So far, no one has discovered or deduced the access to the bitcoin wallet that is hidden in my book Walking Banks...so here a new hint for those that want to give it a try:

- Did you know that word repetitions are actually allowed in a seed phrase?

#books #reading #bitcoin #treasurehunt

Fantastic news for Huntington's Disease patients:

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/09/24/3155348/0/en/uniQure-Announces-Positive-Topline-Results-from-Pivotal-Phase-I-II-Study-of-AMT-130-in-Patients-with-Huntington-s-Disease.html

36 month data from Uniqure trial shows a strong slowdown of disease progression for all measures. For the first time, we seem to have a treatment that can really treat this devastating brain disorder.

#science #brain #medicine #positivenews #huntington

Thanks Chris for the opportunity to drop my book here:

"Walking Banks" is a bitcoin thriller with a hidden real bitcoin wallet inside.

When a high-ranking U.S. Embassy official is killed in Beijing, seasoned security officer Jack Decker is reluctantly dragged back into action to unravel the mystery. Teaming up with Zheng Lei, a prodigious Beijing police officer, he uncovers a startling link between the murders and the disappearance of Liang Wei, a business tycoon who publicly opposed China's Central Bank Digital Currency before vanishing into thin air.

https://www.walkingbanks.com/

nope, still there. When I look up the address on a desktop it shows the existing balance correctly. Not sure why it doesn't on mobile. Will look into it.

Hm...weird. I don't think it has been discovered because there are no transaction connected to the address for some reasons (also not my original transactions to "load up" the wallet). I'm traveling and just with my phone this week so unfortunately I cannot check in more detail this week but will report back once I have full access again.

A confession:

I rarely post anymore on Nostr because of two reasons:

A) I'm a pretty private and introverted person and never saw the need nor desire to share my everyday thoughts with the world.

B) I still struggle to find interesting posts & people to follow on Nostr to be honest. When I joined I tried to find interesting discussion and exchange around science, consciousness, pharma,etc and also posted in that direction but failed.

I am still trying to figure out how to get more engaged on Nostr and try to contribute more to the network (e.g. see having my book and audiobook for free on nostr/fountain) but it should come naturally and as an enjoyable experience. Nkt feel like work or pulling teeth. To be honest, the twitter algorithm works very well for this purpose (follow some relevant accounts,block some annoying ones and set up some keywords you don't want to see and my Twitter feed is full of interesting posts and news that are relevant to my interests)

Yes, I know it is because it is free on Kindle right now but I must admit I am quite proud that my bitcoin thriller 'Walking Banks' is #1 in the financial category on Amazon right now (and surprisingly in Monetary Policy as well).

Thank you!

Hi Latricia, not yet. I've just now only finally managed to get it out on Audible so I'll wait and see what the reach is.

Finally, my bitcoin novel "Walking Banks" is available on Audible and as an audiobook on Amazon:

https://amazon.com/Walking-Banks-A-Bitcoin-Thriller/dp/B0FFHLJKCS/

https://www.audible.com/pd/Walking-Banks-Audiobook/B0FFHMX6T8

(you can still listen to it on Fountain of course as well)

#bitcoin

#books

#novel

#nostr

Thanks again for the encouraging words. A first hint would be that it is a 24 word seed phrase but I think I mentioned this before, didn't I?

Follow-up on the #Zapvertising experiment!

11 days ago I made a Zapvertising post to promote my Bitcoin novel "Walking Banks" here on Nostr.

Here’s a little update on how it went and if it was worth it:

Short answer: Yes... but not quite in the way I expected.

From a commercial or distribution angle, frankly speaking, it was a disappointment.

I zapped 28.000 Sats. The results 11 days later are: 2 book sales that I can trace back to this experiment, no audiobook sales, and no Sats earned on Fountain streaming. Wavlake stats tells me that 4 people streamed the full audiobook by now so some little interest was there but nobody used sats on Fountain to support it. And just to be clear, I was not expecting big earnings and I am absolutely fine with it. As mentioned in earlier posts, both the audiobook and ebook are free to read or stream for those interested.

But I was honestly hoping that the audiobook/book finds more interest and that the concept might reach further, especially since the book hides a real Bitcoin seed phrase that leads to a wallet with 800,000 sats in it. So in that regard I must admit, these total numbers are disappointing and might reflect that the book and story is not as interesting to people as I had hoped it would be.

However, in terms of reach and response? That’s where it worked.

72 reposts from a pretty diverse bunch of nostriches which is much more than I imagined. Even more important for me: every single comment was kind, encouraging, and genuinely supportive. That meant a lot to me. So thanks to everyone who commented or reposted!

So what I’ve learned about Zapvertising so far:

I'll probably try another round but with a tighter focus. Reposts are great, but it makes a difference whether the reposter has 5 or 5,000 followers. Might look into targeting more precisely, or using a Zapvertising service to dial in the reach.

Still experimenting. Still learning. Still zapping.

And if you’re curious, the treasure is still out there...

https://www.walkingbanks.com

#bitcoin

#books

#novel

#story

#art

#zapvertising

#nostr

Artifical blood to go into clinical trial:

https://mededgemea.com/japan-to-begin-clinical-trials-for-artificial-blood-in-2025/

https://chem.naramed-u.ac.jp/ENGLISH_PAGE/e_invest_blood.html

A Japanese team is advancing artificial blood (hemoglobin here as the key component) into the clinic for testing. It's based on using "expired" normal blood so not the full package yet but considering the ever present shortage of blood-donations, if this works, this could be a start for future breakthroughs for clinical reality. Still a long way to go from here as it doesn't generate the artificial blood "from scratch" & doesn't address the other functions blood has besides the O2 transport but it's an interesting start.

Not really dire warning. NB181 is not believed to cause more severe infections or symptoms, just that it might be more easily transmissable. So one might be more likely to catch it but given that anyone pretty much had covid by now and/or is vaccinated, apart maybe again for the most vulnerable population, there should be no reason for concern.

Interesting cyborg-modification reported in Cell:

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00454-4

"Near-infrared spatiotemporal color vision in humans enabled by upconversion contact lenses"

#science #cyborg

Thank you!

Thanks Latrica for the nice feedback!🫡

It rarely happens but if it does, no, I don't finish it.

Thanks,glad to hear you enjoyed it at least.