2026-01-23T22:35:26Z https://nostr.now lucas https://nostr.now/npub1sqg3p2papqthgypz8atphge7hv6zx2xml997arr7fdyxeu4y3jhq3gunrc https://m.primal.net/QIbm.jpg https://m.primal.net/QIbm.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyaauvq07zzhcylgt973rpwwk2zcyez520yzhfxflxrtxsm0038ygzyzqpzy9g85ypwaqsygl4vxar86anggegm0u5hm5v0e95sm8j5jx2u076s80 Bitcoin Study Sessions #061 <br/><br/>&#34;Build on it - make it better!&#34;<br/><br/>That&#39;s the message from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqsreqnakmz97lnzy8aprxukq38trfqjz34p74n5ws58faajveqclsc2wl67p" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nackoo2000</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…l67p</span>)</a></span>, chief of staff at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7ct8vaezumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqgkwaehxw309ajkgetw9ehx7um5wghxcctwvshsqgyhz8g6h2qx5w3gtle7slghtypv9ujswsvxpkwxtypu3d0gv04asylprq55" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Breez_tech</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…rq55</span>)</a></span>.<br/><br/>Bitcoin isn’t about number go up.<br/>It’s about who controls the rails—and what survives when fiat fails.<br/><br/>🎙️ On Bitcoin Study Sessions, we sat down with Ivan Makedonski (Chief of Staff at **Breeze**) to talk Bitcoin, Lightning, Nostr, and the future of value.<br/><br/>Key takeaways from this chat👇<br/><br/>⚡ **UX over ideology**<br/>Decentralization doesn’t matter if it feels broken.<br/>Nostr’s UI is fine. The UX needs to be better..<br/><br/>🌍 **Adoption happens when systems fail**<br/>Bitcoin doesn’t win arguments.<br/>It wins when fiat breaks.<br/><br/>🧠 **Proof of Signal beats audience capture**<br/>When comments cost sats, noise disappears.<br/><br/>💸 **Split payments change capitalism**<br/>Value flows directly to individuals.<br/>Corporations → networks.<br/>Creators → patronage.<br/><br/>🛡️⚔️ **Bitcoin is shield *and* cannonball**<br/>Defense and penetration against centralized power.<br/><br/>⚠️ **The risk ahead**<br/>CBDCs riding Bitcoin rails.<br/>Mandated Lightning split payments.<br/>Centralized treasuries posing as freedom.<br/><br/>Final thought:<br/>Hoarding isn’t the goal.<br/>Building is.<br/>Providing value is.<br/><br/>🎧 Full episode out now.<br/>Build signal. Ignore noise.<br/><br/>on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqtxwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tmwwp6kyvtkx46kv7tgx3kxketnd3nhs7rrvdkxwwrxxp585ct6dpshwdmjwdexsanxw96hs7ndxfnxkd35vvmny6rswv6r2m3swc6n7cnjdaskgcmpwd6r6arjw4jsqgr98zf9a0akv86p3kx86p6tachg4lthsuqamzg8psk6jdk4w8j4cv6qcgkr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>fountain_app</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…cgkr</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/4hQusTRdEF8KcGuw5ns4">https://fountain.fm/episode/4hQusTRdEF8KcGuw5ns4</a><br/><br/>on youtube:<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/yJSkTORThcA">https://youtu.be/yJSkTORThcA</a> 2026-01-05T21:45:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspmuugq3j97qh5zrhckfxfvq6pcs2x7pe88f6qwfarzk6d7cej98czyzqpzy9g85ypwaqsygl4vxar86anggegm0u5hm5v0e95sm8j5jx2u7cysvu Bitcoin Study Sessions: Episode 60!<br/><br/>We just unpacked The Mandibles—and it feels less like fiction every year. Lionel Shriver&#39;s 2016 book is coming alive before our eyes.<br/><br/>🇺🇸 Dollar collapses<br/><br/>💳 US renounces its debt<br/><br/>🌍 New global currency<br/><br/>🥫 Food shortages, gold outlawed<br/><br/>👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A family forced to confront what wealth actually is<br/><br/>As money dies, so do identities.<br/><br/>As comfort disappears, morality shifts.<br/><br/>Survival replaces ideology.<br/><br/>The real question isn’t will this happen— it’s who adapts when the system breaks.📉<br/><br/>Empires don’t fall all at once.<br/><br/>They decay… then default.<br/><br/>Have you read it—or are we living it?<br/><br/>from your grateful hosts : <br/><br/>thanks for listening! share with friends and consider us yours - we&#39;re all in this together!<br/><br/>check us out on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqtxwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tmwwp6kyvtkx46kv7tgx3kxketnd3nhs7rrvdkxwwrxxp585ct6dpshwdmjwdexsanxw96hs7ndxfnxkd35vvmny6rswv6r2m3swc6n7cnjdaskgcmpwd6r6arjw4jsqgr98zf9a0akv86p3kx86p6tachg4lthsuqamzg8psk6jdk4w8j4cv6qcgkr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>fountain_app</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…cgkr</span>)</a></span> or youtube!<br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/bjmlNL8QNMnu1cQUw6Mn">https://fountain.fm/episode/bjmlNL8QNMnu1cQUw6Mn</a><br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/xZIXmh5n70c">https://youtu.be/xZIXmh5n70c</a> 2026-01-03T19:01:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrmedn678ha0zxsgqwp4u6gd7yh299w3jxtqtjuazwemf08tflmqczyzqpzy9g85ypwaqsygl4vxar86anggegm0u5hm5v0e95sm8j5jx2upmwe69 An ode to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytndv9kxjm3wdahxcqg5waehxw309ahx7um5wfekzarkvyhxuet5qqsw4v882mfjhq9u63j08kzyhqzqxqc8tgf740p4nxnk9jdv02u37ncdhu7e3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>LynAlden</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…u7e3</span>)</a></span> -<br/><br/>&#34;nothing stops this train&#34;<br/><br/>new music on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqtxwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tmwwp6kyvtkx46kv7tgx3kxketnd3nhs7rrvdkxwwrxxp585ct6dpshwdmjwdexsanxw96hs7ndxfnxkd35vvmny6rswv6r2m3swc6n7cnjdaskgcmpwd6r6arjw4jsqgr98zf9a0akv86p3kx86p6tachg4lthsuqamzg8psk6jdk4w8j4cv6qcgkr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>fountain_app</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…cgkr</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://fountain.fm/album/xMvUXKGr5T5bkjFrOP91">https://fountain.fm/album/xMvUXKGr5T5bkjFrOP91</a><br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/25a0de64561e6f92fa9d8d2f4e15c30c537a08d709e09d03f3b60a3360c25490.mp4"></video> 2025-10-27T18:13:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxnheljvfl4kp9lk0j766sg07vltjephphhumuj0862tc6fy09suszyzqpzy9g85ypwaqsygl4vxar86anggegm0u5hm5v0e95sm8j5jx2ugu6gfq In less than twenty-four hours on NOSTR, the podcast I host made money. <br/><br/>In over ten months on Youtube, Spotify, and X it did not. <br/><br/>This platform allows for the realization of Kevin Kelly&#39;s idea of a thousand true fans. <br/><br/>Incredibly thankful for this code and all who develop on it.<br/><br/>There has never been a better time to be an artist and creator.<br/><br/> 2025-09-28T22:57:40Z