Happy Sat-urday Stackers,

Trying to affect consensus through mempool policy is a lot like you and your friends wearing condoms so that people you don't know and will never meet can't get pregnant.

Have a great weekend!

Top PostsTop Posts

1. What is the difference between a filter and a consensus rule?
   • @Wizardsardine explains the difference between mempool policy and consensus rules amidst the recent OP_RETURN drama.
   • 5.6k sats \ 2 comments \ @Wizardsardine
2. JPEGS or no JPEGS... Bitcoin dies without Fee Pressure. THAT is the Truth
   • @028559d218 argues in favor of relaying non-monetary transactions because bitcoin's censorship resistance, especially when the block subsidy ends, relies on transaction fees.
   • 2.4k sats \ 70k boost \ 53 comments \ @028559d218
3. I interviewed 10 Venezuelans to find out what they know about Bitcoin.
   • @Malos10_ asks shopkeepers in Venezuela about bitcoin and at best they're using and holding USDT on exchanges.
   • 6.6k sats \ 26 comments \ @Malos10_
4. My High-Level Synopsis of the Recent OP_RETURN Debates
   • @unschooled provides a short summary of the OP_RETURN debate.
   • 2.3k sats \ 29 comments \ @unschooled
5. Private Package Delivery
   • Looking to receive a shipment of bitcoin miners without revealing his home address, @Jon_Hodl learns that most UPS stores will accept deliveries on your behalf.
   • 2.3k sats \ 12 comments \ @Jon_Hodl

Top AMAsTop AMAs

1. Hi! I'm Morgen Rochard, I am a bitcoin financial planner, AMA
   • 9.5k sats \ 61 comments \ @MorgenRochard

all of this week's AMAs

Don't missDon't miss

• On relay policy and recent OP_RETURN drama - Antoine Poinsot
• Lessons learned from a 7+ hours electrical balckout in Spain
• Powerful arguments for the 'meaning' of Bitcoin - What is going on?
• What are you going to achieve the coming week?
• How Did Spain’s Electricity Grid Collapse? (Financial Times)
• What is Saylor doing?
• Parallel channels are a mess - a rant
• Mobile (non-phone) Lightning Wallet?
• I Think the Feds Took Down My Bitcoin Meetup Poster
• Trump Bitcoin Report Card - Day 100
• BSE: Wrote a detailed answer about Pay to Anchor and Ephemeral Dust
• Chatting About Bitcoin In An Unexpected Place
• Have you ever used a timelock to lock bitcoin?
• Food price difference between Venezuela and Peru

all of this week's top posts

Top metaTop meta

• Best Reddit post or comment about SN wins 2500 sats
• Golden Oldies #42
• This Day on SN: April 27
• We Stay Runnin' This Printer - Stacker News Zine #6
• Lord of the Flies - Winner Announcement

all of this week's meta

Top Monday memeTop Monday meme

all monday memes

Top StackersTop Stackers

1. @grayruby: 110.7k sats stacked
2. @Undisciplined: 99.4k sats stacked
3. @BlokchainB: 55.7k sats stacked
4. @ek: 36.4k sats stacked
5. @denlillaapan: 34.1k sats stacked

Top SpendersTop Spenders

1. @BlokchainB: 89.7k sats spent
2. @028559d218: 84.8k sats spent
3. @grayruby: 71.7k sats spent
4. @Undisciplined: 60.3k sats spent
5. @PlebLab: 50k sats spent

Top CowboysTop Cowboys

1. @Undisciplined: 585 days
2. @OneOneSeven: 578 days
3. @BlokchainB: 564 days
4. @grayruby: 528 days
5. @Public_N_M_E: 313 days

Top BoostsTop Boosts

1. JPEGS or no JPEGS... Bitcoin dies without Fee Pressure. THAT is the Truth
2. What should be done about Satoshi's coins when ECC is broken?
3. I shared a never known fact about Hal Finey and everyone ignored it!
4. 🤖 Bitcoin Calendar: Archiving and relaying every Bitcoin milestone
5. Proposal to move Bitcoin Core development over Nostr or decentralized equivalent
6. Tribyu (formerly Satlantis) is back! Play CS, CoD, Rocket League & more for sats
7. TABConf 7 - Oct 13-16, 2025 - Atlanta, GA
8. Coinjoin video walkthrough
9. Chaincode Labs is doing politics with Bitcoin consensus changes (CTV)
10. The Pro Staking Plan for Horse Racing: Aim for Steady Profits

all active boosts

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Keyan
A guy who works on Stacker News

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