The Vegas high hasn't faded. It won't.
Coming home from Bitcoin 2026, surrounded by builders, philosophers, and freedom fighters, you realize the energy wasn't from the conference. It was from the people. The mission. The conviction that decentralized, censorship resistant communication isn't just a nice idea. It's necessary for people all over the world.
But here's the thing about conference energy: it's a catalyst, not fuel. It wears off if you don't use it.
So use it. Build harder than ever. Ship the thing. Write the code. Onboard that next user. Have the conversation that changes someone's mind.
You can just do things.
Keep building.
Derek Ross
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2026-05-03 03:13:41 UTC
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2026-05-03 03:13:41 UTCEvent JSON
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