I just *knew* somebody would "well akshually" me on that one 😂. So, probably any wallet since 2013ish. Thanks for keeping me honest 🫡.

As for worrying if the tech will go out of date, not a problem. All devices adhere to the Bitcoin protocol and are completely interchangeable. Given the right keys, you could restore the wallets of Satoshi Nakamoto on today's hardward with no problem.

Everybody's needs and setup is going to be a little bit different, but following a few guidelines will have you safe. - Multisig is good. Use it. - Passphrase is good. Use it. - Use a trusted hardware wallet (Coldcard is good, Ledger is very bad). World-class cryptographers and engineers have verified the top ones. - If you write your seed phrase on a computer or take a picture of it, you Bitcoin is gone in minutes. Sayonara. - If you write your seed phrase on a piece of paper and properly secure it, it would take a billion years to steal that Bitcoin from you. I have self-custodied for 9 years. It's genuinely easier, more efficient, and more secure than working with my bank account. And I sleep like a baby. :)

You can multi-sig just fine by yourself :) There are a number of wallets that make this quite easy now. I started as an investor 9 years ago and now have lived fully on the Bitcoin standard for 3 years. I've never run into any headaches with storage (though admittedly I have a relatively measly amount thess days). But even a single-sig cold storage wallet with a passphrase is perfectly secure for most people. More important is secure seed backups on paper only, and UTXO awareness in your (rarely accessed) cold storage. Can you tell me what specifically worries you about the storage? I do understand that it's a bit intimidating considering there's no safety net, but I just stick to a few basic rules and sleep like a baby. 😁

I've always struggled with that passage. It's uncomfortable for me with a strong sense of justice. I think I've settled on those things exist and are true, but we are lied to that The System will uphold those things. Justice, mercy, and duty are truths that we personally have to tell and witness every day.

Good news, everyone! I don't even watch the show but got it immediately, so good job. 👍

Tando is amazing. They give Machankura a run for their money when it comes to single-org impact on Bitcoin in Africa. 🧡👍

Neon blues and greens will always win 💚💙

It is a slippery slope. After you have changed the block size once, it would be too easy to do it again. And again. Any time we come up against a problem that could be solved by bigger blocks, we will be much more likely to trade accessibility (hardware that people can afford *in the long term*) for that extra bandwidth on the blockchain. If we simply decide not to go down that path (as we ended up doing) we ensure that Bitcoin's architecture remains sustainable and accessible. Developers understand that they need to be very mindful of costly space on the blochchain. (Think if this in terms of RAM usage on your PC today. The reason some browsers use over 10Gb of memory today is because memory was cheap and everyone has plenty. Because they weren't coding for efficiency, now everything runs like ass because it assumes infinity RAM.) Increasing block size would almost be a form of inflation... while it wouldn't add much to costs of running a node today - a few percent perhaps - down the line it could absolutely price the average person out.

For some reason I read this like a line in a 1980s text-based adventure game. > examine pavement

I just got caught guerilla planting tomatoes in a dirt pile on a vacant lot. Dude was giving me a serious glare until he realized I was the crazy plant guy who had been giving away seedlings. After that, he was more than happy to let me get on with the fertilizing. 10 minutes later I was given a freshly packed bowl as we chatted. When I was walking away, I heard him say to his wife "See! You got to meet him!" Seems I'm making a name for myself in the neighborhood.