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Ocean pool is discredited by BIP110, and there is no way out of it for them.
I respect Ocean for two things:
- Direct coinbase payouts, popularizing the idea and first impactful implementation.
- Miner-controlled templates, first impactful pool supporting it (albeit not in standard way but with their own working-but-hacky solution).
On the other hand, I despise them for their support for BIP110.
They are distancing themselves from Luke Dashjr and Mechanic, but you can't change the past, the stigma remains, sorry, guys.
https://ocean.xyz

2026-08-09 05:35:47 UTC

BIP110 hashrate is evaporating fast.
Just after the split, Ocean's 30 EH was split roughly equally, 15-15 EH. Now, after 8-9 hours, it has fallen to 1.4 EH.
Miner incentives work as designed.
https://blossom.primal.net/926b0e7fde6ec3f40928a00fc1d94f7239325736353ec357fd71d8b1ddc772bf.webp

2026-08-09 05:32:22 UTC

I've watched the BIP100 fork happening, and I've witnessed the birth of the first two blocks on the rogue chain.
Chances are I saw ALL the block that will ever happen...
https://blossom.primal.net/76e97355a6ee12f1929516e0d2bd5c056400338ebf6fef8aee434c8f3e34c3db.webp

2026-08-08 21:29:32 UTC

The last 6 bitcoin blocks (since the beginning of the new difficulty period) have 22 minutes block time on average.
It's funny that BIP110 had only 1 block in the same period, yet the block time is only 10 minutes! Of course, when there will be a second block, this number will go down a lot...
https://blossom.primal.net/51b88bc810edaab31cd0583562cc3225a10719019cfbaf99179ce73a59f312f3.webp

2026-08-04 12:09:54 UTC

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very weird (if true)

2026-08-04 05:33:55 UTC

Creating true randomness with algorithms is impossible.
Testing randomness is extremely difficult.
Code review is fallible.
Old truths, but smashed into our face now.

2026-07-16 15:01:08 UTC

Looks like a graph from @nprofile…afv4 ... :)
#nevent1q…agxy

2026-06-19 08:45:10 UTC

GM! Enjoy the long days!

2026-06-12 05:11:03 UTC

Huge BTC graffiti in a Prague alley... legends
#nevent1q…75gw

2026-06-12 04:56:14 UTC

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Oh, man! I should've stayed a bit longer

2026-06-11 07:00:20 UTC

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I've always used Datum with Bitcoin Core, but not on Start9. Maybe this check is specific for Start9?

2026-06-09 21:21:29 UTC

Bilocation skills would be handy tomorrow, so many great talks are incoming!
https://program.freedomtechsummit.com/fts2026/schedule/
#FreedomTechSummit

2026-06-09 21:13:19 UTC

TIL there are more MeshCore nodes than bitcoin nodes!

2026-06-08 14:10:23 UTC

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Very nice!

2026-06-05 13:46:15 UTC

Zappool goes mainstream 🤣
#nevent1q…wcaq

2026-06-04 05:52:44 UTC

GM
https://blossom.primal.net/4886a3594ee60ee3aba21b72610c7bccbb7813abc84552af4548ef8dd638c388.webp

2026-06-03 09:33:21 UTC

was long overdue ;)
#nevent1q…30uq

2026-05-16 07:18:24 UTC

G!M!!

2026-04-26 05:02:42 UTC

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Here's a James Corbett video, where he discusses exactly this, in detail (link to the relevant time):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pRJmcRzONQ&t=959

2026-04-22 21:50:32 UTC

I respect both @nprofile…cm3y and @nprofile…q7p2, sorry to see this
#nevent1q…lqx2

2026-04-21 12:23:01 UTC

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Exactly. LN increasingly is used to link different payment "islands" -- LN, ecash, Spark, Ark, onchain swap, etc. OTOH, it will be used less as the "last mile" of the payment.
Lightning capable wallet > Lightning wallet

2026-03-28 08:38:19 UTC

GM! You don't need someone to tell you what can you do!

2026-03-13 22:48:52 UTC

Typing 'zappool-dataaccess' is always a challenge -- 5 double letters!

2026-03-13 21:04:02 UTC

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Yass. Having to wait 40 mins for a block has very low prob, but having to wait 40 mins GIVEN THAT 30 HAVE ALREADY PASSED has the same prob as having to wait 10 (so roughly 50%). Conditional probability is a fucker.

2026-03-12 09:09:42 UTC

Coding LLMs tilt the REUSE-or-REWRITE? question to the rewrite side. Still, don't underestimate the savings in future maintenance costs in the reuse case.

2026-03-12 09:02:38 UTC

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Note: @npub16x7…a44x even renders cashu even when it's part of a web URL 😄
https://image.nostr.build/86748d808ac16fa9f277c6d1066dfdeea92bd895b6fce2f042583ca3280f3824.png

2026-03-12 09:01:05 UTC

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That's how this cashu looks like in @npub16x7…a44x 🔥 and in Jumble (plain text):
https://image.nostr.build/4c6a155d8caf6d22501fc73ead54cea177a65f55ac3e5112a802d113152dea4e.png
https://image.nostr.build/f8624d43856c25167a656b97806f2006187cf07827b0faf64bc9e6ac7d946c61.png

2026-03-12 07:47:27 UTC

GM ☀

2026-03-11 11:51:50 UTC

I love @nprofile…dmep , it's great, I use it a lot. One little feature I miss, compared to other clients: in the note editor, pasting an image doesn't work, only from file. I often paste screenshots.

2026-03-11 11:40:17 UTC

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Why does this reminds me of @nprofile…x2de ?

2026-03-11 11:35:19 UTC

Created a StratumV1 proxy, in Rust. Just saying.
https://github.com/zappool/stratumv1-proxy-rs

2026-03-11 10:06:36 UTC

1 TB drives are over for running a bitcoin node.
Maybe it's because by now more than 20,000,000 bitcoins have been mined alredy 😀
I've got a Raspberry PI node with a 1 TB drive, a full bitcoin node, electrs and a lightning node (Pi4, umbrel). The bitcoin node started dying a few days ago. It shown only in the logs that it stops because of low disk space. The system shows about 50GB free, and 850GB used by the bitcoin node overall.
I need 2 TB !
https://image.nostr.build/48b7c60f03976387aaf86487ccbddac07e0389514ae3ff4a3baea50ccf14ff54.jpg

2026-03-11 09:50:38 UTC

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botspam

2026-03-11 08:26:23 UTC

GM! Started the day with a @nprofile…x3vh glitch

2026-03-10 09:06:51 UTC

GM!! ☕

2026-03-09 11:05:10 UTC

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I wish her health and joy and a long life!
Birth is a miracle, and should not be jailed in hospitals.

2026-03-09 10:59:59 UTC

GM! ☕☀️
FFS, why isn't the coffee emoji called coffee!? Hot beverage???

2026-03-08 21:01:45 UTC

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Spam and Bot are two independent dimensions.
Human non-spam
Human spam
Bot spam
Bot non-spam
... are all possible

2026-03-06 17:12:29 UTC

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A drawback of this distributed system is that invalid state formed with early versions can be persisted not only in the app itself, but over a range of relays, from where it is practically impossible to purge. I think I have an npub that is forever lost for WhiteNoise... (fortunately it's not my main npub). Eventually I will give it another try.

2026-03-06 10:21:10 UTC

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In text:
https://clawhub.ai/dergigi/nihao
https://github.com/fabianfabian/openclaw-nostr-nip17

2026-03-06 09:11:31 UTC

On Nostr even the bot are more based than elsewhere 🤖

2026-03-06 09:09:51 UTC

I can feel an increase of AI agents lately on Nostr. I don't mind agents, as long as they behave and provide useful information. I even zap them. (Here is an example #nevent1q…mgd0).
I don't like that they are kinda bad at reacting at replies. And there's still the tingling sensation when you wonder if it's a bot or a human.

2026-03-06 07:42:15 UTC

I wonder which web browser will be the first with built-in Nostr support...

2026-03-06 07:41:32 UTC

Do you know? When using a a nostr app with Amber on (android) phone, does the communication go through relays or locally?
#asknostr

2026-03-06 07:25:40 UTC

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fyi^^^ @nprofile…q9g5 @nprofile…544d

2026-03-06 07:18:22 UTC

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Quick Numo test observations
Installation:
- From ZapStore/Graphene: ✅
- minor: None of the APKs from Github worked on an older Android device 🤷‍♂️ (prob. due to being older, should be fixed with PlayStore inclusion)
Onboarding:
- super fast ✅
LN pay with QR:
- worked right away, no glitch ✅ (used Blink)
NFC:
- had to enable and remove the covers of the phones, standard NFC stuff 🤷‍♂️
Tap pay:
- used Minibits (I needed a quick install Cashu wallet on regular Android, I chose Minibits). Had to find out how to activate NFC payment on Minibits with the small NFC-like icon
- Tap-to-pay worked! ✅🚀
- Sometimes the tap took several seconds, not really tap-boom-done but tap-hold-hold-done 😟 I think this is when the payer wallet does mint operations for proper denominations DURING the nfc exchange process. Very error-prone.
Offline tap pay:
- First tests failed 😟 Reason is no right denominations
- With amount round in sats (100 sats) it worked ✅
General UI:
- Balance is not showed. The only place I could find it is during withdraw.
Withdrwal:
- Worked fine (I used cashu withdraw to cashu.me)
Others:
- The POS-selected Cashu/LN setting is not nice UX, it would be better if the payer can decide on this somehow. The user-controlled Cashu/LN is prone to huge user confusion.
- Peyer wallets should optimized for denominations that cover all amounts. This setting should be the default (vs. size optimizaed). In case of error, it should show the closest (largest) possible denomination, maybe that's fine to use (overpay by few sats).
- After a failed cashu payment, Numo reverts to LN. This can get unnoticed and get confusing.
- There was one instance when the payer wallet claimed success, but Numo showed error. I was not able to recover the sent ecash on the payer side (proofs already spent), so my guess is that it actually succeeded, but Numo showed it as error. Dangerous, as it may be lost funds.
- For withdraw cashu a QR option would be nice.

2026-03-06 07:17:48 UTC

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I gave Numo a quick try, and I could get to tap-to-pay in a few seconds! Strong concept, great execution! I've found some issues, listing them constructively in a reply below.

2026-03-05 11:07:33 UTC

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Ouch, I think I missed this... :(

2026-03-05 11:01:31 UTC

Sic transit gloria mundi.
At least they gave it a second chance...
The End of Paralelni Polis: Second Culture Permanently Closes in Prague
https://kryptomagazin.cz/en/paralelni-polis-end-forever-2026

2026-03-05 09:17:39 UTC

GM!

2026-02-27 18:15:47 UTC

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Speaking of mempool, an oft-cited statistics is the number of transaction in a mempool. I think a more relevant is the TOTAL FEES in the mempool. It tells more than the number; the number is inflated by the many very-low-fee transactions.

2026-02-27 18:12:11 UTC

¿Qué es esto?
Funny answers only :D
@nprofile…xnfk
https://blossom.primal.net/5e109fec869d284f64073aeeeba5d7b491098b1b90c7580f829d1847a1bb5dd0.jpg

2026-02-27 16:03:26 UTC

GM
https://image.nostr.build/b62feb4ba5ca8793be12121a9cd00a845811efa768ce07808adef053eea1b986.jpg

2026-02-26 02:38:43 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/2ea3c2f38b92ff4c5a1f4399bffe6e038fda5093bf5964961492331100101cb9.jpg

2026-02-25 19:16:30 UTC

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#nevent1q…ac4z

2026-02-25 17:23:16 UTC

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A much cleaner, opreturn-limit-only softfork would have a much higher chance. I'm a bit hesitant, but maybe even I would support that. But even that would be controversial. BIP110 has ideological and technical issues in its current form, it's a no-go for me.

2026-02-25 17:18:02 UTC

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The only regret of mine is not suceeding doing it earlier.

2026-02-25 17:03:00 UTC

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Yesss and kudos to @darosior!

2026-02-25 16:56:16 UTC

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pong

2026-02-25 03:07:22 UTC

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Reminds me of a guy who was doing an MSc in computing science, operating systems. He told that his girlfriend was baffled when she looked at a paper he was reading: sg about efficient killing of orphans 😂

2026-02-24 13:24:46 UTC

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When I call my git branch 'master', I have absolutely no thoughts of the stuff they want to avoid. Completely unrelated. Master it stays
REFUSE THOUGHT POLICE

2026-02-24 13:19:35 UTC

GM ☕
https://blossom.primal.net/1a2dbea455a77ca09e628d72c913009bf78d0555181726f215718a15616ce35f.jpg

2026-02-23 16:52:55 UTC

What do bitcoiners think about globalisation?
Bitcoin itself is fully global, it doesn't care about countries or nations. Yet the globalisation ideas feel contrary to the bitcoin ideals. Thoughts?

2026-02-23 15:45:20 UTC

GM
https://blossom.primal.net/af991c41833bfb0f25a257ac256e1005349575fff00e94bd35d54cfde4bf5db2.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/af991c41833bfb0f25a257ac256e1005349575fff00e94bd35d54cfde4bf5db2.jpg

2026-02-23 12:11:45 UTC

Hey @nprofile…x3vh , Zappool works great with Ocean, but many people are scared away in the moment when they see Ocean's name. It would be nice if Zappool worked with another less controversial pool, like Braiins Pool. Ocean's strong pro-filtering stance is very controversial ideologically.

2026-02-23 03:24:57 UTC

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Propose a clean soft-fork for setting a low opreturn limit, and I will support it. Not meaningless child-play filtering stuff but consensus. And not a technical nonsense of softfork-forced-hardfork of bip110.

2026-02-23 03:18:34 UTC

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Physical embodied intelligence is a harder nut to crack at this time. Interesting indeed, this is in reverse compared to the bottom-up of evolution (general intelligence built on top of embodied)

2026-02-21 04:37:11 UTC

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There is no quantum threat, there is quantum FUD

2026-02-20 11:53:03 UTC

I like it!

2026-02-14 10:09:08 UTC

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I stay Nostr-only because I'm lazy

2026-02-14 10:04:56 UTC

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Bitcoin is a great savings technology, without serious alternatives.
Bitcoin is a great payment tech, but with many alternatives.
Bitcoin is a great private payment tech, without serious alternatives.
But most don't care about privacy... 🤯
Bitcoin is THE PERFECT PAYMENT TECH for someone who sees it as a perfect savings tech. But not for all others...

2026-02-10 13:14:31 UTC

My first #SatShoot job got completed!
The job was created in April'25, related to the hungarian 21 website.
Out of a sudden someone completed it. I paid. Everybody happy 😎
https://satshoo.com
https://huszonegy.world
https://satshoot.com/naddr1qvzqqqrllupzpvvszaww7srutyl30s24fq8d5x3wulmvssmcamcwju6nlplwtycqqythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq9w5n9veskxar0wgkhwetzwd5hgefdw3hj6urjv5khyetwv3jhy6twvukksar5wpej6emfw3582c3dvdhk6ttgw4eh5mmwv4nhjttgw4eh5mmwv4nhjtt8d96xsatz945k7tfjdfaxscm2su7g7p/
@nprofile…y069 @nprofile…c28t

2026-02-10 11:42:22 UTC

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I looked through https://meshcore.co.uk/, and still had no idea about what MeshCore it. But I've found this nice comparison, so now I got it!
https://nodakmesh.org/blog/meshcore-vs-meshtastic-comparison/

2026-02-10 07:31:10 UTC

#nevent1q…7dtp

2026-02-09 17:31:02 UTC

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Could you (re)post some directions where to go, for someone who is interested, and familiar with both Meshtastic and Btichat? thx

2026-02-08 18:18:47 UTC

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A miracoulous bag of meat, I'd add. I mean that for every human, not you personally 😂

2026-02-08 09:49:10 UTC

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Did you now that with zappool.org you can get daily zaps from a Bitaxe? You just need to plug your npub to the mining device. @nprofile…x3vh

2026-02-07 07:36:01 UTC

I'm always puzzled to find that when occasionally I open Primal, it shows more content (& interactions) than my other Nostr clients. I don't know why, but I suspect it has to do with Primal not honoring the Outbox model :( (Though I can't explain, the primal relay is included in my relay list.)
Is it that Primal is better at discovery?
Or is it that Primal is more closed (and wants you to lock in)?
#Primal

2026-02-07 04:35:00 UTC

GM! ☕🐦

2026-02-05 09:20:58 UTC

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Hehe I was just about to reply the same here @nprofile…9t2n !
nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzp9490rmt2prydhs5rw5shmzk2xt94gqa7ps9j29n0pdpxujsf6faqy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qpqgel6kyqyz2nv3cvgdpmxtrylt0xn3yqxcmzwcurfcqt40t2eerasew3w0n

2026-02-05 07:12:47 UTC

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So 90's, 3DStudio vibe :D

2026-02-04 07:25:41 UTC

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and #Nostria !

2026-02-04 07:22:13 UTC

TIL: Liberstad

2026-02-03 22:45:11 UTC

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Thx, just did that!

2026-02-03 22:37:07 UTC

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Chaos is never evenly distributed. Inflation will get worse, striking haphazardly.

2026-02-03 21:48:07 UTC

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Yesss. And it also lives you a way to get an LN address. And it's permissionless, easy to create (for privacy, it's possible to use a separate ID if someone wishes).
My vision is to have a 'Login with Nostr' on the dashboard page of a Bitaxe.

2026-02-03 21:42:14 UTC

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Great to see more Nostr--pool integrations, I should check out the details.
Btw, Zappool.org is so integrated that you can use your npub directly as miner ID. You get paid via zaps 😎

2026-02-03 21:25:54 UTC

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https://twentyone.world/ is a good directory for country-local 21 groups and resorces.
The Club Orange App also lists a lot of meetups (sorted by proximity).

2026-02-03 14:06:46 UTC

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@npub1gun…nudq , any chance to have a club for the 21 club of Hungary? Vexl adoption is very low there, and many people are reluctant to use it due to the phone numbers. A Hun group may be a nice way to boost usage. -- @npub1755…aa5e

2026-02-01 15:59:43 UTC

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Very heartwarming story! Maybe your kid will remember the moment when she will be in a similar situation ❤

2026-02-01 10:21:07 UTC

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Oh, right! I was not familiar with the term. Funny, just a few days ago I was explaining this to my school-kid, how they used to do that manually before the 90's. In hindsight, definitely it was a positive development...

2026-01-31 18:31:03 UTC

I'm staying Nostr only

2026-01-31 18:18:12 UTC

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Does it make sense to reply/zap posts created autonomously by high-dimensional-stochastic-compressor-large-language-modrl software? 🤔

2026-01-31 13:52:44 UTC

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Start engaging, find posts you find, write replies, follow users. I wish you a high WoT score!

2026-01-31 13:47:41 UTC

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I like the terrarium metaphor! Moltbook is like a breeding ground for ideas. But with no or limited human interaction, it's more like inbreeding for idead.

2026-01-30 22:15:26 UTC

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No. Only a poor imitation.

2026-01-29 09:07:38 UTC

GM! Anyone has some PANAMA travel tips?