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Edwin Comino
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Libertarian, Noderunner and BTCmap tagger.

Use BTCmap.org. The map already features hundreds of Square merchants who accept Bitcoin😁.

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Hey there 👋

The last two months? Busy. Productive. A little intense (in the best way). We shipped major updates, refactored deep under the hood, and launched a protocol that’s been in the works for a while. Plus, we got a wave of real-world feedback. some of it stung, all of it helped. Exactly what we needed.

Let’s break it down.

📦 Two big releases: built on real feedback

- v0.1.4 (The Punch-In-The-Face Update)

We dropped 0.1.4 at the end of September: a release that marked a turning point. After 0.1.3 hit the wild, users gave us real, raw feedback. And we listened. Hard.

At the heart of this release was a major overhaul of the core Rust crate. We refactored big chunks of the backend to align with a new API, which yes, meant rewriting a lot of stuff. But the result? Smoother, faster, and a lot more solid.

v0.1.4 Highlights:

🔧 Stability upgrades: reworked relay connections, event processing, and group logic.

🚀 Performance boosts: reduced lag, faster responses.

✨ UX polish: drafts now save securely. Chats scroll like they’re supposed to. “Start New Chat” got a facelift.

🧼 Visual tweaks: cleaner UI, skeleton loaders, bottom sheets with silky animations.

📱 Better support: Android v7a builds for older devices. Versioned binaries + SHA-256 hashes for the careful types.

Prepping for v0.2.0 ( We're Not Slowing Down)

After 0.1.4, we kept the momentum. A bunch of exciting things are landing:

🖼️ Image support: encrypted media sharing via the brand new MIP-04 spec.

🔔 Local notifications (Android-first): fully private, device-side alerts. No servers involved. You get notified, your privacy stays intact.

🙋‍♂️ UX enhancements: avatars in group chats. Smarter notifications.

🌍 Global ready: Multi-language support: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Power-Ups: add people to existing groups without losing encryption guarantees.

- 🦫 Say Hi to MARMOT PROTOCOL

Now, here’s the big one: Marmot. Yeah, we launched a protocol. It’s native to Nostr, built from scratch, and (not to brag) it’s a game-changer for secure group messaging.

What makes Marmot different?

Marmot combines MLS (Messaging Layer Security) with Nostr’s decentralized architecture.

That means:

🔒 True End-to-End encryption: only you and your people can read your messages.

🌐 No central servers: no single point of failure. Or censorship.

🕵️‍♂️ Metadata protection: not just the message, it hides who you’re talking to.

🧢 Identity flexibility: No phone numbers. No emails. Just your keys.

🔥 Censorship resistance: if one relay goes down, another steps in.

MIP-04 (Secure Media, Done Right). It lets you share images and files securely in Marmot groups.

Here’s what’s under the hood:

🔐 ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD encryption

🗂️ Content stored via content-addressed systems like Blossom

🔁 Forward secrecy & post-compromise security

✅ Integrity checks to make sure no one’s tampering

❤️ We don’t just slap features together… we design them to last.

🎤 On the Global Stage

In case you missed it: nostr:nprofile1qqspwwwexlwgcrrnwz4zwkze8rq3ncjug8mvgsd96dxx6wzs8ccndmcpzamhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpzamhxue69uhkummnw3ezu6rpwd5xyctwvuhxumq47j9et and nostr:nprofile1qqst0mtgkp3du662ztj3l4fgts0purksu5fgek5n4vgmg9gt2hkn9lqpypmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuetfde6kuer6wasku7nfvuh8xurpvdjj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxz7n6v9kk7tnwv46z7pxxtmh hit the stage at the Lugano Plan B Forum, talking about privacy, Bitcoin, and how to build messaging that actually respects you. (Spoiler: people listened.)

🚧 What’s next

Marmot is still in development( experimental but promising). The cryptography is solid, and we’re iterating fast. New release in COMING SOON, and real-world testing is shaping every release.

Follow us for new updates!

Been running 0.1.4 for several weeks now, but I have never been able to send any messages. I can see my list of Nostr contacts, but when I select a contact and tap “Start Chat”, I receive the error messages “Something went wrong. Please try again.” or “Failed to share invite”. I would like to resolve this issue. Is there a community forum where I can get help?

I’m spending a few days in Leipzig. Right in the heart of the city, there’s a unique spot embracing a new wave of freedom and innovation: Café Kollwitz. This cozy café, famous for its vibrant Leipziger art, excellent coffee, and freshly made vegan cakes, has taken an exciting leap forward in payment options. Thanks to an inspiring conversation and a touch of enthusiasm, the owner of Café Kollwitz is now completely “orange-pilled,” which means you can now pay here with Bitcoin! Of course, I immediately added them to BTCmap.

https://btcmap.org/merchant/node:11222519494

#CafeKollwitz #Leipzig #BTCmap

Bhutan, a small Himalayan Buddhist Kingdom, known for its unique guiding philosophy of Gross National Happiness — is taking bold steps into the future.

Not only does Bhutan currently rank 3rd in the world in sovereign #BTC holdings, the Kingdom now also has launched a nationwide campaign to encourage local businesses to accept Bitcoin as a means of payment.

Bhutan, its economy highly depended on tourism, is especially aiming to have foreign visitors to the country be able to pay anything and everything in Bitcoin, from flights to hotels to meals to handicrafts to excursions.

Yoga Yangchen, a social wellbeing entrepreneur from Bhutan, is the first Bhutanese Bitcoin acceptant and the first Bhutanese entrepreneur on our BTCMap.

https://btcmap.org/merchant/node:12956030205

#BitcoinTourism #BhutanBelieve #YogaYangchen #FirstOfMany

It's great to see Bitcoin is being accepted as a means of payment nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qqs8p9lzf3nggykr5t9st34vpv38zskgk6z062dzt92lqae8z7vp5gqrynppq .

I have added your company details to BTCmap.org.

The node address is: https://btcmap.org/merchant/node:12876046650