We traveled “in bitcoin” before it was a thing.

Me and Rikki started “Bitcoin Explorers“ in El Salvador in 2021, then kept moving: Central America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa. And I’m not saying this to flex. I’m saying it because the timeline is the timeline. The content exist. The story speaks for itself.

Now. El Salvador was an engagement cheat code (and everyone knows it).

The uncomfortable truth: when we posted El Salvador content, everything grew faster. Like… four times as fast.

My tweets got reposted by Bukele. I got 4000 followers in a day for this picture you see here.

Our videos about El Salvador hit 10k views while being shot like amateurs (because we were amateurs). We weren’t filmmakers. We weren’t a production studio. We were just there, documenting what we were seeing with the tools we had in the most honest possible way.

If we wanted, we could’ve turned that into a visibility machine.

We didn’t.

Because we didn’t want the easy path. We didn’t want to go where everyone goes just because it performs. We didn’t want to become a tourism brochure for an algorithm or even worse, a government.

And eventually we had to admit something most people won’t say out loud: realistic reportage takes time, money, and resources. We didn’t have enough of them to keep doing it the way we wanted...properly.

So we stepped back. I found other jobs I'm super happy with and my voice remained independent.

Now let me ask you something. genuinely.

Why do you think so many Bitcoin creators focus on El Salvador? Why do you think so many creators post about it like it’s the only place on Earth where Bitcoin exists?

Because it’s simple:

- Post a beach breakfast and you get quadruple the reposts of a normal post.

- Post a critique? You risk getting dogpiled, losing followers, losing access, losing 'opportunities.

That’s the part people don’t post.

And yes: there are people in the space who will make it personal, who will lean on social pressure, who will remind you that stepping out of line has a cost. I’ve seen and heard enough to know the incentives are real even if nobody wants to say it clearly.

The saddest part is who ends up paying for this illusion: not the insiders. Not the people doing the reposting. Not people who threaten you over tweets.

It’s the people at home:

- liking

- retweeting

- booking flights

- buying tickets

- chasing a “ Bitcoin paradise” that mostly exists in social media posts apart from a few exceptions and small communities

A lot of content creators aren’t documenting reality. They’re documenting what the algorithm and their paycheck rewards.

And at that point… what’s the difference between them and the journalists they love to hate?

Same dynamic:

- follow the narrative

- repeat what powerful people want amplified

- avoid the messy parts

- monetize the attention

Different ecosystem. Same playbook.

We didn’t want to be that. We could’ve milked it. We didn’t. Not because we’re morally superior, spare me that story.

Because it didn’t fit who we are, and it didn’t fit what we wanted to build long-term.

If I’m going to talk about Bitcoin “in the world,” I want it to be real:

- not just the pretty parts

- not just the safe parts

- not just the parts that get you reposted by the right accounts

Reality is complicated. Adoption is uneven. People are people. Politics are politics. Incentives are incentives.

And if your content never shows the trade-offs, the friction, the contradictions… then you’re not educating anyone. You’re doing marketing.

❤️ If you’re new here, read this twice: Bitcoin doesn’t need fairy tales. It needs adults.

It needs people who can handle nuance without turning it into a loyalty test.

So next time you see a creator post a perfect “Bitcoin country” shot, ask yourself:

- What are they not showing?

- What can’t they say without losing access?

- What gets rewarded here. and what gets punished?

The algorithm isn’t truth. It’s the incentive map. And most creators are just following it like obedient little tourists.

🤝 orange side always winning

yep the house never runs outta chips, you're just borrowing theirs with an expiry date built-in.

cold + keys = your own vault where no pit boss can touch the stack.

true, fed printer goes brrr til the wheels melt off. but infinity bucks chasing 21 mil coins just makes every sat worth moar

stack what you can, hold your own keys, quietly exit the inflatable casino 👀

Let me be clear: anyone who opposes Bitcoin is going against monetary freedom and individual sovereignty. Money is not just a means of payment; it is an emergent social phenomenon that must be defended from central control. In the current political and geopolitical moment, you have to know how to choose your side. Mine is that of sound money, decentralization, and personal liberty. Long live Bitcoin.

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Today marks DAY TWO of the "Rizful 300" awards initiative.

Each day, starting October 30th 2025, we are highlighting 10 Nostr OGs, and sending each a zap of 10,000 sats, for a total of 3,000,000 satoshis, over 30 days.

Today's "Rizful 300" award winners are: nostr:nprofile1qqsdllfllsa2kc5nr2xtprc29fygmf68q0gg6800jwrg4cc0tt08hcgpr3mhxue69uhkymmnw3ezucnfw33k76tww3ux76m09e3k7mgpypmhxue69uhhyetvv9uj66ns9ehx7um5wgh8w6tjv4jxuet59e48qqgdwaehxw309aukzcn49ekk2qgjwaehxw309aekummhvekxzun99e3kxqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqgkwaehxw309a3x7um5wgh8x7t0vfhkutnwv46qz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5l0re80, nostr:nprofile1qqs07xqktt77qzzj6jdyuyckexqu0tcpvnqczrqtcrlyr5mpm4720uqpzemhxue69uhkymmnw3ezuumeda3x7m3wdejhgqg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxxmmfdehhxtnfduqj6amnwvaz7tmvdejxjumrwvhxgatrddjxuuewdaexwtmwdaehgunjv4kxz7f0dftx2ej30ph45qfxwaehxw309aehgunp093kzapwvfexz6twwd6x7und9eek7cmfv9kz7un9d3shjqg3waehxw309aekzarnv9nk2tnc09aqz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcpz4mhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2un9d3shjtnrdaksz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvsyrz2r2, nostr:nprofile1qqst7gmku9a6fmpxn5g0ejvk536xk3g322lfqv06frn5257au4fxhnspzpmhxue69uhkymmnw3ezuumgdacqzrmhwden5te0dehhxarj9ekk7mgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucmgv94kzmne9eehjum5v4khxqguwaehxw309a3x7um5wghxy6t5vdhkjmn50phkkmewvdhk6qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet5qyt8wumn8ghj7cn0wd68ytnn09hkymmw9ehx2aqxatknq, nostr:nprofile1qqstu7jjjx6n969erredexq539y2x0f7pks80zxhg9hh8dx8298s3espzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgqgkwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46qzxmhwden5te0wfjkccte9e3kscttv9h8jtnn09ehgetdwvqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsq3camnwvaz7tmzdaehgu3wvf5hgcm0d9h8g7r0ddhjucm0d52v8dtn, nostr:nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wvh8xmmrd9skcqg4waehxw309ac82unsd3jhyetvv9ujucm0d5q3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrpdejqz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq3camnwvaz7tmzdaehgu3wvf5hgcm0d9h8g7r0ddhjucm0d5q3samnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdfkk7mmnv5h8ymmrddeszrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqra9mge, nostr:nprofile1qqsgqke57uygxl0m8elstq26c4mq2erz3dvdtgxwswwvhdh0xcs04scpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrzv3jhvtnxw4hqzgnhwden5te0dehhxarj94mx2unfve5k2epwwajkcmr0wfjx2u3wdejhgqgkwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46qzynhwden5te0wp6hyurvv4cxzeewv4eszxmhwden5te0wfjkccte9e3kscttv9h8jtnn09ehgetdwvq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwajkcmr0wfjx2u3wdejhgqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqguwaehxw309a3x7um5wghxy6t5vdhkjmn50phkkmewvdhk6pp53f8, nostr:nprofile1qqsda2memtapc2lykjnd8t9px4ake2stw39lg6k49xj6u3jz3pteu6qpr3mhxue69uhkymmnw3ezucnfw33k76tww3ux76m09e3k7mgpz4mhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2un9d3shjtnrdakszxnhwden5te0wa5x2ct59e5xzurs096xzan9wfhzucm0qydhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnrdpskkctw0yh8x7tnw3jk6ucprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6nddahhxefwwfhkx6mnqyt8wumn8ghj7cn0wd68ytnn09hkymmw9ehx2aqppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5q3zamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0lsdslv, nostr:nprofile1qqs05j5ewc3wl3pnvcjd8mk0v75c6n7lppdgqa4afk4gr44aacddc2gpr3mhxue69uhkymmnw3ezucnfw33k76tww3ux76m09e3k7mgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3kamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwvd5xz6mpdeujuumewd6x2mtnqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnzd96xxmmfdejhytnnda3kjctv9uqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsqs7amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd4hk6qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsup4cce, nostr:nprofile1qqsxpfwtq34xpnqy9djsg7jjayq3rrst95r4xflje0nqlwjjwhfhrycppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyvhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnhv4kxcmmjv3jhytnwv46qzyrhwden5te0dehjuum5wghxxu30qy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hszythwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn99uq3wamnwvaz7tmpw3kxzuewdehhxarj9ekxzmny9uq3vamnwvaz7tm9v3jkutnwdaehgu3wd3skuep0qydhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtn0wfskuem9wp5kcmpwv3jhvtcdht0ue, and nostr:nprofile1qqspe8wd3lfd97u8n4hs94kv26hwl462jeu2ujzrfv8smeazrpf0wpqpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wsq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmnyqyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqg0waehxw309ahx7um5wghx6mmdqyt8wumn8ghj7cn0wd68ytnn09hkymmw9ehx2aqpr3mhxue69uhkymmnw3ezucnfw33k76tww3ux76m09e3k7mgprfmhxue69uhhw6r9v96zu6rpwpc8jarpwejhym3wvdhszxrhwden5te0wfjkccte9eekummjwsh8xmmrd9skcxnwevn

Thank you all for your service to Nostr!

Nostr bull run about to begin?

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed today’s Miami Herald report claiming that the Trump Administration had decided to launch attacks on military installations inside Venezuela—potentially “within days or even hours”—calling it a “fake story.”