Scientific papers and peer review belong on Nostr. 1. They can't be censored. 2. We don't have to waste block space on Bitcoin with non financial data. 3. You don't need a shitcoin.
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Tsek with this kak!
Introducing the 3rd edition of Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town ₿
We're returning to Workshop 17 at the V&A Waterfront.
Save the date: January 30-31, 2026
Website and ticket sales will launch soon.
Here's what happened this year for those who missed it:
https://blossom.primal.net/2f722af164f2e24b0633fd96f98b47c7f3e54df64ec116f77bb6fe3c22f6a85c.mp4
I'm so pumped for round 3 of this conference. Higher signal every year woth a laser focus on building real solutions.
Why would we do that when Lightning works perfectly?
They pulled the paper nostr:nprofile1qqstrknqryfk9qazdhtwa53n9glqfv9c3v3gr9rvk9apdf3x5wl55csvghkf3 and I discussed in this nostr:nprofile1qqsgt0d4sa0pz0wvn9yck36xxezf3qhwzksu0q254vruqed5wvuavusyfdmyk episode.
How can Nostr fix this?
All free and open science should be published on a censorship resistant platform along with the supporting data so that peers can attempt to reproduce the results. Centralized publications of scientific papers isn't science, it's propaganda and Scientism.
Chalk this down as a win
I implemented Bitcoin and Lightning payments using BTCPayServer and Blink for the nostr:npub1p0xmesqhftf7ga2v2hzdzz44ua059e70z7d9htur240p24y3a5xsn0deeh conference. Here is how I did it and what results we achieved. https://bitcoinonly.io/blogs/news/how-we-implemented-bitcoin-payments-at-adopting-bitcoin-cape-town-2025
Our X account for the Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town conference got taken down with no reasons given two days before the conference. Thank god for Nostr. All live streams of the conference will be available here. We are done with X, it's a centralised hellscape.
Stoked to have you here Ian!
You are living on a tiny spec of cosmic dust, paying taxes to pedophiles.
if you want to experience just how incompetent the state is, try dealing with the South African post office.
wtf this is outrageous. However, can the state track down the nym to pay?
what's your opinion on Jade's model of removing the secure element from the device?
Jade is great from a Bitcoin only and price perspective, removing the secure element from the device could be smart, but I guess time will tell.
Seedsigner is great if you are even slightly technically inclined, as you get multiple layers of assurance that your seed isn't accessible by anyone.
Coldcard is the GOAT so far.
Trezor caters to far too many altcoins, which divert dev resources away from Bitcoin related security work.
Ledger is dead to me.
In the latest ep of By The Horns, myself and Carel de Villers got into the new regulations that have dropped in South Africa, which are attempting to regulate cryptocurrencies as financial products. https://youtu.be/namqe2rXBx8
GM. Bitcoin is going to win