Having a great time in Paris

How smart is ChatGPT

Today's edition of The Bolt ⚡️ is out! In this edition: - Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund prepares for case that could have ramifications for open-source devs - Amboss announces $4M seed round to power Bitcoin as a payments rail - Bitcoin is still the future of payments, says Lightspark CEO - Why Nostr is good for Matt Taibbi - Micropayment-enabled business models - Biden’s new comms director owns $50k-$100k in Bitcoin - Decentralized Twitter alternatives Bluesky and Nostr experience rapid growth amid challenges - Lightning Bridge implements WebLN - The WEF endorses Bitcoin mining but can’t say ‘Bitcoin’ - Geyser Fund continues to break its own records - Spiral is hiring Bitcoin wizards - Listr is a simple tool that allows you to browse your own Nostr lists and of others - A drag-and-drop calendar built on Nostr - Casey Newton from Platformer claims Nostr has no “novel feature” - Bitcoin whitepaper removed from Apple computers Featuring #[0]​, #[1]​, #[2]​, #[3]​, #[4]​, and more! https://thebolt.beehiiv.com/p/bitcoin-legal-defense-fund-prepares-for-case

I’ve just tried to share a video of one of those AI songs of Rihanna to instagram and it’s not allowing me Record companies are going full Limewire mode

House passes bill to increase the debt limit by $1.5 trillion Trillion here, trillion there, who’s gonna notice 🤷‍♂️

Stanley Druckenmiller says his only high conviction trade is his short position on the US dollar

“In 2022 Lightning generated about ~ $2M in fees for node operators.” — Blockware analyst

I occasionally see people saying hodling your BTC on a dedicated phone using Bluewallet or Samurai is just as secure as using a hardware wallet. Thoughts?

Are the weak paper hands who sold their Bitcoin last week rushing to buy it back again this week?

Dalio’s latest article on the global economy and geopolitical outlook is rather bearish

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Casey Newton from Platformer which covers social media platforms claims Nostr has no "novel feature" Dude, zaps are *the* feature

Platformer

How BeReal missed its moment

To become the next big social app, competitors have to move faster

Bitcoin rules to live by

I’m definitely zapping more now that I’ve removed likes. Not zapping huge amounts but feels like the volume of zaps is up 2/3X You don’t need likes when you have zaps imho

GM nostriches ☀️☕️⚡️

If you plan on hodling for life (and why wouldn’t you) you’re part of the global bitcoin community for life too. Pretty cool when you think about it