criptobastardo
Javier Bastardo

The Samourai guys arrest is really touching to me.
I don’t care of what many people think about them, nor I care that SamouraiWallet handle unfollowed me years ago.
I do remember that it was my first Bitcoin wallet, that the ideas behind its functionalities were really regarded in terms of privacy and that the supported my educational efforts in Venezuela without hesitation.
I hope the best for them in this difficult moment, because I know that privacy matters and it’s a battle that worth to fight.
Then we parted ways, but I remain grateful and

2024-04-16 17:31:17

Venezuelan Bitcoiner circa 1979
https://m.primal.net/Hvwa.jpg

2024-04-09 14:55:21

1) what
#note1snf…m039

2024-04-05 03:36:44

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Myself lol

2024-04-03 16:46:06

San Salvador cathedral from BINAES
https://m.primal.net/HqvC.jpg

2024-04-03 16:29:03

Holy shit... Back into nostr after 8 moths

2023-07-10 14:46:18

Hey, @npub1sg6…f63m GM.
I sent you a DM. Hope you can have a time to see it!
pv

2023-07-10 14:39:49

Hey, @jack GM.
I sent you a DM. Hope you can have a time to see it!
pv

2023-06-21 22:04:12

My latest article about El Salvador from El Salvador
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/06/21/emphasis-on-surf-and-bitcoin-attracts-investments-to-el-salvador/?sh=34bce42771dc

2023-06-14 01:37:48

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/06/11/renewable-bitcoin-mining-project-tweaks-el-salvadors-bonds-proposal-to-raise-1-billion/

2023-05-05 14:21:51

Todo hace indicar que el gobierno de Alberto Fernández sí va a tomar una postura más dura contra #bitcoin y las criptomonedas en Argentina
Lo más reciente fue la decisión del BCRA de prohibir a proveedores de servicio de pago operar con criptoactivos de cualquier índole.
Hasta ahora, las decisiones y actitud de la administración Fernández no había causado ningún cambio en la escena cripto argentina, con USDT ganando presencia en las cuevas y usándose -junto a bitcoin- para compras de toda índole. Incluso ya se han visto unos pequeños -pero aún muy imberbes- brotes verdes de dolarización de facto en el comercio minorista.
¿Qué pasará ahora?
https://www.forbesargentina.com/money/se-acomodara-argentina-postura-anti-crypto-le-exige-fmi-analisis-especialistas-n32933

2023-04-20 21:36:38

This is my debut article as a Forbes Contributor.
It's specifically about Venezuelan bitcoin miners and what is happening with them:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/04/20/bitcoin-miners-trapped-in-alleged-20-billion-corruption-scheme-in-venezuela

2023-04-12 15:01:24

Por años se ha intentado vender que "es bueno tener claridad regulatoria" en Venezuela, pero los hechos recientes, con la Sunacrip -en medio de un gran escándalo de corrupción- y TODOS los mineros regulados siendo investigados pese a cumplir con la susodicha permisología, demuestra que en Venezuela la estabilidad jurídica es un mito.
La ley la hace el chavista de turno en la institución que sea, como ha sido los últimos +20 años. ¿Lo peor? Muchos no pueden salir de ese círculo vicioso, así que tendrán que atravesar la coyuntura del momento, sentarse a negociar y esperar que pasen los meses/años y surja el nuevo evento que deje sin efecto los tan vanagloriados permisos.
Hay algunos que sufren del síndrome de Estocolmo y siguen viendo "el lado positivo de las cosas" y como "la industria" va a salir adelante.
Como si algo puede cambiar para mejor en Venezuela mientras el chavismo detente el poder...

2023-04-11 13:39:49

In the last few days I've been commenting on the corruption scheme that the chavismo is "trying to fix" (even when they're holding the power since 1998) and I've been talking specially about the pseudo-shitcoin that they built and all the crypto yada-yada they've around Bitcoin mining and so...
Now I have chavistas accounts telling that I'm trying to "raise a riot" 🤣🤣
📷📷At least they're being exposed to Satoshi Nakamoto's name:
https://void.cat/d/MjcixCBnVnonohYJNPF8iC.webp

2023-04-11 12:52:38

So called bitcoiners coming from their first world countries atacking people in the ground in Africa/Latam just because they don't understand how things work or because they think that #Bitcoin adoption is only possible by their guidance.
Fuck off!
We do agree that shitcoins are dangerous and that we have to stay in #Bitcoin. The long term run is something where only BTC means a shit, specially beacause CBDC are coming... That's where we all agree!
But in practice and in this adoption phase that we're walking trough, developing markets are looking for dollars, so it's really normal that people ends up using also stablecoins. Should we demonize that? Even when I've been part of those blindly critizicing it for years, I don't think so.
I changed my mind in this particular matter and let me explain why:
The main option (USDt) is a centrallized and private issued token that also uses whatever blockchain yada-yada that they have to use to get the USD flowing.
It's obviously something different than Bitcoin but in these markets, it has a clear utility. We lack access to the USD and our currencies are worst than it and USDT grants that access (with its own limitations and trade-offs; again, stablecoins are not bitcoin. We do understand it, you're not specialy intelligent for pointing that out, we get it!).
Nobody wants to hold bolivars nor liras; but in our countries it's really difficult to get access to a USD bank account (which you probably already have, and even with the record inflation you're probably facing, it's nothing compared to what our currencies loss) and now that the banking system is feeling the pain, fighting to get that kind of access is even more dangerous.
The logic step is to go for Bitcoin, but it's not that normal to be able to save money so the volatility is something to take in mind. Long term views, low time preferences, those are rare privileges.
In fact, what makes Bitcoin interesting to the majority of people here is that they think that they'll get profits. For the vast majority of people is just a grab money thing... It isn't a political issue nor they're fightning for freedom and opting out the authoritarianism; we're not there yet.
And if you see that, and understand that maybe the references that you have in your country (Your USD/EUR savings collapsing, looking for other options, capital controls, fight against cash, CBDC, making a political stance) are not the same that we have in ours, you'll be able to stop moralizing what people does with their Bitcoin and how they teach it to others.
There is not an unique "bitcoiner" role model, because Bitcoin is something that humans use, and humans are diverse.
We share an ethos -those who are lucky enough to understand it- but that's not a final version of what people is suposed to do or to be.
Bitcoin is a tool, one that people is appropiating by theyselves in many different ways.
TLDR: If you want to help the Global South with #Bitcoin, just stop with the saviour complex🤷‍♂️

2023-04-09 02:50:16

Pa ganá vine pa ganá... Quiero money pa gastá (en BTC)
https://youtu.be/yEhqOYhcP74

2023-04-06 21:06:03

https://twitter.com/criptobastardo/status/1643577331909373953?s=20

2023-04-06 21:03:34

#[1]

2023-04-04 15:43:36

¿Cómo está la gente #nostr?

2023-03-23 13:42:54

Varios bancos colapsando, suba de intereses sostenida, economías en declive...
Conversé con el trader y analista Alberto Cárdenas sobre lo que ha sucedido en estos últimos días en el más reciente episodio de mi podcast, Hablemos de Bitcoin:
https://youtu.be/AB85CoBrb2s

2023-03-23 12:39:45

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Optar por salir? XD

2023-03-23 12:38:40

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The speaker I want to see the most is Lunaticoin #[2] and Prague seems to be a really great city to have a Bitcoin conference, so doubles the greatness of the event :P

2023-03-22 12:18:12

Si la proyección de Balaji es real, lo que menos importará será el precio nominal de Bitcoin.
Compre balas, acumule comida y asegúrese de conocer los lugares para adquirir más bienes de consumo.

2023-03-22 12:10:48

Pura vida, Nostrichs!

2023-03-19 20:21:20

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¡Dalo por hecho!

2023-03-19 20:03:59

I love to see many of you in Costa Rica, friendos! Enjoy!
PV!

#[1]

PV, nostrs!

#[2]

LMAO #[1]

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Is that Damus?

2023-03-08 12:23:25

#[1]

2023-03-06 12:48:51

Pura vida, nostrs!

2023-03-06 12:39:21

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I'm bullish on Nostr cuz we badly need something like this and bitcoiners already knew it!

2023-03-02 13:20:12

#[1]

2023-02-28 12:47:38

https://void.cat/d/PT48YZZfVotzbWaHzK97Xz.webp

2023-02-27 20:31:11

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You don't need to sign to an specific wallet which probably will block ypu because it's a centralized and regulated party and Venezuela is an santionated state... But still, you can use Samourai or Wallet of Satoshi or Muun or Phoenix and each of them works pretty good!

2023-02-27 13:14:52

https://twitter.com/LaBitblioteca/status/1629186602684542977

2023-02-27 12:59:05

El caso de uso de #NOSTR en Cuba:
https://twitter.com/Catry_a/status/1629865637160820742

2023-02-24 19:28:50

https://twitter.com/LaBitblioteca/status/1629185874326847490

2023-02-23 13:27:08

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Lo mismo digo, Reddd!

2023-02-23 13:26:38

Ya está en el canal de YouTube de Satoshi en Venezuela un nuevo epi de mi podcast #HablemosDeBitcoin
https://youtu.be/suO5OygSWIE

2023-02-23 13:25:45

https://youtu.be/6Te6j20-xEY

2023-02-23 13:25:35

pura vida, majesaurios!

2023-02-22 15:17:21

pura vida, maes!

2023-02-21 15:06:53

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need to go there!

2023-02-21 14:11:32

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el único video en donde escribir en excel sirve para enviar mensajes jejejejeje un clásico de los 90

2023-02-21 14:08:12

#HablemosDeBitcoin en 5 minutos...
¿Veremos un nuevo "caso El Salvador" en Europa?
https://youtu.be/yFSLQSvnUlA

2023-02-20 13:37:40

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mmmm... Holy crap! Nothing comes to my mind lol

2023-02-20 13:36:40

#HablemosDeBitcoin, con #RedPurdy, de #[0]
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/uEiS9B1xzxb

2023-02-19 13:43:53

Veo una npub, la copio y la vengo a seguir en Astral xd
https://twitter.com/criptobastardo/status/1626568885808898050?s=20

2023-02-19 13:30:13

PV, NostrFamiglia!

2023-02-17 14:07:13

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followuid

2023-02-15 15:26:42

pura vida, majesaurios!

2023-02-15 14:12:45

#[1]

2023-02-14 16:25:36

¿Quién está listo para El Swante House desde Octubre en El Salvador?

2023-02-14 16:25:02

https://twitter.com/coryklippsten/status/1625513739171827713

2023-02-14 13:23:42

https://twitter.com/criptobastardo/status/1625466137021390848

2023-02-14 00:47:40

https://twitter.com/criptobastardo/status/1625121262530953216

2023-02-13 12:11:50

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🫡🤙Pv

2023-02-13 12:11:36

#[1]

2023-02-13 11:26:13

https://youtu.be/X2bCgOMVFZ8

2023-02-12 01:19:59

Pura Vida, maes!
¿Cómo está el Notriverso?

2023-02-09 12:28:59

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ASÍ PASÓ, ESTIMABLE! ASÍ PASÓ!

2023-02-09 12:16:57

❤️Pura Vida!🤙

2023-02-09 12:16:31

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PV, mae!

2023-02-09 00:24:32

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siento envidia de la buena! Disfruta, papu!

2023-02-09 00:23:34

Twitter down?
#Nostr!

2023-02-08 13:03:27

¡Ya está disponible el episodio más reciente de mi podcast, #HablemosDeBitcoin, con Cristina Carrascosa!
https://youtu.be/cm0oLjqMmTc

2023-02-08 12:54:25

Bitcoin conversation happens mainly in english. But not everybody in the world speaks english. In fact, I always have some hard times while speaking it. I can communicate and learn, but this is something that not everybody is prepared to do. A secondary language is something critical for modern societies, but in developing countries, it's not that easy to have it.
So that's where LaBitblioteca.com fits in.
Check more details about our campaign and goals here: https://geyser.fund/entry/1576

2023-02-08 10:25:24

PURA VIDA, MAJES!
Combi Tica + Salvi

2023-02-08 10:23:47

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de qué hablás, maje?

2023-02-07 14:22:32

PV, maes!

2023-02-07 14:22:23

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GM, early bird!

2023-02-07 10:21:50

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