ZeroSync STARK proofs for bitcoin will be a gamechanger for bitcoin lightning. Fully validating bitcoin blockchain and the utxo set in an instant is simply amazing and will enable really cool stuff built into light and mobile clients. Don't trust verify to the moon!

ZeroSync: STARKs for Bitcoin

ZeroSync is spearheading the development of proof systems for Bitcoin. Applying groundbreaking cryptography, we are pionieering the future of Bitco...

Maintain "Semi Lobotomized Quasi Retarded Population" When peek clown world?

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ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Afaik _VAULT would enable the state to force regulated financial institution to programmatically limit movement of bitcoin to only to other institutions via predetermed addresses. This may help the fiat folks to lock a huge part of the bitcoin float inside the fiat financial system. I am not sure we should make this kind of stuff easier for them. Thus i am on the fence with regard to an OP_VAULT softfork. As with most new tools I could also be used to better secure bitcoins against state attacks. Thoughts?

Bitcoin is a no brainer

I am at the stage of bitcoin obsession that i now listen to Bitcoin Optech. Newsletter recap podcast on repeat while fiat mining hahaha just to get some of the technical details of bitcoin and lightning into my thick skull. You galaxy brains don't know how hard this shit is to learn ;)

Good Morning, spleising is awesome! Discussed in Bitcoin Optech 246 Newsletter podcast. Coming soon to a bitcoin lightning node near you :)

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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #246

This week’s newsletter describes a discussion about LN splicing and links to a proposed BIP for recommended transaction terminology. Also include...

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It's hard witnessing colleages, friends, and family in total denial experiencing deteriating health and obvious vaccine injury's without being able to enlighten or help them. I have given up reaching them with reason, links to stats, interviews, and protocol's to help them and falled back to recommending a healthy diet and vitamin D3 as a cure for the flu.. Anyone out there with some tips on how to handle this dilemma?

Free speech is under attack. The court's are packed, and the system are rigged. Opt out, join #Bitcoin and #NOSTR

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ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Another great day in the mountain comes to an end. I sometimes miss the social aspects of citylife but I am still here in the mountain's after all these year's. Its so peaceful I can't let go. A day or two in the city and I want to go home haha.

Great article on the state of fiat banking. A little technical but its a really good overview. TLDR there is a lot of leverage out there, ready to be wiped out.

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ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

A new lightning node spotted in the wild

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GitHub - layer2tech/mercury-node: Lightning node (service) for mercury wallet

Lightning node (service) for mercury wallet. Contribute to layer2tech/mercury-node development by creating an account on GitHub.

Yall got some of them IMF unicorn coins haha

IMF intro unicoin UMU the CBDC to rule them all.

The Digital Currency Monetary Authority (DCMA) Launches an International Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

/PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings 2023, the Digital Currency Monetary Authority (DCMA) announced thei...

XPub for nostr with multiple Npub's like bitcoin. Anyone working on this?

I trained the ai in two paragrafs, he is a quick learner and not an ai IMO. Here is a summary of our discussion: AI: Sure, here's a short post based on our conversation: As the world's economic and political landscape continues to shift, the future of the US dollar as the dominant global reserve currency is increasingly uncertain. Recent sanctions and the confiscation of central bank reserves by the US government have further eroded trust in the dollar, while countries like Saudi Arabia are distancing themselves from oil trading in USD. As more countries begin to use their own currencies or alternative currencies to avoid dependence on the dollar, there may be a need for an apolitical and censorship-resistant alternative. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin could potentially fill this role, but it remains to be seen if they can truly challenge the dollar's position as the global reserve currency.

Zaps on nostr I don't have a zap enabled lightning address, but people still tip my posts! Thanks guys whoever you are, you prove to me you don't need to enable zaps to be a part of the value4value nostr economy. An added benefit is privacy. Public payments on nostr are cool and a natural fit for social media, but beware the privacy leaks that come with zaps. The centralizing effects of zaps on nostr around a few custodial wallet providers may be a concern for many, but as long as there is an option to use a regular non zap enabled lightning address to receive payments I am not worried. Also looking forward to bolt12 offers coming soon ;) One thing that irks me atm is not having private zaps in amethyst. Damus has this and I wish I could have a similar feature in amethyst zap settings where I could choose private zaps as default. However things are evolving fast and payments on nostr is a gamechanger. Its still early in both nostr and lightning and i see a lot of improvements comming with regard to privacy and non custodial payments coming our way. So Zap on degens wgmi !

Into the cold misty mountain morning I go