Thank you for the awesome and fun initiative 🚀
As others have pointed out, the donation page requires KYC information which is ironic
BREAKING: Congress passes bill to ban nostr.
Just kidding they can't.
Had to leave Twitter again due to the amount of raw sewage flowing there. It would be nice though if we could get more news and current event type stuff on here.
I'm assuming you live in the U.S., but I can sympathize given how corrupt and tyrannical things are becoming
It would be surprising if they weren't doing this honestly
He even has to look up into the clouds because what he's saying is so deep and profound
Proton survey asks about bitcoin. Bullish.
The KYC wallet information isn't public, and tons of nostr users KYC themselves anyways
Single digit fees 👀
True, as soon as you want to make a living or create a "brand" privacy has major tradeoffs. It's probably more a matter of clearly and consciously separating public and private life.
Anonymity is a good default. I personally don't understand why so many people voluntarily dox themselves.
Unpopular opinion, but here it goes: UX is the most important problem we need to solve for Bitcoin Privacy.
We can hate on KYC exchanges all we want, but they've got UX nailed down. We cannot expect privacy to become the norm when I have to take an hour out of my day to make a P2P trade.
Now that CASPs will start delisting privacy assets like Monero and blocking coinjoined btc with the EU's new AMLR, we're being stripped of using regulated exchanges even semi-privately. This makes P2P exchanges like BISQ Network even more important, but its of no use to regular users when you need an introductory course in computer science before understanding what's going on in the app.
Privacy will only become the norm when we make it usable for everybody. **If you're a UX designer, copywriter, or in any other way have expertise in UX design, please consider contributing BISQ:** https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq
ℹ️ If you're not a developer, contributing to GitHub projects can be scary. It really doesn't have to be. I can't tell my asshole from a python script either, and if I can do it, you can too.
Here's how to get started:
If you find a UX issue in the BISQ app that could be improved, start by opening an issue in the BISQ github repository. Give it a clear title describing the problem you want to solve.
Add screenshots or videos to your issue showing what the problem is. If you can, add a proposal for a potential solution. Bonus points if you can add wireframes, layouts or clickdummy documentation. For reference, see npub1zqsu3ys4fragn2a5e3lgv69r4rwwhts2fserll402uzr3qeddxfsffcqrs 's work on eNuts: https://github.com/cashubtc/eNuts/issues/341 (I don't know how to tag people here but you get the idea).
In open source projects, questions are your friends. I've spent countless hours asking every dev i know absolutely insufferable questions, and I still dont know how the fuck to get out of VIM. Everybody starts somewhere, and most people are happy to help.
If you already know how to use git or github and can code a little, ask where you could find the corresponding code for your problem in your issue and offer to do a PR. If you can't, ask what assets would be needed to implement your proposal. Remember that people are nice and generally happy about new contributors, even if you're a beginner.
If you have any questions on contributing to open source projects as a non-coder, feel free to reach out anytime. My DMs are open (I think).
I don't think privacy will ever become the norm. Just look at how normalized surveillance via credit card usage has become, simply because it's more convenient.
The important thing IMO is at least having the ability to have privacy if you want it, similar to being able to use cash in real life.
And buying BTC without KYC information is nice but doesn't really scale if you want to buy a lot. It will likely always be a side show.
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