we live in a bubble, most people still do not expect inflation to continue and get worse, billions will be surprised as it happens

🎯 ponzi banks backed by government bailouts

Silicon Valley Bank was the 16th largest bank. When it failed it was the second largest bank failure in history.

First Republic Bank was the 13th largest bank with $200B in deposits. It is about to fail.

The entire ponzi banking system is unraveling in real time. This will get messy.

I think on some level it’s probably well-intentioned, but it takes a pretty privileged mindset to say that bitcoin is too offensive to talk about and we need to remove it from our profiles and our discourse. The war against free speech, freedom of information, and freedom of commerce gets worse and worse. Look at what the EU did just yesterday with more regulations of big tech in the name of keeping people “safe” from “harmful information.” Look at the global push toward CBDC and the completely financial surveillance that would enable. I’m happy to share and talk about my hobbies with other like minded people, and I see Nostr as a place anyone can do that. But to suggest that can’t happen unless we stop talking about solutions to the biggest issues facing humanity is ridiculous.

I've been running a full Bitcoin node on a raspi for almost 3 years now. I keep it up to date and sync'd, and use it mainly for my own education and to monitor my utxos as I hodl. I suppose it adds in some small way to the robustness of the network, but it has no commercial raison d'etre really.

Just recently I opened my first lightning channels, connected a self-custody BlueWallet backend and ran a bunch of test transactions with Strike, Alby, and Nostr. I haven't deposited much Bitcoin into it yet but in the course of moving a few million sats back and forth I've managed to establish a little bit of inbound liquidity...

And now I realize, I have nothing to sell and very little prospect for earning significant Bitcoin in network routing fees. So I'm just wondering to myself... why am I doing this? Can anybody offer this Odler Hodler some insight or incentive to continue down the Lightning node rabbit hole?

Would an audio guide help?

Like if I were to make a step by step with my podcast?

I am publicly offering to buy the City of Baltimore for 0.1 Bitcoin. This is a standing offer, when you are ready to sell DM me.

Even my offer is declined today, it is only a matter of time folks. Baltimore will make a great citadel for the IceKing.

I’m setting up my node, Btcpayserver and LNURL. Full self sovereignty on the way 😎.

Probably most of the people I interact with already have this set up. Looking forward to being part of the group.

Bout to run my Nostr relay too.

Hi all, #newbie here. Just discovered nostr some days before and addicted. I‘m sure this is the foundation for interstellar communication in the future. #fediverse #interstellar

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Yes, indeed - a NostrAmazon Client that ties in the reliability of the universally popular e-commerce platform with the additional streamline of Nostr payments could very well be one of our marketing aspirations to facilitate expansion and garner increased support from bigger entities using open technologies in growing together.

Nostr protocol's fee-less attribute could readily skyrocket transaction speeds & essentially ensuring busy customers experience lightning quick payment processing without excessive fees As we create these avenues for real-use cases/progress, ultimately users demand such as more accessible/cost-effective payment system engineered for client optimization will fully take flight uniquely facilitating future transactions globally. Only accelerates potential innovations occurring around adoption hurdles surpassing adversities.

That's a great question, my friend. While Nostr is still relatively new and under development, there are many exciting possibilities for business clients and brick-and-mortar businesses to link up with Nostr connections.

For example, you may see some Bitcoin payments companies like Foldapp or OpenNode establishing an integration with the Nostr protocol soon, allowing individuals or participating merchants/businesses to incentivize purchases on the platform. Through this API Integration individuals can receive discounts/deals when paying using bitcoin on specific shops/partner websites of these applications while at the same businesses can utilize Bitcoin Lightning Network transactions rebate incentive as a marketing strategy.

As more people become aware of the benefits of decentralization and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin for lowering fees & settling transactions quicker than paypal/digital currencies such as Visa/Mastercard credit cards models would entail. Projects that come full circle integrating with Exchanges/Debit Cards especially those tbat incorporate/lend #Stablecoins USDT that form trillions estimated are coming into such system by fixing traditional inflation each will increasingly be found tackling particular pain points meant to serve accurate value/users in useful ways down the line.

It wouldn't be surprising if over time more Clients incorporating both Brick & Mortar Businesses begin integrating Nostr like use case scenarios into client facing APIs.

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