Nostr notes by Luke Dashjr

So stick together, don't leave Bitcoin for Spamcoin.

2026-10-26T09:19:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…2cuv
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So stick together, don't leave Bitcoin for Spamcoin.

Bitcoin already changed PoW, quite successfully

2026-10-23T11:45:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…576a
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Bitcoin already changed PoW, quite successfully

Liar

2026-10-09T12:24:20Z

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Liar

Liar

2026-10-09T12:24:14Z

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Liar

Discord doesn't require any kyc unless you try to join porn ...

2026-09-19T00:22:42Z

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Discord doesn't require any kyc unless you try to join porn chats

There's better platforms, but the issue is nobody uses them ...

2026-09-19T00:22:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…hh2j
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There's better platforms, but the issue is nobody uses them 😮‍💨

Core isn't in Bitcoin anymore

2026-09-10T21:37:10Z

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Core isn't in Bitcoin anymore

How does that make any sense?

2026-09-10T12:56:18Z

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How does that make any sense?

Mined bitcoins are unspendable for their first 100 blocks. There ...

2026-09-10T09:09:45Z

Mined bitcoins are unspendable for their first 100 blocks. There has been proposals to either delay spending them for 4375 blocks (~a month), or to zero the block subsidy for a month (so miners only get paid fees and nothing more).

The motive here is to deter a large batch of hashers who appear to only have profit as their motive, and are attacking Bitcoin's decentralization in the process.

No decisions are final, but you should join the discussion if you have an opinion:

https://discord.gg/Dkr5eRGxU

Nope, go away scammer

2026-09-04T21:47:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…4274
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Nope, go away scammer

No , you are with your Spamcoin psyop

2026-09-03T02:44:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…fn83
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No , you are with your Spamcoin psyop

Bitcoin is back online! Scammers in shock. #nevent1q…57rn

2026-09-02T19:49:24Z

Bitcoin is back online! Scammers in shock.

quoting
nevent1q…57rn
Bitcoin Knots 29.4.1.knots20260508 released, mitigating the ongoing attack! 🎉

Be sure to read the release notes and verify your download(s)!

https://bitcoinknots.org/?29.4.1.20260508?nostr

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2026-08-30T05:16:32Z

blake2b_headline=8-30 NYPost Deride And Conquer

PSA: Potential Bitcoin PoW change Sunday. SHA2 miners should stop ...

2026-08-29T02:36:20Z

PSA: Potential Bitcoin PoW change Sunday. SHA2 miners should stop mining Saturday.

- Bitcoin Knots (nprofile…m9s8) 29.4.1rc4 will be released tomorrow, setup for mainnet rehearsal. This locks-in the final SHA2 block.
- After NYPost updates their Sunday morning print online, I'll post the canonical blake2b_headline parameter.
- If things go perfectly, Knots 29.4.1 final will be released Sep 1 on schedule, keeping the Aug 30 blockchain.
- If there's any issues (unlikely at this point), we address them and reset to the last SHA2 block for rc5.

If you intend to mine from day 1, I recommend getting setup with testnet4 (rc3) _now_ so you're ready for mainnet on Sunday.

All the major things have been and will continue to be posted on ...

2026-08-28T06:34:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…t3wm
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All the major things have been and will continue to be posted on nostr too

You wouldn't be using Bitcoin anymore if you did.

2026-08-28T06:33:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…tk00
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You wouldn't be using Bitcoin anymore if you did.

There's discussion about adding it to RDTS (so expiring)

2026-08-21T22:18:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…3l8f
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There's discussion about adding it to RDTS (so expiring)

Someone made this ...

2026-08-21T22:18:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…m2qs
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Someone made this

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dE9GtdJoox_BW0R_nLnuIgepovPEoU2Cp5p7XAF5mWs/edit?usp=drivesdk

No, Bpedo is the same play. The only differences are 1) they ...

2026-08-15T03:35:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…4l0g
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No, Bpedo is the same play. The only differences are 1) they don't agree with the fundamental purpose of BItcoin (at least Bcash was aligned in that!), and 2) they're attacking Bitcoin to suppress it.

Mainnet is only getting like one block a day unpredictably

2026-08-13T05:26:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…562q
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Mainnet is only getting like one block a day unpredictably

It's not important that it be truly random, only that nobody ...

2026-08-12T04:12:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…u6ha
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It's not important that it be truly random, only that nobody got advance notice of it

So here's the plan for selecting Bitcoin's new PoW ...

2026-08-11T13:09:25Z

So here's the plan for selecting Bitcoin's new PoW algorithm:

Nobody knows the new algorithm right now, and nobody will until we all know at the same moment.

At 14:00 UTC August 11th, we will begin watching Bitcoin's Testnet4 chain for new blocks.

The very next block found, look at the block hash.
The last character will choose the new algorithm.
(Note that testnet4 blocks are typically timestamped wrong!)

As soon as I see that block, I will reveal the mapping showing which algorithm that character represents.

Throughout the last 24+ hours, the community has discussed and made a short list of candidate algorithms.
I compiled that list into a weighted (according to their suitability) set of options for the mapping list.

You can prove I didn't rig it, by SHA256 hashing the mapping text file.
It will match 71a7960874f3352f4ba600ce67bd6f8e96702565abea93021fa86349d99a45e8

~22 hours until signaling BIP110 becomes mandatory for Bitcoin ...

2026-08-07T22:02:53Z

~22 hours until signaling BIP110 becomes mandatory for Bitcoin miners.

Mining blocks without signaling will then forfeit all block rewards!

There's many people able to repeat the attack at this point.

2026-08-07T12:46:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…tuz4
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There's many people able to repeat the attack at this point.

Are you kidding me??? (Coldcard firmware update from Coinkite) ...

2026-07-31T07:19:56Z

Are you kidding me??? (Coldcard firmware update from Coinkite)

Quite a few people suggesting/using dice to mitigate the Coldcard ...

2026-07-31T07:16:57Z

Quite a few people suggesting/using dice to mitigate the Coldcard vulnerability.

Note that common dice are not designed to be cryptographically secure.

If you are going to do this, you probably should buy precision casino dice. And even then, have another source of entropy.

I support BIP110 because Bitcoin is essential to the future of ...

2026-07-22T20:36:34Z

I support BIP110 because Bitcoin is essential to the future of mankind and the last 8 months have proven it to be the best immediate solution to the critical injury inflicted by Core 30.

On Saturday, a troll made a false "consensus failure" ...

2026-07-20T21:15:58Z

On Saturday, a troll made a false "consensus failure" report about Bitcoin Knots.

To put it simply: if Core corrupts your data, Knots sometimes can't detect the corruption.
Since Core is late updating to BIP110, it can in some case corrupt the database after activation.

This is not a surprise nor a bug in Knots, much less a serious issue.
Core also won't detect it; nor have most previous softforks guarded against it (eg, Taproot did not).

The simple answer is: don't run software that corrupts your data.
The deficiency in Core that can cause this corruption is only a risk starting in August.
Upgrade to the latest Knots 29.3.knots20260508 before then.

On Sunday, another fake "bug" was claimed by Murch.
It's a complete fabrication. There is nothing to do.

In both cases, there was zero disclosure to the project at all (much less responsible disclosure) - this is clearly a bad faith FUD campaign and will probably continue.
If any real concerns were to surface, Bitcoin Knots (nprofile…m9s8) would post an announcement.

Removing rules is a hardfork. That includes scheduled rules like ...

2026-07-13T01:00:43Z

Removing rules is a hardfork.

That includes scheduled rules like subsidy halvings, and yes, even BIP110.

Rejecting BIP110 is a contentious hardfork attempt.
And unlike softforks, hardforks need consensus to succeed.
There is no consensus on rejecting BIP110.

With respect to BIP110: Knots 20260508: Yes Old Knots: Yeah, but ...

2026-07-07T01:37:40Z

With respect to BIP110:

Knots 20260508: Yes
Old Knots: Yeah, but ask miners' permission
Core <=29: Yeah, but ask miners' permission
Core 30+: Okay, iff miners agree
LibreRelay: Okay, iff miners agree

Literally no node software actually *opposes* BIP110.

All merchants. If they trust Square for everything, it's ...

2026-07-07T00:23:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…m8qc
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All merchants. If they trust Square for everything, it's Square that needs a full node.

Scammers and bad actors have been claiming BIP110 was "dead ...

2026-07-06T03:26:07Z

Scammers and bad actors have been claiming BIP110 was "dead on arrival" or otherwise failed from the first day Dathon Ohm published it.

It was fake news then, and it's fake news now.

BIP110 has consensus and will still succeed if we hold the line.

BIP110 creates a rare opportunity for bitcoiners we should take ...

2026-07-03T18:46:50Z

BIP110 creates a rare opportunity for bitcoiners we should take advantage of:

Unlike most consensus changes, it is extremely simple: with only 5 modified lines of code and 72 added, across 5 source code files, we can explain it in a way anyone can understand.

Take a look. Review BIP110 yourself:

https://bitcoinknots.org/learn/bip110-code-walkthrough.html

No, it doesn't. That's complete nonsense

2026-06-28T16:11:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…t6fy
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No, it doesn't. That's complete nonsense

(The tools are hardforks and PoW change only; PoW removal is not ...

2026-06-23T05:27:02Z

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(The tools are hardforks and PoW change only; PoW removal is not such a tool; there's still no sane alternatives to proof-of-work!)

Certain bad actors are trying to distract you with lies about me ...

2026-06-23T05:26:39Z

Certain bad actors are trying to distract you with lies about me supposedly calling for a hardfork or proof-of-work change/removal.

Let me be perfectly clear: I do not at this time support either.

No, because a counter-fork to reject RDTS would be explicitly ...

2026-05-30T09:33:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…dy7w
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No, because a counter-fork to reject RDTS would be explicitly protecting the ability to force others to distribute child porn.

The spec for Tonal Bitcoin (TBC) was finished 2011 January 7th ...

2026-03-20T21:08:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…5tfv
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The spec for Tonal Bitcoin (TBC) was finished 2011 January 7th

The first wallet to support it was on 2011 January 19th

Knots support was 2012 January

What?

2026-03-20T10:48:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…6t8k
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What?

There's nothing to address, it's all just lies

2026-03-12T20:20:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…yrl9
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There's nothing to address, it's all just lies

Miners do not control the network.

2026-02-25T04:27:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…nz7r
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Miners do not control the network.

If you oppose preventing CSAM, you objectively do support CSAM. ...

2026-02-22T08:42:02Z

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If you oppose preventing CSAM, you objectively do support CSAM.

It's only hostile to pedophiles and scammers.

Wrong, RDTS brings us back to where we were before Core30.

2026-02-20T21:36:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…euen
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Wrong, RDTS brings us back to where we were before Core30.

They would be anti-RDTS

2026-02-20T20:36:55Z

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They would be anti-RDTS

It's okay to be ignorant about RDTS and withhold judgement ...

2026-02-20T20:10:22Z

It's okay to be ignorant about RDTS and withhold judgement until you understand it better.

It's not okay to be _opposed_ to RDTS, since it just addresses an existential threat to Bitcoin.

RDTS is hostile only to CSAM and spammers.
If you're neither, it's not a hostile softfork, and you should support it.

That doesn't mean you should join the scammers, Odell.

2026-02-20T18:51:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…l62n
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That doesn't mean you should join the scammers, Odell.

Not my fault there's so many liars.

2026-02-20T18:00:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…eqr8
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Not my fault there's so many liars.

Liar

2026-02-20T16:21:53Z

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Liar

Explains a lot, though. We need a purge.

2026-02-03T17:11:51Z

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Explains a lot, though.

We need a purge.

No, your framing is dishonest. Respectively, each scenario is: - ...

2025-10-23T16:52:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…c50s
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No, your framing is dishonest.

Respectively, each scenario is:
- no CSAM: no jail
- no CSAM: no jail
- no CSAM: no jail
- CSAM: jail

No, the Core maintainers also function as maintainers in Knots ...

2025-10-17T18:57:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…tey8
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No, the Core maintainers also function as maintainers in Knots too. Saying I'm the sole maintainer because I roll the releases is like saying Gloria is the sole maintainer of Core 29.x.

Even if we survive this attack by Core30, this situation where I ...

2025-10-08T15:23:45Z

Even if we survive this attack by Core30, this situation where I personally have to save Bitcoin every few years needs to stop. Bitcoin cannot survive if it's dependent on one man. Others need to step up more.

https://x.com/LukeDashjr/status/1975942110047252776

There's no hard fork, stop listening to liars

2025-09-26T06:42:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…v0wn
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There's no hard fork, stop listening to liars

Nobody is actually against Bitcoin having spam filters. Fees are ...

2025-09-13T22:48:37Z

Nobody is actually against Bitcoin having spam filters. Fees are just another filter, not fundamentally any different from any other filter. Even Core is adding _new_ filters: TRUC and ephemeral dust are two recent examples (mandatory in Core, and optional in Knots).

They're just against _you_ having a say in what filters you get to use. They want to dictate that you use the filters _they_ choose.

Instead of decentralized policy, they want a centralized policy.

(And they're not even choosing sane ones! Who in their right mind wants to relay CSAM???)

Bitcoin is not a finished product. We may be on a detour to ...

2025-09-08T06:49:03Z

Bitcoin is not a finished product. We may be on a detour to address spam, and part of the crisis did originate with (mishandling of) the Segwit and Taproot upgrades - but to improve the world, we still need more functionality. Stopping all improvements forever ("ossifying") is fatal.

Part of addressing the issues with Core needs to be ensuring we don't repeat the same mistakes: if an upgrade introduces unforeseen vulnerabilities, those need to get addressed in a timely manner. All protocol changes require support from the entire community, so we developers are going to have to earn that reputation back.

There are fairly simple, low-risk softforks like CTV, or even a consensus cleanup (though I have reservations about BIP 54), that should not introduce vulnerabilities, and could be a starting point to regain confidence after Core is out of the picture.

The next step up is probably native zero-knowledge support, BitVM optimisations, and similar. This is when it *might* make sense to start considering Bitcoin L1 "complete", and capable of handling further improvements and even scaling on true trustless sidechains. We have a long road to get there still, and every step will take consensus - possibly quick mitigation of unforeseen outcomes - but we shouldn't lose sight of the end goal: a decentralised currency that nobody can undermine, and hopefully one day onboard the entire global economy.

It's possible to accomplish, but we will have to work for it.

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2025-06-13T15:24:46Z

The sooner proposals like CTV are implemented, the sooner blocks can get smaller. Assuming of course we deal with spam too (so it doesn't just fill up the gained space)

CTV/CSFS and spam filters go together

If there isn't sufficient independent funding for developers ...

2025-06-10T18:42:12Z

If there isn't sufficient independent funding for developers (eg, OpenSats), devs are more likely to be tempted to accept funding by bad actors.

quoting
nevent1q…kfs4
If you want to work on Knots - Open Sats offers grants!

Too much depends on me personally

2025-05-24T09:00:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…kdke
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Too much depends on me personally

No, nerdminers are a scam

2024-10-31T20:25:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…945v
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No, nerdminers are a scam

Sure. There's no perfect protocol right now. All of them have ...

2023-03-11T16:43:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…jmr9
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Sure. There's no perfect protocol right now. All of them have serious tradeoffs/flaws.

Looks like NIP 57 requires LNURL which is inherently ...

2023-02-20T22:45:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…nend
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Looks like NIP 57 requires LNURL which is inherently centralised... 😥