Matt Corallo

It’s so annoying having to remove emdashes from text I write to avoid people thinking I just had an LLM do it.

I’m thinking my btc++ talk should be titled “Requiem for a Decentralized Bitcoin”. WDYT nostr?

TIL it’s impossible to set up nginx as a caching reverse proxy if you want to serve files that are larger than the available disk space, at least without writing per-file rules to disable caching for large files.

The fun thing is to watch LLMs struggle through getting JavaScript crap to run or even build. Not only is it a trash ecosystem but the error messages are so useless the combined knowledge of stackoverflow can’t even help you. nostr:note1utn0c20yxnavardvlsm06sdlm9sfe0f0hnglecjgehql4geusyxqsk2tvj

One day you wake up and realize you never made the time for that extra family visit and it’s too late.

Damn the Proto team killed it. I can’t imagine buying a Bitmain rig after this. nostr:note1c7h4ydt52efgyvxdsjyl54m4gnyu7nvkkszsys7w8ex26em8025sl2573s

I never understood the tailscale obsession, honestly. nostr:note1ur43xkw006ks0nesxsg03cxgelt38uugtx6ctcyx7rvtm93gq60su2enuk

Be like Andrew. nostr:note1xjklyrwn9jkjk7vvldkfq0ufsyplxrlk7e7ur75xf7ev7ukzvrrqp3eyfs

Mike Hearn is still the second Google result for “Whiney Ragequit”

The situation in the US is bad, but it’s not *that* bad. First of all, writing a wallet where you neither make money nor host any services (i.e. a pure OS software wallet) has much more powerful defenses that didn’t come up in the TC case. Second, and importantly, this judge didn’t give any material thought to the actual question that mattered here, and will be the focus of the appeal, so it’s far from settled, see https://www.coincenter.org/analysis-the-disappointing-denial-of-tornado-devs-motion-to-dismiss/ Third, never underestimate the value of prosecutorial discretion. Building a wallet that is privacy-focused and where you have private messages between founders talking about Bad People using your product and you do absolutely nothing despite operating the frontend entirely centralized isn’t a good look and prosecutors decide charges based on looks. Obviously I’m not gonna personally run to take the risk operating an LSP in the US under this argument, but let’s not overstate what the actual risk is here. Finally, let’s get the law changed! The CLARITY Act already passed the house with section 109 protecting developers from these kinds of charges and draft language from the senate has even stronger protections! The senate is in recess, so now’s a great time to go to a town hall and harass your senators! …or at least make a phone call. Look up the numbers at saveourwallets.org nostr:note1d0gy5wmh0l6thphrqc22xfn4yjd54l00wpaptw8qtrfugk6pmf7qnwudwa

Next question, when are y’all gonna offer self-custody instead of something fully trusting a third party (while lying about it)? nostr:note1npl3am5thwlvpc3e0rf6k20hg68kaey6klafweanxswrnglm7mtq9qte2v

Most of my opinions, honestly. Someone’s always gotta hate 🤷‍♂️ nostr:note1ahawz9j6lm8p655243frfzcc2fgcn2ywemvry4fudywqwvq4tgjq60xhc4

Me in 2011: this bitcoin thing is cool but I really want to build a nice computer, let me sell a few coins to buy parts. Me in 2025: this lightning this is cool, I can use it to buy nice computer parts. Some things never change, I guess.

On the software wallet side, *two* wallets have already stepped up and merged code that will claim the bounty! Given it was in less than ten days I'll be paying both of them out. That still leaves the bounty for hardware wallets, however. If you're a hardware wallet developer, now is a great time to dig into BIP 353. There's a few software wallets that will be including proofs for you, so its time to start validating and get the great UX benefit that comes with it! nostr:note1z25hnu85495ge5uxm42z9aqa9m40n5eqy7vkyzccx4c3qggkd40s68ac6n