Who Owns Dormant Bitcoin? The Answer Isn't The Protocol

The article argues that dormant Bitcoin, including Satoshi’s coins, remains legally owned, not abandoned, because inactivity alone does not extinguish property rights. It critiques proposals like eCash and BIP-361 as attempts to override ownership through protocol changes, emphasizing that such interventions conflict with both established legal principles and Bitcoin’s core design, where control--and thus ownership--is defined solely by possession of private keys.

What I Learned Assessing 5 Australian Businesses for AI in 10 Days

1 in 3 Australian businesses don't know where to start with AI

Fourth Turning and Fall of an Empire -Architected Failure

Part I of a II Part Umbrella Introducing an Article Series. I've compressed each section into this summary. It covers the financial mechanisms that most Nostr readers will find familiar. How we got to where we are. But there is an interwoven layer of medical and scientific suppression that I am also bringing to the table. I doubt even the Elite are aware of the degree to which science has been suppressed - if they did, they wouldn't be spending their billions on what the pharmaceutical companies are selling. They would be funding their own research into Redacted Science.

Fountain 1.5 - Revamped Trending Feed

The new home feed delivers a discovery experience that feels more curated, more dynamic and more relevant.

Fipstr

A FIPS-native search engine that indexes services via Nostr events and serves Iris and Jumble over the mesh.

SeedSigner Multisig: Ein Praxisleitfaden

Eine deutsche Adaption des Independent Custody Guide von SeedSigner, geschrieben aus meiner eigenen Perspektive.

Software-Driven Obsolescence: The First Compressed Generation

Software-driven obsolescence feels different because the object no longer has to break for its usefulness to die. A phone, car, printer, laptop, appliance, or smart device can remain physically intact while some invisible dependency expires: an update, cloud service, API, certificate, subscription, driver, app-store rule, or licensing server. This is historically new. For most of human history, obsolescence meant material decay: rust, fatigue, worn gears, broken parts. Now usefulness can be withdrawn remotely while the hardware still works. This generation is the first to experience that at planetary scale. Everything is converging into software: cars, homes, money, identity, tools, media, medicine, logistics, education, and government services. But at the same time, everything is diverging: possession from ownership, durability from support, repair from authorization, purchase from license, and local function from cloud permission. The question is no longer simply: “How long will this thing last?” It is: Who controls the continuity of its usefulness? If the answer is only the vendor, software becomes a leash. If the answer includes users, repairers, open standards, portable data, cryptographic ownership, and verifiable systems, software can extend the life of tools instead of quietly killing them. Software-driven obsolescence is not decay. It is dependency ageing faster than matter. #SoftwareObsolescence #RightToRepair #DigitalOwnership #OpenStandards #CloudDependency #PlannedObsolescence #TechnologyEthics #FutureOfWork #DigitalSovereignty #LocalFirst #CyberResilience #OpenSource #ProductDesign #ConsumerRights #TechPolicy #Verification #SoftwareDefinedWorld

🗞️ The Latest in Nostr: Weekly Nostr Recap 🚀 (27th April 2026 - 73rd Edition)

The 73rd edition of your weekly Nostr newsletter.

1晩で法隆寺は無理だけど3日でNostr神社を建てて出店したよ

2026/4/25 (土) にNostr神社を出店した際のレポート

Digital Sovereignty

Explore why choosing open protocols is a conscious decision and how to sustain decentralised infrastructure to reclaim your digital voice.

Mango Chicken Curry

Puree the mango, chop the veggies and chicken, prior to starting the recipe. Double the chili paste for higher heat.

Everyone Did What Was Right In His Own Eyes

Are you doing things your way or God's way?

Digitale Souveränität

Warum offene Protokolle eine bewusste Wahl sind und wie du dezentrale Infrastruktur gemeinsam stützt, um deine digitale Stimme zurückzugewinnen.

Retrospective on the Nostr stuff that's keeping me busy

I've been ignoring my monthly reminder to write a blog article about the Nostr stuff that's keeping me busy for too long now.

LIfe in SEC (06-07)

A glimpse into life in SEC and Madeira.

Longform Article 1776988460

Test Article 2

Short summary

Your Anxiety Has a Monetary Policy

The mental health crisis is a money crisis. Debased money built a debased people. Fix the money, fix the time preference, fix the household, fix the culture. In that order.

How jumblewisp scores trust

jumblewisp shows you a trust score (0–100) next to every account. Here's how it works.

Apple Podcasts Video Guide (2026): How It Works & How to Publish

Apple Podcasts now supports video via HLS streaming. Learn how it works, how to publish video podcasts, and what it means for podcasters.

Wenn der Körper „Stopp“ sagt

Das innere Knacken offenbart eine uralte Wahrheit. Erkunde Körperwahrnehmung, klare Hingabe und die Stärke der Verbundenheit. Eine Einladung, deinen natürlichen Rhythmus zu ehren.

U.G. Krishnamurti – Erleuchtung? Nonsens.

Der Mann, der auch die Erleuchtung noch wegnahm. Vier Männer. Eine Frage. Wer bin ich? Spinoza nahm die Welt. Eckhart nahm Gott. Stirner nahm die Autorität. U.G. – ließ nichts übrig was überhaupt noch weggenommen werden könnte.

Mama J's Dang Good Chicken Soup

Private communications over public infrastructure

Today I want to write down some thoughts on what it really means to have private communications over public infrastructure, and whether such a thing is even possible at all.

My First bitcoin Diploma

After completing the @MyFirstBitcoin_ Diploma, many Bitcoin Ekasi students were not ready to stop learning, so we reopened our doors for them to continue their Bitcoin education at a deeper level.