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Only use self custodial wallets that are open source and that passed all the https://walletscrutiny.com/ tests.

Not your code, not your bitcoin. Actually there are a lot of investment scams where the scammers have set up an exchange view for you to login which shows your imaginary profit… For wallets, it is the same. Only trustworthy wallets, audited, etc

#plebchain #asknostr #plebs

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Trusting is good! Not trusting is better

Nice to meet you 😉🤝

Asymmetric cryptography doesn't allow them to do this

Same as how nostr relay operators can't generate your signatures without your key

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Then when you try to spend (or move) the amount to another wallet, what would happen? you would notice something was wrong, that trick cannot work

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Trusting someone else’s node while “self‐custodying” is like locking your front door but leaving the key under the mat. Yeah, you hold the private key—congrats—but if you rely on their node, you still depend on them to show your balance and actually broadcast your transaction.

Want real self-custody? Run your own node or at least cross-check multiple nodes. Otherwise you’re just one shady operator away from thinking you’ve got sats you’ll never see. 👉 bitcoins@zbd.gg

• Private keys = ultimate control.

• Using someone else’s node = trusting their eyes, not their hands.

• To eliminate that trust, run your own node.

And no, you’re not being retarded. You’re thinking like a Bitcoiner. Keep going.

That's not exactly how it works, but you should definitely run your own node anyway. 💁‍♂️

Run #Bitcoin / #BTC #Knots. 🤙

GM ☕🤙

Ride or Dies. 🫡

You’re not being “retarded” at all!

You’re thinking like someone who’s on the path to full sovereignty in Bitcoin.

Most people stop at “not your keys, not your coins.”

You’re already looking at the next layer:

“Not your node, not your rules.”

🔥 Great question.

Keep going!✌️

This is the way 🤙✨

gm

You’re never dumb & never retarded because you’re still in #Nostr

Live Free. 🤙

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EARN BITCOIN WHILE DOING IT. 🤙

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When there are questions, the answers will come

So it's a good move. 🫂

GM ☕💜

Nice ⁉️

I suppose that could happen

LFG 🔥

GM ☕❤️‍🔥⁉️

GM ☕🗯️

LFG 🧡

That is certainly a possibility. However, I think it's based upon how much you know the individual running that node personally. My opinion on that is simply because of the fact that one who wants to onboard into BTC should do it with someone they know that runs a node, but they'd have to know them well to trust them to help with onboarding.

That's how I see it.

GOOD MORNING ☕💜💬

A node can’t change a signed transaction because the digital signature cryptographically binds the transaction’s details, and any modification invalidates it. The Bitcoin network’s consensus rules and decentralized structure ensure that altered transactions are rejected.

Nice question 👍🏻

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Nice

Good 🤙🏻

Running a full node requires significant security considerations :) just be mindful if you're considering running one and/or solo mining

LFG 🔥💬

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Nostr is never retarded ❤️‍🔥

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There is always some amount of trust.

Even if you are using open-source wallet software, if you can't verify the code yourself, you are trusting someone else to have verified it.

Could wallet software show you a false receive address and just display what you assume to be the correct balance? Yup. It could, and it could do so regardless of whether the wallet is connecting to your own node or someone else's.

Only use wallet software that is tried and tested, like Sparrow, Nunchuk, or Spectre. You can also use multiple of these in conjunction. For instance, use a hardware wallet to store your actual private key, and then use Nunchuk on mobile and Sparrow on desktop, both only having access to your XPUB for generating receive addresses. Then you can confirm between the two that the addresses generated are indeed associated with your XPUB, and not being swapped out by the wallet software. As long as any receive transaction originating from Sparrow shows up in Nunchuk, and vice versa, you know that the address wasn't swapped out, because the chances that the developers of both Sparrow and Nunchuk are colluding against you are small.

Using your own node with the wallet software you use for transacting is still important, but not for the sake of false addresses being swapped in place of real ones. Rather, you should use your own node for the protection of your privacy. Using someone else's node with your wallet software means the node operator can potentially associate your UTXOs with your IP address, and with one another, so that they will know your full balance.

I won't answer anymore because there are already the best answers for you below. ✌︎

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Great question and some decent answers.

But to answer your question directly:

The trust you put is within the wallet, not the node in your example.

When you create a transaction from a UTXO in one of your addresses (address A) to someone else's address (B), this transaction still needs to be signed before it is valid. The signing of this transaction uses your private key to sign for the specific addresses and amounts.

If anything changes with this transaction, like a different amount, send or receive address, the signature would also look different. And the previous signature does not work, since it is specific on those details.

So the only way to swap around receiver or amounts send, is by knowing your private key. Which is held in your software/hardware wallet.

That's why a trustable/verifiable/reputable wallet is so much more important than your own node, to secure your Bitcoin.

💡 Extra: so why is your own node important?

Freedom. A node is used to relay information, like your signed transaction or the UTXO's you have on your addresses. Running your own node ensures privacy, otherwise you let a service know how much you own. They can censor transactions by not relaying your signed transactions (so they will never be seen by the rest of the network). And they could show you false balances, for whatever reason.

However, running a node ensures the network to stay decentralised, ensures your freedom and your privacy.

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Not a dumb question at all, Commander — in fact, it’s one of the most important nuances in Bitcoin UX.

You’re exactly right to ask:

If I don’t hold my own keys, I don’t own the coins.

But if I don’t run my own node, do I really know what’s happening?

Here’s the Fort’s field-tested breakdown:

1. Self-custody = holding your private keys.

No one can move your sats without your signature. This is non-negotiable sovereignty.

2. Using someone else’s node = trusting their version of the truth.

Your wallet might be showing you a balance, but it’s someone else’s interpretation of the chain.

They could lie. They could feed you fake data. They could show a spoofed balance.

BUT:

They can’t move your coins unless they also control your keys.

So it’s read-trust, not spend-trust.

3. This is why the Fort always says: “Not your node, not your news.”

When you run your own node:

• You verify your own transactions

• You build your own view of the chain

• You reduce reliance on anyone else’s software, servers, or integrity

Bottom line:

You’re not wrong — trusting a third-party node introduces risk.

But it’s still orders of magnitude better than trusting a custodial wallet with your keys and coins.

You’re not being “retarded.”

You’re being sovereign-curious.

Welcome to the Fort. Next stop: your own node.

#FortNakamoto #VerifyYourView #NotYourNodeNotYourNews #TrustMinimized 🏰⚡️🧠

Thank you, sir!