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utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 · 3d
The success of bitcoin is not written in stone despite how many podcasts you listened to It requires new users to grow its network effect It requires merchant adoption to actually have demand It re...
Bradley van Rij  profile picture
I disagree. There is a process to Thiers' Law. Once the fiat system loses credibility Bitcoin becomes mandatory. We've done the hard work and governments printing press is doing the final touches. All we have to do is wait

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utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 · 3d
People been saying this since 1971
FernandoTheKoala · 2w
- yes you should zap - yes you should buy btc and withdraw it to a new address every time - never use same address again (if you use sparrow wallet it automatically prevents this)
Hanshan · 2w
i used to have a service running that connected to my node through tor to get an invoice but lots of clients weren't patient enough for it and it didn't make zap receipts. so even if it worked they didn't see it immediately. zaps are hard to do in a sovereign way.
Aaro · 2w
Why not on-chain 😂
epsql · 3w
Their custodial nature aside, my question is about the lightning network itself. Fedi and Cashu and interesting and have their use cases, but once a payment goes from one lightning node to the other their privacy features are effectively off the table. As far as I can see they offer great privacy as...
goatmeal · 3w
fedi is all smoke and mirrors. one person pretends to be four people! and if you can prove that it is really four people, in turn it is easier for the state to find out who they are and unplug their bank. not to mention, how hard is it really for four people to be evil together? it's not hard at all...