Sometimes I take a break from hanging out with cypherpunks to hang out with regular punks.

Bitcoin adoption in #India 🇮🇳 remains one of the most underreported trends in Bitcoin. An incredible amount of adoption is happening in one of the world's most populous countries, and it's occurring thanks to the work that the likes of Karan Gill and Aditya Ranjan of Bitcoin Bharat are doing. Gill and Ranjan have organized almost 100 in-person Bitcoin education events across India, reaching over 13,000 of their fellow countrypeople in the process. What is more, they aim to educate 100,000 Indians in-person before 2027 is out. And this is to say nothing of their efforts to teach corporate leaders in India about the value of investing in bitcoin, how they incentivize Indian Bitcoin content creators, or the major Bitcoin conference they plan to host in India in 2027. I wrote about all of this and more in my latest Spotlight piece for @Fedi. Enjoy! https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/organization-spotlight-india’s-bitcoin-bharat

Today marks the lowest RSI level on the daily chart for #BTC since November 24, 2018. Lower than the FTX- and COVID-induced crashes. Odds are this is a decent buying opportunity. (Not financial advice)

Bitcoin has succeeded. We’re using it now. We’re free. This is something to be grateful for.

TIL that Yankho Ngolleka, founder of BitDevs Malawi 🇲🇼, is working on a “nostr super app” that will enable phone calls via npubs 🤯 Let’s goooooooooo! 🔥

The South African government is proposing regulations that would essentially ban Bitcoin in South Africa 🇿🇦 The regulations resemble U.S. Executive Order 6102, which made it a criminal offense for U.S. citizens to own or trade most forms of gold. And because the language in the regulations is vague, they could potentially give the South African government sweeping authority to do everything from pushing for forced confiscation of bitcoin to only allowing bitcoin transactions through regulated entities that require KYC/AML. The good news is that South African Bitcoiners, including Hermann Vivier ( @npub1yvpc...wpsv ) of @BitcoinEkasi and groups like the Property Rights Defense Group are pushing back. I recently sat down with Hermann to discuss: ⚡️ The details of the regulations and why the South African government has proposed them ⚡️ What exactly South Africans are doing to push back ⚡️ Why what's happening in South Africa right now is a canary in the coal mine moment ⚡️ Why Hermann is optimistic that Bitcoiners will win This is an important listen for anyone who supports bitcoin and property rights as well as the idea of being able to transact P2P without having to disclose your identity. #bitcoin #southafrica #p2p #p2prights

Francisco Calderón (@npub1qqqq...rfkq ) is one of the realest cats in Bitcoin. The Venezuelan🇻🇪 developer, who has 20+ years of experience in the open-source space, could work on anything but focuses his time and effort on @npub1m0st...40un , which enables those living countries in crisis (e.g., #Cuba) to access #Bitcoin. In this, his first interview in English, we discuss: ⚡️ How his experience watching the economic situation in his home country deteriorate informs the work he does ⚡️ How Mostro is built to be used in the harshest and most technologically-unfriendly environments ⚡️ Why Mostro utilized #Nostr ⚡️ What's currently happening in Venezuela ⚡️ Why the open-source future is bright It was a tremendous honor to speak with Calderón. This conversation was a strong reminder of not only how powerful freedom tech can be but the fact that it takes sincere, committed people like Calderón to bring this tech to life. Finally, thank you to the @npub1huyn...s34t and @npub1zjfv...yggq teams for highlighting how the communities with whom you work use Mostro in my recent interviews with you. You inspired me to reach out to Calderón to have this conversation. Enjoy!

"I assume the mafia uses Excel Spreadsheets and Microsoft is not liable." Rep. Thomas Massie at @npub1key5...lt3h on why open-source developers should not be held liable for people misusing the software they create