To the moon!

Hello Nostr! Been a while since I posted here but have some big life news on the bitcoin front.

The past month has been a big one for me professionally. I spoke at 3 conferences, hosted our final Austin Bitdevs after 5 years of monthly meetups, but biggest of all I made the very difficult decision to step down as VP of Engineering
@unchained
after over 6 years of building bitcoin-native financial services infrastructure.

I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunities I was given and proud of all we built in that time. It was a phenomenal team I had the pleasure to work with and help build over that time.

In the meantime, this is far from the end of my bitcoin journey as I’m proud to announce that I’ve joined the Board of the Bitcoin Scholars Fund (
@bitcoinscholars
)! I'm honored to have been considered to join this group of proven bitcoin builders and educators and excited for what the next year will bring.

Our mission is ambitious: raising $21 million for K-12 Bitcoin education by 2027. This goal resonates with me deeply as an educator, a father, and a long-time Bitcoiner.

I’ve had the privilege of working with my fellow board members previously and admire the "start-up energy" they’re bringing to the non-profit sector. We aren't just funding kids; we’re building the foundational infrastructure for the next generation's financial literacy.

Follow our progress at http://bitcoinscholars.org and if you're interested in seeing how you can contribute in a tax advantaged way, consider making the (non-binding) pledge! Take a look and learn more by following my referral link (which you get after taking the pledge yourself 😁)

https://bitcoinscholars.org/pledge?ref=TWRBFELL

Big month of events coming up! Speaking at three conferences and a bitdevs. Traveling to Vegas by motorcycle too to make the most of the time and reset.

First speaking @BitBlockBoom up in Fort Worth.

Next on the 16th @benthecarman and I are hosting our final bitdevs before going on hiatus @bitcoinpark_ in Austin

Then speaking about how the mempool is the administrative state at @btcplusplus at the Hoover Dam, villains edition!

And finally I'll be on the open source stage @The Bitcoin Conference talking about networking protocols for more collaborative vaults.

Come find me and say hi if you find yourself at any or all of these in the coming weeks!

Buck is also on nostr 😁. Looking forward to the new year chat!

Are there any relay implementations that have NIP-44 support? The NIP04 standard says it's been deprecated in favor of 44 but there don't seem to be any relays that support the favored one.

If you're in Austin TX this week for SXSW or the Bitcoin Takeover, join us at the Bitcoin Commons this Thursday for Austin Bitdevs!

We're breaking our long running streak of the third Thursday of the month to take advantage of a busy week of Bitcoin events here in the Bitcoin capital of the world in the Lone Star state! https://www.meetup.com/austin-bitcoin-developers/events/296945954/