🔫 Alwin 🦌🏴

🔫 Alwin 🦌🏴

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On-chain zaps via Taproot are burned, please use bc1qn5kua7a4r7xasgnd6mt4k5huv45gcm3rs545u2 L1 only, no L2 or Taproot/dependents, for me! And there should only ever be one fee: <1 sat/byte. Back in the day, I sent/received bitcoin with ZERO TX fees. PGP 750A6640C5E4961B

May 24 2026
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How To Turn a Nostr Nsec Into a Hardened Non-Taproot Address In Prod

Finally with passphrase salt code! The end of the npub/nsec to p2pkh/p2wpkh derivation series?

May 21 2026
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Can We Turn a Nostr Public Key Into a Non-Taproot Bitcoin Address In Prod?

Yes, I've been consistently getting the same keypairs using my proposed rule for deterministic legacy address derivation from x-only public keys (npub) & nsec-to-WIF importing in Electrum (no prefix for p2pkh import & prefix "p2wpkh:" for that type)

May 23 2026
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Taproot's bigger attack vector than future QC

It's the need to practice OPSEC unique to P2TR (bc1p...) coins prior to QC threat realization. Grok vs my thesis...

May 20 2026
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Optional Compatibility Layer for Legacy Bitcoin Addresses (Non-normative)

Who else wants deterministic legacy address derivation from x-only public keys (npub)? Mostly ChatGPT & me, may have come up with that reference implementation...