Podcasting

Podcasting that Pays™ with PodFans

PodFans is a podcasting marketplace where listeners discover the podcasts they love and support their favorite podcasts powered by bitcoin payments provided by Alby. Podcasting that Pays™ PodFans is the next generation Podcasting 2.0 platform. As a listener, you have the flexibility to contribute as much or as little

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Celebrating 1,000,000 monthly bitcoin payments

Alby is your companion for bitcoin payments and seamless access to the world of bitcoin apps, merchants and Nostr. Thanks to our community, we have reached another great milestone. In August, Alby facilitated over 1,000,000 bitcoin transactions over the lightning network. This growth is owed to consumers trusting

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Alby Buzz: Better tools for builders and PeerTubers

Hello Alby Community! Welcome to the 19th edition of Alby Buzz, where you find out about everything new at Alby, the bitcoin and Nostr app ecosystem, and are the first to learn about what's coming next. * Blockstream has released Core Lightning v23.08 with many improvements for users

Developer

Introducing the Alby Developer Portal

Hey builder community! We're here to talk about something fresh we've shipped. Since the introdution of the Alby Wallet API, the Alby team has continually invested in the API and developer experience to make building with bitcoin feel effortless. By focusing on clean documentation, libraries and

Developer

Value 4 Value on PeerTube – an open-source video streaming platform

TL;DR: * Use lightning on PeerTube, an open source video streaming platform * Don’s lightning plugin makes Value 4 Value easy for all PeerTube admins to use. * Alby users can easily login with Alby or donate with lightning on enabled channels What is PeerTube? An alternative to major big tech

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Value Time Split - the latest innovation in Podcasting 2.0

* Value 4 Value is a new form of monetization and a way for publishers to earn back the value they provide to their followership. * The value time split is the latest innovation in Podcasting 2.0 allowing alternating payment recipients and cross referencing of content. * This advancement sets the foundation

Developer

No-Code + AI + Bitcoin: The Ultimate Trio for Future Workflows

Get an inside look at how L402 Bitcoin/Lightning payments can be processed through the n8n.io no-code workflow tool, using AI tools such as ChatGPT. TL;DR • No-code automation tools connect web services and cut repetitive tasks • Bitcoin/Lightning enables instant, global, and micro payments for automation services, especially

Developer

Builders use bitcoin to monetize AI

Ai4ALL, organized by Fedi and Stak, was the first electrifying hackathon set to revolutionize how we use Bitcoin to democratize AI access. Running remotely from July 1st - Aug 1st this event was hosted on the BOLT.FUN and Replit platforms. A mind blowing number of 173 makers participated in

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Alby Buzz: NPM fund and big Alby update

Hello Alby Community! Welcome to the 18th edition of Alby Buzz, where you find out about everything new at Alby, the lightning app ecosystem, and are the first to learn about what's coming next. * Joltz hints the launch of a Taproot Assets wallet in just a few weeks.

Experience

Accelerating Podcasting 2.0 with LetsCast.fm

Alby is pleased to announce a new integration with LetsCast.fm; a German podcasting platform for hosting, distribution, audience statistics, monetization and other tools podcasters need to grow their podcasts. Alby is helping to bring LetsCast.fm into the world of Value 4 Value (V4V) by enabling bitcoin payment streaming

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Open-source money for open-source code

Developers are able to receive funding for npm packages by adding a funding property to their code packages. In an attempt to support the open source community PkgZap allows developers to earn and contribute back by boosting all code dependencies at once thanks to bitcoin as programmable money. Funding open

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Alby Buzz: Integrations with Primal, Nostur and Podcast Guru

Hello Alby Community! Welcome to the 17th edition of Alby Buzz, where you find out about everything new at Alby, the lightning app ecosystem, and are the first to learn about what's coming next. * LDK Node was announced, a ready-to-go lightning node library built using LDK and BDK.

Experience

Alby integration announcement: Stacking sats with DFX

Alby is pleased to announce an integration with DFX; an exchange service to buy and sell bitcoin via simple bank transaction. Alby users can now connect their Alby account to DFX and conveniently stack sats or top up their bitcoin balance. Stacking sats with DFX DFX, short for Decentralized Finance

Experience

Seamless Zaps in Nostur with Alby and NWC

Effortless Payments Mobile applications without built-in wallets lack a smooth payment experience in comparison to their web counterparts. However, web applications such as Primal, Iris, or Snort have implemented WebLN, a standard that facilitates automated payments between users. The Alby Browser Extension serves as your trusted tool for sending and

Experience

Primal Unveils One-Tap Zaps: Seamless Zaps using WebLN & Alby

Primal.Net, the social media client built on Nostr, has recently introduced an exciting integration of WebLN, enabling users of bitcoin lightning wallets such as Alby to seamlessly one-tap zap.. Offering users a frictionless experience. Let's delve into how this integration enhances the social media experience for Primal

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Apple’s threat to delist Damus impacts the greater Value for Value community

* Apple does not accept Damus’ peer-to-peer payments feature as it does not use Apple’s in-app purchase system. * This has implications for the broader Value for Value community. * But Apple's guidelines officially allow exceptions that can be applied for Value for Value payments in apps. Apple warns Damus

Experience

Accelerating Podcasting 2.0 with Podcast Guru

Alby is pleased to announce a new integration with Podcast Guru; a free podcast player clean and easy-to-use with a full podchaser integration. The app is available for iOS and Android. Podcast Guru is a strong supporter of Podcasting 2.0 and now also Value 4 Value (V4V) enabled by

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Alby Buzz: Connect Alby to Damus and Castamatic

Hello Alby Community! Welcome to the 16th edition of Alby Buzz, where you find out about everything new at Alby, the lightning app ecosystem, and are the first to learn about what's coming next. News from the bitcoin lightning app ecosystem * Umbrel released its new home server device.

Product

Introducing Alby Wallet Webhooks for Developers

Today we are happy to announce the addition of Webhooks to our Alby Wallet API. Webhooks allow services to be instantly notified of user's incoming and outgoing payments and act upon them. Without Webhooks, a service has to continuously poll an account for new invoices and keep track

Experience

Accelerating Podcasting 2.0 with Castamatic

Alby is pleased to announce a new integration with Castamatic; a podcast player much loved for the "On the Go" playlist feature. The app is available across all iOS platforms. Castamatic is jumping on the bandwagon to support the Value 4 Value (V4V) movement by enabling bitcoin payment

Experience

#1tapzaps in Damus with Alby

Enjoy frictionless payments Compared to their web counterparts, mobile apps, which do not provide a wallet natively lack a seamless payment experience. Web apps like Primal, Iris or Snort, implement WebLN, a standard that enables programmatic payments between users. The Alby browser extension is your companion to send and receive

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ZapPlanner - periodic payments in bitcoin

In short: * Schedule Value 4 Value payments to a lightning address to support your favorite content creator * Allow ZapPlanner to send payments on your behalf, that you have control to cancel whenever you wish * ZapPlanner is just one example of the possibilities that NWC enables Bitcoin is not made for

Product

Nostr Wallet Connect Comes to Umbrel

Written by Pedrodelacadena Our new addition to the Nostr ecosystem, Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) is aiming at being the unifying standard for wallet-app connections. Built on the Nostr protocol and leveraging bitcoin’s lightning network, it will aid developers in their coding and integrations, and allow users to send and

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Alby Buzz: Nostr Wallet Connect

Hello Alby Community! Welcome to the 15th edition of Alby Buzz, where you find out about everything new at Alby, the lightning app ecosystem, and are the first to learn about what's coming next. News from the bitcoin lightning app ecosystem * Strom is an open source application that

Product

Introducing Nostr Wallet Connect

In short: * Nostr Wallet Connect allows users to import their existing bitcoin lightning wallets into apps * Developers can offer one-click or even automated bitcoin payments with just a few lines of code. Connecting wallets and apps is cumbersome Nowadays, integrating bitcoin lightning wallets with apps is tedious work for developers,