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Jan Kotas
kotas@hackinglives.com
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Co-founder of Bitcoin Paraguay and Hacking Lives. Paraguay 🇵🇾 | Flag Theory | Bitcoin | Sovereignty I help people opt out and live life on their own terms.
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Jan 2 days ago
It is clearly visible in the space that many OG bitcoiners and cypherpunks just disappeared from the public spaces, creating a void that was unfortunately mostly filled with influencers repeating popular slogans and shilling products for fiat. It is understandable. Many just got tired. Many retired after holding a few cycles. Many stopped believing, disappointed by the scrutiny of especially Western bureaucrats that turned our lives into KYC-hell over the last couple of years. And many are simply protecting their opsec. All understandable. However, if the “founder’s spirit” and the values that shaped the early days of Bitcoin are given up, if cypherpunks stop being vigilant, if we stop believing in the orange revolution, we will just hand over the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to truly and fully separate money and state at scale. Sure, Bitcoin will survive. But in what form? Is Bitcoin going to be widely used, or just locked behind some third-party operator’s multisig? Will we be able to use it to buy products and services directly and without censorship? The fight is not over yet! All those people who say “we have already won” just don’t understand the full picture. We only have one shot. There’s not gonna be a second chance. So we have to work our asses off to make sure we win this fight. Not just for us, but also for the future generations that come after us. So stay humble & stack sats. Be a vigilant and paranoid cypherpunk. And teach others to follow the same. It is not easy, but this is how we win!
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Jan 5 days ago
After years of postponing, I finally made the switch to @GrapheneOS. Time to reclaim our privacy. 💪 image
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Jan 2 weeks ago
Bitcoin is real anarchy. True Bitcoiners are anarchists. We don’t recognize rulers. We don’t trust third parties. We don’t need Saylor or any Wall Street gangster to hold our coins. We built tools. We run nodes. We stack sats in self-custody. We don’t give a fuck what they think - and Bitcoin doesn’t either. Be like us. Not your keys, not your Bitcoin. Onward. ⚡
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Jan 6 months ago
Mi debut en un podcast en español. 🎙️Charlamos sobre dinero, Bitcoin, la comunidad @Bitcoin Paraguay, la situación en Europa y mucho más. Fue todo un desafío tratar temas tan complejos en mi tercer idioma, pero creo que salió bien. 😅⚡
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Jan 6 months ago
When Avi first came to me with the idea of filming a documentary about Paraguay and my story here, I honestly had no idea what to expect. Now, months after the shoot and seeing the final result of his and his team's hard work, I feel truly grateful and proud to have been part of it. The dedication and attention to every detail they put in is really inspiring. The official release is just around the corner, so it's time to grab a good Argentine Malbec and enjoy the show. Great job, my friend! Wishing you huge success with this project and the next episodes! 🤞 View quoted note →
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Jan 9 months ago
Just orange-pilled another business in Asunción: Mokka Coffee Store (https://btcmap.org/merchant/node:13232712003). 💪 So, if you're in town, don’t forget to check it out and spend some sats to support our circular economy! 🔥 #spendl
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Jan 10 months ago
With the success of the Accelerating Bitcoin conference and the rapid growth of the @Bitcoin Paraguay community, Paraguay is emerging as a leading Bitcoin hub in South America. The global Bitcoin community is beginning to recognize its tremendous potential, with many Bitcoiners relocating here from around the world. It’s only a matter of time before Bitcoin companies follow. Hard to imagine where we’ll be in 1, 5, or 10 years... 🤯 image
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Jan 10 months ago
It was an honor to welcome everyone to Paraguay 🇵🇾 and I’m so glad the Accelerating Bitcoin conference was such a success! 🎉 Who would have thought, just 16 months ago when we founded @Bitcoin Paraguay, that we’d be here today? 🤯 Still processing… image
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Jan 1 year ago
Paraguay’s real estate scene is booming — every year brings bolder and more ambitious projects. 👇 1. Palmanova Center (~2030): 210,000 m², 4 towers, award-winning design image 2. Distrito Perseverancia (~2030): 300,000 m2, completely planned district image 3. Paseo 55 (~2028): 55 floors, 212m image 4. Petra Imperiale (~2030): 73 floors, 250m image 5. Sudameris Plaza (??): 39 floors, 188m image 6. Jade Park (2022): 3 towers (tallest 35 floors, 135m) image 7. Civis XI (~2028): 36 floors, 140m image 8. Petra Tower (2025): 44 floors, 172m image
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Jan 1 year ago
If you are planning to sell bitcoin for something else, think twice. Everything in this world is abundant compared to bitcoin (except for your time). Ask yourself: Would I make the same decision knowing that this bitcoin could be worth 5 or even 10 times more in 4–8 years? image
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Jan 1 year ago
BTCUSD 118k. GM! ☕
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Jan 1 year ago
Saylor’s spot on about citizenships, but residencies matter too! Most countries don’t tax globally like the U.S. Digital nomads can often go zero income-tax, and the setup costs pay off in a year with tax savings, plus you skip accounting headaches. You can find more details about the setup here:
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Jan 1 year ago
I've finally set NIP-05 to my account. It was surprisingly straightforward.
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Jan 1 year ago
Holy sats, what a night! Our 11th Asuncion meetup at Cé La Vie was unreal. First time all in Spanish, with 150+ people, including tons of Bitcoin newbies! We onboarded 44 folks to Lightning wallets and sent them their first sats. 🤯 I’m still getting chills from the vibes! image Can’t thank our team enough for pouring their hearts and souls into this. Massive love to @Nelson, Juan P., Bruno V., @Lorena | Bitcoin, Sebastian M., Vivi C., @John James, and all the others who made it happen. You’re absolute legends! 🙌🙇‍♂️ Huge props to our sponsors: @Blink Wallet, Penguin Group, @npub1fvf0...fh76 and Trezor for having our backs. Special shoutout to Eason Jin for hosting us at Cé La Vie and to El Tejano for the killer food that fueled the party! 🙏 Wanna help us orange-pill Paraguay? Hit us up, follow our journey, or come see what we’re building IRL! You can also send some sats to donaciones@ln.bitcoinparaguay.org or you can also zap directly BitcoinParaguay. Thanks for all the love! 🧡🫶 image
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Jan 1 year ago
TONIGHT! It's going to be massive. Over 150 attendees! I guess we have already earned the title of "The biggest regular Bitcoin meetup in the world"! 🚀🔥🇵🇾 image
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Jan 1 year ago
There’s a huge gap between "hodlers" who view Bitcoin solely as an investment asset and bitcoiners who get that Bitcoin is money and want to spend it. There’s a flood of Bitcoin lending companies pushing you to borrow fiat against your bitcoin to spend. Yeah, it might make financial sense, but it’s not building Bitcoin economies. We need to SPEND bitcoin more! Spending it gives us all more sovereignty. If we can’t spend bitcoin directly P2P, we’re forever tied to middlemen. That’s not what Satoshi dreamed of…
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Jan 1 year ago
And people say Asunción isn't walkable... 😁 image