U.S. officials have reportedly discussed offering one-time payments of between $10,000 and $100,000 to Greenland residents as part of an effort to persuade them to break away from Denmark and potentially join the United States, sources told Reuters.

- Got a buddy to buy Bitcoin

- Got him to self custody

- Told him to back it up

- He didn't back it up

- He got a new phone

- Bitcoin is gone

Now he won't want to touch Bitcoin again 🤦

Just saw this in the bitcoin development fund signal chat 30m ago from Ziya Sadr (iranian bitcoiner):

> just in case if you're wondering about what's the situation in Iran

> there's millions of people on the street in every city in Iran

> It's the most heroic scene and the closest we Iranians have been to overthrowing the regime

hundreds of people have been shot and killed by the Iranian regime, It's a total warzone. People empty handed, the regime with shotguns, AK47, etc..

> The internet is completely shut down since 2 hrs ago.

> People are unified in what they want and all chant together "This is the final battle" and they just want to take the regime down. They have decided and chant on their next leader as Reza Pahlavi.

> If you care about this, it would be great if you can just tell others around you about what's going on in Iran or repost sth on twitter to your audience about the Iranian people who are completely in the dark right now and nobody knows about their battle.

Noticed here in Japan I’m always asked if I want to pay in installments… even for average priced stuff. Insanity.

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Want to start a #Bitcoin circular economy in your town?

Here are the biggest lessons I learned building one in mine.

The hidden obstacle that stalls adoption:

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The hardest part of building a Bitcoin circular economy isn’t technical.

It’s social.

Wallets and Lightning are easy.

Making business owners feel safe? That’s the challenge.

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Many business owners aren’t against Bitcoin. Many are curious. Many even like it personally.

But hesitation sets in when they think about going public and associating their business with it. They worry about how it will look - if they’ll face backlash, if people will label them unfairly.

This is the obstacle that quietly stalls adoption.

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They worry:

• “What will my regulars think?”

• “Will people assume I’m political or extreme?”

• “Will there be backlash in the community?”

• “What if there are risks I don’t even know about yet?”

Even if they like Bitcoin personally, that mix of social pressure and uncertainty often keeps them hesitant.

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The story you tell matters.

The narrative matters.

If Bitcoin is framed as “radical,” “political,” or “anti-system,” most merchants back away.

If it’s framed as local money that keeps value in the community and strengthens small business they lean in.

Adoption feels cooperative and positive, even patriotic.

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In the Comox Valley I took action to overcome this hurdle by making adoption feel safe, friendly, and local.

Merchants aren’t “taking a risk,” they are joining the Comox Valley circular economy - a supportive network that celebrates local businesses.

• Branding is friendly and familiar, which softened Bitcoin’s image. Builds a familiar community brand people learn to trust, and are proud to be a part of.

• Merchants join as part of a circular economy - no one feels alone.

• I lead with community-first language (“keeping value local”) (“circular economy”) before saying Bitcoin.

• Merchants can start privately, then go public when confident.

• And when they do, celebrate them - so visibility feels like support, not exposure. And it shows others it is safe to join.

With friendly branding and positive language, Bitcoin doesn’t feel political or foreign, it starts feeling like community.

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Celebrating new merchants isn’t just recognition - it’s visibility.

Most businesses aren’t waiting for better wallets. They’re waiting for proof it’s safe. Proof that others like them are already doing it.

When a familiar business accepts Bitcoin, two things click:

Normalization - Bitcoin stops feeling fringe and starts feeling ordinary.

Social proof - “If they can do it, so can I.”

This flips psychology fast. Even a town that feels against it can swing almost overnight - if just one or two respected businesses lead the way.

Visibility doesn’t just spread the word.

It turns hesitation into confidence.

That’s how circular economies begin.

Create a local group to proudly share and promote businesses accepting!

Give these businesses even more value for joining!

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One thing I found crucial:

When talking with merchants and community members, I never frame Bitcoin as “against” anything.

Not against banks.

Not against inflation.

Not against the system.

I always speak in the positive:

• Local value staying local

• New customers walking in the door

• Community loyalty and pride

• Networking and community cooperation.

Bitcoin adoption grows fastest when it feels like an opportunity - not a confrontation.

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The Takeaway.

If you ignore this obstacle, adoption stalls. If you plan for it, you can make merchants feel safe, supported, and even proud to go public in your community.

The way to do that is simple: step back and observe your community. Every town has its own barriers and dynamics - address those first. Don’t try to “get everyone to use Bitcoin.” Instead, focus on creating a circular economy that genuinely benefits the people around you. Pour value into that, and let Bitcoin be the tool that beautifully facilitates it.

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These are the dynamics I observed in the Comox Valley.

Other towns will be different, but these principles are universal.

Bitcoin isn’t just software.

It’s social infrastructure.

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Remember the real objective, center and align yourself and your approach with it often.

It isn’t just to get businesses to say yes to Bitcoin.

What is your goal? Get clear on that.

My goal: building communities and people that embody what Bitcoin teaches - patience, responsibility, truth, abundance, and voluntary cooperation. Giving people the tools to learn the deeper lessons Bitcoin teaches.

Each circular economy is a living node in the greater Bitcoin network.

I want to support you in your town!

Circular economies are where Bitcoin stops being theory and starts shaping the world with hard money.

-Joyce Dawn

Have you ever reflected on that suspended moment when a note is sent on #Nostr?

For a split second, it no longer belongs to you, and it has not yet reached others.

It’s traveling, embraced by the relays, ready to blossom into countless different readings.

It’s like a breath held between inhale and exhale: already alive, yet not fully revealed.

Bitcoin gave us a new kind of sovereignty. A way to hold value without permission. To coordinate without identity. To build outside the system.

LMAO, these are real. 🤣

Just in case you are 24 years late:

Jet fuel can’t melt steel beams.

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Crypto in Bio 🤮

taking responsibility for the outcomes of your actions and choices leads to you becoming an adult.

taking responsibility for the outcomes of other peoples actions and choices (other than your children) leads to you becoming a tyrant.

I am the most censored documentary filmmaker on the internet, 12 TikTok’s, 3 Instagrams, 3 twitter accounts, permanently banned from Linkedin, 1 red note, 5 Pinterest accounts. Honestly what I would like to do is keep my films exclusively on NOSTR. Then travel the world promoting my films on NOSTR as it’s legit the ONLY social media platform in the world that I can guarantee my account won’t get deleted. I could go on for days but I also have the ability to get onto every major conservative platform to promote NOSTR.

Tenho vários lados meus que conflitam para determinar o que realmente me empolga, pois sempre tive muitos interesses e habilidades...

Mas algo que venho percebendo no mundo atual é a perda da experiência tátil e também de outros sentidos humanos, sem falar também na perda da sensação de unicidade e raridade, pois estamos em um mundo excessivamente padronizado, repetitivo, áudiovisual e propagandístico, onde o valor substancial se perde, ao ser trocado pelas aperencias e ditadas por pessoas que nem conhecemos.

Por isso que tantas coisas únicas e importantes, e até pessoas, tem sido tão facilmente substituíveis, e as pessoas nunca estiveram tão debilitadas mentalmente ao mesmo tempo. Supostos 'avanços' estão pondo de lado as identidades locais e individuais, em nome de uma identidade global ou modismos... Tudo nunca dependeu tanto do dinheiro e da tomada da atenção (até na distração e exibicionismo) como no mundo atual.

I’m not sure one can really truly believe the moon landing didn’t happen. Or did happen.

Why? Because nobody has a means to express their belief. There is no consequence to choosing to believe or not, so what can prove one’s belief? Nothing…

If you say the moon landing didn’t happen, and I say I don’t believe you, how could you prove me wrong?

Relax. Humanity is on an upwards trajectory.

Breath, touch grass, read a book, watch a movie, eat some food, chat with friends, spend time with family.

Stack sats if you don't have enough to live on, spend sats modestly if you do.

Lower your time preference in all things, and don't worry about things you can't control.

Your goal is to find yourself and find contentment, that's all. That's all you really need.

Do you really sell hoodies with QR codes that open ChatGPT? 🤣

The urge to walk up to anyone under the age of 30 wearing a Metallica or Nirvana t-shirt they bought at Target and ask them to name a single song or album title.

Checked it out - What a cool project. Thanks for the new resource!

I am excited to begin using Nostr as my primary social media platform for all things bitcoin. I began studying bitcoin and blockchain as a master's student at SFU in Vancouver in 2017 and have not stopped since. For my PhD dissertation, I am investigating bitcoin discourse, adoption, and use cases in the context of its increasing popularity and mainstream acceptance. I have interviewed some incredibly intelligent, hardworking, and fascinating people in the space and I am excited to eventually share my findings with fellow bitcoiners.

I'm a simple man. All I want is

-National repentance

-Sovereign and flourishing traditional households

-Real, whole foods free of industrial slop

-Chemical-free water

-Natural fiber clothing

-A return to beautiful architecture

-Small town revitalization

-A localism renaissance

-An end to government weather manipulation

-The end of the Military Industrial Complex

-The end of the Prison Industrial Complex

-The end of Big Pharma

-The end of Big Food

-Mass deregulation

-The repeal of the Patriot Act

-The repeal of the Bank Secrecy Act

-No property taxes

-No capital gains tax on #Bitcoin

-No more proxy wars

-Encryption and privacy by default

-A free and open internet

Hey Nakamoto Sound, nice to Bitcoin you! 😊

Would you know of a tool that would allow us to get our ears on a Spanish version of this audio? We guess it'd be an AI-driven tool - better if it comes with privacy 😌.

LFG. Tough time to get wine down there mid summer though

might wanna wait til fall