Makers of Portal, the first mobile native hardware wallet. PREORDERS OPEN 🔽
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TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
After @tabconf, CEO @afilini workshoped Portal infront of the most talented & dedicated bitcoiners at @bitcoinpark_ Nashville.
We demonstrated a new decentralized protocol for auth, payments and showed off our @CashuBTC integration.
Jaws were dropped, follow to find out why.
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
While the incumbents require you to opt out of class action lawsuits,
The cypherpunks are building Ticketmaster 🎟️ replacements with Ecash lile @CashuBTC
While the incumbents collect and hoard your data, Ecash comes with built-in privacy.
Few.
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
Auth in 2025 sucks.
Wasted time, honey pots, data leaks, 101 steps just to log in.
Billions spent each year, and it still sucks.
This is why we need an open-source protocol that's seamless, decentralized, secure, puts the user back in control & just works.
We're building it.
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
Giacomo Zucco said he's bullish about our project for the future of bitcoin.
Now you have to follow us.
Become one of the first to try Portal when we launch, and find out why he's so bullish on us, and why you will be too.
The (non-educational) projects I'm more bullish about right now for the future of Bitcoin:
@ArkLabsHQ/@arkade_os
@start9labs /Start9OS
@nerdminerstore/ Bitaxe
@ocean_mining/ Datum
@Breez_Tech / BSDK
@RoboSats @kaleidoswap @BlitzWalletApp @PortalOnX @whitenoisechat @bitchat @primal_app and the good old @ElectrumWallet
There are others.
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
We have to build technology that outcompetes the old surveillance infested internet.
With, bitcoin, lightning, nostr & ecash we are going to create a UX that outcompetes the old internet.
One that respects privacy.
Build it and they will come.
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
Login with Google
Login with Facebook
Login with Email + Password
Where is the SECURE & PRIVATE version of Login?
Where is the DECENTRALIZED authentication, where YOU'RE in CONTROL of YOUR DIGITAL IDENTITY & DATA?
We're building it! Follow us & be the first to try it👇
💡 One Key to Rule Them All -- "From opening your apartment to buying subway tickets to proving your university degree" - the @PortalOnX digital identity protocol lets you authenticate AND make payments with one Bitcoin-based key. Think 'be your own bank' but for your entire digital life. @AlekosFilini breaks it down -
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
After 16 years of Bitcoin why isn't there a Google/Apple Pay alternative yet?
Is it really that hard to have a wallet where I can pay all my subscriptions, tickets etc...?
It is, and we're building it.
If you want this, follow us, you'll want to be the first to try it out.
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
Bitcoin has changed our psychology for what it means to SAVE MONEY.
Now bitcoiners are building on Lightning, Nostr, Ecash and Zero Kowledge protocols.
Soon we will all be able to easily & seemlesly SAVE our DATA, IDENTITY and PRIVACY.
We will no longer be the product.
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
Lightning is bitcoin's best interoperabilty layer.
However, ppl think that other L2s e.g: Ark from teams like @ArkLabsHQ @secondhq @arkade_os are competitors or replacements for lightning ⚡️
They're not.
Like @giacomozucco, we think lightning is the network of swaps and hops.
Is @giacomozucco right? Or is @peterktodd right?
Is Lightning⚡️Bitcoin's lingua franca (interoperability network)👀?
via @hodlhodl's Baltic HoneyBadger Conf 2025
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
It's 2030.
You're a merchant receiving payment from a customer.
They want to pay with Bitcoin using eCash, but you were told your terminal only receives Bitcoin via Lightning... They try to pay and... Oh wait, it just worked? WTF?
You then go to pay your supplier. The problem is, they only have an Ark wallet as they are a low-volume supplier, and you only have Lightning. You try to make the payment... Oh shit, it just worked? What's going on?
The problem is now you have to pay your rent, and your landlord only accepts Bitcoin on-chain. You only have Bitcoin on Lightning. You try to make the payment with your wallet, and there is an atomic swap available to go on-chain with low fees.... It just worked?! WTF?
You realize that Lightning isn't just a layer 2 for Bitcoin...
It's an interoperability network for Bitcoin and all other layer 2s. All these payments were secure, non-custodial, and low fees, denominated in USD or whatever currency....
You realize you wasted years studying crypto, and Bitcoiners were right all along.
It's 2030
You're a merchant receiving payment from a customer. They pay with USDC on CircleChain but your payment termainl only receives StripeUSD on StripeChain.
But once you get StripeUSD, you want to transfer it to your account with Bank of America, so you need to transfer it to BofAUSD on BofAChain.
But wait, you go and pay your supplier. The problem is, they custody with JPMorgan. So then you need to get your BofAUSD on BofAChain to JPMorganUSD on JPMorganChain.
But JPMorganChain is permissioned, so you need to route it through a special intermediary... and so on
Is this the future we're headed toward?
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
The UK has the "Online Safety Act"
The EU has "Chat Control" proposals.
Take some time to rewatch THIS:
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
They don't know we're making privacy the default.
No more data harvesting
No more surveillance
No more fucking you over because they want YOU as THEIR PRODUCT.
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
This is why we have to build technology that outcompetes the old surveillance infested internet.
With, bitcoin, lightning, nostr & ecash we are going to create a UX that outcompetes the old internet.
One that respects privacy.
Follow us to be the first to see when we launch.
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
Nostr clients are not supposed to be wallets, just like any other service who just needs to get paid every once in a while.
That's why @PortalOnX acts as a proxy for NWC and enforces strict spending (and frequency limits), even denominated in fiat. And it runs on your phone, so there's no server to hack anywhere
primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8h0ca…
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
Apple Pay.
Google Pay.
We're creating the decentralized, self-sovereign replacement with Bitcoin 🟠
Get Ready to take back control.
💡 One Key to Rule Them All -- "From opening your apartment to buying subway tickets to proving your university degree" - the @PortalOnX digital identity protocol lets you authenticate AND make payments with one Bitcoin-based key. Think 'be your own bank' but for your entire digital life. @AlekosFilini breaks it down -
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
This is why we need a simple, secure and "just works" Open-Source authentication protocol.
1) Gets rid of user-pass all together.
2) Companies can easily rely on to provide a quick & seamless login UX.
3) Decentrazlied infrastructure, prevents downtime.
It just happens that... we're building it.
Soon™
TwentyTwo Devices retweeted
Alekos @afilini (our CEO) went from @Blockstream to start The Bitcoin Development Kit @bitcoindevkit 🦀, now used by:
The likes of:
@jack Dorsey's @bitkey
Proton's @ProtonWallet
The Portal, under @TwentyTwoHW.
Find out about his story and what we're building👇
E A R L Y D A Y S with Alekos (@afilini) of Portal
In this episode of Early Days, Car sits down with Alekos of Portal (@PortalOnX), to discuss the Portal hardware device, they explore the importance of user experience, the concepts and future plans around decentralized identity, and examine the evolving role of hardware in the Bitcoin space.
We explore:
- How decentralized identity can simplify online and offline authentication.
- How to transition from open source to founding a startup in the bitcoin ecosystem.
- The difficulties of raising funds for hardware startups in the bitcoin ecosystem.
- Why more startups should pursue ambitious ideas in the bitcoin ecosystem.
📖 Chapters:
01:01 Hackerspace Updates
03:27 Alekos's Journey into Bitcoin
06:27 The Evolution of Ideas and Creativity
09:17 From OpenSource to Bitcoin Startup
15:40 Innovations in NFC Technology
24:32 Expanding Functionality of Portal
29:13 Security and Authentication
37:07 Understanding the Portal Device
46:13 User Experience in Digital Security
52:27 Security and Privacy Concerns in Digital Identity
57:45 Learnings on Building Hardware
01:06:00 Future of Portal
🎧 Listen & support Bitcoin Builders pushing the edges of what's possible.
Full episode + links below:
🟢Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0YeqF5…
🔴YouTube: youtu.be/onDEz6nQffI?si=xvc6…
⚡️Stacker News: stacker.news/items/1014758
🟠PlebTV: plebtv.com/PLvxf1TpXqCAID5M_…
🟡Fountain: fountain.fm/show/r6iQml5mSq3…
🔵PullThatUpJamie: pullthatupjamie.ai/feed/7181…
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Portal is a cypherpunk completely open-source device for Bitcoiners and is the first mobile-native hardware wallet.
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