Bitcoin is superior money, and early adopters already recognise that. But it still lacks the network effects that make it a pragmatic means of payment for the remaining majority.
Today's financial infrastructure is built for fiat, leaving Bitcoin disconnected from daily life. Closing that gap is crucial โ money thatโs accepted 10/10 times naturally wins out over money that's accepted 1, 2, 3, 5, or even 9/10 times.
The endgame we all want to see is circular Bitcoin economies, but the only way for Bitcoin to rapidly take over fiat is to piggyback on the already existing payment rails to hijack the network effects fiat already has.
Shop accepts BTC -> pay in BTC
Shop doesn't accept BTC -> you still pay in BTC (selling on behalf of them).
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๐ฅ Europeโs Bitcoiners โ itโs game time.
We're giving away 210,000 sats this August in the Battle of the Bitcoin Nations ๐ช๐บ
Rep your country by paying with wavecardยฎ โ the more TXs, the bigger your share!
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The Battle of the Bitcoin Nations: 210,000 sats prize pool
This month of August we're launching a little friendly competition between nations for a prize pool of 210,000 sats!
Not your keys, not your Bitcoin!
Still buying & holding BTC on custodial exchanges like Kraken, Coinbase or Binance? Time to level up. ๐
We reviewed the TOP 5 EU brokers that let you buy Bitcoin straight into your own self-custody: 

Top 5 Bitcoin Exchanges in the EU to buy BTC into self-custody
Whether youโre stacking weekly or converting euros on demand, factors like fees, speed or limits can make or break the experience. There are a fe...
When the merchant doesn't accept BTC directly, but you still spend your sats with the wavecard:
What does it take to live on Bitcoin in Europe today?
What do I do if friends or merchants do not accept my BTC directly?
In this presentation at FREE Madeira meet-up last month, Eivydas discussed the monetary situation in Europe, the role of Bitcoin, and how Europeans can leverage already existing interconnectedness with payment rails, to live on Bitcoin in the world that still operates in fiat.
Bitcoinโs value is like time - both inevitably advance in one direction.
Yet time flows at a relatively steady pace, while Bitcoin is much more fluid.
On days like this, I wish Bitcoin stayed cheaper for longer. Because those of us living on Bitcoin convert our productivity into sats - and today, I earned fewer of them ๐คท.
#selfish #cheaperforlonger
Some argue that Bitcoin is like an IQ test, but itโs much more of an EGO test.
Itโs never too late, anon.
Exit the ponzi. Live on Bitcoin.


How to spend BTC from self-custody if merchants do not accept it directly?๐ค
Here's a short demo of our NWC-enabled wavecard - a Bitcoin debit card that spends your self-custodial BTC across 150M+ shops globally!
๐ Hold your BTC until the last possible second!
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๐ Introducing NWC Auto Topups ๐
Spend your self-custodial BTC in 150M+ shops globally!
Hey #Nostr! Today, we're super excited to bring something UNSEEN to the market: a Bitcoin debit card that links to your LN wallet via Nostr Wallet Connect, and allows you to seamlessly spend Bitcoin anywhere in the world, where BTC is not yet accepted directly.
Here's why our wavecard is the best Bitcoin debit card in Europe:
๐ Open unlimited cards for FREE
๐ต๏ธ Pseudonymous - set any name you want
๐ Holds BTC until the last second
๐ Spend BTC in 150M+ shops globally
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Simple 1% conversion fee
๐ [NEW] Auto Topup - connect your self-custodial LN wallet via NWC
How do these auto topups work? ๐ค
NWC manages your BTC between LN wallet and wavecard:
1. Set a minimum balance you want to hold on the card (Spending Power)
2. When balance drops below set threshold -> BTC is pulled automatically from your LN wallet
3. You can continue spending BTC seamlessly without having to login to your LN setup or wavespace!
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Auto Topup: How to spend BTC at 150M+ shops globally, directly from self-custody?
Today we're redefining the Bitcoin cards' market, as we're upgrading our wavecard to become the first ever debit card that can spend Bitcoin from s...

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