Happy 800,000 blocks, Bitcoin 
Benjamin Chodroff
benjaminchodroff@benchodroff.com
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HSBC Labs
DeFi in TradFi
🇺🇸 in 🇨🇳moving to 🇦🇪
node runner
Going to try to figure out how to set up but it seems I’m stuck on figuring out my NWC connection string. I’m using my own docker of CLN+LNBits with Zeus wallet. Anyone have a suggestion?
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Their first time camping in a tent. We stayed in some dispersed campgrounds near Stanley, Idaho. 
Eli practiced Bach’s Minuet 3 really well today. Bitcoin allowance is going well. He is hooked. 
I can’t get my lightning CLN node to update the alias… and it’s driving me insane. I’m out of ideas
Caught his first fish in his uncles pond. Glad he is getting a taste of a usa summer 
Really wish metamask mobile would start supporting hardware wallets like ledger nano X.
Set up a Wallet of Satoshi lightning account on an old iPhone for my five year old son. Paid him 500 sats for practicing his violin, practicing typing on his keyboard, and swimming today. I’d say I’m getting the better deal, but glad he is learning to stack his sats. He loves it.
Heading to Beijing tomorrow for a quick business trip. Haven’t been there in five years. Looking forward to celebrating with the OffChain Beijing chapter while there. 
Sad and somewhat predictable how YouTube has turned into just another major media controlled playlist. I hope Nostr and Web3 helps real people share their voices
Wondering if a foreigner in mainland China can get a personal ICP BeiAn without a Chinese citizen applying. I have a green card…
So it’s theoretically possible?
Rate limit exceeded. Guess the robots won.
Buying 3-month treasury bills… mostly just to get front row seats on this epic next few months. But hey, it’s only a 1% chance of usa government default…
World Government Bonds
United States 5 Years CDS - Historical Data
United States 5 Years CDS. Updated interactive chart with historical CDS data.
Would anyone welcome a nostr client that enabled the ethereum ecosystem? I’m tempted…
Biden should propose a 30% tax on all energy consumption from non-carbon neutral sources. Make it fair.
Booked vacation at end of month to Bohol in Philippines. Excited!
Heading to HK for the web3 festival. Anyone else there?
Filed my taxes. All 500+ crypto transactions… nice to write off my losses but what a massive pain
Picked up this amazing 7” laptop! Going to use it for handling seed phrases and other security items 
Using crypto and need to calculate capital gains taxes? I recommend using cointracking.info/?ref=B178627 (referral link so we both save $).
US tax payer? File FBAR free by 4/15 for foreign account with >$10k in it. Forget? The *minimum* fine is $10k/year/account bsaefiling1.fincen.treas.gov/BSALoginMain