CD192: ROUTSTR - NOSTR, AI, AND BITCOIN
Routstr is an open marketplace for ai compute, powered by nostr and bitcoin.
Routstr: https://routstr.com (https://routstr.com) Chat app: https://chat.routstr.com (https://chat.routstr.com) Openclaw setup: https://routstr.com/openclaw (https://routstr.com/openclaw)
Run a Routstr node and earn sats: https://github.com/Routstr/routstr-core (https://github.com/Routstr/routstr-core)
Github: https://github.com/Routstr (https://github.com/Routstr)
Routstr on nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub130mznv74rxs032peqym6g3wqavh472623mt3z5w73xq9r6qqdufs7ql29s (https://primal.net/p/npub130mznv74rxs032peqym6g3wqavh472623mt3z5w73xq9r6qqdufs7ql29s) Evan on nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1u37h8rhgm9f95d90lpk2afw8h4t75kf6w8vmga2zz9jsx3atzpuqlmw8vy (https://primal.net/p/npub1u37h8rhgm9f95d90lpk2afw8h4t75kf6w8vmga2zz9jsx3atzpuqlmw8vy) Redshift on nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1ftt05tgku25m2akgvw6v7aqy5ux5mseqcrzy05g26ml43xf74nyqsredsh (https://primal.net/p/npub1ftt05tgku25m2akgvw6v7aqy5ux5mseqcrzy05g26ml43xf74nyqsredsh) Thefux on nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1ygjd597hdwu8larprmhj893d5p832j5mhejpx40ukezgudvayg9qeklajc (https://primal.net/p/npub1ygjd597hdwu8larprmhj893d5p832j5mhejpx40ukezgudvayg9qeklajc) Shroominic on nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub18gr2m5cflkzpn6jdfer4a8qdlavsn334m9mfhurjsge08grg82zq6hu9su (https://primal.net/p/npub18gr2m5cflkzpn6jdfer4a8qdlavsn334m9mfhurjsge08grg82zq6hu9su)
EPISODE: 192 BLOCK: 939283 PRICE: 1368 sats per dollar
(00:03:02) Routstr and the team (00:07:24) What is Routstr? (00:10:26) Proxy providers, proprietary models, and pricing dynamics (00:13:16) Discovery, reviews, and quality signaling on Nostr (00:16:07) Fees, sustainability, and open source funding models (00:21:32) OpenClaw, LNVPS, and one-click sovereign stack (00:25:27) Why Nostr is ideal for agents vs. closed platforms (00:33:00) Crowdzapping, bounties, and agents building public goods (00:38:02) Agent specialization, cost tiers, and future routing (00:45:31) Resilience: routing around outages and pay-per-request (00:48:12) Self-host vs. marketplaces, selling spare compute (00:54:00) AI compute meets Bitcoin mining and energy realities (00:56:50) Hardware choices: Mac minis, old PCs, and VPS security (00:59:10) Linux advantage and agents removing UX friction (01:00:24) Open chat protocols, Marmot, and agentic comms (01:03:54) Acceleration, small teams with many agents shipping fast (01:04:19) Closing thoughts from the Routstr team
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