BTC Map

For those with a low-time preference, you can now DCA into supporting us by selecting the 'Make it monthly' option on our @npub1kmw…xqk9 page.
https://geyser.fund/project/btcmap/funding
You'll slowly climb-up the Pleb Wall each month, with early contributors gaining the advantage as we measure in sats!
https://btcmap.org/supporters

2026-05-03 17:56:42 CEST

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I spy @nprofile…c2ga!

2026-05-03 17:17:52 CEST

Our new 'Supporters' page is live, now with a @nprofile…j908 powered Pleb Wall!
Donate via Geyser and get your name up in lights.
Anons welcomed too 🤐
https://npub1864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mks0tt2tq.blossom.band/52293981ff65da5ed6f9d7470782bfb4735dadb13e73e6993212108c587215a3.jpg

2026-04-28 19:53:53 CEST

Yo @npub1qv0…ujnc , pls could you help us verify your communities on The Map? 🙏
https://btcmap.org/communities/einundzwanzig

2026-04-21 15:45:53 CEST

We'll see you at @npub167n…zu3r ?
https://image.nostr.build/52557b655365664658ae8fcde2d14f1e44f0ab86fe81560da4d2e8f87b8c87c9.jpg

2026-04-12 14:44:37 CEST

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Temporarily, yeah.
Our Gitea server that's hosts the wiki and data issues was getting spammed so we had to switch it to private.
Working on a solution.

2026-04-12 12:16:54 CEST

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Yeah, we had to close that this week as we were getting spammed.
We can onboard you if you jump in our Matrix:
https://matrix.to/#/#btcmap:matrix.org

2026-04-12 10:07:42 CEST

March blog post just dropped!
1k new merchants, 10 new communities, massive Android localization, new map drawer UX on web, and major API expansion.
#naddr1qq…zpx8

2026-04-11 06:29:15 CEST

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Merged!

2026-04-11 05:35:36 CEST

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On it 🫡

2026-04-11 04:43:26 CEST

What do you think of our new apps page?
Who did we miss?
https://image.nostr.build/73bd701f72a69756c3c421f3b2d92b596ed4a129b6b67989632195a44d9f8c7d.png
https://btcmap.org/apps
@npub1hcw…h9rq @npub1w27…z70r @npub1ajl…zx3q @npub1cas…dg5l @npub1get…0nfm

2026-03-31 10:57:06 CEST

New version of our Android app just dropped!
v1.1.0 now available on all good @npub10r8…2p8s.
https://zapstore.dev/apps/org.btcmap
Release includes:
- Add Carto Dark Matter map style
- Display current country and nearby communities on the map
- Enable map rotation
- Display localized place names
- Improve opening hours display and translation
- Improve clustering
- Make adaptive color scheme opt in, default to website colors
- Improve payment flow
- Add support for many new languages
- Improve testability and test coverage

2026-03-26 08:32:26 CET

Anyone want to proof read our 🇫🇷 and 🇪🇸translations to make sure the 🤖 did a good job?
Zaps will flow ⚡
French:
https://deploy-preview-870--btcmap.netlify.app
https://github.com/teambtcmap/btcmap.org/blob/b3e03ce5d010acce6ede5f37cc1ccca129899507/src/lib/i18n/locales/fr.json
Spanish:
https://deploy-preview-869--btcmap.netlify.app
https://github.com/teambtcmap/btcmap.org/blob/92d7eda9fa01e65852913c8ed00295d718308c9f/src/lib/i18n/locales/es.json

2026-03-19 11:19:26 CET

Yo @npub10r8…t2p8 wat dis? 👀
https://image.nostr.build/af907a1d3c77aa579a3eb2e93dc773b5b19ee58a74a5cbe4df99e3fc0e11d1ab.png

2026-03-19 09:13:49 CET

Carnitas Canitas in Playa Del Carmen 🇲🇽 just got boosted for 3-months!
Tacos (and canitas!) taste better when bought with freedom money. ✊
https://btcmap.org/merchant/21195

2026-03-10 12:49:45 CET

Happy Cypherpunk Manifesto Day!
https://image.nostr.build/10fe2431f698c482ebca9bb1e293fac0637f0b197807a5adac94077e4b00b368.jpg
https://btcmap.org/cypherpunks-manifesto.pdf

2026-03-09 16:11:39 CET

February update is now out!
1.1k new merchants, 5 new communities, major internationalization progress, and big Android & API upgrades. 💪
#naddr1qq…7j4t

2026-03-09 11:08:06 CET

Languages NGU!
🗣 🌍
https://i.nostr.build/oqwF08eQGMccTtEA.png

2026-02-27 22:03:25 CET

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Yeah, just a way to show your support for the merchant (they get better viz) and us (we get the sats).

2026-02-27 13:14:26 CET

The Little Salumi in Northville, Michigan 🇺🇸 just got boosted for 12-months!
Salumi
säˈlo͞omē/
noun - cured meats that are sliced and served as an appetizer in an Italian meal.
https://btcmap.org/merchant/31002

2026-02-22 19:34:43 CET

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Yep, will move once and for all to Nostr when it's ready.

2026-02-22 19:33:49 CET

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Ooof. What errornare you seeing?
Works fine on Element.

2026-02-22 19:33:24 CET

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Sorry (not sorry).
Element is great on web and mobile.

2026-02-22 19:31:26 CET

Shadowy Supertagger Comino has updated our Bitcoin sticker pack list on the wiki!
https://gitea.btcmap.org/teambtcmap/btcmap-general/wiki/Bitcoin-Accepted-Logo-Pack

2026-02-20 22:28:44 CET

BTC Map Discord server is now ded.
Find us on Matrix:
https://matrix.to/#/#btcmap:matrix.org

2026-02-11 17:18:56 CET

Wat dis @npub15xd…t3l3 👀
@npub1etg…8n6e asked and got!
If any other BTC Map communities want their Satlantis page adding then just shout.
https://image.nostr.build/b891471d52f99a3091e61745a8e3b72996e94a167c7a7b3f2407f35b754fc6ae.png

2026-02-11 17:16:06 CET

Wat dis @npub1kmw…xqk9? 👀
Sea of Corea just got a shiny new social icon!
Any other BTC Map communities want their Geyser link adding?
https://image.nostr.build/59b2c643705bed6426186e33930178b7c69144207f4316dd792baf98c232271c.png

2026-02-11 17:14:24 CET

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https://btcmap.org/communities/

2026-02-11 15:06:03 CET

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Props to @npub16kz…q79w for grasping the nettle on this beast!
Brazil 🇧🇷 was first as it's roughly 25% of our traffic!
If you want to contribute in your language then get in touch!

2026-02-11 14:42:04 CET

Você fala português do Brasil?
https://image.nostr.build/2f35bb6f1ac228adc8d6a8144fa866cc489534922d247f5e82e6cdf836ddd920.png

2026-02-07 10:13:08 CET

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Sweet.
Try and get us some taggers in the USA to start with.
We're working on a tagging agent skill.

2026-02-06 14:53:22 CET

January blog post is in!
1.2k new merchants, 1M views, improved search, onboarding flow and latest stats.
We thought we'd been relatively quiet, but the OSM edits and PRs don't lie. 🤟
#naddr1qq…2kk0

2026-01-22 21:29:21 CET

Look Mom, we're on TV in 🇺🇸!
#nevent1q…rnp9

2026-01-20 18:41:47 CET

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HUUUUGE.

2026-01-19 21:51:45 CET

2025 Year in Review is in!
#naddr1qq…dc2x

2026-01-17 09:18:33 CET

Butcher Block Cafe in Denver, CO 🇺🇸was just boosted for *checks notes* 3-years!
https://btcmap.org/merchant/12143

2026-01-14 11:24:56 CET

Bitcoin on The Map interview with Dr Padraig Corcoran by @nprofile…22ck:
https://rumble.com/v74b6ra-bitcoin-on-the-map-with-dr.-padraig-corcoran-slp709.html

2026-01-12 20:37:45 CET

BREAKING: Merchants in @nprofile…mwln have doubled!
#nevent1q…vpy7

2026-01-12 15:34:16 CET

Chez Ginette in Paris 🇫🇷 just got boosted for 90-days!
https://btcmap.org/merchant/27193

2026-01-10 11:00:53 CET

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Post invoice here and we'll pay it.

2026-01-07 08:44:55 CET

Some generous bitcoiner recently donated 2 BTC to OpenSreetMap 😍
https://image.nostr.build/788b5a126bfbe3e6ffc46ddd07e0cccf31fe28f5665d35ca971a1103b1fb995d.jpg
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/thank-you-for-2-bitcoin-donation-to-openstreetmap/139836
Donations greatfully received for our project here🙏:
https://core.btcmap.org/tipjar/eyQxQA3gbwfQFjGVe53ZJu

2026-01-03 18:21:53 CET

December 2025 monthly update is up.
Annual review coming in the next week or so ... it's been a year!
Web Link:
https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq04ty37x8we4m73cup72zqhkmg5t4xuag6r3ja6rhh369vwcpthdqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqp2a6xve2hgdzff39k2dt0xdurvvt9wscnx3qfyrezu
Native:
#naddr1qq…mfna

2025-12-31 10:03:22 CET

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https://gitea.btcmap.org/teambtcmap/btcmap-data/issues

2025-12-31 09:59:45 CET

Be like @npub1ygz…a2m5!
Data maintenance is arguably more important than code contributions these days.
Become a Shadowy Supertagger and help take care of your country and region.
Reply here and we'll get you started! ✊ #note1fp2…sv93

2025-12-31 09:50:54 CET

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Arguably more important than code contributions at this point.
Data drives good UX better than anything else. 🤟

2025-12-17 13:18:42 CET

Just clicked through 21k places.
Prbly nothing.
https://btcmap.org/dashboard

2025-12-17 09:22:42 CET

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Niiice!
This is using the Place NIP?
@nprofile…lgxk also created the Attestation NIP for Proof of Place, which is kinda what you are doing here.
We're currently think about an OSM-Nostr bridge.

2025-12-15 10:07:05 CET

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Beautiful. 😍

2025-12-14 13:42:47 CET

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We're always on the hunt for new Shadowy Supertaggers, the more local the better. 🇫🇷
Dive in here:
https://matrix.to/#/%23btcmap-taggers:matrix.org

2025-12-14 13:31:50 CET

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Yup, they have about 1000 in France.
We're in contact with them to onboard them in a similar way to how we did with Square.

2025-12-05 22:51:29 CET

November blog post just dropped!
20k merchants, Square launch, App updates & latest stats...
https://yakihonne.com/article/s/[email protected]/vCK7_DB2hpZgMsd1K3STV

2025-12-05 22:35:29 CET

November blog post just dropped!
20k merchants, Square launch, App updates & latest stats...
#nevent1q…5xrf

2025-12-03 16:31:06 CET

Any designers out there who want to help make our apps prettier and more functional?
The pay is lousy, but you'll have fun and be working on one of the most popular platforms in Bitcoin.🤟
#asknostr

2025-12-02 11:41:13 CET

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One day.

2025-12-02 11:39:07 CET

Square is performing a 51% attack on US merchant adoption!
As of this minute, we've added 1733 Square merchants that represents 52% of all locations in the US.
We also have over 1700 places in the backlog too. 👀
https://npub1864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mks0tt2tq.blossom.band/df65cf3f1fa4ef899c6e6215d3ad9c90b98bc968641c6ac866ded3ef42d2fbd1.png
https://npub1864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mks0tt2tq.blossom.band/b2c4ce29afe9752afb504148b0ac6752d16f30d8ab62313ea7ff983581329d8a.png
https://btcmap.org/country/us/stats
@nprofile…73pd @nprofile…xv7m @nprofile…zkaf #square

2025-12-02 11:14:32 CET

We are migrating our community and team comms away from Discord (boo!) to Matrix (yay!).
Check out our space over at: https://matrix.to/#/#btcmap:matrix.org

2025-11-29 20:15:05 CET

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That would require API access. Can you share more detail of what your doing?

2025-11-28 23:49:47 CET

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We use OpenStreetMap - a data commons and open database.
Looking at how we beat marry that with Nostr.
Proof of Place / Attestation will play a role.
#naddr1qq…4svy
https://njump.me/naddr1qq2nya2z2akk6j60w9jz6vpeweg4vn2g8pvrqq3qcn670f663n3ks02jnnlsvd5y88zjnefy8343ykaxs7y3nzzketrsxpqqqp65wstzn6c

2025-11-26 19:18:40 CET

We just smashed through 20k listings. 👀
Prbly nothing.
https://blossom.primal.net/fce4259322dc079219a76b2ca8d23bca08b0506accfb2162f3a0710e439ee4f7.png
https://btcmap.org/dashboard

2025-11-26 18:44:17 CET

The first published paper in an academic journal on Bitcoin as a medium of exchange?
"A spatial analysis of the use of Bitcoin as a medium of exchange."
Corcoran et al. Financial Innovation (2025) 11:127
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40854-025-00871-z
BTC Map referenced heavily. 👀

2025-11-20 13:00:33 CET

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#vibetagging ?

2025-11-19 22:35:31 CET

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@nprofile…htuk
@nprofile…rwe4
@nprofile…qvle

2025-11-19 22:34:40 CET

We added our 1000th #square merchant today. ✊
Only 10 days in. 👀
1500 or so in the backlog. 💪
Supertaggers on fire. 🔥

2025-11-17 22:54:14 CET

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Did you break it? 🤣

2025-11-16 21:34:53 CET

New ATH!
#nevent1q…lrmp

2025-11-16 10:26:19 CET

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Yes, each community and country has an Atom/RSS feed on Thier page you can subscribe to.
There is also the Telegram Bot, where you can define area you are interested in.
We're also experimenting with Noatr bots, like @nprofile…dz9h.
https://t.me/ST599HMhfbHm_bot

2025-11-15 21:46:07 CET

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Done. 🫡

2025-11-15 19:32:29 CET

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Will do that now.
Need to hack that welcome message somehow as it's super vague.

2025-11-12 22:12:44 CET

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OGs for sure!

2025-11-12 20:37:00 CET

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@nprofile…hfgy?

2025-11-12 20:34:48 CET

If you want to pitch in then please get in touch, especially if you're in the US.
Tagging should be as decentralised as possible 🤟
This is your moment.
#nevent1q…uy4k

2025-11-12 20:33:20 CET

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Sorry (not sorry). 🫠

2025-11-12 16:20:14 CET

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https://image.nostr.build/86f5f1bb6474e4033c6c6d1e2cf29f1e0aba37c0e826141392720a1223f97f7e.jpg

2025-11-11 19:10:48 CET

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They display all BTC merchants using data from our API.

2025-11-11 19:10:04 CET

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This.

2025-11-11 15:55:03 CET

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We've automated it as much as we can.
We still have to verify exact location and merge upstream to OSM, where a merchant may or may not already exist.

2025-11-11 14:50:32 CET

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Careful, tagging is addictive.

2025-11-10 21:48:53 CET

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No lies detected.

2025-11-10 21:42:22 CET

Super Burrito at The Water Tank, Austin, TX. just became the first #square merchant to receive a comment from a pleb, within an hour of being added by @nprofile…zwzm !
https://btcmap.org/merchant/29713

2025-11-10 21:30:31 CET

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We gotchu fam.

2025-11-10 21:29:43 CET

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Excellent!
Will approve you now.
Tagging guide here:
https://gitea.btcmap.org/teambtcmap/btcmap-general/wiki/Tagging-Merchants
Discord here (yes, yes, were migrating to Matrix):
https://discord.com/invite/9mHeTgX2zb

2025-11-10 21:07:03 CET

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Yup.

2025-11-10 21:06:08 CET

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https://gitea.btcmap.org/teambtcmap/btcmap-data/issues

2025-11-10 21:05:13 CET

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That doesn't enable much on its own.

2025-11-10 21:04:46 CET

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naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp384u7n44r8rdq74988lqcmggww998jjg0rtzfd6dpufrxy9djk8qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcprpmhxue69uhkv6

2025-11-10 21:03:40 CET

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Eventually.

2025-11-10 21:02:52 CET

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OSM requirement right now.
We're exploring ways to Nostrify.

2025-11-10 18:30:00 CET

Supertaggers gonna tag!
#square @nprofile…qvle @nprofile…whqf @nprofile…p4zh 👀
https://image.nostr.build/0176b072edab5b5f2a8000d5d81a0e321b0ea20e53f116a94e0e8337d41d23f8.jpg

2025-11-10 16:52:03 CET

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Bitcoin feature is US only for now. Wider rollout next year we understand.

2025-11-10 16:07:06 CET

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We see them trickling in already! 🤟

2025-11-10 16:05:43 CET

Here we go!
Wish us luck 🫠
If you ever wanted to contribute (tagging, sats, anything!), now would be a good time!
https://image.nostr.build/6cec31ac5777aa9b381c9c029980b326a192ad7711337919ee58f2ed9d20cc20.jpg

2025-11-09 16:08:44 CET

Twas the night before Squaremas,
when all through the house,
not a creature was stirring,
not even a mouse.
#square
@nprofile…6h8g
@nprofile…htuk
@nprofile…rwe4

2025-11-07 12:13:33 CET

The v1.0.0 milestone release of our Android app just dropped. 🤖
Get it in the @nprofile…4wvt of your choice, but not Google Play as you won't find it there.
Highlights:
🎨 Material 3 Expressive colours and custom theming support.
🗺️ Map style picker
🗓️ Show Bitcoin-related events and meetups
⚡ Switch to v4 API
🗣️ Improved language support
Zap that release to show your support? 🙏
Release notes here:
https://github.com/teambtcmap/btcmap-android/releases/tag/v1.0.0
APKs here:
https://github.com/teambtcmap/btcmap-android/releases/tag/v1.0.0

2025-11-06 21:29:17 CET

Slightly delayed October blog post just dropped...
#naddr1qq…0vax

2025-11-06 21:18:39 CET

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LET'S GOOOOO!

2025-10-29 15:20:03 CET

Which is why we left.
Next update will have in-app updates in addition to F-Droid and @nprofile…4wvt.
#nevent1q…0mw2

2025-10-28 11:56:18 CET

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https://image.nostr.build/01be3cf3fa606beb3be751e5ccd63f9523ea8ea3f57365a18d25615e1d51abdf.gif

2025-10-16 10:06:29 CEST

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Found you!
btcmap.org/merchant/node:3793718458