INSIDE BITCOIN SPACES: INTRODUCTION https://youtu.be/1d7piX070B4 In the inaugural episode of The Jason & Andrew Show, hosts Jason and Andrew dive deep into the evolving landscape of Bitcoin's infrastructure and identity solutions in their series premiere: INSIDE BITCOIN SPACES: INTRODUCTION.
Introductions start: 15:53
This introductory discussion explores the innovative Bitcoin Spaces Protocol, a permissionless and scalable approach to building human readable identities and naming systems directly on Bitcoin's secure, battle tested foundation without relying on new blockchains or protocol alterations.
The conversation covers key technical proposals shaping the future of Bitcoin usability.
BIP 353 (DNS Required Payment Instructions): Enabling email like human readable Bitcoin addresses by encoding payment details in DNS TXT records, leveraging DNSSEC for resolution and improving UX for everyday transactions while sacrificing Bitcoin's decentralization.
BIP 110 (Reduced Data Temporary Softfork): A proposed consensus-level intervention to temporarily limit non-monetary data on the blockchain, addressing spam concerns, refocusing incentives on Bitcoin as sound money, and contrasting implementation approaches in Bitcoin Core vs. Bitcoin Knots.
They also break down essential Bitcoin fundamentals, including the role of UTXOs (Unspent Transaction Outputs) in transaction modeling and privacy, the broader debate around Bitcoin naming systems, and the ongoing tensions between Bitcoin Core (the reference implementation) and alternative clients like Bitcoin Knots.
Perfect for Bitcoin enthusiasts, developers, and anyone curious about how on chain identities, payment simplicity, and network integrity intersect, this episode sets the stage for deeper explorations of Bitcoin's technical frontiers.
Join Jason and Andrew as they unpack these critical topics with clarity and insight demystifying complex proposals and highlighting what they mean for Bitcoin's long term scalability and adoption.
Why "Borrow Until You Die" Works for Traditional Assets, But NOT for #Bitcoin👇
Many financial advisors suggest #borrowing against your assets (like homes or stock portfolios) instead of selling them. Pay low interest #loans with rental #income or dividends, enjoy tax benefits, and pass the debt to your heirs. It can makes sense, here's why:
Traditional #assets aren't truly yours in the absolute sense. Your house or stock shares are claims registered in someone else's #database (government land registry, brokerage, etc.). If you default on a loan, the lender can seize them. You're already #exposed to that risk of loss, so pledging them as collateral doesn't fundamentally change your ownership, you never had unbreakable control.
Bitcoin is different.
With Bitcoin, if you hold your own #private keys, you have true, absolute ownership. No third party can freeze, seize, or reverse it without your consent. It's the first asset in history where possession is ownership, you have total control.
Once you pledge Bitcoin as collateral for a loan and hand over control (even partially, I'm looking at you multi sigers), that absolute #ownership is gone. If the lender liquidates during a market dip, or if the platform fails, your Bitcoin is gone forever. No insurance, no recourse, no undo button. There's only 21 million Bitcoin and it requires energy to create them.
Borrowing against traditional assets is low risk because you're only leveraging something you don't fully control anyway. Borrowing against Bitcoin means risking the one asset you do fully control.
For most people, the safer path with Bitcoin is simple. Hold it directly, avoid #leverage, and treat it as the ultimate unseizable store of value.
Don't fall for the trap some so called 'Bitcoiners' are pushing with USD loans for your Bitcoin.
Spaces Protocol is an open source naming and identity protocol built directly on #Bitcoin, designed to provide scalable, permissionless, and sovereign identities without requiring a new blockchain, consensus changes, or modifications to Bitcoin itself.
It leverages Bitcoin's existing security and infrastructure to create human readable handles (e.g., "bob@bitcoin") that can be used across applications like #Nostr for social interactions, wallet naming, or peer-to-peer protocols.
The project was created by the team behind #Impervious (a Bitcoin focused privacy and communication toolset) and emphasizes decentralization, censorship resistance, and minimal on chain footprint through mechanisms like auctions for top level "Spaces" and off chain subspaces managed via Merkle trees with zk-STARK proofs for verification.
Current #adoption is in the very early stages, as the protocol is still nascent and primarily in development/testing phases.
The main net supports top level Spaces (via auctions and UTXOs), but subspaces (individual handles within Spaces) are currently live only on Bitcoin's #Testnet4 for experimentation.
Limited real world usage so far, with #focus on developer testing rather than broad deployment so far, but that's changing rapidly.
#GitHub repository (spacesprotocol/spaces) has modest activity: 10 stars, 10 forks, 6 contributors, and 283 commits. Recent updates (as of mid-December 2025) include bug fixes, lint improvements, and macOS support. There have been 11 releases, with the latest (v0.0.9a) in December 2025, indicating ongoing but incremental development.
On X, the official account (
@spacesprotocol
) has low engagement, with posts typically receiving 1-5 likes and 50-1,000 views. Activity includes community calls, workshops (e.g., at #TABConf in October 2025), and announcements like subspaces on Testnet4 (October 2025) and tool releases (e.g., Akron v0.0.2 in September 2025 for mnemonic backups and stability).
No formal partnerships are documented. The #protocol is designed for interoperability (e.g., with Nostr for off chain record storage), but there's no evidence of widespread integrations yet.
It's positioned as a potential #building block for Bitcoin based apps, similar to how ENS supports Ethereum ecosystems.
Development is active, with subspaces (key for #scaling individual identities) progressing from off chain experimentation tools (e.g., "subs" tool released in September 2025) to Testnet4 deployment.
Future plans include on chain subspace commitments, improved revocation mechanisms (e.g., cascading bloom filters), and zk-SNARK compression for smaller #proofs.
Overall, adoption is minimal at this point, likely due to the protocol's recent emergence (key announcements and releases ramped up in mid-2025) and the broader Bitcoin ecosystem's slower pace compared to Ethereum or Solana for #identity layers.
The protocol has strong conceptual #potential in a growing Bitcoin ecosystem.
It addresses limitations in existing naming systems (e.g., Namecoin's scalability issues or ENS's reliance on Ethereum). By using Bitcoin #UTXOs for Spaces and off chain/zk-proof structures for subspaces, it achieves high scalability (potentially millions of identities with low on chain costs) while maintaining Bitcoin's security.
Auctions ensure #fair distribution (up to 3,600 Spaces per year, with burns to reduce supply), and light clients enable trustless verification without full nodes.
Bitcoin's resurgence via L2 solutions creates demand for identity primitives. Spaces could become a foundational #layer for Bitcoin, DeFi, social apps, or wallets, enabling features like verifiable handles without centralized authorities.
Benefits include user autonomy, #privacy, and integration with existing Bitcoin tools (e.g., PSBTs for auctions).
With Bitcoin's price and adoption surging (e.g., institutional inflows and regulatory clarity in 2025), protocols enhancing its #usability could thrive.
Success depends on developer/user buy in and app integrations. Low current metrics (e.g., GitHub engagement) suggest it hasn't yet reached critical mass, #growth is organic and slow.
On a scale of 1-10 for potential success (where 10 is widespread adoption), I'd rate it 7-8. It's well substantiated technically and aligns with Bitcoin's #ethos, but it needs proven traction in the next 6-12 months (e.g., mainnet subspaces, app integrations) to succeed.
If Bitcoin's ecosystem explodes in 2026, Spaces could capture significant value as the identity #standard.
You've heard it a million times: "HODL forever! Never sell your #Bitcoin, just take a USD loan against it."
Sounds smart, right?
Let's peel back the layers.
These same voices preach Bitcoin's gospel while quietly propping up the very system they claim to despise.
It's time to call it out.
We all agree: Fiat is broken. Bitcoin fixes this. So why are we told to "change the world" with BTC... only to borrow more fiat against it?
So afraid to miss out on fiat gains.
By collateralizing your Bitcoin for USD loans, you're not escaping the system, you're feeding it. You're handing over your hard earned sats to banks as collateral, risking liquidation if prices dip, all while injecting more fiat into your life and extending the scam.
If we truly believe in Bitcoin's power, use it.
Spend and replace, spend it peer-to-peer. Build with it. Hold it without fiat crutches. No more half measures that prolong the scam.
curious@bitcoin
INSIDE BITCOIN SPACES: INTRODUCTION
https://youtu.be/1d7piX070B4
In the inaugural episode of The Jason & Andrew Show, hosts Jason and Andrew dive deep into the evolving landscape of Bitcoin's infrastructure and identity solutions in their series premiere: INSIDE BITCOIN SPACES: INTRODUCTION.
Introductions start: 15:53
This introductory discussion explores the innovative Bitcoin Spaces Protocol, a permissionless and scalable approach to building human readable identities and naming systems directly on Bitcoin's secure, battle tested foundation without relying on new blockchains or protocol alterations.
The conversation covers key technical proposals shaping the future of Bitcoin usability.
BIP 353 (DNS Required Payment Instructions): Enabling email like human readable Bitcoin addresses by encoding payment details in DNS TXT records, leveraging DNSSEC for resolution and improving UX for everyday transactions while sacrificing Bitcoin's decentralization.
BIP 110 (Reduced Data Temporary Softfork): A proposed consensus-level intervention to temporarily limit non-monetary data on the blockchain, addressing spam concerns, refocusing incentives on Bitcoin as sound money, and contrasting implementation approaches in Bitcoin Core vs. Bitcoin Knots.
They also break down essential Bitcoin fundamentals, including the role of UTXOs (Unspent Transaction Outputs) in transaction modeling and privacy, the broader debate around Bitcoin naming systems, and the ongoing tensions between Bitcoin Core (the reference implementation) and alternative clients like Bitcoin Knots.
Perfect for Bitcoin enthusiasts, developers, and anyone curious about how on chain identities, payment simplicity, and network integrity intersect, this episode sets the stage for deeper explorations of Bitcoin's technical frontiers.
Join Jason and Andrew as they unpack these critical topics with clarity and insight demystifying complex proposals and highlighting what they mean for Bitcoin's long term scalability and adoption.
Increasing Bitcoin adoption through Scalable & Permissionless Bitcoin Identities
🟠Spaces Protocol: https://spacesprotocol.org/
🟠Explorer: https://explorer.spacesprotocol.org/
🟠Marketplace: https://spaces.market/
🟠Github: https://github.com/spacesprotocol
🟠Akron Wallet: https://akron.io/
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$60k is a Gift #Bitcoin
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Satoshi Ranking #Bitcoin
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Use Bitcoin like money. Spend it proudly. Replace immediately. Stay sovereign.
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Why "Borrow Until You Die" Works for Traditional Assets, But NOT for #Bitcoin👇
Many financial advisors suggest #borrowing against your assets (like homes or stock portfolios) instead of selling them. Pay low interest #loans with rental #income or dividends, enjoy tax benefits, and pass the debt to your heirs. It can makes sense, here's why:
Traditional #assets aren't truly yours in the absolute sense. Your house or stock shares are claims registered in someone else's #database (government land registry, brokerage, etc.). If you default on a loan, the lender can seize them. You're already #exposed to that risk of loss, so pledging them as collateral doesn't fundamentally change your ownership, you never had unbreakable control.
Bitcoin is different.
With Bitcoin, if you hold your own #private keys, you have true, absolute ownership. No third party can freeze, seize, or reverse it without your consent. It's the first asset in history where possession is ownership, you have total control.
Once you pledge Bitcoin as collateral for a loan and hand over control (even partially, I'm looking at you multi sigers), that absolute #ownership is gone. If the lender liquidates during a market dip, or if the platform fails, your Bitcoin is gone forever. No insurance, no recourse, no undo button. There's only 21 million Bitcoin and it requires energy to create them.
Borrowing against traditional assets is low risk because you're only leveraging something you don't fully control anyway. Borrowing against Bitcoin means risking the one asset you do fully control.
For most people, the safer path with Bitcoin is simple. Hold it directly, avoid #leverage, and treat it as the ultimate unseizable store of value.
Don't fall for the trap some so called 'Bitcoiners' are pushing with USD loans for your Bitcoin.
Your keys, your coins. Keep them.
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Bitcoin 4 year cycle 💀?
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One Space on Bitcoin could link generations of memories, photos, and stories.
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Spaces Protocol is an open source naming and identity protocol built directly on #Bitcoin, designed to provide scalable, permissionless, and sovereign identities without requiring a new blockchain, consensus changes, or modifications to Bitcoin itself.
It leverages Bitcoin's existing security and infrastructure to create human readable handles (e.g., "bob@bitcoin") that can be used across applications like #Nostr for social interactions, wallet naming, or peer-to-peer protocols.
The project was created by the team behind #Impervious (a Bitcoin focused privacy and communication toolset) and emphasizes decentralization, censorship resistance, and minimal on chain footprint through mechanisms like auctions for top level "Spaces" and off chain subspaces managed via Merkle trees with zk-STARK proofs for verification.
Current #adoption is in the very early stages, as the protocol is still nascent and primarily in development/testing phases.
The main net supports top level Spaces (via auctions and UTXOs), but subspaces (individual handles within Spaces) are currently live only on Bitcoin's #Testnet4 for experimentation.
Limited real world usage so far, with #focus on developer testing rather than broad deployment so far, but that's changing rapidly.
#GitHub repository (spacesprotocol/spaces) has modest activity: 10 stars, 10 forks, 6 contributors, and 283 commits. Recent updates (as of mid-December 2025) include bug fixes, lint improvements, and macOS support. There have been 11 releases, with the latest (v0.0.9a) in December 2025, indicating ongoing but incremental development.
On X, the official account (
@spacesprotocol
) has low engagement, with posts typically receiving 1-5 likes and 50-1,000 views. Activity includes community calls, workshops (e.g., at #TABConf in October 2025), and announcements like subspaces on Testnet4 (October 2025) and tool releases (e.g., Akron v0.0.2 in September 2025 for mnemonic backups and stability).
No formal partnerships are documented. The #protocol is designed for interoperability (e.g., with Nostr for off chain record storage), but there's no evidence of widespread integrations yet.
It's positioned as a potential #building block for Bitcoin based apps, similar to how ENS supports Ethereum ecosystems.
Development is active, with subspaces (key for #scaling individual identities) progressing from off chain experimentation tools (e.g., "subs" tool released in September 2025) to Testnet4 deployment.
Future plans include on chain subspace commitments, improved revocation mechanisms (e.g., cascading bloom filters), and zk-SNARK compression for smaller #proofs.
Overall, adoption is minimal at this point, likely due to the protocol's recent emergence (key announcements and releases ramped up in mid-2025) and the broader Bitcoin ecosystem's slower pace compared to Ethereum or Solana for #identity layers.
The protocol has strong conceptual #potential in a growing Bitcoin ecosystem.
It addresses limitations in existing naming systems (e.g., Namecoin's scalability issues or ENS's reliance on Ethereum). By using Bitcoin #UTXOs for Spaces and off chain/zk-proof structures for subspaces, it achieves high scalability (potentially millions of identities with low on chain costs) while maintaining Bitcoin's security.
Auctions ensure #fair distribution (up to 3,600 Spaces per year, with burns to reduce supply), and light clients enable trustless verification without full nodes.
Bitcoin's resurgence via L2 solutions creates demand for identity primitives. Spaces could become a foundational #layer for Bitcoin, DeFi, social apps, or wallets, enabling features like verifiable handles without centralized authorities.
Benefits include user autonomy, #privacy, and integration with existing Bitcoin tools (e.g., PSBTs for auctions).
With Bitcoin's price and adoption surging (e.g., institutional inflows and regulatory clarity in 2025), protocols enhancing its #usability could thrive.
Spaces fills a gap similar to #DNS for the web.
Success depends on developer/user buy in and app integrations. Low current metrics (e.g., GitHub engagement) suggest it hasn't yet reached critical mass, #growth is organic and slow.
On a scale of 1-10 for potential success (where 10 is widespread adoption), I'd rate it 7-8. It's well substantiated technically and aligns with Bitcoin's #ethos, but it needs proven traction in the next 6-12 months (e.g., mainnet subspaces, app integrations) to succeed.
If Bitcoin's ecosystem explodes in 2026, Spaces could capture significant value as the identity #standard.
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You've heard it a million times: "HODL forever! Never sell your #Bitcoin, just take a USD loan against it."
Sounds smart, right?
Let's peel back the layers.
These same voices preach Bitcoin's gospel while quietly propping up the very system they claim to despise.
It's time to call it out.
We all agree: Fiat is broken. Bitcoin fixes this. So why are we told to "change the world" with BTC... only to borrow more fiat against it?
So afraid to miss out on fiat gains.
By collateralizing your Bitcoin for USD loans, you're not escaping the system, you're feeding it. You're handing over your hard earned sats to banks as collateral, risking liquidation if prices dip, all while injecting more fiat into your life and extending the scam.
If we truly believe in Bitcoin's power, use it.
Spend and replace, spend it peer-to-peer. Build with it. Hold it without fiat crutches. No more half measures that prolong the scam.
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