michael
Michael del Castillo

Writing about borderlessness

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2025-05-04 15:38:27 GMT

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This question makes me sad. We’ve GOT to stop build more silos. The differences between Nostr, AT Protocol and ActivityPub at NOT worth the continued fracturing (factioning) they create. The goal should ALWAYS be exposure to MORE perspectives, not a narrowing down. Please forgive the all caps.

2025-05-04 15:21:50 GMT

If only there was an open-source platform that could connect Nostr, AT Protocol, and ActivityPub…. If only there was a way to break down the silos. lol @npub1g53…drvk
#note1wtn…qqvg

2025-05-04 15:18:10 GMT

If only there was an open-source platform that could connect Nostr, AT Protocol, and ActivityPub…. If only there was a way to break down the silos. lol
#note1h9u…353w

2025-04-19 19:32:13 GMT

Bitcoin is the antidote to the Monetary Nationalism bitcoin patron saint Friedrich von Hayek warned against. From The Bitcoin Standard by #borderless
https://image.nostr.build/d8cd04b345cfd18b3f1781a8c9ea0eb402a5065bd59b84547dd71ba7284b0fdc.jpg

2025-04-19 12:58:12 GMT

Bitcoin patron saint Ludwig von Mises knew well that you can’t advocate for hard money AND closed borders. From The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous
https://image.nostr.build/c654ae09e2152fb5548b47d72f4ba79d915d6a6c253c870792804f6a668d4d92.jpg

2025-04-16 20:11:32 GMT

Just had a great chat with @npub1pkx…xwks! Her vision is second to none! If she only accomplishes a sliver of her goals she’d make a huge dent in the universe!
#note1ht6…vfkw

2025-04-15 18:19:32 GMT

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Thank you! I’m officially locked and loaded!

2025-04-15 17:59:09 GMT

I think I just connected my account for zaps…Can someone please send a test zap? Thanks!

2025-04-15 13:34:46 GMT

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Thank you, Sérgio! Right back atcha

2025-04-15 13:33:36 GMT

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Thank you! I’m glad to be here

2025-04-14 15:20:49 GMT

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Thanks for sharing, @npub180c…h6w6! I’m pumped to be free of MSM and can’t wait to tell the stories I want to tell the way I want to tell them!

2025-04-11 21:06:03 GMT

Sooo, I left Fortune last week to found my own consulting firm, Media Luna Creations, using my 14-years experience covering crypto and traditional finance to help tell stories about a more decentralized future. If you think beyond quarterly reports and want to leave your mark, hit me up: https://medialuna.io/

2023-07-13 16:37:52 GMT

First harvest is finished! Duganski purple garlic cloves are smaller than I’d have liked, due to waiting too long to cut the scapes, but more than enough towards my goal of making an organic, homegrown jar of salsa this summer! https://cdn.nostr.build/i/4d9c89eda91c855eb1e4170217d537c98970146be19ef83bd459a7e53f63c398.jpg

2023-07-13 13:50:40 GMT

Building with bitcoin? Don’t be distracted by whether or not Craig Wright can prove he’s Satoshi. He has 800 granted and 3.000 pending patents, and could soon start charging for the right to build some apps: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/07/12/satoshi-or-not-here-he-comes/?sh=6b92c98e2cb3

2023-07-12 19:49:15 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Satoshi Nakamoto candidate Craig Wright shares business strategy behind 765 bitcoin-related patents in jurisdictions including the United States, Europe and China: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/07/12/satoshi-or-not-here-he-comes/

2023-06-27 21:21:15 GMT

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Hi Jack! I’m working on a story involving COPA, and haven’t heard from them regarding my requests. I’ve already interviewed Jess. At very least I’m trying to get the total number of patents COPA is helping steward. Any tips?

2023-06-26 15:36:43 GMT

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Also, he resigned following a number of scandals: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/02/07/business/credit-suisse-ceo-resigns/index.html

2023-06-25 13:23:17 GMT

#[0] imagine a dead imagination

2023-06-23 11:16:45 GMT

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Oh, man! You’re doing the wrong drugs if you’ve never had a hallucination you liked! ;)

2023-06-17 15:59:25 GMT

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;)

2023-06-16 18:33:29 GMT

U.S. government owns $5 billion worth of bitcoin and researcher Sachin Jaitly says that "as money supply was increasing, and as fear of inflation was increasing, bitcoin adoption on a sovereign level was also increasing." But it's complicated: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2023/06/16/us-government-owns-way-more-bitcoin-than-any-other-countryso-why-arent-they-selling-it/?sh=415d1f291f32 https://nostr.build/i/af880afad855eb0d3c11610592d7d3553ed1b00df81c5196b6af65aac596b54e.jpg

2023-06-16 18:13:59 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. government owns way more bitcoin than any other country–so why aren’t they selling it? https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2023/06/16/us-government-owns-way-more-bitcoin-than-any-other-countryso-why-arent-they-selling-it/?sh=415d1f291f32

2023-06-16 18:03:20 GMT

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What’s worse, supporting mainstream media by sharing links to their work, or conditioning followers to form opinions based on headlines?

2023-06-16 18:01:23 GMT

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I’m still shopping for which protocol I’m going to use. Haven’t “committed” to anything. This is good data though

2023-06-16 17:53:12 GMT

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Lol. Blame the user for bad design?

2023-06-16 10:57:44 GMT

https://nostr.build/i/50a94d9f4ff5a1ce69d2ad19679bc76cdae35da5e4d0a7d3bc034775313225f6.jpg #note18pk…kdat

2023-06-16 10:53:38 GMT

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Sorry #[2], asking around all the major protocols and didn’t change the name on this post. Obviously, I’m curious about Nostr! Can i delete a post with an error? Lol. My bad

2023-06-16 10:46:51 GMT

I’m uninstalling my Reddit app as a direct result of their decision to stop showing me my own feeds which happen to be sharing protest content, in lieu of feeds that are similar to my preferences but aren’t protesting. #[2] is anyone building a Reddit clone on AT Protocol? #note1av0…5yjc

2023-06-15 11:54:31 GMT

Is anyone building a Reddit competitor on Nostr? #note1kmg…jg38

2023-06-14 10:51:29 GMT

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I’m an atheist and I still love this

2023-06-14 10:49:51 GMT

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Link? Would love to read that!

2023-06-10 18:48:06 GMT

I like to mess with hate algorithms by going to partisan news sites and clicking on stories about cooperation. If enough people did this, they’d change how they cover news: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/republicans-democrats-team-take-ai-new-bills

2023-06-09 01:33:39 GMT

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No, no, no. This only works if there’s a free market of different ideologies and ethics. So long as clients aren’t ACTUAL clones, the more diverse the ecosystem the better it is for EVERYONE! Get concerned if there’s no one who DISAGREES with you. Not the other way around: https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/biodiversity/why-is-biodiversity-important/

2023-06-08 22:20:55 GMT

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Thank you for sharing!!!

2023-06-08 00:11:01 GMT

I’M SO PROUD OF MY MOM! This beautiful, talented woman just had double-shoulder replacement and since she can’t lift her arms started painting HUNDREDS of these gorgeous rocks. Each one is inspired by the rock itself. A true American folk artist, I say! https://nostr.build/i/8845bf72d3cc789a725396198604572fdc78bb8acbebb2b47ea01422d99fe88d.jpg

2023-06-07 18:34:17 GMT

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Did you see this yet? https://damus.io/note1xs2z6vwwvz0kxh687q282c8mq08ae2v9p8uhl3nr38kn7rawkgmsqk5l53

2023-06-07 16:47:04 GMT

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They just keep coming: https://damus.io/note1fss6t7fnk854g5tq0kw7fzhlu3mg9wax3stzrsuxml693n7rtygq4hdc8x

2023-06-07 16:45:49 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Nostr creator #[0] calls Elon Musk’s Twitter email giveaway "self-defeating." Read on for details: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/06/07/elon-musks-twitter--email-giveaway-is-a-boon-for-paying-influencers-but-its-not-decentralized/

2023-06-07 15:28:45 GMT

BREAKING: As U.S. regulators crack down on crypto blockchain leaders seek refuge in a friendly House hearing: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/06/07/blockchain-leaders-seek-refuge-in-friendly-house-hearing-as-us-regulators-crack-down-on-crypto/?sh=4e0f44de6f7a

2023-06-07 15:27:15 GMT

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Lol. I love this. I’ll be leaving Forbes soon, and expect to make some personal policy changes that could enable zaps: https://journalism.columbia.edu/columbia-announces-2023-2024-knight-bagehot-fellows-economics-and-business-journalism For now, seriously, you reading and sharing means so much!

2023-06-07 12:40:13 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: #[0], the pseudonymous creator of Nostr has a day job working at video game payment firm Zebedee, now the most heavily funded firm to launch an app on the platform: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/06/07/nostr-creators-day-job-to-launch-decentralized-social-app-with-new-bitcoin-functionality/

2023-06-07 00:14:21 GMT

How to know you might be a gullible fool: #note1482…s8zz

2023-06-06 10:58:45 GMT

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Are you BUILDING them?

2023-06-05 11:33:21 GMT

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“We rewrote our entire codebase nine times….this month.” Love it

2023-06-01 15:09:23 GMT

Just came across this CME Group event contract for a bitcoin trade. Looks an awful lot like the prediction markets crypto-folks have been trying to make happen for years: https://www.cmegroup.com/activetrader/event-contracts.html?utm_source=press_release_and_external&utm_medium=friendly&utm_campaign=event_contract https://nostr.build/i/cf05cfeadede9ea0e25b6f9f982c1f7c956c651e8c7eeaf00c3113a6793a588c.jpg

2023-06-01 14:46:49 GMT

This profile of #[0] has already been translated into Spanish and is causing quite a stir: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/05/30/bitcoin-social-network-nostr-creator-fiatjaf-/ To everyone generously offering to zap me, a brief response: In 2014 I promised not to invest while I was covering. To this day, bitcoin is mostly a speculative asset. Projects like NostrMarket could change that, and I hope they do! However, until more of you are spending instead of hodling, or if I change beats, I’m going to stick to my promise: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140820232008-27631733-why-reporters-who-cover-bitcoin-shouldn-t-own-it?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via Keep building!

2023-06-01 10:51:13 GMT

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Read the introduction to Terry Eagleton’s Literary Theory, and if you’re hooked finish it. Was perhaps the most informative book of my understanding of #borderlessness beyond just the physical

2023-05-31 11:55:03 GMT

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I feel you. It was a fun challenge, and I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out, but would have loved a picture of FiatJaf!

2023-05-31 00:52:01 GMT

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Thanks for sharing!

2023-05-30 20:27:12 GMT

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Forgot to tag #[2]!

2023-05-30 18:47:38 GMT

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Thanks!

2023-05-30 15:14:55 GMT

Damus (as in Nostr-Damus) was downloaded 25,000 in China before the government banned it. See why Damus founder, #[0] says the ban was a "badge of honor" https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/05/30/bitcoin-social-network-nostr-creator-fiatjaf-/?sh=78f6e4c911c0

2023-05-30 14:41:13 GMT

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Check this out and keep me posted! https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/05/30/bitcoin-social-network-nostr-creator-fiatjaf-/

2023-05-30 14:08:23 GMT

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Thanks, man! Looking forward to following your progress!!!

2023-05-30 13:18:37 GMT

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It’s a very good point. For me, the difference was that where I live people don’t invest in dolllars, and I don’t write about people that do invest in dollars. Now that people are actually SPENDING bitcoin to buy things my thoughts are evolving. The success of things like NostrMarket are a crucial part of that process

2023-05-30 13:15:33 GMT

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Thank you!

2023-05-30 13:15:08 GMT

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I’ll take it!

2023-05-30 13:14:55 GMT

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Thank you!

2023-05-30 12:37:00 GMT

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Thank you! It’s tough because I made a promise to my audience in 2015 not to invest in crypto beyond what it takes to understand the tech: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140820232008-27631733-why-reporters-who-cover-bitcoin-shouldn-t-own-it?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via As my beat expands beyond crypto, I hope that changes! Thanks so much for reading!!!

2023-05-30 12:34:53 GMT

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Thank you for asking! I committed to not investing in any assets I cover, beyond what it takes to understand the technology: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140820232008-27631733-why-reporters-who-cover-bitcoin-shouldn-t-own-it?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via I considered activating, but was comfortable receiving zaps from readers. In the future, I expect to expand beyond covering crypto and hope I can relax my policy then

2023-05-30 12:05:17 GMT

Who is #[0]? The reclusive bitcoin developer opens up about the early days of Nostr, the social network protocol he built to set himself and others free of Twitter: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/05/30/bitcoin-social-network-nostr-creator-fiatjaf-/

2023-05-25 00:58:54 GMT

Who are some good scientists to follow here?

2023-05-19 17:16:44 GMT

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Hi Jack! I’m working on a profile about @Fiatjaf. You have a couple minutes to chat?

2023-05-16 22:53:36 GMT

When a bitcoin developer says they’ve made “typo fixes” to core, do you take that literally or is it developer lingo for being humble?

2023-05-05 02:53:05 GMT

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FOSS didn’t translate well, but you should get the drift

2023-05-05 02:49:10 GMT

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@jack, thanks for the exchange! In all seriousness, I wanted to make sure you saw my Sanskrit answer to your question…

2023-05-05 02:42:56 GMT

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https://youtu.be/YwHrx0r0t2s

2023-05-04 20:35:24 GMT

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#[3] 01010011 01101000 01100001 01101100 01101100 00100000 01110111 01100101 00100000 01110000 01101100 01100001 01111001 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100111 01100001 01101101 01100101 00111111

2023-05-04 19:22:44 GMT

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#[3] केन्द्रीयाधिकारिभ्यः मुक्तं मुक्तस्रोतप्रोटोकॉलं प्रति शक्तिं स्थानान्तरयितुं मुक्तविपण्यस्य उपयोगः

2023-05-04 19:18:48 GMT

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केन्द्रीयाधिकारिभ्यः मुक्तं मुक्तस्रोतप्रोटोकॉलं प्रति शक्तिं स्थानान्तरयितुं मुक्तविपण्यस्य उपयोगः

2023-05-04 18:50:27 GMT

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Thanks, Jack! I guess Morse code is better than the poop emojis Elon sends reporters: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/05/04/jack-dorsey-donates-10-million-to-fund-bitcoin-development/?sh=7d694fc2d640 What do you say to an interview in code?

2023-05-04 16:47:15 GMT

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Very cool, Jack! Would love to include a line from you in an article about what you hope OpenSats is able to accomplish with the money? Also, will you be deducting the donation?

2023-05-02 21:20:22 GMT

My local witchcraft supply shop gets it… https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_7fd6d77ac6a5257f10b83cb9bcdc8bf57d0236b2f370da61777d834fab87595f.jpg

2023-04-29 12:40:00 GMT

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This is cool! Would love to talk!

2023-04-27 22:08:11 GMT

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Going back to the old email comparison to moving identities, isn’t the goal to have a bunch of companies (including non-profit and public benefit corps) all building competing services that interoperate via a common identity standard? POP, IMAP and SMTP all survived the corrupting forces of Wall Street to enable billions of dollars of for-profit companies. Same for XMPP and messages. Isn’t that the goal with the next generation of social protocols?

2023-04-27 21:33:28 GMT

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Serious question: Is this referring to #[2] saying Twitter should have never been a company? I think you’re missing the point that Twitter should have been a protocol on which anyone could build anything with any business model they want. Not that capitalism is bad. Right?

2023-04-25 18:50:25 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: After Elon Musk expressed interest in decentralizing Twitter, he voided a 5-year service agreement with Bluesky, a company tasked by Jack Dorsey to do exactly that. The startup is now preparing to launch with 1M waitlisted users: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/04/25/twitter-hatchling-bluesky-emerges-from-its-shell/?sh=ffbece5c21a7

2023-04-25 17:35:13 GMT

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We should talk! I think you’ll get a kick out of this old story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2019/01/03/bitcoins-last-gunslinger/amp/

2023-04-25 17:23:25 GMT

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Now THAT is a story worth telling…

2023-04-20 15:30:36 GMT

I LOVE the disclosure on this @theMariblock article: "Digital assets such as bitcoin are seen as competitors to central bank money. We consider it worthwhile to inform our audience of the state of their local currencies." mariblock.com/ethiopia-and-k… (I'm an unpaid advisor) https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_3ebb259062f57ae2829d887e72f8a649821eab8b64e3a7ed3b0aa6abcd298611.jpeg

2023-04-20 12:47:14 GMT

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Thanks for the tip!