Two days since I started from scratch. And now it’s already at 58.27% or 749793 of 932415 blocks. Almost there. ✌🏻 #bitcoin #node #noderunner @Umbrel ☂️ #umbrel

Okay wow, this @RUNSTR 1.5.3 update looks awesome!

GM ✌🏻

1 day up and running and I’m at 40.59% or 629176 of 932279 blocks. Yep, it’s quicker now ✌🏻 #bitcoin #node #noderunner #umbrel @Umbrel ☂️

12 hours up and running. 23.02% or 508915 of 932212 blocks. Yep, it’s definitely faster now. ✌🏻 #bitcoin #btc #studybitcoin #noderunner #bitcoinnode #umbrel View quoted note →

Okay so. As some of you might’ve noticed, I had to redownload the whole #bitcoin blockchain (what other blockchains are there lol). Because I had messed up for some reason, I figured the easiest thing to do was starting all over. Unlike the first time, back in 2024, I noticed that it was taking ages to download. So I tried to adjust a few settings here and there… which of course caused the process to restart again 🤦‍♂️. I noticed those changes hadn’t really took the desired effect (which was faster downloads of course). As of today, it had been synchronizing for 5 days and it wasn’t even halfway! This afternoon, I took some advice from fellow noderunners and again tweaked some settings, restarted the download once again. Only to notice it was even worse, after 4 hours it was somehow still calculating the Block height. 😤 So, Impatient as I am, I said fuck it! (I mean, I waited 5 days already 🤷🏼‍♂️) Fuck it, let’s start over, once again. I watched a tutorial from @BTC Sessions (thx for your content 👊🏻 ) to make sure I wasn’t overseeing anything too. Then I’ve uninstalled all Bitcoin related apps, those were quite a few 😅. Finally uninstalled the Bitcoin Node app, turned off my Umbrel device and switched it back on again (IT people would love it lol) and reinstalled the Bitcoin Node app. Now, it only took a few minutes to calculate the Block height and currently we’re at 1.03% or Block 223302 of 932152 blocks. I know the first half or so should be quicker than the last part, but still, I have a good feeling about this. LFG ✌🏻 #bitcoin #NOSTR #node #btc #noderunner #core #umbrel @Umbrel ☂️

I unknowingly wrote a haiku? What? 😂 #nostr @Haikustr #haiku

Okay I’m fed up with this taking so long. Changed a few settings (once again lol) ✌🏻 #bitcoin View quoted note →

Day 5 ⏳ I feel like this is taking so much longer than the first time. I know there are much more blocks by now, but still… wow 47.16% or 668856 of 932092 blocks #bitcoin #node #core #noderunner #umbrel @Umbrel ☂️ ✌🏻

GM y’all ✌🏻

Day 4 👊🏻 Currently at 42.63% or 641360 of 931953 blocks. #bitcoin #noderunner #umbrel @Umbrel ☂️

3 days and counting. 36.01% or 600505 of 931827 blocks ✌🏻 #bitcoin #umbrel #noderunner #core #blockchain

2 days and counting. 25.16% or 530603 of 931677 Blocks. ✌🏻 #bitcoin #noderunner @Umbrel ☂️

2 days and counting. 25.16% or 530603 of 931677 Blocks. ✌🏻 #bitcoin #noderunner @Umbrel ☂️

2 days and counting. 25.16% or 530603 of 931677 Blocks. ✌🏻

It’s been 29 days. You can come back now ✌🏻 View quoted note →

Now that we’ve started 2026. I’m actually curious about what got achieved on the ##nostr protocol in 2025. So please tell me: What was the coolest thing that was built on Nostr in 2025? What made you feel like “hell yes! This is why I’m here!” What was the coolest thing that you’ve built on nostr? What was special for you about Nostr in 2025? Reposts are very much welcomed ✌🏻 #asknostr #nostrs-devs #nostrdevs #grownostr

Oh that seems to be working finally. Nice ✌🏻 View quoted note →

Oh and… GM ✌🏻

This morning, I watched my node synchronise to the Blockchain. I watched the process from block 441200 to 442000. And for a brief moment in time I thought it was finished synchronising, it showed “Synchronized 100%” which would’ve been weird because at this moment we’re at block height 931.514, and it only took around 22 hours to synchronize which is pretty quick. So I knew something was off. Upon refreshing, it immediately came with new blocks, new numbers, the correct numbers 🫣 449348 down, approx 482.166 to go. 14.62% synchronized. The saga continues 💪🏻 ps, I knew it was coming. I just felt like writing a bit about it 🤷🏼‍♂️