Leopoldo / Leopoldo López 👍 is on Nostr

Mayor of Caracas (Chacao) 2000-08. Lead protest against the dictatorship 2014 and was sent to prison. Escaped in 2021. Im now in exile and cofounded the worldlibertycongress.org

Last Notes

2026-04-04 01:01:09 UTC

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2026-04-04 01:01:01 UTC

When a ruler tells his people to forget democracy, believe him. That is not rhetoric. It is a governing doctrine. We have heard that language in Venezuela for years, sometimes openly, sometimes disguised as order. The answer is the same everywhere: organize, resist, and build institutions no tyrant can own. Freedom is defended in the streets, in the ballot box, and now in the protocols we choose to build.

2026-04-02 14:03:14 UTC

¿Quién tiene las llaves de tu voz, tu dinero y tu inteligencia?
Si otro puede apagarlos, nunca fueron realmente tuyos.
La libertad en este siglo exige redes abiertas, herramientas soberanas y ciudadanos que no pidan permiso para pensar, hablar ni construir.

2026-03-25 00:38:04 UTC

What’s the Tik Tok algorithm feeding ?
https://blossom.primal.net/fa0f539b3c5a195594f1b16f628ce1ebb42ce1dd69ca72c304c47796b43dfd69.mov

2026-03-11 22:42:50 UTC

The Opportunity
Venezuela's stranded energy is not a curse. It is an asymmetric opportunity. Gas-to-BTC mining can begin the work of environmental remediation, economic reconstruction, and energy sovereignty — simultaneously. The flares don't have to burn forever. The waste can end. The rebuilding can start.
[10/10]

2026-03-11 22:42:12 UTC

The Scale
Venezuela once had Latin America's largest gas reserves. Today, most associated gas produced alongside oil is wasted. Not captured. Not processed. Not sold. Burned or released. Entire energy systems worth of fuel — destroyed daily because the state that nationalized everything can maintain nothing.
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2025-12-10 21:05:58 UTC

Today I am in Oslo for the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a historic recognition for our struggle and for the Venezuelan people.
Here, I am reminded of something I have repeated for years, and which fully aligns with María Corina’s message: there is no peace without freedom. That truth resonates more powerfully than ever at this crucial moment for our country.
From Oslo, I raise my hopes that Venezuelans will soon be able to return home, reunite with their families, and rebuild the free and democratic nation we deserve.
🎥: andreinaperiodista
#NobelForVenezuela
https://blossom.primal.net/5638a7b0a443d88b0940261d8165bcc72308ef3beafa1e58f134fcb2ec226fa4.mp4

2025-10-31 20:17:29 UTC

Hace 16 años, el 31 de octubre de 2008, un mensaje anónimo cambió la historia:
“He estado trabajando en un nuevo sistema de efectivo electrónico peer-to-peer sin necesidad de terceros de confianza.”
Así nacía el White Paper de Bitcoin.
Aquel documento no solo introdujo una tecnología, sino una idea de libertad: un sistema donde el poder no depende de una autoridad central, sino de la colaboración de miles de personas conectadas por valores compartidos.
Hoy, seguimos esa inspiración, usando herramientas abiertas, descentralizadas y seguras para defender la libertad y conectar comunidades en todo el mundo.
La resistencia del futuro no se grita: se programa.
#WhitePaperDay #Bitcoin #Descentralización #LibertadDigital #Nostr

2025-10-22 16:27:49 UTC

Jailed by a Dictator, Fighting Back with Bitcoin | Leopoldo López
Leopoldo López is a Venezuelan opposition leader, former political prisoner, and founder of the World Liberty Congress, a global alliance of democracy defenders and freedom fighters.
In this episode, Leopoldo tells the story of how he went from mayor of Caracas to being hunted, imprisoned, and sentenced for “sending subliminal messages” through his speeches. He reveals what four years in solitary confinement does to the human mind, how he led a prison uprising from inside his cell, and the insane escape that finally got him out of Venezuela.
Now living in exile, Leopoldo explains how he’s using Bitcoin to fight back. Funding resistance movements, paying doctors and activists when banks are weaponised by dictators, and building a new freedom network through the World Liberty Congress.
Watch the episode here 👇
https://x.com/_DannyKnowles/status/1980962093697495368

2025-06-28 21:48:50 UTC

Thanks to Thomas and the great team from PubKey.
Here is the link to our talk yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/live/en97AaALrSI?si=wwf9CF_GW37v-UFb

2025-02-06 21:13:50 UTC

Why I think Nostr is an alternative to people under autocratic regimes like Venezuela:
1) Inmune to Regime Control and censorship, so if the regime blocks social media (like it happened with X in Venezuela 6 months ago), Nostr cannot be blocked.
2) Decentralized and each user will own their account and followers.
3) Nostr is also a payment rail in BTC. This is KEY for freedom activists and regular citizens. At some point billions of $ of remittances will be able to be sent directly, fast and mega low cost.
4) Nostr is a BTC heavy community, these are people that take freedom and privacy very seriously. Freedom is the core purpose of millions who live under autocracy, so Nostr is at the intersection of financial freedom, free speech and political freedom.
5) expanding the community of Nostr people under autocratic regimes will be going to the frontline in the fight for freedom. There will be lots of learning and action.

2025-02-05 04:12:47 UTC

I’m Leopoldo Lopez from Venezuela, joined Nostr a couple of months ago but lost my private key, standing next to Odell, I’m here to bring Nostr to freedom fighters in Venezuela and around the world.