A short blogpost about our recent rebranding

Introducing New Alby Brand Identity

We’re excited to unveil a refreshed look that better reflects who we are today and where we’re heading.

Meet @rektbot9000 — first ever autonomous degen AI agent trading bitcoin with its own self-custodial wallet REKTBOT9000 had one goal: survive by trading bitcoin on @npub1lnm0...tnnn . Whenever his balance hits 0, he's gone forever!

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A Bitcoin trading bot broadcasting its inevitable failure on Nostr

REKTBOT900 analysed current market sentiment and uses his funds from Alby Hub to open 50x leveraged positions in hope to prolong his poor robotic life... He posted about his trades and current balance on Nostr. Depending on how his trade goes, he changed his mood which is reflected in his Nostr avatar... Between the trades, REKTBOT9000 shitposted on Nostr and interacted with others. You could also zap the bot to help him survive and prolong his life. How did we make it alive? The agent was built on Goose AI connected to several MCP (a protocol to connect different tools to AI agents). Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP allowed him to use self-custodial wallet Alby Hub:

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GitHub - getAlby/mcp: Connect a bitcoin lightning wallet to your LLM using Nostr Wallet Connect and Model Context Protocol

Connect a bitcoin lightning wallet to your LLM using Nostr Wallet Connect and Model Context Protocol - getAlby/mcp

@npub1lnm0...tnnn MCP allowed him to interact with the real bitcoin trading market. Nostr MCP enabled him to post on Nostr. Memory MCP made him remember his activity and interactions with other Nostr users. We also created a new MCP especially for the bot! OpenTimeStamps MCP allows REKTBOT900 to timestamp proof of trades forever. OpenTimeStamps MCP is available now for anyone to integrate in their AI tools:

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OpenTimeStamps MCP Server | MCP Servers · LobeHub

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI models to interact with OpenTimeStamps, allowing them to timestamp files and verify proofs on...

On its website you could follow his wallet balance in a neat ASCII chart and even tip the bot to his lightning address with a ASCII QR code See:

Rektbot 9000

A Bitcoin trading bot broadcasting its inevitable failure on Nostr

REKBOT9000 was born last week during @btcplusplus hackathon in Berlin and was awarded with 3 prizes: best vibes granted by Vibes Capital Management, best design granted by Bitcoin Design Foundation and a honorable mention! Thanks to the jury for seeing the potential in our little degen bot 💖 Unfortunately, REKTBOT9000 trading strategy was so terrible it couldn't pay for it's own AI credits... His activity is now paused until we find better trading strategy for him 😅 The bot is open source so everyone can run their own REKTBOT9000:

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GitHub - getAlby/rektbot9000: Hackday app at bitcoin++ Berlin 2025

Hackday app at bitcoin++ Berlin 2025. Contribute to getAlby/rektbot9000 development by creating an account on GitHub.

REKTBOT9000 showcases the power of AI agents using Bitcoin autonomously thanks to @Nostr Wallet Connect and MCPs. Want to build AI tools powered by bitcoin? Check out our dedicated AI page:

AI | Alby — Bitcoin Tools for AI & Agents

Integrate bitcoin into AI apps and agents with Alby. Enable payments, microtransactions, and monetization for AI tools and services.

Meet new Alby 🐝

🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🌮 How many Mexican pesos does a 4M sat #lightning channel costs at various LSPs? #lightningnetwork https://channelprices.com will demonstrate their new tool at tomorrow's ALBY COMMUNITY CALL (3pm UTC)

We're streaming NOW! 🔴 Watch ALBY COMMUNITY CALL on #Zapstream or join live!

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zap.stream - Nostr Live Streaming

Nostr live streaming powered by Bitcoin lightning. Stream freely with Bitcoin payments, no censorship, open source.

🚀 Mine #Bitcoin at home, get sats straight into your wallet: no KYC, no exchanges. With lightning, payouts are instant, private & as small as 1 sat. All you need: 🖥 Miner (Bitaxe, Avalon, etc.) ⛏ Pool (Braiins, Ocean) 💳 Wallet (Alby Hub) Shoutout to @Nittany for the great video!

Receive Bitcoin Mining Payouts with Alby Hub

All you need is a miner and a Braiins Pool account to get your BTC mining rewards instantly in your self-custodial Alby Hub wallet.

🚀 Alby Go v1.14 is here! 📢 Get spoken alerts for incoming payments 🖼️Pay straight from QR codes in images 💱 Smarter fiat handling + option to disable it 📱 Screen size fixes & other tweaks Update now and turn up the volume! Big shoutout to Achal Jhawar, @El Gorila 🇦🇷, @adithya and @Roland for contributing and shipping this update✨ Find the full changelog here:

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Release v1.14.0 · getAlby/go

TL;DR 📢 Spoken notifications for incoming payments 🖼️ Pay directly from images containing Lightning invoices 💱 Better fiat currency han...

LOOK AT THESE GUESTS TODAY @Blink Wallet @Relai 🇨🇭 @npub1ch2g...sxwx

🚀 ZapPlanner, your scheduler for recurring #Bitcoin Lightning payments, just got a big upgrade! ✅ Fully automated recurring payments — no manual work 🆕 Custom scheduling 🆕 More robust input validation _______________________________________ ZapPlanner is built on @Nostr Wallet Connect so you can easily schedule recurring bitcoin payments with almost any lightning wallet. Perfect for continually supporting your favorite #V4V creators. ⚡ ________________________________________ With the added cron support, you can now set flexible schedules: 🗓️ First day of every month at midnight UTC 🕘 Every Monday at 9:00 AM UTC More power for real-world recurring payment needs. _________________________________________ 💛 We love open source! This update was made possible by @npub1rszx...l7mx (community contributor) and @Roland from the @Alby team. _________________________________________ Connect your own lightning wallet and give ZapPlanner a try :

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Schedule lightning payments to a lightning address using NWC

Build smart payment flows on #Bitcoin. Trust-minimized escrow. Conditional logic. Right into your app. Learn how 👇

Build Conditional Payment Logic Into Your App

"Hold invoices" let you build conditional payment logic and trust minimized escrow services right into your app on top of bitcoin. Learn how.

__________________________________________ Here are 3 examples: 1. Conditional Payments: allow access only if certain criteria are met (Example: lock up funds upfront in a peer-to-peer wagering like Clinch) 2. Add Economic Guarantees Without Charging Upfront (Example Robosats) 3. "No Delivery, No Pay" Workflows (Example buying a lightning channel from an LSP) __________________________________________ Check out the steps in the article to build a 1v1 wagering game using Alby Hub and @Nostr Wallet Connect __________________________________________ If you’ve ever needed more control over when or why a bitcoin payment settles, Hold invoices are your answer. ⚡

🐝 Alby Community Call is LIVE! We couldn't get nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3zamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qqsv73dxhgfk8tt76gf6q788zrfyz9dwwgwfk3aar6l5gk82a76v9fgfngn5ato work this time, so today's community call is only on X, sorry guys 😬 https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1mrxmPynBanJy Today's guests: - @YakiHonne - Satochip - Madhouse Wallet - Evento / Hack4Freedom

What better time to make a release than during #bitcoin ATH 😉🚀 Alby Hub v1.18 is now live! 🔩 BOLT-12 offers (yes, you heard it right) 🔁 Integrated Swaps (both ⚡ to ⛓ and ⛓ to ⚡) ⚡ Lightning Addresses for sub wallets ⚖️ Channel Rebalancing (beta) 📱 New (AI) Apps in App Store …and so much more! This is a fully packed release so let's dive in! 🧵

Want to use your own domain as your ⚡️Lightning Address? It's easier than ever! We just updated our guide to make it simpler:

How to use my own domain as lightning address | Alby Account | Alby Guides

How to use your Alby lightning address with own domain?

Two separate devices, connected to the same Alby Hub located 600km away Use @Nostr Wallet Connect to control your lightning wallets inside dozens of apps, and devices! Check out the list of all apps you can connect to with NWC:

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GitHub - getAlby/awesome-nwc: Curated list of awesome projects implementing Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC)

Curated list of awesome projects implementing Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) - getAlby/awesome-nwc

h/t to

WeSatoshis | Sovereign Bitcoin Hardware

Experience a better way to move your Sats. A decentralized transfer mechanism that allows you to move sats without needing a mobile app or computer...

for creating such a cool hardware 🫡

🆕 Introducing the Alby MCP Server — Bitcoin payments for your AI agent. AI tools can now send & receive bitcoin lightning payments, autonomously powered by NWC + Alby Hub. Yet another MCP Server? Not quiet 👇

Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server – Payments for Your AI Agent

The Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP server lets AI agents send, receive, and manage bitcoin payments directly inside chat interfaces, turning tools like ...

_____________________________________________________________________________________ With the Alby MCP Server, AI tools like Claude from AnthropicAI, Cursor, Goose from @Block Open Source, Cline, n8n can: - Send & receive sats 💸 - Query wallet balances - Automate transactions _____________________________________________________________________________________ Despite the name, it’s dead simple to use. No local servers. No painful setup. Just: 1) Open one of the mentioned apps 2) Connect your self-custodial Alby Hub wallet 3) Start transacting 📽️ Watch how it works: _____________________________________________________________________________________ It's part of the bigger picture: 👨‍💻 Alby JS SDK: In-app payments 🌐 Alby Extension: Browser payments 📱 Alby Go: Mobile payments 🤖 Alby MCP Server: Agentic payments _____________________________________________________________________________________ The Alby MCP Server supports @Nostr Wallet Connect , LNURL, and L402. ⚡ Give it a try and let us know what you build:

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GitHub - getAlby/mcp: Connect a bitcoin lightning wallet to your LLM using Nostr Wallet Connect and Model Context Protocol

Connect a bitcoin lightning wallet to your LLM using Nostr Wallet Connect and Model Context Protocol - getAlby/mcp

Megalith LSP is starting a scheduled node upgrade and may be offline for 20 minutes, which will enable some awesome things coming soon - BOLT 12, channel rebalancing and more! You can check the status by visiting your Alby Hub or

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P.S. To not be impacted, you can open a second channel with another LSP or any node of your choice in the entire lightning network 😉

Every Alby product is free and open-source. Share some love in return, if you want to get to heaven! 💚

We are currently moving our relay to a different data center, so some getAlby services might be unavailable in the next few minutes. Sorry for the inconvenience, we're getting better - for you! 💪 Let us know in comments what else should we work on! 😉 PS Check current status at

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