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2026-03-03 04:50:17 CET

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Thats some damn proper reporting.

2026-03-03 04:46:24 CET

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✋

2026-03-03 04:43:19 CET

Reporters in Japan are built different
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2026-03-03 03:11:26 CET

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2026-02-28 02:09:37 CET

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2026-02-28 01:54:26 CET

Fuck Anthropic!!
BREAKING: Donald Trump just ended Anthropic’s whole company in one post. Elon Musk was right
“I am directing every federal agency to immediately CEASE all use of Anthropic’s Technology”
TIME TO BANKRUPT THAT WOKE COMPANY 🔥
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2026-02-25 01:23:03 CET

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Two different web sites?

2026-02-24 03:55:13 CET

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You need to savor doom, not go through it so fast. Embrace to pain and doom.

2026-02-23 15:05:22 CET

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I agree closed communities to silo off the customer base is just shadow banning.

2026-02-23 14:22:38 CET

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Monero is projected to have finally have more coins than Bitcoin sometime between ~2035 and 2040, after which Monero's supply continues growing while Bitcoin's essentially plateaus.
This crossover is inevitable due to Monero's permanent issuance (designed for long-term miner incentives and fee market sustainability), while Bitcoin caps at 21M. Community resources (e.g., emission comparison graphs on getmonero.org docs or old Reddit analyses) illustrate this long-term dynamic clearly.
In summary:
- Current Monero supply → ~18.45 million XMR (Feb 2026).
- Monero has fewer coins than Bitcoin today and will for another ~10–15 years.
THE TOTAL circulating supply IS AUDITABLE in a reliable way. Here's how people actually do it in practice:
### Primary / Practical Method (What most people and explorers use)
1. Run a full Monero node (monerod).
2. Use the daemon RPC command print_coinbase_tx_sum
This sums only the visible coinbase reward outputs (the newly minted coins + transaction fees collected in every block).
Example usage in the Monero CLI or via RPC:
print_coinbase_tx_sum 0 <current_height>
or more practically from block 0 to the current chain height.
→ This gives you the total amount that has ever been legally emitted according to the emission schedule (including tail emission of 0.6 XMR/block since mid-2022).
3. Compare that number against the theoretical maximum emission up to the current block height.
The Monero emission curve is well-defined and can be calculated independently:
- Main emission phase: starts at ~18.4 XMR/block and geometrically decays until ~May 2022
- Tail emission: fixed 0.6 XMR per block forever afterward
There are simple scripts / formulas to compute the exact allowed supply at any height (many are shared on GitHub or in Monero community repos).
If the summed coinbase amount ≤ the allowed emission curve at that height → no inflation has occurred from known vectors.
(In practice it should be exactly equal to the allowed amount, modulo very minor rounding/edge cases.)
### Why this works even though amounts are hidden
- Every block must include a coinbase transaction.
- The coinbase reward outputs are not RingCT-hidden — their amounts are in clear text (by protocol design).
- All other inflation vectors (fake outputs, broken commitments, etc.) would either:
- Be caught by honest nodes during transaction verification (range proofs, commitment sums = 0, etc.), or
- Violate the coinbase emission rules → detectable via the above sum.
### Additional / Complementary Checks
- Run an independent node implementation (e.g. Cuprate in Rust, which became production-ready around 2025) and compare the coinbase sum with monerod.
- Use community tools/scripts that automate the check:
- e.g. monero_inflation_checker (Python tool on GitHub)
- Various one-liners or small programs that query RPC and compare vs. the emission formula
- Watch known explorers (e.g. p2pool observers, xmrchain.net, or others) — they run the same coinbase summation logic.

2026-02-23 13:47:59 CET

#privacy #anonymous #fungible #monero
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2026-02-23 13:33:39 CET

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No offense but none of this feels like the way to bring people to Nostr. i.e. Church groups or small groups wanting to chat somewhere.
To me I came here for self sovereignty, privacy, and anonymity.
I value the reason I came here above all else. I don’t like bitcoin, even though I am an old guy had a lot of bitcoin go through my fingers in the early days. I no longer like bitcoin as it has not evolved into anything private or anonymous. To open and transparent for me.
I run a large home lab of rack based nodes. I like all kinds of tech.

2026-02-23 05:18:19 CET

#bitcoin
cyber punks are dead
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2026-02-23 04:32:24 CET

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Yeah, Lambo sales are way up I hear. New exterior colors and all.
I had to buy some ddr5 ecc ram and some new NVMe storage for some nodes in the lab.

2026-02-23 04:28:18 CET

#bitcoin #nostr
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2026-02-20 14:57:44 CET

🚨 #Lightning is accelerating!! #bitcoin #nostr #coffeechain
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2026-02-10 01:51:38 CET

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Sonic the Hedgehog would be a little hard to draw, at least in a three dimensional way.

2026-02-10 01:29:15 CET

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I was having a lengthy conversation with AI because I have heard a lot of mining companies are pivoting toward more data-center profits with their hardware VS bitcoin mining. The AI agreed and stated some facts. So it is from me and an AI talking and sharing information. Electricity is expensive, mining bitcoin is expensive, AI is exploding and paying better at least right now.

2026-02-10 01:23:17 CET

#bitcoin #ai #nostr AI more profitable for data centers vs bitcoin many say.
A ton of Bitcoin mining companies are straight-up pivoting (or at least heavily shifting) toward AI and high-performance computing data centers. It's not just hype; it's happening fast in 2026.
Basically, after the halving squeezed margins and energy costs stayed high, these miners realized their setups (huge power contracts, cooling systems, land, industrial sites) are perfect for the AI boom. Tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon/AWS, Google, etc., are desperate for compute power and are signing massive, long-term deals (10-15 years) that pay way more per megawatt – like 3x to even 25x higher revenue than straight mining in some cases, with 80-90% margins vs. the thin ones in BTC mining.
Public miners locked in over $65 billion in AI/HPC contracts in 2025 alone, and projections say for those who got the big deals, Bitcoin mining revenue could drop from ~85% of their total early last year to under 20% by late 2026.
Some big names making moves:
- Core Scientific (deals with CoreWeave, even acquisition talks)
- Cipher Mining ($CIFR) – huge AWS and Fluidstack contracts
- TeraWulf ($WULF) – multi-billion deals, Google backing
- IREN (Iris Energy) – killing it with both BTC and AI scaling
- Riot Platforms ($RIOT) – recent AMD lease, big power sites
- Bitfarms – planning to fully exit mining for AI/HPC by around 2027
- Hut 8, CleanSpark, Bit Digital, MARA – all in on this to some degree
Even smaller ones like Cango just sold a bunch of BTC ($305M worth) to fund their AI shift. It's turning these former pure miners into basically "landlords" for AI hyperscalers – stable dollar revenue instead of volatile BTC price swings.
For Bitcoin itself? Mixed bag – some hashrate might drop if more pivot hard, but the infrastructure these guys built is still supporting the network, and the pivot is making a lot of these stocks moon (some analysts see 2x+ upside on the AI plays).

2026-01-30 12:54:07 CET

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Government controlled propaganda

2026-01-23 15:00:46 CET

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Now it is graphically amplified with extreme cold 🥶 harsh pain of death, or in the summer extreme heat death with fire 🔥.
But some countries such as Mexico and others who have beautiful women weather forecasters with very tiny clothing to make us feel warm and happy! 😃🍆

2026-01-23 13:20:54 CET

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1. Multisig
Monero's multisig implementation prioritizes privacy and simplicity over Bitcoin's more heavy user gymnastics. Monero’s transparency-dependent scripting, making it a stronger choice for users who value default anonymity without added complexity. In Bitcoin, multisig (e.g., 2-of-3 via P2SH or Taproot) is powerful for scenarios like shared custody or escrows, but it inherently exposes more metadata on the transparent blockchain—addresses, outputs, and scripts can be analyzed to infer participant relationships, thresholds, or even link to KYC sources, requiring extra privacy layers like CoinJoin that add fees and hassle. Monero's multisig uses a threshold secret-sharing scheme (M-of-N via CLI/GUI with Multisig Messaging System), where the spend key is split without revealing any public script details; ring signatures and stealth addresses keep the entire setup hidden, ensuring that even multisig transactions look identical to regular ones and resist chain analysis. While Bitcoin's multisig ecosystem is more polished with GUI tools (e.g., Electrum, Sparrow), Monero's approach avoids the "multisig privacy tax"—no need for collaborative mixing or careful UTXO selection to obscure linkages. For privacy-minded users, this means multisig in Monero is inherently more secure against surveillance without turning it into a second job, and it's already used effectively in privacy-focused DEXs like Haveno. If your primary concern is private shared control rather than public script gimmicks, Monero delivers robust multisig without Bitcoin's visibility pitfalls.
2. No need to keep a full monero node with you, have your wallet verify by Pointing to Your Own TOR Hidden Full Monero Node
Monero's seamless integration with Tor-hidden full nodes gives it a massive edge over Bitcoin in achieving true self-sovereign, anonymous operation without exposing your IP or relying on third parties—making privacy effortless and censorship-resistant. In Bitcoin, running your own node (via Bitcoin Core) is great for verification, but connecting wallets to it typically requires port forwarding, dynamic DNS, or VPNs, which can leak your IP through blockchain gossip or peer connections; even with Tor, Bitcoin's node support for onions is clunky and not default, often needing extra configs or proxies that add friction and potential deanonymization risks. Monero, by design, embraces Tor natively: you can easily configure monerod as a hidden service (simple torrc edits for HiddenServicePort), generating a .onion address that any wallet (GUI, CLI, Feather, Cake, Monerujo via Orbot) can point to directly over Tor. This hides your node's location entirely, anonymizes all traffic (no IP leaks during sync or queries), and lets you use it remotely from anywhere without carrying hardware—perfect for mobile or multi-device setups. No trust in public remote nodes that might log your queries; full control over your view of the chain with zero exposure. Bitcoin can't match this out-of-the-box privacy for personal node usage without bolt-on tools, reinforcing Monero's superiority for users who want verifiable, hidden sovereignty as a core feature rather than an afterthought.
3. Hardware Wallet Fallacy
The so-called "hardware wallet fallacy" exposes Bitcoin's reliance on potentially flawed devices as a crutch for security, while Monero's software-first ecosystem encourages more resilient, air-gapped practices that avoid the devastating real-world failures seen in hardware like Ledger—making Monero better for long-term, trust-minimized privacy. Bitcoin users often tout hardware wallets (Ledger, Trezor) as essential for cold storage, but history shows they're vulnerable: Ledger's 2020 data breach leaked millions of user details leading to targeted phishing; the 2023 Connect Kit exploit drained funds via malicious DApps; and ongoing supply-chain risks (firmware tampering, fake devices) have caused losses in the millions. These aren't just theoretical—users have been "devastated" by assuming hardware is infallible, especially when blind-signing Bitcoin's complex scripts or Lightning channels. Monero sidesteps this fallacy by promoting software wallets (official GUI/CLI, Feather) with built-in air-gapped signing: generate keys offline, sign transactions on an isolated machine, and broadcast from online— no single device as a point of failure, and no company databases to hack. While Monero does support Ledger/Trezor for those who want it (secure offline signing via GUI), the community emphasizes avoiding hardware dependency, using Tails OS or Qubes for compartmentalized setups that are harder to compromise. This philosophy aligns with Monero's privacy ethos: don't trust hardware vendors who can be subpoenaed or breached; rely on open-source software you control. Bitcoin's hardware hype often masks its underlying transparency issues, but Monero empowers users to achieve superior security without falling for the fallacy of "hardware = safe," reducing risks from corporate mishaps that have plagued Bitcoin holders.

2026-01-14 02:19:35 CET

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I’m still happily married also. Wouldn’t trade her for all the corn in the world either. 💖💪

2026-01-14 02:15:25 CET

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I was already married. I let to many bitcoin run through my fingers. All well.

2026-01-14 02:05:07 CET

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The first Bitcoin faucet website, often referred to simply as "The Bitcoin Faucet" (hosted at freebitcoins.appspot.com), was launched by Bitcoin developer **Gavin Andresen** on **June 12, 2010**. (Some sources round it to "June 2010" more generally, but June 12 is the precise date cited in detailed historical accounts.) It gave away 5 BTC per visitor (later reduced as Bitcoin gained value and popularity) simply for solving a CAPTCHA, with the goal of promoting adoption, helping people set up wallets, and generating early transactions when Bitcoin had almost no value.
The original faucet distributed a total of around 19,700 BTC before it ran dry and ceased functioning. It went down / stopped operating around **early 2013**, with the Bitcoin Wiki specifically noting that it "has not functioned since Jan 30 2013." Other sources describe it as active until 2012 or shutting down in 2012 as the giveaway amounts decreased and funds depleted, but January 2013 is the most concrete end date from reliable references like the Bitcoin Wiki.
This was the pioneering Bitcoin faucet that inspired many later ones; it is long defunct and no longer operational.

2026-01-14 01:54:54 CET

In 2011 you could visit this website and claim 5 Bitcoin for free. Who remembers this? I do.
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2026-01-13 15:41:11 CET

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Governments can get worse in the future. All bitcoin is tagged and catalogued. Holding bitcoin is dangerous. The government approves and wants people to use bitcoin, that should be a strong signal to get away from it. Big ships are big targets.
Invisible Big Ships are a threat to government and a savior to individual wealth and sovereignty.

2026-01-13 15:34:27 CET

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There will always be governments and there will always be people surviving through them.

2026-01-13 14:16:22 CET

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Many have always hodled monero long term. Why not hodl the best product. When countries find pain and need privacy they go to monero.

2026-01-11 12:56:03 CET

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Enterprise grade only. ECC server ram

2026-01-11 12:53:54 CET

And DDR4 and GPU’s as well as NVMe
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2026-01-10 11:11:46 CET

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There are more bitcoin than monero coins, and there will continue to be much more bitcoin than monero for decades.
You don’t understand monero.

2026-01-10 01:07:25 CET

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It would be nice if welcomed more decentralization social dialog, self hosting, home labs, computer security, local LLM AI models running locally instead of the cloud, homesteading, home schooling, less government control, and various other uncontrolled items dealing with decentralization. It could exist on this platform. But it is only an in your face bitcoin maxi or leave place. Bitcoin, bitcoin, bitcoin, bitcoin. I came here in early 2023 because Snowden promoted it. I would not have came just for bitcoin.