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I like your article; your points inspire and motivate me to do ...

2026-07-30T08:35:51Z

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I like your article; your points inspire and motivate me to do more real-life things again—or to try out different forms of art—instead of scrolling endlessly, always on the hunt for even more words of wisdom.

Bitcoin represents a paradigm shift whose full implications even ...

2026-07-10T20:24:58Z

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Bitcoin represents a paradigm shift whose full implications even many Bitcoiners have yet to grasp; as long as people reach for the comforts provided by the state, they must accept its coercion. Many people are simply afraid to face this clear and simple fact and lack the courage to change the system; those who do so feel the inspiring power of freedom that Bitcoin can offer.

Good to see that Citadel.Garden is growing

2026-07-09T13:46:04Z

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Good to see that Citadel.Garden is growing

Sehr einleuchtend und zwingend in der Logik.

2026-07-09T12:09:46Z

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Sehr einleuchtend und zwingend in der Logik.

Nicht jeder hat ein Android und/oder Graphene OS, gibt es denn ...

2026-07-08T13:31:55Z

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Nicht jeder hat ein Android und/oder Graphene OS, gibt es denn wenigstens eine webapp? Nach iOS wage ich schon gar nicht zu fragen.

Was ist Freiheit? Ein Artikel von Tom Oliver Regenauer aus der ...

2026-07-06T20:22:06Z

Was ist Freiheit?
Ein Artikel von Tom Oliver Regenauer aus der letzten Ausgabe des #Einundzwanzig Magazins, den ich sehr empfehlen kann:

https://substack.com/@tomregenauer/note/p-205574112?r=8aj4mm&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

Vielleicht sollte der liebe Lois nicht immer von sich auf andere ...

2026-07-02T08:27:33Z

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Vielleicht sollte der liebe Lois nicht immer von sich auf andere schließen.

I devoured this book by Jaqueline Harpman in just a few days. It ...

2026-06-27T16:59:16Z

I devoured this book by Jaqueline Harpman in just a few days. It explores the ultimate, existential question of what absolute freedom means and whether it is even something we should strive for—I highly recommend it.

Dieses Buch von Jaqueline Harpman habe ich in nur wenigen Tagen verschlungen. Es geht um die ultimative und existenzielle Frage nach dem was absolute Freiheit bedeutet und ob dies überhaupt für uns erstrebenswert ist - eine absolute Leseempfehlung

The same question keeps coming up: Do you want to live like a ...

2026-06-07T18:21:52Z

The same question keeps coming up: Do you want to live like a sheep, guaranteed safety by the authorities, or do you want to fight for freedom?

Hello, For all Apple users who want to log in to websites using a ...

2026-06-01T20:46:03Z

Hello,
For all Apple users who want to log in to websites using a Nostr Signer via Safari on macOS and iOS: Nostash is a Safari extension that I’ve tried out, and it works flawlessly on both Mac and iPhone.

https://github.com/tyiu/nostash?utm_source=perplexity

Belgrad ist super! Wir fanden es auch super dort

2026-06-01T19:06:20Z

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Belgrad ist super! Wir fanden es auch super dort

It‘s going rough - let’s build the brighter future together!

2026-05-08T21:32:34Z

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It‘s going rough - let’s build the brighter future together!

I didn’t know the relationship between DARPA and Facebook and ...

2026-04-04T10:23:28Z

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I didn’t know the relationship between DARPA and Facebook and similar social media, thanks for the insight!
Right now, I use Nostr as my secondary news source because the topics here are still too limited for me, but articles as good as this one always make it a pleasure to spend time on Nostr.
Thank you very much!

Egal was uns ständig präsentiert wird, egal was aktuell der ...

2026-03-17T20:36:32Z

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Egal was uns ständig präsentiert wird, egal was aktuell der größte Aufreger ist, wir haben nur ein Leben, nur eine Zeit und die ist jetzt. Unsere Windmühlenkämpfe nutzen nur den Strippenziehern und wer schlafen will möchte nicht geweckt werden, also gilt es den Teller zu verlassen und eine bessere Welt zu kreieren, eine Welt die kompromisslos so viel besser ist, so das nicht die Revolution sondern die Implosion des Bestehenden zur Lösung wird.

Citadel.garden is the next step for me to Check out

2026-03-17T20:21:13Z

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Citadel.garden is the next step for me to Check out

Very Good, ask yourself where you are… #naddr1qq…rraz

2025-12-14T18:22:46Z

Very Good, ask yourself where you are…

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As a Bitcoiner have you ever considered what would happen should Bitcoin fail? By "fail" I don't mean anything catastrophic happening to the base layer like the big blockers winning, but something more subtle like if Blackrock and the JP Morgue were to successfully neuter it via paper bitcoin, regulatory capture and thus permanently confining it to "digital asset" status without it being a medium of exchange.

The purpose of this inquiry is not to spread FUD or dish out black pills, but it's to peel back the layers of what Bitcoin truly represents, to each of us individually. Hopefully this little exercise in introspection will make some of us realize what it is we truly desire and the kind of life we would like to have.

The Collapse Has Already Happened

I recently wrote in a previous essay, that societal collapse due to monetary failure happens gradually, then all at once. The cataclysmic event eventually recorded in history books is always inevitable to those who understand the significance of preceding events; the seeds that, as the saying goes, always yield their harvest.

Based on my own assessment, nothing stops this train and it’s only a matter of time until we see everything come tumbling down like Humpty-Dumpty. If that is true, then the only rational thing to do is to build anew on a Bitcoin standard before the inevitable history defining monetary collapse eventually shows up.

This essay extends that argument from a different angle. Where my previous piece examined the inevitable collapse of everything fiat, this one asks: What's your plan if Bitcoin fails, or at minimum, if the hyperbitcoinization you've staked your hopes on doesn't materialize in your lifetime?

The Wrong Kind of Victory

We are always touting how Bitcoin has already won and how hyperbitcoinization is just around the corner. But what does that mean really to say Bitcoin has already won? Does it mean that something technically superior to fiat money is now in existence? The existence of technically superior money is not victory. Betamax was technically superior to VHS. The Dvorak keyboard is ergonomically superior to QWERTY. Superiority alone guarantees nothing in markets shaped by network effects, institutional capture, and human psychology.

Or does it mean a critical mass of people, a remnant, will start their own Bitcoin country? Perhaps. The uncomfortable truth is that Bitcoin hasn't won anything. Not yet anyway. Why do I say so? Well for starters, the vast majority of people still measure Bitcoin's value based on its fiat price, the very system it was designed to render obsolete. That alone is a contradiction so enormous that it borders on tragicomedy. It shows that while Bitcoin was designed to exist outside the fiat system, most Bitcoiners do not.

Living in Enemy Territory

The fiat financial system is controlled by central banks. It's their system. They own the pipes. You can't participate without their permission, usually granted via onerous licensing requirements.

Bitcoin was supposed to be the alternative to this permissioned system. Instead, it exists as a guest in the fiat ecosystem. As we've witnessed repeatedly, Bitcoin's price can be manipulated and suppressed by institutions like the JP Morgue. The reason is simple, while Bitcoin may be fully decentralized at the protocol level, the fiat on/off ramps remain at the mercy of the banksters.

That’s to say nothing of the fact that key economic inputs like energy, food etc., are still to be priced in Bitcoin. This might seem trivial, but stop and think about proof-of-work. PoW anchors a digitally created "commodity" to the physical world via energy expenditure during mining. In other words, PoW is a bridge between the physical and digital realms.

Without key economic inputs being priced in Bitcoin, price discovery is left at the mercy of the wolves of Wall Street and their trading algorithms.

The Chokepoints We Normalized

Since the banksters control the on/off ramps, centralized exchanges became the dominant way most people acquire Bitcoin today, not peer-to-peer as originally envisioned. While this brought efficiency, it created a fatal chokepoint that allowed the legacy system to roll out licensing requirements, letting the KYC censorship vampire slowly sink its teeth into the orange coin.

Pseudonymity was compromised the moment exchanges came into the picture and this spelled danger given the transparency of the blockchain. Compromised pseudonymity coupled with centralized chokepoints are a recipe for disaster. Wasn't the whole point to have a fully decentralized system through and through?

This isn't to say peer-to-peer methods don't exist, they do.; but it's pointing out the fatal financial chokepoint that exists especially when one's Bitcoin journey starts with taking a selfie, scanning your ID and providing your physical address. Aren't these the some of the same constraints that make fiat a permissioned system? If so, why did they become normalized?

How Bitcoin Actually Fails

This is why asking "What will you do should Bitcoin fail?" becomes critical, because our way of imagining failure is usually wrong. Most imagine that Bitcoin will fail with a great thud or a nuclear explosion. Not so. Bitcoin's failure (as well as success) will occur a day at a time, one bad decision at a time, one compromise at a time. Failure is a few errors in judgement repeated everyday.

Failure looks like convenience. It looks like custodial services disguised as “innovation.” It looks like ETFs absorbing supply until Bitcoin becomes a zoo animal: admired, priced, but no longer free. I will not bother discussing how Coinbase has become one of the largest custodians for institutions thus creating another centralized chokepoint, the centralization of mining and mining pools, the core vs knots controversy, as well as the so-called strategic Bitcoin reserves (SBRs) that the suitcoiners are constantly touting. These are either growing pains or possibly symptoms of a much bigger problem.

I acknowledge the fact that Bitcoin is still in its early phases and a lot of these issues can be overcome, however the window is slowly closing to remove these centralized chokepoints and vulnerabilities. Especially given that the fiat collapse has already happened.

When Money Dies, Virtue Dies With It

Adam Fergusson’s When Money Dies is often misread as a technical history of Weimar hyperinflation. In truth, it is a study of moral disintegration that follows when money collapses. Fergusson shows that when money loses its integrity, society loses its sense of proportion. Signals invert. Prudence is punished. Speculation is rewarded.

That inversion is no longer confined to history books. The New York Post recently ran a story about actress Milana Vayntrub launching a wildfire relief initiative called Only Philanthropy. Donations were solicited through “flirty and tastefully risqué” content inspired by the OnlyFans model, raising over $500,000 for victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.

At first glance, it appears innovative. Benevolent, even. On closer inspection, it is neither a solution nor progress, it is a symptom. When disaster relief must be mediated through eroticized attention markets, the problem is not creativity. The problem is that core institutions have failed so completely that charity must now borrow the incentive structures of soft pornography to function.

The Pornification of Value

The OnlyFans model exists in large part because attention, particularly sexual attention, can be monetized, often more lucratively than traditional professions. Today, some content creators on these platforms reportedly earn income that rivals, or even exceeds, what many engineers, doctors, and elite athletes make. For example, collectively, OF creators amassed $6.6 billion in 2023 alone, surpassing the NBA's total payroll of $4.9 billion, with some models outpacing LeBron James' earnings through non-nude content.

The modern attention economy already rewards intimacy more than craftsmanship, virality more than virtue, spectacle more than service. This is not prudish moralizing but it is an economic signal. When eroticized content consistently outcompetes sustained skill and long-term contribution in income generation, the incentive structure has inverted. When money dies, virtues follow. OF's rise isn't liberation; it's a symptom of this rot, where bodies become currency in a system where actual currency falters.

The Only Philanthropy model intensifies this inversion. Imagine that to direct capital to wildfire victims, tragedy became a marketing hook, a cultural logic rooted in eroticized exchange. Disaster relief has now become a side effect of fetishized attention markets. Relief is contingent on titillation. For the victims, the implicit message is devastating:

Your pain was not enough. It required sexualized attention to be noticed.

In other words ‘Only Philanthropy’ is not just a fundraising story but a revelation of a decaying society in which traditional institutions no longer fulfill their moral obligations and economic rewards accrue to attention markets divorced from long-term societal value. When victims of catastrophe must compete in the attention economy, the problem is not innovation, the problem is that money is dying, and with it, the moral compass of those who depend on it.

This twisted society where sex work is the dominant industry isn’t the world i imagine most of us want to leave for our children.

The Real Question: What Are You Building For?

So with this in mind, I ask again; What would you do if Bitcoin fails? Would your entire world shatter? Would you literally lose everything?

If the answer is yes, you've misunderstood Bitcoin entirely. You've merely treated it as number go up technology (NgU) and a get-rich-quick scheme, a speculative asset, a ticket to Lambos and moon. You've confused the signal for the noise.

Bitcoin isn't about NgU. Bitcoin is about freedom.

It's a freedom transfer protocol disguised as money. It's a tool for opting out of a system that steals your energy through inflation, surveils your transactions, and controls your economic participation through permissioned access. It's the ability to save in something that can't be debased, transact with someone without asking permission, and preserve purchasing power across time and space.

If Bitcoin "fails" in the sense that it never becomes the global reserve currency, but you've used it to build a parallel economy, establish peer-to-peer trade relationships, develop skills outside the system, and construct a life less dependent on institutions designed to extract from you, then Bitcoin succeeded. For you. In the way that matters.

The question isn't whether Bitcoin wins some abstract victory over central banks. The question is whether you're using Bitcoin to build the kind of life you want to live, regardless of what the broader world does.

Freedom as First Principle

Bitcoin is fundamentally a freedom transfer protocol. Its technical properties; decentralization, permissionlessness, censorship resistance, fixed supply, are not ends in themselves but means to a more profound end: individual sovereignty and freedom of economic action.

This reframing changes everything. If Bitcoin is primarily a freedom protocol, then its "success" cannot be measured in fiat price appreciation or institutional adoption. Such metrics represent category errors, attempting to measure revolutionary potential using the yardstick of the system being overthrown. Bitcoin's success is not measurable in dollars.

Instead, success must be evaluated by freedom metrics. How many people can transact without permission? How many have escaped financial surveillance? How many have achieved genuine monetary sovereignty? How robust are peer-to-peer networks? How resistant is the system to coercion and capture?

By these measures, Bitcoin may already be failing. not despite its rising fiat price, but partially because of it. High prices attracted institutional capital, which demanded institutional infrastructure, which required regulatory compliance, which necessitated surveillance and control. The very success we celebrated may have contained the seeds of capture.

The Choice Before Us

When you truly understand Bitcoin as a freedom protocol, then the relevant question is not "when Lambo?" but "how free?" Your decisions, daily and cumulatively, determine the answer.

Will you acquire bitcoin peer-to-peer despite inconvenience? Will you run your own node despite technical barriers? Will you measure your wealth in bitcoin terms rather than fiat proxies? Will you accept bitcoin for your labour and goods? These are not trivial questions. They represent the difference between genuine revolution and mere asset class diversification. They separate freedom-seekers from number-seekers. They distinguish those building parallel systems from those merely seeking better returns within the existing system.

More fundamentally, they reveal your time preference and time preference is civilization's bedrock. Contrast this with the high time preference of speculators waiting for NgU. They want wealth without work, freedom without sacrifice, revolution without risk. They treat Bitcoin as a lottery ticket rather than a foundation for building. If Bitcoin becomes merely another vehicle for high time preference behavior, it will have failed at its deepest level, regardless of its fiat price.

The uncomfortable truth: you cannot build a low time preference civilization on high time preference behaviour. You cannot achieve freedom through convenience. You cannot create parallel systems by taking the path of least resistance through KYC'd institutions. Every shortcut is a compromise. Every compromise is a step toward capture

The Remnant and The Path Forward

History suggests revolutions succeed not through majority adoption but through committed minorities, what Albert Jay Nock called "the Remnant." These individuals remain uncompromised by expedience, unbowed by institutional pressure, unwilling to trade principle for convenience. They understand that freedom is not granted but seized, not negotiated but exercised, not purchased but practiced.

If Bitcoin fails, it will fail because we chose convenience over sovereignty, because we measured success in fiat terms, because we normalized the very surveillance and control mechanisms Bitcoin was designed to obsolete, because we forgot that freedom; real freedom demands sacrifice, vigilance, and uncompromising principles.

Build Anyway

What I've learned is that the people most worried about Bitcoin "failing" in the technical sense are those who've invested nothing but capital. They bought an asset. They're waiting for a return. They've built nothing, changed nothing, learnt nothing new.

The people least worried about Bitcoin failing are those who've used it to fundamentally restructure their relationship with money, work, and freedom. They've:

Learned to run a node, verifying rules rather than trusting institutions

Established peer-to-peer trade relationships outside KYC'd rails

Developed skills that create value independent of fiat employment

Built businesses that accept Bitcoin and pay employees in Bitcoin

Created local circular economies where Bitcoin flows without touching fiat

Taught others what they've learned, expanding the remnant

These people understand something crucial: The victory isn't Bitcoin replacing the dollar. The victory is building a life where it doesn't matter if it does.

This is why the question "What will you do if Bitcoin fails?" is so clarifying. It reveals whether you're building on Bitcoin or simply betting on it. Whether you see it as a freedom protocol or just another speculative asset. Whether you're part of the remnant or just another tourist waiting for NgU.

The Remnant Builds in the Dark

The fiat system will not go gentle into that good night. It will fight. It will try to co-opt. It will regulate, capture, and neuter every threat it can. Paper bitcoin, ETF wrappers, KYC requirements, mining restrictions, node criminalization, every tool will be deployed.

Bitcoin might "lose" in the sense that it never overthrows the fiat regime. The central banks might successfully contain it. Hyperbitcoinization might not happen in our lifetimes. Even if Bitcoin were to cease existing today, the genie is not going back in the bottle. There is now verifiable proof that decentralized money can exist without the blessing of the state, and whatever replaces it will be even better, in the same way that Bitcoin was a better invention than previous attempts at digital money.

That said, the remnant will persist; because they're not building for hyperbitcoinization. They're building because the alternative, remaining fully captured by a system designed to extract and control, is unacceptable. They're building because money is dying, institutions are failing, and someone needs to construct something worth inheriting.

They're building because freedom isn't something you wait for permission to have. It's something you take, one transaction at a time, one node at a time, one relationship at a time.

So ask yourself: If Bitcoin "fails," what will you have built? What skills will you have developed? What relationships will you have established? What freedom will you have claimed?

If the answer is "nothing", if your entire Bitcoin strategy is "buy and hold until moon", then you're not a Bitcoiner. You're a speculator cosplaying as a revolutionary, and should the system co-opt Bitcoin, you'll move on to the next thing, having learned nothing and built nothing.

But if you've used Bitcoin to fundamentally restructure your life, to build parallel systems, to establish sovereignty over your own economic participation, then Bitcoin has already won. For you. In the only way that matters.

The collapse has already happened. The question is: What are you building in the ruins? Build peer-to-peer. Build without permission. Build like your freedom depends on it, because it does.

Thank You, totalky agree with the manifesto

2025-11-04T16:25:01Z

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Remembers me to care more about my own Lightning Piggy again - it ...

2025-08-18T08:14:45Z

Remembers me to care more about my own Lightning Piggy again - it deserves more love:

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When Richard’s 5-year-old goddaughter asked ‘What’s money?’ – after he’d consumed 100+ hours of monetary theory podcasts – he realized bitcoin’s future needed physical magic. That stumper birthed LightningPiggy: a tactile sat-stacking revolution.

More than a device, it’s an open-source time capsule – repaintable plywood bodies whispering scarcity to kindergarteners, Nostr Wallet Connect guarding savings, and MicroPythonOS whispering, ‘You’ll own your financial future.’ Meet the piggy bank turning ‘1 BTC = 1 BTC’ into playground wisdom.

Where it All Began

Is there a childhood memory or personal “aha moment” that sparked the creation of LightningPiggy?

From the early days of the Lightning Network, I’d wanted to build a simple bitcoin-enabled piggy bank for my goddaughter. The spark to bring it to life came during a Bolt.Fun Lightning competition. At the first Bitcoin Amsterdam conference, I found myself at a bar with the LNbits crew when I mentioned to Ben Arc that I was looking for a developer to help get the project off the ground.

He introduced me to Black Coffee who, as it turned out, had been thinking along similar lines for his own kids.We decided to team up and enter the competition together. In no time, Black Coffee had built a working prototype, complete with a slick video demo. Just like that, LightningPiggy was born!

Why teach kids about bitcoin now – especially via physical tech vs. an app?

The timing couldn’t be better. We’re at the dawn of a monetary revolution. If we can help every child start saving in bitcoin from day one, they can bypass the broken financial system entirely and step into a future rooted in freedom and prosperity. With savings that grow in purchasing power over time, these kids will be better equipped to thrive in a world transitioning from paper political money to sound money.

When it comes to physical tech versus an app, our mission is to make it fun and easy for kids to receive sats and watch their savings grow. By using a simple, affordable hardware device dedicated to saving, children can develop healthy sat stacking habits while avoiding the distractions and downsides of smartphones.

How did you test early prototypes with kids? Any hilarious or heartwarming reactions?

When I gave one of the early prototypes to my five-year-old goddaughter, she immediately asked, “What’s a piggy bank?” I told her it was for saving money. Then came the follow-up: “What’s money?” I was stumped. Despite having listened to more than a hundred hours of Robert Breedlove’s What Is Money? podcast, in that moment, I had no idea how to distill such a deep topic into something a five-year-old could grasp.

That experience was humbling and incredibly clarifying. It forced me to reflect more deeply and sharpen my fundamental understanding of money as a tool to preserve and communicate our time and energy.

Building LightningPiggy

How do you explain “invisible money” to a 6-year-old? What metaphors work best?

Paradoxically, it seems easier for a six-year-old to grasp this concept than a sixty-year-old economics professor. One way to explain it is through the idea of a Magic Piggy Bank: A special bank where only you have the secret code to open it. When you receive sats, they stay safely inside forever, unless you decide to spend them.

Another approach is to describe satoshis as special tokens you can trade for snacks, toys, or games. There are only a limited number in the world, which makes them valuable. You don’t need permission from anyone to use them, introducing concepts like scarcity, global acceptance, and peer-to-peer exchange.

Over time, kids will begin to understand that bitcoin is a “purchasing power go up technology”. And when that clicks, they’ll likely start encouraging their friends to exchange and save in sats too.

How has building LightningPiggy changed your relationship with money?

Working on this project alongside an incredible group of open-source contributors has deepened my belief that money should be, above all, a community good; not something imposed by any central authority.

At its core, bitcoin is a movement of people, and the more tools we build together, the faster it will grow, the stronger it will become, and the sooner we’ll all benefit. Thanks to its open-source foundation, this project will outlive us all, and with any luck, make an early and lasting, positive impact on people’s lives.

How do you handle bitcoin’s volatility when displaying “savings” to a child?

The default configuration shows the number of sats saved without displaying a fiat equivalent. I much prefer this setup, not just because 1 BTC = 1 BTC, but also because it helps avoid the emotional rollercoaster of price-watching. Interestingly, while several parents have asked for the option to display the fiat value, we’ve had zero requests from the kids themselves.

On a related note, we have a “purchasing power” screen on the roadmap. This optional feature will allow savings to be represented in relatable, real-world items such as books, skateboards, and/or bicycles, helping kids visualise the value of their savings grow over time and potentially help them to save for a particular goal.

Security is critical when money’s involved. How do you balance accessibility for kids with bitcoin’s “don’t-trust, verify” ethos?

Great questions. This one has many levels, particularly because both security and convenience are on opposite ends of a spectrum. Firstly, bitcoin on Lightning is inherently less secure than bitcoin held in cold storage, so we always recommend that users keep an eye on the savings accumulated. It’s wise to transfer larger amounts to cold storage for added security. As a side note, this can be automated in LNbits using the Boltz extension.

From day one, our goal has been to give users the freedom to choose their preferred setup and trusted funding source. While we advocate for self-custodial setups, we understand that may not be suitable for everyone.

Initially, self-custody was achieved by running a full node, LND and LNbits. To make things more accessible, we became one of the first hardware projects to integrate Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC). Full credit to Thomas for upgrading the libraries and enabling NWC functionality on the ESP32 platform.

NWC simplifies the process of linking the device to a user’s chosen funding source with just a single QR code scan. Whether that source is your own self-custodial Lightning wallet, a trusted family member’s wallet, or a third-party company’s wallet, the setup process remains the same.

Any wallet that supports NWC will work. We’re particularly fond of how Alby offers sub-accounts which are handy for hosting multiple piggy banks from one funding source. This can be self-hosted on your own hardware (e.g. a Start9 server) or run in the cloud via Alby’s Pro Cloud service.

NWC also allows users to define permission levels, such as to receive-only or spend with limits, providing flexibility and control over how the piggy interacts with the wallet.

Kids outgrow toys fast. How does LightningPiggy stay engaging as they age?

This is an important consideration for the project, as we want the device to provide many years of use. At its core, the piggy is simply a screen and microcontroller that can be easily rehoused in a new case. As the child grows and their tastes change, so can their choice of enclosure, whether it’s handmade, 3D printed, built out of LEGO, or laser-cut.

One popular option is a paintable plywood model designed by contributor LoneRookie, which has been a hit with families who enjoy arts and crafts. We also offer several downloadable 3D models, including the original Genesis Piggy, the charming Robotechy Piggy (contributed by Ben and Zac Weeks), and the sleek ZapBox! Currently in development is a retro-style case inspired by 1980s Zenith CRT monitors. These are just a few of the many innovative ideas shared with us. Visit lightningpiggy.com to explore our gallery of piggies in the wild!

With the new LightningPiggy 2.0 that runs as an app, we ensure that when a child eventually outgrows their physical piggy, the device doesn’t become obsolete. It can be repurposed with another MicroPythonOS app, or passed along to a sibling, friend, or family member, continuing its life as a fun, educational tool that makes sats-saving a natural part of growing up.

What was the most unexpected technical hurdle in merging bitcoin/Lightning with a child-friendly device?

For me, the most surprising part has been the technical leap from a proof-of-concept to a consumer-friendly device. Originally, the process of flashing the piggy software was a sticking point: it was too complex for most people, myself included. That all changed when Thomas joined the project. Building on Black Coffee’s groundbreaking work, he transformed the setup experience, making installation and configuration so simple it’s now ‘Uncle Jim’ approved

Quote from Thomas: “A technical hurdle with Lightning in general and the Piggy specifically is the backend, aka the payment provider, aka the custody solution. It has to be online 24/7 with a good connection and uptime so it’s much more powerful, but equally more difficult to setup and maintain than a simple offline on-chain bitcoin wallet or signing device.

So LNBits handles that, but it’s not easy to setup for non technical users. That’s why we added Nostr Wallet Connect, a bleeding edge protocol that’s bein

Diesen Podcast habe ich jetzt erst neu entdeckt und diese Folge ...

2025-08-16T16:51:59Z

Diesen Podcast habe ich jetzt erst neu entdeckt und diese Folge hat mich in seiner gedanklichen Tiefe des vorgestellten Textes als auch des anschließenden persönlichen Kommentares positiv angesprochen. Insbesondere der Aspekt der vorteilhaften gesamtgesellschaftlichen Wirkung des HODLNs stimmt optimistisch während es auch gut ist das Bitcoin forever zu halten eben auch keine tragfähige Perspektive ist und die Angst einer zentralistischen Akkumulation damit widerlegbar ist. Für mich gab es neue Einsichten und Erkenntnisse und damit kein Verlust des knappsten Gutes was wir haben: unsere Lebenszeit.

https://fountain.fm/episode/YEzdjLLGxCG0qjRNz8ic

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Ich war bei der konspirativen Übergabe dabei🤓

2025-08-16T11:32:01Z

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Ich war bei der konspirativen Übergabe dabei🤓

Es war super dabei gewesen zu sein! Vielen Dank für dein Video ...

2025-08-11T10:44:50Z

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Es war super dabei gewesen zu sein! Vielen Dank für dein Video das die Stimmung wunderbar einfängt.

Es war richtig schön und das erste Mal für mich auf der ...

2025-07-30T20:17:21Z

Es war richtig schön und das erste Mal für mich auf der Zitadelle, Danke für für deine kluge und treffende Zusammenfassung!

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Was für ein Wochenende! Das vielleicht prägendste Bitcoin-Event des Jahres liegt hinter mir. Rund 600 Bitcoin-Idealisten haben am Donnerstag die Wasserburg Heldrungen in Thüringen eingenommen – und sie am Sonntag wieder verlassen: mit volleren Herzen, müden Füßen, aber leuchtenden Augen. Wie die Bitcoin-Zitadelle 2025 war? Ein Gewitter im Kopf!*

So viele aufgeschlossene, hoffnungsvolle Menschen zu treffen, vertraute Gesichter wiederzusehen, neue Weggefährten kennenzulernen, intensive und fast schon magische Gespräche zu führen… das alles arbeitet noch in mir. Ich konnte eine gut gefüllte Kiste aus Gedanken, Begegnungen, Ideen und neuen Plänen mitnehmen. Und obwohl mein Bett mich heute ausnahmsweise schon am frühen Abend ruft, komme ich nicht zur Ruhe – im positivsten Sinne.

Manchmal frage ich mich verwundert, wie ich eigentlich in diesen verrückten Kreis kluger, humorvoller und visionärer Menschen geraten konnte. Menschen, die davon überzeugt sind, dass ein digitales Geld mit dem Namen Bitcoin das Potenzial hat, unsere Welt zum Besseren zu wenden. Die nicht nur über ein gerechteres Geldsystem philosophieren, sondern auch eine neue Musikrichtung (PlebRap) etablieren – und jetzt sogar ein eigenes Sammelkartenspiel (Toxic Booster – Genesis Edition) auf den freien Zitadellen-Markt geworfen haben.

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Wie viele andere in unserer durchrationalisierten Welt neige auch ich dazu, alles zu analysieren und zu hinterfragen. Aber dieses Mal versuche ich, einfach nur dankbar zu sein. Danke an das Organisationsteam für dieses unvergessliche Event. Danke, Satoshi Nakamoto. Danke, Universum.

*Und Danke an Johannes für diesen treffenden Ausdruck.

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MEINE HEART WORDS DER WOCHE

1. Eine Bewegung

Als ich auf dem Burgrasen in Heldrungen meinen Blick über die Menschenmenge und die Szenerie schweifen ließ, wurde es mir plötzlich ganz klar – live und in Farbe: Bitcoin ist eine Bewegung!

Eine Bewegung?

Eine Bewegung ist ein kollektives, dynamisches Zusammenwirken von Menschen, das auf sozialen, politischen, kulturellen oder ideellen Wandel abzielt – häufig von unten organisiert und nicht institutionell verankert.

Die Zitadelle verkörpert für mich genau das!

Dieses privat organisierte Spektakel mit Workshops, Panels, Live-Musik, Abendprogramm und Angeboten für Kinder verfolgt kein Gewinninteresse – aber dafür umso mehr den Austausch von Wissen, Ideen und Visionen. Und das mit einem klaren Ziel: Gesundes Geld – bessere Welt.

Solche Bewegungen können enorme Kräfte freisetzen. Denn wo Menschen freiwillig ihre Zeit, ihr Wissen und manchmal sogar ihr eigenes Geld einsetzen, um zu einer besseren Zukunft für alle beizutragen – da muss doch etwas Größeres im Gange sein, oder?

Nächstes Jahr findet die Zitadelle übrigens auf einer Insel in Kroatien statt. Eine ganze Insel nur mit Bitcoinern?! Die Bewegung wächst. Deshalb braucht sie Platz…

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2. Eine Fügung

Kennst du dieses Gefühl, zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort zu sein – so ganz ohne Zweifel? In Heldrungen hatte ich dieses Gefühl gleich mehrfach.

Fragen, die ich schon lange mit mir herumgeschleppt hatte, wurden ganz nebenbei beantwortet. Impulse, um alte Pläne endlich in die Tat umzusetzen, sammelten sich wie von selbst. Und plötzlich ergaben sich Gespräche zu drängenden Themen mit genau den richtigen Menschen, einmal sogar inklusive passender Buchempfehlung.

Der Psychoanalytiker Carl Gustav Jung prägte für dieses Phänomen den Begriff Synchronizität. Ob man daran glaubt oder nicht: Wenn sich die Dinge plötzlich wie von allein fügen, wird das Leben leichter.

Diese Leichtigkeit ist für mich einer der schönsten Nebeneffekte von Bitcoin. Ich habe sie bei mir selbst beobachtet – und bei vielen anderen auch. Möge sie noch mehr Menschen und Alltage erreichen.

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3. Ein Helfer

Eine dieser synchronen Fügungen war ein langes Gespräch mit DerHelper – einem bekannten Gesicht aus dem deutschsprachigen Bitcoin-Space. Auf YouTube veröffentlicht er beliebte und praxisnahe Erklärvideos rund um die Bitcoin-Technologie.

Wir sprachen über Gott und die Welt, über Leichtigkeit und Schwere, Bewusstsein und Verdrängung. Entstanden ist dabei unter anderem eine hilfreiche Liste mit Software, die ich künftig für meinen eigenen, noch ganz jungen YouTube-Kanal nutzen möchte.

Danke, Helper – dein Name ist wirklich Programm!

So wie DerHelper erlebe ich viele Bitcoiner: offen, hilfsbereit und stets daran interessiert, ihr Wissen weiterzugeben.

Danke an alle kleinen und großen Helfer dieser Welt – auch ihr macht das Leben leichter. 🧡

4. Eine Überraschung

Mein erstes Video für den YouTube-Kanal Heart Money mit dem Titel Dein Geld macht dich arm! hat meine Erwartungen weit übertroffen: In nur sieben Tagen wurde es fast 3.500 Mal geklickt und hat damit deutlich mehr Menschen erreicht als ich gehofft hatte.

Danke von Herzen für all die lieben und motivierenden Worte zu meinem YouTube-Start.

Worte können eine enorme Wirkung entfalten. Wusstest du, dass das englische Wort spell drei Bedeutungen haben kann?

In der Schule lernen wir: to spell – buchstabieren. Doch spell kann auch Zauberspruch bedeuten. Und je nach Kontext sogar Fluch, wenn der Zauber Schaden anrichten soll.

Man könnte also fast sagen: Mit unseren Worten haben wir die Wahl, ob wir andere verzaubern oder verfluchen. Wähle weise…

Heute Mittag ist übrigens mein zweites Video für Heart Money online gegangen: Darin spreche ich über die fünf wichtigsten Gründe, warum Bitcoin (noch) nicht von allen Menschen auf der Welt genutzt wird und wieso das eine riesige Chance für uns ist. Schon gesehen?

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5. Ein Zitat

Das hier ist nicht nur eigene Interessen vertreten,

sondern für alle Zugang zu ’nem besseren Leben.

Das ist nicht nur für Wenige die ganze Macht –

das ist für über zwei Milliarden endlich Bankzugang.

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– aus dem PlebRap-Song Feuer über Fiat von Too Bit To Fail

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Hab einen schönen Sonntag oder eine schöne Woche – ganz egal, wann du diese Worte liest.

Nicole ❤️

Gerade in dieser Welt der schnellen Antworten, der sofortigen ...

2024-10-22T08:23:09Z

Gerade in dieser Welt der schnellen Antworten, der sofortigen Reaktion und Emotion gilt dies nicht nur für Alles in den sozialen Medien, sondern auch in der echten Welt: zuhören können fördert soviel mehr tiefes Verstehen und Miteinander als das ewige Erzählen von sich selbst.

Especially in this world of quick answers, instant reaction and emotion, this applies not only to everything on social media, but also in the real world: being able to listen fosters so much more deep understanding and togetherness than the eternal telling of oneself.

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Delete your platform accounts. No fuss. No spectacle. No grand finale, no great exit. Leave their houses, leave their prisons, leave the golden cages behind. They all benefit from the noise that you make, so do the one thing that they can't censor. Be silent. Leave. And leave the noise behind.

Klappt bei mir mit Tor leider auch nicht.,,😩

2024-10-21T19:36:34Z

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Klappt bei mir mit Tor leider auch nicht.,,😩

Hallo, Leider komme ich mit dem Kuf nicht weiter nach dem pay ...

2024-10-21T19:16:26Z

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Hallo, Leider komme ich mit dem Kuf nicht weiter nach dem pay Button. Ich würde auch gerne per Direktüberweisung zahlen, wenn möglich. Lg Chris