
Mostro: Building Censorship-Resistant P2P Bitcoin Trading on Nostr w/ Francisco Calderón
By Frank Corva
Aired May 9, 2026 · 51m · Last boosted Jun 1, 2026
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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...
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@npub1m0str0d7z… sounds super cool, I haven't had a chance to try it out. Has anyone been playing with it? Love seeing so much being built on Nostr. Maybe it won't replace the Internet but it is certainly a replacement Internet for those that want one, built on Bitcoin.

























