How come ETH heads add a next, more complicated layer to their Rube Goldberg machine every few years, but haven't been able to come up with a descent address format, i.e. one that has a network/token type prefix and a checksum? Is this a real life?
Llyr Noise
llyr@iris.to
npub1af6c...fghj
69 years in the Internet. #bitcoin hodler since 1999. grumpy old man. #nostr shitposter.
America, Fuck Yeah!
Next bull run, every time I hear 'supply shock', 'omega candle', '$1m per coin', 'global reserve asset', 'institutional adoption', or any other stupid, recycled meme, I will be selling 1 #bitcoin. Because historically, peak cringe is the best reverse-DCA signal.
Change my mind!
The new world order is arriving like a steamroller. The US is still mostly in denial with lots of takes how terrible Europe is and 'look ma - China is dying' press, and Europe seems to be leaving anger and entering bargaining phase.
This is beautiful.... 
Dear community, what nostr relay software should I use with my Umbrel node in 2026? 
haven't had a single update in two years. I think I need a custom app store, because there are no other relays in the default one.
Nostr Relay | Umbrel App Store
Discover Nostr Relay for your umbrelOS home server. Learn more, see screenshots, and discover other self-hosted Social apps available for umbrelOS.
Okay, I had a chance to spend some time with the Keycard Shell hardware wallet.
The hardware side feels very solid. It has the right size, the right weight, a user-replaceable BL-4C battery, a decent 2 inch screen, and a built-in camera. The button feel is better than the Coldcard MK5 and Q1. It's different from the MK4 (which is still my personal favorite), but overall quite good. The device gives off a genuine high-quality feel.
One unique feature is the removable EAL6+ secure element, implemented as a separate credit-card-sized module. As far as I know, that's currently a unique approach in the hardware wallet space.
On the downside, there is no microSD card slot and no NFC support.
Hardware rating: 4/5
The software side is much more basic than what Coldcard users are used to. In my opinion, it may be too basic for many hardcore Bitcoiners, especially the proverbial "Uncle Jim" crowd.
Pros:
+ Direct Sparrow Wallet support
+ Fully open-source hardware and software
Cons:
- No dice-roll entropy support
- No ability to add or change the 13th/25th word after setup
- No advanced seed management options
- No BIP85 support
- No spending policies
- No miniscript support (not a surprise really)
- No mention of Silent Payments (not surprising at this stage)
- Heavy focus on Ethereum; to the extent they put ETH before Bitcoin in the UI (B goes before E, bitcoin should be at 1st position anyway. A ethead fanboy worked on it 100%)
- No Bitcoin-only firmware (SAD!)
Software rating: 2/5
The project is 100% open source (software and hardware)
At €129, the price is very reasonable to me.
Overall, this is a solid product with plenty of potential. The hardware is surprisingly polished for a relatively new entrant, but the software still has a long way to go before it can compete with the feature set offered by Coldcard.
https://keycard.tech
GitHub
GitHub - keycard-tech/status-keycard: Our Javacard Implementation for making secure transactions within Status and Ethereum
Our Javacard Implementation for making secure transactions within Status and Ethereum - keycard-tech/status-keycard
What if we just forget about last 2 year and InStItUtIoNaL aDoPtIoN phase (it was a mistake), cool down, go back to where we were (3/9/19k) and just wait for a badaboom to happen? It probably will take some time, but would be able to accumulate more? wdyt?
HUGE RELEASE
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In retrospect, it was inevitable...
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in Soviet Russia, #bitcoin adopts you.
dear diary, I just have quit by job. it's kind of scary feeling, but not because of money, but because I have been worked basically non-stop since I was 13 and not sure what do I do now.
Can someone ask Samson Mow if an omega candle has finally arrived?
The last I expected was a nostr civil war.
the other day I noticed another round of telegram butthurt among bitcoin influences on twitter. fud comes and goes in waves, like a mental disorder. and what continues to amuse me that no one ever has anything against gmail, whatsup, facebook messanger, or fucking viber, but somehow TG is always a problem.
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I am retarded. AMA.
The UlTrAsOuNd FliPpEnInG has finally arrived.
FixupX
RYAN SΞAN ADAMS (@RyanSAdams)
Time to say something out loud.
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