Look like nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 is avoiding opinions he disagrees with on his podcast, so which one should I go on instead to talk about hardware wallet issues? 
Livera, but you should bring on a counterpoint person to make it a fulsome discussion. Also talk problem and potential solutions.
People don’t understand the progression of how something becomes money:
1) Store of value: people hodl something because they believe it will best preserve their purchasing power over time.
2) Medium of exchange: eventually most of their savings are in it so they’re forced to trade for other things. Sellers start accepting it for goods and services.
3) Unit of account: eventually everyone is using it for trade and sellers prefer it so they start pricing their goods and services in it.
You can’t ignore the hodl stage. It’s the foundation of everything else.
First rule of product building. First find a representative customer and build collaboratively for their needs.
“It’s useless” - Joe should have responded, “show me another way to send a billion dollars in minutes over the internet with no censorship or seizure risk.” nostr:note1lydud7r0yr8a2u0ukasgchwfxs6nta8f8znulfd25wxy93c26ejsml6v6f
We’re entertained by the price, but we know what’s actually important.
I can’t imagine, whoever she is, that she will look back happy at her performance in that interview.
This is honestly a really sad day. As Mutiny wallet is sailing toward the sunset, I hope that Lightning wallet devs will step up their game to fill the void they left. We need self-custodial wallets that run a node on your phone. We need options. We need the talent.
We probably also need another wallet that mixes Ecash with Lightning to cover everything from very small balances to very large balances. One that let's you start with 100 sat and holds your hands and opens channels for you as you acquire more sats.
I've been building Lightning wallets for years before I started working on Cashu. I know how fucking hard it is. Ecash is child's play compared to Lightning's complexity.
My deepest respect goes to the lunatics who put a fucking Lightning node in the browser and pushed LDK to places where no one else has ever been.
Thank you nostr:nprofile1qqs9hejyd252x8q3kw6980ud4lymx3hlx2x3lgg6p7sz58nyv8m2nvgpvemhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0dec82c33wscxu7t8xc6xwdtkwac8yanpx5e8wmrrd46rwentv3erqdmkx4j8ydmnxv6hyct389nnq7r8vvcxkdrcvdek2er2vachv0mzwfhkzerrv9ehg0t5wf6k2qg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2ujnh08 nostr:nprofile1qqswrlemlh2wgqc4jkds3d8ueqj9a2j3gcm7r48v9tskdd6rxsd7rtcpzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ucpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqjxamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwfhh2mnywfhkx6mzd96xxmmfdejhyuewvdhk6jg4k33 nostr:nprofile1qqsq6myr3rwtqjdcm48u357ccwae8h3a4y96s28y7zwg458ngeyg5vcp2amhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0dec82c33wq6xkeec0fu826ms09knx6pjxpjhyenpxdekzmt2xqc8ymfjva6rguf4wan827t4xd6xwvrcxd4xwvm8v4ehvmnr0pnrsqgkwaehxw309ahx7um5wgh8vatvwpjk6tnrdaksz9rhwden5te0dehhxarj9ehhsarj9ejx2ase3kkz0
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Unfortunately, I see this as the trend for most self-custodial lightning wallets for plebs.
In my mind, lightning is destined to be the pipes between ecash federations, exchanges, and B2B custodial lightning service providers.
The liquidity management problems and high channel management fees will keep it generally unusable for plebs. Ecash here we come. nostr:note1rhe3t2jzkhjzqtt8mwvs5waxnhdvgt00ukgrqfmlmqr6508jwnjs2xyjd0
Depends on your age and income. The probability that this week is the bottom is quite high. No guarantees, but the risk-reward level is rising for traders. I don’t trade anymore, but in my past I would be all degen right now.
The drop tonight looks to me like near term capitulation. Combine that with the craziness in currency markets right now, we could see a flight to safety after this selling burst ends. Max pain is starting to be up now.
Remember… Bitcoin can’t go bankrupt but their banks can. The rocket fuel of liquidity will eventually come.
Don’t leverage, just buy what you can, hang on tight and enjoy the ride. 🍿
Still up? So is Powell 😁
Banksters being forced to sell. When a bankster has a liquidity crisis they sell their best things because that’s the only thing they can sell. Its exciting. Enjoy it. 🍿
An amusing thought experiment. Since 🇺🇸 has 210k bitcoin and another 1M in taxable ETFs, that would be ~$50 million per bitcoin.
The Fed could slowly and secretly buy bitcoin up to that price and would accumulate more in the process, so the actual price target would be far less. The bitcoin price will probably hit that number eventually anyway without the Fed buying, but the Fed would end up with more bitcoin if it was the one doing the buying (other than say China or Russia).
People have all sorts of internal experiences. Perhaps they hear voices that aren’t there. Perhaps they believe that they were some reincarnated historical figure. I’ve even known someone who went around telling people that they were a descendant of some billionaire family (they weren’t).
It’s not reality just because it’s in your head.
It’s fine to pretend you’re something or someone else. But it’s a dysfunctional mental illness if you can’t distinguish reality from fantasy.
Just chatting with family about this. Women need to stand up for themselves here too. I believe if women protested and walked out of the Olympics, they would find allies with most of the men and this crap would be over the next day. Hopefully tools like nostr can help connect like minded women to realize they’re not alone. nostr:note1dpjcsqj8k5743uqgpsdycjuv4x0xfsgfc69hmc0w7pcpyjp6qncqmtq2g5