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Bitcoin and personal responsibility. Crypto Anarchist. Unchained. Colorado. Twitter criminal (perma-suspended) and guillotine maximalist.

Sounds good, but it ultimately violates the #Bitcoin ethos.

Totally depends on your situation and risk tolerance. For a single guy without too many obligations and some sats in cold storage - probably no need. For a father of a family of six with a mortgage and two car payments - hell yeah you need a emergency fund.

Mempools are getting crowded again and fees are on the rise.

And like clockwork my lightning node is popping off as bitcoin users bypass higher transaction fees.

Almost like its supposed to work that way.

LFG.

After using nostr:npub17tyke9lkgxd98ruyeul6wt3pj3s9uxzgp9hxu5tsenjmweue6sqq4y3mgl for the last couple of months, I'm convinced it's the best way to secure your bitcoin. Why?

It's trustless, like the ethos of Bitcoin. You're using off-the-shelf hardware, the code is open source, keys can (and should) be generated offline and the device isn't even storing your them!

Keys are stored in a QR code and should be backed up to something physical (stainless steel, etc). A passphrase is crucial. It provides the final level of protection from various forms of attack.

No need to twist yourself in knots and trust secure elements, closed-source code, kill-switch PINs, etc. After using a Trezor One for years, I'm convinced SeedSigner is the way.

You ought to attach a lightning wallet to your profile so you can be zapped! ⚑

Competition will force fees down. As more wallets level up to Phoenix, Zeus and mutiny we'll see them drop. For now they're definitely too high.

Curious what you use different profiles for? Extra privacy? Family members?

What app is this?

And right on. πŸ’ͺ Consistency is key!

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I just discovered FreeTube. It's a desktop YouTube front end for increasing privacy (Goog tracking) and removing Ads. I've been using NewPipe on mobile for some time already.

Check it out if and don't look back. It's open source and excellent freedom tech. Export your subscriptions from YouTube and import into FreeTube and presto! you're in business. =)

https://freetubeapp.io

Robert Kiyosaki is directionally correct and I respect the guy a ton. "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" was formative in my financial thinking. But he's so terribly wrong on his timing and targets that I don't know why anyone listens anymore.

https://news.bitcoin.com/robert-kiyosaki-says-bitcoin-headed-for-135000-while-gold-will-soon-take-off/