97: The New Operator
By Chris Fisher
Ep. 97 · Aired Mar 25, 2026 · 1h 7m · Last boosted Apr 8, 2026
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Managing a Bitcoin node is changing. We dig into the tools and guard rails that let agents monitor, maintain, and interact with your stack without handing over the keys. Episode Links 🇺🇸 Buy Sats on River - The best way to stack in the US 🇨🇦 The Bitcoin Well - An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform ⚡ The Bitcoin Company - Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning 🏦 Fold Card - Pay bills Stack Sats 💵 SALT Lending - Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling Boost Question What's next for your node? Show Notes Alby Hub OpenCode Chris's...
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For those asking: Mining pool update I have a proof of concept set up. However it is based on the project called P2PoolV2. The payout system doesn't work yet so there's no point for me to share the link and for us to burn energy without a reward. The pool by default uses PPLNS shares but there are other payout methods being implemented. I will update again when there is a minimum viable product of P2PoolV2 available
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I loved having an episode with Wes and Brent! Now I have so many more things that I want to do with my node!
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Just read “Tether Was Born On Bitcoin. Twelve Years Later, Is It Coming Back?” and it sounds like some important things regarding lightning are happening, particularly related to the first two of three companies mentioned in it. https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2026/03/31/tether-…
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Thanks for the great show! Don't change a thing.
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Loved this format Chris, this would be a great model for a members feed I think. The next step on my node is to set up Alby hub and NWC to connect my Primal wallet to my LND node. I’m still not zapping on Nostr yet (shame). I’d like to hear more about OpenCode. Do you run that in the terminal or with the GUI? Which models do you connect to? You said you use it to ssh into your node to review configs and settings, I’…
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Moving from one digital asset to another digital asset is always a taxable event, regardless of whether you are gaining or losing based on the trading pair directly. The key is the cost basis of the asset from which you move. Let's say you bought some bitcoin at $100,000 and sell any portion of that bitcoin for $110,000, then your cap gain would be based on the difference between the original cost basis and the valu…
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So much value in this episode! Nice.
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Dumping my fountain wallet before connecting my Alby hub. Thanks for the hard work.
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Thank you gentleman 🫡💪🥩🍳🍄🙏
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New TWiB is out: A break from format to talk about managing a Bitcoin and Lightning note in 2026, and what’s changed. I’m joined by some very special guests too, enjoy! 🍻