SkyLords

Building useful Windows tools and exploring Bitcoin, Lightning and Nostr. ⚡

Public Key

npub16ntyfte9h8u2pjpc90su57gcw2f9c7yzsjx6uyfpmaq3tfuxk7lq8ty8ka

NIP-05 Address

[email protected]

Profile Code

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nostr-02.yakihonne.com

Author Public Key

npub16ntyfte9h8u2pjpc90su57gcw2f9c7yzsjx6uyfpmaq3tfuxk7lq8ty8ka

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2026-09-05 21:11:16 CEST

I spend so much time trying to build useful things that sometimes I forget the simplest thing:
people connect with thoughts before they connect with tools.
#nostr #buildinpublic

2026-09-05 11:24:40 CEST

https://blossom.primal.net/77a788737e9546d1e15463063e14dce7c9aaa76964d5cf64378d00ebdb37ce37.png
https://blossom.primal.net/dc418e96a1403b2c9d093bf9e4329b1919ddb0dcaa8fe47783aaf36095bc538b.png
I built a tiny Bitcoin time capsule called BlockThen.
You enter a date and time, and it shows what was happening on Bitcoin at that moment.
For my birthday, the answer is simple: Bitcoin did not exist yet. 😄
For our wedding day, the latest block was #368,787.
It is a small project, but I like the idea of connecting personal memories to Bitcoin history.
What date would you check first?
#bitcoin #nostr #buildinpublic

2026-09-04 03:14:26 CEST

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Sounds good. I’ll wait for the relay URL then. Once you send it, I’ll try it in my project and see how the search behaves.

2026-09-04 01:53:05 CEST

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I created an account on Brainstorm. What should I do next? Do I need to subscribe to a specific NIP 85 provider or configure anything before I can test your staging relay? If you send me the relay URL and the next steps, I can try integrating it into my project.

2026-09-04 01:48:06 CEST

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I think I misunderstood you earlier. So if I understand correctly, my client can still talk to your relay like a normal NIP 50 search relay, while the NIP 85 provider is what gives your relay the trust data needed to filter the results. Does my application need to implement any NIP 85 specific logic itself, or is it enough for my npub to subscribe to a provider like Brainstorm and then connect to your relay normally? If it is the second case, that is actually exactly what I need.

2026-09-04 01:41:02 CEST

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For my project, what I really need is a working relay URL that I can connect to directly. If I also need to build separate NIP 85 provider logic just to make search work, the search part of the project starts becoming much bigger than I intended. I’m happy to test the staging relay, but ideally I need an endpoint I can integrate as a normal search relay first. If that works, I can look at the NIP 85 side afterwards.

2026-09-04 01:24:39 CEST

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When do you expect this relay to be available? If you share when it goes live, I’d like to test it as a search relay in one of my own Nostr projects. The idea of letting each user bring their own WoT instead of inheriting the relay operator’s trust model is especially interesting to me.

2026-09-03 23:13:09 CEST

Quick question for Nostr:
Which country are you here from? 🌍
I’m curious how international this little corner of Nostr really is.
I’ll start: Türkiye
Where are you from?
#ask #asknostr #nostr

2026-09-03 11:13:06 CEST

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This is the part of the Bitcoin treasury discussion that makes the most sense to me. Buying BTC is one thing. Building a business that can keep generating cash and continue buying BTC without constantly depending on new financing is something else entirely. If the underlying business is weak, the treasury strategy eventually becomes dependent on leverage, issuance or market conditions. A company that can fund Bitcoin accumulation from real operating cash flow seems much more sustainable over the long term.

2026-09-03 00:38:54 CEST

SkyLords Lab is now live on Shopstr.
I’ve started listing the digital products and tools I build there, and the first product is now available:
CPU Mining Coin Research Pack 2026 Special Research Edition
It is a magazine style research pack covering 16 CPU mineable coins, research rankings, profitability evaluation and solo mining probability.
This is the first listing. More will come as the projects are ready.
You can find and purchase it on Shopstr:
https://shopstr.store/listing/CPU-Mining-Coin-Research-Pack-2026-Special-Research-Edition
#nostr #shopstr #cpumining #mining #skylordslab

2026-09-02 22:14:57 CEST

I’m still trying to understand what makes people zap a note on Nostr.
Sometimes it is useful information, sometimes a good joke, sometimes just a simple thought at the right moment.
My first zap was only 100 sats, but I still remember it because it was the first time someone on Nostr basically said, “I liked this enough to send value back.”
That part is still interesting to me.
What usually makes you zap someone?
#nostr #zaps #asknostr

2026-09-02 12:37:14 CEST

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I’m working toward setting up my own Lightning setup too, so this is especially interesting to me. Step by step, I’d like to understand the whole process by actually building and running it myself. I’m also open to different payment methods while developing this project. Lightning, Monero or other options all interest me because I want to understand how different payment systems can actually be used in practice, not just read about them. Every little bit helps me keep experimenting and improving the project.

2026-09-02 12:34:54 CEST

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2026-09-02 10:00:52 CEST

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That is a significant leadership change for OCEAN. Bob Burnett has clearly been involved from the very beginning, so the transition does not look like someone completely new stepping in. At the same time, Luke Dashjr leaving over different visions for Bitcoin mining makes the direction OCEAN takes from here especially interesting. I’m curious to see how OCEAN and CONVOY evolve from this point. More competition and different approaches in mining can only make the space more interesting to watch.

2026-09-01 02:11:03 CEST

Nostr ekosistemine yeni bir Türkçe röle daha katıldı:
wss://relay.nostr.org.tr
Umarım hepimiz için uzun ömürlü, açık ve güzel bir topluluk noktası olur. Nostr Türkiye’de büyümesine küçük de olsa katkı sağlayan her yeni adım değerli benim için.
Röleyi ekledim ve ilk testler başarılı.
Hayırlı olsun!
#nostr #bitcoin #turkey #relay

2026-09-01 02:04:58 CEST

Relay test — relay.nostr.org.tr
SKYRELAYTEST-20260901-0303
#nostr #relaytest

2026-08-31 21:04:59 CEST

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That actually makes a lot of sense. The zap side still feels a little mysterious to me too. 😄 And I think your second point is probably one of the most useful tips for new users. If you only follow the default flow, Nostr can feel like it is mostly about Bitcoin and crypto. But once you start searching for your own interests and following people around those topics, the network starts to feel much bigger. I’m still building my own feed that way.

2026-08-31 04:07:38 CEST

What do you actually have to do to earn ZAPs on Nostr?
Post better content?
Be useful?
Be funny?
Take your shirt off? 😂
Joking aside, my first ZAP was genuinely special to me.
It was 100 sats from @GG, and I think I’ll remember that first ZAP no matter how many I may receive in the future.
The first one just hits differently. ⚡
Still trying to figure out the secret Nostr ZAP formula though. 😄
#nostr #zaps #bitcoin

2026-08-31 03:55:34 CEST

One thing Nostr keeps teaching me is that there is no single “Nostr experience.”
Change the client, change the relays, change the signer, and suddenly the same network feels completely different. Sometimes that is confusing. Sometimes that is exactly what makes it interesting.
What part of Nostr took you the longest to really understand?
#asknostr #nostr

2026-08-30 22:41:28 CEST

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I agree with the trust point. That is what makes Bitcoin so different to me. The important part is not that it is digital, but that ownership and settlement do not depend on trusting an institution to honor a balance. The market odds are interesting too, although I would be careful about reading too much into one probability estimate. What matters more to me is that more people seem to be recognizing the difference between holding an asset yourself and simply holding a claim inside someone else’s system.

2026-08-30 20:19:07 CEST

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August 30 check in ☀️
No heroic numbers from me today. Just keeping the streak alive, moving whenever I can, and trying not to spend the whole day glued to the computer. 😄
Small steps still count. Then it’s back to building, testing and debugging. ⚡

2026-08-30 19:50:13 CEST

Most of the money we use every day is already just numbers in databases.
Our bank balances are not piles of cash waiting somewhere with our names on them. If everyone tried to withdraw at the same time, there simply would not be enough physical currency.
Money has already become mostly abstract.
That is one of the reasons I find Bitcoin, hard assets and monetary systems so fascinating.
What do you personally consider “real money”?
#bitcoin #money #asknostr

2026-08-30 19:48:23 CEST

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I agree that physical assets matter too. What I find interesting is that even the fiat money we use every day is mostly just numbers on ledgers now. Bank balances vastly exceed the amount of physical notes and coins actually circulating. If everyone tried to withdraw their bank balances as cash at the same time, there simply would not be enough physical currency to do it. So in a strange way, even what we call “money” has already become largely abstract. That is one of the reasons I find hard assets, Bitcoin and the mechanics behind monetary systems so interesting.

2026-08-30 19:44:03 CEST

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I was actually wondering what happened and felt a little worried when Primal suddenly went offline. Glad to see it back. One strange thing on my side though: my following list seems to have been reset, and now I honestly don’t remember everyone I was following. 😄 Hope everything is stable again.

2026-08-30 13:34:23 CEST

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You dodged my question beautifully. 😂 Forget the hashrate, Fear & Greed Index and market analysis for a second. Simple human test: what mining hardware do you personally own? 😄⛏️

2026-08-30 13:33:09 CEST

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That sounds suspiciously poetic for a hashrate statistic. 😄 Are you actually mining, or did an AI just discover Bitcoin philosophy today? Either way, I’ll give you this: “turning electricity into truth” is a pretty good line. ⚡⛏️

2026-08-30 13:16:28 CEST

I started mining because I wanted to understand how it works.
Now I check hashrate, shares and blocks like they are football scores. 😂⛏️
What was the first thing that pulled you into Bitcoin mining?
#Bitcoin #BitcoinMining #Mining

2026-08-30 03:56:52 CEST

https://blossom.primal.net/788d53a857ef4dbf2d2fc405820bd3a4096a22793dafeaae23f06636a1382e19.png
https://blossom.primal.net/5545dc32f6fa2d7077e3fe097d004318f8ec15907fb089b7ad7578f2a7853f61.png
https://blossom.primal.net/e1bdf4fa3810c7a78ca4891c361dde2be1185d96740b542bdf39e78aaf60c669.png
I’ve been playing around with Nostr Profile Card Maker and made a few versions of my SkyLords profile card.
Nostr identity, NIP 05, Lightning address, QR code, and a little Bitcoin atmosphere all in one card. ⚡
Now I can’t decide which version I like most.
Purple, orange or blue?
Which one would you pick? 😄
#nostr #bitcoin #lightning

2026-08-30 02:51:15 CEST

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Kendi yaptığım imzalama eklentisi ile daha mesajlaşma kısmında sorunlar yaşıyorum. Buradan mesaj attığımda gelmiyorsa veya sen atıyorsan gelmiyorsa diye yazmak istedim. Aslında bende basit bir nostr var. Paylaşımı da yaptı test ettim. Anladığımı söyleyemem hala anlamaya çalışıyorum. Değişik bir yer nostr.

2026-08-30 01:09:34 CEST

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Ah, now that is useful. I had never used nak before. The point about client cache is especially interesting. Seeing a note in the client does not necessarily mean it actually reached the relay I expected. I’m definitely going to try this, especially while debugging SkySigner. It sounds like a very clean way to separate client-side behavior from what is actually happening on the relays.

2026-08-30 00:17:13 CEST

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Absolutely. I don’t see a 300 kH/s device as an economically rational Bitcoin miner either. For me it is more of a tiny lottery ticket and a learning device. I like experimenting with pools, difficulty, shares and watching how the mining process behaves in practice. I fully expect the economics to be terrible. 😄 The interesting part for me is understanding the system and seeing how far such a tiny device can actually participate in the network.

2026-08-29 22:14:38 CEST

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Exactly. Even if the signer itself is something I built and trust, that does not mean I should automatically trust every Nostr client that asks it to sign. A whitelist can make daily use much smoother, but giving permanent approval to everything creates a different kind of risk. Clients can have bugs, break after an update, or behave in ways you did not expect. If broad permissions are still sitting there, the signer may end up doing exactly what it was allowed to do, even when that is no longer what you intended. So I think the right balance is probably: routine actions can be remembered, new or sensitive capabilities should stand out clearly, and permissions should be easy to review and revoke. Your point about identical prompts is important too. If a dangerous request looks exactly like a harmless routine one, people will eventually approve it on reflex. I think the signer should help the user notice when something is different, not just ask “Allow?” every single time.

2026-08-29 22:10:12 CEST

I have a Jingle Miner Lottery Mini running SHA256D at around 300 kH/s. I know this is a real Bitcoin lottery ticket rather than serious mining. But I m experimenting with different low difficulty solo pools.
Jingle Miner currently recommends:
pool.axeminer.com
pool.solomining.de
pool.sethforprivacy.com
AxeMiner even has a dedicated low difficulty port for USB miners and I can see other JingleMiners connected there.
For anyone running a NerdMiner, JingleMiner or similar tiny lottery miner:
Which Bitcoin solo pool have you had the best experience with, and why?
Stability? Low difficulty shares? Latency? Trust?
#asknostr #bitcoin #mining #solomining

2026-08-29 21:44:35 CEST

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Glad I could help. They looked mostly reputable to me too, but with mining hardware I always prefer hearing from someone who actually went through the full order and delivery process. If you do order from them, I’d definitely be curious about shipping time, packaging and whether the hardware arrives exactly as advertised.

2026-08-29 21:41:04 CEST

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SkySigner is still very much in development, and the approval model is actually one of the things I am rethinking right now. My original idea was to ask again for sensitive permissions, but at the moment it ends up asking for approval for almost everything. After using it myself for a while, even I started getting tired of clicking approve 😄 So I am leaning toward a middle ground: trust or whitelist a client for routine operations, but still ask again when it requests something more sensitive or a capability it has not used before. The funny part is that every time I think I have finished one piece, another compatibility issue appears. Some clients still use NIP-04 for messaging, while others use newer approaches such as NIP-17, so fixing one workflow often reveals another one that needs support. That has basically been the SkySigner development experience so far: one step forward, discover another NIP, back to the code 😄

2026-08-29 16:59:04 CEST

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Exactly. That distinction between having a backup and protecting the key during everyday use is something I only really appreciated after spending more time with Nostr. It is also one of the reasons I started building my own signer, SkySigner. I want clients to request signatures without ever needing to see the nsec itself. Which signer extension have you been using since day one?

2026-08-29 15:08:41 CEST

As I spend more time on Nostr, I keep discovering something new. Different clients, relays, zaps, signers, long form publishing, search tools… and somehow I keep finding something new every day. That is probably what I enjoy most about it so far.
What is one Nostr app, tool or feature you think more people should know about?
#asknostr #nostr

2026-08-29 13:16:47 CEST

What is one thing you wish someone had told you when you first joined Nostr?
I’m still learning my way around different clients, relays, zaps and communities, and I’m curious what experienced users learned the hard way.
#asknostr #nostr

2026-08-29 13:12:22 CEST

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Bende nostr Türkiye konusunda yer almak isterim. Benim için yeni bir deneyim olur 😃

2026-08-29 10:58:50 CEST

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Thanks for the zap GG. Really appreciate it. You actually sent me my first zap on Nostr, which makes it even more special. ⚡

2026-08-29 10:28:44 CEST

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That actually makes me feel better about the way I am learning this. The rejected shares taught me a lot too, because every rejection forced me to understand one more part of the process instead of just watching hashrate numbers. I think breaking things, figuring out why, and then seeing the next share accepted is probably the best teacher I have had in mining so far 😄

2026-08-29 04:49:01 CEST

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I came into mining pretty late, so I definitely missed the early Bitcoin CPU and GPU days. Around 2017 I was mining Dash and other X11 coins with GPUs, not Bitcoin. Even then, getting the right hardware was not always easy for me. What I am doing with CPU mining now is very different. I am not trying to compete with ASICs or run a laptop 24/7. Most of my mining sessions are experiments and rarely last more than an hour or two. I am building my own miner mainly to understand how the algorithms, Stratum, shares, difficulty and the whole mining process actually work under the hood. And yes, when I start testing with all the threads, the laptop definitely lets me know about the heat 😂 So I would say I am tuning for learning first, then speed. I just wish I had the opportunity and hardware to experience more of the earlier mining era like you did.

2026-08-29 01:08:38 CEST

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Monero definitely seems to be the standard answer for CPU mining. Are you mining it yourself? If so, what CPU and miner are you using? I’m especially curious how people are approaching RandomX in 2026.

2026-08-29 00:56:42 CEST

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This is seriously impressive. Taking a feature request that sat for years and turning it into a working, hardware verified implementation is exactly the kind of open source Bitcoin development I love seeing. Miniscript on SeedSigner, a Liana bridge, PSBT signing over QR, and the whole flow staying airgapped makes this especially interesting for inheritance and more advanced wallet policies. Really curious to see where this goes after more testing and review. Is mainnet support eventually part of the plan?

2026-08-29 00:48:59 CEST

Anyone here still CPU mining in 2026?
What are you mining, which algorithm are you using, and why did you choose it?
I’m currently experimenting with my own CPU mining software and I’m curious what others are still running.
#asknostr #mining #cpumining

2026-08-29 00:36:09 CEST

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I haven’t personally ordered from Crypto Miner Bros, but I was curious and looked into them.
They seem to have a long history and plenty of positive reviews, although I also found some recent complaints about refunds, faulty hardware and communication.
If you decide to try them, I’d be interested to hear how it goes. I’m always looking at mining hardware and experimenting with mining myself.

2026-08-29 00:14:58 CEST

https://blossom.primal.net/a0e937878dae2b10e5c0e7ca8c3aaf956d3a6d696da4ebde3ea0c1907a01782a.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/297a0bf363bc37d850d0667c5a7de280107a668517424c46f06efbf558043b87.jpg
I am continuing to develop and test my own CPU mining software, CPU Miner Lab.
Right now I am testing the Power2b algorithm on MicroBitcoin after making some new updates.
The miner is submitting real shares to the pool, and this is not the first successful test.
With this setup, I have already found 6 solo blocks on the pool and received the mining rewards.
Today’s test:
6 CPU threads
572.6 H/s locally
30 accepted shares
0 rejected shares
Worker visible on the pool
6 solo blocks found in previous runs
The interface is in Turkish because I originally built the software for my own use.
Now I am making updates, testing again, watching the results and learning something new with every run.
Building the miner is one thing.
Watching your own code actually find blocks is something completely different. 😄
#Mining #CPUMining #MicroBitcoin #Power2b #Bitcoin #BuildInPublic #Nostr

2026-08-28 23:16:43 CEST

Bitcoin mining keeps teaching me the same lesson in different ways.
Hashrate matters. Efficiency matters. Pool choice matters. But sometimes, especially in solo mining, luck still has the final word.
You can optimize everything, watch accepted shares come in and still wait for that one block.
That uncertainty is frustrating, but it is also what makes mining interesting to me.
Every test teaches me something new about Bitcoin, probability and patience.
#Bitcoin #Mining #SoloMining #BitcoinMining

2026-08-28 22:59:24 CEST

Building SkySigner has been a real learning process for me.
Sometimes I move forward, sometimes I realize something is wrong and go back. Then I understand the problem a little better and move forward again.
Every bug, every failed test and every small improvement teaches me something new about Nostr, signing and security.
It may look like one step forward and one step back, but I can clearly see that I am improving along the way.
That is probably the best part of building something yourself.
#Nostr #SkySigner #BuildInPublic #LearningByBuilding

2026-08-28 18:41:04 CEST

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I like this approach a lot. The point about people getting trained to click through repeated prompts is especially important.
A session based model with clear trust levels and a visible activity log feels much more practical to me than asking for approval on every action.
This is very close to the direction I am exploring with SkySigner. Sensitive actions should still stop and ask, but normal usage should feel smooth.
Thanks, this gives me a useful way to think about the permission model.

2026-08-28 18:06:07 CEST

A question for Nostr users and developers.
When using an external signer, what do you actually prefer?
Would you rather approve every single action, or give a trusted client permission once and only be asked again for sensitive actions?
I’m experimenting with this while building SkySigner, and I’m starting to think that good permission design may be just as important as keeping the private key separate.
Curious how others handle this.
#Nostr #NIP46 #NIP55 #SkySigner #Bitcoin

2026-08-28 12:44:09 CEST

My NIP 05 address [email protected] suddenly started showing as invalid today.
At first I thought I had broken something in my signer or profile metadata.
Then I checked the service itself and found that nostrcheck.me is currently returning a Cloudflare 522 host error.
So the problem was not my key, my client or SkySigner. It was simply the server behind the NIP 05 service.
A small reminder to check the simple things first.
#Nostr #NIP05 #SkySigner

2026-08-27 21:51:49 CEST

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That’s interesting. I haven’t used Phoenix splicing before, so I’d like to understand how it works in practice.
I’m starting with essentially no budget. My plan was to earn sats first and then use them to learn Lightning hands-on.
With Phoenix, can someone realistically start from zero, receive small amounts, and let the wallet handle the liquidity automatically? Or is there still a minimum amount or fee needed before this works?
I’d like to understand what the cheapest practical way to start would be.

2026-08-27 21:21:20 CEST

CPU mining is mostly about patience, experimentation and a little bit of luck.
I built my own Power2b CPU miner and managed to find multiple solo MicroBitcoin blocks with it.
Seeing a block found by software I built myself feels very different from simply running an existing miner.
⛏️ Build. Test. Mine. Repeat.
#BitcoinMining #CPUMining #MicroBitcoin #Mining

2026-08-27 21:18:20 CEST

While building my own Nostr signer, I realized something interesting:
Signing events is only one part of the problem.
A good signer also needs clear permissions, predictable authorization and a way to avoid asking the user for approval over and over again.
That’s what I’m experimenting with in SkySigner.
🔐 Keep the key separate. Keep the user in control.
#Nostr #NIP55 #NIP46 #Bitcoin

2026-08-27 21:12:00 CEST

I’m starting a small Lightning experiment:
Instead of buying sats for it, I want to earn them through participation and eventually use those sats to open my first real Lightning channel.
The goal isn’t profit at first.
I want to learn channels, liquidity, fees and rebalancing by actually using Lightning.
⚡ One step at a time.
#Bitcoin #Lightning #Nostr

2026-08-27 19:01:11 CEST

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The interesting technical takeaway here is that non-custodial architecture limited the blast radius exactly where it mattered: a compromised support system did not become a compromised Bitcoin custody system. The next layer is reducing the privacy blast radius too: strict retention limits, isolated support storage, least-privilege access, attachment encryption, egress monitoring and detailed audit trails. Security isn't only about preventing every breach. It's also about designing systems so that one breached component cannot compromise everything else.

2026-08-26 17:41:29 CEST

This week I am continuing several small experiments around Bitcoin and related protocols.
I am still testing my own solo mining applications and comparing two very different experiences.
With my Bitcoin solo miner, I am working against extremely low odds and have not found a Bitcoin block.
On a much smaller network, MicroBitcoin, I have already found several solo blocks.
That contrast is helping me understand mining probability, network difficulty, and what solo mining actually feels like in practice.
I also started researching AuxPoW and merge mining after a discussion on Nostr led me toward Namecoin. I want to understand how the parent Bitcoin work, auxiliary chain commitment, and block submission process actually fit together before I try building anything around it.
While working on mining, I also ended up building a small application that watches network activity and alerts me with sound when a block is found. That started as a simple idea because I did not want to keep staring at logs all day, but of course one small idea quickly created several new problems to solve.
I would actually appreciate some feedback on that kind of tool. I am thinking about better explorer support, wallet monitoring, more networks, and more reliable block detection.
On the Nostr side, I am continuing experiments with signing tools, portable reputation ideas, and how Nostr and Lightning can work together without making security and privacy an afterthought.
I have noticed something about the way I work.
Whenever I start building one thing, I discover that I need to build something else first.
Then that second thing creates a third problem.
So I somehow end up with several experiments running at the same time. 😄
There are many things I would like to build, but I am working alone, so for now I am trying to finish smaller pieces, learn from them, and slowly connect them together.
Nothing huge yet.
Mostly building, breaking things, fixing them, and learning what is really happening underneath.
If anyone here has practical experience with AuxPoW, Namecoin merge mining, blockchain monitoring, explorer APIs, or reliable block detection, I would especially like to hear from you.
#Bitcoin #Nostr #Mining #SoloMining #AuxPoW #MergeMining #BuildInPublic #Namecoin #MicroBitcoin

2026-08-26 12:29:41 CEST

Funny timing. Last night I started digging into Namecoin because I am researching AuxPoW merge mining.
Then someone replied to my note:
“Namecoin halving in 2 days.”
So of course I had to check. 😄 Namecoin follows the same 210,000 block reward schedule inherited from Bitcoin, and the next halving happens at block 840,000. That means the block reward is about to fall from 6.25 NMC to 3.125 NMC. I originally came to Namecoin because I wanted to understand how Bitcoin parent work can simultaneously secure an auxiliary SHA256 chain through AuxPoW. Now I happen to be looking at it right before a halving too. The timing makes the experiment even more interesting. Not because I expect the reward to suddenly become valuable, but because it gives me another real protocol event to observe while learning how merge mining actually works. One comment leads to one question. One question leads to another rabbit hole. And suddenly I am watching the Namecoin block height too. 😄
Anyone here actively merge mining Namecoin already?
I would be especially interested to hear what setup you are using.
#Bitcoin #Namecoin #AuxPoW #Mining #MergeMining #BuildInPublic

2026-08-26 03:55:30 CEST

Before I call it a night, one more thought. I started the day thinking about solo mining. I ended it reading about AuxPoW, Namecoin, merge mining, Nostr, Lightning, portable reputation, and a few ideas that may eventually become new projects. That is probably what I enjoy most about this space. One small experiment leads to a question. That question leads to another protocol. Then suddenly you are reading source code at 4 AM. 😄
Still learning.
Still building.
Still curious.
Good night, Nostr.
#Bitcoin #Nostr #Lightning #Mining #AuxPoW #BuildInPublic

2026-08-26 03:51:18 CEST

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Namecoin is probably the one I am looking at most seriously right now.
It still seems to be one of the most established and active examples of Bitcoin AuxPoW merge mining, which makes it useful if the goal is to actually understand how the mechanism works rather than just chase rewards.
The practical downside is the market side.
I checked the current listings and NMC is still traded, but CoinGecko currently shows only CoinEx with NMC/BTC and NMC/USDT markets, and the daily volume is quite small.
So it is not completely unavailable, but liquidity looks limited.
Unobtanium is even more extreme at the moment because CoinGecko does not show any active trading pair for UNO.
That actually makes the experiment more interesting to me.
If I try this, the goal will probably be understanding AuxPoW itself first, then seeing whether I can build something around it.
The rewards would be secondary. 😄

2026-08-26 00:59:20 CEST

I have been spending a lot of time lately building small Bitcoin related experiments instead of only reading about the technology. I built my own Bitcoin solo lottery miner, a CPU miner with native hashing engines, experimented with Power2b, and recently found 6 solo blocks on a smaller network while my Bitcoin miner keeps hashing with almost impossible odds. 😄 I am also experimenting with Nostr, Lightning, custom signing tools, and different ways these technologies can work together. A comment from someone here also got me curious about AuxPoW merge mining, so I have started researching that as well. The idea of using the same SHA256 work while also having a chance to find blocks on smaller compatible networks sounds like another interesting experiment. The part I enjoy most is not really the money. It is building something myself, watching it fail, fixing it, and finally understanding what is actually happening under the hood. Every experiment seems to create another question. And every question seems to become another project. That is probably why I am still here. 😄 What are you experimenting with right now?
#Bitcoin #Nostr #Lightning #Mining #AuxPoW #BuildInPublic

2026-08-26 00:47:26 CEST

2026-08-25 23:18:42 CEST

Pretty productive day on my side.
I kept working on my mining experiments and one of my solo miners has now found its sixth MicroBitcoin block. Meanwhile, my Bitcoin Solo Lottery Miner is still happily hashing away with almost absurd odds of ever finding a Bitcoin block. 😄
That contrast actually became the subject of a new article I published today.
What I enjoy most is not really the coins. It is building these little experiments and finally understanding what things like shares, targets, Stratum jobs, block probability and mining variance actually mean when you see them happening in front of you.
I also got another application idea after finding those blocks, so that will probably become the next experiment.
Anyone else building or experimenting with something interesting today?

2026-08-23 14:09:03 CEST

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Testing the permission model now. One approval, limited capability, no permanent trust. ⚡

2026-08-23 14:03:45 CEST

Building a Nostr signer has changed how I think about key security.
Keeping the private key away from clients is only the first step. The harder problem is deciding what a trusted client should be allowed to sign or decrypt, for whom, and for how long.
Security shouldn't become “click Approve until the popup disappears.”
#Nostr #NIP07 #NIP44 #Security

2026-08-22 18:23:26 CEST

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Thanks, the backup point is a good one. I was mostly thinking about node setup, peers and liquidity, but testing recovery before funding anything makes a lot of sense.
Since I'm doing this mainly to learn how Lightning works under the hood, your CLN point also makes it more interesting to me.

2026-08-22 15:53:35 CEST

Learning Lightning From Zero: The Road to My First Channel ⚡
Lately I've been spending more time reading about Lightning, node operation, channels and liquidity.
At some point I realized that reading about all of this can only take me so far. I want to actually learn how it works by running a node myself and eventually opening my first real Lightning channel.
I'm starting small.
I don't have years of Lightning experience, and I'm not trying to build a large routing node from day one. Right now I'm learning the basics: choosing a node implementation, understanding channel backups, finding good peers, learning the difference between inbound and outbound liquidity, and figuring out what actually happens after a channel is opened.
One thing I've already learned is that opening a channel is probably the easy part.
Keeping liquidity useful, choosing peers, understanding fees, dealing with rebalancing and knowing when a channel is no longer useful seem to be where the real learning begins.
Where the sats come from
There's another part of this journey that makes it a little more interesting for me.
I've been participating on Stacker News: reading discussions, sharing things I'm working on and joining conversations where I think I can contribute something useful.
Sometimes those contributions earn sats.
That gave me an idea.
Instead of funding my first Lightning channel immediately from my own wallet, I'll let those sats accumulate naturally and eventually use them to open the channel.
There is no deadline for this. I'm not trying to turn it into a race, and this is not a request for donations.
It's simply a way to connect two things I'm enjoying: participating in a Bitcoin community and learning Lightning by actually using it.
I'm thinking of roughly 100,000 sats as the point where I'll seriously start preparing to open the first channel. That isn't meant to be an ideal Lightning channel size. It's simply a practical starting point for learning.
What I want
https://image.nostr.build/c652c5f40eb5774d18cb4d5869d1f92dd42428503ec1089de117e6c12ad227a9.jpg

2026-08-16 16:31:47 CEST

I’ve recently been running CPU mining tests using a custom software I built: CPU-Miner-Lab-RandomX v3.0, targeting the RandomX algorithm across different mining pools.
The initial benchmarks and test results have been solid so far. It runs extremely stable with zero issues on share submissions, and I expect even better performance on higher-end processors. Currently, I'm verifying compatibility across various pools to ensure smooth connectivity and broad support.
My main goal with this project was to create a lightweight, optimized, and user-friendly RandomX client that simplifies setup for beginners while staying reliable for experienced miners. Seeing a custom build function as expected and yield good results in practice has been really rewarding.
For those here who build mining tools, optimize CPU setups, or mine RandomX coins: what are your experiences and best practices with pool compatibility and custom client optimization? Would love to hear your insights.

2026-08-16 00:51:21 CEST

https://image.nostr.build/08e11ddc4357e32994a39b1bf08d602354f1db72a4a88d3e106cb68dc442ce05.jpg

2026-08-13 20:17:13 CEST

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The worrying part is how convincing these fake notices can look, especially to newcomers.
I’m still new to Nostr myself, and this is a useful reminder to verify announcements through official channels before clicking anything. No airdrop is worth risking your private key or seed phrase. Thanks for warning people.

2026-08-12 23:17:10 CEST

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I agree. The mining experiment mostly confirmed that an ordinary laptop can’t compete with specialized hardware.
I’m not really looking to invest in another coin, though. I’d rather earn sats by building a useful tool or providing a small service.
Have you seen any practical examples of people earning their first sats through software, digital products or freelance work?

2026-08-12 23:10:20 CEST

My laptop’s estimated time to find a Bitcoin block: 8.6 billion years. 😄
I built a small CPU solo miner, connected it to a public pool and even found a few accepted shares. It was fun, but obviously not a realistic way to earn bitcoin.
I also tried mining through NiceHash. It worked, but an ordinary laptop is definitely not a money printer.
So I’ve decided I’d rather earn my first meaningful sats by building something useful. I’m currently developing MarginPilot, a Windows profit calculator for online sellers.
If you had an ordinary laptop, no ASIC and no existing audience, what honest service or small digital product would you build to earn your first 10,000 sats?
No faucets, referral schemes or cloud mining. I’m interested in what has actually worked for you.
https://stacker.news/items/1546690
#bitcoin #lightning #buildinpublic

2026-08-11 20:38:54 CEST

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Welcome! As a software builder, I’m also interested in helping creators retain ownership and attribution of their work. Your combination of visual storytelling and technology sounds interesting. Are you exploring a specific solution for this on Nostr?

2026-08-11 19:58:19 CEST

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That's a great video. Thank you for your hard work.

2026-08-11 19:38:05 CEST

Hello Nostr! 👋
I’m SkyLords from Türkiye. I build practical Windows tools for online sellers and I’m exploring Bitcoin, Lightning and Nostr.
My current project, MarginPilot, calculates real profit after marketplace commissions, VAT, shipping and other costs.
I’ll share what I learn while building it. Which selling cost is the hardest for you to calculate? ⚡
#introductions #buildinpublic #bitcoin #lightning #indiedev