2026-08-26T22:33:43Z https://nostr.now hannotek https://nostr.now/npub1j9484d6wr6ghqk5zn49dh8laqkragrc7mu0p6xd2ud4r29rthqlqzxv0tw https://profilepics.nostur.com/profilepic_v1/a165aa7c293021365c248259ed3e361c4601d9012267b4b46574183e20026a50/profilepic.jpg?1786147123 https://profilepics.nostur.com/profilepic_v1/a165aa7c293021365c248259ed3e361c4601d9012267b4b46574183e20026a50/profilepic.jpg?1786147123 https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstqgrc8wmaw4nndkdnypxvm0t7gxfsn2c9ke22h8u7sn98gn489kqzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruan94h7 America.gov Is Anonymous Until It Isn&#39;t | Bureaucracy Times<br/><a href="https://bureaucracy.news/2026/10/02/america-gov-anonymous-until-it-isnt/">https://bureaucracy.news/2026/10/02/america-gov-anonymous-until-it-isnt/</a><br/><br/><a href="https://stacker.news/items/1588480">https://stacker.news/items/1588480</a> 2026-10-04T21:09:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxfaxfw4mp08rf9r8w70v8zaxkvru9w5l6vcww5fde7puqj8vsrqzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurux8mzjk The FDIC’s favorite line is true: no insured depositor has lost a penny since 1934. In March 2023 that line needed an asterisk.<br/><br/>SVB, Signature, and First Republic failed inside weeks. The $250,000 cap was overridden by a systemic-risk exception.<br/><br/>Most of the ~$18.7 billion hit to the Deposit Insurance Fund came from covering deposits above the limit. GAO had flagged both SVB and Signature since 2018.<br/><br/>The OIG later said the agency wasn’t ready. The response since has been to loosen merger review, not tighten supervision.<br/><br/>The cleanest government-corporation design in the set still became an implicit guarantee the week it was tested at the speed of a group chat.<br/><br/><a href="https://bureaucracy.news/2026/10/03/the-fund-that-worked-until-it-almost-didnt-fdic-2023-and-the-return-of-the-bank-run/">https://bureaucracy.news/2026/10/03/the-fund-that-worked-until-it-almost-didnt-fdic-2023-and-the-return-of-the-bank-run/</a><br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpyt202m5u853wpdg9822mw0l6pv86s83ahc7r5v64cm2x52xhwp7qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcqqucn2wpcxvungafzsne" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">naddr1qv…zsne</a></span> </div> <h2 id="the-slogan-with-an-asterisk">The slogan with an asterisk</h2> <p>The FDIC has one claim that is actually true: since it opened in 1934, no depositor has lost a penny of <em>insured</em> deposits.</p> <p>On its own, that is a misleading way to describe March 2023, when three regional bank failures forced regulators to set aside the insurance limit the agency exists to enforce.</p> <p>Of the government corporations worth comparing, the FDIC comes closest to the textbook version Congress imagined in the 1945 Government Corporation Control Act. It is funded by risk-based premiums on the industry it insures, takes no annual appropriations, and repaid its original Treasury seed capital instead of living on open-ended soft financing.</p> <p>That design held for ninety years. Then three banks failed inside a few weeks, and the gap between “the FDIC works” and “the FDIC decides who actually gets protected” became hard to ignore.</p> <h2 id="the-design-that-almost-was-the-point">The design that almost was the point</h2> <p>Congress created the FDIC in the Banking Act of 1933 after more than 9,000 banks failed between the 1929 crash and 1933, wiping out roughly $1.3 billion in depositor losses, by the FDIC’s own institutional history. The Treasury advanced about $289 million to start it. The agency later repaid that debt in full.</p> <p>Since then it has funded itself through bank premiums and earnings on Treasury securities. The Minneapolis Fed has noted that it receives no congressional appropriations, which puts it closer than most government corporations to the self-sustaining entity the statute nominally requires.</p> <p>That structure held through the savings-and-loan crisis and 2008. Then, on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank failed, followed within days by Signature Bank and, weeks later, First Republic. Respectively, these were the second, third, and fourth largest bank failures in U.S. history.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office (GAO) later found that the Federal Reserve and the FDIC had flagged concerns at SVB and Signature as far back as 2018, and that neither escalated those concerns into formal enforcement in time to force a fix. The FDIC estimated the failures would cost the Deposit Insurance Fund about $18.7 billion. Most of that cost was not ordinary insured deposits. It was the decision to protect balances above the $250,000 cap.</p> <h2 id="the-limit-that-got-overridden">The limit that got overridden</h2> <p>Federal law lets Treasury invoke a systemic-risk exception, on the joint recommendation of the FDIC and the Fed, to cover deposits beyond the statutory cap when a failure threatens the wider system. GAO reviewed the invocation for SVB and Signature and concluded it likely slowed the panic: deposit outflows from smaller banks eased within a week.</p> <p>The mechanism worked. It exists only because the ordinary limit (the number depositors are told to rely on, and the number the premium structure is priced around) was not enough once a run could move at the speed of a group chat instead of a line outside a branch.</p> <p>The FDIC’s inspector general did not wave this through. A December 2024 review found the agency’s readiness to resolve large regional failures was “not sufficiently mature” for a consistently efficient crisis response, citing gaps in staffing, technology, and coordination. The OIG issued eleven recommendations. A parallel GAO review found the FDIC lacked a centralized system for tracking supervisory recommendations across examiners, so emerging risks could fall through cracks nobody was specifically watching.</p> <h2 id="the-morning-after">The morning after</h2> <p>The policy response did not tighten that machinery. Travis Hill, installed as acting chairman on January 20, 2025, moved the other way. Within weeks he rescinded the FDIC’s 2024 statement of policy on bank mergers and withdrew four other pending proposals, what one law-firm analysis called a regulatory purge.</p> <p>The stated aim was faster, more predictable merger review. The practical effect was that the same agency whose watchdog had just flagged readiness and coordination failures spent the next chapter loosening review of the consolidation that produces large, complex institutions whose failures are hardest to manage. The Senate confirmed Hill as the 23rd chairman in December 2025; he was sworn in the following January, after the direction was already set.</p> <p>This is not the Reconstruction Finance Corporation’s cronyism, and it is not TVA’s multi-decade debt spiral. It is quieter. A self-funded insurance program with a hard dollar cap still depends on a discretionary political judgment about who gets covered beyond that cap when the alternative looks worse. The FDIC did not need a conservatorship. It needed an emergency exception to its own rules within days of the crisis starting.</p> <h2 id="why-the-design-is-the-story">Why the design is the story</h2> <p>Deposit insurance is not a bad idea because this happened. Public power is not a bad idea because TVA’s debt ceiling gets raised. The point is narrower. The closest thing to a clean government-corporation design still needed an emergency override in its first real stress test in fifteen years, and the response since has been to loosen the oversight watchdogs said was not ready.</p> <p>The line between “self-funded insurance” and “implicit federal guarantee” gets redrawn the moment enough uninsured money is at stake. The premium is priced to a cap. The political incentive, once a run is visible, is to ignore the cap. In 2023 that incentive won, at a cost charged back to the banks that survived, which is still a transfer, just not a direct appropriation.</p> <p>The question worth asking of any similar design is not whether it looks sound on paper. It is what happens the first week it gets tested at the speed of a withdrawal.</p> <p><a href="https://stacker.news/items/1588394">https://stacker.news/items/1588394</a></p> </blockquote> 2026-10-04T19:56:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd3dywvl2qsq34rja8n0cg5j9g9p0vgrmqyf4nkndfefkz23zghpczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru0w8v9f <a href="https://bitcoinveterans.org/summit2026/">https://bitcoinveterans.org/summit2026/</a><br/><br/>Veterans and civilians alike are invited to join us in Nashville, Tennessee for two days of practical learning, thoughtful discussion, and community-building alongside people who are serious about freedom, resilience, and real-world readiness. <br/><br/>Welcome to the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bitcoin Veterans</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qkt…ms0r</span>)</a></span> Summit 2026.<br/><br/> <img src="https://i.nostr.build/jt37sDyeOh0OCY6v.jpg"> 2026-08-07T23:56:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9uamm6tat4gfjxdsvy0c3xu0m7c2a7x878xkgz7greh0et3vr5wczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruwlnjgj <br/>“Diplomacy with adversaries rarely begins with moral clarity. It begins when the costs of illusion exceed the discomfort of reality.”<br/><br/>Ali Vaez, from his article, “America and Iran’s Strange Moment of Opportunity” published in Foreign Affairs.<br/><br/>The idea proposed by Vaez is that since the conflict is seemingly at a stalemate, opportunities for peace may be possible since every attempt at coercion by both sides has failed. <br/><br/>He also points out that this conflict is following a similar pattern in US diplomacy with rival countries, specifically China and Vietnam. In this patter, the US attempted to isolate these communist countries, only to later partner with them on some level to better serve US interests.<br/><br/>But honestly, who knows when or how this conflict will end? <br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://i.nostr.build/nqUisoMazXLdwtqw.jpg"> 2026-07-13T17:24:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy4fak5teuq7xc70s9yuatpkp3s8vfnkn29c7ufelv9l5svc8hqtczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruma22uq You wanna hear something funny?<br/><br/>I used to be so impressed by people who placed a straight up-and-down line &#34; | &#34; in their social media profiles, or in articles.<br/><br/>It was as if they transcended above the forward or backward slash that I wielded for years.<br/><br/>I used to think it was just a lower-case L, but whenever I did that it looked different and stupid.<br/><br/>And I used to wonder how in the world they did that. <br/><br/>Well, I&#39;m nearing fifty, and I just figured out last year that it was an actual button on the keyboard.<br/><br/> 🤷‍♂️ 2026-07-13T02:37:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswyvt084h6ceftrtus9wk9xrqdq9r2l897nkl6vqs0362j4ak5rwczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru02rc7v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswaj8svue3x9t3run29uk9vf9ahnfekgzrlfvzamq8e9t8peeeguskesr26'>nevent1q…sr26</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>HA! Awesome! 2026-07-13T01:47:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs94qj5h80vr23u5kt38ys44gth6qktcu0pgaw8z7ydewth6v4szlczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru43axqh Good perspective on price and value regarding Bitcoin.<br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/gYN0rkSEBxb99uJtULHs">https://fountain.fm/episode/gYN0rkSEBxb99uJtULHs</a><br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqpxqupzpwrxeemtukuzv62esqjgxg4cmaxrs9sgl7j6tdrufuaturv0wea9qqsy9j2wc9hgxasfnxndvn44xfqzyzt0h0rcwt836kjkkltt48f0z2g50jkk6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…jkk6</a></span> </div> </blockquote> 2026-03-04T17:44:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv7unwuz8lq0p0trevkkpss8eeze8fwdkr5tc5sj3waxedt70ffjszyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru4e24a5 <img src="https://i.nostr.build/DpTnBGj60Z39z0lT.png"> <br/><br/>I wrote these words a lifetime ago while defending my thesis.<br/><br/>I shudder when I read them again, and it makes me miss my friends. 2026-01-14T01:00:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvh28z6w7sgl5rsgqlrsev5qmjw00lg9et2crg83mh7pk7zqghadszyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurufauyxx GM, nostr.<br/><br/>Quick question, and it may sound silly but there is a purpose.<br/><br/>When I post something here, a poem for example, it is discoverable in a cursory internet search?<br/><br/>Here’s why I ask. I have a website that I’ve used for years to deposit poems I’m writing, many of them in draft form. When I eventually finish that poem and submit it to magazines and journals, sometimes they are rejected because they are considered “previously published”. Uploading the poem to my blog counts as publication for some of these magazines.<br/><br/>As I transition more of my writing to nostr, I began to wonder about this. If I published a poem on nostr, even as a draft, would it be discoverable by an agency when they check to see if the work is already on the web?<br/><br/>I want to get my work out there and published, but I’m starting to feel like having a web address is a hindrance. 2026-01-12T13:38:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxacsjc2q3ghqpf5kyh0sg24apmelskv4yg76hkpz68nskhcchqhqzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru5n4p94 Can’t stop listening to this!<br/><br/><a href="https://wavlake.com/track/627d6731-2f5a-49a9-9d20-53f8a0088482">https://wavlake.com/track/627d6731-2f5a-49a9-9d20-53f8a0088482</a><br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzp3q3e8t9dqdyzg5v3zk6emykm56cz9037nafzn645x08z98nuqm8yajm4e" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…jm4e</a></span> </div> </blockquote> 2025-11-08T19:17:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqc2za4gvvnpcsuh3awkr90cjruak4pnf7rhg0hqpw6nxktlcqzqszyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruv8ytva Nice! <br/><br/><a href="https://wavlake.com/track/28dea820-1e47-4425-bc56-2882bb77b79f">https://wavlake.com/track/28dea820-1e47-4425-bc56-2882bb77b79f</a><br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzq7k5rvewjnh67n2vjkaxtmsev250wj9ruh63mze0frwqtz58zaqfjp78h2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…78h2</a></span> </div> </blockquote> 2025-11-08T19:11:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr5ppd2x9ums632xve00peyq3dxwk0acymac8hwy7n0pcz3zv5pgqzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru5aq5wp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfs8xtc80rx5t9y8g3pnhcnzqqpnck65ug73425m5s4mguseuf6sprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9ukqds7x2v'>nevent1q…7x2v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dude, it’s a great album so far! Just got on that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqszy58kj62v9fpe98nhuh0q76np4e0r0g0wd44rhth3wphdnyqjfzcprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvdfzfv6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>wavlake</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…zfv6</span>)</a></span> so I can hear it all at once. 2025-11-08T18:57:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsztap9jckzh9d40c3tgx863slrqecka57dxjsc6yd3wh008kdsm3gzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurunlx0c5 Hell yeah!<br/><br/><a href="https://wavlake.com/track/18c82f17-a8cb-4e86-9001-10c248683832">https://wavlake.com/track/18c82f17-a8cb-4e86-9001-10c248683832</a><br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzpqrtr8dqa809ypc73rkgygl0s2klwenvg9ufsccusr7pewv77k0jdmym4c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…ym4c</a></span> </div> </blockquote> 2025-11-08T18:53:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs03efsd7hgszx8u853xu60d7uvjrnutdz7xjqmqmspvuqwp2gapmqzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurul80we0 Hey, #nostr fam!<br/><br/>I’ve been on a streaming support kick lately on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>fountain_app</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v5u…n0v5</span>)</a></span>. What started with podcasts has expanded into the music.<br/><br/>I now have a playlist of all my favorite artists and songs that I listen to all day. If you’re on my list, I’m streaming to you!<br/><br/>Value for value…that’s what this about right?? That’s what strengthens our community, and I am 100% on board now. <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14hq5lgadtyy9dhvtszq46dnl0s0xwdddqr7e32rdqqhma8a4xhsspxjjzu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Contra</span> (<span class="italic">npub14hq…jjzu</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jk9h2jsa8hjmtm9qlcca942473gnyhuynz5rmgve0dlu6hpeazxqc3lqz7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>SerSleepy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jk9…lqz7</span>)</a></span> @NumberGoExp, you’re my latest list additions…Keep killin’ it!<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qqszqrk4hesmsarx5a3ew9x9wmhkuvv9wqgluthxz76qzev6mnxhegczypjn3yj7h7mxraqcmrraqa97ut52l4mcwqwa3yrsctdfxm2hre2uxqcyqqq823cprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvw3edan" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…edan</a></span> </div> <h5 id="a-model-that-needs-fixing-2">A Model That Needs Fixing</h5> <p>The way streaming pays artists today is built to serve everyone except the people making the music. The payment chain is bloated with middlemen who all take a cut before anything reaches the artist. Major labels, publishers, distributors, and rights organizations have designed a system that protects their positions and locks in their share of revenue.</p> <p>Beyond that, payouts are often delayed for months, leaving artists waiting while money filters through various parties. And even when payments do finally arrive, the streaming model&#39;s reliance on pooled royalty payouts means the money artists receive often has little to do with how many times their fans actually listened to their music.</p> <p>The result is a structure that protects incumbents, hides where the money goes, and makes it nearly impossible for most independent artists to earn fairly from their own audience.</p> <p>This post is about what happens when you rebuild that system with something entirely different, using the Lightning Network and Value for Value. The Lightning Network is the payment infrastructure that allows real-time micropayments across RSS feeds.</p> <p>If you&#39;re new to the concept of open distribution, I highly recommend checking out the Fountain blog on <a href="https://primal.net/Fountain/rethinking-music-distribution-the-quiet-power-of-rss">Rethinking Music Distribution</a> to dive deeper into how it works.</p> <h5 id="how-the-system-was-designed-to-benefit-the-majors-2">How the System Was Designed to Benefit the Majors</h5> <p>When streaming first launched, the major labels were quick to secure licensing deals that would protect their dominance. These deals allowed them to dictate how money flowed through the system, ensuring they captured revenue before anyone else. For platforms like Spotify, this was a tradeoff: they needed the major label catalogs to scale quickly and build user bases.</p> <p>The result was a system built around gatekeeping and control. Instead of simplifying payments from listener to artist, the model inserted layers of intermediaries; labels, distributors, publishers, and collection societies, all with their own cuts and reporting systems. The payout structure prioritizes these organizations at every level.</p> <p>For independent artists trying to build an audience, this system makes it extremely difficult to grow sustainable income, no matter how loyal their fans might be.</p> <h5 id="the-broken-logic-of-stream-share-2">The Broken Logic of Stream Share</h5> <p>Most people assume that when they pay for a Spotify subscription, their money goes to the artists they listen to. But that’s not how the system works.</p> <p>Streaming platforms like Spotify operate on a stream-share model. Every month, all subscription and ad revenue is collected into a single pool. That pool is then divided based on which songs received the most streams across the entire platform, not based on who each individual user listened to.</p> <p>If a fan streams your track 100 times, that doesn&#39;t automatically increase the amount you receive. Your payout is determined by your share of total platform streams that month. The superstars at the top who rack up billions of plays capture a disproportionate share of the pool. Independent artists with dedicated, smaller audiences end up with very little, even if their listeners are highly engaged.</p> <p>This model:</p> <ul> <li><p>Disconnects fans from directly supporting the artists they care about</p></li> <li><p>Rewards mass scale and popularity over connection</p></li> <li><p>Makes it extremely difficult for emerging artists to earn sustainable income</p></li> <li><p>Protects incumbents who already dominate the top of the charts</p></li> </ul> <p>It’s not a system designed to nurture creativity. It is designed to feed the top, maintain the power structure, and limit upside for everyone else.</p> <h5 id="the-delay-problem-2">The Delay Problem</h5> <p>Even once payouts are calculated, artists still wait weeks or even months to receive what they’ve earned. Distributors often operate on 60 to 90-day payout cycles, adding more delay on top of an already complex system.</p> <p>This isn’t a technology issue. Platforms can track streams in real-time. The delays exist because of how payments have historically been processed and how many parties are involved in collecting their share before anything reaches the artist.</p> <p>While streaming services pull in revenue daily, the artists who generate the streams sit at the very end of the line.</p> <h5 id="how-lightning-unlocks-real-time-royalties-2">How Lightning Unlocks Real-Time Royalties</h5> <p>Now imagine something entirely different.</p> <p>A fan listens to your song on an app like Fountain. While they listen, small payments, called sats (tiny fractions of Bitcoin), are sent to you right away. There’s no waiting, no complicated royalty system, and no middlemen. You get paid directly, in real-time, as people play your music.</p> <p>This is the core of Value for Value. The fan decides what your music is worth to them and supports you directly. Unlike platforms like Spotify, where the stream rate is fixed by how much ad revenue and subscribers the platform collects globally, Value for Value allows each listener to pay based on the value they feel they’ve received.</p> <p>Some people may choose to send small amounts. Others may choose to contribute more depending on the connection they feel with your work. The point is that value moves directly from listener to artist without being filtered or diluted along the way.</p> <h5 id="boosts-another-layer-of-direct-support-2">Boosts: Another Layer of Direct Support</h5> <p>In addition to automatic payments while streaming, apps like Fountain also let fans send boosts. A boost is simply a one-off payment a listener can send while listening. A way to say &#34;I really value this&#34; at a particular moment. It adds another layer of direct interaction between fan and artist that traditional platforms do not offer.</p> <p>Boosts are optional, voluntary, and entirely fan-driven. They give the listener more agency and give the artist another form of direct support.</p> <h5 id="how-to-set-it-up-and-get-paid-instantly-2">How to Set It Up and Get Paid Instantly</h5> <p>Getting started is simple:</p> <ol> <li><p><strong>Upload your music to an RSS feed. </strong>Use platforms like <a href="https://fountain.fm/artists">Fountain</a> or <a href="https://wavlake.com/">Wavlake</a> to publish your music so it can be streamed via open distribution.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Connect a Lightning wallet. </strong>Fountain offers an integrated wallet for artists, or you can use apps like Strike, which are easy to set up with no complex onboarding.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Set your splits if needed. </strong>If you work with collaborators, you can easily set up automatic revenue splits so everyone gets paid as streams happen.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Promote your music.</strong> Instead of defaulting to Spotify links, start sharing links to Fountain or Wavlake where listeners can directly support you.</p></li> </ol> <p>Artists and podcasters are already using this model to earn real-time revenue from their audiences. The tools exist. Adoption is growing.</p> <h5 id="what-happens-from-here-2">What Happens From Here</h5> <p>The streaming system was never really built with artists in mind. Payments are slow, the economics heavily favor the biggest players, and most artists sit at the end of a chain that extracts value long before they see it.</p> <p>With Lightning and Value for Value, something different is starting to take shape. A system where artists can earn directly from their audience, where fans have real agency, and where payments happen instantly as the music plays.</p> <p>This isn’t about crypto hype. It’s about exploring better ways to reward artists for their work. The infrastructure is here. What happens next will depend on how artists, platforms, and builders choose to push it forward.\ \ By <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqszkdymhxh9sx4kpy3ktgt2au2upl7g7xje8c300xcylkcjy4pur7gp2c906" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>theo</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…c906</span>)</a></span></p> </blockquote> 2025-11-08T17:58:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsftlnz8xn62xdlwdkxxkw0l9llm4j892znyuvyeer48t823jppcwczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruppx9yz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspu502kngctdktcvrs7uwzyqfxxdj8yayy8sxxtjauja6tjjjeecc3plxcc'>nevent1q…lxcc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I’m not the fastest CPU on the planet. <br/><br/>But honestly, I love the music. Keep at it! 2025-11-08T17:29:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd2u4nayh79ce8ker6mway9zlvnk9x58xg82vghc87pmky4hdw36qzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruget2m4 <a href="https://fountain.fm/track/2ftLXM2WsfDCF4qDsG6E">https://fountain.fm/track/2ftLXM2WsfDCF4qDsG6E</a><br/><br/>Yo! I can stop listening to this song…it’s just motivating! 2025-11-08T15:12:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst34lvyzu86llut4yw50r05vrndes6jlll2wwn78xq4fnd52a9s2qzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru05w6y3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs040tjkhs8dqzxze8ggl9t24t8wrxhgwjecdjvhx4x49pp0708a3s6h27fz'>nevent1q…27fz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay. I’m a fan now! 2025-11-08T15:08:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdeuh8rvu692qukwkrmtqw3hjn3h26ds3wpc8hqh0ptl5tqvttcgzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurul6x4n0 <a href="https://x.com/dotkrueger/status/1986298945736483251?s=12">https://x.com/dotkrueger/status/1986298945736483251?s=12</a><br/><br/>Molon labe! #hodl that #bitcoin 2025-11-06T15:46:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspdx0nlsae0speg7hy3fv8cvh4qtmvmwrvllt9qfzflqgdv9560mczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruxzg35q <a href="https://x.com/bitcoinveterans/status/1986447322335571971?s=12">https://x.com/bitcoinveterans/status/1986447322335571971?s=12</a><br/><br/>Check out the #bitcoin #veterans Space on X. Live now! 2025-11-06T15:23:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspjudulz6ayyh7ddxvn8nc2z6cdgguq6aspvzcky5yq9fsprdf4xgzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurup7s5wm <a href="https://fountain.fm/track/2ftLXM2WsfDCF4qDsG6E">https://fountain.fm/track/2ftLXM2WsfDCF4qDsG6E</a><br/><br/>Check this track out! #bitcoin #revolution <br/><br/>It’s on my playlist now, baby 😎 2025-11-05T03:03:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp8ek4rqlzpyyy2ketuqhaf7f4ve39djtn7u80xguunqnrwcrvskgzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruknd87r nostr:naddr1qqgrjwryvfskzdtxxf3rjvesvsunsq3qj9484d6wr6ghqk5zn49dh8laqkragrc7mu0p6xd2ud4r29rthqlqxpqqqp65w9th7gs 2025-10-14T01:35:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8nd6qwj63xzmxxj0sdnkq9ddlzyz9zgpg6t27j08lpj8298zjnuqzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru24x79s In reply to <a href='/naddr1qqyyvctwveshyetnqyvhwumn8ghj7enpdenxzun9wvhxummnw3erztnrdaksygxhmqgfaepk2l8xq44d53jnqp4mkeqlx8jsapfyx6quyuj9q7q3aspsgqqq0nmq0hj5h3'>naddr1qq…j5h3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Farewell, Son<br/><br/>“I hurt a hurt I have not felt.<br/>I’ve hardly slept.<br/>I’ve hardly wept.<br/>I am the pain that I have dealt.<br/><br/>I’ve bid farewell<br/>a thousand times,<br/>a thousand more I’ve<br/>embraced goodbyes…”<br/><br/>This poem came from a sense of grief and abandon in a warzone.<br/><br/>⚡Zap 1000 sats to unlock this note on<br/><a href="https://fanfares.io/naddr/naddr1qvzqqqqqqypzpyt202m5u853wpdg9822mw0l6pv86s83ahc7r5v64cm2x52xhwp7qyvhwumn8ghj7enpdenxzun9wvhxummnw3erztnrdaksqfpcve3ngc33893j6dmxx43j6drzvfsj6cf5vguj6vpnvy6k2desx56xvwtysdwxqn">https://fanfares.io/naddr/naddr1qvzqqqqqqypzpyt202m5u853wpdg9822mw0l6pv86s83ahc7r5v64cm2x52xhwp7qyvhwumn8ghj7enpdenxzun9wvhxummnw3erztnrdaksqfpcve3ngc33893j6dmxx43j6drzvfsj6cf5vguj6vpnvy6k2desx56xvwtysdwxqn</a> 2025-10-13T19:23:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr08g9lzalamyuqkkqfr85c0293s23vraywtsztf08l60dwzg7rxczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruy65xl6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy8f795aqhnkzzc2j6erc2pfr58rwu5druumllgucxpzcw2d5wcfqyvh7zs'>nevent1q…h7zs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the suggestions!<br/><br/>I actually just got accepted to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16lvpp8hyxetuuczk4kjx2vqxhwmyruc72r59ysmgrsnjg5rcz8kqk07j3k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Fanfares</span> (<span class="italic">npub16lv…7j3k</span>)</a></span> today and I’m preparing a poem for my first submission! <br/><br/>I will also use <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yzvxlwp7wawed5vgefwfmugvumtp8c8t0etk3g8sky4n0ndvyxesnxrf8q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>YakiHonne</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yzv…rf8q</span>)</a></span> for article creations. I got on there last night and really dig the built-in article formatting. 2025-10-13T18:58:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyv8cjqrhvrpu9n8fn7wu6yny3yfpefnsy2cche4s407fags36rvczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurunxtxcm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8spdu8pchyhl8julxxer68rf8nld8lru8fea405lkl9gc3plf7dgvh2plr'>nevent1q…2plr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow! Thanks. I can’t waiting to get started! 2025-10-13T17:27:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr27kjk5p9g0vu7nt58vn45mq6yhz7nwfvsmz9jphsmjznljqvdrqzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru52x7fy Steak ‘N Shake U-Turns on ETH Payment Idea<br/><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/steak-n-shake-u-turns-eth-payments">https://cointelegraph.com/news/steak-n-shake-u-turns-eth-payments</a> #bitcoin 2025-10-13T17:25:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqukfrhtakz6fkad32mgudxqvajuwmu7htvqp3prtwy2pzqyxm0lszyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru3rp2nd <a href="https://panopticfactotum.com/2025/10/13/the-dollar-disintermediated/">https://panopticfactotum.com/2025/10/13/the-dollar-disintermediated/</a> #money 2025-10-13T14:07:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0lufaa25pgpujmjupnjlekqlgz4u43lnh87rue6s9sn8pe330rlqzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurucpgmqu In reply to <a href='/naddr1qqrnzv34xs6nvvszyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruqcyqqq823ceg32hx'>naddr1qq…32hx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FYI: I’m totally diggin Yakihonne! <br/><br/>It’s got that article interface that I’m used to.<br/><br/>Thanks again for the tip. 2025-10-13T03:48:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2vgha7m6cuzwwacw0a4rrn7859fn43mzlfxn8chkl9wfxp08cajgzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurucuujqp <img src="https://i.nostr.build/71i8pSzpw7w8iATc.png"> <br/>Ripples from the Galactic Heart<br/>What the Milky Way’s Wave Means for Earth<br/><br/>In a stunning revelation that reshapes our understanding of galactic dynamics, astronomers have detected a colossal wave of motion emanating from the center of the Milky Way. <br/><br/>This ripple sweeps through the galactic disk like a frozen stadium wave, nudging stars in coordinated vertical motion.<br/><br/>While not a magnetic wave front in the strictest sense, its scale and implications are profound.<br/><br/>The Discovery: A Galactic Ripple in Motion<br/><br/>Using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope, researchers identified a massive oscillation affecting stars tens of thousands of light-years from the galactic center.<br/><br/>These stars aren’t just orbiting—they’re rising and falling in a wave-like pattern relative to the galactic plane. The phenomenon spans distances from 30,000 to 65,000 light-years and may have been triggered by a past collision with a smaller galaxy, such as the Sagittarius Dwarf.<br/><br/>Magnetic Fields and Galactic Structure<br/><br/>While the wave itself is primarily a motion of stars, recent studies have mapped complex magnetic fields near the galactic center.<br/><br/>These fields interact with interstellar gas and dust, especially in regions like Sagittarius C, where magnetic reconnection events may accelerate particles and shape galactic features.<br/><br/>Though not directly responsible for the wave, magnetic dynamics may play a supporting role in how energy and matter propagate through the galaxy.<br/><br/>What Happens When the Wave Reaches Us?<br/><br/>The solar system is not immune to this ripple—but its effects are gentle and gradual. As the wave passes through our region of the galaxy:<br/><br/>- No catastrophic impact: The wave moves slowly and subtly, with no threat to planetary orbits or Earth’s stability.<br/><br/>- Gravitational nudges: The Sun, like other stars, oscillates above and below the galactic plane every ~60 million years. The wave may slightly modify this motion.<br/><br/>- Cosmic context: These oscillations could influence cosmic ray flux or interstellar gas density over geological timescales, potentially affecting climate or biological evolution—but such effects remain speculative.<br/><br/>Scientific Significance<br/><br/>This ripple offers a rare glimpse into the living architecture of our galaxy. It helps astronomers:<br/><br/>- Map the structure and history of the Milky Way.<br/>- Understand dark matter distribution and galactic collisions.<br/>- Explore the dynamics of spiral arms and star formation.<br/><br/>It’s a reminder that our solar system is part of a vast, interconnected ecosystem—one that moves on timescales far beyond human lifespans.<br/><br/>Sources<br/>- ScienceAlert – A Colossal Wave of Motion Is Rippling Through Our Galaxy<br/>- NASA – Magnetic Fields in the Galactic Center<br/>- ESA Gaia Mission – Mapping the Milky Way 2025-10-13T02:08:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszng7snxu284kq3ydpxlvqye9l03pwm6wkxgcgf6y2vyw3z424ksczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurumyeyvu In reply to <a href='/naddr1qqrnzv34xs6nvvszyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruqcyqqq823ceg32hx'>naddr1qq…32hx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ll check it out! Thanks again. 2025-10-13T00:27:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswynctyadvuwkgsszw0m9592vpvtaph7jvrz0vt4l4mdnxes65h2gzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwurue9a7xk In reply to <a href='/naddr1qqrnzv34xs6nvvszyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruqcyqqq823ceg32hx'>naddr1qq…32hx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow! Thanks for that. I didn’t even think about a plug in. 2025-10-13T00:25:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgkzu8l9h5x3e8akuk202x7lc09slg6m38dydelyp6muvyj2l3lxszyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruz4l37q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd84zxn5q88xpm0lcsjdwuhz2dj5gl4uhz034a3fqq5fmeugxd9xcsntuf7'>nevent1q…tuf7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perfect. Thanks for sorting that out for me. I’m gonna try a few of those on my nostr.pub.<br/><br/>Is there any way to edit the work that come in to nostr.pub via the auto-posting feature?<br/><br/>Some of what I’ve already published via auto post have not properly rendered the articles titles. 2025-10-12T14:20:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszc7eul48cgkamn66laqjequrqzqkfmhan2w42nttzfrqcxxapczczyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruw29x22 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd52agu0k2nvyu59774e4f6djlgsfhgs7lpq7c0wrz2xn99j0ru2gf35prl'>nevent1q…5prl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes! See, that’s what I was missing.<br/><br/>I am taking poems and articles from my website and trying to publish on nostr.<br/><br/>I didn’t understand the kinds versus nip-51 difference. 2025-10-12T14:16:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswjz245fumcp28ytxwc9mddft2tmy2nz2r8u7e2a9eemhdkf37s6szyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruj2g8nk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdv8k33npyesujry7377ddfpn2znf5dydmmu39z7wp6pf42g6tkkqpm7ley'>nevent1q…7ley</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! Definitely something I’ll check out. 2025-10-12T14:08:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyedwfjxg8v2ggx76rrn6se9kdm57sq5r3t9pxgjt84e0nx4tkx6czyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuru924e4u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsql2epyyw8tzfq5u9fr4x0gg4fktd8dy08letfs0lhq5t8d37g2ss3xel8q'>nevent1q…el8q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Awesome! Thanks for taking an interest in my writing. <br/><br/>I am trying to figure out how to do everything you’ve described. I have a website in the fiat world where I deposit my poetry, and I’m wanting to transition all of it to nostr. <br/><br/>I can’t afford the start9 yet…I am an unemployed poet 😂<br/><br/>I have explored a website at nostr.pub and a few other options. Still haven’t settled on anything yet though. <br/><br/>Suggestions? 2025-10-12T14:05:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qa0swk46l0mgvadeelv2gprj9rg05fxnq7gw2lnztglqllxdq7qzyzgk574hfc0fzuz6s2w54kull5zc04q0rm03u8ge4t3k5dg5dwuruu4drne In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsguernxpznchufm7w67rlllx0thx8uu58vzdc03p45yl25scsmags8f4rp7'>nevent1q…4rp7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is true.<br/><br/>I started down the Bitcoin rabbit hole almost a year ago, and I eventually heard about #nostr.<br/><br/>I did sit quiet for a while. I read feeds and didn’t really understand what anyone was talking about.<br/><br/>Then I started talking and figuring out what this is for. It’s a neighborhood. You can sit on your porch and watch everyone else interact, share art, and create value.<br/><br/>Or, you can leave your comfortable seat and get in the mix. There’s just so much freedom out there.<br/><br/>Thanks for this post! 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