"When privacy goes away, all of our freedoms collapse."

That was one of the takeaways from the panel on digital privacy at Bitcoin Park, which discussed why privacy tools matter and how people can protect themselves.

Learn more here: https://bitcoinpark.com/open-house/privacy-panel-renata-rodrigues-econoalchemist-zack-cohen.html

Bitcoin Indonesia's Sats-turday Market demonstrated how different types of communities can adapt the model to their specific needs.

Learn about the success of Bitcoin Indonesia event: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/bitcoin-indonesia-s-sats-turday-market-a-closed-loop-bitcoin-system-in-action

Your reusable payment code (LNURL) is already in your Fedi wallet.

Reusable payment codes let you receive payments without generating a new lightning invoice every time. Get yours in 3 clicks.

Here's how to set it up and where to use it: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/how-to-set-up-and-use-reusable-payment-codes-(lnurls)-on-fedi

We added MoneyBadger, Bitspenda, Chapsmart, and Swoop to the Fedi Mini Apps Catalog.

Learn about these mini apps in our mini apps roundup.

https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/new-mini-apps-bitspenda-chapsmart-swoop-and-moneybadger

Incredible to see what Bitcoin Indonesia has accomplished.

They're bringing together 15 communities across Indonesia to introduce the closed-loop system, learn how it works, and experience bitcoin transactions at their Sats-turday Market event.

Learn more: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/bitcoin-indonesia-brings-15-communities-together

This is what paying with bitcoin in South Africa looks like.

Add MoneyBadger as a Mini App on Fedi and start paying merchants in bitcoin.

More here: www.fedi.xyz/blog/pay-with-bitcoin-in-south-african-stores-with-the-moneybadger-mini-app-on-fedi

Release 26.1.1 just dropped! 🎉

This update improves how you customize your personal space with Mini Apps.

✅ Drag and drop your Mini Apps to match how you use your favorite ones
✅ Add Mini Apps from the Catalog with one click (no need to copy and paste URLs)
✅ Remove Mini Apps you don’t need directly from the Mini Apps page.

…and so much more!

Learn more about the new release: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/personalise-your-mini-app-experience

We are incredibly proud to be working with Cornell University's Brooks School of Public Policy and Bitcoin Policy Institute to explore:

1) how Americans understand financial privacy;

2) what trade-offs they are willing to make to preserve it; and

3) the forces that shape trust, adoption, and behavior.

https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/fedi-cornell-university-and-bitcoin-policy-institute-to-deliver-integrated-study-on-american-attitudes-regarding-privacy

Fedi’s new Community Generator lets you build your own space — channels, miniapps, chats, and updates all in one place for FREE!

Learn more 👇

https://fedi.xyz/blog/create-your-community-in-minutes-introducing-the-community-generator

Curate a home for your community on Fedi, no more hopping across apps.

Chats, learning spaces, updates, Bitcoin tools — everything lives in one simple hub.

Share updates, highlight events, celebrate wins, and let your members connect freely.

Add the miniapps that matter to your community — from education to Bitcoin tools, your website, meetup page, and everything else that makes your community unique.

Use Fedi’s Community Generator to bring your people closer together, customize your space, and invite members.

Kicking off the new year, we're announcing a fulfillment of a promise that we made at launch: That Fedi would be open-source as of the 17th anniversary of the Bitcoin Genesis Block -- Jan. 3, 2026.

@Obi 🔅 has more:



More on the Fedi blog:
https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/fedi-goes-open-source