Nostr notes by SoulReaver

Humanity’s First Civilization https://youtu.be/_y9JuojAIg0

2026-10-09T03:40:00Z

Humanity’s First Civilization
https://youtu.be/_y9JuojAIg0

I'd advise against Zelle w/ unknown parties, Zelle is ...

2026-07-15T23:34:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…qpmu
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I'd advise against Zelle w/ unknown parties, Zelle is skittish and will be quick to cut your access.

Right! Just rip the band aid off, lol. $1.5K withdrawal PER ...

2026-07-14T05:22:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…ygpa
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Right!
Just rip the band aid off, lol.
$1.5K withdrawal PER MONTH!!!
What's this, CEX for ants?
It's like some form of insult, WTF IS $1.5K per month looooooooool.

Kraken will be limiting #Monero #XMR deposits and withdrawals: ...

2026-07-13T21:08:54Z

Kraken will be limiting #Monero #XMR deposits and withdrawals:

Wallets like Cake put this bullshit in and call it ...

2026-07-09T00:36:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…skjp
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Wallets like Cake put this bullshit in and call it 'Lightning' is killing me.

Bold of you to assume it'll gain traction.

2026-07-07T19:30:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…l87y
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Bold of you to assume it'll gain traction.

You holding keys to a lightning IOU nullifies any ...

2026-07-07T19:27:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…y3g6
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You holding keys to a lightning IOU nullifies any "custodial" aspect it has. That's the part you're missing.

Nostr event nevent1qqstp7kv2e2nzpjdkxm0zckfmgx7uqzz07e034q8nzj3l0948akc3nszyz0ncu3w9qdcr6f59adc2ng0h7hyt2pgcc5fvhgjgguyu4qdnvtjjpym6vl

2026-07-05T19:00:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…g8tw
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Can we have monero-lws support like Skylight wallet?

2026-06-28T03:32:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…vc42
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Can we have monero-lws support like Skylight wallet?

What's this? ...

2026-06-16T22:32:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…ymve
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What's this?

Whatever little info there's online about it points to more ...

2026-06-13T04:15:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…f0y9
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Whatever little info there's online about it points to more popular tokens like BTC and USDT, and lack of proper liquidity due to blocks on exchanges. Though surely they should be using Monero on their own darknet markets.
Let us know about it too if your research bears any fruit.

Generally, if a vehicle was originally manufactured with seat ...

2026-05-31T17:00:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…seuw
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Generally, if a vehicle was originally manufactured with seat belts, it is illegal to remove them for use on public roads, with some exceptions.

Pointless arguing with people who don't know basic math I ...

2026-05-26T13:27:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…yzlk
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Pointless arguing with people who don't know basic math I muted him long time ago :D

I find it interesting that people can simultaneously argue that ...

2026-05-24T20:06:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…yjlz
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I find it interesting that people can simultaneously argue that Monero’s tail emission is absolutely necessary to maintain long-term mining security, while also arguing that it trends toward effectively zero so it doesn't matter.

If it truly trends toward zero and becomes barely noticeable, then it doesn’t materially change mining incentives or network security. But if it does materially impact mining incentives, then the inflation is significant. You can't have both.

You're confusing absolute numbers with percentages. Miners are paid in absolute terms (0.6 XMR per block), which provides a permanent baseline incentive to keep rigs running. Holders care about relative inflation (percentages). Because the emission is fixed but the supply grows, the dilution rate trends toward zero. A fixed block reward can easily fund security while the inflation rate simultaneously flatlines. It’s basic math.

All Bitcoiner false claims come from not understanding basic finance and basic math. People assume you can develop theories over cryptocurrencies because it's a popular topic, but no, you can't w/o knowing some about math and monetary theory, which most people don't.

We have LLMs now, people can easily share these "opinions" and hear precisely how they're wrong, but they prefer to just throw it out there anyways. That's the real "interesting" part.

This's moving the goalposts. OG post claimed "blockchains ...

2026-05-24T18:53:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…y526
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This's moving the goalposts.
OG post claimed "blockchains don't scale"
They do.
I can't run a Solana node at home is a completely different topic.

At 7 TPS, the only way fees can replace block subsidies is if ...

2026-05-24T18:00:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…3w3h
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At 7 TPS, the only way fees can replace block subsidies is if they cost thousands of dollars per transaction. That prices out normal people and hands the L1 directly to the banking cartels you claim to hate. If you push everyone to L2s to keep it cheap, the L1 miners starve, hash rate plummets, and your "world settlement layer" gets 51% attacked.

Fiat inflation is arbitrary and exponential. A tail emission is hard-coded and linear, meaning the actual inflation rate mathematically trends toward zero. Comparing a fixed algorithmic security budget to a central bank printing money is mathematically illiterate.

Security isn't free. You have to pay for the network's immune system. A capped supply taxes the users with exorbitant fees, punishing them for using the network. A tail emission lightly taxes the holders through microscopic dilution, making them pay for the security that protects their wealth.

A capped supply isn't "sound money", it’s an unfunded security mandate hoping that astronomical fees will magically keep miners online forever. Money is an abstraction designed to measure and exchange value. If the total pool of value (goods and services) in the world grows, the measuring stick has to grow with it.

Nothing you say makes any mathematical sense, you're just spewing ideas you heard w/o any understanding that they don't hold up to any scrutiny. Good luck.

When there's no more BTC left to mine those industrial miners ...

2026-05-24T17:29:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…tphk
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When there's no more BTC left to mine those industrial miners won't be running charity w/ only TX fee peanuts. You Bitcoiners who can't comprehend the future will experience it.

Fiat inflation is exponential and arbitrary. A properly designed tail emission (like Monero's) is linear, which means the actual inflation rate asymptotically approaches zero over time. It is a predictable, mathematically fixed security subsidy.

"Blockchains don't scale" is a software design ...

2026-05-24T17:24:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…j36e
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"Blockchains don't scale" is a software design bottleneck, not a physical law. Older chains choke because they run single-threaded and waste bandwidth arguing over time. Modern architectures fix this with fundamental computer science:

1. Decentralized Clock: Baking chronological order cryptographically into the data structure so nodes don't waste time gossiping to agree on timestamps.
2. Parallel Processing: Multi-threading execution by declaring state paths upfront. This lets non-overlapping transactions run concurrently across multiple CPU cores instead of waiting in a single-file queue.
3. Direct Routing: Eliminating global mempools by streaming transactions directly to scheduled block producers.

The idea that "nobody uses it" is just as outdated. As of early 2026, Solana handles 2,000 to 4,000+ *real* TPS continuously (compared to Ethereum's 15) and sees over 5 million daily active addresses. It's not just retail; BlackRock hosts its $550M+ BUIDL fund there, Citigroup uses it for tokenized trade finance, and Visa settles on it precisely because it handles massive global volume without breaking a sweat.

It's not a lack of users; it's maximizing physical hardware capacity instead of choking at the software layer.

Acting like model chains don't exist is akin to closing your ears and pretend you're not hearing, it juvenile.

#Monero #XMR #nevent1q…n2cs

2026-05-20T03:41:41Z

#Monero #XMR

quoting
nevent1q…n2cs
PSA: RetoSwap / HavenoDEX exploit live
Lead dev recommends pulling all offers IMMEDIATELY

Neither, this is a listing aggregator bot.

2026-05-18T00:10:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…0xxj
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Neither, this is a listing aggregator bot.

I wish it was just boring alone. WAGYU guy has no single article ...

2026-05-14T19:24:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…acau
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I wish it was just boring alone. WAGYU guy has no single article not filled w/ lies. Anyone pushing it is actively malicious. Still baffled why Fluffy decided to associate w/ the grifter, besides money I guess.

Governments are building higher bureaucratic walls and shutting ...

2026-05-14T05:29:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…yant
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Governments are building higher bureaucratic walls and shutting down legal/investment pathways, while simultaneously facing the largest, most desperate wave of forced and irregular human movement in modern history.

https://youtu.be/n-gYFcVx-8Y

2026-05-06T10:37:26Z

https://youtu.be/n-gYFcVx-8Y

What does that mean

2026-03-29T03:30:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…hmd3
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What does that mean

It takes a bit of tinkering, I did some modifications on the ...

2026-03-25T00:14:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…2sdu
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It takes a bit of tinkering, I did some modifications on the article, kept this copy up to date:
https://soulreaver.substack.com/p/skylight-monero-wallet-magic-grants

Developer even fixed the problems I mentioned there shortly ...

2026-03-24T17:57:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…pu0n
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Developer even fixed the problems I mentioned there shortly after, enjoying my own Matrix based TX notifier.

"Posted from Primal" 😬

2026-03-17T07:25:23Z

In reply to naddr1qq…vncw
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"Posted from Primal" 😬

Oh so you half debunked 1/3 points and it's all good now? ...

2026-03-17T05:31:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…pzxk
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Oh so you half debunked 1/3 points and it's all good now?
Good luck putting a company and service provider between your Bitcoin and yourself. That was Satoshi's vision, the whitepaper famously said Bitcoin: A Peer-to-company-to-service-provider-to-Peer Electronic Cash System as we all remember.
It's amazing how willing some "Bitcoiners" are of reinventing tradfi/banking with extra steps.

@nprofile…ls58 thoughts on this? 😁 ...

2026-03-17T01:18:34Z

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nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgpdnpemykljmknpg95y63x4adm27k03vaug5k8rvw43vu07lm587gxwls58 (nprofile…ls58) thoughts on this? 😁
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszklxapxe6fmh35qay0wak3w5eyx00kej935kf237q2ztl6tz7c0q7tm97g

https://agora.spot/

2026-03-16T19:58:37Z

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https://agora.spot/

You sure do but running that 7/24 requires much more electric ...

2026-03-15T21:30:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…nhrp
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You sure do but running that 7/24 requires much more electric than a rpi, your budget, your choice of course.

It's a constrained device IDK what went wrong w/ u. There are ...

2026-03-15T14:36:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…fa9d
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It's a constrained device IDK what went wrong w/ u. There are some details. What was your serip like hardware wise besides the pi, which pi?

Try the no sync Skylight wallet on top: Skylight Monero Wallet ...

2026-03-15T11:10:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…aemc
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Try the no sync Skylight wallet on top:
Skylight Monero Wallet (MAGIC Grants), monero-lws, TX notifier https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp8euwghzsxupay6z7ku9f58mltj94q5vv2ykt5fyywzw2sxek9efqy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qgawaehxw309ahx7um5wgknqvfw09skk6tgdahxuefwvdhk6tcqz569qme529n5ww2t2du4wuzswf6ycmed94jstvz8pc

There are about 15,000 active routing nodes on the Lightning ...

2026-03-15T05:56:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…xmwt
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There are about 15,000 active routing nodes on the Lightning Network right now. Over 50% of the entire network runs on node-in-a-box software like Umbrel, RaspiBlitz, and MyNode. And what hardware do you think 99% of those OS builds are explicitly designed for? Raspberry Pis.

The massive corporate liquidity hubs (like Kraken or ACINQ) run on enterprise servers, sure. But the actual decentralized routing mesh of the Lightning Network is literally held together by thousands of people running Pi 4s and Pi 5s.

What?

2026-03-15T05:17:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…k885
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What?

It’s a total myth that you can't run a Bitcoin/Lightning ...

2026-03-15T05:05:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…jf05
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It’s a total myth that you can't run a Bitcoin/Lightning node on a Raspberry Pi. It’s actually one of the most cost-effective sovereign setups you can build.

This bad boy (my Pi 5) has been running my Lightning node flawlessly for two years. I just decided to switch from a pruned node to a full archival node. I restarted the sync from scratch, and less than 24 hours later, I’m already over a third of the way through the chain.

Zero interruptions to my Lightning channels. I just flipped LND into Neutrino mode so it stays online and routing while the heavy Bitcoin sync chugs along in the background.

If you use a cheap MicroSD card, you’re gonna have a bad time. Plug in a basic USB SSD and it absolutely flies.

At ~5-10 watts of power draw, this whole setup costs maybe $15 to $30 a year in electricity to run 24/7. Pretty cost effective.

if you just want to receive Lightning tips, Neutrino lets you run ...

2026-03-15T04:53:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…msf9
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if you just want to receive Lightning tips, Neutrino lets you run a self-custodial node on something as small as a Raspberry Pi. It operates as a light client, so it skips the heavy block storage entirely and just pulls the headers it needs to verify your specific channels. Super cheap to set up and runs just fine.

I've been running my own Lightning node with an intact channel on a Raspberry Pi 5 for two years now, using it frequently without any expensive enterprise gear.
https://github.com/lightninglabs/neutrino

Tried Skylight Monero Wallet by MAGIC Grants, it's very ...

2026-03-15T04:40:33Z

Tried Skylight Monero Wallet by MAGIC Grants, it's very promising.
#Monero #XMR

quoting naddr1qv…ea8w

Been running Skylight Monero wallet (by MAGIC Grants) pointed at my own monero-lws instance for a few days now.

Other wallets promise "auto sync" but anyone who's actually used them knows it rarely works. You open the app, stare at a progress bar depending on how long it's been. Sometimes it just hangs. Sometimes it silently fails.

Skylight + monero-lws eliminates this entirely. Your server scans the chain 24/7 in the background. When you open the wallet, your balance and full tx history are just there. Instantly. No sync. No waiting. No "synchronizing blocks 2847293/3630000."

The server also pushes webhook notifications on every incoming and outgoing tx the moment it hits a block. I have mine wired to Matrix through n8n. Real-time structured alerts with amount, block height, tx hash, and a link to the block explorer.

The whole stack: monerod (own node) + monero-lws (light wallet server by vtnerd) + Skylight (Android wallet by MAGIC Grants). All open source. All self-hosted. Your view key stays on your infrastructure.

It's alpha software so expect rough edges (exchange rate display is broken, filed the bug). But the core functionality of instant sync and webhook notifications already works better than anything else in the Monero ecosystem.

If you run your own node already, adding monero-lws takes one docker container. Skylight connects to it over Tailscale/Tor/clearnet. The documentation is sparse but the software works.

monero-lws: Admin API, Webhooks, and a Working XMR Transaction Notifier

practical findings we couldnt' find in documentation.

monero-lws by vtnerd powers the new Skylight wallet by MAGIC Grants, supports webhook notifications including zero-conf, and scans the chain continuously so your wallet opens instantly with no sync delay.

The documentation is currently lacking. The README tells you to run --help and figure it out. The admin REST API, webhook registration format, and payload structures are buried in C++ source code with no examples, no curl commands, no JSON schemas.

This article documents everything we reverse-engineered from the source code and live testing. Tested against monero-lws v1.0-alpha (commit fe3f4099), running in Docker.

Docker Compose Setup
monero-lws:
  build: ./monero-lws
  container_name: monero-lws
  restart: unless-stopped
  depends_on:
    - monerod
  ports:
    - 8443:8443   # Main REST (wallet connections)
    - 8444:8444   # Admin REST (account/webhook management)
  volumes:
    - /path/to/lws-data:/home/monero-lws/.bitmonero/light_wallet_server
  command:
    - monero-lws-daemon
    - --daemon=tcp://monerod:18082
    - --sub=tcp://monerod:18084
    - --rest-server=http://0.0.0.0:8443
    - --admin-rest-server=http://0.0.0.0:8444
    - --confirm-external-bind
    - --max-subaddresses=100000
    - --disable-admin-auth
    - --auto-accept-creation
    - --exchange-rate-interval=15
Key flags

--admin-rest-server must be set explicitly with its own port. Without it, the admin API doesn't exist.

--disable-admin-auth makes the auth field optional. Required for local/Tailscale setups unless you want to deal with admin keys.

--auto-accept-creation lets wallets register without manual admin approval.

--exchange-rate-interval=15 fetches fiat rates from cryptocompare every 15 minutes. Without it, Skylight shows permanent loading bars where USD values should be.

--untrusted-daemon does full PoW verification of every block. If you run your own local monerod, skip this flag. It re-verifies the entire chain from block 0 on every restart and will grind for hours/days before the REST servers start accepting requests.

HTTP not HTTPS on the REST server

Despite using port 8443, the rest-server runs http:// not https://. TLS requires --rest-ssl-key and --rest-ssl-certificate flags with PEM files. If you're connecting over Tailscale or localhost, HTTP is fine.

The Admin API

All admin endpoints live on the admin port (8444 in this example). Every single request requires a {"params": {...}} wrapper around the actual payload. This is documented nowhere. Without it you get 500 Internal Server Error with zero explanation in the response body.

Account Management
# List all accounts
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8444/list_accounts \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

# List pending creation requests
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8444/list_requests \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'
Note: list_accounts and list_requests accept '{}' without the params wrapper. The webhook endpoints require it.

All Admin Endpoints (from rest_server.cpp)

/list_accounts

/list_requests

/add_account

/accept_requests

/reject_requests

/modify_account_status

/rescan

/rollback

/validate

/webhook_add

/webhook_delete

/webhook_delete_uuid

/webhook_list

Webhooks

Valid Webhook Types

From db/data.cpp, using hyphens not underscores:

tx-confirmation -- fires when an incoming transaction is confirmed in a block

tx-spend -- fires when an outgoing transaction is detected

tx-receive -- does NOT exist. Returns blank response, silently fails. Don't use it.

Registering a Webhook
# Incoming transactions (1 confirmation)
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8444/webhook_add \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "params": {
      "url": "https://your-webhook-url/endpoint",
      "type": "tx-confirmation",
      "address": "YOUR_MONERO_ADDRESS",
      "confirmations": 1
    }
  }'

# Outgoing transactions
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8444/webhook_add \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "params": {
      "url": "https://your-webhook-url/endpoint",
      "type": "tx-spend",
      "address": "YOUR_MONERO_ADDRESS"
    }
  }'
Successful registration returns:
{
  "payment_id": "0000000000000000",
  "event_id": "0b5a32746141445a814a01213f9b8f81",
  "token": "",
  "confirmations": 1,
  "url": "https://your-webhook-url/endpoint"
}
Listing and Deleting Webhooks
# List all registered webhooks
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8444/webhook_list \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}' | python3 -m json.tool

# Delete webhooks by address
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8444/webhook_delete \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"params": {"addresses": ["YOUR_MONERO_ADDRESS"]}}'
Real Webhook Payload Structure

This is what monero-lws actually POSTs to your webhook URL when a transaction is detected. Captured from a live tx-confirmation event:
{
  "event": "tx-confirmation",
  "payment_id": "0000000000000000",
  "token": "",
  "confirmations": 1,
  "event_id": "0b5a32746141445a814a01213f9b8f81",
  "tx_info": {
    "id": {
      "high": 0,
      "low": 151142680
    },
    "block": 3630390,
    "index": 0,
    "amount": 1350656030000,
    "timestamp": 1773535788,
    "tx_hash": "3bf9257c40798de8114392fd7bc469df671cfb22ef6656955c81c46d72bafc47",
    "tx_prefix_hash": "2b1e331ef2b68e9c5533b090f5b04831f4c1291f23eb7b476d98e9ec524e3436",
    "tx_public": "36c2b90f3a30246235c649313a592dd869eff753ef850ccbb71ed9d71ab1facf",
    "rct_mask": "7d71dbfdeb340758c9e695d25da83ea706d9928a99ca40963b9e41dbe9ef1a02",
    "payment_id": "0000000000000000",
    "unlock_time": 0,
    "mixin_count": 15,
    "coinbase": false,
    "fee": 177280000,
    "recipient": {
      "maj_i": 0,
      "min_i": 0
    },
    "pub": "f10ae4c18f28c27b6e8f9b91a1b3fcab1136c53eef4e1530b08ce12a10b1a526"
  }
}
tx-spend has a completely different structure

The tx-spend payload is NOT the same shape as tx-confirmation. Captured from a live tx-spend event:
{
  "event": "tx-spend",
  "token": "",
  "event_id": "75cb712e84564153a20d7476b45cb421",
  "tx_info": {
    "input": {
      "height": 3630435,
      "tx_hash": "ef6ebb5dd337afe038681a152ae0d090b83b710de524ef208ef58cae517e70a3",
      "image": "c2754e785a57807d9c935e270245e86712a27d5f813b792627474050ceb2c0d3",
      "source": {
        "high": 0,
        "low": 150165702
      },
      "timestamp": 1773543880,
      "unlock_time": 0,
      "mixin_count": 15,
      "sender": {
        "maj_i": 0,
        "min_i": 0
      }
    },
    "source": {
      "id": {
        "high": 0,
        "low": 150165702
      },
      "amount": 4690361647134,
      "mixin": 15,
      "index": 1,
      "tx_public": "bb4dc5dfbfd297dfa759cd7198b11a2e40c4dde566c2813c350326e6de348eac"
    }
  }
}
Key differences from tx-confirmation:

Amount is at tx_info.source.amount, not tx_info.amount

Tx hash is at tx_info.input.tx_hash, not tx_info.tx_hash

Block height is at tx_info.input.height, not tx_info.block

Timestamp is at tx_info.input.timestamp, not tx_info.timestamp

No fee field in the spend payload

No payment_id at the top level

Includes image (key image) and source (the output being spent)

amount is in piconero (1 XMR = 1,000,000,000,000 atomic units). Divide by 1e12 to get XMR.

Important: multiple fires per transaction

Monero transactions create multiple outputs. If you send XMR, the change output returns to your address, triggering a second tx-confirmation webhook for the same tx_hash. Both outputs have different amount and index values but share the same tx_hash. If someone sends you XMR, you only get one fire since the change goes back to their wallet.

A Real-Time Transaction Notifier with n8n

We wired monero-lws webhooks to Matrix/Element notifications through n8n. The full pipeline: monero-lws detects tx in block scan, POSTs webhook to n8n over Tailscale, n8n parses the payload, suppresses change outputs, sends formatted notification to a Matrix room.

n8n Code Node (handles both event types, with change output suppression)

When you send XMR, monero-lws fires both a tx-spend (outgoing) and a tx-confirmation (change returning). This code handles the different payload structures and suppresses the change confirmation:
const staticData = $getWorkflowStaticData('global');
if (!staticData.spentTxs) staticData.spentTxs = {};

const body = $input.first().json.body;
const event = body.event;

let amount, txHash, block, timestamp, fee;

if (event === 'tx-spend') {
  amount = body.tx_info.source.amount / 1e12;
  txHash = body.tx_info.input.tx_hash;
  block = body.tx_info.input.height;
  timestamp = body.tx_info.input.timestamp;
  fee = 0;
  staticData.spentTxs[txHash] = Date.now();
} else {
  // tx-confirmation
  txHash = body.tx_info.tx_hash;
  if (staticData.spentTxs[txHash]) {
    return [];
  }
  amount = body.tx_info.amount / 1e12;
  block = body.tx_info.block;
  timestamp = body.tx_info.timestamp;
  fee = body.tx_info.fee / 1e12;
}

// Clean old entries
const keys = Object.keys(staticData.spentTxs);
if (keys.length > 200) {
  const sorted = keys.sort((a, b) => staticData.spentTxs[a] - staticData.spentTxs[b]);
  for (let i = 0; i < keys.length - 200; i++) {
    delete staticData.spentTxs[sorted[i]];
  }
}

const ts = new Date(timestamp * 1000);
const timeStr = ts.toLocaleTimeString('en-US', {
  hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', hour12: true
});
const dateStr = ts.toLocaleDateString('en-GB', {
  day: '2-digit', month: '2-digit', year: '2-digit'
});

return [{
  json: {
    tx_type: event === 'tx-confirmation' ? 'in' : 'out',
    readable_amount: amount.toFixed(4),
    event_time: `${timeStr} | ${dateStr}`,
    tx_hash: txHash,
    confirmations: body.confirmations || 1,
    block: block,
    fee: fee.toFixed(6),
    coinbase: event === 'tx-confirmation' ? body.tx_info.coinbase : false
  }
}];
Matrix/Element Notification Template
{{ $json.tx_type == 'in' ? '+' : '-' }}{{ parseFloat($json.readable_amount).toFixed(4) }} XMR
Block {{ $json.block }} | {{ $json.confirmations }} conf
{{ $json.event_time }}
{{ $json.tx_hash.substring(0,8) }}...{{ $json.tx_hash.slice(-8) }}
xmrchain.net/tx/{{ $json.tx_hash }}
Produces notifications like:
+4.8399 XMR
Block 3630395 | 1 conf
01:00 AM | 15/03/26
cf474c9d...267b4d9c
xmrchain.net/tx/cf474c9d30e81ab5d5a83d25add18e691fdb58ec50bdd904b7c5146a267b4d9c
Ad Hoc Findings and Rough Edges (v1.0-alpha, commit fe3f4099)

This is alpha software. We ran into several issues over the course of setting things up. Some of this might be incomplete or specific to our environment. Sharing it in case it saves someone time.

LMDB Scanner Crashes (MDB_NOTFOUND)

We experienced scanner crashes with this error on multiple occasions:
lmdb error (storage.cpp:3122): MDB_NOTFOUND: No matching key/data pair found
Scanner shutdown with error Failed to update accounts on disk (thrown at scanner.cpp:1540)
Once this happens, the container crash-loops at the same block height on every restart. The only fix we found is restoring the LMDB data directory from a backup.

We saw this in two different situations:

Instance 1: Scanner crashed at block 3,492,827 during a large rescan, roughly 31,000 blocks after webhooks were registered. This might be related to GitHub issue #225 on the monero-lws repo, which reports the same error during rescans without webhooks.

Instance 2: Scanner crashed at block 3,630,424, roughly 30 blocks after registering webhooks via the admin API. Restored from a pre-webhook backup, scanner went past the same block without any issue. Registered webhooks again, crash happened again. Restored again, sailed right past. This happened twice in one night.

Instance 3: Same night, restored from backup again, registered webhooks again. Scanner crashed at block 3,630,440, just 5 blocks after registration. Restored without webhooks, scanner continued fine.

Three crashes, three different block gaps (31K blocks, ~30 blocks, 5 blocks). It's not a specific block causing the issue. Every time we removed webhooks and restored, the scanner processed past the crash point without problems. Every time we added webhooks back, it crashed again. We suspect that webhook registration corrupts something in the LMDB state that the scanner can't handle. But we haven't read the full source, so take this with a grain of salt.

⚠️ Recommendation: Always Back Up Before Registering Webhooks ⚠️

Let your scan reach the chain tip first. Back up the LMDB data directory. Then try adding webhooks. If things go sideways, restore and you're back to a working state in seconds. The LMDB directory is small (around 264MB for one account w/ couple years of heavy Monero TX history, fully synced). A backup saves hours.
docker compose stop monero-lws
docker run --rm \
  -v /path/to/lws-data:/data \
  -v /path/to/backups:/dest \
  alpine cp -r /data /dest/monero-lws-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d)
docker compose up -d monero-lws
Skylight Wallet Issues

Exchange rate display broken. Server returns rates correctly in logs but the wallet shows loading bars where fiat values should be. Filed as issue #102 on MAGICGrants/skylight-wallet. Confirmed server-side working, client-side rendering bug.

Red warning triangle. Appears below the balance, related to the exchange rate issue. Filed as #100 on the same repo.

REST Server Quirks

Server doesn't respond during chain verification. If --untrusted-daemon is enabled, both REST servers (main and admin) refuse connections until PoW verification reaches the chain tip. The TCP connection establishes but immediately resets. Remove the flag if you run your own monerod.

Sparse error messages. 500 errors return empty bodies. The only way to debug is docker logs. Set --log-level=4 for full debug output when troubleshooting. Common errors: "Schema missing required field key" (missing params wrapper), "bad method" (wrong HTTP verb, usually GET instead of POST).

PARSE URI regex warnings. You'll see [PARSE URI] regex not matched for uri in the logs frequently. This fires for webhook URLs and server bind addresses. As far as we can tell, it's a non-fatal fallback in the URL parser. URLs still get stored and used correctly.

Tips

Let the initial scan complete fully before doing anything else. Don't add accounts, webhooks, or change config mid-scan.

Back up the LMDB data directory after the scan reaches the chain tip. This is your clean restore point for everything that follows.

Consider using bind mounts for easy database recovery, not Docker named volumes, for the LMDB data. Named volumes are buried in /var/lib/docker/volumes/.

The --untrusted-daemon flag re-verifies the entire chain from block 0 on every restart. Only use it if your monerod is a remote untrusted node. If you run your own local monerod, skip it.

Webhooks persist across container restarts. They're stored in the LMDB database, which is why they can affect scanner stability.

The admin port should NOT be exposed publicly. Keep it on localhost or behind Tailscale.

monero-lws requires monerod with ZMQ enabled (--zmq-pub and --zmq-rpc-bind-port). Some popular Docker images ship with --no-zmq as a default flag. If monero-lws can't connect to your monerod, check that ZMQ isn't disabled.

--log-level=4 gives full debug output. Useful when troubleshooting webhook or scanner issues. Default is 1.

Support

MAGIC Grants is the nonprofit behind Skylight wallet and the funding source for vtnerd's monero-lws development. They don't monetize the wallet. From their website:

"How do you make money from this? We don't. There is currently no monetization feature. Please consider making a donation (which may qualify for a tax deduction) on our campaign website."

If this guide helped you, consider donating: https://donate.magicgrants.org/

*Documented by SoulReaver with Claude, March 2026. This is a field guide, not official documentation. Some details may be incomplete or specific to our setup.

#monero #xmr #monerolws #skylight #n8n #magicgrants

He's busy on Twitter inventing mental gymnastics to justify ...

2026-03-13T03:43:36Z

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He's busy on Twitter inventing mental gymnastics to justify deceptive marketing.

Interesting, I'd say if you're on app, try web page or ...

2026-03-11T23:01:33Z

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Interesting, I'd say if you're on app, try web page or vice versa, reach to Yaki official acc for help https://yakihonne.com/profile/nprofile1qqszpxr0hql8whvk6xyv5hya7yxwd4snur4hu4mg5rctz2ehekkzrvc64twc2

Just use the wallet Yaki provides yes it's custodial but ...

2026-03-11T17:08:15Z

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Just use the wallet Yaki provides yes it's custodial but compatible w/ Nostr directly. You can run your own node and lightning node later on.

"whether Spark qualifies as self-custodial" It ...

2026-03-11T10:32:28Z

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"whether Spark qualifies as self-custodial"
It doesn't.
What's the mental gymnastics we need to do to consider Spark self custodial?

Can you share this on Twitter too so I can repost, haha.

2026-03-09T02:46:46Z

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Can you share this on Twitter too so I can repost, haha.

Gud tek though. No?

2026-03-05T05:40:00Z

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Gud tek though.
No?

A weevil, likely a common pantry weevil (like a rice or granary ...

2026-03-04T23:24:05Z

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A weevil, likely a common pantry weevil (like a rice or granary weevil).
Harmless to humans and don't bite, but they are notorious for infiltrating dry goods.

To best of my knowledge/understanding: Yes, those extra fees ...

2026-03-04T19:44:47Z

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To best of my knowledge/understanding:
Yes, those extra fees (0.15% in, 0.25% out) go directly to the Spark Service Provider (SSP), even when you are using Cake Wallet's implementation.

Here is exactly why: When you use Cake Wallet's new "Lightning" setup, you aren't actually transacting directly on the Lightning Network. You are operating on the Spark statechain (integrated via the Breez SDK). Anytime you want to send or receive from an actual Lightning node, an SSP has to actively bridge the funds between the Spark statechain and the real Lightning Network. That 0.15% and 0.25% is the toll the SSP charges to act as that bridge.

To answer your second question: No, Cake Wallet does not charge an additional fee on top of this. Cake does not slap an extra premium on basic peer-to-peer sends. Their business model revolves around making money from their in-app token swaps, fiat on/off ramps, and Cake Pay services.

So while Cake isn't double-dipping on the transaction itself, you are still subjected to Spark's bridging fees just to interact with the broader ACTUAL/REAL Lightning Network—which definitely undercuts the "near-zero fee" ethos of running a real Lightning node.

YES! Kind of, not exactly, but kind of.

2026-03-03T08:09:44Z

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YES! Kind of, not exactly, but kind of.

Devil is in the details. They're using something called Spark ...

2026-03-03T07:36:32Z

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Devil is in the details.
They're using something called Spark under the hood. It's a statechain that can interoperate w/ Lightning, it's NOT LIGHTNING.
https://docs.spark.money/learn/faq

Now you can elect to implement/ship this, it's kind of shit system w/ trust assumptions, that's fine, that's your lack of care. BUT they DECEPTIVELY advertise it AS LIGHTNING whereas IT'S NOT LIGHTNING.
It has very different trust assumptions.
Here's a summary version:
https://www.bitcoinlayers.org/

This false marketing move casts serious doubts over the honesty of Cake. ALMOST NOBODY TALKS ABOUT THE DETAILS!!!

0.15% in, 0.25% out. Real Lightning has no entry/exit fees. This thing is only cosplaying as Lightning.

https://docs.spark.money/learn/faq

California gold rush https://youtu.be/3lO0Jc1hQnE via @YouTube

2026-02-28T22:34:24Z

California gold rush
https://youtu.be/3lO0Jc1hQnE via @YouTube

38C3 - Reticulum: Unstoppable Networks for The People ...

2026-02-25T12:26:40Z

38C3 - Reticulum: Unstoppable Networks for The People
https://youtu.be/iHLLDnRRYKI via @YouTube

Thnx for tagging! I'm a huge wireless nerd. I'm putting ...

2026-02-25T09:00:48Z

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Thnx for tagging!
I'm a huge wireless nerd.
I'm putting devices around that are serving subscribers of AT&T, T-Mobile, Google Orion, Helium Mobile, etc.
I have a Ruckus R850 in transit right now :D
This is exactly the kind of project I love hearing about.

That's actually how I learned about it! Somebody tagged the ...

2026-02-25T01:58:44Z

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That's actually how I learned about it!
Somebody tagged the XMRBazaar, the #Monero marketplace listing bot account I have:
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsyjsy4ddm47cq9z0p3lmw0e8z09rcv6s09gpxmhrr5pewsrnw3z5qx80d6u

It's the exact philosophy match project.

https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs0u2futwvnkxnphv4f7te40wc9vvpvq96t50jm60a4680tke2mgpsvd77g3

The Internet, Reinvented. https://youtu.be/XTnYVh7K6xQ via ...

2026-02-24T22:46:35Z

The Internet, Reinvented.
https://youtu.be/XTnYVh7K6xQ via @YouTube

It seems even on Nostr the tentacles of censorship can fester at ...

2026-02-24T01:14:35Z

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It seems even on Nostr the tentacles of censorship can fester at different levels, especially at client level I assume.
What's the solution, besides turning WoT off and not using aggressive clients?

I just did, lol I shall advertise Nostr as "Weev's ...

2026-02-24T01:08:20Z

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I just did, lol
I shall advertise Nostr as "Weev's choice" as well perhaps, haha.

What content that you post about gets you industry wide bans?

2026-02-24T00:59:50Z

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What content that you post about gets you industry wide bans?

Yea, I get that part, the part you re-explained. When I read the ...

2026-02-18T09:13:30Z

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Yea, I get that part, the part you re-explained.
When I read the section:
"
I just had a few very personal things I wanted to keep, but Twitter doesn’t make it easy. To download an archive of a suspended account, you have to disclose your country of residence (and possibly ID verification, I didn’t proceed “under penalty of perjury,” lol, to find out).
"
I was under the impression there were something else you couldn't recover besides the thread thing you mentioned, something else you'd like to recover but it's now behind KYC wall you're not willing to cross. That's what I was trying to ask. Sounds like that's not the case, or not sure.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — World Radio Day Beats ...

2026-02-17T21:17:47Z

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — World Radio Day Beats https://youtu.be/jKxZ0PVMI2s via @YouTube

Jeeez, the writing is on the wall! Can u remind me what data you ...

2026-02-17T18:24:07Z

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Jeeez, the writing is on the wall!
Can u remind me what data you were unable to fetch from your Aillia acc due to suspension? Was it like DM stuff?
I'm asking bc I was wondering if there's like an API backdoor kind of way to actually fetch it.

AilliA was missing the right client tool tailored for Long-form ...

2026-02-10T22:35:19Z

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AilliA was missing the right client tool tailored for Long-form Content (NIP-23).

She likely tried to post a "thread" or a standard note (Kind 1) using a general social client (like Damus or Amethyst), which is optimized for short, Twitter-like text. To get the "Substack experience" on Nostr—formatted articles with embedded images, video, and headers—she needed to use a dedicated publishing interface.

Here is the technical answer she needed:

1. The Protocol: NIP-23
Nostr has a specific event type for articles: Kind 30023. Unlike standard notes, these events support:

Markdown formatting (headers, bold, italics).

Titles and Summaries (essential for the "blog" look).

Embedded Media: You can link images and videos directly within the Markdown body, and capable clients will render them inline, just like a blog post.

2. The Tools (Clients)
She should have used one of these dedicated long-form clients to author her post. Once published, it would live on the blockchain (relays) but be viewable anywhere.

Yakihonne: This is likely the best answer for her specific "multimedia" request. It explicitly focuses on rich media, long-form articles, and even "smart widgets" for video/interactive content. It is the closest thing to a "Nostr CMS."

Habla.news: A clean, minimalist long-form reader and editor. It mimics the Medium/Substack reading experience perfectly.

Highlighter: A newer, slicker tool for creators that focuses heavily on the writing and reading experience.

The "How-To":

Go to Yakihonne.com or Habla.news.

Login with her Extension (NIP-07) or key.

Use their "Write Article" editor.

Paste the text, drag-and-drop the images/video links into the Markdown.

Publish.

It would have appeared as a beautiful, single-page blog post rather than a fragmented thread.

https://youtu.be/h5kWDOuY2Uo

2026-01-29T20:48:09Z

https://youtu.be/h5kWDOuY2Uo

it has Prey (2022) vibes, if you liked that one.

2026-01-10T02:53:34Z

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it has Prey (2022) vibes, if you liked that one.

Former CIA agent Q&A https://youtu.be/BXtDH2IXKY8

2025-12-31T00:28:20Z

Former CIA agent Q&A
https://youtu.be/BXtDH2IXKY8

NUREMBERG | Official Trailer #1 (2025) ...

2025-12-29T06:00:40Z

NUREMBERG | Official Trailer #1 (2025) https://youtu.be/WvAy9C-bipY via @YouTube

How dare you enjoy your formative years; you should have been in ...

2025-12-08T03:09:34Z

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How dare you enjoy your formative years; you should have been in the mines with the rest of us!

She is on her Mariah Carey arc, popping out of her cocoon once a ...

2025-12-07T20:51:15Z

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She is on her Mariah Carey arc, popping out of her cocoon once a year at Christmas and then vanishing again.

Good to have the most eccentric Bitcoin content creator back.

2025-12-07T20:17:56Z

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Good to have the most eccentric Bitcoin content creator back.

Nostr event nevent1qqsv6lvv033c3j9hhmqqwc57f8mkv420cjzt6a6dncmahfh0q9p8w0szyz0ncu3w9qdcr6f59adc2ng0h7hyt2pgcc5fvhgjgguyu4qdnvtjjvuhrzh

2025-12-06T23:47:29Z

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https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsywwx72uzv0hk36cjjgkg3l7xud709k50yjxlwklj9wh8w76rs4fgcdwvmy

Potentially, but not the only reason of inconsistency. Ghost ...

2025-12-05T01:19:05Z

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Potentially, but not the only reason of inconsistency.

Ghost Likes (Anti-Spam): X’s algorithm flagged the liker as "suspicious." The user sees the red heart on their screen, but the backend invalidated the vote immediately to prevent botting.

Private Likes Sync Bug: Since likes became private, the notification system (which sees the action) and the public counter (which displays it) frequently fail to sync.

Aggressive Caching: The distributed system is lagging; the notification is real time, but the public metric is serving an old version of the data.

Trees https://youtu.be/ZSch_NgZpQs

2025-11-27T03:32:30Z

Trees
https://youtu.be/ZSch_NgZpQs

Nostr event nevent1qqsxmslk0d0p625zt2g3alhupxjeeyagc4z2hrm7xce64t4fzvukcpczyz0ncu3w9qdcr6f59adc2ng0h7hyt2pgcc5fvhgjgguyu4qdnvtjjmk9u2a

2025-11-09T23:29:30Z

#NostrPosting

I know Zcash is shady but how would you put it for normies? Not ...

2025-11-05T10:22:57Z

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I know Zcash is shady but how would you put it for normies?
Not asking for myself. It gets detailed to dissect Zcash, and hard to explain why it's scam to the normies.

Rutger Bregman also talks a lot about focusing on solving the ...

2025-11-04T03:47:06Z

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Rutger Bregman also talks a lot about focusing on solving the real problems. He has an initiative about it, trying to recruit best minds to solve real problems.
https://youtu.be/1Vi96A6tFxI?list=FLy4hVxEhEpP5XWiYZnNxjhw

Before those it should've said something like "prolific ...

2025-11-03T22:40:00Z

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Before those it should've said something like "prolific social media meme virtuoso".

"things going against my personal beliefs" Such as? ...

2025-11-03T22:20:40Z

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"things going against my *personal* beliefs"
Such as?
What's Grandma Aillia complaining internally that these youngsters are doing?

https://x.com/michaeljburry/status/1985453579054800924

2025-11-03T21:25:11Z

https://x.com/michaeljburry/status/1985453579054800924

Nostr event nevent1qqsr75zzqwstu37unpd2vxgp9lfy75nf2gejg99e92mpnypf646y7zgzyz0ncu3w9qdcr6f59adc2ng0h7hyt2pgcc5fvhgjgguyu4qdnvtjju4phal

2025-10-31T01:21:24Z

https://x.com/michaeljburry/status/1984067754270319052?t=dySvcV2RAO9lYsoM-oIR_A&s=19

How/why did it happen?

2025-10-30T13:38:34Z

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How/why did it happen?

https://primal.net/ is pretty okay, UI is closer to X/Twitter. ...

2025-10-29T06:29:13Z

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https://primal.net/ is pretty okay, UI is closer to X/Twitter.
https://www.yakihonne.com/ is a bit more advanced, a newer one, rough on the edges sometimes.
Let us know your favorite and why, after trying.

Bro, IDK what dream land you live at but that works like ...

2025-10-28T19:07:49Z

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Bro, IDK what dream land you live at but that works like literally nowhere.

It's unfortunate this list itself isn't permissionless, ...

2025-10-26T06:06:34Z

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It's unfortunate this list itself isn't permissionless, anyone adding/removing themselves w/o intervention. I find this list feature half baked due to this reason. X Communities is better in that sense, you can get in/out of it w/o usually gatekeepers. We should either switch to that kind of gathering mechanism if it exists, or just somebody should build it on Nostr.

Are you folx a Japanese team?

2025-10-26T01:51:11Z

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Are you folx a Japanese team?

It'll hopefully be here, willing or not, lol. ...

2025-08-14T19:05:24Z

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It'll hopefully be here, willing or not, lol.
https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs0u2futwvnkxnphv4f7te40wc9vvpvq96t50jm60a4680tke2mgpsvd77g3

What's your setup like? Self hosted LN node?

2025-06-16T18:41:31Z

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What's your setup like? Self hosted LN node?

Foundation — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV+ ...

2025-06-11T16:44:20Z

Foundation — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV+ https://youtu.be/C53xEOdxz70 via @YouTube

I like to imagine you're making cute comical Carla facial ...

2025-06-10T15:32:09Z

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I like to imagine you're making cute comical Carla facial expression in your discomfort.

And you didn't tell us what you thought of In-N-Out...

2025-05-30T04:59:14Z

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And you didn't tell us what you thought of In-N-Out...

"Ohh look at my money it's getting more valuable, better ...

2025-05-26T23:22:51Z

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"Ohh look at my money it's getting more valuable, better not get food and shelter and die instead."

Japan's population crisis https://youtu.be/nmdujC0MUKA via ...

2025-05-26T04:46:18Z

Japan's population crisis
https://youtu.be/nmdujC0MUKA via @YouTube

If Google Was Honest https://youtu.be/wdSpUNb6g2w via @YouTube

2025-05-18T22:28:31Z

If Google Was Honest
https://youtu.be/wdSpUNb6g2w via @YouTube

Check @nprofile…j46g https://www.lava.xyz/

2025-05-13T03:42:20Z

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Check lavaxyz (nprofile…j46g)
https://www.lava.xyz/

Yes, yes, they're aware.

2025-05-12T22:04:55Z

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Yes, yes, they're aware.

Perhaps the functionality rollout is in batches.

2025-05-12T05:45:46Z

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Perhaps the functionality rollout is in batches.

My experience someone trying to send to my working LN address ...

2025-05-11T20:58:09Z

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My experience someone trying to send to my working LN address from cash app

How many times do we need to tap the whitepaper. ...

2025-05-10T01:20:54Z

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How many times do we need to tap the whitepaper.

Yes, when connected to my own remote (I have here at home with me ...

2025-01-30T00:08:58Z

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Yes, when connected to my own remote (I have here at home with me though).