#04 - Ecash Fixes 402

“I don’t believe in Utopia anymore. I’m too old for that.” In this dialogue: Where is the Utopia that the internet promised? “Neither nostalgia nor utopia” Net Neutrality is a moral stance Where did the internet go wrong? Tech as a tool; is tech always neutral? Technology that increases agency VS tech that enslaves Competition vs Symbiosis “Who will run the mints?” “Anyone” can use it vs “everyone” can use it Centralizing vs. Monopolizing Bitcoin has an ethos baked in (You Shall Not Steal) Passive internet vs active internet Agency in cyberspace, and how to maximize it Blinded custodian vs regular custodian User data is a liability Obscura / Mullvad / Silent.Link as obvious early adopters- Run your own ISP - Tollgate Cryptography is Not Enough Bitcoin is Time Time requires heat Zero-knowledge service providers Electronic Cash vs Digital Cash (CBDCs) Credit requires KYC, KYC implies outside enforcement Writings on Micropayments by Nick Szabo- eCash fixes 402, obviously Who Owns the Future? “You are the product” vs “Subscription Hell” “Hello old friend!!!” Cathedral vs Bazaar Why paywalls suck Information wants to be free “Markets become absurd as supply approaches infinity.” eCash + AI = match made in heaven #LearnToCode vs #LearnToPrompt Scarcity in cyberspace: compute, storage, networking Zero-Knowledge compute & zero-knowledge proofs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-knowledge_proof https://github.com/AbdelStark/cashu-zk-engine Cairo: https://github.com/starkware-libs/cairo MCP https://github.com/AbdelStark/bitcoin-mcp MCP DVM: https://github.com/r0d8lsh0p/n8n-AI-agent-DVM-MCP-client DVMCP: https://mcp.so/server/dvmcp Olas & Nutzaps (NIP-60, NIP-61) Bitcoin is not only the internet of money, but it is the money of the internet Re-building the internet archive on top of nostr- Bitrot & 404 Resurrection markets & marketplace for hashes via Blossom Hugs 🫂 Links & References: Nostr Protocol Repository: https://github.com/nostr-protocol Cashu (e-cash): https://github.com/cashubtc NIP-60 (Cashu Wallets): https://nips.nostr.com/60 NIP-61 (Nutzaps): https://nips.nostr.com/61 The Cathedral And The Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond Who Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier