BTC Commerce

All-or-Nothing crowdfunding on Bitcoin is live

Now anyone can create an All-or-campaign on Bitcoin where funds are only released if the campaign reaches its stated goal. If the goal is not reached, contributors can claim their refunds.

Success Story: BTC Isla

The success story of BTC Isla

Geyser in 2025: Bitcoin in Action

The Hidden War on the Family: Why Peaceful Parenting Needs Sound Money

The collapse of the modern family isn't cultural—it's monetary: fiat money punishes the long-term thinking required to raise children (inflation destroys savings, forces both parents to work, and outsources kids to state institutions), creates generational trauma through financial stress and absent parenting, and even bankrupts families nutritionally by pricing them out of real food while gaslighting them into eating industrial sludge. This article explains how Bitcoin restores the economic foundations families need—enabling single-income households again as purchasing power increases in sats, rewarding low time preference behavior that makes peaceful parenting possible, and giving families the sovereignty to opt out of the state-dependent fiat trap where children are raised by strangers instead of their actual parents.

Shadows on the Red Horizon

proof of concept or alien probe?

Know Your Source (KYS)

Trust, Transparency, and the Next Evolution of Online Marketplaces

The Whole Grain - No. 10

A Brief Review of the Past Year and a Look Towards the Next.

Bitcoin Cost Basis Tracking in 2025 and Beyond

Most Bitcoin holders don't realize that the cost basis method they use to calculate taxes can dramatically change their tax bill and audit risk—and with new IRS reporting requirements kicking in, FIFO (First In, First Out) is becoming the automatic default unless you can prove you're using Specific Identification with proper documentation. This article breaks down the critical difference between these two methods, when each one makes sense, why the "HIFO" and "LIFO" methods you might have used before aren't actually IRS-approved, and what you need to do before 2026 to lock in the most tax-efficient approach while you still have time to clean up your records.

Why Donating Bitcoin Actually Matters (And How the Tax Code Rewards It)

Donating to Bitcoin-focused charities isn't just philanthropic—it's strategic tax planning that lets you support open-source developers, human rights organizations, and financial freedom tools while potentially avoiding capital gains taxes on appreciated Bitcoin and receiving charitable deductions based on full market value. Whether you're donating a few thousand sats or multiple whole coins, your contribution directly funds the infrastructure, education, and sovereignty-enabling technology that makes Bitcoin's mission of financial freedom possible for people facing hyperinflation, censorship, and authoritarian control worldwide.

Fountain 1.4.4 - CarPlay and Android Auto

We've made some major improvements to playback in the car - just in time for your drive home for Christmas.

Code, Beauty, and the Void: Why Bitcoin Needs a Design Revolution

For fifteen years, Bitcoiners have obsessed over protocol upgrades and Lightning improvements while ignoring the real adoption barrier: self-custody is ugly, anxiety-inducing, and wrapped in visible complexity that makes normal people flee to custodial casinos that exploit their fear through endless price-watching and leverage trading. Drawing on insights from Buckminster Fuller (ephemeralization), design theory (beauty is functional, not decorative), Blaise Pascal (anxiety drives distraction), and behavioral economics (humans need psycho-logic, not just logic), this essay argues that Bitcoin's next billion users won't come from better code—they'll come from designers who understand that the human nervous system needs to feel security, not just verify it mathematically. What would self-custody look like if your Bitcoin lived in a beautiful physical object at the center of your home, if the machinery disappeared completely, and if the entire experience reinforced low time preference instead of casino thinking?

NAG22-12.15.25 - Spotlight: Los Angeles, CA

News and Guidance is a notebookLM collaboration with Steve In Texas

ONE FIFTY

THERE IS dedication to freedom tech, and then there is writing an article to no-one while your life is on the brink in order to map out how to bring open source technology to a dying platform. I got my HP Touchpad to boot, following procedures developed from scraps by a community of technologists searching for that balance of cost and Technical Freedom. Still waiting for the quality low cost hardware and software experience 14 years later. -Steve

The Philosophy of Liberty (And Why Bitcoin Matters)

You can't truly own your life if someone else can print money and steal your purchasing power, freeze your bank account for wrong-think, or force you to ask permission before transacting—which is why Bitcoin matters more than most people realize. This article breaks down how Bitcoin is the Philosophy of Liberty applied to money: self-ownership through private keys, property rights through a fixed supply, and voluntary exchange through a censorship-resistant network that treats everyone equally regardless of politics, nationality, or how fancy their building is.

Fountain 1.4.0 - Wallet Redesign, Nostr Wallet Connect & Payment Upgrades

We've completely revamped the Fountain wallet, added high requested features like Nostr Wallet Connect, and made user-friendly improvements to payments across the app.

One Move That Could Cut Your Bitcoin Tax Bill

December 31 isn't just New Year's Eve—it's your last chance to legally shrink your 2025 Bitcoin tax bill using a strategy most Canadian Bitcoiners don't know about. Tax-loss harvesting lets you sell underperforming crypto at a loss and use that loss to offset your Bitcoin gains from earlier in the year, but there's a trap called the Superficial Loss Rule that can kill the entire benefit if you're not careful. Charlene Tessier (Canadian Crypto Tax Expert) breaks down exactly how to do this right, what counts as a taxable event, and how to avoid the timing mistakes that get people in trouble with the CRA.

Balsamic & Bacon Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Nostr exclusive recipe

Proof of thought: How the atomic bomb and Bitcoin changed the world

The atomic bomb and Bitcoin are both technological thresholds that fundamentally reshaped human incentives—one concentrated power through fear and deterrence, while the other distributes power through mathematical scarcity and transparency. Just as nuclear weapons made global war too costly by changing geopolitical incentives, Bitcoin makes financial manipulation increasingly difficult by removing the ability to print money, tax through inflation, and control individuals' access to their wealth.