The knowledge hub for the open markets movement. We’re at the beginning of a shift away from platforms that control commerce… toward protocols that anyone can build on and participate in. Each week, we share conversations and stories from the people already doing it: the builders, merchants, and users pioneering this new model. Produced & Hosted by: nostr:npub1equrmqway3qxw3dkssymusxkwgwrqypfgeqx0lx9pgjam7gnj4ysaqhkj6 nostr:npub10xvczstpwsljy7gqd2cselvrh5e6mlerep09m8gff87avru0ryqsg2g437 Find the shared NIP-99 e-commerce specification here: https://github.com/OpenMarketsFoundation/specification Check out the show and support the movement on Fountain
Nostr is hard. Shipping something people can depend on is harder.
On Open Markets 17,
and
get into group-chat headaches, Nostrich, open source businesses, and why the last 20% takes so much work.
Plus:
joins the team, agents help build the shared marketplace spec, and finally buys bananas at a .
#17 Nostr est difficile
https://fountain.fm/episode/wBlhokHqQJVzxMwenRaw
#Nostr #Bitcoin #OpenMarkets
10/10/2026, 17 engagements
Community call in 10 min 🤘🫶
9/17/2026, 2 engagements
In this episode we failed to drop the promo link for up to $150 in AI credits so here it is. Win win deal for you and
:
https://exe.dev/i/rl6SHFPAWCQIDU3
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9/16/2026, 3 engagements
Back to fundamentals 🧑🍳 on this episode we discuss the next chapter for the Open Markets Specification 🎸🔥 #EVH
Community call this Thursday 17th at 16:00 UTC
⚡️ New episode is out! ⚡️
has spent years quietly building infrastructure this ecosystem actually uses, from LNbits integrations and NIP-53 to
and beyond.
We left the preshow in and went deep on grant politics, L402 vs x402, AI-native development, the responsibility to maintain what you build, and how open markets can make money without recreating the platforms we’re trying to escape.
9/10/2026, 34 engagements
9/1/2026, 6 engagements
⚡️ New episode is out! ⚡️
Our guests
and
from
are helping build one of the most important pieces of Bitcoin’s future: strong local communities.
Meetups are where online ideas become real relationships, merchants meet customers, and circular economies begin to form. Local Bitcoiners connects that grassroots work through their podcast, meetup resources, and a Nostr marketplace built on open protocols.
We talk about the Meshtadel: a distributed network of communities sharing knowledge, building trust, and trading freely through Bitcoin and Nostr.
Give it a listen. This one is about how the parallel economy actually gets built.
8/25/2026, 13 engagements
⚡️ New episode is out! ⚡️
Our guest
is one of the most underrated builders in this ecosystem.
From
and the
spec to and now , he keeps finding the missing infrastructure before most people realize it’s missing: interoperable commerce, permissionless services, private group coordination.
He’s exploring what Nostr can become when identity, markets, machines, and private communication all speak the same open language.
Give it a listen. This one goes deep.
8/10/2026, 40 engagements
Make them wrong again !
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Episode 12 with
, super great to have him on to talk about shipping with proxy merchants and private messaging protocol development. A lot to dive into too 🍿🎧
7/12/2026, 25 engagements
Thomas, AKA the one and only
joined us for episode 11.
We talked his new book NoGood Volume 1, Bitcoin, Nostr, old hardware, the early web, self-publishing, and why open tools somehow feel more alive when they’re held together with tape, relays, and earned a few scars.
NoGood has helped give Bitcoin and freedom tech a visual language that actually feels like the people building it: precise, resilient, patched together, and full of soul.
Hope you enjoy listening as much as we did recording 👇
7/7/2026, 15 engagements
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7/6/2026, 1 engagement
Winner 🏆 announced:
Congrats 🥳
you get a
book 📖
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7/5/2026, 4 engagements
⚡️ GIVEAWAY ⚡️
Our next guest on the Open Markets Podcast is
and we’re giving away a copy of his epic NoGood Vol. 1.
To enter… follow the Open Markets Podcast on Nostr and interact with ANY previous episode on
by doing one of the following: • Ask a question • Leave a comment • Share it • Zap it ⚡️
We’ll randomly draw one winner at the end of our interview with NoGood, so get your questions in now… they might even make it into the conversation!
Need somewhere to start? Check out some of the awesome guests we’ve had on previously: • Episode 3 with
• Episode 5 with
• Episode 7 with
• Episode 8 with
• Episode 9 with
• our latest episode on the road with at the
Limitations: you must have been active on Nostr for at least 2 months. We will be doing basic WoT filtering. We will not award to a bot or generally inactive account.
🎙️ https://fountain.fm/show/8aujy1pUxhDKcm0fHcsM
7/2/2026, 40 engagements
Episode 10 recorded at the
with
is live 🚀
6/30/2026, 5 engagements
6/24/2026, 15 engagements
Nadja and John from
are exactly why we’re building freedom tech.
They’re not just merchants. They’re pioneers proving that Bitcoin, Nostr, health, family, sovereignty, and honest work all belong in the same story.
This episode is full of heart.
Listen here: https://fountain.fm/episode/TZL4HHpePAohcPnwQTR6
6/10/2026, 8 engagements
From our perspective, the space is more lit up than ever. Each week we’re highlighting projects and builders. Latest one here ⬇️
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6/2/2026, 1 engagement
We’re back ! Join us in learning all about sovereign engineering 🏴☠️#soveng
5/31/2026, 12 engagements
Reminder… next Gamma Markets meeting May 19th 5pm GMT! ⏰
5/15/2026, 10 engagements
Episode 6 is out and it has it all. 🎙️🧀🥩🧼🛢️🥛🎧
Next Gamma Market Public Call May 19th !
5/12/2026, 4 engagements
Open markets need more than open money. They need open communication.
This week we sat down with Arjen, one of the creators of FIPS, to talk about the missing network layer beneath Bitcoin, Nostr, and open commerce.
If you’re new to FIPS, this is a decent place to start.
5/5/2026, 16 engagements
Episode 4 is out ! Discussing updates from the latest Gamma Market Call, integrating Fiat rails and catching up on your support zaps ⚡️
4/24/2026, 3 engagements
Episode 3 just dropped!! Featuring our special guest
creator of
There’s some solid alpha in this one. Join us in front running the
cc:
4/13/2026, 10 engagements