Gavin Green

Currency failures are sweeping the globe at an alarming rate. In August alone, we witnessed the North Korean Kwon collapse, Iran's real lose 99% of its value, and multiple countries hacking zeros off their denominations in desperate attempts to mask hyperinflation. These aren't isolated incidents—they're symptoms of a fundamental breakdown in the fiat system. nostr:nprofile1q9z8wue69uhkzan4x4mrv6fhwvmhj73hd45xyct4v4ehwarkx4h856txvaexsutfd93nvan3we5xxu3hw43k6ernvce856rgwd5kgtn0de5k7m30qyt8wue69uhh2mtzwfjkctnvda3kzmp6xsurgwqqyq2cdl2h4jqmvcthkqy8hvxqlfr97v9e39v5njyndqmwchnv6ycnyclxunw nostr:nprofile1qqswezm2cud7qxm4g7fn542f3x7xsusjkwu7d4u6x0p7elyazlz0x5g72qagn nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyd8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnvd9nx2mmwvf6xxtnc09ar5qpqn0arukddjfs69cztsqy2qcsllqpzsk3748ccz40p9jrsagsl4hqs6kvlwk https://fountain.fm/episode/HcjqYmPVm73EBIzIVkdc

Currency failures are sweeping the globe at an alarming rate. In August alone, we witnessed the North Korean Kwon collapse, Iran's real lose 99% of its value, and multiple countries hacking zeros off their denominations in desperate attempts to mask hyperinflation. These aren't isolated incidents—they're symptoms of a fundamental breakdown in the fiat system. https://fountain.fm/episode/HcjqYmPVm73EBIzIVkdc

Vibe coding is the most positive experience ever.

Many have heard about nostr:nprofile1q9z8wue69uhkzan4x4mrv6fhwvmhj73hd45xyct4v4ehwarkx4h856txvaexsutfd93nvan3we5xxu3hw43k6ernvce856rgwd5kgtn0de5k7m30qyt8wue69uhh2mtzwfjkctnvda3kzmp6xsurgwqqyq2cdl2h4jqmvcthkqy8hvxqlfr97v9e39v5njyndqmwchnv6ycnyclxunw and the work being done there, but not many have heard the story that started it all - The Surfer Kids. Hermann talks about how this all began and how an informal township on the southern tip of Africa is showing that bitcoin is every day money. https://fountain.fm/episode/H0L2vmfx8LdG9SyTZK1I

I swear, it's easier to run a lightning node on a Raspi Pi, than it is to use Linex. Linex has been around for 33 years and just installing an app is a hassle. As a freedom tech, non-dev, enthusiast I'm really trying here. But having to copy and paste lines of code to get a basic app to work?! What bitcoin devs have achieved in15 years is incredible. Nostr too. This is how we win. Keep on coding guys and gals. The rest of us desperately need you.

I'm struggling to understand how auto-correct works. I thought these things were supposed to learn your messaging style and get better with time. No matter how many times I type 'Ill' it does not correct it to I'll. I always have to go back and manually change it. The same for 'I'm', Im is not even a word. I also get numbers added into my words - I know that's my fault, but why the phone thinks that a word and just accepts it is beyond me. The one time I do type an unusual word - Name of a company or product that has unusual spelling - autocorrect will insist on changing it so something else. And sometimes I get whole sentences that make absolutely no sense. It's like a total fail, on both side of the scale.

The Utility of Bitcoin I speak to many business owners about how bitcoin could be useful in their businesses. A common response is ‘but, what’s the utility value of bitcoin? What makes it valuable? I can’t see it or touch it.’ I enjoy this question because it means the person asking is trying to think of bitcoin as money, which is exactly what it is. But because the money everyone is used to working with has a physical aspect in the cash of cash, paper notes or coins, or gold & silver which has commercial applications too, this can make it hard to apply the same thinking to bitcoin. The answer to the question about utility value to is understand what bitcoin does: Bitcoin is a protocol that has a higher network uptime than any financial institution, bank, reverse bank, trading desk, etc. Bitcoin is issued every 10 minutes together with the new block of transactions added to the blockchain. Transaction blocks (the blockchain) cannot be altered. The full issuance schedule of bitcoin is already known from now until the last bitcoin is issued in over 100 years from now. Bitcoin is open source, and can be verified by anyone. Bitcoin can also be used by anyone, anywhere in the world, and at any time of the day. So, what am I saying here? Bitcoin is certainty. And who values certainty? Well, EVERBODY. The international businesses want to know they can invest in a foreign country at a large scale without having laws change, policy changes, wars, regime changes, etc that could affect their investments. Countries want to know that their trading partners can be relied upon to honour trade agreements. Financial sectors want stability. They want to know that no sudden changes to laws and regulations can be expected. Local businesses want to know that the tax laws and labour laws won’t change overnight, and that the price they paid for materials last month is the same price they can expect to pay this month. Citizens want to know the price of fuel won’t double overnight, or the price of food. Or that their savings and investments won’t be nationalised. Financial markets price in certainty. See how quickly stock exchange indexes adjust to even a rumour or hint of uncertainty – think tariffs for a recent example. So that is the utility value of bitcoin. Absolute certainty, all the time. It’s like building your house on the proverbial rock, as opposed to building on the shifting sands. Name one other thing that we depend upon to make our living and raise our families that that can give you that level of certainty. In a world that we know is changing, and more rapidly all the time, for the first time in human history we have certainty. Absolute certainty, forever.

nostr:nprofile1qqsz85k206vm3vqdmlvcy9l4kyfqchlnf4hnctasxufa3ph0ck9decgpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6un9d3shjtnhd3m8xtnnwpskxegpzamhxue69uhkummnw3ezuendwsh8w6t69e3xj7sm4tx66 legends strike again. Just paid my Temu customs invoice usin bitcoin! No more putting credit card details at risk. Absolutely made my day.

Bitcoin meetups are becoming the places to go!

Core 29 no longer the top version. Gap to Knots is tiny. Very interesting

So, only 5 episodes in and we have hit position no 158 in South Africa! Rock On!!

New episode just landed! Robert Botha, with 18 years in the diplomatic service, shares insights on global challenges and his hopes for his new-born granddaughter's future in a complex world. https://fountain.fm/episode/jPqHFpX1megSM8t25YU6

The first of our Monthly Round-Up episodes, where we cover highlights over the past 30 days in the Bitcoin space. This is all about Bitcoin, so strap in and enjoy. • Debating whether the Bitcoin four-year cycle will break this time around with ETFs now in the picture • Examining in-kind redemption applications for Bitcoin ETFs and whether they're truly meaningful • Discussing El Salvador's recent headlines about presidential term extensions and potential journalism crackdowns • Exploring the reality of quantum computing threats to Bitcoin after IBM's 5-bit encryption breakthrough • Analyzing the potential of Jack Dorsey's new BitChat app for disaster relief and mesh network communication • Questioning why we continue putting faith in political figures rather than following Bitcoin's "rules, not rulers" ethos • Contemplating how technologies like mesh networks might become mainstream without requiring disaster conditions https://fountain.fm/episode/3sC8ZybOZtM3Z2ZgqakV

When toilet paper no longer has to be locked away like Gillette razor blades, maybe, just maybe there is still hope in South Africa

Shout out to nostr:nprofile1qqsz85k206vm3vqdmlvcy9l4kyfqchlnf4hnctasxufa3ph0ck9decgpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6un9d3shjtnhd3m8xtnnwpskxegpzamhxue69uhkummnw3ezuendwsh8w6t69e3xj7sm4tx66 and @BootleggerCC for enabling bitcoin payments at all their stores. Had fun with the family over breakfast https://blossom.primal.net/69bce48d492c3122f663c340c49a31222373d1b81cb0839f60ad22ab9b31e801.mp4

www.bootlegger.coffee are the latest retail chain to accept bitcoin in South Africa. Powered by MoneyBadger, the same guys behind Pick 'n Pay's bitcoin project. If you have a business, make sure you don't find yourself miles behind when the dust settles.

What a great conversation with one of the absolute best thinkers today! nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqpqs05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sgew2ua shares his thesis on the deflationary force of technology and how Bitcoin enables the first global free market that can potentially transform our economic paradigm. He explains why the natural state of a free market is deflation as entrepreneurs compete to provide more value, leading to falling prices, while our current inflationary monetary system works against this natural abundance. This is especially relevant for Africa where oppression, corruption and poor infrastructure is a millstone around the necks of it's people. Finally, grassroots solutions are helping people out of the mess. This freedom. https://fountain.fm/episode/gb58DTaGp9ecLpGwqUGe

Private property rights form the foundation of human freedom, enabling individuals to build generational wealth and secure their economic independence. David Ansara, CEO of the Free Market Foundation, shares how property ownership transforms lives through their Kaya Lam project, which has provided over 18,000 title deeds to rightful homeowners in South Africa. https://fountain.fm/episode/9VRbzKLcVb8Dhui7s9Gx

Want to know what's making a real difference in people's lives? nostr:nprofile1q9z8wue69uhkzan4x4mrv6fhwvmhj73hd45xyct4v4ehwarkx4h856txvaexsutfd93nvan3we5xxu3hw43k6ernvce856rgwd5kgtn0de5k7m30qyxhwumn8ghj7cnjvghxjme0qqsptpha27kgrdnpw7cqs7ascrayvheshxy4jjwgjd5rdmz7dngnzvszjxspp nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqg95ghc22gnqa24263k9dgwwgtsn2ssx52qhszg7sp8he5psn8wjt58gqyuh https://www.southafricanbusinessmatters.co.za/how-ekasi-witsand-and-beyond-are-reshaping-commerce/

These headlines, in the last few days, highlight that bitcoin is no longer the ''fringe''. It is drawing the attention of governments, mortgage lenders, and the Federal Reserve in the USA. South African businesses can access the bitcoin protocol just as easily as any of these organisations, and it's just as easy for the man in the street. If you are even curious about what that can mean for you, give us a shout.