Plebstr is a bit slow and my phone is getting hot....

So for the #zapathon I'm going to #zap everyone who comments on this note first, and everyone who comes in sight too

#plebchain #grownostr #cassiechain

On the plus side $20/mo gets cheaper over time 🤣

I found an old IRA account of mine that I completely forgot about. I want to convert it to Bitcoin but don't want to lose its tax advantaged status. Anyone know the best places to move the money? I know fidelity offers bitcoin but... I'm not certain it's not just paper bitcoin. Is there a better solution at the moment? Rather not go the GBTC route.

Or maybe it's worth taking the tax hit and just convert to self custody bitcoin...

I found an old IRA account of mine that I completely forgot about. I want to convert it to Bitcoin but don't want to lose its tax advantaged status. Anyone know the best places to move the money? I know fidelity offers bitcoin but... I'm not certain it's not just paper bitcoin. Is there a better solution at the moment? Rather not go the GBTC route.

Or maybe it's worth taking the tax hit and just convert to self custody bitcoin...

It’s a bearer instrument. The files are the value. You can pass the file around without identifying who holds it. Offering near perfect privacy.

Different mints can settle funds over the lightning network.

Feels a bit dumdum to ask but... can someone explain cashu to me? What I think I understand is... it's another L2 solution similar to lightning but is more anonymous than lightning? Does it similarly work on a network of nodes/relays?

Can someone shed some light on how the whole minting process works? (When I try to claim an... invoice?... it says to add a trusted mint... since when were bitcoiners ok with "trusting"?!)

Also, what parts of the cashu workflow are anonymous and what parts are exposed to third parties?

I'm selling items I don't need on eBay, which I absolutely hate, so that I can raise funds to build a new, more powerful Lightning node with a RAID 1 setup. 🤙

Do I build one from scratch or buy a refurbished small form factor machine with two SATA ports? Decisions.

A refurb will be cheaper, but finding a device that supports 2X storage devices is the kicker.

If you've done this, what hardware did you decide upon?

I'm selling items I don't need on eBay, which I absolutely hate, so that I can raise funds to build a new, more powerful Lightning node with a RAID 1 setup. 🤙

Do I build one from scratch or buy a refurbished small form factor machine with two SATA ports? Decisions.

A refurb will be cheaper, but finding a device that supports 2X storage devices is the kicker.

If you've done this, what hardware did you decide upon?

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Which one ?

My like button is missing. All I see is zaps ⚡️. I like this.

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