Mostro: Building Censorship-Resistant P2P Bitcoin Trading on Nostr w/ Francisco Calderón

Podcast: new renaissance capital · Frank Corva

Opublikowano: 2026-05-09

In this episode, we sit down with Francisco Calderon, a veteran developer and a central figure in the Latin American Bitcoin scene. Francisco shares his journey from experiencing the economic collapse in Venezuela to building Mostro, a decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) trading protocol. We discuss how Mostro leverages the Nostr protocol to remove single points of failure, providing a lifeline for users in regions like Cuba and Bolivia where financial censorship and slow internet are daily realities. Beyond P2P trading, Francisco dives into the philosophical importance of open-source technology and his vision for the future. From...