Tim Bouma

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Every npub can be a payment endpoint by default.…

So true. This is the biggest legal grift out there. Especially annual subscriptions where they renew (charge your card) in advance of the renewal date. A certain domain name registrar I use does this and it’s annoying as hell, because they don’t notify you in advance, claiming that…

We need to flip the 'Zero Trust Model' to the 'Full Authority Model'. Indeed that's what Bitcoin and Nostr are - full authority models because you along have control over your private key.…

Testing zaps, please stand by…

The most powerful entity on the internet will be any self-generated npub that can publish its own notes across multiple relays and receive payments on its own terms.…

A great four-minute video by Brett Scott in defence of physical cash. His book ‘Cloud Money’ was a big surprise for me - he advocated for the defence of cash and made me realize that ‘cashless’ payment systems are a societal capture play. His book also made me aware of…

Eventually every handle from every ecosystem/platform will resolve to a sovereign npub that can send and receive zaps for universal payment. Below, is an example of zapping a domain name address using the system I built that supports NIP-05. But it could easily be Twitter, BlueSky, etc. The…

@El_monty grateful for the #monstr library! It’s what I am using to build #nostr #safebox.…

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Don't let anyone tell you that anything less than end-to-end encryption is desirable.…

Other social media networks are slick and cool, but I am also doubling down on #nostr because of its deep integration of payments and unstoppable protocol. #Nostr will become the open socioeconomic layer of the internet @ODELL @Gigi…

I just set up my own custom handle on BlueSky - @trbouma.supername.app (I own this domain name) I gotta say, a custom handle instills ownership. A similar thing can be done with nip05, I've done it and my handle here is trbouma@openbalance.app which is the

The use of the word “handle” to mean a nickname or pseudonym originates from CB (citizens band) radio culture in the United States during the mid-20th century. CB radio users needed a way to identify themselves while maintaining some anonymity, so they adopted unique names or pseudonyms, which became…

MV=PQ money x velocity = price × quantity Lightning does not increase money supply, it increases velocity. It is only a 'scaling' solution in that it can facilitate a higher PQ.…