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Pretty small for intervention. Matches the small pump in BTC, so this feels more like market participants collectively realizing Warsh can’t hike. But that could just be the timing of my podcast listening.
Katayama/MOF did say they won’t be telegraphing interventions anymore, but they weren’t really telegraphing before either, just a lot of jawboning. So are they saying no more jawboning? That itself just feels like more jawboning. Would the market really take the ‘announcement of no more announcements’ so seriously?
Feels more Fed-related, but what do I know.

2026-07-03 07:27:01 CEST

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Not sensationalist at all. It is THE greatest vulnerability. Network decentralization is pointless if all the participants are jacked into the Matrix (Musk’s or otherwise).

2026-06-20 16:43:20 CEST

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Okay but baptism by squirt gun should become the norm. In fact I’d like to see them level up their belief to Super Soakers.

2026-06-19 21:46:51 CEST

US goal no. 2!!!

2026-06-19 21:25:40 CEST

US GOOOAAALLL

2025-10-20 00:32:25 CEST

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When Japan?
#nevent1q…yvux

2025-08-12 11:16:25 CEST

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I forgot I read this as a kid! Only things I remember are learning of the existence of the NSA and that there are two types of uranium. Er…plutonium? Was that even this book? Sorry to anyone for the spoiler if so.

2025-05-29 11:46:24 CEST

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Good except for my Twitter addiction, which I’m here to address

2025-05-29 11:39:08 CEST

@nprofile…nrxl is actually getting really good

2025-05-29 11:35:06 CEST

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This was a banger and no one can convince me otherwise
#nevent1q…5fl0

2025-05-29 00:23:58 CEST

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That makes it easier to accidentally or intentionally defraud people.
Which is easier to distinguish:
0.0009180 vs 0.00009180
or
91,800 vs 9,180?

2024-08-27 16:26:59 CEST

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Same. Hope it sticks

2024-08-27 12:29:29 CEST

I go on Twitter and it’s all #nostr npubs

2024-08-08 17:16:23 CEST

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Everything's correlated to the yen right now. I'll get some of the specifics here wrong but my understanding is: When the yen suddenly strengthened (blue line going down on the chart), the many entities shorting the yen in one form or another (e.g. the yen carry trade) had to scramble to cover their shorts, so they sold whatever they could, and bitcoin's easy to sell.
Everything's correlated in a panic, but I'm curious how long this will remain the case.

2024-08-08 17:05:34 CEST

Fascinating isn't it. Japanese yen vs Bitcoin price
https://m.primal.net/JsZE.png

2024-08-05 03:29:40 CEST

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https://open.substack.com/pub/westonnakamura/p/usdjpy-152-the-crowdstrike-of-global?r=1na0w2&utm_medium=ios

2024-08-05 02:31:56 CEST

Amazing to watch yen strength drag BTC (and everything else) down in realtime
#USDJPY #BTCUSD
@npub1s5y…6q7z @npub1a2c…w83a

2024-08-02 00:57:14 CEST

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‘Buying bitcoin to strengthen the currency’ is dumb. Terra Luna on a massive scale

2024-08-02 00:48:27 CEST

My pet peeve is capital letters in email addresses

2024-07-31 04:35:04 CEST

Preston + Luke = 🔥
Thanks @npub1s5y…6q7z @npub14mc…frlx @npub16le…ffxj
https://fountain.fm/episode/XBkpKMiN1pfgNaDUS4q3

2024-06-15 06:14:42 CEST

Got it in Tokyo! @npub1yez…awc7 @npub1jdd…4s60 @craigwarmke
https://m.primal.net/IlKd.jpg

2024-06-15 06:12:04 CEST

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Big time my man
https://fountain.fm/episode/lbPYEBVSjvjsxnhIEj6v

2024-06-13 15:01:32 CEST

Recent fiat food podcast from @npub1s5y…6q7z blew my mind. Had heard pieces of the story but it was really the economic element that tied it all together and pushed it over the edge of 'this needs to influence my life to a way greater degree'

2024-06-11 00:56:26 CEST

Haven't been on here in a while

2024-05-15 14:13:22 CEST

What's the expression for when your rival company is vastly outcompeting you? "They're eating our breakfast"? "They're eating our lunch"?
I want to know for when I do it to a particular Bitcoin company in the space over the next few years.

2024-05-08 17:00:50 CEST

Arrived in Hong Kong, AMA

2024-05-07 12:57:02 CEST

Plenty of bitcoiners (including me) fall into the trap of only producing content for other bitcoiners, basically preaching to the choir. @npub1pry…2xcv is breaking out of that by speaking to the issues regular people care about. Thanks for the great convo!
https://fountain.fm/episode/eehtCmZNFsWt3CS00DyG

2024-05-07 00:49:30 CEST

So far I've only been to crypto conferences, Nostrasia, and CheatCode in Bedford. Expecting Bitcoin Asia to be right in the middle.

2024-05-06 15:59:38 CEST

Who's going to Bitcoin Asia in Hong Kong this week?
#asknostr

2024-04-22 03:17:43 CEST

これ花粉症なのかな

2024-04-21 03:57:59 CEST

I heard he's gonna rename it Bitford when he's mayor

2024-04-11 02:02:31 CEST

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Thanks! First one got me about a third back

2024-04-11 01:56:01 CEST

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Primal

2024-04-11 00:51:02 CEST

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Weird, first time for me

2024-04-11 00:30:59 CEST

Uhhh just lost all the people I follow

2024-04-11 00:25:29 CEST

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Glad you made it!

2024-04-10 18:34:10 CEST

Never been so excited to arrive in an average British town in the rain.
#cheatcodecon #bedford

2024-04-10 17:15:02 CEST

USDJPY just broke 152 - weakest yen since 1990.
Big decision time for JP gov.
https://m.primal.net/HtPO.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HtPQ.jpg

2024-04-04 17:13:58 CEST

lol
https://m.primal.net/HrLU.png

2024-04-04 17:04:55 CEST

lol
https://m.primal.net/HrLE.png

2024-03-30 05:43:55 CET

Went to the Blue Note and saw my favorite jazz artist Hiromi perform!

2024-03-29 22:58:11 CET

@npub1key…lt3h is a great space. Would love to build something similar in Tokyo

2024-03-27 13:55:28 CET

Nothing like waking up to the sounds of the city. Not for everyone but it is for me.

2024-03-27 05:00:54 CET

Made it to NYC. Excited to walk the streets for a week.

2024-03-26 15:05:18 CET

Couldn't find an official Telegram group for @npub1jv6…nkxg in Bedford on April 12-13 so I made an unofficial one. Join if you're coming! Amplification appreciated.
https://t.me/+YdejPvULZ204NGVl

2024-03-26 14:13:31 CET

Lots of airport time today. I love airports. Full of potential and expectation.

2024-03-26 14:11:44 CET

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Dunno what show this is but looks like a great cast

2024-03-26 03:55:48 CET

Excited to visit NYC for the first time in 10 years and visit @npub1key…lt3h for the first time. Any other New York recommendations? #asknostr

2024-03-25 20:44:43 CET

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Oh that's what that means? Always thought it limited it to only posts with replies lol

2024-03-24 05:21:56 CET

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I'm sure she got it the next time
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L3bnamO7rpY

2024-03-24 05:17:39 CET

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早く日本に帰って食いたい

2024-03-24 05:16:33 CET

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Always good to make a reference and then immediately explain it.

2024-03-23 19:10:53 CET

Is there a Telegram or other chat group for @npub1jv6…nkxg participants?

2024-03-23 19:03:19 CET

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Um.

2024-03-23 18:49:42 CET

Glad to hear the council has come around and the pitch issues look resolvable @npub14mc…frlx
https://youtu.be/gGuqilHOHX8?si=IYDH91yqDbn0HGjJ

2024-03-23 15:07:08 CET

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#nostrdesign
#note1m4u…j2gr

2024-03-23 15:03:04 CET

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Looks like you got the 100k hot potato!

2024-03-23 14:53:31 CET

TIL candy is shiny because of bug shit
https://youtu.be/iEkKwOWZS_E?si=JeHd-lUXX-d1bLUT

2024-03-23 03:45:57 CET

Would love to do this someday
#note1v63…hd0e

2024-03-22 22:16:17 CET

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Baller

2024-03-22 22:15:24 CET

It's funny that on The Mentalist, Simon Baker speaks in an excellent American accent throughout, but after the credits each episode when he says, "Stay tuned for scenes from our next episode," he reverts back to his Australian accent.

2024-03-22 17:23:06 CET

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Thank you!

2024-03-22 16:49:05 CET

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Going to #CheatCode? 😃

2024-03-22 16:35:48 CET

Can anyone direct me to the London Bitcoiner Telegram group or equivalent? #asknostr

2024-03-22 04:57:55 CET

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I think NiceHash is trippin. Every other countdown site says April 20ish

2024-03-22 04:56:40 CET

CoinDesk article from two days ago says April 15, but now the site they cite (heh) says April 30! How am I supposed to make travel plans at this rate?
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/03/20/bitcoins-halving-may-be-here-sooner-than-you-know-again/

2024-03-22 04:51:35 CET

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Thanks! No one's ever commented on that actually. Japanese Alps. The trip was brutal and I may never camp again, but at least I got a good photo out of it!

2024-03-21 20:14:41 CET

For those who don't know, I interview people about #Bitcoin adoption - and sometimes #nostr - in East Asia (I'm based in Tokyo).
This is my recent conversation with John Riggins of @npub1t8a…56yu about his time in China (since 2016), the upcoming Bitcoin Asia conference in HK, why he thinks the alpha is in Asia, and much more.
Most interesting to me were how bullish he is on Hong Kong (and even China), and the "secret" story behind the 2021 bitcoin mining ban. Check it out!
https://fountain.fm/episode/3j4T00mXDN8SVrUtQnda
The link above is for @npub1v5u…n0v5, where you can earn bitcoin as you listen, but it's also available wherever you get your podcasts.
#introductions

2024-03-21 18:19:45 CET

Been watching a lot of this game lately. Impressively realistic. Still has room to improve but a world away from the Tony Hawk games I used to play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xPQEzDuvnM&t=508s

2024-03-21 05:45:17 CET

Ever noticed people use the intonation of a long list to give the impression their claim is well-founded when in reality they’ve given maybe one shaky example and something else that adds nothing and then completed it with “and the list goes on and on”?

2024-03-21 03:14:25 CET

Never even heard about this debate between @npub1a2c…w83a and Alex de Vries from two years ago. Great job.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LP8G-oZnEs

2024-03-20 16:46:34 CET

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Wow thanks!

2024-03-20 16:30:34 CET

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Oh I get that, I just mean the random pair of legs

2024-03-20 16:27:19 CET

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That is one confusing pic

2024-03-20 16:25:44 CET

Did some digging but couldn’t find anything. Any insights appreciated
https://m.primal.net/HmlY.jpg

2024-03-20 16:04:17 CET

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Glad to have you! imho mass adoption is absolutely the goal, but the nature of the beast makes it a slower process than anyone likes. Keep posting your insights!

2024-03-20 15:11:16 CET

What's the latest on email addresses that require a tiny sat payment to receive? e.g. what @npub1ex7…vyt9 was doing. Surprised I don't hear more about this considering it's the best idea I can think of to eliminate spam and protect people from scams like this pig butchering thing
#asknostr

2024-03-20 04:51:41 CET

The other day I posted a tip about following the people that the people you like follow; today I have a new tip: on @npub12vk…pugg browser at least, when you go to a thread, it shows the "People in this thread" on the right side. Follow those people, because they're mostly proven to be active on #nostr.
#introductions

2024-03-20 04:49:33 CET

You know, at first I thought posting images from the internet to #Nostr was cumbersome - right click, download the image somewhere, go to Nostr, find it again, upload. Blech.
But now I think it's the easiest of all platforms - right click, copy image address, paste into Nostr, it automatically becomes the image again. Easy-peasy.

2024-03-20 04:45:23 CET

Go where you're rare. It'll be uncomfortable but will open a world of opportunity.
I know, it's easy for me to say, but I really feel like people are too tied to where they know (but have no upwards mobility).
https://scontent.fict1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/432405853_720405346915788_4242616960457873245_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=VGoNJM7JgmUAX-JCEsO&_nc_ht=scontent.fict1-1.fna&oh=00_AfDjdfxpx10S6zXaZDmu8Nd5SHYY3J6bIXDHPCwyOfS8Bg&oe=65FFA02F

2024-03-19 23:41:29 CET

Whoa
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/19/japan-pension-fund-explores-bitcoin-as-an-investment.html

2024-03-19 23:11:15 CET

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That's certainly my strategy

2024-03-19 23:00:03 CET

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Oh that chick, right

2024-03-19 22:55:51 CET

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2024-03-19 21:35:21 CET

Crazy. And way more informative than any coverage I've seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URfCwT3UQy4

2024-03-19 19:50:15 CET

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Happily bought it with broken money 😄

2024-03-19 17:21:48 CET

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Even if it’s Donald Trump saying to stop the count before my mail-in ballot is counted?

2024-03-19 15:26:15 CET

Think about it, if MrBeast were on #Nostr, he could drop fortunes on random followers or reward every single follower completely seamlessly whenever he wanted.
So which one of you is going to be the MrBeast of Nostr?!
(I'd do it, but I don't think I'm crazy enough.)
https://images.samsung.com/is/image/samsung/assets/us/explore/brand/mrbeast-x-samsung/mo/MrBeast_Partnership-LP-FT03-KV-M.jpeg?

2024-03-19 14:04:13 CET

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Wild

2024-03-19 05:20:18 CET

Pretty much sums up finance media
https://m.primal.net/HmMk.jpg

2024-03-19 03:16:02 CET

Who else is going to CheatCode?!
(#Nostr is a rushing river so I'll be posting this a lot in the coming days, sorry in advance for the annoyance. Trying to make friends)

2024-03-19 03:12:23 CET

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Gotta rectify that, way too much to do here! Especially in September 😉 @npub19x0…2ree @npub17n5…j6ds

2024-03-18 22:00:40 CET

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What if it’s in Tokyo 😁

2024-03-18 21:57:57 CET

What would be cool is an animated lightning border around reposts that you also zapped, so your followers know you really liked it.

2024-03-18 16:58:35 CET

From Astral Codex Ten (Slate Star Codex)
https://m.primal.net/HmFS.png

2024-03-18 16:00:02 CET

People out here saying max pain is #Bitcoin going straight to 1 million; I don’t think you can call something max pain when you’re saying it gleefully.

2024-03-18 14:44:06 CET

What are you working on this week? For me it's the next BTP episode