Giving a talk about „Bitcoin for the Civil Society“ in Vienna this evening. Means I am a bit nervous and waiting the whole day for it to begin. I prefer morning or at least early afternoon engagements.

I really did not think that the Danish are so authoritarian leaning. View quoted note →

Bitcoin is about being an alternative to the current money system, so I agree fully. Spend and replace your sats. View quoted note →

Financial privacy is a human right. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 12

Getting some fresh air.

Happy Bitcoin Whitepaper Day! 17 years ago Satoshi published the concept for Bitcoin.

The Bitcoin Whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto

The Bitcoin Whitepaper was published by Satoshi Nakamoto on Oct 31, 2008. Read and download it here.

Bitcoin is rules without rulers. - Andreas M. Antonopolous

I visited Croatia several times in my youth. Had no idea that there was serious inflation too. Stjepan‘s aunt back then did already the „Saylor move“ by getting a loan and paying it off through the devaluation of their currency. Smart ass! View quoted note →

My new article captures the current state of Bitcoin in Zimbabwe. The country had six currency collapses since 1980. Bitcoin hasn't solved Zimbabwe's broader economic problems. It won't fix corruption, infrastructure, or international sanctions, but for people willing to learn, it offers something Zimbabwe's government cannot take away: financial sovereignty. I'm sharing the story of a farmer, because too many Bitcoin discussions stay theoretical. Critics dismiss it as speculation; maximalists oversell it as a panacea. The truth is more practical: in countries with broken monetary systems, Bitcoin provides tools that actually work - if you're willing to learn and adapt. Ethan's farm isn't running on ideology; it's running on math and incentives that align with reality. Full article:

From Sunlight to Savings: How One Zimbabwean Farmer Is Building a Bitcoin Business

A Zimbabwean farmer uses solar-powered Bitcoin mining and bitcoin-only sales to build financial resilience in a country with six failed currencies.

🫣🫣 Decentralization is hard. View quoted note →

Can confirm. Nostr just works. View quoted note →

I don’t know which country is worse in handling their currency. Venezuela or Zimbabwe. From my stays in Zimbabwe I can confirm what is written below. No one wants or uses the national currency that is announced as being backed by gold. There is no trust in the system- and no wonder after six currency crashes since 1980. Separate money and state!

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@AQUA Wallet please add more African currencies! I want to onboard communities in Zambia and Mozambique their currencies are missing, which makes it understandably hard for them to use it. Bitcoin includes, not excludes.

People will understand the importance of privacy when it’s too late.