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Could Michael Saylor Actually Buy ALL the Bitcoin? #Bitcoin #MichaelSaylor #SelfCustody #JasonAndAndrewShow

Iran Just Got Paid in BITCOIN for Letting Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz The world’s most critical oil chokepoint now has a Bitcoin toll booth. ⚡First confirmed BTC payment received ⚡Ships reportedly paying up to $2 MILLION in Bitcoin for safe passage ⚡IRGC running the “toll booth” ⚡Central Bank of Iran as recipient This isn’t theory anymore. Bitcoin is being used as real-world geopolitical money right in the middle of one of the biggest energy crises in decades. The petrodollar just got a new competitor. Who’s next? #Bitcoin #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #Geopolitics

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🔊Bitcoin Group Chat App (Orbee.chat)

#Bitcoin #OrbeeChat #NOSTR #GroupChat

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SpaceX Holds Over 18,000 Bitcoin – Elon Just Made a Massive Move #SpaceX #Bitcoin #ElonMusk

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Scott Bessent CBDC 'Off The Table' 👉 #Bitcoin #CDBC #StableCoin #ScottBessent

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Your name. Your keys. #Bitcoin

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Is it consistent to oppose Bitcoin Core's OP_RETURN changes and also oppose BIP-110? #Bitcoin #Bip110

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Iran Receives 1st Bitcoin Payment for Strait of Hormuz Passage #Bitcoin #IranWar #StraitofHormuz #BitcoinPayment

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Bitcoin Dip

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Bitcoin Finally Has Real Usernames (And They're Actually Yours) #Bitcoin #SpacesProtocol #SovereignIdentity #Nostr

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Bitcoin solved money. What it still lacks is a simple, native way for people to interact with it. Long addresses, complex key management, and reliance on third party services have kept Bitcoin clunky for everyday use. ⚡️Spaces Protocol changes that by giving users permanent, sovereign names (@yourname, @bitcoin, @me) that are cryptographically anchored directly to Bitcoin itself. No registrars. No servers that can be taken down. No middlemen who can revoke your identity. Just verifiable ownership proven by Bitcoin’s own security model, the same way you prove ownership of your sats. This isn’t about making Bitcoin easier in a superficial way. It’s about removing friction at the identity layer so more people can actually use Bitcoin natively for payments, Nostr, and the applications built on top of it. The monetary base is already the strongest in the world. Making it usable at scale is what unlocks the next phase of adoption. What do you see as Bitcoin’s biggest remaining barrier to mainstream use?👇 #Bitcoin #SpacesProtocol #Money #UX

curiousbitcoin 2 weeks ago

Strait of Hormuz: The Ultimate Mafia Shakedown on Global Oil #bitcoin #StraitOfHormuz #Geopolitics #SoundMoney #SelfSovereignty

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I’ve been seeing a lot of videos promoting Bitcoin as Digital Credit. The pitch is simple: Legacy finance buys Bitcoin with public money, then sells investors “yield products” layered on top. Great for the companies. Not so great for the individuals. This outcome feels like a strange mix of two important books: Jeremy Rifkin’s The Zero Marginal Cost Society, that predicted technology would drive marginal costs toward zero, making ownership less important and pushing society toward access over ownership (the Collaborative Commons). Jeff Booth’s The Price of Tomorrow, argues that technology naturally creates deflation and abundance, but our current inflationary monetary system fights this reality. He says the correct response is sound money (like Bitcoin) and embracing deflation. What we’re seeing with Digital Credit is a hybrid that leans toward Rifkin’s “own nothing” outcome. Companies own the real scarce asset (Bitcoin - the “something” backed by energy). They then create and sell financial products (the “nothing” - bonds, preferred shares, credit notes, etc.). Regular people get synthetic exposure without owning any Bitcoin. They’re essentially renting dollar upside through corporate instruments. While never actually owning anything. Result: A clear two tier system. Top tier: Those who own the actual Bitcoin, backed by energy. Bottom tier: Everyone else holding claims on Bitcoin. We’re drifting toward Rifkin’s vision of reduced individual ownership, except it’s being delivered through the very financialization of Bitcoin that Booth warned would happen if we don’t fully embrace sound money and deflation. The big players keep the real asset. The public gets the derivative version. #Bitcoin #SoundMoney #SelfCustody #OwnNothing

curiousbitcoin 2 weeks ago

Are We Self-Sovereign PKI Yet? Are we finally building self-sovereign identity on Bitcoin? In 2026, the honest answer is getting closer. For years we’ve relied on centralized systems: CAs, DNS, governments, and corporations to verify who we are online. These systems work… until they don’t. They can censor, revoke, or be compromised. A new approach is emerging: anchoring identity directly to Bitcoin. Instead of trusting middlemen, we can have verifiable, permissionless identities where ownership is proven through cryptographic proofs on the most secure network in the world. No central authority can take it away. This isn’t just about better usernames. It’s about moving identity itself toward the same principles that made Bitcoin revolutionary: Don’t trust. Verify. The infrastructure is being built right now. What do you think are we actually getting closer to true self-sovereign identity, or are we still far away? #Bitcoin #SovereignIdentity #Nostr #SelfSovereignty

curiousbitcoin 2 weeks ago

Bitcoin already has the strongest base layer in the world. What @spacesprotocol adds is powerful new infrastructure that makes Bitcoin dramatically more usable without changing a single line of Bitcoin’s code. With Spaces you own a permanent, sovereign name like name@bitcoin, anchored directly to Bitcoin’s blockchain. You control it completely. You attach Lightning addresses, Nostr keys, and other data in one tiny footprint, a single 32 byte tree root. It’s verifiable by any Bitcoin node, both core and knots. This is clean, elegant complementarity: ⚡️Bitcoin stays rock solid as money ⚡️Spaces adds human readable, ownable identity on top The result? Easier onboarding, simpler Lightning payments, and better apps, all while strengthening Bitcoin’s core mission. Beautiful alignment. This is how Bitcoin scales to the next level. #Bitcoin #SpacesProtocol #BitcoinNaming #NIP05 #NIPSPACES

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I Built a Beautiful Custom Spaces Protocol App on Start9 – This Is Insane #CustomApp #SpacesProtocol #Start9 #DevLife

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NOSTR VPN: The Decentralized Mesh Network That Kills Traditional VPNs #Nostr #NostrVPN #MeshNetwork #Identity

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Welcome back to Inside Bitcoin Spaces with Jason and Andrew. Today we’re breaking down the latest in Bitcoin: price action, major conferences, global adoption, and exciting new tech developments. 1. Bitcoin Price – Bitcoin is currently hovering around $63,000. After a sharp correction we saw some solid support and a small recovery. The big question on everyone’s mind: Where are we headed - up or down? Short-term we’re still in a volatile consolidation phase, but the long-term outlook remains strongly bullish. This is Bitcoin we're talking about. 2. BTC Prague 2026 – Europe’s Biggest Bitcoin Conference. Just days ago, BTC Prague wrapped up as the largest Bitcoin event in Europe. Following Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas, it’s clear the momentum is global. Standout moments: Michael Saylor delivered a powerful keynote, doubling down that “Bitcoin has already won” and laying out his vision for Bitcoin as the ultimate capital asset. Jeff Booth gave another brilliant talk on how Bitcoin fixes the broken incentives in our economy. The overwhelming vibe? All roads lead to Bitcoin. The world is slowly but surely figuring it out. 3. Saylor’s Bridge: Bitcoin Derivatives & Stablecoins One interesting takeaway was the role of Bitcoin derivatives and credit products. Saylor’s strategy might be the perfect bridge for mainstream adoption. Comparing raw Bitcoin to traditional money can feel like too big of a leap for most people. But when institutions and individuals can compare Bitcoin vs fiat through ETFs, yield products, and stablecoins, the value proposition becomes much clearer. Stablecoins especially help people experience Bitcoin’s superiority indirectly. They act as a gateway, closing the gap until people eventually move to true self-custody. 4. Hungary Decriminalizing Bitcoin. In positive global news, Hungary is moving to decriminalize Bitcoin trading under its new government. While Bitcoin doesn’t need government permission, it’s fully permissionless, this is still a big win. It shows that even governments are starting to recognize Bitcoin’s value. More countries waking up is only going to accelerate adoption. 5. Spaces Protocol (NIP-SPACES vs NIP-05. Finally, we discussed sovereign identity on Nostr. NIP-05 is the current standard most people use for verified Nostr handles. The problem? It relies on centralized DNS domains, meaning a registrar can revoke or censor your identity. NIP-SPACES (built on Spaces Protocol) is the upgrade: Your handle (@you, @bitcoin, etc.) is anchored directly to Bitcoin. Fully sovereign and verifiable with math, no trusted third parties. Censorship-resistant and permanent. This is how we bring true ownership to social identity on Bitcoin and Nostr. That’s the latest from the Bitcoin space. Self-custody, real adoption, and sovereign tools are all moving forward together. What topic should we cover next? Drop your thoughts below. Thanks for watching, stay sovereign. 🔗 Spaces Protocol Ecosystem 🟠 *Spaces Protocol* – Sovereign Naming on Bitcoin: