Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #fediforfiat, aggregated by home.social.
"Nowadays, if I want a book or song, there’s a good chance I can buy it online from the person who makes it, with no third party except the payment processor."
We've technically decentralized media production/consumption and the attention machine. Of course we still need to make these systems easier and greatly increase adoption.
But the money people still have us by the balls. That's really why creators aren't here yet.
Decentralize it. We're getting there. The details are:
Servers and apps for reading, watching and listening that require no middleman. See #ghost #wordpress @wallabag #peertube #owncast #podcasting
The social news feed that lets important news and ideas go viral without algos or anybody being able to shut down access for large portions of the network. That's everything using #ActivityPub.
Direct automatic funding of journalism using an open protocol. #interledger #PublicPatron #FediForFiat
"We need far more than a different PayFac or a different Itch. We need an entire different way of transferring funds online.
But I still hate crypto."
#interledger #GNUtaler #WebMonetization #OpenPayments #FediForFiat
https://voidfox.com/blog/payment_processor_fun_2025_making_your_own_msp/
but we still need an easier decentralized way to transfer money. no middleman. something we can build apps on. I agree crypto is not it.
I hope either #interledger or #GNUtaler will be. an open protocol using banks and credit unions like federated servers. #FediForFiat
How do #interledger and #GNUTaler differ?
We need federated fiat. Trusted banks or credit unions acting like servers. Apps that let you send money as easily as we send email today, without a middleman. Enabling us to build cool programs that connect to other services, like paying creators for the time we spend with their work. But doing all this without the problems of crypto, just like we don't keep all our money in cash under the mattress.