If only there was an open-source platform that could connect Nostr, AT Protocol, and ActivityPub…. If only there was a way to break down the silos. lol @Sirius
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Michael del Castillo
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Writing about borderlessness
If only there was an open-source platform that could connect Nostr, AT Protocol, and ActivityPub…. If only there was a way to break down the silos. lol
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Bitcoin is the antidote to the Monetary Nationalism bitcoin patron saint Friedrich von Hayek warned against. From The Bitcoin Standard by #borderless


Bitcoin patron saint Ludwig von Mises knew well that you can’t advocate for hard money AND closed borders. From The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous


Just had a great chat with @jo 🇺🇸! Her vision is second to none! If she only accomplishes a sliver of her goals she’d make a huge dent in the universe!
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I think I just connected my account for zaps…Can someone please send a test zap? Thanks!
Sooo, I left Fortune last week to found my own consulting firm, Media Luna Creations, using my 14-years experience covering crypto and traditional finance to help tell stories about a more decentralized future. If you think beyond quarterly reports and want to leave your mark, hit me up: 

MEDIA LUNA
MEDIA LUNA
First harvest is finished! Duganski purple garlic cloves are smaller than I’d have liked, due to waiting too long to cut the scapes, but more than enough towards my goal of making an organic, homegrown jar of salsa this summer! 

Building with bitcoin? Don’t be distracted by whether or not Craig Wright can prove he’s Satoshi. He has 800 granted and 3.000 pending patents, and could soon start charging for the right to build some apps: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/07/12/satoshi-or-not-here-he-comes/?sh=6b92c98e2cb3
EXCLUSIVE: Satoshi Nakamoto candidate Craig Wright shares business strategy behind 765 bitcoin-related patents in jurisdictions including the United States, Europe and China: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/07/12/satoshi-or-not-here-he-comes/
#[0] imagine a dead imagination
U.S. government owns $5 billion worth of bitcoin and researcher Sachin Jaitly says that "as money supply was increasing, and as fear of inflation was increasing, bitcoin adoption on a sovereign level was also increasing." But it's complicated: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2023/06/16/us-government-owns-way-more-bitcoin-than-any-other-countryso-why-arent-they-selling-it/?sh=415d1f291f32 

EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. government owns way more bitcoin than any other country–so why aren’t they selling it? https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2023/06/16/us-government-owns-way-more-bitcoin-than-any-other-countryso-why-arent-they-selling-it/?sh=415d1f291f32
I’m uninstalling my Reddit app as a direct result of their decision to stop showing me my own feeds which happen to be sharing protest content, in lieu of feeds that are similar to my preferences but aren’t protesting. #[2] is anyone building a Reddit clone on AT Protocol? View quoted note →
Is anyone building a Reddit competitor on Nostr? View quoted note →
I like to mess with hate algorithms by going to partisan news sites and clicking on stories about cooperation. If enough people did this, they’d change how they cover news: 

Fox Business
Republicans and Democrats team up to take on AI with new bills
U.S. Senators on Thursday introduced two separate bipartisan artificial intelligence bills amid growing concerns over the rapidly developing techno...
I’M SO PROUD OF MY MOM! This beautiful, talented woman just had double-shoulder replacement and since she can’t lift her arms started painting HUNDREDS of these gorgeous rocks. Each one is inspired by the rock itself. A true American folk artist, I say! 

EXCLUSIVE: Nostr creator #[0] calls Elon Musk’s Twitter email giveaway "self-defeating." Read on for details: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/06/07/elon-musks-twitter--email-giveaway-is-a-boon-for-paying-influencers-but-its-not-decentralized/
BREAKING: As U.S. regulators crack down on crypto blockchain leaders seek refuge in a friendly House hearing: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/06/07/blockchain-leaders-seek-refuge-in-friendly-house-hearing-as-us-regulators-crack-down-on-crypto/?sh=4e0f44de6f7a