# Using Bitcoin as Money

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/74/
> From casual to committed, Oscar Merry reveals how his Bitcoin journey led to Fountain.fm and the tools that bring Bitcoin into daily use.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 74
- Date: 2025-09-16
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:00:20
- Audio: https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/RTJixEKEp0KNNTISzwqj/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---76efbb55-155c-4a6c-b729-9206b8d84f31.mp3


Transcripts: [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.fountain.fm/40huHEEF6JMPGYctMuUI/items/RTJixEKEp0KNNTISzwqj/files/AUDIO---TRANSCRIPT---DEFAULT---SRT.srt)




### Episode Links

* 🇺🇸 [Buy Sats on River](https://partner.river.com/jupiter) \- The best way to stack in the US
* 🇨🇦 [The Bitcoin Well](https://www.bitcoinwell.com/jupiter) \- An amazing automatic self-custody Bitcoin platform
* ⚡ [The Bitcoin Company](https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER) \- Spending your Bitcoin Via Lightning
* 🏦 [Fold Card](https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC) \- Pay bills Stack Sats
* 💵 [SALT Lending](https://borrower.saltlending.com/register?referralCode=GkPQdbqWG) \- Get access to your BTC Value w/out Selling

**Show Notes**

* [Oscar Merry - Nostr Profile](https://primal.net/merryoscar)
* [Oscar Merry ](https://x.com/merryoscar?lang=en)
* [Fountain 1.3 - Likes, New Home Tab, Improved Search and Nostr Infrastructure Upgrades](https://primal.net/Fountain/fountain-13---likes-new-home-tab-improved-search-and-nostr-infrastructure-upgrades)
* [Open Podcast Payments with Bitcoin and Nostr](https://primal.net/merryoscar/open-podcast-payments-with-bitcoin-and-nostr)