Are You Prepared for What's Coming? Bitcoiners Built the Escape Route

Show Notes

My guest today is Paul Keating, and if you've spent any time on Nostr, you already know Primal. We sat down just ahead of their biggest release yet — Primal 3.0 — and what came out of this conversation genuinely fired me up. We get into the three-year journey of building on an open protocol, why Nostr's slower-than-expected growth might have actually been a blessing, and what Paul believes is coming next for decentralized social. We also talk about Bitcoin as a social currency, what it actually feels like to zap someone for the first time, and why the current moment in tech and culture might be the perfect storm Nostr has been waiting for. If you've been watching from the sidelines, this one might just be the push you need. PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: - LEDN: Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to https://ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin. - BLOCKSTREAM JADE HARDWARE WALLET: Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ and use coupon code WALKER for 10% off! - BDIC is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker - Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker - GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER FOLLOW PAUL: NOSTR: https://primal.net/paul X: https://x.com/thepaulosophy CHECK OUT: https://ownyourposts.com CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 01:21 - Meeting at Nostr Rico & Primal's 3-Year Anniversary 05:00 - Nostr's Growing Foundation & The Next Wave 07:16 - Vine Nostalgia, Divine & Going Viral Without Marketing a Protocol 11:43 - Primal's Content Strategy & Converting Normies to Nostr 16:40 - Ad Reads: Ledn, BDIC & Blockstream Jade+ 19:45 - Vertical Scroll, Vibe Coding & The Creator Economy on Nostr 25:30 - X Money, Elon & Nostr as Nature's Response 28:31 - Primal 3.0 Preview: Polls + Zaps & Long-Term Vision 33:09 - New Dad Life & Living in Bitcoin Jungle, Costa Rica 37:44 - Spending Bitcoin Daily & Fighting Shitcoin FUD on Instagram 43:39 - SATs vs Bits & Why Shitcoins Hurt Bitcoin Adoption 45:56 - Bitcoin Circular Economy: 100+ Merchants in Bitcoin Jungle 52:52 - What Will Trigger the Next Wave of Nostr Adoption 59:19 - Own Your Posts: Vibe Coding a Tool to Bring Creators to Nostr 01:05:09 - Login With Primal, Proof of Humanness & Jeff Booth's AI Experiment 01:22:18 - Getting Started on Primal: Tips, Tricks & Outro 🎧 Subscribe to @WalkerAmerica (THE Bitcoin Podcast) for more Bitcoin content! 📡 THE BITCOIN PODCAST is available on all major platforms: https://bitcoinpodcast.net/podcast • 🟡 Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/show/68gcLZFDRxOzgGeZmXq6 • 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0f4Ke6gRTiLij0455nQjPH • 🍎 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bitcoin-podcast/id1694392423 ⸻ WALKER’S LINKS • 🔗 Nostr (Walker): https://primal.net/walker • 🎙️ Nostr Podcast: https://primal.net/titcoin • 🐦 X: https://x.com/walkeramerica | https://x.com/titcoinpodcast • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/titcoinpodcast/ • 🌐 Website: https://bitcoinpodcast.net/