@PUBPAY.me makes it possible to zap speakers during their talks! @Efrat Fenigson crushing it teaching us about CBDCs and why we need grassroots bitcoin adoption. It is the bitcoin builders who will take us to the bright orange future. @Francis Mars

I know it’s cringe to tell anyone what to engage with on Nostr, but…. If we want Nostr to grow we bitcoiners should engage with non-bitcoin related content here. Anyone finding Nostr who isn’t a bitcoiner is here for a reason- whether they understand it or not.

This is why I’m still on Twitter 🤣

Hating on bitcoin gets boosted on Twitter because bitcoiners interact with it. Sometimes I can’t help it either but typically when I see bitcoin FUD I think to myself, “HFSP” and then I close twitter and open Nostr.

BTC Balkans 2025- @Nackoo2000 had a vision for a bitcoin only event that unites the Balkans countries and rejects fiat. 7 Balkan countries attended, @MUSQET and @Blockstream sponsored and the presentations/panels were fantastic. If you want to build on bitcoin, smaller regional conferences are the way to make lasting connections.

Exploring Sofia before BTC Balkans. Bulgaria continues to grow on me!

Stories from bitcoin builders at @Learning Bitcoin Foundation 2025 In person connection accelerates your education journey and helps you figure out how to build on bitcoin. @FunkCoffee @Seb Bunney @Coincards.com @My First Bitcoin @Classical Educator @npub14kck...jm3r @npub1uaks...kqwh I put some extra love into this episode, it’s available on YouTube/Spotify for the video version and Fountain/everywhere else with audio.

My first bitcoin conference was Sofia, Bulgaria 2024. Since then I’ve been to more than ten and have moved more of my time and energy towards bitcoin as a result. Here’s a quick take on why smaller conferences are higher signal and why you should join us in Bulgaria this month! BTCBalkans.com