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All you need to use bitcoin as everyday money online, in apps and in person. Open source, self-custodial and innovative. πŸ“’ Blog: https://blog.getalby.com πŸ‘₯ Community: https://discord.getalby.com πŸ’¬ Feedback: https://feedback.getalby.com πŸ€— Support: https://support.getalby.com πŸ› οΈ Code: https://github.com/getAlby/ #decentralization #sovereignty #openness
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Alby 1 week ago
Leveraging bitcoin payments in a business isn't just about picking any wallet. It's about infrastructure that works for you: agent workflows, fee optimization, and liquidity automation running in the background. We covered the finance side in Part 1. Now: how AI agents and Lightning automation take it further.
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Alby 2 weeks ago
We run our bitcoin business on Alby Hub: income, expenses, and bookkeeping, all in one place. Here's exactly how we do it, and how your business could too. πŸ‘‡ Structuring our income streams Subscriptions, one-time payments, zaps or donations, we route each stream into its own sub-wallet with a dedicated Lightning address. So we get clean performance reports from day one without untangling one big pool. Expense management For instance, we pay some of our VPS hosting in bitcoin through an app connection with a monthly allowance that auto-renews in Alby Hub. It is like a subscription. But we are in control with a custom budget and renewal date. Streamline bookkeeping and accounting We label a transaction the moment it happens: type, account, counterparty, memo aligned with our QuickBooks setup. Then we export structured data straight into accounting. This saves us quite some time and reduces annoying errors. That's how we manage our bitcoin income and expenses with Alby Hub. What's missing before it works for you? DM us. We'd love to help you get there. (Part 2 will be about workflow + node automation with agents. Coming soon.) image
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Alby 3 weeks ago
Alby Hub 1.23 release codenamed "Tim Hudson" is out! 🐢 Ark (Bark by @Second) backend - Beta πŸ§ͺ Just-In-Time Channels πŸ’³ Cards page πŸ’± Fiat and bitcoin units toggles in currency inputs πŸŽ₯ "Stories" widget Let’s dive in 🧡... --- You can now run self-hosted Alby Hub with Ark (Bark by @Second) , and connect it to apps within a vast @Nostr Wallet Connect ecosystem. See how you can connect to mobile Alby Go in just 20 seconds! Read more about our Ark implementation on our blog: --- πŸ§ͺ Just-In-Time Channels No inbound liquidity? No problem. All LDK-based Alby Hubs now work with JIT channels β€” a type of channels that open automatically the moment you receive a payment. Just create an invoice of any amount, even when it's over your receive limit. image --- πŸ’³ Cards page Spending sats with Hub everywhere just got much easier. Discover, connect and top up debit cards straight from your Hub β€” powered by @Nostr Wallet Connect You'll get a special top-up link for your connected card. image --- πŸ’± Currency input got an upgrade Click on fiat unit to type in fiat value, or click on your sats unit to switch it to BTC unit. --- And finally, Stories widget on Home dashboard. You'll see here videos of new releases, highlighted features and tips & tricks of using Alby Hub. image --- This release is dedicated to Tim Hudson β€” co-creator of SSLeay, the precursor to the widely used OpenSSL library Alby Hub is open source. View the full release notes on GitHub and join in with a contribution If you like: --- Get Alby Hub today and use your bitcoin like never before:
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Alby 1 month ago
New Alby Hub 1.22 release is out! ⚑ Core Lightning support πŸ”—On-chain Wallet mode! πŸ€– AI & Agents page 🏷️ Custom transaction labels πŸ”Œ Redesigned setting app connection budget & expiration UX 🎨 Improved settings page design Let’s dive in 🧡... 1. Core Lightning support You can now use your existing CLN node with Alby Hub and use it in new ways β€” connect to dozens of @Nostr Wallet Connect apps. You stay in control by deciding what permissions apps get, how much they can spend & when does the connection expire. image 2. On-chain Wallet Alby Hub now becomes a proper on-chain wallet! Switch between lightning and on-chain with one click and easily send & receive on-chain. This is just the beginning of making Alby Hub full-fledged on-chain wallet, so expect more! πŸ€“ 3. AI & Agents page A dedicated page for all-things agenting payments. Learn what can your AI agents do with Alby Hub & how to connect to the agent of your choice. Let your agents send & receive bitcoin, pay for services, automate your node management or build bitcoin apps. image 4. Custom transaction labels Need to include your bitcoin activity in accounting? Or just want to have a better clarity on your spending? You can add custom labels to your transactions β€” just click on a transaction and add as many labels as you need. image 5. Improved app connections & settings We’re constantly improving Alby Hub for a smoother experience. In this release, we made app connection UX much cleaner with a nicer seperation of budgeting and expiration options. Settings also got some love, including a neat themes preview This release is dedicated to Mark Horowitz β€” the creator of first PGP key server, which was a crucial step for encrypted email communication. Alby Hub is open source. View the full release notes on GitHub and join in with a contribution If you like.
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Alby 2 months ago
Introducing Bitcoin Apps Directory An open source directory of apps, websites and services to connect your bitcoin wallet to. image One place to find the best bitcoin-powered apps to connect your Alby Hub, Alby Extension or other NWC wallets. Use search to find what interests you or filter by categories or protocols you want to connect with β€” currently supporting @Nostr Wallet Connect , WebLN and Bitcoin Connect Try it out today!
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Alby 3 months ago
After years of predictions about AI agents spending bitcoin, in 2026 it's finally here. @Roland sat down with @Sherry from @Roxom TV to discuss the first AI agent that spawned a "child" bot and paid for its own infrastructure using the bitcoin lightning network. We cover: - How is @openclaw different from ChatGPT? - The first autonomous AI purchase ever recorded on @PayPerQ and @LNVPS.net - Now everyone can build bitcoin apps Read more about the experiment on Roxom TV and why this matters for AI and bitcoin: (We are πŸ‚ Bullish πŸ˜€)
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