I think it is possible. Give all relays who routed the message bitcoin ecash. Just like using 10 letter envelops, every envelop has one stamp.

Yes, nostr relays get those ecash stamp.

We think there is no long-lasting free lunch. So we learn from postal system. Ecash is best e-stamp. relay will be post office, which has income to cover cost.

What does it matter if the end result is neither of them being able to scale?

At least with Monero we are more able to adapt to more efficient methods when available and necessary (i.e. Bulletproofs upgrade which reduced tx size by ~80%) or entirely new protocols completely (upcoming Seraphis overhaul)

There is a zcash sidechain ready to be deployed on Bitcoin. In fact, with drivechains Bitcoin will always have the latest privacy tech the moment it’s discovered.

Maybe you think better solutions will be built. Cool, build those. We are running out of time.

Bitcoin and Lightning don't scale either

So why do you use them?

As #monero users have REPEATEDLY insisted over the years, to the silence of most Bitcoiners... if the base is transparent, any attempt at gaining privacy is itself noticed, and becomes suspicious, while normalizing helpless transparency and increasing the power of tyrants.

Wake up, everyone! Without privacy, Bitcoin is not freedom money, it's one of the most perfect financial mass-surveillance tools ever created.

Why oh why do y'all think Bitcoin was tolerated, while Monero gets delisted?!

One furthers total control and surveillance. The other does not.

People are now coming to that painful realization.

Question for the based medical minds:

How long does it take for someone's blood to fully recycle/detox from heavy metals after taking the covid jab or other vaccine?

"One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything."

–Malcolm Muggeridge

Muggeridge Through the Microphone (1967)

Get him on nostr!

After our recording ended I gave him a 15-mimute spiel on why he's a total bitcoiner and needs to look further into it. Rec'd The Bitcoin Standard and a few good articles to get started. He sounded very interested but we'll have to wait and see, he's an insanely busy guy 🤞

Let’s be clear, if no one steps up and decides to run LSPs because everyone is worried about regulatory concerns, every bitcoin L2 system is toast - every one that has a reasonable security model relies on some kind of centralized or federated party that has similar concerns, even if they can’t seize funds.

Without any L2 systems everyone using bitcoin will simply use custodial platforms because that’s the only way to get reasonable fees and payment latency.

And don’t go yelling at ACINQ for deciding not to operate Phoenix in the US, the software required to run an LSP is open source, with only relatively minimal liquidity allocation logic required to get started. We need new entrants, and that means new companies who think the risk is manageable (I’m confident it is, but I can’t fault anyone for not wanting to take that risk).

If you see someone suggesting ACINQ should just keep running, the correct response is “well why aren’t you running an LSP”.

I published my original reasoning a MONTH ago on the development mailing list. It's not my problem if people who are using testnet don't read the mailing list. They really should!