Kyle Torpey

MINERS HAVE BECOME LESS ACTIVE IN TECHNICAL BITCOIN DISCUSSIONS These days, there tends to be a wall between the mining, development, and other sectors of the greater Bitcoin network, almost as if they operate in completely different industries. This was a view shared by Blockspace Media’s Colin Harper and Charlie Spears in an episode of Bitcoin Season 2 that was recorded at the North American Blockchain Summit in Texas earlier this month. According to the duo, 30% of the network hashrate was at the event, and no one had been discussing the recent release of Bitcoin Core v30, which included a policy change that is at the heart of the “spam” controversy. “Bitcoin has become incredibly siloed, and it’s very hard to be a subject matter expert in all of these different siloes,” said Harper. “And miners are mostly worried about making money.” Spears added that most BTC miners would probably not know what version of Bitcoin Core their mining pool runs. “They’re not thinking about it,” said Harper. To this point, many miners and mining pools who Protos reached out to for this article appeared uninterested in commenting on the controversies around “spam” and “illegal content” on Bitcoin. Some respondents indicated they weren’t the right entity to comment on potential soft forks related to spam, while others stated that they simply did not want to get involved with the drama. Earlier this month, LayerTwo Labs CEO Paul Sztorc also claimed that Foundry, which operates the largest BTC mining pool on the network, plans to never have any opinion about anything going forward due to a previous controversy related to Ordinals Inscriptions. “I think miners have mostly cared about one thing: the Bitcoin price,” said Sztorc when reached by Protos for comment. “Secondly, they have learned that if they get involved, people will be upset.” This is an excerpt from a new article on how miners are thinking about the "spam" controversy and the recent associated soft fork proposal. Read the full article over at Protos: https://protos.com/bitcoin-mining-industry-mostly-uninterested-in-spam-controversy/

Is there a way to view Nostr posts that are popular among people you follow? Started using this feed that shows popular posts made by people I follow, but I’d rather see a feed influenced by people I’ve chosen to follow (trust). Is that possible on Nostr? Web of Trust-based social media algorithms seem like the best.

I’ve seen many decentralized or alternative social media networks pop up over the past decade or more, but Nostr is the only one that has had this level of staying power. I still mostly use X, but it’s impressive how many people are still clearly using this network after a year or two. Nostr has staying power.

I asked 7 lawyers for their thoughts on Knots/Ocean's claims regarding Bitcoin Core v30 creating potential legal issues for node operators. 6 out of 7 don't see it as a practical threat. See the full article and all of the comments from Bitcoin lawyers at Protos: https://protos.com/exclusive-lawyers-call-bitcoin-core-v30-csam-concerns-overblown/

📈 What to Expect From Bitcoin & Crypto in H2 2025 Will one of the tech giants establish a bitcoin position? Is ETH at a make-or-break moment? Which new crypto ETFs will get approved? 👇Here's a summary of what I wrote for Investopedia: 1️⃣ Bitcoin Treasury Companies Go Mainstream? • Businesses holding bitcoin as a reserve asset are booming — from the originator Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) to newcomers like Nakamoto. • According to nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hsqgrvq38gwwzwgc0g4m04z6z85kqzqy74j7f559x82zw6y66f5g2dxvf05ep3, there are now an estimated 135 public companies holding bitcoin. • “The question of whether to acquire bitcoin is quickly going from if to when,” says nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wsqzqcp8zt8pe93fjfj2eam5gnaf7t8g7g2gu8z6udahay3dmnmtk6xmvu8unw of Castle. • Cole expects a large household name to announce a bitcoin position before the end of the year. 2️⃣ Ethereum's Make-or-Break Moment? • Some fear bitcoin’s dominance + ETFs + treasuries make altcoins obsolete, with bitcoin treasury companies potentially taking the role altcoins played in previous cycles. • But there are some potential drivers of a trend reversal for ETH: stablecoins, institutional interest in tokenized RWAs, staking in ETFs, and regulatory clarity. • “If the current developments play out as expected, there’s meaningful room for a catch-up,” says FalconX's David Lawant 3️⃣ More Crypto ETFs & IPOs • Spot ETFs for BTC & ETH already exist and ETFs for more crypto assets are on the way, with features like staking & in-kind redemptions also in the works. • Circle’s IPO succeeded, and others (Gemini, Kraken, Ripple, Consensys?) could follow soon • Bloomberg’s James Seyffart: “We will see the vast majority, if not all, of the currently filed ETFs approved by year-end.” Read the full story over at Investopedia: https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-bitcoin-crypto-markets-second-half-2025-11762236

Make yourself a favor and listen to bitcoiners.

⚡ Wrote up coverage of nostr:nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnxd46zuamf0ghxy6t6qy28wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn00p68ytnyv4mqqgzccaq65ccv9k3454480sws2wqepz73q5z0m5kckslhyhh6d533jc25xncl and Paul Sztorc's debate on Lightning for Protos. In many ways they appeared to be talking past each other but they ended up finding more common ground around how Lightning will interact with various Bitcoin layers over the long term. Alex is more excited about how Lightning is already helping scale Bitcoin today, while Paul sees potential issues arising over the long term. 🔑 QUOTES: “The federated model is just about the worst thing to happen in Bitcoin’s history.” – Sztorc “I thought Lightning was for end users. I changed my mind.” – Gladstein Read my full, in-depth thoughts and coverage here: https://protos.com/sztorc-vs-gladstein-can-lightning-scale-bitcoin/

What’s the easiest/best way to post on here and X at the same time or just mirror X posts here?

Wrote an article for Cointelegraph Magazine regarding the battle between suits and cypherpunks in Bitcoin. Includes comments from nostr:nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7enfd36x2u3wdehhxarj9emkjmn9qy2hwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytndd9kx7afwd3hkcqpqtr4dstaptd2sp98h7hlysp8qle6mw7wmauhfkgz3rmxdd8ndprushmlfze, nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wsqzp4zuu932exhw3cpseyr7jf3saul5xaej5usfhthc5582xpvew9dkfjssca from Bitcoin layer-two network Citrea, and bitcoin-ETF issuer 21Shares. Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/is-bitcoin-changing-tradfi-or-other-way-around/

Just noticed that the Wikipedia entry for Dead Internet Theory was updated to refer to it as a "conspiracy theory" in the past year. Who would be motivated to make such an edit?

a combination of novel monetization methods for creators and tokenization of that monetization is how nostr could overcome x's network effect. by tokenization i mean investment in revenue generated by the content creators, not useless memecoins or nfts. what sort of progress has been made in these areas?

haven't been here much over the past few months. what are the most interesting #nostr apps right now? saw there are some apps trying to mimic reddit.

Can’t even read my own tweets

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Don’t forget to give an Irish Goodbye to the legacy financial system with #Bitcoin!

A setting to require people you don’t follow to make a tiny payment via Lightning to reply to your notes will be useful once the reply bots arrive. #nostr