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@sha256
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122 sats \ 2 replies \ @sha256 31 Mar 2022 \ on: We are the founders of The Bitcoin Company, Ben and Ben, AMA bitcoin
I'm a normal person. What's the easiest way for me to buy and spend bitcoin privately?
@ben says ur putting a gang of stuff in bitcoin co's app. Isn't it going to be confusing that i can do ten things in it?
10 sats \ 1 reply \ @sha256 15 Nov 2021 \ on: I'm Jimmy Song. AMA bitcoin
If you could change one thing about Bitcoin, small or large what would it be?
100 sats \ 0 replies \ @sha256 OP 12 Sep 2021 \ parent \ on: Sneak Peek of the Lightning Browser Extension bitcoin
Don't know. It's under active dev tho so soon I hope!
39 sats \ 0 replies \ @sha256 8 Sep 2021 \ on: Review: The 7th Property - Eric Yakes bitcoin
Hadn't heard of it. Will check it out.
2 sats \ 1 reply \ @sha256 11 Aug 2021 \ on: Great Summary of US Infrastructure Bill [video] bitcoin
Enjoyed this. It's like John Oliver but without the laugh track, less snarky, and meaningfully more serious.
169 sats \ 1 reply \ @sha256 21 Jul 2021 \ on: Testnet faucets. Please add yours bitcoin
I sadly do not hack on main chain stuff yet. I've heard its hard to get a whole bitcoin on testnet.
43 sats \ 2 replies \ @sha256 17 Jul 2021 \ on: lightning liquidity via a ring of fire introduction service bitcoin
1596 channels with 40.728BTC opened
So - it's popular.
The main point: you commit outbound liquidity and you get inbound liquidity from someone in your ring. It's a nice hack on liquidity trying to solve the same problem dual-funded channels or Pool solves.
Anyone used it? Does the service take a fee?
1 sat \ 0 replies \ @sha256 OP 17 Jul 2021 \ parent \ on: Lightning Junkies Episode with Rusty Russell and Fiatjaf bitcoin
I agree. They're both deep in the space. Really fun to listen in on smart people talking to each other.
73 sats \ 1 reply \ @sha256 OP 15 Jul 2021 \ on: Fodé Diop Launches a Bitcoin Academy bitcoin
From the Twitter announcement
Students will learn how to build #Bitcoin applications from the ground up using the Rust programming language.
101 sats \ 1 reply \ @sha256 OP 5 Jul 2021 \ on: The Largest Difficulty Adjustment in Bitcoin History bitcoin
This was written pre-adjustment but the real adjustment was -28%! It's remarkable watching a decentralized system continually reach consensus and respond to incentives.
1000 sats \ 1 reply \ @sha256 12 Jun 2021 freebie \ on: stacker news soft launch AMA bitcoin
Some kind of markdown in comments
1 sat \ 0 replies \ @sha256 12 Jun 2021 freebie \ on: Pieter Wuille on the Taproot Genesis Story bitcoin
Today, that 90% was reached, and the deployment will transition inevitably into locked-in state at the end of this retargetting window. Activation will follow automatically, at block 709632 in November 2021. After that, the rules will be enforced on mainnet, and available for use
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