It's very hard to try to come up with words to describe the experiences over the past week in Miami. Spending time with my Nostriches and Bitcoiners, building relationships, strengthening old ones and forging new ones will always be seen as some of the most memorable times in my life. You are family. You are loved.

The conference itself was great, talking to people in the halls, booths, and at the Open Source Stage, however for me and I believe most of us, the real conference was all of our side events and evening activities. This is where the true conference was in my opinion. We had no grifters or scammers. We didn't have NFTs or altcoins. Honestly, we didn't really talk all that much about Bitcoin either. We discussed Nostr and everything else. We were growing Nostr IRL. We were growing our extended family and hatching new Nostriches along the way.

We purple pulled thousands of new Nostr users. We showed them love and compassion. We were just humans being humans, as it should be. It was beautiful.

From the taco party, to the beach parties, to karaoke night, to the hackathon, and every bar and restaurant in-between, this week was filled with so many memories that it would be impossible to name everything that happened, as everything is near and dear to my heart.

Thank you for an amazing time. I look forward to seeing you all again. πŸ«‚πŸ€™πŸ»πŸ’œ

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πŸ«‚ If this is what building on Bitcoin looks like, the future looks very bright. πŸ§‘πŸŒŽπŸ’œ

It was great meeting you, Joel πŸ«‚

Likewise! Thanks for all of the work you put into the events. πŸ™πŸΌπŸ«‚

I was looking forward to fly this year but i'll be there on the next halving. Time to make sure i'm not in a simulation and actually meet Bitcoiners and above all Nostriches πŸ€™πŸ»

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Looking forward to it.

Ink by.

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Yep, I went to zero talks but did tons and tons of SeedSigner demos, explained self-custody nuances to so many people, and just enjoyed the mingling more than anything else.

SO MANY new and old friends to see!

This !

Been to grammar schooling, but this was the best way.

Like an arrow

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πŸ’œπŸ€™πŸ»πŸ«‚ Great meeting you Yegor. Thank you so much for the poster. I know the perfect place for it.

Derek is the real party man ! Glad that you got one πŸ€™

This is the way

Thanks for the great times Derek, now we gearing up to this on the next level at nostr:npub1nstrcu63lzpjkz94djajuz2evrgu2psd66cwgc0gz0c0qazezx0q9urg5l !

Absolutely, Rockstar. It was fantastic. Thank you for the good times as well brother. πŸ«‚πŸ€™πŸ»πŸ’œ

Made possible by you and this awesome community being so welcoming.

Fantastic time, looking forward to the next one.

Absolutely. Great meeting you Alan!

It made me a little sentimental 😭 and it reminded me of the funs and sorrows of my trip to Miami in just a few days.

I love this city, and I am even more attracted by this group of "crazy" real builders❀️!

Thanks for everyone’s generous sharing and especially thank you, Sir🫑!

The brief separation is for a better reunion next time, we will all get better and better!

Keeping in Building always the solution for everythingπŸ”₯

It's been a long travel day, but I'm finally home! Thanks again for the memories πŸ’œπŸ«‚πŸ€™πŸ» Now it's time to spend time with my other family.

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You owe #[4] a beer 🍻 πŸ€™

Many beers are owed!!!

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Glad to have run into all you guys 😊

Glad to have met you πŸ«‚

Likewise! Super fun to get to know the real people behind the keyboards and Nostr nests

It’s time we break away.

Looking forward to Nostrville @ Bitcoin Park.

Protocols + Open Source + #Plebchain

It was nice meeting you and the nostr gang 😊

Nice to have met you too πŸ«‚πŸ’œπŸ€™πŸ»

One of my favorite quotes this week was from Will that the purple pill makes the orange one go down easier.

Pretty sure it was from Will and Vanessa’s Plebchain Radio feature. #[4]​ said β€œA Spoon Full of Purple, Helps the Orange Pill Go Down”

Or vise versa 🀣

We've been saying this phrase for many months. Cameri was the first one to say it, I believe

Perfect. Didn’t know that. That’s great. Avi was the first I’ve heard it from.

Credit where it’s do #[6]​ 🫑

Thank you for tagging. Amethyst is sometimes a bozo and won't tag unless I close the app and reopen and search for their profile then I can tag. Too much work sometimes. πŸ₯Ή

I love origin stories.

#[4]​ clearly stole it. #Cloutchaser

After drinking beers with him I can confirm these are his motives πŸ˜‚

Just kidding. nostr:npub1hqaz3dlyuhfqhktqchawke39l92jj9nt30dsgh2zvd9z7dv3j3gqpkt56s is good people. Nothitbur love for him.

He’s riding so high from Miami that he’s trying to keep the afterparty going at Pubkey - love it

Yeah he’s a bit torn. Tried to pay with bitcoin at Pubkey and their terminal is in Miami. Lol

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He had high praise for you too brother. πŸ’•

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Found receipts. 🀣

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So glad to have met you Derek holy shit man, you’re an amazing human being πŸ«‚πŸ’œ I’m so grateful for the memories we made!

Let’s make some more in November! πŸΈπŸ€™

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯Thank you for the kind words. πŸ«‚πŸ«‚πŸ«‚

Fuck yeah Derek πŸ€™

This was one of my most favorite photos. You came over and said we wanted to get a photo with Derek, he's a pleb! I love you guys.

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