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NOSTR: Building Better Social Media -- jb55 AKA Will Casarin (THE Bitcoin Podcast)

By Walker America

Aired Dec 10, 2024 · 1h 46m · Last boosted Jan 12, 2025

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"If Bitcoin didn't exist, I probably would just be at a fiat job and depressed and just like slugging away. And I don't know. So it really gave me a new perspective on life and on what I should be spending my time on," On this Nostr Talk episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast, Walker talks with jb55, AKA Will Casarin. Will is the developer behind Damus, an iOS client for Nostr. Today we dig into what’s new with Damus and Nostr more broadly, Will’s latest project Notedeck, Open source development on Nostr and Bitcoin, why cont...

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wartimeSep 27, 2025
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hashraidOct 5, 2024
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average_garyJun 8, 2025
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Absolute banger. Mind vibe. Love this one.
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average_garyMay 1, 2025
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wartimeOct 21, 2025
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wartimeOct 11, 2025
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I really like the format of this show and how it is listener-driven. Tons of great information in these shows. Zigbee is something I need to look into more. Home Assistant has been on my automation to do list for a while. One of these years I'll get around to playing with it LOL
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wartimeSep 27, 2025
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I was listening to you back in 2017 LOL. It's good to see you crazy fuckers are still around and doing the same thing
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wartimeSep 24, 2025
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A lot of people used TO If I had anything there it was some shit coins from years ago that I don't care about LOL
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Nostr Community

Everyone who has boosted NOSTR: Building Better Social Media -- jb55 AKA Will Casarin (THE Bitcoin Podcast) on Nostr, ranked by sats sent, all time.

  1. Dave Guilford 1k sats
  2. Wartime 333 sats
  3. Dakota 100 sats
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Episode Boosts

Every boost sent to this episode, as published to Nostr, newest first.

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    Great episode, Walker! I've been testing the limits of Ballmer's Peak ever since listening!
  • 100 via Fountain
    Shout out to Will “Wild Bill” Casarin and the rest of the crew at Damus. I use it everyday and love it. Thank you. First boost ever btw!