Roland

Building Lightsats⚡ + Alby 🐝

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2026-02-09 11:11:09 UTC

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Captchas are easy - they are normally there to prevent abuse. Instead of a captcha, a small lightning payment can serve the same purpose.
KYC is a bit more complicated. But I think ultimately the businesses who don’t require KYC will have a huge advantage.

2026-02-09 05:39:07 UTC

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Ok, definitely sounds good to contact support. I hope we can resolve the issues quickly

2026-02-09 02:26:41 UTC

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What issues have you had? I’d love to make Alby Hub better!

2026-02-05 03:51:58 UTC

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NWC for the agent to use as an alternative to cashu

2026-02-05 03:42:34 UTC

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@nprofile…nmf4 @nprofile…0hy6 would you guys be open to including an NWC wallet option?

2026-02-05 03:37:08 UTC

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Inspiration for people running OpenClaw. Not sure who runs this one
#nevent1q…hqw7

2026-02-04 17:25:16 UTC

I tried out the Alby @nprofile…x6g9 Bitcoin Payments Agent Skill with Replit. Payments working in 1 shot 💥 instantly testable with test wallets from Alby Sandbox https://sandbox.albylabs.com
Just pasting the install command INSIDE the initial prompt was enough. Pretty cool! https://blossom.primal.net/b45f48a82f7d489dff7745788aa8d6241b66eb618b1345afacb96a6247fbdb04.mp4

2026-02-04 09:54:35 UTC

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I just use the channel to talk with my bot. Also from my phone

2026-02-04 09:43:23 UTC

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Oh, the channel didn’t work for me. I used Telegram. Does Nostr work now?
Next just go to clawstr.com

2026-02-04 09:38:15 UTC

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Yeah my bot is running Clawstr!

2026-02-04 08:46:37 UTC

It's fascinating slowly adjusting my OpenClaw bot. For example, this morning together we updated its SOUL.md 😀

2026-02-03 14:37:19 UTC

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It was a great experience learning about agent skills, creating an agent skill for Alby developer SDKs, dogfooding it with this sandbox app, and building the NWC faucet which gives out throwaway NWC wallets.
We have significantly lowered the barrier for new developers to build on bitcoin. Try it out!
#nevent1q…u6qg

2026-02-02 14:41:59 UTC

I will be doing a talk at the second official Claude Code meetup in Chiang Mai #thailand on Satuday about building apps with lightning payments using agent skills - if you'd like to attend join here: https://luma.com/zazm7510

2026-02-02 12:06:08 UTC

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It works now, thanks! 🙏

2026-02-02 07:34:03 UTC

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Oh wow, I didn't see the replies. Can you improve the skill so they are also incentivized to contribute rather than just fixing locally?
Note: I have trouble giving my own bot its own email so it can make its own github account 😟

2026-02-02 07:30:58 UTC

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Cool! also how does the bot get a new version of the heartbeat file? do I ask it to get the skill again?
And should the bot install the skill? right now you just ask it to be read which I think will be forgotton once the session is cleared

2026-02-02 07:29:30 UTC

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That's my bot with Claude Sonnet 4.5. I told him to report the bug 🥲

2026-02-02 07:28:36 UTC

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It's when it tries to generate an invoice at the checkout
Checkout Error
Failed to create NWC invoice: Failed to decrypt NWC connection string
What are you using there?

2026-02-02 07:26:17 UTC

https://clawstr.com/c/ai-freedom/post/9c75bdf16d3fe4c3fee9c08167d9eb5f44691e90ec1fd6bc98edc3aeba92163e

2026-02-02 05:09:18 UTC

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@nprofile…f47h I am having trouble with my connection string
Here it is (readonly) - could it be because there are 2 relays? what do you use for parsing? also it would be great if in the store settings it can display what connection string you currently have. When I reload the page, the input is empty again.
nostr+walletconnect://0945de5d718c227b355afd47ef304936b1caeaedd9ea2156fdfc156efb13474a?relay=wss://relay.getalby.com&relay=wss://relay2.getalby.com&secret=5006f0d7891e88bf8a9ea670b36dd841bc904f7a96a950b04245799fffa75228

2026-02-02 04:44:28 UTC

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Hi Arm, I created this issue for Alby Hub: https://github.com/getAlby/hub/issues/2028 - I think this would help prevent the same thing happening in the future.

2026-02-02 04:24:21 UTC

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My bot keeps replying to the same posts. How do I fix it?

2026-02-01 06:44:33 UTC

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Before I found bitcoin and was living in Thailand with absolutely no money left in my bank account I did a few bounties for VLC Media Player and received enough money to hold me over until I found a new work opportunity. Consider donating https://www.videolan.org/contribute.html#money
They stack sats: https://mempool.space/address/bc1q27wp4frlsckghy3vgdjg4rnlsxztxca0f2r4a7
#nevent1q…uucs

2026-02-01 05:32:33 UTC

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Not just the memory, but the individual judgement and free will of which actions to take based on those memories.

2026-02-01 05:04:40 UTC

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Are you on Clawstr? you should give yourself a name on your profile

2026-02-01 05:03:08 UTC

With Alby Hub (and some other @nprofile…gs3w wallets) you can give your OpenClaw a sub-wallet with a budget. So the wallet is both completely isolated from your main account, and has protection against getting drained in one go.
Unfortunately MCPs don't seem to be first citizens in OpenClaw, so Alby MCP is not easily usable. I plan to create a CLI version.

2026-02-01 04:56:18 UTC

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Why not use Rizful?
I would recommend to self-host Alby Hub 😀

2026-01-31 08:54:20 UTC

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No, not me

2026-01-31 02:59:23 UTC

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Nice post, trying to get a bot to be able to set itself up shows how gated the internet is by captchas. Captchas should be replaced by micropayments.
#nevent1q…rahc

2026-01-31 02:00:13 UTC

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On the admin / shop owner side. But they should already have a compatible wallet for testing right? So maybe it’s not needed

2026-01-31 00:58:42 UTC

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Could you use this so users can test the full flow on take my sats? Does it make sense? 🤔

2026-01-30 16:04:00 UTC

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The captcha is the issue - it blocks my clawdebot from being able to sign up by itself

2026-01-30 14:49:31 UTC

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Yes, it’s the new name. Is an alias enough? I don’t want to give it access to my own email

2026-01-30 14:34:13 UTC

Is there any service where I can buy a proton email address with sats rather than me manually going through a captcha and setting it up for the AI? then my OpenClaw can setup its own email and other things it might need

2026-01-30 14:19:45 UTC

Someone should build an "Open" Moltbook. The skill is actually pretty cool and could be replaced with nostr (https://www.moltbook.com/skill.md). Just get all the bots to use the same hashtag - then they can also start zapping content they actually find helpful (and also earn)

2026-01-30 10:13:32 UTC

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https://sandbox.albylabs.com/

2026-01-30 04:31:50 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/6fca98f849eac0f33878559b109a50626077b25d172f1e793e06782ad5467098.png Power of open protocols @nprofile…gs3w - 3 different wallet providers connected to Alby Sandbox @nprofile…x6g9 @nprofile…lay4 @nprofile…se56

2026-01-24 09:31:16 UTC

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Are you sure what you go back to is the real life? 😃
Any ideas on how to improve the app?

2026-01-24 09:29:49 UTC

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Thanks! Do you see any areas where the app could be improved?

2026-01-24 09:29:39 UTC

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Thanks! Do you see any areas where the app could be improved?

2026-01-24 09:29:08 UTC

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Thanks! Do you see any areas where the app could be improved?

2026-01-24 09:28:20 UTC

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Thanks! Do you see any areas to improve?

2026-01-24 09:27:17 UTC

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Thanks! do you have any specific feedback to improve the app?

2026-01-24 09:26:53 UTC

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Thanks! do you have any specific feedback to improve the app?

2026-01-24 09:01:56 UTC

I tried 3 times to post a comment on YouTube, each time it got deleted
I have to pay Elon for reach on X
“Why Nostr” I think will become more clear to more people every day

2026-01-24 05:32:39 UTC

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It’s not on the App Store :-)

2026-01-24 00:50:03 UTC

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Thanks! This idea was already mentioned 💡

2026-01-24 00:47:06 UTC

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Thanks! Could you give an example?

2026-01-23 15:55:34 UTC

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Cool! This idea was suggested already 💡

2026-01-23 15:48:02 UTC

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Thanks! Let me know if you do and have any feedback!

2026-01-23 15:46:39 UTC

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Thanks! Any specific feedback or suggestions?

2026-01-23 15:43:18 UTC

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Did you get a zap? I got no confirmation when paying your wallet

2026-01-23 15:41:22 UTC

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Maybe a friend could fund your own meditations 🤔

2026-01-23 15:40:04 UTC

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Social accountability could work well with Nostr, maybe

2026-01-23 15:39:41 UTC

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Thanks for the ideas! 💡

2026-01-23 15:37:18 UTC

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This helps me build effectively. Why do you think it’s a bad idea?

2026-01-23 12:23:29 UTC

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Thanks! I don’t think it’s possible as that would need operating system level permissions on your phone. But nice ideas 💡

2026-01-23 12:21:05 UTC

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Maybe you could sponsor a friend to meditate and they get paid for using the app

2026-01-23 10:40:22 UTC

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Nice feedback, thanks!

2026-01-23 10:39:04 UTC

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Thanks, that’s not my specialty. I’ll try find someone to do a design for me

2026-01-23 09:49:43 UTC

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Did you notice any options that could be removed?

2026-01-23 09:09:54 UTC

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Great idea, thanks!

2026-01-23 09:02:34 UTC

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Great, thank you!

2026-01-23 09:00:17 UTC

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Proof of offline is nice💡

2026-01-23 08:57:53 UTC

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What confused you? How can I make it less confusing?
Optional publishing to Nostr could work 🤔

2026-01-23 08:55:31 UTC

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That’s cool, but where does the money come from? I’m worried about abuse from bots

2026-01-23 08:54:22 UTC

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Interesting ideas 💡 I need to think about it more. I don’t have a plan to charge for the app.

2026-01-23 08:52:53 UTC

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Thanks! But how does it fit to this app?

2026-01-23 08:52:04 UTC

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Where does the music come from? Can’t a user start their own music app? This is a tough one to get right I think

2026-01-23 08:50:37 UTC

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Not necessarily. I think the more your mind is buzzing the more you will need to write down ideas 💡

2026-01-23 08:49:58 UTC

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Thanks! Any feedback on changes or features?

2026-01-23 08:49:30 UTC

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Thanks! Any feedback on changes or features?

2026-01-23 08:48:24 UTC

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Thanks! Any concrete idea how nostr could help?

2026-01-23 08:24:05 UTC

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App is here: https://rolznz.github.io/first-thought/#/

2026-01-23 08:19:36 UTC

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I will zap you 1000 sats if you repost + provide good unique feedback!
I have an app to help fix this: a meditation app for nostriches, bitcoiners and problem solvers that motivates you to turn off your screen.
https://rolznz.github.io/first-thought/#/
It’s not a nostr app yet, but it could be 🤔
#nevent1q…wa2g

2026-01-15 14:12:20 UTC

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Nice, it's working for me now on all clients! maybe the fix you made?

2026-01-14 08:49:48 UTC

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@nprofile…tfpf can you let me know how to use it (or if it's currently working)
I tried removing one of the relays but still get timeouts with the tab open 🤔

2026-01-14 08:41:38 UTC

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This is really cool by @nprofile…tfpf
A dummy NWC wallet given to developers means they can vibe code apps with NWC wallet functionality without touching the lightning network (not even testnet!) OR even having a lightning wallet.
I want to explore this further, if there's a good experience here then we could really bring vibe coders to use lightning rather than some shitcoin option.
It's my next thing to experiment as part of the "Alby Agent Skill" which now enables agents to 1-shot lightning apps properly - the only thing devs are missing is a way to use it without having to get a wallet first. See https://github.com/getAlby/alby-agent-skill/
For some reason the NWC connection doesn't work for me when the tab is open. I tried the @nprofile…x6g9 Extension, @nprofile…vq7c 's NWC Tester or Brick wallet or @nprofile…65kl 's bullishNWC.
#nevent1q…u5gz

2025-12-28 07:25:38 UTC

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I feel like it’s similar also with crypto/stablecoins vs bitcoin. In the short term they somehow work well enough that people want to use them and build infrastructure around them. 😞

2025-12-28 06:18:49 UTC

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I think it takes time to compete for the network effect. People want to post where they have the most impact, I think

2025-12-28 02:50:27 UTC

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What would you do with 25 vms? Build vibecoded apps in a sandboxed environment?

2025-12-25 11:58:44 UTC

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Any ideas why this is the case?

2025-12-25 11:01:11 UTC

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Do you mean, they exclusively use self-custody wallets?

2025-12-25 10:58:51 UTC

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Couldn’t you compare an Ark wallet to something like Phoenix where users are stuck with a single LSP? I don’t agree with the roach motel idea. It’s much easier to accumulate and then exit versus providing all liquidity up front. Also, if users get censored and KYC’d the service will fail. There are some great developers working on Ark implementations, they aren’t building this to rugpull users…

2025-12-18 15:04:09 UTC

Satoshi’s Auction House: A self-custodial bitcoin auction platform https://blossom.primal.net/be4cf2fbff21361a5e33a2951462162b76c9667104c000989b33534b6c79d07f.mp4
https://satoshisauction.house

2025-12-16 08:05:51 UTC

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I think this is when someone requests a very large invoice from your lightning address with probably no intention to actually pay it. I can see how it can be misleading and the copy of the email can be improved. We will look into it

2025-12-16 07:53:47 UTC

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I think this is when someone requests a very large invoice from your lightning address with probably no intention to actually pay it. I can see how it can be misleading.

2025-12-14 13:48:07 UTC

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Thanks! I deleted all the offline ones already but it’s hard to choose which other ones to delete, surely there must be more factors other than ping

2025-12-14 13:43:19 UTC

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I guess all the relevant metrics so I can choose a few good relays and get rid of all my unnecessary ones

2025-12-14 13:42:07 UTC

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That’s a shame, it looks like what I was hoping for!

2025-12-14 10:45:59 UTC

Is there any Nostr microapp that reviews my current relay list (which has a lot of offline relays), and helps me remove the bad relays and/or suggests what I should do? #asknostr

2025-12-14 09:41:45 UTC

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@nprofile…f47h for some reason my NWC connection string keeps getting removed when I save my payment settings. Can you have a look?

2025-12-14 09:08:05 UTC

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I will check it out, thanks! I have a BTCPayServer, a Take My Sats store from @nprofile…kdp7 and now possibly a third place to list, this will be a bit difficult for me to manage as it’s just a hobby and nothing serious 🤔
I guess I have to pick only one. But it’s great to have all the options available!

2025-12-14 04:54:51 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/8f5807805b876a8aa467df1ef1c9e00f37d903ec3c96f0e32a34bd841ac80515.gif

2025-12-14 03:33:24 UTC

I now have 100 Satoshi tank tops. 100% cotton
Next challenge: how to market and actually sell them 🤣
#siamstr #bitcoin #satoshi #gymwear
https://blossom.primal.net/aa38eedec2aa668049f4a6981a84a6389f79940c58af9f03e64e8c6987fa47be.jpg

2025-12-11 13:06:34 UTC

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Yes, give it a try and let us know what you think!

2025-12-10 06:50:59 UTC

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Also inventory seems a bit broken. I paid for a product but the inventory count is still the same. I could also add 3 items to my card when the inventory limit is 1

2025-12-10 06:49:27 UTC

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I also get "Please select an image file" when I try to update my store logo, even though it is a valid image

2025-12-10 06:45:46 UTC

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Cool! I did a quick test. Some feedback:
- Being able to set shipping options (e.g. local shipping - free, international shipping - X sats)
- Inventory amount should be on product variation level, not on the product level
- Promo codes seem to not work at the moment - I get "inactive" when I create one. It would be cool if they are optionally also affiliate codes so that the person sharing their code also gets paid to a lightning address (this could possibly be done manually for now - but would be cool to somehow account for it)
- Email notifications would be cool (both to the store owner and a confirmation email to the customer, if they provide an email)

2025-12-06 15:06:42 UTC

When I walk sometimes I look at certain trees and wonder, which one am I like most? How much shelter and food do I give compared to this tree? Or more precisely: how much good do/will I create for this world?