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April 6 2024 · Edited Apr 6, 2024

Bitcoin resources for teenagers

My nephew's interest in Bitcoin has prompted me to look for quality resources that can be easily digested by a teenager. Here is what I've found so far.

by Alejandro

March 30 2024 · Edited Mar 30, 2024

Gifting Bitcoin and Lightning liquidity

Today I migrated my nephew from Mutiny to Phoenix so that I could setup a Lightning channel with good liquidity.

by Alejandro

July 16 2023 · Edited Mar 29, 2024

Bitcoin is not an investment tool. It’s a savings tool

Aloha! The latest issue of the Bitcoin For Families newsletter comes to you all the way from Maui 🤿🏖️☀️ and it will help you avoid the next Celsius.

by Alejandro

May 27 2023 · Edited Mar 25, 2024

Setting up cold storage for my parents

My parents didn't want to buy Bitcoin on their own. They wanted me to do it for them so I came up with a setup for them to be able to manage their Bitcoin even when I'm not with them.

by Alejandro

March 23 2024

Media Provenance with Nostr

We can't trust any communication anymore unless it's cryptographically signed. This article introduces the centralized standard being proposed by big tech and an alternative based on Nostr. I would greatly appreciate your feedback on the suggested approach.

by Alejandro

March 17 2024

Universal Basic Income is NOT the solution

Some well-meaning people want the government to give basic income to all citizens. They think that this will help people struggling, but they are wrong. What will help people is if the government stops robbing them through debasement of their purchasing power.

by Alejandro

March 10 2024

A trillion a quarter

It took 16 years to add the first trillion of dollars to the national debt. It took 100 days to add the 34th trillion to the national debt.

by Alejandro

February 18 2024

Goodbye Muun. Hello Phoenix

Today I switched my kids from Muun to Phoenix. Both do a good job of managing on-chain and lightning payments but Muun's fees, specially on a high on-chain fee environment, were just too much.

by Alejandro

February 10 2024 · Edited Feb 10, 2024

The fear of not being able to delete notes

I don't understand the fear of not being able to delete notes. The Internet is just amplifying the reach of your speech. You can't delete what is posted just like you can't unspeak what you have spoken.

by Alejandro

February 3 2024

The halving is coming

The halving is coming and this time it's different. Are you ready?

by Alejandro

January 27 2024 · Edited Jan 27, 2024

Eisenhower's nightmare is here

President Eisenhower was an exceptional military and civilian leader. The American people should had listen to him when he identified his two most pressing concerns upon leaving the presidency. But we didn't and now both of them have become a reality, threatening the very essence of this experiment called the American Republic.

by Alejandro

January 20 2024

My Nostr relay configuration

Decentralization, and the freedom that comes with it, is the main reason why I love Nostr. At the same time, decentralization is also its main weakness. With Nostr, there is no central server or company to take care of everything for you. You're in charge of your experience when using Nostr clients.

by Alejandro

January 6 2024

Running my own node - Take 2

If you trust someone else's Bitcoin node to tell you that you now control an UTXO, do you really control that UTXO? I recently had the opportunity to install Umbrel and StartOS multiple times and now I have a stable setup that keeps me sovereign.

by Alejandro

December 30 2023

I made up my mind on Ordinals

Spending an outrageous amount of Bitcoin to own an specific satoshi is stupid and initially I just thought that if others want to do it, that's on them. Now I realize that ordinals and inscriptions are absolute crap. A fool's errand.

by Alejandro

December 16 2023

Protecting yourself from high fees

Ordinal inscriptions are driving Bitcoin transaction fees through the roof. Today I'm sharing my mistakes and steps you can take to protect yourself from paying exorbitant fees when using your Bitcoin.

by Alejandro

December 10 2023 · Edited Dec 10, 2023

Pretending vs real fighting of inflation

The government needs to look like it is fighting inflation. But it can only pretend to do so because to fight inflation for real they would need to admit that they are the source of inflation and that tough times are ahead.

by Alejandro

November 26 2023

The Canadian government strikes back

Utxo's fight is everyone's fight. Nothing is free. Support utxo with some Bitcoin. Rights must be constantly defended. Otherwise evil will chip at them, little by little. You gotta fight for your right (to Bitcoin!).

by Alejandro

November 19 2023

Thank the European Central Bank for still living with your parents at age 34

26.5% of Spanish people and 29.5 % of Italian people between the ages of 30 and 34 years old still live with their parents. Yet most people can't see that the money is broken because their mind can't conceive such a possibility.

by Alejandro

November 12 2023

All I want for Christmas is ...more debt

Debt is no longer seen as a negative. Unfortunately, debt is the only way for most people to afford any kind of life. Take the loan and pay back the minimum payments. We're all slaves of the fiat system. Until we liberate ourselves with Bitcoin.

by Alejandro

November 5 2023

NostrAsia recap

When you combine free speech online Nostr with free money online (Bitcoin) you can start building a society that is truly by the people and for the people. Here are all the videos from the NostrAsia conference that just finished yesterday. Enjoy!