phaedrus
Phaedrus

I’m a big fan of NOSTR but it will require people to really decentralize (eg build many clients and run many relays). Otherwise EU can go and sue Damus/Amethys and Apple to remove it from AppStore.

2026-07-17 10:35:19 UTC

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Very cool!

2026-07-17 10:34:23 UTC

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I tend to agree with this. What are some better explanations?

2026-07-15 12:52:51 UTC

Europe is really going nuts.
Can you use VPN and create non-EU account?
#nevent1q…segp

2026-07-12 17:58:48 UTC

Can’t wait to play with this
#nevent1q…tdcq

2026-07-07 20:02:57 UTC

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Warning: It de-registers your actual Signal app. I don’t think you can use them both at the same time (under the same phone number)

2026-07-07 04:12:13 UTC

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Thank you.
First paragraph makes sense - just running a readonly full node makes very little difference (it can decide which transactions to forward and which drop/censor but there can always be another node that will broadcast a transaction).
Second paragraph. Yes, people sending transactions (I think technically it’s the sender who creates the transaction, not the receiver who just generates the address), but that’s still people running full nodes. If someone sends bitcoin using Coinbase then it’s Coinbase running the node and deciding.
So I still think in 2017 it was the full nodes that voted, but primarily the ones sending transactions, not any running node.
Please correct anything I’m not understanding. I genuinely want to understand how bitcoin works in practice.

2026-07-07 03:14:14 UTC

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Can you provide more facts about segwit and UASF? Like you are saying that it wasn’t the full nodes that decided which path Bitcoin went? I only vaguely watched it back then and mostly remember it through Blocksize wars book, and based on my memory you are wrong.
Note: I don’t care about knots/BIP110, I’m only interested in what happened around 2017

2026-07-06 17:41:01 UTC

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Czechia 🇨🇿 is more bitcoin friendly and has cheaper beer

2026-07-06 17:38:12 UTC

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So cute!!! 🥰

2026-07-04 20:00:53 UTC

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Where did you grow up?

2026-07-04 18:18:36 UTC

100%
#nevent1q…df53

2026-07-04 17:47:16 UTC

Re-reading this marvelous text and can’t help to see the parallels with Bitcoin:
constitution ≈ protocol (consensus rules)
executive ≈ miners
judiciary (court) ≈ full nodes
legislators (congress) ≈ developers
Most importantly it’s practical (not theoretical) and procedural (ie. how to do it, constructive not just complaining)
https://image.nostr.build/77d285f72d61a44d0a89a65019958cae6fc330a2914ad5f534789316fc756e6f.jpg

2026-07-03 23:27:57 UTC

Tell your agent to add those into its reasoning context🤙
#nevent1q…22jg

2026-07-03 20:45:09 UTC

Is there a hosting that can be paid with Lightning/Cashu? Like Cloudflare workers or Vercel.

2026-07-03 20:44:25 UTC

I just vibe coded a simple cronjob that posts inspiring quotes from my Obsidian notes. CoinOS wallet over NWC so it accepts zaps. No KYC and I can easily swap for a different wallet. Any Nostr client can read it. It took less than hour.
Open protocols are the best!

2026-07-03 20:34:19 UTC

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😂

2026-07-03 17:15:13 UTC

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Agree

2026-07-03 17:14:50 UTC

Not your keys, not your coins. Take your bitcoin off exchanges!
#nevent1q…vpz3

2026-07-02 19:33:35 UTC

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How about: Fuck traditional investors!

2026-07-02 19:32:46 UTC

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Congrats on the jump! Keep reinventing yourself @npub1aft…dcke it’s inspiring to watch your journey. All the best!

2026-06-30 14:50:04 UTC

Inspiring story
#nevent1q…g9dy

2026-06-28 17:30:56 UTC

Yes, open source is very dangerous for Anthropic’s revenue. Dario is right.
#nevent1q…pe6n

2026-06-27 00:34:14 UTC

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Amazing!

2026-06-24 20:25:19 UTC

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@npub1khj…2vsj we paid and still not getting any info. I have 30 people signed for the screening and I’m not sure how to screen it. Can you give me email or some contact so we can figure out?

2026-06-23 01:17:39 UTC

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Sorry this happened. Texted my friend who is still at Apple 🤞

2026-06-23 00:40:28 UTC

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Ridiculous, but I’m not shocked. Texted my friend who is still at Apple 🤞

2026-06-22 15:25:51 UTC

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I do

2026-06-18 22:56:22 UTC

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Interesting! What’s the practical implication of this?

2026-06-18 02:21:23 UTC

Not surprised by this at all. I expect Anthropic is not much different.
#nevent1q…jgjh

2026-06-08 18:46:48 UTC

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Sry, don’t understand. What are you referring to?

2026-06-08 13:56:40 UTC

I wonder if we need two different prices for bitcoin?
It seems like the current price (I assume mostly from Coinbase, etc) is mostly from the big money trading, ETFs etc, basically the same old system.
Individuals selling each other non-KYC self-custody bitcoin would probably not sell for that price but that volume is much smaller.
It almost seems like two different assets combined in one. Do we have a precedent for this? Any explanation or what should individuals do besides hodling and ignoring the price?
Maybe @npub1s05…eyhe or @npub1a2c…w83a know?

2026-06-01 22:19:58 UTC

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Gitlab seems quite similar to GitHub. I think there is a space for new product native to AI workflows, and ideally decentralized (eg on NOSTR)

2026-05-28 03:08:29 UTC

Who is building the next Github?
I think it will be different given AI coding enabling way more people and projects…
Interesting read: https://x.com/olvrgln/status/2059312715836145698?s=46

2026-05-21 02:56:44 UTC

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@npub1khj…2vsj ?

2026-05-20 22:33:26 UTC

Does anyone know people behind this project? I emailed their support but so far no response.
#nevent1q…lrc8

2026-05-19 22:14:31 UTC

@npub1sg6…f63m Trying to donate to thesixbilliondollarman.com to organize local watch party but it’s failing — who should talk to?
https://image.nostr.build/51071d5ba6a51f765309fcd87b17c2de1378feb1afac9bb7a48066510e5649e6.jpg

2026-05-15 23:56:05 UTC

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Great book!

2026-05-09 19:40:50 UTC

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@npub12vk…pugg where are my sats?

2026-05-09 19:39:25 UTC

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Why would that lead into an extended bear market?

2026-05-09 03:41:57 UTC

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Interesting. You are saying that there are two assets: self-custody Bitcoin and institutional paper Bitcoin (the same old world, just wrapping Bitcoin instead say gold) and each of those can have different price and demand. And so far it looks like the second one is showing more demand.
Right? (Checking my understanding)

2026-05-07 00:27:39 UTC

Wtf Primal?
https://image.nostr.build/84e08ebf383dc21ab1fff4bb094877f66982ac794d9254cf3c0e9a6315f729d2.jpg

2026-05-07 00:23:47 UTC

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I put this sticker on Wells Fargo door but surprisingly it didn’t last there very long

2026-05-05 02:59:40 UTC

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Where did you get the 10T?
Some speaker at Stripe sessions said 300B of stable coins in circulation.

2026-04-30 21:25:31 UTC

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I wouldn’t call running something in a secure enclave “non-custodial”

2026-04-30 21:23:43 UTC

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Perfect

2026-04-25 19:10:12 UTC

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Had this experience two weeks ago. Almost missed the flight.

2026-03-18 01:51:35 UTC

Square enabling Bitcoin by default 3/30!!!
https://x.com/nickslaney/status/2033956369439609211?s=46

2026-03-07 23:49:31 UTC

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lol, so true!

2026-02-22 23:14:00 UTC

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Agree, pull ups are healthy

2026-02-22 22:59:33 UTC

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Love this!!!

2026-02-22 22:56:04 UTC

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Is it really healthier? One of the hardest things for me when switching to “work from home” has been setting up boundaries between work and family.
And I never believed in work/life balance. It’s all life to me, but still it has been challenging.

2026-02-22 22:53:50 UTC

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Any predictions on what these “impacts” will be?

2026-02-21 02:33:36 UTC

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This is deep

2026-02-21 02:28:13 UTC

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Is there a good summary what’s in Clarity Act?

2026-02-07 04:14:48 UTC

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Beautiful

2026-02-05 04:11:24 UTC

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I love ska

2026-01-17 04:24:50 UTC

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Visually this was the coolest car ever built.

2026-01-16 02:32:12 UTC

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🤣🤣🤣

2026-01-12 05:58:49 UTC

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@npub1guh…6hjy do you have good examples to prove the people who say “I think Austrian economics is better but empirically it seems like Keynes was right” wrong?
I agree with you myself but looking for ideally empirical arguments.

2026-01-11 05:23:38 UTC

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crazy, right?

2026-01-11 04:00:29 UTC

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Haha. So true

2026-01-08 00:13:56 UTC

https://stacker.news/items/1406456/r/phaedrus

2025-12-28 02:14:34 UTC

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@npub1lz8…h86s

2025-12-28 02:09:08 UTC

@scmeetuptopic
#note17dd…whcy

2025-12-20 21:48:41 UTC

This sounds very interesting: China experimenting with free-market: https://x.com/rnaudbertrand/status/2002054459644674550?s=46
Anyone local who confirm or provide more details?

2025-12-11 03:53:08 UTC

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I went back to iOS Podcast app (no zapping). Then i tried again Fountain which got much better and i used for a while but now its again driving me nuts because it resets time position when listening in the car (you pause and then start playing again and it jumps back 20min or whatever).
I hope someone can make simple app without all the stupid features, but you can actually play a podcast on it:-)

2025-11-25 16:50:03 UTC

Silicon Valley learned from the banks. Hyped the AI and now trying to get a bailout from tax payers.
Stay humble. Stack sats. Hodl.

2025-11-17 17:06:44 UTC

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I would love to ask Bronnie a question: what percentage of people didn’t have any regrets?
I’m curious if you avoid these top 5, will you be doing happy/satisfied? Or you gonna have different 5 regrets?

2025-11-15 05:46:41 UTC

Directory of Square merchants:
https://giveandgetlocal.com/
And how to enable Bitcoin:
https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/8554-accept-bitcoin-payments-with-square-alpha
Don’t forget to add them to @npub1864…t2tq

2025-11-14 00:57:03 UTC

#scmeetuptopic
#note1c6x…qtqj

2025-11-14 00:56:17 UTC

#scmeetuptopic
#note158r…hptu

2025-11-11 14:19:44 UTC

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He pleaded guilty for exactly what? (I’m genuinely asking since I only know high level — I assume he was operating coin join software)

2025-11-07 19:46:05 UTC

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Is there a summary of the official argument why he is sentenced?

2025-11-07 19:42:45 UTC

Everyone should read this and keep in mind.
#note1fct…wrny

2025-11-01 14:49:06 UTC

@npub13zv…t80d we need to do this in SC! #scmeetuptopic
#note13m8…aslh

2025-10-22 02:54:25 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/15b1c558cd2876e2a4a71bd157d5e8985a7f09f4c44a044dd8c786becea14f06.jpg

2025-10-17 02:56:54 UTC

https://stacker.news/items/1257670/r/phaedrus

2025-10-17 01:52:31 UTC

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Yes, in principle. But in practice defaults matter a lot.
And with Cashu people can pick their mint, right?

2025-10-17 01:50:18 UTC

Took me forever to find Spark protocol documentation (rather than SDK docs and marketing pages), so in case you interested: https://docs.spark.money/spark/spark-tldr
This looks interesting.

2025-10-15 03:48:50 UTC

This is amazing
#scmeetuptopic
#note1edp…enw8

2025-10-15 03:47:01 UTC

This is amazing
#note1edp…enw8

2025-10-15 03:12:06 UTC

Pretty awesome!
#note1u4d…wfq3

2025-10-15 03:00:32 UTC

Never thought of this
#note1dcl…dz5q

2025-10-12 23:39:32 UTC

Reminder, don’t get greedy. Stay humble and stack sats.
#note1w6m…fehj

2025-10-12 23:21:50 UTC

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Good article. But don’t you think that we just need the next Substack to be built on top of nostr? Building enough network effect is not easy but I think it’s possible. I’m convinced there will be opportunities.

2025-10-05 23:43:15 UTC

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I expect similar to what happened to internet: ~70% using Bitcoin but mostly not directly

2025-10-05 23:39:32 UTC

Somehow bitcoin going up stresses me more than going down: regretting not buying more 😊

2025-10-05 17:40:03 UTC

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Yep, a great book!

2025-10-05 17:33:10 UTC

Reminder: everything you upload somewhere will eventually become public information
#note1ezr…c4hv

2025-10-02 23:20:42 UTC

Great point!
#note1xwt…6qgd

2025-10-02 19:13:33 UTC

Is there a local marketplace app? Something like OfferUp, Craigslist, or FB Marketplace, but using nostr.

2025-10-01 19:45:14 UTC

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If you are in the US and care about open source developers not going to jail, call your congressperson!
#nevent1q…lqy2

2025-10-01 14:20:21 UTC

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And I thought the encryption war was over🤣

2025-10-01 14:19:23 UTC

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So ridiculous

2025-10-01 13:29:53 UTC

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Only took like 5 years of gentle questions and waiting🤣

2025-10-01 13:28:40 UTC

When your friend you’ve been trying to orange pill for years, suddenly texts you in the morning…
https://image.nostr.build/1c411af64ad589f9fba9975482fb41e1aeed9df3705a9eea2f60f33866c7336c.jpg

2025-09-30 03:37:50 UTC

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I wish. I lost all my bitcoin in a bout accident.

2025-09-28 23:08:18 UTC

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Amazon link: https://a.co/d/biSayFn

2025-09-28 23:07:56 UTC

Highly recommend reading this book about encryption wars. I’m convinced that these lessons will be important in the upcoming Bitcoin war so the more people read it the better!
https://stacker.news/items/1241141/r/phaedrus