Ready for Merge Ep. 23 👾

In this episode, Christine D. Kim discusses Bitcoin developer community-building, culture, and events with niftynei from Bitcoin++ and Charlie Spears from Blockspace Media. This interview was recorded on April 1, 2026.Timestamps:(1:23) What Charlie and niftynei do in Bitcoin(5:50) Changes in the Bitcoin developer community culture(12:12) Navigating the politics of Bitcoin development (17:40) Bridging the gap between Bitcoin developers and institutions(29:09) niftynei’s goal and vision for Bitcoin++(37:17) The need for better Bitcoin UXLinks: Niftynei’s X profile (https://x.com/niftynei)   Charlie Spears’ X profile (https://x.com/cbspears)   Blockspace Media (https://blockspace.media/) Opnext Conference (https://opnext.dev/) Bitcoin++ Events (https://btcpp.dev/) OpenSats (https://opensats.org/) Enjoying this content? Subscribe to the newsletter: https://christinedkim.substack.com/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ready4mergeFollow on X: https://x.com/ready4mergeInterested in sponsoring the show? [email protected]  Get full access to Christine D. Kim at christinedkim.substack.com/subscribe