Since yesterday's post, the same conversation has found me everywhere. Nostr, YouTube, a text from a friend asking if Bitcoin has been compromised. So I pulled the thread into something that can outlast a feed: https://primal.net/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqhkmmzzadxclqdfgsw6ll03nwqpwj09dn5x64qhgjx7z3d0mc2g7qqthg6r994c8y6tndahz6er0daez66tn94hhqetw9gx6m7

Yes in effect, what movie is this?

Thank you, hopefully there will be something, will share if so

Last weekend I spoke at an event full of preppers. Many were familiar with or own Bitcoin and so the questions were sharp. But the energy was frustration and anger. To them, Bitcoin had been captured and compromised. My response was Bitcoin can't be captured or compromised, only people can. And what else could we expect from fiat other than attempts to control the protocol that ends the 5,000 year ponzi? But it got me thinking. The people closest to seeing and implementing the solution are the same ones yelling at the fiat soap opera instead of building, running nodes, taking agency. Why? What if the familiar instinct to forfeit agency, relinquish responsibility, point fingers, and divide is itself the psyop? What if that is exactly what the system wants from us right now? What if we said NO? So what does it matter if the guards are corrupt? The prison door is open. The better question is why is it that so many who know this are still in the cell? Run a node. #Knots #BIP110

I'll be presenting "Sovereign Money" at the IV Encontro Nacional GNPA in Ovar, Portugal on May 1st. It's a 3-day preparedness and self-sufficiency gathering with talks on radio communications, off-grid energy, water purification, emergency shelters, and more. If you're a Bitcoiner in Portugal, this is one of the most aligned non-Bitcoin communities you'll find; sovereignty, self-sufficiency, interest in technology, and healthy skepticism towards centralized systems. Last year who is building Geogram on Nostr invited me to present at a similar event and it was one of the most receptive audiences I've had outside of Bitcoin. This time I'm going deeper into the fiat problem, sound money, and Bitcoin as an exit. Friday, May 1st at 14:30 in Ovar. If you're in Portugal or nearby, join us.

Hey Pangaea, I stopped using Alby a year ago for similar issues among many others. Essentially, the more I wanted any of their products to work (signer, wallet, Hub) the more time I wasted trying to get them to work. No regrets moving on, so I won't be making tutorials about it. In my Nostr video I show how to use Coinos.io for a quick simple beginner friendly way to zap on Nostr with the account you created. Check the very end of the video in the tutorial part where I demo the NWC connection. I use other signers now as well, you can pick what is best for you here: https://nostrapps.com/#signers#all Hope that helps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EhXdsJr8Hw