🌍 Big Weeks for Bitcoin in Business: From Strategic Reserves to E-Commerce Wins Catch the latest in #BitcoinCommerce: 🔹 Brazil proposes a Bitcoin strategic reserve 🔹 Bitcoin payments soar in Bolivia after legalization 🔹 Vancouver eyes Bitcoin as a reserve asset 🔹 Namecheap hits 1.1M Bitcoin payments 💸 🔹 Call for stable banking in the US 🏦 🔹 Plus, our meme of the week! 😁 👉 Read it here:

Bitcoin Commerce is coming to retail near you

Business adoption for in-person Bitcoin payments are gathering steam.

Poem for the bitcoiners: With bitcoin at 100k, what would you like to build today? 🛠️

Hey Bitcoin and Lightning builders! If your project uses Lightning, consider integrating NOSTR Wallet Connect. It’s straightforward and unlocks a world of possibilities for your app. Interoperable wallets and apps make all our projects better— all at once ⚡️

Nostr Wallet Connect

An open protocol to connect bitcoin wallets to apps

Check it out - routing node experiment in progress 🧪🥼 We’re upgrading our mainnet node using Terminal and Loop by Lightning Labs ⚡️ Terminal even supports batch channel opening and recommends channel partners - it’s making our job easy! Follow our progress here:

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VelasCommerce - 02d55e7d3271abc86bdf0b8185f976b84fe38d3b01c1c88f74527abf2593806c47 - 16 channels - capacity 20,017,509 sats - Bitcoin Mainnet - Amb...

Got a Bitcoin project idea? We build mobile apps, websites, custom wallets—whatever you need—and connect it all to Bitcoin, NOSTR, and Lightning ⚡️ We offer 4 hours of free scoping, cost estimation, and tech stack selection to get your project started. DM us and let’s build! 🛠️💻

Short week at Velas, but we’re building some cool stuff! 🔹 A new app with built-in Lightning tips via LNBits 🔹 Wallet connections for mobile using NWC & LNC 🔹 An e-commerce site bringing Austrian Christmas Markets to life with Bitcoin! 🎄⚡️ Happy holidays! 🛠️

Building Bitcoin apps with peer-to-peer payments, rewards, or zaps? The best UX often combines multiple tools thoughtfully. Here’s a quick guide to get started: User Wallets: 🔹Custodial (fast prototyping): LNBits 🔹Non-custodial (user nodes): Breez SDK, LDK Node Server Nodes: 🔹For rewards & offline payments: LND, Core Lightning, Phoenixd, AlbyHub Wallet Connections: 🔹Let users connect wallets: NWC (Nostr Wallet Connect), LNC (Lightning Node Connect) This is just the beginning—Bitcoin dev tools are out there. Let’s build! ⚡️

There’s a great feature in LND: Inbound Channel Fees⚡️ Node runners can now set fees on inbound and outbound payments, improving liquidity signals and help solving issues like 'outbound drains.' 🪙 This upgrade enhances capital allocation and routing efficiency on Lightning.

Inbound Channel Fees | Builder's Guide

Inbound channel fees allow node operators to more efficiently signal where liquidity scarcities occur. This improves capital allocation in the Ligh...

If your business has a social media presence, NOSTR is starting to make business sense. With NOSTR your business owns its profile, content and social graph. That means a more resilient investment for your business than otherwise possible on traditional social network platforms. If your business is on NOSTR, are you using analytics tools similar to those available on X? We’re curious for feedback.

Reflecting on a year of rapid progress in the Lightning Service Provider (LSP) space, with concepts emerging that weren't even on the radar last year: 🔹 Nodeless Lightning 🔹 Mixed Asset Service Providers (like edge nodes) Stay tuned—Lightning evolves fast, even before a BTC price surge⚡️

Continuing our mission to showcase awesome bitcoin projects from @LABITCONF - check out @Mostro 🧌 - a P2P Lightning exchange built on top of nostr! It’s a great combination of bitcoin + lightning network + nostr ⚡️

We met so many people building amazing projects at @LABITCONF! 🎉 This week, we’re showcasing some of our favorites. First up: @Satlantis: Social Events NOSTR app! 🌍 Discover top cities to live and work, with insights on cost of living, infrastructure, Bitcoin community, and more. @San Juan Bit Devs—let’s get San Juan on this list! ⚡️

Huge shout out to everyone we connected with and to the amazing organizers at @LABITCONF 🙌 We met incredible people working on awesome projects, and we’ll be sharing highlights throughout the week. The energy, content and events were top notch - can't wait for next year!

Estamos @Bitcoineando con Dani! Gracias por la invitación para hablar sobre Bitcoin en el mundo hispano, el ambiente bitcoiner en Puerto Rico y tecnología 🤓⚡️ Chequéalo aquí:

Join us at Labitconf Nov 2nd on the State of the Art on Lightning Payments and eCash Panel!⚡️ We’ll explore the latest in speed, scalability, and security for Bitcoin Lightning and eCash. 🗓 Ocean Stage, 4:45 PM BA Time

Had a great time watching @HannahMR on Connect the World discussing Lightning and Nostr incentives! Exciting insights on the future of decentralized social media and the impact on the Bitcoin Network of multi-asset Lightning. Can’t wait to see where this goes! ⚡

Planning a new Bitcoin project? Watch this space! We’re putting together a comprehensive guide on all the major Bitcoin testing networks—dropping this week📝 Learn how to choose the right network for your project to save time, cut costs, and deliver a reliable product! ⚡️

New NOSTR follow recommendation: Check out @Picnic Groups—a local community app with a built-in Bitcoin wallet powered by @Breez ⚡️. Perfect for getting your local surf or yoga instructor paid in Bitcoin! 🌊🧘‍♀️ They're new here, check them out! npub1u0czx9xmtd984lnjfa683sckvxqyxg7v0g4ftuy7wyyf7j6g33qs7fx24s

Hey Bitcoin builders! Bitcoin Core v28 is out with key upgrades: ✅ Testnet4 support ✅ Enhanced DoS protection ✅ Faster node sync with UTXO assume ✅ Package relay to handle Lightning fee spikes Get the new version:

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Bitcoin Core 28.0

Bitcoin Core 28.0

Building a Bitcoin or Lightning Network app? Offering in-app Bitcoin purchases could be the key to onboarding users and getting them spending sats ⚡️ Some great tech for this: 💥 @strike💥 MoonPay 💥 @Breez ⚡️ (powered by MoonPay) Let’s build Bitcoin together! 🛠