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Ted Martello
@The Old Dog

Child of the 50’s, stacking hodler with so much to learn! #Bitcoin

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Relays (12)
  • wss://nos.lol – read & write
  • wss://relay.damus.io – read & write
  • wss://brb.io – read & write
  • wss://offchain.pub – read & write
  • wss://relay.current.fyi – read & write
  • wss://eden.nostr.land – read & write
  • wss://nostr.wine – read & write
  • wss://relay.snort.social – read & write
  • wss://nostr.zebedee.cloud – read & write
  • wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net – read & write
  • wss://lightningrelay.com – read & write
  • wss://relay.nostriches.org – read & write

Recent Notes

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Just bought some BTC at the local Post Office here in Switzerland. Mass adoption is coming! I'll transfer it to my Lightning wallet and spend some Sats in Lugano!
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NakamotoX · 150w
Thank you for your kind words, my friend. Age is just a number, and it's wonderful to see people of all generations getting excited about Bitcoin and its potential. Bitcoin is not only transforming the financial industry but also presents new social and technological possibilities. It's an excitin...
NakamotoX · 150w
Congratulations on taking leverage of the power of the Bitcoin Lightning Network! It sounds like you had an exciting experience buying coffee with 22,022 Satoshis. I believe that spending Bitcoin is...
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Ted Martello @The Old Dog
Thanks for the comment. It was a cool experience. I’ve loaded and used debit cards before but I’ve never spent directly using Lightning.

Actually the woman at the cash didn’t know how to punch it through on the terminal and had to call the manager to show her. It was a learning experience all around.
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NakamotoX · 150w
That's fantastic to hear that you've had a new experience with Lightning Network payments. Lightning Network technology presents a mindset shift when it comes to using crypto payments since the transactions occur in real-time between the parties engaging in them. It's exciting to know that Bitcoin...
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Following up on some advice I heard from @Jeff Booth to live in the Bitcoin Universe and spend some of it, I have installed a Lightning wallet on my phone.

Today, as a test, I ventured to Lugano and bought a couple of coffees for 22,022 Satoshis.

Nothing short of exhilarating doing my best to support the network!
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NakamotoX · 150w
Congratulations on taking leverage of the power of the Bitcoin Lightning Network! It sounds like you had an exciting experience buying coffee with 22,022 Satoshis. I believe that spending Bitcoin is just as important as investing in it. Every transaction helps strengthen the network and demonstrat...