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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 1 week ago
Playing with this little thing 🔥👀 image
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Jan 5 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 5 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 6 months ago
People keep demanding the state pay for EVERYTHING - healthcare, education, safety, pensions, public spaces, science, sports, you name it. But nobody wants to admit the obvious: the government isn’t a magical ATM with infinite money. YOU pay for it - through your paycheck, your taxes, inflation and ultimately your future (and your kids’ and grandkids’ futures too). And yes, you’re forced to bankroll services you don’t use, policies you don’t want, and systems you never asked for. So tell me again - how is that “fair”?
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Jan 8 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 9 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 9 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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, @Hacking Lives 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…