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125 sats \ 2 replies \ @jamesviggy OP 9 Mar \ parent \ on: The Illusion of Central Bank Independence and the Role of Bitcoin econ
Exciting times for Bitcoin in New Zealand! The local Bitcoin community is thriving, with meetups growing consistently and discussions becoming increasingly advanced. Our developers have built an incredible bridge between NZ bank accounts and Bitcoin through LightningPay, leveraging New Zealand’s open banking initiative. Since all NZD bank accounts are accessible via API, LightningPay can seamlessly pull NZD from your bank and push sats into your Lightning wallet instantly—a game-changer for adoption.
The energy at our meetups has been fantastic, and I put together a recap of the latest one here:
- Twitter/X
- Nostr
Next time, I’ll be sure to share it on Stacker News too!
Probably a couple million sats for a conference/event ticket, but to be honest every purchase has Bitcoin as its opportunity cost so technically the deposit I paid for my home in 2020 could have stacked sats.
I dunno, I think this is a US specific thing. Here in New Zealand an iPhone costs a massive premium to the equivalent spec Android and there's a lot more variety when it comes to Android. Most young people I see are using an Android. One reason could also be because we don't ban Chinese competitors from selling their phones here (Huawei).
You could give them a lightsats gift and it includes basic onboarding and let's them withdraw it to any lightning wallet. You can either share a link with them or if the gift is physical then it might be easier to use the feature that lets you turn it into 3 words that they enter at the website (and then write those words on a card).
I'm in El Salvador at the moment so I've been buying something every day with sats (usually food or drinks). Here's a video of me buying coffee from a great cafe called Good Beans.
I've used liquid for the security tokens from stokr (e.g. Blockstream Mining Note) and other tokens like when Blockstream presold the Jade as a token or that film premiere sold tickets as a token. I've also supported artists at raretoshi (e.g. Scam Artist). I accidentally misclicked the poll and voted no.
But the Breez SDK is so easy that even Idea Guys can build their own apps. There’s no reason to be intimidated by the technology anymore. A good idea is now worth a lot more because executing it has become so much easier
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519 sats \ 0 replies \ @jamesviggy 10 Sep 2023 \ parent \ on: What would Satoshi Airways look like? bitcoin
Oh and direct flights between all the major cities with Bitcoin conferences would be awesome
Being based in New Zealand most of the flights I take are long haul (10hrs+). The economy class with Air New Zealand is pretty good. Free wifi, modern screen with lots of entertainment, great food & service all included. It would be a lot better if there was ~25% more space. I would be ok with removing the other two classes, business & premium economy, to make room for everyone. It might not have to cost that much more than economy and would be cheaper than premium economy.
e.g. the layout of the plane we flew in for the NZ to Texas 14hr flight. If the whole plane's layout was XX-XXXX-XX and perhaps the middle seats were angled towards the aisle in pairs, e.g. XX-LLRR-XX, then that could be cool. Having only 2 seats by the window instead of 3 means if you're travelling with a partner then it's less likely for your group to be blocked from the aisle by a stranger or have to get up to let a stranger out of their seat. This can be an issue for long haul flights when people are sleeping and someone needs to use the bathroom.
56 sats \ 0 replies \ @jamesviggy 23 Aug 2023 \ parent \ on: What are you working on this week? meta
That's awesome, thank you.