Repost because I'm so proud. Forbes article about Bitchat x Cashu: "The Bitchat-plus-ecash model widens bitcoin’s surface area without tampering with its monetary policy, showing that hard money can be used in contexts where payment speed is important and internet connectivity may or may not be available." https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbirnbaum/2025/07/31/can-bitchat-build-a-free-internet-with-bitcoin/

on a random boring plane, there's starlink for free it's happening

oh shit I almost argued with them again

what kind of a weird timeline is this where the commissioner of the SEC is more cypherpunk than many bitcoin influencers

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Peanut Butter & Watermelon: Financial Privacy in the Digital Age

Peanut Butter & Watermelon: Financial Privacy in the Digital Age Science of Blockchain Conference Commissioner Hester M. Peirce August 4, 2025

cool event https://why2025.org/

has anyone tried the new openai open weight models?

it's pretty sick but tbh I knew it would happen once we have a micropayment system for bitcoin that just works. in the bitcoin space, our frame of reference is focussed around the user-facing wallet use case. machines paying machines is a wholly different and very big pie though. View quoted note →

code > talking gm

there are now 4 AI projects that use bitcoin with cashu for micropayments. - accountless - instant - privacy-preserving - programmable