2026-04-04T21:28:30Z https://nostr.now Prashanth https://nostr.now/npub1z3xsj7reuyjwvvm5g64ft5ju8u0x6jgskdd3u9dswrzxd7yt7dws6f9gxr https://nostr.build/i/27cc252662fd8421d967b4ca56fbab237ee03d1b324335340d23528ec5ebeab5.jpg https://nostr.build/i/27cc252662fd8421d967b4ca56fbab237ee03d1b324335340d23528ec5ebeab5.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswkvusqmw3g77tcmckddsslav539jm3rzq524f5dns0cne95xrcrqzyq2y6ztc08sjfe3nw3r249wjtsl3um2fzze4k8s4kpcvgehc30e46zl89hn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhgvsh7y3alkjajpxzyyqureaydka0rc60rvvrteefaz7ej2jwdq95lvyj'>nevent1q…lvyj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thaks Jonny! <br/><br/>So much work to do; just getting started! 2026-10-14T20:57:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2lcz90gvp9jrnvn079jvtwq42rsspnk7fsptvld4pws78apdwh6gzyq2y6ztc08sjfe3nw3r249wjtsl3um2fzze4k8s4kpcvgehc30e46q293l6 A coffee shop wants to accept Bitcoin and receive euros. Sounds simple, but it isn&#39;t.<br/><br/>Here&#39;s the gap 👇<br/><br/>In the EU, self-custody is the sane way for a business to accept Bitcoin payments. Routing customer payments into a CASP&#39;s custody is a compliance headache you don&#39;t want.<br/><br/>Great if you&#39;re stacking Bitcoin on your balance sheet.<br/><br/>But most businesses want something else: accept Bitcoin, settle in euros. No volatility on revenue. Predictable numbers for the accountant.<br/><br/>And honestly – it&#39;s better payment infrastructure. Cheaper than card rails even with a standard off-ramp fee. No chargebacks. Euros in the bank in seconds, not days.<br/><br/>So the flow looks obvious: Bitcoin → your own wallet → licensed euro off-ramp. And since it&#39;s your own verified wallet, even the 1k euro transfer rule stops being a blocker.<br/><br/>Now the huge but.<br/><br/>Who signs the forward transaction?<br/><br/>Deposit and sell manually every time – that&#39;s not a payment experience, that&#39;s a part-time job.<br/><br/>Let a third party sign for you – the moment someone else can move your funds, that&#39;s custody. Custody needs a CASP license under MiCA. Travel rule and all. You&#39;re back where you started.<br/><br/>For merchants running their own BTCPay server, we built a plugin that auto-forwards to euros while the keys stay with the merchant. Here&#39;s a demo: <a href="https://youtu.be/CQgmo2v9KG0">https://youtu.be/CQgmo2v9KG0</a><br/><br/>But the coffee shop doesn&#39;t run a BTCPay server.<br/><br/>That&#39;s exactly what we&#39;re building at Bringin – accept Bitcoin, settle in euros, dedicated IBAN, clean exports for your accountant. Without anyone but you touching your keys.<br/><br/>We&#39;re seeing the demand firsthand. One step at a time ⚡ 2026-07-28T07:34:27Z