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I run a node for three simple reasons. First, it lets me run a lightning node so I can send and receive payments privately and quickly while holding my own keys. Second, I can mine against my own node. Third, I can verify that my coins are actually real.
These things can happen. Sure, we’re stackers, but that doesn’t mean we’ll never spend bitcoin when life calls for it. Maybe there’s an emergency. Maybe there’s something we really want to buy. And this is good for bitcoin. It’s good for us too.
Thanks. I reached out to André directly and asked for info and slides about his fund. Then I decided to write a guide/review on it. Normally I don't do this since the site focuses on bitcoin-only, wallets, lightning, and self custody stuff. But I made an exception because I think it's worth covering.
Agreed. And being open source also means you can actually learn from it. Like when the community checked bitaxe's logs and saw the parser returns for "mining.notify", they caught the Bassin pool red-handed. Turns out if a block got found, they'd redirect the coins to their own address instead of yours. Open source exposed it, so the malicious code got removed. For reference: https://github.com/duckaxe/bassin/issues/23
this is about dismantling the proprietary mining empire, I should’ve added it
Thank you! I should probably add this. I'll keep a note of it.
And yes, I've used Amboss to buy liquidity (not to sell, since my node is still pretty small) and it's been really great.
I usually post the new guides and reviews myself, but this time you did it for me. That's fantastic! Thank you so much!
Yeah, lightning is incredible and I'm learning a ton with Core Lightning too. Running it from a CmRat CM5 at home has been quite the experience.
Merry Christmas, legends. SN will always hold a special place in my heart. You’re my family, and I never miss your pod. We’ve built something special here, a true family of bitcoiners.
Great list, many services I didn't know about! You might want to add @Satsback to .5. I had a great experience with it: https://blockdyor.com/satsback/