About this episode
0:00 PBJ is just an extension of conversations around Presidio Bitcoin, which makes this show so fun for us every week. Updates on pull ups, bowling, and DK walking 25K steps a day.
7:35 Max's request for a simple meme generator with Zaps.
9:48 How Bitchat works, the latest vibe-coded app from Jack Dorsey, and how we're using it.
15:40 Use-cases and applications of Bitchat, and how to make the user experience better.
21:19 Discussing how the mesh network of Bitchat works and the history of proximity messaging. 28:22 Proof of personhood using Nostr NIP17 with Bitchat vs. Worldcoin's approach.
33:10 Exploring payment forms and Calle's POV from Citadel Dispatch's latest episode.
38:27 Is Bitchat an app or a protocol? Exploring the mechanics and connectivity.
46:47 Achieving what Helium is pursuing without the token.
50:40 The more the old internet gets KYC'd the greater the value for tools like Nostr, Bitchat, etc.
52:45 Anonymity and design explorations for Bitchat - something to explore at Bitcoin Design Week at PB.
1:01:04 Three of the companies Max would love to fund are a marketplace for bandwidth, extension. of local bitcoins over Bitchat, infrastructure to deploy off-grid hotspots.
1:03:37 Payments without internet connection, trust-less transactions, and slapping people with fish.
1:06:28 Bitcoin backed local currencies?
1:12:09 In-kind bitcoin ETF redemptions from the SEC are now approved.
1:19:00 MicroStrategy Earnings call, Lyn Alden's question to Saylor, and STRC as the new savings account.
1:25:18 Are there risks to bitcoin if there is too much treasury company adoption?
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