Bitcoin Resources

Money is a tool that solves the coincidence of wants, and a mode of communicating value. 3 Functions of Money: First Principles of Money: What is wrong with our money today? 3 Functions of Fiat … Read More

Swaps between Cashu mints “Swaps between cashu mints are great for increasing privacy from an LN observer’s perspective. First understand that as long as transactions are done with Cashu tokens within the same mint or … Read More

Opportunities Ask a local business if they accept bitcoin– Never hurts to ask!– Some businesses are struggling with credit card processing fees for small transactions (Can be 1.5 – 3.5% of each transaction).– A good … Read More

Bitcoin Core– Reference implementation– Can run on an old laptop– Requires ~500GB of Drive Space RaspiBlitz– DIY– Runs on a raspberry Pi– Fully Open Source Umbrel, MyNode, & Nodl– Plug and Play– Lightning enabled (LND/Core … Read More

Mobile (Hot Wallets)– Samourai (On-chain; Privacy Focused)– Blockstream Green (On-chain; HWI compatible; multisig)– Blue Wallet (On-chain; Lightning Enabled; Connect own node)– Muun Wallet (On-chain; Lightning Enabled) Hardware (Cold Wallets)– Trezor (Open-source, non-custodial)– Ledger (Closed-source, HSM)– … Read More

Bitcoin ATMs– CoinATMradar.com– Use an anon pre-paid phone for verification– Higher fees (~8-20%) Bisq Network– Fully Open Source Decentralized Exchange with Multisig Escrow– Runs its own bitcoin node– Pay with Zelle, Strike, MoneyOrder, Cash by … Read More

Copperhead OS– De-googled OS with managed cryptographically secure vault, security, and enterprise support– Runs on latest Pixel devices– A bit pricey starting at $250 for a 3 month subscription GrapheneOS– Free as in Beer– Fully … Read More