Many blessings into the new year!

Am I the only one just sitting on the couch, smoking a joint tonight in the same clothes I wore yesterday?

Behind every strong Latino is an Abuela with a Chancla.

How do all the law-abiding citizens handle taxes for lightning? Most lightning wallets don't have an "export transactions" function, do they? #askNostr #taxes

Body panel job is out of the booth, might get this done before 2025

In my robe, watching the Nuggets and reading a golf magazine. True God has blessed me!

I finally looked at this safe harbor IRS thing.

I'll bet that it's impossible to enforce because what they're asking for is impossible to report, so it's a tactic to harrass a bunch of Bitcoin holders.

I've always done my taxes under the assumption that Bitcoin is fungible, so all BTCUSD transactions from any exchange I used that year just get batched together into a single report, with sells matched with buys from any source because I could buy on one platform and sell on another years later. I'm just going to do the same thing for 2024.

As far as I've always been concerned, the IRS has no business beyond the point of exchange with USD. I don't even think they have any business knowing which exchanges I used.

Investing in improving your health is smarter than investing in BTC!

Fix your health while stacking Sats.

Being healthy & fit & having a fat stack is the ultimate victory.

#n00b question. if i run a LN or BTC (oh no, now i know the acronyms... look out) node, and the hardware fails am i hosed?

i'd be interested to hear any personal experience on that (and not interested in videos on running a node).

#asknostr

I've got 3 hours of work left, and I just ate 150mg of THC. How much more should I eat?

#weedstr

Someone bought a belt as a Christmas present. No real address was provided. Thank you :)

The U.S. dollar’s purchasing power has declined significantly since 1913, but it remains one of the strongest and most widely used currencies in the world.

This isn’t a coincidence; it’s a testament to the dollar’s entrenched global dominance, even as its flaws become more evident.

Suffering economies often turn to dollars over #Bitcoin or gold.

Why?

Because it’s the cleanest shirt in the dirty fiat basket, or perhaps the most widely used shirt.

Its practicality, global infrastructure, and familiarity make it the go to option for those seeking stability amid chaos.

For many, the choice between a volatile ride up (#Bitcoin) and a slow, predictable decline (the dollar) isn’t obvious.

Stablecoins only amplify this dynamic by making dollars more accessible and efficient.

However, I believe the advantages stablecoins currently hold over #Bitcoin are more about the dollar’s head start: centuries of infrastructure and global familiarity.

#Bitcoin is catching up at an incredible pace.

Once people have the same level of familiarity and usability with #BTC as they do with dollars, the incentive to choose dollars over Bitcoin disappears entirely.

Ironically, while stablecoins make the dollar stronger relative to other fiat currencies, they also accelerate the spread of destructive monetary policies.

In the short term, they provide convenience and temporary fixes.

In the long term, they exacerbate the dollar’s weaknesses and the broader issues within fiat systems.

The dollar is destined to weaken over time, but stablecoins could prolong its dominance while simultaneously exposing its flaws.

As stablecoins continue to shape international economic dynamics, I’m curious to see how their evolution influences the adoption of #Bitcoin in the coming years.

There are no ex-₿itcoiners.

What is this sorcery?

"Nostr" means Nerds Online Shitposting The Revolution

Going to the gym and forgetting headphones is just torture

GM Nostr! Happy Saturday! (I think...that time space thing from yesterday still has me flummoxed)

Those of you looking for a good New Year's resolution I have a suggestion:

How 'bout running your own BTC node?

It helps everyone, you're contributing something to the protocol, and it truly makes a difference.

And it's easier than joining a gym...

😃

#coffeechain