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This makes sense. I can use the WesternBTC relay for my inbox so that others can send me messages through this relay without paying whitelist fees, and I will also receive notifications, although these messages will be deleted after a period of time.
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In our latest episode, we talk about how our kids are using AI and also why we expect 2026 to be the year of the builder.
Happy new year! 🎆
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Branta wishes you all a Happy New Year!
2025 was a defining year for freedom and prosperity.
At its center, sound money.
More individuals, families, and businesses are opting into health and freedom, and using the best tools available to do so.
The future is not given, it's built.
In 2025, we:
• Announced zero-knowledge address verification
• Added over 20 businesses to the Branta network
• Verified our first nostr:nprofile1qy8hwumn8ghj76rfwpehgu3wvdaqzrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqqg96dyzxdu3l4gufz4cvpguws8g2n7z200x8jeedr8g6hvhuzy2k7q45pl3m transaction
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• Broke ground on e2e transactions via wallet integrations, announcing soon
• Grew the team and attended 10+ conferences
… and had countless conversations with great folks building in the industry.
In 2025, we made it easy for businesses to opt in to private address verification; meaning users can rest easy against Man-In-The-Middle attacks.
Malware has no place in our future.
2026 will be even bigger.
More freedom, more prosperity.
Happy new year
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The WesternBTC is now a trial relay (https://westernbtc.com).
How it works:
When a pubkey is first seen, it's given a trial whitelisting of n days (30 in my case). After the trial period has elapsed, any notes created by the pubkey are deleted. If the pubkey is officially whitelisted at any point before the expiration of the trial period, the pubkey is promoted to full whitelisting and removed from the trial whitelisting.
What this enables:
- sign ups without users having to pay first (terrible UX previously)
- gift wraps now work (NIP-17)
- clean up relay space automatically
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Welcome 2026! ⚡️
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