Hi Nostrnauts, I'm trying out Zaps. I'll zap 100 sats to anyone who: 1. Follows me AND 2. Replies to this post with a unique 3 digit prime number. Offer expires on August 31st. Feel free to unfollow after you've been zapped 🙂

I grew up using 5 paisa coins in India. Today I received a 20 rupee coin as change. That is a 40,000% increase within my lifetime.

Just finished watching @PeterMcCormack interview @obi about @fedibtc. The last 30 mins sent chills down my spine. Time bound fedimints for events & gatherings is an incredible idea. Spontaneous & censorship resistant, but also fun and incredibly viral!

Bitcoin is not a commodity like gold. Bitcoin is a network of willing participants. A religion if you will. Governments have a poor track record of exterminating religions. On the contrary, history is littered with examples of emerging religions toppling governments.

Let's try this again. Double the tokens this time. cashuAeyJ0b2tlbiI6W3sicHJvb2ZzIjpbeyJpZCI6IkkyeU4raVJZZmt6VCIsImFtb3VudCI6MiwiQyI6IjAyY2JmNWViM2U3ZjIzYTA3NGM4NDhjMjY4OWJlNDM1MWYxMzY2N2NjZjcyZGRiMDY2ZmEyMDRmZTM3ZThkN2QzMiIsInNlY3JldCI6IkZSYVBua0FCV0Fzbzc3S1dUZDhJRXJ6ZkdJeGxVTWxwb25wZ3lCMHJUUHc9In1dLCJtaW50IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly84MzMzLnNwYWNlOjMzMzgifV19

Trying out Cashu eCash. Let's see how quickly this token gets redeemed. cashuAeyJ0b2tlbiI6W3sicHJvb2ZzIjpbeyJpZCI6IkkyeU4raVJZZmt6VCIsImFtb3VudCI6MSwiQyI6IjAzZGUwYWRlOThlODQ2NzdjNTIyMWMyNDdjZDk0Y2NhZTk2ODZhNmZlYjY4MDJiZmZkYmY0OGU1MjQ4M2UzMTE5MCIsInNlY3JldCI6IldVRDVzMEZ3QTBkNWF3ZkxpUWs0WGtUQk1Mckk5eVFrdUc3azMyNStzeFE9In1dLCJtaW50IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly84MzMzLnNwYWNlOjMzMzgifV19

He's Back in Black 🙂

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Michael Saylor (@saylor) on X

MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 1,045 #bitcoin for ~ $29.3M at an average price of $28,016 per bitcoin. As of 4/4/2023 @MicroStrategy hold...

Let nature take its course. By letting each thing act in accordance with its own nature, everything that needs to be done gets done. - Lao Tzu

One tweet summary of what happened. It's ironic that the cause of the failure was that the bank parked a large part of its assets in the "most secure" instrument in the world, US treasuries.

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Anne-Sylvaine Chassany (@ChassNews) on X

SVB’s troubles stem from parking $91bn in deposits in long-dated securities such as mortgage bonds and US Treasuries,which were deemed safe but a...

Watching Vox videos is a lesson in the "Gell Mann Amnesia" effect. When watching videos on topics I know nothing about, I find the content nuanced and informative. For eg: I enjoyed and "learnt" from this video about myopia. However, when I watch a Vox piece on a topic I know a little about, I'm surprised by how biased & frivolous their content can be. It's full of half truths and attempts to mislead the audience without using a heavy hand. For eg: After watching this terrible piece on inflation, you will leave with a warm and fuzzy feeling about Biden and distrust of large evil corporations. However, you will learn nothing new about the cause of global inflation.

Hello Nostr People, I think I setup my lnurl correctly. Can someone please send me a test zap?