Nostr notes by genebean

Bolt12Pay looks nice https://geyser.fund/project/bolt12pay

2026-04-03T14:01:14+02:00

Bolt12Pay looks nice

https://geyser.fund/project/bolt12pay

Just read “Tether Was Born On Bitcoin. Twelve Years Later, Is ...

2026-04-01T13:43:29+02:00

Just read “Tether Was Born On Bitcoin. Twelve Years Later, Is It Coming Back?” and it sounds like some important things regarding lightning are happening, particularly related to the first two of three companies mentioned in it.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2026/03/31/tether-was-born-on-bitcoin-twelve-years-later-is-it-coming-back/

https://fountain.fm/episode/dthWmDsXQyZOiHHIWkg7

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Nostr event nevent1qqs9afr4dfesajlskr6gyzhfa2k9muwuqyskd7cdsw4a8sg0qlv4s0gzyrd6z68ujh7mm995qzt0ffkmrg5kcr59cs33hlyjym72tdluc0ju5pt9209

2026-03-24T04:27:40+01:00

🤞🏻 https://www.wabe.org/a-new-bill-would-switch-georgias-time-zone-and-move-the-state-to-year-round-daylight-saving-time/

@nprofile…ldgf should mention this in LUP

2026-03-22T02:18:11+01:00

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ChrisLAS (nprofile…ldgf) should mention this in LUP

Bummer… nothing showed up in the “Sent” tab of Helipad

2026-03-08T13:02:50+01:00

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Bummer… nothing showed up in the “Sent” tab of Helipad

Just testing to see how Fountain boosts look in the new Helipad ...

2026-03-08T05:33:11+01:00

Just testing to see how Fountain boosts look in the new Helipad since it says it’s added support for their metadata. Also… I’m missing my TWIB fix while you’re attending SCaLE. I’m looking forward to hearing about the trip though!

https://fountain.fm/show/51hgGerqfMRRaqT5npXx

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Thus was a really good read #naddr1qq…dsg6

2026-03-08T05:19:36+01:00

Thus was a really good read

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Good morning readers,

In Nicaragua, the Ortega-Murillo regime is turning exile into economic erasure. Nicaraguans expelled since 2023 have reported that, within hours of deportation, the state stripped them of their nationality, canceled their pensions, and deleted decades of their contribution records. Pensions, earned over a lifetime of work, were confiscated without trial, placing many elderly exiles in extreme financial precarity.

As authoritarian states manipulate financial infrastructure, parallel systems continue to emerge. A new app called Numo is making Bitcoin payments easier than ever through tap-to-pay functionality powered by the Lightning Network (a layer built on top of Bitcoin that enables near-instant, cheap transactions) and ecash, a system that lets users hold and send digital cash privately. Together, they lower barriers to peer-to-peer bitcoin commerce without banks or intermediaries.

We end by featuring a conversation with Maple AI CEO Mark Suman on the rise of autonomous AI agents and why Bitcoin may become their native payment infrastructure. As machines begin to transact, pay for data, and interact independently online, the question of what money they use (and whether that money preserves privacy) becomes increasingly urgent.\ \ Let’s explore the full news.

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Nicaragua | Regime Confiscates Pensions of Denationalized Nicaraguans

In an article published by Confidencial, Nicaraguans exiled by the Ortega-Murillo regime describe how their expulsion extended into economic erasure as the state stripped them of their pensions. Since February 2023, the regime has forcibly expelled hundreds of prisoners of conscience. Within hours of deportation, the regime stripped them of their nationality, confiscated their pensions, and erased their contribution records from the social security system, all without a trial. As economist Enrique Sáenz described it: “Simply, a man in a robe made an announcement. He said he was reading the sentence of a trial that had never taken place.”

Why this matters: Pensions are earned entitlements based on decades of contributions. Canceling pensions and deleting contribution histories is the state effectively declaring that these Nicaraguan dissidents never existed and are therefore not entitled to their own money. Many affected individuals are retirees in fragile health. Without pensions, they face precarious housing and struggle to afford healthcare, enduring financial repression as a form of political punishment.

Hong Kong | Father of Exiled Activist Anna Kwok Jailed on Financial Charges

A Hong Kong court sentenced Kwok Yin-sang, father of Anna Kwok, a US-based pro-democracy activist and executive director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, to eight months in prison. He was charged with attempting to withdraw funds from an insurance policy in his daughter’s name under the city’s national security law, widely known as a tool for suppressing dissent. Officials in Hong Kong have designated Anna Kwok an “absconder” and placed a HK$1 million ($128,000) bounty on her. Under the national security law, anyone who “deals with” the financial assets of an absconder can face prosecution. Targeting overseas activists with family reprisals fits a broader pattern of transnational repression, and shows how national security legislation has been used to crack down on dissent in Hong Kong.

Global | Stablecoin Issuer Tether Reveals Billions in Frozen Funds

Global stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen roughly $4.2 billion in USDT (its digital asset pegged to the US dollar) tied to alleged illicit activity, most of it since 2023. As the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin with over $180 billion in circulation, Tether can blacklist wallet addresses and render tokens unusable. Though Tether has taken action against accounts to combat fraud, human trafficking, and terrorism, the step highlights the central control of stablecoins, which can be frozen at the issuer’s discretion. In authoritarian contexts, the same mechanisms and regulatory pressure could be used against pro-democracy advocates, nonprofit organizations, and dissidents.

Rwanda | Central Bank Advances CBDC Pilot Amid Civil Liberties Concerns

Rwanda’s central bank has completed a proof-of-concept phase for a proposed retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), the e-FRW, and will now move into a 12-month pilot with real users. The tests included offline payments via smartcards and USSD access for feature phones and explored wallet-level programmability for targeted disbursements within a two-tier distribution model. While officials emphasize the currency’s potential to boost financial inclusion, CBDCs can enable transaction monitoring, spending controls, expiration features, and centralized limits that reshape how and where money can be used.

Why this matters: HRF’s Tyranny Tracker classifies Rwanda as a fully authoritarian regime. In a country where surveillance, intimidation, and repression of political opponents are well-documented, embedding retail payments into a centrally controlled digital system raises serious questions about privacy, financial autonomy, and the risk of expanding state surveillance into everyday life.

Russia | The Kremlin Opens Investigation Into Telegram Founder

The Kremlin has opened an investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov, accusing him of “abetting terrorist activities.” Officials claim Telegram is being used by Western governments and hostile actors and have increasingly restricted its functionality at the network level. Users have reported disruptions to Telegram voice calls since last year, and the regime has also curtailed access to platforms like WhatsApp and YouTube. Despite these restrictions, Telegram reportedly still has more than 105 million monthly users in Russia. The investigation comes as the Kremlin promotes a new state-controlled messaging platform called Max, which imposes stringent identity verification requirements on its users and integrates digital payments.

Why this matters: Messaging platforms are not neutral tools in authoritarian environments. Although regimes can pressure companies to remove dissenting content or turn over user data, migrating to state-controlled alternatives like Max could expose users to even more extensive digital and financial surveillance.

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A new report from the Africa Bitcoin Institute examines how years of PayPal restrictions across Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Liberia, helped catalyze the rise of local fintech and peer-to-peer financial systems. While PayPal limited accounts or blocked withdrawals citing fraud and regulatory concerns, developers scaled domestic alternative platforms. At the same time, Bitcoin adoption rose, particularly in Nigeria, where peer-to-peer trading volumes reached hundreds of millions of dollars. The report argues that financial platform autonomy in African markets did not emerge despite exclusion from global payment networks, but because of it.

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Numo | New App for Tap to Pay Bitcoin Payments

Numo is a new open-source point-of-sale (PoS) app that enables Bitcoin payments via NFC, a tap-to-pay technology that removes the need to scan QR codes. The app uses the Lightning Network (a second layer for near-instant, low-fee Bitcoin transfers) and Cashu, an ecash protocol that functions like electronic cash to enhance privacy. This ecash integration allows the app to function offline, syncing payments once connectivity is restored. Numo advertises “zero platform fees” beyond standard network costs, and a BTCPay Server integration is currently in development.

Why this matters: One of Bitcoin’s biggest adoption hurdles has been the in-person payment user experience. Numo aims to make accepting bitcoin as seamless as traditional payment methods, minus the banks, chargebacks, or intermediary fees.

Cake Wallet | Lightning Network Integration

Cake Wallet has added support for the Lightning Network. The update lets users send and receive small Bitcoin payments instantly, without the technical setup that has historically made Lightning difficult to use. Users don't have to manage channels or liquidity, and they maintain self-custody as well as an on-chain exit option. The update also offers custom Lightning addresses (like an email address for Bitcoin payments) without minimum balance requirements. As tools like Lightning become more intuitive, they strengthen Bitcoin’s role as a borderless and censorship-resistant payment network. This expands financial freedom by allowing people to transact quickly and independently.

FIBRE | Developers Revive the Fast Internet Bitcoin Relay Engine

Localhost Research has updated and relaunched the Fast Internet Bitcoin Relay Engine (FIBRE), a specialized network that helps newly mined Bitcoin blocks travel across the world faster. In simple terms, it improves how quickly Bitcoin nodes (computers running the Bitcoin software) learn about new blocks of transactions, reducing the risk that slower connections put some miners at a disadvantage. Such efficiency prevents smaller miners from losing revenue due to “stale blocks,” which occur when slow connections cause their work to be rejected by the network. This relaunch strengthens Bitcoin’s decentralization, ensuring the network remains resistant to censorship and beyond the control of any single group.

BitMesh | New App Combines Bitcoin, Ecash, and Offline Messaging

BitMesh is a new app combining peer-to-peer messaging, a Bitcoin wallet, and an identity system that operates without the internet. Bitmesh accounts are linked to Bitcoin keys instead of phone numbers or central companies, allowing better control over personal data. The app also includes a built-in Cashu ecash wallet for private payments and uses mesh radio networks (where devices connect directly to each other to pass data) to transmit messages when Wi-Fi or cellular signals fail.

Why this matters: BitMesh attempts to merge censorship-resistant messaging, self-sovereign identity, and private digital payments into a single tool. In environments where authoritarians block online platforms, monitor communications, or restrict financial access, systems that are built on permissionless and uncensorable tech like this may prove useful.

Hodl Hodl | Support for Additional African Currencies Added

Hodl Hodl, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading platform, recently added support for the currencies of Zambia, Uganda, and Mozambique. This integration provides greater Bitcoin liquidity in the three new economies, allowing users and dissidents to acquire Bitcoin in a manner that reduces the risk of surveillance or censorship.

Bro | New Trading Platform Launched by Carol Souza

Bro is a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform launched by Carol Souza, co-founder of Area Bitcoin, a South American Bitcoin educational initiative supported by an HRF grant. Vibe coded and built on the Nostr decentralized communications protocol, Bro uses the Lightning Network for bitcoin settlement. The platform matches bitcoin holders with liquidity providers to pay bills or acquire services in local currency. Providers settle transactions via bank transfers, bank slips, or Pix (Brazil’s instant payment system) in exchange for bitcoin. As a self-custodial system using Nostr for coordination, it requires no registration or personal data.

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Maybe someone @nprofile…qn9x would enjoy a coffee

2026-02-28T05:19:44+01:00

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Maybe someone River (nprofile…qn9x) would enjoy a coffee

This BIP110 stuff makes me sick and is why I returned to core a ...

2026-02-21T21:20:58+01:00

This BIP110 stuff makes me sick and is why I returned to core a while back. Q: where are Jack Mallers, Jack Dorsey, & Michael Saylor on this? Can they not help counter this stupidity with their reach & influence? What about the other treasury companies that have a vested interest here and big microphones?

https://fountain.fm/episode/SrnH7P2j6W6Nf04kFnFb

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@nprofile…zkqa pinging from Primal on this boost in case it ...

2026-02-12T18:35:10+01:00

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ChrisLAS (nprofile…zkqa) pinging from Primal on this boost in case it gets truncated

🤔💭I wonder if Wes could update y’all’s boost tooling to ...

2026-02-12T18:33:36+01:00

🤔💭I wonder if Wes could update y’all’s boost tooling to resolve Nostr addresses as I tend to boost this show from Fountain simply because it also posts to Nostr. I wonder if the the tooling could also use info Fountain includes in boosts to make that easier. That would help with truncated boosts from here too since Nostr notes can be way longer than boosts natively support.

https://fountain.fm/episode/35cdj0WpiiRdH7zxOLFB

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From what I’ve learned thus far, it feels to me like there are ...

2026-02-12T17:17:19+01:00

From what I’ve learned thus far, it feels to me like there are other things at play that generally line up on 4 year intervals rather than #bitcoin itself having a 4 year cycle. Primarily, I think what you’ve laid out previously about the liquidity market being the driver is key.

https://fountain.fm/episode/35cdj0WpiiRdH7zxOLFB

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Great video & post by @nprofile…esu4: “Why Does #Bitcoin ...

2026-02-06T02:00:05+01:00

Great video & post by River (nprofile…esu4): “Why Does #Bitcoin Have Value?”

https://youtu.be/SUJfuCrlnPw

https://river.com/learn/why-do-bitcoin-have-value/

So glad you decided to do the show today! I always want to hear ...

2026-02-05T05:10:52+01:00

So glad you decided to do the show today! I always want to hear your take, even when it’s all macro news

https://fountain.fm/episode/aUueRBq6vLKdbk5Bw66d

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I’d absolutely attend a #bitcoin event, especially one hosted ...

2026-02-05T05:08:01+01:00

I’d absolutely attend a #bitcoin event, especially one hosted by you ChrisLAS (npub1awy…79n4)

https://fountain.fm/episode/aUueRBq6vLKdbk5Bw66d

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Speaking of Strak and Shake, did you see that they are working ...

2026-01-29T14:21:05+01:00

Speaking of Strak and Shake, did you see that they are working with Fold to pay employees a “Bitcoin Bonus?’”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/steak-n-shake-pay-bitcoin-214032260.html

https://fountain.fm/episode/HylzhXZwygZVlobhBA5a

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If anyone wants to know more about Pegasus, check out episodes 99 ...

2026-01-24T15:42:57+01:00

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If anyone wants to know more about Pegasus, check out episodes 99 (The Spy) & 100 (NSO) of Darknet Diaries

https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/99/

https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/100/

I’d love to get your take on the “Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2” ...

2026-01-23T13:30:32+01:00

I’d love to get your take on the “Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2”
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-the-raspberry-pi-ai-hat-plus-2-generative-ai-on-raspberry-pi-5/

https://fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov

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@nprofile…ushg another one that might be good for TWIB. No ...

2026-01-23T04:34:20+01:00

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ChrisLAS (nprofile…ushg) another one that might be good for TWIB. No mention of anything besides BTC for once

I wish I’d know about @nprofile…ff55 when I was in #Akumal ...

2026-01-23T03:04:01+01:00

I wish I’d know about btcisla (nprofile…ff55) when I was in #Akumal this summer! I’m looking forward to visiting one day.

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Pay with the Blockstream app wherever Bitcoin is accepted! 🚀

Square terminals, Steak n Shake, btcisla (nprofile…s2ka), BitcoinMagazine (nprofile…wvc3) conferences and more!

Film it, tag us, and we'll reimburse you for showing us Lightning payments in action!

Terms: Film payment (max 1 min), good lighting/framing. Tag Blockstream, say where, what you bought. Drop a LiquidNetwork (nprofile…0cnd) address and we'll pay up to $50USD in LBTC. Valid purchases only. 1 entry/person. First 20 videos. Manually reviewed, paid at our discretion.

https://blockstream.com/app/

Hell no to a CDBC ...

2026-01-22T01:48:39+01:00

Hell no to a CDBC

https://fountain.fm/episode/5QJuJ1C2pOE26U8GIvDs

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Unchained Capital has a Bitcoin IRA that uses a multisig setup ...

2026-01-22T01:33:52+01:00

Unchained Capital has a Bitcoin IRA that uses a multisig setup that’s compatible with the Trezor One… it’s a nice option for rolling over a 401k from a previous employer… just sayin’

https://fountain.fm/episode/5QJuJ1C2pOE26U8GIvDs

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HODL’ing ‘til the the cows come home… I’m in no hurry ...

2026-01-22T01:17:44+01:00

HODL’ing ‘til the the cows come home… I’m in no hurry since I wasn’t expecting any real upside until 4 or 5 years in anyhow. I only started dipping my toes in beyond lightning in March 2024 but learned that HODL’ing is the way.

https://fountain.fm/episode/5QJuJ1C2pOE26U8GIvDs

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Any western nation talking about the the downside of not being ...

2026-01-21T23:13:06+01:00

Any western nation talking about the the downside of not being able to feed itself needs to shut up and read “Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development”

https://fountain.fm/episode/5QJuJ1C2pOE26U8GIvDs

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Boosting the song on TWIB from Fountain using a self hosted Alby ...

2026-01-15T04:05:53+01:00

Boosting the song on TWIB from Fountain using a self hosted Alby wallet.

https://fountain.fm/episode/1HyiMFE9Tb7iXcwIGVoj

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Here’s a 🥾 boost for ya 😜 ...

2026-01-15T03:37:33+01:00

Here’s a 🥾 boost for ya 😜

https://fountain.fm/episode/1HyiMFE9Tb7iXcwIGVoj

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Oooooo please do talk more about this hosted miner stuff ...

2026-01-15T03:30:52+01:00

Oooooo please do talk more about this hosted miner stuff

https://fountain.fm/episode/1HyiMFE9Tb7iXcwIGVoj

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Regarding the dual mandate, I think Matthew nailed it: “No one ...

2026-01-15T03:15:00+01:00

Regarding the dual mandate, I think Matthew nailed it: “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.”

https://fountain.fm/episode/1HyiMFE9Tb7iXcwIGVoj

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I wonder if this is something @nprofile…w4u4 or ...

2026-01-14T12:47:05+01:00

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I wonder if this is something Breez_tech (nprofile…w4u4) or ZEUS (nprofile…yh75) could help with…

@nprofile…glpm for TWIB

2026-01-13T02:28:55+01:00

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ChrisLAS (nprofile…glpm) for TWIB

Regarding your question, I love UniFi. ...

2026-01-13T01:00:18+01:00

Regarding your question, I love UniFi.

https://fountain.fm/episode/XyI5UCfG4YKNTaD9YKv5

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Chris - stay nostalgic and put your BlueVault disks in here: ...

2026-01-13T00:46:06+01:00

Chris - stay nostalgic and put your BlueVault disks in here:
https://amzn.to/45BWovK :)

https://fountain.fm/episode/XyI5UCfG4YKNTaD9YKv5

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Backblaze B2 of backups is the way, imo. ...

2026-01-13T00:26:11+01:00

Backblaze B2 of backups is the way, imo.

https://fountain.fm/episode/XyI5UCfG4YKNTaD9YKv5

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Oh, there’s plenty of crap here too, and I have no doubt our ...

2026-01-08T03:33:37+01:00

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Oh, there’s plenty of crap here too, and I have no doubt our experiences are different due to people’s bias and prejudice. Even so, a subset of us are significantly more hospitable than many find in other parts of the country.

Southern hospitality is a real thing. Generally speaking, the ...

2026-01-08T02:09:45+01:00

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Southern hospitality is a real thing. Generally speaking, the food is sooooo gooood at Cracker Barrel too… I hope you had a good experience.

Congress is made up of who we collectively put there.

2026-01-04T04:25:02+01:00

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Congress is made up of who we collectively put there.

Without a declaration of war by Congress, I don’t believe we ...

2026-01-04T04:09:35+01:00

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Without a declaration of war by Congress, I don’t believe we have any business invading another country.

I’m disheartened by what Trump has done in Venezuela. They, ...

2026-01-04T03:15:45+01:00

I’m disheartened by what Trump has done in Venezuela. They, like us and Ukraine, are a sovereign nation and we have no business invading them and arresting their president, regardless of how crummy he may be.

Here he is on Bandcamp too: https://johncallaway.bandcamp.com

2025-12-23T04:27:34+01:00

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Here he is on Bandcamp too: https://johncallaway.bandcamp.com

A friend of mine just put out a new song entitled In the Shadow ...

2025-12-23T04:23:30+01:00

A friend of mine just put out a new song entitled In the Shadow of the Manger that I think y’all should listen to: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSdgtIJia8u/

merryoscar (nprofile…sjly) / ainsleycostello (nprofile…rf2y) / PhantomPowerMedia (nprofile…v7yr) - if you all listen and like it, maybe you could reach out and encourage him posting to fountain_app (nprofile…7las) as well. I think it’ll take another artist to help him see the value in v4v

Suits me if some deep-pocketed types are toying with the people ...

2025-12-18T07:47:44+01:00

Suits me if some deep-pocketed types are toying with the people doing high leverage stuff against Bitcoin as that mess seems to artificially distort the actual market value of BTC… or that’s my layman’s impression at least

https://fountain.fm/episode/572orJ6yuCR8W18h2NBn

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I’m really glad to see you all implementing and driving things ...

2025-12-05T05:08:24+01:00

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I’m really glad to see you all implementing and driving things forward with the alternative enclosure tag!

Hey @npub13qr…almy - are you going to be doing any shows in the ...

2025-12-05T03:41:16+01:00

Hey ainsleycostello (npub13qr…almy) - are you going to be doing any shows in the #Atlanta, GA or #Chattanooga, TN or #Birmingham, AL areas anytime soon? Asking because I’d love to be able to come out to a show sometime

** you’re, not your 🤦🏻‍♂️

2025-12-04T14:03:04+01:00

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** you’re, not your 🤦🏻‍♂️

@nprofile…40fd if this is the case, please make the message ...

2025-12-04T14:02:30+01:00

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merryoscar (nprofile…40fd) if this is the case, please make the message your “sending along” mirror the boost message please.

Retried and it worked… with caveats. While I see the boost ...

2025-12-04T00:22:25+01:00

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Retried and it worked… with caveats. While I see the boost message in the Fountain wallet view, I don’t in Alby and neither show the boost amount, just the post-fee amount. The boost also doesn’t show up in the sent tab oh Helipad.

Testing boosting on Fountain with Alby Hub via NWC ...

2025-12-04T00:12:28+01:00

Testing boosting on Fountain with Alby Hub via NWC

https://fountain.fm/show/51hgGerqfMRRaqT5npXx

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Downloaded the new 1.4.0 (1653) build on iOS and still a no-go, ...

2025-12-03T20:11:09+01:00

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Downloaded the new 1.4.0 (1653) build on iOS and still a no-go, but I assume that’s related to what we already discussed regarding keysend not working yet.

Tried two different nostr apps and the video won't load... ...

2025-12-03T04:31:18+01:00

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Tried two different nostr apps and the video won't load... kinda bummed

Self hosted Alby Hub.

2025-12-02T13:20:53+01:00

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Self hosted Alby Hub.

For personal stuff, so do I, but for things at work where we have ...

2025-12-02T13:05:23+01:00

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For personal stuff, so do I, but for things at work where we have to meet customers where they are, this might be really helpful.

What a good problem to have! Hopefully it helps normalize paying ...

2025-12-02T13:01:54+01:00

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What a good problem to have! Hopefully it helps normalize paying with lightning at brick and mortar merchants

@nprofile…64us this seems like a continuation of last ...

2025-12-02T12:58:24+01:00

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ChrisLAS (nprofile…64us) this seems like a continuation of last week's TWIB conversation

Since I had a bunch of stuff hanging around, I decided to make my ...

2025-11-28T18:04:38+01:00

Since I had a bunch of stuff hanging around, I decided to make my own controller for a couple of strands of lights on my porch that I want to control with #WLED. A strip will connect to each screw terminal block, power will come into the board with one pigtail, and the other pigtail will facilitate power injection to the far end, if needed. I’ve got a weather proof box and a power supply coming tomorrow and am kinda excited to finalize my first outdoor diy setup (I’ve only done indoor ones before).

I just want to give @nprofile…7kcr mad props for their customer ...

2025-11-26T07:41:21+01:00

I just want to give Blockstream (nprofile…7kcr) mad props for their customer support & for standing behind their product. My Jade Plus had a manufacturing defect that eventually resulted in a stuck button. With no fuss and no shenanigans they offered to send me a new one as a replacement. It arrived quickly and all is well. Thanks #Blockstream!

@nprofile…szus RE LUP637, I sure wish I understood what makes ...

2025-11-14T23:37:25+01:00

ChrisLAS (nprofile…szus) RE LUP637, I sure wish I understood what makes your experience with Zigbee so different than mine. Mine is so rock solid. I attribute that to my PoE radio and planning my Zigbee and WiFi channel usage so they don’t overlap, but have no idea if that’s relevant for you. Regardless, I feel like it must be something simple that causing you to have pain. 😢

@nprofile…l4xt check this out

2025-11-13T03:55:46+01:00

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ChrisLAS (nprofile…l4xt) check this out

Absolutely

2025-11-13T03:52:10+01:00

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Absolutely

Now, if only the terminology would get corrected to “sats” in ...

2025-11-13T03:51:02+01:00

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Now, if only the terminology would get corrected to “sats” in the new Square stuff. It’s been that way in CashApp, and everywhere else. We understand dollars and cents just fine and can just as easily understand bitcoins are sats. In both cases, x number of the latter make up one of the former.

Are you staying on Knots or Core? If Core 30, are you making any ...

2025-11-13T03:28:04+01:00

Are you staying on Knots or Core? If Core 30, are you making any changes to the default configuration?

https://fountain.fm/episode/ESiLMwmjgT3EKg7VfEhg

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Re: Would I spend my sats at a store with Square that’s ...

2025-11-13T02:53:53+01:00

Re: Would I spend my sats at a store with Square that’s offering the option of paying in BTC? Absolutely, but I’d do it via the cash side of the Strike app where I pay the invoice straight from my checking account. I’d do it every time simply to help normalize paying that way.

https://fountain.fm/episode/ESiLMwmjgT3EKg7VfEhg

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**integrating the containerized version, not integrated ...

2025-11-12T03:13:52+01:00

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**integrating the containerized version, not integrated 🤦🏻‍♂️

Y’all… Pinchflat is awesome! I know you’ve mentioned it ...

2025-11-12T03:11:11+01:00

Y’all… Pinchflat is awesome! I know you’ve mentioned it many times, but it’s so much nicer than I realized. As a bonus, integrated the containerized version with Jellyfin that comes from nixpkgs was pretty straightforward: https://github.com/genebean/dots/pull/572
[ #Pinchflat #Jellyfin #NixOS ]

https://fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov

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Boosting again just because I keep thinking about the stuff in ...

2025-11-07T03:33:03+01:00

Boosting again just because I keep thinking about the stuff in this episode

https://fountain.fm/episode/WOslYaeXHkGPni8BznUK

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True, a soft fork does not in itself change the permissionless ...

2025-11-07T00:08:36+01:00

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True, a soft fork does not in itself change the permissionless nature, but the nature of this BIP introduces arbitrary, seemingly human initiated, chain splits that are not based on the validity of a transaction, but rather on what extra data was included as part of that transaction, or some unrelated transaction in the same block. No one’s opinion of right and wrong should have impact on my ability to settle a financial transaction on the #Bitcoin network, just as no one’s opinion of what I spend money on can stop me from handling a stack of cash (or gold) to someone to settle a transaction in person. I don’t need a governing body, or anyone else, to be able to do an in person exchange of value nor do I need someone else’s permission to transact in bitcoin today… and it should stay that way. Arbitrarily excluding blocks in the method described seems very likely to result in censorship. All useful tools, especially technological ones, can be used for both good and evil, but that’s not a reason to penalize the ones not doing the evil.

The biggest issue here is that this BIP implies governance over ...

2025-11-06T18:19:20+01:00

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The biggest issue here is that this BIP implies governance over Bitcoin instead of it being permissionless. I have no desire for anyone to have the ability to determine my transaction, or the block it’s in, is objectionable and that it is therefore invalid post-inclusion in the chain. That will absolutely be abused by individuals & governments and will mean there is a gatekeeper going forward. If the math is proper and my fee payment gets me included in a block, that should be the end of it just as it is now. Every node runner can turn off / opt out of the new op return stuff as I understand it, so why add something that is clearly flawed in ways that fundamentally change the permissionless nature of bitcoin?

Last week I boosted and relied on you seeing the rendered version ...

2025-11-06T05:05:59+01:00

Last week I boosted and relied on you seeing the rendered version of my npub like is shown on Fountain & Primal, but that isn’t how things work. After reading you suggested making my own site pouted at my Nostr profile… so I did 😁 I setup https://genebean.me with all my links and setup https://genebean.me/nostr as a shortcut.

https://fountain.fm/episode/WOslYaeXHkGPni8BznUK

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Such a good show! ...

2025-11-06T03:08:48+01:00

Such a good show!

https://fountain.fm/episode/WOslYaeXHkGPni8BznUK

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That’s wild and makes me want to switch back to core… the ...

2025-11-06T02:06:59+01:00

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That’s wild and makes me want to switch back to core… the whole thing with #bitcoin is it is permissionless… they are literally talking about having to maintain permission to use bitcoin.

I sure wish I’d learned about bitcoin earlier

2025-10-29T23:31:53+01:00

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I sure wish I’d learned about bitcoin earlier

Hey @nprofile…6ar3 - I like your wallet a lot… got plans for ...

2025-10-29T05:18:17+01:00

Hey BullBitcoin (nprofile…6ar3) - I like your wallet a lot… got plans for the rest of your services to be available in the US sometime soon?
[ #bitcoin #liquid #btc ]

Zapped my 2100 :) Here’s hoping you can do something along the ...

2025-10-23T12:57:09+02:00

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Zapped my 2100 :) Here’s hoping you can do something along the lines of my green penguin alien avatar

Same

2025-10-23T03:44:47+02:00

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Same

I love this! The help article makes the process crystal clear ...

2025-10-23T03:42:03+02:00

I love this! The help article makes the process crystal clear too: https://support.river.com/kb/guide/en/what-are-supercharged-recurring-buys-tK9DbbCrPU/Steps/4771789

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Introducing supercharged recurring buys! ⚡️

The recurring buy that automatically doubles during dips. With zero fees.

Go to River to supercharge your recurring buy with zero fees or set up a new one.

If the bitcoin price dips at the time of your recurring buy, it supercharges. ⚡️

https://youtu.be/CUPvpls7t3w

We can’t have you being under compensated for TWIB… surely, ...

2025-10-23T03:33:32+02:00

We can’t have you being under compensated for TWIB… surely, of all people, the listeners of a #bitcoin #podcast can figure out how to use the #lightning network to show their appreciation for what you do. If anyone wants help figuring this out, hit me up:
- Mastodon: @genebean@fosstodon.org
- Nostr: npub1mwsk3ly4lk7efdqqjm62dkc699kqapwyyvdley3xljjm0lxruh9qzvu46p

https://fountain.fm/episode/NJ9Vr8mMPTAt9Q7GUgCb

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Nostr event nevent1qqs0qd5kue2luvf4qut3cpcszxess7tkvmf49hqdcel039g4llaqe6gzyrd6z68ujh7mm995qzt0ffkmrg5kcr59cs33hlyjym72tdluc0ju5kjsjme

2025-10-23T00:05:06+02:00

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Done!

https://feedback.getalby.com/-alby-accounts-request-a-feature-1/posts/passkeys-and-or-totp-aka-real-2fa-that-isn-t-tied-to-email

Hey @nprofile…mxeg - please allow passkey login. My account ...

2025-10-21T13:17:50+02:00

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Hey Alby (nprofile…mxeg) - please allow passkey login. My account shouldn’t be constrained solely by email. Email is not a suitable 2FA method. Username + password + TOTP or email token + TOTP are good, but Passkey is better because it requires a device you possess already and doesn’t rely on email that’s phishable. I’ve seen other sites go further and require TOTP after a Passkey too, fwiw. Point being, give uses the option for real 2FA decoupled from email.

Time to patch any #Windows systems you have to deal with new ...

2025-10-19T16:30:12+02:00

Time to patch any #Windows systems you have to deal with new #security issues
https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/two-new-windows-zero-days-exploited-in.html

I’d love to hear more details on this

2025-10-18T03:22:41+02:00

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I’d love to hear more details on this

So… whatcha think about BULL Wallet? ...

2025-10-18T03:21:02+02:00

So… whatcha think about BULL Wallet?

https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszsg50jrj0g9hluzryh0r0328j2wkx6z2qpr9a0pp9wg7qd37syns7atwly

https://fountain.fm/episode/sP3uJ6IM6krMt8WNatvn

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I think #Square rolling out support for #bitcoin is going to be a ...

2025-10-17T03:16:14+02:00

I think #Square rolling out support for #bitcoin is going to be a big deal. You’ll also note that it’s bitcoin specifically, not all the cryto crap that’s such a scam. Bitcoin is different and much more akin to gold in that it is a verifiably hard asset.
https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-bitcoin

Have you gotten the bonus stuff for TWIB working with Jupiter ...

2025-10-16T14:25:55+02:00

Have you gotten the bonus stuff for TWIB working with Jupiter Party? If not, is that still in the works?

https://fountain.fm/episode/sP3uJ6IM6krMt8WNatvn

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A Command and Control economy? Is he saying China’s economy is ...

2025-10-16T13:25:52+02:00

A Command and Control economy? Is he saying China’s economy is a botnet? 😂

https://fountain.fm/episode/sP3uJ6IM6krMt8WNatvn

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Can you break down “leverage” for a n00b please? ...

2025-10-16T03:10:31+02:00

Can you break down “leverage” for a n00b please?

https://fountain.fm/episode/sP3uJ6IM6krMt8WNatvn

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The Guardian has a rather good write up on #debasement, what it ...

2025-10-09T12:37:49+02:00

The Guardian has a rather good write up on #debasement, what it is, why people are taking note, & how gold and #bitcoin fit int the mix.

ChrisLAS (nprofile…pzek) this one might be good reference for TWIB

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/09/the-debasement-trade-is-this-whats-driving-gold-bitcoin-and-shares-to-record-highs?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1

#musicians - wanna unlocks real-time royalty payments with no one ...

2025-10-09T03:45:35+02:00

#musicians - wanna unlocks real-time royalty payments with no one taking a cut of what you’ve earned? (I have a hard time believing yiur answer is anything but yes.) Read this to learn how to do exactly that. Don’t wanna deal with Bitcoin? That’s fine, you can receive payment in a Strike wallet and withdraw directly to your bank account.
[ #music #artists #spotify #streaming #value4value ]

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A Model That Needs Fixing

The way streaming pays artists today is built to serve everyone except the people making the music. The payment chain is bloated with middlemen who all take a cut before anything reaches the artist. Major labels, publishers, distributors, and rights organizations have designed a system that protects their positions and locks in their share of revenue.

Beyond that, payouts are often delayed for months, leaving artists waiting while money filters through various parties. And even when payments do finally arrive, the streaming model's reliance on pooled royalty payouts means the money artists receive often has little to do with how many times their fans actually listened to their music.

The result is a structure that protects incumbents, hides where the money goes, and makes it nearly impossible for most independent artists to earn fairly from their own audience.

This post is about what happens when you rebuild that system with something entirely different, using the Lightning Network and Value for Value. The Lightning Network is the payment infrastructure that allows real-time micropayments across RSS feeds.

If you're new to the concept of open distribution, I highly recommend checking out the Fountain blog on Rethinking Music Distribution to dive deeper into how it works.

How the System Was Designed to Benefit the Majors

When streaming first launched, the major labels were quick to secure licensing deals that would protect their dominance. These deals allowed them to dictate how money flowed through the system, ensuring they captured revenue before anyone else. For platforms like Spotify, this was a tradeoff: they needed the major label catalogs to scale quickly and build user bases.

The result was a system built around gatekeeping and control. Instead of simplifying payments from listener to artist, the model inserted layers of intermediaries; labels, distributors, publishers, and collection societies, all with their own cuts and reporting systems. The payout structure prioritizes these organizations at every level.

For independent artists trying to build an audience, this system makes it extremely difficult to grow sustainable income, no matter how loyal their fans might be.

The Broken Logic of Stream Share

Most people assume that when they pay for a Spotify subscription, their money goes to the artists they listen to. But that’s not how the system works.

Streaming platforms like Spotify operate on a stream-share model. Every month, all subscription and ad revenue is collected into a single pool. That pool is then divided based on which songs received the most streams across the entire platform, not based on who each individual user listened to.

If a fan streams your track 100 times, that doesn't automatically increase the amount you receive. Your payout is determined by your share of total platform streams that month. The superstars at the top who rack up billions of plays capture a disproportionate share of the pool. Independent artists with dedicated, smaller audiences end up with very little, even if their listeners are highly engaged.

This model:

Disconnects fans from directly supporting the artists they care about

Rewards mass scale and popularity over connection

Makes it extremely difficult for emerging artists to earn sustainable income

Protects incumbents who already dominate the top of the charts

It’s not a system designed to nurture creativity. It is designed to feed the top, maintain the power structure, and limit upside for everyone else.

The Delay Problem

Even once payouts are calculated, artists still wait weeks or even months to receive what they’ve earned. Distributors often operate on 60 to 90-day payout cycles, adding more delay on top of an already complex system.

This isn’t a technology issue. Platforms can track streams in real-time. The delays exist because of how payments have historically been processed and how many parties are involved in collecting their share before anything reaches the artist.

While streaming services pull in revenue daily, the artists who generate the streams sit at the very end of the line.

How Lightning Unlocks Real-Time Royalties

Now imagine something entirely different.

A fan listens to your song on an app like Fountain. While they listen, small payments, called sats (tiny fractions of Bitcoin), are sent to you right away. There’s no waiting, no complicated royalty system, and no middlemen. You get paid directly, in real-time, as people play your music.

This is the core of Value for Value. The fan decides what your music is worth to them and supports you directly. Unlike platforms like Spotify, where the stream rate is fixed by how much ad revenue and subscribers the platform collects globally, Value for Value allows each listener to pay based on the value they feel they’ve received.

Some people may choose to send small amounts. Others may choose to contribute more depending on the connection they feel with your work. The point is that value moves directly from listener to artist without being filtered or diluted along the way.

Boosts: Another Layer of Direct Support

In addition to automatic payments while streaming, apps like Fountain also let fans send boosts. A boost is simply a one-off payment a listener can send while listening. A way to say "I really value this" at a particular moment. It adds another layer of direct interaction between fan and artist that traditional platforms do not offer.

Boosts are optional, voluntary, and entirely fan-driven. They give the listener more agency and give the artist another form of direct support.

How to Set It Up and Get Paid Instantly

Getting started is simple:

Upload your music to an RSS feed. Use platforms like Fountain or Wavlake to publish your music so it can be streamed via open distribution.

Connect a Lightning wallet. Fountain offers an integrated wallet for artists, or you can use apps like Strike, which are easy to set up with no complex onboarding.

Set your splits if needed. If you work with collaborators, you can easily set up automatic revenue splits so everyone gets paid as streams happen.

Promote your music. Instead of defaulting to Spotify links, start sharing links to Fountain or Wavlake where listeners can directly support you.

Artists and podcasters are already using this model to earn real-time revenue from their audiences. The tools exist. Adoption is growing.

What Happens From Here

The streaming system was never really built with artists in mind. Payments are slow, the economics heavily favor the biggest players, and most artists sit at the end of a chain that extracts value long before they see it.

With Lightning and Value for Value, something different is starting to take shape. A system where artists can earn directly from their audience, where fans have real agency, and where payments happen instantly as the music plays.

This isn’t about crypto hype. It’s about exploring better ways to reward artists for their work. The infrastructure is here. What happens next will depend on how artists, platforms, and builders choose to push it forward.\ \ By theo (nprofile…c906)

Use ruby gems? If so, you should probably read this and some more ...

2025-10-08T03:03:57+02:00

Use ruby gems? If so, you should probably read this and some more f the material it links to. Bravo @OverlookInfraTech
https://overlookinfratech.com/2025/10/06/the-new-gem-server-in-town/

[ #ruby #rubygems #puppet #openvox #voxpupuli ]

Starting a second read of @npub1g3q…h782‘s #book Broken Money ...

2025-10-06T00:27:37+02:00

Starting a second read of LynnAlden (npub1g3q…h782)‘s #book Broken Money - it was really good and now I want to soak up some additional details I likely missed the first time through.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197566578

For now, #justice has prevailed! There is no place for the ...

2025-10-05T04:52:51+02:00

For now, #justice has prevailed! There is no place for the #military in the policing of civilians. I highly respect our service members, but our laws and constitution say this is not their job… plus they aren’t even needed in #Oregon. Stay strong #PDX!

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/04/federal-judge-blocks-trump-from-deploying-oregon-national-guard-to-portland/

All musicians should read this #naddr1qq…q8mk

2025-10-03T04:50:03+02:00

All musicians should read this

quoting naddr1qq…q8mk

Why do musicians still need permission to reach their own fans?

Streaming was supposed to democratize music. Instead, it locked creators into a new hierarchy, one where algorithms decide who gets heard, payouts trickle in months late, and artists are cut off from the people who support them most.

You don’t own your audience. You don’t own your data. And unless you're in the top 1%, you barely own your income.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

There’s a technology that’s been working away in the background, powering the open internet for over two decades, letting podcasters and bloggers reach audiences without permission, middlemen, or algorithms. It’s called RSS. And while it wasn’t built for music, it might be the infrastructure that finally puts artists back in control.

The Real Cost of Closed Platforms

For all its convenience, modern music distribution is still built on closed infrastructure.

To get your music heard, you rely on a distributor. That distributor pushes your tracks to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and others. Those platforms then decide, via opaque algorithms, who sees it, when it shows up, and how it’s paid out. Most artists accept this as the cost of exposure. But that exposure comes with serious trade-offs:

Delayed payments: Royalties are most commonly distributed on a quarterly schedule, filtered through multiple layers of intermediaries.

Zero visibility into fan data: You can have 500K monthly listeners and still not know who any of them are.

Algorithmic dependency: A single tweak to a recommendation system can cut your plays in half overnight.

Lack of portability: Your audience lives inside the platform’s walls. You can’t move them, reach them directly, or build with them elsewhere.

These aren’t minor inconveniences, they’re structural constraints designed to keep power centralized. Platforms benefit from locking down user data and controlling the monetization flow. And artists? They get analytics dashboards, not ownership.

Meanwhile, creators in other industries, especially podcasting, have quietly thrived on open infrastructure. Thanks to RSS, podcasters can publish once and syndicate everywhere. They own their feed. They own their relationship with listeners. And no platform gets to decide whether they succeed.

Music has lagged behind, not because the tools don’t exist, but because the business incentives haven’t supported openness.

Until now.

The Artist-First Alternative: Music Via RSS

The solution isn’t another platform, it’s a protocol.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a publishing format that lets you distribute content directly to the open web. It’s how podcasts work: you publish once to your own feed, and anyone using a compatible app can access your content instantly.

For music, that means something radical: You can publish a track, set your own terms, get paid directly by fans, and stay in control of your catalog.

Platforms like Fountain are already proving this works. Artists can upload music to an RSS feed and embed payment instructions using the Lightning Network, enabling direct, instant, global payments to everyone involved in the track, automatically split between artists, producers, and collaborators based on preset percentages. It’s portable. It’s decentralized. And it’s creator-owned.

Compared to traditional streaming:

You own the feed: Not Spotify, not Apple, not some other corporate entity.

You control the revenue: No payout delays or middlemen.

You access your listeners: Not just their streams, but their support and identities (if they choose to share them).

You define your business model: One-time donations, monthly subscriptions -it’s up to you.

But music is more complex than podcasts. It comes with layered rights, splits, and legal protections. That’s why we’ve paired RSS with two powerful tools that make it viable at scale:

Value for Value License

A flexible, open license that defines how your music can be used, shared, and monetized in the RSS ecosystem. It sets expectations, enforces value splits, and prohibits unauthorized use.

Embedded ISRC Codes

Each track includes an ISRC code. A globally recognized ID for sound recordings. These codes serve as proof of authorship, help prevent piracy, and enable future takedowns or legal action if needed.

Together, RSS, the Value for Value license, and embedded ISRC codes form a self-sovereign distribution model. One that isn’t a closed marketplace or a temporary workaround, but a true foundation for an artist-owned future.

How Artists Can Use RSS Today

If you’re an artist looking to distribute music using RSS, here’s how to get started:

Choose a platform that supports music over RSS, such as Fountain or Wavlake . When you upload a track, the platform generates an RSS feed for your catalog. You can add your ISRC codes and V4V license easily through the artist upload page.

Promote your RSS feed directly to fans. Encourage listeners to follow your feed through compatible apps that support streaming payments. This allows them to support you directly using the Lightning Network.

Set value splits in advance. Define percentages for collaborators, producers, and contributors. When payments are made, funds are automatically split and sent to each party.

Common Concerns

Do I need to leave Spotify or Apple Music? No. RSS can run in parallel to existing distribution. You’re not replacing DSPs, you’re creating an additional, direct channel you control.

What if someone copies my track? Embedded ISRCs and licensing metadata help prove authorship and support takedown requests or legal action.

Do fans need Bitcoin? No. Apps like Fountain make it easy for fans to top up with traditional payment methods. The Lightning Network runs in the background

This is an additive step, not an overhaul. It gives you more control without requiring you to abandon your current setup.

Reclaiming the Rails

The core issue isn’t just low payouts or limited visibility, it’s structural dependence. Artists are tied to platforms that control distribution, obscure data, delay payments, and narrow the paths to monetization.

RSS provides a true alternative. It allows artists to publish music directly to the web, reach listeners without platform interference, and receive payments instantly and transparently. With tools like the Value for Value license and embedded ISRC codes, it offers a practical framework for independent, accountable, and scalable distribution.

Tim Berners-Lee said:

> ‍"Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves."

Ownership of data, and the ability to control how it flows, is what makes open protocols like RSS powerful.

The infrastructure is already here. What happens next depends on adoption. Artists can start by publishing one track and building one feed. Developers can begin by supporting those feeds and integrating the tools that make them viable. Fans and listeners can begin to support and interact with music they love on host platforms.

The future of music distribution can be artist-owned and protocol-driven. But only if we start using the tools that make it possible.

By theo (nprofile…c906)

Regarding keeping fake boosts… I see zaprite has an api and can ...

2025-10-02T03:25:33+02:00

Regarding keeping fake boosts… I see zaprite has an api and can send webhooks… what if you fire a webhook on payment that triggers boostcli or similar for the same amount. That would get the funds from zaprite into the splits and the regular boosting ecosystem. This is assuming that Alby (npub1get…0nfm) Hub doesn’t have an api you could use to send the boost instead. Also, I bet the code that allows for boosting from podcastindex.org could be reused as the boost sender after the webhook is received… Lastly, I bet you could poll the wallet that’s receiving from zaprite and use that to track what payments have been forwarded as boosts…

https://fountain.fm/episode/Ou3Z7cAybiNZgwGeKbhI

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#Meshtastic on #Commodore sounds like a really fun combination! ...

2025-10-01T13:13:32+02:00

#Meshtastic on #Commodore sounds like a really fun combination!
https://www.hackster.io/news/the-meshtastic-64-gets-commodore-s-classic-home-computer-connected-to-the-popular-mesh-network-727e42ad44a7

Stay strong #PDX and don’t give the feds a reason to portray ...

2025-09-28T03:27:40+02:00

Stay strong #PDX and don’t give the feds a reason to portray you in an unrealistic manner. The Rose City is an amazing place and I can’t imagine any realistic reason why the deployment of troops would be warranted.

https://apple.news/A5OCqhIX3TUuqA2zE8dplOg

Love the Cheep Cheep music in the background just after the ...

2025-09-26T13:29:20+02:00

Love the Cheep Cheep music in the background just after the boosts 😁Keep up the good work!

https://fountain.fm/episode/H5lo1HQmAk34SY3FDwe7

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Remembering all those who died on this day 24 years ago. #911 ...

2025-09-11T20:52:54+02:00

Remembering all those who died on this day 24 years ago. #911

#Kvaesitso launcher is really nice! As an iOS user who dabbles ...

2025-09-07T00:53:05+02:00

#Kvaesitso launcher is really nice! As an iOS user who dabbles with #LineageOS, it feels way more natural and much less annoying.

https://fountain.fm/episode/O1CkPZO6eJ61q2Xu0jaJ

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I’m so disgusted by yet another blatant war crime by #Israel ...

2025-08-27T05:13:37+02:00

I’m so disgusted by yet another blatant war crime by #Israel yesterday. It sickens me that nothing more than a finger wag is actually being done by anyone in a position to convince them this is not okay, and not even that is done by the US administration. Absolutely disgusting and ridiculous.

@nprofile…rfnp this seems like something for LUP

2025-08-27T05:02:54+02:00

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ChrisLAS (nprofile…rfnp) this seems like something for LUP

100% intentional, and 100% a war crime.

2025-08-27T05:00:56+02:00

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100% intentional, and 100% a war crime.

I’d appreciate your thoughts on this article. Also, how does ...

2025-08-24T19:19:12+02:00

I’d appreciate your thoughts on this article. Also, how does this relate to the L-BTC that we can peg into and out of? It seems that either I’m missing something or terms are being reused.
https://web.archive.org/web/20250824171636/https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/08/23/bitcoin-liquid-staking-gains-momentum-as-lombard-launches-bard-token-and-foundation

https://fountain.fm/show/51hgGerqfMRRaqT5npXx

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