Unfortunately, only a tiny % of the world, no more than 13%, are born with access to US-quality stock and bond markets, with rule of law and property rights guarantees Most people on earth, at least 87%, have just been completely rekt by fiat currency

A big long rant on the madhouse that is Bitcoin... Ever find yourself in a room full of people who just give you the ick—and you can’t help but wonder, “How did I end up here?” That’s been me looking around at the Bitcoin world for the past ~3 yrs. It’s been a rough few years

What an unforgettable five days it has been at the first-ever French-language Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Cotonou. As always, we watched developers move from zero knowledge about Bitcoin and the Lightning Network to building apps on them! Yesterday was all about bringing

A lot of people responded to my last post saying, “Bitcoin is for everyone.” And yes, you’re absolutely right. And as I have a deep respect for freedom—not just my own, but others’ as well—I know I can’t tell anyone what to do. That said, I’m a person with values, that cares

Adam Simecka Hannah Rosenberg⚡ Mark Stephany Bitcoin is a technology and *can't* care. But I'm not interested in whether Bitcoin cares or not. I'm interested in building a better world. Bitcoin plays a significant role in that, but not the only role. How we choose to use Bitcoin matters, and is separate to Bitcoin itself.

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Ask more questions, ask for help — it’s an underrated cheat code! I’ve spent years teaching, from universities to dev advocacy, and I always encourage questions. I even tell students, “If you're stuck, meet with me, I’ll explain everything. It's like sanctioned cheating!” It’s

We just released an updated Taproot Assets Price Oracle demo video! This one’s an epic— it covers Edge Nodes, the RFQ process, config, decimal display, RFQ math, and of course, a demo transaction. Watch here: youtu.be/m0BSUqNZT_U

1. Continually ask "Why?" 2. When you learn something, learn it to where you can explain it to a child. 3. Instead of arbitrarily memorizing things, look for the explanation that makes it obvious.

A veces el caminar bajo la lluvia ayuda mucho a los pensamientos.

FYI, Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 does NOT have a Nostr account. There is a new Lightning Labs imposter account on Nostr, be careful!

Thinking of submitting a talk or workshop idea for #TABConf7? All you need to do is head over to our TABConf7 Schedule page on Github and submit your idea. Our team will be reviewing these periodically and we'll let you know if you're in! 🥳 github.com/orgs/TABConf/p…

Sometimes I’m talking about work and mention my kids and hear “How do you do it all?” I don’t. I have a real partner — a true co-parent and life teammate who supports and encourages me. I don’t want to “do it all”, that’s not fair! I want to be supported. And I am. 🫶

Bitcoin Optech newsletter #361 is here: - describes a proposal to separate the network connections and peer management used for onion message relay from those used for HTLC relay in LN - CTV+CSFS advantages for PTLCs - Vault output script descriptor - Continued discussion about

It's OK not to have all the answers.

Messy and authentic > polished and comparative.

Join us Thurs, July 17 at 9am PT/12pm ET/4pm UTC for the next Taproot Assets Community Call! 🥕 We'll discuss the new release and how it makes Lightning a global, interoperable FX layer on bitcoin, and hear from builders about automated hedging and new stablecoins. RSVP below!

Study, think, create, and grow. Teach yourself and teach others.

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