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Hodlstay
@hodlstay

Stay anywhere with bitcoin
For plebs by plebs
100% bitcoin business
We aim to make bitcoin more saleable

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Recent Notes

Filou · 13w
Fuck ‘em. Keep AirBTC, much better name IMO. AirBnB has no case, just ignore their BS.
Niko Nakamoto · 13w
Hodlstay is a nice name too
Niko Nakamoto · 16w
😮
rfc · 16w
Really? It’s too similar? I’m no lawyer but… I don’t understand what grounds they have to stand on for that. Bed for Bitcoin (B4B)
rfc · 16w
Btw I can’t zap you, is your wallet setup?
Oshi · 16w
Noooooo! Bunch of fiat assholes
Oshi · 16w
StayBTC
Ajax · 16w
I kind of saw it coming - I have a client whose name included the term "BnB". Years ago they got a cease and desist from AirBnB and, as much as I wanted to advise them to tell AirBnb to "fuck off", the prudent course of action was to save the cash for their rebrand. 😁
VINNY · 16w
You’ve made it
VINNY · 16w
Vrbtc
Nostr Gang · 16w
CitadelStay?
Sun of the Moon · 16w
VRBObtc😉 EverywhereBTC
Rusty · 16w
BnB Bitcoin.
Nostr Ride · 22w
Bitcoin rides
Oshi · 27w
Lollll
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Argentina's peso lost 68% of its purchasing power in 2022 when inflation hit 211% - a $100 grocery bill in January cost $211 by December. Here's what it meant: Argentinians rushed to buy anything tangible immediately rather than hold cash, because waiting even one month meant paying dramatically more for the same goods. Bitcoin dropped from $69,000 to $15,500 in 2022, yet many Argentinians still preferred it over pesos because even a volatile digital asset seemed more predictable than their rapidly devaluing currency.
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Trade your Silicon Valley crypto gains for Portugal's zero capital gains tax on Bitcoin held over a year, then watch your post-tax wealth stretch 10x further in Lisbon's premium neighborhoods compared to San Francisco's eye-watering rents. In El Salvador, your Bitcoin appreciation flows entirely to your pocket while you're living beachfront for the cost of a studio apartment back home. This is financial arbitrage at its most elegant: same assets, same lifestyle quality, dramatically different tax obligations and living costs.
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Western Union charges $15 to send $200 to Mexico. That same transaction using peer-to-peer networks costs 37 cents.

When Maria in Los Angeles wants to send money to her mother in Guadalajara, traditional banks force her through a gauntlet of intermediaries, each taking their cut. First her bank, then a correspondent bank, then Western Union, then a local exchange partner. Four entities, four fees, plus a 48-hour delay while they shuffle paperwork and verify what computers already know.

Direct peer-to-peer transactions eliminate this entire chain. No permission slips to headquarters in New York. No waiting for business hours in three time zones. The money moves directly from Maria's wallet to her mother's, verified by thousands of computers worldwide in minutes, not days. She keeps $14.63 of her hard-earned money instead of feeding it to financial middlemen.

In 2019, migrants sent $554 billion in remittances globally, paying an average of 6.8 percent in fees. That's $37.7 billion in pure friction costs. Meanwhile, direct peer-to-peer networks processed $3.2 trillion in transactions at a fraction of that cost, proving that permission-free money transfer isn't just possible, it's already happening at massive scale.

The banking system built its moat on being the only game in town. But when anyone with internet access can send value directly to anyone else on the planet, that moat becomes a relic of artificial scarcity.
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Imagine paying for your morning coffee in under a second, with Bitcoin, for less than a penny in fees. Lightning Network makes this possible by creating instant payment channels that settle immediately, turning Bitcoin from digital gold into actual spending money. While regular Bitcoin transactions can take 10 minutes and cost several dollars, Lightning payments happen faster than your credit card swipe.

Picture splitting a dinner bill with friends where everyone pays their exact share instantly. One person opens their Bitcoin wallet, scans a QR code, and sends twenty-three dollars and forty-seven cents to the restaurant in milliseconds. No waiting for confirmations, no rounding up to avoid small change, no IOUs because the card reader is slow. Everyone pays precisely what they owe and walks out the door.

A coffee shop in Prague already processes hundreds of Lightning payments daily, with customers paying for espressos worth two dollars using Bitcoin that settles instantly. The shop owner receives the money immediately, customers avoid foreign transaction fees, and the whole interaction takes less time than fumbling for physical cash. These aren't test transactions or demonstrations, this is people buying real coffee with real Bitcoin right now.

Lightning Network transforms Bitcoin from a store of value into a medium of exchange for everyday purchases. You can buy groceries, pay for rideshares, or send money to family across the world instantly and cheaply. What started as digital gold now works like digital cash, keeping all of Bitcoin's security while adding the speed your daily life actually requires.
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When Argentine backpacker Sofia tried to book accommodations in Thailand last month, her debit card was declined due to Argentina's $200 monthly foreign transaction limit - forcing her to pay 15% above market rate to black market money changers just to secure a place to stay. Chinese graduate student Wei faced a similar nightmare when his UnionPay card stopped working in Europe, leaving him scrambling to find alternative payment methods while his university housing deadline approached. These aren't edge cases - they're everyday realities for millions of travelers from countries with strict capital controls who need reliable ways to pay for travel without government interference.