2026-09-29T22:59:11Z https://nostr.now https://nostr.now/npub1qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqzqujme https://nostr.now/r/relay.anonymousgreen.com https://nostr.media/a8861067fd96efa35a08bb006d5a8e47c4853c6a8fd90b26d6b35dee5ca58095.jpg https://nostr.media/a8861067fd96efa35a08bb006d5a8e47c4853c6a8fd90b26d6b35dee5ca58095.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq990mj6w87f4m9m5sdwwtsxcuu2pdg6hcjed2ppe6329s7mg2qpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3z3fstd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfyu9s6m47glph7hct39d3egrftfv0xupx9u250t7ph79ksu28y3sprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmdr3ezd0'>nevent1q…ezd0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because Merlin app is from Cornell and that university is covering for the gang rape of a woman on campus. 2026-09-29T22:59:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqxutj44lujkspsmqflgftuuyz030xg4xs2qwh7mfd48l3dx3jqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3zctg82 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqrhy54c79sfwgwkkn09gcxxkxj788yfxav6xkkqs6c4ha3ef3cpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuatn9emks6t5v4hx76tnv5hxx6rpwsvej973'>nevent1q…j973</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This doesn&#39;t seem to be any different than other federated system. Their abstract is a little misleading in claiming that it is taking place &#34;directly on bitcoin L1&#34; when that obviously isn&#39;t true. Until we can figure out a way to perform a trustless peg-in/peg-out, then it will always be just a claim of on-chain bitcoin and not actual bitcoin. 2026-09-25T00:31:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq99dw44kejxstw0rjnvffkvcy7camuk6j04uupryurmhqwplespremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3ravu2z Using bitcoin to buy things just feels good. 😃 2026-08-22T13:08:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqp8r8jsjt77ulj7pxqn5j092cmvh0uav9ly3dddqkcv9anmv6cpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn38dapms Imagine any part of the economy depending on this software to facilitate transactions. What a completely unserious project.<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="/nevent1qqs0q7gedjjvx8wc8wrrxgp77fy9g6ckulzut8yqwgmyu6z7gak8kkgppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5pzpz8wga0s6uesj3eupvhhav9rqvpdd4yeq4rajp4x7c8ky8lqe834njrt36" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…rt36</a></span> </div> The Bitcoin network is under attack, and block production has slowed significantly.<br/><br/>The community is preparing mitigations to resolve the situation. In the meantime, attackers are spreading misinformation and advising users to downgrade or switch to insecure node software.<br/><br/>Users are strongly advised not to downgrade or switch to software that weakens Bitcoin's consensus protections. Doing so may compromise your security and expose you to false confirmations from blocks that are invalid under Bitcoin's consensus rules.<br/><br/>If you have already downgraded, upgrade to the latest version of Bitcoin Knots. Knots will attempt to repair the resulting chain state and return your node to the valid chain.<br/><br/>Miners who restart their nodes may need to add the following to bitcoin.conf:<br/><br/>maxtipage=2592000<br/><br/>Another announcement will be published as soon as a mitigation is ready.<br/><br/>If you would like to participate in the ongoing mitigation strategy, please join our Discord:<br/><br/><a href="https://discord.gg/scKhfvBnp">https://discord.gg/scKhfvBnp</a><br/><br/>A new proof-of-work algorithm will be chosen on August 11th at 14:00 UTC in the Discord #strategy channel, based on a deterministic random choice between candidates. A relevant hash for that proof-of-fairness:<br/><br/>71a7960874f3352f4ba600ce67bd6f8e96702565abea93021fa86349d99a45e8 </blockquote> 2026-08-11T03:13:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqrmnkp7a4zn5sxq492zqy8z4r50lv29s3lr86xdt8rcqfdxt9gpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3me9q9w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8rq8j7mlggtl4ssx7vx0a48244jmh35x9gupzc2fnv8cdjszu3fcpzemhxue69uhkyet5vyhxummnw3exjmpwvdsk6wa05fg'>nevent1q…05fg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Love silent.link. There is more legislation being pushed requiring that any SIM require KYC info. So things like silent.link will be more needed than ever. 2026-08-21T19:01:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqyx73emdrs7ju7h2ffz302g8p94fuldkzhz976ya6y8r7d7ulqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3r9hacz Well that is horrific. Last I check, bitcoin mines don&#39;t collapse and kill a hundred people.<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="/nevent1qqsr5pphu8ukkpeahfd88sdef8z2xan802g3kwjcg00uz5sj06svjaqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzqntcggz30qhq60ltqdx32zku9d46unhrkjtcv7fml7jx3dh4h94nljxxha" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…xxha</a></span> </div> ⚡️🚨🇿🇲 ALERT - More than 100 killed after gold mine collapses in Zamboye, Central African Republic <br/><br/>- The disaster struck at Zamboye, near the border with Cameroon <br/><br/>- The site is an artisanal mine, where diggers work by hand with no engineering support <br/><br/>- Rescue efforts are severely limited by the remote location<br/><br/>These mines feed gold into global markets while the people pulling it out work in conditions nobody would accept anywhere else.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/561e5fc673fa4873e6edd072ca0b765f3a981d138f1422fe847377ceefe6e061.mp4"></video> </blockquote> 2026-08-20T05:30:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqqqa6xgl0twar8m0cgd40ragn9rnp5ms266gsz27yhz0hzyhzgpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3v68wd7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf4xx9yyg4h3hs0zdgdwdl0c5e3t5pv8j2qthsd54f9zfzqez3ayqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdunezrqn'>nevent1q…zrqn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That sucks. I broke my ankle and tore several ligaments as well. The recovery is not fun, but certainly makes you appreciate having two working legs. Take this time of forced rest to recovery mentally as well. You&#39;ll get through this. 2026-08-19T16:39:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqrs4pkymu9egdvd7xatepyv5ljcpl53kkkljag968j8degr98gpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn37qfc8t EQ &gt; IQ<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="/nevent1qqszqymkn6f7zy59pq7h9yvxkcntgrxktzz2q5ckdy3za85llmrkk3spz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzptwpf7366kgg2mwchqypt5m87lq7vu666q8anz5x6qp0h60m2d0pjm6j3m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…6j3m</a></span> </div> Teaching people how to regulate their emotions is crime prevention.<br/>It's addiction prevention. It's suicide prevention. It's generational healing.<br/>It's how we stop raising adults who explode, implode, or shut down at the first sign of discomfort. <br/><br/>Emotional regulation is not just a soft skill. It's survival. It's the foundation of a society where people can disagree without dehumanizing each other, where accountability isn't seen as an attack, and where conflict doesn't always have to mean violence. You want a better world? Start with emotional education. </blockquote> 2026-08-13T22:34:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqyxkgc7q9uue5559za6kamcfktzn5f2j2p8m69sjzvee5k6s3cpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn34ad8tm Any vegans out there, feel free to join the vegan community on Armada. 🌱<br/><br/><a href="https://armada.buzz/invite/naddr1qvzqqqyzz5pzpfklwjwfmw9fasyyu6504rpt6c387l5427s7qxyx6cq9r6efelnpqqqqytnp5t#BAADAwQBW8xBT8q0ERF9qax8GVolwA">https://armada.buzz/invite/naddr1qvzqqqyzz5pzpfklwjwfmw9fasyyu6504rpt6c387l5427s7qxyx6cq9r6efelnpqqqqytnp5t#BAADAwQBW8xBT8q0ERF9qax8GVolwA</a> 2026-08-13T03:21:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqr36ssfymyslr7v8pvrcttfudu3mc5wrysdn63ut3jszgxa7lqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3ykq4ud In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspsjudkkkw5mgvku606agtwpuftaxm46465v3zv38tuacdk0j8gnqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qk40lkx'>nevent1q…0lkx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Request accepted. 👍 2026-08-12T03:28:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq9rty9gdgu2ynqde2angqm57srktqxk0vpj6m2ttyzsesdrfxcpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3665rqt All the more reason to use remote signing with your Nostr client. Keep your nsec out of your client so that the potential for XSS or CSRF attacks can&#39;t leak your nsec. Your client shouldn&#39;t need/have access to your nsec. Worst that might happen is they trick your remote signer into signing something you didn&#39;t authorize, but at least you can recover from that easier than a compromised nsec.<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="/nevent1qqsqqqpd0z9emeesn3a65de5anfc9a68wuv3w5443mf04wgaqt9yfncpzdmhxue69uhh2uewv9a85ctdduhxuet5qgsrh09t0c7jkpa92qnjqm27ryup8uq5q6yzm2ks2sfr3xjskea6jts6yus4d" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…us4d</a></span> </div> PSA: <br/>Just got a weird XSS attack as a 0 sats zap (not sure how that even works).<br/><br/>Seems a good thing I was on Wisp on iOS when it happened, and it didn’t seem to execute. If I was to be on Primal on browser it might have worked.<br/><br/>But may be having to start a new nsec soon anyway. <br/><br/><br/>Here’s what my AI thinks it did:<br/><br/>“This looks like a deliberate XSS (cross-site scripting) attack attempt targeting Nostr clients, likely Primal.<br/><br/>Here's a breakdown of what's happening and what it means:<br/><br/>What the payload is doing<br/><br/>The zap description isn't a normal message. It's an injection attempt containing:<br/><br/><div> <div> <div> — Nested HTML elements designed to bypass naive sanitizers or exploit rendering quirks in a client that displays zap descriptions as HTML rather than plain text.<br/><br/>A webhook[dot]site URL — Webhook[dot]site is a legitimate tool, but here it's being used as an exfiltration endpoint. Any data sent to that URL goes directly to the attacker. They're using it as a quick, anonymous way to capture stolen data without hosting their own server.<br/><br/>localStorage.getItem('primalSec') — This is the smoking gun. primalSec appears to be a localStorage key used by Primal (a Nostr client) to store sensitive session data. The attacker is trying to steal this credential via XSS and send it to their webhook.<br/><br/>In short: the attacker is sending 0-sat zaps with malicious descriptions hoping your client will render the description as HTML/JavaScript, which would then silently steal your session secrets and beam them to webhook[dot]site.” </blockquote> 2026-08-12T01:49:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfecnt2fnpa6exz28pyj75knrhehc9kng5vwfwjgcjf0ljaz8p8ygpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3tmvu2p I have been retired for over a year now and am now looking for ways to volunteer my time. I love bitcoin&#39;s ability to help humanity in ways that traditional financial services have failed. I have a 20+ year career in IT/InfoSec (almost entirely in TradFi ironically), but am more looking for ways where simply having an extra set of hands will help people live better lives with the bitcoin/nostr. If anyone needs an extra volunteer, feel free to reach out. Doesn&#39;t need to be all the time, but if anyone hears a need for some extra hands anywhere, let me know. ✌<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>geyser</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kmw…xqk9</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10qdp2fc9ta6vraczxrcs8prqnv69fru2k6s2dj48gqjcylulmtjsg9arpj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Team Soapbox</span> (<span class="italic">npub10qd…arpj</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17cyatz6z2dzcw6xehtcm9z45m76lde5smxdmyasvs00r4pqv863qrs4ml3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>myfirstbitcoin</span> (<span class="italic">npub17cy…4ml3</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-11T19:37:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvgs9n68fv6t4kt9tlsvl5yam347e5qakk2zmd7lp7rq067jzutqcpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3h0a6pe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzl523pyfrteclx4mxuvrxp2es6yfvf9tt5dcq0wfh0f3xlqkktqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcxtg2hs'>nevent1q…g2hs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Didn&#39;t know what Armada was, so just checked it out. It&#39;s like Discord, but with Nostr. Very cool! Thanks. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10qdp2fc9ta6vraczxrcs8prqnv69fru2k6s2dj48gqjcylulmtjsg9arpj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Team Soapbox</span> (<span class="italic">npub10qd…arpj</span>)</a></span> seems to be doing cool stuff. 2026-08-11T19:15:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq8x6c3s4ts9rtax6rnvpdeplrahy0a3g4ktddj0kftu4qcfyscpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3f08lj2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6vjjs34pjvyt8ftnzgdurhc4a67gty58c59md6ara8nuqcc9gmcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqsp8gpm'>nevent1q…8gpm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A person with authoritarian tendencies won&#39;t ever step back and see things this way. 2026-08-11T14:16:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqqnydm3ncemhq223fdxdxzvq0sfj8d0a553n7k4uc79gagmjecpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3wzmnm5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqa7zxrlsnq82pgyvtytehper7aturpalh7past0wyxmk0er4hfsprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmdqnhj52'>nevent1q…hj52</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You mean bitcoin?<br/><br/>Technically, yes that would absolutely work. But harder in practice considering very few wallets support it. I don&#39;t care about Luke&#39;s coin. Was just pointing out that for most people, keeping both coins has some important caveats. 2026-08-11T14:07:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqxshgzga7we4ftdsddm762h9kc4w3nnkq8zzsp4fqupl2z9ltqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3wllgc2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxaq7n7ta9m0k72h4706kkgl2f2v0dqxd4q79q4ecst4rs6reqmtgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmda7lxns'>nevent1q…lxns</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Except for the big issue of replay. 2026-08-11T13:53:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq8jshqgqpunvlr655278shm99smkggqvk3jx9z5c7c7hx20hwqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3m7e76q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst24zn89fz20uesuaffsdzdhl2pvra9pr5kcl3nft26mu089pt08gprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5wgvfxc'>nevent1q…vfxc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sounds like you&#39;d enjoy Luke&#39;s new shitcoin then. 2026-08-11T12:48:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqztu9khtw4c3qpc5jvz2388vr96u40z8x86z9ykntfm5xmhe0spremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3g06hm3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdef7r8m0e7jmdz6pg4n3cwr7hqccjs8078m63n747qkwe3zq3krgprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qhtdc4'>nevent1q…tdc4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How&#39;s that &#34;game theory&#34; working out for you? 2026-08-11T03:33:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqrv2znu9tpcn4cepend4pgk4zxukzvceec36aesxpctlus5y0qpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3j63gms In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspl4ff4mh7ajcv0umvkxw2hunyv6zyzy2znrkh7v4uph3dntk8vwcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgjpgmlc'>nevent1q…gmlc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t say he was the only one that works on knots. I said he is the only maintainer. Do you know what that means?<br/><br/>He also doesn&#39;t cryptographically sign any of his commits which makes change control and code review manual and difficult. You can see for yourself.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin/commits?author=luke-jr">https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin/commits?author=luke-jr</a> 2026-08-11T00:33:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqx9du0x6r78r0zyu7exg2ng8njt5wtp0z25xpz5k25069gqqtqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3dh0p3h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs90hsj7jcd5p7kcxkn7xudqs89k8w93f4jttmm68vw862keec2gpgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqcgyy4r'>nevent1q…yy4r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It baffles me how much they rail against the scourges of centralization and yet are so eager to run a node implementation maintained by a singular individual. Looking in a mirror seems so difficult these days for some people. 2026-08-10T16:02:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq98wvkm6mzupltauu8tkchhvqtgny4wc82f239sx9xvzt5qjfspremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3nlgwlv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4jlv4hm8ek99qtjdlkgtdg2ggn0ga2rey3qtgye4ksarz8zywsqprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68yurvv438xtnrdaksz7z6t7'>nevent1q…z6t7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. The economic weight of a node has always been where the power lies. It is why pointing to node counts for signaling has always just been posturing, when in reality is has always been subject to Sybil attacks. How much economic weight is behind a given node is where the real power lies. Coinbase&#39;s node holds far more power than some user who only holds 0.001BTC running a raspberry pi at home, for example. 2026-08-10T15:36:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqp3hlv5d8ecmr0r0wqjcysx53hcgmm9j3yk2x80lz0pgzs0ndgpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3h0assx Imagine having the world&#39;s economy run on something managed this horribly by such a delusional group of people. I&#39;d rather stick with fiat at that point. 🤦‍♂️<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="/nevent1qqsfm2x99yjzcgpr7tdenu7xq0jy8k8cgquj2vq6tlrevpg0rv9t6zspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgq3qs33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qge9hds" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…9hds</a></span> </div> Bitcoin Chain In A Coma (Not Dead)<br/> <video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/96266aaebb78070618d618e23a207988e352fd64ff357b4ed1ba00412b833416.mp4"></video> </blockquote> 2026-08-10T14:58:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq9yvclxr8eapztztaslam4hzn59cevgy0eynl7aa72aq327yvqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3922edx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfm2x99yjzcgpr7tdenu7xq0jy8k8cgquj2vq6tlrevpg0rv9t6zspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhga8v4j5'>nevent1q…v4j5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Not yet been captured.&#34; That is some massive irony in your spoken words there. ...the existence of your new dead chain has come about by an extremely small minority of delusional people. That&#39;s what real capture looks like. Thankfully, all you&#39;ve managed to capture is a new shitcoin. 2026-08-10T14:51:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqx9cllwj76r3ce4u4nhzsjxgyrpes8gdt5k7xjzk8uwrdgkwtcpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn306algy Security by obscurity gets a bad rap in InfoSec, but that&#39;s if you ONLY are performing obscurity for your security strategy. Security is defense in depth and that depth includes obscurity. Obscurity in reality, is often your first line of defense. Change your defaults when running any publicly exposed service. That includes headers, responses, error codes, banners, and yes...even favicons too.<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="/nevent1qqsqe94ry8h6hn5w56ctemzd7rrthpj8l390mecr854jrq8vessp9tgpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsygrqf6twpxvndggy3qu43vzqk3m89c8sfryc43un7dllunrjqfu7kgtxwhy4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…why4</a></span> </div> I was wondering about how the BTCPay attackers found all the instances to hack so I asked grok about it. I didn’t verify this, but grok said it was possible to find the BTCPay servers by the favicon that all BTCPay servers use 😳<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/d2bae0940e37036c064142438e284579a62b8f3a3f508d5efb36efa19f8cc588.png"> </blockquote> 2026-08-10T01:03:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqzpdt0ejykfy5umf6x29ctfnn0zaqmx6jl73gwcj5t6q6xjghqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3tu36py In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsts86agh6edqlsjdm56qrxhzh92f95f5rwff0nhrw59x3hz6tmq6cprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmdagckew'>nevent1q…ckew</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hope you learned some lessons from this. 2026-08-10T12:41:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqrllvfhl7a6xft3k22wx3359zkrzr3vvah5sauqevaq58ptk9spremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn36mhj6r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy90umuwpfqhnu3d8adall6jgs3503c3aq6gslpsetg7un7ren62gpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qtz5edv'>nevent1q…5edv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You running knots versus core does nothing for how much data is stored by your blockchain. Knots accepts all the same blocks on the chain as core.<br/><br/>BIP-110 also doesn&#39;t change anything with regards to the potential storage requirements of running a node since the amount of data stored for any given block remains the same.<br/><br/>At the end of the day, BIP-110 was selling a lie.<br/><br/>Data storage for bitcoin&#39;s blockchain remains a linear non-issue. Every block has a max size which means the blockchain grows linearly and therefore storage requirements over time for a pleb node runner is overcome easily with cheap consumer hardware.<br/><br/>If anything, not using OP_RETURN for arbitrary data is what increases node requirements since if that data is otherwise stored in the UTXO set, it WILL increase your node requirements since the UTXO set is stored in RAM, which is also far more costly.<br/><br/>Also, if the ColdCard debacle taught us anything about a proper SDLC, it is that you need robust commit tracking for code changes and the way that Luke maintains Knots mirrors the way that ColdCard maintained its firmware, if not worse. There is no code signing of the changes that Luke is committing to Knots from their source. You lose tracking of what the code changes actually are. It is a pet project of Luke&#39;s and I&#39;d caution anyone serious about security to avoid running it. 2026-08-09T12:38:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqruztc9xeqmjl3cksx4qhrp8a2lpy9cfmmmvz5nc4pmcmas0mcpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3hgye4t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsft4lpantx46y7ummgpff9ay2zg28taklspp3q8jlw9e8x6kjnfaspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgznfp2a'>nevent1q…fp2a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Calvin Ayre, now there is a name I haven&#39;t heard in ages... 2026-08-08T13:50:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqz8vn2lfs87jcxf3372689ke6pfrc6aalenhstvsv7erh3agwqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3zafusz Being able to host your own blind oracle is a great unique feature to the Jade. If you ever lost your Jade or had it stolen, you can take your blind oracle server offline and effectively remotely brick your Jade. Or you can host your blind oracle server strictly accessible only on your home LAN, making your Jade HWW only usable within the confines of your home.<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="/nevent1qqsznqj0agz8pequcxzzdv90prvzdd94taumr8hg8ur7t9qznjrvsxspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgq3qjg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksuqq4uh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…q4uh</a></span> </div> Physical secure elements are closed-source under NDA. Once reverse-engineered offline, every unit is compromised.<br/><br/>Jade's virtual SE (Blind Oracle) encrypts your seed so the locked device holds only ciphertext. The AES-256 key is co-created with a truly blind, rate-limited oracle that wipes after 3 wrong PINs. The attack becomes interactive and remote.<br/><br/>Fully open-source. No proprietary silicon. No NDAs. Anyone can audit the code or run their own oracle.<br/><br/>We don't FUD secure elements, we simply explain why we chose the Blind Oracle path for greater transparency and verifiability.<br/><br/>Video with full details: <a href="https://youtu.be/ad3titeu9uY">https://youtu.be/ad3titeu9uY</a><br/><br/>Help Center: <a href="https://help.blockstream.com/blockstream-jade/faqs/how-does-jade-protect-my-recovery-phrase-with-a-blind-oracle">https://help.blockstream.com/blockstream-jade/faqs/how-does-jade-protect-my-recovery-phrase-with-a-blind-oracle</a><br/><br/>Set up your own Blind Oracle: <a href="https://help.blockstream.com/blockstream-jade/add-more-security-functionality/set-up-a-personal-blind-oracle">https://help.blockstream.com/blockstream-jade/add-more-security-functionality/set-up-a-personal-blind-oracle</a><br/><br/>Github: <a href="https://github.com/Blockstream/blind_pin_server">https://github.com/Blockstream/blind_pin_server</a><br/><br/>More from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyw8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttjv4kxz7fwwak8vuewwdcxzcm9qythwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnxd46zuamf0ghxy6t6qqsqyredyxhqn0e4ln0mvh0v79rchpr0taeg4vcvt64te4kssx5pc0sk99k65" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>adam3us</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…9k65</span>)</a></span>: <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/ebae1fd210c850c4514bde3a78e20a1c726f8f0de470edfb78897c334e7ddb0c.png"> </blockquote> 2026-08-07T01:11:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq9k4ksz5pquf2slaxg25ugnvdjf93hvczjnlk5ncwv9j2zy8kcpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn335lm99 Narrator: Mining blocks without signaling didn&#39;t, in fact, result in forfeiting all block rewards.<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="/nevent1qqsqss8h7fwprp0kzey59lf6uy4rwu058xax9ppj8mldj2z3ncagqyspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqzyr7at68k4cxms9a7pdca5gzf3svqd95d3fj9j4vuyj0nyta8x3j2wu56cux" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…6cux</a></span> </div> ~22 hours until signaling BIP110 becomes mandatory for Bitcoin miners.<br/><br/>Mining blocks without signaling will then forfeit all block rewards! </blockquote> 2026-08-07T22:09:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqq8hrhjzrvzdur6ky5nf6p5qncnha3zmej7kyu9n7ryqvu67dcpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3y2uypl This is something that I saw that results in a lot of the high burnout rates in the cybersecurity industry. Before I moved into the InfoSec field, I was in general IT.<br/><br/>As a network admin, you&#39;re thanked for solving someone&#39;s computer problem. You&#39;re thanked for implementing a new solution that is better than the legacy one. You regularly get that natural positive feedback that comes about by just doing your job.<br/><br/>In Infosec, it is a very thankless job. No one thanks you for preventing the unseen threat. No one thanks you for implementing a new security defense. In fact, you often get pushback because new security measures often introduce new hurdles that users now need to work with in their daily tasks. So as you work tirelessly keeping the workplace safe and secure, you don&#39;t get the positive feedback from those around you unless your workplace has proper recognition practices in place that understands the work that the InfoSec department is doing. You&#39;re often getting pushback just to even try and do the basics that you know the organization desperately needs. It can take a toll on the mind of the InfoSec professional.<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="/nevent1qqsqlqmx60u5jj8h88nhlvd05ma2fprwvf8u7aqupv0q07efeseud2cpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuerpw3sju6rpw4esygqe76msyvvump47sc59d6482q0kqjaafymwqphfrrxwzwdj55xn3q4ecaym" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…caym</a></span> </div> The best security and privacy don't make headlines.<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq36amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wvf5hgcm0d9hx2u3wwdhkx6tpdshsqg8h9rv7decysdvwwzfs7h9xfvyhwuxe38xds6z5lescak5u3gupqcr7dw5r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jameson Lopp</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…dw5r</span>)</a></span> explains. 👇<br/><br/> <video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/d3deb98beed8dcbd2afa111ff7accf72741777f68711e9e3356f0c69c1a8fede.mp4"></video> <br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/iJ1ClnT6PEPxr9nB7Kkp">https://fountain.fm/episode/iJ1ClnT6PEPxr9nB7Kkp</a> </blockquote> 2026-08-07T17:21:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqq428zuk8a8d27tsvef2hvd4y4yfyhquvp7dfctea38crsgnzspremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3l3gt00 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyttyy4a5tlr03akv85h3gafkhffd8qslttgex2k27k5ead8qjwagpzamhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuegwknwl2'>nevent1q…nwl2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ya, their logic throughout the article makes no sense. It relies upon the logic that the BIP-110 hardfork chain holds any merit for my consideration. It doesn&#39;t. Nobody cares about it. If one of my channel peers forks off, so be it. I&#39;ll keep monitoring the actual bitcoin chain for any activity with my channels and thus my channel funds will remain safe. The risk of lightning loss remains the same, regardless of any chain split here. As long as my node is online and monitoring the chain I care about, there isn&#39;t any risk to my funds that I hold the keys to.<br/><br/>As always with lightning, if you&#39;re managing a healthy, always-on, node with proper channel backups, you funds will be safe.<br/><br/>BIP-110&#39;ers, even in the 11th hour are desperate to make it seem like their hard fork has any chance of success or has any value worth considering. Reality is that it will come to pass and be forever forgotten. 2026-08-07T14:47:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqym3d8uavwarflfd3nt0y0n3cxqvpw4f496r74rlmdr9qk085qpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3y2aapj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstg3n9ehqdlfqshvdh5q6p4gvyrxdfty7fa0neef3847pdwccjs9gpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgyrhzpg'>nevent1q…hzpg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s some insane talent. 2026-08-07T02:35:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqy2032jg36xt48rhdkgm2plrqgdh8jzls25dx0pvy5eymql2hqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3qqfqmk The ColdCard debacle I think is an important lesson here for Knotzis. The ColdCard bug came about because there was one person with his hands in the code and with very little review of what was being changed. There were also very few comments added for each commit which further complicated change control.<br/><br/>The Knots implementation of bitcoin node software suffers from the same problem. Luke is the sole maintainer and the way he maintains the Knots software in many ways mirrors a lot of the poor practices that resulted in the ColdCard bug.<br/><br/>The ColdCard vulnerability should be a wake up call for anyone running Knots for their bitcoin node. 2026-08-05T12:47:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqxhx7u7l9hrjkem3p4r0s4e7n3fl0t8v4x6992fgzweql3vrwqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3sprsza In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqxjndq68dllhwg9ee3mphf9v7dhhk37h2ryl3we3ldwqgw7s0qpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdufgdajd'>nevent1q…dajd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Satscard being more secure than a Coldcard was certainly not on my Bingo board for 2026... 2026-08-05T03:35:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq9srytjny5txrt6l3qzkrjvzhuzau2qeqjzdhwz3f6enezjx8gpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3yc877q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8y00t4gfru8anlrayk9dyqvtucjdjhcn6d6v3ku3v26g2xm0c34spzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgkqjefz'>nevent1q…jefz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, not necessarily foul play as in involved directly with any theft. But certainly foul play in regards to being a really horrible way to run a company with a functional SDLC with any sort of accountability.<br/><br/>Crazy in hindsight to think that this company was so highly regarded. I certainly fell for it as it was a wallet I highly recommended. I guess that&#39;s what social reputation gets you these days. 2026-08-04T23:47:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq8fvy7c2a33ma9hwhvz7lp8vn6ewgt5z73q0n23nv5l37pwrtgpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn38e8n8v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvu9qrhcf94jlanhc8k4ydd2qp4t34hc9a7qlstnes6s8666ct2spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qfzar8t'>nevent1q…ar8t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Open and close channels? 😜 2026-08-03T22:49:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq8g6nlxpc6s50v5ltcdr8mhz7d85gpkhyqlu2x2dh7534t4avgpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3axs3w6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqq9zpq0tv8vckfmus5czmkl4r82tuzwhhxtu8yluaddh9vy86kspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgjf86rp'>nevent1q…86rp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fair enough. I misunderstood. 2026-08-03T18:44:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq972eud70nsvk03zhjuactz8x7trfxg960u95lj4dsfafkqawcpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3d4r9wz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqq8etmdj8lp3ns7s0yr5h5l9pwjx4cpqyz7yx4gx8kmp3f4vaagpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqzr3wj'>nevent1q…r3wj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think this is the take away lesson you should be having here. 2026-08-03T16:41:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq8zzkhnsujen4x5qxhyz93xph9luv30ls0kxgs9wl7fuvu3ftqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3asklw7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vwfzvzvynnpzv8h6kwj2fezh98kr9esxp3dzxd5ev8zys0dp23gpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpu2hsl'>nevent1q…2hsl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They put together some really great articles. Bummer. 2026-08-03T13:29:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqpas273xhp2vye48r7dd72zc3rm2t3kus8d5af2ttgmj7l53aqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3tnpmum In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswg7camsj5jn3jf0w7v6zse390mz3rzp2sgpk5v8kv08845cp000gprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5p6l9ae'>nevent1q…l9ae</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You didn&#39;t do anything wrong. I recommended ColdCard to several relatives. I was scrambling last week to help them save their funds. It wasn&#39;t fun, but thankfully they&#39;re OK. We come out stronger with lessons learned in the end. 2026-08-03T12:09:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqppw43mtxh8uhf6quryajqq4le2ajkcwzvryyhxzalvnvcg0kgpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3ctj8qu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqpg32v894997u4ej3xd4zn5s4nfa50mdf4prrey76glu5t0rxgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdukml5cm'>nevent1q…l5cm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Bitkey&#39;s security model is really solid. It is an easy recommend for casual non-technical users. 2026-08-03T12:06:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqr5r7zam53lxqan7xs96u034ev32gn64fdepr5rhcj7szuz2jspremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3h2stm9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdd4k0lll94ylefhrteqtf3fcc6gftkvzy3pc9cca6alxzp6r8ltspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgnkl3ca'>nevent1q…l3ca</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Even today with other wallets, far easier to tell casual users to just create a passphrase which most wallets have far better UX for than to suggest to them to roll dice for entropy. They&#39;ll be protected all the same. 2026-08-03T10:48:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqp82flxv3clcyvl087w7mqt0rfdmuk46jg2x7z50kzelwjhy2qpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3a9n9pc You ever just scroll Nostr notes from before July 29th? What a peaceful time that was. Everyone was just so happy and oblivious. 2026-08-03T03:29:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq967jxrxaemw0v4tue8k65wjqnppgqlv8sujsgxzv68z2uh99spremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn32w3d6f Whenever there is some kind of tragedy in the real world, something I commonly hear said is to &#34;look for the good.&#34; There will always be people banding together to help those impacted by whatever awful evil or disaster that took place.<br/><br/>I saw that with the bitcoin community last week. In the face of such an awful theft, I saw the bitcoin community with all hands on deck trying to help people preserve their wealth or protect themselves from the looming threat. That&#39;s what we do.<br/><br/>From the first reports of users&#39; wallets being drained to piecing together the pieces and commonalities that would lead us to the root cause, it was amazing to see how quickly things came together. Everyone was finding ways to help as many people as possible protect their funds.<br/><br/>I was making several calls to help those close to me that were impacted as I know many others were doing just the same. When you don&#39;t rely on centralized institutions, that responsibility falls on all of us. It was clear that responsibility was not taken lightly by anyone.<br/><br/>It pains me to see something like this take place in the first place. It should&#39;ve never happened. But seeing the good in that darkness was nice to see and I know we&#39;ll come out of this stronger than before. 2026-08-03T02:39:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqpqajf7kmwsr34drz4x0mlkjr4y5wgd5cmwv5xr46cd3vjhpeqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3ylaysd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstns85d33vc6jv9lpxp89zufmm8j3zf340h4sn32fwdpy3gape63cpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgv7gq99'>nevent1q…gq99</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You seem to always have very good viewpoints and this is yet another one. ✌ 2026-08-02T19:38:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqy4rwagngkrvyap77u9j3l7nvqq72590htqn74p97z0a4vzujspremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3xwxjd0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqz8fvws7lg2wu0g9x5kc0z4l56tjv648z08hwrfgqpsyjud2pcprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumpw3kxzmn5d9eju6t0k7fdz5'>nevent1q…fdz5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You wouldn&#39;t be using it for key splitting, but doing it in reverse to combine two (or more) keys into one. But I agree that doing the XOR operation manually is the best way to ensure the seed was XOR&#39;d properly. 2026-08-02T16:55:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqz75lenxd8tw0nnwjujwk4x8ezks4p42fhr7tl7e87n4uvxqtspremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3zcapl5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqret4pha864mxux3afxdypva7sp5gwhtwcjznjymet6gsc8pmqprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmdjrzhkj'>nevent1q…zhkj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...or use a sufficient BIP-39 passphrase to provide additional entropy after the hardware provided its own. 2026-08-02T15:18:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqpkvsg72gea3fpj5pzyh3fajw855h2qqcrw57ywnqm3glfa5tgpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn34fvwj6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqxgvjsuuempnnmgyus24x6czu6p6veq3wcv6ehq70n94980gcqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgaeythc'>nevent1q…ythc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah, didn&#39;t know the MK3 got an update as well. 2026-08-02T16:06:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqqret4pha864mxux3afxdypva7sp5gwhtwcjznjymet6gsc8pmqpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn33276vn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsymkrpp2q8jgthjzkpc2pvwv0pgpjhg64njz5a6jv6avdlecf9w7qpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6r0v3kxymmpwfjzummjvuh62t39'>nevent1q…2t39</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ya, I was thinking a lot about it last night as well. I agree that as an end user it is impossible to validate randomness.<br/><br/>The only thing you can do as an end user is minimize the risk of it. Either by performing your own entropy (dice rolls, coin flips, etc) to elimate the risk entirely. Or by involving multiple sources of entropy from multiple vendors to minimize the risk of failure from a single one. You can do that via multi-sig or with something like SeedXOR to combine multiple diverse seeds into a single seed phrase. 2026-08-02T15:16:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqqq8gvcultzya6jpgr5q80rnl7dh7un4ag4798xenmpn8ekycxzgpremhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuctwdah8jmt0w4ekwun9v4hzucm0d5pzqmzlhwew6lp63hc0zumk45upv7l0jzknxlgvc3kjdux2dp3qhxn3jqd8dj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqqqjzyufu3u78jd9zpsacq0hupxnjef6kuflnwgtc7xlrmp6tcqpzamhxue69uhkxun9v968ytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuegjfe7ms'>nevent1q…e7ms</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Someone just posted this chart. I&#39;m guessing there have been a few unreported collisions with losses over the years that we just didn&#39;t know about.<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="/nevent1qqsw5ugm49yez5vz3qpwtn2apsggwwt89s689xumzwp9yqly3j939ggpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmqzyrd4q65fjl7amjnustcqx68hnxaqt48fy0lzzlsdufh897a0kxrkx64ljfy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…ljfy</a></span> </div> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/b983dc920c5da16c1752ad81e39aee223a190547b4ebcd8780e5d3e88ad6f20d.jpg"> </blockquote> 2026-08-02T14:39:49Z