I was in the hospital for the past couple of weeks. Anything noteworthy happen besides the Coldcard thing?

What's the status of DMs on Nostr? The client I've been testing out lately seems to have implemented a new type of Nostr DMs, but when I try to message anyone, it says they aren't set up for those types of DMs yet. Do people generally just stick to other messaging software like Signal or what?

I’ve seen many decentralized or alternative social media networks pop up over the past decade or more, but Nostr is the only one that has had this level of staying power. I still mostly use X, but it’s impressive how many people are still clearly using this network after a year or two. Nostr has staying power.

I asked 7 lawyers for their thoughts on Knots/Ocean's claims regarding Bitcoin Core v30 creating potential legal issues for node operators. 6 out of 7 don't see it as a practical threat. See the full article and all of the comments from Bitcoin lawyers at Protos:

Protos

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyers call Bitcoin Core v30 CSAM concerns ‘overblown’

Bitcoin Knots supporters have argued that a change to an upcoming release of Bitcoin Core could open node operators up to legal attacks.