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"I don't believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the thing out of the hands of government, that is, we can't take them violently out of the hands of government, all we can do is by some sly roundabout way introduce something that they can't stop."
- Friedrich A. Hayek
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🌍 ANNOUNCEMENT: Adopting Bitcoin Conference CAPE TOWN 2024! 🚀
#Bitcoin Adoption, Self-Sovereignty, and Parallel Institutions.
Join us for an exciting event in the breathtaking city of Cape Town, South Africa, to explore the unique overlap between Bitcoin and the Parallel Institutions currently being built and deployed here.
Local and international speakers will discuss the latest in Bitcoin development, within the context of real-world parallel economies and institutions.
South Africa is entering a vacuum, created by the withdrawal of a corrupt state, and the failure of crucial infrastructure. Simultaneously we're seeing an ever-increasing adoption of Bitcoin.
If you're curious to learn how Bitcoin fits into the process of reshaping financial systems, and how it fits into taking responsibility and uplifting communities where centralized state power structures have failed, then this is a conference you will not want to miss.
📅 Date: January 26th to 28th, 2024
🌞 Location: CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa
🔥Join us. Embrace Bitcoin Adoption, become Self-Sovereign, and build Parallel Institutions! 🔐
⚡️ Lightning Revolution: Unleashing the Power of the Second Layer!⚡️
We'll also immerse ourselves in the Lightning Network, the transformative second layer of Bitcoin and learn from leading experts how Lightning paves the way for instant transactions, micro-payments, and scalable solutions, propelling us towards a more inclusive and efficient financial future.
🎯 Key Highlights of the Cape Town Bitcoin Conference 2024:
✅ Talks by renowned Bitcoin advocates, builders and industry experts, both local and international.
✅ Fascinating discussions by pioneers building Parallel Institutions, stepping in with solutions where the state has failed.
✅ Engaging panels, discussing Bitcoin adoption and self-sovereignty.
✅ Hands-on workshops & unique satellite events
✅ A showcase of real-world projects and solutions revolutionizing the Bitcoin ecosystem and the wider society.
🌍 Cape Town: Where two oceans meet. And where Bitcoin builders meet counterparts building alternatives to a failing state.
Don't miss this incredible opportunity to experience something unique. The failure of the South African state, and the solutions being built in response, is a lens into the future.
🎟 Secure Your Spot Today! 🎟
adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/
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Join us at the Adopting Bitcoin Conference 2024 in Cape Town — an event that will reshape your perspective on the overlap between Bitcoin and existing Parallel Institutions.
See you in sunny #CapeTown, #SouthAfrica!
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This is a not-for-profit event.
All proceeds exceeding production costs will be entirely donated to local Bitcoin communities, developers and educators on the African continent, with a special focus on assisting and bootstrapping grass-roots Bitcoin movements.
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Bitcoin jamming with nostr:npub1j8y6tcdfw3q3f3h794s6un0gyc5742s0k5h5s2yqj0r70cpklqeqjavrvg at the Bitcoin Hub
I am no longer part of Strike.
After 4+ years, the time has come to move on and contribute to Bitcoin in a different way.
My thanks goes out to all of you here who came from #Bitcoin Twitter! Support Strike and me have received from you over the years was instrumental in our success!
Twitter also helped me and nostr:npub1dmcd5wqd3yku05svp6xqk5gyywek4cgg0w3dk63tcu0rmjxnanns5xutjm connect and develop our relationship.
He followed the success of nostr:npub155m2k8ml8sqn8w4dhh689vdv0t2twa8dgvkpnzfggxf4wfughjsq2cdcvg, and over the years we began talking on coding, FOSS, teams, life...
Then in June 2019 Jack texted me and asked to help him take ln_zap to the next level:
> Unc, I'm looking to turn Zap into a startup and begin selling BTC over Lightning directly inside the wallet
Having a pre-seed startup for your full time job is always tough.
I considered doing it mainly because I wanted to see how Jack will grow as a person and entrepreneur. Like many in the Bitcoin community, I believed in him... and wanted to help him with my skills and experience.
Zap also already had a team of amazing FOSS contributors that I appreciated and wanted to know better.
Opportunity to work with Otto, Ole, mrfelton, Dylan, Korhal, Raph and Namson is what pushed me over the top and sealed commitment.
What followed was hardcore coding of backend that would provide additional APIs and run features Jack had in mind for Zap wallets on iOS, Android and Desktop.
By September we had the first version out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj9IMNAswSM
By the end of 2019 we have completely abstracted away the ability to pay lightning invoices.
This is when decision was made to go with completely new app, providing clean experience, focused on ease of lightning payments and UX.
Strike was born: https://jimmymow.medium.com/announcing-strike-by-zap-4f578c7c8984
6 months later, it was time to go with public... Strike BETA was released to everyone that wanted to download it.
https://jimmymow.medium.com/announcing-strike-public-beta-325877a79f87
Looking back, I couldn't be more proud on all the coding I've done on Strike.
Credit where credit is due - big part of that was mrfelton. Otto, Raph and Korhal as well.
Support these guys provided was critical for my coding commits streak of 2019, 2020 & 2021.
And not just them. I was lucky to be able to bring in more amazing engineers into Strike.
Kataklinger, Frank and Giancarlo who I hired for backend delivered big; so it was asked of me to help do the same across Engineering... and eventually whole company.
Thus in 2021 and 2022 I did more of what VP of Engineering traditionally does. There was still sporadic day to day coding, but I was focused on recruiting needed talent, structuring teams and setting up others for success.
In the end I've helped interview and hire over 80 people.
I'm especially proud of realization that I would repeat every single technical hire we've made.
To all that joined Strike over the years - thank you for the work you've done. It was privilege working together with you.
Finally, my focus in the last year was on ensuring that culture of Bitcoin is strong within Strike... and that Strike gives back to Bitcoin for the immense support it has received over the years.
In the process we started numerous partnerships and executed on several grants.
We were glad to give to organizations
https://twitter.com/unchainedcom/status/1636777955727753230
To individual contributors
https://twitter.com/Strike/status/1595185069538349056
To projects
https://twitter.com/jackmallers/status/1529204176101724161
And all that are working tirelessly every day to push Bitcoin forward.
We have also supported conferences like TabConf, AfroBitcoinOrg, TheBitcoinConf and meetups like ChiBitDevs.
In the end - I wish Strike all the best. It turned into the app that served as entry point into Bitcoin for many... and I hope it will get to do that for many more, across the globe!
Thank you bro for all what you did! May your shadowy super coder powers serve you in everything you do for a long, long time! 💚
"I don't believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the thing out of the hands of government, that is, we can't take them violently out of the hands of government, all we can do is by some sly roundabout way introduce something that they can't stop."
- Friedrich A. Hayek
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"I don't believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the thing out of the hands of government, that is, we can't take them violently out of the hands of government, all we can do is by some sly roundabout way introduce something that they can't stop."
- Friedrich A. Hayek
After listening to nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx I'm committed to start posting more here on Nostr.
And to not just repeat what I already posted on X / Twitter, but to post original stuff here and build an organic audience, same as we first did on Twitter.
I can't build this stuff. But I can contribute by using it and help more people get into it.
Twitter belongs to Worldcoin now. Bitcoin is here.
Fiat is like a rat race. Even if you win. You're still a rat.
New #BitcoinJam ready to go
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