2023-10-02T22:50:24Z https://nostr.now Excellion https://nostr.now/npub1excellx58e497gan6fcsdnseujkjm7ym5yp3m4rp0ud4j8ss39js2pn72a https://image.nostr.build/acfdb061e61ade047f652568c59c13ed53466de6c92cf651056909dab208e3b1.jpg https://image.nostr.build/acfdb061e61ade047f652568c59c13ed53466de6c92cf651056909dab208e3b1.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfnd2rwtpf20f27asnxnckxcwwwd82cs696tdj7ujmdm47auqznszyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2v2r65q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6e7m8wyewk6u0x6s9rt29xudyzxltdxp0fnrjllukr5ct3cfq8s8yyt87'>nevent1q…yt87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>January 3rd and 9th are both important dates! 2025-01-10T06:00:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgrpm7r64rc2lg2tjs7mcpk9l2m9a0zgsg5z2tkqdssj5gw4rfz2qzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2vjs89l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtz5z5dv2jw3mstmjw4nl0h2grf6z56j0s0g96j35we50v7zthvcttpfwy'>nevent1q…pfwy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. 2024-10-02T00:43:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrh27d2zjjdn0384jrjtqma6q6drr0056gcff6nxw8clryyecltpqzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk27hfeyu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspajpku0cxl2n8g3mradh4wrkajxrqlwu4j35u7hy9lmca94jpw6gjxyj0x'>nevent1q…yj0x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We can work on that. It’s always hard to empty a LN wallet without channel close. I had the same problem with others before and just had to leave a few sats in there. With AQUA though, it is a Liquid balance, so you can always swap that out to BTC or just withdraw the L-BTC itself. 2024-09-24T23:01:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqq4qeh37q9rfank4ymueljutne0aju3n2nkxqhmzh4ed3nm2c9dczyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2xvqle7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07k4davmd3qtpevxdzxnekj0y3ujmtg505yx7e70vaj7zyaxw0xg2uuffc'>nevent1q…uffc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It doesn’t even have to. Relays can self sensor if there’s a threat. Just look at Phoenix pulling out of the US. 2024-08-28T05:22:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqw4nq3x0twu5xzzppclhj8s9gz6cg2x5l905h97xmufznnwyp5gqzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2f4afm5 Either Nostr evolves to have every client being a relay, or it will fail. The risk is the same as that of LSPs.<br/><br/>Think adversarially and think far into the future. Imagine Nostr running at Telegram scale with 1B users, not the tight knit community is now. 2024-08-28T05:19:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy86rn8w25qcgklr0p4ezty8xvzqk4pq02q3fh4e3tvh4vgwl379czyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2t4nxf2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc3l9ayuknuujp6q3rxh8dum7tm67uh9n5wnfpngwfdsrfzd7argmrvrk0'>nevent1q…vrk0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I started out with 9 relays when I created my profile here. 4 are dead now and Nostr is a lot bigger. I don’t think it’s fair to say that there will be more relays as it grows and not have a clear incentive you can point to for why people will suddenly run more. <br/><br/>I think all the recent events with Telegram and Samourai should be a clear indicator of where things are going. <br/><br/>Having many relays doesn’t help if they all have nice URLs and the operators can be easily identified. 2024-08-28T05:11:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9egu6802fuky6sety845nvzphj58jvs4tt36dfd7ncvjrnv2vujczyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk20qg566 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhvq857qzd93s4w0py2h2wenm77kppszhxpwyxn0xnsa97v5zwnczcrznd'>nevent1q…rznd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wasn’t comparing it 1:1 in terms of encryption. I was just highlighting each has its own critical flaw. 2024-08-28T05:02:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdsajzrv39ewvdv0urrka5ttpmshmk22skvp6w8aq4snmq267f4cszyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2eckmhu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6dy6uzdhe08mkfn4wg6gefvlepe38akfwfjfewkfeyayr5agu6svhrefm'>nevent1q…refm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You’d store it yourself if every client is also a relay. You could mirror content for others too. 2024-08-28T05:00:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zlnxft4m5vlvph2dg8pc8mxpmcng9x4fasg84mhw5w44jyeeyjszyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2n20zsn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9vpvj9em49wsvvt2832vh2yu3p938l3te94mzwh8mfvfufav07g74stc9'>nevent1q…stc9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Anyone can does not mean anyone does. 2024-08-28T04:59:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsth95qj3vwpwtp702gx8nr3tgu32wn2z85fg7zww59s0rnkca2v5szyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2qrn5qx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvxjtaw386at6d4up5s56tl0pxf4du9grulyl3pe7dez0wmzyrmcaxj2jf'>nevent1q…j2jf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Need to make every client a relay first. Relays are a risk to the protocol. 2024-08-28T04:58:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf55c752vklcj6e00cz7ce5hrj9t5lygm4z0xjvvepzlyz7l2udrgzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2u2tl0k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2qwj92438nwsr8rf7ty56vqvwy3rz7u8fe340h6nht5rs6xw4qlqty9fe7'>nevent1q…9fe7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It can only be P2P. Any weak points will be attacked. 2024-08-28T04:54:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr77hha0xhf6fwyw6qmajf9maqcepscskl8848fvd3mhkx6kec08szyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2cm7fds In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswypp6k4jrmyvnah65vpzqyu5fj0nsh7fzfxxwf3k2uh78ua33a0qlhymcf'>nevent1q…ymcf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks ok to me in Damus. 2024-08-26T07:22:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8swnfq0w7vsq8rk3kzrq2mar9f5az7vw3aex79mnjnhhz048cw0gzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2626qqp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrw9dh7hlkw3eljs02z3rqwqhg9nnce43q0dn8flq6dduc9q7f92sjnkhum'>nevent1q…khum</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s another problem that should be discussed at length too. There is no economic incentive to run a relay, but a lot of risk. My main point is about relays getting shutdown. It needs to all be peer-to-peer. 2024-08-26T07:14:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszltg2j9nvwapjxwm4ddze0twr8832eztd5fupetvf7yjr5wj4vugzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2225339 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0u0s8y333ywuef0vrmfpr6thrmj78rxjymr3rh95xpffx50qp7tq0qums9'>nevent1q…ums9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But yeah keep having more conferences and ignore this problem. 🤓 2024-08-26T05:43:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0u0s8y333ywuef0vrmfpr6thrmj78rxjymr3rh95xpffx50qp7tqzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2uavjjc #FreePavel <br/><br/>But…<br/><br/>It is foolish how he thought Telegram could indefinitely operate a network without default E2E encryption and not play ball with regimes.<br/><br/>I see the same sort of presumption from Nostr devs/proponents ignoring the core architectural problem of needing relays.<br/><br/>Probably an unpopular opinion but it has to be said. Relays will be the death of Nostr but it’s not too late to fix it. The protocol is still in its infancy. 2024-08-26T05:42:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf07h8lge2yjrswjuc8ssfadtv7dsjgucu3ce2usg0kver2v33csqzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk29l2q0a #Bitcoin is a risk-off asset for:<br/><br/>✅ People with low time preference <br/>✅ People that understand money<br/>✅ People suffering from inflation<br/>✅ People living under oppressive regimes 2024-08-19T05:49:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrp2cqscd7yj99ux2eechk4kwk72nr97zu4zcd55jcptg8du2fpsqzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2xuf6n5 For institutional investors like sovereign wealth funds or pension funds, buying #Bitcoin at either $0.06M or $0.6M doesn’t make a difference. At their scale it’s a rounding error. 2024-08-18T13:28:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqpn8vcjsjhcsxktt4na7qlmza60hsc50aagns2had6j0nrnc62yqzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2adtnkz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszsaeac3s3yx5jxdmrpqn5mhgs23t885hffpz9hnxsarsw7j3034gvyqsud'>nevent1q…qsud</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Services in the marketplace might have KYC or tracking. We cannot control that part of the user experience. AQUA’s core is non-custodial and there is zero tracking whatsoever. 2024-03-18T19:24:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspslqs2c6t8cnpe8g79qjuk7494atveqmxdm92v7crff67se8kvzczyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk23f5ch6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8qxfztzxtyt6n6wdwkrjs5qs8pvsksh2az8cssfqzkafxe8qp3eqwyrmez'>nevent1q…rmez</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Your digital battery is useless if no one can get them to use. 2024-03-18T19:23:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr254mkt9z70xqgjmpygesx53m82eeanswv72lmly7a3a0mmfsy0qzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2l8nkwr There is absolutely nothing that any government or central bank can do about inflation at this point. We’ve passed the point of return for the legacy system. <br/><br/>Only three paths exist now:<br/><br/>1️⃣ Hyperinflate<br/>2️⃣ Default<br/>3️⃣ Buy #Bitcoin 2024-02-07T04:52:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvsqrhc2e2yt7sxxj6n6nspnws2tkmlz92d53fsfdt4ul2q37nuhczyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2yff75n Diminishing returns are for nocoiners. <br/><br/>#Bitcoin 2024-01-30T00:27:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsftf9275xd46xysh6y25vdld9xxk7g7fvvf8656x89uel7rsyx5uczyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk22f3k3k There are no diminishing returns when a step change takes place. Bitcoin is not a marginally better $ or gold. #Bitcoin is a 1000x improvement on any monetary technology devised in all human history. Diminishing returns is an irrelevant concept when the entire game has changed. <img src="https://image.nostr.build/d6e20bc2b30efc86b85f991a3409435ff1c03746a5384c00d8d9dd1e2151639d.jpg"> 2024-01-22T07:27:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdp78pm363qcvxd0zcjk4xkeajmtqdmzpu7ljz4lrgxv06a9daqjqzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2w82hga Happy 2024 to all the #Bitcoiners! 🎉<br/><br/>Especially the Laser Eyed, Toxic Maximalists, trolls, and so on.<br/><br/>We’ve been called many things throughout history: heretics, blasphemers, witches etc, but we’re the ones that move the world forward.<br/><br/>Keep at it<br/>For #Bitcoin<br/>For the future <img src="https://image.nostr.build/cff2719859c018ec032c135f29629345df21d50485ee0f02736e6a96d2d2ec3a.gif"> 2024-01-01T00:48:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyflm5cyc4mm0u8feaswp0x7e4xy8a8r3aggrkarlggkeyt2j8v7szyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk233dkta While they begin Quantitative Easing again, we will perform another scheduled Quantitative Hardening. #Bitcoin 2023-12-24T01:38:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf8vdavzpmjuxrk555ed27mdjl3nkee8xppjdacfczzxmgx3ehgtczyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk29xtpc2 While they ACCELERATE, we will OSSIFY. #Bitcoin <img src="https://image.nostr.build/a55db8d93c92e3a0a0abdc1ce3c552506f5675d2a945c549df90531b2e63c893.jpg"> 2023-12-24T01:25:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvltugalsaz5p48zm5gvul7l2pdfhjjykm9dqwgdw4ys90nrr208qzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2tp4wve I’ve come here to eat steak and send #Bitcoin to $1M, and I&#39;m all outta steak. 2023-12-20T20:42:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvaequ9mhl5hzenh53ax2lm4hlxvs4geanekjqgfhu85psj9tgkcszyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2maxn4h Government: “Inflation is at a manageable 4%.”<br/><br/>Also Government: “We’re giving ourselves a 38% raise to combat the crushing effects of inflation.”<br/><br/>🇨🇦🤡🌎 <img src="https://image.nostr.build/9683121e6479483c91764bd09ffe6ab216ed8bbe904ace8fe1673f7a3241882d.jpg"> 2023-12-17T03:23:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdy66us236da54u0wkw673wlcyjtleghzjrpen2gknqjd2u73dqugzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2kvj988 The ETF approvals aren’t priced in<br/><br/>The halving isn’t priced in<br/><br/>More nation-state adoption isn’t priced in<br/><br/>Renewed QE isn’t priced in<br/><br/>The multiplier isn’t priced in<br/><br/>The Veblen effect isn’t priced in<br/><br/>All of this happening at the same time isn’t priced in<br/><br/>#Bitcoin 2023-12-16T20:29:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst0s6mthh2knrc3typfgsjfy7pm8mfjdgp2zdkfwykhwp98kagg8szyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk23pc9ae baea253c31b1d668c4f1ef56b972f395fe7007060b6f87abc654bee9d9159951 2023-12-16T09:10:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0h03ap3mj7xww5laekar7vcqcpsdpd9gfehl3kyuas3h4wnmq43szyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2v7dufd LFG #Bitcoin <img src="https://image.nostr.build/5d4e1d5957574aa47d362238599c4ba3ae280af7bcea3f26fa81c630cfa26b4b.jpg"> 2023-12-11T21:44:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsppyf6yncfsjdnjl9e3kdspd6h4qu665h9204h3umfcw22wu6kzjszyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2qyyzdy It’s amusing to see influential* accounts randomly dunk on #Bitcoin out of nowhere. <br/><br/>Feels like we’re about to win. 2023-12-11T00:41:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq2225d63253r6w3hv960psr2q04ss5dg4fdfquurkl4h25njv2cqzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2ynvgkk Elizabeth Warren is 74. The dinosaurs are slowly but surely dying off. <br/><br/>We can HODL #Bitcoin longer than they can spew nonsense. 2023-12-07T20:43:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg92dt5zj7rujejwdup0zcewsh9tu9u4kaj0dzl2janqu04x9kf5szyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2zwv67d 😢 <img src="https://image.nostr.build/90a8d82d6788c9fcb40292ac3ae30bb75778df05e5ffcbad7895de3c517aece5.png"> 2023-12-07T05:41:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8szy2rlw45lc7jchsejpevtnh7puv26prk7w26k7zu09kj26rp5qzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2c0nvwh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs989g37xrvfrl277gq5wp337mhvalefr5z2wyhrmk2pdh7xdqtx6cc83u0d'>nevent1q…3u0d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It may blow past $1M and then drop to $500k. Media reports Bitcoin is ded. 😜 2023-12-06T02:32:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgtrkjel6mpvfywh4g4sytquwn0fkztcu5ka5fcfyk2z3pdcz5qcqzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2l90ec7 Balaji wasn&#39;t wrong about #Bitcoin going to $1M, but he was wrong on the timing and the catalyst.<br/><br/>My $1M call is based on a massive rapid influx of institutional capital while Bitcoin available for sale is at historical lows, compounded by the halving. <br/><br/>His $1M prediction was predicated on money printing and banks failing. Those two things could potentially be a driver for a rapid run to $1M but not likely. The money printing already happened and then dried up. It will take a few more years for the market to adjust accordingly. As for banks failing, normies will just look for a &#34;safer&#34; bank. They aren&#39;t at the stage where they realize no bank is really safe and Bitcoin is the only option.<br/><br/>TL;DR: #1MBitcoin is in play. 2023-12-06T02:22:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9vngr6jvlyraemapmmn20qwm7gu759t7gpre74svwduedzzh4ndgzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2ttyktn When historians look back and analyze Elon&#39;s illustrious career, it will be marked by 2 failures: <br/><br/>1) Failure to fully embrace #Bitcoin  at his companies after an initial start.<br/><br/>2) Failure to integrate Nostr/LN to Twitter for sake of chasing a WeChat &#34;super app&#34; architecture. 2023-07-01T18:52:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszkcevpk2unz32pgfxva8farflupaz37g5am7l90z3m6eedcch45gzyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2hp8kpz Fiat money fails the moment we have a critical mass of understanding that it’s not real. The question is when, not if. <br/><br/>#Bitcoin 2023-05-04T21:35:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstupy0k6mcu3fkfgtmwjmu88wezqtnxpl790ex64vcr0l07887hdszyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2hrthks $1M #Bitcoin means a market cap of $19.3 trillion and it would be the second biggest economy in the world. Getting close to GDP of the USA of $22.9T and ahead of China at $18.3T. 2023-03-18T22:28:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspykvhg8sj75ecgayf509lldgjcyelvwtrv4jatk8snt2qr0pj8kszyrymr8lu6slx5herk0f8zpkwr8j26t0cnwssx8w5v9l3kkg7zzyk2r6azay We’re still below the 200 WMA which is 25k. #Bitcoin trading below the 200 WMA is an anomaly. 2023-02-15T22:28:57Z