Leathermint
Leathermint

Silently building The Bitcoin Standard

Public Key

npub1v0tfjv5ahr3c260jtzdk5w48krerrnkg8fmcnc5lpguk0qda04eqzm3m3e

NIP-05 Address

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsx845ex2wm3cu9d8e93xm282nmpu33emyr5aufu20s5wt8sx7h6uspzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq3samn8ghj7vfexshrzwf49ceryv3wxsmn5dpcxsuqz8rhwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kqmk5rqv

Publishing to

nostr.wine

relay.primal.net

194.195.222.47:4848

nostr.bitcoiner.social

Author Public Key

npub1v0tfjv5ahr3c260jtzdk5w48krerrnkg8fmcnc5lpguk0qda04eqzm3m3e

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Last Notes

2026-04-02 20:44:29 UTC

How am I just finding out about this emoji?
🫪

2026-04-02 17:49:52 UTC

Someone should organize a chess tournament with a représentent from each nostr client. This is the only way to know which client is the best.

2026-04-02 17:09:19 UTC

Alright, 31 books to make and ship in 31 days. It's a wiiild feat but I'm going to pull it off because I'm that guy. I'm just that guy.
https://blossom.primal.net/da552a90e2c0d6d8056763bf961a3aae2ec9b4b7c8c9be3e5e5ae6736c57577a.jpg

2026-04-02 04:33:48 UTC

Meat is expensive because we don't consume the organs.

2026-04-02 02:58:26 UTC

You gotta stop dooming and start booming.

2026-04-02 02:56:13 UTC

Doing is proving

2026-04-02 02:48:08 UTC

I work on my goal 24/7 because it's my purpose.

2026-04-02 02:01:40 UTC

Showing is REAL talk.

2026-04-02 01:55:36 UTC

I love the 10 second countdown before posting on Wisp.

2026-04-02 01:54:55 UTC

Carrying an idea so powerful my back hurts

2026-04-01 15:46:44 UTC

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Would be foolish to ignore the head imo.
#nevent1q…ydxw

2026-04-01 13:31:20 UTC

I am and have been absolutely fascinated by this simple line of reasoning for the past 3 years.
Why am I the only one to be so fascinated by this? I don't think I'm the weird one here. Everyone who isn't is weird.
#nevent1q…aalx

2026-04-01 13:25:47 UTC

Not gonna lie the AI slopped websites all look the same. I see you. You didn't put any creative input.

2026-04-01 13:11:36 UTC

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One of the 3 explanation of existence OUGHT to be true. All of them are impossible. Therefore magic.

2026-04-01 13:08:53 UTC

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You can imagine it but it's not possible. How could a thing be if it never started to be? It's not possible for a thing to be if it doesn't start to be something. You are something when you start to be something.

2026-04-01 13:06:38 UTC

For existence to be, one of those two MUST be possible.
Both of them are in fact impossible. From human perspective, there exist no other possibility. Things had to emerge out of no things. Or they had to always be there.
There is, maybe, a third possibility. But this explanation is not possible for a human to even imagine. It is out of the realm of the imaginable.
So, if the thinkable possibilities are impossible and the third is impossible to even imagine, is it not easily provable that life IS magic. Magic, miracle, divinity... Call it whatever you want. The point is that one can easily prove that this existence is more special than the average atheist like to believe.
Why is this simple lime of reasoning not used more often by believers to plant the very first seed of faith?
#nevent1q…8vxx

2026-04-01 12:51:20 UTC

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You are the frame of reference. I am asking, from your lives experience, your thinking and logic, as a human bean, which one of those 2 is more impossible. I KNOW that both of those are impossible from your point of view. I also KNOW that one of them is possible if the frame of reference is beyond human comprehension.

2026-04-01 12:15:32 UTC

Which one is more impossible?
1. Somethings emerging out of nothing
2. Something who's always been. Never been created. No beginning. Just being.

2026-04-01 12:14:23 UTC

Fr I do believe it is impossible for something to emerge out of nothing and this is why God is infinite.
#nevent1q…mdvh

2026-04-01 12:11:55 UTC

I used to think it was impossible for somethings to emerge out of nothing. Then I built Leathermint.

2026-04-01 12:10:56 UTC

We're just a bunch of people

2026-04-01 12:00:32 UTC

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Unemployment is hard

2026-04-01 11:55:59 UTC

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Hey

2026-04-01 11:47:01 UTC

The greatest perk of unemployment is the availability. I make my own time. I always make time for family when I'm needed. I feel sovereign and I am.

2026-04-01 10:04:23 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/1b4bd54917382e36c8b745de9c918fd79fd6ec081f7d0419b23543d2a5636f01.png
https://blossom.primal.net/0716573abedd1c712ebf878e8d136a67559914aa99552bd0e594185d8267b366.png
https://blossom.primal.net/fc28591e35396e12492d330a67f1174d9b6fdc8cad469fd2f83920ba2e7faf31.png

2026-04-01 09:52:31 UTC

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Maybe. Would like to. But if I get into watch straps again I'm gonna need at least a month or 2 I can dedicate to it. And that's not gonna happened any time soon.

2026-04-01 09:11:51 UTC

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It can be found in purple. There's also ostrich leg leather which is very scally. Here's a wallet I made out of it recent
https://blossom.primal.net/350e01287f421f877f92f14c056afb9d7b548a2b79308b5954adaa8c56fc7b10.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/b56d16fe532b72f07f7f25e82202f2454c0e396e7618d74ae6a74bc403fb21c3.jpg

2026-03-31 20:20:35 UTC

W O W
https://blossom.primal.net/3f8a71ff312a7160b66e32e997e38433e7680a1070645f99b0e88f522e768156.jpg

2026-03-31 17:39:38 UTC

I imagine talking on stage of a Bitcoin conference is like walking in front of the screen in a packed theater.

2026-03-31 16:46:31 UTC

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I'm on it 🫡
https://blossom.primal.net/99ef3233e95746fa27af0e7e5bc893d0c9a3092b235f24408f289e261e9b44ea.jpg

2026-03-31 16:35:12 UTC

Let's just vibe the whole Bitcoin Standard into reality.

2026-03-31 00:51:42 UTC

Each time you spend your money for something you find more valuable you create value.

2026-03-31 00:41:55 UTC

Everything is beautiful when it's well made.

2026-03-31 00:36:40 UTC

The only yield from money happen when you lose its custody in exchange of something you find more valuable.

2026-03-30 21:10:07 UTC

Making book spines
https://blossom.primal.net/8250bc1dc3392fb4e684f293033035318c851fe05e03c403002947b9078b3157.jpg

2026-03-30 20:55:11 UTC

So much sexier than any corporate brand they'll put on there.
#nevent1q…4zne

2026-03-30 20:44:22 UTC

There's an auction for a publicity spot on this car. There will be signs....
https://blossom.primal.net/eb0b1b82c03bfa78db121c31f4f1816fe578d1c4d327b33ac0654be91cad2545.png

2026-03-30 20:19:02 UTC

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Make magic happen so I can zoom on that picture and spy on what you're doing.

2026-03-30 20:15:46 UTC

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But no one is seeing me 😭 oh well. Maybe the big will fix itself later.

2026-03-30 20:11:54 UTC

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Water sounds feel like cleansing. Waterfalls feels like power cleansing.

2026-03-30 20:09:53 UTC

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I can see the chat. I assumed it meant I joined?
https://blossom.primal.net/fa9e996ac97c0876a4863019c6ff28915b5249e650ef4e1f6f8e3ea5e39ff76e.png

2026-03-30 20:01:17 UTC

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I joined but I don't think anyone has been seeing my messages

2026-03-30 19:58:42 UTC

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Interesting metric. Feels a lot more powerful to grow that number than simply getting more followers who can easily be bots.

2026-03-30 19:54:46 UTC

What does "followers on your network" mean?
I have 3000 followers according to primal but on Wisp it's only 300 and that feels a lot more accurate.
https://blossom.primal.net/52303ee02f005b029ae82d36a255ad05af54e770a59acd42189432e50df8a508.png

2026-03-30 18:44:43 UTC

Many people have no proof of work. It's the only thing I have. My proof of stake will be epic.

2026-03-30 17:26:23 UTC

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Replying from wisp

2026-03-30 17:13:21 UTC

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🫵😂
#nevent1q…qa7d

2026-03-30 17:12:32 UTC

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Running Wisp
#nevent1q…zh4f

2026-03-30 16:48:08 UTC

People are making their career about growing their Twitter accounts instead of building an actual value generating company that *leverages* Twitter and other social media platforms.
They larp as independent entrepreneurs without realizing they are nothing more than social media platforms employees.

2026-03-30 16:33:45 UTC

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Been hearing a lot about wisp

2026-03-30 16:32:28 UTC

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😂😂 I've got the same ~20 legends looking for the past 3 years.

2026-03-30 16:13:05 UTC

On nostr you should post like nobody's looking because it's true.

2026-03-30 16:12:07 UTC

Elite edge painting.
Ok maybe not elite yet but I'm getting veeeery close.
https://blossom.primal.net/f5b866dea1dcea8d2dd72c6521fbd8496f4468965ba3891bc5367787a6d95e3f.jpg

2026-03-30 16:02:02 UTC

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I'm still getting the same engagement level I was 2 years ago (very low). So honestly I haven't felt any difference over time.

2026-03-30 15:35:33 UTC

Nostr is digital Amish network

2026-03-30 15:22:17 UTC

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Well it's *online now* so there's probably at least 1000 different people showing up ever 72h. Still wild.

2026-03-30 15:19:40 UTC

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I'm hoping this app is wrong and missing at least half the people. Less than 500 is WILD 😂

2026-03-30 14:13:35 UTC

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Only 443?!?! No way

2026-03-30 02:18:20 UTC

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I don't know much about this. The Best I could give you is a Google search or an AI answer.
Best I could say is start cleaning on a hidden spot in case it doesn't do good. All leathers can react differently under same conditions.

2026-03-30 01:34:02 UTC

People living on a Bitcoin standard spend their money on the right things.
What are "the right things"?
It's what people spend their coins on.
How do I know?
I read The Bitcoin Standard.
https://blossom.primal.net/a4aa1d2259385b4ad102d943d1b0e660a5009cf7833bce9ab079995804ee4708.png

2026-03-30 00:11:06 UTC

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The actual scales on the ostrich
#nevent1q…05ev
https://blossom.primal.net/b56d16fe532b72f07f7f25e82202f2454c0e396e7618d74ae6a74bc403fb21c3.jpg

2026-03-30 00:01:49 UTC

I'm honestly so disappointed in this alligator.
It's thin. It's VERY thin. There basically zero flesh. It's just the crust of the top skin. Sure it makes for a thinner wallet and that's great but it's not the only thing that matters.
I believe the flesh of the leather carries an energy. The thinner a leather, the less energy it carries. It can be felt in an inexplicable way. I feel like this alligator is carrying very little energy with it. It's a farm raised gator without flesh and you can feel it.
Tanmage also seems very cheap. I rubbed it very gently with a wet cloth to clean it and you can see in the picture how it removed some of the shiny black in it.
https://blossom.primal.net/6cda73822953ac19b1d93a9f9ffbf187c68f03d5ffebb8c640c7a55b2a7f985f.jpg

2026-03-29 23:54:22 UTC

Blacks are deeper irl
https://blossom.primal.net/9e7b47f2921e194938e80652cfae8425364435a33b73178d2d652316a4130034.jpg

2026-03-29 23:45:45 UTC

Blaming inflation and fiat for all your problem is cringe. Do what's necessary no matter the conditions of the economy.

2026-03-29 23:41:16 UTC

Spend your life honing skills that compound.

2026-03-29 23:37:52 UTC

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I had to make it work with what I had

2026-03-29 23:27:59 UTC

I spent almost all day doing the edge painting finish on these.
When I go back to leatherwork I won't make my main product to require edge painting because this is crazy.
https://blossom.primal.net/de25ded1da71c636af99a46c353a8f0268b0d5998a2d340588714de77af0f496.jpg

2026-03-29 23:25:20 UTC

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It had a vibe. I miss it.

2026-03-29 23:22:31 UTC

People were asking me "why are you using AI for the background of your product pictures?".
Because I used to take those pictures from the floor of my shitty studio.
https://blossom.primal.net/503e719828be1d0744ee218b610b0ad119c2747f5401382d9fb912b7c85e1d7f.png
https://blossom.primal.net/839af4b164893631a9cc966b51db719127c95aee1e6246ae7dd8d3594dd2314c.png

2026-03-29 21:50:20 UTC

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Honestly if you're too stupid to realize when someone is nothing more than a slop artist your biz deserves nothing more than a slop artist. Accelerate.
#nevent1q…r4c4

2026-03-29 21:45:16 UTC

People love to remind how AI will be hard on the employees but few talk about the damage it will do to sloppy employers.
Employers who do not recognize they are paying slop artists will get rekt in the long run. Working with people who's best and only skill is to use AI to appear competent and knowledgeable will not be beneficial in the long run.

2026-03-29 20:15:20 UTC

There's people out there who are so dumb they write "no bullshit, no fluff." and think you won't realize they are AI slop merchants.

2026-03-29 20:10:22 UTC

If you don't have a pen guy are you even building on a Bitcoin standard?

2026-03-29 16:25:47 UTC

I have a pen guy now. He's learning. He's acquiring savoir-faire and understanding. He's got the passion for the well made.... Everything someone like me is looking for.

2026-03-29 15:21:22 UTC

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I've barely been doing leathercraft on the past few months and it's getting better too. My edge painting is becoming elite. Smooths with zero spill on the green side.
I had accepted I would never get good at it. But there's hope.
#nevent1q…h5u2
https://blossom.primal.net/f015fe4f02f9e619d6f9063f7beb1acf3ca1b08478442085da8d52c7753f6feb.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/3cadbd8b65caf3caabe40c41251f5387bfa16c1f781c5a86f5a1b63fac7a2797.jpg

2026-03-29 14:52:00 UTC

The commercial layer of Bitcoin is more like a trade route of the 16th century.

2026-03-29 14:41:31 UTC

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Idk. Probably a very long time. Not before we made and sold the first 210 copies of the second epoch in orange. And then might turn my attention to the fiat standard and leather goods again. But who knows maybe I can get an employee and make them sooner than expected. I improvise so maybe I'll change my mind do them in 3 months 😅

2026-03-29 03:39:03 UTC

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Based

2026-03-29 03:38:39 UTC

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I look at it from a private property perspective.
It is in your right to refuse enter on your private property to anyone for any reason whatsoever. It is also in your right to refuse to do business with anyone for any reason. Even if it's just because you hate Japanese people for some reason.

2026-03-29 01:09:37 UTC

Everyone is shocked when I tell them I believe in the right to be racist.

2026-03-28 23:56:32 UTC

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This is my favorite part of these books. Almost as sexy as a collarbone.
#nevent1q…9per
https://blossom.primal.net/bedaa0eb63d4e8d2b496711eff0e5970ccab0d3b0193b7728cbce816cac3c58a.png

2026-03-28 23:14:36 UTC

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All the books from Saife for sure. I do have many other book ideas but idk when I'll be able to go for it.

2026-03-28 23:00:33 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/4f48434b370dd648a7cee39958bdad69fdaf71bd0193553025b6bf2ee0b95dfb.png

2026-03-28 22:24:14 UTC

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I've been doing a few here and there for some people

2026-03-28 22:17:17 UTC

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Now it's a mess
#nevent1q…rjr0
https://blossom.primal.net/34d7a7d1bed3b1cc74ed47bce9fa0a264f79ec455eff13b9540b56dbbf1870ae.jpg

2026-03-28 18:30:18 UTC

I realized a mistake I was doing when making the books. I will not be making this mistake again. It just keep on getting better and better.

2026-03-28 17:13:33 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/eb8767e7bf7754d45f129bc4bf27b8f8439926d0ea85cf196a8bfd4ab897b75a.png

2026-03-28 17:13:10 UTC

Alright back at it
https://blossom.primal.net/ad99b6cd366121796475f18f8d922f75dd1b3979356ec410c0f94bb4e599aaba.jpg

2026-03-28 16:00:16 UTC

*start a podcast*
"I’m dedicating my life to Bitcoin. I’m all in."

2026-03-27 19:45:14 UTC

People out there? They don't know the standard is Bitcoin.
https://blossom.primal.net/ef2545ff99bcb06be4c7ffe9a357581faab411f30d2ae4d90db0e438c94e2714.png

2026-03-27 19:43:38 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/1f113838dfedf38b2caa79df93d8af6e27dee512af0bccfe7d9cde7a93fdf802.jpg

2026-03-27 18:54:08 UTC

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Never worked with lambskin. Show and tell me how thick it is

2026-03-27 18:46:25 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/d536d0cc660108a670e37c07cb4ee7cc1afba6dd523f6b477795b738ac48258b.jpg

2026-03-27 15:41:22 UTC

Everyone on twitter trying to understand and "game" the algorithm like it's a science.
Meanwhile I'm purposely posting extremely sparringly as to not become annoying and over saturate people attention with my stuff. As to not make my work feel like cheap commercial products.
I don't want the kind of account and name you see in your feed because it's trying to be seen. I want the kind of account you follow because it's actually worth it to follow.
Call it low time preference or social media illiteracy idc.

2026-03-27 14:46:07 UTC

Gm
https://blossom.primal.net/6974c83d72cc29d393e2ccf1b72a836dcf57094a45020caafd22646417fb6d37.jpg

2026-03-27 14:36:00 UTC

People ask me how I'm doing and I'm like "well, work work family work hope".

2026-03-27 14:11:52 UTC

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Remnants of this
https://blossom.primal.net/0e4763c3aff5db83769137a8a332c5d2168926d4426519598da6d9291c2e94e5.jpg

2026-03-27 00:58:54 UTC

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👀 can I see I'm curious which one

2026-03-26 21:02:44 UTC

I rarely have a schedule or to do list. Right now I have 31 books to make and ship by the end of next month. That's my to do list.

2026-03-26 20:26:43 UTC

The new Bitcoin zoomers be talking about macro on zoom and post AI slop about it thinking they're ahead of the curve.