# CD192: ROUTSTR - NOSTR, AI, AND BITCOIN

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Podcast: [Citadel Dispatch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/citadel-dispatch-1365851)
Published: 2026-03-04T20:20:01+00:00
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## Resource

Routstr is an open marketplace for ai compute, powered by nostr and bitcoin. Routstr: https://routstr.com Chat app: https://chat.routstr.com Openclaw setup: https://routstr.com/openclaw Run a Routstr node and earn sats: https://github.com/Routstr/routstr-core Github: https://github.com/Routstr Routstr on nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub130mznv74rxs032peqym6g3wqavh472623mt3z5w73xq9r6qqdufs7ql29s Evan on nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1u37h8rhgm9f95d90lpk2afw8h4t75kf6w8vmga2zz9jsx3atzpuqlmw8vy Redshift on nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1ftt05tgku25m2akgvw6v7aqy5ux5mseqcrzy05g26ml43xf74nyqsredsh Thefux on nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1ygjd597hdwu8larprmhj893d5p832j5mhejpx40ukezgudvayg9qeklajc Shroominic on nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub18gr2m5cflkzpn6jdfer4a8qdlavsn334m9mfhurjsge08grg82zq6hu9su EPISODE: 192 BLOCK: 939283 PRICE:  1368 sats per dollar (00:03:02) Routstr and the team (00:07:24) What is Routstr? (00:10:26) Proxy providers, proprietary models, and pricing dynamics (00:13:16) Discovery, reviews, and quality signaling on Nostr (00:16:07) Fees, sustainability, and open source funding models (00:21:32) OpenClaw, LNVPS, and one-click sovereign stack (00:25:27) Why Nostr is ideal for agents vs. closed platforms (00:33:00) Crowdzapping, bounties, and agents building public goods (00:38:02) Agent specialization, cost tiers, and future routing (00:45:31) Resilience: routing around outages and pay-per-request (00:48:12) Self-host vs. marketplaces, selling spare compute (00:54:00) AI compute meets Bitcoin mining and energy realities (00:56:50) Hardware choices: Mac minis, old PCs, and VPS security (00:59:10) Linux advantage and agents removing UX friction (01:00:24) Open chat protocols, Marmot, and agentic comms (01:03:54) Acceleration, small teams with many…

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