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Went to a late night screening of Oppenheimer.

It’s the only Nolan film that I won’t have to watch multiple times because it makes sense the first time around. Refreshing, since Tenet was such a mindfuck.

Also, it has a nice display of boobs.

PS: this is Gman from Half Life 2

As your Bitcoin influencer’s influencer, I take great responsibility in my recommendations 🫡

I’ve tried cross-posting on Nostr and the Elon app.

Now I think I’ve finally reached the point where the average Nostr post matches the engagement of the bird app post.

Which is ironic because on X I have 13k followers and I pay $8/month just to avoid getting shadowbanned.

Really bullish on Nostr!

Why should anyone pay for Casa’s services instead of setting up an Electrum multisig for free?

According to Jameson @lopp, there are two main reasons: the easy to use Casa app which guides users at every step, as well as the customer support which allows Casa customers to talk on the phone with a real human.

Learn more about how Casa works in S14 E9 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast!

#casa #casabitcoin #casahodl #multisig #bitcoin #bitcoinsupport #bitcoinpodcast #jamesonlopp #lopp #electrum #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/b6193f750fc73dc0f43f1a22d9c6d96a96c0ed1f9ca4c4194858f4e5209213b6.mov

Gm, Supra Cycle is inevitable.

Hard coded in the timechain.

Written in a hidden DNA sequence of your future girlfriend.

Hinted within constellations.

Prophecized by our ancestors.

Acknowledged by the space-time continuum.

Accelerated by hyperbitcoinization.

Admittedly, Jameson Lopp doesn’t use CoinJoins too often – especially when he sends coins between KYC exchanges.

But when he does, it’s about sending bitcoin payments to private individuals who mustn’t know information about how much BTC he owns.

Listen to S14 E9 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast to learn more!

#coinjoin #bitcoin #privacy #bitcoinprivacy #btc #wasabiwallet #bitcoinpodcast #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr #jamesonlopp #lopp https://video.nostr.build/4ff2197f3267a9e6c01aa5680610a607f2f6c963381da2b89271b71c0621c498.mov

How is DMix different from a CoinJoin?

In S14 E8 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, Turin University researcher Fadi Barbara explains how DMix works. Essentially, it’s a 2-transaction anonymization protocol which combines a Taproot multisig with a more conventional CoinJoin.

To learn more, listen to the episode on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave feedback!

#bitcoins #bitcoin #btc #privacy #bitcoinprivacy #dmix #coinjoin #multisig #taproot #fadibarbara #bitcoinpodcast #bitcointakeover #bitcointakeoverpodcast #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/e8258bca57f1df836187231d8128786242ee5f8e9c4a026d2b2401d7241dac17.mov

Ben Arc is the creator of LNBits: a modular Lightning wallet which empowers users to pick their desired features (presented as plugins) and even connect the software to their own full node. Furthermore, the Welsh bitcoiner is also one of the self-proclaimed “CEO of Nostr” – as one of the first 3 contributors to the decentralized social network, he registered the Nostr.com domain and ripped a page from the Roger Ver playbook to create a little bit of hype.

Previously, Ben Arc has appeared on the Bitcoin Takeover podcast twice: in S8 E9 when he spoke about his Bowser hardware wallet, and in S9 E6 when he told the story of anarchism and its left-wing roots. This time around, the conversation was more focused on LNBits’ evolution into a plugin behemoth that covers pretty much every Lightning Network use case, as well as the immense potential that Nostr has as a relaying system.

Though Ben describes himself as a left-wing anarchist, he is an old school cypherpunk who’s always curious about new tech and finds neat ways to repurpose electronics to run Lightning-related applications. If you take a look at the LNBits shop, you will find many of his creations – ranging from a pocket-sized Point of Sale device and inexpensive hardware wallets to arcade grabber machines and dispensers. Everything is affordable, general-purpose, and built with a DIY mindset that almost tells you to not buy the final product and built it yourself instead.

More recently, Ben Arc is interested in decentralized marketplaces. He coded DiagonAlley as a censorship-resistant software that enables commerce, and is also interested in doing something like LocalBitcoins on top of Nostr: a peer to peer exchange which matches bitcoin buyers and sellers in a way that can’t be stopped. Ben’s interests don’t stop here: he believes that the Lightning Network is truly revolutionary and microtransactions have the power to change lots of industries – including webcam modelling and sex toys.

Listen to the entire interview with nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm and learn more:

https://bitcoin-takeover.com/s14-e5-ben-arc-on-lnbits-and-nostr/

Ben Arc is the creator of LNBits: a modular Lightning wallet which empowers users to pick their desired features (presented as plugins) and even connect the software to their own full node. Furthermore, the Welsh bitcoiner is also one of the self-proclaimed “CEO of Nostr” – as one of the first 3 contributors to the decentralized social network, he registered the Nostr.com domain and ripped a page from the Roger Ver playbook to create a little bit of hype.

Previously, Ben Arc has appeared on the Bitcoin Takeover podcast twice: in S8 E9 when he spoke about his Bowser hardware wallet, and in S9 E6 when he told the story of anarchism and its left-wing roots. This time around, the conversation was more focused on LNBits’ evolution into a plugin behemoth that covers pretty much every Lightning Network use case, as well as the immense potential that Nostr has as a relaying system.

Though Ben describes himself as a left-wing anarchist, he is an old school cypherpunk who’s always curious about new tech and finds neat ways to repurpose electronics to run Lightning-related applications. If you take a look at the LNBits shop, you will find many of his creations – ranging from a pocket-sized Point of Sale device and inexpensive hardware wallets to arcade grabber machines and dispensers. Everything is affordable, general-purpose, and built with a DIY mindset that almost tells you to not buy the final product and built it yourself instead.

More recently, Ben Arc is interested in decentralized marketplaces. He coded DiagonAlley as a censorship-resistant software that enables commerce, and is also interested in doing something like LocalBitcoins on top of Nostr: a peer to peer exchange which matches bitcoin buyers and sellers in a way that can’t be stopped. Ben’s interests don’t stop here: he believes that the Lightning Network is truly revolutionary and microtransactions have the power to change lots of industries – including webcam modelling and sex toys.

Listen to the entire interview with nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm and learn more:

https://bitcoin-takeover.com/s14-e5-ben-arc-on-lnbits-and-nostr/

Supra Cycle is by far the best bull market narrative in the existence of Bitcoin.

It encourages everyone to accomplish two essential goals: buy an excellent car, get a girlfriend.

It invites every pleb to dump on institutions instead of becoming their exit liquidity.

And it teaches you the virtues of patience and buying the dip.

Join the #SupraCycle, it will make you happier than S2F, Rainbow Chart, Mayer Multiple, Super Cycle, Hyperwave Theory, and all the other phony narratives 🫡

In S14 E9 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, Lopp discusses the cultural significance of the Casa Node and why the project ultimately failed… but inspired an entire wave of affordable “node in a box” solutions for untechnical Bitcoin users.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube & Spotify!

#bitcoin #bitcoinnode #fullnode #casabitcoin #casanode #lightningnode #lopp #jamesonlopp #bitcoinpodcast #bitcointakeover #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/cfcd9017f45cd77c4d45f9f24bf58d6bdcb5b848c7470f172ea8f0c3f35cb810.mov

In S14 E9 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, nostr:npub17u5dneh8qjp43ecfxr6u5e9sjamsmxyuekrg2nlxrrk6nj9rsyrqywt4tp explains why Casa is a relevant company that provides a useful service in a space where any user can just set up a multisig with Electrum wallet.

Listen to the interview on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube!!!!

#bitcoin #selfcustody #multisig #musig #bitcointakeover #bitcoinpodcast #podcast #btctkvr https://video.nostr.build/1d38dbff52b133f88a16a1a3f4ff81e30f9e73494157c3936e89cb413795aad2.mov

In 15 minutes I'm going live on Twitter with Sam Lee – one of the organizers of the Bitcoin meetup in Hong Kong 🇭🇰

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If you want to learn more about Bitcoin communities outside your bubble, make sure you tune in on the Bitcoin Takeover YouTube channel.

You can also ask questions in the chat!

In S14 E11 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, nostr:npub1za04drthlvxtwsq0phwc4mgh8rxhjafjkv2w7pf6ze5afka8gvaquadur3 nostr:npub1y24gz5gwucl79vtv4ctwpysl0r5m4xyzu2rgulnr44ks3t5mt92q4nz2ad nostr:npub1zu5tdnq7w63fgmsfz85te7e6zeg7y2lt8q8r9jp5zcg68jfy73jqraqtgz drank a little bit too much after Baltic Honeybadger 2023 and decided to talk about BTCPay App and the mysteries of the universe.

Halfway into the episode, Dennis of BTCPay also jumps in. Because why not, it's a drunkast!

Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kZmIF-4dHNI?si=iFTz2UxfgYlwQ4Qp

Fadi Barbara is an Italian researcher who created DMix: a combination between a Taproot multisig and a CoinJoin which creates more anonymity by making inputs more difficult to observe on the public blockchain.

Learn more about his work in S14 E8 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast: available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more 🎧

#bitcoin #podcast #turin #torino #fadibarbara #dmix #coinjoin #multisig #taproot #bitcoinprivacy #privacy #bitcoinpodcast #bitcointakeover #btctkvr #bitcointakeoverpodcast https://video.nostr.build/7beef83cefe7f33600cf88d9faa9ab04bd854076f01617fe9e6275c195f699a6.mov