Nostr notes by Ben Arc

Cigarettes, gold and little bottles of whiskey will be more ...

2026-10-27T09:41:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…pglg
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Cigarettes, gold and little bottles of whiskey will be more useful than bitcoin in dead internet madmaxland.

Oh baby anagram.chat

2026-10-16T10:17:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…2gq4
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Oh baby anagram.chat

I wondered why there are so many people joining Anagram who have ...

2026-10-16T10:10:45Z

I wondered why there are so many people joining Anagram who have not used nostr before.
The Anagram Youtube video has 7.3k views, that's organic Youtube growth, rather than people from bitcoin-x/nostr echochamber (where the video post has 100ish likes). A wave of new users 🙌
Now those people all have nostr accounts and will inevitably checkout social, marketplaces etc

Oh look, that Coreweave ethtard company will be first domino to ...

2026-10-16T07:34:03Z

Oh look, that Coreweave ethtard company will be first domino to fall in the AI rally..I'm shocked, shocked! 🙄

I think someone is already building a lntxbot type bot, is pretty ...

2026-10-14T14:19:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…t8zg
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I think someone is already building a lntxbot type bot, is pretty simple.
Having a wallet as a message thread is useful

Doesn't have forward secrecy by design, as it makes restoring ...

2026-10-14T14:18:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…yrnp
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Doesn't have forward secrecy by design, as it makes restoring and opening threads across difference devices a pain. More generally Anagrams private group approach is just simple pragmatic and nostr native, so way easier to implement.

You could have a bot you message then pay, and it adds you to a ...

2026-10-14T14:16:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…eu6k
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You could have a bot you message then pay, and it adds you to a group

Yet few that work, and none that keep the telegram UX 1bn users ...

2026-10-14T14:15:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…js70
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Yet few that work, and none that keep the telegram UX 1bn users are used to.
Anagram fixes both.

Would be nice if clients had a standard place to put a manifest ...

2026-10-14T10:22:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…6qhk
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Would be nice if clients had a standard place to put a manifest "this client uses x nip for x" type thing

Theyre in there, just not obvious, ill make more obvious. In app ...

2026-10-14T10:20:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…x3ws
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Theyre in there, just not obvious, ill make more obvious. In app the groups have a spec button that pulls and renders the mds

Helllooooo Anagram! Powered by Nostr & Iroh, a drop in ...

2026-10-13T23:56:26Z

Helllooooo Anagram! Powered by Nostr & Iroh, a drop in replacement for Telegram (and its 1bn unhappy users)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sin2N6d5cQ

Yes. Then we have irl space invaders!

2026-10-12T12:54:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…j734
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Yes. Then we have irl space invaders!

Prediction: as starlink infrastructure was actually remarkably ...

2026-10-12T11:59:53Z

Prediction: as starlink infrastructure was actually remarkably cheap (tens of billions, nothing for gov spending), Chinese will do similar soon and offer "free" internet to the world, simultaneously screwing Starlink/US and creating an internet China can control.

Direct action, a cornerstone of true anarchism, State cuckolds us ...

2026-10-10T19:24:24Z

Direct action, a cornerstone of true anarchism, State cuckolds us into thinking we cant fix things ourselves.

quoting
nevent1q…kv0c
A group called Portland Anarchist Road Care has started a collective road maintenance effort to, in their words, undermine the propaganda of the State that anarchists are broody coffeshop wankers who like bombs, and directly answer the adage, “who will fix the roads?”
A Canadian man who damaged his vehicle on a large pothole, bought supplies, and went around repairing the potholes in his area. The people were so appreciative, they returned value for value by offering him cash, food items, weed, and booze. When asked for comment, the man responded, “I fixed the potholes. Pay me, not your taxes”

Reject #tether

2026-10-10T19:02:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…5c34
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Reject #tether

Gm! All the best people.

2026-10-02T13:09:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…3lkv
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Gm! All the best people.

So much AI bubble popping news cycle right now as well. Slop hard ...

2026-10-02T13:08:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…5dm7
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So much AI bubble popping news cycle right now as well.
Slop hard while we still can!

Where39! Still one if my fav weekend hacks. I think was first ...

2026-10-02T13:03:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…2knd
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Where39!
Still one if my fav weekend hacks. I think was first thing me and uncle @fiatjaf worked on together

A cool fact: childline is the only number omitted from call ...

2026-10-02T11:12:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…3mph
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A cool fact: childline is the only number omitted from call records. Its a great charity

It really is amazing. When I worked with troubled youngsters, so ...

2026-10-02T11:10:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…epm9
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It really is amazing. When I worked with troubled youngsters, so many of them had used the service for support. Just having it there as an option helps many kids feel less isolated.

Gm (my 17 year old dog) ...

2026-10-02T11:02:06Z

Gm (my 17 year old dog)

RIP Dame Esther Rantzen In the UK we have the incredible charity ...

2026-10-02T09:01:10Z

RIP Dame Esther Rantzen
In the UK we have the incredible charity Childline, which Dame Rantzen founded, a phone number any child can call for support/counseling. A godsend for so many children with nowhere else to turn. A remarkable charity, founded by a remarkable woman.

Yes of course. Private seed for humanity

2026-09-26T18:59:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…dqry
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Yes of course. Private seed for humanity

Get those badboys on napstr!

2026-09-25T23:15:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…jcv7
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Get those badboys on napstr!

As the nostr darling, touted by @jack and the like it was just ...

2026-09-25T23:07:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…3l86
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As the nostr darling, touted by @jack and the like it was just weird. All that money and no real world testing (was always clear its limitations). Nostr.com is basically a hobby project, no resources.z

I use nostr.com for my daily nostr client and amethyst. Both work ...

2026-09-25T23:00:59Z

I use nostr.com for my daily nostr client and amethyst. Both work great. Never been exposed to horrible content. Im amazed things like primal are allowed to exist, and with all that vc capital they still have not implemented rudimentary client filters.

Use a better client that filters words and censors horrible ...

2026-09-25T22:58:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…ac0s
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Use a better client that filters words and censors horrible content. Nostr.com is my daily, and works great. Im amazed things like primal are allowed to exist.

Bahahaha

2026-09-23T15:18:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…7x39
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Bahahaha

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2026-09-23T01:13:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…x6cw
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https://quake.lnbits.com/quakejs/lobby/562b96340c66d9b9612b22f15ce3dbbf95da9a22fdd16be5

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2026-09-23T01:13:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…x6cw
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https://quake.lnbits.com/quakejs/games/9b215861694568325d4eafda980a76fa6e1d2d942c693df4

Nostr event nevent1qqst6zmr2wpmwqeq7wzqcgj2x5pax59tz6dzmr7y30w4rg6d0du69kszyrqlcam37hayrr7n43yjyxsc7xd59n9h5e3a4rcyewlkczxgp5stzj07g5l

2026-09-23T01:13:10Z

https://quake.lnbits.com/quakejs/games/c38ca18ed4b9dd879b2451e8996bc2e924bb8ee8fe6a036a

Yet another savior billionaire bitcoiners blindly praised.

2026-09-21T13:32:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…yaun
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Yet another savior billionaire bitcoiners blindly praised.

Before that it was one of his fav talking points, then he seemed ...

2026-09-21T13:28:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…4w7l
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Before that it was one of his fav talking points, then he seemed surprised over energy usage, was a good example on how limited his understanding is compared to what he projects.

Had same brekkie.

2026-09-19T10:33:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…ls7j
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Had same brekkie.

"...the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ...

2026-09-19T10:17:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…tnnj
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"...the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago"

Yay! 🖕

2026-09-18T22:41:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…8snv
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Yay! 🖕

Stolen. Its the perfect response 👌

2026-09-18T21:24:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…ckzf
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Stolen.
Its the perfect response 👌

Hes just a grifter who managed to convince tether to give him a ...

2026-09-18T21:19:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…ccs4
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Hes just a grifter who managed to convince tether to give him a blank cheque, so now he clones things and tries to shill by shitting on ideas he cloned.

🤣

2026-09-18T20:39:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…9lta
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🤣

Hes such a bellend

2026-09-18T20:28:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…za8g
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Hes such a bellend

Id never heard of petnames before I met you, I thought you always ...

2026-09-18T20:28:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…khdm
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Id never heard of petnames before I met you, I thought you always liked them

What a tit ...

2026-09-18T20:27:21Z

What a tit

For most men the first/last time they get flowers is at their ...

2026-09-16T10:57:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…fr6s
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For most men the first/last time they get flowers is at their funeral :(

"Intelligence bottleneck" will be a thing people talk ...

2026-09-14T15:33:28Z

"Intelligence bottleneck" will be a thing people talk about soon, when they realise agi is a scam.

Bahaha, what a tit

2026-09-14T15:30:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…yngl
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Bahaha, what a tit

What what what? I use revolut, did something happen? Their api is ...

2026-09-14T15:29:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…c96d
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What what what? I use revolut, did something happen?
Their api is the least shit out of those modern banky things

I like monero, but its price moves always seemed weird to me, ...

2026-09-14T15:27:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…064q
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I like monero, but its price moves always seemed weird to me, just too low. It legit has an inflation bug in there somewhere

How does it impact nostr?

2026-09-14T15:23:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…rh8n
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How does it impact nostr?

Even the ownership over the means of production and private ...

2026-09-14T15:22:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…hfzu
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Even the ownership over the means of production and private capital, wouldn't that make us socialists?

Getting psyched for Nostrshire (19th Nov) The biggest Nostr ...

2026-09-14T07:21:01Z

Getting psyched for Nostrshire (19th Nov)
The biggest Nostr conference of 2026 🥳🥳🥳
Ill be doing a talk, prob on Napstr, and Nostr as a discovery layer, also some workshops, prob nostriot and the zapswitch.
https://bitfest.uk/#nostrshire

Napstrfy, access your Napstr from your mobile securely using the ...

2026-08-26T17:33:17Z

Napstrfy, access your Napstr from your mobile securely using the Iroh protocol.
"Seed like its 1999, listen like its 2026" 🎶

For all the seeders out there who remember what it was like to ...

2026-08-21T22:05:33Z

For all the seeders out there who remember what it was like to own music and be happy, Napstr👌

You can get them in our shop ...

2026-08-06T20:51:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…m6kj
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You can get them in our shop
https://shop.lnbits.com/product/little-box-of-entropy-50-dice-for-bitcoin-seed-generation

“Rolling dice is too hard to secure $100,000s of bitcoin.” My ...

2026-08-06T19:53:47Z

“Rolling dice is too hard to secure $100,000s of bitcoin.”
My 9 year old daughter:

I think limits dont exist for the vscode codex plugin, unlike via ...

2026-07-14T17:17:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…0rmv
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I think limits dont exist for the vscode codex plugin, unlike via api, I've certainly rarely hit (perhaps once or twice). Development is a little more piecemeal, but thats not a bad thing.

Using x to discuss bitcoin is a legitimate vulnerability. Musk ...

2026-07-02T19:46:20Z

Using x to discuss bitcoin is a legitimate vulnerability. Musk and/or US gov can easily tweak the algo, shadowban, pit bitcoiners against each other.
It may sound sensationalist, but think about it, it's possibly one of our greatest vulnerabilities.

quoting
nevent1q…46m7
Looks like X is still a dumpster fire for at least another month.

Predicruon: Ai bubble will pop within next few months. Trump will ...

2026-06-25T20:15:34Z

Predicruon: Ai bubble will pop within next few months. Trump will attempt a bail out to avoid market crash and "national security risk" of state sponsored Chinese models winning the race. Market crash will happen anyway, anthropic will get least support from Trump because Trump holds a grudge.

This is interesting. We had a takedown request for a post on our ...

2026-06-05T12:37:45Z

This is interesting. We had a takedown request for a post on our njump. We do not host the content, it is pulled from relays using the note id, so it's a bit like blaming a browser for the content after you enter a URL. Any nostr legal council out there?

Primal is one of the least functional clients, especially ...

2026-06-01T10:13:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…vfq9
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Primal is one of the least functional clients, especially considering the resources used to build it.
Regardless of that, the real reason we dont have more users is nostr.com which i control, its the landing page for nostr, its where you go googling nostr. We get 1-2m unique views per week who all get scared away.
A beautiful industry of solutions hidden behind a shitty landing page.
Resources has always been our issue, we spend most of what we have maintaining LNbits, so nostr.com is a second thought. We also didnt want to be seen to be capturing users by hosting a client, but that time has passed, I think its possible to do and still funnel users into wider ecosystem.
Its quite remarkable this clear bottleneck isn't more obvious for an industry that had had huge sums invested. Its so obvious.
nostr.com should have a team of dedicated devs, focus groups, ux designers, instead its me squeezing in time every now and then. So yeah. Weird.

I'm so proud of my good friend Max Hillebrand for completing ...

2026-05-28T16:54:49Z

I'm so proud of my good friend Max Hillebrand for completing such an excellent book.
Max is a true cypherpunk, deeply respected within the Austrian School and one of the nicest humans i know. The comment he wrote within left a tear in my eye.

How I run my entire brick & mortar using ONLY LNbits (and its ...

2026-04-29T12:37:01Z

How I run my entire brick & mortar using ONLY LNbits (and its better than the legacy merchant systems i used to use)
✅ Fiat + Bitcoin payments (PoS & web)
✅ Shared inventory + order management
✅ Customer chat with paid support
✅ Notifications for orders, stock, and chat via Nstr/email/Telegram
✅ Stock & task management for employees
✅ Auto sync to Xero for easy reconciliation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fJGyGiih_c

Fiat tap to pay in LNbits means merchants no longer need multiple ...

2026-04-27T00:40:11Z

Fiat tap to pay in LNbits means merchants no longer need multiple payment systems.
One inventory, one accounts system.

I've been using nothing but LNbits in my brick/mortar for a few months and its perfect. I have a shared inventory and orders extension for the pos and webshop, as well as notifications (nostr, email) when there is a sale/order, or I have low stock 🥰

Sure, but in Francis instance it was Alby

2026-01-29T16:40:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…eky5
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Sure, but in Francis instance it was Alby

It didn't happen to lnbits it happened to alby.

2026-01-29T16:37:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…xnna
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It didn't happen to lnbits it happened to alby.

First ever UK Nostr conference 🥳 21st Nov Manchester Will be ...

2025-10-14T09:33:35Z

First ever UK Nostr conference 🥳
21st Nov Manchester
Will be epic: workshops, concise high-signal presentations and NO pointless panels 🎉 #nostrshire
https://bitfest.uk/#nostrshire

That's nostr signing device not remote signer, did you follow ...

2025-07-22T20:58:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…xj5f
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That's nostr signing device not remote signer, did you follow the yt on makerbits?

I feel that between nostr, torrents, zaps and payment splits, the ...

2025-06-27T03:27:24Z

I feel that between nostr, torrents, zaps and payment splits, the tools for building a better YouTube exist. Seeders could profit share v4v, users could pay or access for "free" via ads - both paying seeders and creators. Hosting burden is shared across paid users. Content ownership is easy enough with the crypto in nostr.

When Caesar derailed, each took a stab to avoid blame. Same about ...

2025-04-22T11:56:02Z

When Caesar derailed, each took a stab to avoid blame. Same about to happen to Trump, but with his powerful supporters. A coordinated wave of them about to jump ship, enough so he can't use executive branch to retaliate. No one will want to be complicit with markets tanking.

You can't expect all cashu domains to be gifted to you, and ...

2024-11-26T13:15:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…ccfd
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You can't expect all cashu domains to be gifted to you, and public shaming/witch hunting doesn't help your cause.
melvincarvalho (nprofile…r794) is a good dude, and I'm sure will use it for good one day.
Offer some money for it.
"give me this"... "no"... "okay, I will shame you", isn't the way.

Spot on. This idea of obfuscating keys is dumb. If explaining to ...

2024-01-02T09:28:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…7a5x
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Spot on. This idea of obfuscating keys is dumb. If explaining to an alien our legacy login system and keys, keys are waaaaayy simpler. Also, the whole point is we are arming people with the most powerful tool of liberation, public key crypto.