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preston · 65w
My thoughts on the two biggest things that happened last week w/ Bitcoin. SAB121 and the in-kind redemption request to the SEC. https://m.primal.net/OCwy.mp4
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My low IQ take: I thought the two measures you discussed might have a positive effect; but I'm not so sure. Banks offering custody might be positive if the ETFs diversify their stacks amongst the banks, rather than relying on Coinbase. On the other hand, some plebs will want to borrow against their Bitcoin in order to avoid capital gains tax (mini-Saylors). This could open up risk of (more) rehypothecation.
As to the 'in kind redemption'... if the PM ETFs can be used as a guide, then GLD and SLV (JPM and HSBC custodians) only allow qualified individuals to withdraw bullion in kind. i.e. big players only. i.e. "it's a big club; and..." As gata.org has documented, these players have seemingly controlled the paper markets (especially silver) for decades.
As Tradfi gets more derivatives to play with, it could be "up the stairs, elevator down". Maybe not as dramatic as the monkey-hammer downs of the silver market, but still scary.
Retail doesn't seem to be buying. These two news events don't seem to have unleashed FUD on the plebs. With the ETFs a reality, and a Trump win behind us, there doesn't seem to be any big BREAKING NEWS on the horizon to excite the imagination.
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Old Boomer here... I've paid for a one year subscription, but I am only making use of vary few of the features. Basically only lurking, and making the occasional comment. I set up Alby extension on my FF browser a long time ago. I get notices to re-connect to the latest version; but I haven't been able to navigate the process. I've logged into the alby website, and it shows primal address; but I can't make sense of the instructions. Bottom line... it's way too complicated for old brains like mine. So I guess I won't be able to zap anyone; unless there's a simpler app than Alby
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BIT 🐳 ISH · 65w
Strike works well and is easy to use. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zapsolutions.strike
db · 65w
If you contact alby by email, they’ll most likely setup a one on one and help you through the process. They’ve been more than helpful with my dumb ass a couple times.
Ian · 67w
Okay I must say the new nostr:npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n Jade Plus is slick! Big improvements from the first model. Full tutorial vid below 👇 If you want to s...
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Thanks for the tutorial. I have several OG Jades, and would get the new model if the old ones no longer performed. One small point... I have yet to see a YT tutorial showing the passphrase feature during setup. There might be one; but so far I haven't seen it. Someone setting up a Jade in the way you showed might think they could later create a passphrase. But they would have to reset the device, go to "advanced", and re-enter the seed phrase in order to create a passphrase.
I don't know about the new model, but on the old Jade, it is not so clear how to create the passphrase. Maybe most people know what the little check mark and "x" on the bottom right of the screen mean; but I had to find out by trial and error. (i.e. the 'x' is to select case/digits and symbols needed to create a passphrase.
I know this (and most other) tutorials was for basic setup; but I think passphrases are becoming more accepted by plebs; and maybe shouldn't be relegated to tutorials along with the much more advanced mult-sig.
One other small point... this video mainly focused on the QR mode. You mentioned the Jade's anti-exfil protocol (AFAIK the only device other than BitBox 02 to have it); but this protocol only works with the USB cable connected. I asked a Blockstream mod on X about this and it was confirmed. So air-gapped is maybe not 100% effective.
One last thing. I like that you used Sparrow Wallet, and that it was in dark mode. Most videos use light mode, and I can't read them with my low res monitor. I also could not use QR mode on my OG Jades with my older laptop. My new laptop can manage it; but it's slow. I recently linked another Jade device to Sparrow; and the QR scan took a long time. I have three other OG Jades linked to Sparrow, and the expub was transferred via USB cable. Now it seems that is no longer an option with Jade on Sparrow. I could be missing something; but I could only see the QR option available.
Apologies if I misuse any terms. I'm just a low tech Boomer in a Bitcoin world.
Mark E. Jeftovic · 66w
Ok, new Bombthrower piece just dropped and I'm posting it here before anywhere else. Frazzledrip Overdrive: When Future Shock Meets Mass Formation Psychosis https://bombthrower.com/frazzledrip-over...
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A small point... “mass formation psychosis” (to use the Dr. Peter Malone term). I was sure that this was a term coined by a Belgian psychologist; but when I did a search every link seemed to be to Dr. Malone using the term on a Joe Rogan podcast. It was only after scrolling far down that I came to the name Mattias Desmet. I saw a lot of interviews with Dr. Malone during the plague; and I'm pretty sure he referred to professor Desmet when using "mass formation psychosis". Wikipedia has a Dutch language page for him: https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattias_Desmet
Mandrik · 67w
I'm not religious. There is no combination of words in the English language that you can use to convince me otherwise. Sometimes, though, I wish there was. To admit anything else would be a lie. Chr...
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Reading this I wondered if you had ever read Nikos Katzanzakis' "autobiography" 'Report to Greco'? Been years since I read it; but IIRC, his journey took him through atheism/socialism/Buddhism/ and at the end, back to Orthodox Christian. In the '70s I was with a group of Buddhists visiting his grave in Heraklion and read his famous epitaph: “Δεν ελπίζω τίποτα. Δε φοβούμαι τίποτα. Είμαι λεύτερος". (I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.)
walker · 68w
It’s not that people who don’t understand Bitcoin are stupid, they’re just ignorant. However, if you *do* understand Bitcoin and are still against it, you are stupid. Ignorance is a lack of ...
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It's like that old psyche joke: "if you're always early you're insecure; if you're always late you're passive aggressive; and if you're always on time then you're obsessive. So if you're a noob you're ignorant; if you're a shitcoiner you're stupid; and if you're an all-in maxi you're retarded?
Plan_Marcus · 70w
I tend to agree. Thx for the reply. The meme is mostly intended as entertainment though there’s always some personal belief / truth behind it.
ODELL · 73w
MANDIBLES THEN BITCOIN STANDARD. https://cdn.satellite.earth/a5ea0f1ab851251588307dfa2eff01fce66b4bb618700154c25c01b1f218a647.mp4
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Bitcoin has only one mention in The Mandible; and that is one stating it was a failure. And still it's one one of my favourite books. Ms Shriver studied up on hard money, The Fed, etc.; but got bitcoin wrong. It was published in 2016; so the research and writing must have been happening a couple of years prior, during the bear market. Regardless, her masterful description of a post fiat apocalypse world graphically makes the case for bitcoin. Am going to re-read it again soon.