10 sats \ 0 replies \ @colourorange 7 Mar \ parent \ on: I'm Hong, cofounder/CTO of Bitwise. AMA! AMA
sounds like Onramp. hope this model becomes ubiquitous for the normies
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federations can interact with each other through the lightning network via lightning gateways, no on-chain tx required: fedimint_a -> lightning_gateway_a -> lightning_network -> lightning_gateway_b -> fedimint_b
"the most beautiful societies are built from diversity of our thoughts that come to life when we're empowered individually"
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pacific bitcoin performance was 🔥🔥🔥
sheesh.. wen zettahash?
soon™
imo, instead of the halving/halvening, we should call it the halfining.. for hal
will always read through this post whenever i see it. really puts life into perspective. and another post from hal: Dying Outside
interestingly, he's had his body cryopreserved. maybe one day, he'll be able to see the future that bitcoin has helped build
in any case, hal is a true legend. RIP
been very much looking forward to this! amazon won't be able to deliver a hardcover before i head out on some travel though.. will need to wait a bit to order this
when audiobook?!
At that moment, even though I didn't show it, but I was feeling quite proud of her.
When my head was turned, I couldn't help but have a wide grin on my face.
let her in on these moments and share with her how proud you are :) some random bitcoiners on stackernews are also very proud of her!
great article, detailed and informative!
it'll be super exciting to see the Lightning Network continue to grow in the coming years. Splicing is a game-changer and Phoenix's 3rd gen wallet looks awesome. the infra is improving and companies like Lightspark and Voltage will help onboard big enterprise players who will end up moving tons of value over the lightning network. and then there's all the unimagined things that will be unlocked thanks to instant, near-free microtransactions. jeez
very exciting times
121 sats \ 0 replies \ @colourorange 27 Jun 2023 \ parent \ on: Describe Bitcoin in a single word bitcoin
thought it would be helpful to expand on this a bit:
bitcoin is revolutionary. humanity has never seen anything quite like it. absolute digital scarcity. decentralized energy use in the physical world materializing as an undebasable, unconfiscatable bearer asset in cyberspace. bonkers
bitcoin is revolutionary. with each block, i grow increasingly convinced that bitcoin will bring about a revolution. most are initially skeptical but those that study bitcoin often learn that fiat money is broken and sound money fixes this. it feels like there's this almost unstoppable force of nature behind it thanks to bitcoin's revolutionary monetary properties and human incentives. bitcoin gives humanity a tool to store and send value across space and time, helping people become their own banks, and freeing them from a system that is actively stealing their wealth and time
there's also this circular/cyclical nature to bitcoin-- some might even say revolutionary. you start off by going down the rabbit hole, you learn about these positive feedback loops that build upon themselves, you grow with each halving/halfining cycle. even that "number go up" bell curve meme is circular 😂 @dergigi on bitcoin's circularity. bitcoin is this unescapable blackhole sucking everything in. the timechain continues its silent revolution with each "tick tock, next block" while instituting a silent revolution
then i read this back and i'm like, "am i a crazy person?". maybe 🤷♂️😂
love the idea of gifting seed words. been working on orange pilling my sister and i think i'll give her a seed phrase from a BIP85 child wallet for her birthday this year
thank you for the idea :)
oops, dropped this: /s. would never want to disappoint you, @DarthCoin 🥲🫡
hmm.. it might make sense just to get some in case it catches on. if enough people think the same way, that becomes a self fulfilling prophecy 🤔