Happy Sat-urday Stackers,

Have a great weekend!

Top PostsTop Posts

1. Free Industrial Bitcoin Miners!
   • @jasonb is on the hunt for industrial bitcoin miners to offset solar installation costs in South Africa where rolling blackouts are common.
   • 4.6k sats \ 10 comments \ @jasonb
2. OPSEC, Africa, and Paranoia
   • @jasonb has been tutoring for Bitcoin Ekasi and is now navigating opsec while living in South Africa with his family.
   • 3.9k sats \ 14 comments \ @jasonb
3. All the other stuff happening in Bitcoin
   • Bitcoiners do more than just call each other names for preferring one relay policy over another. @Scoresby shares a sample of the latest BIP activity.
   • 904 sats \ 9 comments \ @Scoresby
4. “Toxic Lightning Maximalist” actually a thing? Looking for a definition...
   • @Car wonders if "toxic lightning maximalist" means anything.
   • 944 sats \ 24 comments \ @Car
5. Which Fork will you Sell and/or Keep? Bitcoin Knots vs Bitcoin Core
   • @028559d218 asks stackers which side of the fork they will sell if Knots forks off Core.
   • 2.6k sats \ 66 comments \ @028559d218

Don't missDon't miss

• Digital euro: protecting our freedom, autonomy and security
• I bought a sticker from a stranger on a trolly with bitcoin.
• What about Bitcoin are you too embarrassed to admit you still don't understand?
• Brink announces funding for two fuzz testing interns for Bitcoin Core
• Dont believe the catastrophizing - a perspective on Bitcoin development
• WTF is a distributed consensus?
• How the Coinos nsec got compromised
• What is your understanding of the process to change Bitcoin Core?
• Robby "The Fire" Bernstein Wants A Show At Pubkey
• Start9's Community Developer Program
• Is there a legal risk to node runners who relay ofac sanctioned addresses?

all of this week's top posts

Top metaTop meta

• SN Research Proposal
• Challenges of Building a Non-Custodial Lightning App
• Stacker News Monthly: September 2025
• Which Stackers do you miss?
• Is there a way bring attention to older posts?
• How will SN react to an eternal September?

all of this week's meta

Top Monday memeTop Monday meme

all monday memes

Top StackersTop Stackers

1. @siggy47: 74.5k sats stacked
2. @Scoresby: 70.9k sats stacked
3. @grayruby: 60.7k sats stacked
4. @Undisciplined: 50.1k sats stacked
5. @optimism: 45.8k sats stacked

Top SpendersTop Spenders

1. @Scoresby: 93.8k sats spent
2. @BlokchainB: 66.9k sats spent
3. @OneOneSeven: 62.5k sats spent
4. @Undisciplined: 60.8k sats spent
5. @optimism: 54k sats spent

Top CowboysTop Cowboys

1. @siggy47: 917 days
2. @Undisciplined: 739 days
3. @BlokchainB: 718 days
4. @grayruby: 682 days
5. @Coinsreporter: 520 days

Top BoostsTop Boosts

1. Stacker News Takes Over TABCONF 7
2. Forget Football: The Longevity World Cup Has Launched (Prize Money in Bitcoin)
3. E A R L Y D A Y S with Ted Thayer of Feed Filter AI
4. Software Engineer \ Cake Wallet \ Remote
5. Review system based on NOSTR - Thunderproof

all active boosts

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