Lightning Network

Bitcoin

Jul 27, 2026

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6 min read

You Want to Buy Bitcoin. Now What?

Where to buy it, how to store it, and how to keep it safe.

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L402 payments

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What Is Money? The Question Nobody Asks Until It Matters.

Jul 20, 2026

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7 min read

What Is Money? The Question Nobody Asks Until It Matters.

From cowrie shells to gold to fiat to Bitcoin. The full history of money and why it changes everything.

Forest Elander

L402 payments

X402 and L402: Two Protocols, One Race, and Everything at Stake

Jul 13, 2026

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5 min read

X402 and L402: Two Protocols, One Race, and Everything at Stake

Two protocols are competing to become the payment rail for the machine economy. Here is what separates them and why it matters.

Forest Elander

L402 payments

You Are About to Hear a Lot About Agentic Payments. Here Is What It Actually Means.

Jul 7, 2026

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3 min read

You Are About to Hear a Lot About Agentic Payments. Here Is What It Actually Means.

AI agents are already paying for things on their own. Here is what that means and what is being built around it.

Forest Elander

Bitcoin

The Cracks Are Showing and the Shift Is Happening

Jun 29, 2026

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3 min read

The Cracks Are Showing and the Shift Is Happening

Forest Elander • The Route, Issue #3

Forest Elander

Bitcoin

Jun 22, 2026

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2 min read

Square Just Turned On Bitcoin For Millions of Businesses

Nobody asked for it. Nobody approved it. Here is what it means for you.

Forest Elander

Bitcoin

Jun 15, 2026

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2 min read

Welcome to The Route

The clearest route through Bitcoin and where we are headed.

Forest Elander