DarthCoin \ stacker news

@DarthCoin53

1,945,015 sats stacked

stacking since: #166longest cowboy streak: 77

SN user since item #166 Early adopter (2012 class), old bitcoiner (toxic) maximalist, trying to onboard to Bitcoin as many nocoiners I can, by doing guides and give them support 24/7.

I am testing BTC/LN solutions all the time from the POV of a normal user just to be able to teach noobs into that BTC solution they need for each case.

I also write here my Citadel Story - building my own homesteading citadel.

I do not run a routing public node anymore. Only private ones.

Yes, hate me if you want, for my writing tone, for my way to express myself... I don't fucking care! It's your problem not mine, if you are too snowflake for my way of talking. You find it offensive? I found it funny. And that's why I am happier than you. Important is the message and content I wrote not the way I say it.

FUCK THE BANKS, FUCK THE GOVS, FUCK THE SHITCOINS! BITCOIN IS DESTINY FOR ALL!

The legend of DarthCoin:

In 2012 this old wise friend of mine (is older than me and literally like ObiWan), that was mining Bitcoin, he told me about Bitcoin.

And he literally told me: "if somebody will want to strike down Bitcoin, it will make it even stronger than we can imagine."

That made me think and study deeply into Bitcoin and that's how DarthCoin was born. I never "leave" Bitcoin, always staying on the same path, never shitcoining. Shitcoining it's a sin.

A list of my Bitcoin / LN guides (most important ones, not all, that are over 60):

General Guides	LN Nodes / Liquidity	Wallets / Security / Privacy
21 Reasons Why Bitcoin Will Save The World	Recommendations for LN users	₿itcoin - Be your own bank, think like a bank
21 ₿itcoin Orange Pills for nocoiners	What Bitcoin LN node software can I run?	Deposit-only Bitcoin wallets
21 Rules of a Bitcoin Maxi	Lightning Network is awesome	Build your HODL BTC cold wallet
The 5 stages to become a real Bitcoiner	Umbrel Bitcoin / LN Node	Electrum to Sparrow
Users questions about Bitcoin	Lightning Node Maintenance	Move your BTC to Taproot address
The Bitcoin Myths debunked	Lightning Routing Fees Experiment	Getting started with Blixt Mobile Node
A Bitcoin Adoption Story	Umbrel BTC/LN node - SHTF scenario	OBW - Open Bitcoin Wallet
₿itcoin - The 2nd Fire Discovery	Using Tailscale tunnel with your node	Blixt BTC LN Node & Wallet
Natural Law and ₿itcoin	Private banks over The Lightning Network	Bitcoin LN wallet - how to fund it
Living with Bitcoin	Private Lightning Network Nodes	Bluewallet - connect to LN funding sources
How Bitcoin will save the world?	Dunder LSP and Lightning Box Provider	Getting started with Green Wallet Lightning
₿itcoin Commandments	Managing Lightning Node Liquidity	The Bank of LNBits
		Umbrel + LNDHub + Bluewallet
Beginner Guides	Merchants	What mobile device should bitcoiners use?
From where can I get some bitcoins?	"Orange Pill" with Bitcoin TPoS ATM	Operating with LN as a merchant
Pay utility bills with ₿itcoin	Managing Lightning Node Liquidity	Bitcoin and privacy
How to start with Bitcoin	Start your NOSTR-Market with LNbits	Lightning Network Submarine Swaps
Lightning Wallets Comparison	LNBits for small merchants	Lightning Cleaning Machine
Quick Guide for Bitcoin HODLers	First steps to accept Bitcoin as small merchant	Node Liquidity Guide
Getting started with Lightning Network	Bitcoin for Merchants
Be paid in Bitcoin using Bitwage	₿itcoin Lightning IRL examples
Newbie - Bitcoin is hard to obtain	Build your own LNbits app server	A dedicated section DC memes
The Lightning Network and the airport analogy	How to use LNbits Streamer Copilot	short stories based on Darth memes
Getting started with Lightning Address	Getting started with LNbits
How to use Lightning Address	Umbrel node + LNBits

167 sats \ 0 replies \ @CypherPoet 28 Sep 2021

Can vouch for Darth's helpfulness in the Umbrel community ⚡️🙌

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @aoeu 1 Jun

Thanks for your contributions to SN and within the bitcoin field! Just started reading your guides. Thanks for writing those! I'm doing combo of private nodes on Blixt and CLN (on Embassy Pro device) and an LND routing node that I'm having fun managing (also on Embassy Pro). While I would prefer to have clearnet support (this is supposedly coming in 2023), Tor only seems to be working okay for the moment. I'm not running a routing node to get rich but rather to contribute to decentralization of the LN network and support better liquidity.

I have had quite a few force closures on me lately, however. I've reached out to the node operators and the theme is that they are running their nodes on Umbrel and did not initiate the force closures or even know why they are happening.

My "best" channels are the big players (like c=) to be honest. Great flow both directions with that. I'll have to be more selective in choose channels to open in the future.

Thanks again for your work!

121 sats \ 0 replies \ @21JCLP 29 Dec 2022

Fucking Legend.

Vamos!!!

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Onions 9 Jul

Grant me the privilege, @DarthCoin, to be your devoted student, to absorb your knowledge and embrace the power of Bitcoin. I stand here, ready to embrace the teachings of Bitcoin, ready to become your devoted apprentice.

10 sats \ 5 replies \ @Bitcoinfreedom 21 Sep

You're a legend thank you so much for your contribution to community.

Could you please help me out with set up my own cold wallet??

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin OP 21 Sep

Sure, here are the guides:

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bitcoinfreedom 24 Nov

Sorry for asking too many questions but l have a question regarding build your hodl btc wallet guide when l want to upgrade tails to the lastest version l should connect to Tor but shouldn't we never connect to internet when using tails and our wallet should never touch the internet

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bitcoinfreedom 22 Sep

Thank you l already gone through the guides but wondering the option B generate wallet from machine PC and connect to internet and then set up a mobile app watch only wallet?? What different that from set up my own cold wallet

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin OP 22 Sep

The definition of a cold wallet: a wallet that you will not expose it to online. A wallet from which you cannot send/move funds, you only can receive without even "open" it.

That means you will need to use a MPK (master public key) to generate new BTC deposit addresses and also check the balance of the wallet if you want. WITHOUT EXPOSING IT TO THE WILD WEST ONLINE.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bitcoinfreedom 23 Sep

I got you, however create a watch only wallet there are two options, options B tell you to create new wallet although l already create it when l used other guides " create my own cold Wallet" What l don't get it options B which created a entire new seed but it supposed to be import MPK!!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @ekzyis 12 Nov 2022

And remember: the goal is to FUCK THE BANKS, not to fuck each others...

had me laughing, well said

3 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin OP 28 Sep 2021

Thanks. Also I open a substack newsletter with all the guides: https://darthcoin.substack.com/ Here are some of the latest guides on Umbrel Community Forum (will come more) https://community.getumbrel.com/c/guides/14/l/top/all

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @td 6 Nov

Do they address currency/money in Star Wars?

15 sats \ 0 replies \ @cyberpunk02 4 Dec

it's the force?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @celiosp64_1 28 Sep

Me explota la cabeza con todo esto.Gracias por las guías

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bitiplyx 3 Aug

Today I was doing the dishes and listening to a podcast here in Brazil (Bitcoin Area) and during the podcast I had a thought that I would like to share with you, if you want to answer I will like it :)

' If bitcoin is constructed in such a way that it is impossible to hack (X).

Does it mean that hackers (Y) together with the +(Y) of all of them, 'starting today' would start their workprojects for improvement'adoption' of bitcoin?

Thinking about it, I started to believe that: It is impossible to Hack (X).

With the birth of bitcoin, you can't doattack (X) it means that it was polished by several (Y,Y,Y) + '

I'm terrible at expressing myself, using a translator, it's not even spoken. But if you don't understand I'll come back to 'ask' in the best possible way for me

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @021da48107 3 Aug

Welcome back!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcoinMoon 19 Jun

Since you noticed my post, I'll write one too. A couple of days ago I created the Elektrum wallet. All according to the instructions, as in your blog. Tailc. I think it's a good option, better than Ledger. Of course the BIOS is a bit disturbing, but the chance of infection is negligible. Now I want to open a channel. I didn't see such an article on your blog. If you don't mind, give me a link to some good material. I want to tie the channel to the "Blue Wallet". It, by the way, is what I use to view my cold storage. My English is very bad, so there are some inaccuracies.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 27 Dec 2022

Welcome aboard!

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @pony 9 Jun 2022

i see your node is slowly dying?

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin OP 9 Jun 2022

Yes, I let it die. Soon will be shut down. As I said many times now, I stop running routing nodes. I run only private nodes.

Also as a side note... latest Umbrel update is a TOTAL MESS! Never thought it will became such garbage.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @pony 9 Jun 2022

yeah umbrel is trash. i will try unbrel soon

188 sats \ 1 reply \ @ln_cortado 5 Oct 2022 freebie

Care to say what is specifically bad about it?

I think that for any serious node one should start from a bare bones linux installation.

Can't see myself holding serious amounts (e.g 1BTC for my risk-tolerance) in something that's early phase, node.js, abstracts everything away and etc.

It's a good opportunity to dip your toes.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @pony 6 Oct 2022

you say it. barebone linux + bitcoind + lnd/cln, not docker-container from questionable sources