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Keith Gardner | Branta profile picture
Keith Gardner | Branta
@keith

Working to make bitcoin payments better.
Founder of Branta

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  • wss://relay.damus.io – read & write
  • wss://bitcoinmaximalists.online – read & write
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Recent Notes

Keith Gardner | Branta profile picture
Excited to be speaking at the Midwest Bitcoin Summit 2026 in Columbus, Ohio, on September 23–24.

I'll be sharing Branta's vision on fusing sound money with bleeding-edge payments UX.

Join us for two days focused on bitcoin, payments, and business.

Learn more: http://midwestbtc.com #MidwestBitcoinSummit

Keith Gardner | Branta profile picture
Crazy week for Bitcoin infra.

Quick recap, then broader thoughts.

@Branta:

- 100% operational ✅
- Operates with minimal footprint.
- SDKs are MIT licensed and open source.
- Uses Zero Knowledge architecture to blind data.
- Never holds, moves, or redirects funds.

To restate: all Branta services have been, and remain, fully operational. Routine scans continue as planned.

Branta lets your wallet cross-check who you're paying: a second check that covers common fraud, phishing, and address swap attacks.

Nice during peacetime... critical during high-activity moments.

In a world of frontier models - are we really going to continue on, without triangulated security measures around receive addresses?

As the digital asset space continues to build out, it remains important to build robust, discrete, simple systems. Building responsibly and thoughtfully up front is the best mitigation to crisis, easier said than done.

Its been inspiring to see the community step-up and harden posture, but there's a long ways to go.

In hindsight I'm sure this will be a blessing, but for now, the work continues.

Chris Porter · 1w
Yep. Still have my family, my health. Still believe in Bitcoin and the mission behind it. Just gotta learn from this what I can, and get back to stacking sats while living life.
zaytun · 1w
I need help with what to help affected people with. My best guess at a solid strategy from here is: 1. Verify your seed phrase backup 2. Upgrade your cold card firmware 3. Generate new seed using the same coldcard and include dice rolls this time 4. Make test transaction from old seed to new s...
kyle-moore · 1w
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Keith Gardner | Branta profile picture
@Branta will be releasing simple to understand info on

- Privacy
- Data
- Security

throughout this quarter. Branta's design is insanely strong on all fronts, and we'll be sharing on socials in a series of posts.

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Keith Gardner | Branta · 1w
Note: our designs are already viewable at https://developer.branta.pro and our SDKs are MIT licensed and open source: https://github.com/BrantaOps The best is yet to come ⚡
Keith Gardner | Branta profile picture
Midsummer has me remembering the principles Bitcoin promises.

Sovereignty, privacy, prosperity.

We’ve built @Branta to turbocharge these.

Your money no longer has to compromise, on any front.

Bitcoin demands low-risk tolerance and high privacy standards, and we're here for it.

H2 2026 is going to be amazing.

Ignore the bears 🆙
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Johnny · 2w
nostr:nprofile1qqst43zfdlqd22hm3ruacpkx47cxkxgkpetgtv0szmlcj5rccaq460gsfc7t8 building to bitcoin's privacy standard and not compromising down. that's exactly right.
Oshi · 2w
Nothing lasts 😩
Oshi · 2w
Insufficient funds 😭