Whenever I hear people talk about Bitcoin as freedom money, I always come back to this question, are you spending it? Because to me, that’s what freedom really looks like. Being able to transact outside fiat systems, on your own terms.
If you’re still relying on broken fiat for your daily transactions, are you really free? Probably not. Fiat ties you to currency controls, inflation, and corrupt banking systems, all the things Bitcoin was designed to free us from. That’s why spending bitcoin matters because it’s about using a tool that gives you full control over your money. And with tools like nostr:nprofile1qqs97ekh6cxykm34l0m5ddrlymhj9rxrys3jemtf90psy3nysum0lkcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzvuhsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjme0aycgm0 there’s no excuse not to use bitcoin for everyday payments right here in #Kenya🇰🇪
When you actually spend bitcoin, you prove it works. You show that it’s not some unreachable, magic internet money. It’s functional. It moves. It serves real needs. That everyday usage is what transforms Bitcoin from just a foreign concept into something living and credible.
And when people see bitcoin being used, it clicks. The fear and confusion start to fade. It’s no longer abstract. They begin to understand it, not through theory, but through experience. That’s how trust grows. That’s how adoption spreads.
And as more people start spending bitcoin, something powerful happens, merchants begin to accept it. That’s the start of a real circular economy. One where you can earn in bitcoin, save in bitcoin, and spend in bitcoin, without ever needing to touch fiat.
But it doesn’t stop there. Real usage leads to more diverse users, more use cases, and more regions coming on board. That kind of growth doesn’t just spread bitcoin, it strengthens it. It decentralizes the network socially and economically, not just technically. And that matters, because a Bitcoin network that’s actively used by millions of people across cultures and borders becomes incredibly hard to stop. It becomes too useful to ignore. Too embedded in everyday life to shut down. Just like the internet.
So every time you spend bitcoin, you’re doing more than just making a payment. You’re helping bring it to life. You’re shifting it from being a quiet, passive asset to a living, breathing network of real value exchange. And that kind of activity is what drives growth. It drives security. It drives real freedom.
That’s what makes spending bitcoin so important and that’s what nostr:nprofile1qqs97ekh6cxykm34l0m5ddrlymhj9rxrys3jemtf90psy3nysum0lkcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzvuhsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjme0aycgm0 is here for. Because when you spend your bitcoin through Tando, you’re not just using an app, you’re participating in the future of money.
And if you’re not spending your bitcoin yet, I hope this gives you a little nudge in that direction.
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Here's a recap of a Bitcoin giveaway game that we vibe-coded for the Kenya Blockchain Conference! We ended up giving away 51 prizes of bitcoin to people who were interacting with the Bitcoin Lightning (Layer 2) network for the very first time! When they saw how fast it was, their smiles and laser-eyes lit up! 🤩
The best part of the giveaway was it created an incentive (free BTC!) for people to install a Lightning Wallet. And with their new wallet & a Lightning Address, they can use Bitika (a platform that allows Kenyans to buy bitcoin via M-pesa) to quickly buy more bitcoin and then use Tando to easily spend it. ☯️
Special shout-out to nostr:npub1hcwcj72tlyk7thtyc8nq763vwrq5p2avnyeyrrlwxrzuvdl7j3usj4h9rq who made the onboarding super easy for Lightning first-timers and made the game possible with support for LNURL-auth and LNURL-withdraw. And also graced us with a custom LN address: tando@walletofsatoshi.com 😉
https://blossom.primal.net/a16b968bcc1e956b22a29e4fafdf51c0d02ee94acfb037a2a9540b77d6859c92.mov
The dera party yesterday unlocked a new obsession, I’m officially hooked on Bongo and Taarab music, this is all I’m listening to for the next week.
Swahili is such a beautiful language! Ughh! (Should have typed this in Swahili)
Ugh, fine, i’ll zap you
Kidudu mtu
Dera Party loading 🎉
You can use Tando to send money/Buy Goods/ Pay Bills to any Kenyan M-pesa outlet
No debate. It’s nostr:nprofile1qqs97ekh6cxykm34l0m5ddrlymhj9rxrys3jemtf90psy3nysum0lkcprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ezummjv9hxwetsd9kxctnyv4mz7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcth2fe4 for us , all day, every day⚡💚
2 days of solid orange-pilling done. Working on a short write-up, will share soon🤞
Back in my village. So serene. Love it here✨🍃
I get that bad people don’t have the same limits as good people. But what I still struggle with is this: do they ever really pay for it? I’ve seen people do horrible things to others and just walk away like nothing happened. No consequences, no accountability. It really sucks. I like to think that life has a way of balancing things out eventually, maybe that’s what karma is for. But honestly, sometimes it’s hard to believe in that when the worst people seem to get rewarded.
How do people with bad intentions keep winning? Or why does it seem like evil wins while good struggles?🤔
Fuck yeah⚡️🔥 nostr:npub1tand04svfdhrt7lhg6687fh0y2xvxfpr9nkkj27rqfrxfpeklldsp48sax
The ability to separate the art from the artist: a quiet, necessary skill.