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YATA - You Are The Algorithm · July 4 · 54 min

#13 You Gotta Yata

In this episode, Oshi and I catch up on summer life, then get into one of the most practical Bitcoin topics we’ve covered so far: how to acquire non-KYC bitcoin. We make the case that the best path is still the simplest one: sell a product or service for sats. From there, we walk through peer-to-peer options like RoboSats, Bisq, meetup trades, and Bitcoin-focused social tools, while also touching on gift cards, payment rails, mining, and why self-custody matters if you don’t want to leave your bitcoin sitting on an exchange. Along the way, we talk about wallets, Lightning, local communities, and the kind of tools that make Bitcoin feel real the first time you use it. In the second half, we head back to the permaculture porch and talk about “the problem is the solution.” Instead of treating weeds like nettle, thistle, and dandelion as waste, we explore how to turn them into fermented fertilizer, compost inputs, and useful biomass. That leads naturally into permaculture principle number three, obtain a yield: designing systems where every part of the landscape contributes something useful, whether that’s food, medicine, habitat, mulch, or resilience. We wrap with a merchant spotlight on Jimble’s Jumble, a sats-friendly preserve maker, and reflect on how Bitcoin and permaculture both reward local knowledge, circular systems, and doing more with what you already have. Nostr: https://www.joinnostr.com/ Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/ Podcasting 2.0: https://podcasting2.org/ Podhome: https://www.podhome.fm/docs/podhome-ai Umbrel: https://umbrel.com/ Helipad: https://apps.umbrel.com/app/helipad Alby: https://getalby.com/ Orange Pill App: https://www.orangepillapp.com/vision Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/topics/bitcoin/us/ Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/about Kraken: https://support.kraken.com/ Gemini: https://www.gemini.com/ RoboSats: https://robosats.org/ Bisq: https://bisq.network/ Peach Bitcoin: https://peachbitcoin.com/ Bitrefill: https://www.bitrefill.com/us/en The Bitcoin Company: https://thebitcoincompany.com/ Strike: https://strike.me/en/faq/where-is-strike-available/ Cash App: https://cash.app/learn/getting-started/what-is-cash-app-and-how-does-it-work Venmo: https://venmo.com/pay/start Take My Sats: https://www.takemysats.com/ BTCPay Server: https://docs.btcpayserver.org/ Bitaxe: https://www.bitaxe.org/ Solo Satoshi: https://www.solosatoshi.com/ Decentral: https://decentral.ca/ Apricot Lane Farms / The Biggest Little Farm: https://www.apricotlanefarms.com/ Jimble's Jumble: https://jimblesjumble.odoo.com/ Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs): https://github.com/bitcoin/bips BIP 110 entry in the BIP repository: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips Bitcoin Whitepaper: https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper Join us on Nostr: Oshi (npub1uzt238htjzpq39dxmltlx60vxym9fetk9czz6kddq6fhvkf4z3usy9qtrh) & Permanerd (npub1zqdpzty2mshxncqqxy2078qax6mlehsxmpx5095wtxw4tpepkr0s2ce6fj) Send an email: sayhi@youarethealgo.com

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In this episode, Oshi and I catch up on summer life, then get into one of the most practical Bitcoin topics we’ve covered so far: how to acquire non-KYC bitcoin. We make the case that the best path is still the simplest one: sell a product or service for sats. From there, we walk through peer-to-peer options like RoboSats, Bisq, meetup trades, and Bitcoin-focused social tools, while also touching on gift cards, payment rails, mining, and why self-custody matters if you don’t want to leave your bitcoin sitting on an exchange. Along the way, we talk about wallets, Lightning, local communities, and the kind of tools that make Bitcoin feel real the first time you use it.

In the second half, we head back to the permaculture porch and talk about “the problem is the solution.” Instead of treating weeds like nettle, thistle, and dandelion as waste, we explore how to turn them into fermented fertilizer, compost inputs, and useful biomass. That leads naturally into permaculture principle number three, obtain a yield: designing systems where every part of the landscape contributes something useful, whether that’s food, medicine, habitat, mulch, or resilience. We wrap with a merchant spotlight on Jimble’s Jumble, a sats-friendly preserve maker, and reflect on how Bitcoin and permaculture both reward local knowledge, circular systems, and doing more with what you already have.

Join us on Nostr: Oshi (npub1uzt238htjzpq39dxmltlx60vxym9fetk9czz6kddq6fhvkf4z3usy9qtrh) & Permanerd (npub1zqdpzty2mshxncqqxy2078qax6mlehsxmpx5095wtxw4tpepkr0s2ce6fj)

Send an email: sayhi@youarethealgo.com

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