“Illegalization of self” I swiped out of context from a meme. Too good not to forget.…...

Excellent explainer…...

A Lightning node is still a bit of a pain to run, but it has resulted in a relatively decentralized network of independent operators. Way better than SWIFT, VISA, MC and all those other national payment systems that are more than happy to shut you down on a moment'...

Both bitcoin and nostr gave us the ultimate power hack - the ability to self-issue utxos and npubs. Without the ability to self-issue, power would have rapidly re-centralized.…...

Meanwhile, the ECB is holding meetings to determine ‘holding limit calibration.’…...