VelasCommerce 1 year ago

Hey PR, reminder tonight's the night to learn #Tapscript and #Bitcoin Script with San Juan Bit Devs RSVP here: www.meetup.com/san-juan-bitdevs/events/299380952 Or, if you're feeling saucy, check out this PR based alternative....with a built-in bitcoin wallet 😎 app.picnicapp.link/event/65d8b9e5bd6c86a0273fd458/en

VelasCommerce 1 year ago

Hey Puerto Rico, interested in learning #Tapscript and #Bitcoin Script with San Juan Bit Devs this Wednesday? RSVP here:

Meetup

Socratic Seminar #11, Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup

Inspired by other BitDevs meetups around the US, our Socratic Seminar events are formatted to foster debate, information sharing and lively discuss...

Or, if you're feeling saucy, check out this PR based alternative....with a built-in bitcoin wallet 😎

Picnic Groups

Picnic Groups

VelasCommerce 1 year ago

Some US businesses are struggling now that Wallet of Satoshi isn't available. It's a great time to start with non-custodial Lightning⚡️ But for businesses that need a drop-in replacement to WOS, what are some options? Rn we're looking at Speed Wallet: https://speed.dev/docs/

VelasCommerce 1 year ago

We're doing a deep dive on #LightningNetwork channel factories. #Bitcoiners do you have any good resources? Anything practical , i.e. scripts to try out, node plugins or libraries would be especially helpful. In the meantime, sharing this:

GitHub

ln-factory-optimized/factoryoptimized_v1.4.pdf at main · JohnLaw2/ln-factory-optimized

Factory-optimized Lightning channels for Bitcoin. Contribute to JohnLaw2/ln-factory-optimized development by creating an account on GitHub.

VelasCommerce 1 year ago

For merchants and service providers that are taking #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork payments, what's the best way to move stacked sats from LN to cold-storage? Submarine swaps like Loop? Send and withdraw from a LN enabled exchange? Something else? We're all ears👂

VelasCommerce 1 year ago

Do you fit this description? Know anyone who does? We're looking for #Bitcoiner site operators to test our new #WordPress plugin. Drive user engagement with #Bitcoin rewards made dead simple. Hit us up in DM. Landing page coming soon. #BitcoinMastermind

VelasCommerce 1 year ago

Exciting news in the newest edition of our #BitcoinCommerce Roundup: Japanese e-commerce giant Mercari announces #bitcoin payments in 2024 to its 22 million customers and more!

Bitcoin and Bitcoin Commerce Start 2024 with a Bang 🎉

Welcome to the Bitcoin Commerce Roundup!

VelasCommerce 1 year ago

BTC price hikes, ETFs, network fees are all over SM right now. But the biggest #Bitcoin and #LightningNetwork story is the continued growth of Bitcoin circular economies. Adoption is growing in physical and online communities. Find more here:

🎊Bitcoin Commerce Top 5 for 2023

Welcome to the Bitcoin Commerce Roundup!

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

Interesting #PlebUnderground post about enabling #covenants:

What is #CTV BIP 119 (Covenants)?

By @dallasirushing

It mentions never hearing compelling arguments against. This CT article has a good list of arguments against for weighing the pros and cons:

Cointelegraph

What are Bitcoin covenants, and how do they work?

Bitcoin improvements can be achieved by implementing covenants. This article explains covenants, how they work and the debate around them.

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

Are high #Bitcoin Network fees on your mind? Recent surges in BTC prices and network traffic creates an equal amount of opportunity and headache, including for scaling solutions like the #LightningNetwork. Check out our latest blog for a deep dive: https://velascommerce.com/navigate-bitcoins-lightning-network-in-a-new-high-fees-era/

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

#Bitcoin Network fees of $ 33 USD this morning for a simple transaction are really pushing scaling to the top of the list. Does your business transact in #Bitcoin for day-to-day operations? #LightningNetwork is a solution here ⚡️

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

#bitcoin #Lightningnetwork and #Nostr devs: Do you have a weekend obsession project? We've been working on a skunkworks project: A lightning address powered quiz. Enter you ln address, take the quiz, get sats rewards. Could def be used for surveys too. WIP

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

Hola NOSTR. Critical vulnerability report for LNBank @BTCPay Server plugin. They recommend updating immediately:

X (formerly Twitter)

BTCPay Server (@BtcpayServer) on X

🚨🚨🚨 ATTENTION A critical vulnerability has been found in LNBank, an external plugin you can optionally use in BTCPay Server. If you're usi...

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork thought of the day: Say Bitcoin on-chain supports daily transactions for 500k users, and non-custodial Lightning can up that to a few million using LSPs. What is the next step to billions of daily users? Is it custodial? Ark? Fedimint? Other?

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

Friday afternoon #Bitcoin thought: Bitcoin payroll is great. We all whine about how it makes bookkeeping difficult. But, if you keep careful track of addresses, it's like having an undisputable ledger to keep the books straight. Right on the blockchain. 🤓😎

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

📈 One in four Americans now own bitcoin!?! Find this and more in this edition of the #Bitcoin Commerce Roundup

📈 One in four Americans now own bitcoin!?!

Welcome to the Bitcoin Commerce Roundup!

#BitcoinCommerce

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

We're digging in to the developing trend of Lightning Address advertising for our next newsletter. There's lots of sites offering this service: https://eaglesats.com

Sats for Ads by Walletano

https://satogram.xyz Does anyone know if / how these services are trawling NOSTR?

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

#Bitcoin and #LightningNetwork devs: are you working on Bitcoin scripts today? This Bitcoin scripting simulator could help loads. You can easily design and step through scripts. It even has Op codes autofill ⚡️

Bitcoin IDE

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

Are you interested in the possibilities of #BitVM? Building a #Bitcoin virtual machine could be possible, although with some important limitations. This deep dive is a really great way to get into how the tech works: https://medium.com/crypto-garage/deep-dive-into-bitvm-computing-paradigm-to-express-turing-complete-bitcoin-contracts-1c6cb05edfca

VelasCommerce 2 years ago

GM Nostriches why is bitcoin always dying??? 😅