As we step into a new year, we want to pause and say thank you.
2025 was a year of growth, voices, and real connections. Together, we published, discussed, and proved that open expression still matters.
YakiHonne became more than a client. It became a place where ideas traveled freely and communities showed up for each other.
As we welcome this new chapter, we are excited for what’s ahead — more stories, more freedom, and more moments we will build together.
Happy New Year to every writer, reader, and supporter. 🎉
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https://blossom.yakihonne.com/5daaaad494c07bdbba5942ff28a74d617d27b0714cfb00e98a998910653eb8c8.mp4
I first noticed YakiHonne when nostr:nprofile1qqst0mtgkp3du662ztj3l4fgts0purksu5fgek5n4vgmg9gt2hkn9lqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnp0faxzmt09ehx2ap08pu8g0 posted using it - will be checking this out for sure
Opt out is not easy when you are a salary earner and the tax is deducted by your employer, and you pay sales tax on every purchase. Companies that opt out better have btc payments set up with all their suppliers and customers, for when their bank accounts are frozen. The easiest way for the state to control the population is though institutions like banks, listed companies, etc. It's a much smaller population that in turn touches everyone.
The Lazy Lizard restaurant in Prince Albert accepts bitcoin payments. Powered by nostr:nprofile1qqsglefmxagcu0d7nw4jdkgj9ysqrk9cst0fg44hkz9kzhu39hyt7jsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0vdff00 , it's a sweet experience. Be sure to stop by and support them.
Morning sun is the best
Cook'n up something new
Don't lament the off period, it happens. Focus on each day. One day at at time. Welcome back to the fold.
Nothing comes close to artwork from nostr:nprofile1qqs9tuz9jpn57djg7nxunhyvuvk69g5zqaxdpvpqt9hwqv7395u9rpgpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdusqv7th. This wallpaper on my phone makes me smile every time I pick it up.
Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world, whether by governments or other religions.
More than 380 million Christians face high levels of persecution/discrimination.
So, fair lessons, and even more so for those who persecute us.
https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/
https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
https://www.ucanews.com/news/christian-persecution-on-the-rise-worldwide-new-report/107577
"If you speak the Truth, they will hate you for it"
The porn industry is always an early tech adopter. VHS, Internet, streaming and now NOSTR
After the space bar, the "enter" key must be the most used key on the keyboard. For the love of all that is holy, why is there not a standard size/placement/position?!
Until you live in a country that doesn't have them
President Trump says the U.S. is cutting all payments and subsidies to South Africa and will block the country from the 2026 G20.
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I live in South Africa. The South African government is a highly corrupt, criminal cartel. All our government achieved from the G20 was to secure another loan that they can't repay. And they are applauded for it. Tragic.
Monthly Round-Up 4: We trade war stories about AI coding that dazzles then stalls, and show how self-hosted LLMs and agents can reclaim privacy and time. The talk shifts to real-world Bitcoin: QR payments across South Africa, M-Pesa bridges in Kenya, community custody with FediMint, and a world-first open secure element from Trezor.
• AI tools that impress early then hit walls
• Self-hosted LLMs on Start9 for privacy and resilience
• Defaults and data: using AI to summarise terms
• Local hosting versus cloud trade-offs
• FediMint community custody experiments and limits
• Money Badger scaling Bitcoin at 700k+ South African merchants
• Safety gains with Tando bridging Bitcoin to M-Pesa
• How Bitcoin scales via existing rails and “change in sats”
• Breez Time To Build challenge and OpenSats grants
• Trezor Safe 7 with open secure element
• China’s e-CNY, BRICS, and why neutral money matters
If you haven’t bought your tickets yet, what are you doing?
You can get 10% off your ticket if you use the code OKIN
> But the damage extends far beyond falsified price signals into the moral fabric of civilization itself. Inflation “constantly reduces the purchasing power of money,” and “the consequence is despair and the eradication of moral and social standards.” Through debt-based policies, “Western governments have pushed their citizens into a state of financial dependency unknown to any previous generation.” This dependency corrodes character...
End the Fed. Starve the beast.
https://mises.org/mises-wire/road-de-civilization-inflation-and-moral-erosion-society
Great article. The question is how do governments go back to sound money? Game theory prevents this as a realistic likelihood - sound money places spending limits on governments. If you're the only one, you will get left behind as your neighbors out spend you. True, over a long time frame your citizens will be much better off, but you will probably be voted out before seeing real change. It's political chaos.
This is why bitcoin is the only possible option. And it's through discovery by everyone people, saving and USING it for everyday purchases. When individuals and businesses start preferring to be paid in bitcoin and offer discounts for such, this will be the driving force for governments to adopt it as legal tender. It's the sly and round about way.
That's the day we celebrate.
I've started using nostr:nprofile1qqsxarugy7apvkszrcfmwsjwky5gyk8lgpgfgh6h2tcuu3mltgk0zdqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z729dkkc on my home server. It's really incredible that this quality and functionality is free and fully open source software. Anyone looking to move away from big tech in the cloud, and to a more secure solution that just works, should just start here.
I've also been told that your most productive decade is your 70's. We should be getting better with age, not worse.
The news cycle says crisis; history says pattern. We sit down with political philosopher and lecturer Gerhard Wolmarans to test whether our moment is truly exceptional or simply another liminal passage where the old order fades and the new hasn’t yet taken shape. From Rome to Mali, the Glorious to the French Revolution, Gerhard traces how change arrives—sometimes as a flood, sometimes as a slow thaw—and why the health of politics often decides whether societies reform or fracture.
Fidelity Crypto now lets customers withdraw their #Bitcoin to self-custody wallets.
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This is truly great news. Fidelity are proper 👌
Coffee - Ground Coffee, Hazelwood, Pretoria
Daily, weekly & monthly groceries - Pick 'n Pay, Pretoria
Lightbulbs - Pick 'n Pay, Pretoria
Family breakfast - Bootlegger, Pretoria
No vouchers, just sweet btc from my nostr:nprofile1qqsglefmxagcu0d7nw4jdkgj9ysqrk9cst0fg44hkz9kzhu39hyt7jsh9lfqf with a little help from my nostr:nprofile1qyw8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttjv4kxz7fwwak8vuewwdcxzcm9qythwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnxd46zuamf0ghxy6t6qqsz85k206vm3vqdmlvcy9l4kyfqchlnf4hnctasxufa3ph0ck9decgv95m3a friends
still not in the #bitchat android club :(
nostr:nprofile1qqsz85k206vm3vqdmlvcy9l4kyfqchlnf4hnctasxufa3ph0ck9decgpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6un9d3shjtnhd3m8xtnnwpskxegpzamhxue69uhkummnw3ezuendwsh8w6t69e3xj7sm4tx66 legends strike again. Just paid my Temu customs invoice usin bitcoin! No more putting credit card details at risk. Absolutely made my day.
So, only 5 episodes in and we have hit position no 158 in South Africa! Rock On!!
nostr:nprofile1qqsz85k206vm3vqdmlvcy9l4kyfqchlnf4hnctasxufa3ph0ck9decgpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6un9d3shjtnhd3m8xtnnwpskxegpzamhxue69uhkummnw3ezuendwsh8w6t69e3xj7sm4tx66 are killing it here
These headlines, in the last few days, highlight that bitcoin is no longer the ''fringe''. It is drawing the attention of governments, mortgage lenders, and the Federal Reserve in the USA. South African businesses can access the bitcoin protocol just as easily as any of these organisations, and it's just as easy for the man in the street.
If you are even curious about what that can mean for you, give us a shout.
