Thanks again for having me on Brandon. Honor to be on this mission with people like you.
The Becoming Sovereign Podcast
Why Decentralized Commerce Is the Next Bitcoin Frontier
By Sovreign
Ep. 41 · Aired Dec 15, 2025 · 1h 12m · Last boosted Dec 16, 2025
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Online shopping has become a nightmare of drop-shipped trash, censorship, and endless scrolling through sponsored junk. In this episode, Brandon Karpeles sits down with Eric FJ, founder of Conduit and a key builder in the decentralized marketplace movement on Nostr. Eric explains why the "Legacy" models of Amazon and Shopify are failing consumers and merchants alike, and how NIP-99 is building a permissionless, high-quality alternative. He breaks down: What NIP-99 is and how it acts as "Craigslist with superpowers"Why Amazon is a "honeypot" for censorship and low-quality goodsThe concept of "Skin in the Game" for...
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EricFJJul 2, 2026
1.1k @npub1equrmqway… these lovely gentlemen want us to talk about BIP-110 … wanna dive into the fire? 😅
EricFJJul 2, 2026
1.1k It’s like, uh, totally, uh all our fault, sorry🫃🏽 #dickrichard
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EricFJJun 21, 2025
7k Aspire to be less of a LARP each day thanks to episodes like this. Great show. Also your homophobia is so cute. Really makes you way less gay when you regularly make sure your audience knows you’re totally not gay. That’s some brokeback level straightness we can all aspire to. Careful with the bears you two, bring protection and practice safe nsecs.
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EricFJAug 5, 2026
2.2k GM. Great convo to listen to. Got me even more stoked to meet everyone in Chicago next month!
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EricFJJul 17, 2026
2.2k Great rip gents. World will be a better place as more and more creators follow their inspiration through freedom tech like @npub12hcytyr8f… .
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EricFJNov 17, 2025
2.2k Doubling down - let’s purple pill all the spouses!!
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EricFJJun 13, 2026
1.2k BUILD. SHIP. ZAP. CLENCH. REPEAT. Appreciate you guys. On NIP-99: marketplaces don’t really “pull” from each other… rather, we all “push” marketplace events to relays so anyone can view the open market however they’d like. Conduit is just one lens. Plebeian, Shopstr, Hisa and soon TakeMySats too (and more) are all their own perspectives on a shared pool of product listing & related Nostr events. Similar to how Damus/Nostur/Wisp/Primal etc are all lenses on the same shared constellation of Nostr social events. #hashtag
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EricFJAug 14, 2026
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EricFJAug 10, 2026
1.1k Shameless boosting of our own show. This one deserves it!
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EricFJJul 6, 2026
1.1k Great guest and great questions- a real operator with a balanced perspective.
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EricFJJun 22, 2026
1.1k Sir Permanerd, GM and thank you for allowing us to borrow your otter friend and his strings. He’s quite clever and talented. I’m glad you two communicated about him having a fling with Open Markets. We had fun, but I can assure you he remains loyal to YATA- you’re his primary. We’d like to continue these polypod cross-pollinations and have you on sometime for some bla bla on BTC/Nostr circular economies, permaculture and Canadianisms. A plus tard mon ami.
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EricFJJun 13, 2026
1.1k Great episode. The progress of this show from episode 1 is incredible. Keep rocking
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EricFJMay 29, 2026
1.1k I still clench my buttcheeks on all sends, including zaps. It’s just good practice
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EricFJMay 29, 2026
1.1k Thanks for this episode gents. Really enjoyed
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1.1k YOU CAN BE PRINCIPLED AND STRATEGIC
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EricFJMay 12, 2026
1.1k Love featuring and discussing pleb projects on this show… Got anything we should look at? Let us know!!
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EricFJMay 10, 2026
1.1k Gamma Markets is cool hell yeah 😎
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EricFJMay 8, 2026
1.1k Preach!!
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EricFJApr 22, 2026
1.1k Stoked to listen to this
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EricFJApr 12, 2026
1.1k Thanks for the @npub1000000zx0… shoutout gentlemen! Would love to have you on sometime, & vice versa would love to be a guest on YATA to chat about decentralized marketplaces on Nostr!
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EricFJApr 4, 2026
1.1k Hell yeah @npub1art8cs66f… for putting yourself primarily on Nostr Great episode
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EricFJMar 31, 2026
1.1k Next episode is out. Slightly more unhinged. @npub1equrmqway… and I are dialing it in. Take a listen👇🏼
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EricFJMar 27, 2026
1.1k Inaugral episode of the Open Markets Podcast is out! @npub1equrmqway… and I go over what this movement to decentralize commerce using Nostr is all about. Check it out 👇🏼
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EricFJMar 23, 2026
1.1k Subscribed!!
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EricFJMar 18, 2026
1.1k Long overdue listening to this one. Great show
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EricFJDec 15, 2025
1.1k “Roll your face on the keyboard and make an app” 😂😂
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EricFJDec 6, 2025
1.1k Sober analysis. I’d add: Nostr doesn’t have to ONLY be a backup/ripcord option. Paid subs for valuable content and/or services can exist here too. Heck, ads (sans deceptive design patterns) can even exist here too in certain contexts.
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EricFJNov 2, 2025
1.1k Highly recommend this episode if you appreciate nuance and depth.
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EricFJOct 30, 2025
1.1k We’re taking back control. Zap by zap.
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1.1k See you all soon!
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