bitcoinpierre
Pierre Rochard

SBR is Speculative Defense, which is why I’m in favor of it. I think the word “dollar” will become synonymous with “sats” when they reach value parity and every dollar is backed 1:1 by a sat in the SBR. Dollar won’t survive in its current form, it has to evolve. And we should want it to evolve so as to not rug everyone relying on it.

2025-02-24 22:09:56 UTC

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Afaik professional investors have to carefully read all of the SEC filings to already know the answers to those questions before purchasing securities.
One of the reasons I’m focused on BTC as savings technology.

2025-02-19 04:27:06 UTC

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“Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake” 😂

2025-02-15 15:51:21 UTC

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Thank you 🙏

2024-09-20 16:46:30 UTC

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I agree there are good arguments to avoid getting into debt, I just don’t think “I have to persuade the lender to buy bitcoin instead of lending fiat” is a good argument.

2024-09-19 01:57:01 UTC

At the University of Wyoming’s Blockchain Stampede conference we did a deep dive on the value of Bitcoin, the role of mining, and how it balances electricity grids.
Thank you Matthew Skrlac for the invitation to speak and for organizing a great conference! https://image.nostr.build/c727c37f02ea7a02743e33b6e8c86b96efa4f5de17532d8e4648d694e8dc01c3.jpg

2024-09-18 01:35:55 UTC

“Free” was something I pushed for at Kraken, it simplifies for users, abuse can be detected, and routing fee revenue is greater than cost. #note1cft…pqe5

2024-09-12 17:35:54 UTC

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I don’t have any insider info, but it seems like they had to outsource deposit/withdrawal functionality to a third-party due to regulations, and it seems like that third-party happens to not support Lightning. I don’t know if the lack of support is for regulatory reasons or just not a business priority.

2024-09-10 18:40:42 UTC

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Transactions being censored is a hypothetical problem.
Mining can’t be monopolized, it’s the most competitive industry in the world.
Anyone can fabricate arbitrary centralization metrics and declare a hypothetical of theoretical censorship-resistance, for example 100% of hashrate is on planet Earth.

2024-09-10 14:49:43 UTC

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There’s a lot of hypothetical problems to be solved

2024-09-10 13:05:12 UTC

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Might just take longer to accumulate censored transactions in the mempool

2024-09-10 12:36:38 UTC

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I’m not good at price predictions 😂.
Game theory seems to be that censors won’t bother because the fee to overcome would be relatively low.

2024-09-09 12:54:52 UTC

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You said it’s not censorship resistant, can you point to a txid that is currently being censored?

2024-09-08 19:41:28 UTC

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Ok, censor a transaction

2024-09-07 02:14:14 UTC

Today I recorded a podcast episode with @npub1r8l…x5dk - be sure to subscribe and give it a listen when it comes out!
We discussed a wide range of topics: savings technology, Lightning, government strategic reserves, and life philosophy
https://stephanlivera.com

2024-07-10 01:48:31 UTC

I still remember when I first saw a Max Keiser clip in 2011, he was talking about silver and JPM.
I never would have guessed that a decade later we would be together at the inauguration gala of El Salvador’s President. Hugely grateful for Max’s energy and humor, a hero of bitcoin! https://image.nostr.build/a27a5748fe24075223833b384a95510de22b29345874ab796ffa62bb9026d625.jpg

2023-04-17 21:06:13 UTC

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I’ll make another video!

2023-04-15 19:48:00 UTC

Excited to announce that Riot Platforms is working with TSTC to offer an intense 2-week bootcamp in Austin to start your career in Bitcoin mining!
👉 Apply for a Gideon Powell 🐐 scholarship here: https://forms.gle/fVZtgf7rhCp63nTP9
Starts on April 24th, please share for reach! https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_b2dc3807ffe252b6ae9e23b741bcf955c669855630e25ce4ab47cda8824e1e63.jpeg

2023-04-15 19:13:16 UTC

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Yikes! Try again

2023-04-15 19:02:21 UTC

The fun and winning never ends with Bitcoin! 2023 off to a great start, and I’m not even talking about BTC/USD exchange rate. Just so many builders and educators making progress solving real problems.

2023-03-20 15:18:10 UTC

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🐸🏳️

2023-03-04 20:12:23 UTC

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Yes sorry, I didn’t realize BTC++ was already scheduled!

2023-03-03 22:58:51 UTC

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Oof TIL! I’ll reschedule

2023-03-03 22:36:10 UTC

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I forgot to update! Is it working now?

2023-03-03 22:35:50 UTC

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Now? Should be fixed!

2023-03-03 22:25:22 UTC

April 28th will be the first #Bitcoin Lightning Race in Austin, Texas!
Driver and spectator tickets 👇
https://bitcoinlightningrace.com

2023-03-02 22:35:34 UTC

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Agree! Thanks for elaborating, hyperbitcoinization is beautiful!

2023-02-26 03:49:45 UTC

I was recently a guest on the Bitcoin Layer podcast, we discussed Lightning, ordinals, and mining.
Let me know what you think!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pierre-rochard-bitcoin-has-never-been-more-exciting/id1650029331?i=1000601518409

2023-02-22 14:48:36 UTC

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New nodes already ignore old witness data by default with the assumevalid flag. It’s safe because it’s been buried under years of proof of work.

2023-01-31 23:47:40 UTC

running damus!