In this episode of Early Days, Car sits down with John to discuss the evolution of Synonym, its vision for a decentralized digital economy, and the development of the Pubky protocol. We explore: - The importance of self-sovereignty, identity, and trust in the digital age - Pubky introducing a public key domain system for censorship resistance - The Atomic Economy and why it is not just a technology stack - Future of Pubky, Social Media, and its AI Integration Chapters: 05:01 Challenges of Lightning 10:51 Exploring the PubKey Protocol 17:43 Self-Sovereignty and Digital Identity 30:27 Payments and Settlement in The Next Web 36:36 The Challenge of Scaling Bitcoin 40:23 Building a Trusted Payment System 41:07 Understanding the "Semantic Social Graph" 44:47 The Future of Pubky, Social Media and AI Integration 52:32 Creating Meaningful Technology for Families 55:09 The Launch of PubKey Learn more: Synonym Build on: Pubky Core
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🦾 Last weekend at PlebLab, FuturePaul did a hands-on workshop exploring the power of Rust for native app development. Building Native Apps with Rust, he went over the following: πŸ”§ BDK Battle-tested tools & libraries built for Bitcoin. πŸ–₯ Tauri Web UI + native performance = the best of both worlds. πŸ’« BDK + Tauri + React + TypeScript A killer combo for builders shipping real-world apps. #RustLang #Bitcoin #BuildersInBitcoin #PlebLab
πŸ’» This past weekend at PlebLab. "Introduction to AI Coding Agents" with Christopher David Christopher broke down what AI agents are, how they’re reshaping development, and how you can start building your own with OpenAgents. πŸ“š Dive into the code: ⚑ Try it yourself:
πŸŽ₯ Startup Day content continues this week β€” and next up: The Evolution of Bitcoin Exchanges What does building Bitcoin exchanges, Bitcoin-native payment infrastructure look like in a post-Trump, post-trust world? Founders share how they’re navigating regulations, removing KYC friction, and building for the next wave of Bitcoin adoption. Featuring: John Magill – Zaprite, Francisco Chavarria – Yopaki, Adam O’Brien – Bitcoin Well, Moderated by Brandon Keys – Green Candle #BitcoinStartups #StartupDay #PlebLab #BitcoinExchanges #BitcoinPayments
Read "Divinity at Scale"β€”what it really takes to support Bitcoin founders after the code compiles.πŸ’« #Bitcoin #StartupCulture #BuildersInBitcoin #PlebLab
πŸ’» This past weekend at PlebLab, we kicked off our Building on Rust Workshop Series featuring the awesome Ben Carman! πŸ“š Workshop #1: Learn Building a Rust Wallet with LDK Node We learned how to: β†’ Connect to peers β†’ Open channels β†’ Send & receive sats β†’ Set up an LSP & more β†’ Build from scratch using Rust + Lightning Dev Kit β€”all in under an hour! 🀯 πŸŽ₯ Full demo & GitHub repo: πŸ’« More about Ben: ⚑️ Explore LDK: #Bitcoin #LDK #RustLang #BuildersInBitcoin #PlebLab #LightningNetwork #OpenSource
πŸŽ₯ Startup Day content continues β€” and next up: πŸ‘‹Meet the Top Builders from Season 2 of Top Builder! Branta ⚑ Lightning Bounties ⚑ Jippi ⚑ SatsGG ⚑ Shopstr 🦾These teams are pushing the limits of what’s possible in Bitcoin. Don’t miss their projects, pitches, and progress. #StartupDay #BitcoinStartups #BuildersInBitcoin #PlebLab #TopBuilder
πŸŽ₯ Startup Day content is rolling out all week β€” and next up: Teresa Martin, COO of PlebLab & FlipCat Consulting, joins Alan Bickerstaff, Partner at DLA Piper, to unpack the legal challenges facing Bitcoin startups. πŸ›οΈ From entity formation to compliance and capital raising β€” this one’s a must-watch for founders navigating the legal frontier. πŸ’Ό #StartupDay #BitcoinStartups #BitcoinLegal #BuildersInBitcoin #PlebLab