remyers

unlicensed protocol developer

#bitcoin #mesh #eltoo #anyprevout #taproot #bolt12

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2026-02-06 07:41:37 UTC

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You're not wrong, but if the book includes Bitcoin I guess that word I cannot spell is used with some irony.

2026-02-05 07:29:30 UTC

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Author made a huge mistake including bous... *crap* bours... *damnit* "bourgeoisie" in the title. No one can spell it, say it or even spell check complete it!!

2026-02-01 12:24:28 UTC

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Greenspan talked about fighting inflation in his Libertarian/Objectivist writings, before being appointed fed chairman. It helped smooth the way for his appointment. He ended up being a massive money printer though when it was polically expedient. I expect Warsh's reputation for being hawkish to mean little once he's appointed.

2026-01-02 22:20:51 UTC

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The phoenixd server handles small first receives differently than mobile app Phoenix. The fee credit system might be interesting as a comparison, with the main caveat that small receives are only accumulated until they can be used to open a channel.
https://share.google/dRjeZArKO0HquEL0m

2026-01-02 15:00:54 UTC

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In Phoenix they solve the low value wallet problem with JIT/zero conf. I'm curious how Spark compares to that solution. Phoenixd also handles low sat payments with a custodial credit system so maybe that's the biggest difference. You can receive but not resend low values.

2025-12-12 07:04:44 UTC

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Does that mean an EC break would allow an attacking member to drain the Bitcoin from the Liquid federation using confidential transactions?

2025-10-09 23:00:53 UTC

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I don't have the final draft prompt but I used chatgpt to get something like this: A short, cinematic autumn scene. A middle-aged man with a friendly, slightly dry sense of humor sits on a cozy porch with falling leaves around him, holding a steaming mug of coffee. The mood is warm and nostalgic — soft amber lighting, gentle breeze, rustling trees, distant birds. He smiles and says with calm comic timing:
“Someone asked if I was ready for the fall… and it took me a moment to realize they meant autumn, not the total collapse of the fiat monetary system.”
He chuckles softly, takes a sip of coffee, and shakes his head with amused disbelief. Background: faint acoustic guitar or light jazz. End on a soft focus of leaves drifting down as he laughs quietly.
Style: cinematic, cozy fall aesthetic, natural light, muted tones, intimate close-up and medium shot mix.

2025-10-08 02:59:07 UTC

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Lode Runner was a great game. I must have played it on an Apple IIe.

2025-09-28 02:43:31 UTC

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You may be in luck for Bitcoin ETFs:
#nevent1q…rr3q

2025-09-08 15:42:43 UTC

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Defined in metafont? 😉

2025-09-06 18:28:55 UTC

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Translation: I'm more tolerant of online hijinks from crazy Bitcoiners if I've talked with them in person.

2025-08-23 13:17:30 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/efa02a74d9ac2fd225f01b1adc83323888dc96ada750d7675bde68c7e5425fea.jpg https://image.nostr.build/efa02a74d9ac2fd225f01b1adc83323888dc96ada750d7675bde68c7e5425fea.jpg

2025-08-04 13:06:36 UTC

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Agree, but have come to prefer the term "grift coins" when among new coiners. 😉

2025-07-18 08:47:50 UTC

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Hey love the show! hate that my first tip is to correct the record, but I believe the Adam Back and Cantor Fitzgerald story you reported missed a critical detail. It seems like Adam was investing for Blockstream in his role as CEO, but your report implied it was $4B of Adam's own Bitcoin. While I'm sure he holds some corn, I wouldn't want to put a $4B target 🎯 on his back! 😉

2025-03-13 19:46:08 UTC

Eclair v0.12.0 is out ⚡️🚀
This release contains:
- RPCs to create and manage Bolt12 offers
- Support for option_simple_close
- Support for option_provide_storage
- Update to JDK 21
- Update to bitcoind v28.1
- and much more
See https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.12.0 for more details.

2025-03-13 10:36:30 UTC

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It was also once accepted as fact that you could not stream movies over TCP-IP networks. Technology will find a way.

2025-03-07 22:13:05 UTC

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Gravity doesn't exist, the earth just sucks. 🤓

2025-03-07 07:00:58 UTC

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I always assumed picking cover art for a novel was the fun and easy part of a writer's journey.. are you sure you're not overthinking things here. 😀

2025-02-20 07:36:00 UTC

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You made me think of P.K. Dick's books. Each one a complete story, after a fashion, but connected by his unique vision of the future and similar themes.

2025-02-09 21:03:35 UTC

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What a n00b - overpaid fees by 4x!!

2025-02-09 20:39:43 UTC

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Indeed, first module I ever played. I was maybe 13yo or so. Good times!
I recently moved and found some fun stuff in the process.

2025-02-09 18:32:02 UTC

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No. But dearly wish I could get my kids interested in joining me for a campaign. https://image.nostr.build/55b5ac7a515b91cee80e55e8a301b28d1babbb30a57499fff073560b1a342682.jpg

2025-02-08 19:36:22 UTC

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Do you mean this? https://image.nostr.build/e20a5e6e02e01e0bb9171c087c74e845a3cced1b68ea78a8576d8bf224fd4a3b.jpg

2025-02-08 07:00:14 UTC

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#nevent1q…0ueg

2025-02-05 13:26:15 UTC

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Seems like whoever you bought Bitcoin via Lightning from before piping it through the LN could be left holding the bag.

2025-02-05 13:19:28 UTC

How does the USG know *which* USDT to confiscate after it has been teleported across the Lightning Network? ht @nprofile…9dyf and Luke Gromen chat about this topic.

2025-01-31 07:47:39 UTC

Since @nprofile…3tqm has been asking some interesting questions about fiction, I wanted to ask about something that has been done well in a series I'm reading, summed up as:
"The good guys suffer a substantial loss and the bad guys seem to prevail at the end of each book in the series."
Any other books you can recommend that do this?
If you liked Ayn Rand's fiction you might like Doug Casey's "High Ground" series: "Speculator", "Drug Lord", "Assassin" and "Terrorist".
Spoiler... the main bad guy runs the Federal Reserve. 🤑

2025-01-25 22:08:01 UTC

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This brings up an important aspect of automation vs human labor: cost. In California we always paid a service to mow and blow the lawn, but in Sweden even well off people mostly do their own lawn care. Robot lawn mowers have really taken off in Sweden because labor costs are so high (mostly taxes tbh). I wonder if reducing imported illegal labor will not create more business for automation products. Even hiring a backhoe operator vs. team of day workers is a win for automation.

2024-12-05 08:05:39 UTC

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I sat > 1 ore, the smallest unit of the Swedish krona, still used for things like energy price per kWh.

2024-11-24 10:51:53 UTC

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Leaves are an attack on our OCD tendency's. This year I successfully resisted the urge to rake them into straight lines, and then the lines into piles.
This year I mowed them into mulch! 🍂 #fall #leavester https://image.nostr.build/4375e4222decc2638379406f175b0451898a5d8e02ddbe014e9273a3c84d9e51.jpg

2024-11-09 18:59:05 UTC

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When they (eventually) outlaw Bitcoin, will they then be forced to destroy seized Bitcoin like they do with seized drugs? 😉

2024-10-29 11:39:14 UTC

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Any chance you can get them to put up "Night of January 16th"? I'd come over the bridge to see that one live.
I think Danish audiences would like the interactive aspect of it.

2024-10-28 16:00:23 UTC

hear me out, CPFP but IRL 😀

2024-10-28 15:21:06 UTC

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Welcome! I'm also going between Gossip and Amethyst on Android.
Content discovery is harder, but that can be a feature if you want to avoid endless doom scrolling. 🙃

2024-10-23 09:12:50 UTC

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This is why the Bitcoin ETF is picking up nickles in front of a steam roller. You get price exposure, but it's capped because at some point when the USG is ready to debase for real, they say, "naw, we're done letting this thing run - we'll cash you out now at a price of our choosing."

2024-10-22 13:44:23 UTC

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more of an "anti-heros journey" than a reverse hero's journey actually

2024-10-22 13:19:26 UTC

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Great to hear about your writing progress.
I want to recommend the book "Tambu" by Robert Lynn Asprin. If you're interested in a character arch from protagonist to antagonist, a reverse heros journey, it's a great read. It's also a fun (short) space pirate romp. 🏴‍☠️🚀
Might find some writing inspiration from it. It's a book I have re-read many times in the last 30 years.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/565430.Tambu

2024-10-20 07:47:08 UTC

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I assume you're aware of https://chat.bitcoinsearch.xyz/
It's not general purpose but a great dev resource.

2024-10-13 07:40:25 UTC

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This will likely required liquidity ads too, because your counter party won't want to provide free inbound liquidity to anyone who asks, right?
Or are you thinking to only peer with nodes that are motivated by privacy and balanced channels?

2024-10-13 07:32:32 UTC

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Eclair and CL implementations seem to have converged on a splice spec that includes the tx negotiation used for dual funding. This is in heavy development so hopefully not much longer!
Does anyone have an update from the recent LN Dev meeting?

2024-09-30 08:22:03 UTC

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fwiw Sweden has had digital ID for 20 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BankID
Much depends on how it's implemented. For example, private alternatives are allowed/accepted and banks must allow anyone to open account.

2024-09-27 12:43:30 UTC

TIL that Wells Fargo only lets you transfer $500 to a newly added external account if that account is from $cashapp. The default is $5000 for a bank or credit union. Support told me they have a different lower limit due to "fraud" risk but give no message about why higher transfers failed on the web site.
Is this just a blatant attempt to supress a competitor with a new more dynamic business model?
Tell your lawyers @nprofile…hcpn I'd be happy to provide evidence about my experience.

2024-09-27 12:29:59 UTC

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This is also the kind of "rule by regulation" that the SC made illegal when they overturned the Chevron doctrine.

2024-09-19 08:08:26 UTC

Is D++ not here? Repost of interesting project just posted on xitter:
@D_plus__plus wrote:
http://BITCORN.IO 🌽
I created this Lightning message board to make my #bitcoin presentations more interactive.
It makes hosting a bitcoin talk, panel, party, livestream, or webinar infinitely more fun. BOLT 12 and private rooms coming soon.
🔗 https://bitcorn.io

2024-09-14 14:33:27 UTC

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I recently finished an 8 book series in the niche "litrpg" that was published a chapter at a time on royalroad.com . It's not always the finest literature but some can be quite entertaining.
It's an interesting direct to consumer model. They must monetize with ads, but why not zap ⚡ your favorite reads?

2024-09-13 13:32:16 UTC

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Sounds a lot like how "rough consensus" is achieved in Bitcoin protocol development.

2024-09-13 07:24:58 UTC

PSA: On chain fees are very low right now. If you are running Phoenix wallet in legacy mode, please upgrade your channels.
## Legacy mode and channels closing
"Phoenix v2 was released 1 year ago and v1 legacy channels will soon be closed. The v2 upgrade notices in the v1 legacy mode have been updated. Users that are still using the legacy mode should migrate as soon as possible. Note that this migration to v2 is automated, and free.
Users using v2 (that is, most people) are not affected. Check the Settings > About screen to verify what version you are using."
Full changelog
phoenix: android-v2.3.8...android-v2.3.9
https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/android-v2.0.0
https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/compare/android-v2.3.8...android-v2.3.9

2024-09-06 21:03:47 UTC

Bolt-12 tips while streaming on Twitch was a big success! Still early days, but hopefully this gives a taste for can be done.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to watch and especially to those who tipped!
https://www.twitch.tv/youiste/clip/FitBoredTrayTwitchRaid-zMb3RQSmvvcUmuby
#LightningNetwork #Twitch #Minecraft #Bitcoin

2024-09-06 20:08:23 UTC

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Ya Phoenix or CLN or new LNDK plugin, Bolt-12.org has a list

2024-09-06 19:50:59 UTC

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#twitch #gaming #lightning #minecraft #bitcoin
#nevent1q…ut0q

2024-09-06 19:39:01 UTC

Still streaming for Bolt-12 tips at
https://twitch.tv/Youiste
Come take a look.

2024-09-06 19:36:44 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/1d1bcb6c7591b92045df45d3bc28269265b83e32664e0bf1fd9d59c72f4bb774.jpg

2024-09-06 18:40:33 UTC

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Youiste will stream Minecraft starting at 15:00 EST / noon PST / 21:00 CET
https://www.twitch.tv/youiste
Please come and help rain some sats on Youiste with your favorite bolt-12 Lightning wallet!

2024-09-06 18:14:11 UTC

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An hour until we go live! Join us for some Minecraft Twitch streaming powered by bolt-12 ⚡ tips!
- self custodial
- self hosted
- private for tippers
- private for streamer
- no PayPal fees 🤑
#nevent1q…0mxp
#minecraft #twitch #bolt12 #gaming

2024-09-06 06:05:52 UTC

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Sometimes I think about the alternative timeline where the HD DVD private key was not exfiltrated and so movie piracy never took off and then streaming never became a thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controversy

2024-09-06 05:42:10 UTC

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Great! just putting the finish touches on a very basic set of instructions. I would love to have someone else try to follow the setup steps and give feedback.
After you get it working I'm sure you'll have some suggestions for what to add or change.

2024-09-06 05:34:41 UTC

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My son will demo the bolt-12 tips system live today on his Minecraft stream, details to follow.
Excited that our little father/son project has finally come together!
https://image.nostr.build/bd709575065c11a79fe29568ce2b16b205a3193be2e0d45ee481fb97384f3b1f.jpg

2024-09-05 17:13:21 UTC

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Same in Sweden, and the real joke is people don't even realize that they are working as serfs for their government overlords. At least serfs did not fool themselves about who was calling the shots.

2024-09-05 10:38:43 UTC

Any Twitch streamers out there interested in receiving Bitcoin via bolt-12 ?
I'm playing around with a self custodial solution that you can run on your PC. I'm looking for feedback on what features are important.
https://image.nostr.build/f4494f26bb80a1396e83760ddf862f4aa3196a7337224b23ab17347071e31466.gif

2024-09-03 11:10:04 UTC

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When I was 17 I had a "free reading" class where the only work was to read a certain number of pages and write a book report for each book I read. To minimize the number of reports, I selected the largest fiction book on my parents book shelf - Atlas Shrugged (800 pages). I've been skeptical of government economic and cultural propaganda since.
It's been a gradual awakening about other topics since then, but 2008 made me very awake about classic investing. Although I took the wrong lessons - I should have double downed on leverage and buying stocks instead of into mostly cash and SPY.
It wasn't until Bitcoin that exactly how the economic game has been played by those in power has started to make sense.

2024-09-02 11:30:48 UTC

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I have their bolt-12 addresses in my Phoenix contacts list. It's very easy to pay them now even if they're not home when I do it. Works just like using Cash App now 😁

2024-08-16 17:33:55 UTC

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What kind of flooring you going with?
I've been dreaming of laying a water heated floor in the basement with miners providing the heat. Bonus would be to switch the heated water to something like a pool in the summer. Though tbh we can use the heat 9 mo of the year.

2024-08-16 11:35:52 UTC

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or maybe there just hasn't been any real good new music created since then.. 😁

2024-08-05 15:14:37 UTC

"There has to be regulation. This has to be applied and agreed upon ... at a global level because if there is an escape that escape will be used," - ECB President Lagarde.
Also...
"BREAKING: The S&P 500 has added 100 points, or ~$900 billion of market cap, since trading platforms crashed this morning.
It's been 40 minutes since the market opened and users on Charles Schwab, Fidelity, E-Trade and Robinhood are still unable to trade."

2024-08-03 21:11:15 UTC

For everyone that was complaining "Lightning is broken" when on-chain fee rates were high, you can now splice in outgoing or rent inbound liquidity at rock bottom rates.
https://image.nostr.build/6b4c684d61f871e3a54f150dee097848904424b4235e3a1950674294dc78aeb5.jpg

2024-08-01 14:05:52 UTC

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icym https://image.nostr.build/c9c3f3cb8d528b7a3d69257ce25d00f87b5b002fd76c4582b8d97bec850cbf5c.jpg

2024-07-21 05:40:57 UTC

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User Data: 545 kB

2024-07-19 16:07:11 UTC

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Go ahead and check ✅ "IT Mayhem" on your 2024 bingo cards folks.

2024-07-16 07:16:49 UTC

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Vance's questions to Powell on this topic are interesting:
"Now, I know the strong dollar is sort of the “sacred cow” of the Washington consensus, but when I survey the American economy, and I see our mass consumption of mostly useless imports on the one hand, and our hollowed-out industrial base on the other hand, I wonder if the reserve currency status also has some downsides, and not just some upsides as well."
https://www.vance.senate.gov/press-releases/icymi-senator-vance-questions-chairman-powell-on-the-u-s-dollars-reserve-currency-status/

2024-07-13 14:54:25 UTC

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@nprofile…p6pj also recommended this site:
https://dnssec-debugger.verisignlabs.com/yakshaver.org

2024-07-13 13:19:29 UTC

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oops, missing example link: https://dns.google/query?name=ben.user._bitcoin-payment.btcsessions.ca&rr_type=TXT&ecs=

2024-07-13 13:18:39 UTC

Useful discussion on Xitter about how to check if your BIP-353 DNS records have DNSSEC setup correctly:
Almost there! You must enable DNSSEC on your domain.
This should contain "AD":true

2024-07-13 07:43:28 UTC

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Bolt compatible Lightning wallets are stronger together 💪

2024-07-13 07:02:22 UTC

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#dnsmaximalist
https://image.nostr.build/f596556638796b9cf6c48df5371f2e71ce4c3a08e49a489cca077dabd2b9d75e.jpg

2024-07-11 18:23:01 UTC

"🧪 Phoenix now supports BIP-353 LN addresses
To create your address (must have a channel):
- android: Settings > Experimental features
- ios: soon™
- server: ./phoenix-cli getlnaddress
Phoenix (android/ios/server) can all send to both BIP-353 and LNURL addresses"
https://x.com/PhoenixWallet/status/1811442125801705638
Now we just need nostr zaps support for BIP-353..

2024-07-06 18:53:04 UTC

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I think it's a matter of if you can support the LN address functionality via standardized LN wallet API. Could take awhile but we need something similar to support Ocean mining payouts so could be it happens sooner rather than later.

2024-07-06 18:25:38 UTC

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I took a quick look at https://nostr.how/en/zaps and I think the payer's nostr app needs to pass to the payer's Lightning app via an API call:
- the static invoice of the note's poster
- an ID for the zap that the payer's LN app should include as a note with the payment
- the sats amount the payer selected
The zapper's nostr app can then post a note about the zap with the ID, amount and relays to respond to. This should be possible without nostr specific changes to Lightning clients.
The note lets the zap receiver know what note was zapped. I'm not sure how the zap receiver can confirm the zap though. They would need their Nostr app to query their Lightning app.. or maybe the other way around?
Then they can post the confirmation note to the relays specified by the sender.

2024-07-06 17:36:12 UTC

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Hmm ya maybe it's way harder than it seems, as is most things in Bitcoin 🫣

2024-07-06 03:49:56 UTC

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What happens if a tyrant starts gobbling up these small Lichtensteins? I agree it would be better to have many microstates but history shows you also need a way to prevent forced consolation. Or maybe with Bitcoin you can reduce the incentives to invade?

2024-07-06 03:45:48 UTC

What's it going to take to add a bolt-12 offer to my nostr profile so that it's used for zaps?

2024-07-04 01:54:42 UTC

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Obtanium app store is also worth a look. 😉

2024-07-03 19:02:16 UTC

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Check out Phoenix or phoenixd - just released bolt-12 support today!

2024-07-03 18:59:35 UTC

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On Android it will wake up your phone to receive the payment, this seems to work well. I assume it will work the same for iOS.

2024-07-03 17:22:56 UTC

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sitter: https://x.com/PhoenixWallet/status/1808547083772965084

2024-07-03 17:21:49 UTC

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This marks a new step forward in Lightning UX. No need to generate a new QR code for every payment. No need for payer/receiver to interact.
Phoenix Android (soon iOS) also supports contacts. Send money with a click, and associate payments to your known contacts.
https://image.nostr.build/ff7567e255acbce0e355e620fbfbdcc3c4648547f3cd0d40667668da7570492b.jpg https://image.nostr.build/c310182d77e2a543e69ac4ac89d32f0d9130bb8683e2d2773227ee9ca5b7d28b.jpg

2024-07-03 17:17:26 UTC

Zaps now accepted directly to my Phoenix android wallet here: https://image.nostr.build/78ae4e46cd70285682b2e93c41757a54b4b49f0c6720bc132b3195048aa72837.jpg

2024-07-03 17:12:42 UTC

New major release! Phoenix Android/iOS/Server now supports BOLT12:
- reusable, non-expiring payment requests
- contact list (Android for now, iOS soon)
- attach messages to payments
You can now receive payments to a static bolt-12 offer via Phoenix and keep a list of offers in your contact list! https://image.nostr.build/4e472eb1a795bcf9c5e0cf588c90864ce74cb952e900b209465751e4ca1882e8.jpg
See also bolt12.org

2024-06-07 14:18:47 UTC

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Thanks for getting to the bottom of this @npub1m0n…d0un
https://image.nostr.build/39c732b827349e72962617708319e54e0caf5221700a3340d1511cd961dbabad.jpg
"OKX started a major consolidation operation about 4 hours ago, at a more sensible ~53 sats/vb.
but since then they've been gradually bidding against themselves, until now they're trying to pay 350+ s/vb"
"It's not the first time this has happened"
https://mempool.space/block/00000000000000000004cac9261f0304ecbe1bf19606e8d4668903356b5e2ef8

2024-06-07 13:11:16 UTC

Can anymore explain why these txs are doing? Seems like they are consolidating 2 of 3 multisig outputs at a crazy high feerate. It makes no sense!
🤪
https://mempool.space/tx/86ce0d00cf25c3f92d79a3a1349e71b681733d78cacceeee36948d22ced3ff3f#flow=&vout=0

2024-05-27 19:42:11 UTC

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How about international?

2024-05-21 06:14:40 UTC

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this blog post also asks that you add as the purpose:
"U.S. v. Rodriguez & Hill (Samourai Wallet)"
https://blog.ronindojo.io/samourai-defense-fund/

2024-05-21 05:46:21 UTC

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Marvel has been on a downward spiral for awhile now. Check out the "Invincible" cartoon series to cleanse your super hero pallet.

2024-05-14 19:14:40 UTC

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Note also that this is typical ninja KYC after they've got their exchange fee and your btc.

2024-05-02 20:22:38 UTC

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Don't write off APO. It's a simple but powerful way to improve Lightning while also enabling covenants without additional soft fork changes.

2024-05-01 08:47:47 UTC

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RE: privacy, "Let a thousand nodes bloom." Bitcoin and Lightning were *designed* for this fight, centralized implementations have been an efficient way to popularize and bootstrap the network, but expect something like the transition from Napster to Bittorrent going forward.

2024-04-27 13:26:11 UTC

Bitcoin has forced the banking system to make same day bank-to-bank transfers possible. Would this have even happened if Bitcoin had not shown this was possible in practice for large transfers? Would the banking system have felt compelled to make it possible? I honestly don't think so. Think about that when someone natters on about how governments will somehow stomp out Bitcoin. It's too late.

2024-04-26 20:17:46 UTC

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It is not reasonable to expect a small group of individuals developing critical Lightning technology to put themselves at risk of criminal charges from the global hedgemon. Better to avoid conflict for now and continue the mission to develop the technology. Once the LSP model has matured I can imagine an end game where a thousand small LSPs bloom. That's how we fight back. "Let us proceed together apace."

2024-04-26 15:25:55 UTC

"On May 3rd, 2024,
@PhoenixWallet
will be removed from US app stores.
Users from the US should empty their wallet:
- Settings > Close channels (Android)
- Settings > Drain wallet (iOS)
We highly recommend *not force-closing* channels, as on-chain fees could be significant."
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2024-04-25 05:44:33 UTC

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Aren't dual funded channels / splices essentially payjoin for Lightning?

2024-04-24 19:05:55 UTC

Reposting from bird site post by Laurent MT. "Here we go again"
"...the defendants, developed, marketed, and operated a cryptocurrency mixing
service known as Samourai Wallet (““Samourai”), an unlicensed money transmitting business from
which they earned millions of dollars in fees. Samourai unlawfully combined multiple unique
features to execute anonymous financial transactions valued at over $2 billion in cryptocurrency
for its customers. While offering Samourai as a “privacy” service, the defendants knew that it was
a haven for criminals to engage in large-scale money laundering and sanctions evasion. Indeed,
as the defendants intended and well knew, a substantial portion of the funds that Samourai
processed were criminal proceeds passed through Samourai for purposes of concealment. Indeed,
during the relevant period, Samourai laundered over $100 million dollars of crime proceeds
originating from, among other criminal sources: illegal darkweb markets, such as Silk Road and
Hydra Market; various wire fraud and computer fraud schemes, including a web-server intrusion,
a spear phishing scheme, and schemes to defraud multiple decentralized finance protocols; and
other illegal activities."
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68467223/4/united-states-v-rodriguez/