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Open-Source AI Needs to Get Serious

Agentic payments are coming. It’s time for open-source agents to step up or their days are numbered.

Feb 25 • Spiral

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Bitcoin Merchant Community: One Month Update

It’s been one month since we launched the Bitcoin Merchant Community and we’re off to a strong start.

Dec 16, 2025 • Spiral

Making Bitcoin Speak Human

Spiral has supported FOSS bitcoin since 2019, making bitcoin everyday money by improving security, privacy, and especially UX. That’s why we’re focused…

Dec 11, 2025 • Spiral

Merchants Don’t Read White Papers, They Read Cash Flow Statements

Why the argument for bitcoin to merchants is profit, not theory, and how we can make that case at their registers.

Nov 12, 2025 • Spiral

The Scroll #5: The Many Faces of CoinJoins

It's 10 PM, Do You Know Where “CoinJoin” Gets Its Meaning?

Oct 29, 2025

Our Hopes and Dreams for Bitcoin Design

In this lengthy but pivotal piece, Mat Balez and Conor Okus outline a few long-term plans to grow the influence and impact of the Bitcoin Design…

Oct 23, 2025 • Spiral

Self-Custody Found Dead in Miami Condo

Matt’s mad again, but for good reason. If you care about bitcoin’s promise, you should be mad, too.

Oct 2, 2025 • Spiral

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