Lol, credit cards and the banking system are abstractions and like most abstractions, eg Cashu, are more private than Bitcoin...

Privacy and Bitcoin shouldn't be in the same sentence, unless one is willing to go through an intermediatary like Strike or Cashu...

And sorry, but that's a non starter...

The problem is that LN creates problems rather than solving them.

Someone using Zeus embedded node should open a channel with 100k-1mil sats...

Or God forbid, they need hardware to run their own node and keep it online.

Then manage liquidity...

Anyway my point is that you end up pushing people to custodial solutions the more you push these layers with massive UX issues on people.

And that's fucked...

We have convinced people that they're bitcoiners when they're effectively reverting to the fiat system of IOUs...

Ffs

KYC or Custodial solutions... It's all bullshit... Damn it people!!! There are other solutions...

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Isn't that in an app? Or they allow via browser too

They're gone. Post edited

Thanks!!!! I'm almost didn't include them for some of the reasons I stated in the original post. Consider them removed from consideration.

Bingo

Getting cracking on making a blog post about the use of gift cards and prepaid visa cards with bitcoin/monero.

Did I miss any important sites/services?

- bitrefill.com

- nostr:nprofile1qqsr4uv8hlsqjgxcwp52d0xll3y0fvjp68vzt9xd89g3ngcgjyzpv4qpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshssemen6

- coinbees.com

- bitpay.com/gift-cards

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FYI:

I'm not a fan of anyone that forces you to use an app or extension.

Or forces you to make an account.

Or doesn't have #monero as a payment option.

And most of the #privacy policies and terms of service pages are horrendous.

Same

Oof

_Good Morning_\

☕ 📖 🌞

# Cryptoeconomics

**by [Erik Voskuil](https://github.com/evoskuil).**\

**The book can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Cryptoeconomics).**

### Bitcoin Labels

- **Ambiguous Definition**: Bitcoin's definition is unclear due to its multiple uses since inception.

- **Original Usage**: Coined by Satoshi for concepts in "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System".

- **Multiple Contexts**: Used for the implementation, transaction chain, consensus rules, coin unit, and community.

- **Variations**: Multiple implementations, consensus rules, and dynamic histories exist, making 'Bitcoin' label broad.

- **Labeling Convention**: Used here for Cryptodynamic Principles; implementations by brand (e.g., Bitcoin Core, Libbitcoin), chains by trading symbols (e.g., BTC, LTC), consensus rules by chain symbol, coin units in lowercase (e.g., btc, ltc), communities by general or specific terms.

- **Maximalist View**: Some maximalists associate Bitcoin with a specific history, but it was originally linked to principles.

- **Ambiguity Resolution**: Trading symbols resolve ambiguity when referring to different chains or histories.

The rest of the summarized chapters are at https://expatriotic.me

It's good though.

Maybe it'll take the wind out of the sails of the NGU crowd and we can get back to the CYPHERPUNK ethos dammit

Nada.

I wanna buy shit I use #monero

No worries, CIA and NSA will keep paying it 👀

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Must suck being poor.

HFSP eh?

Good for selling. use bisq for buying. cheaper

I have a solution

[Bisq](https://expatriotic.me)

⚡

I worked there in my gap year during my college days.

After looking desperately for a cooking or waiter job, I went into retail

>just run a LN

Nawww they're fine if you use WoS