Midwest Bitcoin Summit 2026 — Columbus, OH · Sept 23–24, 2026 · Up to 10,000 Bitcoiners expected
Columbus, OH · Sept 23–24, 2026
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PBJ: Vibe coding with bitcoin and Nostr, Balaji on China, and off-grid mining
Show Notes
0:00 Saunas, basketball, and this weeks conversations around Presidio Bitcoin 4:15 Our journey with creating PBJ and whats in store 8:20 The latest on vibe coding, Nostr, and Lightning payments 14:22 Calling all builders for a hackathon at Presidio Bitcoin! 20:49 Max's Hackathon Goals: Autonomous agents conducting commerce 23:15 Is it more beneficial to learn new tools over how to code? 31:02 Exploring Balaji's claim that software services are going to zero and the value heading back to hardware 34:36 America can maintain its competitiveness by adopting bitcoin 42:20 An AI future: dystopia, utopia, or something in between 50:40 Viability of off grid bitcoin mining 58:22 By the way, we welcome your engagement! 1:00:00 Mining chip manufacturers and Block's new Proto chip 1:11:20 Turning mining chips into a platform, another hackathon idea? 1:13:12 Audience Question: MCP Servers & Nostr 1:18:55 Mining is the heartbeat of bitcoin, we should appreciate the surrounding risks 1:23:18 Making bitcoin usable beyond store of value solves a lot of risks