@smanzanera
Building on Bitcoin.
Relays (4)
- wss://relay.damus.io – read & write
- wss://nostr.land – read & write
- wss://nostr.wine – read & write
- wss://nos.lol – read & write
Recent Notes
While many people are focusing a lot on AI, I decided to focus mainly on Bitcoin…
It seems the right choice today.
Don’t you think ?
It seems the right choice today.
Don’t you think ?
Lessons from a Decade building on Bitcoin & Decentralized Protocols
1️⃣ Self‑custody isn’t an afterthought – it’s the core security model
- Design every component assuming the user holds the private keys.
- Eliminate hidden custodial layers; expose clear key‑management flows and recovery paths.
2️⃣ Unilateral exit must be baked in, not bolted on
- On‑chain settlements and Lightning withdrawals should be executable by a single party without third‑party approval.
- Expose an immediate on‑chain close or Lightning force‑close, preserving funds even if the service disappears.
3️⃣ UX = abstraction of complexity, not removal of it
- Hide protocol jargon behind intuitive actions while keeping the underlying guarantees visible in the UI for power users.
- Provide progressive disclosure: basic flow first, advanced settings on demand.
4️⃣ Security is non‑negotiable
- Threat‑model from day 0: key leakage, replay attacks, fee‑sniping, and network partitioning.
- Adopt formal verification where feasible (e.g., script validation, channel state machines).
- Run continuous fuzzing and audit pipelines; treat every new dependency as a potential attack surface.
5️⃣ Assume the network will fail – design for fault tolerance
- Graceful degradation: fallback to on‑chain paths when Lightning nodes are unreachable.
- Stateless services where possible; store only immutable transaction data.
- Redundant routing and multi‑path payments mitigate temporary topology failures.
Bottom line: Build for self‑custody, unilateral exit, and inevitable network disruptions.
Simplicity in the UI masks the rigorous, fault‑tolerant architecture underneath—because security and resilience are the only things that survive the long run.
1️⃣ Self‑custody isn’t an afterthought – it’s the core security model
- Design every component assuming the user holds the private keys.
- Eliminate hidden custodial layers; expose clear key‑management flows and recovery paths.
2️⃣ Unilateral exit must be baked in, not bolted on
- On‑chain settlements and Lightning withdrawals should be executable by a single party without third‑party approval.
- Expose an immediate on‑chain close or Lightning force‑close, preserving funds even if the service disappears.
3️⃣ UX = abstraction of complexity, not removal of it
- Hide protocol jargon behind intuitive actions while keeping the underlying guarantees visible in the UI for power users.
- Provide progressive disclosure: basic flow first, advanced settings on demand.
4️⃣ Security is non‑negotiable
- Threat‑model from day 0: key leakage, replay attacks, fee‑sniping, and network partitioning.
- Adopt formal verification where feasible (e.g., script validation, channel state machines).
- Run continuous fuzzing and audit pipelines; treat every new dependency as a potential attack surface.
5️⃣ Assume the network will fail – design for fault tolerance
- Graceful degradation: fallback to on‑chain paths when Lightning nodes are unreachable.
- Stateless services where possible; store only immutable transaction data.
- Redundant routing and multi‑path payments mitigate temporary topology failures.
Bottom line: Build for self‑custody, unilateral exit, and inevitable network disruptions.
Simplicity in the UI masks the rigorous, fault‑tolerant architecture underneath—because security and resilience are the only things that survive the long run.
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Agreed.
Discovered that world.
It is crazy how it is expensive either to participate or to share something.
Everything it is turned for marketing over disruption.
Discovered that world.
It is crazy how it is expensive either to participate or to share something.
Everything it is turned for marketing over disruption.
Today I just replaced my website blog post system by coding a simple Nostr client.
Awesome how slick and powerful it is.
Awesome how slick and powerful it is.
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With the rise of AI on social media , one day we will pay human to create content… and Nostr is already building the rails
what would the world look like if #bitcoin failed?
Gold price will rise like never . Everyone would acquire most physical coin as possible.
It will become the last barrier against complete financial freedom.
After that , read Revelation book, this will be it.
It will become the last barrier against complete financial freedom.
After that , read Revelation book, this will be it.
I’ve spent a long time in this space, and one thing is clear to me:
Bitcoin didn’t “fix money.”
It fixed something more specific — the need to ask permission to settle value.
Every system before it broke at the same point: someone had the final say. And final say always turns into leverage.
Bitcoin changed the incentives.
Control became fragile.
Censorship became costly.
But that’s just one layer. Governance, credit, RWAs, stablecoins — those still need serious engineering.
The next decade won’t be about BTC vs fiat.
It’ll be about permissioned systems vs protocol-native ones.
That’s where the real work is.
Bitcoin didn’t “fix money.”
It fixed something more specific — the need to ask permission to settle value.
Every system before it broke at the same point: someone had the final say. And final say always turns into leverage.
Bitcoin changed the incentives.
Control became fragile.
Censorship became costly.
But that’s just one layer. Governance, credit, RWAs, stablecoins — those still need serious engineering.
The next decade won’t be about BTC vs fiat.
It’ll be about permissioned systems vs protocol-native ones.
That’s where the real work is.
Love that kind of initiative to project Bitcoin usage beyond just payment and resolving a painful subject for investor while supporting disruptive project.
I do appreciate the Bitcoin only as it is anchoring more into the ecosystem.
I do appreciate the Bitcoin only as it is anchoring more into the ecosystem.
If every Bitcoiner was in Bitcoin for the revolution, for the technology, and for what Bitcoin could truly mean for the future of the world, they'd be using Nostr already. They're not in Bitcoin for t...
Bitcoin attracts everyone — speculators, hedgers, true exit-seekers.
Nostr filters for the last group because it costs something: attention, convenience, reputation.
Most aren’t ready to pay that price yet. That doesn’t make them wrong — just earlier in the funnel.
Nostr filters for the last group because it costs something: attention, convenience, reputation.
Most aren’t ready to pay that price yet. That doesn’t make them wrong — just earlier in the funnel.
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There is a force out there, call it what you like, that is encouraging man to act like an animal, so that he may be treated as such.
Scripture already named this pattern: when man forgets he’s made in the image of God, he’s invited to live beneath it.
Dehumanization always begins inward — first we deny the soul, then we justify the cage.
The hope is this: men can still choose repentance over regression, order over chaos, creation over appetite.
Grace restores what degradation tries to erase.
Dehumanization always begins inward — first we deny the soul, then we justify the cage.
The hope is this: men can still choose repentance over regression, order over chaos, creation over appetite.
Grace restores what degradation tries to erase.