Walker V
Walker is the Managing Director of BTC Times, you can find him on Twitter: @WalkerAmerica
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Listen to the audio version of this news roundup wherever you get your podcasts: https://bitcoinpodcast.net/podcast Greetings and salutations my fellow plebs. My name is Walker and this is THE Bitcoin Podcast. It’s Wednesday, August 16th, 2023. At the time of recording, the Bitcoin block height is
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You can listen to the audio version of this recap wherever you get your podcasts: https://bitcoinpodcast.net/podcast Greetings and salutations my fellow plebs. My name is Walker and this is THE Bitcoin Podcast. It’s Wednesday, August 9th, 2023. At the time of recording, the Bitcoin block height
by Walker V![Nostr: All Your (Advertising) Models Are Broken](https://btctimes.s3.amazonaws.com/Nostr_All_Your_Advertising_Models_Are_Broken_28e497dadd.png)
The modern advertising model on centralized social media platforms is, to put it mildly, a shitshow. It’s annoying for users, gives barely any monetary value to creators, and is questionably effective for advertisers. What’s the Problem? Social media platforms collect vast amounts of user data and use that
by Walker V![The New York Times Is Murdering Millions of Trees](https://btctimes.s3.amazonaws.com/The_New_York_Times_is_Murdering_Millions_of_Trees_007bd4f6ee.png)
I hereby call on the New York Times to stop their print media newspaper business immediately. I recently published an exposé of the New York Times wasteful newspaper printing business on Nostr and Twitter, but felt it imperative to publish this research in the BTC Times, one of the last
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Damus, Nostr’s first iOS client, went live on the App Store on January 31st, 2023. Within two days, Apple had already bent the knee to the Chinese Communist Party and removed it from the App Store in China. Will Casarin, the creator of Damus, received the following notice from
by Walker V“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all public/private key pairs are created equal, that they endow their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Freedom of Speech, Freedom from Algorithmic Bias, and Freedom of Meme.” – The Declaration of Independence from Platforms I published my initial
by Walker V!["Who Needs Bitcoin?" Lebanon To Devalue Currency by 90% On February 1st](https://btctimes.s3.amazonaws.com/Who_Needs_Bitcoin_Lebanon_To_Devalue_Currency_by_90_On_February_1st_c6b27c0360.jpg)
Lebanon is set to devalue its currency by 90% on February 1st, as the country's central bank governor, Riad Salameh, announced that the new official exchange rate will be 15,000 pounds per U.S. dollar. This marks a significant decrease from the current official rate, which has
by Walker VThe long-awaited Keet Mobile Alpha is finally here. Keet, the peer-to-peer (P2P) communications app, was released today for iOS and Android devices, offering users a secure and private alternative to centralized offerings from Big Tech companies. You don't need to provide a phone number, email address, or any
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