Could someone pay AOC to wear a Buy Bitcoin dress at the Met Gala? Couldn’t some OG do it just for the lolz? Watching peoples’ cognitive dissonance play out would amuse me immensely.
About creators and zaps…
Firstly, I’ve been involved in music for a while but the world I inhabit is in decline.
So I started experimenting with streaming, it’s a bit haphazard, learning the tech in public, sourcing appropriate equipment, repairs etc. mean I’m not at the quality I want to be. I need to stabilise streams and settle into a regular routine.
Little technical bugs suck, for example I streamed for an hour the other day but was unaware it actually stopped broadcasting after 20 minutes. I’d gone from 20 listeners to zero and left feeling that what I’m doing it total shit! (I accept in many ways it is but it will improve I promise). Still, some set backs are to be expected.
Getting zapped 1000 sats is quite exciting in the moment. Receiving an instant payment for something feels fantastic, especially after years of dibbled money from Spotify etc. where the royalties appear mystical in their accounting.
Wavlake is cool, to get some sats the moment someone digs what you’ve done is satisfying but again it’s a hell of a way off being something meaningful. I appreciate anyone who zaps though! If the user base were bigger it could be a decent income stream.
To scale up to anything near to covering costs is going to be difficult. It’s seems like a similar position to the devs in many ways.
To be constantly doing promo on a small platform will seem like spam to many and it’s not something I’ve ever been keen on to be completely honest.
V4V can be quite brutal, I actually dig the concept a lot but also walking up thinking well my total value as a human is £1 can be quite depressing.
Fortunately I still have income studio engineering and a little teaching. I know I’m rambling but this is just where my head is at.
I need to bring in more income but I’m unsure what I should do. Normality never suited me.
Don't get too pumped about Trump speaking at this year's nostr:npub1rwh33t5x8n7czknhts5fg0v0fml8mkl7neaarksumkkf8d679qrqcz7avv, there are forces in motion that could severely impact the bitcoin industry if people don't begin to make noise.
Earlier today there was a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on Oversight of Digital Commodities with the head of the CFTC that everyone should watch.
If the legislation that is inevitably going to come out of this hearing gets passed it won't matter if Trump gets into office. The industry will be hindered for years. There is bi-partisan support at the moment as Democrats are moving quickly to react to the buzz Republicans have received due to their embrace of bitcoin.
Long story short, this committee is pushing to give the CFTC regulatory oversight over spot bitcoin markets, which is an unprecedented expansion of CFTC authority into retail commodities trades whereas in the past they have exclusively had jurisdiction over only commodities derivatives markets.
If the CFTC is granted this expansion of authority it would mean that they are likely going to require any bitcoin company to register with the federal government and have enhanced KYC/AML requirements. To be clear, this won't only affect exchanges, but any company that touches spot bitcoin.
These efforts are being spearheaded on the crypto side via lobbying efforts by Kraken, Coinbase and Ripple. Not shocking because this would likely enable them to trivially erect regulatory moats.
It looks like the bi-partisan effort will be looking to pass something through the House and into law rather quickly. Likely before the election.
It is imperative that you speak out against this as it would increase the regulatory and compliance burdens on US bitcoin companies considerably. The best move right now is no action. We need less regulation, not more. As we've seen time and time again throughout the first 15-years of bitcoin, these regulations but users in harm's way and make it unreasonably difficult for companies to operate cheaply and effectively.
Call you Representative and tell them to reject any bill that would give the CFTC oversight over spot bitcoin markets. This is a full on attack.
What is it with these conferences and politicians?
Coin enthusiast 9am: Fuck the state, fuck politicians.
Coin enthusiast 11.30am: This politician says they like the thing I like, yay!
I always think of a 1 sat zap as a sarcastic like, a slow clap or something.
Good morning, may all your pineapples be sweet and reach their desired target.
England kicking the ball better than the Dutch.
Look a Pickford’s dinky little arms… #Football
RIP Jimmy Hill 
You mean Herne Bay?
Is there any other kind?!
I'm with you on that, nearly every PC laptop I've seen feels shitty, unless it's an oldschool ThinkPad or other clunk of plastic that's pretty cool.
Been running Asahi on my M1 for a month or so now.
Faketoshi followers down bad.
Many have gone quiet
Some have pivoted to Solana / memecoins / politics. 
But he's only just getting interesting...
Good to know who to avoid out here…
Mad how these things cycle round, I thought people had become more accepting through the 90s and 2000s, now society’s going backwards again.
Most of this shit sounds like a 12 year old that just discovered 4Chan.