Who is making bitcoin (& nostr) better?

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