I decided in 2026 I will convince merchants and people of my village to discover and accept BTC.
The current plan is following:
1) Organize a Meetup #1 in our hall. First the basics, like What is money, Why is our money broken, How Bitcoin solves it, My journey, How to figure out own stacking strategy, What tools to use.
2a) Meetups would then continue just as a community hobby.
2b) Dedicated workshop with demonstration of setting up cold storage.
3) Onboarding individual merchants to lightning.
4) Assist merchants before/during/after large events like festivals.
5) The festival I already organize in July could serve as first whole BTC event.
6) Add other villages.
#asknostr
Do you have any tips? Have you tried something similar in your community? Am I missing something?
Would you suggest any specific tools? Why not to begin straight with #Cashu ? Is it smart to set up my own node for those purposes?
We are like 1000 inhabitants.
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If you're looking to cooperate with your partner too! It takes two is more fun imo
Crazyy! One day I can't use Qerko anymore and the next day there is opensource replacement.
Btw! My girlfriend bought me the art of not being governed, because I told her about your keynote 💪🏻
Very interesting points made. Would you agree, that if the goal is not to defeat the state, we might rather help it adapt? Asking for a friend 😊
Chapter 1: Of course it all began by discovering Bitcoin. I found out about it probably around 2012, my classmate was into IT already and told me about it.
I am convinced it got my attention and I probably tried to search for more information, maybe even downloaded some client. That were literally all my computer skills at the time, since I was like 13. Then I forgot about it for another few years.
As Saylor says, everybody gets it for the price each one deserves...
Next time I didn't use my opportunity was around in 2016 maybe, when I bought for the few bucks I was able to send somewhere over the internet. Then sold with a loss and forgot about it again.
I am very proud of one thing in this regard. Probably thanks to my parents, education I had, access to a PC, maybe even presence in Czech Republic, even at that age it got my attention. I didn't understand, but it was just fascinating, when I heard that in a certain places you can pay with this internet money.
Finally, in 2019 I started to study Bitcoin.
This is just to say, and to remind myself too, that it's never too late. I wasn't early skin in the game. No achievements there. But maybe more important metrics is - how early do you realize at least some of the consequences?
In next chapters, I might continue with the story. More importantly I would like to write and discuss, here on Nostr, the concrete consequences.
I believe we are still scratching the surface. Yes, the tech already built is amazing. I'm no technician unfortunately. I think we are scratching the surface mainly of social consequences.
There is lot more opportunities and effects coming. If you are interested too, follow me.
I believe you might find some value in my thoughts, since I partly come from "the opposite side".
Wish you all the best in 2026!
Does that really imply that you cannot pay for ☕️ via lightning like Qerko?
Marketing is fascinating in this regard. My most used loyalty program would be Bageterie Boulevard's "Every fifth for 1/2 price". 10% deduction in fact, but the admin scheme behind must be robust...
This year I will begin creating content for Nostr and make it my primal social media channel. *Mic drop into silence*
whaat🤌🏻
Imho Urza celkem dost často zbytečně nenechal Tomáše odpovědět. A může stokrát opakovat, že není pro dotace, a stejně je přerušen. Používá argumenty velmi validní v současnosti. Urza "kontruje" ideálnějším řešením, ale tou rychlostí zapomíná, že zatím nikdy takové řešení ještě nefungovalo. Ano, hypoteticky lepší. Ale v tomhle je potřeba si zamést před vlastním prahem. A zametení je: BTC komunita nikdy nenabídla dostatečný plán implementace. Ende.
🎙️ episode of Option Plus Podcast drop:
Running for the digital hills
What do the modern cryptoanarchists and the hill tribes of Zomia (area the size of Europe in southeast Asia) have in common? They have evolved strategies to become state-repelling - not only avoiding the state, but making the state avoid them. What are the similarities of their strategies to cryptoanarchy? Can we learn something from them? And can they become cryptoanarchists themselves, since the digital dystopia landscape in Asia is taking over?
https://hackyourself.io/2025/10/07/running-for-the-digital-hills/
Heard your live keynote on that in Ova and changed my... perspective at the very least!! 👏🏼 ❤️
Very well answered imo
for the business owner, including the tax problem, you could maybe have a aintermediary, who pays the part of restaurants bills, equivalent of income that has come threw lightning. And find a way to agree on that legally. Then you have easy enough way for a business to withstand weird payment - adoption. You then have to figure a way to be a sustainable intermediary, who pays someone's bill for being a QR code on tables in the restaurant.
Which is what a company Qerko does:
Haven't tried it, but I use the service often with fiat and it's awesome. And they say they are testing it, so you need to activate the feature. Which is worthless for UX, but still. Don't know the legal perspective.
I liked the connection of an old craft, new technology, but both proof of work.
Do you think it could be also beneficial for him in terms of sales? Apart from new payment method being just more options. I proposed the same thing to an old watch maker, small business in Prague.
Toto je test
Hello from a newbie to #nostr at Prague :) gonna find if expo stage is the one outside🙏🏻