Basics_05 - The Node

30 Mar • 1hr 24m

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Show Notes

Bitcoin is ultimately just a piece of software, the network – the global, censorship resistant, immutable system – is ultimately just a collection of millions of people individually confirming and agreeing on what Bitcoin is. And to be truly sovereign as a bitcoiner, to confirm the truth of Bitcoin for yourself, & to participate in that global network, is to run a Bitcoin Node. This is Bitcoin Basics Episode 5: The Node.

The Blocksize War: https://www.amazon.com/Blocksize-War-controls-Bitcoins-protocol/dp/B08YQMC2WM
Guy's Take_12 - Full Nodes or Nothing: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3qAzMtj3gErLFAqe7tlIeG?si=oS6oiD-eSfuXOkSdVf2_5Q
Guy's Take_13 - Nodes vs Miners: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GX2atSSMn3RaCMAx6rbnd?si=AGgr3ItuSImri_VDrj8djw
All the BTCSessions Tutorials you need to run a node: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=btcsessions+node
Embassy: https://start9.com/
Umbrel: https://umbrel.com/
MyNode: https://mynodebtc.com/

Guy's Nostr Pubkey: npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev

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@classicaldad

7,777 sats

3 Apr

Great Basics breakdown on Nodes, Guy! You're who convinced me to upgrade from the Embassy One to the Pro. Are you still looking for ideas for future Basics episodes? How about after Lightning, discussing mining rig setups? I suppose that's not really basic, but I'd be interested in hearing more about your setup (S9s?) and how your experience has been.

@foretold_rock1

4,500 sats

30 Mar

I have finally listened to every posted episode! I started my Bitcoin journey by listening to “The Bullish Case For Bitcoin” and I fell down the rabbit hole. Thank you Guy for being a wonderful guide. Keep it up you are doing awesome work!

@user7731025440148124

2,100 sats

31 Mar

I appreciate the back to the basics shows. I am going to teach a block on bitcoin in my wife’s high school economics class, I leaned heavily on these shows to put together my lesson plan. Hopefully I can successfully plant some seeds that will result in some new bitcoiners!

@mofrk

1,000 sats

31 Mar

I’ve just got an old MacBook air from my wife, can’t wait to run my own node!

@chris_tavrou

1,000 sats

1 Apr

This was brilliant, thank you Guy!

@michaelmatulef

500 sats

11 Apr

Onwards toward a node world order! 🥂