Imagine this:

- you want to provide LN/ecash services to your family and friends

-you don't want to know who is doing what payments, to offer them better privacy

- You end up running an ecash mint

- you don't want any rando to be able to use/abuse your mint

- you need auth (preferably blinded)

Also know this:

- It's an optional spec

- No one is forced to add auth to their mint

- you are not forced to use a mint that implements auth

Auth has a lot of drawbacks for ecash mints, but in some cases it is an absolute requirement

30k-40k total volume... There is no privacy if someone wants to link you to tx in it. Especially if you're moving in and out, which you have to do to maintain your purchasing power. Best just use Bitcoin pseudonymously...

To change my pfp or not to change my pfp?

That’s the question that has been bothering me for a while now.

#asknostr

Because the data for that is *always* not at rest the moment you unlock the device once after boot. On a user profile you can put data at rest by pressing the end session button, you cannot do that for the Owner because the owner manages crucial OS functions. It is how Android works. To put Owner at rest you need to power off the device or restart it instead.

It's a more extreme move but it adds resistance to attacks especially in forensic situations.

Can be, but unless the threat model calls for it then sure.

I currently have 4 profiles, not counting the Owner which has nothing but a VPN on it for OS updates.

One is for normal use

One for Google Play required apps

One for handling cryptocurrencies separately (that way data is only not at rest when not using it)

One for Tor only usage (very rare and unused)

I rarely use the others to be honest

On a positive note:

At least we know the tech works and those fuckers can’t unwind coinjoins

Very true.

Never used whirlpool but hearing all their services are down. What happens to your corn if it was whirling around when it got shut down.

no physical sim but rather an esim. I don't provide this number to anyone and use a handful of VoIP numbers to silo government / friends and family / throwaway

Def performing for myself

Who are you when you are not performing for the people inside your mind ?

Finally running Grapheneos, just need to sort a VOIP client app.

#grapheneos

#voip

I’ve always felt uneasy about Saylor’s obsession with buying so much. Along with all the top table ‘circle jerk’ over analysing what is money. Nostr is a great respite from all that BS imo.

Stack sats, stay humble, support devs and live life 🤙