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Bart Mol
bart@satoshiradio.nl
npub17h7h...sd76
I build nodes and talk about it.
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bart 7 months ago
Thank you kind sir but I’ll stick to staying humble and stacking sats. image
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bart 9 months ago
I love @npub155m2...dcvg and have been using it for years. Recently, I sold over 500 BitAxes, and the server didn't even flinch. Now, with the @strike API, it's gotten even better. So, I made a review! Check it out here:
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bart 1 year ago
Coming soon. Bitcoin Ticker v1.0 Open source. Print one yourself. image
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bart 1 year ago
So we have an empty mempool, F2Poool censoring transactions, Foundry getting bigger than ever and Mara cozying up with the president. Feels like we are on the wrong track tbh
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bart 1 year ago
"Mom can we have a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?" "No, we have a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve at home." The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve at home: image
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bart 1 year ago
And you still think miners are freedom maxis? The state capture of bitcoin is happening right before our eyes. image
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bart 1 year ago
I honestly find zapvertisements rather annoying and intrusive.
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bart 1 year ago
Are there any Bitcoin shops/meetups/co-working spaces in Berlin Germany?
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bart 1 year ago
Bitcoin Amsterdam was fantastic. Thanks to everyone who came to say hi. image
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bart 1 year ago
Zapping a few sats on NOSTR or donating to your favorite podcast on Fountain are very cool technical achievements. But those few cents are not enough for the creator to make a living. Maybe it works for the biggest voices on NOSTR, but the rest of us are still dependent on ads and sponsors.
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bart 1 year ago
Last month we sold 365 BitAxes and made our own mining pool for solo miners. Little did we know that we where the only solo-pool based in Europe, which makes our pool the lowest latency, zero fee mining pool around. We are currently at 50 TH/s of pure pleb mining. Want to try? Go to: Artwork by the legendary @NoGood ✌️ image
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bart 1 year ago
I worry about mining pool centralization. The mining industry has grown to an almost incomprehensible scale, and I don't have a perfect solution for this issue. However, I know for sure that education is essential for any solution. The BitAxe is the perfect device for that purpose. It looks cool, is affordable, and is a 'real' miner. When people plug in their BitAxe, they immediately understand how tiny their share of the network is. That's why I decided to sell the BitAxe to my community. It's not about making a profit (given the volatility, I barely break even), but about giving people the chance to learn about mining. We sold 355 BitAxes in a week. Next, we're setting up our own mining pool. The ultimate goal is to mine a block, but the chances are negligible, even with 355 BitAxes. Anyway, it's a very fun project. I'll keep you posted. image
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bart 1 year ago
Be your own bank. Be your own cloud. I've been a fan of @Umbrel ☂️ for years, but their new operating system and dedicated hardware are next-level. I created an extensive tutorial that guides you through setting up Umbrel Home, installing updates, configuring WiFi and 2FA, downloading the Bitcoin blockchain, and setting up Tailscale. Link to video:
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bart 1 year ago
Coming up: BitAxe Tutorial Learn how to: - Set up the Bitaxe - Connect to your own pool - Connect to Braiins - Reset the device Online in the coming weeks.
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bart 1 year ago
Behold: my very own retro @mempool viewer! I revamped this old Hanimex film editor with an LCD screen and a Raspberry Pi. It operates a Python script that connects to my personal mempool instance on my @Umbrel ☂️ node. Icing on the cake: it can even monitor transactions! image I created a custom Telegram bot to monitor transactions. By using the command /tx <TXID>, I can check the status of a specific transaction. If I use the command /reset, the mempool viewer resets itself. image Components: - Hanimex E300 (case) - Raspberry Pi 3b (any model will suffice) - LCD screen (7.0 Inch CLAA070MA0ACW 800X600) Some handiwork is required to fit it (Dremel recommended). image
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bart 1 year ago
So if bitcoin is the pinnacle of decentralization and ethereum is the ultimate centralized shitcoin, why are ‘our’ privacy solutions being shut down with the press of a button and is Tornado Cash still running. Lesson in there.
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bart 1 year ago
Ok so running a BitAxe on my own @Umbrel ☂️ using @Public-Pool is fucking cool. After a week of hashing away I have a question though: which block template am I using? Right now I just run the software and point my node to it. I don’t really know what I’m (and what I’m not) including in the blocks I’m mining. Does anyone have more info on this topic? Would be cool if I can further configure my pool (and block template).
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bart 1 year ago
Can anybody explain to me why it is so difficult to find a great NOSTR app that doesn’t make it impossible to zap with my own wallet. I like the interface of Primal over Damus (especially for Zaps) but I can’t use my own lightning wallet (on iOS). I’m probably missing something, so if there are any experienced NOSTR users out there: help me out.