he never implied that

In the past month I’ve travelled from Vancouver to LA, amsterdam, bali and now tokyo. at each stop I was able to pay and zap people in every part of the world with 0 friction. Bitcoin is borderless. When you hold bitcoin you have the ability to store and teleport value to any person on the planet. At some point we were convinced we need permission to do this, but not anymore. #Bitcoin the closest thing we have to true freedom, and its ours 🌏🧡

I took to the streets of DC with my flashy #StudyBitcoin Halloween costume yesterday and it sparked many interesting conversations. Here are some of the things I learned...

1) I need to work on my Bitcoin elevator pitch! It's really important to have a quick & relatable explanation of what Bitcoin is and the problems it solves when the orange-pilling window of opportunity is short. 😅

2) Many thought I worked for Bitcoin which tells me that they associate it with some kind of corporation or business. I explained that Bitcoin is a global monetary network companies can build on, similar to how a company can be built atop the internet. 🌐

3) Most do not know the difference b/w Bitcoin and the rest of "crypto". 🤦‍♂️

4) A few thought I was out to sell them something which is understandable given we're bombarded with ads 24/7/365. They seemed surprised when I said I just believed in Bitcoin so much that I spent my time & money to build an elaborate costume just to raise awareness. 😊

5) Handing out tipcards loaded up with real Bitcoin is really fun. My redemption rate so far has been very low, but I think most are too skeptical and need some time to look into it before downloading a strange wallet to get a strangers' free sats. 🤔

6) I'm an introvert who avoids attention like the plague but got pretty comfy walking around in my costume. I even jumped onstage for a costume contest! The only cheers I got came from friends (I lost) but I was happy to have a hundred ppl thinking about Bitcoin for 5 mins. 🕺

7) I got way more positive shout outs than I expected. I got a few fist bumps, honking cars and a few asked for photos. One guy even shouted a price prediction at me🤣

8) It's VERY important NOT to tell people to buy Bitcoin. Someone, somewhere is always trying to sell us something but orange-pilling should be about encouraging others to study & learn. I think if you lead them to the rabbit hole, they'll fall in just like I did. 🐇

Thanks, I'll look into this.

He has a good understanding of blockchain technology, I should say. One of his main arguments is that it is used for drugs, human trafficking, porn0graphy, and ...

Has anyone built a MySpace-style nostr client yet..?

#asknostr

But there is literally no downside to going with 24

Ouch, this one hurts.

yeah. maybe she said $500, but either way i said what you said

Australians don't drink Fosters, we export that shit & call it beer.

A legal tactic to be aware of is to make unfollowable laws, and then selectively enforce them.

So for example with this FinCEN proposal, add a ton of reporting requirements for all sorts of noncustodial transaction types, which puts tons of normal operators at risk and heavily disincentivizes them. It’s so broad as to apply to almost everyone, and even things they can’t report technically could be argued to be reportable (eg Lightning node router operator- report everyone you are routing for!). Now, everyone is a criminal; everyone has legal leverage against them which can be selectively deployed.

And if a “class of transactions” can be labeled under Section 311 of the Patriot Act as reportable, then why not also ban-able? Instead of sanctioning an actual entity, why not sanction a concept, a class of transactions, an expression of math?

Dangerous precedent.

The #soon hashtag is closely related to the #NoETAs hashtag. 😂 Soon is relative to the person's time preference that's reading it.

I have no clue. I'm just a guy that loves freedom technology and loves to talk on Nostr.

This is a test and can be freely ignored.

Also coming over from Reddit and the shit show that just went down there. Also saw Rayfins post and now checking things out!