E A R L Y D A Y S with Ge of Alamo Labs In this episode of Early Days, @Car sits down with Ge, the founder of @Gabe Orange to talk about the new Bitcoin hub taking shape in San Antonio — and the grassroots journey that brought it to life. 📖 Chapters: 01:11 The Story of Building Alamo Labs 07:00 Scaling Challenges 16:27 Measuring Impact 21:38 Expanding the Model for Other Cities 33:24 The Reality of Fundraising vs. Revenue 44:25 Unique Identity of Every Bitcoin City 49:46 Breaking Out of the Echo Chamber 1:01:54 Love, Legacy, and Brotherhood 🎧 Listen & support Bitcoin Builders pushing the edges of what's possible. Full episode + links below: 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YeqF5ZIIv6LACu0J3sea0 🔴 YouTube: ⚡️ Stacker News: https://stacker.news/items/996193 🟡 Fountain:

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👋 hey Austin, We’ve teamed up with our friends at Capital Factory to launch a new monthly event, Bitcoin Builders Club. Since early 2024, we’ve been exploring how to create a recurring event that truly fits Austin’s vibrant tech community—where people gather day and night, online and IRL, for meetups, classes, and co-working. Capital Factory has a strong network of investors, tech talent, and innovators. In fact, according to Pitchbook, they’ve been the most active investor in Texas since 2010. This makes them the perfect partner for our mission: meeting and introducing Bitcoin to builders where they are at. 💡Read more from @Car Cofounder of PlebLab: https://pulse.pleblab.dev/why-lifting-up-matters-every-founder-starts-somewhere/ Expect Austin-style hospitality featuring homestyle food prepared by Chef Johnny Ochoa, cold drinks, and vibrant conversations with fellow hackers, builders, and founders. Join us for the Genesis Meetup on June 16, 2025 at Capital Factory. Vibes will be high. 💫 RSVP:

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E A R L Y D A Y S with Ge of @Gabe Orange drops next week. Catch it here on Primal, Spotify, and YouTube.✌️

In this episode of Early Days, Car sits down with John to discuss the evolution of Synonym, its vision for a decentralized digital economy, and the development of the Pubky protocol. We explore: - The importance of self-sovereignty, identity, and trust in the digital age - Pubky introducing a public key domain system for censorship resistance - The Atomic Economy and why it is not just a technology stack - Future of Pubky, Social Media, and its AI Integration Chapters: 05:01 Challenges of Lightning 10:51 Exploring the PubKey Protocol 17:43 Self-Sovereignty and Digital Identity 30:27 Payments and Settlement in The Next Web 36:36 The Challenge of Scaling Bitcoin 40:23 Building a Trusted Payment System 41:07 Understanding the "Semantic Social Graph" 44:47 The Future of Pubky, Social Media and AI Integration 52:32 Creating Meaningful Technology for Families 55:09 The Launch of PubKey Learn more: Synonym

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Synonym provides new technology, platforms and infrastructure to accelerate Bitcoin's growth into an efficient ecosystem empowering the individual.

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"Early Days - Synonym by John Carvalho drops tomorrow at noon." Catch it here on Primal, StackerNews, and Spotify.✌️

🦾 Last weekend at PlebLab, FuturePaul did a hands-on workshop exploring the power of Rust for native app development. Building Native Apps with Rust, he went over the following: 🔧 BDK Battle-tested tools & libraries built for Bitcoin. https://bitcoindevkit.org/docs/ 🖥 Tauri Web UI + native performance = the best of both worlds.

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💫 BDK + Tauri + React + TypeScript A killer combo for builders shipping real-world apps. #RustLang #Bitcoin #BuildersInBitcoin #PlebLab

💻 This past weekend at PlebLab. "Introduction to AI Coding Agents" with Christopher David Christopher broke down what AI agents are, how they’re reshaping development, and how you can start building your own with OpenAgents. 📚 Dive into the code:

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🎥 Startup Day content continues this week — and next up: The Evolution of Bitcoin Exchanges What does building Bitcoin exchanges, Bitcoin-native payment infrastructure look like in a post-Trump, post-trust world? Founders share how they’re navigating regulations, removing KYC friction, and building for the next wave of Bitcoin adoption. Featuring: John Magill – Zaprite, Francisco Chavarria – Yopaki, Adam O’Brien – Bitcoin Well, Moderated by Brandon Keys – Green Candle #BitcoinStartups #StartupDay #PlebLab #BitcoinExchanges #BitcoinPayments

Read "Divinity at Scale"—what it really takes to support Bitcoin founders after the code compiles.💫 https://pulse.pleblab.dev/divinity-at-scale-and-the-last-real-hurdle/ #Bitcoin #StartupCulture #BuildersInBitcoin #PlebLab

💻 This past weekend at PlebLab, we kicked off our Building on Rust Workshop Series featuring the awesome Ben Carman! 📚 Workshop #1: Learn Building a Rust Wallet with LDK Node We learned how to: → Connect to peers → Open channels → Send & receive sats → Set up an LSP & more → Build from scratch using Rust + Lightning Dev Kit —all in under an hour! 🤯 🎥 Full demo & GitHub repo:

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🎥 Startup Day content continues — and next up: 👋Meet the Top Builders from Season 2 of Top Builder! Branta ⚡ Lightning Bounties ⚡ Jippi ⚡ SatsGG ⚡ Shopstr 🦾These teams are pushing the limits of what’s possible in Bitcoin. Don’t miss their projects, pitches, and progress. #StartupDay #BitcoinStartups #BuildersInBitcoin #PlebLab #TopBuilder

🎥 Startup Day content is rolling out all week — and next up: Teresa Martin, COO of PlebLab & FlipCat Consulting, joins Alan Bickerstaff, Partner at DLA Piper, to unpack the legal challenges facing Bitcoin startups. 🏛️ From entity formation to compliance and capital raising — this one’s a must-watch for founders navigating the legal frontier. 💼 #StartupDay #BitcoinStartups #BitcoinLegal #BuildersInBitcoin #PlebLab

Early Days with Assign Money In this episode of Early Days, Car sits down with Jeremy from Assign Money who shares his builder journey, detailing his love for creation, the challenges of building in Nigeria and why Bitcoin payroll is a growing need in Africa. Catch it on here on Primal, Spotify, YT, and PIUJ. 🔵 PullItUpJamie:

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"Early Days - Assign Money by Jeremy" drops tomorrow. Catch it here on Primal, YouTube and Stacker News.✌️

🎥 Startup Day content is rolling out all week — and next up: Austin Kelsay, Founder of PlebDevs. Austin shares the journey of building PlebDevs from the ground up — the growth, the vision, and what’s coming next... including some exciting new features launching soon. 🚀 #StartupDay #BitcoinStartups #PlebDevs #BuildersInBitcoin #SummerOfBuild

🎥 Startup Day content is rolling out all week — and next up: a special announcement from Stephen Delorme, Co-Founder of ATL BitLab. ATL BitLab has been a home for builders, hackers, and freedom tech in Atlanta — and Stephen shares what’s next for the space, the mission, and a big event coming this summer. ⚡️ #StartupDay #BitcoinStartups #FreedomTech #ATLBitLab #BuildersInBitcoin #SummerOfBuild

🎥 Startup Day content is rolling out this week — and next up: Lightning Payments Tour by Yopaki Francisco unveils the Lightning Payments Tour — a mission to show how Lightning works in the wild, through direct merchant onboarding and real-world use cases. ⚡️ Learn More about Yopaki: https://yopaki.com

🎥 Startup Day content is rolling out this week — and next up: The AIs Are Coming: OpenAgents V2 Has Arrived. Christopher David, Founder & CEO of OpenAgents, shares a bold vision for a decentralized, AI-centric web — powered by Bitcoin. More about the presentation: Follow Christopher David on SN: @AtlantisPleb Learn More about OpenAgents:

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The New Frontier: Entering the Bitcoin & AI-Centric Internet 🎥 Startup Day content is rolling out this week — and next up, we’re diving into the frontier of AI and Bitcoin. Jim Carucci, Founder & CEO of CASCDR, explores the new paradigm: The Bitcoin & AI-Centric Internet — and what it means for builders entering this next wave. 🌊 More about the presentater: Learn More about CASCDR:

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🎥 This week, we’re rolling out the Final Round of Top Builder videos from Startup Day! Next up: Lightning Bounties — contribute to open-source and get paid in sats. It’s that simple. 🧑‍💻⚡️ From fixing bugs to building features, Lightning Bounties supercharges collaboration across projects with real-time Bitcoin payouts—no paperwork, no middlemen. 🚀 Top Builder Team: Lightning Bounties 🔗 Connect with Lightning Bounties Use Lightning Bounties: https://www.lightningbounties.com Connect on LB Discord:

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