Max

It took a little while, but finally here is the audio book of The Praxeology of Privacy.
15 hours of economic reasoning and cypherpunk implementation, read by yours truly, available for free on Nostr.
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/9bc667e1e9dc125c4e7d6c513e7d8570501bc7b9d4231ecce0cb49e367cf9ebb.mp3

2026-09-11 16:42:25 UTC

The Praxeology of Privacy
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/9bc667e1e9dc125c4e7d6c513e7d8570501bc7b9d4231ecce0cb49e367cf9ebb.mp3

2026-09-11 15:31:29 UTC

I think we did it...

2026-09-11 14:26:51 UTC

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Love it, thanks!
I got very close to prompting the PR myself.

2026-09-09 17:19:29 UTC

We replaced a single constrained cross-platform codebase with native implementations for Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux by delegating the raw coding labor to autonomous agents. This radical shift removes humans from rote syntax production, proving that a small team can orchestrate machines to build software while retaining responsibility for the final outcome.
#naddr1qq…rpkk

2026-09-09 15:14:45 UTC

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In this particular case, I disagree.
Responsible disclosure to blockstream security could have resulted in a stop of liquid block production, and therefore not put any user's funds at risk.
If they did report it and Blockstream did nothing, then the right move is to take the money.

2026-09-09 11:29:15 UTC

The speech to text transcription workflow in @nprofile…radp android is the most incredible I've seen. I cannot wait until we get this release out. Hopefully very soon. This is the best chat app I've ever used.

2026-09-09 09:18:16 UTC

Münzgasse #74 Ohne Fork wird Bitcoin sterben (mit Jan-Paul, Max Hillebrand & Robin Linus)
https://relay.towardsliberty.com/d1bf52f47dc9efdac801a567092abfd93cd4cdc8c3e56c4a9373320e1da956d9.mp3

2026-09-08 15:28:29 UTC

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Very true.

2026-09-08 15:10:32 UTC

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And arguably we've never seen 100% slavery.

2026-09-07 15:36:09 UTC

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We tried like three times...
This is hard.
But another push is long overdue.

2026-09-07 15:21:56 UTC

Liquid promises private transfers backed one-for-one by bitcoin held behind a federated threshold. An incomplete cache key let forged L-BTC pass validation, then ordinary peg-out machinery moved nearly the entire real reserve, exposing failures in cryptographic context, operational release discipline, withdrawal controls, and the claim that seizing $320 million first was the least harmful path.
#naddr1qq…l586

2026-09-07 07:05:31 UTC

LUKS decryption password sent via @npub1y0g…00ly
We're fixing the internet so hard.
https://github.com/jmcorgan/fips-initramfs/releases/tag/v0.1.0

2026-09-07 06:36:47 UTC

Seems like most money is sent back to the liquid bridge. Disaster averted.
https://mempool.space/tx/3a3eac4a26395b8c2563aaf1eb8b1b77798c81c7d6337f51321827a244a480aa

2026-09-06 20:48:53 UTC

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Interesting.

2026-09-06 19:23:42 UTC

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Yeah correct.
Seems like nothing users can do other than wait and hope the hackers return money.
In that case recovery should be trivial from an accounting standpoint

2026-09-06 18:51:12 UTC

Seems like liquid is in trouble.
Peg out if you can, I'm not sure if still possible.
https://mempool.space/address/bc1qdlld6antmv4xug242ed83q7k4rqw50cwfns38szx4qu2f4jwaxxsuhwxxr

2026-09-06 14:50:06 UTC

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Not if we build it right.

2026-09-06 13:46:24 UTC

/goal doge rain, but with cashu

2026-09-06 11:38:25 UTC

Work with people who's hype cycle is phase shifted with yours.
We all need someone else to pull us out of the rud sometimes.

2026-09-06 09:58:00 UTC

The next version of @npub10r8…t2p8 will be insane.
The most private app store ever.
I'm so bullish!

2026-09-03 06:23:09 UTC

Cool to see @nprofile…2wzn self signing on @nprofile…gsu4

2026-09-02 21:58:07 UTC

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The Hermes connector over marmot and white noise works flawless. I've been using it for weeks full time.

2026-09-02 21:43:34 UTC

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#twoweeks

2026-09-02 20:21:54 UTC

The largest @nprofile…radp simulation group on a single computer with many virtual machines is at around 200 members, without a fork!
Things are getting slow at that scale, so we're working on speed improvements and it's not a real test in production on different phones, but quite encouraging numbers.

2026-09-02 15:23:07 UTC

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Just wait for the folder filter logic coming in the new @nprofile…radp

2026-09-02 12:09:18 UTC

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That was a dream, never got one myself, but helped a couple friends set up theirs, fantastic idea.
Also interesting to have one flatbed truck and multiple shipping containers in different places to be flexible with moving them. That requires a big truck tho...

2026-09-02 10:01:48 UTC

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Yes.

2026-09-02 10:01:35 UTC

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To be fair, that's the cost of the initial buildout I did in a single week. It was very bare bones, basically wood, solar, battery, and hammock. No heater (other than candles) nor running water.
There were more costs in upgrades and fixes since then.

2026-09-01 16:55:09 UTC

GitHub api rate limits are insufferable.
#ngit is 100x better, you can just get ALL git metadata locally and browse through instantly and without constant network access.

2026-09-01 16:51:14 UTC

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One of the best decisions in my life.

2026-09-01 16:00:37 UTC

What holidays?
anyhow, we talk marmot now, join us!
#nevent1q…4ull

2026-09-01 06:17:08 UTC

It's been a good month for marmot, the spec is maturing, the libraries are getting more performant, and the UIs are looking sweat!
Come join us for the monthly Marmot community call to hear the latest and show of your demos!
1st September, 16 UTC:
https://meet.fulmo.org/marmot

2026-08-31 14:00:05 UTC

https://relay.towardsliberty.com/d87d14af6c80e2f6681ae7d74bd6792f6dc0eff9bb55f2a05539bad7392002cf.jpg

2026-08-29 10:05:56 UTC

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My accent's kinda all over the place...

2026-08-27 16:01:11 UTC

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We only have the new app on testflight now.

2026-08-26 17:28:02 UTC

The text to speech in the new @npub1wht…r3ec is so good!
We'll hold the release a bit longer, groups are still not as stable as they should be, we're getting there soon!

2026-08-26 15:13:33 UTC

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Get it here
https://towardsliberty.com/pop
Or on my nostr blog feed.

2026-08-26 06:52:54 UTC

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I'm more eager to drop Linux kernel in android and go to a graphene micro kernel.

2026-08-25 18:46:38 UTC

What would be next level if Framework makes a phone with first class @nprofile…xdyf support.
They're working with Ubuntu and redhat now to get official hardware support for those, not a big stretch for them to do the same with Graphene, if they ever build a phone.
#nevent1q…h6ag

2026-08-24 19:15:57 UTC

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I guess nixOS runs on more phone hardware than graphene, haha

2026-08-24 19:14:03 UTC

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It's a unique differentiated for a niche player in a hard market.
There are a decent amount of graphene OS users who are eager for better hardware, so I imagine sales go up.
I hope graphene devs will make sure that the hardware is up to par, seems like the two teams are collaborating well to make it solid.
Motorola also has more capital and better supply chains than a startup like Daylight. It's expensive to keep up with the requirements of graphene os.

2026-08-24 19:11:36 UTC

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Yes.
Linux too
I also can't wait for the graphene micro kernel.

2026-08-24 19:10:47 UTC

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I have high hopes they do it right.

2026-08-24 19:10:07 UTC

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So you're saying there is a chance for a thinkpad style track point on the phone? 👀

2026-08-24 09:24:49 UTC

I can't wait for the @npub1kwa…e0nj compatible Motorola phone. Google hardware sucks.

2026-08-22 10:57:39 UTC

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It's not yet released, we're still hardening. Will be on zapstore.

2026-08-22 09:49:34 UTC

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Great news!

2026-08-22 09:49:26 UTC

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No dedicated hardware, should work on most of their modern hardware at least starting next year.

2026-08-21 15:37:04 UTC

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Yes, and now do this with relays on the phone and fips connection between them, cypherpunk future is now.

2026-08-21 12:11:39 UTC

@npub1mar…r6m9 over @npub1y0g…00ly will be so good.
Truly decentralized encrypted group messaging is right around the corner.

2026-08-21 09:22:33 UTC

White Noise is now my most-used app, and in practice it has become the app that builds apps. I dictate a bug to Hermes in the same chat, the APK comes back there, I install it on my phone, and I keep testing until the behavior changes, which is why the upcoming release has me genuinely excited.
#naddr1qq…pc8k

2026-08-19 18:20:32 UTC

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Correct, every member MUST have every commit message. (Regular chat messages can be dropped)
Only admins can write commits.

2026-08-18 19:13:12 UTC

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The list of group members, and admins, is part of the consensus state. Any member in a group knows exactly who's part of that group, and that only admins can make valid commits.
Servers are only trusted for message delivery. Given that every group member somehow gets every commit message, they will converge on a shared state of the group. For now marmot uses nostr relays for message delivery, we're already thinking how to do this with fips, it should work.

2026-08-18 14:40:01 UTC

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What do you mean?

2026-08-18 14:39:18 UTC

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It's a little bit more special cause it was just the two of us having fun.

2026-08-18 14:37:33 UTC

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Thanks for the kind words, glad you like the book!

2026-08-15 07:15:10 UTC

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big plans

2026-08-12 20:12:34 UTC

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The new one is not yet released. You can build it yourself for now.
gitHub.com/marmot-protocol/whitenoise-android

2026-08-12 20:10:26 UTC

I really enjoyed this conversation with CK.
#nevent1q…c65v

2026-08-12 20:09:22 UTC

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The new white noise works great with Amber.

2026-08-12 06:22:44 UTC

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We started work on the Linux app, and it's quite nice already!
https://gitworkshop.dev/npub1xlrek38h9u72krqk73k02xdtlqm8eygpj9dlg4s2z05xsf6mz9qqdsvdfr/gitnostr.com/darkmatter-linux
What we haven't done yet is enable you to use the same nsec on both phones. That's a bit tricky, and we first want the basics to work flawless, but this is going to be a big focus after initial release.

2026-08-12 06:19:09 UTC

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Ah, you're talking about Radar.
It uses signal infrastructure, and that means your limited to use the network only from exactly one phone. You can't create an account on the laptop, and not have the same account in multiple phones, or multiple accounts in the same phone.
That's one of the big complaints I have with Signal, and exactly why we started @nprofile…radp
So regarding this concern of yours, you won't get new PTSD here!

2026-08-12 05:28:31 UTC

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Thats so cool!
Does it work on the coldcard Q?

2026-08-11 06:33:44 UTC

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Hermes.
Both work well in the new whitenoise apps btw.

2026-08-11 06:32:50 UTC

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The main difficulty in group messaging is consensus.
How does a group of people agree on what key to encrypt the next message too. If people disagree, someone can't decrypt the messages of someone else. That's a fork in the group state, it's quite a similar problem to Bitcoin.
Contrary to Bitcoin, in most group messaging systems you know exactly who the group members are, which makes things easier.
The main hurdle for marmot specifically is that there is no central server whom you can trust with ordering messages properly. Every client has to be a "fully validating node" and create "the blockchain" of messages so that they're in the exact same order as everyone else.
Cordn takes a different approach, each group has one central coordinator who is trusted with message ordering. This massively simplifies the consensus problem, and reduces the amount of complexity in the client. This likely means cordn is relatively more stable than marmot if the coordinator is honest. And cordn uses lots of fancy tricks to make this central coordinator as blind and trust minimized as possible, and easy to run even in a browser tab.
This is somewhat similar to Bitcoin CoinJoin, almost impossible to do fully decentralized (only coin shuffle achieved it in theory) so everyone built centralized coordination models (even joinmarket) and then Wasabi optimized the coordinator to be blind and trust minimized.
So to some extend Marmot is trying to achieve the impossible, decentralized encrypted group messaging, many wizards keep telling us this is too difficult and probably impossible to achieve. But let's see, it smells to me like we're close on actually making it work...

2026-08-11 06:21:11 UTC

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Yeah, sucks to migrate...
That's why #1 it has to work.
And then have cool features that the old app doesnt have.
We're trying to tackle both in the next release.

2026-08-10 16:08:32 UTC

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Yeah, it was way harder than expected.
But this time is different (hopefully) 🙃

2026-08-10 16:07:26 UTC

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Honestly, compared to the nightmares of decentralized group encryption consensus, getting users seems trivial...

2026-08-10 14:24:34 UTC

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Notifications also work way better in v2.

2026-08-10 08:08:13 UTC

I've been using the upcoming new @nprofile…radp app more than signal for the last couple weeks.
Not just testing stuff, actual real use cases.
The hermes connector is amazing, it makes the app so useful. Can't wait to get this over the finish line and share with y'all.
Sorry again that it's been forever since the last whitenoise release, but we really want to get it right this time.
The main issue still is group reliability, we've made massive progress, but we can still make it better, and it's better to do these consensus changes before we release.
We're spending most time now to make sure group convergence is solid, and we keep adding cool UX and features to the app until the underlying spec and library work matures.
This means when we release, the apps will not only be reliable in sending messages to large groups, but also that it'll have more features than most messenger apps.
It'll be a massive release.
Give us two more weeks ™️ and you'll see.

2026-08-09 17:36:42 UTC

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That's cool.

2026-08-09 15:39:07 UTC

Fantastic lecture by Hans Hermann Hoppe from 2005 on why not to shitcoin.
Property and Freedom Podcast: PFP347
Lecture 4: Hoppe and Hülsmann, Weekend Seminar in Austrian Economics, Copenhagen Institute (2005)
https://propertyandfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/media/pfp/2026/pfp347-hoppe-hulsmann-austrian-economics-lectures-2005-lecture-4.m4a

2026-08-09 12:19:39 UTC

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How does this compare to napplets by @nprofile…vnak?

2026-08-09 07:01:56 UTC

An amazing lecture by Hüllsmann with a good overview of Austrian economics from 2005 is published on the Property and Freedom Podcast, check it out if you want to dive deeper.
https://propertyandfreedom.org/pfp/

2026-08-09 06:41:31 UTC

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Go with the vibes.
Ask it to prioritize them, open most as GitHub issues and send an email or GitHub security advisory with the high critical ones to the maintainers.

2026-08-09 06:39:23 UTC

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Yes, a good harness is very important, seems like its all about context management, even tiny models find critical bugs if you scope their context to the right part of the codebase.
Anyhow, I've found a surprising amount of vulnerabilities with a trivial prompt like "do a security audit for this project, research best practices online first".
Sure, professional pen testers with advanced harnesses will find even more bugs. But the fact that a non-dev with a one shot prompt can find criticale is wild.
Anyhow, more eyes on the code is always a good thing.

2026-08-09 06:34:05 UTC

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wss://wot.nostr.net/
wss://relay.ditto.pub/
wss://relay.primal.net/
wss://nos.lol/
These are popular and stable.

2026-08-09 06:31:08 UTC

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Thankfully many people are working on this.
Recently I saw an version of the spec in 35 English sentences (other than script execution), very impressive.

2026-08-09 06:19:52 UTC

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Congrats!
Really looking forward to seeing these.

2026-08-08 06:46:20 UTC

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Yeah It's not great in low bandwidth.
Amethyst has insane network usage, something like primal or nostria is much lighter.

2026-08-08 06:44:16 UTC

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Finally.
What took you so long?!

2026-08-08 06:38:55 UTC

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The next release will be on the main store with the new app.

2026-08-07 17:52:46 UTC

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 13:44:04 UTC

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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 18:18:24 UTC

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 18:14:09 UTC

2026-08-05 11:57:26 UTC

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 07:41:47 UTC

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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 07:40:20 UTC

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

2026-08-04 18:16:11 UTC

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 15:56:19 UTC

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

2026-08-04 09:49:45 UTC

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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 18:02:36 UTC

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 16:34:48 UTC

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

2026-08-03 06:16:31 UTC

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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 07:02:06 UTC

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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 17:36:58 UTC

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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 08:03:26 UTC

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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.