Which stage is the US currently in?

The "Bitcoin only" concept will fail because it'll never be viable. It's a cool toy, but let's be real here, this was never intended to buy a pack of smokes with. And honestly, if you don't see why, you should really figure out how much you pay to use fiat currency. How much is collected on "fiat network" when you lend a friend a twenty dollar bill? Who posts that transaction publicly? And what if you notified the IRS of every time greenbacks changed hands in front of you? Do you think you'd get audited? You better bet your ass you would.

My privacy is valuable to me, and I don't owe anyone a dime when I loan someone cash. I also don't have to solve cryptographic hashes to prove what's in my wallet or that I'm not double spending.

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself.

#buddha #hindu #quotes #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy

Obeying the government is not a virtue.

#defundthestate

My assumption is Binance has to die before ETF

When I began my journey, I circled through various phases and eventually found myself back where I started. After talking to many #Bitcoin enthusiasts, it seems like they follow a similar path. I now believe that everyone is a Bitcoin maximalist; they just haven't realized it yet."

How was your #BTC journey❓#asknostr

Any good guides to node.js? I've installed it on my server and when I've gone to the terminal and entered the route I'm told it doesn't exist. Quite happy to start over, however many times it takes 😆

I think about this often. Most are still ignorant of the gravity of the situation. I'm afraid they'll always be.

Play trivia & win sats. What is the name of the Chinese wine region that is located in the northeast of the country? Yantai, Shaanxi, Shandong

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Capitalism is an economic system rationally planned by the combined, self-interested efforts of all who participate in it. Under capitalism self-interests of free men are harmonious — one man’s gain is not only not another’s loss, but is actually others’ gain. It is the foundation for a thriving civilization.

Government intervention and weak money destroys the workings of capitalism.

Fiat money incentivizes an ever-growing level of government interventions.

Society crumbles.

#Bitcoin fixes this.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life. Foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

Maybe lightning is not the solution we need?

Asking the hard questions. Not implying anything … nostr:note1ys7ufs55metqgplqqwvezdcsx24ltv8t9wmqmretudrl2ky2px9s06vl97

River also were closing big channels as well.

This probably channel management since the fees has gotten somewhat low in the past week.

Looking at Amboss.space. It seems there was a relatively huge group galled LNBIG.com who closed multiple large sized nodes.