Jeff was once a contractor at a decommissioned Cold War facility. All he wanted was a better vending machine and working Wi-Fi. But after a mysterious typo in a procurement system and one misdelivered shipping container marked “Classified,” Jeff became the unofficial 10th nuclear nation.
“Zapvergoldungsfrust”
The bittersweet frustration of trying to zap a worthy post only to discover it’s a Fediverse cross-post, leaving you unable to reward its author with digital gold because they dwell in the land of unpaid protocol purism.
GM! In der neuen Folge sprechen wir mit nostr:npub196cr58e3ds70njgqul6ndm3gu4yxxjgx00sp32t95lru5k600u7q2ftlhg über das Projekt libbitcoinkernel (https://thecharlatan.ch/Kernel/). Im Zuge dessen diskutieren wir auch nochmal die Herausforderungen von alternativen Bitcoin-Implementierungen.
Hammer Podcast! 🤟
„Custodial“ got me blocked
Clarification on the recent Bitcoin Core change:
The OP_RETURN size limit was not removed.
What changed: transactions can now include multiple OP_RETURN outputs, each still limited to 80 bytes.
Example:
Previously → 1 OP_RETURN (80 bytes max)
Now → 3 OP_RETURN outputs (80 bytes each, same total size rules)
This is not a removal of limits just more flexibility within them.
Who knew
When Bitcoin Knots goes to 15%
#Bitkey
Not an innovation because it repackages the same server-assisted multisig model already used by wallets like Green.
Bitkey uses a 2-of-3 multisig with one key on the mobile app, one on the hardware device, and one held by Block. While users can recover funds without the server if they retain both devices, any loss requires vendor involvement.
The open-source client and reproducible builds do not remove the trust dependency on backend services.
Unlike Bitkey, Green offers a 2-of-3 setup with an offline backup that allows recovery without contacting the vendor.
Bitkey shifts complexity into a user-friendly flow but offers no meaningful
Bitcoin will be fixed
Soon seedless yield on spam
Seedless
WTF
Proof of Reserve maximalist but demanding privacy
🤣 LMFAO
Bitcoin is the quietly typed, mathematically enforced way of saying f*** you without raising your voice 🌹
People trusted banks to hold their money and governments to protect its value. Both failed.
In 2007, Northern Rock collapsed. Withdrawals were frozen. In 2013, Cyprus seized deposits. In 2022, Canada froze accounts. In the UK and US, central banks printed trillions. Inflation followed.
The rules changed. The value dropped. Access was denied.
Bitcoin does not change the rules. It does not inflate. It does not freeze.
It runs on code. Ownership is defined by keys, not permission.
That was the problem. This is the solution.
10,000 BTC for two pizzas might seem expensive now, but without that transaction, we might still be asking if Bitcoin could ever buy anything.
nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m congrats!
If Cash App truly supports Bitcoin’s ethos, why does it default to custodial wallets instead of empowering users with self-custody by default? Why are withdrawal limits and Lightning caps still in place when Bitcoin was designed to be permissionless? If Bitkey is a step toward sovereignty, why isn’t it promoted more aggressively within Cash App? What concrete steps are being taken to educate users about the importance of private keys and running their own nodes? After the recent regulatory settlement, how can users trust that their Bitcoin won’t be frozen or surveilled under pressure? Why is interoperability with the broader Lightning and Bitcoin ecosystem still limited, and what are you doing to change that? If Bitcoin is about freedom, should a platform like Cash App act more like a gateway to that freedom rather than a gatekeeper?
Steak ‘n Shake > Block
Bitcoin intergration is not complicated
Stop the shitcoiners on bitcoin
Run Bitcoin Knots
GM
Running Knots