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template: "home.html"
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title: "nakamochi"
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extra:
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landing: true
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tagline: "a device for complete privacy and financial independence leveraging bitcoin and lightning networks"
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---
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## Motivation
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Nowadays, there are many web and mobile apps providing bitcoin and lightning wallets
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functionality. They are mostly known as [SPV], Simplified Payment Verification clients
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which connect to a [full node]. Likewise, [hardware wallets] also typically require
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a companion app which in turn connects to a full node run by someone else.
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Historically, bitcoin - and especially lightning - nodes have been run by
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organizations and people with knowledge in cryptography, system networks and
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software engineering.
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Nakamochi takes on the challenge to make such nodes usable to a broader audience.
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Just like a coffee maker or a microwave oven, we believe anyone should be able
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to run a node at home and reach 100% privacy and independence. Running one's own
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full node also helps the whole Bitcoin network to remain decentralized.
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[SPV]: https://developer.bitcoin.org/devguide/operating_modes.html#simplified-payment-verification-spv
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[full node]: https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#what-is-a-full-node
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[hardware wallets]: https://bitcoin.org/en/wallets/hardware/
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## The name
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The name "nakamochi" comes from putting together [Satoshi Nakamoto], the founder
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of Bitcoin, and a
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[famous Japanese handheld digital pet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamagotchi)
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to emphasize personal, self-hosting.
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[Satoshi Nakamoto]: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto
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## Editions
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We are focusing on two editions. One for tinkeres and people with
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technical knowledge. The other is a "plug-and-play" device, like a
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coffee maker.
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<div class="text-media-card">
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<div class="card-text">
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The editions have something in common: the touch screen user interface
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and system updates. Naturally, everything is open source, including
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electronics and mechanical parts we designed ourselves.
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</div>
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<figure class="card-media screenshot">
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<img src="/assets/ngui-screenshot.png" alt="nakamochi touchscreen GUI screenshot">
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<figcaption>nakamochi touchscreen GUI screenshot</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</div>
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### NERD
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<div class="text-media-card">
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<div class="card-text">
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The NERD edition is designed using only off-the-shelf electronics components,
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3D-printed and CNC-milled mechanical parts. It is a running system and you can
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source and even replace the hardware. Everything is open source and freely
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accessible for everyone. Here you profit from some product engineering.
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It improves heat dissipation while keeping the device completely silent, fanless.
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You can of course buy the whole kit from us to make things easier,
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or source CNC and 3D printed material yourself. We will be offering it
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in the preassembled and kit form.
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Enjoy checking out the source code, CAD designs and schematics.
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You can tinker here, just be sure that the device still works after that.
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</div>
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<div class="card-media">
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<figure class="bogen">
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<img src="/assets/nerd-assembly.png" alt="NERD version assembly">
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<figcaption>NERD assembly</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<figure>
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<img src="/assets/ir1166.jpg" alt="NERD heat dissipation">
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<figcaption>heat dissipation during initial block download</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</div>
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</div>
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### KAFI
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<div class="text-media-card">
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<div class="card-text">
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If you are mostly interested in the freedom of the Bitcoin Standard,
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helping the Bitcoin network to remain decentralized, and want a device
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that just works without a NERD-like technical knowledge in hardware
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design and software engineering, the KAFI edition is the one for you.
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We are taking all the knowledge and learnings from the NERD edition and
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designing most of the parts ourselves here: from mechanical parts and
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enclosure to PCBs for an optimal device solution where hardware and
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software function well together. All of the work is open
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source.
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The KAFI edition is still work-in-progress and will be available soon.
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</div>
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<figure class="card-media bogen">
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<img src="/assets/kafi-question-mark.png" alt="KAFI version in progress">
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<figcaption>KAFI version in progress</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</div>
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## Newsletter
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