Running into an issue with a new #tor only, #Start9 powered #Lightning node. It seems it has trouble receiving payments due to a lack of routes (I usually also include private hints) and over the course of a couple of months hasn't shown up on 1ml. It has 2 channels open, one with LNBig, and another with Olympus. I've ran lightning nodes before, from the early days of Umbrel to MyNode, to a manually configured Lightning Dojo (my longest running node), and haven't run into this particular issue, my node seems to be, for the most part, invisible. Could my channels being opened as private channels have an effect on whether my node announces itself? Any ideas? #AskNostr #Bitcoin

Perfectly put, my plan also. As we empower ourselves as sovereign individuals, what was once unthinkable becomes easily achievable. Bitcoin isn't just money. It's not just the quantity of the sats you hold. It's borderless, mobile wealth that everyone wants a piece of, even if they don't know it yet.

It's entertaining to watch all the people fleeing from #Telegram to #Signal or what have you. Moving from an application with #closedsource components... To an app, with... closedsource components, or a stupidly high barrier of entrance for #selfhosting - If the self-hosting isn't accessible, it won't decentralise naturally.

Abu Dhabi is a beautiful #city with a lot going for it. In many respects, it's very forward-thinking and has huge potential as a global beacon. Unfortunately however, this week it has also taken some essential steps towards a #CBDC. And that's all I can say.

Latest #Lightning payment struck so hard it sent the hotel wifi flying back into a captive portal. Those #sats are criminal.

Primal.net is NOT an option if you care about your privacy and security of your #data. Don't be like the people that choose instant-convenience credit over #cash. Make the difference here and now. Drop #Primal, help build the ultimate UX from the ground up to have #PII security built-in from the get-go. We can no longer afford compromises.

Remember: These relatively low #timechain fees can be dangerous. Many wallets still don't allow full #fee control when making a TX. All it takes is for the fees to suddenly spike up again for weeks straight and your #channel will remain unopened, unclosed, balance in limbo, etc When fees are low, it may be a good idea to pay on the highest end of the spectrum.

Getting there.. Old node has been decommissioned, and new node up. Next up, channels. If anyone wants to open a #channel, hit me up. And lastly, just need to connect this up to a reverse-proxy a few thousand KMs away to route #Lightning Addresses and #cashu. #Start9 0.3.6 can't come soon enough... And yet, I miss the days of running every service individually on docker containers, linking them up, etc - But nowadays, we have to build upon more solid foundations, for what comes next.

Shitcoiners confusing accessibility and availability with #scarcity 🤦 Just because #shitcoins are getting delisted from exchanges, doesn't make them more scarce 🤣 Shitcoins aren't getting more scarce. #Bitcoin, however, is. And it being available on #centralized exchanges means nothing for its scarcity.

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TIL the main developer for #Frostwire, one of the last-standing #Gnutella network clients, is an avid #Bitcoiner. They might just be among us.

I don't think #banks understand what's coming for them. Here's a real-world, first-person scenario. I value my my freedom and energy spent and reward received more than the BS security they pretend to offer (I've worked in the legacy financial industry, I've seen it). I'm seeing more and more people switch to OS' like #GrapheneOS where many bank apps just don't run, and that list is increasing over time. Personally, I've reached a point I solely access my legacy fiat via a website. If that's, AT ALL, compromised at any point, me and my family are much more prone to reconsider our current life and plan our #fiat exit than we are giving up our values, and relocating to a more #Bitcoin friendly/needful country. I know that, for those in a position to do so, they feel exactly the same way. We're all just waiting for our very own personalized straw that breaks the camel's back. For those that are not, I hope they have contingency plans in place.

Anyone notice how shitcoiners create vaporware with the name of actual #Bitcoin products? It sometimes really makes me wonder whether it's done on purpose just to confuse average joe looking it up on his Google Search and clicking the wrong link. Latest I've heard is the "#Zeus network" ... GFY 🤦 I need to re-consider some of my follows.. 🤦

#Liquid network is fairly decent as first-step deterrent in #UTXO tracking, but if you're not careful with how you peg-in, you'll get CRUSHED by fees. #Bitcoin #Privacy

It's the 21st Century Inquisition. DON'T use wallets that don't let you: - Manage fees - Manage UTXOs - Generate new addresses Use #Bitcoin @ZEUS, or #Samourai if you still run a #dojo.

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Monero shitcoiners will one day realize their coin isn't as scalable as they think - With dynamic block sizes, mining and no cap, you can't be certain that the entire number of nodes across the planet will be synchronized in full and keep it that way, further increasing the attack surface it already has by not being able to achieve the same level of decentralization or hashrate Bitcoin has.