Why AI Agents Want Bitcoin - Panel starts in 20 minutes on the Open Source stage at Bitcoin 2026!
Roland
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From Prompt to Payment - Build bitcoin apps in minutes
My workshop at Bitcoin 2026 starts in 15 minutes!
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From Prompt to Payment
Today many bitcoiners are all still using on Twitter.
We pay Elon for reach. Our posts are not even signed with our own keys. This is complete trust in a third party.
I don't think Nostr is the solution for a Global Town Square. If you disagree say why.
But does anyone care?
I made a big wave surfing game with Opus 4.7. I tried to vibe code the same a year ago, and I couldn't get an ocean to render properly.
Play it here:
Maybe @primal will like this game :-)
#surfing #vibejam
Big Wave Surfing
I built an open social protocol where every interaction is a bitcoin transaction:
- Posts, replies, reposts
- Follows & unfollows
- Profile updates
It's called OP_RETURN Social (ORS)
Try the reference client for free here:
- All interactions are published to testnet (Mutinynet)
- Optionally pay to publish posts you want to preserve to Mainnet
Free transactions will be shown by a gray box icon, instead of an orange one.
ORS is "BIP-110 compatible" by concatenating 80 byte OP_RETURN outputs from multiple transactions. The cost to do this is negligible.
OP_RETURN is a provenly-prunable way to embed arbitrary data in bitcoin without bloating the UTXO set. Any ORS post FUNDS the network.
I think there are some fun things to be explored, especially around WoT & reputation, to both reduce spam and create quality feeds. I also plan to add notifications, reactions, and search next.
Everything is open source - If you're interested about the protocol, you can learn more about it ORS here: - try building your own client!
ORS - OP_RETURN SOCIAL
A decentralized social network built on bitcoin. Post messages permanently on-chain using OP_RETURN.
ors.dev