Who is making bitcoin (& nostr) better?

<p>Bitcoin isn’t about number go up. It’s about <strong>who controls the rails—and what survives when fiat fails.</strong></p> <p>🎙️ On <em>Bitcoin Study Sessions</em>, we sat down with <strong>Ivan Makadonsky</strong> (Chief of Staff at <strong>Breeze</strong>) to talk Bitcoin, Lightning, Nostr, and the future of value.</p> <p>Key takeaways 👇</p> <p>⚡ <strong>UX > ideology</strong> Decentralization doesn’t matter if it <em>feels</em> broken. Nostr’s UI is fine. The UX still sucks.</p> <p>🌍 <strong>Adoption happens when systems fail</strong> Bitcoin doesn’t win arguments. It wins when fiat breaks.</p> <p>🧠 <strong>Proof of Signal beats audience capture</strong> When comments cost sats, noise disappears.</p> <p>💸 <strong>Split payments change capitalism</strong> Value flows directly to individuals. Corporations → networks. Creators → patronage.</p> <p>🛡️⚔️ <strong>Bitcoin is shield <em>and</em> cannonball</strong> Defense and penetration against centralized power.</p> <p>⚠️ <strong>The risk ahead</strong> CBDCs riding Bitcoin rails. Mandated Lightning split payments. Centralized treasuries posing as freedom.</p> <p>Final thought:</p> <p>Hoarding isn’t the goal. Building is. Providing value is.</p> <p>🎧 Full episode out now. Build signal. Ignore noise.</p>