Info-thread: Translation of Useful English topics to Pidgin {mix images}

[GazetaBitcoin]

I dey very happy to see say dem choose my essay for translation by the AOBT. E go dey very good to spread the word libertarians for the forum well well.

After all, na for the idea of libertarian bitcoin take start. Even Satoshi talk am himself, for email wey dey the Cypherpunk Mailing List: "e dey very attractive from libertarian point of view if we fit explain am properly".

[igebotz]

I dey very happy to see say dem choose my essay for translation by the AOBT. E go dey very good to spread the word libertarians for the forum well well.

After all, na for the idea of libertarian bitcoin take start. Even Satoshi talk am himself, for email wey dey the Cypherpunk Mailing List: "e dey very attractive from libertarian point of view if we fit explain am properly".

Very basic and easy to understand Pidgin English - ask your pidgin teacher to introduce you to some pidgin Slangs; sounds better when you mix them together. You're doing a better job 

[GazetaBitcoin]

Very basic and easy to understand Pidgin English - ask your pidgin teacher to introduce you to some pidgin Slangs; sounds better when you mix them together. You're doing a better job 

Trying my best, Sheriff! ☺️

[SuperBitMan]

I dey very happy to see say dem choose my essay for translation by the AOBT. E go dey very good to spread the word libertarians for the forum well well.

After all, na for the idea of libertarian bitcoin take start. Even Satoshi talk am himself, for email wey dey the Cypherpunk Mailing List: "e dey very attractive from libertarian point of view if we fit explain am properly".

GazetaBitcoin you are a good learner very soon when you write pidgin language it will be more perfect. You dey try well well.

If you don't mine I can be your pidgin teacher I won't change you I will do it for free and also teach you the different cultures we have over here and the ghetto lifestyle over here.

I love it when people learn our language, lifestyle and cultural heritage, I'm always willing to teach because it's very fun and interesting.

[Hypnotizer]

Original Topic: What are Address Poisoning Scams?
Author: Pmalek


Plenti of una don already hear, and some don even experience address poisoning scams. Nah relatively new type of scamming scheme, wey don become popular for di last 30-40 days. E dey appear for blockchains wey get cheap transaction fees, wey dey allow di scammers to send many low-cost transactions. I neva read about cases wey dis affect di Bitcoin network, but e still worth knowing about just in case you come  experience am for your BTC wallet in di future. Hardware wallet manufacturers, like Ledger don report say scammers dey target their users as well. So, stay alert.   

Wetin be Address Poisoning, and How e dey Work?

Dis scam dey work by sending potential victims small (near-zero) crypto transactions. You go see a new entry for your transaction history wen dat one happen. Di address wey dey send di  coins/tokens go look similar to your own. Di first and last two to four characters go dey identical.

Di scammer wan make you think say nah your own address. So, you go copy am from your transaction history wen you dey send coins to yourself or give am to a different party to pay you. In dat case, the funds go dey transferred to di scammer and not to you. 

For which Blockchains Address Poisoning dey Common? 

Users of di following blockchain networks don already experience address poisoning in one way or di other:

1.   Tron
2.   Binance Smart Chain
3.   Polygon
4.   Ethereum
5.   Maybe others

Safety Measures and Wetin to do Next

If you be victim of address poisoning, dem no get any reasons to panic. Nobody dey target you personally. Scammers victims nah those who dey make frequent transactions and move big sums of money.

Your coins no dey at risk. Your private keys/seed no dey leaked, and nobody don get control of your addresses, no matter di transaction history. Them no get protection against dis address poisoning, by himself , because you no go fit restrict someone from sending you crypto. E dey safe to use those coins as well. 

Dem get  small things wey you suppose always do to stay safe when sending and receiving crypto:


•   Neva copy addresses from your wallet's transaction history.
•   Neva copy addresses from a blockchain explorer.
•   Always dey generate or copy addresses from your wallet's receive or addresses tab.
•   Wen sending coins elsewhere, copy di address from di source/destination.
•   If you dey transfer crypto to a different person, ask di other party for di correct address.
•   Verify di full address, not just di first and last couple of characters.
•   If you dey use a hardware wallet, ensure say di address in your software dey  match with di one wey dey show on your device's screen.   
•   Dey prepared to double and triple-check if needed because cryptocurrency transactions dey irreversible. So, once your money is gone, e don lost forever. As can be seen, e dey  better to spend an extra minute checking wetin you dey do than to regret say  you no do am.


For more information about address poisoning scams, take a look at these sources:

Beware Of Address Poisoning Scams
Address Poisoning Attack, A Continuing Threat
SlowMist: Another Airdrop Scam, but with a twist

[Abdulzuruku01]

Translated Topic in Pidgin Language; [TUTORIAL] LND node for Windows for Lightning Network - Beginner friendly  
Original Topic: [TUTORIAL] LND node on Windows for Lightning Network - Beginner friendly
Author: Mahiyammahi

Hello Bitcoiners!

I start my journey and get inspire by NotATether's Lightning Node challenge, after i finish my Bitcoin core Node challenge wey I run for 14-days, for dis forum. Dey don already get di Detail guide from Satofan44 for 🔥🔥 Complete GUIDE for Lightning Desktop Nodes since em tutorial na base on Ubuntu I dey write dis on behalf of Windows users since most people for forum na desktop user also I see people wey  perticipate for 14 days bitcoin core node run most of dem na for Windows. So on behalf of dem na em I dey write dis tutorial.

I follow plenty documantion most of dem dey outdated or some miss some part, after I combine all di wahala wey I face, I write down all di problem na so i fit to run di final LND node for Lightning Newtwork

Wetin be di Lightning Newtwork?
- Di Lightning Network na di second layer build for top of Bitcoin wey dey enables:

instant
lowfees
scalable bitcoin payments

Requirements

- Windows PC (Windows 10 or Higher )
- At least na 600GB free disk space for Bitcoin core full node dey require (unless you use pruned mode)
- Stable Internet and patience

Phase 1 - Download and Sync di full Bitcoin Core Nore (if you don already finish dis you fit skip dis part)
Di fully synced Bitcoin Core node dey required, in order to work yur LND node properly. However, if you still insist to run for pruned mode dey aware of dis limitation
- Pruned nodes dey delete old blockchain data → LND can’t find some transactions wey e needs
- dis dey breaks channel creation, backups, and some RPC commands
- save your txn details manually for queries

STEPS
1. Download Bitcoin Core
👉 https://bitcoincore.org/en/download/
2. Install and run am.
3. Let di bitcoin core run for background for fully synced since e go download 600GB wey worth of block data
4. Dis fit take you 24h to 3/4 days depends for yur PC hardware composition and yur internet speed.
5. After fully synced you Bitcoin core node follow this
6. Find yur Bitcoin core node file directory/Path, dis fit be like dis - C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin
7. Or if you download am another directory you fit simply look for am like dis Windows+R paste dis

Code:

 %localappdata%\Bitcoin

and enter e go take you to you bitcoin core path.
8. Open bitcoin.conf for notepad add dis -
 

server=1
txindex=1
rpcuser=bitcoin
rpcpassword=your_secure_password
zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333

9. if you dey run your bitcoin core for pruned mode -

server=1
prune=20000
txindex=0
rpcuser=bitcoinuser
rpcpassword=your_secure_password
zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333

note - You must change your password and also change di pruned amount make e match how your Bitcoin Core node dey run. It is suggested to run your bitcoin core node pruned - 10/20 GB . prune=20000 here indicating 20GB of pruned.
 
Phase 2 - Download , Install and Run LND node

STEPS
1. Download LND for Windows:
👉 https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases
2. Download dis version  - lnd-windows-amd64-v0.19.2-beta.zip [must download windows-amd64.zip one dere you go get plenty of version for linux , rasbery pie so di specific name wey I mention download dat one to avoid any wahala] 
2. Comot Di folders part to

Code:

 C:\lnd 

[Create di folder name lnd for C:\ and comot di lnd part wey you just download, you go get lnd.exe and lnd.cli for dere]

3. Create LND config folder for dis path

Code:

 C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\Lnd

4. inside dat folder create di file name lnd.conf [make sure say di extension no be txt cause windows sometimes dey hide extension]  and put dis into dat lnd.conf

Code:

 [Application Options]
alias=MyLNDNode
listen=0.0.0.0:9735

[Bitcoin]
bitcoin.active=true
bitcoin.mainnet=true
bitcoin.node=bitcoind

[Bitcoind]
bitcoind.rpcuser=bitcoin
bitcoind.rpcpass=your_secure_password
bitcoind.rpchost=127.0.0.1
bitcoind.zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
bitcoind.zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333

[you fit change 'alias' dis go be your node name , also make sure say you change di pass]

5. Restart yur Bitcoin Core

make we start LND
6. Open command Promt -

Code:

 cd C:\lnd
lnd.exe

 For Windows, if you dey use Command Prompt, you go need to specify di exact file name and path. So try dis one if e no work -

Code:

cd C:\lnd
.\lnd.exe

for di first time e go ask to create wallet
7. Open anoda command promt and

Code:

 cd C:\lnd
lncli.exe create

or

Code:

cd C:\lnd
.\lncli.exe unlock

We dey specify am by adding .\ for start and adding exe

E go ask for wallet password to take create wallet , put your wallet password. If you no see anything for screen no worry power shell/command promt dont show you pass for security reason. Save your recovery seed. Congratulation you don do everything okay , LND don dey run. E go take some time to sync with bitcoin core.

8. To check yur Lnd node status run dis

Code:

lncli getinfo

you go see somethin like dis -

Code:

{
    "version":  "0.18.5-beta commit=v0.18.5-beta",
    "commit_hash":  "4ccf4fc24c750d098cf24566ef4bbc0311c7d476",
    "identity_pubkey":  "0206abb79af738e8009dff2eeb78cac43441c54c32a65db87398a4903ffded7a50",
    "alias":  "MyLNDNode",
    "color":  "#3399ff",
    "num_pending_channels":  0,
    "num_active_channels":  0,
    "num_inactive_channels":  0,
    "num_peers":  2,
    "block_height":  895957,
    "block_hash":  "0000000000000000000172ec1306a6b2f58314370aef2dd0573a1defadb478d7",
    "best_header_timestamp":  "1746794076",
    "synced_to_chain":  true,
    "synced_to_graph":  false,
    "testnet":  false,
    "chains":  

Notice:- Your node suppose dey say "synced_to_chain":  true if na false dat means say e never still get synced with yur bitcoin core, e go take some time to synced normally na 5/10 min.

Pase 3- make we Create Channel and Pay invoice for Lightning Network

STEPS
1. To create channel you go need to fund your wallet first , you need to fund your wallet wit atleast 35k sats. 20k Sats to create yur channel and 10k sats for reserve . You go get back dis 10k sats if you close your channel.
2. To fund your wallet make we get wallet address first

Code:

 lncli newaddress p2wkh

now send 35k-40k sats to dis wallet.
3. Before you create channel connect with pesin

Code:

lncli connect pubkey@ip:port

4. You fit see all node details for here - https://1ml.com/node
5. Di top nodes dey require 100k sats to create di channel I create am with Blixt Wallet node you fit try am - 

Code:

 .\lncli.exe connect 0230a5bca558e6741460c13dd34e636da28e52afd91cf93db87ed1b0392a7466eb@176.9.17.121:9735

6. After e connect, now create am -

Code:

.\lncli.exe openchannel --node_key=0230a5bca558e6741460c13dd34e636da28e52afd91cf93db87ed1b0392a7466eb --local_amt=20000 --private

we dey  create private channel here, cause public channel dey require 100k sats
7. You suppose see your funding txn dere, e go take 3 block confirmation to tek create yur wallet successfully.
8. Check yur channel here -

Code:

.\lncli.exe listchannels

or if e dey pending

Code:

.\lncli.exe pendingchannels

Now make we pay some invoice
8. Grab di invoice or Public address from Nostr , Stacr news

Code:

 lncli payinvoice <invoice_string>

e go look like this

lncli payinvoice lnbc160u1p5x5rlqpp5qnvmh2smde2mdayhnu8he20nkejxes3hw9k77036ce6t5kh5ve7qdqqcqzys xqrrsssp5lgfy8tfwnfmy6jvk57867zyganucsk9t3fnxug5sfcwegkkxt89q9qxpqysgqtr8htaxw9 avqa9ywn4qs47d5vxm44r7l2ssfmt7ch4u36yyqs9aru25psf5vuhlydgnfrysgd0zzq37dsuq0z4qa ndjlptgnl0p2lfqpgmrqg0

9. To create yur own invoice

Code:

 lncli addinvoice --amt=5000

Congratulation
if you pull dis all and succed

You fit see some difficulty if you dey connect to some public node I go recomended to use VPN , cause I face dis problem den I try am with Proton VPN .na my ISP just dey block anoda pesin to connect. Satofan44 ask me to collab with am, but I dey always busy na why I no gree with am. E take me month to create and open channel to run di Thunderhub Webpage after i run my LND node. I too dey lazy ig .

Maybe I fit miss many tin or my write up dey bad/not well clear abeg consider dis am. Sorry for any kind of wahala wey I cause.