Using #Bitcoin and #Lightning⚡️ to bring freedom money to the islands of the Caribbean.
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Flash Friday.
What's one thing you've learned about Bitcoin this year that genuinely surprised you?
Start the thread.
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Your bank holds your money.
You trust them to give it back.
Bitcoin is different: there is no bank. The math holds it. Your private key proves it's yours.
Flash handles the key management so you don't have to. But the Bitcoin underneath belongs to you — not Flash, not anyone.
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23 merchants across Jamaica take Flash. Your Flash Card works everywhere they do — and anywhere Bitcoin is accepted - @btcmap
Pizza. Coffee. Hotels. Real businesses. Real transactions.
getflash.io
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Banks charge merchants 1.5-3% per card transaction.
Flash charges less. Settlement is same-day. No terminal rental. No monthly fees.
If you run a business in Jamaica, this is worth 10 minutes of your time.
getflash.io/app
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Flash is accepted at Pizza Please in Kingston.
Three locations. 2,000 reviews. Real Kingston institution.
Pay for your pizza with Bitcoin.
23 merchants across Jamaica take Flash now. The list is growing.
getflash.io/map
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flash map now has 12,700 places to spend bitcoin.
we integrated @btcmap — every bitcoin-accepting merchant in the caribbean and beyond is now on your map.
one search. flash merchants and bitcoin merchants together.
getflash.io/map
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Flash v0.5.0 is out.
Spark — faster Lightning payments. Your BTC balance is exactly the same, just on better infrastructure.
12,700 merchants now on the Flash Map. That's the full BTCMap network. Find them at getflash.io/map.
Nostr is built in. Connect your identity, post notes, zap your contacts — directly inside Flash.
Merchant upgrade flow is now in the app. Tap the Quick Start card on your home screen and go from trial to Pro to Merchant without leaving Flash.
getflash.io/app
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Bitcoin is volatile. Everyone knows that.
Here's what's less talked about: the JMD also lost 25% against the USD since 2020 — just slower, so most people didn't notice.
Flash isn't telling you to put your rent money in Bitcoin. It's giving you an option the banks never offered.
Save some in Bitcoin. Spend in JMD when you need to. Use it to send money home cheaper.
Volatility is a feature if you understand the timeline.
Link in bio.
#FlashJamaica #BitcoinJamaica #CryptoCaribbean #JamaicanTech #Jamaica
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The JMD has lost over 25% of its value against the USD since 2020.
Money sitting in a savings account in JMD is worth less in real terms every year — just slowly enough that most people don't notice.
Flash lets you hold part of your money in Bitcoin. It doesn't expire. It doesn't devalue because of a government decision.
You still spend in JMD when you need to. But the choice is yours.
That's financial autonomy. Link in bio.
#FlashJamaica #BitcoinJamaica #Jamaica #JamaicanPride #CryptoCaribbean
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If you're in Jamaica and curious about Bitcoin — there's a community for that.
Island Bitcoin. 48 people. Monthly meetups at Ragamuffin Cafe in New Kingston.
Real conversations. No pitch. No pressure to buy anything.
Next meetup details in our bio link.
#FlashJamaica #JamaicanTech #BuildingJamaica #Jamaica #876
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