As a Bitcoin startup founder, some days are euphoric and you think it’s all going to come together. Other days it feels like it’s all going to fall apart. Either way, keep building…

Painfully true. We wade through the muck of regulatory uncertainty at Joltz every day. There is so much gray area with Lightning in particular and that only increases with Taproot Assets. The show must go on, but I do hope we see more clarity soon. View quoted note →

Self-custodial, multi-asset payments on the Lightning Network are the bridge to full hyperbitcoinization. My latest opinion piece in @Bitcoin News 👇 https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/future-of-payments-joltz-taproot-assets/

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This might be a controversial one, but sharing what I think is an essential ingredient as we think about the path towards hyperbitcoinization: https://medium.com/joltzwallet/taproot-assets-the-bitcoin-network-reaches-its-full-potential-861804f3ea41

Okay I must say the new @Blockstream Jade Plus is slick! Big improvements from the first model. Full tutorial vid below 👇 If you want to snag one, feel free to get yourself 10% off with code “Ian” at checkout 🫡 Blockstream Jade Plus: Full Setup & Honest Review

One of my favorite books. Ridley argues that our ability to trade is THE essential driver of prosperity. More trades = more prosperity And we know that better money = more trades. Bitcoin as a store of value solving time theft (inflation) is massive for humanity…but I think its ability to increase the number of trades via its permissionless, borderless, censorship resistant, internet-native settlement network is an EVEN bigger deal. At Joltz we’re building the wallet infrastructure to once and for all enable everyone on earth to hold, receive, and send value instantly and without a custodian. Big news coming end of this month 👀

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🔑 Happy Proof of Keys Day! 🥳 Declare and reaffirm your self-sovereignty by withdrawing any Bitcoin from custodians to your own self-custody. One of the few, if only, ways to keep custodians honest. If it’s your first time, it can feel daunting. Check out the many video tutorials on my YouTube channel to walk you through it 🫡

👇My latest video is one of the most requested in a long time: a comparison of bitcoin node options! Complete with a full comparison table at the end - I cover DIY options and a range of plug & play options 🤙 Bitcoin Node Comparison (Umbrel, Start9, myNode, and More!)