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What, why? ❤️

2026-08-07T23:04:50+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…tde4
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What, why?
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You're protesting way way too much bro And if you think the ...

2026-08-07T21:59:55+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…4tst
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You're protesting way way too much bro

And if you think the popular "crypto space" and the online cryptography space are synonyms youre not a serious person.

thats all we need to know about your understanding of crypto.

Don't jinx it man

2026-08-07T21:39:04+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…hke8
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Don't jinx it man

I think it's just 10 or 15? That book expresses a lot about ...

2026-08-07T19:42:06+02:00

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I think it's just 10 or 15?

That book expresses a lot about the early cyberpunk space in a very entertaining way

Except he had to invent that sultan guy who just idealistically ...

2026-08-07T18:58:37+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…dg8j
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Except he had to invent that sultan guy who just idealistically wanted to build safe centralized location
Book starts out with a bank run, doesn't it?

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ooooh nuance

2026-08-07T18:20:13+02:00

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ooooh
nuance

The way that I understand it is that you end up mixing your utxos ...

2026-08-07T18:18:30+02:00

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The way that I understand it is that you end up mixing your utxos on THAT chain with a little dust of native coins.
From that point on they're unique and you don't have to worry about it.

it's so cute they think they're still a company

2026-08-07T17:55:43+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…8wm0
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it's so cute they think they're still a company

this is not a drill #nevent1q…6ltg

2026-08-07T17:54:46+02:00

this is not a drill

quoting
nevent1q…6ltg
🚨🚨 URGENT: BTCPAYSERVER 🚨🚨

There is a critical vulnerability that is being actively exploited on BTCPay Server which can lead to loss of funds.

Update your BTCPayServer to to 2.4.2 or turn off your BTCPayServer now.

Since when are they keeping emails and country of residence?

2026-08-07T17:53:43+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…6yl7
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Since when are they keeping emails and country of residence?

I think I'm going to replay protect my coins on Paul's ...

2026-08-07T17:03:11+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…jxh2
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I think I'm going to replay protect my coins on Paul's chain.
But I dgaf about bip 110

You're talking "guilt" which is responsibility. When ...

2026-08-07T17:45:01+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…89va
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You're talking "guilt"
which is responsibility.

When you take people's money in return for a product or service, you are *responsible* to for that product and its integrity.

It doesn't matter if you tell everybody how it is built and functions. Showing other people how your product works doesn't make it's quality someone else's responsibility.

Maybe Or you wait until theres this hype around AI discovered ...

2026-08-07T16:55:16+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…yy7p
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Maybe
Or you wait until theres this hype around AI discovered vulnerabilities that draws attention away from yourself and cash out

No. The "community devs" weren't getting paid from ...

2026-08-07T16:59:57+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…27ty
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No.
The "community devs" weren't getting paid from coldcard sales.

That why coldcard is responsible. If you're SELLING security and lying through your teeth, the buyer isn't "equally guilty" because they believed you.

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2026-08-07T15:52:35+02:00

mood

People should stop sacredize other people in positions of power / ...

2026-08-07T06:22:12+02:00

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People should stop sacredize other people in positions of power / leadership

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2026-08-07T01:59:53+02:00

256 bits of entropy is more than enough. You don't need the ...

2026-08-07T01:28:03+02:00

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256 bits of entropy is more than enough.
You don't need the second and third seeds because you have insufficient entropy.
You have it to protect against implementation failure.

Yeah, I kind of figured that's what you're talking about ...

2026-08-06T21:24:57+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…ugln
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Yeah, I kind of figured that's what you're talking about

I just don't see a lot of point in talking about " maximalism" as an ideal
When the way the word is *actually used IRL* refers to something completely different

But point taken

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2026-08-06T19:14:37+02:00

Why pay taxes to those who fund wars and launder public money?

Nope and noones every claimed to have spun up a basic Core wallet ...

2026-08-06T17:09:07+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…q6a6
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Nope
and noones every claimed to have spun up a basic Core wallet and gotten drained.

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2026-08-06T16:16:27+02:00

Theres a difference when you dgaf about trading but you DO gaf ...

2026-08-06T16:48:36+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…592l
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Theres a difference when you dgaf about trading but you DO gaf about security

Yeah you're the only person that mentioned the word lottery! ...

2026-08-06T16:44:53+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…swej
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Yeah you're the only person that mentioned the word lottery!
I like the idea of using the I Ching too, I wonder how many bits in a hexagram?

Always remember In the end all the stuff about different chains ...

2026-08-06T16:43:12+02:00

Always remember
In the end all the stuff about different chains and protocols and ways of doing things is just implementation discussion
and the only thing that really matters is that you transact P2P.

quoting
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The most radical act in 2026 is two people agreeing on a price without asking the government's permission first.

You seem confused man RNG on a computer or phone is ALSO sampling ...

2026-08-06T15:25:59+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…vmrf
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You seem confused man

RNG on a computer or phone is ALSO sampling physical entropy.
And no, the sample source isn't all the same. So it isn't all the same method.
and even if it was, it's not any different than dice rolls, which IS all the same method.
And people are notoriously BAD at entropy.
So that's a pretty weird thing to say.

256 bits of entropy is NOT hard to find and device-based RNG is a really weird thing to be uptight about.
Its doing the same damn thing a person is rolling the dice.

And let's not forget to mention,
If device RNG is broken then TLS is broken and security of the entire internet is broken.
Api keys, SSH, oauth authorization, HTTPS, session cookies, Signal messages, DNSSEC
All broken and every internet connected application is able to be compromised.

So tbh, since RNG is SO foundational, it is one of the most battle tested and thought about problems in history.

You're offhand dismissal of device RNG as " deterministic" is incorrect.

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2026-08-06T16:09:35+02:00

src https://xcancel.com/GrapheneOS/status/2085154315799314918

My fulcrum indexer was broken when migration ended and i had to ...

2026-08-06T13:53:19+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…s4yk
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My fulcrum indexer was broken when migration ended and i had to upgrade to the latest Core version to get everything working 😕

And the same thing is possible because the 1-face of the die is ...

2026-08-06T13:50:03+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…3qjc
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And the same thing is possible because the 1-face of the die is heavier and rolls aren't perfectly random.

But they're good enough.

I mean *I personally never touched a cold card and always ...

2026-08-06T13:29:31+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…cs2f
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I mean
*I personally never touched a cold card and always suggested that a custom device might provide a better ux for normies, but was unnecessary.

But what you're describing is extremely common, of course.

No. Prove there's something deterministic about hardware RNG. ...

2026-08-06T13:27:13+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…dkm2
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No.
Prove there's something deterministic about hardware RNG.

I'll wait. Because you can't.

The orange is bleeding, that's what's happening.

2026-08-06T10:25:59+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…k2l2
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The orange is bleeding, that's what's happening.

🫂

2026-08-06T08:58:15+02:00

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🫂

Health, family, friendship. #nevent1q…lzrt

2026-08-06T08:58:07+02:00

Health, family, friendship.

quoting
nevent1q…lzrt
I concur with this from anon X user... I'm not fucking leaving! I've had shit stolen in the past and I'm sure evil mother Fuckers will steal in the future. No getting around evil and incompetence. Be it crypto, hard assets, land, real estate and fucking shit fiat.

Hope assholes that do it rot in fucking hell.

Also don't forget the God damn fucking government steals from us every fucking day. Every single day of your life.

Hello fellow Bitcoiners,

It’s been nearly one week since my wallet was drained.

I lost my entire bitcoin stack, presumably the most in the entire attack - an amount I’m more than embarrassed and ashamed to even admit publicly. This was not only my life savings but my time, energy, hardcore conviction and identity after 13 years in this space.

I am posting pseudonymously as I’ve always preferred to stay out of the spotlight - and privacy (inspired by Satoshi) is something I value. I debated whether or not I should say anything at all, but after much deliberation I decided it may be beneficial for other victims who are struggling.

While this incident certainly forced upon me the darkest days of my life so far - I have now accepted it and will slowly put together my life again. I came from nothing and did everything right (except rolling the damn dice apparently 😅). I stayed away from trading, exchanges, shitcoins, ICOs, NFTs, false prophets, etc and quietly and consistently built up over the years through all the ups and downs - never spending frivolously on material goods but instead using bitcoin as my sense of freedom and security - with the hopes to pass it on to my future children.

Even though that peace, freedom and security is now gone - I am beyond grateful for the journey and life that bitcoin enabled me to have.

To all the other victims, as cliche as it is to say “it’s only money” - true wealth, as I’ve learned over and over again is in health, family, and friendships. I’d be lying if I told you I’m not afraid of the uncertainty ahead, but I know by taking one step at a time it will be possible to rebuild. Trust me if I can come to these realizations, you can too! The hardest challenges in life make us stronger and turn us into the best versions of ourselves - don’t give in to the hopelessness. By being in this community you are apart of something special that the majority of the world still hasn’t realized yet. It’s still early!

Thanks to all the wonderful people in the community I’ve been DMing over the past week - your kind words of support mean the world to me and helped me start to believe in myself again.

To the hacker: you still can do the right thing here and come clean - you have prompted a serious wake-up call that has brought the community together which will bring more resilience for the future. Doing the noble thing now will prevent a lifelong hunt.

To all the amazing bitcoiners who have jumped to action from the very beginning to support each other and mitigate further damage - it’s been a beautiful thing to watch.

To the @blocks team and especially @intangiblecoins, your efforts are inspiring and provide me with hope. Believe me when I say that IF I ever get my coins back you will all be taken care of very well, along with massive donations to the open source community.

For now I will withhold any judgement towards @nvk and the @Coinkite team - while I’m still processing this loss and dealing with the gravity of building my life up from the ruins - I have 0 anger or resentment. Bitcoin security is a tough job, mistakes are made, and lessons are learned by all. I made mistakes by trusting and not verifying as well as not having a more robust security solution so the responsibility must be shared, hindsight is 20/20 and even though it’s tough: I’m okay admitting that. Bitcoin humbles all.

Having said all that… I’M NOT FUCKING LEAVING!!! I will start building a new stack from the ground up like all the other plebs as my conviction in Bitcoin is even stronger today then when I got my first coins in 2013.

This was never about the money - it was always about the revolution, and that can’t be stopped. We will win.

Let’s keep our heads high.
The march continues.
It’s time to rebuild.

PS: Thanks for everything Satoshi ❤️

There's only one way to use dice afaik. And only a few ways ...

2026-08-06T07:57:25+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…k9g2
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There's only one way to use dice afaik. And only a few ways they could have statistical tendencies.

But it doesn't matter,
256 bits of entropy isn't hard to find. Whether you do it in meatspace or online, either way is random and it's not getting broken.

You can use either and its fine. 256 bits of entropy isn't ...

2026-08-06T07:51:28+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…km2l
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You can use either and its fine.
256 bits of entropy isn't hard to find.

😖

2026-08-06T07:50:30+02:00

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😖

(but nobody could prove it)

2026-08-06T07:49:38+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…y7nl
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(but nobody could prove it)

The randomness on this phone is more random than someones crappy ...

2026-08-06T07:49:12+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…uq27
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The randomness on this phone is more random than someones crappy dice.

In the clear light of day... It's kind of weird that people ...

2026-08-06T05:09:41+02:00

In the clear light of day...
It's kind of weird that people would trust RNG on a custom device implemented by who knows who
but people wouldn't trust RNG on a laptop or mobile device that's been the subject of hot debate by autistic for 30 years

Just saying

What's "not necessarily"? It's not the cpu and ...

2026-08-06T02:56:01+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…0arz
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What's "not necessarily"?

It's not the cpu and its not the application. Its a dedicated hardware RNG.

Which is different by device, sure.

its so over I shouldn't be laughing

2026-08-06T01:25:30+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…nf6k
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its so over
I shouldn't be laughing

I used to flip coins for the hexagrams 🤔

2026-08-06T01:23:41+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…mygq
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I used to flip coins for the hexagrams 🤔

NEWSFLASH BLOCKSTREAM SWAPS TO BE INTEGRATED INTO BULL ...

2026-08-06T01:22:18+02:00

****NEWSFLASH****
BLOCKSTREAM SWAPS TO BE INTEGRATED INTO BULL AND BLUE WALLET

OMFG 😂😂😂

Also While the titan chip and others have a TEE, my understanding ...

2026-08-06T01:19:59+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…mpcj
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Also
While the titan chip and others have a TEE, my understanding is they dont seed the CSPRNG
so it's not involved.

I also didn't say anything about generation of RNG from a ...

2026-08-06T01:10:58+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…xa7m
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I also didn't say anything about generation of RNG from a single source or a black box 👋

I didn't say anything about TEEs

2026-08-06T01:06:51+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…llt3
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I didn't say anything about TEEs

Ok my dude 👍

2026-08-06T01:06:13+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…v49q
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Ok my dude 👍

Next time read the post plz

2026-08-06T00:53:05+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…mpcj
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Next time read the post plz

Like with everything else. However, there are some foot guns. If ...

2026-08-06T00:41:07+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…lj09
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Like with everything else. However, there are some foot guns.

If you're a proxmox user and you think you'll spin up a VM without a network adapter to make a seed, that VM is going to initialize with no entropy pool.
It doesn't have any hardware to sample to "build" entropy, so you have to pass it entropy from the host system.

It is a *really good thing to understand that randomness is a thing, and how it applies to your life cryptographically.