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Citadel Dispatch

Citadel Dispatch

3 episodes this week

CD194: SIDESWAP - LIQUID PREDICTION MARKETS

Mar 9, 2026

  • Liquid Network, Bitcoin's confidential sidechain, is seeing real adoption through Brazilian stablecoin transactions and prediction markets, not just speculative hype.
  • Non-custodial wallets like Sideswap use atomic swaps and open order books to create transparent, competitive markets for assets like Tether and LBTC.
  • The slow adoption stems from Bitcoin's single-asset design and the technical hurdle of self custody, but practical use in payments is driving organic growth.
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CD193: FIPS - FIXING THE INTERNET

Mar 6, 2026

  • FIPS is a new networking protocol that uses Nostr public keys as identities, aiming to let users connect peer-to-peer without traditional ISPs or DNS servers.
  • The system decouples physical transport (WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet) from routing, allowing resilient local meshes that can survive internet shutdowns.
  • Its long-term ambition is to enable global routing without central authorities, though that capability is still theoretical.
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CD192: ROUTSTR - NOSTR, AI, AND BITCOIN

Mar 4, 2026

  • Routstr uses Nostr for discovery and Bitcoin for payments, creating a decentralized marketplace for AI model access.
  • Providers resell access to both open-source and proprietary models (like GPT-5.3) via a competitive proxy network.
  • The system bypasses KYC requirements, offering privacy-focused AI inference through a network of 15 active nodes.
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