good times 😂

good times 😂

I remember this 😂

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The Middle East & North Africa (MENA) are experiencing rapid Bitcoin and centralised digital asset growth, with significant statistics highlighting a region in transformation: Transaction Volume • Total market value: Estimated $338.7B in 2023-2024. • Daily active traders: 500,000 (166% YoY growth). • Institutional transactions (>$10k): Account for 93% of total volume, reflecting increased interest from larger players. Country Leaders UAE 🇦🇪 • $30B+ in Bitcoin and centralised digital asset transactions. • 72% of active users invest in Bitcoin, underscoring strong regional interest in Bitcoin specifically. • 87% growth in decentralized exchange volume, rising from $6B to $11.3B. The UAE’s regulatory clarity and supportive framework have made it a leader in the region. #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 • 154% YoY growth, the highest in MENA. • 30.9% of activity on DEXs, showing a trend toward decentralized finance. • Regulatory Landscape: Saudi Arabia lacks the regulatory clarity established by the UAE, creating a more cautious environment for digital asset firms. • Demographics: A young population, with 63% under 30, is driving adoption. Regional Dominance • MENA ranks 7th globally in digital asset adoption. • #Stablecoins represent approximately 65% of transactions, highlighting demand for stable, fiat-pegged digital assets. • Projected growth: Expected to reach 700,000 daily active users by the end of 2024. 🔑 Key Insight: This region isn’t just adopting digital assets – it’s setting up a new financial landscape. With institutional-grade infrastructure and supportive regulations in places like the #UAE, #MENA is positioning itself as a global financial innovation hub. #Bitcoin #Nostr

The Middle East & North Africa (MENA) are experiencing rapid Bitcoin and centralised digital asset growth, with significant statistics highlighting a region in transformation: Transaction Volume • Total market value: Estimated $338.7B in 2023-2024. • Daily active traders: 500,000 (166% YoY growth). • Institutional transactions (>$10k): Account for 93% of total volume, reflecting increased interest from larger players. Country Leaders UAE 🇦🇪 • $30B+ in Bitcoin and centralised digital asset transactions. • 72% of active users invest in Bitcoin, underscoring strong regional interest in Bitcoin specifically. • 87% growth in decentralized exchange volume, rising from $6B to $11.3B. The UAE’s regulatory clarity and supportive framework have made it a leader in the region. #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 • 154% YoY growth, the highest in MENA. • 30.9% of activity on DEXs, showing a trend toward decentralized finance. • Regulatory Landscape: Saudi Arabia lacks the regulatory clarity established by the UAE, creating a more cautious environment for digital asset firms. • Demographics: A young population, with 63% under 30, is driving adoption. Regional Dominance • MENA ranks 7th globally in digital asset adoption. • #Stablecoins represent approximately 65% of transactions, highlighting demand for stable, fiat-pegged digital assets. • Projected growth: Expected to reach 700,000 daily active users by the end of 2024. 🔑 Key Insight: This region isn’t just adopting digital assets – it’s setting up a new financial landscape. With institutional-grade infrastructure and supportive regulations in places like the #UAE, #MENA is positioning itself as a global financial innovation hub. #Bitcoin #Nostr

📚 Surround yourself with #books and great #people #Nostr #Bitcoin

📚 Surround yourself with #books and great #people #Nostr #Bitcoin

With the outbox model, we finally have an alternative to my spaghetti model. nostr:nevent1qqsgnm06cqmgzfq9cp3pda99k2lc7pj28v2q4d555lf3dukmxlcxlqqpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3q8ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqxpqqqqqqzvv9059

With the outbox model, we finally have an alternative to my spaghetti model. nostr:nevent1qqsgnm06cqmgzfq9cp3pda99k2lc7pj28v2q4d555lf3dukmxlcxlqqpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3q8ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqxpqqqqqqzvv9059

How do you think Ross is feeling rn

How do you think Ross is feeling rn

> Pkarr was suggested to Nostr people probably a year ago or so. Can you link to a conversation? I don't see anything on the nips repo. I can imagine why nostr devs would be resistant. But my point is that you don't have to ask for permission to build on nostr, you could just do it, then say "hey, look how well this works". It's also fair that if you've had all this in the works since before nostr then you could say the same about us having NIH syndrome. But it's at least interesting that the momentum went with nostr, not slashtags. Maybe that's down to Jack Dorsey, but I think there's more to it than that. That's all on the social level, but you should at least ask why people are building on nostr and not discount it. My point about DHTs is just limited to p2p networks. DNS doesn't really require that scale, and it seems like pubky also allows for shared network infrastructure, so it may be irrelevant. Nostr relays are really just ad-hoc DHTs, so it's more about how they're used than the technology itself.

> Pkarr was suggested to Nostr people probably a year ago or so. Can you link to a conversation? I don't see anything on the nips repo. I can imagine why nostr devs would be resistant. But my point is that you don't have to ask for permission to build on nostr, you could just do it, then say "hey, look how well this works". It's also fair that if you've had all this in the works since before nostr then you could say the same about us having NIH syndrome. But it's at least interesting that the momentum went with nostr, not slashtags. Maybe that's down to Jack Dorsey, but I think there's more to it than that. That's all on the social level, but you should at least ask why people are building on nostr and not discount it. My point about DHTs is just limited to p2p networks. DNS doesn't really require that scale, and it seems like pubky also allows for shared network infrastructure, so it may be irrelevant. Nostr relays are really just ad-hoc DHTs, so it's more about how they're used than the technology itself.

well imagine if you decided to put Nostr events on blossom, or better yet on S3-like object store.. that is what Pubky homeservers are, http servers with simple API (PUT,GET,DELETE + cursor pagination) that you can sign in yo with your ed25519 key once and then have a session with the homeserver as long as you can keep it, giving us plenty of room to secure that rarely used root key. the problem here is, you can't use that ed25519 key and homeserver as the root of identity and still call it Nostr. If you can still call it Nostr, then so be it we are Nostr I guess.

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