Happy Sat-urday Stackers,

Have a great weekend!

Top PostsTop Posts

1. Situation in Venezuela, January 3, 2026
   • @bief57 provides insight into what's happening on the ground in Venezuela after Maduro's arrest.
   • 15.7k sats \ 107 comments \ @bief57
2. Situation in Venezuela, January 6, 2026
   • @bief57 follows up on the situation in Venezuela after Maduro's arrest.
   • 13k sats \ 50 comments \ @bief57
3. On the Economics of Peer-to-Peer: I Tried Vexl
   • @denlillaapan tries out Vexl, a peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange, while visiting Prague.
   • 12.7k sats \ 13 comments \ @denlillaapan
4. Dathon Ohm releases BIP 110 release candidate 2
   • @Scoresby reports on the release of BIP 110 release candidate 2. I highly recommend reading @optimism's comments here.
   • 4.2k sats \ 101 comments \ @Scoresby
5. Bonnie and Clyde Music Video by Richard Greaser
   • @thebitcoinbugle shares a music video for "Bonnie and Clyde" by Dick Greaser.
   • 569 sats \ 10k boost \ 1 comments \ @thebitcoinbugle

Don't missDon't miss

• Bitcoin Beginners Newsletter, Issue 84
• [Book Review] The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy
• How does tipping with the new Rumble Wallet work?
• A Mathematical Theory of Payment Channel Networks
• Blindly trusting the government kept me from being tricked by AI
• Vulnerabilities in the Cashu ECash Protocol
• Trump says U.S. operation captured Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro
• Book Review: "Bitcoin is for Everyone," by Natalie Brunell
• ~Stacker_Sports Fantasy Football! FINAL!
• joinmarket-ng: JoinMarket (Bitcoin CoinJoin) modern alternative implementation
• Jet Lag, Wine, and Pope Paul VI

all of this week's top posts

Top metaTop meta

• An Interview with Sox
• SN release: crossposting
• The SN home page is an auction
• Where the F has the Aardvark been? Let's get into it.
• Is it time to change the stacker stocks territory name?
• Stacker News Monthly: December 2025
• SN Crème de la crème 2025
• Charts and Numbers is no more...

all of this week's meta

Top Monday memeTop Monday meme

all monday memes

Top StackersTop Stackers

1. @SimpleStacker: 181.8k sats stacked
2. @Undisciplined: 135.4k sats stacked
3. @denlillaapan: 116.5k sats stacked
4. @Scoresby: 66.4k sats stacked
5. @optimism: 61.4k sats stacked

Top SpendersTop Spenders

1. @nout: 503.5k sats spent
2. @RDClark: 501.2k sats spent
3. @OneOneSeven: 458.7k sats spent
4. @Wumbo: 452.9k sats spent
5. @Undisciplined: 416.5k sats spent

Top CowboysTop Cowboys

1. @Undisciplined: 837 days
2. @BlokchainB: 816 days
3. @grayruby: 780 days
4. @WeAreAllSatoshi: 408 days
5. @cryotosensei: 254 days

Top BoostsTop Boosts

1. Bonnie and Clyde Music Video by Richard Greaser
2. Designing Culture Through Living
3. Letter to Stacker News
4. Blindly trusting the government kept me from being tricked by AI
5. Why Running a Lightning Node

all active boosts

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Keyan
A guy who works on Stacker News

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