Any Nostr mutuals based in NYC?

Moved back recently. Holler if you’re around!

If someone wanted to donate to a non-profit that supports Bitcoin, which one is doing the best work?

Fixed!

Does anyone have recommendations for good eCash mints?

Deploying the fix now!

I’m working with him now to resolve the issue! Rest assured he is not being rugged

Appreciate it!

Thinking about trying this for nostr:npub15ax0056u0p8hmgtstzg9emx7h9wad4ucnuutj89trsvuzdaehqhqdpc7af

Has anyone had any good results with zapvertising products or services?

Seems to me like it could be very effective. I know nostr:nprofile1qqstfvm3tmwkud4jhrwg6545a2yqslht4pc0nsay7hc4ddvkfp4sajsprfmhxue69uhkummnw3ezummjv9hxwetsd9kxctnyv4mqz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9e3h2unjv4h8gtnx095sqcy2h3 was doing it for a bit.

Any other examples? cc nostr:nprofile1qqsgqke57uygxl0m8elstq26c4mq2erz3dvdtgxwswwvhdh0xcs04scpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucmpwd6kzmrrwfuhqar09ejxzar99uq3vamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd33xgetk9en82m30pze6gq nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qzvmhwden5te0demkxtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0v9uhv6nvv45kcmtcxpskcdm2xfc8zapjx3ck2ep30gmkzwrn03jjx3 nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft

Lots of improvements coming to Lava over the next few months.

Fast, secure, easy to use bitcoin-backed loans. Plus all the other bitcoin-native financial services you need.

If you’re interested and want help onboarding, feel free to reach out!

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Hey! Can you DM me a good email address for you? I’ll loop in the team and get this sorted asap! Sorry for the issue!

Makes sense. What’s your favorite eCash wallet?

I heard nostr:nprofile1qqs9336p4f3sctdrtft2wlqaq5upjz9azpgylhfd3dplwf005mfrr9spz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegvy97xc say on a podcast that all Square terminals will accept eCash via their LN integration.

What’s the best wallet/UX for this?

My absolute favorite thing about Nostr is that when someone does something helpful for you (in a reply, DM, etc), you can instantly zap them a thank you.

Feels good.

Yep, exactly.

Yes, happy to.

We view stablecoins as just another form of rails for moving fiat money. Like ACH or Wire. We can leverage any stablecoin rails and use Solana because it’s low-cost and fast. It also allows us to deliver the loan capital trustlessly via an atomic swap.

But just like other fiat payments rails, we don’t think the end user should have to be exposed to any of the complexity. So we don’t require users to hold any gas tokens, pay gas fees, etc. We abstract all of that away. And if a user wants to simply withdraw their dollar balance to their bank account instead, they can easily do that.

Lmk if that clears it up. Happy to answer any additional questions!

Great seeing you too brother!

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Lava is the most secure way to borrow against your bitcoin. You don’t have to give up self-custody; the loans are structured as discreet log contracts on bitcoin, and you can verify your collateral on-chain at any point. Rehypothecation is impossible because Lava never takes custody of your bitcoin. We also offer the most competitive rates and the easiest loan experience—no paperwork, just set your loan terms in the app and get your loan capital in minutes.

The Lava team made up of some of the most impressive and mission-driven bitcoiners I’ve ever met, and I’m super excited to be working with them to bring self-custodial financial products to bitcoin.

Feel free to reach out to me directly if you’re interested in learning more!

Check out nostr:npub15ax0056u0p8hmgtstzg9emx7h9wad4ucnuutj89trsvuzdaehqhqdpc7af sir. Loans that don’t require you to give up self custody with even better rates.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions!

Impressive bizdev efforts by Spark!

I agree with this from nostr:nprofile1qqsyx708d0a8d2qt3ku75avjz8vshvlx0v3q97ygpnz0tllzqegxrtgpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmqppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d55zvul5. I think the problem is overstated and the solution creates more problems.

Can someone on the other side tell me what I’m missing?

Moved sats from River -> Spark Wallet over LN.

Then sent sats to another Spark wallet over Spark (no inbound liquidity needed, just spun up an address).

Then moved sats from that wallet to my Primal Lightning wallet. And then topped up my eCash balance on minibits.

Pretty seamlessly. This level of interoperability is really impressive and is going to lead to some really cool stuff.

Yeah. I will try to get more info on this bc it came from a convo on Telegram. I don’t think it’s public yet but there’s a spark explorer where you can see all txs similar to L1

Testing out www.spark.money, the new L2 from Lightspark.

Trust-minimized rather than trustless. But the UX is impressive and their builder tools are great.

Interested to see where this goes.

Cilantro, Chiles, garlic, mint, olive oil, lime juice, and mayo

Yessir. My favorite

Eggs, smashed potatoes, Peruvian-style green sauce, crème fraiche, olive oil, and Cobanero chile flakes.

#foodstr

What’s the best resource to set up if I want to accept BTC/Lightning payments for a digital product?

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Is Primal down?

Gonna spend some time in Costa Rica next month, specifically Santa Teresa area.

Any other Nostriches based down there? I know there’s a fairly big Costa Rica presence on this app.

Big batch of bolognese. One of the best dishes to cook in bulk. Scales up easily if you’re cooking for a group and also freezes well for easy weeknight meals.

I love making this with ancestral blend beef or venison. The low and slow cooking process makes it super tender.

Probably my favorite pasta dish of all time.

Sorry, should have worded more carefully. I’m trying to find good data on *actual* price increases in recent years. Specifically because I suspect a lot of the metrics most people use are manipulated.

Where do you pull the numbers for this?

Yeah, probably true. Seems like maybe it’s similar-ish to Ark, and Ark is more aligned with the ethos. But Lightspark has a lot of capital and firepower to push something like this forward.

What’s the best source for inflation statistics that aren’t manipulated by the government?

Does anyone more technical than me have thoughts on Spark (the Lightning-compatible Bitcoin L2 being built by Lightspark)?

Seems compelling from my view, but not 100% sure about the technical tradeoffs.

https://spark.info/

If you cook with beef tallow a lot like I do and are looking for high-quality brands, check these out.

Lineage is regenerative, grass-fed and finished, and third party tested for glyphosate. h/t nostr:npub14am887cf6kvwkce89nt7dsw3v9qrrn0uppxyvr6a2jd7xdwuwccqwnudp2

Fond is also regenerative and grass-finished and has some cool flavored options.

Should be noted that you can also make your own tallow or get some from a local butcher or rancher. This is often cheaper.

I publish a weekly-ish cooking newsletter on Substack.

Just sent out the latest issue with some pantry recommendations, a roasted cauliflower recipe, some cool new beef tallow brands, and more.

https://mylescooks.substack.com/p/round-up-recipes-links-and-recommendations