Meta Stablecoins Return, Open-Source Agents, OpenClaw Builder Meetup
From Presidio Bitcoin Jam by With David King, Max Webster, and Steve Lee
February 28, 2026 · 1h 37m
About this episode
The episode discusses the return of Meta's stablecoins, the rise of open-source agents, and insights from the OpenClaw Builder meetup.
0:00 The Presidio Bitcoin Index 04:35 Haley’s raffle tool and the promise of vibe coding 09:00 OpenClaw Builder meetup attracting a huge non-Bitcoin audience 11:40 Jesse Posner’s presentation and the expanding AI vision behind Vora 16:17 Demand for personal agent hardware and secure local AI systems 22:20 Authentication, custody, and the unresolved security model for personal agents 26:41 Builder meetup takeaways & Bitcoin as background/hidden infrastructure 29:00 River’s adoption report, miner migration, and hash rate resilience amid AI demand 33:45 Lightning scaling tensions 43:00 Lightning usage metrics and the rise in settlement volume 50:34 Agentic payments, open-source agents, and the importance for neutral monetary rails 01:02:26 Unhuman domains and the growth of agent-first digital services 01:09:28 Chat as the dominant interface & the decline of traditional apps 01:13:02 Shoutout to Alby & their agent push 01:14:05 Stablecoin news: Stripe to acquire Paypal, Meta's return to stablecoins and Lightspark’s push to win stablecoin payments 01:20:29 Block layoffs and the broader trend of AI-driven restructuring 01:29:00 Corporate layoffs & entrepreneurial adaptation in an AI…
People in this episode
Hosts: David King, Max Webster, Steve Lee
Topics covered
- stablecoins
- open-source agents
- AI systems
- Bitcoin
- Lightning network
- corporate layoffs
- digital services
Keywords
- stablecoins
- Bitcoin
- AI
- open-source
- Lightning network
- corporate layoffs
- digital services
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vora, River, Stripe, Paypal, Meta, Lightspark, Block, Alby
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