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2026-09-01 19:08:47 UTC

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Here's a simple design for Monero zaps. Unfortunately the NIPs process and nostr spec is pretty strongly gatekept by the current Bitcoin maxi class. That's why payment targets took a year to make it into the spec. Not exactly an encouraging environment for people interested in anything but Bitcoin to contribute to the spec.
#nevent1q…fa6z

2026-09-01 18:56:54 UTC

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With talk like that, you'd love the Coldcard! Check out its features!
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2026-09-01 18:45:35 UTC

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😂
@nprofile…rrsm loves this post. This toxicity is what created his business and hoodwinked all the retarded plebs into losing their life savings.

2026-09-01 06:19:45 UTC

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I'm gonna put my nuts on your drumset

2026-09-01 03:15:14 UTC

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2026-09-01 02:20:02 UTC

Monero had a large reorg once last year. Not great.
Also true: Monero's uptime is much more reliable than LN.
What's the downtime on CLN right now?
How many times have you had channels force closed with funds stuck?

2026-09-01 02:08:05 UTC

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> Bitcoin is secure enough to accept a 0-conf transaction as a merchant. I would be more than happy to take 0-conf on chain Bitcoin. If it's in the mempool I'm 99.9999% certain I will receive the payment. I'm 20x less certain with any other chain.
This was a clearly incorrect retarded point he made that we called out as clearly incorrect and retarded

2026-09-01 01:54:41 UTC

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Pussy

2026-09-01 01:51:22 UTC

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2026-09-01 01:43:13 UTC

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We'll start to see quotes like:
"nostr was a mistake" - Saifedean

2026-09-01 01:36:24 UTC

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The headlines will continue until morale improves

2026-09-01 01:29:34 UTC

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If your goal is to move across a border with your wealth intact, then privacy is a very natural critical feature. It's better that only you know how much wealth you have, and one of those is better at helping you achieve and maintain that than the other.
This is digital money. It's easy to exchange Monero for other digital money including Bitcoin whenever, unless you're moving hundreds of millions of course. "Most liquid and most in use" isn't actually necessary for your desired use case.

2026-08-31 22:48:30 UTC

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That's all fine. I see why that stuff annoys you.
> The obsession from you monero bros on here to have everyone use monero is fucking retarded and getting really fucking annoying.
I was responding to this

2026-08-31 21:35:08 UTC

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I think it's cool you buy stuff like that with Bitcoin.
But why would you not want those guys to *also* take Monero? Practically everyone benefits from that, except Saifedean-style Bitcoin maxis

2026-08-31 20:59:36 UTC

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I do prefer Bitcoiners to be honorable than not though. It's better for there to be stronger principled people involved. If nothing else, the discourse would improve. I won't feel compelled to call them retards.

2026-08-31 20:55:47 UTC

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I agree.

2026-08-31 20:49:26 UTC

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I've been in a number of discussions like this where Bitcoiners get facts wrong. They usually have a very hard time admitting it. Let's see how this one shakes out. I don't expect any admission based on the way the conversation has gone, I'll be pleasantly surprised if he admits it. Which is funny since this is a pretty obvious black and white technical point he's wrong on.

2026-08-31 20:31:52 UTC

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Nodes default to full RBF these days. Miners run the latest node software.
It doesn't matter what you as the merchant run. If the miners run full RBF (the default), the transaction still in your pool is not as likely to get mined as the transaction that replaced it that's in the miner pools.
This is a new point @nprofile…8r5t raised that I had forgotten that I didn't raise. My points were valid anyway. Even if it wasn't the case, accepting 0-conf on Bitcoin is categorically worse in every way than on Monero today.
That's the thing you're wrong about.

2026-08-31 20:25:05 UTC

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The number of facts you're getting wrong in this thread about Bitcoin are wild. The fact that you get paid to develop on Bitcoin isn't the win you think it is 😂
Now you're stuck either because you're unable to admit you're wrong, or because you're actually not able to understand why you're wrong.
Neither reflects well on you.

2026-08-31 20:21:18 UTC

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Lmao I didn't even realize that. This guy is a retard.

2026-08-31 19:58:10 UTC

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> Monero is easier to fucj with confirmed transactions than Bitcoin.
I didn't argue this point.
> Much less unconfirmed
I argued this point because it's retarded and wrong, and indicative you don't really understand Bitcoin as well as you think you do.

2026-08-31 19:53:50 UTC

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That's good! As a merchant, make sure you have deep technical knowledge of Bitcoin mempool policies and configuration settings before you accept it!
Also, I'm not sure if you're aware, but a massive public mining corporation has for years now offered a private transaction submission service: https://ir.mara.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1343/marathon-digital-holdings-launches-slipstream
I'm quite confident it would be easier to fuck you with 0-conf transactions on Bitcoin than on Monero.

2026-08-31 19:43:28 UTC

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Sounds like you're 20x more retarded for not actually understanding how Bitcoin works 😂

2026-08-31 19:39:48 UTC

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Too late retard 😂 now it's there forever

2026-08-31 19:38:58 UTC

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This is a retarded point. Bitcoin supports RBF and Monero doesn't. It's way way way easier to steal from a merchant with 0-conf transactions on Bitcoin than it is on Monero, it's literally a supported feature.

2026-08-31 19:36:42 UTC

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Both of you guys get rocked and give up pretty often

2026-08-31 19:22:17 UTC

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Lmao you guys wanna fight over a Monero vs Bitcoin debate 😂

2026-08-31 19:13:02 UTC

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Couple suggestions:
1. Show that you accept Monero on your site! :)
2. Get listed on Monerica.com. I've bought somewhat similar items from merchants listed there because they take Monero.

2026-08-31 19:01:07 UTC

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You just spent $10k on compute should be no problem for you ;)

2026-08-31 01:45:27 UTC

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@nprofile…nj27 had an interesting idea to use nostr to mirror X. Seems like you're doxxed and going through it now, but maybe other operators or folks in the nitter community could be interested in running with this idea. I'm sorry you're going through it.
#nevent1q…pm5v

2026-08-31 01:11:12 UTC

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That's great for you, but 99% of people (even tech savvy people) aren't going to go through the effort of managing a lightning node. Covenants can drastically improve a wide range self custodial scaling solutions including Ark.
It's really not like Ark nor covenants are being rushed. Yes there are multiple ways to do covenants, but after all these years, no one can reach agreement on one. It's not an issue of taking more time to see which is better, t's the culture now stuck in stasis unable to make any progress whatsoever.
The narrative that taproot was rushed is another bullshit line that's helping keep Bitcoin in this completely static place. And it's very clear what newly influential stakeholders like Michael Saylor want (for Bitcoin to not be p2p money) and how that's playing out right now.
I see absolutely nothing on the horizon, no developments whatsoever, that indicate people are suddenly going to be OK with one covenants solution over another. I would bet a lot of money Bitcoin won't have covenants in the next 3 years and that people will be saying the same things you're saying now.
It's important to recognize this clear issue and not be dismissive of a slow boiling frog problem here. If Bitcoin ossifies, it leaves the door open for Monero to get things right. But ultimately the world will be worse off with a shittier Bitcoin.

2026-08-30 23:33:19 UTC

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You specifically said you don't want to see people poor. That is a comment on price, not adoption.
On adoption: Monero dominates Bitcoin when both are accepted, and Monero's adoption as p2p money is trending positively (see xmrbazaar. In fact you can even see positive trends on here of people wanting to send XMR via payment targets and negative trends on BTC zaps).

2026-08-30 23:28:51 UTC

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The majority of Bitcoin's hashrate is KYC'd 😂. The state knows exactly who to target lol. Have you not noticed the massive public corporations mining Bitcoin for years now?
There is a clear path for Monero here: continue the current of trend of price increasing, with the current mining incentive structure that's less favorable to massive corporations (ASIC resistant). The trend points toward getting even harder to stop as time goes on.
The picture is much bleaker for Bitcoin. The trend towards intertwining Bitcoin with the state and regulatory frameworks is increasing, not decreasing. The % of regulated hashrate by massive corpos is increasing not decreasing.
Zoom out.

2026-08-30 22:28:36 UTC

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Anyone who held Monero past 5 years would be wealthier than someone who held equivalent amount of Bitcoin. Monero's doing fine price wise.
More importantly, Bitcoin culture's obsession with NGU has been damaging to the tech and holding Bitcoin back on the p2p money front. Monero's entire focus is driven by that focus, not Wall Street adoption and acceptance by bankers and hedge funds. Zoom out and observe where this is heading, it's pretty easy to see when you're not blinded by laser eyes.

2026-08-30 22:19:38 UTC

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You're stuck in a rut where Bitcoin's UX for p2p money is absolutely atrocious and not going to be improved any time soon. Bitcoin used to fix problems and incrementally improve: segwit and taproot being the most notable examples. Now people like you have no ability to discern clear improvements in line with Bitcoin's past history of improving. Michael Saylor is relevant here because he wants to ossify and is playing a role in Bitcoin ossifying. It's sad to see.
Covenants are obviously fine. Start there. If Bitcoin doesn't improvd the p2p money UX case, it's just going to remain mostly a speculative instrument for now Wall Street.

2026-08-29 15:36:20 UTC

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CTV was prematurely pushed 😂
Hey man I have a bridge that's really cool do you wanna but it?

2026-08-28 21:52:27 UTC

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Evidence is 0 change in Bitcoin. Even if it's not just him, there's a problem. It's stuck as is.

2026-08-28 18:18:32 UTC

Monero has the motion. The Most Censored.

2026-08-28 17:25:01 UTC

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Yeah and unfortunately those morons need a digital beating which can get ugly. Especially when they're influential.

2026-08-28 17:12:09 UTC

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I don't know. Your interpretation is that the New Covenant utterly erases what was prior established and ordained by God? As I understand, the Old Testament is still considered critical text that is later fulfilled by Jesus, not that some of the Old Testament was fucked up and could be thrown away. I agree it's not exactly righteous what that text states, but I think you're pointing out an issue that also is inherently tied to Christianity. And that's not to trash Christianity. I think there is problematic text in religious text all over, and it's not exactly fair to hyper fixate on problematic text like this to trash one and not another.

2026-08-28 17:00:57 UTC

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This text is considered divine ordinance from God in Christianity too. This is literally the Christian Bible explaining God's will. Are you not pointing out an issue with the Christian Bible in making this point?

2026-08-28 16:56:07 UTC

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As in, a lot of Monero people do want to see Bitcoin succeed.

2026-08-28 16:55:34 UTC

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Monero is actually improving in the face of resistance from literally every direction. Bitcoin isn't and it's sad to see that. A lot of Monero people actually don't want to see that happen for Bitcoin.

2026-08-28 16:53:28 UTC

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I actually commend nostr for the respect people tend to have for Monero around here. But for years the toxic maxis like @nprofile…rrsm have spewed complete bullshit about Monero and lots of people listened. It's not such simple work to undo that damage and cultural rot in maxi land. People need to understand why Monero fits in many cases where Bitcoin doesn't. Unfortunately that requires explaining the issues with Bitcoin, and many people have a difficult time accepting that.

2026-08-28 16:47:20 UTC

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Idk about that. Michael Saylor now has major influence over Bitcoin's direction and he wants Bitcoin to ossify. I think the legacy system is absolutely having an observable negative effect on Bitcoin. Y no covenants?

2026-08-28 00:46:11 UTC

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Is that for GPU's?

2026-08-28 00:40:56 UTC

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How'd you set it up? Want to ask the LLM to share the steps how to reproduce what you did? :)

2026-08-27 23:12:59 UTC

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Who's that? Gud take

2026-08-27 23:07:26 UTC

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I pronounce it "gif"
How do you pronounce it?

2026-08-27 20:43:22 UTC

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Monero should be in any intellectualy honest conversation discussing a censorship resistant protocol. Sorry you get triggered by that.
- The payment targets NIP PR was merged as a result of that exact conversation because I brought up how it's bullshit non Bitcoin PR's stall. Now it's part of the nostr spec.
- I suggested a better UX for Payment Targets.
- I suggested a better UX for being exposed to content via feeds. I raised issues I have in Amethyst.
- @nprofile…nj27 actually had a great suggestion to have nitter devs mirror X on nostr toward the end of the conversation.
Last one obviously wasn't me, but sometimes it's impactful to make noise about things that are going wrong so suggestions like that come to light.
The nostr ship is being steered in a direction leading to the current situation. Yet you just want to focus on me bringing up Monero. Why?

2026-08-27 16:57:46 UTC

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You can do whatever you want on Ethereum too and Ethereum didn't replace Bitcoin or any other chain.

2026-08-27 15:30:36 UTC

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The market is completely irrelevant to every point I made. It's a silly point.

2026-08-27 15:08:21 UTC

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That's a bullshit copout response

2026-08-27 08:15:39 UTC

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How would someone not be able to restart but would be able to turn it off? What user are you imagining that advice applies for?

2026-08-27 07:52:53 UTC

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I hear you. He's a particularly loud Monero character on X arrived on the scene in the past year or so. He holds similar views as you do, but he comes across much less authentic in my opinion. He says things like Monero is the tool for whites to take back power and wants to get rid of Jews. In effect he tries to tie Monero to Nazi idelogy and tries to portray Monero as the ultimate tool for the Nazi ideology to prevail. He also fights with almost everyone in the Monero community and shit talks almost everything and everyone in the community very aggressively, while talking up Monero out of the side of his mouth. He comes across as a glowie to me sowing division and helping frame Monero in a negative light to normies.

2026-08-27 07:39:18 UTC

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Spicy. What are your thoughts on Monero Maverick on X?

2026-08-27 07:23:21 UTC

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What are your spicy racial and religious takes?

2026-08-27 01:03:41 UTC

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Actually Monero has had its fair share of bugs across the ecosystem as of late. I don't think that was a well justified point. I do think @nprofile…rrsm sucks ass though.

2026-08-27 00:57:43 UTC

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Maybe this is unfounded, but I also think at least for now there are fewer incompetent charlatans like @nprofile…rrsm in the Monero ecosystem. So noobs in Monero are arguably less likely to get completely fucked by incompetence than in Bitcoin. The cultural rot the maxis created has had a negative impact on keeping peoole's money safe.

2026-08-27 00:50:56 UTC

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There is still trust inherent Bitcoin's math. For example that your wallet can't be drained by a faulty signature construction. Or a qauntum computer.
But yes, I take your point there is a wider surface in Monero's case. I agree with that point.
I weigh the UX of being able to easily spend without sharing my balance very highly.
It's a tradeoff I think is very well worth it in justifying both using and holding Monero. There's nothing wrong with holding both.

2026-08-27 00:43:21 UTC

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Great UX is still a work in progress for Monero. Same with liquidity. Thorchain, Serai, and bidirectional atomic swaps are on the horizon and will only strengthen censorship resistant liquidity: something no other cryptocurrency has.
Auditability concerns are a valid concern weighed against Bitcoin. I personally strongly value the UX of not sharing my balance with everyone all the time when I spend my money. And I trust Monero's conservative development process to ensure the math checks out. I don't like that Bitcoin had an inflation vulnerability identified by a Bitcoin Cash developer. That's a problem people tend to gloss over. Monero's one inflation bug was caught internally. But yes, Monero does rely on more complicated math than Bitcoin does to audit the supply. It's still an extremely useful tool with a gold star history on inflation bugs compared to Bitcoin and Zcash.

2026-08-27 00:08:17 UTC

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You were right about Monero a while back, but in the past year or so you've been wrong about it on nearly every take.
- Monero is technically superior to Zcash. The Zcash supply relies on trust, the Monero supply relies on cryptography as it always has. Ironwood didn't change that since there is still a lot of Zcash in Orchard.
- You wrongly paint the entire Monero community with a broad brush. Monero Maverick is a loser retard and probably a fed, not representative of the Monero community. The Monero community is uncomprosing in the core ethos that matter for censorship resistant money.
- The core principles driving Monero matter deeply, such as not having a dev tax. Even without a dev tax, Monero has a strong slate of contributors who get funded consistently.
- Sean Bowe is an arrogant overrated blowhard. Tachyon is a shitty idea for scaling and Zcash's ecosystem is hurtling toward shit because it has no ability to keep the arrogant turd in check.
- You underweight Monero's consistent real world usage and its resilience in the face of delistings that no other cryptocurrency has dealt with.
The list goes on.
For some reason, you turned your axe wrongfully toward Monero and it's been a disappointment to see.

2026-08-26 23:32:26 UTC

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What's the deal with Boltz?

2026-08-26 23:13:27 UTC

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I think anyone who thinks Monero isn't a valuable tool to resist censorship isn't being honest

2026-08-26 23:02:18 UTC

It saddens me that the Samourai devs are still in prison. Why did Ross get so much more attention? It seemed like the whole Libertarian movement got behind Ross. Why doesn't Samourai get even close to that level of support?

2026-08-26 22:04:28 UTC

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Lol no I'm not, retard

2026-08-26 21:56:36 UTC

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Yes but giving a company your entire transaction history is objectively worse for your privacy than using someone else's node to sync. If you use Monero frequently on your phone, the syncing isn't such a big deal.

2026-08-26 20:45:11 UTC

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That's because Edge uses servers that sync for you and can see your transaction history. Unless you use their new full sync feature. But then you have to sync.

2026-08-26 19:56:04 UTC

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The problem is that it's hard to actually curate the experience and takes a lot of work / navigating the client.
I'm using Amethyst. I want to try out Imwald soon.
But in Amethyst for example, I have no idea how to see @nprofile…nt9f 's follow lists. Nothing populates in the UI when I tap their lists. Idk if I'm doing something wrong or looking in the wrong place.
I've recently found "feed algorithms" in this app which are kind of interesting when they load, but the UX is pretty painful digging through to figure it out. Loading screens that just sit, sometimes never functioning with unclear messages.
And my main point was that clearly a lot of development time has gone into features like Cashu NWC. It's the center button on the bottom bar of the app. Rather than features that actually would make this a pleasant experience for non maxis.
I feel bad picking on Amethyst because the creator seems like a genuine nice person. I hope this can be taken as constructive feedback because I really do like nostr's bones and there really is so much potential with it (and with this app).

2026-08-26 19:31:31 UTC

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Sometimes a little kicking and screaming is good to wake people up :)

2026-08-26 19:09:55 UTC

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Right now you're arguing that paying for KYC'd products with Monero is pointless. That's an extremely retarded thing to argue. I don't really care what your prior dispositions are.

2026-08-26 18:55:47 UTC

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> There are ways to obfuscate how much bitcoin I own
You want to teach your wife and kids how to do that too and trust they won't mess up? That's retarded.
If you think Bitcoin has any hope at putting a dent in the money printing machine, then it has to be useful as money. It's failing at that in ways Monero is succeeding, and in ways Monero will always be better at.
You're delusional to ignore the above rationale and cling on to your fantasy future where Bitcoin replaces the money printing machine on its own.

2026-08-26 18:41:33 UTC

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You like sharing how much Bitcoin you own with people when you spend it? You want your family to do that too? Are you a fucking retard?

2026-08-26 17:15:47 UTC

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They're closer to 1-2 cents

2026-08-26 17:03:06 UTC

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Have a look at Monero's transaction fees.

2026-08-26 16:56:51 UTC

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They are. Monero has a dynamic block size like BCH. Also, Bitcoin fees are very low like 95% of the time. And the 5% past few years is primarily because of ordinals. Monero doesn't have ordinals.

2026-08-26 16:54:35 UTC

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I have no problem with it existing. I don't think it's necessary when we have Monero.

2026-08-26 16:14:19 UTC

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You're misreading my point. It's clear the focus is misplaced on niche Bitcoin maxi use cases rather than legitimate use cases more people would be interested in (not just Monero, but also yes Monero lots of like minded people who value censorship resistance use Monero). And I did raise a concrete suggestion unrelated to money.

2026-08-26 15:24:22 UTC

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Sure, the nostr ecosystems doesn't *have* to be such cunts toward things not Bitcoin-centric, and have boners for everything Bitcoin-centeic either. Yet here we are and this is the result. I'm pointing out a reality that this ecosystem has constructed. Other open source ecosystems have succeeded at their goals. Nostr is succeeding primarily for Bitcoin maximalists. If that's your goal, great! Have fun staying niche.

2026-08-26 07:25:19 UTC

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Amethyst doesn't have an intuitive field input like that. Payment Targets are tucked away in settings in a very unintuitive place. Someone had to tell me to look for Payment Targets specifically to find it.

2026-08-26 06:08:06 UTC

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Backing up to this: re-opening the app after 3 years I'm not sure how best to find interesting content. I imagine there are probably good algos out there featuring good nostr content. Is it still a general policy to avoid algos? I think I remember that being a thing. But I also think amethyst could help out in some capacity pointing me toward content I'd be interested in beyond just laboriously finding people to follow.

2026-08-26 06:01:04 UTC

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OK, I hear you. Monero and other cryptos could use a well thought out protocol that integrates well with nostr the way zaps and NWC do. There haven't been people around to do that. Most people involved with nostr development know more about Bitcoin.
I wonder if that has anything to do with the active hostility toward "shitcoins" by maxis like fiatjaf on NIPs PR's bringing in features for other cryptos. But I digress.
I think better support for displaying the URI in a profile would be nice until contributors arrive.
Maybe if there is legit openness to contributions like "how to do zaps or NWC with Monero", I will consider contributing.

2026-08-26 05:38:16 UTC

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I don't see why you need all wallets in that page to implement that protocol. For Monero, adding the wallet to the app could be as simple as just displaying the address and linking the URI in user's profiles.
Besides, Nostr Wallet Connect is kind of exactly what I'm talking about is the issue with Nostr development. Just from a glance, it's obviously designed with Lightning and only Lightning in mind. That's a Bitcoin maxi way of thinking that's contributing to a Bitcoin maxi hivemind around here. A more general protocol that could function for other cryptos (not just XMR, but gasp including USDC and USDT) would help foster more diverse content in the nostr ecosystem.

2026-08-26 05:22:01 UTC

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Ok how about: when a user goes to the "Wallet" page in the menu, and taps the "+", how about supporting adding a Monero address that way? It could reuse the Payment tag people use today. But this way it's actually intuitive how to add a Monero address in the app and it's not tucked away in an extremely unclear place.
I apologize for being rude to you above. I think you're friendly.

2026-08-26 02:34:59 UTC

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3 years later follow up:
- Still no covenants because maxis are idiots and can't come to agreement.
- Ark sucks ass because of that.
- Still no eltoo because maxis are idiots and can't come to agreement.
- Lightning is still a pain because of that.
- Maxi morons bickering over inconsequential bullshit like Bip 110 instead of discussing legitimate ways to improve Bitcoin as p2p money.
- Michael Saylor the moron now has major influence over protocol decisions and ossification is his goal because maxis are NgU addicts.
Maxis are fucking up Bitcoin.

2026-08-26 02:19:52 UTC

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I haven't used nostr in 3 years. I reopened it hoping it wouldn't still be the maxi circle jerk festival it was back then. Yet here we are. It's really not surprising at all things haven't changed much given dogmatic Bitcoin maxis like you are running this ecosystem.

2026-08-26 02:14:24 UTC

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No, I don't think that. I do think nostr gets a lot of value and credit from enabling people to send value to each other. That's a compelling and attractive use case. Zaps are cool and seems like they played a role in attracting a solid user base here.
I also think that user base has an obvious ceiling and that there are plenty of users out there who would be interested in it if it wasn't so tunnel vision focused on niche Bitcoin maxi features.
The protocol is a viable alternative to Twitter. But if you continue to keep the focus so narrow on maxi dogma, then it's not going to reach its potential.

2026-08-26 02:03:11 UTC

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Turns out I assumed correctly. Bitcoin centric features are first class citizens in the nostr ecosystem. And you help foster that climate with hostile rhetoric to non maxi contributors like you did in this PR: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1934
If you like seeing nostr remain the niche echo chamber for Bitcoin maxis that it very obviously is, keep doing what you're doing.

2026-08-26 01:59:17 UTC

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Ya, and it gets first class treatment in the nostr ecosystem because Bitcoin maxis are dogmatic morons who like to drive good ideas to the ground

2026-08-26 01:52:25 UTC

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Here's a concrete suggestion for you!
Don't be a fucking dickhead in discussions like this and actually help move them along: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1934
Why is that PR sitting there still? Why be a hostile fucking dickhead on the PR?

2026-08-26 01:39:17 UTC

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Here I'll tag @nprofile…vhl6 as well, who apparently is more invovled in creating this state of things I see from my perspective. @nprofile…vhl6 why is it so difficult to put a Monero address in my profile, but so dead obvious how to connect a Cashu wallet that clearly has a deep integration in your app? Related, why are you focused so much on Bitcoin maxi features, as opposed to a client that is more intuitive for the general user? Your app could be so attractive to people outside the Bitcoin maxi ecosystem.

2026-08-26 01:22:18 UTC

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I assumed from your involvement in the creation of nostr (and your past hilariously absurd comments about Monero) that you had more involvement in maxi things like https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1952
NIP 47 is a blatant Bitcoin maxi catered feature, clearly sucking up developer time and effort. Time and effort that could instead be spent on ways to make nostr a better place for general content literally the entire rest of the world would be interested in. For example ideas like this that went nowhere: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/issues/522
I'm using Amethyst and it's so easy to find all these niche Bitcoin features all over the app that are integrated into the nostr ecosystem. But it's difficult to find interesting content outside of the Bitcoin maxipad bubble. That is a result of conscious collective decision making to cater nostr features to Bitcoin maxis.

2026-08-25 22:06:34 UTC

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The devs received a cease and desist from X

2026-08-25 20:56:28 UTC

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Goddamnit

2026-08-25 20:50:14 UTC

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I'm using Amethyst and I have no idea how to see your followers. The only follower it shows is me. What app do you use?

2026-08-25 20:38:24 UTC

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Totally unrelated.. Do you have suggestions on people to follow? Or a way to improve my feed so I see good content like this? I'm interested in Monero and 3D printing as well. Nostr is extremely unintuitive so I have to ask. But good thing I can add a Cashu wallet if I want /s

2026-08-25 20:26:14 UTC

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I don't hate Bitcoin and hold that view. You guys are ostriches fucking up a good idea with potential.

2026-08-25 19:49:01 UTC

The devs behind nitter received a cease and desist from X. nitter is open source software that allows people to see posts on X without an account, without JavaScript, basically in private. If nostr wasn't so Bitcoin maxi focused, it would be a good place for people disillusioned by X to come to.
Instead, Bitcoin maximalists like @nprofile…nj27 have made sure nostr is mostly a place for Bitcoin maximalists, with tons of native features designed just for Bitcoin, with niche Bitcoin features only diehard maxis care about and will use.
Bitcoin maxis are great at fucking up good ideas.

2026-08-25 19:24:03 UTC

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How'd you add a Monero address to your profile?

2026-08-25 19:15:18 UTC

nostr needs more Monero content and Monero friendly features. The @nprofile…rrsm Coldcard saga should have shown how hollow the Bitcoin maximalist toxicity is. Rational humans should begin to recognize Monero is building a strong tool for resisting censorship and maintinaing privacy.