It’s amazing how straightforward and honest the wording was then.
A year ago nostr:nprofile1qqsreqnakmz97lnzy8aprxukq38trfqjz34p74n5ws58faajveqclscprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumnfva58gdewwdcxzcm9qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj70hk39u proposed the idea to make a movie about bitcoin adoption in Bulgaria.
Over the next months we aligned our vision, started planning and launched a nostr:nprofile1qqstdhxam7rxw5586xjwscsdj24fqhp93kzsh7xvjg7nnhc7mlh9aecpzemhxw309ahx7um5wghxgetvda6x26eww34j7qghwaehxw309a4ksct5wf6juur4dp3ksmewd4jj70kf78k campaign. Over 100 bitcoiners, primarily from Bulgaria, supported the project. 🙏
Others offered us places to stay, showed us around and let me follow them around with a camera. The project was made possible because the community showed up and helped out.
In June, I traveled to Bulgaria with everything needed to make the film in one checked bag and a carry on. For the next month, I toured the country meeting the people building on bitcoin.
The trip went incredibly well. We worked hard and didn’t waste a single opportunity. Excluding day 17 when I got food poisoning-everything, and I mean everything went our way.
We finished the first phase and bulk of the production with 5TB of footage, including ~35 interviews. I returned home, started editing and in October returned a second time to film the BTC Balkans bitcoin conference.
It was awesome to see the Bulgarians one roof, connecting with the other Balkan communities.
I am now deep in the editing process and aiming to release the film in April 2026. It’s been a challenging and rewarding project and I am so glad I got to work with this crazy Bulgarian guy named Ivan to tell this story.
If you want to support or check out the progress so far here is the Geyser link: https://geyser.fund/project/bulgarianjourney
A few of the builders in the film are on Nostr:
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Честита Нова година, Kyle! Thanks for what you’re doing! Wishing you a blessed 2026 and can’t wait for the movie!
⚡️🇧🇬 NEW - Pour one out for Bulgaria.
At midnight, the country gives up its national currency and adopts the euro, a fiat currency that has lost over 40% of its purchasing power since 2000.
https://blossom.primal.net/edfce48d8c75bb11ec6bece2cdeec0b594dbf780991946fc05578f690e97f7ca.mp4
No one asked us as always. Pour one out for the lev. It endured Russian occupation, Nazis and Communism, but died at the hands of mafia and globalists. To all my fellow Bulgarians, I hope you have Bitcoin. Cheers 🥂
Happy New Year to every Knots runner, every Ocean miner and basically to every non-NPC in Bitcoin preserving the cypherpunk values and freedom mindset! You’re the real ones! 🥂
Congrats friend! And happy New Year! Good health and prosperity! 🥂
Yeah, whatever you like to tell yourself sir. Happy New Year!
Happy new year team nostr:nprofile1qqsq9k04vahllseell55m74n3047y88pzlr0z5yany32st29fapqmgspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz8thwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kz7x3alzs and nostr:npub1lh273a4wpkup00stw8dzqjvvrqrfdrv2v3v4t8pynuezlfe5vjnsnaa9nk 🍷
2025 summed up in one picture. 🤌
Bitcoiners sitting on board meetings sounds as opaque as it gets.
Calm years produce podcasts. Turbulent years produce conviction.
Be prepared for a turbulent 2026, fellow plebs.
Stay humble and vigilant.
Happy New Year!
2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse. Translation: speed, volatility, and impatience dominate. This is a year that rewards bold, independent action and punishes hesitation and centralized, slow-moving systems.
The Horse is motion and rebellion; Fire adds ignition. Changes don’t unfold politely—they bolt. Expect political and institutional instability, abrupt policy shifts, protests, and moments that expose incompetence rather than create new problems. Control narratives weaken. Authority looks reactive.
Economically, this favors people who can move fast and cut losses without sentimentality. Capital becomes restless. Speculation rises less from greed and more from frustration with stagnation. Old structures feel sluggish; intermediaries get bypassed.
Culturally and technologically, decentralization gains momentum. Permissionless, sovereign, exit-friendly ideas resonate. Heavy-handed control tends to backfire.
On a personal level, it’s a year of sharp pivots—relocations, career changes, breakups, startups. People act on long-suppressed misalignments.
The risk is recklessness. Fire Horse energy burns hot but plans poorly. Winners pair speed with discipline. Bad year to be rigid. Good year to be light, prepared, and unencumbered.
If you want a clear explanation for the madness consuming the West, look no further than this video.
