BTC maximalist since around Block #65600 after finding whitepaper on slashdot. Experienced misplacer of thousands of BTC in my time. #Privacy #Freedom #LiquidNetwork đ #LightningNetworkâĄď¸ #TacoPleb
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Last Notes npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 âDonatedâ 5000 BTC I mined throughout 2010 and then lost. Youâre all welcome. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Liquid Network has been the GOAT side chain since 2019! npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 đ¨ Not Your Keys, Not Your Bitcoin. Period. đ¨ If you do not hold your private keys and your seed phrase securely in your own hands (metaphorically speaking), then you do NOT own Bitcoin. What you own instead? An IOU. A piece of paper, or more likely a digital entry, that says someone else owes you Bitcoin. And hereâs the uncomfortable truth: They donât necessarily even have all of it. At least not all the time. This is paper Bitcoin, no different in principle from paper gold or paper silver. Weâre watching right now what happens in the silver market when too many people realize the metal isnât really there and start demanding delivery. The same exact thing can happen to Bitcoin if/when a large number of people demand self-custody all at once. Custodians, exchanges, ETFs, these are fractional systems. They rely on the assumption that most people wonât ask for the real thing at the same time. And honestly? Paper trading should be a sin. If we actually traded raw materialsâreal Bitcoin, real gold, real silverâweâd have a far more intelligent, transparent, and well-informed market. Prices wouldnât be so artificially manufactured, suppressed, or manipulated by layers of derivatives and promises stacked on top of promises. đ˘ DEMAND DELIVERY. Just like you should with gold. Just like you should with silver. Do it with Bitcoin. Self-custody isnât paranoia. Itâs responsibility. Itâs ownership. Itâs the entire point. Not your keys. Not your coins. đâż npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 â npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 100% SERIOUS question: Why do we talk about Bitcoin being a bearer asset and nobody can take it from you and FrEeDoM mOneY when nearly everyone since this cycle is KYCâed and databases ready for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to exceed 1 million coins via a 6102 confiscation order? Even people with their keys can and will lose their bitcoin or be jailed if they donât turn them over if the on-ramp into Bitcoin was via a KYC source. đ¤ đ¤ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Where is the best place to get these exact Bitcoin shirts that are high quality but priced right? Iâve seen Michael Saylor wearing them, a few other people here and there over the past year and now the guy from The Exit Manual channel on YouTube. I want like one or seven of these! https://image.nostr.build/8afdde109daad34fa8fb3dc241d4169b37b89b6ca52e83f53366348a9807f0ce.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Go be a dick elsewhere, thanks. :) npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 I use it almost exclusively as my main client. Love bitchat.land! :) npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 https://image.nostr.build/e0943af0d78ab31585a1c2571073e9dd90ec788b952405e3ae3d37f626d567ad.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Sounds about right. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Got my @nprofileâŚ78xf today!!! Only went for 100 Genesis cards to see what they were like. Thinking Heroes and Villains will be the next purchase unless someone has a better recommendation? I still donât know a lot about all of the different offerings, but I really like the idea of Bitcoin trading cards!!! :) npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 If you are into Bitcoin and havenât been keeping up with every video BTC Prague has been putting out, you are NOT a Bitcoiner. Jesus Christ, man. It. Is. Pure. Signal. The US conference was pure cbdc, erm- I mean - stablecoin noise. Wow, @npub167nâŚzu3râs lineup killed it this year and Iâm shocked how much content they are still dropping regularly from the conference. It has to be coming to and end soon?!?!?!!! I hope not. Bring it on. Loving all of the speakers. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Finally got a Bitcoin Knots node up and running and trying to get Electrum Rust Server up synced now. Still have LND to get running, LNBits, LNDhub, Thunderbolt, RTL, and many other things.... ugh. Building all of this from source and getting it to run is going to have me bald before it's all said and done. lololol npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Officially have a household sat bank set up complete with a leaderboard website for the family and grandparents to watch. Updates every 10 minutes AND creates a chart that you can switch days on and see how the sat distribution was then. Itâs pretty cool!!! Zapping sats to the kids for chores or going above and beyond is awesome. Teaching them about money is awesome. Teaching them about SCARCE FREEDOM MONEY is awesomeeeee!!!!!! Looking into utilizing lnbits soon, im very familiar with it, but thinking about trying to branch this out into a tiny community bank by onboarding some of the kidsâ friends and maybe orange pilling some precoiners along the way. đ probably go with Fedimint then because of MSB rules and all that jazz that I want nothing to do with. Custodying my kids fun thatâs basically Monopoly money to them right now and running a community âbankâ are two different things. Iâd rather spread out that custodial liability amongst 10-15 people so that no person can be said to have been an MSB at some point along the way. đ¤ˇââď¸ I may burn out on this idea and never get it outside of my house. High probability of that. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 https://blossom.primal.net/be988bcdb26e3c29be46b8a61cb841764c893a3b54d6e4d65664f8b9c9c8a0f7.mp4 npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 https://blossom.primal.net/bd78cbc39849fae3e3c695dc53919ebe5144db0134b0921b62b9b5c8ef7f5e70.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 You as well, fellow nostrich. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. United as One. Divided by zero. Expect Us. https://blossom.primal.net/c9ef7d2f46674b1e35b11ebe6491e65b6cbccaef34ec29c45119614bc308d4c3.png npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 One thing that may help with cap gains is using HIFO or LIFO paired with a DCA strategy. That way the taxes will be very minimal since they will be the highest priced sats you have. If you are putting more into Bitcoin continually still and your most recent amount converted can cover your expenses as quickly as you can replenish them, you shouldnât ever pay large cap gains on your very long term holdings because you will be cashing out the highest cost sats or most recently acquired sats, first. Iâm not a professional. This is not financial advice. It is theory from a random on the internet. đ¤ˇââď¸ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Iâm also kind of sad Elizabeth Stark didnât get double the time, Uncle Rockstar should have been a speaker, Mallers is hopefully up tomorrow, more of Satoshi, erm, I mean @nprofileâŚ6yk5 Adam Back. đ Just OGs. Andreas Antonopolous on stage again, preaching the good word would probably make me cream my boxers. Jack Dorsey should be speaking. Iâm just sad. Itâs all âWuTs yOuR cReDiT sCoRe?!â bros now. Buncha fiat-bloated pigs. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Seems like stuff we know so far. Kinda cool hearing the âno taxes on deminimus amounts of Bitcoin being spent under $600â sounds really nice and would further increase adoption significantly, imho. I would be a lot more willing to spend some if I didnât have to worry about a taxable event for every transaction I make. And I agree on the âcryptoâ and âstable coinâ talk. Itâs ridiculous. BITCOIN 2025, not CRAPTO 2025. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Gave âem a follow! đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Good shit!! đ đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 420/1000 times I have issues. 𤣠npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 No doubt. If I ever felt the urge to scream ZOOM OUT!!!!! at my screen, itâs from reading that tweet. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Lolol. What a chump. Feather hands. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Sounds like a good deal to get an extra ~45,000 sats when I convert it. https://blossom.primal.net/d85608a4c4d2326836df9d3179c3ba255c4abc842eec8d4997d4daf4308770a0.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 @ Peter Schiff (a fly) #nevent1qâŚ4h0g npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Hehe đ đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Guess it depends if it was to help someone I cared about that was in the crash. đ đ¤ˇââď¸ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 GPS can be spoofed? It was done a lot with PokĂŠmon Go, if I remember correctly? npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 What is it about? Genuinely curious. đ§ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Understood! Thank you for the thorough explanation! npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Who needs more than that for less than 1% of their net wealth being held there? When people argue these kinds of points against Lightning, I donât get it. Your a psycho if you have much in Lightning. Major funds belong on-chain and to be moved on-chain for a few tens or hundreds of thousands of sats even far into the future. đ¤ˇââď¸ we have to make mining worth it and those sats are a pittance in comparison to the amounts you should be using the chain for to be economical to yourselfâŚ. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 So youâre saying we have two options? Thatâs good. Sounds like if one gets co-opted or doesnât keep the divisibility factor, the other can take its place. I donât know much about cashu/ecash, personally. Iâm missing your point. And also, if a sat always buys the smallest of something youâd want to buy with its value, why does it need to be divisible? I.e. a house might always cost 1000 sats, a car might always cost 500 sats, and a piece of bubble gum might always cost 1-5 sats. Whereâs the problem? Genuinely interested in your POV. Not trying to start an argument. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 *Down to the millisatoshis level npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Still divisible on lightning down the millisatoshis. :) npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Not yet, but considering it if this op return drama doesnât die down soon. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Okay, you get a follow. This is cool! npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Gn npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 đ đ đ I dig it. đ§ş đż npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Last thing I saw him put out was him sitting down with someone else (iirc) teaching us to do our taxes like good little boys and girls. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 I can get down with it. We rebranding sats as bitcoin now? Seems like the effort and movement is strong on Nostr tonight. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 If you are calling me a bot, I can assure you Iâm a real boy. Lol But just wanted to say I appreciate the zap a few notes back in the thread. You didnât zap a bot. 𤣠đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 That would definitely be an upside. I dig it! đ¤ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 The pencil pushers and computer geeks at the IRS that audit bank accounts and everything else. Youâre KYCâed, so Iâm sure all your exchanges are documented in a tidy file for the IRS to see. Just seems hard to get away with it. And what happens the day they have AI process their current dataset and we all stick out like sore thumbs? Not a stretch for them to map IP addresses to some transactions that occurred a decade ago then tax you on them. Idk. Just scary thinking about them having the rest of my life to figure out what Iâve gained over the decades and then send a big fat tax bill or a threat of going to prison or taking my assets. đ¤ˇââď¸ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 I feel that. And resonate with what you are saying and want to scream that from the rooftops, too. Just scared of the repercussions when the tax bill comes due after theyâd find out what I was spending and not reporting. đ¤ˇââď¸ Graybar Hotel visits kinda suck. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Yeah, we are in the âthe fight you stageâ regardless of how much it feels like we are winning. The more of these kinds of regulations they are drafting and are passed to control the use of Bitcoin in any shape or form, is detrimental to the cause, in my opinion. Iâm here for the Libertarian/cypherpunk Bitcoin. Not this corporate/fed reserve bank/government shit. Oh well. Bitcoin is for enemies, too. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Easy to say. Scary to do. Who wants to give them more ammo by spending Bitcoin so that they get a huge chunk of the gains in the form of taxation to fund the gestapo that will arrest you and torture you psychologically? Scary being a Bitcoiner with all the governments and banks that have entered the space. Itâs not what I remember it being from 2010-2015ish. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Bitcoin getting codified as an asset is scary. We needed it codified as currency. That would solve everything including taxation issues. They need to just admit itâs a currency, not an asset. It was set up that way to be tax-advantageous to the government. Itâs bullshit, really. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Shitcoins! Shitcoins everywhere, I say!!!! BITCOIN ONLY!!!! npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 There are some angry everythings. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 I donât like the idea he could be a lot of the selling pressure at the tops and buying pressure at the bottoms. Accumulating more Bitcoin than we know about because heâs possibly 1.5xâing his stack regularly. Worse yet, maybe he doesnât have it all because heâs lost it and all the investors get burnt when it gets exposed that the Bitcoin isnât all there. I donât know. Screw an ETF, screw a stable coin, screw MSTR, screw a wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC)âŚ. BITCOIN ONLY. âNOT YO KEYSâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚ..â you know the rest. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Would be nice! I donât know Chinese. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Red pill or blue pill? npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 We need to do something as a community because as the price rises, people are less and less interested because âiâLl nEvEr OwN a FuLl CoInâ - no shit, you wonât. You missed that boat, but you didnât miss the 60%+ CAGR of Bitcoin if youâd just save in it⌠every sat counts. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 The one line version makes sense. Using the two-line version as the numbers at the top makes no sense. Thatâs saying Bitcoin, not sats. Need to keep it consistent and use only the one-line-through-the-B version to be congruent. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Good thread. đ§ľ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Thatâs why I always test my cables immediately after making them. đŠ Nothing worse than thinking you are done and can let your fingers heal from making several cables then having to remake some of them. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Well, this is cool while being scary at the same time. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TTMyRpH0KZk npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 How are you going to keep it from being gamed? What if I just sat here and shook a pedometer 100000 times a day to make $2800/month? npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Bitcoin is for our enemies, too. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 https://blossom.primal.net/7b1e3c06ab559da4499f21a132e4375635578e0160ccd66b6c9f569a060a8158.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Sorry, Bitcoin, not dollar with the two lines. Brain fart. đ§ đ¨ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Yes!!! đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 I thought the point was one line through the B instead of two until you called this out and I saw they used the two-line version at the top showing conversion rate. It would make cents (shameless dad joke) to do two lines for a dollar, one line for a Bitcoin cent (Sat) npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 đ¨ Why is Trump Media holding WBTC instead of real BTC? WBTC = an Ethereum-based IOU, not actual Bitcoin. It requires trust in custodians, smart contracts, and Ethereumâs uptime. If youâre worried about censorship, freezing, or systemic risk â hold native BTC in cold storage, not wrapped tokens. This isnât safer. Itâs a liability. #Bitcoin #TrumpMedia #WBTC #BTC #CryptoSecurity npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 https://blossom.primal.net/7aa10e5ea72b424987822793c4e24bfc08c69b475c66d95912a3eef0dc52e0fc.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 https://blossom.primal.net/25bbfee6108a77d6d80d0695b34f81c214013fae1ae422314972dd057e2b851d.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 https://blossom.primal.net/97338c355981dff77fdacc37c3f6ea6006538009056bbbe3aea474ce66700df0.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 I got two tickets and wonât be able to attend. đ đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Trying to train my brain to listen to YouTube on 4x and still comprehend the important info. Wish me luck! Currently at 3.25x and I can understand almost every word unless they speak very fast normally, have an accent or mention an obscure word without a lot of context around it. Getting there. I think it would be amazing to absorb 24 hours worth of information every 6 hours. đ¤ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Options? Building upon Bitcoin instead of letting it stagnate? I donât know. Why did a guy that is cited in the whitepaper creating something like that if itâs a âwhy bother?â thing. Why doesnât anyone want anonymous p2p cash anymore? Why does everyone just want to say âdaddy governments, regulate me moooooorrrreeeeâ I just donât get it. Iâve been here since 2010, and this Bitcoin doesnât make sense to me. Happy that banks and presidents are endorsing it. Tf?! What happened to @nprofileâŚtaa7 fucking crying on the stage because he was bringing prosperity to El Salvadorâs poor and struggling people? Like⌠I donât get it. I thought this was the cypherpunk movement. Feels like it sold out and became âjust another way to control the massesâ - just wait till this shitâs worth 10,000,000,000,000 cuck bucks per coin. They (president, fed reserve and gov) gonna go from âyay bitcoin! Yay Bitcoin!â To fucking executive order 6102-2025 Bitcoin Edition âgive us all your bitcoin or go to jail if we catch you with unsanctioned UTXOsâ Ya gotta be fucking kidding me. Whatâs the point? Hahahahahahahaha. Nothing. Nothing at all. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Any love for Blockstreamâs Liquid Network on Nostr? Whatâs the general consensus on it? Safe to store a large portion of your Bitcoin? Anybody think the functionaries would collude? Could they even do that now that they have added several more than they initially had when launching the network? How confidential is the sidechain? Is that not a huge benefit that if you swap your BTC to L-BTC you get anonymous cash like the cash in your wallet?! Am I missing why this hasnât taken off more? npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 https://m.primal.net/PKJK.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 https://m.primal.net/PKJA.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Buy the dip!!! https://m.primal.net/PKIe.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 For all your rug pulls aches and pains, I recommend: Bitcoin. https://m.primal.net/PHUk.mov npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Gm Nostr! âď¸ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 In cryptic dawn where bytes entwine, Bitcoin arose from code divine. Satoshi's vision, unseen by eye, A global mesh where trust can't die. Blockchain's ledger, truth unmarred, Each block a seal that time can't scar. Cryptography's shield, inviolate, Guarding trades in its algorithmic state. Miners, alchemists of the code, Transmute data into wealth bestowed. Proof of work, their sacred task, Validating truths with cryptographic hash. Finite as gold from ancient mines, 21 million unitsâno more signs. Deflation's child, it rises to claim, A store of value beyond any fame. Volatility dances in market's light, From lunar highs to crashes tight. Speculators ride the speculative tide, But Bitcoin's core remains unbroken, pride. Will it endure as tech and laws unfold? Or fade like dreams beneath the cold? For now, it standsâdefiant, free, In a world where trust is currency. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Chapter 4: The Ripple of Change As the digital frontier expanded and Bitcoin evolved from a whispered experiment into a global phenomenon, Alex found himself reflecting on the subtle yet seismic ripples of his early contributions. The once-bustling late-night sessions at his modest desk, illuminated solely by the glow of his Toshiba Satellite, had become a distant yet indelible memory. That battered machine, now lost to the inexorable flow of time, had played its part in igniting a revolution that would forever alter the landscape of finance and technology. In the intervening years, the world had awakened to the promise of decentralization. What began as a fringe experiment in cryptography and code had blossomed into a movementâa network of individuals united by the belief that trust should be built not on institutions, but on transparent, immutable systems. Alex watched from the periphery as Bitcoinâs ledger grew more intricate and the community surrounding it swelled with new ideas, fierce debates, and the unyielding pursuit of financial freedom. His youthful exploits, once a hobby and a source of modest bragging rights on online forums, had now taken on the weight of legend. He remembered the thrill of those early daysâthe relentless hum of his Toshiba as it tackled cryptographic puzzles, the quiet satisfaction of each block successfully mined, and the careless confidence with which he shared his story. âI mined Bitcoin,â he would say with a wry smile, the words carrying a resonance that belied their simplicity. In his heart, Alex knew that his modest efforts had been a catalyst, a spark that had helped light the fuse of a much larger explosion. His coins, once nothing more than digital tokens of curiosity, had become a symbol of the disruptive power of perseverance and innovation. Yet, as he pondered the trajectory of Bitcoin, Alex was never consumed by thoughts of personal gain. He had always viewed his role through a lens of collective achievement. The loss of his old laptopâa device that had tirelessly processed countless hashesâhad never filled him with regret. Instead, he saw it as a graceful exit, a quiet passing of the torch to the next generation of pioneers. In that absence, he found meaning: his early mining had contributed to a vast, ever-growing reservoir of digital wealth that now buoyed countless others in their pursuit of financial autonomy. The laptopâs disappearance was not a loss but a transformationâa reminder that the tools of revolution are transient, while the ideas they spawn endure. As Bitcoinâs community matured, Alex began engaging more deeply with its evolving narrative. He joined virtual symposiums, exchanged emails with developers who were building the next layers of blockchain technology, and offered insights on online forums where history was being written in real time. Every conversation and every shared line of code deepened his conviction that the decentralized vision was not just a fleeting trend, but the foundation for a more equitable future. The world around him was changing too. Financial crises, political upheavals, and the rapid pace of technological advancements all converged to create an environment ripe for systemic transformation. Alex watched as institutions, once thought invincible, were forced to reckon with the reality of a borderless, democratized financial system. In quiet cafes, at crowded conferences, and across digital chat rooms, the story of Bitcoin was no longer just about cryptographyâit was about a collective reclaiming of power, an assertion that the future belonged to those who dared to challenge the old order. In his quieter moments, Alex would often find himself revisiting old forum threads and digital archives, each post a snapshot of a time when the idea of mining on a humble Celeron processor was both absurd and exhilarating. He marveled at how far they had comeâfrom a small cadre of enthusiasts to a global network of innovators. The ripple effect of that early spark was now undeniable: it had not only redefined money, but had also inspired a generation to think differently about power, trust, and the very nature of progress. Alexâs journey was a testament to the enduring impact of small beginnings. The loss of his laptop, far from diminishing his legacy, had imbued it with a poetic quality. It stood as a metaphor for the evolution of technology itselfâephemeral yet impactful, a stepping stone that propelled a movement into the annals of history. Every Bitcoin transacted, every block verified, and every new idea inspired by the early days of mining was a tribute to that unassuming device and the man who dared to dream beyond the boundaries of conventional wisdom. In the grand tapestry of the digital revolution, Alexâs story was but one threadâquiet, unassuming, yet intrinsically woven into the fabric of change. And as he continued to observe the unfolding future, he held a steadfast belief: that the spirit of innovation and the pursuit of a fairer world were the true currencies of progress, far more valuable than any coin he had ever mined. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Chapter 3: The Big Contribution Time has a curious way of reshaping memories, and for Alex, it was no different. As the years passed, the battered Toshiba Satelliteâhis steadfast companion in those formative Bitcoin mining daysâslowly faded into the background of his bustling life. One day, quite unceremoniously, it vanished. There was no dramatic theft or a storied misplacement; it simply ceased to be there. Despite exhaustive searches and a flurry of desperate inquiries, the laptop was lost to time, swallowed up by the relentless march of progress. Alex recalled the moment of realization with a mix of nostalgia and resigned amusement. It wasnât as if he had clung to the machine as a cherished relic; rather, it was a tool that had served its purpose and then gracefully exited the stage. He remembered logging in one fateful afternoon only to find that the laptop, with all its battered scars and memories of endless nights spent crunching cryptographic puzzles, had disappeared. Initially, a pang of loss tugged at his heart, a brief reminder of the countless hours spent forging a path into a new financial frontier. But that feeling was quickly eclipsed by a deeper, almost philosophical, understanding. In his eyes, the laptopâs disappearance was not a misfortune but rather a grand contributionâa symbolic handing over of a legacy to the community of future Bitcoin holders. Alex had never been driven by the pursuit of personal wealth. Instead, he saw Bitcoin as a communal endeavor, a shared journey toward a more equitable financial system. The coins his modest machine had mined, now scattered across the digital ether, were less a personal fortune than they were a seed planted in the fertile soil of a burgeoning revolution. He often mused about the irony of it all. Here he was, a young man who had once boasted about âmining Bitcoinâ on a run-of-the-mill Celeron processor, and now that relic of a laptop was gone forever. But even in its absence, its impact was indelible. The digital gold it had helped to unearth was now in the hands of countless enthusiasts, investors, and everyday people who had embraced the promise of decentralization. Every coin mined was a tiny beacon of the potential for changeâa testament to the idea that one need not be a tech giant or a financial mogul to make a difference. For Alex, the loss of the laptop served as a constant reminder of the transient nature of material possessions. What truly mattered was the idea it represented and the movement it fueled. Each time he encountered a new Bitcoin devotee on a forum or read about the latest developments in blockchain technology, he felt a quiet satisfaction. His humble contribution had become part of something far greater than any one individual could claimâa distributed network of innovation and hope. In retrospect, the vanishing of his old Toshiba Satellite was almost poetic. It symbolized the necessary impermanence of early tools and the evolution of technology. Just as his laptop had powered through countless calculations with little fanfare, it had also quietly paved the way for the sophisticated systems of today. The digital currency it helped to birth was now a global phenomenon, a shared resource that belonged not to any single owner, but to a community that believed in a better way forward. Alex never sought to recover the lost machine, nor did he regret its absence. Instead, he embraced it as part of his personal mythologyâa legend of youthful audacity and quiet contribution. He often shared the story on forums and in conversations, not as a tale of loss, but as one of enduring legacy. The laptop, though physically gone, had contributed immeasurably to the wealth of future Bitcoin holders and to the fabric of a new, decentralized world. In that sense, the disappearance of the Toshiba was the ultimate act of altruism. It signified that what truly matters is not the physical tools we use, but the ideas we foster and the communities we build. Alexâs early foray into Bitcoin mining, embodied by that unremarkable yet pivotal laptop, had become a cornerstone of a revolutionâan enduring contribution that continued to ripple outwards, long after the machine itself had faded into memory. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Chapter 2: The Digital Gold Rush Barely days after Alex had devoured the Bitcoin white paper, the fire of curiosity within him demanded action. In the dim glow of his modest room, surrounded by dog-eared pages of revolutionary texts and scribbled notes outlining financial systems past and present, he set his sights on a new frontier: mining Bitcoin. At just 20 years old, with a restless mind and an insatiable desire to experiment, Alex decided that theory was not enoughâhe had to see the magic of Bitcoin come to life. In those embryonic days of the Bitcoin phenomenon, the playing field was wide open. Specialized hardware like ASICs were still a distant dream, and GPU mining had not yet taken center stage. Instead, the world of Bitcoin was a wild frontier where even the most unassuming machine could contribute to the ledger of history. For Alex, that machine was his battered Toshiba Satellite laptopâa relic armed with nothing more than a modest Celeron processor, infamous for its underwhelming performance. To most, it would have been a joke; to Alex, it was the vessel that would carry him into the realm of digital revolution. Late into the evenings, when the rest of the world had surrendered to sleep, Alex powered on his old laptop. The clunky whirr of its aging fan accompanied him as he configured mining software, his fingers trembling with anticipation. Every keystroke and every command line was a step into uncharted territory. The processor, though lacking in raw power, was now tasked with solving complex cryptographic puzzles that others believed required state-of-the-art machinery. The challenge invigorated him. It wasnât about the speed or efficiencyâit was about the thrill of participation in something much larger than himself. For weeks, the Toshiba clanked on, its modest calculations gradually yielding results that, while almost laughably insignificant in the eyes of conventional computing, were monumental in the context of Bitcoinâs nascent blockchain. Each successfully mined block was a victory against the established norms of centralized finance. As the numbers ticked upward, Alex found himself accumulating a treasure trove of digital coinsâa staggering 5,000 Bitcoin, a sum that, at the time, was nothing more than a series of ones and zeros on a screen. It was, after all, a hobby. A playful venture into the cryptographic unknown. He recalled a saying that had always resonated with him: âYou only take care of things you work hard for.â And so, with the spirit of youthful nonchalance, Alex treated his Bitcoin stash as a badge of honor rather than a golden ticket to unimaginable wealth. These coins were tokens of his commitment to a dreamâa demonstration of the sheer will to explore and to challenge the status quo. They were exchanged sparingly, traded among fellow Bitcoin enthusiasts in online forums and obscure message boards, where each conversation was laced with excitement and a touch of rebellious pride. In these digital caverns, the act of mining Bitcoin wasnât just a technical endeavor; it was a rite of passage, a symbol of being part of an exclusive cadre that saw the future when others could not. In the midst of these nocturnal mining sessions, as the Toshibaâs aging circuits struggled valiantly against the tide of cryptographic complexity, Alex felt a profound connection to the very essence of Bitcoin. Each number calculated and each block added to the chain reinforced his belief in a system free from the constraints of centralized power. It was a form of quiet defianceâa personal rebellion against a financial establishment that, in his eyes, was both archaic and corrupt. The journey was not without its trials. There were nights when the laptopâs fan roared louder than the ticking of a clock, and times when the computerâs performance faltered, hinting at its inevitable decay under such strenuous conditions. Yet, each setback only deepened Alexâs resolve. The limitations of his hardware became challenges to overcome rather than insurmountable barriers. In his mind, every lag and every overheating episode was a testament to the transformative power of persistence. He wasnât just mining for coins; he was mining for a future where technology and finance merged into a liberating force. Even as friends and casual observers marveled at the novelty of his endeavor, few grasped the true magnitude of what he was doing. For Alex, it was a journey embarked upon for the sheer thrill of discoveryâa playful experiment that allowed him to say, with a mischievous smile, âIâve mined Bitcoin.â It wasnât about the monetary value or the promise of wealth; it was about proving to himself and to the world that the established order could be disrupted by a single individual with determination, even if armed with nothing more than a run-of-the-mill laptop and a forward-thinking mindset. As months slipped by, the digital ledger of his mining efforts grew steadily, each new coin a silent affirmation of his commitment. In countless late-night exchanges on forums, amidst the clatter of digital conversation and the fervent debates among Bitcoin geeks, his modest achievement became a legend in its own right. It wasnât about greed or future fortuneâit was a declaration of independence from a system that had long held sway over the masses. His Bitcoin wasnât just currency; it was a statement, a digital badge of honor earned through perseverance and a willingness to push against the grain. In the quiet moments of reflection, when the hum of his Toshiba faded into the background, Alex would sometimes ponder the irony of it all. Here he was, a young man barely out of his teens, casually amassing what would later be seen as digital gold, all the while oblivious to the monumental impact his actions would one day have. For him, Bitcoin was simply a playgroundâa space where innovation met rebellion, and where the pursuit of knowledge and the joy of experimentation triumphed over conventional wisdom. Thus, in the crucible of his modest room, with an underpowered Celeron and an unyielding spirit, Alex not only mined Bitcoin but also laid the foundation for his future as a pioneer in the digital revolution. Every calculated hash, every block appended to the blockchain, was a small, defiant step toward a world reimaginedâa world where the power of decentralization could liberate individuals from the confines of traditional financial systems. In those formative months, the glow of the screen was not merely light in the darknessâit was the beacon of a future that promised to upend old orders and pave the way for a new era of possibility. And for Alex, that was reward enough. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Chapter 1: The Spark of Revolution In June 2010, as the summer air shimmered with the promise of long, uncharted days, Alex found himself teetering on the brink of a discovery that would reshape not only his understanding of finance but also the very fabric of society. With a mind that thrived on questioning the norm, he had long immersed himself in literature and documentaries that challenged the foundations of the monetary system. Alex had dissected Creature from Jekyll Island, absorbed the implications of 1971, and spent countless hours watching films like Zeitgeist 1 & 2, Money Masters, and Money as Debt. Each of these works painted a picture of a world marred by control and inefficiencyâa system crying out for a revolution. That fateful June day began just like any other. Alex sat in his modest room cluttered with books and notes, the soft hum of his computer a constant companion. As he scrolled through his regular tech forums and niche online communities, a headline on Slashdot leapt out at him. It hinted at something novel, something that defied the accepted narrative. With a mix of skepticism and hope, he clicked through and was immediately drawn into a discussion about a groundbreaking white paper authored by someone named Satoshi Nakamoto. As Alex began to read, he was struck by the clarity and audacity of the ideas presented. The white paper was not just a technical document; it was a manifesto for change. Here, within the dense layers of cryptographic protocols and algorithmic puzzles, lay the blueprint for a decentralized currencyâBitcoin. It promised a new kind of money, one that was not beholden to the caprices of governments or the greed of central banks. The concept of using a proof-of-work mechanism to solve the Byzantine Generals Problem was both elegant and revolutionary. For Alex, it was as if the future had arrived in the form of digital code. Immersed in this new world, his thoughts began to race. Bitcoin was meticulously designed to be a scarce digital asset, its supply limited and its ledger immutable as long as enough computational power was dedicated to its maintenance. The idea that no single entity could alter the historical record of transactions stirred something deep within himâa hope for a fairer, more transparent financial system. The possibility of a borderless, incorruptible network challenged every notion he had about how money should function in society. Alexâs room, usually a haven of quiet study, seemed to buzz with the electric charge of possibility. Every line of code, every mathematical proof, resonated with the promise of a new era. The notion that the status quo could be overturned by decentralized consensus ignited a passion in him that was both thrilling and terrifying. He envisioned a world where individuals, no longer shackled by oppressive financial institutions, could engage in free and unmediated exchangeâa true economy built on trust and transparency. That day, as the sun dipped lower in the sky and cast long shadows across his desk, Alex bookmarked the Bitcoin white paper and began to share his newfound insights with a growing circle of like-minded friends and online enthusiasts. His fingers flew across the keyboard, drafting blog posts and engaging in fervent debates on forums, each word fueled by the realization that he was witnessing the birth of something monumental. His heart raced with the understanding that this was not merely a technological novelty, but the foundation of a financial revolution in the making. As night fell and the digital landscape buzzed with the chatter of early adopters and skeptics alike, Alex sat back and allowed himself a moment of introspection. He thought of the countless hours of research, the nights spent poring over documents and theories, and the silent yearning for a change that had driven him to this very moment. In the quiet of his room, illuminated only by the soft glow of his monitor, he made a silent vow: to dive deeper into this new world, to understand its intricacies, and to help pave the way for a future where the balance of power was forever altered. Thus, in that simple act of discovery on Slashdot, a spark was litâa spark that promised to grow into a roaring blaze of transformation. Little did Alex know that his journey, ignited by the revolutionary ideas encoded in a single white paper, would soon lead him into the heart of a movement destined to challenge and redefine the age-old structures of power and wealth. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 https://m.primal.net/PBDt.mov npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Arizona making progress on their strategic Bitcoin reserve bill. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Money printer go brrrrr đľ https://m.primal.net/OSjh.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Proud to say that I have bought Bitcoin at $12 and at $106,837. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 𤣠https://m.primal.net/OKrY.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Guys, when do I get my money back? I got these dollars a while back and I think I got rugged. đ https://m.primal.net/OKrV.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Awesome that states are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Wish Iâd have stacked more beforehand though. But, donât we all? https://m.primal.net/OKrP.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 That is exactly how I feel when I try to explain Bitcoin to someone. https://m.primal.net/OKrM.mov npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Heard Trump is âcrashing Bitcoin tomorrowâ on a YouTube video. I snorted a little while laughing. đ 𤣠Only people that can âcrashâ Bitcoin are the OG whales that hold hundreds of thousands of Bitcoin. The whales and long term holders that are shadows control Bitcoin, and they are doing a fine job keeping it going up at a nice and steady pace. :) npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Who actually buys the shit that Bitcoin is volatile? Why are people so short-sighted that they canât leave their investment alone for 4 years?! My father is driving me crazy saying itâs too volatile for him to be interested in it. đ Iâll never convince him to take the orange pill. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Yep https://m.primal.net/OGML.jpg npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Man, I hate Roger Ver, and fuck Bitcoin cash and Craig Wright and Jihan and all involved, but I empathize with whatâs going on in his life right now. He doesnât deserve THIS kind of sentence. #StopJailingBitcoiners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzTnKTTyTko npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 XRP = Xtremely Retarded People npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Noooo doubt!! I like it. đ npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 2:30am, and Iâm thinking about Bitcoin. npub13s7klzklk6sgkpf3m8jnm95fmjg02fuj342snkqttcnn25qucp0snk27y8 65600 Typo on the last because Iâm fuming listening to this shitcoinery happening. đĄ Bitcoin doesnât fucking care, XRPArmy. I said what I said and I will die on this motherfucking hill.