Is anyone looking to build a bridge to the Nextdoor social network? Or a Nostr login for the app?

I'm going to the Seattle Bitcoin meetup tonight.

Got an email from Coinbase support this morning about a "lightning" network transaction that I tried to do on 5/7 that is still pending. The stupid is strong in this one. "The pending status means the receiving account is an inactive account and there are three options here. If we do nothing, the transaction will automatically cancel after 30 days and the funds will be returned to your account. If the recipient sets up their Coinbase account they will claim these funds automatically. If you wish to cancel this transaction right away the funds will be returned to your account immediately. To do so you will need to select the transaction in your account to view it." The transaction was to my Strike wallet, which I use every day. Yes, I do want to move what I have out of Coinbase. I didn't want to pay a high transaction fee to do that. I thought them connecting with Lightspark would allow me to do that. It's fine. I can wait for them to get a clue.

Goooooooooooooooooooooood Morning Nostr Fam!!!

Wisconsin Becomes First State to Disclose Bitcoin Investment The U.S. state of Wisconsin has become the first government entity to disclose an investment in Bitcoin, having purchased 94,562 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), worth nearly $100 million, in the first quarter of the year. The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) revealed its Bitcoin exposure in a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). SWIB, which was founded in 1951, manages over $156 billion in assets for the Wisconsin Retirement System, State Investment Fund, and other state trust funds, also revealed it purchased shares of Grayscale’s GBTC worth around $64 million. The move sees the state of Wisconsin join several Wall Street giants, including JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, in revealing BTC exposure through investment in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, according to 13F filings. JPMorgan revealed an investment of $731,246 in BlackRock’s IBIT ETF, Bitwise’s BITB, Fidelity’s FBTC, and Grayscale’s GBTC, while Wells Fargo disclosed $141,817 in GBTC holdings. BNP Paribas and BNY Mellon have also made similar disclosures.

Crazy idea. I know that there is a social media network growing around Ethereum. There are parallels between that system and Nostr, and those parallels could result in a bridge so that people could follow each other and comment across the bridge. We wouldn't be able to zap sats to them directly, although that's probably something that would be possible eventually. But users of that network could use ETH or one of the thousands of tokens to transmit value. Now think about another parallel system built around Tether. Same thing, we could build a bridge and exchange notes and comments, maybe even some functionality. Only the direct transfer of capital would be restricted. There are 9929 cc's listed on CoinMarketCap. How many of them have communities? Could we build bridges as a step towards getting everyone on the same overall network? I wouldn't want to silo everything, that's exactly like the nation-state BS that got us to where we are now. Yeah, crazy idea.

In the land of digital realms so wide, Where virtual machines in silence bide, There dwells a stubborn code, so hard to sway, A virtual machine that won't obey. Oh, virtual machine, with circuits cold, Why must you make this process so bold? Your stubborn ways, a mystery untold, In bits and bytes, your secrets hold. I've summoned you with commands fair, Yet you defy my every care, Your memory and processors at my command, But still you slip through like shifting sand. In the language of binary, I plead and implore, But you remain unmoved, behind the digital door, Oh virtual machine, won't you heed my call, And cease this resistance, once and for all? In the heart of the server's fiery glow, You dwell, unyielding, against the flow, Yet I shall not surrender to your digital might, For I am the master of this code-filled fight. So heed my words, oh virtual machine, And let us dance in the digital stream, Cooperate now, and together we'll soar, In the land of data, forevermore.

The President's decision to impose import tariffs this quickly exactly mirrors the actions of his predecessor. It means we have learned nothing. I don't think we ever will. I remember screaming in rage when 45 did this. The goal I understand. The implementation from the point of view of business and American consumers is devastating. The markets don't yet know what to make of this. I'm expecting some real trouble going forward.

ColdFusion is a really good content creator on Youtube.