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Trust is a Scaling Solution is a collection of essays on trust by futurepaul packaged in a brutal, nostalgic design. Why and who do we trust? Why do we betray trust? How does trust relate to money? Paul provides insight.
https://trustisascalingsolution.com/
SN Discussion


Someone exploited a vulnerability in Robosats' on-chain swap feature earning themselves 5m sats. The vulnerability has since been closed, and was apparently caused by a race condition.
https://nitter.at/RoboSats/status/1635432123648622593
SN Discussion



LNBits shows you how to make a nostr hardware wallet for $10. They also sell them pre-made with a case for $20.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD6OQPoNlzA
SN Discussion


Before micropayments were technically possible (ie pre-Lightning), the internet's visionaries dismissed micropayments on the grounds of decision fatigue. Brandon Lucas surveys the history of micropayments and the tech that might change it in Micropayments and the Lightning Network.
https://brandonlucas.net/posts/lightning/micropayments
SN Discussion


Most of use now know Silicon Valley Bank has been taken over by the FDIC following a bank run. @felix provides a short explainer in ELI5 – What's happened to Silicon Valley Bank? ☠️.SN Discussion

Car's pick: 

Tari Labs wins restraining order against Lightning Labs over Taro protocolSN Discussion
Keyan's pick:
Following SVB's bank run last week the US government stepped in to guarantee the deposits of SVB and any US bank in a similar position allocating two trillion dollars to the effort.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/12/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-no-bailout-janet-yellen
SN Discussion

For the week of March 17th, 2023.

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With a few core devs stepping down, it's worth celebrating new Bitcoin Core contributions however small. @ekzyis made their first Bitcoin Core PR, changing a line to interpolate a value rather than hard coding it. It's since been merged!
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27232
My first bitcoin PR


@DarthCoin Translation GuideSN Discussion

Homes are treated like unconditional risk free investments likely because governments promote and support them as such. But might prioritizing the investment nature of housing conflict with their use as, well, housing? Maybe Treating Housing as an Investment was a Colossal, Society-Shattering Mistake makes this case.SN Discussion

Roulette is a ubiquitous game many of us have never bothered to learn. @BubeniCZECH schools SN on the basics of roulette and the Martigale system in #1 The Magic of Roulette - Martigale. They've subsequently followed on with 4 other installments.
#2 The Magic of Roullete - Bonds Bet
#3 The Magic of Roulette - Superior
#4 The magic of Roulette - Sylvia's Choice
#5 The Magic of Roulette - ATM
SN Discussion


Most of use now know Silicon Valley Bank has been taken over by the FDIC following a bank run. @felix provides a short explainer in ELI5 – What's happened to Silicon Valley Bank? ☠️.SN Discussion


Car's pick: 

Bitcoin at SXSWSN Discussion

Apple will popularize chip implants. Here is how.SN Discussion

and why it's chaos right now in Austin for SXSW. For the week of March 12th, 2023.

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Many of us are anticipating marketplaces on nostr and Nostr Market is an early attempt at one. To place an item for sale, tag a note with #nostrmarket and your listing will appear on Nostr Market.
Nostr Market
SN Discussion


The late stage capitalism meme would have you believe civilization's progress isn't just stalling but rapidly declining. @tomlaies counters with Late Stage Capitalism? We're just getting started! The cited data suggests global well-being is at all time highs and that we are - hopefully - in "early stage capitalism."Late Stage Capitalism? We're just getting started!


Build on L2's Core Lightning community is live! Blockstream's first Build on L2 community is filled with their resident wizards and is a cool blend of Twitter and Slack's UX.https://community.corelightning.org/home


Steelmanning is the act of making the strongest possible argument for something you disagree with. @Anonomoto challenges us to do this with Ordinals and implicitly Inscriptions.Steelmanning Ordinals Challenge

Bluewallet "nightmare" news? No problem, DarthCoin, come to helpSN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/147162


Car's pick: 

TBD Launches C=, a Lightning Service ProviderSN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/146215


Ghost Checkout with Mash (No Account Needed)SN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/144675


Keyan's pick: 
Lightspark Announces Xapo Lightning Network PartnershipSN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/146123

and why Keyan is finally moving from his neighborhood. For the week of March 3rd, 2023.

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Blastr blasts your nostr events to most known public relays. If you want to make sure your nostr content is seen, add wss://nostr.mutinywallet.com to your relay list.SN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/139358 


Blue Wallet is sunsetting their custodial lightning wallet, lndhub.io. Users have over 2 months to move their sats from lndhub.io to another, preferably non-custodial wallet. Note: this announcement only affects use of their custodial lightning wallet and not their bitcoin wallet or lndhub software you self-host.SN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/142375

The latest Bitcoin Core developer to step down amid Craig Wright's latest frivolous lawsuit is MarcoFalke.SN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/141322

Apparently bitcoiners hate carless cities? I probably missed a twitter thread somewhere, but I agree with @mallardshead. Cars suck on dimensions bitcoiners care about: KYC, privacy, over-powered law enforcement, and debt slavery. Cars are amazing machines, but have they become more central to modern life than they deserve? SN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/139878


Introducing Flow 2.0: A New LSP Focused on Just-In-Time LiquiditySN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/141920

Car's pick: KYC Bitcoin: Individuals are on ListsSN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/139736

Meta: booger: A nostr relaySN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/141320

and why Keyan is . For the week of Feb 24th, 2023.

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The SEC's crack down on staking protocols threatens the casino-side business of many centralized exchanges (CEX). @mallardshead argues companies like Coinbase can't survive the loss of this revenue in Coinbase, Kraken, Binance-->their business models don't work anymore.SN Discussion: Coinbase, Kraken, Binance-->their business models don't work anymore.



Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #238 covers the bitcoin-dev mailing list's recent discussion around Ordinals, both moving them offchain and making it more straightforward to put them onchain, and some of the flaws in certain multiparty protocols as they relate to fees.SN Discussion: https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2023/02/15/


Next version of Damus will let you earn sats directly on posts.SN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/134906


Sunday Survey: Are you on nostr? SN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/135179


Riots erupt in Nigerian cities as bank policy leads to scarcity of cashSN Discussion: https://stacker.news/items/137553

Car's pick:Sign up for the Mutiny Wallet Waitlist via Email or Nostr

and why Car is saying bye to his dog this week. For the week of Feb 17th, 2023.

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UK courts are allowing Craig Wright to sue bitcoin core developers.https://stacker.news/items/132315

To maintain and maximize anonymity, Sivers proposes you create a persona, a fake but complete and believable identity.https://stacker.news/items/134078

Breeze announced their Lightning as a Service SDK.https://stacker.news/items/133703

The popular game word guessing game, Wordle, has been cloned and made available as a nostr bot named Cowdle. https://stacker.news/items/133396


Nostr sucks: A contrarian viewpoint attempts to start a discussion around the flaws in nostr's design.https://stacker.news/items/131593

Car's pickStarting Fresh

and why Car is talking about Benjamin Button this week. For the week of Feb 10th, 2023.

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