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Bitcoin Sovereignty

The permanent record for this hackathon project: write-up, links, team, tags, and prizes.
Honorable Mentions Bitcoin++ Sovereignty Edition
Almost every merchant here in Taiwan accepts either cash or a strange national QR code. We’re making this QR code compatible with Bitcoin so you can spend Bitcoin almost everywhere in Taiwan.
The write-up

Inspiration

This project sprung out of necessity, since I have no bank account in Taiwan and I was financially excluded from restaurants and coffee shops shops.

What it does

Basically it matches people that are willing to pay in bitcoin with people willing to spend fiat. Main benefits are the fact that Taiwanese people get to spend fiat and buy bitcoin completely no kyc and without paying fees.

How we built it

Vibecoding and typescript ofc

Challenges we ran into

Understanding the user flow of the TWQR standard and making the transaction as smooth as humanly possible in 3 hours.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Enabling sovereign money on the sovereign island!

What we learned

that hacking on bitcoin is cool and building local-compatible stuff is even cooler!

What's next for Bitcoin Sovereignty

This project will be maintained to make sure there is a valid p2p alternative here in Taiwan. To make no kyc Bitcoin available to everyone.