The Good Tech Companies - When Value Moves Like Information: Why Developers Are Building Bitcoin Into Everyday Apps

Starting point is 00:00:00 This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. When Value Moves Like Information Why Developers are building Bitcoin into everyday apps by breeze high voltage, it's already clear to many that Bitcoin is the best asset. That's just financial literacy, read a chart, and the evidence is obvious, but that misses the bigger opportunity. Bitcoin went live in 2009, and despite a trillion dollar market cap and deep roots in emerging markets, its true potential still hasn't been reached. The promise is in speculation, its unlocking value the way the internet unlocked information. Bitcoin is an open,

Starting point is 00:00:37 decentralized, neutral monetary network that works for anyone, anywhere, anytime. But it will only flourish once it is built into the apps we use every day. That is why we are doing something about it. What time is it? Time to build high voltage. Introducing less than time to build greater than, a global challenge for developers to bring Bitcoin-Tupin source apps. Starting October 7th, builders everywhere can use the Breeze SDK to add Bitcoin to existing projects. From November 16th, they work with maintainers to get that code emerged. Successfully merged projects are eligible for judging and have a chance to win a share of a $25,000 prize pool, with winners announced January 8, 2026. Less than, time to build greater than is not another

Starting point is 00:01:22 hackathon or bounty. Hackathon's end, bounties fade. This is about planting open-source seeds in the software that powers everyday life, and building a monetary layer that is as open and unstoppable as the internet itself. Why now? Builders have always seen Bitcoin's potential but lack the tools. Now we have them. With the Lightning Network, we have a common language to connect the Bitcoin Superhighway to the various last-mile technologies that amplify its utility, such as Spark and the Liquid Network. With SDKs like breezes, integration e-simple for any developer, even without prior Bitcoin experience, turning what used to be months of work into a matter of hours, and the timing

Starting point is 00:02:02 could not be better. As cash disappears, so do its benefits, instant settlement, peer-to-peer transfer, permissionlessness. Bitcoin brings them online. The tools are here. The question is not if you can build with Bitcoin, it is what you will build. What you can build, moving value online shouldn't be limited to just financial applications. Think, way, bigger. What if every app, every service, every platform could move value as easily Osset moves information? That's the future you're building. Messaging and social apps that send SATs like a DM, real-time tipping to content creators, musicians, and podcasters, or power crypto wallets with lightning. The possibilities are endless. Bring Bitcoin into any experience and unleash value transfer like never before. Who's

Starting point is 00:02:49 Building, more than 50 developer communities, from Nigeria to Mexico, Argentina to Austria, Lugano to London, are already part of it. They share one conviction. Value should flow as freely as information. Partners include Tether, LightSpark, Plan Network, Folger Ventures, and Geyser. There are residencies with PLEB Lab in Austin and Draper University. Submissions will be reviewed by a global panel of industry builders. Together, they are proving that Bitcoin is not just something to HOD. It is something to build on, build with, and build for. The era of building starts now. With builders, with open source, with you, it is time to build. Thank you for listening to this Hackernoon story, read by artificial intelligence. Visit hackernoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.

The Good Tech Companies - When Value Moves Like Information: Why Developers Are Building Bitcoin Into Everyday Apps

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