AnnouncementsAnnouncements
Welcome to this week’s newsletter.
What an amazing turnaround! This was a terrific week on every level. We had great content, lots of engagement, and lots of zapping.
A special shout out goes to @dancing_gorilla, aka Brindon Mwiine B, who generously boosted this informative post. Brindon co-founded Gorilla Sats, You can read more about him here.
This week @DarthCoin added to his instructional posts by teaching us more about the Blixt Wallet.
The top five posts were really outstanding. @denlillaapan taught us about Peach Bitcoin, @flat24’s mother, who lives in Venezuela, buys her first bitcoin, and @expatriotic helps bring some Chinese stackers to SN and nostr. Each of the top five is worth your time.
Because revenue surpassed the threshold this week, top posts will receive a 50% zap boost. Let’s keep it up.
NoticeNotice
For the time being I am going to post a link to @supratic’s guides to attaching a wallet or node to SN directly under the Top Posts Of The Week. With the recent changes at Stacker News, everyone needs to attach an external wallet if they want to zap and receive sats on the site. Here is the link:
Thanks to everyone who has contributed, and have a good week.
Logo design by @plebpoet Link to last week’s newsletter: #878653
Top 5 Posts Of The WeekTop 5 Posts Of The Week
There will be a zap award for the top 5 posts weekly. It will be broken down as follows:
- 1000 sats (or higher if threshold is met)
- 250 sats (or higher if threshold is met)
- 250 sats (or higher if threshold is met)
- 250 sats (or higher if threshold is met)
- 250 sats (or higher if threshold is met)
If the average daily territory income exceeds 2000 sats in a given week, THAT amount will be split among the winners.
Average daily territory income this week: Below threshold
Threshold: 2000
We exceeded the threshold. Therefore,awards will be boosted this week.
Posts will be judged using SN zaprank. The cut off time is 9:00am EST (1300GMT) Friday morning. I will post the top 5 winners shortly after 9:00am every Friday morning.
I reserve the right to not award any sats for the week. I also reserve the right to deny sat awards to bare link posts. I recognize that link posts can be valuable, so I will only only exercise discretion for low quality links that garner few sats or engagement from stackers.
This Week’s Winners:This Week’s Winners:
- Experiences of Peach Bitcoin; P2P Trading and Weird People by @denlillaapan
- My mother has made her first Bitcoin purchase. 🥰🍊🥳 by @flat24
- 🍻 Buy My Chinese Lab Tech a Beer - Just Because 🍻 by @expatriotic
- What's the role of transaction size in onchain privacy? by @kilianbuhn
- How do Non-KYC Bitcoin P2P platforms escape funding terrorism and Cartels? by @IamSINGLE
Attaching A Wallet Or Node To Stacker NewsAttaching A Wallet Or Node To Stacker News
DarthCoin PostsDarthCoin Posts
- Blixt Wallet - Tips and tricks by @DarthCoin
- Bitcoin Historical Phrases by Andreas Antonopoulos by @DarthCoin
- How to create a private Lightning Network by @DarthCoin
- Do you need a quick BTC LN node to travel? Here is a trick by @DarthCoin
- Zeus updated guide - recovering zombie channels by @DarthCoin
- Explain Lightning Network in a simple analogy by @DarthCoin
- Choose wisely your LN wallet you want to use by @DarthCoin
- BDMD #1 - Bitcoin was hacked / will be hacked by @DarthCoin
- BDMD #2 - Govs will shut down internet, so Bitcoin is dead by @DarthCoin
- BDMD #3 - Bitcoin is illegal because it is not legal tender by @DarthCoin
- Bitcoin Accepted - PoS systems by @DarthCoin
- Managing LN wallets liquidity by @DarthCoin
- Getting Started with Alby Hub by @DarthCoin
- The best articles debunking Bitcoin FUD by @DarthCoin
- BDMD #4 - Bitcoin is like all other digital currencies, nothing new by @DarthCoin
- SHTF scenario - How to restore a dead LND node? by @DarthCoin
- Travel with family and self-custody - use case scenario by @DarthCoin
Learning ResourcesLearning Resources
The White PaperThe White Paper
Everyone knows about the white paper, but have you read it? Here is the pdf.
DarthCoin’s GuidesDarthCoin’s Guides
DarthCoin is a somewhat controversial figure with a manner that may take some getting used to, but I think his guides are excellent as step by step instruction. The sentence structure might be unconventional, and he may express some strong opinions, but you will learn what he has set out to teach you. Here is a link to DarthCoin’s Substack Page, where you can find all of DarthCoin’s guides: https://darthcoin.substack.com/
Rexdentron’s Ecosystem Map & PostsRexdentron’s Ecosystem Map & Posts
@Rexdentron has created a comprehensive ecosystem map. I believe he intends to keep this list updated Beginners will benefit from checking it out, as will experienced bitcoiners.
Why Bitcoin OnlyWhy Bitcoin Only
Why Bitcoin Only is a massive trove of links, where you can find just about anything you’re looking for. It’s also fun to browse around.
Top Posts Of All TimeTop Posts Of All Time
Here you will find a few of the top posts that have been posted to this territory. I am not going to adhere to a rigid zaprank system, since my purpose is to highlight content that has educational value. I will use an informal combination of zaprank and my own evaluation. For instance, some posts, though of high quality, are solely about Stacker News, and might have more appropriately originated as a meta post.
- Explain Lightning Network in a simple analogy by @DarthCoin
- Easily attach wallet to SEND & RECEIVE sats from SN with Coinos.io and HODL by @supratic
- Bitcoin Mining Industry Introduction by @catoshi
- How do you guys use bitcoin to pay for day to day things? by @mateusdeap
- UTXO consolidation - What's you best option(s)? by @BitcoinIsTheFuture
- The bitcoin beginner’s guide to Public Key Encryption by @frostdragon
- What If You Need to Relearn Bitcoin from Scratch Again? 🤔 by @Natalia
Cool!!! Didn't know about this! This is every week?
Wooohooo, whats! Thank you, peeps!
I just wrote up my in-the-moment experience. Thanks for appreciating/zapping it -- and thanks Siggy for featuring it!
Congratulations to the winners and that's what I like about SN, the content always has something to teach and there are a lot of them.
indeed!