How??

I have earned about $600 in the last month just for listening to podcasts.

Once we have sats/dollar parity ;)

Since 6th of November 400,000 #bitcoin are taken off exchanges. If this trend continue we reach zero in 37 months.

😂👌

Can we have just a tiny little black swan event? Nothing serious, just enough for me to buy the fucking dip? Please 🥹

Seem to be! 😏

If Gary Gensler actually does resign:

1. He’s being black mailed about FTX

2. He’s under pressure from Blackrock

3. He feels negligent in his actions

I think it’s important to note that Gensler is tough on crypto as a whole but somewhat fair regarding #BTC

A few more points👇

If he is disrupted from completing proper SEC action against the crypto industry it would be a disservice to Bitcoin. Years of waiting would go wasted and a new potential regulator could fill his shoes with much more leniency towards the system.

I am in no way a Gensler Fan Boy but his actions towards unregulated securities and crypto Ponzis in the last few months has been the appropriate behavior in my opinion. Prior to the last few months he has had questionable relationships (ie SBF from FTX).

Hard to say if this news is true but I’d say it’s a much better scenario is Gensler stays Chairman or we could potentially see a continuation of the crypto nightmare that has negatively associated itself with Bitcoin.

What do you think?

In general, because bitcoin is an open ledger where all transactions are recorded forever, it is a honeypot for surveillance.

On a personal level, it's crucial that no one knows how much BTC you have, especially no database (like exchanges) that could be hacked. You could become a target if your name is attached to your stack.

The more people use coinjoins, the better the privacy for everyone.

So imo everyone should use coinjoin solutions like Whirlpool or Wasabi. And if possible, everybody should buy no kyc.

You know, the biggest part of all the little things that helped to deliver the orange pill to me was the understanding of why PoW is necessary. Every Bitcoin Maxi said it is necessary but it was quite hard for me to understand why. I gave PoS the benefit of the doubt. I remember that it took me like 2 or 3 months in which I was trying to figure out why PoS doesn’t work. Once it clicked (thanks to #[3]​ & Jason Lowery) all pieces fell in place.

Did you go down the privacy (no kyc and coinjoin) rabbit hole yet?

Most of that seven years I was focused on other things tbh.. It was when things were ripping in 2020 that I really started to pay attention to Bitcoin and “crypto” again. Started panic buying things like GBTC.. :-/ ..and similar instruments with ethereum as the underlying asset.

Yes, Saif pulls no punches!! One of the things I love about him..

Yes, I did well on ethereum.. I attribute that to luck, not skill. Yes, I was able to un-stake thru some kind of wrapped ether instrument.. I would not be able to describe how I did this.. It was a little nerve-racking at the time.. And I’m sure I paid exorbitant fees..

Wow. So after 7 years believing in Ethereum Saifedean orange pilled you by being offensive against the thing you believe in. It takes a lot of humility to let that happen. Good for you!

It’s funny that this podcast was a huge part in my orange pilling process too. Nic Carter and Robert Breedlove at Lex Fridman were equally responsible, and obviously The Bitcoin Standard too. I remember the phrase about Ethereum being the mother of all shitcoins. I found it a bit offensive, but his confidence made me curious to dig deeper.

Staking Ethereum wasn’t the worst investment for you though. Could you unstake everything already?

My personal favorite set-up on #Nostr is #[2]​ for sending zaps, and Breez Wallet for receiving zaps.

Be mindful there are tradeoffs nostr:note13nkcalexjkvkwd2dlnhek3ncf8vrd3rkrp3tlay4p9z84m8ddkzq5qw3ql

Yes, you need a lightning wallet that has an @ address that looks like an email address.

Wallet of Satoshi is the easiest solution for receiving zaps via this method. Just be sure to withdraw your BTC regularly as WoS is custodial.

Breez is my favorite LN wallet for sending zaps, which is self custodial.

Screenshot of an email-style lightning address from Wallet of Satoshi for reference

How long was your journey to come to this realisation?

Make no mistake-- Moving to a higher-signal social media network is a tangible upgrade to what you're feeding your brain.

With that established, I will confidently argue it's not hyperbolic to say that transitioning your social media presence to Nostr, and encouraging your friends to do so as well, is pushing the needle forward on improving mental health globally.

Thoughts?

To these three. Thank you 🙏🏻

But they didn’t go through.

It’s all good though. Send them to nostr newbs. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙂🙂🙂

Welcome, new Nostriches.

Tips to get started on #Nostr

1. Familiarize yourself with how the Nostr protocol works. Nostr.how a good guide.

2. Follow lots of people so your feed, and your heart, is full. Don’t know who to follow? Find Nostriches you respect and follow their follow lists

3. Experiment with different Nostr clients, and different lightning wallets, until you find the right combination for you.

God speed. #Nostr #Bitcoin #Zap #GrowNostr