Anita

Freedom Tech. Founder Bitcoin for Fairness. Book: (L)earn Bitcoin. 🌍 Nomad. Africa & Europe

„Bitcoin is emancipation from financial patriarchy.“

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2026-05-10 16:31:27 UTC

Instead of governments stopping Apple and Google from engaging in egregiously anti-competitive behavior, they're directly participating in locking out competition via their own services. Requiring people to have an Apple device or Google-certified Android device is anti-competition, not security.
#note1fpz…vfk9

2026-05-02 12:23:12 UTC

Zambia is not a safe place for activists, opposition and minorities.
We @npub1fqq…qzch gave a small grant to @npub1g0t…f4my to exhibit and offer a Bitcoin workshop at the conference. Some @npub17xv…c9as
staff planned to attend too. Now all is cancelled.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/02/zambia-cancels-rightscon-summit-largest-human-rights-technology-conference
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2026-04-28 12:20:25 UTC

I am boycotting these conferences too.
Main speakers are a lot of government officials and it seems they threw out people with „Free Samourai“ signs.
This is not the Bitcoin I advocate for.
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2026-04-01 10:23:51 UTC

Today’s headline in #Zimbabwe.
„Your USD is very safe“. Whenever the central bank says your money is safe, trust that it’s the opposite.
I haven’t seen any ZIG banknotes around, it’s only being used digitally (card payment or EcoCash). I am using USD cash only and everyone’s trust is on the USD.
Now the RBZ wants to push ZIG banknotes upon people they will issue new banknotes on Apr 7. I will keep you posted!
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2026-03-28 14:05:42 UTC

@npub1get…0nfm is there a LNURL for a sub-wallet LN address, that I can use to receive sats? Can’t find it, want to share it.

2026-03-27 13:18:55 UTC

Learning to write AI skills feels to me a lot like learning Latin, which gave me the basics for so many other languages.
Precise definitions, better results, structured thinking, and a foundation for so many other things.

2026-03-27 08:29:52 UTC

Nostr client devs:
I posted several times in the last 30 min here on Nostr. And nothing was relayed.
I guess bc of my erratic internet connection.
Maybe add client memory that stores all recent posts locally so that I could find them and post again?

2026-03-25 13:25:13 UTC

3 credit cards. All declined by Anthropic and I don’t know why.
Maybe because I am in Zimbabwe?
Recently a friends PayPal account was suspended, they are from UK visiting Zimbabwe and wanted to make a payment. Shortly after that other banks asked them for proof of funds otherwise they could not access the 400 pounds (400!!) that they received on that account.
And then people ask my: why bitcoin!!!
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2026-03-23 11:20:01 UTC

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Problem: Everyone thinks they are a good human.

2026-03-19 18:01:50 UTC

Greetings from Zimbabwe, where the price of 1 l petrol has gone up from 1.77 to 2.19 USD over night.
The price of this war is being paid by the common people, who never wanted this war.
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2026-03-18 17:08:24 UTC

I think this is a very bad idea. You can easily be forced to press your finger on something or scan your face. Whereas if my seed phrase is hidden somewhere away it’s simply not possible to access it.
I hope no one implements this for hardware wallets.
Yes. You can opt to use seed phrase. But no one will use it as it‘s „inconvenient“
#note1mja…lhcs

2026-03-16 10:25:05 UTC

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I see no problem when people use LLMs to create their posts. I use it to edit text too. What I really dislike is bots acting as people when they follow up with questions and interactions. I am not spending my time talking with bots. It would be great to immediately see a hint or something that it’s an agent.

2026-03-12 12:10:19 UTC

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Still. The US started it. I am not excusing anyone here.
Happy you are safe and out! Appreciate the write up.

2026-03-12 09:56:50 UTC

AI might liberate millions of people from work they do not want to do, it might bring scientific breakthroughs.
AND AI will definitely be a tool for government surveillance stifling freedom of speech and cutting down on human rights.
It might empower activists and the civil society too, but I see a big inequality in powers getting bigger and worse. Let’s hope I am wrong.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/12/invasive-ai-led-mass-surveillance-in-africa-violating-freedoms-warn-experts

2026-03-08 05:25:06 UTC

Guy who’s profile says he’s into privacy and freedom seems to be very anti freedom and has weird fantasies about my sex life. 😆
#nevent1q…2za3

2026-03-07 09:16:40 UTC

Fees are low.
Open Lightning channels on your node, on @npub1get…0nfm , or @npub1xnf…lpr5 install @npub148q…jra7, swap to Liquid… fees will go up in the near or far future.
Be prepared.
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2026-03-06 17:18:05 UTC

A project with real impact on people’s lives. Thank you @npub1zkr…k6ec
#note1chl…s9l4

2026-03-05 14:59:27 UTC

Developers and builders interested in Bitcoin are invited!
BitDevs #Mozambique kick-off
Saturday in Maputo.
#note1zdl…k9r0

2026-03-04 14:49:05 UTC

Concentrating on privacy (no phone numbers, no KYC) and self custody would be more important than the purity test.
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2026-03-04 09:24:21 UTC

Absolutely ridiculous.
Bitcoin is nothing without it‘s permissionlessness and censorship resistance.
Stick to TradFi if you want to censor.
#note15tz…glgj

2026-02-26 20:44:51 UTC

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Many of them do, they have a lot of privileges, but also high scrutiny. And they can see the exclusiveness of the system too., .. A golden cage.

2026-02-26 13:44:22 UTC

Just introduced a banker (over 20 years in the profession) to Bitcoin.
Now he wants to obtain non KYC bitcoin, because he knows first hand how the regulatory regime is increasing costs, bureaucracy, exclusion of people, how it makes the wealthy richer and is ineffective.
One person at a time.

2026-02-25 13:12:46 UTC

In 2025 we supported the founding of @npub1rm5…68pk, the first educational Bitcoin community in Mozambique.
Now we will travel to Maputo to run a series of workshops together with Bitcoin Famba.
Workshops for Civil Society, Journalists and Communities
will include:
Bitcoin – an introduction, how to install a wallet, and how to store, send, and receive Bitcoin safely
Nostr – earning Bitcoin for your content
@npub1yul…ncdu – obtaining Bitcoin without an ID to protect your privacy
Bitchat – communicating without an internet connection @npub12rv…85vg @npub1sg6…f63m
AI tools – using @npub10hp…dxkr and @npub16g4…kv4h to safeguard your privacy
BFF will co‑host the inaugural BitDevs meetup in Maputo with Bitcoin Famba on 7 March 2026. The agenda includes:
BitDevs – the history, goals, and mission of BitDevs meetups
Job and learning opportunities for Mozambican developers in the broader Bitcoin ecosystem
Ecash & Fedimint – secure community custody and offline payments
Visiting New Bitcoin Circular Economies
@npub1qqz…k2n7 at Maputo Skate Park
Lwandi Surf
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2026-02-24 17:57:33 UTC

How coolias that. Tap to pay with bitcoin with your phone!
#nevent1q…dz65

2026-02-19 10:55:30 UTC

@npub18am…p424 How did you setup your posts to be published on Nostr and Bluesky simultaneously?
Thanks for a link or info

2026-02-19 10:26:32 UTC

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@npub10hp…dxkr @npub16g4…kv4h and Claude (but also with caution)

2026-02-19 09:26:02 UTC

OpenAI and everything that Sam Altman touches is to be avoided. Just remember Worldcoin. Same founder, same ethics.
#note1s4f…3j66

2026-02-17 08:16:57 UTC

They say: the bottom is in, the market is nervous, people are exiting their Bitcoin projects out of fear…
Me: I am buying petrol, clothes and groceries with bitcoin in South Africa. @npub1fqq…qzch has been on the Bitcoin standard since 2022 and we keep on.
Either you are convinced that Bitcoin is the best alternative money or not. Actions count.
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2026-02-11 14:36:49 UTC

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Yes. @npub1fqq…qzch has been running on bitcoin only since its start. Purchasing whatever possible directly in BTC. Easy in South Africa with grocery stores, petrol stations, many coffee shops accepting it. Fantastic in Kenya where you can pay for anything via @npub1tan…8sax, esims at @bitrefill, hosting at Flokinet.is, Domains at Namecheap.com

2026-02-11 11:34:15 UTC

One of the hardest things of being a digital nomad is that I have to work even in the nicest places.
Nature and beach are only 3 minutes away and I am still doing DNS entries for my newsletter tool and writing blog posts and and and…
Just a short rant.
My life is actually awesome.

2026-02-07 19:13:41 UTC

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I am on Nostr daily, but I also don’t know how NIP-71 works….maybe it’s a sign that things either need to be self-explanatory or easier to use!?

2026-02-06 18:04:37 UTC

Best time build and earn sats.

2026-02-05 19:06:27 UTC

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Not good. 😢 But understandable after all the hate she got.

2026-02-01 18:50:14 UTC

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I have been saying that for years not only when the price drops. I don’t care if it drops. I am building, earning and spending bitcoin. I want it to be money. Everyone can do what they want, and I can say what I want. Bitcoin will resist it, but only if people hold their keys and this is definitely not the message of Saylor and Co.

2026-02-01 18:28:04 UTC

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Well, the problem is that when constructs like Saylors or Black Rocks holdings are getting immensely high, they could capture Bitcoin’s development and these companies are interested in regulating bitcoin for their purposes. They have the money and the lobby to keep it captured in the financial system. Then you have a fully KYCed bitcoin and even more a censorable bitcoin.

2026-02-01 18:15:41 UTC

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What I am saying is, if you hold derivatives/shares/ETFs of bitcoin you are not owning bitcoin. Only if you self-custody you opt out of the exclusive and permissioned fiat power system. What Saylor and many others are doing and what many Bitcoiners praise is „number go up“ only. This is not why I am using bitcoin. And I am trying to make people understand the difference.
He himself said he is the central bank of bitcoin. I didn’t make that up.

2026-02-01 17:52:58 UTC

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Do you have any that he did? He claims to be the central bank of bitcoin! 🙄

2026-02-01 15:45:28 UTC

…and they made him the conference’s 2026 headliner - for the 4th time!
Paper Bitcoin are an attack on Bitcoin.
#nevent1q…su7u

2026-02-01 14:24:03 UTC

While the bots are going crazy, we humans connect IRL.
@npub1dk4…zmcn, Bitcoin Tofo (Mozambique), @npub1xxc…tfly (Zambia), and @npub1vpq…2e62 (Ghana). They are pioneers doing grassroots education in their communities and we @npub1fqq…qzch are proud to have been supporting all of them.
#abct26
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2026-02-01 06:52:49 UTC

Most „Bitcoiners“ don’t understand this. Bitcoin is not unstoppable in that sense, it can be captured. Yes, then there will be a fork someday. But it will hurt, a lot of value will be destroyed.
#nevent1q…du9x

2026-01-31 14:08:26 UTC

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Thanks, know all of them. Definitely interesting.

2026-01-31 13:20:52 UTC

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Private AI, Bitchat, Nostr, .. why are you asking?

2026-01-31 12:33:00 UTC

@npub1ju2…ya32 „When people see that Bitcoin isn’t just something to learn about or hold, but something they can actually use to pay for goods, services, or support their communities, adoption shifts from theory to lived reality.“
#abct26
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2026-01-31 10:38:50 UTC

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No.

2026-01-31 10:37:22 UTC

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Thank you for this explanation!

2026-01-31 10:13:30 UTC

@npub12qj…w8vy presenting the work of @npub1353…gajp educating developers in the Global South. #abct26
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2026-01-31 06:38:17 UTC

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How is it possible that they can read deleted Signal messages? What sense does it make to auto-delete them then 🫣

2026-01-30 08:03:06 UTC

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🧡

2026-01-30 05:09:19 UTC

In two hours I will be the opening speaker of @npub1p0x…deeh talking about Building Agency with Bitcoin, Nostr, Bitchat and private AI.
Livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/live/SywqlHeAUDI
#abct26

2026-01-29 12:54:23 UTC

So what?? A „social“ network of bots?! 😂
#nevent1q…n63k

2026-01-29 10:08:06 UTC

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No, it’s in closed testing and it will be for businesses incl KYC

2026-01-29 10:01:14 UTC

Just tested a solution that converts EUR from a bank account into sats to a Lightning address within 5 minutes. Once set up, it just works.
#abct26 South Africa is an innovator in showing Bitcoin is money. #build

2026-01-29 09:25:26 UTC

First Fedimint federation in South Africa running on Start9 machines presented at #abct26.
Federated custody in your own community, region, country instead of centralized custody.
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2026-01-29 07:21:34 UTC

3rd conference, 3rd time speaking! Awesome to be back 💪
#nevent1q…w9al

2026-01-28 13:56:20 UTC

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What’s MLS? Molly? I have never tried Keychat.

2026-01-28 13:55:16 UTC

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Everyone is using USD.

2026-01-28 08:42:09 UTC

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Only a pity that no one is using the ZiG. This is just propaganda.

2026-01-28 08:36:44 UTC

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Moltbot reminds me of Jörg Molt a Bitcoin scammer from Germany. He stole Bitcoin from a lot of people and went to jail.

2026-01-28 08:32:21 UTC

WhatsApp never could be trusted in the first place.
Telegram is even worse. No end-to-end encryption at all. Only if you use private chats and they break every time you switch the device.
Signal, SimpleX and soon White Noise are the way to go if you want to protect your privacy.
#nevent1q…4l63

2026-01-27 15:45:46 UTC

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Yeah. Most probably it was infiltration of the chats by „IT students“ they even mention that in the article. The President was reelected with 72% while the opposition leader was set under house arrest…doesn’t sound like free elections.

2026-01-27 08:44:42 UTC

@npub12rv…85vg @npub1sg6…f63m Bitchat in Uganda: government is celebrating how they managed to contain bitchat. have you heard of this, anything true or just usual government speak?
https://nilepost.co.ug/news/315117/the-it-taskforce-behind-the-bitchat-block-ugandas-homegrown-cyber-defense-triumphs

2026-01-22 21:41:55 UTC

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What? We just met recently.
RIP

2026-01-21 20:44:26 UTC

# Easy In, Impossible Out
It's easy to fall into the trap of convenience. Signing up for a free online service, because it's much more convenient than setting up a self-hosted version and costs nothing compared to paid products.
It's easy, but it's not simple to ever leave that service again. Over the years you added functionalities, expanded the use into even more interconnected free services, you even onboarded your small company or project. It's very practical.
But you always know something is wrong. Things that offer so much can't be without costs. Even in economies of scale, where each user added comes at low cost. There is a price to pay. And you pay. With your soul, because you are the product. You gave up sovereignty over your data, over your deepest thoughts and habits.
We don't see it, but every click, every scroll is being recorded. What you do, where you are, with whom you are. We have collectively lost power and the price is our dignity.
It's hard to change. To disentangle all the services. Fighting against a system designed to make leaving impossible.
The exit doors exist. Most of us just pretend we can't see them.
#Dailyish

2026-01-20 20:52:15 UTC

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Thank you

2026-01-20 16:54:29 UTC

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I am using Obsidian to prepare and write my blog posts, I am using VSCode to publish them on my website. I want to build a template that automatically uses my text in Obsidian and produces a .md file with headmatter and short description in VSCode.

2026-01-20 16:10:13 UTC

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Can I use the same setup for Claude Code in Obsidian?

2026-01-20 16:03:34 UTC

When as many LLMs as Altcoins?

2026-01-19 17:04:32 UTC

Trump and Putin’s end goal is to split Europe between each other. Mark my words.
After WWII Austria was split into 4 zones. The northeast where my family comes from was occupied by Russia, the northwest by US. South by the British and west by France. I wouldn’t want to live in a Russian zone after what my grandparents told me about this time. But it was better than the Nazis.
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2026-01-18 20:49:52 UTC

Nothing new in Uganda. Sadly the same tactics in all authoritarian regimes. Surveillance, brutality, lies, corruption.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/18/ugandas-president-calls-opponents-terrorists-in-victory-speech

2026-01-18 15:43:05 UTC

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🤷 would be a great tool for writers.

2026-01-17 20:04:06 UTC

Mood in Europe
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2026-01-17 19:43:14 UTC

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Bitcoin earners in the community. That’s the first thing you need. Otherwise you onboard merchants but no one pays in BTC.

2026-01-17 17:53:39 UTC

Is there a tool that takes a website RSS feed and posts long-form articles on Nostr automatically?

2026-01-15 20:22:55 UTC

Only when people have agency and security they can be resilient in the face of change.
#note1wef…cxxd

2026-01-14 16:59:20 UTC

# The little things
Small actions can have a big impact - either through volume, where repeating exercises during the day can be as effective as if you’d spent one hour in the gym, or because they eliminate one crucial component, like turning off location services on your mobile to protect your privacy.
You don’t need perfection or a full privacy phone to get results. Taking small steps is better than doing nothing at all.
#Dailyish

2026-01-14 07:39:07 UTC

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Watching the developments closely…today another internet shutdown.

2026-01-14 07:20:26 UTC

Come to bitcoin++ in 2026
#nevent1q…k2mc

2026-01-13 16:31:22 UTC

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✌️ depends on how you define it. But hey!

2026-01-12 09:21:16 UTC

Build relays. Challenge in 2026. Onwards!
#nevent1q…v5me

2026-01-11 09:29:35 UTC

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Do they accept it? Was looking for it, but only found fiat payment options.

2026-01-10 19:38:48 UTC

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I think it's really hard to test them all and to decide which ones to use. But I think these 2 are good too. Just heard of confer.to from Signal cofounder Moxie. Another one to test.

2026-01-10 16:51:08 UTC

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Thanks, didn’t know that one.

2026-01-10 14:23:44 UTC

# Privacy AI Is Possible
Because of privacy concerns, I have been reluctant to use LLMs. I started experimenting in 2023 because I realized this is going to come either way - and I can make use of it, or be left behind.
## Power
I started with ChatGPT, as everyone does, but soon stopped using it for political and privacy reasons. Sam Altman, founder of OpenAI, is also a co-founder of the Worldcoin project. Worldcoin is a cryptocurrency that requires individuals to scan their iris to identify themselves. They have been rolling out their product aggressively on the African continent by paying anyone who signed up $25 in exchange for their biometric data. In Kenya, Worldcoin became the subject of a 2025 court case and was rightfully instructed to delete all data.
I don’t want to share my data with companies showing no regard for dignity and privacy, and taking advantage of unequal bargaining situations.
So no ChatGPT for me.
## Agency
Claude was the first tool I used on a regular basis. Since I understood that if you use the free plan on ChatGPT your conversations might end up in Google Search - and this might be the same with other models - I decided to subscribe to a paid plan on Claude.
I am using it with a nym (a fake name and email), but of course my payment data is still associated with my account. That’s why I was looking for more private options.
The point for me is simple: I want to use AI, but I want to choose the terms. I don’t want “convenience” to mean “total surveillance.”
## Tools
### PayPerQ offers Bitcoin payments
@npub16g4…kv4h allows you to pay with Lightning Bitcoin, which increases your privacy because your real name is not associated with your searches. It offers a variety of LLMs for chat, image, video, audio, and DeepResearch, which makes it easy to experiment. At the same time, it increases the number of my experiments, because I want to know what different models produce and what is best.
I think it is essential to find out which tools are the right ones for your needs. Honestly, I haven’t found mine yet.
I like Claude Sonnet 4.5 for editing texts. DeepResearch is incredible for doing what its name says, although the depth of results can be overwhelming. Z.AI: GLM 4.7 was great for strategic thinking, but then it failed my expectations in text editing.
PayPerQ hides your identity in the purchasing process, but your prompts and conversations still land at the companies behind the models. I am not against them learning what I ask or the corrections I make - AI makes a lot of mistakes and it has a lot to learn from us. I actually want LLMs to crawl my work, but I don’t want them to save every little thing I do and mix it up with my private questions.
### Maple AI: privacy from sign-up to LLMs
@npub10hp…dxkr is the best solution I found. It runs on open source code and open models. It says it never uses your data to train AI, doesn’t log your chats, does zero data retention, and you can pay with Bitcoin. It offers many models (including OpenAI GPT-OSS — yes, OpenAI, but in a private way).
Maple AI states that communications are encrypted locally on your device before being transmitted, that their servers can’t read your data, and that even during processing the pipeline is designed with privacy as the priority.
I want AI as a tool, not as a trap.
#Daily #AI

2026-01-10 14:21:09 UTC

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Region is Austria. I‘d assume it’s working here.

2026-01-10 13:34:03 UTC

The Finney Prize Laureate for the 2016-2020 area is Andreas M. Antonopoulos @aantonop.
Absolutely deserved! He shaped my thinking around Bitcoin and open source and has been influencing my work since the beginning. I am deeply grateful that I could conduct 5 interviews with him and was invited to translate two of his Internet Money books to German. Thanks to @nprofile…jrvw and @nprofile…s3wl foundation.
My last interview from 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGDdo3fcAGc

2026-01-10 13:20:49 UTC

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I as many people can't run a local LLM - coding barrier, cost barrier, not a solution for travellers.... Started using @nprofile…0qzz and @nprofile…qagl I don't see any downside regarding convenience. Both have a lot of models to choose from.

2026-01-09 21:17:39 UTC

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Good recommendation. As eSIMs and roaming don’t work in Zim the SIM card is still KYCed (not sure if I can get one from someone else)

2026-01-09 17:57:34 UTC

@nprofile…6av2 I am using Mullvad VPN and your website is blocking me!
https://image.nostr.build/53d62b8171346c87abae64a74580de8578575ce33d8088732475282426cae635.png

2026-01-09 17:31:20 UTC

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#nevent1q…9nst

2026-01-09 17:30:18 UTC

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Difficult in a country where you can’t find public wifi or in rural areas.

2026-01-09 17:28:53 UTC

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No, I meant SIMs.

2026-01-09 17:28:32 UTC

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Roaming doesn’t work in Zimbabwe. I tried with Airalo doesn’t log into the local network. Silent link is far too expensive in Zim and I am sure it wouldn’t work aswell. I think it can’t work there, because with my Austrian number I can not roam too.

2026-01-09 10:40:56 UTC

There are no burner phones anymore in Austria, Germany, Zimbabwe almost nowhere except Czech Republic.
We’re pretty f*cked.
Install Bitchat!
#nevent1q…akmz

2026-01-08 15:54:52 UTC

# Wealth, Not Capital
Capital is fleeting, Wealth is permanent.
Having enough is a choice. Choose wisely.
#Daily

2026-01-08 07:18:45 UTC

I'd like to know too. @brugeman ?
#nevent1q…f5mz

2026-01-07 15:07:52 UTC

# The Future is Calling
Lessons from the past help us create a better future.
> “Maybe the future is counting on us to do things so it can arrive. We are not doing things because the past made us. We are doing things because the future asked us to.” – Seth Godin
#Daily

2026-01-07 06:56:46 UTC

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Thanks, is bookmarked!

2026-01-06 15:04:35 UTC

# Bitchat: Enabling Agency
In 1997 my first Internet connection was installed. The modem worked slowly via landline. I knew nothing about how it worked, but I knew it would change the world. The opportunity to communicate globally unlocked possibilities.
In the decades since, the Internet has been captured by monopolistic corporations and government interests. The dream of online agency and self-determination briefly came true around 2010 culminating in the Arab Spring.
In March 2025, Zimbabwe's government throttled the Internet to suppress protests. I experienced my first Internet shutdown. Luckily, I had a Starlink receiver—though Zimbabwe-licensed units (required by law for locals) were likely shut down too.
Internet throttling on election days has become common in authoritarian countries. Under the guise of national security, governments stifle demonstrations and limit free speech. Uganda faced shutdowns during 2021 elections. Now, ahead of the January 15, 2026 election, opposition leader Bobi Wine is promoting Bitchat⁤⁣ to bypass government control.
Bitchat is an app that uses your phone's Bluetooth to send messages to people nearby. Each phone is a node in a spontaneous network. No centralized server, no mobile data or cellular service needed. Just a powered phone and Bluetooth.
The Uganda Communications Commission has warned that the government can disable Bitchat. I wish them luck. It's technically impossible to remotely shut down Bluetooth on individual phones without confiscating every device. The government could block app stores, but Bitchat is available on alternative platforms like Aurora Store and GitHub.
Bitchat's success depends on one thing: how many people download it. It gets stronger the more people participate, doesn't depend on permission from authorities, and puts power directly in people's hands.
Fun fact: In 1997 the name "Bluetooth" was proposed for the short-range wireless technology based on an analogy that it would unite devices the way King Harald Bluetooth united the tribes of Denmark in the 10th-century.
@npub1sg6…f63m @npub12rv…85vg
#Daily

2026-01-06 11:02:41 UTC

When bitcoin over bitchat? @nprofile…v72v @nprofile…3r3l
(in an easy way not sending txs via text)
Is it on the roadmap? #nevent1q…dtrq

2026-01-05 18:58:15 UTC

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Thank you!