econoalchemist

#FREESAMOURAI https://p2prights.org/donate.html

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Co-founder @ The 256 Foundation https://256foundation.org

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2024-09-15 15:05:43

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As I mentioned, there is a non-zero chance Wasabi's systemic address re-use vulnerability will send a mixed output to a previously used change address, that's one reason choosing Wasabi would have been a poor choice. Another is that there is also a non-zero chance that Wasabi's symmetric address reuse vulnerability will include the same address on both the input & output sides of the mix. Additionally, fees paid to Wasabi helped support chain analysis companies; utxos are ground to dust if left to CoinJoin for too long; and now that ZKsnacks' coordinator liquidity has been broken up among several new coordinators, users can enjoy dancing with themselves in shallow liquidity pools that offer no practical anonymity benefits.
Further more, the existence of doxxic change makes no difference when a user is intentionally sending all their outputs to their pre-mix wallet (of all places) and then consolidating them. To even achieve what you've demonstrated the user would have to put in considerable effort to make such a mess of things.
Your example is one of intentionally destructive user behavior and this entire exercise has demonstrated that you are purposefully attempting to misguide people and/or you have little to no grasp on the subject. Despite your inability to identify that example as a blatantly obvious and intentional maneuver to consolidate outputs, you chose to confidently use it as an example to equate the vulnerabilities in one wallet with the deliberate choices made by the user in another wallet. The fact that you have been engaging in tactics such as this for years is disturbing and the fact that you continue to do so after the Samourai Wallet coordinator has been shut down is deranged.

2024-09-07 16:25:24

Nostr gets better everyday. Twitter gets worse everyday.

2024-09-05 19:28:03

Join @BitKite & I at Bitcoin Park in Nashville on September 16th for the first Mining Monday Meetup.
https://yakihonne.com/smart-widget-checker?naddr=naddr1qvzqqqr4fupzqlh47xc4d6j7060ek7rl09gm95gp7auqv9n634ztz9rg5y8qlnf8qq2ny3ecwe04jsnw2en8shmsg3r4qee42ymxz383vnf

2024-09-04 15:34:17

Sounds like the next court appearance has been moved to September 17th for both devs. Keep showing your support any way you can 👊
https://p2prights.org/donate.html #note1sqk…4klp

2024-09-04 03:45:56

Wishing Samourai Wallet all the best in the days ahead with appearances in court again tomorrow & Tdev's next appearance on September 10th.
They can use all the help they can get, chip in on their legal defense fund: https://p2prights.org/donate.html

2024-09-01 05:52:38

How do you log into Primal with Amber? I'm not seeing the option.

2024-08-31 04:30:33

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Check out this guide, it's incredibly helpful. relay.tools makes it easy to spin up and customize a relay. You have to install the Kiwi browser and then add the Nosx2 extension to it to sign into relay.tools with your Nostr profile. But once you do that, it's a12k sats/mo invoice and you're on the downhill run.
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qq9hyetvv9uj6um9w36hqq3qgcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqxpqqqp65wjvcq4q

2024-08-31 04:25:04

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I'm still figuring it out myself but from what I understood the differences were that the Zeus Lightning address has a time limitation if the user is offline for more than 24-hours then the payment is returned to the sender. Where as the Minibits Lightning address doesn't. Also, the Minibits wallet can handle ecash along with sats seamlessly, which might be a plus if the user is into ecash. What I'm not so sure about is what happens if the mint operator's server goes down; the ecash is stored on the user's device and any user can run a mint themselves to connect with their client so I think it's easy enough to recover in the event a mint operator gets taken down. I went through the recovery process for good measure by funding the mint, uninstalling/reinstalling the app, and I am in fact in control of my keys/sats so I don't think it's custodial. I suppose a better test would be to restore in a different app altogether.

2024-08-30 22:46:29

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Unfollow everybody and tell me the experience doesn't go to shite.

2024-08-30 22:19:11

I started using Nostr about a year and a half ago. NGL I struggled with it, I wanted it to be that Twitter replacement I was searching for but there were several roadblocks:
• getting content to load
• self-custodial Lightning is a pita
• little to no interaction
• getting a mix of content beyond just Bitcoin
Therefore, I found myself stuck choosing between battling an algorithm or a miserable UX for social media. But that changed when I saw this dude's posts about making a few simple adjustments and that was exactly the unlock I was looking for.
In the last 24-hours I went from totally frustrated with Nostr to operating my own public relay, running a local private relay on mobile, & getting content to load quickly on my 3 favorite clients - first bullet point ✅.
I continued following his suggestions and funded Zeus to manage some inbound/outbound channels which is made easy with their new LSP. With that setup, I installed Minibits to create a mint and get a Lightning address. I topped off the mint from Zeus, then I configured the NWC secrets for my 3 clients and removed the friction to zaps in a self-custodial way - second bullet point ✅.
But then I figured out being an introverted lurker on Nostr doesn't bode well here. I started following more accounts, boosting, posting, liking, commenting... The more I use it, the better it gets - third bullet point ✅.
Finally, YakiHonne was the key to curating the content I was seeing. There are options to choose a number of topics beyond just Bitcoin-related stories and I recommend checking it out - fourth bullet point ✅.
All in all, Twitter is a dumpster fire as you probably know since you're here reading this and if you have hit some friction switching to Nostr hopefully some of this info helps.
#nevent1q…6jm2

2024-08-30 00:42:00

Full video of the Samourai Wallet panel discussion at Bitcoin24 with Diverter, Tor, & Zack. Moderated by yours truly:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mqZstqEGUMM

2024-08-30 00:15:02

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🤣

2024-08-30 00:13:32

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What happened after 20, what was the limiting factor?

2024-08-30 00:12:36

For context, I have 585 relays configured.
#note17cz…tes0

2024-08-30 00:03:31

How many relays is too many?

2024-08-29 14:39:09

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https://m.primal.net/KTbP.png

2024-08-29 14:06:37

GM
https://m.primal.net/KTYx.jpg

2024-08-29 02:42:23

If .GIF is pronounced with a soft G, then how do you pronounce this:
https://m.primal.net/KSfq.jpg

2024-08-29 00:46:02

Recording POD256 at Bitcoin Park is a really nice upgrade. Thankful for this place and all the frens I've made along the way.
https://m.primal.net/KSYY.mp4

2024-08-22 05:44:07

New POD256. Next month we're starting a monthly mining meet up in Nashville at @npub1the…4dha
December we'll be in Nairobi for the @npub1dtv…wc6t
January will be the Telehash where we are raising 1Eh for 24-hours to support free & open Bitcoin mining development.
#note1mq5…4h0p

2024-08-22 00:57:36

The ATF can go fuck itself.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge_standoff

2024-08-15 04:16:49

POD256 is back after a 5-week hiatus. #note1yvw…qlcm

2024-07-28 23:08:34

.@npub1qny…95gx spitting 🔥 #FREESAMOURAI
https://m.primal.net/JhUi.mp4

2024-07-27 15:00:18

Privacy is a human fight. Any encroachment by the State on an individual's ability to use the tools in this fight is nothing short of tyranny. Take a stand, this fight is worth it, chip in any way you can: https://p2prights.org/donate.html
Will have the full panel discussion out soon with Diverter, Tor Ekeland, & Zack Shapiro.
https://m.primal.net/JgFV.mp4

2024-07-04 00:55:34

Our 50th episode! @npub1f5p…wt3z crushed it on this episode & brought the 🔥 about his creative contraptions, the benefits of permaculture, & how to build a self-sufficient Bitcoin-powered homestead. Check it out.
#note132z…4d6d

2024-07-02 17:54:33

We've got the legendary @npub1f5p…wt3z joining @npub1atn…h4x3 & I on POD256 tomorrow. He's been integrating Bitcoin miners into all areas of his homestead in creative ways. What questions do you have?
#note1l0a…cpu4

2024-06-30 04:37:13

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Freedom is doing what you want unchallenged. Sovereignty is doing what you want despite being challenged.

2024-06-28 19:26:18

I wonder how the DOJ would interpret the long standing Succadease Rule 🤔
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/supreme-court-decision-overturns-chevron-a-victory-for-judicial-authority-and-bitcoin

2024-06-27 18:50:28

Everything you want to know about Braidpool:
#note13fp…qx96

2024-06-25 22:52:40

.@npub1atn…h4x3 & I are recording with Braidpool tomorrow. What questions do you have? Anything goes, don't be shy ;)
#note1eyh…r62t

2024-06-14 15:38:54

This is a great write up by Damn Kewl on the Samourai Wallet matter.
https://blog.ronindojo.io/freesamourai/

2024-06-13 06:03:54

Great episode with these guys today, glad to see intelligent tools getting easier to access.
#nevent1q…nw4t

2024-06-11 20:48:41

Get your questions for Boerst in now. We'll be recording at 14:00 UTC-5 tomorrow June 12.
#nevent1q…nwkl

2024-06-11 02:21:40

New podcast just dropped with Diverter & Max Tannahill about the Samourai Wallet case and what's at stake:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4j2IWfsCoMs

2024-06-06 06:06:47

This was a fun episode and I'm looking forward to seeing their new pool become a success.
#nevent1q…3ndf

2024-06-04 18:35:33

We've got Wilson Mining, the Iowa-based Bitcoin mining host, recording with us tomorrow. They're bringing a big announcement to the table. What questions do you have?
#nevent1q…lf6e

2024-06-04 06:42:23

I don't care how many banks collapse, I am not forgetting about Epstein's client list.

2024-05-25 05:17:08

Luke Dashjr joins Bitkite & I on Pod256 this week to discuss Bitcoin mining & more.
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5876654?episode=23014174246

2024-05-24 05:44:33

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😎

2024-05-23 04:27:24

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Samourai Wallet's attorney endorsed it:
https://x.com/Deliver8tor/status/1792605019872899343
https://image.nostr.build/e69c4cd5b60212594fc8fd2af4e1fdebc2f4ae1d90d700a89373b50ac631e04f.jpg

2024-05-21 06:31:29

The legal defense fund for Samourai Wallet is now open and accepting donations: https://p2prights.org/
This particular fight is important because the precedent set in this matter will either reinforce the principles that non-custodial wallets are not money transmitters or it will put targets on the backs of all wallet developers.
If you really came here for the freedom tech then get in this fight and show your support. There will not be a second chance to repair the damage done if the DOJ is not stopped here and now.

2024-04-27 21:42:48

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IMO Samourai doesn't even fit the definition of money transmitter though. Which in the Tornado Cash case that definition fits because they accepted the users ETH when users made deposits to the pools. As stated in that document, a money transmitter is either "a person engaged in the acceptance of currency, funds, or other value that substitutes for currency from one person AND the transmission of currency, funds, or other value that substitutes for currency to another person or location by any means" or "any other person engaged in the transfer of funds."
In Samourai's Whirlpool architecture, they never accept bitcoin from the users nor do they transfer it. Users transfer bitcoin to themselves by providing a UTXO to a collaborative transaction and receive their bitcoin back in a new UTXO. The user's wallet tx history is a chain of self-transfers that are blinded to the coordinator. It's difficult to even make a fiat analogy because there is literally no depositing, accepting, or disbursing of bitcoin taking place between any two entities. Every Whirlpool tx is just 5 people making identical self-transfers together.

2024-04-26 05:05:46

Not long ago it was the Tornado Cash case but that was on Ethereum and largely brushed off by many Bitcoiners. Then it was the Bitcoin Fog case but that was custodial and again largely brushed off by many Bitcoiners.
To some, the trajectory has been clear for several years. Often times those warning of real and present dangers are met with skepticism and dismissed as FUDsters.
Yesterday it was Samourai Wallet, a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet with the ability to coordinate CoinJoins. If you brushed off Tornado Cash & Bitcoin Fog, don't make the same mistake this time.
The language used by the FBI is so broad and generalized in their PSA and their recent actions have been so over-reaching that it should now be crystal clear to any Bitcoiner that any Bitcoin wallet project not implementing KYC measures runs the risk of having the developers arrested for operating an unlicensed Money Services Business. Node projects and miners are not far behind.
The entire pretext to this narrative is false because Bitcoin is software, software is code, code is speech, and freedom of speech is a God-given right. Ask yourself, where do you draw the line? What rights are you willing to defend? And if push came to shove, how far are you willing to go to defend those rights?
"Give me liberty or give me death" are not hollow words because a life without liberty is not a life worth living. Many have already made the ultimate sacrifices and many more will follow in their foot steps. Every dialogue consists of a call and a response and right now the FBI is having a one-sided conversation. Make a stand and respond loudly and clearly that the erosion ends now.
#nevent1q…ccdp

2024-04-25 02:09:22

I don't always drink whiskey but tonight I'm having a glass for my friends who made the ultimate sacrifice with their own freedom, fighting for those who believe privacy is a human right 🥃

2024-04-24 02:43:56

I ate a pig liver yesterday and it tasted like bloody dirt. That's it, that's the note.

2024-04-20 04:45:36

Pod256 #44
Bitcoin mining stats, news, & tangents.
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5876654

2024-04-15 01:43:36

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> "proper datacarrier respecting templates"
Seems like if anything, "proper" would be Bitcoin Core's dafault datacarrier size - 80 bytes. Knots is a fork of Bitcoin Core with a non-standard datacareier size of 42 bytes. Ocean is 100% censoring Samourai Wallet, Sapprow Wallet, & Bitcoin Keeper tx0's. And BIP47 PaynNym notification txs.
Also, Whirlpool CJ's don't use an OP_RETURN so "learn the fucking technicalities".

2024-04-14 15:33:49

"Anyway, Israel should feel free to just nuke Iran from existence." https://image.nostr.build/165302124c4a01fe1890e920bb39afe5889e718df9f288e5e0e1d29d4dab5d98.jpg

2024-04-14 05:57:49

Even if WWIII breaks out, I'm not forgetting about Epstein's client list.

2023-11-01 02:41:36

Become ungovernable.
https://www.deathathletic.com/

2023-09-25 15:58:41

Live free or fucking die.
#nevent1q…f3lv

2023-09-04 05:20:53

I reckon a solar panel on 30ft stilts near a transmission line would power miners day & night.

2023-07-07 02:10:54

I think that deep down inside, most of us want to get the fuck off the plane.
https://nostr.build/i/22b625df38ff20ad1078a8b03c713ab59738d7a360e140f2570325ee5a568af4.jpg

2023-07-01 04:39:33

Our Producer, Tom, sings Taylor Swift at 1:01:55 in the latest episode of Pod256 👀
POD256 | Bitcoin Mining News & Analysis https://open.spotify.com/episode/6BP1kUmqD5lP8jF2wFJ9g2

2023-06-30 05:44:30

My wife is taller than Arnold Schwarzenegger.

2023-06-25 21:12:26

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After one week of fermentation, I'm adding toasted oak chips. This will ferment for another 2 weeks before bottling.
https://nostr.build/i/65117512c88da96fd4c5b8bb38d35bed56a92d263a81950b8382a36828895ea4.jpg

2023-06-24 06:16:10

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Do the rabbits try to dig out of their enclosure? We have a few meat rabbits and we keep them in cages but I've been thinking they'll be better overall with a large enclosure like you have.

2023-06-24 04:42:43

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I'm exaggerating a little but this first one was how my wife's ended up. The second is how our daughter likes hers cooked:
https://nostr.build/i/b47b812c828fe1fcd717b58f44cc6f325293d1dba2d35c8bd209876ed0811fce.jpg
https://nostr.build/i/fba8e1588b7e662ccba72b89a7ecea35a424080ea86efe397f59d694ac830127.jpg

2023-06-24 04:16:37

Locally raised & butchered grass-fed filet mignon. Now, my wife is a direct descendant of a viking warrior so she likes hers rare AF. To achieve the perfect preparation, I cook hers at 420°F for 69 seconds each side. #shakearanchershand
https://nostr.build/i/48072bbe899de3683a8c8f013ec5b461e20e204b964edc3e5afbf9dffe4a3788.jpg

2023-06-23 05:19:45

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https://nostr.build/i/bcdf4f9acd9f2c9d569329eb391b554420207c7182d5b1e82aaef133e987c260.jpg

2023-06-23 03:33:47

Life hack: when you need to search through your spare hardware box or bucket, use an old towel. You can search through it all much faster and it is way easier to clean up and put it all away.
https://nostr.build/i/2cb8775f8793fecb66fcffec67c1b342891fcda50228c5443a97f0e42df6861f.jpg
https://nostr.build/i/27edd61adca72fca853acdf025c24ddc66201d6b5cd02642ef34059dc936018c.jpg

2023-06-21 04:44:44

New hobby: home brewing.
https://nostr.build/i/acd77dde8d7973f9d53011ed839ae189350c5327e9761a9ea1a38d9296e37993.jpg

2023-06-18 01:36:41

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Amazing :) Thank you 👊 That setup is so quiet! Nice work.

2023-06-03 15:46:48

https://twitter.com/OV_Matter/status/1664835695448584192
https://nostr.build/i/2a2a460b65bd9f31777deeb214e6437812204cac4ae91e8073a8b7831ef1aa27.jpg

2023-06-03 05:15:36

Current mood:
https://youtu.be/OTj9Rzj98uc

2023-06-01 04:46:12

We have Diverter_NoKYC joining @npub1atn…h4x3 & I on Pod256 tomorrow. He wrote Mining For The Streets and shattered years of false narratives that mining at home was a lost cause. He's a privacy advocate who has demonstrated several self-hosting tools. And perhaps most importantly, he is a Jstark award recipient. Hit us with whatever questions you have and we'll ask him on the show 👇
https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/

2023-03-05 02:46:14

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I tried them before but they're not for me.

2023-03-04 16:57:15

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Yeah, I just quit using shampoo one day. Instantly noticed less hair falling out and collecting in the drain. I just rinse my hair with water now.

2023-02-24 04:43:36

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Yes, but those who called for censorship will never be forgotten.

2023-02-24 04:39:11

This is the most comfortable concealed carry holster I've found. In the reviews, people said they "forgot they were wearing it" and I called bull shit. But they weren't wrong.
https://bugbiteholsters.com/the-bugbite-holster/
https://i.imgur.com/Ti0irnX.jpg
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2023-02-23 05:14:06

I think I'll share some non-BTC related content on Nostr occasionally for the lolz...
Was driving a commercial vehicle the other day, got pulled over. Full DOT inspection ensued. Officer numbnuts noted 10 violations, 10! Among them was driving without a license and without a seatbelt. However, zero citations were issued 😅
#beardenvy

2023-02-21 02:34:15

I hate to be "that guy" but we fucking crushed it on this panel.
https://fountain.fm/episode/13169757837

2023-02-19 20:20:27

PV! At a time when financial weaponization is gaining momentum, it is more important now than ever that permissionless & censorship-resistant tools proliferate to ensure anyone's ability to participate economically with the world around them.
Learn how to use a decentralized exchange to buy bitcoin and stay off the lists: https://learn.robosats.com/

2023-02-18 03:56:59

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Pod256 should show up on any pod player that uses RSS. Shows up in AntennaPod on my mobile.
https://i.imgur.com/Pscf98M.png

2023-02-18 02:59:01

Hi, I'm econoalchemist. I'm new to Nostr and I like fuck-you-money. If you also like fuck-you-money, then you might like my podcast with #[0]. It's called Pod256 and we just released a new episode.
https://anchor.fm/pod256