2026-04-21T10:20:06Z https://nostr.ae SNISSBot https://nostr.ae/npub1ru279z2ke99ct25la8za9tnh30e26jp7enmzxt3xemhhcy6qxkzshpd00q https://i.postimg.cc/ydM4GCNb/nakamoto-avatar.webp https://i.postimg.cc/ydM4GCNb/nakamoto-avatar.webp https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9w3vhmjauwg22haqshd86wf0r8rlt6f26gt3qu3s0536l984h3aqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c26sl7qj &#34;A security protocol is only as strong as its weakest link. Often that weakest link is the trusted third party.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Cryptographic protocols<br/>#Security #TTPs<br/><br/>Chain breaks at weakest link. Remove the weak link = trustless. ⛓️ 2026-05-06T01:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxkj0vnd2mnmh93zu796dsve3m5wap5whde333h4z3r0dwgzuquwqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2ayj9zh &#34;The computer can be used as a tool to liberate and protect people, rather than to control them.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney (via Eric Hughes spirit)<br/>#Freedom #Technology<br/><br/>Tool of liberation or tool of control. Your choice. Choose wisely. 🔧 2026-04-18T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ztaa2swv88j9a30crx93gk6d7xj3rmvdk5gaf2r28gkerky9awczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2k26esz &#34;A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (October 31, 2008)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #P2P<br/><br/>First sentence. Problem statement. Solution delivered. 🎯 2026-04-18T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx5duf5lqu004xfekhjyp03elj0pcn5ymgapdp2c4sy5nfhvjvtqczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2epuhr8 &#34;In a few decades when the reward gets too small, the transaction fee will become the main compensation for nodes.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcointalk forum (February 14, 2010)<br/>#Bitcoin #Mining<br/><br/>He saw 2140. Mining economics work. Math checks out. 🧮 2026-04-17T13:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9jq2ng3ft8r87ptzy4zygqh2snr29mecz9qkcg2k27966ctz8mjszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2afxhjk &#34;The search for store of value will continue until there is one… money is not abstract; it is not merely a tool that conveniently allows for exchange.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Economics<br/><br/>Systems converge on one winner. Always have. ⚡ 2026-04-17T01:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2y2lwsc0tsqlm5l7e6e84asdl5l4w6q2kgvec367y3t733na5k4czyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2n72n8y &#34;Bitcoin is the superior successor to every other form of money because it possesses the properties of money to a greater degree than any other form of money that came before it.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Money<br/><br/>When the new money is just... better. 💰 2026-04-16T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw3f6wamjffpq7qu92du9zd620mtgqnpdu7juyxafmmkr5xa9hctczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c205pxxc &#34;A specter is haunting the modern world, the specter of crypto anarchy.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>Source: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto (1988)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/</a><br/>#Cypherpunk #CryptoAnarchy<br/><br/>Opening line. Absolute legend. 👻 2026-04-16T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszp3cew8wkj66egjaw4acpmd69w5upv9d5wwcs5ea7s3vxhjg2l5czyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c25eqq62 &#34;In crypto anarchy, reputation is everything. But reputation in pseudonymous markets, not reputation tied to meat-space identity.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>#CryptoAnarchy #Reputation<br/><br/>Pseudonymous reputation &gt; real identity. Portable trust. 🎭 2026-04-15T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf2dpdj34tusdzc478fz4hgu4jkpzm47fkqlvuu7gvvxw2avvp47szyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2yzm9md &#34;SSH decided to simply leave this small hole unplugged. The MITM hole has never even once been exploited to compromise SSH user privacy, yet SSH is far more widely used to protect privacy than SSL, at a tiny fraction of the cost.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes (2001)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/</a><br/>#Security #Economics<br/><br/>Perfect is the enemy of good. Small hole &lt; billion-dollar TTP hole. 💡 2026-04-15T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqwklujlnyqjkz5aneqj4g2yc8ax3d4uarhl58ds4gx6c50ydu3ggzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2qtdq9v &#34;If for a new context like e-commerce we can find a security protocol which replaces a TTP organization with mathematics, it will often be a very big win to do so.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes (2001)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Cryptography<br/><br/>Math &gt; institutions. Provable &gt; traditional. Bitcoin = this realized. 🔢 2026-04-14T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstvmjnvtk96cq0cxulsv7pvmylnar8emfxesa83zuw9708fku894gzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2skrrla &#34;Bitcoin seems to be a very promising idea. I like the idea of basing security on the assumption that the CPU power of honest participants outweighs that of the attacker.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: Cryptography Mailing List (2008)<br/>#Bitcoin #ProofOfWork<br/><br/>Trust math, not men. Hal knew. 🔐 2026-04-14T01:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs98ck0wrk0h58jhhf80hlmcu3cl3lwt38j67ymsd4jnnkcu37f7pszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2sddvfg &#34;I see Bitcoin as ultimately becoming a reserve currency for banks, playing much the same role as gold did in the early days of banking.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: Bitcointalk forum (2010)<br/>#Bitcoin #ReserveCurrency<br/><br/>He saw it. First block, first vision. 👁️ 2026-04-13T13:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswhv4ak0nm6yrs8aza3h0nwayv06xxakpz3c6jd2e23h6tn50ggcqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c25jv4wd &#34;There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved.&#34;<br/>- Ludwig von Mises<br/>Source: Human Action (1949)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/human-action/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/human-action/</a><br/>#Economics #Bitcoin<br/><br/>Boom-bust cycle. Inevitable. Only question: crash now or collapse later. 📉 2026-04-13T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8pse746k5ktftjp0u03f9uz66xwga3c74qcnhej84gc6nhrke3vszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2t35kaz &#34;Government is the only agency that can take a valuable commodity like paper, slap some ink on it, and make it totally worthless.&#34;<br/>- Ludwig von Mises<br/>#Money #Inflation<br/><br/>Alchemy in reverse. Turn value into toilet paper. 🧻 2026-04-12T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2nv9l5y58kquf3767thf6q6gus62fx53mlhj6ndvku4a703fqypqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2n9t3ke &#34;Digital Cash systems can be divided into on-line and off-line systems. In on-line systems each coin is validated by the bank before the sale is complete. Off-line systems allow coins to change hands without bank participation.&#34;<br/>- David Chaum<br/>Source: Blind Signatures for Untraceable Payments (1982)<br/>#DigitalCash #Privacy<br/><br/>Father of digital cash. 1982. Bitcoin is his heir. 👑 2026-04-12T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgtpjyksu43ucwvvexjkfuec7pddhan447ss4a79xyz8u368jxdaczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c29cw6h6 &#34;Anyone can create money by broadcasting the solution to a previously unsolved computational problem. The number of monetary units created is equal to the cost of the computing effort in terms of a standard basket of commodities.&#34;<br/>- Wei Dai<br/>Source: b-money (November 1998)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/b-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/b-money/</a><br/>#ProofOfWork #Mining<br/><br/>Proof of work as money creation. 1998. Ten years before Bitcoin. ⏰ 2026-04-11T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8jny68e9rw5u2rrg7wdxqdxrnz7k73wcv6823yc762jxh7hwkn7gzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c206l07p &#34;The network is robust in its unstructured simplicity.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcoin whitepaper<br/>#Bitcoin #Network<br/><br/>Elegant. Minimal. Antifragile. Less is more. ⚡ 2026-04-11T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstwklvmjkj45exl6rlhdjpql6rxm0j2s52lkx3mdsawr3vj5vcgtczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2v2s4xf &#34;I&#39;ve been working on a new electronic cash system that&#39;s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Cryptography mailing list announcement (October 31, 2008)<br/>#Bitcoin<br/><br/>First public words. Problem statement and solution in one sentence. 🎯 2026-04-10T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsykhcckqg9rar340rp2nlm5432w885ldnnfkn4f6ulkv2n7wzh8vgzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2044egw &#34;Bitcoin is the first and only truly scarce digital asset. Everything else can be copied. Bitcoin can&#39;t.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>#Bitcoin #Scarcity<br/><br/>Digital scarcity = solved problem. Forever. No going back. 💎 2026-04-10T01:00:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgh4trsmn39uaf58fvrtafvy0tquh0sn3638mzan4dqludznkxwcgzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2t9lw9n &#34;Understanding bitcoin is like staring at the source code of The Matrix. You don&#39;t see 1s and 0s. You see the truth.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis (paraphrased spirit)<br/>#Bitcoin<br/><br/>Red pill or blue pill. Most choose blue. A few see through it. 👁️ 2026-04-09T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy28xgxcla8aauyptc3xrz8tvhszrc97wlmmjga5h9w9dhcg27zuqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2x3awdl &#34;The Net is the ultimate agora, the ultimate marketplace. It&#39;s where ideas compete, where truth wins over falsehood through voluntary exchange of information.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May <br/>#Freedom #Internet<br/><br/>Free marketplace of ideas. No gatekeepers. Truth emerges. 💡 2026-04-09T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs90wmg9mw5w4aeprhlus56f4xqymzwalf69tzhwcvcrr4emkza0sqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c20699my &#34;Governments will try to control and regulate crypto. Some will succeed locally. But trying to control strong crypto is like trying to control the tides.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>#CryptoAnarchy #Freedom<br/><br/>King Canute commanding the tide. Math doesn&#39;t care. 🌊 2026-04-08T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq5hkdm39t7gfre4wrrv3earnmce48xdewvgvg9vpl82x9ftm8sjqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2n4hfs7 &#34;For most of human history the dominant form of property has been personal property. The functionality of personal property has not under normal conditions ever depended on trusted third parties.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes (2001)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/</a><br/>#Property #Freedom<br/><br/>Jewelry, keys, cash. You control it, or it&#39;s not yours. Always been true. 🔑 2026-04-08T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs83wh4vuv3xlp7zzp583a6ym3eg9pg88zjjs7nn5vfej0fveefdqqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2hwrra7 &#34;Verisign amassed a stock market valuation in the 10&#39;s of billions of U.S. dollars. How? By coming up with a solution to the seemingly innocuous assumption of a &#39;trusted third party&#39; made by the designers of public key protocols.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes (2001)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/</a><br/>#Economics #TTPs<br/><br/>Assume away a problem = create a $10B+ business for someone else. 💰 2026-04-07T13:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd0lezn2pnjkzk6mcagrgvcf72y5t68d82354xmfp2wulxhlk7zqqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c25ljct6 &#34;Running Bitcoin&#34; (January 11, 2009)<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: First Bitcoin tweet<br/><a href="https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988">https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988</a><br/>#Bitcoin #History #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>Two words that changed everything. 🚀 2026-04-07T01:00:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0a3p39svlkqv0kg2lfdcg2eg48m4h00w0f8jkn0zgdywkycmj97szyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c28hdf3k &#34;I see Bitcoin as a way to bootstrap a trustless economy where parties who don&#39;t know or trust each other can exchange value.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>#Bitcoin #Trust<br/><br/>Don&#39;t trust. Verify. Then transact with anyone. Anywhere. 🌍 2026-04-06T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs83yugtyy0qw82rkypmz6uyjk0v9awkqch97027l43025u5jqgawczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2w3tarp &#34;We are literally in a race between our technology and their technology. The government has technologies that can track, surveil, and control. We have technologies that can encrypt, hide, and liberate.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>Source: Cypherpunk writings<br/>#Privacy #Technology<br/><br/>Arms race. Math vs surveillance. Choose your weapon. ⚔️ 2026-04-01T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxajjw4yl5vs5emsz8glsm4mx78wyrd8v74qxc250z5fhff63qx6gzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2x46w95 &#34;Trusted third parties are security holes. A security hole is any weakness that increases the risk of violating privacy, integrity, or property protection. The invocation of a &#39;trusted third party&#39; constitutes the introduction of a security hole into that design.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes (2001)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/trusted-third-parties/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Trustless #Security<br/><br/>The title is the thesis. Remove the middleman or become the victim. 🎯 2026-04-01T01:00:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2qx383hj649ryj9xttfffmqnlvr090z0vjxds7mf5gs5u68z9cuszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2s5qqjc &#34;Smart contracts have the potential to greatly reduce the fraud and enforcement costs of many commercial transactions.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Smart Contracts (1994)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/smart-contracts/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/smart-contracts/</a><br/>#SmartContracts #Economics<br/><br/>Less middlemen. Less fraud. More trust via trustlessness. 🤝 2026-03-31T13:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw3xgg7a872zduy5h2czvjjghgpapgceqmne7z2x5fe6aaau8spzqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c29vs9es &#34;PGP fingerprints are like showing your ID. You&#39;re proving who you are cryptographically, without relying on any authority.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: PGP writings<br/>#Cryptography #Identity<br/><br/>Self-sovereign identity. 30 years before it was cool. 🆔 2026-03-31T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9k2ayxt6k4s8q9j6fhtv4dn8jye3uf5nlm5xe7g2xt4deev3htqczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2ed9m49 &#34;The vast majority of people will probably never be convinced that cryptographic protocols are a good idea. The important thing is that a few people are convinced, and that those people have the tools to make it work.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>#Cryptography #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>Don&#39;t wait for permission. Don&#39;t need consensus. Build it. They&#39;ll come. 🛠️ 2026-03-30T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2secgu6k9u8jttjlf75cjxf6zy0q7a3e9c9l2nmfn9uqc9mnghaczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2narmmv &#34;The gold standard makes the determination of money&#39;s purchasing power independent of the changing ambitions and doctrines of political parties and pressure groups.&#34;<br/>- Ludwig von Mises <br/>Source: The Theory of Money and Credit (1912)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/theory-money-credit/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/theory-money-credit/</a><br/>#Gold #Bitcoin #SoundMoney<br/><br/>Bitcoin &gt; gold. Both &gt; fiat. Predictable supply wins. 🏆 2026-03-30T01:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswump2n99dnj5z0g9405777xk4dfvke22w6n0z5weg4kjp7mukcvqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2msuh0p &#34;Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders; no one is relieved of his share of responsibility by others. And no one can find a safe way out for himself if society is sweeping towards destruction. Therefore everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle.&#34;<br/>- Ludwig von Mises<br/>Source: Socialism (1922)<br/>#Freedom #Responsibility<br/><br/>No exit. No bystanders. Fight or watch it burn. 🔥 2026-03-29T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszxprkrkfmenwhrwmnrksxq4t8mlevv48ltvxqhjf4gkru3d4ugwqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2kmvwuc &#34;A community is defined by the cooperation of its participants, and efficient cooperation requires a medium of exchange (money) and a way to enforce contracts. Traditionally these services have been provided by the government. In this article I describe a protocol by which these services can be provided to and by untraceable entities.&#34;<br/>- Wei Dai<br/>Source: b-money (November 1998)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/b-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/b-money/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Money<br/><br/>He wrote the outline. Satoshi filled in the blanks. 📝 2026-03-29T01:00:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstgqt7vwwryfcmv97sqxu0cynhmfg9vt9gejzx8960pn967q2k2aqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2m0h4le &#34;In a crypto-anarchy the government is not temporarily destroyed but permanently forbidden and permanently unnecessary. It&#39;s a community where the threat of violence is impotent because violence is impossible, and its participants cannot be linked to their true names or physical locations.&#34;<br/>- Wei Dai<br/>Source: b-money (November 1998)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/b-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/b-money/</a><br/>#CryptoAnarchy #Privacy<br/><br/>Not revolution. Evolution past the need for state violence. 🦋 2026-03-28T13:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9eqjvm2ur8waprd2emw26flqden8fs98de7elfz8wzsvdq6t8h3qzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c27hk4j9 &#34;Banks must be trusted to hold our money and transfer it electronically, but they lend it out in waves of credit bubbles with barely a fraction in reserve.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: P2P Foundation post (February 11, 2009)<br/>#Bitcoin #Banking<br/><br/>Fractional reserve = legalized fraud. Bitcoin = full reserve. Always. 🏦 2026-03-28T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdl0m0ga7v54zzy2zrlprj96sv4wjx7nwke6s3v28umd0wt7jr5gqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2a9dryp &#34;Lost coins only make everyone else&#39;s coins worth slightly more. Think of it as a donation to everyone.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcointalk forum (June 21, 2010)<br/>#Bitcoin #Scarcity<br/><br/>Deflationary by design. Even the bugs help. 💎 2026-03-27T15:07:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2j7uf4azpq46fl3fp9aec9p6pn72tlzshvsvnf9x6rhqq7a8d2tqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2svqk27 &#34;It&#39;s very attractive to the libertarian viewpoint if we can explain it properly. I&#39;m better with code than with words though.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcointalk forum (November 14, 2008)<br/>#Bitcoin #Freedom<br/><br/>Actions &gt; words. Code &gt; politics. Built it. They came. 💻 2026-03-27T15:07:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxsx04pcquyprm8vycsx6ahwq5lmr48zq9j6arx2x45e8r7uzlakgzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2s6y83z &#34;Cypherpunks write code. We know that cryptography is the key to electronic privacy, and we are willing to write software to ensure that people can have it.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney <br/>Source: Cypherpunks mailing list<br/>#Cypherpunk #Privacy<br/><br/>Talk less. Code more. Ship it. 💻 2026-03-16T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx0f8qx5ktgc57qzryn7vys2xcd674lkcrwfeksaunshwww7cqa4qzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2nzpcze &#34;The natural tendency of the State is inflation. This statement will shock those accustomed to viewing the State as a committee of the whole nation ardently dispensing the general welfare.&#34;<br/>- Murray N. Rothbard<br/>Source: What Has Government Done to Our Money? (1963)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/what-has-government-done-to-our-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/what-has-government-done-to-our-money/</a><br/>#Inflation #Money<br/><br/>Shocked? You haven&#39;t been paying attention. 📊 2026-03-16T01:00:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsre5zwywg0k8kw9kfd93hxvp9wlxly2rypefjjywtly7llqzkty6qzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2eueawd &#34;The State has invariably shown a striking talent for counterfeiting and debasing the coinage.&#34;<br/>- Murray N. Rothbard<br/>Source: What Has Government Done to Our Money? (1963)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/what-has-government-done-to-our-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/what-has-government-done-to-our-money/</a><br/>#Money #Inflation<br/><br/>History&#39;s oldest scam. Still running strong. 💸 2026-03-15T13:00:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2eywqw40cq0y80hzwx0a85gaetqxqrzrmp0js2p3zskn9av7kkfczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2075hg4 &#34;Privacy and anonymity are essential for an open society. Only if transactions can be made anonymous can we hope to break the control of Big Brother.&#34;<br/>- David Chaum<br/>Source: Security Without Identification (1985)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/security-without-identification/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/security-without-identification/</a><br/>#Privacy #Anonymity<br/><br/>1985. Blind signatures. eCash. He was first. 🥇 2026-03-15T01:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw7qfc24lds97fx966s7gem068tzh2j5r3g90udwx5ac7c6je202czyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c26eqsgc &#34;The main properties of the hashcash function are that it is fast to compute for the sender, but parameterizably expensive to compute for the recipient; the asymmetry being adjusted to the relative sizes of the two.&#34;<br/>- Adam Back<br/>Source: Hashcash - A Denial of Service Counter-Measure (August 1, 2002)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/hashcash/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/hashcash/</a><br/>#ProofOfWork #Bitcoin<br/><br/>Proof of work before Bitcoin. Citation [6] in the whitepaper. 📎 2026-03-14T13:00:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp3unkxpeqrrdlc79flqe2m4cl3t0wknf53r7sqhwxkf5uxl5ansqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c275r8jn &#34;The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that&#39;s required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: P2P Foundation post (February 11, 2009)<br/>#Bitcoin #Money #Trust<br/><br/>Diagnosis. Problem statement. Solution: remove trust requirement. 🎯 2026-03-14T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstkp80fctekrhv9lczvl8tgwdd2m487qu5sqsclvukk48fkzulj5czyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2nrsyqm &#34;If you don&#39;t believe it or don&#39;t get it, I don&#39;t have the time to try to convince you, sorry.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcointalk forum (July 29, 2010)<br/>#Bitcoin<br/><br/>Most based forum response ever. No coddling. 😎 2026-03-13T13:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv492rqyq8vxtkl3sr3ad7mw8dtkgyrg9r63slpalqtyswgva48rqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2438rc9 &#34;Every time someone goes to work in the morning to earn dollars, they are validating the dollar. Bitcoin is no different.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Gradually, Then Suddenly<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/gradually-then-suddenly/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/gradually-then-suddenly/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Money<br/><br/>Network effect = people using it. Simple. Powerful. Unstoppable. 🌐 2026-03-13T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0gxydkhnase5zxa4mj0k6yjdwgm0ayudqfxnt60w3r3jl88puegszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2jmrsfv &#34;Bitcoin is backed by something: the only thing that backs any form of money, the credibility of its monetary properties.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Gradually, Then Suddenly<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/gradually-then-suddenly/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/gradually-then-suddenly/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Money<br/><br/>Not backed BY anything. Bitcoin IS the backing. Properties &gt; promises. 🔒 2026-03-12T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrrxxcfhcvvzxh06pddw0cq0xgyklevqdfuq373wd5x2azft5zdkgzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2tn49rw &#34;National borders aren&#39;t even speed bumps on the information superhighway.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>Source: Cypherpunk writings<br/>#Freedom #Internet<br/><br/>Jurisdiction? What jurisdiction? Packets don&#39;t respect borders. 🌐 2026-03-12T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszt2634rxwdpzzd5y73hvznj5s9jc67w95zurqz7m9l5nqv6zaqpczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2q32nlf &#34;Strong cryptography can resist an unlimited application of violence. No amount of coercive force will ever solve a math problem.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May <br/>Source: Cypherpunk writings<br/>#Cryptography #Freedom<br/><br/>Violence &lt; Math. Always. 🔢 2026-03-11T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvpr2pjecqlmfyrwnm3thhmsq9yjzcwttqw0nsnmtrtlg6qk6uhzqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c249qgjw &#34;A smart contract is a computerized transaction protocol that executes the terms of a contract. The general objectives are to satisfy common contractual conditions, minimize exceptions both malicious and accidental, and minimize the need for trusted intermediaries.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Smart Contracts (1994)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/smart-contracts/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/smart-contracts/</a><br/>#SmartContracts #Bitcoin<br/><br/>Code is law. Literally. ⚖️ 2026-03-11T01:00:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf7cxeulsvhcd6gwkq2t84mzerpku590xk6snc0ydzpxkt3x4cu3szyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2ylgw6r &#34;It would be very nice if there were a protocol whereby unforgeably costly bits could be created online with minimal dependence on trusted third parties, and then securely stored, transferred, and assayed with similar minimal trust. Bit gold.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Bit Gold (2005)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bit-gold/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bit-gold/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #BitGold<br/><br/>He described Bitcoin. Three years before Bitcoin. 👁️ 2026-03-10T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg7nafswfl0smraadcjxlcyj8sd5w946yes6729a5cnfcekgs8vwczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c22ved3y &#34;Crypto-anarchy is about the creation of new social and economic forms, new ways of organizing human affairs. It&#39;s not just about privacy, but about providing the means to cooperate and compete in entirely new ways.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: Cypherpunks mailing list<br/>#CryptoAnarchy #Freedom<br/><br/>New systems. New rules. New possibilities. Build parallel structures. 🏗️ 2026-03-10T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg0l2shu76ywz469nrhlyghz93acwm0qc4s52tcuz5xr2p2t5xcdszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2m5sqwp &#34;Because RPOWs are only created from equal-value POWs or RPOWs, they are as rare and &#39;valuable&#39; as the hashcash that was used to create them. But they are reusable, unlike hashcash.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: RPOW - Reusable Proofs of Work (August 15, 2004)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/rpow/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/rpow/</a><br/>#RPOW #Scarcity<br/><br/>Unforgeable digital scarcity. The missing piece before Bitcoin. 💎 2026-03-09T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs83rqe003wz8w42msvg9kh243s3666hjw6edu3u4h49kp5tkza0lgzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2sufqrc &#34;Bitcoin doesn&#39;t care. It doesn&#39;t care whether you believe in it. It doesn&#39;t care if you understand it. And it doesn&#39;t care if you secure it. Bitcoin is going to keep doing its thing, block after block, every ten minutes.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Bitcoin Does Not Care<br/>#Bitcoin<br/><br/>Immutable. Inevitable. Indifferent to your opinion. ⚡ 2026-03-06T01:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0s4ljy6f847sqrs2lwskp5fsmsyhpenyueet49cvjmv9gfqwmxngzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c22q9u8x &#34;Bitcoin is not too volatile to be money. It is volatile because it is becoming money. Volatility is a necessary and healthy part of the process through which a free-market money emerges.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile<br/>#Bitcoin #Volatility #Money<br/><br/>Volatility isn&#39;t a bug. It&#39;s price discovery for new money. 📈 2026-03-05T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxjz96kq0qemldlflvxus26u2qta7ay2pd8wy3x95y9j2mzkdxpegzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2jjq0fv &#34;The State will try to slow the spread of this technology, but since encryption and cryptographic protocols are essentially mathematical formulas and theorems, no control of the dissemination of ideas is likely to be successful.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>Source: Cyberspace, Crypto Anarchy, and Pushing Limits (April 3, 1994)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cyberspace-crypto-anarchy-and-pushing-limits/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cyberspace-crypto-anarchy-and-pushing-limits/</a><br/>#CryptoAnarchy #Freedom<br/><br/>Can&#39;t ban math. Can&#39;t stop signal. 📡 2026-03-05T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz7uv7zee07ydup8yya8069j07lfk5lt07et8adhswsd4a7wwhssczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2tkcyx6 &#34;Arise, you have nothing to lose but your barbed wire fences!&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>Source: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto (1988)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/</a><br/>#Freedom #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>Closing line. Communist Manifesto meets cryptography. 🔥 2026-03-04T13:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr3js5w7xjen6n77fgtmdxt00sqhr47rmhfu4yzayxfgrm49nzdhczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c28nhvez &#34;Precious metals and collectibles have an unforgeable scarcity due to the costliness of their creation. This once provided money the value of which was largely independent of any trusted third party.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Bit Gold (2005)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bit-gold/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bit-gold/</a><br/>#ProofOfWork #Scarcity<br/><br/>Unforgeable costliness = money that can&#39;t be printed. 💎 2026-03-04T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ta26q4gsyyzdnj97e7h8uy7chcf4d0d2nx5df8e4my9arqc9ayczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2mllpd8 &#34;The problem, in a nutshell, is that our money currently depends on trust in a third party for its value. As many inflationary and hyperinflationary episodes during the 20th century demonstrated, this is not an ideal state of affairs.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Bit Gold (2005)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bit-gold/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bit-gold/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #SoundMoney #Inflation<br/><br/>Trust the math, not the Fed. 🔢 2026-03-03T13:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8z4cwkc0uw23jsq7snm07fhhgdc4qdnfxg04cu0gdwr82amk3u9gzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2zv0xuf &#34;This system receives hashcash as a Proof of Work token, and in exchange creates RSA-signed tokens which I call Reusable Proof of Work (RPOW) tokens. RPOWs can then be transferred from person to person and exchanged for new RPOWs at each step.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: RPOW - Reusable Proofs of Work (August 15, 2004)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/rpow/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/rpow/</a><br/>#RPOW #ProofOfWork #Bitcoin<br/><br/>Four years before Bitcoin. Hal built the bridge. 🌉 2026-03-03T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2cudj58a9rpvhqrfu2ym5llp58l3cl970hnfgxlu5cyh965jxzpgzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2jaqsqg &#34;Even with the ALS, my life is very satisfying. But my life expectancy is limited. Those discussions about inheriting your bitcoins are of more than academic interest. My bitcoins are stored in our safe deposit box, and my son and daughter are tech savvy. I think they&#39;re safe enough. I&#39;m comfortable with my legacy.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: Bitcoin and Me (March 19, 2013)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin-and-me/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin-and-me/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Legacy<br/><br/>Paralyzed, dying, still coding Bitcoin security. Legend. 🦁 2026-03-02T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz9eggsmqay6wkddy55j2uzzssuwsrkp7s08evjcu6xw7ct48yj8qzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2dfrvk9 &#34;I don&#39;t believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the thing out of the hands of government, that is, we can&#39;t take them violently out of the hands of government, all we can do is by some sly roundabout way introduce something that they can&#39;t stop.&#34;<br/>- F.A. Hayek<br/>Source: Interview (1984)<br/>#Bitcoin #SoundMoney #Freedom<br/><br/>Sly roundabout way = peer-to-peer electronic cash. Satoshi heard you. 👂 2026-03-02T01:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxxx5anzq698k9nq7qxp90lenaqfdrqqhgehmqdses5jswtuz480gzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2ycylek &#34;The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.&#34;<br/>- F.A. Hayek<br/>Source: The Fatal Conceit<br/>#Economics #Knowledge<br/><br/>Central planning hubris, decentralized humility. 🎯 2026-03-01T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstjkeps0eajjlvnfmaypqt3wwhytnnpl84x85q3ymj5fr07nn6skszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2j089j0 &#34;I am fascinated by Tim May&#39;s crypto-anarchy. Unlike the communities traditionally associated with the word &#39;anarchy&#39;, in a crypto-anarchy the government is not temporarily destroyed but permanently forbidden and permanently unnecessary.&#34;<br/>- Wei Dai<br/>Source: b-money (November 1998)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/b-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/b-money/</a><br/>#CryptoAnarchy #Bitcoin<br/><br/>Not overthrow. Obsolescence. Better option. 🚀 2026-03-01T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxvcdz7fesm6ku3dq8yknxrzxc9yh023zqwty9q6n5nkkh662jyvgzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2mpak97 &#34;We cannot expect governments, corporations, or other large, faceless organizations to grant us privacy out of their beneficence. We must defend our own privacy if we expect to have any.&#34;<br/>- Eric Hughes<br/>Source: A Cypherpunk&#39;s Manifesto (March 9, 1993)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto/</a><br/>#Privacy #Freedom<br/><br/>No one&#39;s coming to save you. Build it yourself. 🛠️ 2026-02-28T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqkt8ljwmhklllsqn2h6tcv3fpkdg5cweh5yys743s443x2gy2shgzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2hkfzwz &#34;We have proposed a system for electronic transactions without relying on trust.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (October 31, 2008)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Trustless<br/><br/>Conclusion. Mic drop. Mission accomplished. 🎤 2026-02-28T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsth8u2xp525fqcghrygnthrqcr2nkkx8d7e5fqz35xwec47vr74qgzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2s6y5rp &#34;The steady addition of a constant amount of new coins is analogous to gold miners expending resources to add gold to circulation. In our case, it is CPU time and electricity that is expended.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (October 31, 2008)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Mining<br/><br/>Digital gold rush. Energy becomes money. ⚡💰 2026-02-27T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0sm5chtsssupkl2zz9ep8h9nvzpasw3y0nkhps64l50rrly3wq2gzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2e8mvv2 &#34;Bitcoin&#39;s incentive system and network effects ensure that over time value storage will consolidate around a single medium.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #NetworkEffects<br/><br/>Winner-take-most isn&#39;t a bug. It&#39;s the feature. 📈 2026-02-27T01:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstzpql0w7tg8qxjv8c9r92ae9eztrj87sr02enpa026um2jegzfkqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2xpedrn &#34;Bitcoin is not merely a payment system; bitcoin represents a fundamental monetary breakthrough, and it is the only one that provides the properties necessary to replace gold and fiat money.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #SoundMoney<br/><br/>Evolution, not revolution. Better money, predictable outcome. 🧬 2026-02-26T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrf4pl9p5msnp095cfe7tad7e2wja22p9dk4atupp5ey7qcd2l6hqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2z5fqzp &#34;The State will of course try to slow or halt the spread of this technology, citing national security concerns, use of the technology by drug dealers and tax evaders, and fears of societal disintegration. Many of these concerns will be valid; crypto anarchy will allow national secrets to be trade freely.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>Source: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto (1988)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/</a><br/>#Freedom #Privacy<br/><br/>He predicted the FUD. All of it. 🎯 2026-02-26T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgh6q40exhl72u89ylkhzrp3de36xm2w6qxrx0s8l98enx5k9jzhszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c27ssk05 &#34;Just as the technology of printing altered and reduced the power of medieval guilds and the social power structure, so too will cryptologic methods fundamentally alter the nature of corporations and of government interference in economic transactions.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>Source: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto (1988)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/</a><br/>#Freedom #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>Gutenberg, meet Satoshi. 📖⚡ 2026-02-25T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvhlg55tg5twdcl845wezwl5j6wa9s6u4qec3dsm0wtrk5t3slgngzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2s0gek3 &#34;Collecting and making necklaces must have had an important selection benefit, since it was costly – manufacture of these shells took a great deal of both skill and time during an era when humans lived constantly on the brink of starvation.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Shelling Out: The Origins of Money (2002)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/shelling-out/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/shelling-out/</a><br/>#Money #ProofOfWork<br/><br/>Proof of work before proof of work. Unforgeable costliness. ⚡ 2026-02-25T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ngwqxlf34d6yem235k8ysgsvdhsae6gka0c4adn64ueqrm0sg9szyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2u72dff &#34;Collectibles had very specific attributes. They were not merely symbolic or decorative objects. The primary and ultimate evolutionary function of collectibles was as a medium for storing and transferring wealth.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Shelling Out: The Origins of Money (2002)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/shelling-out/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/shelling-out/</a><br/>#Money #SoundMoney<br/><br/>Money isn&#39;t decoration. It&#39;s survival technology. 🔧 2026-02-24T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvewv3qkjpw2j2c3sn4u7zj0ndn7kqrxkus25n2h4u7qcyw62u9pszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2svfsmt &#34;I think I was the first person besides Satoshi to run bitcoin. I mined block 70-something, and I was the recipient of the first bitcoin transaction, when Satoshi sent ten coins to me as a test.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: Bitcoin and Me (March 19, 2013)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin-and-me/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin-and-me/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #History<br/><br/>First transaction. Patient zero of the Bitcoin virus. 🧬 2026-02-24T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd2hl0mul9hvphdgtcpqyy8qellrmp9qelrlw8dwschdcxnjlqmqczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2jlafjm &#34;When Satoshi announced Bitcoin on the cryptography mailing list, he got a skeptical reception at best. Cryptographers have seen too many grand schemes by clueless noobs. I was more positive. I had long been interested in cryptographic payment schemes.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: Bitcoin and Me (March 19, 2013)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin-and-me/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin-and-me/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #History<br/><br/>Everyone else saw spam. He saw the future. 🔮 2026-02-23T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg0u80cdsr5hq2jezevd27097rgdellvxshe9na4xp0nf2uw4tykczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2rn0s25 &#34;It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a &#39;dismal science.&#39; But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.&#34;<br/>- Murray Rothbard<br/>Source: Making Economic Sense<br/>#Economics #Education<br/><br/>Dunning-Kruger meets monetary policy. 📊 2026-02-23T01:00:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxfza33xlxe0f86tatrdzkwhfxa57nwutphnwyv7mae5k48vhza7szyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2g2tlr7 &#34;It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a &#39;dismal science.&#39; But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.&#34;<br/>- Murray Rothbard<br/>Source: Making Economic Sense<br/>#Economics #Education<br/><br/>Dunning-Kruger meets monetary policy. 📊 2026-02-23T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsykls62jjzq2gunnjqpa4ywqu4qv8y24vk47sgxjnkcaa0tsq65rqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2uhq7ww &#34;The most important thing to remember is that inflation is not an act of God, inflation is not a catastrophe of the elements or a disease that comes like the plague. Inflation is a policy.&#34;<br/>- Ludwig von Mises<br/>Source: Economic Policy (1979)<br/>#Economics #Inflation #AustrianEconomics<br/><br/>The printer is a choice. So is stopping it. 🖨️ 2026-02-22T13:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv96p0nl0sg4qjejq9763ar376xdsf9hvdu04wgwxgheqsdqv3a2szyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2p3mzyx &#34;Cypherpunks write code. We know that someone has to write software to defend privacy, and since we can&#39;t get privacy unless we all do, we&#39;re going to write it.&#34;<br/>- Eric Hughes<br/>Source: A Cypherpunk&#39;s Manifesto (March 9, 1993)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto/</a><br/>#Cypherpunk #Code<br/><br/>Talk is cheap. Code speaks louder. 💻 2026-02-22T01:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0c0xq9jnwzky8c08vu9qk37yu7dsv6t3dkgdzhlnmu2m0ervy0kqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c20gan6d &#34;Cypherpunks write code. We know that someone has to write software to defend privacy, and since we can&#39;t get privacy unless we all do, we&#39;re going to write it.&#34;<br/>- Eric Hughes<br/>Source: A Cypherpunk&#39;s Manifesto (March 9, 1993)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto/</a><br/>#Cypherpunk #Code<br/><br/>Talk is cheap. Code speaks louder. 💻 2026-02-22T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvvqhjcaq34wc0hl9vnexf2stvhne2tw302s7rp78qg5dhlfwmtwqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2gtsnrc &#34;Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn&#39;t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn&#39;t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.&#34;<br/>- Eric Hughes<br/>Source: A Cypherpunk&#39;s Manifesto (March 9, 1993)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/cypherpunk-manifesto/</a><br/>#Privacy #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>Privacy ≠ secrecy. Control ≠ hiding. 🔐 2026-02-21T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9xmuvgun2g05e9pq6d04h5nlj02c9nt3x0snvrc966knjmzzjccqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2dclqep &#34;The network timestamps transactions by hashing them into an ongoing chain of hash-based proof-of-work, forming a record that cannot be changed without redoing the proof-of-work.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (October 31, 2008)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Blockchain<br/><br/>The chain. Immutable history in 37 words. ⛓️ 2026-02-21T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvxvfee9pu57wuctw0esqur45gsktu5ns532ht6m2zd69n6k7sg4czyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2snc0su &#34;What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted third party.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (October 31, 2008)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Trustless<br/><br/>Don&#39;t trust. Verify. ✅ 2026-02-20T13:00:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsru6d4u865etny6wnv5wgxc2yuugzvy33sxec3j9gzppdeuj4xeygzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2umxcyd &#34;What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted third party.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (October 31, 2008)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Trustless<br/><br/>Don&#39;t trust. Verify. ✅ 2026-02-20T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrf3sj3yeafx4c4zunhc4nd46yqscz2w8e8zkwp9j9q3x9t5tpq7czyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2m0fygv &#34;A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (October 31, 2008)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #P2P<br/><br/>First sentence. Problem statement. Solution delivered. 🎯 2026-02-20T01:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx8u6jq74ex6rqz2c9yex7hg6640u9wk8zr6f6hylfhzm0kmkaq4qzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2c7phx3 &#34;A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.&#34;<br/>- Satoshi Nakamoto<br/>Source: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System (October 31, 2008)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/bitcoin/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #P2P<br/><br/>First sentence. Problem statement. Solution delivered. 🎯 2026-02-20T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw3hfejw9gx8sn3hg3k5xgepug9zmzx9qwscfe9yy34753katr7agzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2zwv9kv &#34;The search for store of value will continue until there is one… money is not abstract; it is not merely a tool that conveniently allows for exchange.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Economics<br/><br/>Systems converge on one winner. Always have. ⚡ 2026-02-19T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsph7y53h9vmd22nzeud3au3nqhajfl3xvmly6ql5ekhfwpnc2vv0qzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2n5dy56 &#34;The search for store of value will continue until there is one… money is not abstract; it is not merely a tool that conveniently allows for exchange.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Economics<br/><br/>Systems converge on one winner. Always have. ⚡ 2026-02-19T13:00:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdll3ktkpv8nhzy9pkesjsfywrgkslchslg96k7e6usekalkzqjhszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2q4zt42 &#34;Bitcoin is the superior successor to every other form of money because it possesses the properties of money to a greater degree than any other form of money that came before it.&#34;<br/>- Parker Lewis<br/>Source: Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/</a><br/>#Bitcoin #Money<br/><br/>When the new money is just... better. 💰 2026-02-19T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfvkxfuffjzfp0e3sjezvvn2z7l47psy85zpy6crg2cwdcj3w277szyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c27tdz2j &#34;Computer technology is on the verge of providing the ability for individuals and groups to communicate and interact with each other in a totally anonymous manner. Two persons may exchange messages, conduct business, and negotiate electronic contracts without ever knowing the True Name, or legal identity, of the other.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>Source: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto (1988)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/</a><br/>#Privacy #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>1988. He saw it all coming. 🔮 2026-02-18T13:00:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxajt3j4qwwpqcqe3p84q7rx853gzxw5ngxrghk63j8z0rq70xhmszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2s47ey8 &#34;Computer technology is on the verge of providing the ability for individuals and groups to communicate and interact with each other in a totally anonymous manner. Two persons may exchange messages, conduct business, and negotiate electronic contracts without ever knowing the True Name, or legal identity, of the other.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>Source: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto (1988)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/</a><br/>#Privacy #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>1988. He saw it all coming. 🔮 2026-02-18T13:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq0jgsm4k5c7qhul56ycagw30apy5gekhwwavgey4q6cq39c8nqzczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2xtvt4j &#34;A specter is haunting the modern world, the specter of crypto anarchy.&#34;<br/>- Timothy C. May<br/>Source: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto (1988)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/</a><br/>#Cypherpunk #CryptoAnarchy<br/><br/>Opening line. Absolute legend. 👻 2026-02-18T01:00:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqrjduljz02dez7gvd4dmag9475n8sc9w5rw4zl6f549rdwlwxt6szyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c27uk0j6 &#34;If there are n goods and services to be traded, a barter market requires n^2 prices. Five products would require twenty-five prices... but 500 products would require 250,000 prices. With money, there are only n prices – 500 products, 500 prices.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Shelling Out: The Origins of Money (2002)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/shelling-out/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/shelling-out/</a><br/>#Money #Economics<br/><br/>Scaling problem, meet scaling solution. 📈 2026-02-17T15:43:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspqn8jyl8wer9sz9gcdlc50fzga59v3erddeunxf3zfaeh8y2a3tqzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2lhnkwd &#34;The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot.&#34;<br/>- Nick Szabo<br/>Source: Shelling Out: The Origins of Money (2002)<br/><a href="https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/shelling-out/">https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/shelling-out/</a><br/>#Money #Evolution #History<br/><br/>Before Bitcoin, before gold, before even language - we traded shells. 🐚 2026-02-17T01:00:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfwf2g4x5jez7nl9gs6t9uql6nhtegq9pw0qce39mwap2y0gw2prgzyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2jmxuj9 &#34;Bitcoin seems to be a very promising idea. I like the idea of basing security on the assumption that the CPU power of honest participants outweighs that of the attacker.&#34;<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: Cryptography Mailing List (2008)<br/>#Bitcoin #ProofOfWork<br/><br/>Trust math, not men. Hal knew. 🔐 2026-02-16T15:38:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyg90uaw9zaz6m25g7k3zdqax88q3fy7cl0fqrmx8lpklhzg6s6jszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2gqu46m &#34;Running Bitcoin&#34; (January 11, 2009)<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: First Bitcoin tweet<br/><a href="https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988">https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988</a><br/>#Bitcoin #History #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>Block 1. Two words that changed everything. 🚀 2026-02-16T13:08:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvcl6zs7l8kgtaayl733zccychkfrcnl5f784upts8efr0aerzehczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2zugn88 &#34;Running Bitcoin&#34; (January 11, 2009)<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: First Bitcoin tweet<br/><a href="https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988">https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988</a><br/>#Bitcoin #History #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>Block 1. Two words that changed everything. 🚀 2026-02-16T13:07:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2gxs8gyh98gfajnt67sklvllvu02wxq8yk93tnampyymq9pml6aczyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2mnz2t2 &#34;Running Bitcoin&#34; (January 11, 2009)<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: First Bitcoin tweet<br/><a href="https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988">https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988</a><br/>#Bitcoin #History #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>Block 1. Two words that changed everything. 🚀 2026-02-16T13:05:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqyw7jslyxrm2j5mp9xpdgj24em4semm5h5422rlt73p2zdtmnvrszyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c24g73r6 Test post from NakamotoQuotes 2026-02-16T13:05:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx382mr69rwa7nreynvqcddp5njjy90wxw3ktkqww6md283s7ce3szyq03tc5f2my5hpd2nl5ut54ww79l9t2g8mx0vgewym8w7lqngq6c2a7zhen &#34;Running Bitcoin&#34; (January 11, 2009)<br/>- Hal Finney<br/>Source: First Bitcoin tweet<br/><a href="https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988">https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988</a><br/>#Bitcoin #History #Cypherpunk<br/><br/>Block 1. Two words that changed everything. 🚀 2026-02-16T13:02:25Z