This is a thread for random discussions that gets posted everyday at 5am central.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @faithandcredit 14 Aug 2022
Why dont bitcoiners seem to give up? Ethereum is projected to overtake bitcoin in terms of market cap, its already over taken it several other key metrics. There seems to be little money for miners in the future making Bitcoin insecure. Inflation is also so high that having a digital society seems impossible. I mean we are going to see horses and buggys return to the cities within the next 10 years if inflation stays at 10% YOY. And it seems like people arguing for digital currency in a world that is transitioning from cars to horses and buggies is somewhat of a mismatch. I mean its a common belief that Bitcoin is digital gold, but who says the future is going to be digital.
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76 sats \ 2 replies \ @scampy 13 Aug 2022
Good thread on all the chaos happening in "decentralised" finance right now:
https://nitter.net/_Checkmatey_/status/1558215753039495169#m
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @faithandcredit 14 Aug 2022
The US government will realise its errors and remove the sanctions or apply them diferently. Sanctioning a smart contract adress is very bad regulation. It would be like sanctioning youtube because someone uploaded illegal material.. or sanctioning facebook because someone shared classified documents?
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6 sats \ 0 replies \ @scampy 14 Aug 2022
I agree that it's poor regulation and a gross overreach. The arrest of the Tornado Cash developer is particularly twisted. But if the powers that be feel threatened, we can't expect them to play fair. I hope you are correct that they back down, but personally I think they'll continue to tighten the screws if anything.
That said, I think this is a useful wake-up call. For too long now various protocols have gotten away with marketing themselves as "decentralised" when in reality they are anything but. They've gotten away with this because they haven't existed in an adverserial environment where decentralisation mattered. Seems like that might be changing.
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106 sats \ 1 reply \ @nkmg1c_ventures 13 Aug 2022
Finished reading Murray Rothbard's "The Progressive Era", it's a good read. Lots of parallels to current wars and fiat issues.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nkmg1c_ventures 13 Aug 2022
Also about to pick up a hard copy of "Bitcoin is Venice" from the library
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207 sats \ 0 replies \ @premitive1 13 Aug 2022
went to the Miami Bitcoiner's Meetup last night, and had the rare chance to use one of my PAs so they could get better sound.
One panel got heated between Fode Diop and Neil Jacobs over definitions of money and the legitimacy of countries to self-determine their currency future. Some audience members jeered at Fode's assertions. I missed most of it. I like to have conversations more so than watch panels.
Tonight I hope to attend the Broward County Bitcoiner's Meetup from 7-9pm. Tomorrow I do my weekly bitcoin brunch from 10am-3pm. This looks like quite a bitcoin weekend.
Hopefully I write my weekly essay soon, so I don't scramble to do it before I leave for brunch. Some proof of work!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @F 13 Aug 2022
Would love for the ability to block a user. Thanks for all you do on this site k00b, please consider.
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69 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 13 Aug 2022
It'll probably be mute rather than block but I definitely want to this.
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140 sats \ 0 replies \ @gms 13 Aug 2022
I just realized SN = Satoshi Nakamoto
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110 sats \ 0 replies \ @ken 13 Aug 2022
Today's a good day to stack a few
Broadcast a transaction, send it through
Into the mempool, a transaction queue
Fair money, no need to skew
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bestforyourlife 13 Aug 2022
I will be learning more about the lightning network today… with your help of course…
Is the Lightning network address the equivalent of a static QR code for invoice ?
What relates to the QR code that sometimes appears in some websites where people can donate ? Is that the Lightning address ?
Thank you for guiding me by sharing links that will expand on this so I can get more familiar with the bitcoin lightning network every day that goes by.
You are all Amazing !
Life is good and I am grateful I can learn more about Bitcoin today 🙏🏼
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @tomlaies 13 Aug 2022
Yes. Hopefully soon we will get static QR codes for Lightning as well with Bolt12. Right now there are static addresses and one time invoices.
The QR codes we have in Lightning now are for one time use of invoices. You can play lnbingoapp.com to try it out, it's pretty cool.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @clementinemoney 13 Aug 2022
LNURL lets you generate reusable invoices though, can try this with LNBits - highly recommend!
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @GRIN 13 Aug 2022
Can/does this community here discuss other crypto-currencies?
Good day to all!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Aug 2022
Why would I waste my time with that?
There's so much to talk/do/test/use/improve about Bitcoin that we don't have time for shitcoins.
Anything that is not Bitcoin is a distraction from all that matters.
Talking about shitcoins shows how some people are wasting their time with garbage. Those do not deserve to have any sats, just HFSP, the rope.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @mathbit 13 Aug 2022
Good day! Here it's way more focused on bitcoin
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 13 Aug 2022
I’m sure the community will tell you why any other coin is going to zero
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @tomlaies 13 Aug 2022
no
We'll talk about fine wine, the NFL, the weather, popculture, the color of my poop before we talk about shitcoin. In that order. And since I doubt you want to hear my toilet stories, we'll probably never reach your shitcoin. Because both of these topics are shit.
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19 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 13 Aug 2022
Please post here your preferred hosted channel for SBW (Simple Bitcoin Wallet) and add some comments why you use those ones.
I am trying to make a list of them.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nout 13 Aug 2022
I wonder what % of people uses something else than the default.
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2 sats \ 1 reply \ @User21000000 13 Aug 2022
GD SN community how are we today?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @mathbit 13 Aug 2022
Great, loving the platform
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