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Max Webster

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Max Webster

@MaxAWebster

⚡️[email protected] #nostr: npub18lzls4f6h46n43revlzvg6x06z8geww7uudhncfdttdtypduqnfsagugm3 Helping entrepreneurs build the hivemind. And I rap: bit.ly/2SxBo4d

San Francisco

primal.net/max

Joined September 2011

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Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Sep 11, 2025
[New Essay] It's Time to Build a New Grid 🌞🔋🏴‍☠️ hivemind.vc/grid The old grid is sclerotic. It's time to build anew In this essay, I outline a vision for TW scale solar macrogrids that can handle the coming demand for compute & the electrification of everything
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Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Jul 17, 2024
This is big 🤯 Nostr is not for social media. It's the ENTIRE web 🌐 As the old web drowns in waves of AI generated spam, only Nostr will survive. A web without centralized choke points. A web with authenticity where every note is signed. A web that's machine payable by
calle
@callebtc
Jul 12, 2024
I've just witnessed an https connection successfully established via nostr. if you know, you know what this would mean 🤯🤯🌐🤯🤯
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Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Apr 29, 2024
[New Post] Nostr is Identity for the Internet hivemind.vc/identity/ In today’s essay, I explore why the Internet needs user owned identity and an open, interoperable data layer. Imagine if you were able to move your identity and social graph seamlessly between Twitter,
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Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Apr 21, 2021
And it's live! Together with the teams @Square and @ARKInvest, we've written what we hope is a clear explainer of why #Bitcoin is key to an abundant, clean energy future:
Bitcoin is Key to an Abundant, Clean Energy Future
From squareup.com
Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Jan 13, 2023
[New Post] Why I'm Betting Big on Nostr hivemind.vc/nostr
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Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Oct 15, 2021
1/ [New Post] Why Lightning, Why Now In today’s post, I examine recent exponential growth in the #LightningNetwork and offer an explanation for how and why adoption started going vertical this year. hivemind.vc/why-lightning-…
Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Jul 12, 2025
.@River will be a generational company. No brainer to work there
Alexander Leishman 🇺🇸
@Leishman
Jul 11, 2025
If you are a talented full-stack, mobile, or infrastructure engineer and want to play a major role in moving America towards a Bitcoin standard apply to @River. See page below 👇
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Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Aug 28, 2024
Bitcoin is the currency of the AI. hivemind.vc/ai/
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Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Oct 15, 2020
[New Post] Don't Sleep on Lightning: versionone.vc/dont-sleep-on-… In today's post, I outline some of the major developments happening on the #LightningNetwork as well as a potential vision I see forming for #Bitcoin layers around payments and #Web3 apps.
Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Nov 1, 2024
[New Pod] Complexity Rules Everything Around Me with @LynAldenContact Listen on: - @fountain_app: fountain.fm/episode/DwCEXF… - Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/com… - YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=w78nH7… - Substack: hivemindvc.substack.com/p/complexity-r… This was a fun and fascinating conversation! We
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Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Aug 24, 2022
The power of ⚡️ micropayments is 🤯 First, you can get instant access to DALL-E 2 (which is itself mind-blowing!) for the small price of 1000 satoshis (~$0.22 USD) per image generated using this incredible TG bot from @f321x_ (built w/ @lnbits) t.me/dalle2lightnin…
Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Jun 19, 2023
[New Post] How (Actually) Open AI Wins hivemind.vc/ai I explore why open source AI development is important and how the 3 decentralized protocols I invest in @hivemind_vc provide infra for a capable swarm intelligence: - #Bitcoin - #LightningNetwork ⚡️ - #Nostr 𓅦
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Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Dec 22, 2023
.@amasad integrating⚡️ payments for @Replit will mark the most important integration for #bitcoin yet. Millions of young devs in India and other emerging markets are about to get paid!
Amjad Masad
@amasad
Dec 22, 2023
Should we replace Replit Cycles—the currency that powers Bounties—with #Bitcoin & Lightning?
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Max Webster
@MaxAWebster
Jan 24, 2023
#Nostr is how #Bitcoin &⚡️ will go mainstream. And WAYYY faster than anyone realizes ;) buckle up!
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