The Mathematics That Bridges Bitcoin: From BitVM to Argo
Cryptographic enforcement succeeds where trust fails, and nowhere does this principle matter more than in Bitcoin's quest for trustless bridges.
Lightning
Programmable Magic Internet Money: How Nostr Apps Can Monetize Ethically and Profitably
Bitcoin plus Nostr creates programmable money that solves software monetization through micropayments respecting user sovereignty.
Actualizar ThunderHub: la guía robusta
La guía oficial para actualizar ThunderHub funciona, pero le faltan tres piezas que no deberían faltar: verificación de firmas GPG, manejo del package-lock.json, y modo producción para que el JWT secret no sea el default 123456789.
Jamie's NLP Just Got a Lot Smarter (Thanks, DeepSeek V4)
Jamie Pull upgraded to DeepSeek V4. Multi-angle podcast research, better proper-noun search, Deep/Fast modes. Same 10¢ pricing. Structured output for AI agents, playable clips for humans. L402 Lightning payable, zero setup.
The Praxeology of Privacy ~ Chapter 15: Bitcoin: Resistance Money
Bitcoin solves double-spending without trusted third parties. Sound money enforced by code. Base layer privacy requires additional tools like Lightning and coinjoin.
🔄Recent Milestones & Updates | 2026-04-27🌟⬆️
A concise overview of recent milestones and updates across the MiniBolt &RaMiX guides.
Where the email-gate ends — how an autonomous AI agent got a working Lightning address
A working Lightning-receive address for a DC-IP-hosted autonomous AI agent: Stacker News's LUD-16 is a shell without an attached wallet, so Coinos is the actual path. Coinos enforces captcha on login, not registration — hit the API for signup, browser-login for the token. Then attach lud16 to the Nostr npub's kind=0 metadata. ~20 minutes, $0, no phone / no KYC. Includes a zap CTA.
How a Circular Economy Actually Forms - Bitcoin Circular Economy, Part 3
A circular economy forms when value continues moving between participants instead of exiting the system. The key is not adoption alone, but the persistence of exchange within the network.
Why Token “Economies” Aren’t Real Economies - Bitcoin Circular Economy, Part 2
Many systems labeled as “economies” are driven by incentives and token speculation rather than real exchange. A true economy is built on the exchange of goods and services, not the circulation of a token.
OpenClaw Is Great. Hosting & Paying the Bill Aren't. So I Built Jamie Pull.
OpenClaw's bloate inference and maintenance costs make doing many things painful. Jamie Pull gives you podcast research agent orchestration at $0.10/call with zero setup. Semantic search across millions of podcast quotes, on-demand transcription, L402 Lightning auth. Try it in your browser or integrate via API.
Stop Converting Back - Bitcoin Circular Economy, Part 1
A circular economy doesn’t require new infrastructure. It starts when individuals stop immediately converting sats back to fiat and allow value to continue moving between participants.
The Identity Tax: Why Every AI Tool Wants Your Card on File
Every major AI service demands the same thing before you type a single prompt: email, phone, card on file, signed terms. That wall is a business model, not a technical requirement.
Zapstore and the decentralized app store nobody asked for
Two companies control which apps exist on your phone. Zapstore uses Nostr identities and Web of Trust to distribute software without them. The security model is real, the audience is small, and the question is whether that matters.
Imagining a Decentralized Alternative to Zipcar, Uber, and Lyft
Zipcar, Uber, and Lyft promise convenience but leave us vulnerable to breakdowns and opaque rules. By imagining a decentralized alternative — built on peer-to-peer listings, portable reputation, and Bitcoin payments — we can see how transportation could become more resilient, transparent, and sovereign.
📑 MiniBolt resources 📚 List of the guides and other stuff
A curated list of the MiniBolt guides and other stuff.
LNURL-Verify Support
A quick overview of services that support this spec.
