McCoy

Yes.
Just need a fat stack to buy peace or buy war (ammo, drones, warriors) + hash to transact without being censored.
"Projecting Power" will be sending corn to whomever you damn well please.
Others will notice amd leave you be.

2026-05-15 22:45:42 UTC

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Two "proper" pints. ABV 6-8% also works

2026-05-12 10:35:04 UTC

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https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspcp3r8528d9epez4gxmw87fmh0clqr2mztn6tpx6sp67hnzt3rpsdw93n0

2026-05-11 18:26:35 UTC

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why incorrect?

2026-05-09 15:38:01 UTC

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Simple: i'm not lending you my corn for anything less than 20%

2026-05-09 15:05:11 UTC

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I'm running my same playbook + one new item: ✅Stacking through the noise
✅Self/collaborative custody
✅Work to avoid force selling
+
✅ I'm now rooting hard for: government seizure of paper-bitcoin + Coinbase meltdown from AI-assisted hacking of their custody set up

2026-05-08 22:37:07 UTC

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Alex - isnt segwit witness data in op_return?
just confirming
- pleb mccoy

2026-05-08 22:34:23 UTC

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epic event at the Oscars when the host creates a new meme template - Leo plays along

2026-05-08 22:32:37 UTC

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then all the bugs are fixed, and mythos is useless

2026-05-08 22:31:44 UTC

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Coinbase hack/failure will be the sentinel event that launches the real bull market: self custody
🍿

2026-05-08 19:54:25 UTC

Coffeezilla in the mix...
Worth a listen
We r still early
Few consider the actual death of fiat = total collapse
That is the whole thesis
https://youtu.be/pvZnpppwkoM?

2026-05-07 23:07:00 UTC

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+ work to avoid force selling at a bad time

2026-05-07 16:58:47 UTC

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yes, seemed to be for few hrs this am, mine back up now

2026-05-07 16:45:53 UTC

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✅I will hoard corn without permission;
✅spend fiat trash to live (basics);
✅until/when producers of really really good stuff refuse fiat, my "MOE era" will begin;
✅only other (MOE) factor/incentive would be the US declaring bitcoin legal tender

2026-05-07 15:02:03 UTC

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still this⬇️
#nevent1q…8630

2026-05-07 10:49:00 UTC

Funny. Informed. Excellent takes.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/59QNwLM1YTrJdh7Tov7JnE?

2026-05-07 10:45:50 UTC

Incredible. Jagger is 82 F-n YO!! We would all be so lucky to still be decent at our craft eight decades in. I saw the Stones live at their "farewell tour" in 1989....
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ilnthAuHvDnqO5rshz0Wy?

2026-05-06 22:23:00 UTC

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Shape of the declining curves are more similar is scaled correctly: ~450 years vs ~100 years

2026-04-24 00:41:57 UTC

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Just get the sellers to hodl... not f-in selling.... then God Candle

2026-04-23 19:04:13 UTC

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Luke still waiting for the bottom?
#nevent1q…mmty

2026-04-23 16:52:31 UTC

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Ask them: WHEN LEGAL TENDER?

2026-04-17 22:03:05 UTC

Most can't cover this song..... amazing
https://blossom.primal.net/cb264487d1b96f25fe10277e86e98b820fb66211182b010abc608642c7cf6e89.mov

2026-04-16 19:50:25 UTC

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As long as the politians have a large stack of corn, they wont care what it does to the dollar. Its the inside trade on steroids

2026-04-10 20:13:37 UTC

We crushed Gold this week because the oil tankers dont want to stash gold bars to pay the IRGC😆
https://blossom.primal.net/be911c98cb19db17ccead155789049dfb632ae04c70b493e268bdd89a1d974cc.jpg

2026-04-06 17:26:21 UTC

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oof
https://blossom.primal.net/7c48a4d79a992c1c068b8e33f0f2575e0bb6545484a5bb098cf9704c4172f309.png

2026-04-03 17:21:50 UTC

6+ years later.....Transacting onchain still feels like a superpower:
Without permission
✅24x7x365
✅Any amount
✅Assured final settlement
The competing money(s) have no chance. There will be one winner.
🌎👩‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀

2026-04-03 16:40:41 UTC

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Cantillion on steroids

2026-04-02 15:56:21 UTC

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So hold fiat and try to buy the BTC bottom?
It will work if you can time it right.... or....
https://blossom.primal.net/4927faa60b721221ab4d42e83c6b1022331f009a590a703048b37ce8978634fc.jpg

2026-04-02 15:51:12 UTC

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Fans work also:
https://chelanranch.com/blogs/news/how-orchard-wind-machines-protect-apple-and-cherry-blooms-from-spring-frost

2026-04-02 15:44:52 UTC

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Force Majeure = "I can rug you, even though I agreed not to"
sorry....

2026-04-02 01:43:13 UTC

Trump?
https://blossom.primal.net/d3a0142264b512e4f5c636fc7e7dbb6f96e01d2794eaf3dfe6f1c682681b2d7a.jpg

2026-04-01 22:27:01 UTC

✅Information wants to be free
✅Valuable information will be free *eventually*
✅Code is information
✅AI Companies are going to make billions? Are you sure about that?
https://news.kagi.com/s/dnt2zy

2026-04-01 02:31:55 UTC

Shouldn't the "largest Bent oil price increase ever on record" be inflation adjusted?
+$20 a barrel isn't what it used to be.

2026-03-31 20:32:15 UTC

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wat??
Do we prove the sun is hot based on an image or video?
....there is obviously other data that can be analyzed beyond the visual

2026-03-31 20:28:11 UTC

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Heat can be sensed
Mass can be measured
.... both with very high precision

2026-03-31 20:14:36 UTC

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or I paid for AI (Maple) and I'm generously sharing it.....

2026-03-31 19:35:51 UTC

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Images of something we cannot see?

2026-03-31 18:57:45 UTC

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Maple AI:
Here is a tiered response depending on how much detail the person wants, ranging from "everyday proof" to the underlying physics:
### 1. The "You Can See It Yourself" Response
You don't need to take physicists' word for it. You can observe the consequences directly:
* **Nuclear Power Plants:** These are not magic; they are heat engines. The heat comes from uranium atoms splitting (fission), releasing energy that boils water to spin turbines. The measurable drop in mass of the fuel rods after use (the "mass defect") matches exactly what Einstein’s $E=mc^2$ predicts for that amount of energy released.
* **Medical Isotopes:** Technetium-99m (used in 80% of nuclear medicine scans) doesn't exist in nature. It is created by splitting atoms of Molybdenum-98 in a reactor. You can literally watch the decay on a Geiger counter.
* **Cloud Chambers:** You can build a simple cloud chamber at home with dry ice and alcohol. When cosmic rays (or a small radioactive source) pass through, you will see vapor trails zig-zag as particles split nuclei in the air. This is direct visual evidence of atomic disintegration.
### 2. The Historical Experiment (Cockcroft & Walton, 1932)
If they want the "smoking gun" experiment, point to **John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton** at Cambridge.
* They took Lithium atoms and bombarded them with protons accelerated to high speed.
* The Lithium nucleus split into two Helium nuclei (alpha particles).
* They measured the kinetic energy of the resulting Helium atoms. The energy released was **exactly** the amount predicted by the loss of mass between the starting Lithium atom and the two Helium atoms.
* This was the first full experimental verification that mass converts to energy ($E=mc^2$) by splitting an atom.
### 3. If They Are Asking for Mathematical/Physical Proof
* **The Binding Energy Curve:** If you look at the "binding energy per nucleon" chart (a standard physics textbook image), you see that Iron-56 is at the peak. Elements heavier than iron (like Uranium) are less stable. If you split a heavy nucleus, the resulting smaller nuclei are more tightly bound, meaning mass has converted to energy. The math balances perfectly.
* **Mass Spectrometry:** We can weigh atoms with extreme precision. A Uranium-235 atom plus a neutron weighs *more* than the combined mass of the fission products (e.g., Barium and Krypton) plus the released neutrons. That "missing mass" (the mass defect) is the energy released.
### 4. If They Are Skeptical of Authority
Acknowledge that skepticism is healthy, but distinguish between *disagreement* and *evidence*:
> "You don't need to trust Einstein or Feynman. The proof isn't in textbooks; it's in the fact that we can calculate exactly how much fuel a submarine needs to cross the Pacific, or exactly how much radiation a cancer patient receives. If atoms didn't split in the precise, mathematically predictable way we think they do, these technologies wouldn't work. The GPS in your phone wouldn't work without accounting for nuclear physics."
**Bottom line:** Atomic fission isn't a theory waiting to be proven; it is an engineered technology we use daily. The proof is that the math works, the reactors run, and the medical scans save lives—all based on the predictable, measurable splitting of atomic nuclei.

2026-03-30 23:13:51 UTC

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Best way to get sats in the future will be to work

2026-03-29 17:13:22 UTC

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As expected
#nevent1q…4ymu

2026-03-27 20:20:12 UTC

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Maple AI, be aware freaks, be aware

2026-03-27 16:37:13 UTC

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Here are the nine countries currently believed to possess nuclear weapons, ranked by their total estimated inventory (including deployed, stockpiled, and retired warheads awaiting dismantlement):
**1. Russia:** ~5,580 warheads
*(~1,710 deployed strategic, remainder in reserve/awaiting dismantlement)*
**2. United States:** ~5,044 warheads
*(~1,770 deployed strategic, remainder in reserve/awaiting dismantlement)*
**3. China:** ~500 warheads
*(Rapidly expanding; doubled its arsenal since 2020)*
**4. France:** ~290 warheads
**5. United Kingdom:** ~225 warheads
**6. India:** ~172 warheads
**7. Pakistan:** ~170 warheads
*(Roughly tied with India; estimates vary by source)*
**8. Israel:** ~90 warheads
*(Maintains policy of deliberate ambiguity; never confirmed or denied possession)*
**9. North Korea:** ~30–50 warheads
*(Highly uncertain; estimates range from sufficient material for 30 devices to 50 assembled weapons)*
---
### Important Context:
* **Sources:** These figures are estimates from the **Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)** and the **Federation of American Scientists (FAS)** (2024 data). Exact numbers are state secrets.
* **Deployed vs. Total:** Russia and the US hold **~88%** of the global inventory. However, the gap is smaller when looking at *deployed* strategic warheads (those on missiles/bombers ready for use), where both have roughly 1,550–1,770 each due to New START treaty limits.
* **Trends:** While US and Russian arsenals are slowly declining (via dismantlement of retired weapons), China, India, Pakistan, and North Korea are actively increasing their stockpiles.

2026-03-27 14:24:50 UTC

Stacking
Relentless stacking

2026-03-27 00:59:18 UTC

Gold and BTC now moving together for the week...?
https://blossom.primal.net/26599498ca15ac20a54c96733d4344d6c668999950e81984c7f22354336a621a.png

2026-03-26 21:41:09 UTC

Found it
https://blossom.primal.net/2a827acab02425980f59b493feec25aeb6e3015889d49840f0b538773de052fc.jpg

2026-03-24 22:56:53 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/b9fb017454a224ca330a4a304c1c15918bafa08b7a3ccd78bf87da6fb5af4f0c.jpg

2026-03-24 22:47:31 UTC

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top 5 movies of alltime

2026-03-24 16:10:21 UTC

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the grift is massive

2026-03-24 13:04:55 UTC

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truth update

2026-03-24 12:59:39 UTC

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if you pay enough, they will likely let you through.....

2026-03-24 12:58:25 UTC

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if you pay enough, they likely will let you through.....
always has been meme

2026-03-24 12:10:30 UTC

Maple AI:
Lloyd’s of London – a quick primer
What it is: Lloyd’s is not a single insurance company. It is a marketplace where syndicates of capital‑backed underwriting firms (the “members”) come together to write insurance and reinsurance contracts.
How it makes money: Each syndicate earns underwriting profit (premiums received minus claims and expenses) and investment income on the pool of capital it holds to back those policies. The overall Lloyd’s market reports a combined result, but the underlying economics are the same for each syndicate.
Bottom‑line summary
Revenue streams:
Underwriting premiums for war, terrorism, political‑risk, and related liability policies.
Investment income on the capital that backs those policies.
Reinsurance commissions for ceding and assuming war‑risk layers.
Profit drivers in a conflict scenario:
Accurate pricing of low‑probability, high‑severity risk.
Layered structures that protect any single syndicate from catastrophic loss.
Diversified portfolio and strong investment returns that cushion underwriting volatility.
Risk of loss: If a war or terrorist event triggers claims that exceed the premiums collected on a given layer, that syndicate can incur a negative underwriting result. The market as a whole, however, tends to smooth such shocks because of its multi‑line diversification and the availability of excess reinsurance.
Overall: Lloyd’s does not “make money on wars” in the sense of directly benefiting from the conflict itself; rather, it offers a financial safety net that allows global trade, travel, and investment to continue despite geopolitical turmoil. When the premiums it charges exceed the claims it ends up paying (plus expenses), the difference—augmented by investment returns—constitutes profit for the syndicates and, by extension, for the Lloyd’s market.

2026-03-24 11:19:59 UTC

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This
#nevent1q…vawy

2026-03-22 00:00:42 UTC

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Trump is a fraud. Revealed by keeping score, referees, bombs, energy, math, and physics. *Alternative facts* comes crashing down.

2026-03-20 20:10:03 UTC

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jeusus
#nevent1q…c7fy

2026-03-20 16:08:16 UTC

Goin parabolic???!!???
Long way to go to reclaim 20-30oz
https://blossom.primal.net/0600076015b5b285b866809f6d513e3d2d640ea110c45e05767f0953ace8d500.png
https://blossom.primal.net/08d1ea56b7c24f0a3d3de6eed232d3d2d84f399eeb35b994537100f98187c224.jpg

2026-03-18 01:04:05 UTC

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confirmed

2026-03-17 22:18:55 UTC

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no, your just an asshole

2026-03-17 22:18:31 UTC

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make vs saving

2026-03-17 22:07:15 UTC

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💯 MMA Trump vs Komanei
this is the origin of sports: allows two competing groups to fight it out, projecting power without destroying each other

2026-03-17 21:44:54 UTC

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work through the bears, work through the bulls... work and stack

2026-03-17 21:40:59 UTC

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whats the point of you first 4 words? you must always be right....

2026-03-17 18:08:33 UTC

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whoa - is the a suprise?

2026-03-16 01:44:25 UTC

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good month, not so good 5 yr
https://blossom.primal.net/0a5559f8017f7f1fe066100eedabe73f135910e678dd241da92a1486c5df6486.png
https://blossom.primal.net/7c48a4d79a992c1c068b8e33f0f2575e0bb6545484a5bb098cf9704c4172f309.png

2026-03-15 20:18:04 UTC

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Bitcoin - Nostr - WOT could solve this.
Alternatively, show up in person to an event broadcasted live and *archived* by 1000's of eyeballs - both in person and video witnesses - large sporting events

2026-03-15 20:12:09 UTC

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Trump is a fraud. Revealed by keeping score, referees, bombs, energy, math, and physics. *Alternative facts* comes crashing down.

2026-03-14 20:16:52 UTC

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Zeppelin 1977, Seattle

2026-03-13 21:54:27 UTC

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we will see

2026-03-13 17:49:34 UTC

LFG
https://www.ten31timestamp.com/p/the-global-capital-circuit

2026-03-13 15:22:42 UTC

Navy will escort.......
----Next headline-----
Navy ship on fire from drone attack
https://citadelwire.com/

2026-03-13 14:50:59 UTC

DGAF
https://blossom.primal.net/a60d34d4d182218ded101725e1c1af58b175b2a46c360dcaaabfd791fee79309.mov

2026-03-13 14:49:37 UTC

Good Month for BTC.
Need to reclaim 20-25oz in the coming months for sustained *decoupling*
Is it risk-on? risk-off? SOV? New tech? New commodity?
✅YES to all
https://blossom.primal.net/40144444d7f9c0274b5df7311df0d479d42c9dce452d18595b774d62be2afb4f.png
https://blossom.primal.net/34b3960db1a0e8aeb9e060ac076b93edb22a28c69a4c503292f7c11406fba9d9.png

2026-03-13 11:47:17 UTC

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HomeExchange = P2P exchanging. Great way to monetize your home securely (WOT) with no tax implications

2026-03-13 11:39:42 UTC

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He lies. Cheats at golf. Cheats in business. Cheats on wife/family. Total fraud.

2026-03-12 23:09:44 UTC

Trump is a fraud. Things like keeping score, referees, fists, bombs, energy, math, physics totally expose him.
Some facts are just straight up true, not *alternative facts*

2026-03-12 22:40:05 UTC

I find myself hoping for the total collapse:
1. Trump is fraud
2. We (US citizens over last 30-50+years) deserve max pain as we are so utterly fiscally undisciplined
3. The new capital allocators will have - on average - a long time preference mindset
BTC to $1-2million as fast as possible

2026-03-12 18:01:28 UTC

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agree, but this dude actually puts together good 10-15 min rips; he is also a bitcoiner (maxi), funny and I'm guessing a god-man (cross on neck); give him a try

2026-03-12 17:56:23 UTC

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time stamped and signed
#nevent1q…70u2

2026-03-12 12:07:21 UTC

Send it
https://open.spotify.com/episode/65OpEKtcwYTMtVj8kv5ZIU?

2026-03-11 19:57:11 UTC

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💯 + avoid cap gains theft

2026-03-10 23:15:04 UTC

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miners I collectively _barely_ bitcoiners. They are just converting electricity to value, they could sell BTC immediately for fiat; and may not know anything about sound money or how the proof of work works or why.
Crazy to think about the security of the system could be resting on unprincipled bitcoiners or even no-coiners

2026-03-10 23:12:05 UTC

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who will buy the debt? we will

2026-03-10 00:41:29 UTC

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Never have to ask waddi miss? Truth is evident to all.

2026-03-09 17:10:47 UTC

stay humble + stack the truth
https://citadelwire.com/

2026-03-08 18:27:14 UTC

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ATH 40 oz
#nevent1q…quug

2026-03-06 16:14:06 UTC

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luke

2026-03-06 16:13:38 UTC

Why Connect to a Large Routing Node (R) with your private LN node (P)?
Receive Capacity: The primary benefit is gaining inbound liquidity. Node R has massive capacity. Your private channel P <-> R gives you a direct pipe to receive funds from anywhere in the network via R. (R can route payments to you over the private channel because it knows the channel exists).
Send Capacity: It gives you a highly reliable, high-capacity path out to the network when you initiate payments.
Privacy: Hides your specific channel activity/capacity from the public graph. Only you and R know the details.
Limited Routing Potential: While not automatic public routing, it does position you to potentially route payments if explicitly chosen by senders who know your node/channel. This is more common in private/enterprise networks or between cooperating nodes.
Conclusion:
Your private channel does not allow you to participate in the automatic, public routing mesh where random nodes discover your channel and use it as a hop. Other users' wallets cannot find your channel to route through it.
However, connecting to a large node via a private channel:
Does enable you to send/receive payments through that node.
Does give you significant liquidity benefits.
Can technically allow you to route payments if a sender explicitly chooses your node using manual pathfinding or pre-shared knowledge. This is not "public routing" in the standard sense, but it is routing for specific, targeted payments.
So, while your private node won't buzz with routing activity like a major public node, that connection to a big node is still strategically valuable for your own liquidity and can facilitate specialized routing under specific conditions.

2026-03-06 16:07:34 UTC

Maple AI Prompt: "What types of bitcoin addresses and software upgrades does JoinMarket need to function well? Does it need segwit and/or taproot?"
Summary
SegWit is Essential: JoinMarket fails cost-effectively without it.
Taproot is Optimal: Strongly recommended for privacy/fee gains but not mandatory.
Address Hierarchy: bc1p... (Taproot) > bc1q... (SegWit) > 3... (nested SegWit) > 1... (avoid).
Upgrading ensures JoinMarket operates at peak efficiency while maximizing privacy.

2026-03-06 16:07:21 UTC

2026-03-06 11:57:51 UTC

2026-03-06 11:52:41 UTC

We are going to explain two Bitcoin privacy-enhancing techniques:
1. **Large Lightning Channels**: How they enhance privacy in the Lightning Network.
2. **JoinMarket**: How it enhances privacy on the Bitcoin base layer.
---
### 1. Large Lightning Channels and Privacy in the Lightning Network
The Lightning Network is a Layer-2 protocol on top of Bitcoin that enables fast and cheap transactions by creating payment channels between parties. Privacy in the Lightning Network comes from the fact that most transactions occur off-chain and are only settled on the Bitcoin blockchain when the channel is opened or closed.
#### How Large Channels Enhance Privacy:
- **Anonymity Set Increase**:
- When you open a Lightning channel, you create an on-chain transaction (the funding transaction). This transaction is visible on the blockchain and can be analyzed.
- However, if you open a very large channel (with a significant amount of Bitcoin), you can route many payments through that single channel without needing to open new ones. This reduces the number of on-chain transactions tied to your activity.
- Fewer on-chain transactions mean less data for chain analysts to link your activity.
- **Transaction Volume Obfuscation**:
- In the Lightning Network, the actual payment amounts and the parties involved in intermediate hops are not publicly visible. Only the two endpoints (sender and receiver) know the details of a payment.
- Large channels can handle a high volume of payments. When a channel is used to route many payments, it becomes harder for an observer (including the channel counterparty) to determine which payments are yours and which are just being routed.
- **Liquidity Hiding**:
- The balance of a Lightning channel is not public. Only the two channel partners know the current balance (unless they choose to reveal it).
- A large channel has more liquidity, which allows it to route more payments. This makes it difficult for an external observer to track how the liquidity is being used over time.
- **Reduced On-Chain Footprint**:
- Opening and closing channels are the only on-chain events. If you open a large channel and keep it open for a long time, you avoid creating multiple on-chain transactions for individual payments. This reduces the opportunity for blockchain analysis to link your addresses.
**In summary**: Large Lightning channels reduce your on-chain footprint, allow you to handle more payments off-chain, and help mix your payments with others, thereby enhancing privacy.
---
### 2. JoinMarket and Privacy on the Bitcoin Base Layer
JoinMarket is a CoinJoin implementation that uses a market-based approach to improve privacy. It allows users to mix their coins with others in a decentralized way.
#### How JoinMarket Enhances Privacy:
- **Breaking Common Input Ownership Heuristic**:
- In a typical Bitcoin transaction, if multiple inputs are spent together, it is assumed they belong to the same owner. JoinMarket breaks this by having multiple participants (each with their own inputs) in a single transaction. Therefore, the inputs in a JoinMarket transaction are controlled by different people, breaking the common ownership link.
- **CoinJoin Mechanism**:
- A CoinJoin transaction combines inputs from multiple users and produces outputs that are redistributed to each user (but now mixed).
- For example, three users (A, B, C) each contribute one input. The transaction generates three outputs of equal value (if using fixed amounts) going to new addresses controlled by A, B, and C. An observer cannot link which output belongs to which input.
- **Market for Liquidity**:
- JoinMarket creates a market where:
- **Makers**: Provide liquidity (by offering to participate in CoinJoins) and earn fees.
- **Takers**: Pay fees to the makers to mix their coins.
- This market-based approach ensures that there is always liquidity for mixing, making it more efficient and affordable.
- **Improving Anonymity Set**:
- The anonymity set is the number of participants in a mix. JoinMarket allows for multiple participants per transaction (though typically 2-5 per mix). By participating in multiple rounds of CoinJoin, a user can increase their anonymity set.
- **Avoiding Timing Analysis**:
- JoinMarket transactions look like regular transactions on the blockchain. Unlike some other mixers, JoinMarket does not require a fixed number of participants or fixed amounts (though using equal amounts is recommended for best privacy). This flexibility makes it harder to identify as a mixing transaction.
- **Decentralization and Control**:
- JoinMarket is open-source and decentralized. Users run their own wallets and control their private keys. There is no central server that can be compromised.
**How to Use JoinMarket for Enhanced Privacy**:
1. **As a Taker**: You pay a small fee to join a CoinJoin with makers. Your coins are mixed with others, breaking the link between your old and new UTXOs.
2. **As a Maker**: You earn fees by providing liquidity. You keep your coins in a dedicated wallet and respond to requests from takers. Your coins are used in CoinJoin transactions, which can also help your privacy because your coins are seen in multiple transactions with different sets of users.
**Note**: For the best privacy, users should perform multiple rounds of CoinJoin and use different amounts and timing.
---
### Conclusion
- **Large Lightning Channels**: Enhance privacy by reducing on-chain footprint, hiding payment details off-chain, and enabling high-volume routing that obfuscates individual payments.
- **JoinMarket**: Enhances privacy by breaking the common input ownership heuristic via CoinJoin, using a decentralized market for liquidity, and increasing the anonymity set of your coins.
Both techniques are complementary and can be used together for strong Bitcoin privacy.
</think>
### How Large Lightning Channels and JoinMarket Enhance Privacy in Bitcoin
#### **1. Large Lightning Channels: Privacy Benefits**
The Lightning Network (Layer-2) enables off-chain transactions, but **opening/closing channels** creates on-chain footprints. **Large channels** mitigate this:
- **Reduced On-Chain Exposure**
- A single large channel replaces multiple small channels, minimizing on-chain opening/closing transactions. Fewer on-chain events mean fewer clues for blockchain analysis.
- Example: One 1 BTC channel handles 100x more payments than ten 0.1 BTC channels, avoiding repeated on-chain activity.
- **Improved Routing Anonymity**
- Large channels can **route more payments**. Your transactions blend with others' routed payments, making it harder to distinguish your activity.
- Unlike on-chain transactions, intermediate routing nodes in Lightning only see adjacent hops, not the full path (sender/receiver remain private).
- **Liquidity Obfuscation**
- Channel balances are **not public**. A large channel hides whether you’re spending, receiving, or routing funds. External observers can’t determine if a payment is yours or routed.
- **Long-Lived Channels**
- Large channels stay open longer, avoiding frequent on-chain settlements. This reduces timing analysis risks (e.g., linking channel closures to specific spending events).
#### **2. JoinMarket: Privacy via CoinJoin + Market Incentives**
JoinMarket is a **decentralized CoinJoin** protocol with a market for liquidity. It breaks on-chain heuristics:
- **Breaking Common Input Ownership**
- In regular transactions, inputs spent together are assumed owned by one entity. JoinMarket combines inputs from **multiple users** in a single CoinJoin transaction, shattering this heuristic.
- Example: Alice, Bob, and Charlie each contribute inputs to a transaction. Outputs go to their new addresses. Analysts can’t link inputs to specific outputs.
- **Market-Driven Anonymity**
- **Makers**: Provide liquidity (offer to join CoinJoins) and earn fees.
- **Takers**: Pay fees to mix their coins with makers.
- This incentivizes liquidity, ensuring there are always participants for larger anonymity sets.
- **Cost-Efficient Mixing**
- Fees are low (competition among makers). Users can mix coins affordably multiple times, exponentially increasing anonymity.
- Contrast with centralized mixers: No custodial risk, no fixed fees.
- **Equal Outputs for Stronger Privacy**
- JoinMarket uses **equal output amounts** (e.g., 0.5 BTC × 4). This prevents amount-based linking, forcing analysts to guess which output belongs to whom.
- **Decentralization & Control**
- No trusted third party. Users retain custody of keys.
- Transactions look like regular payments, avoiding "mixer fingerprint" detection.
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### **Synergy for Enhanced Privacy**
1. **Lightning + JoinMarket Workflow**
- Use JoinMarket to mix on-chain coins → Fund large Lightning channels with "clean" UTXOs → Conduct private off-chain payments.
- Breaking on-chain links before entering Lightning reduces traceability.
2. **Layered Defense**
- **JoinMarket**: Obfuscates on-chain history.
- **Lightning**: Minimizes future on-chain activity; hides payment details.
- Together, they form a **privacy stack** against chain analysis.
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### **Key Considerations**
- **Lightning Risks**:
- Channel openings are still visible on-chain (use mixed coins!).
- Malicious nodes might attempt timing analysis, but large channels reduce this risk.
- **JoinMarket Best Practices**:
- Mix multiple times to increase anonymity set.
- Avoid linking mixed UTXOs to known addresses.
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### **Conclusion**
- **Large Lightning Channels**: Reduce on-chain footprints, hide balances, and blur routing data.
- **JoinMarket**: Breaks input-linking heuristics via decentralized, incentive-driven CoinJoins.
- **Combined**: They create a powerful privacy shield—JoinMarket anonymizes coins *before* they enter Lightning, while large channels ensure minimal future on-chain exposure.

2026-03-06 02:21:52 UTC

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The attack is:
supporting a fork without consensus; calling anyone who disagrees a pedo or captured; implied threats to devs or miners or even node runners that they will be legally liable for *illegal* non-financial data

2026-03-06 01:57:07 UTC

War + AI = massive printing
https://news.kagi.com/s/ya39rh

2026-03-05 02:48:46 UTC

War. Irresponsible spending. Chronyism.
We voted for this?
Politicians wont save us. Opt out. Use a money they cannot control.

2026-03-05 02:26:56 UTC

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Hold cash, the best cash = bitcoin + work to produce something
Always has been, always will be

2026-03-04 02:45:08 UTC

https://news.kagi.com/s/nv3pjy

2026-03-04 02:41:15 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/episode/52o6E5C2sDH7irNgUpGOaB?
Via Maple AI:
Prompt: "Contrast Jeff Snider's view on money printing with Lyn Alden's views"
Key Agreement:
Currency Debasement: Both ultimately agree that the current path of fiscal deficits facilitated by accommodative central banks (the combination Alden emphasizes) leads to long-term dollar depreciation and loss of purchasing power, even if their primary lenses of analysis differ (private credit vs. fiscal-monetary coordination).
Critique of Central Bank Omnipotence: Both reject the simplistic view that central banks can easily control the economy or inflation through "money printing" alone. They see central banks as constrained by larger systems (private credit for Snider, fiscal needs for Alden).
Systemic Risk: Both see significant systemic risks in the current monetary/fiscal regime.
In Summary:
Snider would say: "Stop obsessing over the Fed's balance sheet. The real money creation and destruction happens in the hidden, unstable world of private Eurodollar credit. QE is just cleaning up the messes this system creates; it doesn't print useful money."
Alden would say: "QE alone doesn't cause widespread inflation. It's the combination of massive government deficits funded by the Fed buying bonds that prints money entering the real economy, causing inflation and debasing the currency when supply can't keep up."
Their views offer different but crucial perspectives on the complex mechanics and consequences of modern monetary policy far beyond simplistic "money printer go brrr" narratives.

2026-03-03 23:26:19 UTC

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wen pubkey party? @nprofile…2gs7 @npub1key…lt3h
#nevent1q…ee4g

2026-03-03 19:18:40 UTC

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Bitcoin will only limit/stop war when the govt have no resources and have to convince the population to send them sats to kill.
Until then wars will be the #1 *excuse* they will give to print.
#2 will be "the existential threat of AI"