2024-05-27T17:24:41Z https://nostr.now Monero Moses https://nostr.now/npub1v874qljqxxty0xhzat3ul2l4pwxczasctdhx58cxy3vq2883ye5skfydp6 https://nostrcheck.me/media/61fd507e403196479ae2eae3cfabf50b8d8176185b6e6a1f062458051cf12669/3dad0dc9d0d4a666ca4c463f0412ce3686f15cfb77cd816e10154efc8670562a.webp https://nostrcheck.me/media/61fd507e403196479ae2eae3cfabf50b8d8176185b6e6a1f062458051cf12669/3dad0dc9d0d4a666ca4c463f0412ce3686f15cfb77cd816e10154efc8670562a.webp https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2j9el890fsaxcseham209p6322rs4mprge2n5um4fckug82pdugszypsl65r7gqcev3u6ut4w8nat759cmqtkrpdku6slqcj9spgu7ynxjmpneys Bitcoin maxis will rave on about #ecash which has nothing at all to do with Bitcoin per se - the mints that exist today just happen to issue Bitcoin IOUs, but just as easily it could be any other cryptocurrency - while at the same time accepting that the mint could rug them at any time.<br/><br/>But they won&#39;t consider #monero<br/><br/>Now don&#39;t get me wrong, I think ecash applied to cryptocurrency is a very interesting idea and we have not seen the end of its possibilities yet.<br/><br/>But this discrepancy is troubling. It is not consistent. It is not the product of rational thought. 2024-05-27T12:29:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhf8dml7djqjwsxfskply55wf8r86cu7gl7xy5gnkzguzuessw2gzypsl65r7gqcev3u6ut4w8nat759cmqtkrpdku6slqcj9spgu7ynxje6l8h2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfpspsy6u8fscja366fd7tq9nghsgf2spavwctlmwpgnm76m62pcgss4l2z'>nevent1q…4l2z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Much better than bitcoin onchain, much worse than Monero.<br/><br/>Stepping outside the privacy sphere, it (LN) has issues with centralization, liquidity, potential for getting rugged if offline for too long, etc.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know if it will be the ultimate solution, but it at least makes Bitcoin usable as peer-to-peer digital cash, and in my book that&#39;s a good thing. 2024-05-23T23:25:00Z