I tried Umbrel, CasaOS, and StartOS.

They work — but it started feeling like I was running an OS just to host apps.

So I built Yantra.

Lightweight, isolated, no system takeover.

Runs on a Pi or laptop without hijacking your machine.

I tried Umbrel, CasaOS, and StartOS.

They work — but it started feeling like I was running an OS just to host apps.

So I built Yantra.

Lightweight, isolated, no system takeover.

Runs on a Pi or laptop without hijacking your machine.

My ₿itcoin story;

I first heard about ₿tc back in 2016. I was a personal trainer working for Braden, and honestly, it didn’t make sense to me a made-up currency? No thanks.

But over time I kept learning. Bit by bit it started to click. At first it looked like a way to make more money, to get ahead… maybe even get rich. Then I sold a house and made a decent profit, and for the first time I had a real chance to buy in.

It went against what everyone around me believed. It was a strong “buy property” culture, and ₿tc sounded like a gamble. But I wasn’t guessing I was studying. How it was created. Satoshi. Why it exists. What it actually stands for: freedom from a broken system.

So I committed.

Since then I’ve kept learning, and I’ve changed with it. The old fiat brain has been stripped out of me. I can see the true value of ₿tc now not as a dollar price, but as truth. Honesty. And in the long run, a path to freedom.

My ₿itcoin story;

I first heard about ₿tc back in 2016. I was a personal trainer working for Braden, and honestly, it didn’t make sense to me a made-up currency? No thanks.

But over time I kept learning. Bit by bit it started to click. At first it looked like a way to make more money, to get ahead… maybe even get rich. Then I sold a house and made a decent profit, and for the first time I had a real chance to buy in.

It went against what everyone around me believed. It was a strong “buy property” culture, and ₿tc sounded like a gamble. But I wasn’t guessing I was studying. How it was created. Satoshi. Why it exists. What it actually stands for: freedom from a broken system.

So I committed.

Since then I’ve kept learning, and I’ve changed with it. The old fiat brain has been stripped out of me. I can see the true value of ₿tc now not as a dollar price, but as truth. Honesty. And in the long run, a path to freedom.

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My ₿itcoin story;

Before any of this, I was a hockey player. Years of early mornings, cold rinks, injuries and repetition. I was fortunate enough to represent my country an honour I never took lightly. Later, hunting became another teacher. Quiet mornings, patience, respect for the land, and responsibility for the outcome. Both taught me the same lesson early on nothing real is given. Everything is earned.

That lesson carried into life. I became a gym founder, built a strong brand, and worked alongside incredible staff and clients. My life was already proof of work. In 2016, a client asked if he could pay me in ₿itcoin. I said yes. As I accumulated sats, I’d go back to him and say, “When ₿itcoin hits this number, I’ll buy that.” He always replied the same way: “You don’t understand ₿itcoin. Keep learning.” So I did—books, study, silence, time. I’d return with a new plan, and again he’d say, “You still don’t understand ₿itcoin. Go deeper.”

Then COVID arrived. Doors closed. Fear everywhere. And something unexpected happened. While others scrambled for certainty and liquidity, I felt calm not because I had answers, but because I had conviction. That’s when it landed. ₿itcoin isn’t designed for comfort. It exists for moments like this. My life had always been built on discipline, effort, and earned outcomes, but something was missing. ₿itcoin didn’t change who I was it revealed it. It completed the shift.

Since then, every business has been sold. Our family is all in. With time came space to look deeper beyond price and narratives into what’s possible on the protocol itself. ₿itcoin isn’t just money. It’s alignment. A system where truth emerges through work, not authority. And I’ve come to believe this a small number of people, acting with intention and integrity, can quietly shift the direction of the collective. That’s the journey.

Everything we’re building runs on trust.

But here’s the hard truth, It’s difficult to trust a protocol when you don’t know where it came from or who’s behind it.

Open code matters with clear incentives and skin in the game.

But so does origin.

Who built it?

Why did they build it?

What do they lose if it fails?

What do they gain if it succeeds?

That’s why in the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing more about the two kiwi mates who thought of the idea while hunting in Alberta.

The “why” ZapWork exists.

Not as a brand exercise, but as proof of intent.

Anonymous systems can work.

But earned trust compounds faster when builders stand in the light.

No shortcuts or borrowed trust.

Only value earned, then verified.

Signal over noise. ⚡️

Everything we’re building runs on trust.

But here’s the hard truth, It’s difficult to trust a protocol when you don’t know where it came from or who’s behind it.

Open code matters with clear incentives and skin in the game.

But so does origin.

Who built it?

Why did they build it?

What do they lose if it fails?

What do they gain if it succeeds?

That’s why in the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing more about the two kiwi mates who thought of the idea while hunting in Alberta.

The “why” ZapWork exists.

Not as a brand exercise, but as proof of intent.

Anonymous systems can work.

But earned trust compounds faster when builders stand in the light.

No shortcuts or borrowed trust.

Only value earned, then verified.

Signal over noise. ⚡️

im increasing my bet to 500 sats per beer picture. kill me!

⚡️🏆 NEW - Bitcoin breaks a Guinness book world record with over 4,000 payments in a single day.

At Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas , the crypto community quietly achieved what many considered impossible: more than 4,000 real Bitcoin transactions in a single day, with real people buying real items.

Participants achieved the Guinness World Records™ title of "Most Bitcoin POS transactions in 8 hours", completing 4,001 transactions in that time.

This is the best way to answer the debate as to whether BTC is better suited to a "store of value" or "means of payment" function.

⚡️ #ZAPATHON ⚡️

Reply to & repost this note for a FAT ZAP

(Dope mining memes always get EXTRA sats and a repost btw)

WE WANT TO MINE A BLOCK TODAY WITH THE #PLEBCHAIN!

The goal is to find a block and earn 3.125 bitcoin + tx fees worth over $300,000

There are 2 ways to get a spot on the party - a) buy hashrate on the front page or b) use your own miner

If we mine a block during the block party, the reward is split by hashrate contribution, and the team that contributes the most hashrate gets 21% more of the reward.

This way, there is an incentive to spread the word and refer people to your team!

⚡️You know what? Let’s go balls out for this #BlockParty! ⚡️

⚡️ Sending out 240-sat zaps for reposts!

That’s enough sats for you to FOMO into tomorrow’s #hashathon at a decent 16 TH/s 🔥 ⛏️

⚡We were just thinking… 🤔 ⚡

⚡ If we zapped you 1K sats, you could FOMO into a direct buy of 65 TH/s and that would get you a sweet share of $142 if we snag a block reward.

⚡ REPLY TO THIS POST and get a zap ⚡

⚡ Then use your zap funds to get into the #BlockParty! ⚡

:back: Adam Back offers perspective on key nation state adoption moves.