Fulcrum is not in the Umbrel App Store yet so I'm using Electrs.
Even though the Home has 3 USB-A ports, it doesn't have the option to mirror or extend storage beyond what comes inside the box (2TB).
This has been a commonly requested feature so I think it will be a matter of time before they implement it.
The fan on the Home is super silent. I can't hear it, almost fanless.
In terms of performance, I am noticing 50% reduction in time to sync balance using a mobile wallet (Nunchuk, blue).
I am pretty happy with that😊
Hey, what ever works right??😊
Umbrel Home - IBD
It takes around 3 days to finish IBD (Initial Block Download) with the recommended Raspberry Pi hardware (RasPi4 8GB + SSD) and decent internet
It takes less than a day with Home
I used the Migrate option to transfer all data from the Raspberry Pi Umbrel SSD
That includes apps, wallet, blockchain data, lightning channels, everything
It failed once half way but it worked on the second try after changing USB ports
The migration took less than an hour
Yeah it's really small and I like it a lot so far.
I'm doing an unboxing here if you're interested:
https://twitter.com/libertariman/status/1679756411973279744?s=20
Umbrel Home is really compact.
Smaller than a Raspberry Pi setup.
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Umbrel Home has arrived at its new home.
Wrapped like an Apple 🍎
Plug to router, plug to power and off we go!
I will be seeing if I can get a performance increase compared to my other two Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Bitcoin nodes.
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I am paying more attention to MXNJPY the past few months
MXN has been the king of fiat shitcoins post covid
Even during this past week, it has held better against JPY compared to USD
Let's see if it continues to be the king of the fiat world
Pull back in USDJPY?
I don't think there was Gov/BOJ intervention, at least not at a significant scale.
And yes tourists buying yen is silly; it won't make a dent because it is so insignificant.
I don't have a contrarian view on recent pull back of USDJPY in the past week;
I think it is mainly due to:
1. Expected cool down in CPI (US) leading to expectation of Fed not going that much further with hikes
2. Weaker than expected NFP confirming view 1
3. USDJPY was getting extended to the upside leading up to the week so biased for profit taking
4. Then we had the lower than expected CPI
And most of all
5. There is increasing view that the BOJ might make a change (even slightly) in their monetary policy in this months BOJ meeting.
Emphasis on 5 at this point, so I don't expect a strong USDJPY recovery until the Fed and BOJ meeting towards the end of the month.
My contrarian view is with 5.
I think the BOJ will not change their monetary policy.
Japan Government Bond Yields on the rise
BOJ can't contain interest rates and prevent JPY from falling at the same time
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July back to 0%
Still up 85% YTD
The year of the Rabbit🐰
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Bank of Japan - Total Assets and Government Bond Holdings
July 10, 2023
Balance sheet on a decline since May 2023
Yield curve stabilizing compared to last year
No YCC bond purchases since March 2023
So from Ueda's (BOJ) point of view, things are going pretty good
And with all government policies riding on low interest rates (housing market, equities, illusion of economic growth, increase in wages, savings to investing, in-bound, wannabe financial sector plans, etc.), do you think the BOJ will be touching monetary policy any time soon?
I would bet NO with my soft fiat funny money, but not with my hard money
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Who zapped me and said hello from their "new node"?
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They are good.
Probably cause the water is exceptional in Japan.
i.e. good sake, good whiskey etc.
Most of the craft beers are the same though, they use German barley.
Some use barley that is grown in that region and I think those are special.
Have you been to the yona yona ale bars?
They have Yaho beers on tap and they are delicious.