In 2020 I was trying to buy a house, and when the global economy shut down and everyone went into lockdown I thought house prices must fall. But they didn’t, they went higher than I could ever imagine and I couldn’t understand why. So I took it upon myself to find out why, I learnt about how money really works and what quantitative easing and money printing were. A couple of friends told me about Bitcoin so I decided to find out for myself what it is and how it works. It took me down the rabbit hole, I’m still here I am and I’m not going back.

Fountain: Podcasts & Music

This Week in Bitcoin • 109: Market Forced Peace • Watch on Fountain

Everyone expected energy markets to explode. Instead, the Iran deal exposed a deeper signal: oil, debt, inflation, and the Fed now define the limit...

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I think you did have a technical problem last week, I could see more sats in the fountain stream alone than the total you read out on the show. So here’s a double for this week. Stick to the signal and leave the $1 million dollar price talk for the other B grade podcasters. https://fountain.fm/episode/CCC7pOaR8FBrhmKgW0wB View quoted note →

I need to open some new Lightning channels to connect me to regular merchants I use. What would you suggest to find the right nodes to open channels to? Is there a tool I could use to input my payments history and help me find the right channel partners? After a long stable run I’m suddenly experiencing lots of failed payments to merchants I’ve been paying for years, including Fountain for your boosts! Got any tips or tools that could help? Thanks. https://fountain.fm/episode/N650UmEc6Llco3tlQX8A View quoted note →

How does Nebula compare to Tailscale for the purpose of isolating a server running OpenClaw (or Hermes) in a network? Ive built a plan to isolate a small server inside my LAN so that I can experiment with agents, one item on the plan was creating a Tailnet with only the devices I want the agent to connect to. Can I do that with Nebula? How would that differ from using Tailscale? Thanks! https://fountain.fm/episode/cYUjTjOQz2pv7z4n2N84 View quoted note →

Boost for the road! I’d like to hear your opinion on Open Source LLMs. If an LLM is Open Source, how much can we know about the security and telemetry of that model? If the source code is visible and we can audit it, can we be reassured of what’s being logged or used for training, or is it still a black box? I’m having a debate with a friend at the moment, he says that LLMs are black boxes, even if they are Open Source. What say you? https://fountain.fm/episode/YHmbWUNnBcQv7PmlM3pS View quoted note →

Enjoyed this discussion. We need to get to work on MOE now, all hands on deck. https://fountain.fm/episode/YKVsnSBltTRT38PsYVVg View quoted note →

Bitcoin in New Zealand in 2024 - the year in review.

Bitcoin in New Zealand in 2024- A review of the year \ stacker news

Another year is coming to a close, so it's time to take stock and look back on the year in Bitcoin in New Zealand in 2024\. In this article we'll s...

Here's our article on Stackr.news reviewing the year in Bitcoin in NZ, covering: The Bitcoin Community in New Zealand Bitcoin Adoption in New Zealand Bitcoin Businesses in New Zealand Bitcoin Mining in New Zealand Bitcoin Media in New Zealand Why do we need BItcoin in NZ - House Prices, Consumer Prices & Monetary Inflation Government Finances and Political Landscape Other Bitcoin Projects in New Zealand Bitcoin vs NZD What will 2025 bring for Bitcoin in New Zealand?

I'd like to ask a few open support related questions to the @Coinkite team. After updating the firmware on my Coldcard MK4 I am now experiencing a frozen screen and can not use the device. The device freezes before the PIN screen. The Coinkite team have responded to my posts in the Telegram channel and also via email but I haven't received any answers to the main questions I would like answered: - Is this a wider issue with other users after upgrading the firmware to 5.4.0? - Is the device able to be restored or will it be unusable from now? I have had this device for 2 years and have had no issues and from my own research think it's a good product. I have a backup which I can restore so am not at risk of losing coins but am trying to find out what caused this and if I can remedy it. If anyone else has experienced this or has any suggestions (other than requesting me seed phrase 😄 ) I'd like to hear them. @ICQ @ODELL @Cody Ellingham | The Transformation of Value @BTCNautilus