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029 Derek Ross: They Can't Ban This! All In Bitcoin w/CK

April 1, 2026·1h 7m
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🎙️ Derek Ross: They Can't Ban This! Everyone interviews Derek Ross about Nostr. We talk about what Nostr has done to him. Builder. Community organizer. No Social Media — just Nostr, and a vision for an internet nobody can ban. In this episode: what Nostr really is, why governments are proving his point in real time, how he built a business with someone whose face he's never seen, and why Nostr's own founder showed up to build with him. 👇 ORDER YOUR BITBOX 02 NOVA BITCOIN ONLY HARDWARE WALLET WITH 5% DISCOUNT https://bitbox.swiss/allinbitcoin or use Code ALLINBITCOIN 👉 Follow, like , subscribe and tap the bell to All in Bitcoin for more unfiltered conversations that go where others won’t. 🎧 Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, Nostr, and everywhere you listen: https://linktr.ee/allinbitcoin 👇FOLLOW DEREK'S WORK: Nostr: derekross@grownostr.org https://www.grownostr.org 👇FOLLOW CK & ALL IN BITCOIN: Nostr: allinbitcoin@primal.net allinbitcoin@iris.to allinbitcoin@nostrplebs.com X: @allinbitcoinpod TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:26 Protocol vs platform vs software explained 00:04:17 Why Nostr is more than just infrastructure 00:05:25 Permissionless, no forms, no gatekeepers, just build 00:08:01 Building Nostplebs 00:08:46 Trusting an anonymous business partner you've never met 00:17:45 The purple pill: how Nostr leads people to Bitcoin 00:35:52 What Fiatjaf thinks of Derek's work 00:43:35 Governments, KYC laws. Why Nostr exists right now 00:45:27 When Jack Dorsey abandoned Bluesky 00:49:35 Shadowbanning: why you don't even know your reach is gone 00:50:28 Is Nostr quietly being shaped? 00:57:15 Nostr algorithms: open source, user choice, no black box 01:04:54 Derek's vision for 2035 DISCLAIMER:All views expressed by me or my guests are solely our own opinions. You should not treat any opinions expressed in this podcast as a specific endorsement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of personal opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, legal, or political advice, and it does not promote or oppose any political party, candidate, or campaign. This podcast may contain speculation, or interpretation. We encourage listeners to do their own research and verify information independently.

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