#10 London Calling | Open Markets Podcast

#10 London Calling | Open Markets Podcast

Bitcoin in London, Madeira, and the Periphery A short episode recorded at the Cyphermunk House in London, exploring what it means to “do Bitcoin” in a place like London and the wider UK, compared with more peripheral Bitcoin hubs such as Madeira. We talk about the trade-offs between building in major financial and cultural centres versus smaller, more experimental communities. The conversation touches on local Bitcoin scenes, infrastructure, sovereignty, Nostr-native tools, and the different kinds of energy that emerge when builders gather in physical places. People Eric npub10xvczstpwsljy7gqd2cselvrh5e6mlerep09m8gff87avru0ryqsg2g437 Sync npub1equrmqway3qxw3dkssymusxkwgwrqypfgeqx0lx9pgjam7gnj4ysaqhkj6 Eugene npub1jmm9yfymp9rwz46a0z5tcazszg7gue83c4hkktunhs3lkfy7mpdqx6zden Links & Resources Cyphermunk House https://www.cyphermunkhouse.com/ [https://www.cyphermunkhouse.com/] Myco An offline-first, peer-to-peer client for nsites. https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqyxzurs9ekhjcm0qyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtn6v9c8xar0wfjjuer9wcpzpwa4mkswz4t8j70s2s6q00wzqv7k7zamxrmj2y4fs88aktcfuf68qvzqqqr7pvjgwy4y [https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqyxzurs9ekhjcm0qyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtn6v9c8xar0wfjjuer9wcpzpwa4mkswz4t8j70s2s6q00wzqv7k7zamxrmj2y4fs88aktcfuf68qvzqqqr7pvjgwy4y] The Couriers Knew https://primal.net/maxhillebrand/the-couriers-knew [https://primal.net/maxhillebrand/the-couriers-knew] Napplets https://napplet.run [https://napplet.run] https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs02rmpjzdkuvdrq2uerq60kvqy9zwvx96xq8gaxq8x597dlq7xy7qzwqq7q [https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs02rmpjzdkuvdrq2uerq60kvqy9zwvx96xq8gaxq8x597dlq7xy7qzwqq7q] Escrow / NIP Discussion https://github.com/Colabonate/nips/blob/colabonate-freedom-protocol/115.md [https://github.com/Colabonate/nips/blob/colabonate-freedom-protocol/115.md] https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/2323 [https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/2323]

#9 Axes of Oshi | Open Markets Podcast

Featuring special guest Oshi, Nostr merchant, to discuss various technical updates in the Nostr and Bitcoin ecosystem, merchant experiences, and the philosophical underpinnings of decentralized commerce. www.oshigood.us [http://www.oshigood.us] Oshi: npub1uzt238htjzpq39dxmltlx60vxym9fetk9czz6kddq6fhvkf4z3usy9qtrh Escrow Links: https://github.com/Colabonate/nips/blob/colabonate-freedom-protocol/115.md [https://github.com/Colabonate/nips/blob/colabonate-freedom-protocol/115.md] https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/2323 [https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/2323] A non-custodial Nostr marketplace: https://switchboardgo.com/ [https://switchboardgo.com/] Open Markets Podcast website: https://openmarkets.pub [https://openmarkets.pub] THE FULL MARKET PLACES LIST: https://plebian.market [https://plebian.market] https://shopstr.store [https://shopstr.store] https://conduit.market [https://conduit.market] https://cypher.space [https://cypher.space] https://milk.market [https://milk.market] https://takemysats.com [https://takemysats.com] https://nostr.boutique [https://nostr.boutique] https://hostr.network [https://hostr.network] https://synvya.com [https://synvya.com] https://travelly.com [https://travelly.com] https://nostr.blue [https://nostr.blue]

#8 Born To Be Free | Open Markets Podcast

Open Markets Podcast | Episode 8: Born To Be Free In this episode, Eric FJ and Sync are joined by Nadja and John, founders of Born To Be Free, the first merchant guests on the Open Markets podcast. Born To Be Free makes tallow-based, non-toxic skincare rooted in health, sovereignty, Bitcoin values, and regenerative sourcing. The conversation covers what it means to be a merchant on Nostr today, how decentralized marketplaces can give businesses resilience beyond Shopify, Meta, and other centralized platforms, and why Bitcoiners are often some of the most intentional customers. Nadja and John also share the story of Born To Be Free’s origin during COVID, their move toward tallow skincare, their experience losing access to Instagram, and why they see health, freedom, self-custody, and commerce as deeply connected. Where to follow Born To Be Free: * Website: borntobefree.store [http://borntobefree.store] * Nostr / Primal: primal.net/borntobefree [http://primal.net/borntobefree] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_borntobefree_/ [https://www.instagram.com/_borntobefree_/] * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bornto_befree [https://www.tiktok.com/@bornto_befree] * Substack: https://borntobefreeoffical.substack.com/ [https://borntobefreeoffical.substack.com/] * X: https://x.com/BornToBeFreehttps://x.com/BornToBeFree [https://x.com/BornTo_BeFree] Links & references from the episode: * Open Markets Foundation - https://openmarkets.pub/ [https://openmarkets.pub/] * Conduit Market - https://conduit.market/ [https://conduit.market/] * NIP-99: Classified Listings - https://nips.nostr.com/99 [https://nips.nostr.com/99] * BTCPay Server - https://btcpayserver.org/ [https://btcpayserver.org/] * BTCPay Server Nostr / NIP-05 docs - https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Nostr/ [https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Nostr/] * Shopstr — Bitcoin-native Nostr marketplace - https://shopstr.store/ [https://shopstr.store/] * Plebeian Market - https://plebeian.market/ [https://plebeian.market/] * Nostr Boutique - https://www.nostr.boutique/ [https://www.nostr.boutique/] * Shosho — live streaming on Nostr - https://github.com/r0d8lsh0p/shosho-releases [https://github.com/r0d8lsh0p/shosho-releases] * Shosho on Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shosho.app [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shosho.app] * Conduit “Zap Out” announcement featuring Oshi - https://stacker.news/items/1502668 [https://stacker.news/items/1502668] * Oshi — artisan nut butters & chocolate - https://www.oshigood.us/ [https://www.oshigood.us/] * NIP-17: Private Direct Messages - https://nips.nostr.com/17 [https://nips.nostr.com/17] * BudaBit — sovereign software communities - https://www.budabit.org/ [https://www.budabit.org/] * HiveTalk — Nostr + Lightning friendly video conferencing - https://vanilla.hivetalk.org/faq [https://vanilla.hivetalk.org/faq] * Pyramid Relay - https://github.com/fiatjaf/pyramid [https://github.com/fiatjaf/pyramid] * Colabonate Protocol - https://github.com/Colabonate/Colabonate_Protocol [https://github.com/Colabonate/Colabonate_Protocol] * CrowdHealth - https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ [https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/] * The Beef Initiative - https://beefinitiative.com/ [https://beefinitiative.com/] * Texas Slim / Beef Initiative about page - https://beefinitiative.com/pages/about-us-page [https://beefinitiative.com/pages/about-us-page] * Red Banks Beef Farm - https://redbanksbeeffarm.com/ [https://redbanksbeeffarm.com/] * USPS Star Routes history - https://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/pdf/star-routes.pdf [https://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/pdf/star-routes.pdf] * National Postal Museum: Moving the Mail — Star Routes - https://postalmuseum.si.edu/moving-the-mail-star-routes [https://postalmuseum.si.edu/moving-the-mail-star-routes] * Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment - https://supplychain.amazon.com/multichannel-fulfillment [https://supplychain.amazon.com/multichannel-fulfillment] * The UPS Store franchise information - https://www.theupsstorefranchise.com/ [https://www.theupsstorefranchise.com/] * Camp Nakamoto - https://www.campnakamoto.com/ [https://www.campnakamoto.com/] * Bullish Market - https://bestinmarkets.com/ [https://bestinmarkets.com/] * Nostr protocol overview - https://nostr.org/ [https://nostr.org/] * Primal - https://primal.net/ [https://primal.net/] * Damus - https://damus.io/ [https://damus.io/] * Zap.Stream [http://Zap.Stream] - https://zap.stream/ [https://zap.stream/] * Fountain - https://fountain.fm/ [https://fountain.fm/] * Nostr Wallet Connect / NIP-47 - https://nips.nostr.com/47 [https://nips.nostr.com/47] * Nostr Zaps / NIP-57 - https://nips.nostr.com/57 [https://nips.nostr.com/57] Projects and ideas discussed: * NIP-99 commerce listings and how merchants can publish products across Nostr-native marketplaces. * The possibility of BTCPay Server integrations for NIP-99 and the tradeoff between convenience, decentralization, and merchant privacy. * Decentralized shipping, including historical parallels with USPS Star Routes and modern ideas like private shipping networks or drone-based delivery. * Merchant resilience after centralized platform failures, including Born To Be Free’s experience losing Instagram access and seeing Shopify outages. * “Zap Out,” Conduit’s early experiment in decentralized checkout using a Lightning zap paired with an order message. * Private vs. public checkout flows, including the idea that public zap-outs could double as customer-approved merchant promotion. * Escrow, dispute resolution, and reputation models for Nostr commerce. * CrowdHealth as inspiration for a community-based, reputation-driven way to handle refunds, merchant disputes, or chargeback-like problems. * Shosho’s live-stream shopping model on Nostr, including products and checkout inside a live creator experience. * Shopify Collective and Violet-style integrations as useful models for future Nostr commerce tooling. * The need for easier merchant onboarding, product imports, notifications, order alerts, scheduled posts, and better seller workflows.

#7 Yo hoho 🏴‍☠️ Sovereign Engineering | Open Markets Podcast

This episode features hosts Eric FJ and Sync, joined by Yo from Sovereign Engineering, to discuss recent updates in Nostr marketplace development, gamma markets call, the controversial topic of on-chain zaps, and the unique environment of Sovereign Engineering. T-shirt Competition https://primal.net/e/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp4stmtgrg684lry9kxcsmwthuvg2t2h6kvm4phadkd6g3vptljxhqqdx6atg94n8y6trw35k7m3dv3hhs7rfdenj6mn0wd68yxdpm38 [https://primal.net/e/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzp4stmtgrg684lry9kxcsmwthuvg2t2h6kvm4phadkd6g3vptljxhqqdx6atg94n8y6trw35k7m3dv3hhs7rfdenj6mn0wd68yxdpm38] https://sovereignengineering.io/ [https://sovereignengineering.io/] Ready for adventure? Sovereign Engineer Cohort 8 Experience, build, and alpha-test the future of self-sovereign technology in beautiful Madeira. Don't miss the opportunity of a lifetime. Jul 20 - Aug 28 https://sovereignengineering.typeform.com/SEC-08 [https://sovereignengineering.typeform.com/SEC-08] Open Markets Podcast website: https://openmarkets.pub [https://openmarkets.pub] THE FULL MARKET PLACES LIST: https://plebian.market [https://plebian.market] https://shopstr.store [https://shopstr.store] https://conduit.market [https://conduit.market] https://cypher.space [https://cypher.space] https://milk.market [https://milk.market] https://takemysats.com [https://takemysats.com] https://nostr.boutique [https://nostr.boutique] https://hostr.network [https://hostr.network] https://synvya.com [https://synvya.com] https://travelly.com [https://travelly.com] https://nostr.blue [https://nostr.blue]

#6 Nostr Smörgåsbord ASMR | Open Markets Podcast

Next Gamma Markets Call May 19th ! Eric: npub10xvczstpwsljy7gqd2cselvrh5e6mlerep09m8gff87avru0ryqsg2g437 Sync: npub1equrmqway3qxw3dkssymusxkwgwrqypfgeqx0lx9pgjam7gnj4ysaqhkj6 Followup: Open Markets Website: https://openmarkets.pub [https://openmarkets.pub] Nowhere: https://hostednowhere.com [https://hostednowhere.com] Alby 🐝: https://getalby.com/blog/agentic-commerce-a-guide-to-l402-x402-and-mpp [https://getalby.com/blog/agentic-commerce-a-guide-to-l402-x402-and-mpp] Conduit Build https://codex-market-identity-hydrat.conduit-market-coo.pages.dev/ [https://codex-market-identity-hydrat.conduit-market-coo.pages.dev/] Clave: https://github.com/DocNR/clave [https://github.com/DocNR/clave] https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrm3afy4dzk53k9yzvyd3358ey65kasmmhzn9dah2vkpphqa3yxvgdxzjte [https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsrm3afy4dzk53k9yzvyd3358ey65kasmmhzn9dah2vkpphqa3yxvgdxzjte] White Noise: https://www.whitenoise.chat/ [https://www.whitenoise.chat/] IPF: https://ipf.dev/ [https://ipf.dev/] Gzzz: https://primal.net/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqs9eep0ll6hurjkl3sc2fewgses07mjfwxsdcu3at2m8fd0xrdz3qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqrzurjd9mxzar9943k7mtdw4hxjcmpw35k7mnn94hhvetj94c82cnvd93j66twveexzum5wf6kxar4wfjsgry226 [https://primal.net/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqs9eep0ll6hurjkl3sc2fewgses07mjfwxsdcu3at2m8fd0xrdz3qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqrzurjd9mxzar9943k7mtdw4hxjcmpw35k7mnn94hhvetj94c82cnvd93j66twveexzum5wf6kxar4wfjsgry226] THE FULL MARKET PLACES LIST: https://plebian.market [https://plebian.market] https://shopstr.store [https://shopstr.store] https://conduit.market [https://conduit.market] https://cypher.space [https://cypher.space] https://milk.market [https://milk.market] https://takemysats.com [https://takemysats.com] https://nostr.boutique [https://nostr.boutique] https://synvya.com [https://synvya.com] https://travelly.com [https://travelly.com] https://nostr.blue [https://nostr.blue]