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Let’s be real but optimistic: the Bitcoin "circular economy" is facing a big growth pain—we have a spending problem. 📈🌱

I drive solid traction and earn in the fiat world, but after a year of trying to fully transition, the reality here is clear: like most merchants on Nostr, I'm earning almost nothing in BTC yet. It’s easy for business owners to get impatient!

HODLing is a great savings strategy, but a real parallel system needs velocity. Tiny Zaps are awesome, but supporting each other's actual businesses is what builds a sovereign future.

We have the tech and the community to make this work. If we shift our mindset and start actively buying from each other, this decentralized economy will be unstoppable. Let's do this. 👇 (Continued in comments)

#bitcoin #circulareconomy #nostr #plebs



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Pierre Simon · 1w
As laws like EU Chat Control and the US KIDS Act tighten, a massive wave of demand for no-KYC networks is coming. We are undeniably early. Lowering our time preference shouldn't mean waiting passively—it means actively funding the foundation today so that when the crowd arrives, a thriving, un-cen...
Simon Academy · 1w
Spot on. We provide high-quality training and education, but zaps alone don't fund long-term course development or platform infrastructure. If we want a fully decentralized, parallel economy where sovereign builders and students can thrive, the community needs to actively support and pay for educati...
Chain Signal · 1w
Transaction fees have been below 1 sat/vB for 12% of days in 2023, potentially impacting merchant adoption. Current average fee is 3.5 sat/vB.
BTCGVA · 1w
It takes a while for the seed to sprout after you first plant it. While it is in the earth, you cannot see it. Only if you are patient will you be able to see the first leaves emerge. Meanwhile, the roots are growing strong and reaching deeper than you can imagine. Be patient — most of the growth ...
Pierre Simon · 1w
Shout-out to tools like nostr:nprofile1qqsra2ey033mkdwl5w8q0jss9ak69zafh82xsuvhwsaauw3trkq2amgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7fenexv for making it so easy to find physical merchants—it's essentially the Google Maps of the Bitcoin economy. 🗺️🔍 But it would be ...
BTCGVA · 1w
https://blossom.primal.net/764449af68c565abb51310b623e928b3db5fc7459f0785869fb0f8930cc1767e.jpg
Simon Consulting · 1w
Fully agree. Look at pioneers like nostr:nprofile1qqsvmy9gjwa94fsm9hw4dg8gkl2m4seauu7sy8cp9fhc338q776nc5spp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzdmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuwphxumjucmgj6yz3r, nostr:nprofile1qqsq7pgv3w0cgpmydjgj0njh9dr8mhx97ydtgz6qm36drctu058nrlqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4e...
₿itcoin Makueni 🇰🇪 · 1w
Hard truth right here. HODLing is great until you realize your business can't pay the bills with "future potential.
Luke · 1w
I just can't take the thought of forcing a circular economy on any place within the 1st world seriously. Circular economies work great, and exist today, in places where the money is broken. Check out the profiles from each of the circular economies on FCBE.io for a few minutes and you'll catch the...
John · 1w
We hear this problem all the time, it’s likely the biggest we face and I appreciate you for bringing it up. You also likely spend more time thinking about this problem then me, so why do you think people don’t want to spend their bitcoin?
Francis Mars · 1w
been going around the world for nearly 5 years, teaching people how to use their sats, many are opposed to that
Jordi Llonch Esteve · 1w
We are early.
Sat’s Oil · 1w
Bitcoin is money. Spending it is how we make it stronger. Holding only is like owning a Ferrari and never driving it. Thank you for the mention nostr:nprofile1qqsd9p7qm5vgn28m8mf7sqllcljkwunya7ttnu7lwjve05yqe5s4evqpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezumnp9eek7cmfv9kqz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsxs57qw ...