Max

Praxeologist ~ Cryptoanarchist ~ Cypherpunk

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aggr.nostr.land

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nostr.azzamo.net

relay.nostr.band

relay.towardsliberty.com

nos.lol

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Last Notes

2026-08-07 19:52:46 CEST

Update your btcpayservers.
And set up an ai watchdog to screen for security announcements of your software, we'll be getting a lot of critical patches for a while.

2026-08-07 15:44:04 CEST

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It's a great feature imo, especially with batched payments.
If an attacker gets you seed words, he doesn't know what addresses you paid, kinda wild.
You could probably do a subset sum attack tho.

2026-08-06 20:18:24 CEST

Anyone who relies on free software can now audit it: aim an agent at the repository that guards your keys, and for a few thousand sats a month it will review every pull request and publish reproducible findings where everyone can see them. The many-eyes promise of free software finally has the staff it always needed.
#naddr1qq…5suj

2026-08-06 20:14:09 CEST

2026-08-05 13:57:26 CEST

Finally my book The Praxeology of Privacy is available for bitcoin at @nprofile…9vlm shop.
https://bitcoininfinitystore.com/product/praxeology-of-privacy/

2026-08-05 09:41:47 CEST

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Honestly the UX was fun, more wallets should have implemented this. User input is a great *additional* source of entropy.

2026-08-05 09:40:20 CEST

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Most relays support nip 42 auth and white lists for npubs who paid.

2026-08-04 20:16:11 CEST

If you're using Orbot, try out the new Tor VPN app, its based on the new arti rust tor implementation, much faster and more modern.
Still in beta, so beware.
https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqfx7un89e6x7unswfhk5etrwsh8vurwqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtn6v9c8xar0wfjjuer9wcpzq7xwd748yfjrsu5yuerm56fcn9tntmyv04w95etn0e23xrczvvraqvzqqqr7pvtn8q3h

2026-08-04 17:56:19 CEST

Marmot community call in 5 minutes, join us, lots to show and tell.
#nevent1q…yw3m

2026-08-04 11:49:45 CEST

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Try using two phones then, go to the website and display the qr on one, and then the main phone too.

2026-08-03 20:02:36 CEST

Free software lets rival manufacturers test and ship improvements to the same security-critical foundations, turning competition into an additional review system. Coldcard benefited from that freedom, restricted it when a competitor did the same, then introduced a catastrophic seed-generation defect while replacing the shared GPL code it wanted gone, years before anyone noticed.
#naddr1qq…q4pk

2026-08-03 18:34:48 CEST

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These are wild times, smart to take a break and do things right, you got this.

2026-08-03 08:16:31 CEST

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Either two phones, or you create an anonymous account on the website and they perform the other side. The only Privacy downside I think is the optional email notification address, just use a one time account and remember to check it for continuous verification reports.

2026-08-02 09:02:06 CEST

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Odd...
Check if you're up to date and use https://attestation.app to check the OS hasn't been tampered with.
Then in settings > battery > battery usage you'll see what app goes crazy.

2026-08-01 19:36:58 CEST

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In general multiple sources of entropy is a good idea, in case one fails you still are protected by the others.

2026-08-01 10:03:26 CEST

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It should be slim enough to fit into a small pocket, maybe even the form factor of a smartphone without screen for more battery life but tight space needs.

2026-08-01 09:58:31 CEST

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A good ux for getting a silent.link esim into the device. Either camera in the device to scan the qr, or better some way to do this from the phone.

2026-08-01 09:53:34 CEST

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I presume the dice rolls aren't ment to be the exclusive source of entropy, but concatenated on to it, so you never truly see all entropy when you roll dice, just a part of it.
So it cuts your security in a quarter?

2026-07-30 19:00:37 CEST

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Really looking forward how this goes.

2026-07-29 19:57:42 CEST

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Nice, finally!

2026-07-14 16:44:26 CEST

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So true, we have to make it super seamless to send money from users to devs.

2026-07-14 16:42:33 CEST

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https://github.com/andotherstuff/garland-protocol

2026-07-14 16:40:44 CEST

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@nprofile…e307 probably has some good library in apple sauce.

2026-07-09 17:06:18 CEST

Recording the @nprofile…48nt podcast, if you want to join and talk about any of the mentioned project, here's the link, we go in an hour at 16 UTC.
https://riverside.com/studio/ipfs-studio?t=80327b608d616377f954
#nevent1q…fga2

2026-07-01 15:55:38 CEST

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So close...

2026-06-30 09:20:25 CEST

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This looks super cool actually.

2026-06-30 09:04:13 CEST

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Building freedom tech too hard, are you?

2026-06-30 09:02:29 CEST

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Yeah, got DMs from @nprofile…at5u too.
Seems like a first, congrats on your success, I guess?

2026-06-30 08:59:46 CEST

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All of them.

2026-06-29 08:04:26 CEST

The next @nprofile…radp release will be substantial.
Sorry that it's taking so long, but we're making some radical changes to get everything 10x better.
Stay tuned.

2026-06-28 16:37:04 CEST

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I'm guessing critical bugs?

2026-06-28 16:35:17 CEST

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I was always surprised how roughly even at 1/3 download stats are.

2026-06-28 12:50:24 CEST

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Awesome.

2026-06-23 18:17:23 CEST

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Yes, web of trust is one part of the solution of this, a friend wouldn't give you nasty stuff to transport.

2026-06-23 14:44:17 CEST

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This requires a certain scale to make sense, but we can likely bootstrap this.

2026-06-23 10:47:46 CEST

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@nprofile…7zgg @nprofile…67y8 you were talking about historical shipping services on the @nprofile…yt86, so this one is for you!

2026-06-23 10:44:32 CEST

The Hanseatic merchants, Thurn und Taxis, Lysander Spooner, and the WWII escape lines all built private postal and shipping networks that outran the official mails of their day, and the techniques they perfected are sitting in the record waiting for the next generation of builders. Nostr marketplaces are ready to inherit them, and this post is the field guide for the translation work ahead.
#naddr1qq…s74m

2026-06-22 20:31:49 CEST

Every Bitcoin private key generated this decade can be written down on a steel plate that survives fire and flood, but Nostr keys still live mostly in password managers and iCloud screenshots. The math to bring the same physical-backup workflow to Nostr has been sitting in every Bitcoin library since 2013, hiding inside a step of BIP39 that the NIP-06 flow happens to skip past. Below is the case for a backwards-compatible 24-word encoding of any existing nsec, the cryptographic reason it cannot collide with a Bitcoin seed, and the NIP that needs writing.
#nevent1q…p7a0

2026-06-22 19:33:33 CEST

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You can tough grass or work in a hammock, way better

2026-06-22 19:29:51 CEST

You see gems like this, the first digital ID app on zapstore:
https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqdxxmmd9enk7an9wfhxj6m4wvhxzatnwajkjumpwpcryqgcwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh85ctswd6x7un99ejx2aszypuvuma2wgny8pegfej8hf5n3x2hxhkgcl2utfjhxlj4zv8sycc86qcyqqq8uzc78wmqr
#nevent1q…urrk

2026-06-22 19:25:39 CEST

My favorite Nostr feed algorithm is @nprofile…gsu4 latest releases.

2026-06-22 16:55:18 CEST

Just found @nprofile…yt86 and I'm sad I didnt know of them before, awesome Nostr pod!

2026-06-19 20:07:43 CEST

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Love to see this

2026-06-18 22:47:13 CEST

The Praxeology of Privacy: Freedom Tech vs Mass Surveillance | Max Hillebrand
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/2885921631ce5fb37f3aeaf74fbff1a88a6a90446c76f207120ce9e0c39dc084.mp3

2026-06-18 22:47:13 CEST

The Praxeology of Privacy: Freedom Tech vs Mass Surveillance | Max Hillebrand
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/84751f62034f7396a75c0ba5096964cee2a4d65a076f655b43b6324b0fbefecd.mp4

2026-06-17 15:52:25 CEST

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Someone should do that.

2026-06-17 15:52:07 CEST

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You can still look it up on a search engine in the browser and then share the link to GeoShare App for opening that exact location in Ogranic Map.

2026-06-17 13:30:53 CEST

Every Google Maps route reveals where you are and where you are going to a company that sells behavioral inferences. The road network is a finite dataset and route calculation is graph search, so the computation belongs on your device. OpenStreetMap supplies the data, freely and at community-built quality. Organic Maps does the routing offline on your phone, with zero account, zero tracker, and zero query leaving the device.
#nevent1q…ytej

2026-06-17 12:01:02 CEST

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Ist repariert.

2026-06-17 11:06:14 CEST

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Zweite Version ist raus, hier zum download:
https://towardsliberty.com/pop/de

2026-06-17 11:05:50 CEST

Zweite version der Übersetzung von Der Praxeologie der Privatsphäre ist raus, bitte die neue PDF durchlesen.
Auf diesem Link werde ich weiter updates veröffentlichen:
https://towardsliberty.com/pop/de
#nevent1q…n83v

2026-06-17 09:10:20 CEST

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Are you guys even shipping enough?

2026-06-16 16:20:40 CEST

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Really happy that you guys are publishing this!

2026-06-16 09:53:23 CEST

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Hier per Nostr DM

2026-06-16 09:53:05 CEST

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Je schneller es kommt desto schneller kommt es in den Druck.
In den nächsten zwei Wochen oder so, mal schauen.

2026-06-16 09:52:23 CEST

I'm a simple man.
I see a @nprofile…th90 interview,
I watch it.
Watchman Privacy: 223 - Paul Rosenberg: The Use of Knowledge
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/watchmanprivacy/223_Paul_Rosenberg_The_Use_of_Knowledge.mp3

2026-06-16 09:50:21 CEST

The new PDF viewer in @nprofile…wywf is great.
#nevent1q…cgl9

2026-06-16 09:46:14 CEST

Mein Buch Die Praxeology der Privatsphäre ist jetzt auf Deutsch übersetzt.
Bitte durchlesen und Fehler oder schlechte Wortwahl korrigieren und an mich schicken.
Es sollten ein paar Leute durchlesen bevor es in den Druck geht.
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/a5687e7d47a1d9500f770b80fa399edc553e65f0a67769f6094af7b544b01aec.pdf

2026-06-16 09:40:21 CEST

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Interesting.
Well you can't show all possible links.

2026-06-15 19:44:09 CEST

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Let's go!

2026-06-15 09:26:09 CEST

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Yes he is!

2026-06-15 09:25:28 CEST

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Hopefully soon, sorry for the delay!

2026-06-15 09:24:24 CEST

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Yerba is a gift
#naddr1qq…mkvl

2026-06-15 09:23:35 CEST

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Not yet.

2026-06-14 21:21:36 CEST

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So cool!

2026-06-13 10:40:12 CEST

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Already done, sir, @nprofile…4dda got you.
#nevent1q…6lhk

2026-06-13 10:37:41 CEST

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That's pretty, where do you generate those graphs?

2026-06-13 10:28:36 CEST

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Looks like a coldcard.

2026-06-13 10:26:56 CEST

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Fun fact, this scene wasn't in the script.
Harrison Ford was sick that day, and didn't feel like actually fighting that guy as was planned. So he improvised and shot him to have less work.

2026-06-13 10:20:46 CEST

Best Nostr desktop client?
#asknostr

2026-06-13 10:14:42 CEST

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We could print the hash and blossom server tho...

2026-06-13 09:46:57 CEST

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Books are meant to be free.
It's just the paper that has a price.

2026-06-13 09:46:06 CEST

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It's so good to have you here!
You've already inspired many Nostr clients in your absence, can't wait to see what comes next.

2026-06-12 17:59:56 CEST

Finally we have Paul Rosenberg on Nostr!
He is an absolute legend, Cypherpunk since the 1990s, author of A Lodging of Wayfaring Men, and The Breaking Dawn, and an inspiration to countless cypherpunks, give him a follow!
#nevent1q…euxr

2026-06-12 14:00:00 CEST

The Praxeology of Privacy | bitcoin++ Vienna, economics edition
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/627dbc7bbcac4cd912f0dc4e4c61bd2a78ec065aea8d8379349e1f96ddc205c6.mp4

2026-06-12 08:43:30 CEST

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Can't wait to hear that conversation, Paul is great.

2026-06-12 08:42:47 CEST

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Ecash is the ultimate access right system.

2026-06-12 08:34:54 CEST

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https://fips.network/
https://github.com/jmcorgan/fips

2026-06-11 22:08:50 CEST

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Can't wait to see how far this approach goes... The dawn of a new internet.

2026-06-11 22:07:28 CEST

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That's actually a great idea.

2026-06-11 22:07:05 CEST

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Yeah, pretty dire over there, but plenty of ways to opt out.

2026-06-11 22:06:03 CEST

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Thanks!

2026-06-11 22:05:43 CEST

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White listed to my pubkey, it's a personal haven relay.

2026-06-11 22:05:08 CEST

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Yeah, can't wait to route through the phone.

2026-06-11 22:04:33 CEST

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Seems like the best scenery for listening to this conversation!

2026-06-11 14:00:00 CEST

How The State Makes Us Poorer | Max Hillebrand
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/0314768bab8e708cd58f0c7057e781e99f71ccde7781e5f6ad988c6d14763db1.mp4

2026-06-10 20:47:20 CEST

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To some extend that's what lib kernel works towards.

2026-06-10 20:46:26 CEST

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Got a link to some docs for this?

2026-06-10 19:59:28 CEST

Now my Nostr relay @ towardsliberty.com is exposed via @nprofile…the5
ws://npub1v5fmkz5s8ygrrzw2rtje8eej7gt69sysllytwh93vjk47mvu9eqqjw05pz.fips:3355

2026-06-09 22:28:37 CEST

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Dont buy it, earn it.
Offer proxy merchant services.
Buy stuff for fiat for other bitcoiners.

2026-06-09 22:27:57 CEST

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Yeah its also a wonderful book, Paul is a more mature fiction writer in that one, and the ideas are wild.
I gotta see how long it would take to narrate and edit. Let's see if I find time.

2026-06-09 18:01:50 CEST

Marmot community call starting now, come hang out.
#nevent1q…d3yk

2026-06-09 10:08:35 CEST

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Thanks brother, means a lot

2026-06-08 22:01:42 CEST

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Yes.

2026-06-08 22:00:13 CEST

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The privacy of such a swap service depends on the number of users and their volumes.
You're probably much more private by just using Wasabi.

2026-06-08 21:59:17 CEST