Nostr Web Client

📣 I'm proud to announce the first version of "nostress", my new python package.

Nostress is a modern Python CLI for Nostr protocol interactions - secure key management, event creation, and relay operations.

It already support key management, and it will come with lot of new exciting features:

Current Features (v0.1.x)

✅ Secure key generation (hex/bech32)

✅ Key validation and verification

✅ Rich terminal output and JSON support

✅ Encrypted key storage

Coming Soon (v0.2.x)

🔄 Format conversion between hex/bech32

📝 Event creation and signing

🔗 Relay connection management

🏪 Event publishing and querying

Checkout nostress on github:

https://github.com/4383/nostress

Or install it directly from pypi:

pip install nostress

#nostr #cli #tools

Hervé Beraud 17h ago

Money is the best way to materialize your personal choices. Money is freedom, freedom to choose, freedom to act. Money is the only true embodiment of a direct democracy.

Replying to

Bitcoin News

NETHERLANDS TO TAX UNREALIZED BITCOIN GAINS

Netherlands is moving toward taxing unrealized capital gains on bitcoin, stocks, bonds, and other assets after parliament voted to overhaul annual income tax filings.

Under the new system, investors will owe tax each year based on changes in asset value, even if nothing has been sold.

The reform, known as Wet werkelijk rendement Box 3, is scheduled for 2028 and will tax actual returns by measuring the difference between an asset’s value at the start and end of the year, plus any income received.

That means both realized and unrealized gains will be taxed.

Critics warn the shift could create serious liquidity problems, forcing investors to pay taxes on paper gains without having cashed out.

Hervé Beraud 19h ago

Well, Netherland seems continue cooking the recipe of disaster...

https://youtu.be/D-hLhot3KFY

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Replying to

Bitcoin News

NETHERLANDS TO TAX UNREALIZED BITCOIN GAINS

Netherlands is moving toward taxing unrealized capital gains on bitcoin, stocks, bonds, and other assets after parliament voted to overhaul annual income tax filings.

Under the new system, investors will owe tax each year based on changes in asset value, even if nothing has been sold.

The reform, known as Wet werkelijk rendement Box 3, is scheduled for 2028 and will tax actual returns by measuring the difference between an asset’s value at the start and end of the year, plus any income received.

That means both realized and unrealized gains will be taxed.

Critics warn the shift could create serious liquidity problems, forcing investors to pay taxes on paper gains without having cashed out.

Hervé Beraud 19h ago

Well, Netherland seems continue cooking the recipe of disaster...

https://youtu.be/D-hLhot3KFY

Replying to

Gigi

Some Thoughts on Adoption (and other nonsense).

There's this old Louis C.K. clip—recorded long before he was cancelled—that summarizes our modern conundrum well: "Everything's amazing and nobody's happy."

As I was walking towards the hospital today—after a way too early 5:30 rise—it dawned on me that wide-scale nostr adoption (and "proper" wide-scale bitcoin adoption, for that matter) is probably not going to happen. The good news is that it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. The bad news is that lots of people will suffer.

"Why so bearish?" I hear you ask. If you know me just a little bit you'll know that, even though I do have many faults, being bearish isn't one of them. I'm still incredibly optimistic when it comes to the adoption and proliferation of freedom tech. Otherwise I wouldn't be doing what I do.

Here's what dawned on me, though: People aren't even interested in their own health, why would they be interested in healthy money? Yes, everyone wants to be healthy. But doing what is necessary to live a healthy lifestyle? Not interested. Not in the least. Usually something really really bad has to happen for people to change their ways. And even that doesn't move the needle in some cases, as plenty of drinkers who still drink after their liver gave up, or plenty a smoker who still smokes after being diagnosed with lung cancer can attest to.

Which brings me to bitcoin treasury companies. Are most of them interested in taking the responsibility of holding their own keys? Are they interested in providing real value while staying humble and stacking sats? No, of course not. They are interested in paper gains, not in a full-blown reorientation that leads to a healthier lifestyle. And I mean that literally: if you truly and fully adopt bitcoin, the responsibility that is entailed by that will result in a reorientation, a re-alignment of values, which will—down the line—lead to more long-term thinking, healthier business practices, more honest value generation, and so on.

To me, this is what "capital B" Bitcoin is about. Change. Real change. A ridiculous proposition to the balance sheet brain.

...which brings me to nostr.

A short stroll through the current iteration of the internet should make clear that the platforms that most people spend their time on are incredibly mis-aligned with humanity. The outrage-machine that we've built for ourselves is keeping us like rats in Skinner boxes, hitting the dopamine button with every swipe and every scroll, no matter what. We've built a machine that is parasitic on humanity, instead of synergistic. We are optimizing for engagement, which means that we are maximizing addiction by shoving a mixture of uppers (porn) and downers (rage bait) down our collective throats. The machine is catering to our lowest selves, as opposed to our highest selves. (We could also optimize for the True, the Good, and the Beautiful, you know. Is that too much to ask?)

But who is to blame for all of that? (And is it worth blaming someone in the first place?)

It is clear to me that the whole military-grade industrial advertising complex that profits from running large-scale and nonstop psychological experiments on the whole fucking population of the earth wouldn't be profitable for long if we would all get our act together. But that won't happen, of course. There won't be a magical finger snap that suddenly shakes us awake from our slumber; that stops us from sleepwalking into dystopia. Just like there won't be a magical finger snap that stops us from our bad habits and unhealthy lifestyles.

Adopting a healthy way of living is hard. It means saying no to the constant onslaught of sugary snacks, fast-food around every corner, and social pressures to indulge. It means taking responsibility for your decisions, cultivating discipline, taking care of your body, your psyche, and yes, also your soul.

A wise man once said that "he who has a 'why' can bear almost any 'how'." And that's what most of us are missing: a strong enough "why." Why go through the trouble of living healthy? It's hard! Why hold your own keys, if someone else can do it for you, and there's even the apparent safety of some insurance? Why cultivate a less destructive relationship to the internet, if you can just autoplay & chill, whether it be with Netflix, YouTube, TikTok, PornHub, or something else? Why not write the snarky comment and trigger a whole cohort of people at the click of a button?

Because it's not healthy, that's why.

"Everything's amazing and nobody's happy." That's the state of the world. Always has been. And I'm to blame too, of course. Sitting in the hospital waiting room, writing these lines, bitching and moaning about the internet, this amazing series of tubes that I so love, warts and all.

But yeah, the internet won't heal itself over night. Neither will the economy, nor the rent-seeking zombie companies that don't provide value, nor the underlying fiat system that broke it all in the first place. It will take lots of time, lots of courage, lots of faith, and lots of responsibility.

It will be hard, but it will also be worth it. And it starts with you.

Hervé Beraud 21h ago

I think the main problem here is convincing vs persuading dilema. Most smoker are convinced that smoking kills but they are not persuaded to stop cigarettes... The same is true for many aspects of our lifes (fiat vs bitcoin, sport vs ozempic, entrepreneurship vs bullshit job). People to take action need both, convincing and persuading. But persuading sometimes flirt with psychological tricks and bias that may could close to manipulation: rhetoric!

Rhetoric is the way to transform ideas into discours and to put people in movement.

Hervé Beraud 1d ago

I couldn't agree more. Centralized and interventionist governments spend their time trying to fix problems that they created themselves. They destroy the free market (the natural collaboration of individuals), and then they try to emulate it via state mechanisms and an army of civil servants and officials. This leads to corruption. Corruption is directly proportional to the number of officials.

Replying to

Bram

Why are so many people blind to the fact we are slaves of debt and "growth" is just a number on a spreadsheet?

That, to make it work, has to be achieved (nominally) by eroding our purchasing power (time and energy) into perpetuity?

Why?

Hervé Beraud 1d ago

Because we follow a governance system based on collectivism and economic planning, the government and its citizens believe they have a goal to achieve. To reach this goal, a plan is necessary. However, executing such a plan requires resources and funding, which often results in electoral clientelism. This leads us toward political professionalism rather than direct democracy. To execute a complex plan, experts are required...

Planning is an obsessive-compulsive disorder, and all politicians are infected by this disease.

Hervé Beraud 1d ago

Came for the gains, stayed for the revolution.

Replying to

Grafton @ Vexl

A support contractor in India photographed 200 customer records per day and sold them for $200 each. Names, home addresses, Social Security numbers, bank details, government IDs, account balances. All of it.

That's how the Coinbase breach happened. Not a sophisticated hack. Not a zero-day exploit. An employee with a phone camera and a buyer.

69,461 people are now on a list.

Criminals know exactly who owns bitcoin, how much they have, and where they live. One victim has already lost over $2 million. Others lost retirement funds and down payments, not because their accounts were hacked, but because the stolen data made social engineering attacks nearly impossible to spot.

KYC doesn't just create privacy risk. It creates physical security risk.

When you hand over your ID, your address, your financial information to buy bitcoin, you're trusting that every single person with access to that data: contractors, support agents, database admins will protect it forever.

That's not how the world works.....

Data leaks. People get bribed. Systems get breached.

The Coinbase breach wasn't detected for six months!!

Six months of customer data being photographed and sold before anyone noticed. And Coinbase is the biggest, most regulated exchange in the US.

What did we get from Mr. Armstrong? "we're sorry we will try to do better"

Well Mr. Armstrong, stuff your sorries in a sack.

None of this happens with peer-to-peer trading.

When you buy bitcoin from someone you know or someone connected through your mutual friends, there's no central database storing your identity. No contractor in another country with access to your home address.

No honeypot waiting to be exploited.

The person you trade with knows you bought bitcoin. That's it. And that's how it was designed to work.

We've spent fifteen years rebuilding the surveillance infrastructure that bitcoin was supposed to replace. We added KYC because regulators demanded it.

We centralized because it was convenient.

And now 70,000 people are dealing with the consequences.

The Coinbase breach isn't an anomaly. It's the inevitable result of a system that requires you to hand over your identity to participate.

The only question is which exchange is next....

If you're still using KYC exchanges, ask yourself: is the convenience worth being on that list?

Hervé Beraud 1d ago

A French tax official sold the names, addresses, and all the tax details of French citizens who had declared their wallets to the tax authorities to a French mafia... this led to a series of kidnappings, torture, severed fingers, and ransom demands. We can only thank the French government for this.

https://www.imidaily.com/tax/french-tax-official-sold-cryptocurrency-investor-data-to-criminal-networks/

Replying to Damani

Hi here 👋

A good friend told me about Nostr and Primal, and I really like the idea.

As a stand-up comedian and independent creator who enjoys building things by myself, it immediately resonated with me 😉

I’ve more or less failed on X, Instagram, and most mainstream social platforms.

So I figured maybe, with a bit of luck, I might be a little less invisible here — who knows.

I plan to share my life around stand-up, my tour starting soon,

and sometimes also talk about open-source development.

Happy to be here.

Hervé Beraud 2d ago

🤟

Replying to Damani

Hi here 👋

A good friend told me about Nostr and Primal, and I really like the idea.

As a stand-up comedian and independent creator who enjoys building things by myself, it immediately resonated with me 😉

I’ve more or less failed on X, Instagram, and most mainstream social platforms.

So I figured maybe, with a bit of luck, I might be a little less invisible here — who knows.

I plan to share my life around stand-up, my tour starting soon,

and sometimes also talk about open-source development.

Happy to be here.

Hervé Beraud 2d ago

🤟

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Replying to

Vitor Pamplona

Canadian soccer is weird.

https://cdn.satellite.earth/5cf37849adc0945ad5f77f63baa6f3d3d909363e216dc7bdfaa48e2c127668ec.mp4

Hervé Beraud 2d ago

🤣

Replying to

FLASH

⚡️💬 WATCH - Klaus Schwab issued a new message just one day before the World Economic Forum begins, warning that society is facing a collapse of truth and trust.

He says without truth there is no shared reality, and without trust there is no ability for people to act together.

Schwab is urging the public to place their trust in global leadership to tackle major world problems.

What's your message to Klaus Schwab?

https://blossom.primal.net/3f50dc1d50f26982aec577acbcef4763ef3694754e184a0886f0d627d487b87b.mp4

Hervé Beraud 2d ago

"Schwab is urging the public to place their trust in global leadership to tackle major world problems. " 🤣 They are not capable to respect one year of budget and they plan to save the world.... we are all doomed.

Hervé Beraud 2d ago

ViDA: Europe's New Architecture for Total Financial Surveillance. EU's recipe to impose you social credit. 👇

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Hervé Beraud 2d ago

ViDA : Quand la facturation électronique européenne devient le point d'entrée du crédit social Européen. 👇

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Hervé Beraud 2d ago

Netherlands’ Collapse: How "Social Justice" Killed Europe's Model Economy

https://blossom.primal.net/137779e2f368ee62491d667a78b88877a1e943b8e9c3b3ca7d30ad9857c74821.mp4

How EU social policies sank the Netherlands' booming economy. A critical warning for EU citizens. ► Get my in-depth analysis: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-social-model-144905765

In 2017, the Netherlands was a model of economic success. But just a few years later, the country is facing sluggish growth, exploding bankruptcies, and a severe housing crisis. What happened? This video provides a detailed case study on how the EU's "European Pillar of Social Rights" directly impacted and dismantled a thriving economy.

For EU citizens, this analysis is a crucial warning. We dissect the three key policies implemented by the Dutch government—forced requalification of freelancers, a massive minimum wage hike, and strict rent control—and trace their devastating consequences. You'll see how measures intended to create "secure jobs" ended up freezing thousands of freelance contracts in the IT and healthcare sectors, shattering the flexibility that fueled innovation.

Going beyond the headlines, we explore the core ideological conflict at play: the battle between "distributive justice" (social justice) and "commutative justice." Drawing on the work of economist Friedrich Hayek, we explain how moving from a system of clear, universal rules to one focused on engineering specific outcomes is, as he called it, the "road to serfdom."

This video is not just about the Netherlands; it’s about the future of economic freedom in Europe. We analyze how centralized planning creates the perfect conditions for economic crises and provides the legal infrastructure for future authoritarianism. Understand these mechanisms to protect your career, your investments, and your financial freedom.

If this analysis was valuable to you, please give it a LIKE, SHARE it to help others understand these critical issues, and SUBSCRIBE for more content.

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► Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports about Bankruptcies: https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/03/bankruptcies-up-by-over-30-percent-in-2024

► Rental Report: https://www.pararius.com/expat-guide/rental-report-q1-2025

► Lifting of enforcement moratorium as of January 1, 2025: https://www.loyensloeff.com/nl/insights/news--events/news/opheffing-handhavingsmoratorium-per-1-januari-2025/

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Timestamps:

00:00 - The Dutch Economic Miracle (2017)

00:25 - The EU's Social Pillar: A New Directive

00:52 - Policy 1: Cracking Down on Independent Workers

01:08 - Policy 2: The Minimum Wage Shock

01:20 - Policy 3: Imposing Strict Rent Control

01:27 - The Shocking Economic Fallout

01:38 - Why Bankruptcies Exploded by 30%

02:02 - Freelance Contracts Frozen: The Impact on Tech

02:35 - How Rent Control Caused a Housing Crisis

03:11 - The EU's "Performance Obligation"

03:37 - A Warning for Your Financial Freedom

04:19 - Distributive vs. Commutative Justice: The Core Conflict

04:58 - Hayek's Analogy: The Highway Code for Freedom

05:41 - How Central Planning Destroys a Free Market

05:57 - The "Road to Serfdom" Explained

06:53 - The Historical Link Between Collectivism and Totalitarianism

07:56 - The EU's Double-Trigger Trap for Our Freedoms

08:22 - The Common DNA of Socialism and Fascism

08:50 - Why Liberalism is the True Alternative

08:56 - Final Thoughts & How to Stay Free

#Netherlands #EU #Economics #SocialJustice #EuropeanUnion #CaseStudy #FreeMarket #GovernmentIntervention

Keywords: European Pillar of Social Rights, Dutch economy, ZZP, freelance contracts, rent control Netherlands, Friedrich Hayek, Road to Serfdom, distributive justice vs commutative justice, economic planning, EU policy, tech professionals, financial independence, political economy, government overreach.

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Hervé Beraud 2d ago

Good reading https://mises.org/mises-wire/tobacco-standard-colonial-america

Hervé Beraud 2d ago

Replying to

corndalorian

Hervé Beraud 2d ago

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Hervé Beraud 2d ago

ViDA - EU Now Tracks Every Purchase You Make. Here's The Escape Plan.

https://blossom.primal.net/9492f997ab2c124d0a5793663ab2362403a95d43a723e12becbac3e36c1874ab.mp4

The EU's new e-invoicing system (ViDA) isn't about tax—it's about surveillance. Learn how it works and how to protect your freedom: https://www.patreon.com/posts/vida-eus-digital-148351457

For entrepreneurs, freelancers, and privacy-conscious citizens in Europe, a major shift is happening under the radar. The EU is rolling out "VAT in the Digital Age" (ViDA), a mandatory electronic invoicing and real-time reporting system. While officially designed to combat VAT fraud, its implications for individual liberty and data privacy are staggering.

In this deep-dive analysis, we break down how ViDA works and why it's a critical component of a broader surveillance architecture, alongside the Digital Euro and the European Digital Identity. We'll explore how this system transforms every transaction into a data point for the State, creating a perfect map of your professional and personal life.

This video is for tech professionals and business owners who need to understand the real-world consequences of this policy. You will learn about:

• The shift from a "trust-based" tax system to one of "a priori surveillance."

• The risk of "algorithmic justice," where AI can automatically issue sanctions.

• The massive cybersecurity threat of centralizing all transactional data.

• The economic burden on small businesses, forcing them to finance their own monitoring.

• Actionable strategies to protect your financial sovereignty and business interests in this new environment.

If this analysis helped you understand the risks of ViDA and other EU initiatives, please like the video and subscribe to the channel to support our work.

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Chapters (timestamps):

00:00 - Are We Still Living in a Free Europe?

00:17 - The True Role of the State

00:35 - The Digital Euro: A Cornerstone of Control

00:49 - What is ViDA? The EU's E-Invoicing Surveillance System

01:20 - Digital Reporting Requirements: The Electronic Leash

01:39 - How Real-Time Transaction Reporting Changes Everything

02:02 - The Hidden Tax: The Cost of Your Own Surveillance

02:18 - Your Invoice is a Backdoor to Your Private Life

02:47 - The Perfect Control Loop: ViDA + Digital ID + Digital Euro

03:05 - A Social Credit Score in Action

03:21 - Algorithmic Justice: AI-Powered Sanctions

03:37 - A Hacker's Dream: Centralizing All European Transaction Data

03:53 - Why the State CANNOT Protect Your Data

04:21 - The Horrifying Consequence of State Data Leaks

05:00 - The Paradigm Shift: From Trust to Total Surveillance

05:30 - Killing Competition: The "Big State, Big Tech" Alliance

06:08 - The Tax Eye of Sauron: Who Is Affected by ViDA?

06:30 - Why "Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Fear" is a Dangerous Lie

07:03 - What Can You Do? An Action Plan for Entrepreneurs

07:29 - Strategy 1: Build Financial Sovereignty with Traditional Assets

07:46 - Strategy 2: Use Bitcoin to Escape Centralized Control

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08:30 - Final Thoughts & Your Feedback

#ViDA #EInvoicing #DigitalEuro #Surveillance #Privacy #EU ##CBDC #DigitalIdentity

Keywords: VAT in the Digital Age, ViDA, European Union, e-invoicing, digital euro, CBDC, digital identity, social credit system, mass surveillance, data privacy, cybersecurity, tax policy, financial sovereignty, decentralization, Bitcoin, GDPR, entrepreneurship.

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