Sovereign E-Commerce Payments & Platforms | Bitcoin 2026

"Strike can rug you. They can say no, we're not going to process it. End of discussion." That's how ZEUS founder Evan Kaloudis frames the merchant problem at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference. Joined by Branta CEO Keith Gardner, Shopstr Markets' calvadev, and moderator Bob Scully of Agicash, the panel walks through self-sovereign Bitcoin payments, Lightning Network growth, the New York Pubkey case study, and the rise of Nostr-based commerce for local food producers.

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🔶 Moderator: Bob Scully - Agicash
🔶 Evan Kaloudis - ZEUS
🔶 Keith Gardner - Branta
🔶 calvadev - Shopstr Markets

Chapters:
02:00 — Shopstr Markets & The Milk Market Platform For Local Farms
05:00 — How Nostr Powers Permissionless E-Commerce Infrastructure
08:00 — The Pubkey Bar In New York: A Regulatory Stress Test For Bitcoin Payments
11:00 — Why Centralized Processors Are Tightening The Noose On Merchants
14:00 — Branta's Pre-Payment Security UX For The Next 8 Billion Users
17:00 — How Square, Stripe & Cash App Are Onboarding 9 Million Merchants
21:00 — AI Agent Payments On Bitcoin: The New Commerce Frontier
24:30 — Stablecoins vs. Bitcoin For E-Commerce: The Honest Trade-Off
27:30 — The Roadmap For Sovereign Bitcoin E-Commerce In The Next Year

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