Plebchain Radio

In this episode, Avi sits down with de-commerce builder Eric FJ, creator of Conduit Market, to explore how Nostr and Bitcoin can rebuild the old-school bazaar in protocol form. They dig into NIP-99 product listings, NIP-17 DM-based order flows, and the emerging “infinite product pool” that multiple marketplaces like Shopstr, Plebian Market, and Conduit can all share and filter in their own ways. Along the way, they tackle price discovery vs discovery distortion on Amazon-style platforms, local artisans thriving in a monoculture world, and how web-of-trust, reputation and privacy-preserving messaging could solve the “who do I trust with my address?” problem. They also get practical about business models with zero platform fees, BTC Pay and stablecoins as bridges, and what it will take to make decentralized markets feel as smooth as mainstream e-commerce while staying sovereign. Conduit Market Find Eric on Nostr Avi's New Book – July 18 Finding Home Episode 2 [IndeeHub Code For 21% off: PIONEERCHAIN21 ] Avi's First Book – 24

In this episode of Plebchain Radio, Avi sits down with Aaron of Essex, the Bitcoiner, hairdresser, and music superfan behind Bitcoin Essex and the New Music Nudge Unit. Aaron shares his 90s-era origin story, from Napster and CDs to discovering Bitcoin and realizing he could help working musicians build parallel rails for their art. He explains how the New Music Nudge Unit works in practice: self-hosting tracks, publishing them once via RSS to dozens of Podcasting 2.0 apps, and routing sats straight to artists through value-for-value. Along the way, he tells onboarding stories of artists like Longy, Fable, Nathan Abbott, Fifty Four Plates, and Hear My Roar, plus the UK’s first Bitcoin-powered gig, Into the Valueverse, and the recent BitFest music night. The conversation digs into Spotify’s exploitative economics, the thousand-true-fans model, paying artists properly at Bitcoin conferences, and why Bitcoin and Nostr give independent musicians a truly global stage – without labels, gatekeepers, or permission. New Music Nudge Unit Wednesday Dec 10th at Peggy's Music Bar Avi's New Book – July 18 Finding Home Episode 2 [IndeeHub Code For 21% off: PIONEERCHAIN21 ] Avi's First Book – 24

In this episode of Plebchain Radio, Avi sits down with London-based bitcoiner, artist and playwright Psyfer, caretaker of the legendary Cyphermunk House in Bloomsbury. They trace the unlikely origin of the house back to a 10-day Vipassana retreat in rural India, where Psyfer was flooded with images of fiat collapse and Bitcoin art, eventually leading him to turn a four-story Victorian building into a living Bitcoin sanctuary. He describes Cyphermunk as an ever-shifting gallery, bar and salon where sats flow, incense burns, random locals wander in off the street, and culture quietly onboards the curious. The conversation ranges from using shredded fiat as an art medium, to staging a Prometheus-inspired mask play with a million-sat seed phrase hidden in a wordless performance, to building parallel culture in the shadow of the Bank of England and why real walls still matter in an age of surveillance. Cyphermunk House Avi's New Book – July 18 Finding Home Episode 2 [IndeeHub Code For 21% off: PIONEERCHAIN21 ] Avi's First Book – 24

In this episode of Plebchain Radio, QW interviews Sam Means (aka Lightning Store, Wavlake), a musician, father, and entrepreneur, discussing his various projects and perspectives on the music, his band The Format and much more. The Format Live on Tonight Show : https://youtu.be/5i9GQzPM8G0 The Format Merch : https://www.theformat.com/home/#merch Hello Merch : https://www.hellomerch.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqOPiYjnUxxk3V9pPFrlG4gLtS1GLWI7swneEYPoE76NQCNS3VB Avi's New Book – July 18 Finding Home Episode 2 [IndeeHub Code For 21% off: PIONEERCHAIN21 ] Avi's First Book – 24

In this episode of Plebchain Radio, Avi talks with Swiss-German Bitcoin artist Yena, aka Lady Block Jane, about how vivid dreams and a forest vision pulled her into Bitcoin and birthed works like Dressed in Entropy and the mermaid piece I’ll Take Yours Too, who quietly stacks sats from our “boating accidents.” They get into the gritty reality of hauling physical Bitcoin art across borders, the birth of her A2B project in a Swiss tunnel, and the hilariously doomed “laser eyes” performance at a conference. The conversation closes with Yena’s reflections on taking the pressure off monetizing her gift and how Bitcoin art can act as a bridge for people already walking the path toward sound money and deeper meaning. Yena's Art Avi's New Book – July 18 Finding Home Episode 2 [IndeeHub Code For 21% off: PIONEERCHAIN21 ] Avi's First Book – 24 BitFest 10% Discount Code: plebchainradio

Max Hillebrand returns to the show to map the cypherpunk “freedom stack” for real life. He digs into open source hardware and works up the stack to Nostr-native coordination (from relay hygiene to posting CoinJoin rounds). We talk private, scalable group communication – what’s missing, what’s promising, and how mixnets and layered encryption fit. Max makes the case for value-for-value as the funding rail that keeps builders sovereign and aligned with users. Finding Home Episode 2 [IndeeHub Code For 21% off: PIONEERCHAIN21 ] Avi Burra's Book 24 BitFest 10% Discount Code: plebchainradio

This episode of Plebchain Radio features QW and Avi hosting Shadrach, a cypherpunk and Bitcoiner, to discuss Bitcoin, Nostr, A to B, Web of Trust, Meshtadel and building parallel societies. A to B : https://atobitcoin.io/ Finding Home Episode 2 [IndeeHub Code For 21% off: PIONEERCHAIN21 ] Avi Burra's Book 24 BitFest 10% Discount Code: plebchainradio

In this episode of Plebchain Radio, QW and Avi are joined by Ainsley Costello, Heather Larson & Open Mike live from Bitcoin Park in Nashville to discuss the intersection of Nostr and Bitcoin, including the latest developments on the live music front, Nostrrville 3.0, Nostr Shire, and Nostr Valley and more. Finding Home Episode 2 [IndeeHub Code For 21% off: PIONEERCHAIN21 ] Avi Burra's Book 24 BitFest 10% Discount Code: plebchainradio

Summary David Strayhorn, creator of Brainstorm and Grapevine, joins the show to announce a major initiative to build a decentralized Web-of-Trust for Nostr. David explains his journey from neurologist to trust-protocol architect and details how NosFabrica pivoted from healthcare to tackling the foundational problem of trust that all Nostr applications face. The discussion covers David's GrapeRank algorithm, a personalized scoring system that uses follows, mutes, and reports to effectively combat spam and impersonation, and how NIP-85 (Trusted Assertions) can deliver these scores to any client. The episode culminates in the official announcement of the "WoT-a-thon," NosFabrica's six-month hackathon designed to kickstart an open-source ecosystem of trust tools, ultimately aiming to make Nostr a safer and higher-signal network for everyone. Links Service Providers for Personalized Trust Metrics GrapeRank Integration of NIP-85: Trusted Assertions into Nostr Clients Finding Home Episode 2 [IndeeHub Code For 21% off: PIONEERCHAIN21 ] Avi Burra's Book 24 BitFest 10% Discount Code: plebchainradio

In this episode of Plebchain Radio, QW and Avi welcome back Rob Brinded, author of "Glitch," to discuss his new book, the reception it has received, and the underlying principles of understanding one's own mind. Citadel Garden : https://citadel.garden/ Glitch Book : https://www.glitchthebook.co/ Rob Brinded : https://www.robbrinded.com/ Finding Home Episode 2 : https://indeehub.studio/film/finding-home/season/1/episode/2 Finding Home Discount code for IndeeHub (21% off): PIONEERCHAIN21 Avi Burra's Book 24 : https://www.amazon.com/24-Avi-Burra/dp/B0CN9NRNNB/ref=sr11?crid=27RW9P8JQ4YMV&keywords=avi+burra+24&qid=1700327391&sprefix=avi+burra+24%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-1