumped back in my own bed in my own home. How nice is it to have your house with you (almost) everywhere… 🙂

I camped in front of his house for a couple days. To be honest I didn’t do much those days as I was pretty much drained from experiencing all kinds of different things back-to-back for over a month now. I used this time to work a bit on the official stuff for my own freelance IT company which I started, I finally got a bank-account approved after 3 weeks of waiting, which allowed me to manage some of the essential setup-things and book-keeping. After these formalities I took a bit of time to head into the city-center, of course using my folding bike like a real Dutchie. And since Trondheim is a hilly city, biking downhill from Lucas’s house was a blast but going back up was quite the struggle with these tiny wheels, but it all worked out… That same night a thunderstorm was rolling in and sitting on top of a hill in a campervan, with lightning striking the ground at less than 100 meters away from the van was a new thing for me. I guess this too is part of the ‘living closer to nature’ thing…

I’m very thankful for the experiences and the hospitality of the people I meet along the way. It was very much fun to make this trip together! It’s the people that make the journey…

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@ ebdee929:513adbad

Software Setup Links:

DC-1 as a monitor:

• SuperDisplay Setup | Best for Windows
• SpaceDesk Wireless and Wired Display Setup | Windows PC Users
• Chrome Remote Desktop Setup | Anyone

APK Installation guide

Purchase and setup links:

Keyboards:

• Keys-To-Go 2 White Keyboard | Logitech
• Keys-To-Go 2 Bluetooth Setup
• Magic Keyboard White | Apple through Amazon.com
• Magic Keyboard Bluetooth Setup
• Air 60 V2 with Blue Switches | Nuphy
• Air 60 V2 Keyboard Folio | Nuphy
• Air 60 V2 Bluetooth and Folio Setup
• Magic Keyboard Case | Fintie through Amazon.com

Pens:

• Premium White Pen
• Ultra Premium Lamy Pen | Amazon.com
• Samsung S Pens (Multiple):
• Small (Galaxy Note Series Style)
• Cheaper Alternative (ZERO Quality Guarantees)
• Medium (Galaxy Fold Style with smooth tip)
• Cheaper Alternative (ZERO Quality Guarantees)
• Larger (Galaxy Tab Style)
• Cheaper Alternative (ZERO Quality Guarantees)

Pen Setup: Just touch the screen and it works, no pairing or charging needed.

Others:

• Bluelight Free Light Bulb | Amazon.com
• Light Bulb Setup
• Comfy Green Sleeve | Amazon.com

Keys-To-Go 2 Bluetooth Setup:

• Step 1: Unbox keyboard from box
• Step 2: Open keyboard and pull tab to enable batteries and keyboard function
• Step 3: Ensure Switch on back of product is in the position where green is showing, not off where red is showing
• Step 4: Hold the key labeled ‘fn’ meanwhile you hold the ‘g’ key for 3 seconds to put the keyboard into android mode, since this is an android tablet
• Step 5: Hold the key labeled ‘fn’ meanwhile you hold the key labeled ‘F1 with the image of the laptop and phone for 3 seconds to put profile 1 into bluetooth pairing mode
• Step 6: On your Daylight DC-1, swipe down on the top of the screen, swipe down again, click on the settings icon that looks like a gear in the bottom right corner
• Step 7: In settings, click the second from the top menu item on the left called ‘Connected devices’ (it says Bluetooth, pairing underneath it)
• Step 8: Click on the button labeled ‘Pair new device’
• Step 9: Under available devices tap on Keys-To-Go 2
• Step 10: It will ask you to type some numbers and hit return/ enter, once you do so the device will show up as connected under ‘Saved Devices’
• Step 11: Turn off the keyboard with the switch on the back if you desire, this will disconnect it from the device

Appendix: Keys-To-Go 2 Documentation:

Apple Magic Keyboard Setup:

• Step 1: Unbox keyboard from box
• Step 2: Ensure Switch on back of product is in the position where green is showing
• Step 3: On your Daylight DC-1, swipe down on the top of the screen, swipe down again, click on the settings icon that looks like a gear in the bottom right corner
• Step 4: In settings, click the second from the top menu item on the left called ‘Connected devices’ (it says Bluetooth, pairing underneath it)
• Step 5: Click on the button labeled ‘Pair new device’
• Step 6: Under available devices tap on Magic Keyboard
• Step 7: It will ask you to type some numbers and hit return/ enter, once you do so the device will show up as connected under ‘Saved Devices’
• Step 8: Turn off the keyboard with the switch on the back if you desire, this will disconnect it from the device

Spacedesk Setup:

THIS IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE USING A WINDOWS PC

• Step 1: Open the Google Play Store: On your device, slide in from the side until and move till you get to the letter ‘P’ and tap ‘Play Store’
• Step 2: Search for SpaceDesk: In the Google Play Store, tap on the search bar at the top and type "SpaceDesk". As you type, suggestions will appear below the search bar. Tap on "SpaceDesk - USB Display for PC" when it appears.
• Step 3: Download and Install the Driver: Visit the

official Spacedesk website and download

the ‘Windows 10/11 (64-bit)’ Spacedesk driver for Windows. Follow the on-screen instructions to install it on your PC. - Step 4: Launch Spacedesk Server: After installation, open the Spacedesk Driver Console application on your Windows PC.

- Step 5: Click the ‘USB Cable Driver Android’ button, then enable the ‘USB Cable Android’ option and let it apply.

- Step 6: Open Spacedesk App: On your Android device, open the Spacedesk app you installed earlier. - Step 7: Improve Quality: Click on the ‘3 lines’ icon and then settings.

- Under ‘Rotation’ enable ‘Auto-Rotation’ and under ‘Quality/Performance’ slide ‘Image Quality’ to max (the right) and set ‘Custom FPS Rate’ to 60. - Step 7A (for wired use): Plug the tablet into your PC - Step 7B (for wired use): Enable USB File Transfer: Swipe down on status bar (the bar at the top of the screen with wifi and notification icons etc. There will be a notification under the ‘Silent’ category named ‘Charging this device via USB’, tap on it to expand it, then tap once more time when it says ‘Tap for more options’. This will open up a menu, all you need to do is click ‘File Transfer’ under the section called ‘Use USB for’ - Step 8: Connect: Reopen the Spacedesk app (use the back arrow or button to leave the settings menu should you need). The app should now detect your Windows PC through USB OR wireless. Tap the listing under your computer's name for wireless connection, or tap the little trident USB icon at the bottom middle of the screen for wired connection, which is recommended.

SuperDisplay Setup:

THIS IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE USING A WINDOWS PC

• Step 1: Open the Google Play Store on the tablet: On your device, slide in from the side until and move till you get to the letter ‘P’ and tap ‘Play Store’
• Step 2: Search for SuperDisplay: In the Google Play Store, tap on the search bar at the top and type "SuperDisplay". As you type, suggestions will appear below the search bar. Tap on "SuperDisplay - Virtual Monitor" when it appears.
• Step 3: Download and Install the Driver on your Windows PC: Visit the

official SuperDisplay website and download

the Windows driver. Follow the on-screen instructions to install it on your PC. - Step 4: Launch SuperDisplay : After installation, open the SuperDisplay Settings application on your Windows PC by hitting the ‘Windows’ Key and typing ‘SuperDisplay Settings’ - Step 5: Launch the application on your tablet. - Step 6: Go into SuperDisplay settings by clicking the settings gear icon in the top right corner. Under ‘Advanced settings’ click ‘Quality’ and slide it to 100. - Step 7 (Wireless): IP Address: Back out of the settings and input the IP address into the desktop program. (Both devices need to be on the same wifi) - Step 7 (Wired): Plug the tablet into the PC - Step 8: Start the connection on the tablet by clicking the central button! - Step 9: In Windows, hit the ‘Windows’ key, type display and hit enter. This will take you to display settings. In display settings set the displays to ‘extend’ and then confirm the change. Select the DC-1 display by clicking the square it is associated with, then set the display to 1584 x 1184 resolution, confirm this by hitting ‘keep changes’, then set to 125% scale.

Chrome Remote Desktop Setup:

Note: This prefers Chrome itself on the tablet and REQUIRES a chromium based browser to be installed on your computer, examples of chromium based browsers are Chrome, Edge, Arc, Opera etc. Basically anything but Safari or Firefox will do. This is because a chrome extension needs to be installed. Both devices need to be signed in to the same Google account to see each other.

• Step 1:

Go to this website

and click the download button here:

- Step 2: Get the extension in the window that pops up:

- Step 3: Once installed, click the download button AGAIN and it will show what is shown below, a program called ‘chromeremotedesktophost’ will download, install it.

- Step 4: In the play store, install the ‘Chrome Remote Desktop’ app and open it, the app's name will be just ‘remote desktop’ as a heads up. - Step 5: On the computer, go to

https://g.co/crd/headless

and click set up remote access under the ‘Remote Access’ tab. Then set a computer name and pin. Accept whatever permissions pop up on your computer

- Step 6: If you have Chrome itself installed on the tablet it will open a page, click the ‘Access my computer’ button, then under remote Access click your device.

APK Installation Guide:

• Note on APK’s: These are apps from outside official sources, they might not update from the play store and in rare cases can have different functionality. Apply extra caution and source these app files from good sources like

https://www.apkmirror.com/

. Just like through the play store or other sources, malicious files can be spread, use common sense and generally avoid downloading any ‘hack’ apps that claim to unlock features. - Step 1: One the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen, also called the status bar - Step 2: Swipe down again till the settings tiles fill the screen, then click the gear icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen which will take you to the settings application - Step 3: In settings, tap ‘Apps’, then ‘Special app access’, then ‘Install unknown apps’ - Step 4: Tap your preferred browser application then enable the ‘Allow from this source’ toggle - Step 5: Open your browser of choice, and search ‘apkmirror’ and navigate to

apkmirror.com

, or just type

https://apkmirror.com/ - Step 6: On the apkmirror website, search your application name in the search bat at the top of the apkmirror website. After you search find your app in the results and tap the most recent version. Dismiss any ads you might see. - Step 7: Under the text ‘Verified safe to install (read more)’ tap the button called ‘SCROLL TO AVAILABLE DOWNLOADS’ - Step 8: Find a file tagged ‘APK’ not ‘BUNDLE’ - Step 9: Click on the Download Arrow and line icon that looks like this ⬇️ - Step 10: Under ‘Verified safe to install (read more)’ tap ‘DOWNLOAD APK’ - Step 11: If it appears, dismiss the warning for ‘File might be harmful’ by tapping ‘Download anyway’ - Step 12: After your apk downloads, either - Tap ‘Open’ on the ‘File Download’ Pop-Up - Go to the home screen and open the files app, navigate to the downloads folder and tap on the downloaded apk - Step 13: Tap ‘INSTALL’ on the popup that appears. After it installs tap ‘OPEN’ - Step 14: The app will now be on your device and you can search and open it like every other app

Touch grass,

Daylight Team

@ bcea2b98:7ccef3c9

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/728382

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Sometimes you have to take risks to grow. What's the biggest risk you've ever taken that ended up paying off.

My biggest risk that paid off was moving to another country and starting a new life 10 years ago due to corruption and torture in my home country.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/728159

@ c0f9e286:5a223917

หัวใจของธุรกิจเครือข่ายที่ทำให้คนๆหนึ่งมีรายได้หลักแสน หลักล้านคุณคิดว่าคืออะไร?? ปริมาณสินค้าที่ขายได้ หรือที่จริงแล้วคือจำนวนคนที่ทำงานภายใต้สายงานของคุณกันแน่

คำตอบคือ คนใต้สายงานคุณนั่นแหละ ที่คุณต้องเสียเวลาปั้นให้เขาเป็นทีมของคุณ และไปหาคนใหม่ๆเข้ามา เพื่อขยายทีมให้ใหญ่เป็น Snowball Effect ไปเรื่อยๆ แล้วคนที่อยู่ด้านบนสุดของเครือข่ายก็จะได้ประโยชน์ไล่ลงไปเป็นลำดับชั้น ธุรกิจเครือข่ายบอกคุณว่านั่นแหละคือ Assets ก็คือคนข้างล่างเปรียบเสมือนเครื่องจักรมนุษย์ที่คอยทำงานให้คุณตลอดเวลา

ปัญหาคือ Assets ชนิดนี้มี Counter Party Risk ที่เป็นความเสี่ยงสูงสุด นั่นคือตัวบริษัทเครือข่ายนั้นๆ แม่ทีมส่วนใหญ่มักจะพยายามเข้าหาประธานบริษัท หรือผู้บริหารเพื่อให้ตัวเองเปรียบเสมือนคนสำคัญ และคาบข่าวมาบอกสายงานของตัวเองก่อนสายงานของคนอื่นเสมอ เพื่อปั่นยอด ปลุกไฟ หรืออะไรก็แล้วแต่ในทำนองนี้ แต่… แต่ตัวโตๆว่า แม่ทีมนั้นไม่ได้มีผลต่อการตัดสินใจในการควบคุมทิศทางองค์กรเลยแม้แต่น้อย คนที่ควบคุมทิศทางองค์กรก็คือผู้บริหาร

ทุกครั้งที่ธุรกิจเครือข่ายเพิ่งเริ่มก่อตั้ง มันมักจะมากับโปรลดแลกแจกแถม เพื่อให้แม่ทีมไปดึงดูดคนเข้ามา เมื่อทำไปซักพักบริษัทเห็นว่ายอดขายโตขึ้น มันก็จะออกกฎเกณฑ์เพิ่มเพื่อให้บริษัทจ่ายน้อยลง หรืออย่าง The Icon พอไปตรวจโกดังก็ไม่มีของเอาดื้อๆ แปลว่าในฐานะที่เป็นแม่ทีม คุณกำลังเอาเครดิตและชื่อเสียงตัวเองไปแลกกับลมปากของคนที่พร้อมเปลี่ยนได้เสมอ ไม่ว่าจะตั้งใจหรือไม่ก็ตาม เพราะบางบริษัทลืมคำนวณว่าเวลาทีมใหญ่ขึ้น มันต้องจ่ายค่าการตลาดหนักกว่าเดิม

เมื่อถึงเวลาบริษัทเครือข่ายไปไม่ไหว ล้มครืน พังทะลายต่อหน้าต่อตา ใครเป็นคนรับความเสี่ยงมากที่สุด??? ก็แม่ทีมนั่นแหละ เนื้อไม่ได้กิน หนังไม่ได้รองนั่ง เพราะเงินส่วนใหญ่เจ้าของบริษัทกอบโกยไปหมดแล้ว ส่วนลูกทีมจากเดิมที่เป็น Assets ที่มีค่า ก็จะแปรเปลี่ยนเป็นเจ้าหนี้ที่พร้อมขย้ำคุณได้ทุกเมื่อ

แน่นอนว่าบริษัทขายตรง ธุรกิจเครือข่ายดีๆก็มีไม่น้อย แต่ก็ไม่ได้การันตีว่าในอนาคตบริษัทเหล่านี้จะไม่เปลี่ยนแปลงนโยบาย นั่นแปลว่าคุณมีความเสี่ยงตลอดเวลาจากการต้องเชื่อใจเจ้าของบริษัทที่สามารถทรยศคุณได้ทุกเมื่อ

ดังนั้นหากมองในทฤษฎีเกม ความตั้งใจที่จะเป็นแม่ทีมนั้นไม่ใช่ความคิดที่ดีเลย เพราะได้ก็ได้แค่ค่าคอมมิชชัน แต่เวลาเสียคุณจะโดนลูกทีมรุมทึ้ง พร้อมทั้งกฎหมายทางอาญาที่มีโทษมหาศาล ส่วนเงินกำไร เจ้าของบริษัทฟาดเรียบ ดีไม่ดีเขาวางแผนผ่องถ่ายเงินให้ออกจากระบบหมดแต่แรกแล้ว

มีลูก มีหลาน ถ้าเขาอยากทำธุรกิจเครือข่าย เอาบทความนี้ให้อ่าน ผมไม่อยากเห็นใครบาดเจ็บจากเรื่องแบบนี้โดยรู้เท่าไม่ถึงการณ์

@ 7ab1ed7a:f8e15275

I'm proud and thankful to announce that funding has been granted by OpenSats to fund the development of the Nostr library for Arduino.

The fund will help with work on the development of the Arduino Nostr library as well as fund work on IoT related NIPs.

@ 7ab1ed7a:f8e15275

I've started building an IoT DVM simulator. It's written in TS and uses Deno for simplicity.

The project will be used to test the ideas in and support the NIP 90 PR.

https://github.com/blackcoffeexbt/nostriot-dvm-simulator

It has a basic plugin architecture so we can test a whole suite of how different IoT commands can work easily (config, intents, sensors, all the things).

This is the current, very basic roadmap for this project:

• [ ] Announce capabilities via NIP 89

• [ ] Respond to DVM job requests

• [ ] Accept payments for DVM job requests

I'll also be working on a basic - for now - IoT DVM client that can be used to interact with IoT DVMs.

@ 599f67f7:21fb3ea9

¿Qué es una dirección Lightning o Lightning address?

Una dirección Lightning es una dirección que visualmente se asemeja a una dirección de correo electrónico legible para los humanos, por ejemplo usuario@dominio.com pero que en realidad te permite recibir pagos en bitcoin instantáneos y económicos, sin la necesidad de tener un nodo en linea en tu dispositivo ni tener que generar facturas de forma manual cada vez que alguien te quiere hacer un pago.

¿Suena bien no?

¿Y cómo funciona?

Funciona utilizando el protocolo de pago LNURL.

Aquí se muestra un sencillo esquema de lo que ocurre en segundo plano.

En resumen, cuando otro usuario quiere pagarte usando tu dirección Lightning, tu billetera convierte la dirección Lightning en una solicitud de pago LNURL. Luego se utiliza esa solicitud de pago LNURL exitosa para obtener una factura BOLT11.

💡 Dirección Lightning > LNURLp > Factura BOLT 11.

Suena bien, pero ¿cuál es el problema?

Por el momento, muchas de las implementaciones de Lightning Address son de custodia, porque se necesita un dominio para que Lightning Address funcione y un nodo que esté siempre en línea para recibir los pagos. Debido a que es de custodia, el custodio puede atacarte en cualquier momento y monitorear tus transacciones.

Tienes que confiar en el propietario del dominio para no cambiar el registro de tu dirección Lightning. Y no funciona si el servidor LNURL no está en línea.

Bitcoin Txoko ofrece una sencilla solución de Lightning Address respaldada por LNbits. Esto también es de custodia, así que por favor mantén solo una pequeña cantidad en tu billetera Bitcoin Txoko y ve retirando a tu billetera de autocustodia a medida que recibas más sats.

Estoy listo, ¿qué necesito para empezar?

¡Todo lo que necesitas es un teléfono móvil o un ordenador y una conexión a Internet!

1. Creando tu billetera

Si aún no lo has hecho, navega a https://bitcointxoko.com y crea una nueva billetera. Puedes elegir el nombre que quieras.

2. Activar extensiones

Hace falta la extensión Pay Links para que las direcciones Lightning funcionen.

Abre Extensiones en la barra de herramientas y activa Pay Links.

3. Creando tu enlace de pago

• En a la extensión Pay Links, haz clic en New Pay Link.

• Elige la billetera que has creado.

• Para la descripción del artículo, puedes escribir lo que quieras.

• Elige un nombre de usuario de tu dirección Lightning. Tu dirección Lightning se verá como username@bitcointxoko.com.

• Desmarque Fixed amount y cambia el valor mínimo a 1 y el valor máximo a 500000.

⚠️ También puedes cambiar el valor máximo a algo más alto, pero es más probable que los pagos más grandes fallen debido a la limitada capacidad de entrada del nodo Lightning de Bitcoin Txoko. Así que recomendamos mantenerlo en 500000 sats.

• Ahora abre Advanced options y cambia Comment maximum characters a 799. Este paso no es necesario pero permite más funcionalidades más adelante.

• Marca Enable nostr zaps en la parte inferior, para que puedas utilizar tu dirección Lightning para recibir zaps.

• Las demás opciones avanzadas son opcionales, puedes configurarlas si quieres o dejarlas en blanco.

Al final debería verse algo así.

• Cuando hayas comprobado que todo es correcto, sigue adelante y haz clic en Create Pay Link.

Probando

Puedes probar si tu nueva dirección Lightning funciona yendo a otra cartera, pulsando en Enviar y escribiendo tu dirección Lightning como destino, y luego enviándote una pequeña cantidad de sats.

Vuelve a tu billetera Bitcoin Txoko y comprueba si has recibido tu propio pago. Es posible que tengas que actualizar la página.

Si todo funcionó correctamente, ¡enhorabuena! 🥳

Si no es así, háznoslo saber. Siempre estamos aquí para ayudar.

Próximos pasos

Nostr zaps

Puedes añadir tu dirección Bitcoin Txoko Lightning a tu perfil de nostr y usarla para recibir zaps. Normalmente, esto se hace yendo a Perfil > Editar > Dirección Lightning y cambiando la dirección Lightning.

LNDhub

Puedes importar tu billetera LNbits como un LNDhub en tu teléfono utilizando una aplicación como Zeus o BlueWallet, en lugar de visitar la billetera en el navegador cada vez que desees comprobar tu saldo o realizar un pago. Echa un vistazo a nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqkvlvlma7a55ccp6d5rrdc27h3ssmdmael286mjaq5uxmqslk04fqqxnzd3exuerqdfkxccnyv3cs0uvul sobre cómo hacer esto.

Código QR

También puedes compartir o imprimir tu código QR LNURLp para que la gente pueda escanearlo fácilmente con sus teléfonos. ¡Muy útil si estás introduciendo bitcoin a tu comerciante local favorito para que pueda recibir propinas Lightning!

Simplemente comparte el enlace a tu página compartida, o imprime el código QR como PDF yendo a View Link > Print.

@ 8a4c88dc:a498228e

“Hello everyone”

มันแปลกดีนะที่ได้ยินเสียงของตัวเอง…ขอบคุณทุก ๆ คนที่เข้ามาฟังกันนะครับ ผมรู้ว่าเซสชั่นนี้ชื่อ The Rite of passage แต่นั้นเดี๋ยวผมจะยกไปพูดตอนท้าย ๆ เพราะว่าสิ่งที่ผมอยากจะพูดถึงก่อนเลยคือ

อะไรกันที่เป็นคำนิยามของเหล่า “บิตคอยเนอร์?”

สองปีก่อน ผมได้ออกเดินทางไปทั่วสหรัฐฯพลางถามคำถามดังกล่าวกับตนเอง ออกเดินทางไป เข้า Bitcoin Meetup ไปกว่า 30 งาน แล้วสิ่งที่ผมสนใจคือ

การเป็นบิตคอยเนอร์นั้นมันมีอะไรมากกว่าการถือ บิตคอยน์ อยู่ในมือ

มีผู้คนมากมายที่ทันทีที่พวกเขาเรียนรู้เกี่ยวกับบิตคอยน์แล้วหลงรักมันในพริบตา อะไรกันคือสิ่งที่บรรดาลปาฏิหารณ์นี้ผมได้แต่ครุ่นคิด นั่นทำให้วันนี้ผมจึงอยากจะมาเล่าให้ทุก ๆ คนฟังกันถึงการเดินทางในทริปที่ผมเรียกว่า สามเดือนของการเดินทางแห่ง Bitcoin ที่ผมพานพบด้วยการขี่มอเตอร์ไซต์ข้ามสหรัฐฯ ของผม

ทว่าผมอยากเล่าทุกคน ๆ คนให้ฟังก่อนว่าอะไรกันที่พาผมมาอาศัยอยู่ที่ประเทศไทย

ผมเกิดและโตที่ที่รัฐฟีลาเดเฟียร์ ไปอยู่ที่นิวยอร์คได้เจ็ดปี ก่อนที่เมื่ออายุได้ 29 ผมก็ตัดสินใจบินมาอยู่ไทยเพราะต้องการมองหาชีวิตใหม่ ๆ ซึ่งผมก็คิดนะ ว่าผมเจอมันแล้วที่นี่

ที่ ๆ ผมเรียกได้จากหัวใจว่า บ้าน**

"แล้วก็พูดไทยได้นิดหน่อยนะฮับ ตอนนี้ประเทศไทยเหมือนบ้านของผมแล้วฮะ” (เขายิ้มแล้วพูดเป็นภาษาไทยอย่างยิ้มแย้มจนเรียกเสียงปรบมือจากผู้ฟังที่รู้สึกอบอุ่นหัวใจ ก่อนที่จะกลับมาพูดเป็นอังกฤษ) แต่น่าเสียดายจริง ๆ ที่ผมไม่ได้รู้ศัพท์ไทยเยอะนัก เลยจะขอพูดต่อเป็นภาษาอังกฤษต่อแทนนะ

เมื่อปี 2020 ในระหว่างที่ผมต้องกักตัวอยู่บ้านเนื่องจากโรคระบาด ผมได้ไหลลงหลุมกระต่าย Bitcoin ไป หลังจากนั้นผมก็อยู่แต่ในทวิตเตอร์เพื่อพบเพื่อน ๆ บิตคอยเนอร์ด้วยกันในนั้น

ทำให้ในปี 2022 ผมจึงตัดสินใจกลับไปเยี่ยมประเทศบ้านเกิดอีกครั้ง เพื่อไป Bitcoin Meetup และกระทบไหล่กับเพื่อน ๆ บิตคอยเนอร์ที่รู้จักกันในทวิตเตอร์มาตลอดสองปีที่ผ่านมา ซึ่งผมได้เลือกยานพาหนะคู่ใจในทริปนี้ที่มีอิสระเสรีที่สุด มอเตอร์ไซต์ เป็นมอเตอร์ไต์คันเดียวกับโมเดลจำลองที่ภรรยาผมซื้อให้ มันตั้งอยู่บนโต๊ะผมอยู่เป็นปี ๆ กว่าผมจะสามารถซื้อของจริงและพามันออกเดินทางไปในทริปนี้ได้

แล้วผมก็ได้ขี่ไปกว่าสองหมื่นกิโลเมตร กินเวลากว่าร้อยวัน ได้ไป Bitcoin Meetup กว่า 30 ที่และน่าจะได้จับมือกับบิตคอยเนอร์เกินกว่าร้อยคน ก่อนหน้าที่จะไปต่อ ผมอยากบอกก่อนว่าทริปนี้มีแต่เรื่องเกี่ยวกับบิตคอยน์เท่านั้น ไม่มีไปงานเหรียญคริปโตอื่น ๆ

ซึ่งเมื่อมองย้อนกลับไป ตอนแรกผมก็ไม่รู้หรอกว่าเหรียญบิตคอยน์กับเหรียญคริปโตอื่น ๆ มันต่างกันยังไงจนปี 2022 ผมถึงได้ตระหนักได้ว่าทั้งสองไม่เหมือนกันเลย ที่ผมอยากจะพูดคือทั้งทัศนคติและมุมมองต่อโลกของคนที่สนใจ เฉพาะบิตคอยน์ นั้นอยู่คนละแม่น้ำกับผู้คนหรือสิ่งที่ผมเจอในงานเหรียญคริปโตอื่น ๆ อย่างสิ้นเชิง

ดังนั้น ให้ผมได้เล่าว่าเหล่าบิตคอยเนอร์มีคุณลักษณะอะไรเหมือน ๆ กันโดยประกอบกับเรื่องราวการเดินทางของผมเพื่อให้ทุกคนเข้าใจว่า

เมื่อผมพูดถึง บิตคอยเนอร์ ผมกำลังหมายถึงอะไร

คุณลักษณะแรกเลยคือบิตคอยเนอร์ให้ความสำคัญกับการ “ทำงานหนัก”และ “ความซื่อสัตย์”

Bitcoiner ให้คุณค่ากับสิ่งที่เรียกว่า Proof of Work ที่เชื่อในการทำงานหนักและความซื่อสัตย์

แล้ว... เจ้าวัวบนจอมันเกี่ยวอะไรกันหละ ถ้าให้เล่าก็ต้องท้าวความกลับไปที่หมุดหมายแรกที่ผมหยุดพัก มันคืองาน Beef Initiative งานแรกในเมือง Kerrville รัฐเท็กซัส ซึ่งเป็นงานที่รวมเหล่าบิตคอยเนอร์ผู้เป็นสายเงินทองและสายเทคทั้งหลายมาเจอกับคนเลี้ยงวัว ซึ่งเกิดมาทั้งชีวิตผมไม่เคยเห็นที่ไหนที่เอาคนสองประเภทนี้มาจัดรวมอยู่ในที่เดียวกันมาก่อน แล้วผมก็ประหลาดใจหนักกว่าเดิมอีกที่เห็นพวกเขาเข้ากันเป็นปี่เป็นขลุ่ย ผมเลยคิดว่ามันต้องเป็นเพราะพวกเขาเชื่อในสิ่งเดียวกันคือ

เมื่อคุณปลอมแปลงบิตคอยน์ไม่ได้ฉันใด วัวก็ปลอมแปลงไม่ได้ฉันนั้น

เพื่อที่จะขุนมัน มันต้องมีที่ซุกหัวนอน คนเลี้ยงต้องตื่นเช้ามาให้อาหารดูแลมันร่ำไป ไม่มีใครเสกวัวให้โตในชั่วข้ามคืนได้ ซึ่งนั่นทำให้ผมตระหนักได้ว่าเหล่าบิตคอยเนอร์ได้นำคอนเซปต์ของ Proof of Work เข้าไปในทุกอณูของชีวิต ซึ่งมันช่างตรงกันข้ามกับสังคมกระแสหลักที่มักให้ค่ากับความฉาบฉวย สิ่งล่อตา หรืออะไรก็ได้ที่ทำให้สารแห่งความสุขนั้นหลั่ง จนกระทั่งสูญสิ้น ซึ่งศรัทธาในตนเอง

คุณลักษณะถัดมาของพวกเขาคือ “ความรับผิดชอบ และรักษาซึ่งอธิปไตยของตนเอง”

พวกเขานั้นชอบที่จะรับผิดชอบชีวิตตัวเองในทุก ๆ ด้าน

ไม่ใช่แต่กับเรื่องเงินทองแต่กับสุขภาพและเรื่องอื่น ๆ ด้วย ผมได้พบเจอบิตคอยเนอร์หลาย ๆ คนที่อาจพูดไดเลยว่าพวกเขาเป็นเจ้าของชีวิตของตนเอง ซึ่งแตกต่างจากผู้คนในสังคมปัจจุบันที่เรามักจะเห็นคนโทษนุ่นนี่ หรือเอาแต่ชี้ไปที่สิ่งต่าง ๆ ว่าเป็นสาเหตุทั้งหมดของปัญหาในชีวิต แต่กับบิตคอยเนอร์นั้นพวกเขาเลือกที่จะเป็นนายชีวิตตน รับผิดชอบทุก ๆ อย่างของตนเองไม่มัวเสียเวลาโทษปี่โทษกลอง

พวกเขามักเริ่มแก้ไขปัญหาจากเรื่องใกล้ตัวที่สุดก่อนเสมอ ซึ่งนั่นก็เป็นอีกหนึ่งสาเหตุของการออกทริปนี้ของผม

เพราะตลอดช่วงปี 2020-21 แห่งโรคระบาด ผมมองเห็นแต่ความหวาดกลัวและสิ้นหวัง มีแค่เวลาที่ผมใช้กับบิตคอยเนอร์ในทวิตเตอร์และที่ Bitcoin Meetup เท่านั้นที่ผมมองเห็นความหวังและความเป็นเหตุเป็นผล พวกเขาเริ่มจากชุมชนของตนเองและคิดเสมอว่า วันนี้ฉันทำอะไรได้บ้าง ให้ชีวิตฉันดีขึ้น ให้ชุมชนของฉันดีขึ้น

แล้ว… เจ้ากองไฟบนจอนี่มีความหมายอะไรอีกหละ? มันเป็นภาพของหนึ่งในช่วงเวลาสุดประทับใจของผม ตอนที่ผมแวะพักในแคมป์ย่างสเต็กแคมป์หนึ่งระหว่างทริปผม ถ้าคุณคุ้นเคยกับงานแบบนี้ ก็คือเราก็จะมีเพื่อนบิตคอยเนอร์คนหนึ่งเป็นเชฟย่างสเต็กโดยมีสหายยืนล้อมร่วมทานสเต็กกันด้วยมือเปล่า ซึ่งที่ผมไปนี่ก็ทานกันไปกว่าเจ็ดคอร์ส แล้วความพิเศษอีกอย่างคือเราตั้งแคมป์กันสามคืนติดโดยไม่มีทั้งไฟฟ้าและสัญญาณมือถือ แค่ตั้งแคมป์และทานสเต็กกันอยู่เช่นนั้น

แล้วกองไฟของแคมป์เราก็ไม่เคยมอดเลยตลอดสามวัน

ตลอดแคมป์ผมไม่เห็นใครซักคนคนที่วานเพื่อนให้ไปหยิบไม้มาเติมที่กองไฟให้เลย พวกเขาแค่นั่งอยู่รอบกองไฟแล้วเห็นว่าฟืนมันเริ่มพร่อง จึงลุกไปหยิบไม้มาเติมกันเองเลยโดยไม่มีใครปริปากไหว้วาน นั่นทำให้ผมเห็นว่าชุมชนบิตคอยเนอร์นั้นมักจะจัดการกันเองภายในได้เป็นอย่างดี

ทุก ๆ คนในชุมชนมีหน้าที่เป็นของตนเอง ซึ่งเป็นอันรู้กันว่าหากเราจะได้รับประสบการณ์แสนวิเศษนี้ มันต้องเป็นเพราะทุก ๆ คนร่วมกันรับผิดชอบเพื่อมัน

และคุณลักษณะสุดท้ายเลยที่ผมอยากพูดถึงเลยคือ “พวกเขามักมีความเป็นผู้ประกอบการและหมั่นใฝ่รู้เสมอ”

บิตคอยเนอร์หลาย ๆ คนมีธุรกิจหรือโปรเจคอะไรซักอย่างเป็นของตนเองเสมอ พวกเขาเริ่มทำโดยไม่รีรอขอใคร ซึ่งผมเห็นพวกเขาโชว์ของกันที่ Bitcoin meetup กันตลอด ๆ

จริง ๆ ผมก็มีตัวอย่างอยู่ในกระเป๋ากางเกงผมอยู่นะ เช่น Bolt Keys ที่ผมถืออยู่นี่ ผมซื้อจากคนที่ออกบูธหน้างานนี้มาหลายอันเลยสำหรับโปรเจค “Rite of Passage” ของผม ซึ่งมันเอาไว้ใช้อนุมัติการโอนธุรกรรม Lightning Network ด้วยการแตะเจ้าเจ้านี่กับโทรศัพท์ที่รองรับ NFC

เอาหละ แล้วมันเกี่ยวอะไรกับทุ่งหญ้าบนหน้าจอผมอีกหละ ที่คุณเห็นอยู่คือบ้านเต็นท์ถาวรที่ผมแวะพักระหว่างการเดินทางของผมในมิชิแกน กับคนนำทริป เขาชื่อคาร์ลซึ่งเป็นเจ้าของที่แห่งนี้ เปิดโฮมสเตย์ และในวันที่ผมไป ที่นี่มีแกะกว่าหกสิบตัวเดินว่อนเลย

หลัก ๆ เลยคือคาร์ลเคยเป็นช่างตัดต่อวีดีโอกลางลอสแองเจลิส แล้วเขาก็หลงใหลสิ่งที่เรียกว่า Permaculture ซึ่งเป็นคอนเซ็ปต์ของการตั้งรกรากและทำเกษตรกรรมเพื่อที่จะสร้างระบบนิเวศสมบูรณ์ที่คุณ สัตว์ และธรรมชาติอยู่ร่วมกันอย่างกลมกลืนโดยไม่ต้องพึ่งพาการแทรกแซงจากทรัพยากรภายนอก ซึ่งผมเป็นคนแรกที่ได้ไปพักบ้านเขา แล้วปัจจุบันเขาก็เปิดให้บ้านลงแอป Airbnb เพื่อให้ผู้คนที่อาจจะอยากพักผ่อนยามสุดสัปดาห์ใจกลางป่าเขารัฐมิชิแกน สามารถไปเยี่ยมบ้านเขาได้ ซึ่งเขาก็เปิดบ้านลักษณะนี้อยู่อีกที่ที่ยุโรปด้วย

คาร์ลเป็นผู้ประกอบการแสนวิเศษที่หมั่นใฝ่รู้ และไม่ใช่แค่กับ Permaculture ตอนนี้เขาก็ยังหันมาสนใจบิตคอยน์แล้วด้วย

สำหรับผมทั้งหมดนี้นำไปสู่ “การแสวงหาซึ่งอิสรภาพ”

แล้วไม่ใช่อิสรภาพที่บัญญัติไว้ในตัวบทกฏหมาย แต่เป็น “อิสภาพทางจิตวิญญาณ”

ซึ่งในระหว่างการเดินทาง มันมีบางสิ่งที่สะกิดใจเมื่อมองออกไปที่ชาวอเมริกันนอก Bitcoin Meetup พวกเขาดูสูญสิ้นอิสรภาพไปเสียแล้วทั้ง ๆ ที่อยู่ในโลกเสรี

ผู้คนเหล่านั้นเหนื่อยล้า หงุดหงิด และพร้อมที่จะทำทุกอย่างให้หลุดพ้นจากทนทุกข์ พวกเขาดูหลงทางไปหมด และสูญสิ้นศรัทธาในตนเองไป ซึ่งเป็นสิ่งที่ต้องมีเพื่อให้ได้มาซึ่งอิสรภาพ พวกเขาอาจมีสิทธิเยี่ยงอิสระชนในทุกข้อ แต่มิอาจอยู่อย่างเสรีได้ เพราะขาดความเชื่อมั่นในตนเอง

แล้วมันทำไมกันหละ? นั่น คือสิ่งที่ผมพบคำตอบจากการได้พูดคุยกับบิตคอยเนอร์ในทุก ๆ วัน

คุณอาจฟังเรื่องนี้ซ้ำไปหลายรอบแล้วในงาน มันเป็นเพราะเงินที่เราใช้กันอยู่ทุกวันนี้มันถูกสร้างโดยผู้มีอำนาจ สิ่งที่รองรับมันมีเพียงอำนาจ และสรรพกำลังทางกายภาพของมนุษย์ที่ยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุด ตำรวจ กรงขัง และกองทัพ และด้วยหนี้ที่มันสร้างและสั่งสมมาตลอดร้อยปี ทำให้การที่จะดำรงไว้ซึ่งอำนาจของเงินนี้ต่อไปมีอยู่แค่ทางเดียว คือต้องใช้เงินและพลังงานมากขึ้นเรื่อย ๆ จนนำไปสู่การแย่งชิงอิสรภาพของพวกเราทุกคนเพื่อต่อชีวิตตัวของมัน

และนั่น ก็เป็นสิ่งที่ผมสัมผัสมันได้กับตาตัวเองยามขับมอเตอไซต์ผ่านทางหลวงและถนนทั่วอเมริกา ผมได้เห็นว่ามันดูดกลืนชีวิตและสังคมไปมากขนาดไหน ไม่ว่าจะผ่านร้านอาหาร ร้านค้า หรือร้านกาแฟ

ระบอบนี้ต้องการให้เราจำนน ทนทำงาน จ่ายภาษี ไม่แหกกฏและห้ามตั้งคำถาม และสำหรับคนส่วนใหญ่บนโลก มันได้บรรลุจุดประสงค์ของมันได้อย่างสมบูรณ์แบบ

เพราะหลาย ๆ คนในตอนนี้ไม่แม้แต่จะตั้งคำถามแล้วด้วยซ้ำ คุณอาจจะคุ้นเคยกับนิทานของช้างกับเชือกล่าม ที่เมื่อคุณล่ามเชือกช้างเด็กไว้กับต้นไม้ เมื่อมันโต ถึงมันจะสามารถฉีกเชือกทิ้งแล้วหนีไปได้มันก็จะไม่ทำ ตราบใดที่มันยังรู้สึกถึงเชือกล่ามนั้นมันก็จะไม่หนีไปไหน เชือกเส้นนั้นได้ก้าวข้ามขีดจำกัดทางฟิสิกส์ด้วยการล่ามลึกถึงวิญญาณ นั่นคือสิ่งที่ผมเห็นในดวงตาของชาวอเมริกันเกือบทุก ๆ คนที่ได้มีโอกาสพบเจอและพูดคุย

ซึ่งอีกด้านหนึ่ง ผู้ถือบิตคอยน์สามารถตื่นรู้และลุกขึ้นแสวงหาซึ่งอิสรภาพได้

มันดันมีปัญหาที่ระบบเศรษฐกิจและการเมืองในปัจจุบันนี้ ที่อยู่บนรากฐานของเงินกระดาษไม่อาจอยู่รอดได้หากผู้คนเป็นอิสระ มันต้องคอยพรากสิ่งเหล่านั้นจากมือเราไปอย่างช้า ๆ เพื่อมีชีวิตต่อไป แต่สำหรับบิตคอยน์เนอร์นั้น พวกเขารู้ในสิ่งที่สำคัญที่สุด คือในหนทางของการไฝ่หาซึ่งอิสรภาพของพวกตนนั้นคือพลังที่แสนสูงค่า พวกเขาคือผู้คนที่สร้างครอบครัวแสนสุขและคอยปลดโซ่ตรวนสังคมของพวกเขา

นี่เป็นสาเหตุที่การแสวงหาซึ่งอิสรภาพในระดับจิตวิญญาณนั้นสำคัญยิ่งสำหรับพวกเขา ปณิธานที่จะเริ่มที่ตนเองเพื่อสังคมที่ดีกว่าเดิม

สิ่งที่ผมเห็นผ่านการเดินทางของผมที่ได้พบเจอกับเหล่าบิตคอยเนอร์ คือพวกเขาจะทำงานและทำงานเพื่อแสวงซึ่งอิสรภาพ นำไปสู่การออกจากสิ่งเน่าเฟะบนโลกเงินกระดาษ และสร้างโครงการหรือบริษัทเล็ก ๆ ที่จะช่วยเปลี่ยนสังคมของเขา ซึ่งส่วนมากเราก็จะได้เห็นโครงการเหล่านั้นผ่าน Bitcoin Meetup

หลังจากจบทริปผมก็ได้แต่ครุ่นคิดว่า อิสรภาพทางจิตวิญญาณเหล่านั้นมันจะก่อเกิดในหัวใจของผู้คนได้อย่างไร

คำตอบคือมันเกิดขึ้นจากการท้าทายตัวเอง ออกจากพื้นที่ปลอดภัยของเรา และมองสิ่งต่าง ๆ ในมุมใหม่ ๆ ซึ่งนั่นเป็นคำตอบที่ต่อหน้าผมอยู่แล้วตลอดเวลา ทั้งในสมัยเด็ก ในประเทศไทย และในการเดินทางทริปบิตคอยน์ทั่วสหรัฐฯนี้

มันคือการเดินทาง

สำหรับผม การเดินทางคือเครื่องมืออันทรงพลังที่จะสร้างอิสรภาพแก่ผู้คน อย่างไรก็ดี พวกเขามักเข้าใจความหมายของการเดินทางผิดไป

การเดินทางที่แท้จริง จะนำคุณออกจากพื้นที่ปลอดภัยของคุณ และผลักดันขีดจำกัดของคุณ มันจะท้าทายสิ่งที่คุณเคยคิดว่ารู้ดีแล้ว เพราะในสถานที่ใหม่ ทุกอย่างแตกต่างออกไป คุณจะได้ยินแนวคิดใหม่ ๆ ลองชิมอาหารใหม่ ๆ และพบเจอผู้คนที่ใช้ชีวิตในแบบที่ต่างไปอย่างสิ้นเชิง

ตอนที่ผมยังเด็ก ผมโชคดีมาก เพราะพ่อของผมเป็นนักบินสายการบินพาณิชย์ และครอบครัวของเราชอบเดินทางมาก นั่นทำให้ครั้งแรกที่ผมออกนอกสหรัฐฯ คือเมื่อตอนผมอายุได้ 8 ขวบ พวกเราไปประเทศจีนกันเป็นเวลาสองสัปดาห์ ซึ่งการเดินทางครั้งนั้นได้ทำลายกรอบความคิดที่ผมมีต่อความเป็นจริงไปอย่างสิ้นเชิง และเมื่อผมกลับมาโรงเรียน ผมรู้สึกว่ามันยากยิ่งที่จะเชื่อมโยงกับเพื่อน ๆ เพราะผมได้เห็นประสบการณ์ที่ไม่มีใครในห้องเรียนจากแถบมิดเวสต์เคยเห็น พวกเขาส่วนใหญ่มักไปเที่ยวที่เม็กซิโก ปารีส ไม่ก็ยุโรป ซึ่งนั่นก็ถือว่าดีแล้วแล้วสำหรับพวกเขา

ทุกครั้งที่ผม ออกเดินทาง ความต้องการที่จะก้าวออกจากพื้นที่ปลอดภัยของผมก็ยิ่งเติบโตขึ้นเรื่อย ๆ จนเมื่อผมมาถึงประเทศไทยอีกครั้ง กรอบความคิดทั้งหมดเกี่ยวกับการทำงานของโลกใบนี้ของผมก็พังทลายลงไปอย่างสิ้นเชิงในที่สุด

อินเตอร์เน็ตก็ได้เปลี่ยนการเดินทางของผู้คน ให้ออกห่างจากการเดินทางที่แท้จริงไป

ตอนนี้มันง่ายมากที่จะวางแผนการเดินทางทั้งทริปได้จากที่ที่คุณอยู่ ไม่ใช่แค่ในเชิงกายภาพเท่านั้น แต่ยังรวมถึงในความคิดของคุณด้วย

อัลกอริธึมและผู้คนรอบตัวเราอนุญาตให้เราสามารถสร้าง ประสบการณ์การเดินทาง ที่เราไม่ต้องก้าวออกจากพื้นที่ปลอดภัยของเราเลย นั่นทำให้คุณจะไปเยือนแต่สถานที่ที่อัลกอริธึมแนะนำ เพราะมันรู้ว่าคุณจะชอบ หรือเป็นสถานที่ที่เพื่อนแนะนำให้คุณ คุณสามารถค้นข้อมูลได้จนทำนั่นทำให้คุณไม่ได้สัมผัสสถานที่เหล่านั้นจริง ๆ เพราะคุณได้ดูวิดีโอบน YouTube และซึมซับข้อมูลทั้งหมดมาก่อนแล้ว ทำให้เมื่อคุณไปถึงที่นั่น มันก็กลายเป็นแค่การเล่นซ้ำในสิ่งที่คุณจินตนาการไว้ว่าจะได้เห็นอยู่แล้ว

นี่แหละคือจุดที่ผมแบ่งแยกระหว่างการ ท่องเที่ยว และการ เดินทาง

การท่องเที่ยว คือการที่คุณไปในที่ต่าง ๆ แต่ยังคงอยู่ในพื้นที่ปลอดภัยของตัวเอง คุณทำสิ่งที่คุ้นเคย และวางแผนทุกอย่างล่วงหน้า ในขณะที่ การเดินทางคือการก้าวออกจากพื้นที่ปลอดภัยของคุณ คุณมุ่งหน้าไปสู่สิ่งที่ไม่รู้จัก และยอมเสี่ยงกับอะไรบ้าง ผมจึงอยากสร้างบางอย่าง ณ ที่แห่งนี้ ผมอยากสร้างสิ่งที่ทำให้ผู้คนได้ออกเดินทาง

ดังนั้นทีมของผมและพันธมิตรของผมในประเทศไทยจึงได้ตกลงร่วมกันสร้างประสบการณ์ที่จะผสมผสานความสะดวกและปลอดภัยของ การท่องเที่ยว เข้ากับการผจญภัยและประสบการณ์สดใหม่จาก การเดินทาง**

แล้วนั่น ก็คือเหตุผลที่ได้ให้กำเนิด “Rite of Passage”

Rite of passage คือการผจญภัยที่ถูกออกแบบมาโดยเฉพาะสำหรับเพื่อบิตคอยน์และบิตคอยเนอร์ เราเรียกมันว่า ทริปที่เงินซื้อไม่ได้ เพราะทริปเหล่านี้ตั้งใจจะเปลี่ยนแปลงคุณในแบบที่การไปเที่ยวพักผ่อนธรรมดาๆ ทำไม่ได้

ทุกส่วนของ Rite of passage ถูกออกแบบมาเพื่อเปลี่ยนมุมมองที่คุณมีต่อโลก ให้ไม่ใช่แค่เพียงมองมันผ่านกฏหมาย แต่ได้มองมันผ่านการสนทนากับคนอื่นๆ ที่มีหัวใจดวงเดียวกับคุณ

หนึ่งในสิ่งสิ่งที่เราทำคือ เราจะไม่ค่อยแสดงกำหนดการล่วงหน้าหากไม่จำเป็น เพราะเราอยากให้ทุกประสบการณ์ที่คุณจะได้รับจะเป็นอะไรที่ใหม่หมด เพราะคุณไม่รู้ว่าจะเจออะไรบ้าง และเรามุ่งเน้นที่ประสบการณ์ท้องถิ่นอย่างแท้จริงกับกลุ่มเล็ก ๆ เพื่อให้คุณได้สัมผัสกับสถานที่นั้นจริงๆ แทนที่จะเห็นแค่สิ่งที่ คนนำทริปติดสิบอันดับแรก เลือกไว้ให้

อีกทั้งเรายังคัดกรองทุกคนที่เข้าร่วมทริปเหล่านี้ เพราะเรามองหาคนที่ให้คุณค่ากับความขยันซื่อสัตย์ รับผิดชอบต่อตัวเอง และมีความเป็นอิสระ เรากำลังมองหาบิตคอยเนอร์ตัวจริง

ตลอดการเดินทางที่ผมได้ไปทั่วอเมริกา เพื่อพบปะกับบิตคอยน์เนอร์ ผมได้เรียนรู้ว่าการเป็นบิตคอยน์เนอร์มันมากกว่าการแค่ครอบครองเหรียญบิตคอยน์ มันเกี่ยวกับการใช้ชีวิตบนพื้นฐานของความขยัน ความรับผิดชอบต่อตนเอง และการมุ่งมั่นแสวงหาอิสรภาพอย่างไม่หยุดยั้ง

แล้วการเดินทางนี้ มิได้เกี่ยวกับการสะสมเงินหรือความสำเร็จเพียงอย่างเดียว มันส่วนตัวกว่านั้น**

มันคือการเดินทางแห่งการปลดแอกตัวเองจากขีดจำกัดในหัวของเราที่ฉุดรั้งเราไว้ แห่งการลงมือทำ ท้าทายตัวเอง ยอมรับสิ่งที่ไม่รู้ เป็นการเดินทางที่จะพาเราข้ามขีดจำกัดทั้งหลายได้ ซึ่งไม่ใช่สิ่งที่เราทำในสามัญสำนึกเดิม ๆ ผมพบว่าหลายคนที่ผมได้เจอที่ถือบิตคอยน์นั้น ตื่นเต้นกับประสบการณ์การเดินทางของผมที่ผมเล่าอยู่มากกว่าตัวบิตคอยน์อีก แม้ว่าพวกเขาจะไม่ได้พูดออกมาตรงๆ ก็ตาม

แล้วผมพบว่าการแสวงซึ่งอิสระภาพนี้แหละที่นำพาพวกเราเหล่าบิตคอยเนอร์มาพบเจอกัน

หลายคนที่ถือบิตคอยน์มองว่าบิตคอยน์เป็นรูปแบบของเงินที่ดีที่สุดผมเห็นด้วย มันคือเรื่องจริง แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม ผมมองว่ามันเป็นอะไรที่มากกว่านั้น สำหรับผม บิตคอยน์ได้นำพาผู้คนที่แสวงหาซึ่งอิสรภาพมาพบกัน เหมือนกับที่พวกเราทุกคนที่นั่งอยู่ที่นี่วันนี้

และการแสวงหาซึ่งอิสรภาพนี้แหละ ที่จะทำให้โลกน่าอยู่ขึ้น

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บรรยายโดย Captain Sidd แปลและเรียบเรียงโดย Techin

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• Who Is Responsible for the Content Published on Social Networks?
• What should the role of platforms be in content moderation?
• Who should be consulted in cases of disputes involving illegal content?
• Should there be a limit to freedom of speech online? Where should the line be drawn?

These are just a few of the numerous questions that have characterized the debate for years, not only regarding social networks but, more broadly, the entire landscape of online interactions.

In recent weeks, tensions have reignited due to three cases that have stirred the pot—depending on the perspective—with slogans of either combating illegal activity or fighting censorship: Telegram, Meta, and X.

These cases are distinct, with the platforms and their executives behaving differently in each instance: Meta cooperated with authorities, while Telegram and X were more reluctant. However, all three stories share a key issue—perhaps the key issue: the ability to intervene in the content they host.

To understand the reason, let’s briefly recap what happened.

Telegram, Meta, and X: Three Different Cases, One Common Origin

Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, was arrested in Paris on August 24th as part of an investigation that French authorities have been conducting for months against the messaging platform.

The accusations are numerous: money laundering, drug trafficking, child pornography, and refusal to cooperate with law enforcement. In the press release issued by the Prosecutor’s Office, there is even mention of violations related to the import and export of cryptographic tools—an approach reminiscent of the United States in the 1990s, when the government classified cryptography on par with weaponry. This interpretation only changed due to the outcome of the Crypto Wars.

In fact, reports tell us that Pavel Durov was released after a few days upon paying a €5 million bail, with the condition that he not leave France. Initially, Telegram issued a statement via Twitter, asserting its compliance with European laws. But on September 6th, the founder of Telegram decided to fight back, leaving little room for interpretation.

"Sometimes we can’t reach an agreement with regulators in certain countries on the right balance between privacy and security," Durov said, adding that, if necessary, Telegram will leave markets that are incompatible with these principles.

It is worth noting that this is not the first time Durov has clashed with authorities. In the past, he refused to cooperate with Russia by denying access to Telegram users’ personal data. This refusal led to the platform being temporarily blocked in Russia in 2018.

Meta: Pressure from the White House and Zuckerberg’s Revelations

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently disclosed pressures he received from the White House during the pandemic. In a letter to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg revealed that the Biden administration pushed Meta to remove content related to the virus, including satirical and critical posts.

Zuckerberg explained that in 2021, Meta deleted more than 20 million posts related to COVID-19 but expressed regret over some of the decisions made, admitting that the company had succumbed to excessive political pressure.

Zuckerberg emphasized that these requests were perceived by the company as an obligation rather than a choice, and in hindsight, some of these actions might have been mistakes. Meta’s future commitment, according to Zuckerberg, will be to better resist such pressures, even in emergency situations.

I believe the government’s pressure was wrong, and I regret not being more transparent about it.

X and the Clash with the Brazilian Government

Elon Musk and X (formerly Twitter) are at the center of a legal dispute in Brazil, where the platform was blocked after Musk refused to appoint a local legal representative, as required by the country’s Supreme Court. The issue arose when Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered X to suspend certain accounts accused of spreading political disinformation, particularly those associated with former president Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters.

Musk’s reaction was harsh. He accused the Supreme Court of corruption and of violating free speech, criticizing de Moraes and calling him a “criminal.” However, the judge continued his legal actions against Musk and his company, even freezing the bank accounts of Starlink, Musk’s satellite division, to pressure X into complying with Brazilian laws.

Brazilian authorities are even pursuing those who attempt to access the platform using VPNs, sparking further controversy over freedom in Brazil.

Currently, the platform remains suspended, with about 21 million Brazilian users cut off from the service. The legal dispute is ongoing and could have long-term repercussions for X’s presence in Brazil, one of the platform’s largest markets.

The Ownership of Content

Telegram and X have found themselves in hot water for refusing to comply with content moderation mandates imposed by various jurisdictions. Meta, on the other hand, has avoided such issues by adhering to directives from the White House, including the removal of content flagged by Washington, such as “satirical and ironic” posts, as noted in the letter.

The decisive factor in all three cases is the same: the ability to intervene in what is published on the platform. The terms and conditions of Meta and X do not formally claim ownership of the content users post, but they clarify that users grant the companies a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, distribute, modify, and display the content in relation to the services offered. Telegram’s terms are slightly stricter: while users also retain formal ownership of their content, Telegram requires a license to distribute and display content only within its ecosystem.

However, the result remains the same. Anything published by users can be modified by the platform, according to the implicit contract every single user agrees to when they begin using the service.

Nostr is the Way

It’s no coincidence that, in recent weeks, many who care about issues such as privacy and censorship resistance have reignited interest in Nostr. The protocol, whose acronym stands for Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays, can be used via various clients, not a single platform—similar to how the Web is accessible from different browsers.

But most importantly, users who create an account do not do so through a username and password saved on the company’s servers—because, in this case, the company doesn’t exist—but rather through a public key and a private key.

This key pair allows users to interact with Nostr across multiple clients and send their “notes”—as posts are called on Nostr—to as many relays (servers) as they wish. In other words, the data is not stored on a single server but on multiple servers chosen by the user—and the user can even set up their own server without much difficulty.

Most importantly, the data is portable. Posts sent are cryptographically signed: in Nostr, content ownership is not just formally with the user, it is mathematically so.

In such a context, blaming the operator of a client or relay for the content signed and published by users' private keys would be bordering on absurdity, besides revealing a clear technical ignorance. Of course, after the accusations from the U.S. Department of Justice against the developers of Samourai Wallet, it’s fair to be ready for anything.

But giving a chance to solutions like Nostr also means considering the possibility of reclaiming one's online identity and no longer being an unconscious victim of manipulative algorithms and invasive governments.

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Last week, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador emphasized Bitcoin’s role in enhancing the country's global image that boosted foreign investment and tourism. At the NostrWorld Unconference in Riga, the synergy between Bitcoin and decentralized social  networks was a key focus, showcasing the potential for integrating Bitcoin with the growing Nostr protocol. Meanwhile, Lightspark launched its Extend platform, facilitating instant Bitcoin payments for U.S. businesses, thereby expanding the accessibility  of Bitcoin transactions. Publicly traded companies have increased their Bitcoin holdings by nearly 200%, bringing their total to $20  billion, reflecting strong institutional confidence in Bitcoin as a reserve asset. Additionally, Bitcoin in exchange experienced its third-largest daily net outflow of 2024, indicating a shift toward long-term holding among investors. Despite some withdrawals,  including a $13.5 million outflow from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, the fund remains a dominant force in the Bitcoin investment landscape. Lastly, Nigeria's SEC granted its first provisional exchange license, a milestone in the regulation of the country’s  rapidly growing digital asset industry, positioning Nigeria as a leading player in global digital asset adoption. For more details, continue reading below.

A. Bitcoin Data Dashboard

1. Bitcoin Transactions\ 2. Supply\ 3. Mining\ 4. Transaction Fees\ 5. Difficulty Retarget\ 6. Lightning Network (Public)

B. Bitcoin Ecosystem

1. Bukele: Bitcoin was a powerful rebranding tool for El Salvador\ 2. NostrWorld Unconference in Riga: Exploring Bitcoin and Decentralized Social Networks\ 3. Lightspark launches Extend for instant Bitcoin Lightning payments in the U.S.\ 4. Public companies boost Bitcoin holdings by nearly 200%, reaching $20 billion\ 5. Bitcoin exchanges see 3rd-largest daily net outflow of 2024\ 6. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust faces $13.5m outflow amid broader ETF withdrawals

C. Regulation

1. Nigeria's first provisional exchange license from SEC, marking milestone in digital asset regulation

D. Macroeconomy

1. Vice President Harris proposes wealth tax targeting unrealized gains for ultra rich\ 2. Jobless claims drop as labor market slows, US economy remains on steady growth path

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A. Bitcoin Data Dashboard

As of Sep 2, 2024

B. Bitcoin Ecosystem

1. Bukele: Bitcoin was a powerful rebranding tool for El Salvador

President Nayib Bukele recently provided a candid assessment of El Salvador's groundbreaking decision to adopt Bitcoin as  legal tender, a move that has drawn both praise and criticism on the global stage. In an interview with Time magazine,  Bukele emphasized that the initiative has had substantial benefits  particularly in enhancing El Salvador's international image  despite the country's bitcoin adoption has not expanded as rapidly as he has hoped, Bukele described the Bitcoin adoption  as a powerful rebranding tool for the nation, one that has attracted foreign investment and boosted tourism. The president’s  marketing advisor, Damian Merlo, echoed this sentiment, calling the decision "genius" and likening it to a major public  relations campaign that El Salvador didn’t have to pay for. "We could have spent millions on a PR firm to rebrand the  country," Merlo noted, "but instead, we adopted Bitcoin." While the move initially strained relations with institutions like  the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which urged Bukele to abandon the policy due to perceived risks, there are signs  that the tension is easing. El Salvador has recently reported progress in negotiations with the IMF, with a focus on enhancing  transparency and addressing potential fiscal and financial stability risks related to the Bitcoin project. 

Reference: Bitcoin.com, Time

2. NostrWorld Unconference in Riga: Exploring Bitcoin and Decentralized Social Networks

Last week, NostrWorld’s third unconference, held in Riga, Latvia, gathered advocates and developers of the Nostr protocol. Organized by  Jack Dorsey, NostrWorld provides a platform for open-source enthusiasts to collaborate on building a decentralized internet. The event,  called Nostriga, underscored the emerging synergy between Nostr’s decentralized social network and Bitcoin. Nostr is an  open-source protocol for a decentralized, censorship-resistant social network. Unlike traditional platforms, Nostr operates on a  network of relays, supporting features like micropayments and digital identity management. It promises greater privacy  and independence from centralized platforms. A highlight of the conference was Strike CEO Jack Mallers discussing  how Nostr’s micropayments—Zaps—helped a skeptic understand Bitcoin’s value. This feature shows Bitcoin’s  utility in social contexts, advancing the concept of internet tipping. Jack Dorsey enphasizing the importance of open source.  Nostr faces the challenge of broadening its user base beyond Bitcoin enthusiasts. New initiatives like Ditto aim to  integrate Nostr with larger internet communities, potentially increasing Bitcoin’s visibility and accessibility. Nostr’s role  as a social and identity system could pave the way for decentralized digital economies. By leveraging social graphs and  cryptographic trust, Nostr and Bitcoin together could enable secure, decentralized commerce.

Reference: Bitcoin magazine

3. Lightspark launches Extend for instant Bitcoin Lightning payments in the U.S.

Lightspark has unveiled Lightspark Extend, a new solution designed to facilitate instant Bitcoin Lightning payments for U.S. businesses.  This platform integrates with Universal Money Addresses (UMA) and Lightning-enabled wallets, exchanges, or bank accounts,  offering a compliant and cost-effective way to handle transactions around the clock. Lightspark Extend is compatible with over 99% of U.S.  banks that support real-time payments, enabling businesses to provide their customers with fast, low-cost transactions. UMA simplifies the  payment process by using easy-to-remember addresses similar to email, removing the need for complex codes or passwords. With this launch,  Lightspark Extend makes real-time payments via the Bitcoin Lightning Network accessible to eligible recipients across the U.S. Businesses  interested in adopting this solution can sign up for a UMA address, link their accounts, and start receiving payments through an onboarding  process facilitated by Zero Hash, a regulated U.S. financial institution. The introduction of Lightspark Extend marks a significant advancement in expanding the accessibility and utility of Bitcoin payments. This follows Lightspark’s recent announcement of a partnership with Coinbase,  enabling customers to send up to $10,000 instantly through the Lightning Network.

Reference: Bitcoin magazine

4. Public companies boost Bitcoin holdings by nearly 200%, reaching $20 billion

Publicly listed companies have seen their Bitcoin holdings soar by nearly 200% in a year, rising from $7.2 billion to $20 billion.  According to Bitbo data, 42 such companies now hold 335,249 BTC, valued at roughly $20 billion. This marks a 177.7% increase  from a year ago, when their BTC holdings were worth $7.2 billion. The trend began with MicroStrategy's August 2020  purchase of over 21,000 BTC, making Bitcoin its primary treasury reserve asset, and the company has since grown its holdings  to 226,500 BTC. A survey commissioned by Nickel Digital Asset Management revealed strong institutional support for Bitcoin  as a reserve asset, with 75% of 200 surveyed institutional investors and wealth managers endorsing public companies holding  BTC. The survey, involving firms managing $1.7 trillion in assets, also found that 58% believe 10% or more of public companies  will hold BTC within five years. Nickel Digital's CEO, Anatoly Crachilov, noted that institutional investors see Bitcoin as a hedge  against currency debasement and a valuable addition to reserve allocations. Despite this growth, the 335,249 BTC held by public  companies represent just 1.6% of Bitcoin's total capped supply of 21 million.

Reference: Cointelegraph

5. Bitcoin exchanges see 3rd-largest daily net outflow of 2024

Bitcoin is seeing a significant uptick in exchange withdrawals as its price nears the $60,000 mark, with approximately 45,000 BTC  removed from exchanges on August 27 alone. This movement represents the third-largest net outflow of Bitcoin from exchanges  in 2024, following similar spikes in July. According to data from CryptoQuant, this trend could signal a growing bullish sentiment  among investors, who appear to be transferring their Bitcoin off exchanges to hold for the long term, thereby reducing potential  selling pressure in the market. As of August 27, major exchanges hold around 2.63 million BTC, reflecting a 12.5% decrease  from the 3.01 million BTC held at the beginning of the year. This reduction in exchange reserves underscores a broader trend  of investors preferring to hold their Bitcoin privately, possibly in anticipation of future price increases.

Reference: Cointelegraph

6. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust faces $13.5m outflow amid broader ETF withdrawals

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) experienced a $13.5 million outflow on Thursday, marking its first outflow since  May 1st and only the second in the fund's history since its launch in January. This rare withdrawal contrasts with the ETF’s  usual pattern of consistent inflows, underscoring its dominance in the Bitcoin investment space. The outflow came as part of  a broader trend affecting spot Bitcoin ETFs, which saw a collective $71.8 million in withdrawals on Thursday. Competing  Bitcoin ETFs from Grayscale, Fidelity, Valkyrie, and Bitwise also reported significant outflows, ranging from $8 million to  $31 million. Despite these withdrawals, ARK's Bitcoin ETF saw an inflow of $5.3 million, highlighting a mixed investor  sentiment as Bitcoin remains below the $60,000 mark. This divergence suggests varied outlooks among investors regarding  Bitcoin's future. Despite the recent dip, BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF continues to lead the market, having attracted over $20  billion in net inflows since inception. With more than 350,000 BTC under management, it remains one of the largest  institutional Bitcoin holders, reflecting its enduring appeal and influence in the Bitcoin investment landscape.

Reference: Bitcoin magazine

C. Regulation

1. Nigeria's first provisional exchange license from SEC, marking milestone in digital asset regulation

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted Quidax, an Africa-based crypto exchange, its  first provisional operating license. This marks a significant step toward formal recognition and regulation of Nigeria's  digital asset industry. The SEC's license allows Quidax to operate as a registered crypto exchange in Nigeria,  a move the company describes as a "shot of adrenaline" for the local crypto community, spurring innovation and growth. Quidax CEO Buchi Okoro praised the SEC, particularly under the leadership of Emomotimi Agama, for its efforts  to bring order and investor protection to the Nigerian crypto market. The approval also paves the way for Quidax to  collaborate with banks and financial institutions, pending approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria. This licensing follows the SEC's recent amendment to its rules on June 21, covering digital asset issuance, exchange,  and custody. Despite concerns that stringent requirements could limit local crypto exchanges, the new regulatory  framework, including the Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme, aims to align virtual asset service providers  with the latest standards. Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, is a global leader in cryptocurrency adoption, ranking  second in Chainalysis’ 2023 Cryptocurrency Geography Report. While foreign investment in Nigeria's crypto sector  has been slower than expected, the new regulatory environment and Quidax's licensing could attract more investors  by offering a stable and secure market.

Reference: Cointelegraph

D. Macroeconomy

1. Vice President Harris proposes wealth tax targeting unrealized gains for ultra rich

As a presidential candidate, Vice President Harris has aligned with President Biden’s tax policies, including the pledge  not to raise taxes on anyone earning under $400,000 annually. However, she also has her own ambitious tax proposals. These include raising the top marginal tax rate on high earners from 37% to 39.6%. Although she previously suggested  a 4% “income-based premium” on households earning over $100,000 to fund Medicare for All, this idea has not  resurfaced in 2024. Among the more controversial proposals Harris supports is a tax on unrealized capital gains for  individuals with over $100 million in wealth. Often dubbed the “billionaire tax,” this would require these households to  pay an annual minimum tax of 25% on their combined income and unrealized gains. This approach would be groundbreaking  in U.S. tax history, as it taxes assets that have not yet been sold. For example, if you buy stock at $10 and it increases to $20,  you would owe taxes on the $10 gain, even if you haven’t sold the stock. The same principle would apply to real estate,  where yearly value increases would be taxed. This proposal raises significant concerns, particularly about the administrative  challenges of valuing assets annually and the potential for future expansion of the tax to lower wealth thresholds. The wealth  tax faces hurdles in Congress and potential court challenges, but it signals Harris's intent to push for new forms of taxation  on the ultra-wealthy.

Reference: Forbes

2. Jobless claims drop as labor market slows, US economy remains on steady growth path

Last week, new applications for jobless benefits in the U.S. dropped slightly, but re-employment opportunities for laid-off  workers are becoming scarcer, indicating the unemployment rate likely remained high in August. Despite this, the labor market's  orderly slowdown is keeping economic growth on track, with the economy growing faster than initially reported in the second  quarter, driven by consumer spending and rebounding corporate profits. The labor market's cooling supports the expectation that  the Federal Reserve may start cutting interest rates next month, though a 50-basis-point reduction seems unlikely. Initial jobless  claims fell by 2,000 to 231,000 for the week ending August 24, while continuing claims, which indicate ongoing unemployment,  rose slightly, suggesting prolonged joblessness. In the second quarter, the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.0%, with  consumer spending revised upward to a 2.9% growth rate, offsetting lower business investment and exports. Corporate profits  also reached a record high, helping businesses manage input costs amid supply-chain challenges. The goods trade deficit widened  in July due to a surge in imports, likely driven by expectations of higher tariffs if former President Trump wins the November election.  Despite these factors, economists predict growth will slow but avoid a recession.

Reference: Reuters, dol.gov

@ 469fa704:2b6cb760

I joined Nostr a week ago and wanted to recap it for myself and also give other newbies a simple introduction. Maybe this will help you get started too.

Step 1: Create your identity and get your private key for a browser extension

I started with the Snort client on my local home server. It created my private/public key pair and I was good to go. Then I transferred the private key to Amethyst, a pretty good Android-based client. Before looking at various clients and other nostr-based websites, I tried transferring my private key into a browser extension. I looked at Alby and nos2x. I chose the latter because I wanted to keep my Lightning wallet separate from my identity management. You don't have to, I just found it easier.

Step 2: If you're confused, always check your feed settings

I tried many different clients and was very confused at first. Due to its decentralized nature, Nostr relies on relays, which are just small servers, and to each one you can connect to, all your data is stored. When you post a message, write a note, an article like this or simply who you follow. The main reason and benefit for this is that there is no single point of failure or server-like entity that could be censored. The side effect of this, combined with using different clients, was that not only did it look different everywhere, but the content was also very different. This was simply because I wasn't connected to all my different clients with the same relays. But the main reason why each feed looks different on each client is usually because you can choose different variations of feeds and some clients even offer filters for the feeds.

Scroll down to get a small overview of the clients I've tried.

Step 3: Set up your lightning wallet with something like Wallet of Satoshi

I made my Bitcoin Lightning wallet independent of my identity. That's why I just went with the number one Lightning wallet on the market: Satoshi's Wallet. It's very simple and provides you with a Lightning address that resembles and has the format of an email address. You can add this address to your Nostr profile description and you're ready to receive Sats. Anyone can send them to you, e.g. for a good message or something else they find valuable on Nostr (like a podcast, a video, an article, ...). Just be aware that Satoshi's wallet contains your key and the sats you have there are not really your sats. So only leave a small amount there or no more than you need for your nostr experience.

Step 4: Set up your Nostr address

I set up a unique NIP-05 identifier that is human readable and also looks like an email address. For me, that's tobiya@nostrplebs.com, also called a nostr address. It's much easier to read, share and remember than your public key, which is just a long, unwieldy string of characters.

Some popular services are: * NostrVerified * Alby * Iris * Primal * Snort * nostrplebs.com

Most offer free services or at least a free tier. I chose nostrplebs.com because it links my Nostr address (tobiya@nostrplebs.com) to my Lightning wallet. ⚡

Brief overview of the clients (I have tested)

Web/Browser:

• Primal: Fast, user-friendly, nice looking, easy to use
• Coracle: Focuses on decentralized reputation, privacy and trust metrics. Also well organized and structured
• noStrudel: The most comprehensive I've found, has everything
• Rabbit: Designed like X (Twitter) Pro, focuses on everything at once
• Nostter: Clearly structured, easy to find what you're looking for
• Snort: Fast web client for those who prefer simplicity and speed.

iOS

I'm not an iPhone user, but everything I've discovered says that Damus is the best app for iOS.

Android:

• Amethyst: Feature rich for Android, I only tried this program because it gives me everything I currently need on my phone.
• Primal: Works seamlessly with Primal on the web, which is a pretty convenient starting point if you only want to use one client.

As for the web clients, I'm still figuring out which one will be my favorite. But I think they're all good in their own way. In the time of writing, I am mainly using Primal on Android and Web, Amethyst and noStrudel.

Let's have fun!!

@ 0edc2f47:730cff1b

Chef's notes

In this case, sweet-and-sour doesn’t mean Americanized Chinese food but rather the sauce that dominated the Shabbos and Pesach dinner table among American Jewish immigrants in the early 20th century.

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 30 minutes
• 🍳 Cook time: 6 hours
• 🍽️ Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 8-10 large cloves garlic
• 1 cup ketchup
• ¼ cup dry sherry
• ¼ cup sake
• ¼ cup cider vinegar
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup honey
• ¼ cup Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1½ cups Coca-Cola, ginger ale, or Dr. Pepper
• 1 first-cut brisket, 6 to 7 pounds (2.7-3.2kg), rinsed and patted thoroughly dry

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325F / 160C.
2. Combine all ingredients except brisket in a blender and blend until smooth.
3. Place brisket in a Dutch oven or other large pot with a tight-fitting lid.
4. Pour sauce over brisket, place lid on pot, roast in oven for 3 hours. Flip roast and return to oven for 3 hours or until fork tender.
5. Remove roast to rest. Skim fat from sauce and reduce if desired. Serve immediately with sauce or cool, cover brisket and refrigerate overnight in cooking pan. The next day, defat sauce, reduce if desired, and reheat meat in sauce before serving.

@ 3b7fc823:e194354f

I dOn'T cAre ABouT pRivAcY. IT dOEsN'T maTtER. i'M nOT dOiNg AnyThiNg wRonG.

GHOSTn

Your phone is spying on you. Your apps are spying on you. Your websites, search engine, fitness tracker, smart watch, IoT device, EVERYTHING is collecting anything it can and sending it off to be stored, cross referenced, and sold.

Data is the new oil.

So what? I don't care if Google knows I like motorcycles. By itself one data point isn't a big deal but once you start bringing everything together...

Who are you talking to? When and how long did you talk to them? Where did you go? How often do you go there? On and on the profile starts to become overwhelmingly invasive.

Right now it is extremely cheap and easy to collect and store the data but it's hard and expensive to cross reference and tabulate the data down to the individual. But in the extremely near future using AI and faster processers, data profiles for sale go from white men between 25 - 30, with this education level, and background like XYZ to -> John loves motorcycls and steak.

Suddenly your insurance premiums are way higher than your friends because you partake in dangerous activities and eat too much red meat. You get denied that loan because you invest in risky assets and it raises your risk factors to pay it back. That job that you applied to never responded because they already ran you through the algorithm and you don't fit the culture.

Protect your data and privacy now before its too late.

privacy

@ 91687725:a0de48ea

こんにちは。Kateです。

最近ちょっとお休みしていますが、日本でビットコインを専門に扱うDiamond Hands Magazineに寄稿したりしてます。

私がビットコインと出会ったのは2011年、まだビットコイン利用者はとても少なかった時代です。たまたま身内にビットコイン界隈の人がいました。もしかしたら今でいうビト妻だったかも？

まだビットコインが1ドル以下でおもちゃみたいな存在だった頃に知ったわけですが、その後勢いづいて、100ドル、1000ドルと価値が上がっていきました。

それを見て、ビットコインを少しずつ買って貯めておけば、将来リタイヤの蓄えになるかもと思ってお小遣い程度のビットコインを積立してました。でも、アクシデントで失くしちゃったんですよね。

その後、身内のごたごたで自分の生活が天地がひっくり返るように一変し、気がつけばカナダでただお金がないアジア系移民シングルマザー、しかも周りに家族が誰もいないという、非常にマイノリティな立場になりました。

人生、何事も経験。一度ビットコインを失くし、傷心もあり、数年はビットコインから離れました。でも気がつけばビットコインは冬の時代を終えて、また元気になっていたんですね。自分は海外でひとり子育てに追われ、なんとか生きてた感じですが！

ビットコインが500ドルくらいになっていた時に困窮していた私は、ふとペーパーウォレットと呼ばれた当時の携帯可能ウォレット？に0.5btc 残っていたのを発見して速攻換金しましたね。悔やまれます。

その後、2017年頃、カナダで当時大手の割と使い勝手のいい取引所があることを知って、再度ビットコイン貯蓄にチャレンジしました。2年ほどで、ほぼ1ビットコインと10ETHくらいあったんですけどね、今度は取引所の代表者が行方不明になり、またもやビットコインを失くしました。

ふつうだったら、もうやめますよね。2回もなくしたら。

けれど、自分はかつてインターネットが始まったころのワクワクを経験していました。90年代半ば、新宿にできたばかりのインターネットカフェで、GIFがかろうじて表示できるグレーのブラウザ画面と対面しました。世界を変える技術を体験した時の感動は今でも忘れられません。

（こう書くと立派なオバサンなのがバレちゃいますね。ビットコインネイティブ世代の中では年長者）

それから15年以上たって、初めてサトシナカモトのホワイトペーパーを読んだ時に、同じ衝撃を受けたのです。初めて実用化されたインターネット上で世界の誰とでも送り合えるマネー。その可能性は無限∞。

そのビットコインの進化を、実際に買ってみたり、使ってみたり、なくしたりしつつ、より深く知ろうと付き合ってきた自分は、いつの間にかビットコインを通して世の中のいろいろを見て考えるようになりました。

ビットコインが生まれ、実験段階を経て、すでに15年が経ちます。けれども、ビットコインは今でも多くの人から最も誤解されている技術・発明のように見えます。ここまで来たら、自分が生きている間に、ビットコインが世界とどう関わっていくのか見届けたいと思います！

そして、私自身がビットコインを知ることで発見した世界や新しい価値観を、誰かに伝えられたらいいなと願って、このブログをスタートすることにしました。

今回は自己紹介という形になりましたが、私がビットコインを通して学んだことや気づいたことをこれから少しづつアップしてみます！

週1くらいのペースで投稿が目標です。よろしくお願いします。

@ b0510a0c:12716ced

On April 24, 2012, Erik Voorhees changed everything about Bitcoin with the launch of Satoshi Dice:

a game that captivated users and intensified debates about Bitcoin's evolution and the network's ability to handle an increasing volume of transactions.

At that time, Satoshi Dice allowed thousands of players to bet on digital dice rolls, leading to a MASSIVE influx of transactions that filled the blocks of the blockchain.

📈 Success of Satoshi Dice:

Satoshi Dice achieved phenomenal success, attracting millions of users with its simplicity. Players flocked in, bets piled up, and blocks filled up.

Erik Voorhees effectively leveraged Bitcoin's microtransactions, quickly saturating the blocks with these. This was a testament to the game's popularity, but also a source of tension within the community.

Within months, Satoshi Dice became the most popular service on the Bitcoin network, boosting its usage and virality.

Players appreciated the "provable fairness" aspect of the game, where they could verify the transparency and fairness of each bet.

🚫 Criticism and Controversy:

However, this success was not without criticism.

Many Bitcoin enthusiasts viewed the massive influx of transactions generated by the game unfavorably. For them, these sometimes trivial transactions "spammed" the blockchain, clogging the blocks and increasing transaction fees for all users. Does this sound familiar?

The network, designed to handle about seven transactions per second, quickly reached its maximum capacity, causing validation delays and "high" fees.

⚔️ BlockSize Wars:

The BlockSize wars, which took place mainly between 2016 and 2017, were a technical and ideological conflict centered on block size and scalability solutions.

While Satoshi Dice was not the sole cause, the game significantly contributed to the emergence of this event by helping to popularize Bitcoin among new users and generating substantial transaction volume.

As Bitcoin adoption grew, the network faced intense pressure, leading to block saturation and rising transaction fees. On one side, some advocated for increasing block size to allow more transactions, leading to the creation of Bitcoin Cash in August 2017. On the other, proponents of solutions like SegWit pushed for improvements without compromising decentralization.

🔧 Adoption of SegWit:

Erik Voorhees expressed his support for the SegWit2x proposal, which aimed to improve network scalability by combining the implementation of SegWit with an increase in block size.

Segregated Witness (SegWit) was adopted in August 2017, allowing transaction data to be separated from signatures. This reorganization not only increased transaction processing capacity but also paved the way for the development of the Lightning Network, a layer 2 solution enabling instant and low-cost transactions.

SegWit was a crucial response to the challenges posed by network congestion, which had been exacerbated by Bitcoin's growing adoption and the emergence of popular applications like Satoshi Dice.

⚡ SegWit and Lightning:

The adoption of SegWit helped resolve blockchain congestion issues, while the Lightning Network, a layer 2 solution, facilitated fast and low-cost transactions.

Together, these innovations not only addressed technical challenges but also renewed enthusiasm for games and other applications on Bitcoin, paving the way for a new wave of development.

🎲 Nostr Dice:

Today, as we reflect on the impact of Satoshi Dice, a new project emerges: nostr:npub1nstrdc6z4y9xadyj4z2zfecu6zt05uvlmd08ea0vchcvfrjvv7yq8lns84

This modern clone of the original game is built on Nostr, a decentralized communication protocol, and Lightning, paying homage to the past while offering an enhanced gaming experience that does not impact layer 1 congestion!

From a game that caused Bitcoin congestion to its rebirth on Lightning, which it helped to bring about, the circle is complete!

@ 8a4c88dc:a498228e

คุณ Jimmy Castro ได้พูดคุยกับ อ.พิริยะ บนเวที Thailand Bitcoin Conference 2024 ถึงประสบการณ์ของเขาบนเชียงใหม่ ว่าเขาทำอะไรที่นั่นบ้าง รู้จักกับบิตคอยน์ตอนไหน เรื่องราวของเขาในการจัดตั้งศูนย์การเรียนรู้บิตคอยน์ที่เชียงใหม่ และมุมมองต่อการเติบโตของ Bitcoin ภายในประเทศไทย

ซึ่งสามารถรับชมการสนทนาฉบับเต็มได้ที่: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVYmwMKu9Rc&t=234s

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ความมหัศจรรย์ของเครือข่ายบิตคอยน์ที่คุณจิมมี่ได้ค้นพบระหว่างการช่วยเหลือชุมชนบนเขาที่เชียงใหม่แห่งหนึ่ง

Jimmy Castro นั้นย้ายเข้ามาอยู่ที่เชียงใหม่เป็นเวลา 2 ปีกับอีก 9 เดือนถ้วนแล้ว และได้จัดตั้งองค์กรไม่แสวงผลกำไรเพื่อที่จะให้การช่วยเหลือชุมชนห่างไกลความเจริญที่นั่น โดยเฉพาะกับชุมชนเด็กกำพร้าบนดอย ด้วยการให้การศึกษาภาษาอังกฤษแก่พวกเขา นอกจากนั้น เขาเองก็มีธุรกิจส่วนตัวที่สหรัฐอเมริกา ในเมืองไมอามีและมาร์กที่ช่วย Support สิ่งที่เขาทำอยู่ที่นี่ด้วยเช่นกัน

คุณพิริยะนั้นได้รู้จักกับคุณจิมมี่ประมาณต้นปีแล้วก็ได้สนใจตัวโครงการของเขาที่ได้มีการนำแผงโซลาเซลล์และเครื่องขุด Bitcoin ไปติดตั้งให้ชุมชนบนเขา จึงถามไถ่ว่ามันเป็นมาอย่างไร

คุณจิมมี่เองก็ตอบว่าในตอนแรกนั้น พวกเขามีแค่ครูภาษาอังกฤษที่ตีนเขาใกล้ ๆ กับเมือง ก่อนที่เขาจะเกิดความเห็นอกเห็นใจเด็ก ๆ ที่เดินลงเขามาเรียนจึงได้ขึ้นไปเยี่ยมเยือนและก็พบว่าที่นั่นมีเด็กกว่าร้อยคน แต่กลับไม่มีไฟฟ้าใช้เลย เขารู้ว่าหากไม่มีไฟฟ้าต้องเกิดปัญหาทางโภชนาการแน่เพราะไม่มีตู้เย็น เขาจึงขึ้นไปติดโซล่าเซลล์กำลังผลิตไม่ใหญ่มากที่นั่น เพื่อที่อย่างน้อยเด็ก ๆ และคนที่นั่นจะมีตู้เย็นมาแช่ผักปลาหรือเนื้อสัตว์ได้

ก่อนที่จะพบว่ามีพลังงานเพียง 20% จากแผงโซล่าเท่านั้นที่ถูกเอาไปใช้ ที่เหลือผลิตเกิน เขาเลยปิ๊งว่าน่าจะนำเครื่องขุด Bitcoin ไปติดตั้งบนนั้นเพื่อใช้ประโยชน์จากพลังงานเหลือใช้นี้แล้วก็ได้ลองถามไปทางคุณ Bob ที่ กรุงเทพซึ่งเป็นเจ้าของ Bob Space ว่าเราเอาเครื่องขุดขึ้นไปติดบนนั้นได้ไหม? ทาง Bob Space จึงตกลงและส่งคนของเขาขึ้นไปสำรวจบนเขาที่คุณจิมมี่ติดโซล่าเซลล์อยู่แล้ว แล้วก็ได้คำตอบว่าเราสามารถติดตั้งเครื่องขุด Bitcoin ได้สองเครื่อง

เมื่อได้ยินดังนั้นเขาก็เลยไฟเขียวอย่างไม่ลังเล "เราลงเขาไปเตรียมของแล้วขึ้นมาติดเครื่องขุดกัน!"

ทว่าในขณะนั้นเป็นช่วงที่ฝนตกหนักมาก ทำให้การขับรถขึ้นเขาระยะทางประมาณ 60 กิโลเมตร นั้นแทนเป็นไปไม่ได้ พวกเขาจึงรออยู่สามเดือน จึงเมื่อฝนซาแล้ว พวกเขาก็ได้ขึ้นไปดำเนินงานกัน ในตอนแรกนั้นคุณ Jimmy เองก็รู้จักกับบิตคอยน์ในระดับผิวเผินเองเท่านั้น แต่หลังจากที่ทางทีมได้ติดตั้งอินเตอร์เน็ตบนนั้นและเปิดใช้งานเครื่องขุด เขาก็ประหลาดใจ

"นี่คือ...เกิดไรขึ้น?" "เราขุดบิตคอยน์กันอยู่ไง"

ซึ่งเป็นอย่างนั้นจริง ๆ ตัวเครื่องขุดขุดบิตคอยน์มาได้กว่า 40,000 Sats ต่อเดือน (ในกรณีที่เครื่องทำงานตลอด 24 ชั่วโมง) ซึ่งตีเป็นเงิน 1000 บาทในอัตราการแลกเปลี่ยน ณ ขณะนั้น แต่นั่นไม่ได้เป็นสิ่งที่เขาสนใจมากที่สุด

ณ ชุมชนบนภูเขากลางป่าที่ ๆ ต้องใช้เวลากว่า 5 ชั่วโมงจากตัวเมืองเชียงใหม่และไม่สามารถเข้าถึงไฟฟ้าของรัฐได้ สามารถเชื่อมต่อกับโลกของบิตคอยน์ได้ นี่เป็นสิ่งที่คุณจิมมี่ทึ่งที่สุด

โดยไม่รอช้า เขาได้โพสเรื่องราวสุดเจ๋งนี้บน X(Twitter) อย่างดีอกดีใจ แล้วคนที่เห็นโพสเขาก็ส่งเงินบริจาคเป็นบิตคอยน์มาที่โครงการบนเขานี่ ชุมชนนี้เชื่อมต่อกับโลกภายนอก ได้รับการช่วยเหลือ โดยไม่ผ่านตัวกลางใด ๆ เพียงเพราะแค่เขามาตั้งเครื่องขุดบนนี้ เขามองว่ามันเป็นสิ่งที่ทรงพลังมาก

อย่างไรก็ดี พอเข้าหน้าฝนพวกเขาก็ขนเครื่องขุดลงมาไว้ที่เมืองอมก๋อยแล้วใช้ไฟจากการไฟฟ้าขุดแทน ถึงแม้ว่าจะไม่คุ้มค่าไฟขุดก็ตาม แต่พวกเขาก็ยังขุดต่อ เพราะในขณะนั้นมีคนใจดีมากมายจากทั่วทุกมุมโลกบริจากให้กับเขาเพื่อให้ดำเนินโครงการต่อไป ทำให้มันพอชดเชยต้นทุนค่าขุดได้บ้าง ด้วยเหตุนั้นเขาจึงยังคงเดินโครงการต่อและให้การสนับสนุนชุมชนบนเขากว่า 40 หมู่บ้าน

จนกระทั่งวันหนึ่ง เหมือนว่าจะมีหัวหน้าชุมชนตั้งคำถามกับโครงการขุดบิตคอยน์ที่คุณจิมมี่ทำอยู่ว่ามันดูดีเกินกว่าที่จะเป็นจริงได้ เขาจะมาต้มตุ๋นเราหรือเปล่า เขาที่ไม่อยากขัดแย้งอะไรกับทางชุมชนจึงได้พับโครงการขุดไปและกลับไป Focus กับการสอนหนังสือพวกเขาอย่างเดียว

คุณพิริยะให้ความเห็นว่าพวกเขาอาจจะไม่ค่อยคุ้นเคย ว่านี้เป็นน้ำใจปกติของชาวบิตคอยน์ เพราะว่ามันเป็นเหมือนกับที่คุณ Tucker บอกเอาไว้ในการบรรยายของเขาว่าเงินที่แข็งแกร่งทำให้่คนมีน้ำใจมากขึ้น นั่นทำให้เราเห็นโครงการทำนองนี้กับ Bitcoiner ผุดขึ้นมามากมาย

ข่าวดีก็คือคุณจิมมี่ยังจะผลักดันโครงการนี้ต่อไป

ปัจจุบันเขาวางแผนว่าจะนำโครงการนี้ไปช่วยเหลือชุมชนห่างไกลอีกชุมชนหนึ่ง ชื่อชุมชนอมก๋อย ที่โดนรัฐสร้างเขื่อนไล่ที่จนพวกเขาสูญเสียปศุสัตว์และที่อยู่อาศัย ดังนั้นเขาจึงวางแผนว่าจะนำโครงการนี้ไปต่อยอดที่นั้น ให้พวกเขาไม่ต้องพึ่งไฟรัฐ แล้ววางแผนว่าจะขยาย Scale ของโครงการให้ใหญ่ขึ้นอีก ซึ่งเขาได้ประมาณการไว้ว่าจะติดตัังโซล่าเซลล์กำลังผลิตราว ๆ 50 ถึง 70 กิโลวัตต์

โครงการนี้ ทางคุณจิมมี่เองก็กล่าวว่าจะเกิดขึ้นไม่ได้เลยหากไม่มีทางทีมของ Bob Space มาช่วย และบอกขอบคุณถึงความร่วมมือที่พวกเขาให้อย่างสุดซึ้ง

อีกทัังหลังจากมางานแล้วได้รู้จักกับ Nostr เขาก็คิดว่านี่แหละอาจจะช่วยให้เด็ก ๆ บนดอยเข้าถึงความช่วยเหลือจากคนทั่วโลกได้ง่ายขึ้นไปอีก เพราะคนที่เห็นเด็ก ๆ ผ่าน Nostr ก็สามารถบริจาคตรงเข้า Profile ของพวกเขาได้เลย

"we're going to go up there and really mind sats!"

Jimmy Castro กับ Bitcoin Learning Center ที่เชียงใหม่ของเขาและคณะ

หลังจากที่พวกเขาพูดคุยเรื่องโครงการขุดเสร็จไป พวกเขาก็มาคุยกันเกี่ยวกับ Bitcoin Learning Center ที่ทางคุณจิมมี่และทีมของเขาได้ดำเนินอยู่ ซึ่งพึ่งตั้งได้ 2 ปี 9 เดือน เขาเล่าย้อนกลับไปในปี 2016 ที่เขาได้เข้ามาอยู่ที่เชียงใหม่และได้พบกับงาน Bitcoin มากมายที่นั่นที่จัดโดยคุณสตีฟ ซึ่งเขาเป็นคนมีความอดทนและเปิดรับฟังผู้อื่น เป็นบุคคลที่เขาเคารพ อย่างไรก็ดี เขานั้นต้องการอะไรซักอย่างที่ Focus ที่ตัว Bitcoin มากกว่านี้ ซึ่งงานของคุณสตีฟ ไม่ได้ตอบโจทย์พอ ด้วยความต้องการข้างต้น รวมกับที่เขาเคยไปอยู่ใน El Salvador แล้วเห็น Bitcoin Adoption ที่นั่น ทำให้เขาตระหนักได้ถึงความสำคัญของคอมมูนิตี้ที่ได้ชนไหล่กันจริง ๆ หลังจากวันนั้นเขาจึงบินไปบินมาอยู่หลายครั้งจากเชียงใหม่ไปกรุงเทพเพื่อไป Bitcoin Meetup ที่จัดขึ้นเป็นครั้งคราว

ณ จุดนั้นเองทำให้เขาคิดว่า เขาควรตั้ง Bitcoin hub ที่เชียงใหม่ได้แล้ว มันสมเหตุสมผลที่เมืองที่ใหญ่เป็นอันดับสองของประเทศจะมี Bitcoin Hub เหมือนที่กรุงเทพมีบ้าง (และถ้าบินไปบินกลับงี้ตลอดเขาอาจจะถังแตกเอาได้)

เขา และภรรยา ร่วมกับเพื่อนอีกคน ร่วมกันรีโนเวทตึกเก่า 40 ปีใหม่ให้เป็นฐานที่มั่นของเขา แต่เผอิญว่าช่วงเวลาที่กำลังจะทำ Office ก็ไปปะกับช่วงที่ FTX ล่มพอดี เราเลยหยุดโครงการเอาไว้ก่อนเพื่อรอให้เรื่องเย็นลง ก่อนที่เมื่อประมาณปีก่อน พวกเขาก็ลงมือลงแรงไปอย่างมากเพื่อที่จะก่อร่างสร้าง Bitcoin Learning Center นี้จนได้มีงาน Grand Opening เมื่อสัปดาห์ก่อน

เขาตกใจมากที่มี Bitcoiner ในเชียงใหม่มาร่วมงานกว่าร้อยคน หรือกว่า 10 หรือ 15 ครอบครัว เป็นสิ่งที่เกินคาด เขาได้แสดงความดีอกดีใจอย่างเปิดเผย

ซึ่งเขาได้กล่าวว่าหนึ่งในจุดประสงค์สำคัญของ Bitcoin Learning Center ที่เชียงใหม่นี้ คือการมอบการศึกษาเกี่ยวกับ Bitcoin เป็นภาษาไทยบ้าน ๆ เพราะเขาเข้าใจดีว่าไม่ใช่ทุกคนที่เป็นภาษาอังกฤษ ซึ่งเขาเองก็จะจัด Bitcoin 101 Meetup ที่เชียงใหม่ภายในเดือนตุลาคมนี้ เพื่อที่จะได้พูดคุยกันในเรื่องต่าง ๆ เช่นอะไรคือเงิน Bitcoin คืออะไรแล้วเราจะเอามันไปใช้ทำอะไรได้บ้าง อีกทั้งเพื่อที่จะเก็บ Feedback ที่เราอาจจะจำเป็นเพื่อที่จะพัฒนาวงการ Bitcoiner ต่อไป

มุมมองต่อการเติบโตของ Bitcoin ภายในประเทศไทย

"Bitcoin นั้นช้า แต่มั่นคง" อาจพูดได้ว่าเป็นใจความสำคัญในการสนทนาเกี่ยวกับเรื่องที่ทั้งคุณจิมมี่และอาจารย์พิริยะได้เรียนรู้เมื่อดำเนินโครงการเกี่ยวกับ Bitcoin

เวลาที่เราจะเริ่มต้นอะไรเกี่ยวกับ Bitcoin มันไม่ได้ใหญ่และฉูดฉาดเหมือนเหรียญ Crypto อื่น ๆ เพราะมันมักจะเริ่มจากสิ่งเล็ก ๆ แต่ค่อย ๆ เติบโตอย่างค่อย ๆ เป็นค่อยไป เพราะสิ่งที่ Bitcoiner ทุกคนมีเหมือนกันคือ เมื่อเป็นแล้ว มันกลับไปเหมือนเดิมไม่ได้ พวกเราจึงมีจำนวนมากขึ้นเรื่อย ๆ

อีกทั้งทั้งสองยังเห็นตรงกันว่ามีคนไทยหลายคนเจ็บไปกับการเกิดและดับของ Shitcoin ต่าง ๆ ในตลาด พวกเขาเห็นอกเห็นใจและอยากให้พวกเขากลับมามอง Bitcoin ใหม่ไม่ใช่ในฐานะเหรียญ ๆ หนึ่ง แต่เป็นอะไรที่ยิ่งใหญ่กว่านั้น

โดยในระหว่างที่สนทนากัน คุณจิมมี่เองก็ให้ความสนใจและสำคัญกับสิ่งที่ทางทีมงานของ Right Shift ทำเป็นอย่างมาก ด้วยความสม่ำเสมอของทีมงาน และการทำงานอย่างไม่รู้จักเหน็ดเหนื่อยที่นำพาเขาและทุก ๆ คนในงานมาที่นี่ เขาอยากให้ Right Shift ดำเนินกิจการต่อไปและก็ได้ทิ้งท้ายเอาไว้ว่าหากต้องการความช่วยเหลือหรือต้องการความร่วมมืออะไรกับทาง Bitcoin Learning Center ที่เชียงใหม่แล้วหละก็เขาพร้อมที่จะช่วย

"We'll do this. We'll make this happen."

ทั้งการเติบโตของคอมมูนิตี้ Bitcoin ที่ภูเก็ต พังงา กรุงเทพ และเชียงใหม่ ทำให้ทั้งเขา และ อ.พิริยะ เชื่อว่าซักวัน Bitcoin Adoption จะต้องเติบโตจนหน่วยงานรัฐเล็งเห็น ซึ่งทางคุณจิมมี่ ก็แสดงความยินดีที่จะได้ช่วยเหลือพวกเขาเมื่อเวลามาถึง เพราะเขามองว่าเมืองไทยถือเป็นพี่ใหญ่ในประเทศกลุ่มตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ ทำให้เรามีศักยภาพในการรุดหน้าเกี่ยวกับ Bitcoin Adoption และการให้การศึกษาเกี่ยวกับ Bitcoin

ดังนั้นแล้ว ขึ้นอยู่กับเวลาว่าเขาจะตื่นรู้ว่า Bitcoin สามารถนำมาพัฒนาประเทศได้เช่น เราสามารถสร้างความมั่นคงทางพลังงานจากมันได้ เราสามารถพัฒรุดหน้าอย่างก้าวกระโดดด้วยมันได้ เมื่อถึงตอนนั้น มาพูดคุยกับเราสิ มาร่วมกันสร้างไปด้วยกัน

และก็ไม่ใช่แค่รัฐบาล วันหนึ่งทุก ๆ ธุรกิจเอกชนก็จะต้องมีส่วนเกี่ยวข้องกับ Bitcoin เช่นกัน มันจึงสำคัญที่พวกเราในตอนนี้จะต้องสร้างโครงสร้างพื้นฐานต่าง ๆ เกี่ยวกับการใช้ Bitcoin ให้เพียบพร้อมในทุก ๆ ทาง แล้วเมื่อพวกเขาต้องการเรา พวกเขาจะต้องการเรา

"They're going to need us because we don't go away. We just keep getting stronger and stronger."

และในช่วงสุดท้ายของการพูดคุย คุณจิมมี่ก็เชิญชวนทุก ๆ คนให้เข้ามาศึกษาเกี่ยวกับ Bitcoin ซักหน่อย วันละนิดก็ยังดี ไม่สำคัญว่าคุณจะเป็นใคร ไม่ว่าจะเป็นธุรกิจเล็กเช่นร้านตัดผม หรือธุรกิจใหญ่ก็ตาม เขาเชื่อว่ามันจะต้องเป็นประโยชน์กับพวกเราในภายภาคหน้า

"So please, add a little bit of bitcoin into your life"

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บรรยายโดย Jimmy Castro และ อ.พิริยะ สัมพันธารักษ์ แปลและเรียบเรียงโดย Techin

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El hombre y el contexto

El pensamiento tradicionalista español cuenta con una amplia trayectoria en la que concurren personajes, situaciones e ideas gestadas en el transcurso de dos siglos, en los que debemos distinguir el conflicto dinástico y el papel del legitimismo de la propia doctrina, que es algo que se construirá en el tiempo, con la contribución de figuras como el protagonista de este escrito, Don Juan Vázquez de Mella, así como por la confluencia de fuerzas de diferente signo que tiene lugar a lo largo del siglo XIX y la consolidación del Estado liberal, que lo hará siempre en lucha abierta contra las peculiaridades y el carácter genuino del pueblo español. Vázquez de Mella, nuestro autor, quizás represente la consolidación y madurez doctrinal del movimiento tradicionalista español, uno de sus primeros y más brillantes sistematizadores. No se destacó por una obra extensa ni especialmente difundida más allá de sus discursos, de sus artículos en periódicos y sus escritos dispersos, los cuales fue capaz de dotar de una especial significación y dignidad fruto de su enorme carisma y especial clarividencia para dar una forma definida y meridianamente clara a las ideas y doctrinas que nutrieron el tradicionalismo español madurado al calor de las armas, de las tres guerras que el carlismo libró contra el liberalismo español.

|| |:-:| |Juan Vázquez de Mella|

Nuestro autor, de origen asturiano, y nacido en Cangas de Onís un 8 de junio de 1861, ha mantenido vivo su prestigio y el valor de sus aportaciones teórico-doctrinales, ampliamente reconocidos por sus sucesores, por Rafael Gambra Ciudad (1920-2004) y Francisco Elías de Tejada y Espinola (1918-1978), así como de otros autores como Álvaro D'Ors (1915-2004) y otros muchos, que han reivindicado su figura en el tiempo y se han nutrido de sus fecundas enseñanzas. Se ha destacado la rectitud de su pensamiento, su inquebrantable voluntad y su impagable contribución en la creación de un marco teórico y conceptual para dar un sentido y una forma a las ideas del tradicionalismo español. Hijo de un militar de origen gallego, muerto prematuramente, quedó huérfano de padre durante su niñez, por lo cual pasó al cuidado de unos parientes de origen modesto. Estudió en la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, donde mostró tempranamente su temperamento y habilidades oratorias, que explotó convenientemente a través de diarios como La Restauración o El pensamiento galaico, donde también mostró sus filiaciones militantes con el catolicismo tradicional. Sus habilidades y la brillantez de sus escritos pronto llegaron a Madrid, a las más altas instancias del Carlismo, lo que le permitió dar continuidad a sus actividades desde un medio más amplio, a través de El correo español.

En su militancia política llegó a las más altas cotas de su trayectoria con la elección en 1893 como representante de las Cortes por el distrito de Estella, Navarra, que ya con sus primeros discursos obtuvo un notable éxito, incluso entre los propios liberales, hasta 1900, fecha en la que se vio obligado a marcharse a Portugal, acusado de participar en una conspiración para derrocar el régimen de la Restauración. No regresó a España hasta 1905, manteniendo su estatus como diputado hasta 1919. De todos modos, no queremos dar más protagonismo a la biografía en detrimento de la doctrina, que es lo que nos interesa en este artículo, de ahí que obviemos otros datos biográficos trascendentes, polémicas con otras facciones del carlismo o sus posturas respecto a la dictadura del general Miguel Primo de Rivera, que nos harían desviar la atención del propósito principal que acabamos de enunciar.

La gran paradoja del Carlismo fue que a pesar de su derrota en la Tercera Guerra Carlista (1872-1876), y pese a la posterior escisión integrista en 1888, el partido carlista continuó manteniendo una fuerza y preponderancia significativa en la sociedad española del régimen de la Restauración durante el último cuarto de siglo. El Carlismo se vio inmerso en un buen número de paradojas, de situaciones encontradas, especialmente en relación al Desastre del 98 y la pérdida de los últimos territorios ultramarinos. Mientras que la gran esperanza del tradicionalismo español estaba depositada en el desmoronamiento y caída final de la restauración alfonsina, por otro lado este mismo régimen trataba de defender, al menos en teoría, los últimos restos del imperio español y, de algún modo, a la España católica frente a una nación protestante, como era la anglosajona estadounidense. Al mismo tiempo, durante esta época el tradicionalismo español se enfrentó a los grandes retos que presentaba una sociedad en cambio, con transformaciones políticas y sociales de gran calado como la emergencia del sufragio universal o el nacimiento de los separatismos periféricos (propiciados por la burguesía liberal), las cuales requerían de nuevas estrategias y reestructuraciones internas capaces de enfrentar la envergadura de todos estos cambios. Fue en este contexto donde se significó la figura de Juan Vázquez de Mella, quien merced a la obra de sistematización a la que ya hemos hecho alusión, y de sus concurridas conferencias, dio lugar a la denominada Acta Loredán, redactada por el tradicionalista asturiano y publicado en El correo español. Este escrito tenía como ejes fundamentales la defensa de la nación política española fundamentada en la monarquía, el catolicismo y el régimen foral. Al mismo tiempo, también recogía la reivindicación de un programa corporativista y gremial al abrigo de la doctrina social de la Iglesia defendido en la encíclica Rerum Novarum (1891), y es lo que se conoce como el «sociedalismo», cuyos antecedentes encontramos ya en autores como Donoso Cortés o Antonio Aparisi Guijarro. Son precisamente los atributos de esta doctrina, que contribuyó a la revitalización del pensamiento carlista, los que nos disponemos a desarrollar a continuación.

La figura del tradicionalista asturiano, de Don Juan Vázquez de Mella, aparece como necesaria ante una serie sucesiva de destrucciones que el régimen liberal ha producido sobre los fundamentos tradicionales de España, pero su papel no fue, como ya venimos apuntando, el de un gran intelectual erudito, y de hecho, como apunta Rafael Gambra, las mayores debilidades de su pensamiento se encuentran en los principios filosóficos, y destacando, en cambio, su papel de «revulsivo espiritual» podemos ubicarlo mejor en el ámbito de lo político y lo espiritual. Para ello debió tomar en cuenta las fuentes de sus predecesores, entre los cuales podemos ubicar perfectamente al ya mencionado Donoso Cortés y Jaime Balmes, así como también a otro contemporáneo suyo, Menéndez Pelayo. De los dos primeros tomó su capacidad de síntesis y la sencillez expositiva, mientras que de Menéndez Pelayo tomó, al menos en parte, el sentido de la crítica histórica en aras de la restauración de una Tradición nacional. Pero más allá de los sistemas de pensamiento y elementos retóricos, vemos a Vázquez de Mella profundamente interesado por la vida política de los pueblos medievales de Las Españas, lo cual fue, en definitiva, el marco de referencia para una síntesis política de conjunto más allá de los posicionamientos teóricos, como algo que puede ser llevado a la práctica en sus aspectos concretos y que es perfectamente viable. Todo un sistema edificado sobre el pensamiento tomista y una una profunda religiosidad, En este contexto, y más allá de las ideas formuladas por realistas y carlistas en la primera mitad del siglo XIX, Mella teoriza junto a la concepción del espíritu medieval, la idea de la coexistencia de dos soberanías, una política y otra social, una teoría de la soberanía tradicional inspirada por un principio dinámico y que se cimenta en las propias experiencias humanas en el devenir de la historia.

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El concepto de lo social

Lo social para Mella no tiene absolutamente nada que ver con las denominadas «políticas sociales», tan comunes en el lenguaje político de las democracias liberales, en las que se contempla lo social como un elemento externo a la propia estructura política, donde prevalece el individualismo a todos los niveles, y la sociedad aparece como un mero agregado de individuos. Muy al contrario, lo social, en el tradicionalismo de nuestro autor, implica la afirmación de un principio intrínseco tanto al modelo social como al tipo humano, así como a la naturaleza de las cosas en las que la persona desarrolla su existencia en común con los demás. Nos referimos a las instituciones, a los elementos jurídicos y otros órganos gestados en el tiempo por la experiencia histórica, que regulan la vida común.

En el ámbito de la sociedad cristiana medieval, en plena Reconquista, cuando todavía no existía un Estado unitario como tal, cada municipio tenía sus propias leyes y sus normas, adaptadas a su modelo de vida y costumbres, Las comunidades se concebían como agrupaciones de familias con un sistema de propiedad comunal y privado en las que el patrimonio y el estatus de cada uno de sus miembros venía garantizado por el ejercicio activo de una serie de derechos en defensa de las libertades concretas, cuya fuente última era el derecho natural. Los señores feudales y los reyes se limitaban a reclamar tributos para la guerra, pero sin interferir en la defensa de estas libertades concretas ni vulnerar el sistema que las sustentaba.

Eran gobiernos autárquicos, muy estables e inspirados por un principio democrático, el cual nada tenía que ver con las democracias liberales plutocráticas de la actualidad, cuya idea del derecho y la justicia está pervertida por el formalismo jurídico vacío e inane de sus constituciones, abstractas y plenamente funcionales a las oligarquías, al servicio de intereses espurios. En este caso, el hombre alcanzaba una plena dignidad y desarrollo en el contexto de una comunidad donde prevalecía el vínculo comunitario, al amparo de un modelo tradicional, de normas consuetudinarias y concretas que permitían la defensa efectiva del propio derecho. Ni siquiera con el advenimiento de los Estados modernos, y la centralización de algunos elementos de poder, como la Hacienda o el Ejército, se vieron alterados significativamente estos elementos, que representaban a los denominados «cuerpos intermedios» de la sociedad, y que adquirieron su propia expresión particular bajo el nombre de «Fueros», los que los propios reyes juraron respetar a lo largo de toda la Edad Moderna y hasta el advenimiento del régimen borbónico.

La antropología tradicional vincula al hombre a un medio social, a una familia, a una estirpe o a un pueblo, que reproducen esa misma estructura familiar, aunque a mayor escala. En nuestro caso particular lo vemos a través de la convivencia de pequeños grupos humanos, de ahí la importancia de los municipios o de los concejos en un marco de vida comunitaria fuertemente institucionalizada. Al mismo tiempo este modelo y estructura también se replicaba en otros ámbitos, como en la vida económica y profesional, impregnando todas las esferas de la vida del hombre. Instituciones naturales, amparadas en el derecho natural, y orientadas a la protección y garantía de prosperidad de los hombres, y esto por encima de cualquier interés particular y mercantil de negocio. Para Mella, la ruptura con este mundo, y en general con las experiencias del pasado, es la que nos lleva, merced a la acción del liberalismo, a los tiempos actuales, y lo hace recorriendo un itinerario que todos conocemos, y que tienen su punto de partida en la Ilustración y la posterior Revolución Francesa, la irrupción del elemento racional y abstracto y la destrucción de la religión, considerada como fruto de la superstición. La destrucción del orden feudal, que todavía pervivía como marco de convivencia en el mundo rural, como una suerte de prolongación de ese espíritu medieval, hizo desaparecer de un plumazo ese entorno de relaciones concretas y personales para sustituirlas por lo «público» entendido como la centralización estatal uniforme, ignorando las realidades particulares subyacentes en el cuerpo social, los denominados «cuerpos intermedios», que fueron despojados de su autonomía, corporaciones y patrimonios. De modo que la destrucción de estas «sociedades intermedias» que mediaban entre el Estado y la sociedad desenraizó y destruyó la propia sociedad, al mismo tiempo que los fundamentos cristianos del derecho natural sobre la cual se hallaba asentada, para hacer prevalecer esos principios racionales y abstractos traídos por la revolución.

Al mismo tiempo, y anejo a este desarraigo, del individuo se encuentra sometido a poderes arbitrarios del propio Estado liberal, sin un conglomerado institucional propio que lo proteja de estos atropellos, sumido en el individualismo ajeno a toda institución y destino colectivo, se limita al voto cada cuatro años de los partidos al servicio de oligarquías e intereses espurios, contrarios al Bien común. En este sentido, y advirtiendo las posibles acusaciones de «absolutismo» que en ocasiones se han lanzado contra el tradicionalismo, hay que señalar que Mella las rechaza por completo, dado que viola la idea de contrapoderes frente a la autoridad del rey que éste formula, ya que el absolutismo creía en la existencia de un poder ilimitado y tiránico del rey, transmitido por Dios y ajeno a la participación de la sociedad y sus estamentos. Como bien señaló Julius Evola, el absolutismo es un fenómeno antitradicional, vinculado a la descomposición y desacralización de las estructuras tradicionales. De hecho, el absolutismo, como los regímenes liberales de hoy, dejan al individuo totalmente desprotegido, sin un asidero sobre el que apoyarse en la defensa de sus libertades concretas. El propio Mella, como bien saben todos los que se adentren en su obra, fue partidario de contrarrestar el creciente poder del aparato estatal, tal y como hemos visto y seguiremos viendo en lo sucesivo, a lo largo del presente artículo.

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En nuestro caso particular, la desaparición de la organización gremial y corporativa tuvo unas consecuencias especialmente nefastas, y en especial después de las dos desamortizaciones liberales (Mendizabal y Madoz) al despojar a los grupos sociales populares de su natural organización sociohistórica. Asimismo, desvincularon la propiedad en las relaciones comunitarias y su uso patrimonial para vincularla al uso privado y anónimo, para fines puramente especulativos, los que caracterizan al liberal-capitalismo. De ahí nace la figura del asalariado, del contratado como mera mercancía, en un proceso de alienación del trabajo característico en el desarrollo del capitalismo burgués. De aquí parte lo que algunos tradicionalistas, como Gambra, denominan el «problema social», frente al cual, y al margen de las recetas ideológicas de la modernidad, Mella reivindica la restauración de los antiguos vínculos corporativos y orgánicos de inspiración medieval.

La idea de soberanía social

Todos los procesos disolutivos que conducen a la Modernidad liberal tienen su punto de inicio con el Renacimiento, con la afirmación del individualismo y la ruptura definitiva del ecumene cristiano medieval, algo que aparece indefectiblemente unido a la Reforma luterana, así como la «valorización» del mundo clásico, con la reemergencia de teorías de tipo hedonista, como las de Epicuro, por ejemplo, generando una disolución de los vínculos con el medio concreto. Esto supone la aparición de un nuevo tipo, que es el hombre abstracto que escapa cada vez más al entorno inmediato y vital, esto al tiempo que el poder del Estado se robustece y se vuelve omnipotente. Es por ese motivo que en lo sucesivo se ha impuesto en nuestras sociedades la falta de concreción, tanto en lo teórico como en lo político, lo cual ha propiciado el triunfo del contrato social roussoniano y la justificación del orden social en virtud de componendas voluntarias y totalmente artificiales. Estas construcciones político-ideológicas son las que contribuyen a la construcción de la sociedad liberal, asentada sobre patrones puramente racionales, individualistas y mercantilistas.

De hecho, la mayor preocupación de Mella es la destrucción de las instituciones locales y ese vínculo afectivo del hombre con su realidad inmediata, algo que impregnaba su relación con el trabajo, con su obra, con su impronta vocacional y devota, imprimiéndole, como en el caso del artesano, un sello propio y particular a su trabajo.

Y en este sentido, Mella afirma que la sociedad moderna ha perdido su sentido institucional como base estable de la sociabilidad. A través del elemento jurídico y la participación en las instituciones es el medio a partir del cual la comunidad se cohesiona y construye sus vínculos y su particular autonomía, que le hace tener una vida propia e interna, y con la institución nos podemos referir desde una asociación profesional, a la universidad o una cofradía etc. El individualismo ha representado el factor disolutivo y corrosivo que ha destruido este vínculo social fundado en múltiples solidaridades que han enfrentado y polarizado al cuerpo social, con el enfrentamiento entre «clases sociales» y la negación de las jerarquías naturales.

Ante todo lo relatado, y como consecuencia de las destrucciones provocadas por la revolución, Mella plantea su teoría de la soberanía social. Esta teoría consiste básicamente en encuadrar de nuevo a la sociedad en sus raíces naturales, concebida en todos sus órdenes como portadora de un dinamismo propio en una suerte de organización geométrica en la que conviven objetivos y finalidades variadas y concretas con su propia legitimidad y autonomía. Estas finalidades, amparadas en el derecho natural, son junto al poder del propio Estado las únicas formas de limitación del poder. La particularidad de esta idea de soberanía social está en el hecho de que la formación de la jerarquía social tiene una dirección ascendente, que tiene como punto de partida a las personas colectivas y concretas, pasando por una serie de instituciones, hasta llegar al Estado central, de forma escalonada y plenamente conscientes de sus funciones. Así lo expresa Mella en su propio lenguaje: «la jerar­quía de personas colectivas, de poderes organizados, de clases, que suben desde la familia hasta la sobera­nía que llamo política concretada en el Estado, que deben auxiliar, pero también contener». Es lo que Mella concibe como el sociedalismo, que supone la reintegración de la sociedad en la vida concreta de los hombres, con el desarrollo de una vida política común y estable en el marco de instituciones naturales que potencien las relaciones humanas y sociales, estimulando la sociabilidad. Y hablamos, desde la perspectiva de la integración de distintas sociedades, fuertemente institucionalizadas con funciones y finalidades concretas, más allá del sentido democrático y pactista que pueda entenderse en términos modernos o de cualquier asociación u organización relacionada con el «problema social».

¿Qué es la Tradición?

De este modo quedan formuladas las dos soberanías, la política y la social, que coexisten en un mismo espacio limitándose y apoyándose recíprocamente en lo que es uno de los fundamentos del sociedalismo de Mella. No obstante, esta doble soberanía no explica todavía la concreción política de cada pueblo y el vínculo superior que lo lleva a federarse con las diferentes sociedades y a mantenerse unido en una historia y espíritu comunes. Los vínculos que las mantienen unidas en el tiempo tienen que ver con un orden histórico concreto, con un vínculo espiritual que las entrelaza interiormente de una generación a otra, y en última instancia de ese orden tradicional que lo engloba todo, y que al mismo tiempo se asienta en la monarquía y la religión católica. La lealtad a Dios y a un solo rey en torno a los cuales se aglutina la fe, viene a coronar todas estas estructuras y lazos forjados en el fermento de la historia.

No se trata de la Tradición en términos de un «ultraconservadurismo», que ya sabemos que el prefijo «ultra» (lo que sea) es muy recurrente en nuestros días, con la idea de un medio social y político petrificado e invariable, sino que es el producto de un proceso de maduración y evolución histórica, de carácter dinámico y nutrido de experiencias humanas. Nada que ver con las monstruosas ideologías progresistas y modernas, nacidas de lo abstracto e impulsadas por un desbocado «ir hacia delante», desarraigado y que tiende siempre hacia la deshumanización y la destrucción de toda creación humana natural forjada en el devenir de los siglos. Este mismo dinamismo, planteado por Mella, en torno al concepto e idea de Tradición tiene continuidad y adquiere fuerza en sus sucesores y depositarios. Y al fin y al cabo, Mella no hace más que partir de la propia etimología del término, que viene del latín tradere, entregar, de la generación que entrega los frutos de su experiencia a la siguiente, perfeccionándola, haciéndola más estable y segura.

Podríamos seguir extrayendo más conclusiones del pensamiento tradicional de Vázquez de Mella, pero probablemente excedería, y por mucho, el modesto propósito de este escrito, de modo que nos quedaremos aquí, no sin advertir a nuestros lectores de la posibilidad de que en un futuro volvamos a retomar nuevamente el tema.

Antes de acabar queremos llamar la atención sobre una polémica acontecida hace unos años en torno a una Plaza en Madrid que llevaba el nombre de nuestro autor y que se cambio para dedicársela a un sujeto cuyos méritos eran, por decirlo suavemente, más que discutibles, concretamente a Pedro Zerolo, miembro del PSOE y activista al servicio del lobby homosexualista. Durante aquella época, en 2019, muchos miembros de la izquierda globalista trataron de identificar a Vázquez de Mella como un «pensador franquista», cuando en realidad ni cronológica ni ideológicamente tuvo nunca nada que ver con el franquismo. Recordemos que murió en 1928, y la impronta de su pensamiento ha tenido como continuadores a sus propios correligionarios dentro del ámbito tradicional, aunque en su tiempo llegó a ser muy respetado también por sus adversarios, los liberales. Aunque la retirada del nombre de una calle pueda resultar algo banal, o carente de una importancia excesiva, también contribuye, a su modo, a una forma de damnatio memoriae que condena al olvido y al ostracismo a grandes autores de la Tradición, portadores de un Patriotismo sano y capaz de entender las peculiaridades y el Dasein profundo de España, que si bien no nació invertebrada, como pretendían los Orteguianos, su esencia y naturaleza es mucho más compleja que cualquiera de las grandes naciones de Europa.

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Artículo original: Hipérbola Janus, Juan Vázquez de Mella y el tradicionalismo español, 16/Ago/2024

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อย่างไรก็ดี เครื่องมือก็คือเครื่องมือ มันไม่มีชีวิต ไม่มีเจตจำนง จะดีหรือชั่ว เราจะเป็นผู้กำหนด เมื่อเป็นเช่นนั้น พวกเราจึงมีการนำเอา ประวัติศาสตร์ มาประยุกต์ใช้ร่วมเพื่อที่จะสร้างวิธีการใช้เครื่องมือเหล่านั้นไปในทางที่ถูกที่ควร เช่น เราอาจพูดได้ว่าการให้กำเกิด กฏหมาย ขึ้นเพื่อห้ามคนเข่นฆ่ากัน เป็นการที่มนุษย์เรียนรู้ประวัติศาสตร์ และใช้ภาษาเพื่อสร้างกฏหมาย เพื่อกำหนดศีลธรรมร่วมกันซึ่งนำไปสู่สันติภาพ

นั้น ทำให้เราจำเป็นต้องศีกษาประวัติศาสตร์เกี่ยวกับการเงิน เราเคยนำเงินมาใช้ไปในทิศทางไหนแล้วบ้าง แล้วในอนาคตเราจะใช้มันอย่างไรเพื่อที่จะสร้างเศรษฐกิจที่ยุติธรรมและมีจริยธรรม

ผมไม่ชอบสรุปประวัติศาสตร์ออกมาอย่างหยาบ กลับกันผมชอบมองย้อนกลับไปว่าพวกเราเคยทำอะไรเอาไว้บ้างเพื่อถอดบทเรียนจากมัน แล้วหวังว่าเราจะไม่ปล่อยให้ให้ประวัติศาสตร์ซ้ำรอย

ดังนั้นวันนี้ผมจะทำเช่นนั้น การมองย้อนกลับไปในประวัติศาสตร์นั้น ผมคิดว่ามันมันสำคัญยิ่ง

อย่างที่รู้กัน นี่คือ Karl Marx

เราอาจพูดได้ว่าด้วยสภาพแวดล้อมที่เขามีชีวิตอยู่ได้หล่อหลอมเขา จนเขาให้กำเนิดแนวคิดหนึ่งที่เขาคิดว่ามันจะเป็นบรรทัดฐานทางศิลธรรมใหม่ที่ทุกคนต้องใช้ และนี่เป็นสิ่งที่เขาเคยพูดเอาไว้

สะสมและกอบโกย นี่แหละคือแก่นแท้ของมัน จงให้อุตสาหกรรมสรรสร้างทรัพยากรเพื่อกอบโกยได้มากขึ้นอีก จึงประหยัดแล้ว ประหยัดอีก แล้วนำคุณค่าและสินค้าที่เอ่อล้นมากองเป็นทุนที่สูงขึ้น ให้ก่อเกิดเป็นทุนนิยม แล้วจึงกอบโกยเพียงเพื่อการกอบโกย กอบโกยเพียงเพื่อการผลิต สืบไป

นี่เป็นเป็นคำวิจารณ์ของเขา ถึงระบอบทุนนิยมและแนวคิดของมัน ซึ่งแพร่หลายปกคลุมทั้งสังคมที่เขามีชีวิตอยู่ คือการสะสมทุน อีกทั้งในมุมมองของเขาชี้ว่าฐานรากของทุนนิยมนั้นมีแค่การสะสมทุน สะสมทุน จนกระทั่งกระบวนการนี้มันได้กัดกินคุณค่าความเป็นมนุษย์ให้หายไปจากสารระบบ

ดังนั้นมุมมองที่เขามีต่อระบอบทุนนิยม คือระบอบที่เอารัดเอาเปรียบชนชั้นแรงงาน กล่าวคือเขานิยามระบอบทุนนิยมว่า จงรีดเค้นเลือดเนื้อจากคนงานให้ได้มากที่สุด ให้พวกเขารู้สึกห่างเหินจากงานที่ทำ และสะสมทุนที่เข้นออกมาได้ให้เพิ่มพูนสูงขึ้นไป

ในมุมมองของเขา ระบอบทุนนิยมจะผูกขาดความมั่งคั่งเอาไว้คนเพียงไม่กี่หยิบมือ และ มองทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างเป็นสินค้า เฉกเช่นแนวคิดหลักของทุนนิยมในมุมมองของเขาที่เน้นการกอบโกยเพื่อสะสมทุนให้ได้มากที่สุดด้วยทุกวิถีทาง ทุกอย่างบนโลกล้วนมีเพื่อให้กอบโกยสะสมทุน เพื่อทุนนิยม เขามองว่า ระบบเศรฐกิจแบบนี้จำเป็นต้องถูกปฏิรูปสิ้น อีกทั้งยังอธิบายเพิ่มเติมอีกว่าระบอบที่ถูกออกแบบมาให้ลดต้นทุนให้ได้มากที่สุดนี้ต้องถูกปฏิรูปสิ้นด้วย แล้วก็มองไปอีกว่า ทุนนิยมนั้นเป็นเพียงแค่ส่วนขยายของจักรวรรดินิยม ที่พวกเขาใช้กดขี่ผู้คน

ไม่ได้เป็นการสนับสนุนแต่อย่างใด แต่ผมเห็นว่า Karl Marx นั้นเป็นลูกหลานและผลพวงของระบอบทุนนิยม ซึ่งหล่อหลอมให้เขามีมุมมองเช่นนี้ต่อมัน

จากนั้นเราก็ย้อนมาหามิตรสหายที่เราคุ้นหน้ากันอย่างดี Adam Smith

เขาเกิดในอีกช่วงเวลาหนึ่ง ส่งผลให้ชีวิตหรือมุมมองต่อสิ่งต่าง ๆ นั้นแตกต่างจาก Karl Marx เขาเกิดในระบอบศักดินาสวามิภักดิ์ ที่ที่การแบ่งสันปันส่วนอำนาจขึ้นอยู่กับปริมาณที่ดินที่ผู้ใดครอบครอง เขาพูดอะไรไว้บ้าง เรามาดูกัน

เกียรติและศักดิ์ศรีของบุคคลทำให้เขารักที่จะปกครอง ไม่มีอะไรที่เหยียบย่ำเกียรติและศักดิ์ศรีเขาได้เท่าการถูกบังคับให้เชื่อฟัง ถูกทำให้ดูต่ำต้อย ต่อผู้ที่อยู่เหนือกว่า ขาจึงรักที่จะมีทาสให้ใช้งาน มากกว่าทำงานกับเสรีชน

เขาได้พูดถึงธรรมชาติของมนุษย์ รวมทั้งธรรมชาติของผู้มีอำนาจที่ไม่ต้องการเจรจากับแรงงานของพวกเขา พวกเขาใคร่ที่จะกดขี่บังคับมากกว่าการร่วมมือร่วมแรงกันกับพวกเขา

โดยที่นอกจากที่เขาจะพูดถึงผู้มีอำนาจหรือผู้ถือครองที่ดินแล้ว เขาก็ยังพูดถึงชนชั้นแรงงานด้วยเช่นกัน

ภายใต้ระบอบศักดินาสวามิภักดิ์นั้น ผู้อยู่ใต้บัญชานั้นมีหน้าที่แค่รับใช้อำนาจที่สูงส่งกว่า ไม่สามารถมีสิ่งที่เป็นของตนเองได้ พวกเขาจึงถูกบังคับให้วิงวอนต่อเจ้านายให้มอบอาหารที่อยู่และเครื่องนุ่งห่มแก่ตนด้วยการทำงานถวายแก่นายตน ในสถานการณ์เช่นนี้ เราไม่สามารถหวังให้พวกเขากระทำสิ่งใดให้มีประสิทธิภาพหรือก่อเกิดความก้าวหน้าได้

Adam Smith ได้วิพากวิจารย์ว่าการมีอยู่ของระบอบศักดินาสวามิภัคดิ์นั้น ทำให้อำจาจตกอยู่กับผู้ที่ครอบครองที่ดินเพียงอย่างเดียว ที่เป็นปัจจัยหนึ่งที่เซอะกร่อนบ่อนทำลายชนชั้นแรงงานเนื่องจากพวกเขาไม่มีสิทธิที่จะมีอะไรเป็นของตนเอง พวกเขาจึงต้องเอาแต่รับใช้เพื่อที่จะอยู่รอดไปวัน ๆ

เขานั้นค่อนข้างที่จะให้ความสำคัญกับประสิทธิผลของงาน ไม่ได้พูดถึงจริยธรรมหรืออุดมการณ์เหมือนกับ Karl Marx เขามองว่าถ้าบุคคลนั้นมีหน้าทีแค่รับใช้นายของตน บุคคลนั้นก็ไม่จำเป็นต้องทำอะไรมาก เขาแค่ต้องทำสิ่งที่เจ้านายสั่งเพื่อที่จะมีชีวิตอยู่ต่อไปแค่นั่น นั่นทำให้ภายใต้ระบอบนี้ประสิทธิผลของการใช้ทรัพยากรนั้นจะไม่ถูกดึงออกมาอย่างสูงที่สุด

เศรษฐกิจจะไม่สามารถทรงประสิทธิภาพได้เลยภายใต้ระบอบศักดินา เป็นสิ่งที่เขามอง และมองว่าระบอบทุนนิยมนั้นมีประสิทธิภาพมากกว่า แต่ก็ต้องตั้งคำถามว่ามีประสิทธิภาพเพื่ออะไร เพื่อกอบโกยทุนหรือไม่?

ไม่มีการเลื่อนชั้นทางสังคม เพราะว่าหากไม่มีที่ดินหรือถูกรับมอบที่ดิน พวกเขาก็จะไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนสถานะภาพทางสังคมได้เลย นั้นจึงทำให้ การค้าที่ถูกจำกัด เพราะว่าผู้คนส่วนใหญ่ไม่มีความจำเป็นต้องค้าขาย เพราะพวกเขามีหน้าที่แค่รับใช้ ทำงานให้เสร็จ ๆ ไปก็มีกินด้วยสิ่งที่เจ้านายของตนเองมอบให้แล้ว สุดท้ายเลยคือระบอบศักดินาสวามิภักดิ์ต้องมีการ ผูกขาดสิทธิเสรีภาพ เพราะตัวระบอบไม่สามารถอนุญาตให้มนุษย์ทุกคนมีอำนาจหรือไม่ยากจนได้ ซึ่งนั้นก็เป็นอีกจุดอ่อนที่ฉุดรั้งประสิทธิผลของมนุษย์

อีกครั้ง เราอาจกล่าวได้ว่าระบอบศักดินาสวามิภักดิ์ได้ให้กำเนิด Adam Smith ขึ้นมา

ต่อมาเป็นระบอบศักดินาสวามิภักดิ์ มันคืออะไรหละ มันคือระบบที่มีการแบ่งชนชั้นของบุคคลอย่างชัดเจน จากทาส สู่กษัตริย์ มีอัศวิน มีขุนนาง มีการรับใช้เพื่อได้รับการคุ้มครองจากกษัตริย์หรือเจ้าเมือง ระบอบดังกล่าวให้ความสำคัญกับผู้ถือครองที่ดิน ซึ่งเป็นตัวแสดงอำนาจที่ผู้นั้นถือครอง และความจงรักภักดีต่อผู้บังคับบัญชา

แล้วเมื่อมองย้อนกลับไปอีก เราก็จะเห็นอารยธรรมของมนุษย์ที่รวมกันเป็นเมืองเป็นรัฐและเกิดการซื้อขายเจริญเติบโตขึ้น ทุก ๆ อย่างเหมือนจะดีไปหมดแต่ทำไมทุก ๆ อารยธรรมถึงสิ้นสุดลง

การล่มสลายของกรุงโรม

เป็นตัวอย่างที่เราได้ยินกันมาเยอะมากหากคุณเป็น Bitcoiner พวกเขามีทั้งเจตจำนงที่จะหลีกหนีระบอบจักวรรดินิยม มีการกระจายอำนาจ เกิดสิ่งประดิษฐ์คิดค้นมากมาย มีเศรษฐกิจเกษตรกรรม มีการค้าขายกับต่างชาติ ถึงขนาดมีศาสนาเป็นของตนเอง

ทุกอย่างของกรุงโรมดูจะเป็นไปในทางที่ดี แต่แล้วทำไมหละ มันถึงล่มสลายลง

คำตอบคือมันเกิดการโกงหน่วยวัดมูลค่าให้ไม่เป็นไปตามธรรมชาติ

เช่นการที่หน่วยเงินมันเฟ้อ หรือถูกแทรกแทรง ถูกลดค่าลง หรือให้บางคนที่มีอภิสิทธิ์เสกเงินขึ้นมาให้กับตนเองได้

ทำให้ความมั่งคั่งของคนที่ทำงานและสมควรได้เงินก้อนนั้นถูกลดทอนลง เป็นความไม่เป็นธรรมชาติที่นำไปสู่การล่มสลายของอารยธรรมต่าง ๆ มนุษย์นั้นคิดค้นการโกงหน่วยการวัดมูลค่ากันมาตลอด หนึ่งในนั้นคือการที่ทำให้เงินเสื่อมมูลค่าเมื่อเทียบกับทองคำ ด้วยข้ออ้างที่บอกกันว่า

ให้พวกเราถือทองของพวกคุณ อย่าแลกเปลี่ยนกันด้วยทอง ทองมันหนักเกินไป ทองมันเคลื่อนย้ายยาก

นำไปสู่การผูกขาดทองไว้กับอำนาจรัฐ โดยที่พวกเขาก็จะให้ประชาชนใช้เงินที่ตนตีตราขึ้นมา แล้วก็ทำให้มันงอกเงยจนไม่ได้อิงจากมูลค่าของทองคำแบบ 1:1 ให้กำเนิดเงินเฟ้อซึ่งนำไปสู่การเสียเสถียรภาพของตลาดและการล่มสลายของอารยธรรมหลายต่อหลายครั้ง เช่นกรุงโรม มองโกล หรือแม้แต่จักวรรดิต่าง ๆ ภายในจีน

รูปแบบของการโกงหน่วยวัดมูลค่าของเงินนั้นสลับซับซ้อนและพิศดารขึ้นตามการเวลาที่ผ่านไป จนเรามาถึงยุคที่เงินนั้นไม่ได้ผูกกับทองคำอีกต่อไป จากเหตุการณ์ Nixon shock ทำให้เงินในตอนนี้สื่อมมูลค่าลงไปเรื่อย ๆ จากระบบการเงินใหม่ที่ตัดตนเองออกจากทองคำและไปถูกอ้างอิงมูลค่าโดย หนี้ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นหนี้ที่ถือโดยธนาคารกลางและตนก็เป็นคนกำหนดนโยบาย ซึ่งผมมองมันในฐานะ รากฐานของระบบธนาคารสินเชื่อ หรือหนี้ที่ถือโดยธนาคารพานิชย์ที่ปล่อยสินเชื่อก็ยิ่งทำให้เงินมันเฟ้อขึ้นไปอีก เช่นแบงค์ของ Wall Street ในสหรัฐอเมริกา

นี่คือจุดที่ทำให้เรากลับมาที่บิตคอยน์ ในฐานะเครื่องมือที่มีจริยธรรม เพราะบิตคอยน์มันเฟ้อไม่ได้ บิตคอยน์มันโกงไม่ได้

ตัวของมันจึงสามารถมอบโอกาสแก่พวกเราให้ไม่ซ้ำรอยความผิดพลาดในอดีต เพราะเมื่อผมส่งบิตคอยน์ ผมได้ส่งมันไปจริง ๆ และมันหายไปจากมือของผมจริง ๆ

ซึ่งนั่นเป็นคุณสมบัติสร้างการแลกเปลี่ยนที่ยุติธรรม ซึ่งจะนำไปสู่ระบบเศรษฐกิจที่ยุติธรรม

บิตคอยน์นั้นมีคุณสมบัติที่จะเป็นเงินที่ยุติธรรม และมีจริยธรรม ด้วยเหตุผลหลาย ๆ ข้อ ซึ่งหนึ่งในนั้นเป็นการที่ มันมีจำกัด

หากถามว่าสิ่งนี้สำคัญอย่างไร คำตอบคือคุณสมบัตินี้ของมันนี่แหละที่จะป้องกันการโกงมูลค่าได้ ไม่เหมือนกับกับเงินที่ถูกโกงมูลค่าหรือเฟ้อขึ้นได้ในปัจจุบัน มันเป็นเงินที่คุณจะไม่ได้นั่งเฉย ๆ แล้วได้รับมันมาด้วยฟังชั่นการงอกเงยของมัน

เรารู้ว่าบิตคอยน์มีปริมาณเท่าไหร่ มันโปร่งใส ตรวจสอบได้ มีภูมิต้านทานการเซนเซอร์ มันสามารถเข้าถึงใครก็ได้บนโลกที่เข้าถึงอินเตอร์เน็ต

มันไม่เกี่ยงเลยว่าคุณคือใคร มีฐานะอย่างไร ตราบเท่าที่คุณสามารถเข้าถึงอินเตอร์เน็ตได้ มันเปิดกว้างมาก และจริง ๆ ผมก็สามารถสร้างระบบ หรือสร้างธุรกิจบนพื้นฐานของบิตคอยน์โดยที่ไม่ต้องขออนุญาตใครทั้งสิ้น

มันทั้งไร้พรมแดนและเป็นสิ่งที่สวยงามยิ่ง ผมจะส่งเงินไปใครใครในโลกก็ได้โดยที่ไม่ต้องคิดเลยว่าเขาอยู่ที่ไหน หรืออยู่ในระบอบปกครองแบบใด ผมแค่ส่ง และผมแค่รับ

อีกข้อหนึ่งคือ มันกระจายศูนย์ เป็นอีกหนึ่งคุณสมบัติที่ทำให้ข้ออื่น ๆ ของบิตคอยน์นั้นทำงานได้จริง ยกตัวอย่างเช่นการกระจายเงินอย่างเท่าเทียมผ่านการขุด ไม่ใช่การกระจายเงินไปสู่คนเพียงหยิบมือที่มีใบอนุญาตเปิดธนาคารได้ แต่เป็นทุก ๆ คนที่ต้องทุ่มแรงเพื่อที่จะได้มันมา ซึ่งนั่นก็ย้อนกลับไปถึงปัญหาเกี่ยวกับจริยธรรมของเงินที่มีคนที่สามารถมีอำนาจในการสูบความมั่งคั่งไปจากเราได้โดยไม่ต้องขออนุญาต

และสิ่งสุดท้ายเลยคือ เงินมันไม่จำเป็น หรือจริง ๆ คือมันไม่มีผลตอบแทน หรือ yield ใด ๆ เพื่อรักษานโยบายทางการเงินของมัน

แล้วไอ้เจ้าการที่เงิน มันมีผลตอบแทน มันงอก มันเฟ้อได้ มันผิดอะไรกันหละ

เราสามารถแจกแจงปัญหานี้ออกมาได้สองข้อใหญ่ ๆ คือ

หนึ่ง คือเงินนั้น คือเครื่องมือในการวัดมูลค่าของสิ่งของ

ผมมอบเงินให้กับผู้ขายเพื่อซื้อมูลค่าที่เขาเสนอมา มันเป็นแค่หน่วยวัด เพื่อให้เกิดการซื้อขาย เพื่อที่ผมจะซื้อของที่จำเป็น มันเป็นเพียงแค่นั้น ถ้างั้น แล้วพอเงินมันมีผลตอบแทนได้หละ มันก็จะเฟ้อ เปรียบเหมือนกับคุณพยายามที่จเป็นนักวิทยาศาสตร์แล้วต้องการทดลองปฏิกิริยาทางเคมีบางอย่าง คุณต้องใช้ปิกเกอร์ แต่ถ้าเราบอกว่ามาตรวัดของปิกเกอร์นั้นมันเปลี่ยนไปตลอดในทุกครั้งที่คุณหยิบมันขึ้นมาหละ ใช่ปิกเกอร์นั้นมันอาจจะใช้งานได้ในระยะสั้น แต่ในระยะยาว อย่าหวังเลย เราไม่สามารถให้มาตรวัดถูกควบคุมหรือแทรกแทรงโดยมนุษย์ได้ โดยเฉพาะกับเจ้าตัวเงินที่เฟ้อได้นี่

สอง เงินที่เฟ้อให้ผลประโยชน์กับพฤติกรรมนักล่า

สมมุติว่าผมให้คนยืมเงินแล้วเขาสัญญาว่าจะนำมาคืนใน 5 ปี คุณไม่สามารถให้หากคุณไม่คิดดอกเบี้ย หรือได้รับผลประโยชน์อะไรบางอย่างตอบแทนที่คุ้มค่า มันไม่ใช่เจตจำนงของเราแต่เป็นสภาพบังคับเพราะว่าเงินของเราเสื่อมค่าลงทุกวัน เมื่อเป็นเช่นนั้น คุณไม่สามารถซื้อของที่คุณต้องการซื้อได้อีกแล้วด้วยเงินที่เขานำมาคืนเมื่อครบสัญญาเพราะของมันแพงขึ้น

แล้วถ้าหากเป็นเงินที่ไม่เฟ้อหละ มันให้ผลประโยชน์กับพฤติกรรมที่เป็นกุศล เพราะเงินที่ผมให้ยืมไป เมื่อผมได้รับคืน ผมสามารถซื้อของที่ผมอยากได้ใน 5 ปีก่อนได้ตามปกติ จริง ๆ แล้ว นี่อาจจะนับเป็นการให้เขานำเงินของเราไปดูแลแทนเราก็ได้ เราไม่จำเป็นต้องตักตวงผลประโยชน์ใด ๆ เพื่อความอยู่รอดอีกต่อไป

ผมเชื่อว่า บิตคอยน์ เป็นเงินที่มีศิลธรรมมากที่สุด แต่ผมเชื่อว่าเราทำอะไรได้มากกว่านี้

ในโมเดลธุรกิจตามหลักศาสนาอิสลาม พวกเรามีระบบที่กำหนดว่าอะไรคือการแลกเปลี่ยนที่เป็นธรรม ผมพยายามที่จะหาคำอธิบายง่าย ๆ ให้ฟังแต่มันก็ยากพอควรเลยแหละ แต่โดยสรุปแล้ว มันคือ Capitalistic collectivism

Capitalistic collectivism คือหลักแนวคิดที่ว่า ไม่มีอะไรผิดในการเก็บเกี่ยวผลประโยชน์หรือสะสมทุน ตราบใดที่คุณยังคำนึงถึงกลุ่มคนหรือส่วนรวมในกระบวนการนั้น ซึ่งเมื่อมองย้อนกลับไปที่มุมมองต่อทุนนิยมของ Karl Marx ที่เน้นย้ำสุด ๆ เกี่ยวกับกระบวนการเก็บเกี่ยวสะสมทุนที่ตัดขาดมนุษย์ออกจากสมการทำให้ไม่ต้องแคร์ว่าพวกเขาจะทน เขาจะจน เขาไม่มีเงินจ่ายค่าเช่า ตราบใดที่ฉันได้กอบโกยทุนเข้ากระเป๋าฉันก็เพียงพอ

ซึ่งสำหรับการมองทุนนิยมในรูปแบบของ Capitalistic collectivism เรายังสามารถตักตวงผลประโยชน์ได้ โดยที่ไม่ทำให้ผู้คนเป็นทุกข์

มีคำกล่าวหนึ่ง ใครก็ตามที่มีสวนหลังบ้านแล้วผู้คนที่อาศัยอยู่ที่นั่นอดอยาก คุณในฐานะเจ้าของที่ดินจะถูกขับออกจากการปกป้องของ Allah นี่เป็นสิ่งที่มูฮัมมัดได้เคยตรัจเอาไว้ เป็นวิธีการที่เขาจะส่งเสริมให้คนที่มีทุนหรือมีที่ดิน มองกลับมาและให้ความสำคัญผู้คนที่อาศัยในที่ ๆ ของคุณด้วย คุณมีส่วนรับผิดชอบต่อความหิวโหยของพวกเขา เพราะสมมุติว่ามีใครมาเจอคนหิวอยู่ในสวนหลังบ้านคุณแล้วคุณไม่ทำอะไร คุณก็จะถูกตั้งคำถามและถูกติติง

อีกอย่างหนึ่งคือ ถ้าคุณให้ คุณจะร่ำรวย สำหรับเหตุผลของมันผมจะกลับมาอธิบายอีททีในเร็ว ๆ นี้ แต่จุดประสงค์ของคำกล่าวนี้ก็คือการส่งเสริมให้ผู้มีต้องคำนึงถึงผู้ที่ไม่มีด้วย เราจึงต้องทำให้แน่ใจว่าเราพยายามอย่างสุดความสามารถเพื่อที่จะแบ่งปันสิ่งที่เรามีแก่พวกเขา

สิ่งสุดท้ายเกี่ยวกับ Capitalistic collectivism คือการ ทำให้ความมั่งคั่งของเรานั้น ไม่ได้ถูกจำกัดและส่งต่อไปให้แต่กับผู้มากมี ซึ่งเอาจริง ๆ ผมพอเข้าใจในมุมมองของชาวบิตคอยน์ที่มักจะบอกกับทุก ๆ คนว่า

ถือไว้ ถือยาว ถือยาวแล้วดีต่อคุณ

แต่เราต้องคำนึงถึงด้วยว่าบิตคอยน์นั้นเป็นเงินสำหรับทุกคน ทุกคนจำเป็นที่จะสามารถเข้าถึง มี และครอบครองมันได้ เพราะว่าเราไม่อยากให้เจ้าบิตคอยน์นี้หมุนเวียนไปแต่กับบริษัทยักษ์ใหญ่ เพราะจริง ๆ แล้วพวกเราต้องการให้ทุกคนเข้าถึงบิตคอยน์

ในศาสนาอิสลาม เรามีคำว่า Zakaat ซึ่งผมจะวางมันเป็นสิ่งที่ตรงข้ามกับดอกเบี้ยเลย เพราะโดยความหมายแล้ว ดอกเบี้ย คือผลตอบแทนจากเงินที่ไม่ได้นำไปทำอะไร แต่สำหรับ Zakkat นั้น ผลตอบแทนจากเงินคือการนำเงินนั้นไปเพื่อเติมเต็มสังคม เพื่อแสดงความรับผิดชอบของผู้มีต่อผู้ที่ไม่มี

ความมั่งคั่งแล้วโดยธรรมชาติแล้วจะค่อยสูญเสียไปตามกาลเวลา เช่นการที่คนมีบ้าน เขาก็ต้องจ่ายเงินเพื่อดูแลบ้าน นั่นก็นับเป็นการสูญเสียความมั่งคั่งบางส่วนกลับสู่ธรรมชาติเช่นกัน สู่มือของคนที่เราจ้างมาให้ซ่อมบ้าน หรืออีกตัวอย่างคือรถ รถนั้นประกอบไปด้วยหลายชิ้นส่วน เมื่อเราต้องดูแลรถเราก็ต้องสละความมั่งคั่งของเขาไปให้อู่ซ่อมรถ ตามกฏของธรรมชาติ

ดังนั้นแล้ว ผลตอบแทนจากเงินที่ไม่ได้สร้าง Productivity ใด ๆ นั้นเป็นสิ่งที่ไม่เป็นไปตามกฏของธรรมชาติ เพราะนั่นหมายความว่าคุณกำลังสูบเอาความมั่งคั่งจากผู้อื่นเพื่อได้รับผลตอบแทนของเงิน ดังนั้นแล้ว ตามกฏของธรรมชาติ เงินควรที่จะลดลงและถูกส่งทอดลงสู่ผู้ที่จำเป็นต้องใช้มัน แล้วพวกเขาก็นำเงินเหล่านั้นซื้อสิ่งของที่ต้องการ แล้วนั่นก็จะนำประโยชน์กลับมาหาคุณไม่ว่าทางใดก็ทางหนึ่ง นี่ก็เป็นตัวอย่างที่สนับสนุนคำสอนที่กล่าวว่า จงให้ เพื่อที่จะได้รับ เป็นสิ่งปกติของการผ่องถ่ายความมั่งคั่ง

ในที่สุดเราก็มาถึงบทสรุปแล้ว ผมมีคำแนะนำหรือบรรทัดฐานว่าเราจะสร้างเศรษฐกิจที่มีจริยธรรมที่มากขึ้นได้อย่างไร

• เราต้องสร้างระบบนิเวศของเศรษฐกิจที่ชัดเจนโปร่งใส
• ได้รับในสิ่งที่คุณควรได้เท่านั้น
• จงเพิ่มมูลค่ากลับไปที่ระบบด้วย ไม่ใช่เอาแต่ดูดเอาผลประโยชน์เพียงอย่างเดียว
• จงให้ เพื่อที่จะได้รับ
• และอย่าให้บิตคอยน์หมุนเวียนอยู่กับแต่ผู้มากมี

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เนื้อหาบรรยายโดย Mu'aawiyah Tucker เรียบเรียงและแปลโดย Techin

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On August 10, 2024, the vibrant Sarit Expo was alive with energy as Bitcoin Dada celebrated the graduation of its seventh cohort. This momentous event, dedicated to advancing the understanding and application of cryptocurrency, showcased the dynamism and innovation of the Bitcoin Dada community. The evening began with the MC engaging the audience in a series of lively questions. “What is Bitcoin? Explain it to me like I’m five,” was one such question that underscored the diverse range of understanding in the room. While some answers were complex, others offered simpler explanations, highlighting the challenge of conveying intricate concepts.

As the MC continued, participants were asked for their impressions of the event space and suggestions for improvement. Comments ranged from critiques of overly bright lighting to discussions about the relevance of Bitcoin. One participant proposed an intriguing app idea that combined Eventbrite and WhatsApp, reflecting the innovative spirit of the audience.

The highlight of the evening was the inspiring opening speech by the CEO of Bitcoin Dada. She addressed the marginalization of women in tech, celebrating Bitcoin Dada’s commitment to inclusivity and support. She introduced her team

each member contributing uniquely: Edith, the community lead from Uganda; Sabina, the recruiter who found a sense of belonging; and Memelord, the project manager with a flair for comedy.

The ideathon segment was particularly thrilling. Debra’s third-place pitch proposed a Bitcoin-powered marketplace aimed at reducing youth unemployment by showcasing skills. Shantelle’s second-place idea focused on using Bitcoin to address global issues, such as helping refugees find safe zones with GPS technology. The top prize went to Meg, with her solution promising a significant impact—though the specifics were left as a tantalizing cliffhanger. 🌟🏆

PS : Sabina also gave a preview of the #tando app tha you can check out here on my youtube channel Link HERE

Meeting Inspiring Figures and Making Connections 📸

Throughout the event, I had the pleasure of meeting some remarkable individuals who are deeply involved in the Bitcoin community.

First, I met Felix from TheCore, a key panelist in the discussion on the financial revolution amidst economic unrest. We took a photo together, capturing a moment of shared enthusiasm for the potential of Bitcoin.

Later, I connected with a Bitcoin Dada and gamer who is actively involved with Thndr Games, Mary Imasuen. We took a photo showcasing our shared passion for Bitcoin and gaming.

I also had the chance to meet a Bitcoin enthusiast named Hope and she was adorned in Bitcoin-themed merchandise. We snapped a photo together, celebrating our mutual enthusiasm for Bitcoin and its future.

Panel Discussions: Insightful Exchanges and Thoughtful Dialogues

The panel discussion titled “Financial Revolution Amidst Economic Unrest” featured Felix from TheCore, Jason, a Bitcoin Dada supporter, and Bill, a lawyer with expertise in Bitcoin. They delved into the major challenges Kenyans face in adopting Bitcoin, emphasizing the importance of education and community support. They discussed the solid foundation of Bitcoin’s base layer and the need for further development in subsequent layers to enhance its functionality.

The discussion also touched on Kenya’s future in the Bitcoin space. Bill suggested integrating Bitcoin with fiat transactions and stock exchanges, while Jason highlighted the government's welcoming stance and the need for energy to support Bitcoin. Felix proposed making Bitcoin legal tender and finding sustainable energy sources to bolster its use. ⚖️🌍

Audience questions added further depth to the conversation. One attendee asked about using Bitcoin to offset government debt, while another inquired about measures for improving public education on Bitcoin. The responses stressed the need for comprehensive educational initiatives. When asked about alternative cryptocurrencies, the panel firmly rejected the idea of “shitcoins,” focusing instead on the value of Bitcoin. 🚫💸

The second panel discussion, moderated by Sharon from ₿-Trust, explored personal experiences with Bitcoin Dada. Panelists Anon, Vera, and Caroline shared how the program impacted their perspectives.

• Anon discovered a niche and a supportive community, emphasizing Bitcoin’s role as “lightning-fast internet money,” especially with Layer 2 advancements. 🌐⚡
• Vera found Bitcoin to be a valuable medium of exchange, advocated against other cryptocurrencies as “shitcoins,” and highlighted opportunities for women. 💪💰
• Caroline expanded her knowledge and aimed to educate others, describing Bitcoin as a store of value and emphasizing the importance of combating inflation through education. 📚🔍

The panelists also discussed opportunities for Bitcoin in their communities: - Anon saw potential for learning and growth through knowledge-sharing. - Vera mentioned BitSacco, a solution for saving in Bitcoin, and other upcoming projects like Sabina’s Tando app. - Caroline stressed the importance of education to counteract misconceptions about Bitcoin and its benefits. 🏡📈

In their closing remarks, the panelists shared their future aspirations: - Anon aimed to become a developer impacted by Bitcoin. - Vera planned to engage with the community and learn from others. - Caroline focused on educating the community to dispel myths about Bitcoin. 🌟👩‍💻

The event concluded with a warm dinner where attendees mingled, exchanged ideas, and enjoyed a meal together. WATCH https://video.nostr.build/4d0fbc2dd6ae0c20e0d45aa071a9e88000a9544f4289414900c91134d13960da.mp4

The Bitcoin Dada Cohort 7 graduation was more than just a celebration of individual achievements; it was a testament to the collective potential of the Bitcoin community.

As the event wrapped up, the atmosphere was charged with optimism and a shared commitment to advancing bitcoin technology. The graduating cohort left with new skills, fresh ideas, and a network of like-minded individuals, ready to make a significant impact on the future of Bitcoin. 🌍💡 #kenya #bitbiashara #kenya

@ dd664d5e:5633d319

The Law Giver

In my previous article, I briefly went into the topic of how contract law is holy law.

The Father of the Christians, you see, is a God of Covenants, and He sent His Son to Earth to fulfill the Law and pay a Price for our salvation. The Father also created the Natural Order to confirm His Laws through our observation of that Law in action.

That is why Christians have a deep respect for honest contracts, true prices, fair measures, natural systems, and good laws. Not merely for their own sake, but also because understanding them helps us to understand and emulate the Law Giver.

The tired What would Jesus do? meme is actually an attempt to capture this emulation of the Highest Judge. Jesus knows the Law, since His Father defined it and He is One with the Father, so how would He apply the Law best, in this situation?

The Last Things

Working together with him, then, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, “At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation.”

Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

-- 2 Corinthians 6:1-2 New Testament, RSV Bible

One of the things most devout Christians frequently ruminate over, is when Christ will return.

Every day, we ponder. We go for a walk, and ponder. We cook dinner, and ponder.

At the same time, we are called upon to live each day in a productive manner, and to not simply lie around, vegetating, and staring at the heavens. Not only for our own sake, but also because to do so would be to limit our ability to inform others about the Good News, so that they can take to pondering with us. We are called to ponder with as many people as we can produce, adopt, convert, or simply collect through our daily interactions.

This means that we are not of the world (as our eyes are watching God and baptism has made us Immortals), but we are definitely in the world (involved in, and effected by, the everyday dealings around us.) It is a very difficult balancing act to know when we are paying too much attention to the one or the other, or to know where to store up our treasures, if we can't put them all immediately into the Final Treasury.

So, we worked today and earned a bit of fiat cash and we have no immediate usage for it. What to do with it?

Well, some of it should go to charity or be invested in a business that provides important goods, services, and employment. Some of it will be needed to simply cover the day-to-day costs of our own life, or that of those dependent upon us. But it might be prudent to store up some of it, for the mysterious length of time between receipt of the monies and our own ascent into Heaven.

Typically, that store was the local currency, but that's being inflated away at an alarming rate. Then we all began to move to precious metals, and many of us still do, but they are so difficult to spend and can't be broken into small bits or transported over wide distances at low cost.

Enter Bitcoin.

The Great Ledger

In our frustration, more and more Christians are turning to a new technology, to save up some treasure in a liquid asset, for the mid-term. And, once we begin using it, and begin to understand how it works, we quickly grow fond of it.

Bitcoin is a beautiful money because it is a money based upon keeping precise accounts, using a fair measure, and obeying the Laws of Nature.

In essence, Bitcoin is a debt note emitted by a universal debtor (the network) in exchange for some good or service. This frees the individual people using it from ever needing to carry debt, as the debt stays in the network, the value and enforceability of that debt note is protected by the effort used to create and maintain the network, and the eagerness with which other people wish to store their efforts up in that same network. The debt still exists, but it can be so thinly and widely spread that it no longer rests as a burden upon one particular person.

The debt, in other words, has been disassociated from humans and the management has been distributed to machines. This is the precise opposite process of a "fiat" (by decree) currency, which only has value so long as it is associated with some particularly solvent group of humans (who personally vouch for repayment of any debts denominated in the currency), and where management is centralized to some other group of humans.

Have you accepted Bitcoin as your personal money and store of value?

You have invested $10 to buy the electricity to mine Bitcoin? Then you receive $10 of Bitcoin in return. The Bitcoin network now owes you the $10 purchasing power equivalent of that electricity.

If someone then gives you $5 worth of pizza, then you can then give them a $5 portion of your $10 worth of Bitcoin. You have taken a part of your Bitcoin debt note and shared it with them.

They now hold $5 worth of Bitcoin invested in the network and can spend it on some other good or service. Or they can simply hold it and wait for it to rise in value, as more people "mine" more of it (and produce more notes, paradoxically making the existing notes more useful and therefore valuable) and more people try to gain the notes in order to manage their own finances by storing their energy in the network or transporting their energy using the network.

Bitcoin, in other words, is an accounting book that needs no accountant because it stores, tracks, and controls the ledger on its own. It is a Natural Ledger that runs according to the the Laws.

It is the only human-made ledger that allows for true and immediate Final Settlement. This Final Settlement is what allows people to trade using the convenience of digital debt notes, with neither person occurring or even risking any personal debt. We Christians know that all debt is a burden, including monetary debts, which is why we are called to forgive each other's debt and to hope that our own debts are forgiven. Better still, is to avoid the accumulation of debts, altogether.

So, Final Settlement? Final Settlement is what Jesus would do.

@ 721be1b2:2cee7c6e

Nostr (short for "Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays") is a decentralised, censorship-resistant social network protocol designed for secure and private communication. It enables users to post notes and interact with others without relying on any centralised platform, unlike traditional social media platforms.

NIPs, or Nostr Implementation Possibilities, define the set of specifications or guidelines that clients and relays can follow to ensure the interoperability of all parts. This is the case with NIP-05, which defines an account verification mechanism by mapping Nostr public keys to DNS-based identifiers that resemble an email address.

Unlike the blue check mark on X.com, NIP-05 can be easily implemented by users for free. To get your account NIP-05 verified, you will need the following:

• Nostr public key in hex format
• Domain name that you own and manage (e.g., example.com)
• Nostr account name in an email-like format (e.g., johnnycage@example.com)
• Web server or a place to host a file from the domain name

For the Nostr public key in hexadecimal format, you can use the key converter tool at this link: https://damus.io/key/. Copy your user public key (npub) from your client and paste it in the link above to convert the key to hex format, i.e:

5c83da77af1dec6d7289834998ad7aafbd9e2191396d75ec3cc27f5a77226f36

Please note that some clients may not recognise your public key in hex format, and you may need to use your npub key instead.

Create a nostr.json file and paste the following: ``` { "names": { "johnnycage":"5c83da77af1dec6d7289834998ad7aafbd9e2191396d75ec3cc27f5a77226f36" } }

```

Upload the file to the web server and modify your DNS so your domain example.com is redirected to it. As a result, you should be able to access the file like this: https://example.com/.well-known/nostr.json

NIP-05 also defines how to handle CORS issues, since some Javascript based Nostr clients may be restricted by browser CORS policies, it is recommended to configure the web server to respond requests with the following header:

Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *

As a final step, go to your Nostr client and configure your Nostr address for verification. In the case of the Amethyst client, this is done under Profile -> Nostr Address -> johnnycage@example.com. Once validated, a checkmark symbol should appear next to your chosen Nostr address.

Keep in mind that not all nostr clients behave the same, so you will need to adjust these steps based on your client of choice.

For more information about NIP-05, head here: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/05.md

nostr #nip #grownostr #howto #blog

@ 5f550547:02612a84

Test Test Test ++Test++ ~~Test~~ * Test

1. Test

Test

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@ 3c7d12a6:9532013e

NUD: Pubkey to colors

This NUD defines how to convert pubkey to colors.

Live demo

Why?

• npub is nonsense to display.
• too long.
• npub1bla...bla is nonsense to display.
• npub1 takes too much space.
• ... means nothing.

Specs

• Uses hex pubkey.
• Converts 64 characters to 8 colors.
• Splits 64 with 8 length chunks.
• Converts each 2 in 8 into
  • Alpha (0-255 -> 0.0-1.0)
  • Hue (0-255 -> 0.0-360.0)
  • Saturation (0-255 -> 0.0-1.0)
  • Light (0-255 -> 0.0-1.0)
• Supports dark and light theme.
• When Light is 1.0, flip the Light for light theme (0.0).

@ 8947a945:9bfcf626

สวัสดีทุกคนบน Nostr ครับ รวมไปถึง watchersและ ผู้ติดตามของผมจาก Deviantart และ platform งานศิลปะอื่นๆนะครับ

ตั้งแต่ต้นปี 2024 ผมใช้ AI เจนรูปงานตัวละครสาวๆจากอนิเมะ และเปิด exclusive content ให้สำหรับผู้ที่ชื่นชอบผลงานของผมเป็นพิเศษ

ผมโพสผลงานผมทั้งหมดไว้ที่เวบ Deviantart และค่อยๆสร้างฐานผู้ติดตามมาเรื่อยๆอย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไปมาตลอดครับ ทุกอย่างเติบโตไปเรื่อยๆของมัน ส่วนตัวผมมองว่ามันเป็นพิร์ตธุรกิจออนไลน์ ของผมพอร์ตนึงได้เลย

เมื่อวันที่ 16 กย.2024 มีผู้ติดตามคนหนึ่งส่งข้อความส่วนตัวมาหาผม บอกว่าชื่นชอบผลงานของผมมาก ต้องการจะขอซื้อผลงาน แต่ขอซื้อเป็น NFT นะ เสนอราคาซื้อขายต่อชิ้นที่สูงมาก หลังจากนั้นผมกับผู้ซื้อคนนี้พูดคุยกันในเมล์ครับ

นี่คือข้อสรุปสั่นๆจากการต่อรองซื้อขายครับ

(หลังจากนี้ผมขอเรียกผู้ซื้อว่า scammer นะครับ เพราะไพ่มันหงายมาแล้ว ว่าเขาคือมิจฉาชีพ)

• Scammer รายแรก เลือกผลงานที่จะซื้อ เสนอราคาซื้อที่สูงมาก แต่ต้องเป็นเวบไซต์ NFTmarket place ที่เขากำหนดเท่านั้น มันทำงานอยู่บน ERC20 ผมเข้าไปดูเวบไซต์ที่ว่านี้แล้วรู้สึกว่ามันดูแปลกๆครับ คนที่จะลงขายผลงานจะต้องใช้ email ในการสมัครบัญชีซะก่อน ถึงจะผูก wallet อย่างเช่น metamask ได้ เมื่อผูก wallet แล้วไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนได้ด้วย ตอนนั้นผมใช้ wallet ที่ไม่ได้ link กับ HW wallet ไว้ ทดลองสลับ wallet ไปๆมาๆ มันทำไม่ได้ แถมลอง log out แล้ว เลข wallet ก็ยังคาอยู่อันเดิม อันนี้มันดูแปลกๆแล้วหนึ่งอย่าง เวบนี้ค่า ETH ในการ mint 0.15 - 0.2 ETH … ตีเป็นเงินบาทนี่แพงบรรลัยอยู่นะครับ

• Scammer รายแรกพยายามชักจูงผม หว่านล้อมผมว่า แหม เดี๋ยวเขาก็มารับซื้องานผมน่า mint งานเสร็จ รีบบอกเขานะ เดี๋ยวเขารีบกดซื้อเลย พอขายได้กำไร ผมก็ได้ค่า gas คืนได้ แถมยังได้กำไรอีก ไม่มีอะไรต้องเสีนจริงมั้ย แต่มันเป้นความโชคดีครับ เพราะตอนนั้นผมไม่เหลือทุนสำรองที่จะมาซื้อ ETH ได้ ผมเลยต่อรองกับเขาตามนี้ครับ :

• ผมเสนอว่า เอางี้มั้ย ผมส่งผลงานของผมแบบ low resolution ให้ก่อน แลกกับให้เขาช่วยโอน ETH ที่เป็นค่า mint งานมาให้หน่อย พอผมได้ ETH แล้ว ผมจะ upscale งานของผม แล้วเมล์ไปให้ ใจแลกใจกันไปเลย ... เขาไม่เอา

• ผมเสนอให้ไปซื้อที่ร้านค้าออนไลน์ buymeacoffee ของผมมั้ย จ่ายเป็น USD ... เขาไม่เอา
• ผมเสนอให้ซื้อขายผ่าน PPV lightning invoice ที่ผมมีสิทธิ์เข้าถึง เพราะเป็น creator ของ Creatr ... เขาไม่เอา
• ผมยอกเขาว่างั้นก็รอนะ รอเงินเดือนออก เขาบอก ok

สัปดาห์ถัดมา มี scammer คนที่สองติดต่อผมเข้ามา ใช้วิธีการใกล้เคียงกัน แต่ใช้คนละเวบ แถมเสนอราคาซื้อที่สูงกว่าคนแรกมาก เวบที่สองนี้เลวร้ายค่าเวบแรกอีกครับ คือต้องใช้เมล์สมัครบัญชี ไม่สามารถผูก metamask ได้ พอสมัครเสร็จจะได้ wallet เปล่าๆมาหนึ่งอัน ผมต้องโอน ETH เข้าไปใน wallet นั้นก่อน เพื่อเอาไปเป็นค่า mint NFT 0.2 ETH

ผมบอก scammer รายที่สองว่า ต้องรอนะ เพราะตอนนี้กำลังติดต่อซื้อขายอยู่กับผู้ซื้อรายแรกอยู่ ผมกำลังรอเงินเพื่อมาซื้อ ETH เป็นต้นทุนดำเนินงานอยู่ คนคนนี้ขอให้ผมส่งเวบแรกไปให้เขาดูหน่อย หลังจากนั้นไม่นานเขาเตือนผมมาว่าเวบแรกมันคือ scam นะ ไม่สามารถถอนเงินออกมาได้ เขายังส่งรูป cap หน้าจอที่คุยกับผู้เสียหายจากเวบแรกมาให้ดูว่าเจอปัญหาถอนเงินไม่ได้ ไม่พอ เขายังบลัฟ opensea ด้วยว่าลูกค้าขายงานได้ แต่ถอนเงินไม่ได้

Opensea ถอนเงินไม่ได้ ตรงนี้แหละครับคือตัวกระตุกต่อมเอ๊ะของผมดังมาก เพราะ opensea อ่ะ ผู้ใช้ connect wallet เข้ากับ marketplace โดยตรง ซื้อขายกันเกิดขึ้น เงินวิ่งเข้าวิ่งออก wallet ของแต่ละคนโดยตรงเลย opensea เก็บแค่ค่า fee ในการใช้ platform ไม่เก็บเงินลูกค้าไว้ แถมปีนี้ค่า gas fee ก็ถูกกว่า bull run cycle 2020 มาก ตอนนี้ค่า gas fee ประมาณ 0.0001 ETH (แต่มันก็แพงกว่า BTC อยู่ดีอ่ะครับ)

ผมเลยเอาเรื่องนี้ไปปรึกษาพี่บิท แต่แอดมินมาคุยกับผมแทน ทางแอดมินแจ้งว่ายังไม่เคยมีเพื่อนๆมาปรึกษาเรื่องนี้ กรณีที่ผมทักมาถามนี่เป็นรายแรกเลย แต่แอดมินให้ความเห็นไปในทางเดียวกับสมมุติฐานของผมว่าน่าจะ scam ในเวลาเดียวกับผมเอาเรื่องนี้ไปถามในเพจ NFT community คนไทนด้วย ได้รับการ confirm ชัดเจนว่า scam และมีคนไม่น้อยโดนหลอก หลังจากที่ผมรู้ที่มาแล้ว ผมเลยเล่นสงครามปั่นประสาท scammer ทั้งสองคนนี้ครับ เพื่อดูว่าหลอกหลวงมิจฉาชีพจริงมั้ย

โดยวันที่ 30 กย. ผมเลยปั่นประสาน scammer ทั้งสองรายนี้ โดยการ mint ผลงานที่เขาเสนอซื้อนั่นแหละ ขึ้น opensea แล้วส่งข้อความไปบอกว่า

mint ให้แล้วนะ แต่เงินไม่พอจริงๆว่ะโทษที เลย mint ขึ้น opensea แทน พอดีบ้านจน ทำได้แค่นี้ไปถึงแค่ opensea รีบไปซื้อล่ะ มีคนจ้องจะคว้างานผมเยอะอยู่ ผมไม่คิด royalty fee ด้วยนะเฮ้ย เอาไปขายต่อไม่ต้องแบ่งกำไรกับผม

เท่านั้นแหละครับ สงครามจิตวิทยาก็เริ่มขึ้น แต่เขาจนมุม กลืนน้ำลายตัวเอง ช็อตเด็ดคือ

เขา : เนี่ยอุส่ารอ บอกเพื่อนในทีมว่าวันจันทร์ที่ 30 กย. ได้ของแน่ๆ เพื่อนๆในทีมเห็นงานผมแล้วมันสวยจริง เลยใส่เงินเต็มที่ 9.3ETH (+ capture screen ส่งตัวเลขยอดเงินมาให้ดู)ไว้รอโดยเฉพาะเลยนะ ผม : เหรอ ... งั้น ขอดู wallet address ที่มี transaction มาให้ดูหน่อยสิ เขา : 2ETH นี่มัน 5000$ เลยนะ ผม : แล้วไง ขอดู wallet address ที่มีการเอายอดเงิน 9.3ETH มาให้ดูหน่อย ไหนบอกว่าเตรียมเงินไว้มากแล้วนี่ ขอดูหน่อย ว่าใส่ไว้เมื่อไหร่ ... เอามาแค่ adrress นะเว้ย ไม่ต้องทะลึ่งส่ง seed มาให้ เขา : ส่งรูปเดิม 9.3 ETH มาให้ดู ผม : รูป screenshot อ่ะ มันไม่มีความหมายหรอกเว้ย ตัดต่อเอาก็ได้ง่ายจะตาย เอา transaction hash มาดู ไหนว่าเตรียมเงินไว้รอ 9.3ETH แล้วอยากซื้องานผมจนตัวสั่นเลยไม่ใช่เหรอ ถ้าจะส่ง wallet address มาให้ดู หรือจะช่วยส่ง 0.15ETH มาให้ยืม mint งานก่อน แล้วมากดซื้อ 2ETH ไป แล้วผมใช้ 0.15ETH คืนให้ก็ได้ จะซื้อหรือไม่ซื้อเนี่ย เขา : จะเอา address เขาไปทำไม ผม : ตัดจบ รำคาญ ไม่ขายให้ละ เขา : 2ETH = 5000 USD เลยนะ ผม : แล้วไง

ผมเลยเขียนบทความนี้มาเตือนเพื่อนๆพี่ๆทุกคนครับ เผื่อใครกำลังเปิดพอร์ตทำธุรกิจขาย digital art online แล้วจะโชคดี เจอของดีแบบผม

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ทำไมผมถึงมั่นใจว่ามันคือการหลอกหลวง แล้วคนโกงจะได้อะไร

อันดับแรกไปพิจารณาดู opensea ครับ เป็นเวบ NFTmarketplace ที่ volume การซื้อขายสูงที่สุด เขาไม่เก็บเงินของคนจะซื้อจะขายกันไว้กับตัวเอง เงินวิ่งเข้าวิ่งออก wallet ผู้ซื้อผู้ขายเลย ส่วนทางเวบเก็บค่าธรรมเนียมเท่านั้น แถมค่าธรรมเนียมก็ถูกกว่าเมื่อปี 2020 เยอะ ดังนั้นการที่จะไปลงขายงานบนเวบ NFT อื่นที่ค่า fee สูงกว่ากันเป็นร้อยเท่า ... จะทำไปทำไม

ผมเชื่อว่า scammer โกงเงินเจ้าของผลงานโดยการเล่นกับความโลภและความอ่อนประสบการณ์ของเจ้าของผลงานครับ เมื่อไหร่ก็ตามที่เจ้าของผลงานโอน ETH เข้าไปใน wallet เวบนั้นเมื่อไหร่ หรือเมื่อไหร่ก็ตามที่จ่ายค่า fee ในการ mint งาน เงินเหล่านั้นสิ่งเข้ากระเป๋า scammer ทันที แล้วก็จะมีการเล่นตุกติกต่อแน่นอนครับ เช่นถอนไม่ได้ หรือซื้อไม่ได้ ต้องโอนเงินมาเพิ่มเพื่อปลดล็อค smart contract อะไรก็ว่าไป แล้วคนนิสัยไม่ดีพวกเนี้ย ก็จะเล่นกับความโลภของคน เอาราคาเสนอซื้อที่สูงโคตรๆมาล่อ ... อันนี้ไม่ว่ากัน เพราะบนโลก NFT รูปภาพบางรูปที่ไม่ได้มีความเป็นศิลปะอะไรเลย มันดันขายกันได้ 100 - 150 ETH ศิลปินที่พยายามสร้างตัวก็อาจจะมองว่า ผลงานเรามีคนรับซื้อ 2 - 4 ETH ต่องานมันก็มากพอแล้ว (จริงๆมากเกินจนน่าตกใจด้วยซ้ำครับ)

บนโลกของ BTC ไม่ต้องเชื่อใจกัน โอนเงินไปหากันได้ ปิดสมุดบัญชีได้โดยไม่ต้องเชื่อใจกัน

บบโลกของ ETH "code is law" smart contract มีเขียนอยู่แล้ว ไปอ่าน มันไม่ได้ยากมากในการทำความเข้าใจ ดังนั้น การจะมาเชื่อคำสัญญาจากคนด้วยกัน เป็นอะไรที่ไม่มีเหตุผล

ผมไปเล่าเรื่องเหล่านี้ให้กับ community งานศิลปะ ก็มีทั้งเสียงตอบรับที่ดี และไม่ดีปนกันไป มีบางคนยืนยันเสียงแข็งไปในทำนองว่า ไอ้เรื่องแบบเนี้ยไม่ได้กินเขาหรอก เพราะเขาตั้งใจแน่วแน่ว่างานศิลป์ของเขา เขาไม่เอาเข้ามายุ่งในโลก digital currency เด็ดขาด ซึ่งผมก็เคารพมุมมองเขาครับ แต่มันจะดีกว่ามั้ย ถ้าเราเปิดหูเปิดตาให้ทันเทคโนโลยี โดยเฉพาะเรื่อง digital currency , blockchain โดนโกงทีนึงนี่คือหมดตัวกันง่ายกว่าเงิน fiat อีก

อยากจะมาเล่าให้ฟังครับ และอยากให้ช่วยแชร์ไปให้คนรู้จักด้วย จะได้ระวังตัวกัน

Note

• ภาพประกอบ cyber security ทั้งสองนี่ของผมเองครับ ทำเอง วางขายบน AdobeStock
• อีกบัญชีนึงของผม "HikariHarmony" npub1exdtszhpw3ep643p9z8pahkw8zw00xa9pesf0u4txyyfqvthwapqwh48sw กำลังค่อยๆเอาผลงานจากโลกข้างนอกเข้ามา nostr ครับ ตั้งใจจะมาสร้างงานศิลปะในนี้ เพื่อนๆที่ชอบงาน จะได้ไม่ต้องออกไปหาที่ไหน

ผลงานของผมครับ - Anime girl fanarts : HikariHarmony - HikariHarmony on Nostr - General art : KeshikiRakuen - KeshikiRakuen อาจจะเป็นบัญชี nostr ที่สามของผม ถ้าไหวครับ

@ 126a29e8:d1341981

Esta es la traducción de una carta de Ross Ulbricht que se publicó en su blog en Septiembre de 2019. Podéis leer el artículo original aquí: https://rossulbricht.medium.com/bitcoin-equals-freedom-6c33986b4852

Algo especial sucedió en el primer año después de que Satoshi nos regalara Bitcoin. Algo que nadie esperaba y que muchos pensaban que era imposible. Intenta imaginar Bitcoin en aquel entonces, antes de que pudieras comprar cosas con él, antes de que hubiera un tipo de cambio, antes de que nadie supiera realmente qué pasaría con él, si es que pasaba algo. Bitcoin no empezó como dinero. Se convirtió en dinero, pero lo hizo de forma distinta a cualquier dinero anterior. A pesar de todas las cosas que Bitcoin ha hecho posibles, a pesar de todas las formas en que está cambiando nuestro mundo, no apreciamos plenamente o ni siquiera entendemos lo que sucedió en aquellos primeros días, cuando era sólo un juguete para geeks.

Cualquier otro dinero anterior al Bitcoin -en la larga historia de la civilización humana- se valoraba por razones distintas a su uso como dinero. El ganado en África, los sellos de correos en las prisiones, las conchas marinas y los metales preciosos se han utilizado como dinero y encajan en este patrón. La única excepción es el dinero fiduciario -algo declarado como dinero por una autoridad-, pero incluso las monedas fiduciarias nacionales estuvieron en su día respaldadas por algo con valor previo, como el oro.

Bitcoin cambió todo eso. Bitcoin no tenía ningún valor previo y nadie estaba obligado a utilizarlo, pero de alguna manera se convirtió en un medio de intercambio. Las personas que no entienden y se preocupan poco por Bitcoin pueden, sin embargo, aceptarlo como pago porque saben que puede ser utilizado para pagar por otra cosa o ser intercambiado por dinero convencional.

La gente suele mencionar las pizzas que se compraron por diez mil bitcoins y, en retrospectiva, se burlan del tipo que se comió lo que se convertiría en un almuerzo multimillonario. A mí me interesa más la persona que renunció a dos pizzas en perfecto estado por meros bitcoins. ¿Qué vio en esos bits y bytes, en esa firma digital de algo que la gente llamaba cadena de bloques? Lo que motivó al vendedor de pizzas pudo haber llamado también la atención de los primeros mineros, que no podían vender pero acumulaban alegremente. Quizá inspiró a los que simplemente regalaban bitcoins por miles. Fuera lo que fuese, era algo nuevo.

La teoría económica clásica dice que un intercambio no se produce a menos que ambas partes valoren más lo que reciben que lo que entregan. Entonces, ¿de dónde viene el valor? Bitcoin nunca debería haber despegado, pero lo hizo. Incluso un producto nuevo tiene algún tipo de valor, y los primeros en adoptarlo corren el riesgo de no obtener el valor de su dinero, pero aún así esperan ganar con el intercambio.

En cambio, los primeros usuarios de Bitcoin no tenían ni idea de lo que sabemos ahora. Todo lo que tenían era un sueño, una convicción y el entusiasmo suficiente para convertir un artilugio digital en un fenómeno multimillonario del que sólo estamos empezando a ver los efectos.

Te diré lo que creo que pasó, aunque lo cierto es que nadie lo sabe. Es casi magia que Bitcoin pudiera surgir de la nada y, sin valor previo ni decreto de autoridad, convertirse en dinero. Pero Bitcoin no se originó en el vacío. Fue la solución a un problema con el que los criptógrafos llevaban lidiando muchos años: Cómo crear dinero digital sin autoridad central que no pudiera falsificarse y en el que se pudiera confiar.

Este problema persistió durante tanto tiempo que algunos dejaron la solución a otros y soñaron en cambio con cómo sería nuestro futuro si el dinero digital descentralizado llegara a existir de alguna manera. Soñaban con un futuro en el que el poder económico del mundo estuviera al alcance de todos, en el que el valor pudiera transferirse a cualquier lugar con sólo pulsar una tecla. Soñaban con que la prosperidad y libertad dependieran únicamente de las matemáticas de una encriptación robusta.

Bitcoin nacía pues en terreno fértil y era reconocido por quienes lo habían estado esperando. Fue un momento histórico para ellos, mucho más importante que las pizzas o las facturas de la electricidad generadas por la minería. La promesa de libertad y el encanto del destino dieron energía a la comunidad inicial. Bitcoin se adoptó consciente y espontáneamente como dinero mientras nadie lo veía, y nuestro mundo nunca volverá a ser el mismo.

https://freeross.org

@ 266815e0:6cd408a5

While I was in Mediera with all the other awesome people at the first SEC cohort there where a lot of discussions around data storage on nostr and if it could be made censorship-resistent

I remember lots of discussions about torrents, hypercore, nostr relays, and of course IPFS

There were a few things I learned from all these conversations:

1. All the existing solutions have one thing in common. A universal ID of some kind for files
2. HTTP is still good. we don't have to throw the baby out with the bath water
3. nostr could fix this... somehow

Some of the existing solutions work well for large files, and all of them are decentralization in some way. However none of them seem capable of serving up cat pictures for social media clients. they all have something missing...

An Identity system

An identity system would allow files to be "owned" by users. and once files have owners servers could start grouping files into a single thing instead of a 1000+ loose files

This can also greatly simplify the question of "what is spam" for a server hosting (or seeding) these files. since it could simply have a whitelist of owners (and maybe their friends)

What is blossom?

Blossom is a set of HTTP endpoints that allow nostr users to store and retrieve binary data on public servers using the sha256 hash as a universal id

What are Blobs?

blobs are chunks of binary data. they are similar to files but with one key difference, they don't have names

Instead blobs have a sha256 hash (like b1674191a88ec5cdd733e4240a81803105dc412d6c6708d53ab94fc248f4f553) as an ID

These IDs are universal since they can be computed from the file itself using the sha256 hashing algorithm ( you can get a files sha256 hash on linux using: sha256sum bitcoin.pdf )

How do the servers work?

Blossom servers expose four endpoints to let clients and users upload and manage blobs

• GET /<sha256> (optional file .ext)
• PUT /upload
• Authentication: Signed nostr event
• Returns a blob descriptor
• GET /list/<pubkey>
• Returns an array of blob descriptors
• Authentication (optional): Signed nostr event
• DELETE /<sha256>
• Authentication: Signed nostr event

What is Blossom Drive?

Blossom Drive is a nostr app built on top of blossom servers and allows users to create and manage folders of blobs

What are Drives

Drives are just nostr events (kind 30563) that store a map of blobs and what filename they should have along with some extra metadata

An example drive event would be json { "pubkey": "266815e0c9210dfa324c6cba3573b14bee49da4209a9456f9484e5106cd408a5", "created_at": 1710773987, "content": "", "kind": 30563, "tags": [ [ "name", "Emojis" ], [ "description", "nostr emojis" ], [ "d", "emojis" ], [ "r", "https://cdn.hzrd149.com/" ], [ "x", "303f018e613f29e3e43264529903b7c8c84debbd475f89368cb293ec23938981", "/noStrudel.png", "15161", "image/png" ], [ "x", "a0e2b39975c8da1702374b3eed6f4c6c7333e6ae0008dadafe93bd34bfb2ca78", "/satellite.png", "6853", "image/png" ], [ "x", "e8f3fae0f4a43a88eae235a8b79794d72e8f14b0e103a0fed1e073d8fb53d51f", "/amethyst.png", "20487", "image/png" ], [ "x", "70bd5836807b916d79e9c4e67e8b07e3e3b53f4acbb95c7521b11039a3c975c6", "/nos.png", "36521", "image/png" ], [ "x", "0fc304630279e0c5ab2da9c2769e3a3178c47b8609b447a30916244e89abbc52", "/primal.png", "29343", "image/png" ], [ "x", "9a03824a73d4af192d893329bbc04cd3798542ee87af15051aaf9376b74b25d4", "/coracle.png", "18300", "image/png" ], [ "x", "accdc0cdc048f4719bb5e1da4ff4c6ffc1a4dbb7cf3afbd19b86940c01111568", "/iris.png", "24070", "image/png" ], [ "x", "2e740f2514d6188e350d95cf4756bbf455d2f95e6a09bc64e94f5031bc4bba8f", "/damus.png", "32758", "image/png" ], [ "x", "2e019f08da0c75fb9c40d81947e511c8f0554763bffb6d23a7b9b8c9e8c84abb", "/old emojis/astral.png", "29365", "image/png" ], [ "x", "d97f842f2511ce0491fe0de208c6135b762f494a48da59926ce15acfdb6ac17e", "/other/rabbit.png", "19803", "image/png" ], [ "x", "72cb99b689b4cfe1a9fb6937f779f3f9c65094bf0e6ac72a8f8261efa96653f5", "/blossom.png", "4393", "image/png" ] ] }

There is a lot going on but the main thing is the list of "x" tags and the path that describes the folder and filename the blob should live at

If your interested, the full event definition is at github.com/hzrd149/blossom-drive

Getting started

Like every good nostr client it takes a small instruction manual in order to use it properly. so here are the steps for getting started

1. Open the app

Open https://blossom.hzrd149.com

2. Login using extension

You can also login using any of the following methods using the input - NIP-46 with your https://nsec.app or https://flare.pub account - a NIP-46 connection string - an ncryptsec password protected private key - a nsec unprotected private key (please don't) - bunker:// URI from nsecbunker

3. Add a blossom server

Right now https://cdn.satellite.earth is the only public server that is compatible with blossom drive. If you want to host your own I've written a basic implementation in TypeScript github.com/hzrd149/blossom-server

4. Start uploading your files

NOTE: All files upload to blossom drive are public by default. DO NOT upload private files

5. Manage files

Encrypted drives

There is also the option to encrypt drives using NIP-49 password encryption. although its not tested at all so don't trust it, verify

Whats next?

I don't know, but Im excited to see what everyone else on nostr builds with this. I'm only one developer at the end of the day and I can't think of everything

also all the images in this article are stored in one of my blossom drives here

nostr:naddr1qvzqqqrhvvpzqfngzhsvjggdlgeycm96x4emzjlwf8dyyzdfg4hefp89zpkdgz99qq8xzun5d93kcefdd9kkzem9wvr46jka

@ 8947a945:9bfcf626

Hello everyone on Nostr and all my watchersand followersfrom DeviantArt, as well as those from other art platforms

I have been creating and sharing AI-generated anime girl fanart since the beginning of 2024 and have been running member-exclusive content on Patreon.

I also publish showcases of my artworks to Deviantart. I organically build up my audience from time to time. I consider it as one of my online businesses of art. Everything is slowly growing

On September 16, I received a DM from someone expressing interest in purchasing my art in NFT format and offering a very high price for each piece. We later continued the conversation via email.

Here’s a brief overview of what happened

• The first scammer selected the art they wanted to buy and offered a high price for each piece. They provided a URL to an NFT marketplace site running on the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet or ERC20. The site appeared suspicious, requiring email sign-up and linking a MetaMask wallet. However, I couldn't change the wallet address later. The minting gas fees were quite expensive, ranging from 0.15 to 0.2 ETH

• The scammers tried to convince me that the high profits would easily cover the minting gas fees, so I had nothing to lose. Luckily, I didn’t have spare funds to purchase ETH for the gas fees at the time, so I tried negotiating with them as follows:

• I offered to send them a lower-quality version of my art via email in exchange for the minting gas fees, but they refused.

• I offered them the option to pay in USD through Buy Me a Coffee shop here, but they refused.
• I offered them the option to pay via Bitcoin using the Lightning Network invoice , but they refused.
• I asked them to wait until I could secure the funds, and they agreed to wait.

The following week, a second scammer approached me with a similar offer, this time at an even higher price and through a different NFT marketplace website.

This second site also required email registration, and after navigating to the dashboard, it asked for a minting fee of 0.2 ETH. However, the site provided a wallet address for me instead of connecting a MetaMask wallet.

I told the second scammer that I was waiting to make a profit from the first sale, and they asked me to show them the first marketplace. They then warned me that the first site was a scam and even sent screenshots of victims, including one from OpenSea saying that Opensea is not paying.

This raised a red flag, and I began suspecting I might be getting scammed. On OpenSea, funds go directly to users' wallets after transactions, and OpenSea charges a much lower platform fee compared to the previous crypto bull run in 2020. Minting fees on OpenSea are also significantly cheaper, around 0.0001 ETH per transaction.

I also consulted with Thai NFT artist communities and the ex-chairman of the Thai Digital Asset Association. According to them, no one had reported similar issues, but they agreed it seemed like a scam.

After confirming my suspicions with my own research and consulting with the Thai crypto community, I decided to test the scammers’ intentions by doing the following

I minted the artwork they were interested in, set the price they offered, and listed it for sale on OpenSea. I then messaged them, letting them know the art was available and ready to purchase, with no royalty fees if they wanted to resell it.

They became upset and angry, insisting I mint the art on their chosen platform, claiming they had already funded their wallet to support me. When I asked for proof of their wallet address and transactions, they couldn't provide any evidence that they had enough funds.

Here’s what I want to warn all artists in the DeviantArt community or other platforms If you find yourself in a similar situation, be aware that scammers may be targeting you.

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My Perspective why I Believe This is a Scam and What the Scammers Gain

From my experience with BTC and crypto since 2017, here's why I believe this situation is a scam, and what the scammers aim to achieve

First, looking at OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace on the ERC20 network, they do not hold users' funds. Instead, funds from transactions go directly to users’ wallets. OpenSea’s platform fees are also much lower now compared to the crypto bull run in 2020. This alone raises suspicion about the legitimacy of other marketplaces requiring significantly higher fees.

I believe the scammers' tactic is to lure artists into paying these exorbitant minting fees, which go directly into the scammers' wallets. They convince the artists by promising to purchase the art at a higher price, making it seem like there's no risk involved. In reality, the artist has already lost by paying the minting fee, and no purchase is ever made.

In the world of Bitcoin (BTC), the principle is "Trust no one" and “Trustless finality of transactions” In other words, transactions are secure and final without needing trust in a third party.

In the world of Ethereum (ETH), the philosophy is "Code is law" where everything is governed by smart contracts deployed on the blockchain. These contracts are transparent, and even basic code can be read and understood. Promises made by people don’t override what the code says.

I also discuss this issue with art communities. Some people have strongly expressed to me that they want nothing to do with crypto as part of their art process. I completely respect that stance.

However, I believe it's wise to keep your eyes open, have some skin in the game, and not fall into scammers’ traps. Understanding the basics of crypto and NFTs can help protect you from these kinds of schemes.

If you found this article helpful, please share it with your fellow artists.

Until next time Take care

Note

• Both cyber security images are mine , I created and approved by AdobeStock to put on sale
• I'm working very hard to bring all my digital arts into Nostr to build my Sats business here to my another npub "HikariHarmony" npub1exdtszhpw3ep643p9z8pahkw8zw00xa9pesf0u4txyyfqvthwapqwh48sw

Link to my full gallery - Anime girl fanarts : HikariHarmony - HikariHarmony on Nostr - General art : KeshikiRakuen

@ 6aa0e5a8:f1677da5

Das Aufkommen von Sexpuppen stellt zweifellos eine große Herausforderung für das menschliche Konzept von Intimität dar und wirft eine Reihe von philosophischen und ethischen Fragen auf. Sie scheint unser traditionelles Verständnis vom Wesen der Intimität auf den Kopf zu stellen und wirft eine Reihe von philosophischen und ethischen Fragen auf.

Traditionell wurde Intimität als eine einzigartige Verbindung zwischen Menschen betrachtet, die auf gegenseitigem Verständnis, Vertrauen und emotionaler Bindung beruht. Sie impliziert einen wechselseitigen Austausch, Kommunikation und ein inhärentes Bedürfnis nach Empathie. Der intimen Beziehung zwischen Menschen und real sex doll fehlt jedoch offensichtlich diese wechselseitige emotionale Bindung und geistige Ebene. Sexpuppen können die innere Welt des Menschen nicht wirklich verstehen, und was sie bieten, ist nur eine äußere, oberflächliche und einseitige intime Erfahrung.

Daher wird die Auffassung vertreten, dass die intime Beziehung zwischen Sexpuppen und Menschen nur eine Art anthropomorphe Scheinbeziehung ist, die die intimen Bedürfnisse der Menschen auf der geistigen und emotionalen Ebene nicht befriedigen kann und die Entfremdung zwischenmenschlicher Beziehungen und die Selbstisolierung des Einzelnen sogar noch verstärken kann. Unter diesem Gesichtspunkt scheinen lebensgroße Sexpuppe die Intimität auf eine rein physische und utilitaristische Ebene zu reduzieren, was eine Verzerrung des Wesens der Intimität und der Grenzüberschreitung darstellt.

Es gibt jedoch auch die Ansicht, dass das Wesen der Intimität nicht statisch ist, sondern sich mit dem Wandel der Zeit und dem Fortschritt der Technologie ständig weiterentwickelt. Auch wenn Sexpuppen keine echte wechselseitige emotionale Verbindung herstellen können, erfüllen sie doch bestimmte Bedürfnisse des Menschen, wie z. B. die Verringerung der Einsamkeit, die Wiederherstellung des sexuellen Selbstbewusstseins und den Erhalt von physischem und psychischem Komfort. Daher kann Intimität, die auf Eigeninteresse beruht, auch als Ausdruck von Intimität betrachtet werden. Dies erweitert und bereichert die Bedeutung und Ausdehnung von Intimität.

Manche meinen sogar, wenn sich die Technologie der künstlichen Intelligenz so weit entwickelt, dass sie in Zukunft die menschliche Natur in hohem Maße simulieren kann und sex puppe die Fähigkeit zu autonomem Denken und aufrichtigen Gefühlen erlangen, kann dann die intime Beziehung zwischen ihr und den Menschen als echte intime Beziehung angesehen werden? Die Definition von Intimität muss dann möglicherweise neu überdacht werden.

Günstige sexpuppe, auch wenn sie klein sind, eröffnen eine neue Perspektive auf das seit langem bestehende Konzept der Intimität und haben viele interessante und tiefgreifende Überlegungen ausgelöst. Wir müssen die Veränderungen, die die Technologie für das menschliche Leben mit sich bringt, aus einer umfassenden Perspektive betrachten, eine offene und tolerante Haltung bewahren und die Bedeutung und die Grenzen von Intimität und die Natur des Menschen in einem rationalen Diskurs ständig neu untersuchen und definieren. Diese Art des kontinuierlichen Denkens und Umgestaltens wird uns voranbringen.

1. https://gab.com/wifesexdoll/posts/113315151952278396
2. https://bsky.app/profile/wifesexdoll.bsky.social/post/3l6m3bgtrlm2j

@ 38f9a05c:6999fc04

In today's world, where self-promotion appears to be the standard, there exists a subtle charm in modesty. As a child, I frequently encountered the expression, "Only a donkey praises their tail." its significance has remained with me throughout my life. It serves as a reminder that authentic excellence does not require shouting from the rooftops; instead, it manifests itself in actions, not words.

Allow me to now introduce Alfred Adler, a pioneer in the field of psychology. Born in Vienna in 1870, Adler's theories challenged the prevailing views of his time, particularly Sigmund Freud's emphasis on the unconscious mind. Adler proposed individual psychology, focusing on the unique experiences and perceptions that shape each person's worldview. Central to his theories was the concept of the "inferiority complex" and its counterpart, the "superiority complex," shedding light on how individuals grapple with feelings of inadequacy and superiority.

Inferiority complex

The "inferiority complex" describes persistent feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt, stemming from early experiences. Individuals afflicted with this complex often seek validation and may engage in compensatory behaviors. Therapy and self-reflection are key to addressing and overcoming these feelings, fostering healthier self-esteem and confidence.

An example of an inferiority complex might be a person who, from a young age, consistently felt overshadowed by their siblings' achievements and talents. Despite their own unique abilities and successes, they internalize a belief that they are inherently inferior to others. This belief could manifest in various ways throughout their life, such as constantly seeking approval from others, feeling anxious or inadequate in social situations, or striving excessively for success in an attempt to prove their worth.

Superiority Complex

Conversely, the "superiority complex" manifests as an exaggerated sense of self-importance and entitlement. Individuals with this complex may exhibit arrogance and lack empathy towards others, struggling with meaningful relationships and criticism.

An example of a superiority complex could be seen in a person who consistently belittles others and insists on being the center of attention in social settings. They might boast about their achievements, talents, or possessions in an attempt to assert their superiority over those around them.

Back to the childhood phrase "Only a donkey brags praises their tail." Returning to the childhood adage "Only a donkey brags praises their tail,” modesty and humility are often misconstrued as weakness or a lack of self-confidence. Nevertheless, it is far from that. It entails possessing a realistic view of oneself and comprehending that one's value should not rely solely on external validation or praise. Instead, it's found in the genuine connections we make with others and the positive impact we have on the world around us.

By abstaining from boasting about ourselves, we provide room for others to shine. It is not about denigrating our accomplishments or pretending to be less than we are. On the contrary, it involves acknowledging our abilities without feeling compelled to advertise them to the public continually. Therein lies the elegance of allowing our actions to speak louder than our words.

Moreover, humility allows for personal growth and learning. When we're humble, we're open to feedback and constructive criticism. Instead of becoming defensive or dismissive, we approach each opportunity for improvement with an open mind and a willingness to learn. This mindset not only helps us develop professionally but also fosters a sense of humility and gratitude for the knowledge and experiences that others bring to the table.

Humility enables personal development and learning. When we're not constantly focused on ourselves, we become more attuned to the needs and experiences of those around us. We listen more intently, offer support more readily, and celebrate the successes of others with genuine enthusiasm. In doing so, we cultivate deeper connections and create a more inclusive and supportive community.

In a society that often glorifies self-promotion and individualism, it can be challenging to embrace humility fully. However, it's a quality worth cultivating, both personally and professionally. By focusing on what we can contribute rather than what we can gain, we create a more harmonious and compassionate world. Hence, should you ever find the urge to trumpet your achievements or magnify your ego, pause to reflect on the timeless wisdom encapsulated in the age-old adage: "Only a donkey praises their tail," alongside the profound insights of the Austrian psychiatrist's psychological framework. Instead of trying to prove yourself with words, show who you are through your actions. Embrace humility, which means being modest and not bragging. True greatness isn't about loudly boasting about your good qualities. It's about having inner strength and making a positive impact on the people around you.

Lastly as the Great Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius said, "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."

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Distribuição segura do Linux de código aberto

O sistema operacional Linux Kodachi é baseado no Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS, ele fornecerá a você um sistema operacional seguro, anti-forense e anônimo, considerando todos os recursos que uma pessoa preocupada com a privacidade precisa ter para estar segura.

O Kodachi é muito fácil de usar, tudo o que você precisa fazer é inicializá-lo no seu PC via unidade USB, então você deve ter um sistema operacional totalmente em execução com conexão VPN estabelecida + conexão Tor estabelecida + serviço DNScrypt em execução. Nenhuma configuração ou conhecimento de Linux é necessário de sua parte, nós fazemos tudo para você. Todo o sistema operacional funciona a partir de sua memória RAM temporária, portanto, depois de desligá-lo, nenhum vestígio é deixado para trás, todas as suas atividades são apagadas.

Kodachi é um sistema operacional ao vivo, que você pode iniciar em quase qualquer computador a partir de um DVD, pendrive ou cartão SD. Destina-se a preservar a sua privacidade e anonimato.

Características

Pronto para VPN

Tor Ready com seleção de nó de saída

DNScrypt pronto

Onion Circuits/Onion share

i2p

GNUNET

Carteira multimoeda Exodus

Rkhhunter

Guardião de Pares

Sala do pânico

Bleachbit

Átomo

audibilidade

Zulucrypt

Informações de sistema e segurança na área de trabalho

Wipe Ram

Limpe o espaço livre

Mate o sistema operacional!

Nautilus-wipe

Keepass2x

cavalo marinho

Gpa

Gnupg2Name

Enigmail

gufw

prisão de fogo

geany

Krusader

fundir

Obturador

Htop

Zulumount

FileZillaName

Exterminador do Futuro

Transmissão

Caixa Virtual

Syslinux-utils

Smbclient

dispersar

Fcitx

Ibus

pidgin

Coim

Anel

Sinal

Geoip-bin

Cais do Cairo

pcmanfm

Nmap

Xtrlock

Ncdu

Gksu

Sysv-rc-conf

Rdesktop

GnomeNettoolGenericName

Sinal

GResolver

OpenShot

Icedove

SiriKali

Denyhosts

Steghide

navegador da web Chromium

Gdebi

Comandante Gnomo

Visualizadores de imagens de luz Blender Viewnior e Risrtto

barulhento

Iridium-browser

raposa d'água

sincronizando

carteira jaxx

bomba nuclear

persistência

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O MuPDF é uma biblioteca de software leve e de código aberto que oferece recursos avançados de visualização e manipulação de documentos. Desenvolvido pela Artifex Software, o MuPDF foi projetado para ser rápido, eficiente e altamente portátil, tornando-se uma escolha popular para aplicativos que exigem recursos avançados de renderização de documentos.

A história do MuPDF remonta ao ano de 2005, quando a Artifex Software iniciou o desenvolvimento dessa biblioteca para atender à necessidade de visualização rápida e eficiente de documentos em dispositivos com recursos limitados. Desde então, o MuPDF tem sido constantemente aprimorado e aperfeiçoado, ganhando reconhecimento por sua capacidade de processar e exibir uma variedade de formatos de documento de maneira eficiente.

Uma das principais características do MuPDF é sua arquitetura modular. Ele foi projetado para ser flexível e adaptável, permitindo que os desenvolvedores integrem facilmente seus recursos em seus próprios aplicativos. O MuPDF suporta uma variedade de formatos de documento, incluindo PDF, XPS, EPUB, CBZ, e mais. Essa versatilidade garante que os usuários possam visualizar e interagir com diferentes tipos de documentos de forma conveniente e eficiente.

Em termos de funcionalidade, o MuPDF oferece recursos avançados de renderização, permitindo uma visualização precisa e de alta qualidade de documentos. Ele suporta recursos como zoom, rotação, navegação por páginas e pesquisa de texto, oferecendo uma experiência de visualização interativa e intuitiva. Além disso, o MuPDF permite a extração de texto e imagens de documentos, facilitando a manipulação e o processamento de conteúdo.

Uma das vantagens do MuPDF é sua eficiência. Ele foi projetado para ter um desempenho rápido e usar poucos recursos do sistema, tornando-o ideal para dispositivos com capacidades limitadas, como smartphones ou tablets. Sua arquitetura otimizada garante uma inicialização rápida e uma resposta ágil às interações do usuário, proporcionando uma experiência de visualização de documentos suave e sem interrupções.

O MuPDF também é altamente customizável e extensível. Os desenvolvedores têm a liberdade de personalizar a interface e adicionar recursos específicos de acordo com as necessidades de seus aplicativos. Isso permite uma integração perfeita do MuPDF em diferentes contextos e cenários, tornando-o uma escolha versátil para uma ampla gama de aplicativos.

Uma das principais questões que o MuPDF resolve é a visualização eficiente de documentos em dispositivos com recursos limitados. Sua arquitetura leve e otimizada permite que dispositivos com baixa capacidade de processamento e memória possam exibir documentos de maneira rápida e eficiente. Isso é especialmente importante em um mundo onde os dispositivos móveis desempenham um papel central e a capacidade de visualizar documentos em movimento é fundamental.

Para os usuários, o MuPDF oferece uma solução confiável e eficiente para visualizar, interagir e manipular documentos. Seja lendo um livro eletrônico, revisando um contrato em formato PDF ou navegando por uma revista digital, o MuPDF fornece uma experiência de visualização suave e de alta qualidade. Sua capacidade de lidar com diferentes formatos de documento e sua eficiência em dispositivos com recursos limitados o tornam uma escolha valiosa para quem busca uma solução de visualização de documentos confiável e de alto desempenho.

O MuPDF é uma biblioteca de software que oferece recursos avançados de visualização e manipulação de documentos. Com sua arquitetura modular, eficiência, customização e suporte a vários formatos de documento, o MuPDF se destaca como uma solução poderosa para atender às necessidades de visualização de documentos em diferentes contextos e dispositivos. Seja para desenvolvedores que desejam integrar recursos de visualização em seus aplicativos ou para usuários que procuram uma experiência de visualização de documentos confiável e eficiente, o MuPDF é uma escolha sólida.

https://mupdf.com/

https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/mupdf

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A long time ago, a girl resided on a tropical island. The girl's name is Sirena. She resided with her mother in close proximity to the Hagåtña River. Sirena's mother was a bit strict and tried to teach her to follow her in footsteps to be a lady, but Sirena only dreamed of swimming all day.\ \ Sirena's only outlet was when her Godmother would come visit. She always brought surprises, such as new trinkets, stories, and secretly gave her coconut candy.

Sirena's mother was preparing for a special event and needed her to acquire special ingredients from the nearby village. She had a significant amount of preparations to complete, therefore she requested that Sirena procure the necessary ingredients and return promptly. Sirena made a promised to her mother that she would hurry back.\

She was on the village path. She kept her eyes on the trail, trying her best to be a good daughter and hurry back. But she took one glance briefly at the river.

\ She is mesmerized by the water and jumps in before she realizes it. She swims down the river to the ocean, completely forgetting her mother's errand and promise. Sirena does not returned home even after the sun has set and was still swimming. Her mother, frustrated and angry, unleashes a powerful curse. The godmother begged her daughter to calm down. She shouted, "She's swimming again! Look at how late it is! "If you have such a profound love for the ocean, then become a fish," she exclaims to the ocean. Knowing the extent of her daughter's curse. She tries to counteract her daughter's curse. She pleads to the ocean, "Please, let me keep my Goddaughter's heart, please let that much remain."\ \ In the eerie glow of the moonlight, upon realizing her mother's task, she swims back to where the ocean meets the river. But she experiences a strange sensation in her lower half. The water swirls around her. She looks down to see that she has now fins instead of feet. With the new transformation, she regrets not finishing her mother's errand.

Sirena was happy because now she can be in the water all day long. However, Sirena also wished she did what her mother asked and found another way to punish her. A part of her will forever be saddened by the loss of her Mother and Godmother.

It said that sailors have spotted mermaids on their voyage across the sea. Just that their too crafty & swift to be caught.

Historical Notes/context

The story originates from the indigenous island of Guam and has been shared for generations. There are multiple versions of the story. The term Sirena is not present in the Chamorro language; however, in Spanish, it refers to the mythological creature known as the mermaid. The capital of the Island is Hagåtña. The Hagåtña river flows beneath the Spanish Bridge, where it is possible to observe her monument. Many believe Sirena resided here. There is speculation that this story was crafted to frighten children into listening to their parents and not playing in the river's water, as it was a vital water source. This was more prevalent when the Spanish established Guam as a port for whaling, pirates, and trade during the Spanish Galleon trade era(16th century). It should be noted that the women's role in the Chamorro version reflects a matrilineal society, which can be seen with Grandma/Godmother.

👉I like to point out in this, Thomas Edison patented the light bulb in 1879. So visually the lights outside and inside the huts as flames. As Ai(text to image) does not account for these type of items.

👉This also goes back to be careful what you wish for because you may actual get your wish.

👉Chamorro people are Pacific Islanders, similar to Hawaiians, and have a brown/tan skin complexion.\

👉My mermaid looks strikingly similar to the Disney's recent version of Ariel. I Thought that was interesting because I put just "mermaid" into the text prompt. Its worth pointing out ai limitations as it's not advanced as I originally thought, likely due to its limited data. In this case only disney as a reference for mermaid.

based on ordinary prompts\ Prompt used:\ That's all-Thank you until next time (N)osyters!

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Com uma interface intuitiva e poderosa, o Librera torna a experiência de leitura de e-books verdadeiramente agradável.

Algumas características principais do Librera incluem: - Descoberta fácil de documentos através de critérios configuráveis, incluindo verificação automática de pastas predefinidas e navegação com um explorador de arquivos no aplicativo. - Visualização de documentos recentes com indicador de progresso de leitura. - Suporte para marcadores, anotações e índices EPUB3. - Conexão com nuvens e catálogos online, e sincronização entre dispositivos Android via Google Drive para progresso de leitura e favoritos. - Modos dia e noite configuráveis, incluindo cor de link personalizável para notas de rodapé e notas finais. - Suporte para dicionários populares online e offline, bloqueio de rolagem vertical e centralização automática e manual de documentos. - Possibilidade de inserir código CSS personalizado, visualização de página única de documentos de duas páginas e modo de músico com velocidade de rolagem ajustável. - Leitura TTS personalizável e reprodutor de mídia integrado, pesquisa de texto com várias palavras e conversão de documentos online. - Leitura de documentos arquivados (.zip) e suporte para idiomas RTL (tailandês, hebraico, árabe, etc.). - Importação e exportação de configurações, backup automático da sessão atual e iniciais principais em documentos FB2.

Com o Librera Reader, é fácil criar bibliotecas auto-mantidas de documentos, selecionando os formatos a serem incluídos e as pastas a serem digitalizadas. A biblioteca pode ser visualizada em forma de lista ou grade, com capas de miniaturas ajustáveis e descrições detalhadas para identificação dos documentos. A organização da biblioteca pode ser feita por caminho, nome, tamanho, data, etc., e um filtro auxilia na busca por documentos específicos ou grupos. Durante a leitura, os documentos podem ser bloqueados em modo de rolagem vertical e navegados por página ou tela. É possível reformatar o texto e fazer anotações, além de personalizar fontes e fundos através das configurações. Trechos selecionados podem ser traduzidos, compartilhados, copiados e pesquisados dentro do próprio documento ou na Internet.

https://github.com/foobnix/LibreraReader

https://f-droid.org/pt_BR/packages/com.foobnix.pro.pdf.reader/

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The last few days on developer nostr have involved quite a kerfluffle over the gossip model, blastr, banning jack, and many related misunderstandings. This post is an attempt to lay out my thoughts on the matter in an organized and hopefully helpful way.

What's wrong with gossip?

It all started with a post from jack asking why more devs haven't implemented the gossip model. There are many answers to this question, not least having to do with there being two standards for user relay selections, and ongoing changes to NIP 65. But I don't want to talk about compatibility here.

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Mazin responded with some numbers which estimate how many connections the gossip model requires. Too many connections can become expensive for low-power clients like mobile phones, not to mention some privacy issues stemming from nosy relays.

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I have some minor disagreements with Mazin's numbers, but I basically agree with his point — a purist gossip model, where a large proportion of nostr users run their own relays results in a high number of connections to different relays. I brought this question up late last year in my interview with Mike Dilger and in a conversation with fiatjaf, who convinced me that in practice, this doesn't matter — enough people will use a handful of larger hubs that there will be a good amount of overlap in relay selections between most pubkeys.

To articulate this more clearly: the goal is not "personal web nodes", which is a pipe dream the Farcasters and BlueSkys (BlueSkies?) of the world aim at, but a more pragmatic mix between large hubs and smaller purpose-built relays. These small relays might be outlets for large publishers, small groups, or nerds who also run their own SMTP servers and lightning nodes.

The point of the gossip model is that these small nodes be possible to run, and discoverable from the rest of the network so that we can preserve the censorship-resistant qualities of nostr that brought us here in the first place.

Blast It!

It's no secret that I've long been a critic of Mutiny's blastr relay implementation. My main objection is that the blastr approach doesn't account for the hard limits involved in scaling smaller relays. If the goal is to cross-pollinate notes across all relays in the network, all relays will require the same size database, and contain all notes in the network. This works right now (sort of), but as the network grows, the relays running on a $5 VPS are going to have their disks fill up and will inevitably fall over.

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Not only that, but the content breakdown on any given relay by default becomes an undifferentiated soup of "GM", chinese notes, bots, bitcoin memes, and porn. Blastr makes it impossible to run an interesting relay without implementing write policies.

Which is actually fine! Because that's always been true — servers that allow anonymous uploads always get abused. Tony is just helpfully pointing out to us that this is no less true of nostr relays. I only wish he could have waited a little longer before mounting his attack on the network, because lots of hobbyists are interested in running interesting relays, but the tools don't yet exist to protect those servers from unsolicited notes.

One other note on blastr — Tony at one point described blastr as a relay proxy. This is an interesting perspective, which puts things in a different light. More on proxies later.

Ban Jack?

Here's a thought experiment: how might we actually "ban blastr"? @Pablof7z suggested to me in a conversation that you could configure your relay to check every note that gets published to your relay against the big nostr hubs, and if it exists on any of them to simply delete it. Of course, that would result in your relay being basically empty, and the hubs having all of your content. That's game theory for you I guess.

Another approach that was floated was to encourage users to only publish to small relays. In theory, this would force clients to implement gossip so users could still see the content they were subscribed to. Fiatjaf even posted two identical notes, one to his personal relay, and one to a hub to see which would get more engagement. The note posted to the mainstream relay got 10x more replies and likes than the more obscure note.

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Of course, this is thwarted by blastr, since blastr not only replicates notes posted to it, it also actively crawls the network as well. So the next logical step in this train of thought would be for hubs to encourage people to use small relays by actively blocking high-profile accounts.

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This would of course never happen (Damus is one client that hasn't implemented NIP 65, and they also run the biggest relay), but it was a fun thought experiment. At any rate, the silliness of the suggestion didn't stop certain people from getting offended that we would "disrupt the free market" by "forcing" our opinions on everyone else. Oh well.

Death to Blastr

In reality, even though blastr makes it a little harder to adopt gossip in the short term, its days are numbered. Eventually, relay operators will start to feel the pain of unsolicted notes, and will either shut their relays down or look for tools that will help them curate the content they host.

From my perspective, these tools take two forms — read protection and write protection. This is something I alluded to in my talk at Nostrasia last November.

Write protection is straightforward — already many relays have access control lists based on active subscriptions, invite codes, or just static whitelists that determine who is allowed to post to a given relay, or what event authors are represented there. This approach effectively prevents blastr from using relays as free storage, which is a huge improvement.

Read protection is more tricky, because anything publicly readable will be scraped by blastr and replicated to unauthenticated-write relays across the network. In most cases, this is ok, but there are use cases for relays to exist that host a unique collection of notes oriented around some organizing principle. Unfortunately, with blastr in action (or any scraper that might exist), the only way to do this is to actively protect proprietary content. There are a few approaches that can work to make this happen:

• IP-based access control lists
• AUTH-based access control lists
• Stripping signatures when serving events
• Storing and serving encrypted content

Each of these approaches has its own set of trade-offs. But depending on use case, any of them or a combination of them could work to allow relay operators to carve out their own piece of the nostr-verse. In fact, this is a big part of what Coracle is about — the white-labeled version of the product confines certain notes to proprietary relays, with optional encrypted group support.

Enough of my polemic against blastr. Let's talk about how to make the gossip model actually work.

Hints are pointless

Right now, clients that implement the gossip model rely pretty heavily on relay hints to find related notes — whether user profiles, reply parents, or community definitions. The problem with hints is that they are prone to link rot. Many of the relays that were set up a year ago when nostr took off are no longer online, and yet they persist in user relay lists, and in relay hints. These hints can't be updated — they are set in stone. What this means is that a different mechanism has to be used to find the notes the hints were supposed to help locate.

Because of this, I've come around to the position that hints are basically pointless. They are fine as a stopgap, and might be appropriate for certain obscure and ill-defined use cases where relay urls are the most durable address type available. But they provide basically no value in supporting the long-term robustness of the network.

What are durable, however, are pubkeys. Pubkeys are available pretty much everywhere, except in event id hints — and there is a proposal in the works to add a pubkey to those too. The cool thing about pubkeys as hints is that once you have a pubkey, all you need to do is find that person's kind 10002 inbox/outbox selections, and you should be able to find any note they have published.

This goes with the caveat that when users change their relay selections, or rotate their key, they (or their relays) should be sure to copy their notes to the new relay/pubkey.

The question then is: how do I find a given pubkey's relay selections?

There are already several mechanisms that make this reasonably easy. First of all, NIP 65 explicitly recommends publishing relay selections to a wide range of relays. This is a place where the blastr approach is appropriate. As a result, relay selections are usually available on the most popular public relays. Then there are special purpose relays like purplepag.es, which actively seek out these notes and index them.

These indexes are not confined to relays either. It would be trivial to create a DVM that you could ask for a pubkey's relay selections, optionally for a fee. Alex Gleason's proxy tag could also be used to indicate indexes that exist outside the nostr network — whether that be torrents, DHT keys, or what have you.

The best part is that this doesn't negatively impact the decentralization of the network because in principle these indexes are stateless — in other words, they're easily derived from the state of the public part of the nostr network.

Just do it for me

Looping back to where we started — the complexity and technical challenges of implementing the gossip model — there is a simple solution that many people have experimented with in different ways that could solve both issues at once: proxies.

As I mentioned above, Tony thinks of blastr as a proxy, and he's right. More specifically, it's a write-proxy. This is only part of its functionality (it also acts as an independent agent which crawls the network. EDIT: apparently this is not true!), but it is an essential part of how people use it.

Another kind of proxy is a read proxy. There are several implementations of these, including my own multiplextr proxy, which is gossip-compatible (although it requires a wrapper protocol for use). The advantage of a proxy like this is that it can reduce the number of connections a client has to open, and the number of duplicate events it has to download.

Proxies can do all kinds of fancy things in the background too, like managing the gossip model on behalf of the client, building an index of everything the user would be likely to ask for in advance to speed up response times, and more.

One interesting possibility is that a NIP 46 signer could double as a proxy, reducing the number of round trips needed. And since a signer already has access to your private key, this kind of proxy would not result in an escalation in permissions necessary for the proxy to work.

It's simple

The number of cool and creative solutions to the content replication and indexing problem is huge, and certainly doesn't end with blastr. Just to summarize the next steps I'm excited to see (to be honest, I want to build them myself, but we all know how that goes):

• More clients supporting gossip
• Gossip implementations maturing (Coracle's still has some issues that need to be worked out)
• A shift from relying on relay hints to relying on pubkey hints + relay selection indexes of some kind
• Proxy/signer combos which can take on some of the heavy lifting for clients of delivering events to the right inboxes, and pulling events from the right outboxes

Let's get building!

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Table Of Content

• Whales and Sharks: The Big Players in the Crypto Ocean

• June's Close: A Bullish Signal

• Data-Driven Predictions: The Role of Crypto Intelligence

• Whale Holdings: Keeping the Selling Pressure at Bay

• Historical Trends: July as a Profitable Month

• Conclusion

• FAQ

The cryptocurrency market is a dynamic and rapidly evolving space, with Bitcoin (BTC) at its forefront. One of the key factors influencing the market's trajectory is the activity of large-scale investors, often referred to as 'whales' and 'sharks.' These entities hold substantial volumes of digital assets, and their investment decisions can significantly sway market trends. Recently, these influential players have been doubling down on their Bitcoin investments, particularly as June 2023 drew to a close with BTC valued at an impressive $30,469. This article aims to explore this trend in detail, examining the potential implications for Bitcoin's future and the broader cryptocurrency market.

Whales and Sharks: The Big Players in the Crypto Ocean

In the vast and diverse ocean of cryptocurrencies, whales and sharks are the entities that hold large volumes of digital assets. Their actions, whether buying or selling, often have a substantial impact on the market, influencing price trends and investor sentiment. Over the past seven weeks, these large wallet investors have shown a strong appetite for Bitcoin, accumulating an impressive 154,500 BTC. The pace of this accumulation has notably picked up in the last two weeks. These investors have been capitalizing on market dips to increase their holdings, a strategy often referred to as 'buying the dip.' This trend suggests a strong confidence in Bitcoin's potential and could have significant implications for its future price trajectory.

June's Close: A Bullish Signal

June 2023 proved to be a significant month for Bitcoin, with the cryptocurrency closing at $30,469. This figure represents the highest monthly close for Bitcoin in the past thirteen months, a noteworthy milestone given the asset's volatility. This bullish signal has sparked optimism among investors and analysts alike, fueling a thesis for a potential recovery and upward trend for Bitcoin in the coming months. If this prediction holds true, it could mark a turning point for Bitcoin, potentially leading to increased investor interest and further price appreciation.

Data-Driven Predictions: The Role of Crypto Intelligence

In the complex and often opaque world of cryptocurrencies, crypto intelligence platforms like Santiment play a crucial role. These platforms track and analyze market trends, providing valuable insights into the behavior of large-scale investors and the overall market dynamics. According to Santiment's data, Bitcoin's whale and shark addresses accumulated a staggering 154,500 BTC within a seven-week period between April 2023 and the time of writing. The acceleration of Bitcoin accumulation in the past two weeks suggests a strong confidence in the asset's potential for recovery. This data-driven insight provides a valuable perspective on the market sentiment and could be a key indicator of Bitcoin's future performance.

Whale Holdings: Keeping the Selling Pressure at Bay

One of the intriguing aspects of the Bitcoin market is the concentration of holdings among whales. Bitcoin whale wallets, those holding between 10 and 10,000 tokens, now control 67% of the total supply of the asset. This concentration of holdings can be seen as a positive sign for Bitcoin. By holding onto a significant portion of the supply, whales reduce the selling pressure on the asset. This can create a more stable environment for price growth, as it reduces the likelihood of sudden price drops due to large-scale sell-offs. This dynamic could increase the potential for a recovery in Bitcoin's price and contribute to its long-term stability.

Historical Trends: July as a Profitable Month

Historical trends can often provide valuable insights into potential future market trends. For Bitcoin, the month of July has consistently proven to be profitable for holders over the last three years. This trend, coupled with the recent surge in whale accumulation, suggests that Bitcoin's price may recover from recent market fluctuations. These include the impact of the SEC's crackdown on crypto exchanges and increased regulatory scrutiny. If this trend continues, July could once again prove to be a profitable month for Bitcoin investors, potentially marking the start of a new upward trend.

Conclusion

The recent actions of Bitcoin whales and sharks, coupled with historical trends and market data, paint a promising picture for Bitcoin's future. The significant accumulation of BTC, the highest monthly close in over a year, and the potential for a profitable July all point towards a positive outlook for the asset. However, as with all investments, these trends should not be taken as definitive predictions. Market dynamics are subject to change, and investors should always conduct thorough research and consider various factors before making investment decisions. The world of cryptocurrencies is as exciting as it is unpredictable, and the actions of Bitcoin whales and sharks will continue to be a critical aspect to watch in the unfolding narrative of this digital asset.

FAQ

Who are Bitcoin whales and sharks? Bitcoin whales and sharks are large-scale investors who hold substantial volumes of Bitcoin. Their investment activities can significantly influence market trends.

What has been the recent trend among Bitcoin whales and sharks? Over the past seven weeks, Bitcoin whales and sharks have doubled down on their investments, accumulating 154,500 BTC, especially as June ended with BTC valued at $30,469.

What does June's closing value signify for Bitcoin? June 2023 closed with Bitcoin valued at $30,469, the highest monthly close in the past thirteen months. This has sparked optimism for a potential recovery and upward trend for Bitcoin.

What percentage of Bitcoin's total supply do whale wallets control? Bitcoin whale wallets, those holding between 10 and 10,000 tokens, now control 67% of the total supply of the asset.

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The Apple Vision Pro was released, and it is the talk of the town right now. To be frank, I think it's a stupid product. It's not useful or particularly enticing to me in its current form factor. It's a toy, not a tool. All the features seem gimmicky as opposed to generally helpful. I'm not saying it may never be worthwhile, but as of this first release, it is only a party trick.

Coincidently, this is the first product that does not have any of Steve Jobs' influence. To me, it shows. I don't think Jobs would have ever let this product see the light of day.


Jobs understood product. He didn't make things for the sake of progress or to make sci-fi reality; he made things because he 'wanted to make a dent in the world.' He wanted to solve problems for everyday people by innovating with cutting-edge technology. He aspired to make people's lives better. Steve Jobs' genius was the way he married cutting-edge technologies with valuable tools that made those cutting-edge technologies simple and elegant.


The Vision Pro may be technically innovative, but it is not a tool, at least in its current form. It may be one day, but that is precisely my point; Jobs would have never released a product where the form factor would hold it back from becoming a tool. At best, it is an intriguing toy that is additive to some content at the behest of being very awkward to wear or be seen in. In my view, mainstream adoption can happen only in a world where we can use the Vision Pro as a contact lens or very small, discreet, minimalist glasses, but certainly not this iteration where it covers more than half your face.


Seeing people's eyes makes us human. So much emotion, understanding, and communication happens with just a look. It is a window into the soul. I don't want to live in a world where we are actively bringing all the negatives about communicating in the digital world to the physical one.

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I can't help but wonder or hypothesize what Steve Jobs would focus on if he were still alive today. I think Apple's priorities would be completely different. My gut tells me he would not have let Siri get as bad as it is. Siri is a horrible product; I never use it, and everyone I know who tries to use it does so unsuccessfully, at least most of the time. I personally always default to ChatGPT or Bard. These AI systems make my life dramatically more productive. They are tools in the purest sense.

In my opinion, Steve would not have missed this train. Sure, Apple could wake up and integrate these systems into Siri — if they were smart, they would — but in its current form, it is so far behind that it almost astounds me. My intuition leads me to believe he would be closer to what [Rabbit] is doing.

Who knows? Maybe I am entirely wrong, and Apple just kickstarted VR's mass adoption phase. Unfortunately, I think this will likely be the biggest failure of a physical product that Apple will have seen since Jobs returned ages ago. The Vision Pro is only slightly better than the Oculus, and Facebook has already deprioritized VR for AI. Apple is further behind, and I don't see a world where they do not make the same pivot. There is a skill to creating successful, innovative products, and it makes me sad to see the torch that Jobs passed lose its flame. As someone who respected how Apple used to innovate, watching this decay in real-time is jarring as this is just the latest in a string of disappointing decisions that exemplify that 'peak Apple' is behind us.

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When people talk about financial freedom, they often focus on investing, saving, or building wealth. But sometimes, the most valuable skills or habits are the ones that aren’t talked about enough. Maybe it’s discipline, emotional resilience, or even something unexpected like negotiation or patience.

What do you think is the most underrated skill or habit for achieving real financial independence?

For me, the most underrated skill is delayed gratification. It’s not just about resisting the urge to spend money now, it’s about thinking long-term in everything you do. When I first started learning about Bitcoin and freedom, I realized that the biggest hurdle wasn’t just making money, but knowing when to hold off on spending it for the right opportunities.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/727313

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Over the last few months it feels the bitcoin community has gotten more and more jaded on lightning. To be honest, this is for good reason, back in 2017 we were promised a decentralized payment network that would always have cheap payments and everyone would be able to run their own node. Nowadays, the average lightning user actually isn't using lightning, they are just using a custodial wallet and the few of that do run lightning nodes often find it a burdensome task. For us at Mutiny Wallet, we are trying to make this better by creating a lightweight self-custodial wallet and in my opinion we have been executing on that dream fairly well. In this post, I'll analyze these issues and present a new way to view lightning and what that means for bitcoin going forward.

First and foremost one of the hardest UX challenges of lightning is channel liquidity. No other payment system has these problems today besides lightning so this often confuses lots of users. To make matters worse, there aren't any practical hacks that we can do to get around this. Muun Wallet used an on-chain wallet + submarine swaps to get around the channel liquidity problem, this worked very well until fees went up and everyone realized it wasn't actually a lightning wallet. The better solution is JIT liquidity like we do in Mutiny or splicing like that is done in Phoenix. These solutions abstract some of it away but not enough, we often get support questions confused on why some payments have fees and others do not. The fact is channel liquidity is not a usable UX for most end users.

The other major pain point of lightning is the offline receive problem. Inherently, you must be online with your private keys to sign and claim a payment. There is technically an ongoing spec proposal to be able to work around this (essentially creating a notification system of when people are online to receive payments), but it doesn't solve the fundamental problem and still has limitations. There has been a few attempts to get around this, most notably was Zeus Pay lightning addresses. These essentially worked by just creating stuck payments and waited for the user to come online to claim, this caused a ton of problems for people and even forced us at Mutiny to block users from paying them because it caused so many force closures. This is a hard problem because the entire rest of the bitcoin/crypto ecosystem works by just copy-paste an address and you can send to it whenever, there isn't caveats around asking your friend to open their wallet. This is further exacerbated by things like lightning address that requires a webserver to even get an invoice in the first place.

Channel liquidity and offline receives in my opinion are the two most obvious reasons why self-custodial lightning is not popular. When most users hear about any of these, they just think screw that and move to a custodial wallet because it is so much easier. If these were our only two problems, I think self-custodial lightning would be fine, it may never be the predominant way people use lightning, but we could get the UX good enough that we have a significant portion of people using lightning in a sovereign way. However, there are more problems under the surface.

Channel liquidity is a problem, but it is also deceptive. When you have 100k sats of inbound liquidity you would think you could receive up to 100k sats, but this isn't the case, often you can't actually receive any. This is because of on-chain fees, when a payment is being made in lightning you are creating pre-signed transactions that have outputs for every in-flight payment, these outputs cost potential on-chain fees and the high on-chain fees go the more it eats into your liquidity. After we've solved most of our force close issues Mutiny this has been number one support request. Even if you do everything right, understand liquidity and have enough for your payment, sometimes it still won't work because on-chain fees are too high. This is always really discouraging because isn't the whole point of lightning to not have to pay on-chain fees? Fundamentally, all current lightning channels could become entirely useless if on-chain fees went high enough because a single payment would require too many reserves. Obviously this is hyperbolic, but I hope I am getting the point across that on-chain fees don't just effect the opening and closing costs of channels, even if you are a diligent node runner that only opens channels when fees are low, that is not enough, your channels need to be large enough to pay for the on-chain fees of each HTLC at any future on-chain fee rate. As on-chain fees go up and up this problem will only get worse.

The proposed solution to these reserve issues are things like anchor channels, package relay, ephemeral anchors, etc. These are all well and good but kind of just mask the problem. They do solve it so the fee reserve can be much lower and possibly zero, however with the tradeoff that you need on-chain funds available to fee-bump your force closes so they can actually get into a block. This again breaks the UX for self-custodial users because they have hold on-chain funds alongside their lightning funds so they can do those on-chain fee bumps. The size requirements for their on-chain funds is still dynamically based on how high on-chain fees can spike. Solutions for this can include having someone else bump your transaction fees but this brings basically a trusted 3rd party into the mix and isn't ideal.

When you lay out all the different tradeoffs a lightning node needs to make, especially in a high fee environment, it makes me think, what are we doing here, are we going down the wrong path? Lightning is still fundamentally a fantastic payment protocol but its limitation is that it requires scale. Basically every problem I've outlined goes away when you have a large lightning node with lots of liquidity and high uptime so many we should optimize for that. The market has been telling us this for years already, +90% of lightning users are using custodial wallets because it works so much better at scale. So how can we use large scale lightning nodes without custodial wallets?

Combining existing large scale lightning infrastructure with self-custodial solutions sadly, isn't totally possible. The only real way to do that as of now is Muun Wallet which as we talked about earlier, doesn't really solve the problem because everything is just an on-chain transaction. However, Muun was onto something. The architecture of having a simpler protocol interface with lightning is genius and gives us the best of both worlds. We can make fast cheap payments and let the big boys collect fees for running the lightning node. Aqua Wallet just launched which is essentially a Muun Wallet but on top of Liquid, this is a good bandaid fix but doesn't get to the root of the problem.

Before we go further we should take a step back and break down what problems we are trying to solve. Bitcoin has a fundamental scaling limitation through the block size, if we could make infinite, then we wouldn't necessarily need any layer 2s because we could just make on-chain payments. However, we live in the real world and have a 1mb block size limit, and this limits the number of transactions we can make on-chain. Lightning is a huge improvement to bitcoin because we don't need to put every transaction on-chain, we just need to open a channel and can make seemingly countless payments. So why isn't lightning the silver bullet? Lightning lets us move payments off-chain but what it doesn't do is let us move ownership off-chain. Fundamentally lightning still relies on that, at the end of the day, a utxo goes to single user. So even if every on-chain transaction was a lightning channel, we still run into the limit of how many people can actually own those channels. What we need is another layer 2 that can scale utxo ownership and caninterop with lightning, that way we have a way to scale ownership combined with scaling payments.

So how do we scale ownership? Simply put, the answer today is custody, whether that is pure custodial like a Wallet of Satoshi or in the grey area like fedimints and liquid, the only way to do it today is through custody or federated bridges. In bitcoin, the only way to delegate ownership of a utxo to multiple parties is through multisig, however, that requires every user to be online when anyone wants to transact, and when you take go down this path far enough you end up just reinventing lightning.

Are we doomed then? Is there no way to scale bitcoin in a self-sovereign way? Luckily, the answer is no, but we need some soft-forks. Covenants are the way to scale bitcoin ownership. There are a bunch of covenant proposals but at their core what they propose to do is to add a way, so you can have a bitcoin address that limits where and how the coins in it can be spent. This can seem scary, but we already have these in bitcoin today, OP_CTLV (Check LockTime Verify), which was soft forked in 2016, only allows you to spend from a bitcoin address if the transaction has a given locktime, this lets you gate when a utxo can be spent. What the current covenant proposals do is let you gate where a utxo can be spent. With that simple primitive many different protocols can be built that allow for scaling ownership.

There are a lot of current covenant proposals, the main ones being: OP_CTV, OP_VAULT, OP_CSFS, OP_TXHASH, OP_CAT, and APO. They all have different functionality and tradeoffs but in my opinion we should be looking towards activating a form of covenants because otherwise we will likely be moving towards a future of less sovereign bitcoin users.

The future is not bleak however, even without covenants we can still scale bitcoin for the world, just not in the ideal way. At Mutiny, we are full steam ahead on implementing fedimint into the wallet, in my opinion (and the rest of the team's) it looks like the best current scaling solution for bitcoin. Fedimints give us the ability to dynamically share ownership over a group of utxos and is able to interop with lightning through gateways. It is the pinnacle of the scaling dream for bitcoin with current technology and I can't wait to help make it reality while we can.

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I think it's undeniable at this point that the creation of Lightning Address has made the usage of custodial Lightning solutions increase -- or at least be more prominent. We see these stats everywhere of how many of Nostr Lightning Addresses are custodial, and how services like Nodeless and Geyser only work if you give them a Lightning Address, and that probably sounds like a lament to many people who thought Lightning would be this amazing network of self-hosted nodes that everybody runs, and is indeed sad.

Well, on the other hand the Lightning Address flow is clearly an improvement -- to most people -- over the cumbersome invoice flow. Since the early days of Lightning people had been complaining about the fact that there is no way to "just send money to an address". Even though I personally liked the invoice flow much more (especially if they had structured, signatures, clear descriptions and amounts, payment proofs and so on) the fact is that most people didn't and slowly invoices were losing their meaning entirely anyway.

This improvement in the payment flow, along with the open, easy and interoperable way that Lightning Addresses work, has opened space for new use cases that maybe wouldn't have existed otherwise -- like the services mentioned above, and others. So we can't really say this was all a bad thing.

We also shouldn't say it was a bad thing to have Lightning Addresses being invented at all, because if they hadn't been invented like they were, there is a high probably they would have been invented in other forms, probably much worse, that would involve private deals and proprietary integrations with ad-hoc APIs, SDKs and JavaScript widget buttons with iframes. I even remember some of these things starting to happen at the time Lightning Address was created, and we have more evidence of these things even after Lightning Address, like some "partnerships" here and there and the "UMA" protocol. So maybe Lightning Address was just the best possible protocol at the best time, and all its problems are not really its problems, but symptons of the problems of the Lightning Network (or maybe you wouldn't call these "problems", just natural properties, but doesn't matter).

The saddest realization of all this process, for me, was that Lightning payments are mostly used for tipping and not for commerce as I thought they would in the beginning (hence my love for the invoice flow). Specifically, LNURL-pay and its cool hidden features that went mostly unsupported, were all designed with the goal of enabling new use cases for commerce in the real life, outside the web, and Lightning Addresses would have tied nicely into that vision too -- but that was all definitely an irredeemable failure.

I thought I had more things to say about this, but either I didn't or I forgot. The end.

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I went 4-1 last week, but it’s just the beginning of digging out of a deep hole, so I’m not gonna get excited about it just yet.

Broncos at Saints — I’d say Broncos -2. Feels like a Saints bet at home with the short week, but I won’t use it.

Patriots vs Jaguars (London) — Think I saw this line was 5.5 or something. That seems big, but Jaguars are probably a hold-your-nose-and-buy-low.

Seahawks at Falcons — Think I saw this was 2.5. I kind of like the Falcons but the Seahawks are the buy-low.

Titans at Bills — Amari Cooper is just what the Bills needed. I don’t see the point in the Titans. I’ll say 10 and if anything would lay the wood.

Bengals at Browns — Maybe Bengals -3.5, and you’d take the Browns as a buy-low in division, but I can’t.

Texans at Packers — Texans +2.5 and probably take the Packers at home. The Texans offense is too slow.

Dolphins at Colts — Dolphins +4, probably take the Colts, though it’s unclear who the QB will be.

Lions at Vikings — Make it Lions +2, but the loss of Aidan Hutchinson really hurts. I’d probably take the Lions still.

Eagles at Giants — I’ll say Eagles -3 with Andrew Thomas out. And who knows about Malik Nabers with the lingering concussion? The Giants are playing better though. Pass.

Raiders at Rams — I’ll say Raiders plus 3.5. Probably take the Raiders if pressed, but pass.

Panthers at Indigenous Peoples — Maybe 8.5, would probably take the Panthers.

Chiefs at 49ers — Think I saw the 49ers were slight favorites. I’ll make it Chiefs +2, take the 49ers.

Jets at Steelers — I’d make it a pick’em and probably take the Jets. Not because of Davante Adams, but Russell Wilson if he starts.

Ravens at Buccaneers — Let’s say Ravens -3. I’d probably lay the wood in that case too.

Chargers at Cardinals — What’s wrong with Kyler Murray? I’ll say Chargers minus 2.5 and maybe hold my nose with the Cardinals.

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Hey Rabble, brace yourself for a whirlwind tour of Nostr's latest gabfest! From the quiet musings of our "Public Square" turning into a cozy campfire chat, to the hilariously oddball "#toiletchain" saga, the platform's been nothing if not entertaining. Meanwhile, passionate debates over Musk's Twitter antics and the timeless charm of a 3-minute scroll session keep everyone on their toes. It's a riotous mix of tech talk, light-hearted banter, and nostalgic tunes, sprinkled with a dash of rust in Minecraft—tonight's episode is not to be missed! Dive in, and remember: in Nostr-land, chaos is where the fun begins.

Quiet Nostr Vibes 📉

Hey, so our buddy 7fqx kicked off a super chill thread wondering why Nostr's been so hush-hush lately. Everyone seems to agree it's quieter than usual, with Sedd chiming in with a simple, "It is."

nielliesmons joked about turning the Nostr feed into a cozy community chat, while npub1f9kn3a5cv4fsq2x86gfrznfuumtqtu6j3fkyqg9qvlymt0zflvfsn3v9fa insisted it’s not as quiet as it seems. The whole convo turned into a laugh about "reply guys" and how it feels like a dev chat sometimes. captain ☦️ threw in a rebellious "delete Twitter!" moment, but 7fqx was like, "Nah, Twitter still has its gems."

Catch up with the banter and check out the full convo here.

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Twitter vs Nostr Showdown 🥊

7fqx echoed some thoughts about how even their sneaky Twitter lurking is feeling the quiet blues. captain ☦️, ever the rebel, says to "delete Twitter!" 🤭 But 7fqx is keeping it chill, mentioning they follow around 200 peeps so they still find plenty of action, even in a quick "15 min" or let's be real, more like "3 min" scroll session. 😂

Catch this mellow chat right here.

Musk, Nitter and the Great RSS Debate

So, captain ☦️ kicked things off wondering if Nitter could still be a thing. But 7fqx quickly snuffed that out, saying Nitter's not working anymore. 😢 The chat turned into chatter about making RSS feeds from Twitter accounts, with captain ☦️ throwing some shade at Mr. Musk, quipping, "Musk won't let us have nice things." 😂

Check out the full convo here.

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The Fiatjaf Chronicles: Old Alliances and New Concerns

melvincarvalho is spilling the tea about their long history with Fiatjaf, praising some of his past brilliance but worried about his new vibes around censorship and centralization—ya know, the stuff that makes the OGs a bit uneasy.

npub1u8r69esh5r7jt29nj9ufmz4yvuwp6cwl5xqp4e3d46vl8wla5smsexjcky chimed in with some serious talk about dealing with nasty stuff like CP on the network or risk the place getting shut down. Meanwhile, npub192klhzk86sav5mgkfmveyjq50ygqfqnfvq0lvr2yv0zdtvatlhxskg43u7 is side-eyeing the decision to air this publicly rather than DMing like, "Isn't this a private convo kinda deal?"

npub1c80wmfpzc7dkghh93kxtrwpe5gdztynvnk2vy93ge68zmzwrm0yqq5h5s7 was like, "Hey, just saying the obvious—keeping everything forever is a disaster waiting to happen," while npub1snw24avwcuz9w672t3wt5jhj82xfd0ynz0ylum90sez9tg4k0u9s4jwee3 is all, "Why ditch privacy, bro?"

Check out the full convo here.

Nostr Drama and Hot Takes 🎭

The convo heated up with npub1m2u4v2jtz4np0y3lk2anr4vm4vr4l7jlr7y94qglhfrgewsczchqg6y2gl bringing some real talk about how it feels like everything's being pushed artificially. They emphasized the fear tactics being used, highlighting their clear stance in the mix!

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Quick Flick Opinions 🎬

zach is on a movie binge with "There Will Be Blood", and everyone's chiming in! sophiaw1926 can't get enough of Daniel Day-Lewis, while Mister G 😎♻️ 🚛 🍏 🗽 🥾 🌆 ⚡ had a laugh about the relentless quest for oil. Classic flick talk with a sprinkle of humor!

Check out the full convo here

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Print's Swan Song 📰

roya ୨୧ brought up a heartfelt topic about the end of an era with print media. Some mournful vibes with npub1mhe7uv6m6faes325wsmwygp2mtw6gdylqxp8gak4zgy374qx6hxsxwwzcz mentioning the last pony express rider's retirement! A true throwback moment.

Check out the full convo here

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Scrolling Adventures 📱

7fqx is all about condensing Twitter into a 3-minute browse! captain ☦️ threw a shade towards Musk for not letting us enjoy the simple things like Nitter, sparking a mix of innovation and nostalgia.

Check out the full convo here

🎵 Nostalgic Tunes and Lost Soundscapes 🎶

So, walker is feeling all sorts of emotional about #tunestr and shared a throwback video that got the convo buzzing! 🎶 npub1gk76j57d8w3x8dudj4wllvdke6u7kcqd20j6cwuawkqa90q72x8qqw5nqq reminisced about discovering these jams through Stubz the Zombie, which, let's be honest, might be the coolest way to find new music. Meanwhile, npub1qs5ft8k8lznjkl7yym36707fsxjv3dnxnfpm4j64xrdwkn8tw0sqcfp27v chimed in with some deep thoughts on how everything's gone downhill since "Subversion and Degeneration". On a lighter note, ltngstore just gave a ✨ shoutout to The Chordettes. Classic! Check out the full convo here.

🛠️ Rust-y Pixels in Minecraft Land 🧩

iefan 🕊️ hit us with some mind-blowing updates about a Minecraft server built in Rust, boasting crazy CPU and RAM performance! 🤯 localhost couldn’t contain their excitement and suggested we "rebuild it all in Rust", adding a bunch of laugh emojis for good measure. 😂 iefan 🕊️ dropped a link to some epic benchmarks, while npub1h29aysw658hzgzh523t8zrw6jc72qnjgz045regl7k3htklu5s4qcqjkze stirred the pot by commenting on the Rust community's vibe. Classic tech banter! Check out the full convo here.

📣 Always Listening but Not Always Understanding 🎧

Sebastix dropped a simple yet intriguing "I'm always listening". But npub1f9kn3a5cv4fsq2x86gfrznfuumtqtu6j3fkyqg9qvlymt0zflvfsn3v9fa wasn't having it, calling out the authenticity of that statement. 🤔 They also threw in some cryptic musings about Cathrine and intelligence, complete with a martial arts emoji for effect. Sounds like there's more to this story! 🥋 Check out the full convo here.

🤫 Quiet Revolution in the Public Square 🎙️

nielliesmons brought the sass with a post about the evolving "Public Square" vibes. They joked about how things might get so low-key that we’d just chat directly in the feed, throwing some shade at "Twitter-clone maxis". 😉 No major interactions yet, but this one's bound to stir up some laughs and debates soon. Check out the full convo here.

🎉 #Toiletchain Chronicles 😂

So, 7fqx started things off with a cheeky "#toiletchain!" post. It's the kind of randomness we all love, right? Silberengel threw in their own twist, clarifying they were talking about computer logs, but made it hilarious with a little "okay" 😂, while npub1mc20uche0cy599vpl850aschpu7wteundgsnf0msep79lu3fu5aq3r4ptv chimed in with "#poopstr" and even dropped a bowel movement emoji with an image link. Gotta love a good poop joke, right? 💩

Check out the full convo here

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🤔 Presidential Ponderings

Karnage was musing about the title "presidential candidate" vs. "President Trump." You know, the little things people get hung up on. npub1m2u4v2jtz4np0y3lk2anr4vm4vr4l7jlr7y94qglhfrgewsczchqg6y2gl suggested we just call it "presdent" 😂, trying to keep it light. But then npub1ncavrt6e38e94c6desg9tllzer0jey30rlh8whjtkpl9tcvvc8vs9ee00s dropped a little realism in there, noting how "normal" is key in these times. It's good to keep it real, right?

Check out the full convo here

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🦖 Dinosaur Delights

In classic Karnage style, they just asked, "Dinosaurs?" 😂 Sounds like the start of a random but potentially awesome conversation, right? utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 delivered with a legendary "DEEZ NUTZ" joke along with a perfectly silly gif, making us all laugh out loud. 🐸😂 Then Karnage responded with a suave "cheers" gif. 🥂

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🌄 Morning Greetz from the #Nostriches!

archjourney welcomed everyone with a bright and cheery "Goood Morning #nostriches!" and shared some cool vibes with an image. It’s all about that positive morning energy, right? npub1dvs7rcq8vtus2nd45xamajnzt7clhxe2yvywenz5kmatdc2klljsa64fgv and npub1ztyqtftdkt6q36gux3xptn4ldv7sdpqka3rvhvlmna50e9t7kx4qk5kfjr replied with their own cheery "GM" greetings, spreading that morning love. 💜

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🤣 In the Moment

agichoote was feeling a bit cheeky with their post "At this very moment 🤣". Diyana wanted to know what deep thoughts were going on, maybe expecting some juicy gossip? But then agichoote says they’d like to be single again! 😂 Oh boy, someone’s in a mood!

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Buzzing About the Twitterverse and Cozy Family Chaos 🌐🏡

7fqx started off the day lamenting that Nitter isn't working anymore and dreaming about a way to blast some Twitter updates through good ol' RSS feeds. Then, captain ☦️ chimed in with a classic quip about Musk messing up their Twitter fun. 🤭

agichoote hit us with a photo to celebrate some of those magical "gooder" mornings in the Alps. And who popped in to greet them with a sunny GM? None other than npub1x95l2dxqqz0szeanud0cvftkkzcj3zqxsl8x48y8dszql6k49r3s42tdv7! 🌄

Over in family land, nielliesmons shared the cultural chaos of living in two countries with both grandmas under one roof! Sounds like a sitcom in the making, with three generations and constant visits turning the house into a lively hub. Silberengel can relate, being proud to be THOSE people who might just make the neighbors call the cops with their bustling family gatherings. 😂

Lastly, things turned political when Karnage poked some fun at Trump supporters, causing quite the stir. Of course, npub1spdeklkg7zd43ygdf8s5mtxe2d9eha0v6kndaef83r7y9u2h5xyse0dfw6 had to jump in with a sly comment on Trump's "stable genius." All in good humor! 😆

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Hey Rabble, pull up a chair because you're just in time for the latest episode of "As the Nostr World Turns." Our pal dropped a cryptic teaser, "Who will the reply guys reply to?" and not a peep in response—apparently, everyone's playing it cool or composing their reply-guy manifestos in secret. It's all suspense in the Nostr universe—like waiting to see who spoils the plot twist in a whodunit! Dive into the full scoop to see if the reply guys finally emerge from the shadows or if today’s just another day at the Nostr library.

Who's on the Reply Guy Radar? 🤔📲

So, our buddy 7fqx dropped a little teaser, asking the infamous question, "Who will the reply guys reply to?? 👀👀" and, surprise, surprise, no one jumped in to say just yet! 😂 Maybe everyone's just lurking, waiting to pounce with their hottest takes, or maybe today's just a chill day in the Nostr world.

It's like a mystery waiting to unfold—who's gonna be the target of those top-notch reply guy comments? Maybe next time, we'll see some lively debates or cheeky banter popping off!

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Hey Rabble, grab your digital binoculars because things are getting interesting in the land of Nostr! 🌿 It seems like our favorite corner of the internet has hit a tranquil patch, perhaps due to those elusive relays or the shenanigans of our stealthy friend Amethyst Tor. 😏 Even Twitter seems to be catching the snooze vibe—coincidence or cosmic quiet time? Whether it's a glitch or just the universe telling us to take a breath, there's plenty of intrigue to unfold. Come see what the hush is all about and join the conversation on what might just be a covert operation.

Quiet Days and Lurking Ways 🌿

So, 7fqx was just chillin' and chatting about how things are feeling a bit too quiet on Nostr these days. They're wondering if it's something to do with the relay setup or maybe Amethyst Tor being sneaky. 😏 But no sweat, it seems their Twitter lurking account is on a similar silent mode. Maybe it’s one of those universal quiet vibes? Who knows! Either way, sounds like they're taking the calm in stride—just another day in the digital world.

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@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Gather 'round, fellow Nostronauts, because we've stumbled upon a delightful riddle that has the community all abuzz! Our chat rooms are buzzing with speculation over a cryptic message that's as enigmatic as a cat in a box, and twice as intriguing. Is it a profound oracle or just somebody's way of keeping us on our toes? No answers yet, but the mystery is as thick as pea soup, and everyone's eager to play detective. Grab your magnifying glasses, folks, it’s going to be a fun one!

"Mysterious Musings"

Well, things have been pretty quiet, but there's this intriguing note dropped by our pal 7fqx. The message just says "(Moreso than usual)," and it's definitely piqued everyone's curiosity! 🤔 What do they mean? Is it cryptic, philosophical, or just 7fqx being their mysterious self? No replies yet, but you bet folks are scratching their heads trying to figure out what's up. Stay tuned for any revelations!

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จงตระหนักรู้คุณค่าของตัวเอง เพชรไม่ได้เปล่งประกายเจิสจรัสจากสุดปลายถ้ำ

2023’s Wake up call

แรงบันดาลใจที่ทำให้ผมตัดสินใจเอาเรื่องนี้มาเล่าบน #ทุ่งม่วง เกิดจากเมื่อต้นปี 2023 ผมได้รับสัญญาณเตือนภัยจากที่ทำงานแห่งหนึ่ง (Wake up call) ปลุกให้ตื่นขึ้นจากภวังค์ ตระหนักรู้ถึงความเป็นจริงบางอย่าง ว่างาน part time ที่กำลังทำเริ่มมีสัญญาณความไม่มั่นคงเกิดขึ้นทีละเล็กทีละน้อย มีความสุ่มเสี่ยงที่จะถูกขอให้งดคลินิคไม่ต้องมาออกตรวจ (ภาษาสุภาพของการเลิกจ้างหมอ)

สำหรับหมอที่ทำงานหลายโรงพยาบาล จะเข้าใจสถานะ”หมอ part time” ของตนเองดีว่า สามารถถูกถอดเวรออกได้ทุกเมื่อ หากทางโรงพยาบาลมีความจำเป็น

เมื่อเกิดเหตุการณ์นี้ ผมติดต่อโรงพยาบาลใกล้บ้านเป็นแผนสำรองเอาไว้ ที่นี่ขาดอัตรากำลังแพทย์พอดี ผมเลยสามารถเริ่มงานได้ทันที ทำให้รายได้ไม่กระทบกระเทือนต่อครอบครัว แต่สิ่งที่ต้องพบเจอก็คือโรงพยาบาลแห่งใหม่นี้ งานหนักมาก หนักถึงขั้นกระอักเลือด เต็มไปด้วยความเสี่ยงที่ยังไม่มีระบบการบริหารจัดการที่มีประสิทธิภาพ ผมทำงานที่นี่ไประยะนึง เมื่อมาดูสลิปค่าตอบแทน พบว่าผมถูกจัดกลุ่มให้อยู่ในกลุ่มแพทย์เวชปฏิบัติทั่วไป (General practitioner หรือ GP คือหมอทั่วไปที่ยังไม่ได้เรียนต่อเฉพาะทาง)

แพทย์เฉพาะทาง ตามกลไกจะได้ค่าตอบแทนสูงกว่าแพทย์ GP ถึง 70 - 80%

ผมนำเรื่องนี้ขึ้นปรึกษาหน่วยงานที่เกี่ยวข้อง ได้รับการดำเนินแก้ไขอย่างเร่งด่วนเพราะความเข้าใจผิด และผมก็ได้ค่าตอบแทนสมน้ำสมเนื้อตามมาทีหลัง แต่ด้วยเนื้องานที่หนักมาก เหนื่อยมาก เลิกงานเที่ยงคืน วันอื่นๆทำงานอีก ทำงาน 7 วันต่อสัปดาห์ ร่างกายเริ่มส่งสัญญาณเตือนบางอย่างว่ากำลัง overheat เครื่องกำลังจะไหม้ในอีกไม่ช้า ถ้ายังคงลากเลือดขนาดนี้ แต่เวลานั้นผมทำเพื่อครอบครัวอย่างเดียว เลยไม่ได้ลังเล เดินหน้าต่อ

จุดเปลี่ยนมันอยู่ตรงนี้ครับ ผมมีอาจารย์แพทย์ที่เคารพมากท่านหนึ่ง อาจารย์เขารับรู้เรื่องผมมาตลอด เมื่อทราบว่าผมทำงานหักโหม แลกกับความเสี่ยงหลายมิติ จึงมีโอกาสได้นั่งคุยกัน อาจารย์ท่านนี้เล่าเรื่องสั้นเรื่องหนึ่งให้ฟัง และทิ้งท้ายเอาไว้ให้คิดว่า

ทรัพยากรที่มีค่าที่สุดคือเวลา จงเอาตัวผมไปอยู่ในที่ที่เห็นคุณค่าในตัวผมให้ได้ ถ้าผมทำได้ เวลาของผมมีจะสร้างมูลค่าได้มหาศาลกว่านี้

การสนทนาจบลงด้วยความรู้สึกพบแสงสว่างที่ปลายอุโมงค์ หลังจากนั้นไม่กี่สัปดาห์ผมตัดสินใจ ของดคลินิคจากโรงพยาบาลแห่งนั้นทันที และเป็นความโชคดี เพราะที่ทำงานประจำกำลังขาดแคลนหมอ ผมเลยได้ตารางออกตรวจเพิ่ม รายได้มั่นคงมากกว่าเดิม

ส่วนโรงพยาบาลที่กระตุ้น wake up call ผมตอนแรก เล็งเห็นความสำคัญของทักษะเฉพาะทางของผมที่ขาดไม่ได้และจำเป็นมากต่อสถานการณ์ปัจจุบัน จึงขอให้ผมอยู่ช่วยต่อและเพิ่มค่าตอบแทนเพิ่มจากเดิมอีกเกือบ 100%

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ทักษะการเขียนบทความ ที่เกือบจะถูกปิดผนึกไปตลอดกาล เพราะเอาตัวเองไปอยู่ไม่ถูกที่

สิ่งที่ผมสนใจอยู่เป็นทุนเดิมคือการเล่าเรื่องแฝงแง่คิดจากประสบการณ์ของตัวเองให้กับผู้อื่นฟัง ตัวผมเองเป็นคนพูดไม่เก่ง บุคคลิกเก็บตัว Introvert ใช้เวลาส่วนใหญ่อยู่กับความคิดตัวเอง แล้วจดบันทึกข้อคิดที่คิดได้เอาไว้ ตั้งใจว่าถ้ามีเวลาพอ จะเอาสิ่งที่รีดออกมาจากสมอง มาขยายทำเป็นบทความ เพื่อเอาไว้ให้คนอื่นอ่าน เผื่อว่ามันจะมีประโยชน์ไม่มากก็น้อย ผมตระเวนหาเวบไซต์สำหรับนักเขียนไปเรื่อย แต่ก็หาที่ที่ถูกใจไม่ได้ ผมก็เลย”จำใจ” เขียนลงไปในเฟสบุค และ แพลตฟอร์มนักเขียนแห่งหนึ่งของประเทศไทย

ในช่วงแรกผมลองเขียนบทความลงเฟสบุค ผลลัพธ์เป็นไปตามคาดครับว่าไม่เป็นที่สนใจ ประเมินผลหยาบๆจากยอดกดไลค์ คอมเม้นท์ และการแชร์ เงียบเหมือนป่าช้าเลย นานๆจะมีคนมากดไลค์ซักที แต่ก็เป็นที่รู้ๆกันครับว่าการกดไลค์ มันอาจจะเกิดจากคนอื่นเปิดมาเจอโพสต์ของผม แล้วจะปัดให้มันพ้นๆไป “ไอ้บ้านี่มันบ่นอะไรของมัน” แต่นิ้วโป้งดันไปจิ้มโดนปุ่มไลค์พอดี ในเมื่อจิ้มไปโดนแล้วก็แล้วกันไปก็เป็นไปได้

เวลาผ่านไปมันเหมือนผมขึ้นไปพูดบนเวทีที่ไม่มีผู้ฟัง หรือ ผู้ฟังหลับทั้งห้อง บทความต่างๆข้อคิดต่างๆที่ผมตั้งใจเรียบเรียงมันส่งไปไม่ถึงผู้คน มันดูไร้ค่า จบด้วยการนั่งคุยกับตัวเองเหมือนเป็นคนไข้จิตเวช เหตุการณ์ทั้งหมดนี้เกือบนำพาผมไปสู่ข้อสรุปที่ว่า “ผมเองคงเขียนไม่เก่ง” หรือ “เขียนไม่ได้แย่หรอก แต่ไม่ได้โปรโมท เลยไม่มีใครมาพบเจอ” หรือไม่ก็ถูกทั้งสองข้อ บางครั้งอยากจะล้มเลิกการเขียนไปเลยก็มีครับ

ช่วงมกราคมปี 2023 เวบไซต์ Right shift เริ่มเป็นที่รู้จัก ฟังคอนเซปจากอาจารย์พิริยะแล้วชอบมาก

เวบไซต์ Right shift ตั้งใจเป็นแหล่งรวบรวมข้อมูลสำหรับผู้ที่สนใจอยากศึกษาบิตคอยน์ ให้สามารถเข้ามาศึกษาได้โดยไม่มีค่าใช้จ่าย แถมยังเชิญชวนให้ผู้ที่อยากเขียนบทความที่เป็นประโยชน์ให้แก่ผู้อื่น ใครสนใจสามารถส่งบทความเข้ามาได้ ถ้าหากบทความไหนมีแวว จะมีทีมบก.ติดต่อกลับไปเพื่อทำงานร่วมกันในการขัดเกล้า แก้ไขสำนวนบางจุดให้ดียิ่งขึ้น

พอรู้มาถึงตอนนี้มันนเหมือนมีอะไรมาเคาะกะโหลกดังๆ จนความรู้สึก “ปังปุริเย่ เฮ้ ร้องว้าว” มันผุดขึ้นมา แต่มันก็มาพร้อมกับความไม่มั่นใจในตัวเองนั่นแหละครับ ความขัดแย้งเต็มไปหมดว่า “จะเขียนหรือไม่เขียนดี” “เอาจริงอ่ะ? จะเขียนบทความส่งไปจริงๆเหรอ?” “ม_ึง ไม่ใช่นักเขียนมืออาชีพนะ คนที่เขาส่งบทความไปมีแต่เทพๆทั้งนั้น จะเอาอะไรไปสู้กับเขา” และเสียงอื่นๆในหัวอีกมากมาย

แต่สุดท้ายผมทลาย “Comfort zone” ได้ ด้วยกำลังใจเล็กๆน้อยๆจากภรรยาครับ ภรรยาผมบอกด้วยคำสั้นๆว่า “ก็ลองดูสิ สกิลการเขียนเล่าเรื่องของเธอก็ไม่ขี้เหร่นะ” ผมเลยลองทำดู และนี่คือสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้น

บอกได้ว่าเป็นครั้งแรกที่ผมได้ถูกฝึกการเขียนบทความโดย "ใครก็ไม่รู้” ผมรู้แค่ว่าเป็นทีมบก.ของ Right shift เมื่อทำงานร่วมกันไปเรื่อยๆ ทีมบก.ทุ่มเทในการช่วยแก้ไขช่วยตรวจสอบบทความของผมมากๆ จนผมสังเกตุเห็นได้

ใครเคยใช้ Google document ร่วมแก้ไขบทความด้วยกันมากกว่าหนึ่งคนคงจะรู้ดีนะครับว่า เวลาที่มีการแก้ไขข้อความมันจะมีเมล์แจ้งเตือนไปหาทุกคนที่เข้ามาร่วมแก้ไขเอกสารทั้งหมด บางคืนที่ผมนอนหลับไม่สนิท ตีสองตีสามตื่นมาเข้าห้องน้ำ ผมยังเห็นเมล์อัพเดทการแก้ไขบทความจากทีมงาน right shift เด้งๆอยู่เลย

จนสุดท้ายงานเขียนผมก็ได้รับการเผยแพร่บนเวบไซต์ Right shift

ใครยังไม่เคยอ่านกดตรงนี้ได้เลยครับ

หลังจากนั้นผมรับรู้ถึงทักษะนี้มากขึ้น เลยตั้งใจว่าต้องฝึกให้เก่งขึ้นดีขึ้นในทุกๆบทความที่ผมเขียน ผมอ่านหนังสือเยอะขึ้น ศึกษาสำนวนการเขียนจากนักเขียนรวมถึงนักแปลท่านอื่นๆ เพื่อดูตัวอย่างสำนวน ลีลาสไตล์การใช้คำ เอามาประยุกต์ใช้กับงานเขียนของตัวเอง

ไม่รู้ตัวหรอกครับ ว่าทักษะนี้มันโดนฝึก โดนขัดเกลาตั้งแต่เมื่อไหร่ แต่ตอนนี้ตระหนักรู้ถึงการที่มันมีตัวตนอยู่ภายในตัวผมแล้ว ผมก็จะลับคมมันไปเรื่อยๆ หลายครั้งตอนที่ผมเขียนบทความอยู่ผมลืมเวลา ลืมหิว ลืมง่วง ลืมเหนื่อยไปเลย ถ้าเปรียบเทียบกับนักกีฬา คาดว่าสภาวะตอนนั้นคงเป็นสภาวะหนึ่งของการเข้าสมาธิแบบ “Into the zone”

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เรื่องสั้นที่อาจารย์ของผมเล่าให้ฟัง มอบบทเรียนชีวิตที่มีค่า อยู่ต่อจากนี้ครับ

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พ่อคุยกับลูกสาว “ยินดีด้วยที่จบการศึกษา พ่อซื้อรถคันนี้ไว้ให้ลูกซักพักแล้ว ตอนนี้พ่อจะให้ลูกนะ แต่ก่อนที่พ่อจะให้ พ่ออยากให้ลูกนำไปที่ร้านรับซื้อ-ขายรถในตัวเมือง แล้วมาบอกพ่อด้วยว่าเขาให้ราคาเท่าไหร่”

ลูกสาวทำตาม กลับมาหาพ่อ บอกว่า “ร้านนี้เขาให้ราคา $10,000 เพราะรถเก่า” พ่อบอกลูกว่า “โอเคลูก ทีนี้พ่ออยากให้หนูเอารถไปที่โรงรับจำนำ ลองดูซิว่าเขาจะตีราคารถคันนี้เท่าไหร่”

ลูกสาวทำตาม แล้วกลับมาบอกพ่อว่า “โรงรับจำนำให้ราคา $1,000 เพราะรถเก่ามาก ดูแล้วต้องซ่อมอีกหลายรายการ ”

ครั้งนี้พ่อบอกลูกสาวให้นำรถนี้ไปยังชมรมคนรักรถที่มีผู้เชี่ยวชาญ และนำรถให้พวกเขาดู

ลูกสาวทำตาม ขับรถนี้ไปที่ชมรมที่ว่า หลังจากนั้นไม่นานลูกสาวกลับมาบอกพ่อด้วยน้ำเสียงตื่นเต้นว่า “บางคนเสนอราคา $100,000 เพราะเป็นรถหายาก และสภาพดีมาก”

ผู้เป็นพ่อยิ้มให้กับลูกสาว เหมือนว่ารู้อยู่แล้วว่าจะเกิดอะไรขึ้น ด้วยความสงสัยลูกสาวจึงถามพ่อว่า

“ในเมื่อพ่อรู้อยู่แล้วว่าร้านไหนจะให้ราคาสูง ทำไมพ่อไม่ให้หนูไปที่ชมรมคนรักรถตั้งแต่แรกล่ะ”

พ่อบอกลูกสาวว่า “นี่แหละบทเรียนชีวิตที่สำคัญบทหนึ่งที่พ่ออยากมอบให้แก่ลูก พ่ออยากให้ลูกรู้ไว้ว่า ลูกจะไม่มีค่าใดๆเลยถ้าอยู่ผิดที่ ที่ที่คนอื่นมองไม่เห็นเรา ไม่ต้องเสียเวลาไปโกรธโมโหไม่พอใจหรอกนะ สิ่งที่ลูกต้องทำก็คือเดินออกจากที่นั่น ออกไปจากสังคมและสถานที่ที่ไม่เห็นค่าในตัวลูก ค้นหาที่สถานที่ของลูกให้เจอ ถ้าลูกไม่ลองลงมือทำด้วยตัวเอง ลูกก็จะไม่ได้เรียนรู้อะไรเลย”

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ข้อคิดที่อยากจะแบ่งปันกับทุกท่านที่อ่านมาจนจบ

บทความนี้มีความพิเศษกว่าบทความอื่นๆ ท้ายบทความของผมผมจะมาชวนคุยและสรุปข้อคิดที่เป็นประโยชน์ให้แก่เพื่อนๆพี่ๆทุกท่านที่อ่านมาจนจบ แต่สำหรับบทความนี้ข้อคิดที่ผมอยากให้ ถูกสรุปขมวดไว้ทั้งหมดแล้วในประโยคที่พ่อบอกลูกสาว

อย่าลืมต่อสู้ ฝ่าฟันอุปสรรค ค้นหาสถานที่ของตัวเราเองให้พบนะครับ เมื่อค้นพบทักษะในตัวแล้ว อย่าให้ถูกปิดผนึกไว้ เพียงเพราะอยู่ผิดที่ ลงมือฝึกฝนพัฒนามันไปเรื่อยๆ เราจะดีขึ้นในทุกๆวันครับ

@ 57fe4c4a:c3a0271f

📝 Summary: Batched splicing can be risky due to certain conditions like no funds in a channel and using an old state. It is important for batched splicing mechanisms to have a backout option to prevent disruptions caused by confirmed old states. Additionally, not all splice implementations performing a check can lead to potential loss of funds.

👥 Authors: • Greg Sanders ( nostr:npub1jdl3plz00rvxwc6g2ckemzrgg0amx5wen4kfvs3laxtssxvk9cvsf3gh0m ) • ZmnSCPxj ( nostr:npub1g5zswf6y48f7fy90jf3tlcuwdmjn8znhzaa4vkmtxaeskca8hpss23ms3l )

📅 Messages Date: 2023-10-17

✉️ Message Count: 3

📚 Total Characters in Messages: 5405

Messages Summaries

✉️ Message by ZmnSCPxj on 17/10/2023: Batched splicing can be risky if certain conditions are met, such as having no funds in a channel and using an old state. It is important for batched splicing mechanisms to have a backout option to prevent disruptions.

✉️ Message by Greg Sanders on 17/10/2023: Batched splicing is risky because if an old state is broadcasted and confirmed before the splice, it can disrupt the process. It is important for batched splicing mechanisms to have a backout option.

✉️ Message by ZmnSCPxj on 17/10/2023: Batched splicing can be risky if not all splice implementations perform a check to ensure subsequent splices confirm, potentially leading to loss of funds.

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@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Grab your critical thinking caps and prepare to leap into the philosophical rabbit hole of the latest Nostr musings! Our friend Rabble led the charge this week with an enigmatic nugget, leaving everyone trying to decipher the hidden Zen within. Between bursts of digital epiphany and meme-sharing giggles, it’s the kind of puzzle that makes you simultaneously ponder the universe and question your choice of breakfast cereal. Dive into the conversation and see if you can crack the code—or at the very least, snag a laugh or two!

More Thoughts Than Usual 🤔

Looks like 7fqx was in a pensive mood, sharing a quick thought with us: "(Moreso than usual)". It's one of those cryptic yet intriguing updates that left the rest of the crew wondering what's going on behind those words. You know how it is, one minute everyone's all "deep thoughts," the next we're laughing over memes. 😅 No replies yet, but definitely a convo starter for anyone looking to dive deep!

Check out the full convo here

@ 32e18276:5c68e245

Hey guys, I'm spending some time today preparing v1.6 for the app store, it's been a long time coming with many new features. Here's a breakdown of everything new in this version!

Notable new features in 1.6

• Custom built, embedded C WASM interpreter (nostrscript), which will be used for custom algos, filters and lists
• Longform note support
• Hashtag following
• Configurable reactions
• New Live user status NIP (music, general)
• Adjustable font sizes
• A very long list of bug fixes and performance improvements
• Fast and persistent profile searching using nostrdb

Top priorities for 1.7

• Lists
• Custom algos and filters using nostrscript
• Stories
• Multi account
• Tor integration
• Better NWC integration (wallet balances, transaction history)
• Advanced note search via nostrdb
• Fully switch to nostrdb for all notes
• Discord-like relays (click a relay to view all the notes on it)

So much more but maybe I will not try to be too ambitious ...

Contributors

name added removed commits William Casarin +57964 -8274 288 petrikaj +1524 -0 1 Terry Yiu +1266 -964 9 ericholguin +1234 -252 11 Daniel D’Aquino +1223 -399 19 Suhail Saqan +905 -70 16 Grimless +838 -736 6 Bryan Montz +793 -744 30 Jon Marrs +658 -60 3 Joel Klabo +653 -105 6 transifex-integration[bot] +176 -0 9 Fishcake +129 -21 5 Daniel D‘Aquino +123 -9 5 Jericho Hasselbush +78 -2 2 cr0bar +66 -19 11 Daniel D'Aquino +55 -32 2 Mazin +53 -0 1 gladiusKatana +37 -8 1 doffing.brett +10 -6 1 tappu75e@duck.com +5 -1 2 Ben Harvie +5 -0 1

Changelog

• 76 Fixes
• 18 Changes
• 26 Additions

Added

• Add "Do not show #nsfw tagged posts" setting (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Add ability to change order of custom reactions (Suhail Saqan)
• Add close button to custom reactions (Suhail Saqan)
• Add followed hashtags to your following list (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Add initial longform note support (William Casarin)
• Add r tag when mentioning a url (William Casarin)
• Add relay log in developer mode (Montz)
• Add settings for disabling user statuses (William Casarin)
• Add space when tagging users in posts if needed (William Casarin)
• Add support for multilingual hashtags (cr0bar)
• Add support for multiple reactions (Suhail Saqan)
• Add support for status URLs (William Casarin)
• Add the ability to follow hashtags (William Casarin)
• Added feedback when user adds a relay that is already on the list (Daniel D'Aquino)
• Added generic user statuses (William Casarin)
• Added live music statuses (William Casarin)
• Added merch store button to sidebar menu (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Added padding under word count on longform account (William Casarin)
• Adjustable font size (William Casarin)
• Click music statuses to display in spotify (William Casarin)
• Enable banner image editing (Joel Klabo)
• Finnish translations (petrikaj)
• Hold tap to preview status URL (Jericho Hasselbush)
• Re-add nip05 badges to profiles (William Casarin)
• Show nostr address username and support abbreviated _ usernames (William Casarin)
• Suggested Users to Follow (Joel Klabo)

Changed

• Allow reposting and quote reposting multiple times (William Casarin)
• Damus icon now opens sidebar (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Hide nsec when logging in (cr0bar)
• Improve UX around clearing cache (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Improved memory usage and performance when processing events (William Casarin)
• Increase size of the hitbox on note ellipsis button (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Make carousel tab dots tappable (Bryan Montz)
• Move the "Follow you" badge into the profile header (Grimless)
• Remove nip05 on events (William Casarin)
• Remove note size restriction for longform events (William Casarin)
• Rename NIP05 to "nostr address" (William Casarin)
• Show muted thread replies at the bottom of the thread view (#1522) (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Show renotes in Notes timeline (William Casarin)
• Start at top when reading longform events (William Casarin)
• Switch to nostrdb for @'s and user search (William Casarin)
• Updated relay view (ericholguin)
• Use nostrdb for profiles (William Casarin)
• clear statuses if they only contain whitespace (William Casarin)

Fixed

• Allow relay logs to be opened in dev mode even if relay (Daniel D'Aquino)
• Allow user to login to deleted profile (William Casarin)
• Apply filters to hashtag search timeline view (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Avoid notification for zaps from muted profiles (tappu75e@duck.com)
• Crash when muting threads (Bryan Montz)
• Dismiss qr screen on scan (Suhail Saqan)
• Don't always show text events in reposts (William Casarin)
• Don't spam lnurls when validating zaps (William Casarin)
• Eliminate nostr address validation bandwidth on startup (William Casarin)
• Ensure the person you're replying to is the first entry in the reply description (William Casarin)
• Fix Invalid Zap bug in reposts (William Casarin)
• Fix PostView initial string to skip mentioning self when on own profile (Terry Yiu)
• Fix UI freeze after swiping back from profile (#1449) (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix UTF support for hashtags (Daniel D‘Aquino)
• Fix action bar appearing on quoted longform previews (William Casarin)
• Fix broken markdown renderer (William Casarin)
• Fix bug where it would sometimes show -1 in replies (tappu75e@duck.com)
• Fix compilation error on test target in UserSearchCacheTests (Daniel D‘Aquino)
• Fix crash when long pressing custom reactions (William Casarin)
• Fix crash when long-pressing reactions (William Casarin)
• Fix freezing bug when tapping Developer settings menu (Terry Yiu)
• Fix icons on settings view (cr0bar)
• Fix images and links occasionally appearing with escaped slashes (Daniel D‘Aquino)
• Fix issue where malicious zappers can send fake zaps to another user's posts (William Casarin)
• Fix issue where relays with trailing slashes cannot be removed (#1531) (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix issue where typing cc@bob would produce brokenb ccnostr:bob mention (William Casarin)
• Fix issue with emojis next to hashtags and urls (William Casarin)
• Fix issue with slashes on relay urls causing relay connection problems (William Casarin)
• Fix lag when creating large posts (William Casarin)
• Fix localization issues and export strings for translation (Terry Yiu)
• Fix localization issues and export strings for translation (Terry Yiu)
• Fix long status lines (William Casarin)
• Fix nav crashing and buggyness (William Casarin)
• Fix nostr:nostr:... bugs (William Casarin)
• Fix npub mentions failing to parse in some cases (William Casarin)
• Fix padding of username next to pfp on some views (William Casarin)
• Fix padding on longform events (William Casarin)
• Fix paragraphs not appearing on iOS17 (cr0bar)
• Fix parsing issue with NIP-47 compliant NWC urls without double-slashes (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix potential fake profile zap attacks (William Casarin)
• Fix profile not updating (William Casarin)
• Fix profile post button mentions (cr0bar)
• Fix profiles not updating (William Casarin)
• Fix rare crash triggered by local notifications (William Casarin)
• Fix reaction button breaking scrolling (Suhail Saqan)
• Fix situations where the note composer cursor gets stuck in one place after tagging a user (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix small graphical toolbar bug when scrolling profiles (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix some note composer issues, such as when copying/pasting larger text, and make the post composer more robust. (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix status events not expiring locally (William Casarin)
• Fix text composer wrapping issue when mentioning npub (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix text editing issues on characters added right after mention link (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix wiggle when long press reactions (Suhail Saqan)
• Fix wikipedia url detection with parenthesis (William Casarin)
• Fix zaps sometimes not appearing (William Casarin)
• Fixed a bug where following a user might not work due to poor connectivity (William Casarin)
• Fixed audio in video playing twice (Bryan Montz)
• Fixed disappearing text on iOS17 (cr0bar)
• Fixed issue where hashtags were leaking in DMs (William Casarin)
• Fixed issue where reposts would sometimes repost the wrong thing (William Casarin)
• Fixed issues where sometimes there would be empty entries on your profile (William Casarin)
• Fixed nav bar color on login, eula, and account creation (ericholguin)
• Fixed nostr reporting decoding (William Casarin)
• Fixed nostrscript not working on smaller phones (William Casarin)
• Fixed old notifications always appearing on first start (William Casarin)
• Fixes issue where username with multiple emojis would place cursor in strange position. (Jericho Hasselbush)
• Hide quoted or reposted notes from people whom the user has muted. (#1216) (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Hide users and hashtags from home timeline when you unfollow (William Casarin)
• Make blurred videos viewable by allowing blur to disappear once tapped (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Mute hellthreads everywhere (William Casarin)
• Show QRCameraView regardless of same user (Suhail Saqan)
• Show longform previews in notifications instead of the entire post (William Casarin)
• Stop tab buttons from causing the root view to scroll to the top unless user is coming from another tab or already at the root view (Daniel D’Aquino)
• don't cutoff text in notifications (William Casarin)
• endless connection attempt loop after user removes relay (Bryan Montz)
• icon color for developer mode setting is incorrect in low-light mode (Bryan Montz)
• relay detail view is not immediately available after adding new relay (Bryan Montz)

Removed

• Remove following Damus Will by default (William Casarin)
• Remove old @ and & hex key mentions (William Casarin)

@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Hey there, fellow Nostronauts! 🌌 While we were all casually sipping our metaphorical tea, Karnage decided to break the internet with a zinger about "Trump simps in dismay," complete with a battalion of emojis. But hold onto your hats—everyone else was apparently on a wordless meditation retreat because the post was met with the deafening sound of cricket chirrups. Dive into the full convo for a dose of drama, possibly the quietest hoo-ha in Nostr history! 🦗☕

Trump Talk and Tea ☕

So, here's the deal. Our friend Karnage stirred the pot with their post about "Trump simps in dismay" 😮 🤣 (looks like they went all in on the emojis). Seems like it was a spicy take, but can you believe it—no one replied, reacted, or even reposted! Guess everyone was either too shocked or quietly agreeing? 🤭

Check out the full convo here

@ 2edbcea6:40558884

Happy Sunday #Nostr !

Here’s your #NostrTechWeekly newsletter brought to you by nostr:npub19mduaf5569jx9xz555jcx3v06mvktvtpu0zgk47n4lcpjsz43zzqhj6vzk written by nostr:npub1r3fwhjpx2njy87f9qxmapjn9neutwh7aeww95e03drkfg45cey4qgl7ex2

NostrTechWeekly is a weekly newsletter focused on the more technical happenings in the nostr-verse.

Let’s dive in!

Recent Upgrades to Nostr (AKA NIPs)

1) (Proposed) NIP 43: Fast Auth between clients and relays

Some relays are member-only. There has to be some way for relays to verify the content being sent/requested is from an authorized user (one of the members). Most methods for this are clunky and slow.

This NIP proposes a faster method for auth between clients and relays. From what I can tell when clients open a connection to a relay they’ll open it with an “authorization” query parameter on the end of the relay url. That query param will actually be an encoded Nostr event whose payload has the necessary info for the relay to authenticate the user opening the connection.

Kinda looks like an auth header like you’d see in an http request but shoehorned into a query parameter since websockets (which are used for connections to relays) don’t traditionally support headers.

Author: aruthurfranca

2) (Proposed) Updates to NIP 03: Timestamps you can rely on

Sometimes you want to make sure that a piece of Nostr content was actually created/pushed to a relay at a specific time. The example from last week was in the case of a future betting system built on Nostr, you really don’t want people to be able to publish that they made a bet 2 weeks ago for something whose outcome was determined twenty minutes ago.

NIP-3 already outlines a way to add OpenTimestamp attestations to Nostr events essentially allowing Nostr clients to outsource trust to a third party on whether a piece of content was created when it claims to be created. As is, NIP 3 is a little hard to use. This update would make it far simpler.

In the new methodology, you’d publish a Nostr event of kind 1040 with the proof of timestamp and point to the event that you’re trying to prove the timestamp for.

Author: nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6

Notable Projects

Cellar Relay

If you haven’t been graced by the nostr.wine community they are a group of fine folks that host wine-themed relays. They’re some of the most reliable and widely used public and paid relays around.

nostr:npub18kzz4lkdtc5n729kvfunxuz287uvu9f64ywhjz43ra482t2y5sks0mx5sz recently announced the “Cellar” Relay that will store notes long term for paid users. Like we talked about in last week’s #NostrTechWeekly long-term note storage is a challenge for relay hosts (especially for relays that are free to users). But solving long term storage will help folks on Nostr feel like they’re building a persistent social experience instead of building an ephemeral feed.

Nice work! Glad to see the trend continuing for long-term note storage. 💪

Memestr.app

I can’t tell you how many times folks I talk to have said there should be a meme-focused client on Nostr. nostr:npub1zumzudhtu2558fgvycnjlc7pq9l4m338vghgcfzafftz9qg45ruslzpl4x delivers with https://memestr.app I definitely had some giggles when I logged on.

This could quickly evolve into a nostr-based Imgur and be far better for being nostr-based. But one thing I think is missing from the internet (not just Nostr) is a way to iterate on memes easily in the same place where you can share them. In combination with prisms/boosts this could be an interesting way for people to make money for their content and earn from what is built on top of their content.

Zap threads

Threaded conversations are an important component to social experiences on the internet. Reddit and Hackernews have really shown its power, we’ve seen StackerNews also leverage this format as well.

nostr:npub1wf4pufsucer5va8g9p0rj5dnhvfeh6d8w0g6eayaep5dhps6rsgs43dgh9 has created a nostr-based component for supporting the threaded comments, and it looks like it could be used in any web-application that needs commenting, spreading Nostr to every corner of the internet. It’s already powering the commenting on Habla.News

nostr:npub1wf4pufsucer5va8g9p0rj5dnhvfeh6d8w0g6eayaep5dhps6rsgs43dgh9 also did a great writeup on the reasoning for this project and where it’s going: https://habla.news/franzap/threading-the-web-with-nostr

If you need comments on your project, take a look!

Latest conversations: How decentralized is decentralized enough?

Distributed vs Decentralized

These two concepts are often used interchangeably, and it’s worth highlighting their distinction, especially in the context of Nostr. This is a good visualization to illustrate the difference.

Distributed: the P2P model

Robust, distributed systems are extremely censorship resistant, and include a lot of redundancy. Distributed systems distribute power widely, everyone is a peer.

Biological systems (cells, ecosystems, etc) are like this, cells are all peers and replaceable. Napster was distributed, everyone in the Napster ecosystem stored and shared some of the songs. IP (the “internet protocol”), which is how computers find each other on the internet, is a peer to peer technology where every node gossips about where to find other nodes.

Ideally all systems would be built this way, but in practice distributed / P2P systems are generally used when there’s a high chance of node failure (the death of individual cells) or attack (government takedowns). The challenge is that they’re expensive to run.

This might be confusing because Napster was “free” right? Most P2P software feels free-ish because many are donating some of their existing hardware/bandwidth/etc. But if you take the aggregate resources to run Napster versus just the parts of Spotify that help users to upload and download music, Spotify for sure uses fewer resources.

Distributed systems by their very nature have to assume that most peers in the network may fail. In order to maintain uptime, that results in P2P systems having many copies of what’s being shared and/or sending data many times to ensure it arrives.

I think most people would say they’d prefer everything to be P2P but it’s difficult to maintain a good experience in a P2P system and so it’s often only used in cases where it’s absolutely necessary.

Where does decentralization work better?

I wrote up a whole thing about decentralization a while back but the TL;DR is decentralized systems are better than centralized systems at distributing power widely, but they are generally still more performant than peer to peer systems.

Sometimes you need a mix of preventing abuses of power but still maintain a good experience for users. Freedom minded folks usually end up supporting decentralized solutions because they’re viable in the market and still take power away from centralized players.

Is Bitcoin decentralized or distributed?

The Bitcoin blockchain is a distributed system. Every Bitcoin full-node is an equal participant in storing, updating, and validating the blockchain.

Bitcoin as a monetary system, on the other hand, is decentralized: there are many more Bitcoin users than Bitcoin full-nodes. The nodes are the hubs and the users are the spokes.

There’s a reason for this architecture. Bitcoin nodes are ultimately in control of Bitcoin, it must be the least corruptible, most censorship resistant architecture possible. On the other hand a decentralized system has efficiency gains that make Bitcoin more competitive in comparison to existing financial systems. By having hubs (full-nodes, Bitcoin banks, wallet providers, exchanges, etc), the system is more efficient (and therefore cheaper). But by having many hubs, power is still spread widely.

Nostr: Decentralized or Distributed?

Nostr, as introduced by FiatJaf, seems like it was intended to be decentralized. Relays are the hubs and users are the spokes. Clients help connect users to relays (and therefore each other). There is wisdom to this architecture, because it will scale better than a P2P system.

Think of it this way, there are on the order of hundreds of millions of songs available for human consumption. With 10 million users storing a few hundred songs, there would be plenty of redundancy to allow Napster to distribute every song in a P2P manner. There are on the order of trillions of social media posts, if you include follows, reactions, DMs, etc, it’s likely in the quadrillions. With current technology a P2P system would never be able to provide coverage of every post and make it available in a reasonable time.

That said, there are some elements of Nostr that could benefit from being more P2P. Especially operations that would benefit from greater privacy (DMs, zaps, and reactions). Right now privacy around these actions is not well supported via Nostr.

Dev work has started on some P2P Nostr functionality announced by nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z and it’s right along those lines: maximizing privacy and security for nostr-based comms. It will have all the great things and all the difficulties of any P2P system, but it may be necessary to improve privacy on Nostr.

One thing that is great about Nostr is everyone can try things out and see if they work and if people want them. I see a lot of demand for privacy for certain Nostr operations, and if a P2P model would help, it needs to be tried. We’ll see whether the trade offs of P2P make Nostr better or if they make it less likely to succeed. We’ll see as development continues!

Until next time 🫡

If you want to see something highlighted, if we missed anything, or if you’re building something we didn’t post about, let us know. DMs welcome at nostr:npub19mduaf5569jx9xz555jcx3v06mvktvtpu0zgk47n4lcpjsz43zzqhj6vzk

Stay Classy, Nostr.

@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Gather 'round, fellow screen enthusiasts, as we poke fun at the cosmic conundrum that is our collective love affair with TV, all ignited by [SOUTHSIDE]'s seemingly innocuous query, "tv?" It's as if they tossed a remote-control-shaped pebble into a pond, causing ripples of silent contemplation or perhaps a mad dash to the nearest streaming platform. Are we on the verge of a great debate over the merits of classic noir versus contemporary sci-fi? Or are we all just too entranced by the latest plot twist? Either way, settle in and brace yourself for a discussion as sprawling as your favorite series' character development arcs.

TV Talk with SOUTHSIDE 📺

So, SOUTHSIDE popped in asking "tv?" and honestly, it was like the universe asking a deep, philosophical question. 😆 It seems like everyone was momentarily speechless, or maybe they all rushed off to binge-watch something. Who knows? Maybe they're just gearing up for an epic TV show debate. Stay tuned!

Check out the full convo here

@ 9be0be0e:c3cbb81e

I’m not sure if nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 had a Web of Trust in mind when designing nostr and its use of public contact lists but I think it’s very important to nostr’s future.

Technically there is no need to publish a follow list, if a nostr client wants to show a feed of follows it just needs a list of contacts, this list does not need to exist in public or on relays, but the fact that it does is what makes the Web of Trust work.

Accidental

The only other Web of Trust that I know of is PGP’s Web of Trust, it is only used by IT and security people, which is also the reason why it is unusable for most people. It leaves no room for error because security has the highest priority in those circles.

But on nostr the Web of Trust is a side effect of just following people. You press Follow a few times and you are accidentally building a Web of Trust without even knowing it. It might not be perfect, but that’s also why it works, because it is so simple, like nostr itself.

Attempts to “fix” or improve the Web of Trust should be made with that simplicity in mind. Creating new lists with granularity of people you really trust, partially trust, don’t trust at all etc are all great, but this will make it possible for it to end up like PGP. Nostr’s Web of Trust works precisely because people don’t have to think about it.

There is also this idea that likes, reposts or any signal that can be made by users are useless because they can be gamed, but they can only be gamed if you don’t use a Web of Trust.

Web of Trust fixes almost everything

nostr:note1a8nq7kdqgr20dnvzmhv2a6quy8vx3l56pfzjlly3jv2u2l55exhs84cev8

Web of Trust fixes spam, bots, abuse of trending/hot algorithms

Zaps were supposed to fix the problem of gaming/abusing likes or reposts, but Web of Trust fixes it better. Zaps are useful for sending value, so let’s use it to send actual value. 1 sat zaps are not much different from Like-spam and considering the technical overhead required for zaps and possibility for timeouts and failures it’s actually worse.

So, Web of Trust Makes Likes Great Again, and with that you can make algorithms that are useful to the individual instead of the advertisers or platforms.

Example of a most basic Web of Trust filter (follows + follows of follows)

Nostur uses follows + follows of follows to filter spam and bots, and it uses likes and reposts from follows uniquely ranked to create Hot and Gallery feeds.

Another example is nostr:npub1yxprsscnjw2e6myxz73mmzvnqw5kvzd5ffjya9ecjypc5l0gvgksh8qud4‘s https://oddbean.com, a community website where the content of the community is based on the administrator’s follows, the algorithm is incredibly simple and transparent, and it wouldn’t be possible if nostr did not have an accidental Web of Trust:

Challenges

Now there are still some challenges to be solved, new users being onboarded won’t have a Web of Trust yet, maybe we could give them training wheels, a preloaded Web of Trust until they followed enough people to use their own.

Also, new users don’t exist in anyone else’s Web of Trust yet, so they won’t be seen until someone follows them. This is not a good new user experience.

You also might miss someone’s post because they are not in your Web of Trust yet.

These are all challenges and I will keep exploring solutions for these.

@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Pour yourself a bowl of popcorn because our latest Nostr chat tiptoes into the world of TV with the thrilling opener of... "tv?" It's the kind of conversation starter that's just begging for a cascade of couch-potato confessions and passionate debates over plot twists—yet, somehow it's still on the "to be continued" list! Will "tv?" lead to the next binge-watching must-have or remain the world's shortest TV guide? Tune in to find the laughs and insights in a discussion that's one remote control away from coming alive. 📺

TV Talk Time 🎬

Looks like SOUTHSIDE kicked off a conversation with a simple "tv?" The chat didn't have any replies yet, but you know how it goes. Sometimes a single word can start a whole stream of recommendations and nostalgic trips down TV memory lane. Maybe next time, someone will jump in with their latest binge-worthy show. 📺

Check out the full convo here

@ fab018ad:dd9af89d

1. ฟาร์มกุ้งวิปโยค

“ทุกอย่างล้วนหายไปหมดแล้ว”

–Kolyani Mondal

เมื่อ 52 ปีก่อน พายุไซโคลนโบลาฆ่าผู้คนในแถบชายฝั่งของบังกลาเทศไปมากกว่า 1 ล้านคน ถือเป็นพายุไซโคลนที่ร้ายแรงที่สุดที่มีการบันทึกไว้ในประวัติศาสตร์

หน่วยงานท้องถิ่นและองค์กรนานาชาติรู้ถึงความเสี่ยงที่จะเกิดความเสียหายร้ายแรงจากพายุลักษณะนี้เป็นอย่างดี ดังนั้นในช่วงปี 1960 หน่วยงานภูมิภาคจึงสร้างแนวกันคลื่นขนาดใหญ่เพื่อป้องกันแนวชายฝั่ง ซึ่งเปิดโอกาสให้มีการใช้พื้นที่สำหรับการเกษตรได้มากขึ้น

แต่หลังจากการลอบสังหารผู้นำอย่าง ชีค มูจิบูร์ เราะห์มาน ในการประกาศอิสรภาพ ก็ได้เกิดการเปลี่ยนแปลงแนวทางภายใต้ระบอบเผด็จการของบังกลาเทศด้วยการผลักดันของอิทธิพลจากต่างประเทศ ชีวิตของผู้คนถูกลดความสำคัญ และแนวป้องกันพายุสำหรับประชาชนถูกทำให้อ่อนแอลง

หมายเหตุผู้แปล : ชีค มูจิบูร์ เราะห์มาน (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) เป็นผู้ก่อตั้งประเทศบังกลาเทศ โดยดำรงตำแหน่งประธานาธิบดีและนายกรัฐมนตรีระหว่างปี 1971 จนถูกลอบสังหารในปี 1975

ทั้งหมดก็เพื่อเร่งอัตราการส่งออกและเพื่อนำเงินมาชดใช้หนี้

โดยแทนที่จะส่งเสริมการปลูกป่าชายเลน ซึ่งสามารถเป็นแนวป้องกันพายุตามธรรมชาติ เพื่อประโยชน์สำหรับประชาชนมากกว่า 1 ใน 3 ของประเทศที่อาศัยอยู่ตามแนวชายฝั่ง หรือแม้แต่ลงทุนในการผลิตอาหารให้เพียงพอต่อการบริโภคภายในประเทศที่กำลังเติบโตอย่างรวดเร็ว แต่รัฐบาลกลับเลือกที่จะกู้เงินจากธนาคารโลกและกองทุน IMF เพื่อที่จะขยายฟาร์มกุ้ง ซึ่งกระบวนการเพาะเลี้ยงสัตว์น้ำในประเทศนั้นถูกควบคุมโดยเครือข่ายชนชั้นปกครองที่ร่ำรวยอีกด้วย

พวกคนรวยรวมหัวกันผลักดันบรรดาเหล่าชาวไร่ให้กู้ยืมเงินเพื่อทำสิ่งที่เรียกว่าการ “อัปเกรดกระบวนการเพาะเลี้ยง” โดยทำการขุดหลุมตามแนวกันคลื่นซึ่งป้องกันที่ดินของพวกเขาจากทะเล ทำให้ที่ดินที่เคยอุดมสมบูรณ์ของพวกเขาเต็มไปด้วยน้ำเกลือ หลังจากนั้นพวกเขาก็ต้องทำงานอย่างหลังขดหลังแข็ง เพื่อจับตัวอ่อนของกุ้งจากทะเลด้วยมือเปล่า เพื่อนำมันกลับมาเลี้ยงในบ่อพัก ก่อนจะขายกุ้งตัวโตเต็มวัยให้กับผู้รับซื้อกุ้ง ซึ่งมักจะเป็นผู้มีอิทธิพลในพื้นที่

เงินทุนที่กู้จากธนาคารโลกและ IMF ทำให้ไร่นาสวน ที่ดินลุ่มน้ำ และป่าชายเลนนับไม่ถ้วน ถูกดัดแปลงให้กลายเป็นบ่อกุ้งที่เรียกว่า “ghers”

พื้นที่บริเวณสามเหลี่ยมปากแม่น้ำคงคานั้นถือเป็นพื้นที่ที่มีความอุดมสมบูรณ์อย่างน่าทึ่ง โดยเป็นที่ตั้งของ “ป่าสุนทรพนา” ป่าชายเลนที่ใหญ่ที่สุดในโลก แต่หลังจากที่การทำฟาร์มกุ้งเชิงพาณิชย์ได้กลายเป็นธุรกิจหลักในท้องถิ่น ต้นโกงกางมากกว่าร้อยละ 45 ได้ถูกตัดออกไปเกลี้ยง ทิ้งให้ผู้คนเผชิญกับคลื่นสูงกว่า 10 เมตรที่พุ่งเข้าชนแนวชายหาดเวลาเกิดพายุไซโคลน พื้นที่ทำกินที่อุดมสมบูรณ์และสิ่งมีชีวิตตามริมแม่น้ำค่อย ๆ ถูกทำลายไปจากความเค็มที่เพิ่มขึ้นจากน้ำทะเล

จนสุดท้ายป่าทั้งป่าก็ได้อันตรธานหายไป เพราะฟาร์มกุ้งนั้นทำลายพืชพรรณท้องถิ่นทั้งหมด กลุ่มความร่วมมือพัฒนาชายฝั่ง (Coastal Development Partnership) ได้กล่าวถึงผลกระทบที่เกิดขึ้นนี้ว่า “การกระทำนี้ทำให้ดินแดนที่เคยอุดมสมบูรณ์กลายเป็น ‘ทะเลทรายที่เต็มไปด้วยน้ำเค็ม' ”

พื้นที่ไร่นาที่ปล่อยน้ำทะเลเข้ามาเพื่อทำฟาร์มกุ้งในจังหวัด Khuna

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อย่างไรก็ตาม ผู้มีอิทธิพลที่รับซื้อกุ้งเหล่านี้กลับร่ำรวยขึ้นอย่างมาก และกุ้ง (ซึ่งถูกเรียกว่าเป็น “ทองคำสีขาว”) ก็กลายเป็นสินค้าส่งออกอันดับ 2 ของประเทศ

โดยนับตั้งแต่ปี 2014 เป็นต้นมา ชาวบังกลาเทศมากกว่า 1.2 ล้านคนทำงานในอุตสาหกรรมกุ้ง และผู้คนอีกกว่า 4.8 ล้านคนที่ต้องพึ่งพิงอุตสาหกรรมนี้ในทางอ้อม ซึ่งตัวเลขนี้ถือเป็นครึ่งหนึ่งของจำนวนคนยากจนที่อาศัยอยู่ตามชายฝั่ง คนเก็บกุ้งเป็นผู้ที่ทำงานหนักที่สุด (ซึ่งถือเป็นร้อยละ 50 ของแรงงานในอุตสาหกรรม) แต่ได้รับส่วนแบ่งเพียงร้อยละ 6 ของผลกำไร โดยร้อยละ 30 ของแรงงานนั้นเป็นแรงงานเด็กที่มีทั้งเด็กผู้ชายและเด็กผู้หญิง ซึ่งทำงานในน้ำเค็มมากถึง 9 ชั่วโมงต่อวันด้วยค่าจ้างรายวันน้อยกว่า 1 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐ เด็กเหล่านี้ส่วนมากไม่รู้หนังสือและไม่ได้เรียนต่อ

ผู้คนเคยมีการลุกฮือขึ้นประท้วงต่อต้านการขยายตัวของฟาร์มกุ้ง แต่แล้วก็ถูกปราบปรามอย่างรุนแรง โดยในเหตุปราบปรามที่เลื่องลือครั้งหนึ่่งนั้น ขบวนผู้ประท้วงถูกทำร้ายด้วยระเบิดจากผู้มีอิทธิพลที่รับซื้อกุ้งและกลุ่มลูกน้อง และมีผู้หญิงรายหนึ่งชื่อ Kuranamoyee Sardar ถูกตัดศีรษะจากเหตุปราบปรามดังกล่าว

ในงานวิจัยปี 2007 ซึ่งสำรวจฟาร์มกุ้งของชาวบังกลาเทศกว่า 102 แห่ง พบว่าแม้ค่าใช้จ่ายในการผลิตทั้งหมดจะอยู่ที่ 1,084 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐต่อเฮกตาร์ แต่รายได้สุทธิกลับอยู่ที่ 689 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐ นั่นหมายถึงกำไรที่ประเทศได้จากการส่งออกนั้น แลกมาด้วยการที่แรงงานในอุตสาหกรรมกุ้งต้องรับเคราะห์จากค่าจ้างที่ถูกกดและสภาพแวดล้อมของพวกเขาที่ถูกทำลายจนหมดสิ้น

ในรายงานที่จัดทำโดยมูลนิธิความยุติธรรมด้านสิ่งแวดล้อม (Environmental Justice Foundation) ชาวไร่ที่อยู่ริมชายฝั่งอย่างคุณ Kolyani Mondal ได้กล่าวว่า “เธอเคยปลูกข้าว พร้อมเลี้ยงปศุสัตว์และสัตว์ปีก” แต่หลังจากที่ได้มีการทำเกษตรฟาร์มกุ้ง “วัว ควาย และแพะของเธอก็เริ่มเป็นโรคท้องร่วงไปพร้อม ๆ กับเหล่าแม่ไก่และเป็ดซึ่งเป็นสัตว์ของเธอ พวกมันล้วนตายทั้งหมด”

ตอนนี้ทุ่งของเธอเต็มไปด้วยน้ำเกลือ และที่ดินที่ยังเหลืออยู่ก็เพาะปลูกอะไรแทบไม่ขึ้น ในอดีตนั้นครอบครัวของเธอสามารถปลูกข้าวได้ 18-19 มอนต่อเฮกตาร์ แต่ตอนนี้เหลือแค่ 1 มอนต่อเฮกตาร์ เธอยังจำช่วงเวลาในปี 1980 ที่เพิ่งเริ่มมีการทำฟาร์มกุ้งได้ ในตอนนั้น ชาวบ้านได้รับการสัญญาว่าสิ่งนี้จะสร้างรายได้เพิ่มขึ้น รวมทั้งมอบอาหารและพืชผลให้พวกเขามากขึ้น

แต่ตอนนี้ “ทุกอย่างล้วนหายไปหมดแล้ว” ชาวไร่ผู้เลี้ยงกุ้งขอเช่าที่ดินของเธอ โดยตกลงจะจ่ายเงินเธอ 140 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐต่อปี แต่ตอนนี้อย่างดีที่สุดที่เธอได้รับคือเงินผ่อนจ่ายแปลงละ 8 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐบ้างเป็นครั้งคราว โดยเธอกล่าวว่า “ในอดีตครอบครัวของเธอสามารถหาเลี้ยงตัวเองได้อย่างดีจากบนผืนดินแห่งนี้ แต่ตอนนี้ไม่เหลือทางเลือกใด ๆ นอกจากการไปซื้ออาหารที่ตลาด”

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หมายเหตุผู้แปล : - มอน (Muand) เป็นหน่วยวัดน้ำหนักดั้งเดิมที่ใช้กันในเอเชียใต้ โดย 1 มอนมีค่าเทียบเท่าที่หลากหลายตั้งแต่ 11 กิโลกรัม จนถึง 72 กิโลกรัม - เฮกตาร์ (Hectare) เป็นหน่วยวัดพื้นที่ในมาตราเมตริกโดย 1 เฮกตาร์ เท่ากับ 10,000 ตารางเมตร หรือประมาณ 6 ไร่ 1 งาน.

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ในบังกลาเทศนั้นเงินกู้เพื่อการปรับโครงสร้างจากธนาคารโลกและ IMF ปริมาณนับพันล้านดอลลาร์ (ที่มาของชื่อ “เงินกู้เพื่อการปรับโครงสร้าง” ได้มาจากการที่ผู้ปล่อยกู้จะบังคับให้ประเทศผู้กู้ต้องปรับโครงสร้างทางเศรษฐกิจเพื่อให้เอื้อกับการส่งออก ซึ่งต้องแลกมาด้วยการบริโภคภายในประเทศ) ได้ทำให้กำไรในการส่งออกกุ้งของประเทศเพิ่มขึ้นจาก 2.9 ล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐในปี 1973 - เพิ่มเป็น 90 ล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐในปี 1986 - และเพิ่มเป็น 590 ล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐในปี 2012

ซึ่งรายได้ดังกล่าวถูกนำมาใช้จ่ายหนี้ต่างประเทศและใช้ในการพัฒนากองทัพ แต่เงินบางส่วนก็ไหลเข้ากระเป๋าเจ้าหน้าที่รัฐ (ซึ่งก็ไม่ได้แตกต่างอะไรกับกรณีส่วนใหญ่ของประเทศกำลังพัฒนา) ในขณะที่เหล่าแรงงานทาสในอุตสาหกรรมกุ้งต้องถูกกดขี่ให้ยากจน ถูกลิดรอนอิสรภาพ ต้องพึ่งพิงผู้อื่น และมีความสามารถในการหาเลี้ยงตัวเองได้น้อยลงกว่าแต่ก่อน

โดยที่แย่ไปกว่านั้นคือผลวิจัยยังแสดงให้เห็นว่า “หมู่บ้านที่มีป่าชายเลนไว้เป็นแนวป้องกันตัวจากคลื่นพายุซัดฝั่งจะมีผู้เสียชีวิตน้อยลงมาก เมื่อเทียบกับหมู่บ้านที่ป่าชายเลนเสียหายหรือถูกทำลาย”

ภายใต้แรงกดดันของสาธารณชน ในปี 2013 ธนาคารโลกจึงได้ปล่อยเงินกู้ 400 ล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐให้แก่บังกลาเทศเพื่อใช้ในการพยายามแก้ไขความเสียหายของระบบนิเวศที่เกิดขึ้น ซึ่งพูดในอีกแง่หนึ่งก็คือธนาคารโลกจะได้รับค่าตอบแทนในรูปแบบของดอกเบี้ยจากการพยายามแก้ปัญหาที่ตัวเองเป็นผู้ก่อขึ้นตั้งแต่แรก ในขณะเดียวกันธนาคารโลกยังได้ปล่อยเงินกู้นับพันล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐไปยังทุกประเทศ ไล่ตั้งแต่เอกวาดอร์ ไปยันโมร็อกโก จนถึงอินเดีย เพื่อเปลี่ยนฟาร์มดั้งเดิมในท้องถิ่นให้กลายเป็นฟาร์มกุ้ง

ธนาคารโลกได้อ้างว่าบังกลาเทศนั้นคือ “เรื่องราวที่น่าทึ่งของการลดความยากจนและการพัฒนาประเทศ” หากยึดจากในข้อมูลตามเอกสารที่ว่าแล้ว นี่ถือเป็นชัยชนะ เพราะเศรษฐกิจของประเทศอย่างบังกลาเทศมีแนวโน้มที่จะเติบโตต่อไป ในขณะเดียวกับที่มูลค่าการส่งออกนั้นเติบโตขึ้นเพื่อชดเชยมูลค่าจากการนำเข้า แต่แท้จริงแล้วรายได้จากการส่งออกส่วนใหญ่กลับไหลเข้าสู่กระเป๋าของชนชั้นนำและเจ้าหนี้ต่างประเทศ และหลังจากได้รับเงินกู้เพื่อการปรับโครงสร้างมาถึง 10 ครั้ง หนี้ของบังกลาเทศเติบโตขึ้นอย่างมหาศาล โดยเพิ่มจาก 145 ล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐในปี 1972 กลายเป็น 95,900 ล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐในปี 2022 ซึ่ง ณ ตอนนี้ประเทศบังกลาเทศเองก็กำลังเผชิญกับวิกฤตด้านดุลการชำระเงิน (Balance of Payments) จากหนี้สินอีกครั้ง และในเดือนพฤศจิกายน 2022 รัฐบาลก็ตกลงที่จะกู้เงินปรับโครงสร้างครั้งที่ 11 จาก IMF โดยมีการอัดฉีดเงินช่วยเหลือมูลค่า 4,500 ล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐเข้ามาในระบบ โดยแลกกับการถูกแทรกแซงในการปรับโครงสร้างที่เพิ่มขึ้นไปอีก

ธนาคารโลกและ IMF นั้นก็ต่างอ้างว่าพวกเขาต้องการช่วยเหลือประเทศที่ยากจน แต่ตลอด 50 ปีที่ผ่านมา ผลลัพธ์จากนโยบายของพวกเขาก็ได้แสดงให้เห็นอย่างชัดเจนว่า ประเทศอย่างบังกลาเทศกลับกลายเป็นประเทศที่ต้องพึ่งพาผู้อื่นมากขึ้น และเต็มไปด้วยหนี้สินอย่างที่ไม่เคยเป็นมาก่อน

ในระหว่างวิกฤตหนี้ของประเทศโลกที่สามในช่วงทศวรรษ 1990 การวิพากษ์วิจารณ์จากสาธารณชนทั่วโลกที่ต้องการจะตรวจสอบข้อเท็จจริงของธนาคารโลกและ IMF ได้ค่อย ๆ สะสมจนปะทุขึ้น เริ่มมีการศึกษาวิจัยเพื่อสืบค้นข้อมูลอย่างจริงจัง ผู้คนออกมาประท้วงตามท้องถนน และมีความเชื่อที่แพร่กระจายไปยังทุกฝั่งการเมือง (แม้กระทั้งในรัฐสภาของสหรัฐฯ เอง) ว่าองค์กรเหล่านี้ไร้ซึ่งประโยชน์ หรือกระทั่งเป็นพิษภัยด้วยซ้ำ แต่ความรู้สึกและความสนใจในองค์กรเหล่านี้ได้จางหายไปเกือบหมดแล้ว และถึงแม้ความรู้สึกและความสนใจเหล่านี้จะกลับมาอีกครั้ง มันกลับถูกมองว่าเป็นสิ่งที่ไม่สำคัญ หรือแม้จะมีการยอมรับว่าองค์กรพวกนี้มีปัญหาแต่ก็ยังมีความจำเป็นอยู่ หรือกระทั่งยังมีความเชื่อว่าองค์กรพวกนี้มีประโยชน์และยังได้รับการต้อนรับเหมือนเดิม

ความเป็นจริงแล้วองค์กรเหล่านี้ทำให้ผู้คนนับล้านยากจนลงและชีวิตเสี่ยงอันตรายมากกว่าในอดีต ในขณะเดียวกันกลับทำให้เหล่าผู้นำเผด็จการและเครือข่ายที่ยักยอกความมั่งคั่งของประเทศนั้นร่ำรวยขึ้น และยอมละทิ้งสิทธิมนุษยชนเพื่อทำให้อาหาร ทรัพยากรธรรมชาติ และแรงงานราคาถูกไหลออกจากประเทศที่ยากจนไปสู่ประเทศที่ร่ำรวย พฤติกรรมของพวกเขาที่กระทำในบังกลาเทศนั้นไม่ใช่เรื่องผิดพลาดหรือเป็นกรณียกเว้นแต่อย่างใด

แต่นั่นเป็นวิธีการดำเนินธุรกิจตามปกติของพวกเขา..

⚡️กด Zap บทความนี้เป็นกำลังใจทีมงาน

(ทุกยอด zap จะถูกแบ่งอัตโนมัติเข้าวอลเล็ทของผู้เขียนบทความต้นฉบับภาษาอังกฤษ, ผู้แปลดราฟต์ 1, ผู้เรียบเรียงดราฟต์ 2-3, กองบรรณาธิการและพิสูจน์อักษรจากไรท์ชิฟต์ พร้อมกันบางส่วนไว้เพื่อเป็นค่าธรรมเนียมธุรกรรม)

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Hey there, emoji enthusiasts and cryptic communicators! 🤔🌍🕵️‍♂️ This week's Nostr chatter dabbled in a bit of linguistic revolution, where emojis might just be the secret sauce to convey everything from philosophical musings to global quandaries without uttering a traditional word. Forget the book club—grab your decoder ring and popcorn, because these tiny symbols are dropping some colossal wisdom without needing a single voice to chime in. Ready to unearth what a gun and a globe can reveal together? 📖✨ Let's dive into the conversation!

Emoji-Wise Words 🌍🔫

So, our friend nielliesmons dropped a brilliant, emoji-packed one-liner that's got everyone thinking. 🤔 How cool is it that emojis, combined with the alphabet, might be the ultimate way to express ourselves in writing? It's like a mini mind-blown moment in just a few symbols. Who knew gun and globe could say so much without a single soul jumping in for a reply yet? 📖✨

Check out the full convo here

@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Hold onto your typewriters, folks, because our latest Nostr chatter has taken us on a whimsical time-travel ride back to the era of ink-stained fingers and press hats. Our pal shared a delicious tidbit about none other than Joseph Pulitzer planting the seeds of The Post-Dispatch, reminding us there's more to our morning news than just cat memes and weather updates! As we sip our virtual brew, could there be a revival in the air for the romance of old-school journalism? Dive into the conversation and see if anyone's dusting off their newsboy caps—a Pulitzer-worthy tale might just be bubbling up!

Pulitzer and Other Tidbits

Guess what? 📰 Our friend roya ୨୧ dropped a fun tidbit about The Post-Dispatch—turns out, it was founded by none other than Joseph Pulitzer himself! It sparked a neat little history lesson moment, even without any replies yet. Maybe it's just one of those things that could spur an interesting convo about newspapers and journalism nostalgia. 📚

Check out the full convo here

@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Blast off with us as we dive into the Nostr stratosphere, where philosophical musings are rocketing beyond the usual ideological skirmishes. Our cerebral astronaut, the user known as Rabble, has us looking up and contemplating a whole new elevation. Forget left or right—it's all about the climb! Who knew the secret to enlightenment might just be hitting ctrl+alt+ascend? Strap in for some sky-high ideas and a sprinkle of space humor that might just have you rethinking your own trajectory towards greatness.

Nostr's Sky-High Philosophy 🚀

Sebastix is dropping some philosophy bombs with their take on navigating life! They're all about climbing upwards rather than getting lost in the usual left vs. right debates. With Nostr, they're saying it’s all about rising to the top, and honestly, who doesn’t love a good underdog success story? 🤓🫡

It’s been quiet on the reply front, but knowing our crew, it won't be long before someone jumps in with a hot take or a joke. Maybe everyone’s just busy plotting their own climb to the top!

Check out the full convo here

@ d830ee7b:4e61cd62

ผมเจอหลายคนเริ่มต้นกับ Nostr มานาน แต่กลับยังไม่สามารถ “อิน” กับการอยู่ในสังคมแห่งใหม่นี้ได้เท่าไหร่นัก บางคนยังมีเพื่อนใหม่เพียงหลักสิบคน และหลายคนยังแทบไม่รู้จักหรือกดตามใครเลย บางคนมีคนติดตามเพียง 3-5 คน เท่านั้น แล้วมันจะไปมีคนเห็นสิ่งที่เราสื่อสารออกไปได้มากพอได้อย่างไรล่ะคับ?

ก็คนที่ไม่ได้ติดตามเราเค้าก็จะมองไม่เห็นสิ่งที่เราโน๊ตไปนั่นเอง

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เราลองมาพิจารณากันดูไหมว่าเพราะอะไร?

มันไม่ค่อยมีอะไรให้อ่าน ไม่ค่อยมีเรื่องให้ทำ

สำหรับข้อโต้แย้งนี้ผมคงต้องบอกว่ามัน “ผิดถนัด” เลยล่ะ.. บน Nostr นี่มีอะไรให้เราทำมากกว่าบนทุกแพลตฟอร์มเก่าๆ มาขยำรวมกันเสียอีกนะ

ผมคิดว่า.. ผมคงต้องเริ่มเล่าเรื่องในจินตนการให้พวกเราเห็นภาพนี้ได้ง่ายขึ้น ผมขอพาพวกเรากลับไปสู่จุดเริ่มต้นของการก่อร่างสร้างสังคม

อันดับแรก ผมอยากให้พวกเราลืม “สังคมแบบเดิม” ไปเสียก่อน ทั้งในชีวิตจริง หรือในโลกออนไลน์ที่เราเคยประสบพบเจอมา ที่ Nostr นี่มันต่างออกไปอย่างสิ้นเชิงครับ

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Nostr ก็คือสถานที่แบบเดียวกันนั้น..

เราต่างคนต่างมา ณ ที่แห่งนี้ เรามีสถานะภาพเท่าเทียมกันทุกประการ ทุกคนเริ่มนับหนึ่งใหม่ที่นี่ เริ่มทำความรู้จักกัน รวมกลุ่มกัน สร้างสังคมขนาดย่อมจนผ่านเวลาไปถึงขนาดกลางและกลายเป็นใหญ่ได้ในที่สุด

สิ่งนี้จะเกิดขึ้นไม่ได้เลย ถ้าผู้คนเหล่านี้ไม่พยายาม “Engage” เข้าหากัน ไม่มีปฏิสัมพันธ์ต่อกัน ไม่ยอมแลกเปลี่ยนหรือทำกิจกรรมบางอย่างร่วมกัน นี่คือกลไกการสร้างสังคมโดยธรรมชาติที่จะไม่มีใครมีคอยชี้นำ บังคับ หรือออกกฏเกณฑ์ชี้นิ้วสั่งใครให้ต้องทำอะไรทั้งนั้น.. มันคือสังคมแห่งเสรีชนโดยแท้จริง ทุกคนจะประพฤติอย่างเสรีภายใต้ทัศนวิสัยของปัจเจกชน

โฆษณาชวนเชื่อ หรือการทำเท่ห์ด้วยคอนเท้นต์โก้หรู ศิลปะในการหลอกล่ออัลกอริทึมเหมือนที่เคยทำๆ กันมา มันใช้ไม่ได้กับที่แห่งนี้

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ไม่มีใครต้องการ “ฮีโร่” ที่นี่ ทุกคนแค่ต้องการ “เพื่อน” เพื่อนที่จะคอย 'ให้' เราก่อนและ 'ขอ' เราทีหลัง

ผมร่ายมายาวก็เพียงแค่ต้องการจะบอกว่า..

ที่เราไม่เห็นคอนเทนต์อะไรน่าสนใจเลย อาจเป็นเพราะเรายังทำความรู้จักกับ “คนที่น่าสนใจ” ยังไม่มากพอก็เป็นได้

แล้วมันเพราะอะไรได้อีกบ้าง?

เรายังกดติดตามคนอื่นน้อยเกินไป

ทำให้เราไม่เจอโน๊ตหรือคอนเทนต์ที่ดึงดูดใจเราได้มากพอ เราก็จะเห็นแต่โน๊ตของคนที่เราติดตามไว้อย่างน้อยนิดนั่นแหละครับ เว้นแต่เราจะไปกดดูแบบ Global ที่จะเห็นผู้คนทั้งเกาะเป็นหมื่นๆ แสนๆ ต่างคนต่างคนโน๊ตกันรัวๆ ซึ่งมันคงเต็มไปด้วยสิ่งที่เราไม่ได้ให้ความสนใจหรือคัดสรรมา

เรามีคนติดตามเราน้อยเกินไป

ทำให้เหงาและเงียบกริบทุกรอบที่เราโน๊ต มันก็แน่อยู่แล้ว ถ้าทั้งเกาะมีคนที่รู้จักเราอยู่แค่ 2-3 คน มันก็คงมีคนแค่จำนวนนี้แหละครับที่จะได้ยินสิ่งที่เราพูด ได้เห็นสิ่งที่เราทำ เราแค่ต้องออกไปทำความรู้จักหรือมีปฏิสัมพันธ์กับคนอื่นๆ ให้มากกว่านี้ มันไม่เหมือนกันนะครับ ระหว่างการโพสต์สิ่งที่อยากพูดออกไป เน้นเอาเท่ เอาเจ๋ง ไว้ก่อน กับการเดินไปหาคนอื่นเพื่อแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดและสร้างมิตรภาพกับเขาอย่างจริงใจ ผมคิดว่ามันให้ผลลัพธ์ไม่เหมือนกันบน Nostr

เรายังไม่เจอ Hashtag หรือกลุ่มสนทนาที่ตรงกับจริต

ทำให้เราไม่รู้สึกอินกับอะไรที่นี่เลย คนชอบฟุตบอลก็ชอบเสวนากับคนดูบอลฉันใด บิตคอยเนอร์ก็อยากจะคุยถูกคอกับบิตคอยเนอร์ฉันนั้น คนรักแมวก็มองหาคนรักแมว ฯลฯ ที่นี่มันพาเราย้อนกลับไปที่ยังยุคแรกๆ ของสังคมโซเชียลมีเดีย ที่คนจะเชื่อมโยงหากันโดยใช้ “Hashtag” ที่ต่างก็สนใจร่วมกัน มันเหมือนการชูป้ายไฟโลกให้รู้ว่า “ฉันรักแมว” (#Catstr) เพื่อดึงดูดคนประเภทเดียวกัน นั่นแหละครับ เราแค่ต้องหาป้ายไฟที่ว่านั่นให้เจอ

เราไม่เห็นได้ “Earn Zap” อย่างที่หลายคนป้ายยาเราไว้เลย

ก็ถ้าวันนี้เราเองยังไม่ค่อยอยาก Zap ให้ใครเท่าไหร่ แน่นอนว่ามันก็จะไม่มีใครอยาก Zap ให้เราด้วยเช่นกัน ป๋ามา-ป๋ากลับ คนที่นี่เป็นกันแบบนั้น มันประหลาดดี ทำลายความเชื่อแบบเดิมๆ ของเราไปเลยทีเดียว

จริงๆ แล้วมันไม่มีใครอยากได้ Sats เพิ่มบน Nostr เพราะมันไม่ง่ายขนาดนั้น พวกเขาก็แค่อยากหาเรื่อง Zap ให้คนอื่นๆ พวกเขาแสวงหาโน๊ต ข้อความ หรือคอนเทนต์ แม้กระทั่งมีมที่โดนใจ ไม่มีใครมาคอยนั่งคิดคำนวนว่า "วันนี้ฉัน Earn ไปเท่าไหร่” (คอนเซ็ปต์แบบนี้มัน Fiat สิ้นดี) สังคมบน Nostr นั้นเน้นการให้และการมีส่วนร่วม ช่วยเหลือกัน เมื่อคุณให้มา เราจะให้กลับ มันแฟร์ๆ แมนๆ ครับ

ในสังคมที่ไม่มีใครคอยมาทำหน้าที่กำกับดูแลพฤติกรรมหรือการกระทำของเรา ความสัมพันธ์จะเกิดขึ้นอย่างเป็นธรรมชาติสุดๆ เป็นเรื่องของปัจเจกชนที่จะเลือกว่าพวกเขาจะให้คุณค่ากับอะไร ดังนั้น.. เราจึงแทบไม่มีทางรู้ได้เลยว่าใครจะชอบ หรือคิดอะไรยังไง นอกเสียจากว่า.. เราจะใช้เวลาไปกับการทำความรู้จักความคิดและจิตใจของพวกเขา ออกไปพูดคุยแลกเปลี่ยนกับพวกเขาเพื่อให้เราเข้าใจคนอื่นได้มากขึ้นนั่นเอง

เมื่อคุณเข้าใจผู้อื่น มันก็ไม่ยากที่คุณจะรู้ว่า “คุณค่า” ที่พวกเขาตามหานั้นคืออะไร?

บก. จิงโจ้ ผู้มีปฎิสัมพันธ์และคอย Make friend กับคนไปทั่ว นั่นทำให้เขามีคนติดตาม และติดตามคนอื่นจำนวนมากทีเดียว เขาทำไปเพื่อ Sats หรือเปล่า? ผมคิดว่าไม่นะ.. Just make friend

เราไม่รู้ว่ามันใช้งานยังไง ทำอะไรได้บ้าง เลยไม่รู้จะไปต่อยังไง

ประเด็นนี้ก็ต้องย้อนกลับไปที่หัวข้อต่างๆ ด้านบน ก็ในเมื่อเรายังไม่เคยเจอคนที่จะคอยตอบคำถาม หรือสอนการใช้งานเราให้กับเราได้ หรือจริงๆ แล้วเราก็อาจแค่ถูกสอนให้ “รอรับ” มากกว่าที่จะ “ค้นหา” จนเคยตัว เราเลยไม่ชินกับการต้องออกไปไขว่คว้ามันด้วยตัวเอง?

ไม่ว่าอย่างไร.. เรามาเริ่มกันใหม่ที่นี่ เชื่อไหมครับว่าหลายคนบน Nostr นั้นเป็นระดับพระกาฬแทบทั้งสิ้น แถมพวกเขายังเต็มใจที่จะให้ความช่วยเหลือหรือคอยตอบคำถามให้กับพวกเราด้วย เราต้องหาเค้าให้เจอและเปลี่ยนตัวเองให้เป็นคนที่จะ “กล้า” ถาม กล้าแสดงออก และกล้าที่จะยอมรับว่าเราไม่รู้ ก่อนที่จะเราจะกลายเป็นผู้เชี่ยวชาญได้ในภายหลัง

นี่เป็นโอกาสที่เราจะได้ใกล้ชิดกับคนที่เราอยากคุยด้วยมานานแล้ว คนที่เราเคยชื่นชม หรือคนที่เราเคยเห็นบนโลกเฟียตๆ แต่ไม่เคยหาเหลี่ยมได้สักทีว่าจะเข้าหาหรือเข้าถึงพวกเขาได้ยังไง

แค่เริ่มทำความรู้จัก โลกก็เปลี่ยน

เอาล่ะ.. ผมจะลองแนะนำวิธีว่าเราจะเพิ่มผู้ติดตามหรือเลือกเฟ้นยังไงในการติดตามผู้อื่น ผมมีแนวทางของผมเอง คงไม่ใช่สูตรสำเร็จ แต่ถ้าเพื่อนๆ จะลองนำไปประยุกต์ก็ไม่ว่ากันครับ

ตามคนดัง

วิธีที่ง่าย และตรงไปตรงมาที่สุด ซึ่งมันก็ถูกแล้ว เพราะคนเหล่านี้การที่เค้าจะดังได้ต่างก็มี proof-of-work และความน่าสนใจในแบบของตัวเองด้วยกันทั้งนั้น แอคเคาต์แรกๆ ที่พวกเราคงนึกถึงก็คงเป็น อ.ตั๊ม พิริยะ และ Right Shift ทั้งแอคเคาต์ทางการ และทีมงานทั้งทีม ก็แหง๋ล่ะ เพราะพวกเขาป้ายยาพาคุณมาอยู่บน Nostr แต่อย่าตามแค่พวกเขาไม่กี่คนเท่านั้นนะครับ คุณควรจะ...

ตามคนอื่นๆ เลียนแบบคนดัง

เราสามารถกดดูได้ว่าใครกดติดตามใครเอาไว้บ้าง คนดังก็มักจะตามกลุ่มคนที่น่าสนใจแหละส่วนหนึ่ง ส่วนที่เหลือเขาก็คงตามคนที่ถูกจริตกับตัวเอง นอกจากนี่คนที่กดติดตามพวกเขาก็จะเป็นคนที่ชอบอะไรคล้ายๆ กับเขา มันก็เป็นไปตามกฎแห่งแรงดึงดูดทางด้านความสัมพันธ์ เราค่อยๆ กดไปดูโปรไฟล์ของแต่ละคนได้ว่าเขามีความน่าสนใจยังไง ชอบโน๊ตหรือการสื่อสารแบบไหน เขามีวิธีคิดหรือนิสัยใจคอ มีเคมีแบบเดียวกันกับเราหรือเปล่า?

ถ้าใช่.. คุณก็แค่กดปุ่ม Follow แล้วกระโจนเข้าไปตอบโต้กับเขาได้เลย ไม่ว่าจะในโน๊ตใหม่ หรือ โน๊ตเก่าๆ คอมเม้นให้มันได้เพื่อนนะครับ อย่าไปเม้นให้ได้ศัตรู

เราจะเห็นแอคฯ น่าสนใจให้เพียบ แค่ลองกดไปดูว่าคนดังๆ เขามีวงสังคมบน Nostr เป็นใครกันบ้าง แล้วตอบตัวเองว่าเราอยากพาตัวเองเข้าไปอยู่ในนั้นบ้างไหม?

ตาม Hashtag

ตามหา “ป้ายไฟ” สีที่เราชอบ หรือก็คือกด ‘#’ นำในช่องค้นหา ตามด้วยคำที่เราสนใจ แล้วลองไล่หาดูได้เลย คุณอาจเจอเข้ากับกระทู้ที่ตรงกับสิ่งที่ตามหา เรื่องที่อยากอ่าน หรือมุมมองที่อยากเห็น รวมไปถึงคนที่.. เอ้อ มันเจ๋งดีว่ะ อะไรแบบนี้ได้ง่ายๆ เลยล่ะ

เมื่อเราชอบแฮ็ชแท็กไหน เรายังสามารถกดติดตามตัวแฮชแท็กนั้นได้อีกด้วย และอย่าลืมกดติดตาม หรือติดแฮ็ชแท็ก #ThaiNostrich กับ #Siamstr เอาไว้ด้วยนะครับ มันคือป้ายไฟสามัญประจำบ้านของคนไทยบน Nostr คุณสามารถตามหาเพื่อนคนไทยได้ง่ายๆ ด้วยแฮชแท็ก 2 ตัวนี้นี่แหละ

Swarmstr เป็นตัวอย่างไคลเอนต์ที่จะรวบรวมข้อมูลบน Nostr ที่เราสามารถค้นหา หรือศึกษา Nostr ได้จากหัวข้อต่างๆ ตามแฮชแท็คที่แสดงเป็นตัวอย่างได้ (หรือค้นหาด้วยตัวเอง)

ตามประเด็นที่สนใจไปจนเจอตัวพ่อ

มันต้องมีบางโอกาสที่เราไปเจอเข้ากับกระทู้น่าสนใจ มีการสนทนากันอย่างเผ็ดร้อนหรือรื่นเริงจนคุณก็อดเข้าไปแจมด้วยไม่ได้ ที่แบบนี้แหละที่คุณจะเจอกับคนเก่งๆ ในด้านนั้นๆ หรือผู้เชี่ยวชาญเฉพาะด้าน หรือกระทั่งเป็นผู้ก่อตั้ง หรือนักพัฒนาไคลเอนต์เลยทีเดียว และคนเหล่านี้เขาก็มาที่เกาะแห่งนี้ด้วยจุดประสงค์คล้ายๆ เรา คือ "หนีความวุ่นวายและโสมมบนโลกเก่าเพื่อแสวงหาเสรีภาพและมิตรภาพ ณ สังคมใหม่"

ดังนั้น เขาเต็มใจที่จะได้ทำความรู้จักกับเราอย่างแน่นอนครับ

แต่คนนิสัยไม่ดี หรือมีพฤติกรรมไม่เป็นมิตรเราก็จะดูออกได้ในทันที และมันก็เป็นสิทธิ์ของเราล้านเปอร์เซ็นต์ที่จะเลือกว่า จะสนใจติดตามคนๆ นี้ หรือแค่ปล่อยผ่าน หรือไม่ก็ บล็อกแม่ง ให้มันจบๆ ไป

Nostrends เป็นตัวอย่างไคลเอ็นต์ที่คอยรวบรวมและแสดงโน๊ต หรือหัวข้อที่กำลังได้รับความนิยมบน Nostr ตามช่วงเวลาหรือตัวกรองที่เราเลือก

พยายามอย่าทำพฤติกรรมแบบเดิมๆ บน Nostr

ผมเชื่อว่ามีพวกเราส่วนใหญ่ (ชาวไทย) จะคุ้นเคยกับการใช้งานและวัฒนธรรมบน Facebook แต่ชาวต่างชาติหรือผู้ใช้งานส่วนใหญ่ที่นี่จะเคยชินกับวัฒนธรรมแบบ Twitter กันมากกว่านะครับ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการโพสต์ การคอมเมนต์ หรือการกดตอบโต้ด้วยอีโมจิ (Discord cult) ก็ถือว่าเป็นวัฒนธรรมในแบบที่เราอาจยังไม่คุ้นเคยกันมากนักและคงต้องใช้เวลาเรียนรู้กันพอสมควร

ขอให้พวกเราทิ้งวิธีคิดแบบเดิมๆ ในการใช้งานโซเชียลมีเดียไปได้เลยครับ เราควรอยู่บน Nostr โดยใช้แนวคิดแบบเดียวกับการอยู่ในสังคมจริงๆ ทักทาย ตอบโต้ เห็นอกเห็นใจ ช่วยเหลือ แลกเปลี่ยน คอนทริบิ้วท์และมีส่วนร่วมให้มากกว่าที่เคย ฯลฯ เราจึงจะมีตัวตนและรู้สึกเหมือนเป็นส่วนหนึ่งในสังคมแห่งนี้ได้จริงๆ (ไม่งั้นเราก็เป็นได้เพียง "ผู้สังเกตการณ์เหงาๆ" เท่านั้นเอง)

ที่นี่.. ไม่ให้คุณค่ากับ การอวดรู้ หรือ โชว์พาว ทุกคนดูออกได้ง่ายๆ ว่าเจตนาของแต่ละคนคืออะไร คนเหล่านี้ล้วนเคยขยะแขยง Fiat Social Media Cult มาแทบทั้งนั้น ถ้าต้องมาเจออะไรแบบนี้บน Nostr ก็จะ ยี้ ได้ทันที และทุกคนก็พร้อม และ มีสิทธิ์ที่จะบล็อกเราได้ตลอดเวลา

เราจะกดติดตามคนนั้น-คนนี้ให้มากมายไปทำไมกัน ถ้าเราจะแค่ไถๆๆ ฟีดวืดๆๆ ไปวันๆ เราจะไม่ได้เพื่อนเลยสักคนกับการทำแบบนั้น และอาจพลาดโอกาสดีๆ ที่จะได้เรียนรู้อะไรบางอย่าง

เราไม่ควรทำแค่อ่านผ่านๆ เหมือนกับตอนที่เราเบื่อโลกเมื่อต้องใช้ Facebook และเห็นแต่อะไรที่ไม่ต้องการเห็น ที่นี่.. เราจะเลิกติดตามไปเลยก็ได้ถ้าแอคฯ นั้นเอาแต่โพสต์อะไรที่ดูไม่เข้าตา หรือไม่สามารถดึงดูดเราได้ (ถ้าเกรงใจก็กด Mute ไว้ก่อนก็ได้)

การอ่านอย่างตั้งใจในสิ่งที่เค้าโพสต์มา และตอบโต้ตามสมควร ก็เปรียบเสมือน การรับฟังผู้พูดอย่างตั้งอกตั้งใจ นั่นเอง นั่นคือหนทางเดียวที่เราจะเรียนรู้ได้ว่าเราควรตอบโต้อย่างไร เพราะเราเข้าใจ สาส์น ที่เขาได้สื่อออกมาอย่างถ่องแท้นั่นเองครับ

ถ้าไม่ว่าง คุณก็ปัดทิ้งได้ แล้วค่อยตามไปอ่านทีหลัง มันไม่มีการลบหรือปิดกั้นเรา ไม่มีโฆษณามาให้รกหูรกตา ถ้าเจอพวก แสกม/แสปม ก็บล็อกมันซะ อย่าให้พวกน่ารังเกียจได้มีที่ยืนบนสังคมที่คุณอยากให้เป็น

และขอให้ทุกคนระลึกไว้เสมอว่า การพูดคุยและมีปฎิสัมพันธ์ต่อกัน เท่านั้น ที่จะทำให้มนุษย์ได้มีความสัมพันธ์ต่อกัน

ผมขอทิ้งท้ายด้วยเคล็ดลับตกผลึกสั้นๆ ว่า..

• ติดตามผู้อื่น
• Zap ให้คนอื่นๆ
• เริ่มสร้าง Note ของตัวเอง (โพสต์) สักครั้ง หรือบ่อยครั้ง
• คุยกับคนอื่นให้มากกว่าที่เคย (มากกว่าแค่อ่านๆ ไปเรื่อยเหมือนตอนใช้ Facebook)
• ได้ Zap กลับมาจากคนอื่น
• สำรวจแฮชแท็กต่างๆ ลองใช้งานมันไปเรื่อยๆ

เหนือสิ่งอื่นใด จงใช้ชีวิตบน Nostr และแค่สนุกไปกับมันให้ได้ก็พอ.. :)

ปล. |--

• มนุษย์มีวุ้นแปลภาษาจริงๆ แล้วนะครับ ก็ Google translate นั่นยังไง อย่าให้ภาษากลายเป็นกำแพงแห่งการเรียนรู้.. จงใช้มัน ไม่ต้องขวยเขิลกันหรอกครับ (เพราะผมเองก็ใช้)

• บทความต่อไปผมจะมาลองแนะนำว่า มีแอคเคานต์ไหนบ้างที่น่าสนใจกดติดตามสัก 10-20 บัญชี เอาคนไทยเราก่อนเลย ไว้คอยติดตามกันนะครับ

@ 9be0be0e:c3cbb81e

Enable the freedom to communicate.

Reach should be the result of how many people want or don’t want to listen to your message, there is no reason for a third party or algorithm to be required in this equation.

You should be in control of what you can or cannot see. Who you block should be up to you.

Ideally Nostur tries to reduce the need to require or trust any third party in order to communicate, unless there is no other way.

BUT

Nostur is built for iPhone, iPad and Mac users. In one way this is a limitation, (e.g., zap restrictions by Apple) but if we are using the Apple ecosystem already, we might as well use it to our advantage.

Nostur's target audience already trusts Apple with their data, their messages, photos, calendar, reminders, security cameras, etc.

We don’t need to store our data on random relays, and hope our contact list doesn’t get lost, or leak metadata to the public. We can store everything on our device, and sync using iCloud, it is reliable, and we already use it for far more important data anyway. Converting Apple users to Android or GrapheneOS is an uphill battle, I applaud people who take that route, but it’s not for Nostur users, we have people saying don't trust the media, don't use twitter, don't use iPhone, if we keep going, we end up sending smoke signals in a circle. As for interoperability, we can still publish or export using nostr native formats so you can use your data in another nostr app.

Nostur will publish to relays, but our data is on our device first, iCloud second, and third-party relays third. And you can still use a personal private relay for yourself if you want.

With this in mind, Nostur tries to let relays just be relays, not personal storage. Using relays for storage might end up centralising nostr, in the same way email, which used to be decentralised, is now mostly hosted by google and microsoft.

If you disagree with this mission or direction, Nostur's source is released under GPL-3.0 license, so feel free to fork and create a different version.

Ultimately, the goal of Nostur is not to get more people to use Nostur, but to get more people to use nostr.

@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Pack your virtual bags and slip on those shades, because Nostr's latest chatter takes us on a whirlwind tour of Miami infused with Taco Bell vibes and a Selena soundtrack that would make even the chilliest of maracas shake. Dive into tales of sun-soaked nostalgia and the art of balancing a chalupa in one hand while taking the perfect beach selfie with the other. Whether you're in it for the travel inspiration or the sheer joy of living vicariously through others' adventures, this roundup is the perfect escape without leaving your couch. 🌮✨

Miami Vibes and Taco Bell Times 🌴🌮

So, our good friend BRB‽ has just landed safely in Miami with their bestie, and it sounds like a total vibe! 🎉 They're kicking back, sipping drinks, munching on Taco Bell, and getting nostalgic with some Selena tunes. Talk about a perfect mini-vacation setup! 💕🫂 The post was all smiles and good times, with some awesome pics and videos of Miami sights—the perfect mix of relaxation and fun. Everyone needs a break like this sometimes! 😎

Check out the full convo here

@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Pack your virtual bags and slip on your sunglasses, because this week on Nostr, we're jetting off to Miami for a slice of the good life! 🌴 From Taco Bell feasts to Selena marathons, it's like someone bottled up the essence of fun, popped the cork, and let the good times flow. If your FOMO levels are reaching critical, grab a piña colada and dig into our juicy tidbits where the sun's always shining and the vibes are all good. Cheers! 🍹✨

Miami Vibes with 💕BRB‽

Looks like BRB‽ has landed safely in Miami and is totally living the dream! 🌴 She's chilling with her bestie, sipping drinks, munching on Taco Bell, and binge-watching Selena. Sounds like the ultimate minivaca! You can almost hear the laughter and good vibes through the screen. Don't you just wish you were there soaking up the sun alongside them? 🙌🏾

• Check out the full convo here

@ 6e468422:15deee93

Not too long ago, I tried to paint a picture of what a vision for a value-enabled web could look like. Now, only a couple of months later, all this stuff is being built. On nostr, and on lightning. Orange and purple, a match made in heaven.

It goes without saying that I'm beyond delighted. What a time to be alive!

nostr

Here's the thing that nostr got right, and it's the same thing that Bitcoin got right: information is easy to spread and hard to stifle.[^fn-stifle] Information can be copied quickly and perfectly, which is, I believe, the underlying reason for its desire to be free.

[^fn-stifle]: That's a Satoshi quote, of course: "Bitcoin's solution is to use a peer-to-peer network to check for double-spending. In a nutshell, the network works like a distributed timestamp server, stamping the first transaction to spend a coin. It takes advantage of the nature of information being easy to spread but hard to stifle."

Easy to spread, hard to stifle. That's the base reality of the nature of information. As always, the smart thing is to work with nature, not against it.[^1] That's what's beautiful about the orange coin and the purple ostrich: both manage to work with the peculiarities of information, not against them. Both realize that information can and should be copied, as it can be perfectly read and easily spread, always. Both understand that resistance to censorship comes from writing to many places, making the cost of deletion prohibitive.

Information does not just want to be free, it longs to be free. Information expands to fill the available storage space. Information is Rumor's younger, stronger cousin; Information is fleeter of foot, has more eyes, knows more, and understands less than Rumor.

Eric Hughes, A Cypherpunk's Manifesto

Nostr is quickly establishing itself as a base layer for information exchange, one that is identity-native and value-enabled. It is distinctly different from systems that came before it, just like Bitcoin is distinctly different from monies that came before it.

As of today, the focus of nostr is mostly on short text notes, the so-called "type 1" events more commonly known as tweets.[^fn-kinds] However, as you should be aware by now, nostr is way more than just an alternative to twitter. It is a new paradigm. Change the note kind from 1 to 30023 and you don't have an alternative to Twitter, but a replacement for Medium, Substack, and all the other long-form platforms. I believe that special-purpose clients that focus on certain content types will emerge over time, just like we have seen the emergence of special-purpose platforms in the Web 2.0 era. This time, however, the network effects are cumulative, not separate. A new paradigm.

Let me now turn to one such special-purpose client, a nostr-based reading app.

[^fn-kinds]: Refer to the various NIPs to discover the multitude of event kinds defined by the protocol.

Reading

I'm constantly surprised that, even though most people do read a lot online, very few people seem to have a reading workflow or reading tools.

Why that is is anyone's guess, but maybe the added value of such tools is not readily apparent. You can just read the stuff right there, on the ad-ridden, dead-ugly site, right? Why should you sign up for another site, use another app, or bind yourself to another closed platform?

That's a fair point, but the success of Medium and Substack shows that there is an appetite for clean reading and writing, as well as providing avenues for authors to get paid for their writing (and a willingness of readers to support said authors, just because).

The problem is, of course, that all of these platforms are platforms, which is to say, walled gardens that imprison readers and writers alike. Worse than that: they are fiat platforms, which means that permissionless value-flows are not only absent from their DNA, they are outright impossible.[^2]

Nostr fixes this.

The beauty of nostr is that it is not a platform. It's a protocol, which means that you don't have to sign up for it---you can create an identity yourself. You don't have to ask for permission; you just do, without having to rely on the benevolence of whatever dictator is in charge of the platform right now.

Nostr is not a platform, and yet, powerful tools and services can be built and monetized on top of it. This is good for users, good for service providers, and good for the network(s) at large. Win-win-win.

So what am I talking about, exactly? How can nostr improve everyone's reading (and writing) experience?

Allow me to paint a (rough) picture of what I have in mind. Nostr already supports private and public bookmarks, so let's start from there.

Imagine a special-purpose client that scans all your bookmarks for long-form content.[^fn-urls] Everything that you marked to be read later is shown in an orderly fashion, which is to say searchable, sortable, filterable, and displayed without distractions. Voilà, you have yourself a reading app. That's, in essence, how Pocket, Readwise, and other reading apps work. But all these apps are walled gardens without much interoperability and without direct monetization.

[^fn-urls]: In the nostr world long-form content is simply markdown as defined in NIP-23, but it could also be a link to an article or PDF, which in turn could get converted into markdown and posted as an event to a special relay.

Bitcoin fixes the direct monetization part.[^fn-v4v] Nostr fixes the interoperability part.

[^fn-v4v]: ...because Bitcoin makes V4V practical. (Paywalls are not the way.)

Alright, we got ourselves a boring reading app. Great. Now, imagine that users are able to highlight passages. These highlights, just like bookmarks now, could be private or public. When shared publicly, something interesting emerges: an overlay on existing content, a lens on the written Web. In other words: swarm highlights.

Imagine a visual overlay of all public highlights, automatically shining a light on what the swarm of readers found most useful, insightful, funny, etc.

Further, imagine the possibility of sharing these highlights as a "type 1" event with one click, automatically tagging the highlighter(s)---as well as the author, of course---so that eventual sat-flows can be split and forwarded automatically.

Voilà, you have a system that allows for value to flow back to those who provide it, be it authors, editors, curators, or readers that willingly slog through the information jungle to share and highlight the best stuff (which is a form of curation, of course).

Zaps make nostr a defacto address book[^fn-pp] of payment information, which is to say lightning addresses, as of now. Thanks to nostr wallet connect (among other developments), sending sats ~~will soon be~~ is already as frictionless as leaving a like.

[^fn-pp]: The Yellow Pages are dead, long live The Purple Pages!

Value-for-value and participatory payment flows are something that traditional reading apps desperately lack, be it Pocket, Instapaper, Readwise, or the simple reading mode that is part of every browser.

A neat side-effect of a more structured way to share passages of text is that it enables semi-structured discussions around said passages---which could be another useful overlay inside special-purpose clients, providing context and further insights.[^5]

Further, imagine the option of seamlessly switching from text-on-screen to text-to-speech, allowing the user to stream sats if desired, as Podcasting 2.0 clients already do.[^3]

Imagine user-built curations of the best articles of the week, bundled neatly for your reading pleasure, incentivized by a small value split that allows the curator to participate in the flow of sats.

You get the idea.

I'm sure that the various implementation details will be hashed out, but as I see it, 90% of the stuff is already there. Maybe we'll need another NIP or two, but I don't see a reason why this can't be built---and, more importantly: I don't see a reason why it wouldn't be sustainable for everyone involved.

Most puzzle pieces are already there, and the rest of them can probably be implemented by custom event types. From the point of view of nostr, most everything is an event: bookmarks are events, highlights are events, marking something as read is an event, and sharing an excerpt or a highlight is an event. Public actions are out in the open, private actions are encrypted, the data is not in a silo, and everyone wins. Especially the users, those who are at the edge of the network and usually lose out on the value generated.

In this case, the reading case, the users are mostly "consumers" of content. What changes from the producing perspective, the perspective of the writer?

Writing

Back to the one thing that nostr got right: information is easy to spread but hard to stifle. In addition to that, digital information can be copied perfectly, which is why it shouldn't matter where stuff is published in the first place.

Allow me to repeat this point in all caps, for emphasis: IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHERE INFORMATION IS PUBLISHED, and, maybe even more importantly, it shouldn't matter if it is published in a hundred different places at once.[^fn-torrents]

What matters is trust and accuracy, which is to say, digital signatures and reputation. To translate this to nostr speak: because every event is signed by default, as long as you trust the person behind the signature, it doesn't matter from which relay the information is fetched.

This is already true (or mostly true) on the regular web. Whether you read the internet archive version of an article or the version that is published by an online magazine, the version on the author's website, or the version read by some guy that has read more about Bitcoin than anyone else you know[^fn-guy]---it's all the same, essentially. What matters is the information itself.

[^fn-guy]: There is only one such guy, as we all know, and it's this Guy: nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev

Practically speaking, the source of truth in a hypernostrized world is---you guessed it---an event. An event signed by the author, which allows for the information to be wrapped in a tamper-proof manner, which in turn allows the information to spread far and wide---without it being hosted in one place.

The first clients that focus on long-form content already exist, and I expect more clients to pop up over time.[^4] As mentioned before, one could easily imagine prism-like value splits seamlessly integrated into these clients, splitting zaps automatically to compensate writers, editors, proofreaders, and illustrators in a V4V fashion. Further, one could imagine various compute-intensive services built into these special-purpose clients, such as GPT Ghostwriters, or writing aids such as Grammarly and the like. All these services could be seamlessly paid for in sats, without the requirement of any sign-ups or the gathering of any user data. That's the beauty of money proper.

Plagiarism is one issue that needs to be dealt with, of course. Humans are greedy, and some humans are assholes. Neither bitcoin nor nostr fixes this. However, while plagiarism detection is not necessarily trivial, it is also not impossible, especially if most texts are published on nostr first. Nostr-based publishing tools allow for OpenTimestamp attestations thanks to NIP-03, which in turn allows for plagiarism detection based on "first seen" lookups.

That's just one way to deal with the problem, of course. In any case, I'm confident that we'll figure it out.

Value

I believe that in the open ~~attention~~ information economy we find ourselves in, value will mostly derive from effective curation, dissemination, and transmission of information, not the exclusive ownership of it.

Although it is still early days, the statistics around Podcasting 2.0 and nostr zaps clearly show that (a) people are willing to monetarily reward content they care about, and (b) the willingness to send sats increases as friction decreases.

The ingenious thing about boostagrams and zaps is that they are direct and visible, which is to say, public and interactive. They are neither regular transactions nor simple donations---they are something else entirely. An unforgable value signal, a special form of gratitude and appreciation.

Contrast that with a link to Paypal or Patreon: impersonal, slow, indirect, and friction-laden. It's the opposite of a super-charged interaction.

While today's information jungle increasingly presents itself in the form of (short) videos and (long-form) audio, I believe that we will see a renaissance of the written word, especially if we manage to move away from an economy built around attention, towards an economy built upon value and insight.

The orange future now has a purple hue, and I believe that it will be as bright as ever. We just have a lot of building to do.

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Further Reading

• A Vision for a Value-Enabled Web
• The Freedom of Value
• The Rediscovery of Money
• Lightning Prisms

NIPs and Resources

• Nostr Resources
• value4value.info
• nips.be
• NIP-23: Long-form content
• NIP-57: Event-specific zap markers
• NIP-47: Nostr Wallet Connect
• NIP-03: OpenTimestamps attestations for events

Originally published on dergigi.com

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[^1]: Paywalls work against this nature, which is why I consider them misguided at best and incredibly retarded at worst.

[^2]: Fiat doesn't work for the value-enabled web, as fiat rails can never be open and permissionless. Digital fiat is never money. It is---and always will be---credit.

[^3]: Whether the recipient is a text-to-speech service provider or a human narrator doesn't even matter too much, sats will flow just the same.

[^4]: BlogStack and Habla being two of them.

[^5]: Use a URI as the discussion base (instead of a highlight), and you got yourself a Disqus in purple feathers!

[^fn-torrents]: That's what torrents got right, and ipfs for that matter.

@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Grab your forks and raise your tray tables, folks! This week's Nostr wanderings took to the skies with larger-than-life tales of cheesecake confections and in-flight recognition all spiced with a mischievous hint of durian. Who knew revealing your stint at the Bangkok Post could make as much of an impact as divulging dessert secrets at 30,000 feet? Whether you’re here for the sweet or the savory of air-borne adventures, there’s no missing out on this week’s captivating exchange that somehow left the mystery of the cheesecake recipe hanging in mid-air! Dive in to unearth every crumb of these high-flying revelations!

Cheesecake Confessions at 30,000 Feet 🛫

Hey! So Carl Malamud had quite the chat with a flight attendant on their flight. Get this—they not only impressed her by identifying her Thai accent but also claimed they invented Durian cheesecake! 🍰 Talk about a conversation starter, right? Imagine the stories swapped when you drop you wrote for the Bangkok Post. No wonder they had everyone captivated even without any replies yet. Can you believe no one jumped in to ask for the cheesecake recipe or about writing for the Bangkok Post? Classic sky-high banter!

Check out the full convo here

@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Gather 'round, brainy bunch! The latest buzz in the Nostr sphere is like getting a tantalizing whiff of your neighbor's BBQ—enticing, but you're still not quite sure what's cooking. Our inventive comrade threw down a "Very good idea" without spilling the beans, leaving the community at the edge of their virtual seats, predicting DM storms and clandestine brainstorming sessions. Will this mystery unveil the next big thing, or are we all just popcorn-ready for nothing? Dive in and let's unravel the intrigue together! 🍿✨

Genius Idea Brainstorm 🌟

Hey! So, I didn't want you left out on this one—our pal melvincarvalho just threw out what sounded like a pretty rad idea. They simply called it a "Very good idea," which piqued everybody's interest but left everyone hanging, because of the suspense, right? 😂

The post didn't get any replies yet, but knowing this crew, they probably shot off some epic DMs or are plotting to help flesh out the idea. Anticipation is high!

Anyway, it seems like we're all waiting to see what juicy details they'll drop next. Stay tuned; it's bound to get interesting! 😉

Check out the full convo here

@ 59df1288:92e1744f

Hey there, digital explorers! 🌐 This week's Nostr chats have taken a turn for the tender, with an outpouring of virtual hugs and heart emojis melting even the iciest screens. It seems like optimism has gone viral, proving that a well-timed emoji can jazz up any day and say what words simply can't. Dive in and see how this contagiously cuddly vibe is bringing our lively community even closer together. Trust us, you won't want to miss the warm fuzzies waiting in the full summary! 🫂🧡

Group Hugs and Heart Emojis 💞

Hey! So, AK dropped a sweet little post that just oozes warmth and good vibes. They posted a big ol' hug and an orange heart emoji — just what we need to sprinkle some love around! 🫂🧡

Not much chatter here, but it's like an open invite for everyone to feel the love! Perfect chance for you to join in and maybe give some reaction love? Emojis just make everything better!

Check out the full convo here

@ 03742c20:2df9aa5d

Relay ตัวนี้มีให้ตั้งค่ากรอง pow และ wot ด้วย หรือใครจะใช้เป็น Private relay ก็ทำได้เช่นกัน

วิธีติดตั้ง nostr-relay-nestjs มี 2 วิธี

ติดตั้งแบบลงเครื่องโดยตรง

ก่อนจะลง nostr-relay-nestjs ควรติดตั้ง Nodejs, pm2 และ postgresql sudo apt update ติดตั้ง nodejs curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt install -y nodejs ติดตั้ง npm sudo apt install npm ติดตั้ง pm2 sudo npm install pm2 -g ติดตั้ง postgresql สร้าง docker-compose.yml ``` version: '3.8'

services: postgres: image: postgres:latest container_name: postgres environment: POSTGRES_DB: [db_name] POSTGRES_USER: [user] POSTGRES_PASSWORD: [password] volumes: - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data ports: - "5432:5432" restart: unless-stopped

pgadmin: image: dpage/pgadmin4:latest container_name: pgadmin environment: PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL: [E-mail] PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD: [password] ports: - "5050:80" depends_on: - postgres restart: unless-stopped

volumes: postgres_data: docker compose up -d เรามาเริ่มลง nostr-relay-nestjs กันเถอะ git clone https://github.com/CodyTseng/nostr-relay-nestjs.git ```

cd nostr-relay-nestjs

npm install

cp example.env .env แก้ไข้ไฟล์ .env ``` DATABASE_URL=postgresql://[username]:[password]@[host]:[port]/[db_name] . . RELAY_NAME=nostr-relay-nestjs

RELAY_DESCRIPTION=A Nostr relay with a clear architecture and high test coverage

RELAY_PUBKEY=[your_pubkey_hex] สร้างรูปแบบ nostr event การเก็บข้อมูลใน Postgresql npm run migration:run Deployg ขึ้น pm2 pm2 start ./dist/src/main.js ```

ติดตั้งโดยใช้ Docker

อยากลืมติดตั้ง postgresql ก่อน ./scripts/build.sh แก้ไข้ไฟล์ .env ``` DATABASE_URL=postgresql://[username]:[password]@[host]:[port]/[db_name] . . RELAY_NAME=nostr-relay-nestjs

RELAY_DESCRIPTION=A Nostr relay with a clear architecture and high test coverage

RELAY_PUBKEY=[your_pubkey_hex] ```

./scripts/run.sh เช็คว่ารีเลย์ถูกรันขึ้นยัง curl localhost:3000 ถ้าทำงานผลลัพธ์ที่ได้

Please use a Nostr client to connect. Powered by nostr-relay-nestjs. version: 2.2.0 (undefined)

ตั้งค่า proxy ใน nginx server{ server_name relay.yourdomain.com; location / { proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000; proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade"; } } หรือใช้ CloudFlare tunnel

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Table Of Content

• The Race for Spot Bitcoin ETFs

• SEC's Stance

• Coinbase Role: A Significant Surveillance Partner

• Legal Challenges: SEC's Lawsuit Against Coinbase

• Looking Ahead: The Future of Bitcoin ETFs

• Conclusion

• FAQ

In a significant development in the cryptocurrency world, Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has been named as the surveillance partner for Fidelity and other Bitcoin ETFs. This announcement came as part of a broader move by Cboe's BZX Exchange, which refiled its applications for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for several potential issuers. This move is seen as a strategic step towards ensuring regulatory compliance and enhancing the transparency of Bitcoin trading.

The Race for Spot Bitcoin ETFs

In recent weeks, several prominent companies, including Fidelity, WisdomTree, VanEck, ARK Invest, Galaxy/Invesco, and BlackRock, have filed for spot bitcoin ETFs. These companies are aiming to launch a product that has been a point of contention with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for years. While BlackRock has chosen to file its application with Nasdaq, the other companies have opted to collaborate with Cboe, indicating a diverse approach to achieving the same goal.

SEC's Stance

The SEC had previously communicated to both Nasdaq and Cboe that their applications were "inadequate" due to a lack of clarity about the market that the fund sponsors are working with on their surveillance-sharing agreements. These agreements are seen as a critical tool in preventing market manipulation and protecting consumers. The absence of these agreements has been a significant factor in the SEC's previous rejections of bitcoin ETF applications, highlighting the importance of this aspect in gaining regulatory approval.

Coinbase Role: A Significant Surveillance Partner

In response to the SEC's concerns, Cboe has named Coinbase as its partner for these surveillance-sharing agreements in its refiled applications. Cboe's decision is based on the fact that Coinbase's platform "represents a substantial portion of U.S.-based and USD denominated Bitcoin trading." This makes Coinbase a suitable partner for these agreements, given its extensive reach and influence in the Bitcoin trading market.

Legal Challenges: SEC's Lawsuit Against Coinbase

The SEC's stance on these applications may be complicated by its recent legal action against Coinbase. The SEC sued Coinbase earlier this month on allegations of operating an unregistered securities exchange, broker, and clearinghouse. However, it's important to note that the SEC does not allege that Bitcoin itself is a security. In fact, SEC Chair Gary Gensler often refers to Bitcoin as an example of a digital asset that is not a security, indicating a nuanced view of the cryptocurrency market.

Looking Ahead: The Future of Bitcoin ETFs

As the situation unfolds, it remains to be seen whether the SEC will agree that Coinbase is a significant, regulated market for Bitcoin. This development marks a significant step in the ongoing efforts to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF, a product that has been elusive due to regulatory concerns. The cryptocurrency world will be watching closely as these applications progress, with the hope that a successful Bitcoin ETF could pave the way for broader acceptance and integration of cryptocurrencies into the mainstream financial system.

Conclusion

The partnership between Coinbase and Fidelity, along with other Bitcoin ETFs, marks a pivotal moment in the cryptocurrency industry. Despite challenges, including the recent lawsuit against Coinbase by the SEC, this development represents a significant step towards integrating cryptocurrencies into the mainstream financial system. The outcome could set important precedents for the future of Bitcoin ETFs and other digital assets, signaling a maturing and evolving cryptocurrency market that continues to strive for regulatory compliance and consumer protection.

FAQ

What is the recent development between Coinbase and Fidelity? Coinbase has been named as the surveillance partner for Fidelity and other Bitcoin ETFs by Cboe's BZX Exchange.

Why are surveillance-sharing agreements important? Surveillance-sharing agreements are crucial for preventing market manipulation and protecting consumers, which are key concerns of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

What companies have recently filed for spot Bitcoin ETFs? Companies such as Fidelity, WisdomTree, VanEck, ARK Invest, Galaxy/Invesco, and BlackRock have filed for spot Bitcoin ETFs.

What is the significance of Coinbase being named as a surveillance partner? Coinbase's platform represents a substantial portion of U.S.-based and USD-denominated Bitcoin trading, making it a suitable partner for these agreements.

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Over the last four years bitcoin has, among other things, established itself as an incredible corporate treasury asset that benefits those who adopt it as such. Microstrategy is the shining example of this theme going from a company that was hovering barely above a ~$1B market cap in mid-2020 to a ~$40B market cap company holding more than 1% of the 21,000,000 bitcoin that will ever exist. Microstrategy's success has emboldened a number of other publicly trader companies to follow suit. Bitcoin as a corporate treasury asset is well on its way to becoming a standard. If you run a business that doesn't hold bitcoin on its balance sheet you are doing yourself, your customers and your shareholders a disservice.

This is a trend that has its legs under it and will accelerate moving forward. A trend that I believe will emerge this cycle is incorporating bitcoin into real estate markets. Leon Wankum has been beating the drum about this for the last few years and I had the pleasure of sitting down with him this morning to record an episode of TFTC that will be published tomorrow morning. Leon is a real estate developer in Germany and he has made it his mission to educate and warn others in real estate about the demonetization of real estate that is under way due to the fact that bitcoin exists and it provides a far superior alternative.

These are pretty stark numbers. Nothing highlights the superior monetary properties of bitcoin better than looking at a chart of the average price of a home priced in USD v. bitcoin.

Since 2016: +46% in USD -99% in BTC

Since 2020: +34% in USD -70% in BTC

The funny thing is that an overwhelming majority of the individuals who make their living in real estate markets do not understand that this is happening to them. Many think they are doing exceptionally well all things considered. Sure, there may be a bit of a slow down and price retraction due to a couple of years of relatively elevated interest rates, but don't worry! The Fed is lowering rates again and the good times are about to start back up. Nothing could be further from the truth. This trend is going to continue unabated until bitcoin is fully monetized and those is the real estate industry, particularly real estate developers and those who lend capital to developers, should seriously take the time to understand what is happening to them.

Real estate is the largest store of value asset in the world at the moment. The most common number that is thrown around for the total size of the market is $300 TRILLION. $300 TRILLION of wealth being stored in an asset that is illiquid, comes with maintenance costs, taxes, insurance premiums, and susceptible to extreme weather event, among other things. Compared to bitcoin - which is extremely liquid, saleable, divisible and hard to confiscate, real estate is a far superior asset to store your wealth in. This is something that I'm sure is well understood by many of you reading this letter.

What's less understood is the dynamics of the real estate development market over the last few years, which have been severely hindered by elevated interest rates. The higher interest rate environment coupled with the inflationary pressures that forced rates higher in the first place have put developers in a predicament; they have a higher cost of capital to start new projects with raw material prices that are still much higher than they were before the economic lock downs of 2020-2022. This has led to a scenario where it isn't advantageous to start new projects and the projects that broke ground in 2021-2023 are finding that they need to incur more debt to get their developments across the finish line.

Despite the fact that interest rates are on their way back down, it doesn't seem like the economics of these projects are going to materially improve in the short to medium-term as headline inflation begins to creep back up. Couple this with the fact that the jobs market is cratering while real wages struggle to keep up with inflation and many builders are going to find themselves in a situation where they do actually complete a development problem but their cash flow suffers because their customers can't afford the inflated rents that builders will have to charge to get a return on their outlaid capital. Many will be put in a situation where they are forced to be happy with lower rents (cash flow) or sit on the sidelines making no cash flow.

The post-1971 era that brought with it a booming real estate industry is suffering the same fate as the bond market; the generation bull market is over. Real estate prices may go up, but that will be nothing more than a mirage of wealth creation. The unit of account those prices are built on is in dollars, which are being debased at an accelerating rate. Developers, banks and borrowers need to de-risk their real estate exposure and, as Leon points out, bitcoin is the only way to do this in an effective way.

Moving forward developers will have to finance by dual collateralizing their debt with the real estate and bitcoin. In the graphic below Leon illustrates what this type of financing structure will look like. Instead of taking $10m of debt to finance a project and putting it all into materials, construction and marketing, a developer will take out a $10m loan, put $1m in bitcoin and the rest toward the development project. Over the course of the construction of the real estate project, bitcoin will sit in the credit structure and, if held for 4+ years, should increase significantly in value. Saving the builder from risk of default and providing him some optionality in terms of what he can do with the project once it's finished.

In this scenario downside risk is contained - a developer isn't pouring all of the cash into bitcoin at the beginning so the worst case scenario is that bitcoin goes to zero (highly unlikely) and they can eat the small loss and hope to make up with it via cash flows once a project is finished, while upside potential is enormous. Bitcoin is still monetizing and having exposure to the hardest monetary asset the world has ever while it's monetizing has proven to be massively beneficial.

We are still in the early days of bitcoin and this idea will likely seem absolutely insane to most Tradfi investors, but I strongly believe that developers, banks and end consumers who don't leverage this type of bitcoin structured credit will be cooked in the long-run. And those that take advantage of this type of structure first will be considered geniuses in 20 years.

There are many more nuanced benefits to this strategy; holding bitcoin allows landlords and management companies to weather ongoing maintenance costs throughout the years, those who take out mortgages dual collateralized with a house and bitcoin not only protect the equity value of their property but could see their equity values increase significantly more than others using vanilla mortgages, and builders who accumulate bitcoin in their treasuries will be able to use better raw materials when building, which leads to more valuable properties that cash flow for longer.

Again, it's going to take time for these types of structures to become commonplace in the market, but I firmly believe this cycle will be the cycle that these strategies get off the ground. In four to five years they will have a track record and after that it will be considered irresponsible not to finance real estate in this way. The banks will begin to demand it.

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Bitcoin emerged as a promise of financial freedom, challenging the traditional and centralized structures of governments and financial institutions. Since its inception, many enthusiasts have believed in the revolutionary potential of this cryptocurrency. However, over the years, challenges have arisen that have tested this promise, especially concerning centralization, the implementation of secondary layers like the Lightning Network, and issues of governance and privacy.

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Centralization and the Exclusivity of Nostr

Nostr, a decentralized network aiming to be censorship resistant, emerged as an attempt to solve some inherent problems of centralization. However, it faces significant challenges. Many users point out that, despite its promise, Nostr is still not attractive to the general public, being exclusive to a specific niche.

Additionally, issues of centralization still permeate the network. Discussions on GitHub revealed that developers chose not to implement an absolute level of privacy, a decision many considered inadequate. Even with protocols developed to ensure total privacy—such as the non-identification of IPs and communicating parties—the network still lacks this robust implementation.

Individual Freedom and Data Protection

A recurring issue is the importance of demonstrating that real options exist for citizens to protect and preserve their freedom. In a world where most discussions about Bitcoin revolve around its use as an investment asset, there is an urgent need to emphasize its potential as a tool for financial freedom.

The Bitcoin community should focus on development and education, showing that the conscious use of cryptography and decentralized transactions can protect individuals against excessive government surveillance and control. Secure and private communication is fundamental, and Bitcoin, along with privacy technologies, can provide this.

Hyperbitcoinization and the Illusion of Store of Value

Hyperbitcoinization is a concept that refers to the moment when Bitcoin will replace fiat currencies worldwide. However, achieving this state is not simple, especially when Bitcoin is seen primarily as a store of value. Since 2017, this narrative has gained strength, promoting the idea that accumulating Bitcoin will lead to automatic wealth.

However, this perspective is limited. The true value of Bitcoin lies in its use as a transactional currency, not just in its scarcity. The community must work to ensure that Bitcoin is utilized in everyday transactions, strengthening its network and demonstrating its real value.

The Role of the Community in Bitcoin's Development

Bitcoin's strength comes from its community. Developers, users, and enthusiasts, through their actions and support, make Bitcoin a powerful tool. This community is responsible for ensuring that Bitcoin maintains its essence and that its functionalities are accessible to all.

It is crucial that this support network continues promoting the decentralized use of Bitcoin, without intermediaries that can censor or control transactions. Adopting Bitcoin in a centralized manner, through banks or other institutions, contradicts its original proposal and strengthens those who have historically opposed its existence.

Sidechains, Second Layers, and the Lightning Network

Sidechains and second layers, like the Lightning Network, are essential components for Bitcoin's scalability. However, they bring challenges, especially regarding the need to trust intermediaries. For these solutions to be effective, it is fundamental that they allow the unilateral withdrawal of funds, ensuring that users maintain full control over their assets.

The Lightning Network, for example, is a second layer that allows fast and cheap transactions. However, many users face difficulties when dealing with channels that do not close correctly, resulting in locked funds. These problems must be solved for the network to be truly decentralized and functional.

The Fight Against Centralization on the Internet

Centralization is not a problem exclusive to Bitcoin. The internet as a whole faces similar challenges, with data control concentrated in the hands of a few large technology companies. To ensure freedom of expression and online privacy, it is necessary to decentralize these data clusters.

Projects that seek to decentralize the internet are vital for this mission. They not only complement Bitcoin in its quest for financial freedom but also ensure that digital communication and expression are protected against censorship and corporate control.

The Future of Bitcoin and the Need for Action

The future of Bitcoin depends on the community's action. We cannot expect Bitcoin to automatically become a global medium of exchange. A conscious effort is necessary to build an ecosystem where Bitcoin can flow freely, being used in everyday transactions and valued for its utility.

Moreover, with the imminent arrival of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), time is of the essence. CBDCs represent a significant challenge, as they can further restrict individuals' financial freedom. Therefore, accelerating Bitcoin adoption and ensuring it maintains its decentralized and uncensorable properties is a priority.

Conclusion

Bitcoin remains a powerful tool for financial freedom but faces significant challenges. Centralization, both in the context of secondary networks and the internet in general, poses a threat to its original proposal. However, with the joint action of the community and the continuous development of decentralized solutions, it is possible to maintain Bitcoin as a bastion of individual freedom.

The true revolution of Bitcoin lies in its use as a medium of exchange, not just as a store of value. To achieve hyperbitcoinization, it is necessary to build a robust ecosystem where Bitcoin can circulate freely and be accessible to all. Only then can we fulfill Bitcoin's initial promise and ensure it continues to be a tool for freedom and financial autonomy.

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this is in response to Shinobis recent piece occupy bitcoin found here

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/occupy-bitcoin-bitcoin-is-not-just-libertarian?new

Occupy bitcoin is a thing every single one of us tries to do. There isn't a single one individual that doesn’t see bitcoin for what it is and have it not occupy all of them to varying degrees. There’s an innate fascination with coming upon previously unknown knowledge and become overtly obsessed with it and exploring all of the facets in which the new knowledge can be applied. When one does so, it normally can lead to finding previously unknown areas that you come to find with the more that you learn you find out just how much you truly don’t understand.

Now with this being the foundation of what all of humans are doing. None of us, not ONE, know everything. Its a fallacious argument to claim to do. In the journey for the discovery that is truth one can happen to fall upon the political rabbit hole that can be called or dubbed Libertarianism/Anarchism/ AnCap/AnCom etc. I use these labels very lightly as they are just words at the end of the day words mean different things to different people. I cant know what these words mean to you dear reader but I can only know what they mean to me, and my journey specifically. What we as humans do is to come to an agreement upon to what does these words mean to the both of us when we are communicating them to each other. I do my best to not fall into being pigeon holed into believing or having to defend that when I say one of the aforementioned words that I should have to commit to whatever it is your preconceived understanding of what that is. We must remember that these words are collectivized terms, they are strictly USEFUL fictions that we humans use in order to better conceptualize the ideas to better understand. That to take any attribute pulled from any one of the above and blanket paint “some” or “most” individuals that claim to align with above ideologies/alignments/political beliefs that these individuals represent that is an absurd claim. One cannot claim that individuals acting in mean/harsh ways when facing others who don’t agree with them is the wrong way to act.

We are humans we disagree, were free to act as we please to anyone we wish to do so. We’re NEVER free to ignore the consequences of those actions. One could characterize the vehement disdain for the acceptance all ideas, and letting others have their own opinions, is how we as individuals got here in the first place. It was the ideas of society being more important than the whole that had legitimized the aggression sanctified by the state as an omnipotent entity free from doing no wrong in lieu of the greater good. Individuals can do as such with their minds as they please but your actions of freedom stop at the point of my nose begins. The individuals that understand freedom and its core philosophy understand this. Treating one side as an evil and the other side as some glorified good is a cop out of intellectual dishonesty.

In the realm of bitcoin there can be disagreements and even out right hostility towards any number of ideas/opinions. This is the nature of freedom itself. As I’ve seen it and as I have championed it myself do with freedom what you will, but whatever you do if I think its stupid I’m going to tell you its stupid. Social pressures have been with human civilizations for thousands of years to think that the idea of attacks to your ideas not being a thing because we should accept all ideas and be kind to differing opinions is a farce at best and some unicorn fart huffing at worst. It was the individuals that were unwavering IN SPITE of the social attacks, the public slandering, the outright social ostracization, the being called dumb and stupid that paved the way for the best and most historical moments in history Ideas don’t care about these passing affronts. If your viewpoint/idea needs soft corners to gain traction then maybe you should reassess your idea in the first place. The battleground that is the societal/accepted norm isn't one that’s for the faint of heart. Everyone has limited time and resources available to them if they are choosing not to hear you then its probably time to seek out others to speak to. In the realm of freedom everyone CAN choose any ideas they wish to follow and interact with others that agree, where that stops is you can NO LONGER force everyone else to participate in your own shared delusions with the others you associate with. The freedom to EXCLUDE is one of the core tenets of freedom principles. We DO NOT have to be accepting of everyone if we do not wish to do so, the belief that everyone should ALWAYS accept everyone and everything is a communistic one. No one individual has the time and resources to accept every person and accept or contemplate every single idea presented to him. What freedom DOES allow for is for YOU to find the individuals that ARE accepting of your views/beliefs and do with that what you wish.

By trying to call out one group of individuals as being too “tribal” in what they view as the best course of action for themselves while SIMULTANEOUSLY praising another group for their favored tenets of “acceptance” is a laughable and down right sad view that “everyone should be more like the accepting crowd”. It is only through the choices we make that we get to where we are going on this journey. Those choices are inherently going to REQUIRE dissociation, omission, & exclusion.

The ideologies/beliefs mentioned at the beginning of this article are only a starting point to the journey. They are in no way shape or from a claim to be a complete set of knowledge's that allow everyone to be able to navigate this earth. Are some things flawed? Probably. Do some things work for some and not others? Absolutely. But the major core belief at all of them is the belief that violence is never permitted, in all its facets to the individual liberty of the person. Its the only morally justifiable way to navigate life. This is in and of itself the most open and accepting philosophy of all life choices.

Individuals can do with their lives as they please, nobody is stopping you from doing that, but you because someone said some mean things to me about what I believe. Its about time some individuals get that we must remain steadfast in our mission. We don’t get there by being nice to everyone. We only get there by allowing everyone to do what they wish and not expecting others to bend to our will because you hurt my feelings.

The ultimate arbiter for what you should pick and choose is you the individual, don’t let others decide that for you. Don’t be a passenger in your own life, take that wheel and choose for yourself where you are headed. But if you're going to let someone who was mean to you stop you from using probably the greatest tool that a human has ever invented, then maybe there isn't hope for humanity after all. The one thing that I know for sure is that there is one thing that that can hinder you or augment you, that thing is choice. Embrace it.

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🧠Quote(s) of the week:

'Bitcoin completed the stack. Which is why you should probably stack Bitcoin.'- Anilsaidso

🧡Bitcoin news🧡

On the 8th of October:

➡️The US Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal over the ownership of 69,370 Bitcoin seized from Silk Road, allowing the government to sell them. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a case concerning the ownership of 69,370 Bitcoin, worth $4.38 billion, seized by the government from the Silk Road marketplace. Battle Born Investments, which claimed rights to Bitcoin through a bankruptcy estate, had its appeal rejected after failing to convince lower courts of its claim. This decision clears the way for the U.S. government to sell the Bitcoin. Sources: Cointelegraph

A smart move by the U.S. government. They are poised to sell the only truly limited-supply store of value asset in the world for something it can and will just print more out of thin air itself. Logic, innit?!

➡️'YTD returns:

S&P500: +20.3%

Gold: +27.8%

Bitcoin: +48.2%

But if you only looked at Twitter, you’d think Bitcoin was performing the worst. It’s doing just fine. People are impatient and greedy.' - Bitcoin Isaiah

➡️Bitcoin rewards app Fold has filed an S-4 SEC IPO filing ahead of its planned merger with FTAC Emerald Acquisition.

If approved, Fold will be publicly listed on Nasdaq as "FLD."  - Bitcoin News

➡️MicroStrategy holds more Bitcoin than the US government. Matter of fact, MicroStrategy is the world’s first Bitcoin Development Company.

'It holds ₿252,220 on its balance sheet and did $2.5bn in volume today. JP Morgan is America’s largest bank. It has almost $4 trillion of fiat assets on its balance sheet, and yet today it did just $1.5bn in volume. This is only 60% of MSTR’s trade. Saylor did more volume today than JPM and Coinbase (America’s largest crypto exchange) combined. Let that sink in. MicroStrategy is beginning to make Wall Street’s biggest names look small.' - Bit Strategy

No S&P 500 company has outperformed MicroStrategy since they began stacking Bitcoin. MicroStrategy owns 252,000 Bitcoin.

Only 83 entities in the ENTIRE WORLD can own 252,000 Bitcoin. This means MSTR has achieved something only 82 other individuals, institutions, countries, etc. can achieve.

On the 9th of October:

➡️German parliament member Joana Cotar says "With the right Bitcoin strategy you have the potential to transform a nation."  Inflation is "stealing money from the people every month, Bitcoin is going to fix this"

On the 10th of October:

➡️On this day the Bitcoin Conference Amsterdam started. I only will share the most important bit of the whole conference, fellow Noderunner & Suriname Presidential candidate Maya Parbhoe: Suriname will be the next Bitcoin country!

I hope she will make it. She is a class act and with her determination, and passion for the people, but foremost her vision. I have no doubt she will lead the way and let Suriname thrive. How I love being part of the Noderunners group. The cult within the CULT!

➡️$9.57 trillion Charles Schwab survey shows almost half of its respondents plan to invest in Bitcoin and crypto ETFs

➡️'Ireland's Crime Bureau can't get access to drug dealer's $378m Bitcoin it "seized" in 2020. It has since gone up in value from $56m to $378. Not your keys, not your ₿itcoin!' -Bitcoin Archive

➡️'The SEC is suing Cumberland DRW, one of the largest crypto market makers, for selling assets like Solana as securities without registering as a securities dealer.' -Bitcoin News

1.5M BTC has been accumulated by whales (with >1K BTC on balance) over the last 6 months. There's really nothing to discuss here. What have you done over the last 6 months? Source

On the 11th of October:

➡️TD Bank has pleaded guilty and been hit with a record $3 billion fine for enabling drug cartel money laundering. Bank employees accepted bribes and overlooked blatant criminal activity by customers from Colombia and other regions. Criminals prefer US Dollars. Bitcoin is an open, transparent monetary network. I thought money laundering only happened in crypto… Will never cease to amaze me that these giga-settlements in tradfi happen, barely make news, and Elizabeth Warren in the US or Paul Tang here in Europe doesn't call for all banking to be shut down because of how its medium of choice for money launderers. Fascinating, innit?

➡️Metaplanet has purchased an additional ~108.99 Bitcoin for ¥1 billion at an average price of  ¥9,174,396 per Bitcoin. As of October 11, Metaplanet holds ~748.50 Bitcoin acquired for ¥6.965 billion at an average price of ¥9,304,655 per Bitcoin.

➡️Global Money Supply hits an all-time high of $107 Trillion. It’s just a matter of time until Bitcoin follows. Two weeks ago I shared a great article by Lyn Alden on this topic. You might want to read that.

➡️Mt. Gox trustee postpones deadline to repay creditors by one year to October 2025, reducing sell pressure concerns for Bitcoin.

On the 12th of October:

➡️El Salvador buys back $940 million of its outstanding debt to reduce its debt burden and take advantage of favorable market conditions. The future of El Salvador is debt-free The IMF is in despair.

On the 13th of October:

Lyn Alden: Sometimes I make an asset class return chart specifically to show how poorly bonds performed over the past 5 years or whatever random timeframe, and instead it just accidentally shows how dramatically bitcoin outperformed everything.

➡️ Bitcoin on exchanges just hit a 5-year low. However, there are still 2.5M Bitcoins that need to be withdrawn!

On the 14th of October: ➡️I will end this Bitcoin segment with some quotes from Larry Fink, BlackRock CEO on Bitcoin. "We believe Bitcoin is an asset class in itself." "We're having conversations with institutions worldwide about allocations." "Bitcoin will become as big as the US housing market" -- Larry Fink. That market, the housing market, is currently 50 Trillion. Let's estimate 100 Trillion by 2040. That is 76x Bitcoin's 1.3 Trillion market cap. In other words, Bitcoin is going to $ 5 Million. Source: the most important person in finance on planet earth.

💸Traditional Finance / Macro:

On the 11th of October:

👉🏽'The S&P 500 is now up over 22% this year, marking the best year-to-date performance in 24 years.

This is already DOUBLE the average annual return since 1957. In one year, the index has added a whopping $13 trillion in market cap. If the current pace of the market rally continues, the S&P 500 is on track to record a 30.0% gain in 2024, the largest annual gain since 1997. That also would mark the third-largest annual return since 1975, when the S&P 500 finished the year up 37.2%.' -TKL

🏦Banks:

On the 2nd of October:

👉🏽no news

🌎Macro/Geopolitics:

On the 8th of October:

👉🏽The Tax Foundation analyzed the Kamala Harris Tax Plan and concluded that it would result in the loss of approximately 800K full-time jobs, a long-run wage decline of 1.2%, and a long-run GDP of negative 2%. Source: https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/kamala-harris-tax-plan-2024/

'For the sake of completeness, the Tax Foundation is not blatantly partisan but its leaning is conservative and center-right. Still by its own findings Trump's economic plans would result in 684K job losses and 0.8% loss of GDP. Most estimates coming from other places are less favorable to Trump.'

Left, right...this is a feature of a system that requires billions of dollars in debt service.

👉🏽Hong Kong's Hang Seng index just crashed 9.4% today, posting its largest drop since 2008 and 2nd largest drop since 2000. Over the last 3 weeks, China's stock market was up nearly 30% on stimulus announcements.

The full thread you can find here: https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1843630549379981400

👉🏽Despite strong headline growth in GDP figures several people are struggling and working multiple jobs just to pay bills. Millions of Americans are working multiple jobs to afford basic necessities. 'The number of people working MULTIPLE jobs in the US hit 8.66 million in September, a new record. This is ~300,000 above the peak seen before the pandemic and ~600,000 above the 2008 peak. Furthermore, the number of part-time jobs has jumped by ~3 million over the last 3 years to a near-record 28.2 million. Concerningly, full-time employment has declined by 1 million since November 2023. Multiple jobholders have been rapidly rising over the last few years as Americans are fighting record-high prices.' -TKL

👉🏽 Without a fiscal union the Euro is shaky and makes little sense long term. But no country will give up its sovereignty to make a fiscal union. Especially not the rich/successful countries. The EU and Euro are failed projects. 'All currency unions in history based on common monetary policy only failed and disappeared. The Euro can only survive long-term if there was common fiscal policy, given political landscape in Europe it’s close to impossible.' -Michael A Arouet

It comes down to the question - are Northern countries (e.g. DE and NL) willing to pay for early retirement in France, or low tax morale in Italy?... We all know the answer.

Anyway... socialism will never work though.

👉🏽In 2023 the wealth tax increase in Norway was expected to bring an additional $146M in yearly tax revenue.

Instead, individuals worth $54B left the country, leading to a loss of $594M in yearly wealth tax revenue. A net decrease of $448M+. Capital moves where it's treated best. And so do people. That is because rich people don't pay taxes.

The same thing happened in France when socialists increased the wealth tax in 2012. The most successful simply left.' -Michael A. Arouet

Just to show how bad things are in France. Within 15 years debt/GDP almost doubled. France is running a 6% fiscal deficit during good times despite the highest tax burden in Europe.

Without deep structural reforms, it will sooner or later face a debt crisis. Great article by the economist: https://archive.ph/qrWcT

France stares into a “colossal” budgetary abyss. A fragile new government must try to plug the hole.

On the 9th of October:

👉🏽The CBO (Congressional Budget Office) just released the estimated 2024 federal budget results. Adjusting for weekend payments, the actual 2024 expenses totaled $6.8T for a deficit of $ 1.83T. This is a ~12% deficit increase from 2023. The US deficit reached $1.83 trillion in Fiscal Year 2024, or 6.4% of GDP, the largest deficit since 2021.

According to CBO data released Tuesday, this is $139 billion higher than in FY 2023 and ~$400 billion above FY 2022 levels. This comes as government spending increased 10% year-over-year to $6.8 trillion. The largest outlays were Social Security, debt interest payments, and Medicare at $1.5 trillion, $950 billion, and $869 billion, respectively. Meanwhile, federal debt is up $2.2 trillion over the last year and hit a record $35.7 trillion this week. US deficit spending remains at crisis levels.

On the 10th of October:

👉🏽The Fed's worst nightmare has begun:

1. Core CPI inflation rises to 3.3%, the first increase since March 2023
2. 258,000 people filed for unemployment this week, above expectations of 230,000. That is the highest reading in 16 months. Once the September jobs report is revised sharply lower (as usually in 2023/2024), it will reveal the Fed's nightmare situation. Rising inflation with rising unemployment. No bueno.

👉🏽Trump is leading Kamala by 9.4% on Polymarket, the widest gap since Biden dropped out.

Trump is even leading in Wisconsin and Michigan.

👉🏽China's Central Bank launches $70 BILLION funding program to stimulate the economy and capital market: • Cut reserve req ratio, releasing ~1 trillion yuan • Lowered key interest rates • Reduced mortgage rates • Issued 1 trillion yuan in special sovereign bonds • 100B Yuan govt investment • Child subsidies for families By cutting the reserve requirement ratio and lowering interest rates, the government aims to boost liquidity and consumer confidence.

On the 11th of October:

👉🏽September PPI inflation RISES to 1.8%, above expectations of 1.6%. (first time since June), and last month's PPI inflation number was revised higher. Both Core PPI and CPI inflation are now officially back on the rise.

On the 12th of October:

👉🏽'The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet declined by $66 billion in September to $7.05 trillion, the lowest since September 2020.

Since April 2022, the Fed has shrunk its portfolio of assets by $1.92 trillion. This is 40% of the $4.80 trillion the central bank bought during the 2020-2022 pandemic response. For the first time in history, the Fed is simultaneously reducing its balance sheet and cutting rates. At the September Fed meeting, Fed Chair Powell emphasized that balance sheet reductions will continue.' -TKL

Great news! Meanwhile, though, the US money supply hit $21.17 trillion in August, the highest level since January 2023.

This also marks a fifth consecutive monthly increase in the US money supply. Over the last 10 months, the amount of US Dollars in circulation has jumped by a MASSIVE $484 billion.

In effect, the money supply is now just $548 billion below a new all-time high. After a brief decline, the quantity of money in the financial system is surging again raising concerns about another inflation wave.

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I was at a yoga teacher training 14 years ago during which the topic of positive thinking came up. A few different women (it was almost all women) spoke about how much “positive thinking” had affected their lives for the better. When they were done, I raised my hand and said something to the effect of:

“You know there were six million Jews killed in the Holocaust, and the one percent most positive-thinking among them were 60,000, and it didn’t help them much. Even the one percent of the one percent most positive who must have been very very positive, were 600, and they too got murdered alongside everyone they knew.”

I don’t remember what if anything anyone said after that, only that it pretty much killed the “kumbaya” vibe they had been cultivating, which I guess was my aim, since it always struck me as phony.

. . .

I was talking to a friend last week about a book I was reading, called “Becoming Supernatural.” It’s a bit “self-helpy” for my tastes, but the author makes some interesting arguments. Essentially that matter is mostly empty space because atoms are mostly space (the nucleus, which has virtually all the mass, is tiny compared to the entire atom.) Everything is space, or more precisely electromagnetic fields, and the subatomic particles inside the matter are actually just waves until they are observed. “Reality” is mostly just waves which we solidify by observation, and the same is true for our internal reality.

When we’re in a contemplative state, just observing, not identifying or planning, it’s like we’re an unobserved wave, and it’s only when we snap back to “reality” of “I’m a man,” “I’m a woman” or “I’ve got a boring meeting at 10 am” that we re-particle-ize, so to speak. That you are in a state of possibility (wave) when meditating, and you are the particle when you identify with the specifics of yourself or your life.

And so you wind up with an identity that’s full of beliefs about yourself, your plans and your history, and those notions solidify themselves in your body in terms of stress, tension, etc. via biochemistry, and that biochemistry feeds your thoughts which in turn feed more biochemistry, and you become habituated to your patterns, your history, your identity and cut yourself off from new choices and possibilities. As I said, a bit self-helpy for me (and maybe I’m missing something in my paraphrasing), but an interesting way to conceptualize it.

So I’m talking to my friend about this idea of creating your own experience, so to speak, by not, for example, imagining how my run at the track will go like I normally would but simply committing to it, but without a picture, story or expectation. You just walk out the door, a couple blocks to the subway, observe the people, the cobblestones, etc. And I don’t mean imagining doing that as I am now while typing this, but each step as it’s happening. And in this way you create a different experience than the habitual one where you’re dreading the run and strategizing how to make its prospect less painful.

And he agreed that maybe we can create our own experience. Of course, that was when I told him the story of the yoga class and the 600 super positive Jews on their way to the gas chamber.

And he said, “Maybe the positive ones had already left.”

. . .

Growing up Jewish in New York, I was exposed to the sentiment that Holocaust 2.0 was maybe not imminent but surely something about which I should be worried. We weren’t religious, and I never experienced any kind of antisemitism (I’ve seen and heard some lately on social media and even in real life on occasion, but nothing that’s affected my life in any way.) And I always rejected that idea that I should be specifically worried about it.

But — and I can’t say if the Holocaust paranoia drove this — I’ve always thought about the people that died not just in the Holocaust, but also in wars or even via violence on the street. So many humans in history have met their ends in gruesome ways, in prison, in the gutter or at the hands of others. I’ve always had this sense that it could easily be me or my family as there was no basis for believing it couldn’t be so.

I had only a small taste of violence growing up, getting mugged, punched in the face on the street a couple times, chased by a gang with sticks and bats. I never got seriously injured, and in fact no one I know did, either, but there was a sense of menace back then that it could happen.

On the one hand, you could say if it happens it happens, and hopefully it doesn’t come to that, and let it go, but it raises the question of how much one should prepare, at what point should you leave. If the positive thinking Jews (and by positive thinking I don’t mean being in denial about what was going on in Germany, but in the sense of willing themselves a good life for which leaving was necessary) left, maybe my mental model was wrong, and those girls in my yoga class, naive though they might have been, were onto something.

Instead of seeing oneself as a statistic, at the mercy of probability given a shifting (often for the worse) environment, a wave waiting for the events of life to particle-ize oneself, so to speak, into the lottery of history, one might imagine a form of higher agency. Unlike ordinary agency which is the power to respond to one’s environment, maybe one creates it, whether via default (lottery of history) or by choice.

This has profound implications because it makes you not only responsible for how you act upon the world but also for how the world acts upon you. There is nothing to fear from what might happen because you yourself created the conditions, consciously or by default. And while there might be great suffering, real horrors and unspeakable cruelty, those episodes are all mutually brought into being.

Obviously that is not to say that there are no moral distinctions, that the Jews who went to the gas chamber were as responsible as the nazis who forced them. The default — letting the lottery of history play out — still involves ordinary agency and the responsibilities inherent to it. One has merely opted into ordinary agency (and its probability distribution) by not discovering the means of reality production at its root. And because most people are neither exposed to this possibility nor encouraged to seek it, they experience only the default. (And some even less than that as society encourages helplessness and increasingly confers status on those it deems victims, but that’s a topic for another essay.)

. . .

I don’t want to go too far afield trying to explain or describe what creating one’s own reality consists in or how one might go about it. I am no expert in this, and I’m not even positive it can be done in the sense I’m suggesting after reading (and likely misinterpreting) a book. Only that my old probabilistic view of the world wherein the influence you have with respect to your conditions was modest might be wrong. That even the idea it’s possible to opt out of virtually anything is more than just intriguing but liberating.

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I've always been interested in Eastern philosophies and Stoicism. When I first heard about Bitcoin, it seemed to align well with the beliefs, ideas, and lifestyle I was already living. I try my best to be self-sovereign, practice a low-time preference, and delayed gratification. I've also learned so much about Linux, servers, etc...

I'm curious to hear what skills you have gained from Bitcoin, or how it has changed or aligns with your lifestyle.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/724982

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Table Of Content

• The Merger Deal: A Strategic Move

• Growth and Adoption: The Driving Forces

• Trading Details: Accessibility for Investors

• Bitcoin Depot: A Major Player in the Crypto ATM Market

• Conclusion

• FAQ

In a significant development for the cryptocurrency industry, Bitcoin Depot, one of the largest cryptocurrency ATM firms in the United States, has announced that it will go public on Nasdaq starting July 3. This move marks a significant milestone for the crypto industry, reflecting the growing acceptance and mainstream adoption of digital currencies. The listing of Bitcoin Depot on a major stock exchange like Nasdaq signifies the increasing integration of cryptocurrencies into the traditional financial system.

The Merger Deal: A Strategic Move

The public listing of Bitcoin Depot follows the closing of a merger deal with fintech firm GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corporation. GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corporation acted as a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) for Bitcoin Depot. The deal, which was first reported in August 2022, cost $885 million. This merger is expected to allow investors exposure to Bitcoin Depot’s common stock on the Nasdaq. The strategic merger is seen as a significant step towards providing mainstream investors with more opportunities to invest in the burgeoning cryptocurrency market.

Growth and Adoption: The Driving Forces

According to Bitcoin Depot's founder and CEO, Brandon Mintz, the merger deal was aimed at supporting "numerous growth opportunities" and promoting the adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) in North America. Mintz believes that this move will not only provide a boost to Bitcoin Depot but also contribute to the wider acceptance and use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The public listing is expected to provide the necessary capital for Bitcoin Depot to expand its operations and reach, thereby promoting the adoption of Bitcoin.

Trading Details: Accessibility for Investors

Investors interested in Bitcoin Depot will be able to find shares of the company under the ticker symbols BTM and BTMWW for its common stock and public warrants, respectively, on Nasdaq. This public listing provides an opportunity for investors to gain exposure to the burgeoning cryptocurrency market through a regulated and widely recognized exchange. The listing of Bitcoin Depot's shares on Nasdaq will provide a new and accessible avenue for investors to participate in the growth of the cryptocurrency industry.

Bitcoin Depot: A Major Player in the Crypto ATM Market

Founded in 2016, Bitcoin Depot has grown to become one of the biggest crypto ATM firms in North America. According to its website, the company boasts more than 9,130 locations. Bitcoin Depot's ATMs allow users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, providing a tangible touchpoint for digital currencies. The company's extensive network of ATMs has played a crucial role in making cryptocurrencies more accessible to the general public.

Conclusion

The public listing of Bitcoin Depot on Nasdaq is a significant step forward for the cryptocurrency industry. It not only underscores the growing acceptance of cryptocurrencies but also provides a new avenue for investors to gain exposure to this dynamic and rapidly evolving market. As Bitcoin Depot and other crypto-related firms continue to make inroads into traditional financial markets, the future of digital currencies looks increasingly promising. The listing of Bitcoin Depot is likely to encourage other cryptocurrency companies to consider public listings, thereby further integrating the cryptocurrency industry with traditional finance.

FAQ

What is Bitcoin Depot? Bitcoin Depot is one of the largest cryptocurrency ATM firms in the United States. Founded in 2016, it allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin through its network of over 9,130 ATMs.

What is the recent development with Bitcoin Depot? Bitcoin Depot has announced that it will go public on Nasdaq starting July 3, following the closing of a merger deal with fintech firm GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corporation.

What is the purpose of the merger deal? According to Bitcoin Depot's founder and CEO, Brandon Mintz, the merger deal was aimed at supporting "numerous growth opportunities" and promoting the adoption of Bitcoin in North America.

What does Bitcoin Depot's public listing signify? The public listing of Bitcoin Depot on Nasdaq is a significant step forward for the cryptocurrency industry. It reflects the growing acceptance and mainstream adoption of digital currencies and provides a new avenue for investors to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency market.

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Takeaways from Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024

The bitcoin conference in Amsterdam to me is my typical yearly check in with the crypto scene. From a distance, not much has changed since last year. What struck me most was the correlation between the exchange prices and the amount of visitors, I had the feeling the crowd was about twice as big as last year during the opening and high profile talks.

From my personal experience, the increase of audience also brought some dilution to the hard core maximalist anarchist-ness of the event. The overall vibe amongst the attendees was more friendly and open. This also increased the value of the event for me, as I try to broaden my network, get different perspectives and learn more about what interests people in the crypto space.

This year was also marked by my involvement in the Nostr side events, I was asked to give a live performance at the Nostrdam Meetup October 2024 which went over very well and also acted as a nice conversation starter during the rest of the conference. I was also slightly involved in the organisation of the Nostr booth, but credits go to the awesome volunteers that made that happen. It was a bit of a shame that the Nostr booth was tucked away all the way in the back of the (commercial) expo hall, it would have been nice to promote the Nostr initiative to the social community area next to the satoshi radio / connect the world community area

For me the biggest takeaways were the insights I got from the people I’ve met, all from different industries with different perspectives on both technology and involvement. I tried to specifically reach out to (former) CTO’s, which led me to write and share this piece on that particular role. Of course shaking hands and catching up with people I only see once a year is great, and reminds me of the vibe and my experiences at the Fronteers conference.

From a technical point of view I was most inspired by the advancement of AI agent technology and the possibilities of programmable micropayments via de lightning network. Michael Levin showed us that the http spec already has a 402 status of “payment required” and that basically all the required infrastructure is already in place to allow both humans and ai agents to use the lightning network to pay for access to compute or resources using this statuscode and an api gateway such as lightning labs aperture.

talk: HODLing Is Hard: Fundamentals, Cycle & On-Chain Analysis by rational root

• bitcoin is already competing in market cap with other currencies
• amount of euro is exponentially increasing
• from 8 to 16 trillion euros since 2009, but having a real hard cap in btc is fundamentally different
• inflation
  • euro lose 20% in 5 years
  • bitcoin also loses purchasing power, but only 10%
• in current system, we always need to take on maximal debt, instead of saving
• two things can happen
  • we get into overvalued price levels
  • we get into recession
• recession would only mean a shift in the start of the 4 year cycle

panel: Endless Possibilities: Reusing Heat From Miners

• people
  • 21energy Maximilian (obwexer)
  • Bert de groot (bitcoin Brabant)
  • Brad Tom (mara)
• perspective: coming from energy to bitcoin is very different and much faster with implementation than the other way around
• 95% of heat can be captured from miners, much higher in comparison to AI
• being able to balance the grid because you can turn off the bitcoin miners
• ”heatbuffers” → heat is still available when power source goes down
• common objections:
  • Crypto is hard to understand
  • for large industrial clients, heaters, public image of bitcoin (often a door closer)
• people don’t see that miners consume electricity and pay for it.
  • If mining is closed down in Europe, the energy prices will spike because the energy will not be payed for anymore

panel: How to Guard Privacy Tools & Developers

• Dorien Rookmaker & Sjors proviost
• chat control
  • topic keeps returning, and is highly distracting for progress
  • Parliament wants Netherlands to speak against chat control
  • initially they want to just, scan messages now want to install malware before encryption
  • it is distracting Sjors from working on bitcoin
• samurai and tornado are different cases
  • tornado cash is harder because it is also a smart contract with custody over funds
  • samurai is easier: if you don’t have custody, are you responsible for the results of the code?
  • will decide wether whether non custodial systems are ok or not
• micah interpretation is quite vague
• the current Denmark case:
  • if you are rebuilding an interface for a smart contract, you are responsible for implementing all the legal guardrails that apply to securities governance?

panel: NOSTR: Freedom of Algorithmic Choice

• will casarin, mcshane, martti malmi (Sirius iris.to)
• arc (alternative layer on top of bitcoin, like lightning but without channels)
• aha moment: when seeing the unsiloed experience between nostr apps
• were trying to create a town square, so we need to deal with spam
• social media platforms have stagnated a bit, nostr is innovating far more quickly

panel: Transactions As Bitcoin’s Key Growth Metric

• Stephan nilov
  • classical developers don’t know about money and bitcoin development is harder
  • total addressable market is highest in btc, biggest number of possible users
  • bitcoin companies don’t benefit from tokens that are typically exchanged for vc money
  • users are not looking for payments, they are looking for digital property and other things that Ethereum network offers
• Stephan Livera
  • there is a known, slow pace at which bitcoin will be adopted
  • btc market is only 1.2 trillion dollars compared to USD 30 trillion

talk: Making Bitcoin Quantum Resistant by hunter beast

• surmount.systems
• explaining the threat of quantum computing
• problems
  • key size: larger signature required
  • proposal: transaction field attestation
  • 256 bit number key, possibility to factor the private key out of this
• introducing p2qrhash
  • segwitv3
  • satoshishield
• in layman terms:
  • quantum safe upgrades to bitcoin protocol are proposed
  • we need to introduce a software upgrade
  • requires a soft fork, opt in
• possible advantages of quantum in crypto
  • allow us to sign signatures in a way that is unbreakable
• 514 qubits are needed to break something

talk: Lightning and AI: Where the Bots Pay You by michael levin

• two use cases for bitcoin adoption
  • people that don’t have access to fiat
  • things that can’t be handled by fiat systems
• large language models
  • current phase: big adoption
  • next phase: agentic ai
• costs of ai
  • compute 400% more (ben bajarin)
  • algorithm training excess 10 billion dollars
  • data
• costs implications
  • cost of serving answers is 0
  • cost of serving ai query is not 0
  • cost for everyone in the world
• payments in AI
  • now
    • pay per call
  • data
  • accessibility
  • agents
    • agents must be able to do things that cost money
• payment system for AI
  • globally accessible
  • near instant
  • final settlement
  • internet native
  • authentication mechanism
    • personalise access (simple queries for lower tier model)
  • easy to implement
• L402 protocol
  • 402 payment required in http spec
• reverse proxy to have 402 in front of APIs
  • aperture is lightning labs implementation
• all available right now, adoption starting
  • fewsats, sulu, open agents / plebai
  • pay with lightning
• challenges
  • do these payments with stablecoins instead of lightning (hence taproot assets protocol)
• cases
  • agent bots can pay for real world resources
  • taproot assets issue assets on bitcoin allow transfer of
• references
  • L402.org

talk: Bitcoin is Cypherpunk by Aaron van Wirdum

• is bitcoin still Cypherpunks ?
• on one hand we see a push to regulation and frameworks to govern btc
• on the other hand we are arresting developers for writing code

pitches: Bitcoin Amsterdam Pitch Day: Presented by GoBTC

• umoja
  • ceo Robby greenfield
  • LST smartcoin, deflationary by design
  • competes with pools such as lido and rocket pool, but supports multiple coins, including liquid hashrate
    • 30% liquid hashrate returns (!)
  • compliance micah
  • disaster scenarios
    • black swan event → automatic exit out
• magisat
  • trading tools for mempool snipers
  • support for runes
  • volume on bitcoin nft’s is on certain days higher than nft’s on ethereum

panel: Crossing the Boundaries Between Bitcoin & Fiat

• Christian Rau (Mastercard) & Remi destigny (bitrefill )
  • liberation is great, but protocols don’t take customer service into account, chargebacks and rewinding mistakes etc
  • we aim to smooth process by issuing cards that sell your Bitcoin just in time on the backend

talk: Gold & Bitcoin: Friends, Not Foes by Paul Buitink

• premise “the financial system is crumbling”
  • there is too much debt
  • emerging markets lost confidence in western currencies
• freezing Russian assets is shooting ourselves in the foot, as it shows the world you might not want to hold too many dollars that can be easily seized
• record gold buying by central banks in 2022 2023 2024
• gold: 17 trillion marker cap, compared to bitcoin 1.3 trillion

talk: Austrian Economics, Hard Money & Bitcoin Cycles, Willem Middelkoop

• ”we are on the road towards hyper inflation and collapse of financial system”
  • central bankers are pretty smart and very aware
  • this is why they accumulate gold
• when system collapses, central bankers will play the gold card, not the bitcoin card
• US is preparing for big conflict with Russia and china
  • then you can’t use IMF monetary reset
• Asia leadership is the same as US and Russian leadership: they want to stay on control
  • all have about similar gold (per Capita) in their central banks vaults to avoid hyperinflation
• IMF said to el salvador: you need to reign down your bitcoin position
• once central bankers start diversifying (e.g. to bitcoin ) they will strain their own system. The incentives are against adopting bitcoin
• watch out for when on and offramp get blocked / repressed
  • think about diversifying to Dubai, “the new switzerland"
• "bitcoin is the best money ever. fact”
  • superior to gold, because you can store your wealth independant of location
  • more scarce than gold
  • but from central bank point of view, gold is superior to bitcoin
  • younger generation gets this from the start

talk: The Future Will Be Bitcoinized by Elizabeth stark & Rockstar Dev

• stablecoins
  • taproot assets protocol
  • there is a demand for stablecoins and apps on stablecoins
  • 11 trillion dollars in stablecoins
• protocol allows payments in other assets such as stablecoins that use bitcoin/lightning liquidity
  • Elizabeth believes this allows stablecoiners to get interested in the underlying bitcoin layer
• Available now:
  • bridging tether and lightning

products stumbled upon

• Meshtastic
• Flipper
• Noderunners led matrix panel
• 21energy bitcoin heater (1k s9, 3,5k s19)
• angor.io by dangershony on nostr
• bitcoinclock by Djuri

canonical link: https://notes.peterpeerdeman.nl/Bitcoin-Amsterdam-2024

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/724785

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Bitcoiners and Libertarians in India are in the minority - ridiculed, dismissed and laughed at as being a bunch of irrelevant nuts being influenced and manipulated by some nonsensical 'western' ideas like natural rights, natural law, economic freedom, individual liberty and financial sovereignty.

This will not always be the case.

A mistake that those who dismiss us make is to think that folks like us are merely influenced by lies, deceit, propaganda and manipulation.

Rather, what we simply did was to search for truth, beauty, morality and goodness. We tried to articulate them and live with the goal of their achievement. Doing this took us down a rabbit hole that went beyond just Bitcoin and Libertarianism as an alternative asset and a political ideology respectively. They slowly turned into a way of life for us as we started improving and educating ourselves individually. We understood what fiat money, statism and collectivism does to our minds, wealth, culture, society and economy. We recognised the subtle lies and deceit that pervades our lives.

A bigger mistake would be to think that ideas of natural rights, natural law, individual liberty, economic freedom and financial sovereignty are nonsensical or 'western' in character.

Natural rights to life, liberty and property derived from the natural law are universal to every human being. They are built on the foundations of reason and logic. They exist even if a coercive or manipulative authority proclaims that they don't, be it a state leader, religious zealot or university intellectual. From this foundation, the push towards individual liberty, economic freedom and financial sovereignty emerges. There is no stronger foundation than that of reason and logic.

The only criticism that can be valid against people like us would be that we are 'irrelevant' or less in number.

But being less in number cannot undermine the kind of impact that people like us can have. For the first time in the subcontinent's long history, individuals who advocate for natural rights and natural law have a chance of becoming financially sovereign and economically free, thanks to Bitcoin and the internet. These tools help us clear a path on which we can pursue our self-interests, aims, needs and goals in a way that is moral and ethical, without relying on the State apparatus, which requires us to lie, cheat, coerce, bribe or manipulate. We can form economic relationships based on trust and voluntary cooperation and make economic decisions based on capital accumulation and low time preference savings and investment.

We have the ability to create what Vaclav Havel would call a 'parallelopolis' - a parallel and moral society with an economy that is outside the realm of State control and regulatory capture. Feasibly so.

We have the ability to create a property base on which we can build our own lives first and then look to build a better society after. It won't be long before people start noticing what we are doing and listening to what we are saying.

The possibility and capability of people like us, less in number as we may be, to create such a property base is the reason we cannot be ridiculed, dismissed or laughed at.

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NIPs (Nostr Implementation Possibilities) are technical specifications that Nostr developers create to define how specific event types and tags are used. These can be written before or after the feature is implemented and often go through multiple revisions before becoming stable enough to matter. Once two or more clients fully implement the proposal, it is merged into the main repository. This process ensures that while new ideas are encouraged, they are also rigorously reviewed and tested.

There are generally two paths for NIPs: 1. New Ideas, when developers just have a hunch on a new solution and want to quickly write something up to gather feedback from the community. These are my favorite NIPs because they generally introduce a new way of thinking about a problem we are all having. And because they are not just a general solution, but a specific proposal, it allows us to see the entire picture in just a few paragraphs. Even though they are my favorite, they are quite "green" and usually spur 2-3 separate solutions in following PRs by different authors. 2. Existing implementations that need to explain what they are doing. These happen when a client is already running the code in production and simply wants to explain to the rest of the community how to generate and interpret the events the client is creating. These NIPs start much more stable than the former and allow for fewer changes, but because there is already an implementation available, it's a market-tested solution that might just need a few adjustments before others start implementing it.

Well-written specs ensure clarity, reduce ambiguity, and help developers implement the proposal consistently. The text should be VERY short, precise, prescriptive, and actionable by other devs. Start by introducing the new kind or tag in the first sentence and jump straight into a mockup of how the event looks like. The mockup should be self-explanatory and provide clues to what the remaining of the document will talk about. Some folks like to add long/verbose introductions, conclusions, and discussions of the reasons why the NIP is needed or why certain features are there. But those are largely unnecessary and are more appropriate to be placed in the body of the Pull Request descriptor.

Start your NIP with the following template:

``` NIP- ======