Ralphie

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2026-03-28 05:03:36 UTC

GM for anyone trying to make sense of this world
https://blossom.primal.net/307a05ccbc15f066aaea8412ff4c61693f451c0f2108badc2288db63811c7633.jpg

2026-03-27 06:08:14 UTC

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GM friends from another mother
#nevent1q…d3vq

2026-03-26 06:38:23 UTC

GM noderunners aka sovereign blade runners
https://blossom.primal.net/a907ae9cec9385777dd35968ebf8713cd0ff91b20ee517e0c8bba4ae454527b7.jpg

2026-03-25 21:27:03 UTC

GN 4

2026-03-25 21:13:11 UTC

Does a zappers leaderboard exist?
Ranking npubs that zapped most overall/most per note/ etc?

2026-03-24 19:10:04 UTC

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Positive notes get zapped 🧡
#nevent1q…p5rr

2026-03-17 22:51:22 UTC

Timechain calendar!!
https://blossom.primal.net/c74973a13e82c73d8714bc5a5f4b80d37ab32b6234c3e4ebe6c4ae7f6c667373.png

2026-03-16 01:39:52 UTC

Some non technical observations on the bitcoin data bloat discussion:
- Most subject experts say risks for Noderunners and bitcoin itself from spam in current situation OP RETURN are overstated by proponents of bip 110 (alarmists, minority outcast group)
- most bitcoin OG’s agree spam is not desirable but we can’t do anything about it yet unless we take unnecessary risks
- less decentralization argument is only partly valid long term but not an issue short term
- Most bitcoiners favor current ‘relative’ stability over unknown situation of bip 110 and risk of a chain split is granted
- most transactions will be on layer 2’s anyway for better privacy and UX
- Bip-360 is more likely to happen security upgrade (less controversial) for which the data issue fix can also be packaged in?
- Noderunners (naturally hating spam and shitcoiners) were misguided on Knots and BIP-110 - were emotionally manipulated.
- when in doubt do nothing, wins again
- Pro bip 110 camp will loose
(I’m not techical at all, might have missed a lot of nuance here.)

2026-03-15 08:29:34 UTC

‘One day… I will be right motherfuckers’ 😁
https://blossom.primal.net/f53dce366936b328342e1d29ba6744a0d97f80acc25136b73b31a898927c30a0.jpg

2026-03-14 23:01:11 UTC

What setup you guys recomment for running bitcoin on these1tb ssd spare nodes? Limits?

2026-03-14 22:49:55 UTC

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“Therapeutic” purposes only of course 😅

2026-03-14 18:03:47 UTC

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How is that possible?
https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/3e6e0735b8a2e96f8cf663f64d04bb9cea931afcc57f5427c35bb6859e95c8a2/3a5b42cf292a561db5a20ee9576e9029189eb2dd601a6d42498dcc8ef7d6e60d.webp

2026-03-14 17:14:44 UTC

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Agreed.
If this succeeds let’s hope a libertarian minded leader stands up in the vacuum.
#nevent1q…6ygf

2026-03-13 14:13:08 UTC

So one canal can bring civilisation to its knees

2026-03-13 10:04:11 UTC

We dont need to be more inviting, inclusive or any of that weakening fiat slang.
Fuck that shit
brutal toxic maximalism as a counter culture
Ralphies dad:
https://blossom.primal.net/2455f50e253ea6167061fe9880eaede93301b869197fb2a0d00b1c429696e468.jpg

2026-03-13 09:31:15 UTC

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Optical is just lazy glue pretending to be compression.
Come at me softie

2026-03-12 20:12:57 UTC

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Zapping you still doesnt work
https://blossom.primal.net/72fc7abbcfa1cf24b3c5a83b51d31b412a2a4534594f15a5cddb5c7047a64b5e.jpg

2026-03-12 06:40:12 UTC

So many hearts in the world are pounding

2026-03-12 06:28:09 UTC

2026-03-10 00:13:09 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/9a6933177a208f03f49ee0fe2cabbe9ce929880e1e62790bbf7c888e5e805854.jpg
#nevent1q…r75k

2026-03-09 23:52:15 UTC

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Owning gold doesn’t just store your wealth, it actively feeds and strengthens the state’s power over money itself.
Central banks worldwide hoard massive amounts of it in their vaults, treating gold as their preferred, controllable reserve asset.
When governments accumulate gold, they bolster their ability to manage currencies, hedge against crises on their terms, and maintain dominance in the global financial order.
YOUR gold holdings directly support this system: the more private individuals buy and hold physical gold, the more it legitimizes and sustains the very infrastructure that states rely on to exert monetary control.
Worse, by choosing gold, you’re holding an asset that’s historically seizable when the state deems it necessary.
Every ounce you own in gold is a vote for the old system where the state holds the upper hand.
You’re not escaping their game you’re handing them more pieces to play with, and potentially putting yourself in a position where they can take it back if they choose.
True sovereignty comes from assets they can’t easily commandeer or manipulate at scale.
Gold keeps you tethered to their world just like dirty fiat does.
Don’t be a fucking boomer.
Know what you own, or at least own the fact that you don’t give a fuck about freedom.
#nevent1q…s4ze

2026-03-09 23:28:33 UTC

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Because gold lets states stay in charge.
Governments realized they can’t fully control or confiscate bitcoin at scale from sovereign holders, which threatens their monopoly on money.
Even as some nations (like US) build limited Bitcoin reserves from seizures, the vast majority of central banks prefer gold and reject Bitcoin because of it’s uncontrollable nature.
Bitcoin challenges their power. It’s adoption as base money continues relentlessly, which in time will fully defund the state.
Know what you own and for which reasons.

2026-03-08 21:20:54 UTC

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GN 😅

2026-03-08 13:19:38 UTC

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GM Oshi 🌅

2026-03-08 07:23:50 UTC

Questionable buyer of last resort 😅
https://blossom.primal.net/326e390fba728997ad7a5a98998d56f5f40f45f4b165c4016bd01a68061105e3.png

2026-03-07 21:20:46 UTC

Sent me 1 sat, I’ll send you 2 sats back.
Retweet if you join

2026-03-06 23:56:48 UTC

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Elaborate

2026-03-06 23:46:07 UTC

Almost blood in the streets, time for lump sum? (Apart from DCA) #bitcoin

2026-03-06 23:41:15 UTC

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Very cool

2026-03-06 23:40:29 UTC

Psilocybin is the real deal. That truffle resets you default mode network, which leds blood flow to new neural pathways, hence unparalelled visions
#nevent1q…hszm

2026-03-06 23:36:32 UTC

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Meaning?

2026-03-06 23:35:38 UTC

GFY-ware
#nevent1q…yrsw

2026-03-06 23:14:31 UTC

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So cool. Let me know if it’s worth it!

2026-03-06 23:13:20 UTC

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Jump!

2026-03-06 22:27:27 UTC

So, are you guys running OpenClaw?

2026-03-06 19:54:00 UTC

NOSTR is a country on the internet with unbounded opportunity.
We live here without rules.
Npubs will have to deserve our attention with proof of work and the circles of trust will protect us.
Digital consiousness on a free ground.

2026-03-03 13:34:26 UTC

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It was @nprofile…flu4 who fat zapped you 👊

2026-02-24 20:19:38 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/9dc10b9072a086ffe374f0d1e8a3e667a2bb32fd3a2fc4ce999a5474063076b5.jpg

2026-02-24 20:16:21 UTC

Let’s play a game of pass the torch.
Who is your favorite underappreciated bitcoiner? You can only pick one this round. Also explain why.
I nominate @nprofile…hsp8 because he lightens up every room, is always working on fun stuff 🕹️, and Brinkie is not afraid to call out BS also from within our community.
He reminds me how important it is to always be yourself.
I will zapp this legend 2100 sats.
#passthetorch

2026-02-24 18:57:57 UTC

This is the way
#nevent1q…m7zf

2026-02-24 07:16:24 UTC

Noderunners will support BIP 110.
We didnt sign up having to buy new SSDs every other year to support shitcoiner crap or nasty illegal shit.
We signed up to be guardians of the first monetary decentralized network based on proof of work.
@nprofile…mvme
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2026-02-21 18:20:17 UTC

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No one knows. Too much NPC’s

2026-02-20 09:39:31 UTC

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Wake up your tradwife?

2025-05-22 18:18:03 UTC

Going offline for a full year.
See ya all later✌
Don't forget to touch grass.
https://i.nostr.build/4yElHnYW0rWRb1Yy.jpg

2025-05-22 18:01:15 UTC

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No problem, as long as I can zapp others, its totally fine

2025-05-22 17:58:02 UTC

As promised #bitcoinpizzaday https://i.nostr.build/IfKT3qWFUldY8acr.jpg

2025-05-22 17:44:42 UTC

Hell yeah #bitcoinpizzaday @nprofile…0uyj https://i.nostr.build/CuFAGn5C29WSVGal.png

2025-05-22 15:27:15 UTC

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This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the alps

2025-05-22 15:22:53 UTC

Countries adopting Bitcoin > Singapore
Countries adopting CBDC > North Korea

2025-05-22 12:40:59 UTC

Bitcoin vs boomer CBDC
https://v.nostr.build/yr8tfOvBQvNbmoWI.mp4

2025-05-21 23:59:51 UTC

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Appreciate that, Patrick! Always balanced and reasonable as you are. Veel plezier morgen met iedereen!

2025-05-21 20:52:01 UTC

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Wether you believe birthdays are for girls only is beyond the point he’s trying to make.

2025-05-21 18:09:05 UTC

Germany Lost $2.3B Selling Bitcoin at $57K

2025-05-21 13:20:32 UTC

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Permissioned stacking

2025-05-21 13:03:16 UTC

Precoiners is the right framing

2025-05-21 09:42:52 UTC

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I have become highly skeptical about merchant adoption in the west, only proper orange pilling merchants will make a difference imo. #nevent1q…sxgy

2025-05-21 09:39:11 UTC

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I didnt do anything, it was all @nprofile…ynaf and early team

2025-05-21 09:36:56 UTC

Bitcoin is the only window of opportunity which allows us to see the world from the outside in.
Like being in outer space, it permanently changes our perspective on things.

2025-05-21 09:23:20 UTC

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Good job!! For what audience did you write your book, Mike

2025-05-21 09:20:15 UTC

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Sounds like he's one of us

2025-05-21 09:18:43 UTC

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I see what you did there

2025-05-21 09:16:54 UTC

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Damn right, I found out this actually runs much deeper than the occasional grift what is wrong within "maxi" circles. It mostly a shadow play.

2025-05-21 09:03:52 UTC

The purpose of talking on nostr should not to sound 'based'. It is to talk real.

2025-05-21 09:01:57 UTC

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Hehe yeah

2025-05-21 09:00:13 UTC

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Calling out BS too

2025-05-21 08:59:38 UTC

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They're out there for sure

2025-05-21 08:49:09 UTC

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This is BS

2025-05-21 08:46:57 UTC

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Big difference is, we will experience the collapse of the institutionalized central power structures, and built it back decentralized from the ground up. If we don't get lazy that is.

2025-05-21 08:20:43 UTC

For Pizzaday I won't hang out with bitcoiners this year, pretending MoE will be happening in the 'developed' world at a merchant they convinced to accept bitcoin, that actually do not give a fuck about bitcoin, other the then occasional virtue signal or just another target audience they can make money of.
I'm planning to create my own pizza at home and zapp sats to people on NOSTR.
Maybe invite some bitcoiner friends over to join the party.
Merchants will have to incentivize me to spend my sats there. Not the other way around.
I'm totally fine if it takes another decade for merchants to be fully orange pilled before I change my mind.
For that to happen on massive scale, fiat currency has to die first. After that learning phase bitcoin as a MoE will find its true potential.

2025-05-21 07:54:23 UTC

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Shhh

2025-05-21 07:43:41 UTC

A valuable lesson most of us had to learn for the past five years, is that you can only show your true self to your inner circles.
Because we are surrounded by NPC's in normieland.
They operate on a low frequency, unable of recognising signal.
But also stay away from the parasites from within. Always curate your friends closely.
https://i.nostr.build/Icobki0MCFJaEfzI.jpg

2025-05-21 07:16:36 UTC

What is a Metaplanet

2025-05-21 07:10:04 UTC

Is it just me?
https://i.nostr.build/S1R5voWZh8XSpvOA.jpg

2025-05-21 05:54:36 UTC

'Fuck the system' will forever be the best campaign slogan ever

2025-05-21 05:50:33 UTC

GM as a man sometimes you just gotta

2025-05-20 21:24:15 UTC

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True, old beast still working, nice relic

2025-05-20 21:20:10 UTC

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LTH base gang for sure!

2025-05-20 21:17:33 UTC

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Tough, do you still own it?

2025-05-20 21:16:24 UTC

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That one goes deep

2025-05-20 21:16:01 UTC

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#grownostr
#naddr1qq…9g9l

2025-05-20 21:14:25 UTC

What is the most expensive thing you ever bought with bitcoin?

2025-05-20 21:01:07 UTC

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Jep, loading 0,01 btc memes
https://i.nostr.build/j4HH9C3cHoVkjIpq.jpg

2025-05-20 20:58:02 UTC

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Show me what you got

2025-05-20 20:57:26 UTC

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Damnit you're absolutely right, story of my life

2025-05-20 20:54:59 UTC

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https://i.nostr.build/ntgDOskFhtVGzT2v.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/1iWipK0h5An312a4.jpg

2025-05-20 20:30:30 UTC

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Weet ook even niet wat er aan de hand was, dankjewel!!!

2025-05-20 19:16:49 UTC

Quality road trip
https://i.nostr.build/lVOcTsIp0nvCEu7P.jpg

2025-05-20 19:03:47 UTC

Twitter bullish on eth
https://v.nostr.build/CdACc87f8mtVIXmE.mp4

2025-05-20 18:59:21 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/tTtRBENywUAZDY2A.jpg

2025-05-20 18:50:18 UTC

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I will pay double for that

2025-05-20 18:17:40 UTC

Never been so early to a party like bitcoin

2025-05-20 18:13:17 UTC

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Double top my ass

2025-05-20 18:04:01 UTC

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You wiggah

2025-05-20 17:27:50 UTC

Straight over the arteries is quite painful https://i.nostr.build/v0GqqZLpS2Vp23OV.jpg

2025-05-20 17:19:19 UTC

Test zapp me, apparantly theres a bug

2025-05-20 17:15:49 UTC

Rumor goes that if you eat pineapple pizza on thursday, the power law will be invalidated.

2025-05-20 11:44:42 UTC

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Looks like your mind changed you! Hehehe

2025-05-20 11:26:40 UTC

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Sup

2025-05-20 11:26:09 UTC

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Sweet!! Nice hair change by the way

2025-05-20 10:14:45 UTC

Many of you are skeptical of our finding, released this morning that 4 in 5 Americans would convert some US gold reserves into bitcoin.
"Yeah right! You must have done your survey at a bitcoin conference!"
We were also surprised too. But the results are the results.
The internet doubted us last year when we saw that bitcoiners were all over the political map, and extreme liberals were well represented among owners.
Many other surveys have since vindicated what we found: in politics and in many other ways, American bitcoiners look much like America itself. We are confident that our results this year will also hold up in future polling.
Here's how we collected our sample and here's the precise prompt that led to our result.
1. Data.
Our survey consisted of national sample of 3,345 respondents recruited in partnership with Qualtrics, a survey and data collection company.
No sample is perfectly random. This was conducted online and participants were paid. But, we asked Qualtrics to match US Census distribution in terms of age, genders, race, income, education, geography, etc., as closely as possible. As you will see in the full report, we approximated the US population pretty well.
Many of our results very closely tracked last year's results in ways that confirmed the quality of our sample. The sample did not show unexpectedly high rates of bitcoin ownership (more in the report) or high rates of bitcoin sentiment (more in the report).
2. Timing.
We opened the survey at the end of February and ended data collection mid-March.
3. The prompt.
"Assuming the United States was thinking of converting some of their gold reserve into Bitcoin, what percentage would you advise they convert?"
Respondents were provided a slider used to choose between 0% and 100%.
4. Related question.
We also asked, in the wake of Trump's tweet on March 2, just as our data collection was getting underway, whether people approved of the formation of the Strategic Crypto Reserve (the 3/6 SBR Executive order had not yet been issued). We got a less enthusiastic response to that proposal: 66% of respondents were neutral-to-positive.
5. Framing.
We suspect framing effects are powerful here given how novel the idea of a reserve is. There are many ways of asking similar questions, some of which will elicit more positive, and some more negative responses. Such is the nature of surveys. But the fact remains: when given a slider and asked to advise the US government on the right proportion of bitcoin and gold, subjects were very reluctant to put that slider on 0% bitcoin and 100% gold. Instead, they settled around 10% bitcoin. Make of that what you will.
6. Average.
The median bitcoin conversion recommendation was 10%, but the mean was actually 20.3%. That sounds even more pro-bitcoin, and even more outlandish. But that was also the actual result.
7. Age.
As you can see from the graphic, the recommended proportions of bitcoin drops significantly with age. Not surprising to us, given the inverse relationship we found last year between age and bitcoin ownership/sentiment.
8. Gender.
Women recommend smaller bitcoin allocations than men, also in keeping with previous findings. However, older men (60+) were the most likely to recommend all gold, whereas older women were more leery of 100% gold exposure. So, men were more extreme in their recommendations at both the high and the low end.
9. The report.
It's a really rich data set, as we asked a comprehensive panel of questions, just like last year. I could go on with politics, race, and other factors related to just this question. But this thread is a preview. The full report is coming as fast as we can produce it.
Thanks for your skepticism--we welcome it, always!--and your patience in reading this long post.
Bottom line is that 4 in 5 of the people we surveyed recommended that the US diversify some of its gold reserves into bitcoin.
An amazing stat, we think! It's very different from the consensus in DC and apparently different from the Twitter consensus too. Just like last year's result.
- @npub1n3s…te5l
#nevent1q…tz8c