#Rita felt like it was a rabbit hole kind of day. Can you relate?

#[0]​ and #[1]​ showcase an example of #[2] “Purple Text, Orange Highlight” concept.

This. Is. A. Game. Changer. 🔥 🔥 🔥

Read about it here: https://tinyurl.com/4w9kezu5 nostr:note1vhvtzl2enr90l656ajq9md49drhwntst2n0rw5weu6t5n2hkqkpqwguh9s

Our very own #[0]​ argues that the value for value model needs a bit of a boost right now to reach escape velocity 🚀 nostr:note124qj8lv7pnwjmudn9966yajd6q95m5vmrlrkz700vs9d9a7zp2lqew7zu9

To be fair, you devs keep us busy pretty much every day 😂

😎👍

#[0]​ …wen swarm highlights? 🐝✍️

cc/ #[1]​ #[2]​

https://fountain.fm/episode/14970529440

Has anyone else caught this little #Damus Easter egg yet in the nostrfications screen? 🤩 https://nostr.build/av/nostr.build_ee9fcbcda2ae91ac7cbd3fe58b27a837746f2c128397a61c7d0bd5c7fe75f039.mov

Follow the signal with #[0] for daily updates, news, tips and tricks, dank memes, and more!

If you find the Nostr Report valuable, leave a comment, repost, and support us with a ⚡️. If not, tell us what you want to see!

Archived reports and more can be found at https://Nostr.report

Stay classy Nostr. nostr:note16xr4wq8yah3ct3ljgt4xwlwgg3q2ud8hqtctzyc6cvu7fkqr9tcqj86kt2

THE NOSTR REPORT

THE CLIENT RACE

April 18, 2023

Block Height: 786,033

Moscow Time: 32:88 ⚡/ $

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🎙️Quote of the Day🎙️

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“₿ack in my day I had to copy the note id and add an @.”

#[0]

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🚨Headline nostr News🚨

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#[1] Let the premium client race begin! Snort.Social announces a subscription service which gives users access to new features and helps to support the project at the same time. 🚀🧙‍♂️

https://snort.social/subscribe

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#[2] sent another 10-million sats each to several developers from the Damus Dev Fund. Keep building! 💜

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#[3] Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs are broken? Who could have seen this coming…

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The purple pilling of #[4] continues 💜 👾

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And here is a link to the tool that Marty created to monetize his Ghost content https://scribsat.com/

#[5] #NYTimesUp #StopThePresses movement featured in ZeroHedge 🔥🔥

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#[8] Over 150 people are already planning on attending #Nostrasia Tokyo 🇯🇵 Please fill out the attendance survey if you haven’t already 🤙

https://forms.gle/qV5PzLgYJjPqwB2E6

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#[10] says we are still very early considering most bitcoiners didn’t know about Lightning addresses until yesterday. ⚡️📧

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#[11] #Nostr keeps evolving and so does this helpful guide by Tony!! make sure to have it around anytime you want to purple 🟣💊!

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#[13] Machankura users who use their 8333.mobi lightning address on #nostr can now receive zaps ⚡️

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💻nostr Tech💻

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#[15] Kieran shares a list of the new Snort v0.1.7 features available 🤩 🤙🏽

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#[16] launching support for badges in tonight’s build. Asks who wants a “Current OG” badge. 👀

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To learn more about Current, check out this episode of the #NoStrings podcasts with host #[18] and Current.io’s #[19]

https://fountain.fm/episode/14938832514

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#[20] The #Damus boost 🔁 button gets a serious upgrade. Now you can repost OR quote a note with one click. 🥳👏

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#[22] Blockstream announces the newly redesigned Blockstream Green mobile #bitcoin wallet! Check out what’s new! 🔥

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#[24] Nutstash Cashu wallet now available in the Umbrel App Store 🥜

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#[25] Mazin shares clarification on changes coming to filter.nostr.wine relay fees after receiving questions. Says change only applies to the filter relay.

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#[26] Ever wondered what your relays actually do? 🤔 check out these steps Mazin shared on how to supervise and understand your relays on Damus! 🤙🏽

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#[27] Wanting to delete something from #Nostr? Lolololol 😂 But here’s a micro app you can try anyway.

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#[29] tried to delete something.

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#[30] The Complete Beginners Guide To Autonomous Agents. 👮‍♂️

https://www.mattprd.com/p/the-complete-beginners-guide-to-autonomous-agents

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#[31] working a bunch on this LNbits extension with the boring name "nostrclient" which is a nostr relay multiplexer. 🛰️📡

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⚡nostr Business⚡

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Check out n3xB, a layer two Nostr protocol to facilitate exchanges and marketplaces in an interoperable, censorship-resistant, privacy-aware, and decentralized manner. The initial example of N3X might be a Bitcoin to fiat decentralized exchange protocol, codenamed N3XB, but any type of marketplace or exchange should potentially be enabled with N3X. 🤝⚡️

https://github.com/nobu-maeda/n3xb?ref=nobsbitcoin.com https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/n3xb-exchange/

#[32] shares 🚫⛓️Unchained’s announcement of a $60M Series B funding round, a new look and feel for the brand, with a coming expansions to their product suite

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#[33] network of relays stream to one another and to additional relays. By adding wss://relayable.org you are automatically sent to the lowest latency relay based on your connection and location. 🗺️

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#[34] Intel Discontinues Bitcoin Mining Chip Series Amid A Cost-Cutting Spree 🤷

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#[35] Tax Time in the US

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Stay Classy Nostr.

Nope, that most definitely doesn’t work 😂

We’ll take a listen!

Try tagging with #nostreport - a little easier to search instead of scrolling through our notifications

Thanks Island! Really appreciate supporters like you. We are doing our damndest to prove the V4V model here! 💜 🫂

LFG!!!

Thanks #[3]​ !!

Https://Nostr.report to access the archives easily

THE NOSTR REPORT

CAN’T STOPSTR, WON’T STOPSTR

April 17, 2023

Block Height: 785,870

Moscow Time: 34:00 ⚡/ $

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"Once you Nostr you don't stopstr.

Zaps are a game changer."

#[0]

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🚨Headline nostr News🚨

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Join #[1] and #[2] for the next episode of #PlebchainRadio 📻 this Friday at 6:30pm ET (UTC-4) ⏰

https://nostrnests.com/plebchainradio

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#[4] CALLING ALL MEMERS & DESIGNERS. #[5] needs your skills creating new designs for #StopThePresses and #NYTimesUp. Check out this note for more details. 🔥🎨

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#[8] Check out Odell's wonderful piece on the importance of privacy to securing freedom and wealth in our society. "No Privacy? No Freedom. No Freedom? No Wealth." 🔏

https://www.discreetlog.com/no-privacy-no-freedom/

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#[9] One of the arguments for inscriptions on the #Bitcoin timechain is that it can house important documents that may get censored by authoritarian governments (eg, the Whitepaper, Constitution, Bible, Quran, etc). 📚📜 Nostr Report's very own #[11] argues that "We don’t need ordinals or inscriptions to put 3d guns on the Bitcoin blockchain. We have #nostr for that."

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#[13] One of the draws of Nostr is that without the ability to edit or delete notes, people seem more genuine and courteous with each other. If you were curious why notes can't be deleted, DK does a great job of explaining why. 🤝🫂

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What is NIP-42, and why should you care about it? Nostr.wine creator, #[14] breaks it down for us. 🙏

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#[15] During a live discussion today on Cafe #Bitcoin , #[17] shared that MicroStrategy has converted all their corporate email addresses into lightning addresses. Saylor later shared on Twitter that people now keep sending him 21 sats. Maybe Coinbase should give him a call. ⚡📧

https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1648048053742456837

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#[18] Welcome Spiral to #Nostr 💜 That engineering team better rest up. Things move fast here. ⚡️🌀

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#[20] Damus v1.4.3-2 is in review now with new features added, including deep links for local notifications, banner image upload, thread muting, preview media uploads before posting, and adding QR codes in profiles.

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#[21] shares answers to common questions he’s received in the last few days from new Damus users.

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#[22] DMs are now in Plebstr 💜 Update v0.3.0 is available now for iOS and Android.

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#[23] https://filestr.vercel.app/ has previews for image, audio and video files so far. Verbiricha says it would be cool to implement PDF previews, use Threejs for rendering 3D files, etc. and he plans to make it easy in Habla to embed these files as nostr references. NIP-51 is really interesting since it allows you to create lists of file events which could be rendered as a gallery. These files and lists can be zapped, commented, bookmarked.. 📝⚡️📑

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Thought AI couldn't get any worse? Fear not. Elon Musk announces plans to develop "TruthGPT", a maximum truth-seeking AI that Musk thinks may be the "best path to safety." 🤖🤡🌍

https://www.foxnews.com/media/elon-musk-develop-truthgpt-warns-civilizational-destruction-ai

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SEC provides more regulatory clarity today, asserting that most of "crypto" falls under existing securities rules, and won't get tailored regulations. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said, "We see this new technology, and we're not willing to make any adjustments to accommodate it. If you don't look exactly like incumbent firms, then we're just going to be fine with killing you off or driving you offshore or forcing you to turn yourself into a centralized entity."

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/17/sec-lays-its-cards-on-the-table-with-assertion-that-defi-falls-under-securities-rules/

ECB President, Christine Lagarde, said she has "huge confidence" that the US will not default on its own debt, saying, "I just cannot believe that they would let such a major, major disaster happen." This statement comes as the US government is facing a default as early as this summer if Congress does not raise the debt ceiling. 💵🖨

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/business/christine-lagarde-debt-default/index.html

Apple launches Apple Card savings account with 4.15% interest rate, if you’re into that kind of thing.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/17/apple-launches-apple-cards-savings-accounts-with-415-interest-rate/

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🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥

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#[24] Become Ungovernable

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Stay Classy Nostr

THE NOSTR REPORT

PURA VI…DA FUQ IS BM DOING???

April 16, 2023

Block Height: 785,712

Moscow Time: 32:99 ⚡/ $

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#[0] "Bitcoin always has a way of separating the larpers from the real ones"

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#[1] and #[2] shared their thoughts on ordinals, and recent events with Bitcoin Magazine on these two OpEds on habla.news 🔥

“No matter how fair the process may be, when the thing being sold is itself a scam, then the whole process becomes a scam.” Corn 🌽

https://nostr.report/oped/no-moral-way-to-scam

“Ordinal theory is just a way for privileged people to keep the fiat status quo alive at the expense of humanity's one pure opportunity for actual freedom.” Marce 💜

https://nostr.report/oped/bitcoin-is-far-too-important

#[3] explains more about his perspective on ordinals and inscriptions. “In short, inscriptions are just one way of filling up blockspace and are neutral in and of themselves. When combined with ordinal theory, the two of them become a vehicle for unmitigated shitcoinery.”

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#[4] Opened 10 more early access invites to @1stemstr:jswxehs8​ - 🎶 we have a new way of sharing and experiencing great music with Stemstr! 🎸 anyone interested in exploring the dev build today? 🏗️ https://www.stemstr.app/

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#[5] Seems like we have a new nostr file explorer! Filestr 🥩 https://filestr.vercel.app/ uses void.cat (more providers soon) to allow you to publish NIP-94 File events. These events will have torrent links and blurhash added, and you can select to which relays you want to publish #️⃣ https://filestr.vercel.app/new

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#[6] Bitboy Crypto scammed millions of people through a paid endorsement scheme for shitcoins and ponzis, and is now aligning with the usual crew of Bitcoin bad actors including Udi for TapRoot Wizards, a bitcoin NFT project. 🤡💩

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💻nostr Tech💻

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#[7] Orangepill.dev is updated with some new services such as NIP-05 verification with paid relay access, vanity url, LN address forwarding, and chat support. 🍊 💊

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#[8] More #Nostr tutorials are popping📚! This one is on habla.news perfect to share with any of your friends who are not onboarded yet! 🙌

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If you’d like to add some color to your feed, check out #[10] who is showcasing some great art 🖼️🎨

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#[11] If you’ve wanted a AI translation for your Nostr feed, but didn’t want to KYC yourself, check out https://nokyctranslate.com 🗣️🗣️

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#[12] If you’re a Mac user and drowning in tabs on your browser, #[13] recommends https://flotato.com/ which allows you to turn web apps into desktop icons 🤩🤩

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#[14] #Bitcoin es una madriguera interminable 🕳️🐇 y gracias a Lunaticoin 🌚 es mucho más fácil. Este video sobre los diferentes tipos de direcciones de Bitcoin es excelente para principiantes 😎.

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#[16] shares info on N3XB: Naive Nostr No-KYC Exchange for Bitcoin, including links to the project’s website and github. The stated goal is “to be a simple but extensible protocol to facilitate exchanges and marketplaces in an interoperable, censorship-resistant, privacy-aware, and decentralized manner.” That’s a mouthful, but sounds interesting if it can deliver on those goals.

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⚡nostr Business⚡

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#[17] Zap a dev hitlist ⚡️📝

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🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥

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#[18] Tax Season 🤡

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Stay Classy Nostr

Check out https://Nostr.Report - we designed it to be accessible to pre-nostriches. It has the most recent Nostr Report, as well as links to our long form content and other useful Nostr sites. Thanks for the mention Derek!

THE NOSTR REPORT

STAY HUMBLE, STACK SATS (NOT MONKE JPGS)

Apr 15, 2023

Block Height: 785,577

Moscow Time: 32:92 ⚡/ $

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🎙️Quote of the Day🎙️

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“the gaslighting from inscription promoters is exhausting and starting to really piss me off.

if you are thinking about buying an inscription consider staying humble and stacking sats instead.”

#[0]

#[1]

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#[2] auctions NFT’s of their historic covers. David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine, said, "We're experimenting at the edge of Bitcoin innovation and venturing into uncharted territory.” 🤦‍♂️

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-magazine-announces-historic-nft-auction

#[3] drops a thoughtful op-ed on #[4] ‘s choice to use blockspace in the #bitcoin timechain to launch a NFT collection. 🤡 🤡

#[6]

Do a deep-dive into The NY Times hit piece on #bitcoin mining and learn about demand response, marginal and average emissions, and how bitcoin miners are playing a valuable role in improving grid resilience and reducing carbon emissions. 🔋🔌⚡️

https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/the-absurdity-of-the-nyts-latest-bitcoin-hit-piece

#[8] Spread the word about #StopThePresses and #NYTimesUp ‼️ While the NYT hypocritically calls out #bitcoin mining for being wasteful, they continue to cause environmental damage through their wasteful use of the printing press, murdering trees and wasting electricity when there are far more efficient means of sharing the news digitally. ☠️ 🗞️

#[12]

#[13] Next level orange pilling 💊 the Belgian parliament 🧡🔥🧡

#[14]

#[15] updates us on the state of “Prisms”, or automated Lightning payment splits ⚡️⚡️

#[16]

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💻nostr Tech💻

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RIP ☠️☠️ #[17] on twitter. Long live #[18] on Nostr. 👏👏

#[19]

#[20] Onboarding a new user? Check out this super helpful, concise guide by Tony 🤝💜

#[21]

#[22] also created this great resource for newcomers and even existing #nostr users! Everything you need to know from setting your NIP-05 to recovering your followers list 😉

#[24]

#[25] shares a couple of their own tips for new users getting started on #nostr along with resources if you have any questions for them. 💜🤙

#[27]

nostr.world has a great new design! Thanks to #[28] and her creative ways the logo looks amazing. Check out the general survey forms straight from the website in English and Japanese!

#[29] has finally reached the big time thanks to #nostr . We hope he remembers us plebs 🔥🚀😂

#[31]

#[32] After shutting down Tweetoshi (bitcoin-focused Twitter client) to focus full time on Plebstr, Mates shares how meaningful it is to him to see the 🇨🇿Czech community from Tweetoshi join #nostr and being welcomed by jack and others 💜🤙

#[34]

#[35] Developer of Coracle client shares his #nostr story in a new blog post. Find the link to the blog in his note. 💜📝

#[37]

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⚡nostr Business⚡

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#[38] Zebedee Partnership With Bitnob Sees African Gamers Rewarded. Users are rewarded in sats when they play games or when they listen to podcasts and can convert their rewards into local currencies, or make cross-border payments. 🌍

Source: https://tinyurl.com/26uobqju

#[39]

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🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥

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#[40] BTC Magazine Inscriptions

#[41]

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Stay Classy Nostr.

🚨 🚨 Please check out this special Op-Ed by our valued contributor #[0]

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NONCE POPULI

#[1]

Yesterday, #[2] announced the launch of “Bitcoin Magazine Historic Covers”, a 1/1 Ordinal NFT collection of its first 23 covers. These digital images of the covers, inscribed on the timechain, will be sold today (April 15th) via a Dutch auction. The choice of auction style is presumably to leverage partially signed bitcoin transactions (PSBT) that allow for a trust-minimized process which would not be possible with a traditional English auction.

The NFT auction is a disappointing decision by Bitcoin Magazine, in my opinion. While the winners will also receive a physical copy of the corresponding magazine, the auction itself is not explicitly for a physical object, but rather a digital representation of it.

The concerns a lot of Bitcoiners have about NFTs on other chains is that value is somehow being ascribed to an infinitely replicable digital object (and in many cases, just a hyperlink to the object). It takes a strong leap of faith to accept this premise, a leap that in my opinion is not compatible with the bitcoin philosophy of value stemming from a scarce, tamper-proof supply of the underlying asset.

Ordinals and inscriptions have brought the ability to do this on the bitcoin timechain. When we started the #gorillawarfare campaign on nostr in February, the motivation wasn’t to tell people what they can or cannot do on an open, free-speech protocol. The motivation was to appeal to their better judgement through good natured humor and memes and make them question what they *ought* and *ought not* do, despite having the ability to do so, on the greatest tool individuals have today to reclaim their sovereignty.

Segwit paved the way for blocks to effectively be 4MB in size. Most assumed that if there was a way to fill up all the blocks, they would be full. Inscriptions are certainly one way of filling up blocks, but so are monetary transactions that liberate users from the fiat system. The question is, which one should a major publication and arguably one of the most powerful voices in the space be promoting?

I would like to believe most of us bitcoiners have a shared mission to make the world a happier, more abundant and peaceful place. Empowering users to use bitcoin as a medium-of-exchange and driving adoption does that. Monke jpegs don’t.

I am appealing to the better judgement of my friends at Bitcoin Magazine to reconsider their decision to launch an NFT collection. Inscriptions are not a good use of blockspace in my opinion and are already attracting charlatans from the broader crypto world to peddle their scams on bitcoin. You have a responsibility to not encourage that.

Don’t be so callous