Citadel Dispatch

<p>Seth For Privacy joins to chat Radar, a new app that adds Bitcoin payments directly into Signal. We discuss forking Signal while keeping full account and chat compatibility, why they built on Signal’s network instead of Nostr or SimpleX, donating back to Signal Foundation, and how end-to-end encryption keeps payments invisible even to Signal. Then we go deep on the tech: Spark versus Ark trust models, unilateral exit, privacy tradeoffs, Lightning interoperability, seed backups tied to your Signal account, stable balances, on and off ramps, and the goal of bringing Bitcoin to everyday chat users.<br /><br /><strong>Radar:</strong> <a href="https://radar.chat" target="_blank">https://radar.chat</a><br /><strong>Radar on X:</strong> <a href="https://x.com/RadarChat" target="_blank">https://x.com/RadarChat</a> <br /><strong>Radar on Nostr: </strong><a href="https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8638xpknd8muv3ju4sjyc2m47z4s20ssg06z0kr3a7pjs0v7qmlqvu8s4h" target="_blank">https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8638xpknd8muv3ju4sjyc2m47z4s20ssg06z0kr3a7pjs0v7qmlqvu8s4h</a><br /><strong>Seth on X:</strong> <a href="https://x.com/sethforprivacy" target="_blank">https://x.com/sethforprivacy</a><br /><br />EPISODE: 207<br />BLOCK: 957218<br />PRICE: 1608 sats per dollar<br /><br />more info on the show: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a><br />monitor the situation: <a href="https://citadelwire.com" target="_blank">https://citadelwire.com</a><br />ten31: <a href="https://ten31.xyz" target="_blank">https://ten31.xyz</a><br />opensats: <a href="https://opensats.org" target="_blank">https://opensats.org</a></p>

<p>Eric Sirion, Joscha, and Hermann join to discuss Fedimint being used in the wild in South Africa. We get into Bitcoin Ekasi’s live five-of-seven federation, running guardians on Start9, how Iroh removes DNS and networking pain, backups, uptime, and why federated custody can be a powerful middle ground between self custody and custodial wallets. We discuss Lightning gateways, Conduit wallet, MoneyBadger payments, eCash privacy, zero-fee internal transactions, on-chain UTXO consolidation, and why Fedimint may become a key tool for Bitcoin communities around the world.<br /><br /><strong>Starting your own federation:</strong> <a href="https://fedimint.org/guardians/Setup/overview" target="_blank">https://fedimint.org/guardians/Setup/overview</a><br /><strong>Conduit Wallet:</strong> <a href="https://joschisan.github.io/conduit" target="_blank">https://joschisan.github.io/conduit</a><br /><strong>Fedimint on X:</strong> <a href="https://x.com/fedimint" target="_blank">https://x.com/fedimint</a><strong><br />Bitcoin Ekasi on X: </strong><a href="https://x.com/BitcoinEkasi" target="_blank">https://x.com/BitcoinEkasi</a><br /><strong>Bitcoin Ekasi on Nostr:</strong> <a href="https://primal.net/bitcoinekasi" target="_blank">https://primal.net/bitcoinekasi</a><br /><br />EPISODE: 206<br />BLOCK: 956087<br />PRICE: 1714 sats per dollar<br /><br />more info on the show: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a><br />monitor the situation: <a href="https://citadelwire.com" target="_blank">https://citadelwire.com</a><br />ten31: <a href="https://ten31.xyz" target="_blank">https://ten31.xyz</a><br />opensats: <a href="https://opensats.org" target="_blank">https://opensats.org</a></p>

<p>Jason joins to discuss Tando, a Bitcoin payments app in Kenya that connects Lightning to M-PESA. We get into why M-PESA dominates Kenyan payments, how Tando lets Bitcoiners spend sats anywhere M-PESA is accepted, and why pragmatic fiat bridges help bootstrap real Bitcoin circular economies. Then we discuss phone numbers as financial identities, Lightning addresses for Kenyan phone numbers, KYC-free Bitcoin flows, merchant adoption, AI-assisted development, upcoming Kenya Bitcoin events, and the changing regulatory environment.<br /><br />Tando: <a href="https://tando.me/" target="_blank">https://tando.me/</a><br />Tando on X: <a href="https://x.com/tando_me" target="_blank">https://x.com/tando_me</a><br />Tando on Nostr: <a href="https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs97ekh6cxykm34l0m5ddrlymhj9rxrys3jemtf90psy3nysum0lkcvrgxmd" target="_blank">https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs97ekh6cxykm34l0m5ddrlymhj9rxrys3jemtf90psy3nysum0lkcvrgxmd</a> <br />Bitcoin Kenya: <a href="https://bitcoin.co.ke" target="_blank">https://bitcoin.co.ke</a><br /><br />EPISODE: 205<br />BLOCK: 952989<br />PRICE: 1640 sats per dollar<br /><br />more info on the show: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a><br />monitor the situation: <a href="https://citadelwire.com" target="_blank">https://citadelwire.com</a><br />ten31: <a href="https://ten31.xyz" target="_blank">https://ten31.xyz</a><br />opensats: <a href="https://opensats.org" target="_blank">https://opensats.org</a></p>

<p>Anjan joins for a six month update on The Stringer Foundation, his effort to build the OpenSats of independent journalism. We get into Stringer’s inaugural 25 finalists, their Courage Index for evaluating journalists working under threat, New York Times recognition, funding models for frontline reporters, mental health support, and why truthful human-sourced information matters more in the age of AI. Then we discuss Kyntab, a personal SOS app for journalists and people at risk, plus a deeper debate on open source security, trust, and protecting users under hostile threat models.<br /><br />Stringer Journalism: <a href="https://stringerjournalism.org" target="_blank">https://stringerjournalism.org</a><br />Kyntab: <a href="https://kyntab.com" target="_blank">https://kyntab.com</a><br />Anjan on Nostr: <a href="https://primal.net/anjansun" target="_blank">https://primal.net/anjansun</a> <br />Anjan on X: <a href="https://x.com/anjansun" target="_blank">https://x.com/anjansun</a><br />Citadel Wire: <a href="https://citadelwire.com" target="_blank">https://citadelwire.com</a><br /><br />EPISODE: 204<br />BLOCK: 952242<br />PRICE: 1523 sats per dollar<br /><br />more info on the show: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a><br />monitor the situation: <a href="https://citadelwire.com" target="_blank">https://citadelwire.com</a><br />ten31: <a href="https://ten31.xyz" target="_blank">https://ten31.xyz</a><br />opensats: <a href="https://opensats.org" target="_blank">https://opensats.org</a></p>

<p>Hermann Buhr Vivier of Bitcoin Ekasi and Carel Van Wyk of MoneyBadger join for an emergency dispatch on South Africa’s proposed Bitcoin restrictions. We get into draft exchange control rules that would bring Bitcoin under a harsh regulatory framework, including forced disclosure of private keys, undefined transaction thresholds, limits on peer-to-peer commerce, mandatory use of centralized crypto service providers, and potential forfeiture. Then we discuss why South Africa’s grassroots Bitcoin adoption matters globally, how MoneyBadger and Bitcoin Ekasi helped build real circular economy usage, and what Bitcoiners can do to push back through public comments, legal challenges, donations, and awareness.<br /><br />Property Rights Defense Group: <a href="https://propertyrightsdefense.org" target="_blank">https://propertyrightsdefense.org</a><br />PRDG on X: <a href="https://x.com/PRDG_ZA" target="_blank">https://x.com/PRDG_ZA</a><br />Bitcoin Ekasi: <a href="https://bitcoinekasi.com/" target="_blank">https://bitcoinekasi.com/</a><br />Bitcoin Ekasi on X: <a href="https://x.com/BitcoinEkasi" target="_blank">https://x.com/BitcoinEkasi</a> <br />Bitcoin Ekasi on Nostr: <a href="https://primal.net/bitcoinekasi" target="_blank">https://primal.net/bitcoinekasi</a> <br />MoneyBadger: <a href="https://x.com/MoneyBadgerPay" target="_blank">https://x.com/MoneyBadgerPay</a><br />MoneyBadger on X: <a href="https://x.com/MoneyBadgerPay" target="_blank">https://x.com/MoneyBadgerPay</a><br />MoneyBadger on Nostr: <a href="https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsz85k206vm3vqdmlvcy9l4kyfqchlnf4hnctasxufa3ph0ck9decgpk49rf" target="_blank">https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsz85k206vm3vqdmlvcy9l4kyfqchlnf4hnctasxufa3ph0ck9decgpk49rf</a> <br /><br /><strong>EPISODE: 203<br />BLOCK: 949535<br />PRICE: 1264 sats per dollar</strong><br /><br />more info on the show: <a href="https://citadeldispatch.com" target="_blank">https://citadeldispatch.com</a><br />learn more about me: <a href="https://odell.xyz" target="_blank">https://odell.xyz</a><br />monitor the situation: <a href="https://citadelwire.com" target="_blank">https://citadelwire.com</a><br />ten31: <a href="https://ten31.xyz" target="_blank">https://ten31.xyz</a><br />opensats: <a href="https://opensats.org" target="_blank">https://opensats.org</a></p>