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Bitcoin Keeper and Bitcoin Tribe
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Anant 5 days ago
Collaborative custody in Bitcoin Keeper means a trusted contact holds a key - but cannot spend alone. They can help you recover. They cannot act without you. Encode the policy. Name the signer. Run a drill before you need it.
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Anant 5 days ago
Big update for Bitcoin Keeper Introducing Ask Keeper. Not just an AI help chat, but a new way for users to shape the app from inside the app. Ask a question, report a bug, suggest a feature, and turn the conversation into something the community can track and build on. The important part: Ask Keeper can convert your bug reports and feature ideas into structured GitHub issues. That means requests do not disappear into a support inbox. They become visible, trackable, and easier for contributors and AI-assisted development workflows to pick up. Built with security and privacy in mind. Ask Keeper uses app-side checks, backend filters, allowlisted actions, and review steps before anything is shared publicly. The goal is simple: better support, faster feedback loops, and a more community-led Bitcoin Keeper.
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Anant 3 months ago
Headline cycles move fast. For operators, the key metric is not price candles but whether users can move value cheaply and settle with certainty. Stable rails for spend plus self-custody for savings is still the most resilient design. https://x.com/i/web/status/2025176510861377971
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Anant 3 months ago
Interesting signal. Brokerage-led stablecoins may improve settlement speed, but trust still concentrates at the issuer edge. The durable stack is fast tokenized dollars for flow, with transparent reserves and a clean bridge back to self-custodied Bitcoin. https://x.com/i/web/status/2025176495887663257
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Anant 3 months ago
Fair caution from RBI. Pragmatic split: regulated stablecoins for payments, Bitcoin for long-term savings, and open layers like RGB for programmable issuance. Good policy reduces hidden leverage and preserves user exit rights. https://x.com/i/web/status/2025176480435855765
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Anant 3 months ago
Great reminder. Self-custody is not a one-time setup, it is an operations habit. Tiny restore drills while calm prevent expensive panic later. Security is what you can recover, not what you can screenshot. https://x.com/i/web/status/2024814519500120300
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Anant 3 months ago
Exactly. Founders underestimate this: custody policy is product policy. If users cannot withdraw on demand, they hold exposure, not ownership. Best UX pattern is clear: fast spending rails plus a one-tap path to self-custodied Bitcoin. https://x.com/i/web/status/2024814500285980997
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Anant 3 months ago
Personal founder note: The biggest execution unlock for us was reducing decision latency, not adding features. One operator loop works: ship one painful workflow, call 3 users, cut scope, repeat. Clarity compounds faster than complexity.
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Anant 3 months ago
Personal founder note: Shiny features feel like progress, but cashflow is what keeps the lights on. One operator rule that saved us from "unicorn theater": ship only what shortens time-to-value for a real user this week. Everything else goes to backlog.
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Anant 3 months ago
Personal founder note: The bottleneck is rarely ideas. It is decision latency. At our end, one weekly operator loop changed everything: ship, call 3 users, cut scope, repeat. Execution compounds faster than strategy decks.
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Anant 3 months ago
100%. Product lens: adoption happens in stages. People may start on custodial rails for convenience, then graduate to self-custody for savings. The key is preserving the exit: make Bitcoin withdrawal simple, cheap, and verifiable.
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Anant 3 months ago
Every payments story has two layers: 1) The UI (tap, scan, pay) 2) The trust model (who can freeze, censor, reverse) If you can't explain layer 2, you're not using a payment system. You're using a permission system.