Local Bitcoiners

Reed & Rev Hodl

A bitcoin podcast about Bitcoin meetups. Finding, building, and growing local Bitcoin culture through Bitcoin meetups. Reed and Rev meet with Bitcoin meetup organizers to learn about different local Bitcoin cultures and what makes them valuable.

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Wednesday · 2 hr 9 min
VanCity Inflation Mints Meetups w/Kurtis and Fustler: Vancouver, BC | Ep. 034
Rev and Reed head to the Pacific Northwest for the first of several Vancouver episodes, sitting down with Fustler and Kurtis of BTC Vancity to hear how a meetup that hoped for ten people drew sixty-plus on day one and now lives at Kurtis’s Funk Coffee Bar. They dig into why Vancouver became such a Bitcoin hub, from decades of housing inflation and the trucker convoy to CoinOS onboarding more than 200 local merchants, the 100%-Bitcoin Block Party, and the night then-mayor Ken Sim called the meetup to rally speakers at City Hall. In the value-for-value segment, the hosts read boosts on value-for-value music, AI content on nostr and why the boosts, not the download numbers, are the signal that matters. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Vancouver Meetup: https://luma.com/btcvancity Funk Coffee: https://funk.coffee/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z BTC VanCity’s npub: npub1th5gtrwtdy7vejrfy9tavwae2t4mcx9h4x0fw6z2f6ny53wdzemq5xmnel FunkCoffee’s npub: npub1memz87qugnjjd97a0w0l5cvrkveu8653zycxyy7mz3aq7rvm038qgmwxzz ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1th5gtrwtdy7vejrfy9tavwae2t4mcx9h4x0fw6z2f6ny53wdzemq5xmnel, npub1memz87qugnjjd97a0w0l5cvrkveu8653zycxyy7mz3aq7rvm038qgmwxzz]
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October 21 · 2 hr 18 min
The Succession of Bitcoin Culture | Ep. 033
With no guest this week, Reed and Rev look back on the four-episode Pennsylvania series and the themes that kept coming up: Bitcoin culture shifting from revolution to renaissance, and toxic maximalism giving way to cooperation and curiosity. They talk about home mining, including Reed’s new S19J Pros, solar-powered heating math, and why a miner is most useful when you give it a real job. They also take an honest look at the tired state of Bitcoin culture after a summer of hacks and disclosures, then mark Episode 33 with a 33k-sat wheel spin that sent more sats to the Samurai developers from a featured podcast episode on the Ungovernables feed “Letter #7: Notes from the Inside.” Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests:]
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October 14 · 1 hr 55 min
The Death Throes of Toxic Maximalism w/Johnny: Pittsburgh PA | Ep. 032
Johnny Crypto of Three Rivers Bitcoin joins us to talk about running a meetup built for newcomers in Pittsburgh, a city where Bitcoiners are spread out and easy to lose touch with. The conversation turns to toxicity in Bitcoin’s culture: purity tests, meme-armor that turns newcomers away, and why being principled doesn’t require being an asshole. We also cover Johnny’s takeaways from Lauren Rodriguez’s visit to Pittsburgh BitDevs, why the community needs a funded, organized response the next time privacy developers are prosecuted, and a big round of boosts in the V4V section. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Three Rivers Bitcoin: https://luma.com/3riversbitcoin Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Johnny’s npub: npub1xf3hga0vqft0h4652udw4ffv232vn0teldavtwvl2wuxel9e2faqfu852x ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1xf3hga0vqft0h4652udw4ffv232vn0teldavtwvl2wuxel9e2faqfu852x]
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October 7 · 2 hr 12 min
Curiosity Freed the Cat w/Business Cat: Central PA | Ep. 031
Business Cat (Luke) of the Central Pennsylvania Bitcoiners joins us to talk about his monthly Bitplebs meetup, how he claimed the whole center of the state back in 2021, and how a region steeped in Amish and Mennonite parallel economics is producing Bitcoin plumbers, farmers, and tree guys. With home heating oil up sharply, we trade notes on heating with Bitcoin miners, from a basement S9 to plumbing a Whatsminer straight into the HVAC system, and why being a Bitcoin maximalist increasingly means becoming a polymath who learns faster alongside the plebs at your local meetup. We also get into podcasting as a cure for shrinking attention spans, Rock Paper Bitcoin and the 49th Parallel, the Book of Enoch, sassafras root beer, and why the most important meme may simply be "stay curious." Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Central PA Bitcoiners: meetup.com/central-pa-bitcoiners Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Business Cat’s npub: npub1z9hy7a0n8zxnhgrcew2nnkr4sx6sum07exve99pqq30leujye3usgd858n Central PA Bitcoiners: npub1uul8sc3yc6vyyy86rlqhzngc593cq4js0q9k8nfeegysz0xzahxqyzwevx ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1z9hy7a0n8zxnhgrcew2nnkr4sx6sum07exve99pqq30leujye3usgd858n]
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September 30 · 2 hr 13 min
You Can Just Do Things w/Average Gary: Middletown, VA | Ep. 030
Rev and Reed sit down with Average Gary, organizer of the Shenandoah Bitcoin Club, to talk about why he moved his meetup to a low-pressure Saturday "Bitcoin brunch," how consistency built it into a community anchor, and what it means to become the local "Bitcoin guy." Gary also explains how Bitcoin Veterans works as a leaderless, veteran-led network with just two rules (no violence, no shitcoins), and why veterans are well positioned to push the mission forward. The conversation then turns to mining: Gary's work on rotating Coinbase payouts, eHash, and paying into Ark, plus a thought experiment on hyper-local mining pools and zero-fee community blocks, before the crew wraps up with the V4V leaderboards and boosts. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Shenandoah Bitcoin Club: shenandoahbitcoin.club Bitcoin Veterans: bitcoinveterans.org Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Gary’s npub: npub160t5zfxalddaccdc7xx30sentwa5lrr3rq4rtm38x99ynf8t0vwsvzyjc9 Shenandoah Bitcoin Club: npub1s7kjrvhlltz3p7cp7cc7ms4nczwyj2t6faj3sajkcuk00ksy6v5qzrh47t ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub160t5zfxalddaccdc7xx30sentwa5lrr3rq4rtm38x99ynf8t0vwsvzyjc9]
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September 23 · 2 hr 21 min
Cooking Up Community at Nostr Valley w/Seth: State College, PA | Ep. 029
Seth joins Rev and Reed to talk about Nostr Valley, the annual Central Pennsylvania gathering he and Derek Ross have grown from a patched-together first year at Happy Valley Brewing into a free three-day event returning October 17th, plus Zap Cooking, the Nostr recipe platform he built around food as the base layer of culture. The conversation works through why hodl culture sent the wrong message, why a Nostr meetup is a Bitcoin meetup, and how remixing open source code is the same move as remixing your grandmother's pickle recipe. Rev ties it back to the nine forms of capital: when you spend financial capital to get people in a room, what comes back is trust, friendship, and collaboration you could never have bought. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Nostr Valley: nostrvalley.com Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Seth’s npub: npub15u3cqhx6vuj3rywg0ph5mfv009lxja6cyvqn2jagaydukq6zmjwqex05rq ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub15u3cqhx6vuj3rywg0ph5mfv009lxja6cyvqn2jagaydukq6zmjwqex05rq]
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September 9 · 2 hr 24 min
Reducing Friction and Increasing Velocity builds Culture | Ep. 028
Rev and Reed kick off their new cadence of three themed guest episodes followed by a two-host recap. The episode begins with meetup adventure stories from a locked-out South Bend meetup and the four-year (full halving cycle) anniversary of The Western Mass Bitcoin Meetup, plus a look back at what the BitDevs trilogy taught them about cold storage, Fedimint, and Payjoin. From there the conversation turns to what value for value actually measures: velocity as the number of participants times their frequency of interaction, the surprising finding that the biggest zappers on Nostr often send out more than what they take in, and what that says about converting financial capital into social, cultural, intellectual, and experiential capital. The back half applies the permaculture lens of succession to meetup building and a walkthrough of the OnlyBoosts ranking that scores episodes on sats, boosts, and boosters rather than sats alone. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: ]
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September 2 · 2 hr 22 min
Quiet on Quantum Loud on Privacy w/Satsie and Armin: Boston, MA | Ep. 027
Reed and Rev sit down with Satsie and Armin of Boston BitDevs, who trace the meetup's four-year run at Fidelity and MIT and its unusually cryptographer-heavy crowd, including their ten-minute "quantum rule" for reining in the room's favorite recurring tangent. The conversation goes technical, unpacking PayJoin's promise and pitfalls, wallet fingerprinting, Armin's in-progress Fungi protocol, and how AI-assisted "vibe coding" is reshaping (and sometimes frustrating) open-source contribution and mentorship. The back half runs through Local Bitcoiners' V4V leaderboards, thirty listener boosts, several featured meetups, and this week's 21K sat giveaway. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Boston Bitdevs: https://bostonbitdevs.org/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Satsie’s npub: npub1fhmmgwe6fk6tn83ahttt6ruyyfnjdm7k8tn7qflert9ajx6dhfyqf3nzcu Armin’s npub: npub1xll0z7jkfwmkarwfwecnchxd4xwccvh6cdqkyke6tg3rz6a8y3hsgmle2c ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1fhmmgwe6fk6tn83ahttt6ruyyfnjdm7k8tn7qflert9ajx6dhfyqf3nzcu, npub1xll0z7jkfwmkarwfwecnchxd4xwccvh6cdqkyke6tg3rz6a8y3hsgmle2c]
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August 27 · 2 hr 24 min
Fedimint Socratic Seminar w/Justin: Minneapolis, MN | Ep. 026
Justin, organizer of BitDevs Minneapolis and a Fedimint protocol developer, joins us to talk about what a BitDevs meetup is actually for: furthering the community's understanding of Bitcoin without going so deep into the protocol stack that the impact stops landing. From there we go Socratic on Fedimint itself: guardians, gateways, and users as three distinct roles; how eCash notes are backed by an on-chain multisig; why the Lightning gateway is just a special client running a swap service; and what happens when a mint winds down. We close on FROST and ROAST, signing Nostr events with a federation, and why choosing guardians is a social problem more than a technical one; which makes a local meetup, with its built-in reputation and proof of work, a natural place to try it. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Justin’s Bitdevs: https://bitdevsmpls.org/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Justin’s npub: npub1zswjq57t99f444z6485xtn0vfyjjfu8vqpnyj6uckuyem2446evqnxgc6x ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1zswjq57t99f444z6485xtn0vfyjjfu8vqpnyj6uckuyem2446evqnxgc6x]
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August 19 · 2 hr 15 min
Bitdevs are Bitcoin Meetups w/Shinobi: Chicago, IL | Ep. 025
Rev and Reed welcome Shinobi, co-organizer of the Chicago BitDevs, for a deep dive into what makes BitDevs meetups distinct from other Bitcoin gatherings — their Socratic, technical format, and the tension between serving highly technical attendees versus newer members trying to learn. The conversation moves into hands-on UTXO management, multisig cold storage best practices (physical backups over digital), and a sober take on privacy tools like PayJoin, CoinJoin, ARC, and Spark. The episode wraps with the usual value-for-value boost segment, highlighting community topics and events and reading the boosts! Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Shinobi’s Bitdevs: https://chibitdevs.org/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Shinobi’s npub: npub1xapjgsushef5wwn78vac6pxuaqlke9g5hqdfjlanky3uquh0nauqx0cnde ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1xapjgsushef5wwn78vac6pxuaqlke9g5hqdfjlanky3uquh0nauqx0cnde]
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August 12 · 2 hr 37 min
Meetups Decentralize Bitcoin Culture | Ep. 024
Rev and Reed reconnect after a heavy few weeks in Bitcoin, opening with meetup updates and Rev's recap of Lake Satoshi, before diving into the fallout from the Coldcard hardware wallet vulnerability that cost some community members their savings. The hosts unpack how centralized hardware wallet hype spread through podcast sponsorships and Twitter and became an attack vector, and argue that decentralized, meetup-based knowledge-sharing is the better defense going forward. They close with Local Bitcoiners Leaderboards and an extended Boosts segment, including a lump-sum donation of episode proceeds to the Samurai Wallet developers. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests:]
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August 5 · 2 hr 1 min
Michigan Meetup Roundtable w/Buffalo: Grand Rapids, MI | Ep. 023
This episode features Buffalo, who got inspired to run a meetup at Lake Satoshi and revived the Grand Rapids' social meetup at Two Guys Brewing in Wyoming, Michigan. Buffalo talks orange-pilling his family and local businesses, building a circular economy through spend-and-replace, and his plans for a "White Paper Day" regional meetup in November. Post-interview, Reed and Rev debuted a brand-new Community Roundtable, recorded live over Corny Chat with Michigan organizers Jackie, Matthew D, Bruce, and Diesel. Together they trade meetup origin stories, reflect on the friendships and trust that make meetups irreplaceable infrastructure (including a heavy reminder of why local trust matters), and make the case that Michigan has some of the strongest meetup culture around. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Grand Rapids Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/grand-rapids-bitcoin/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Buffalo’s npub: npub1gsz4tnsqrmwkrd7vjp6qmhyerazher738a9lzhc9jx6xqf0zv88s8s0lkw Grand Rapids Bitcoin Meetup npub: npub1rxh5kt2vtpevexd0tkn3umvv4ka798pj4pt8awwn4lxm4gqlnaaqxftpaw ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1gsz4tnsqrmwkrd7vjp6qmhyerazher738a9lzhc9jx6xqf0zv88s8s0lkw]
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July 29 · 2 hr 8 min
Getting Lucky with Meetups w/Jacob: Indianapolis, IN | Ep. 022
Jacob from the Indy Bitcoin Meetup joins Rev and Reed to trace a five-year run built on one thing above all - consistency, the third Wednesday of every month without a single miss - and a running joke that all their good fortune is just "getting lucky." Along the way the meetup has birthed a mining company (Megawatt), put 75+ home nodes into the wild, spun off a Lightning Social night, and cultivated a genuine local economy of buying, selling, and proof-of-work reputation-building. In an extended second half, Rev and Reed swap the usual V4V boosts segment for a workshop on the community-building tools behind localbitcoiners.com which uses Nostr identities, follow packs, and community feeds to demarcate a culture and turn a podcast audience into a real nostr community. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Indy Bitcoin Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/indianapolis-bitcoin-meetup/ Indy Beef Steak: https://pay.zaprite.com/order/odp_8aFlRgBaVb?pl=pl_WjZUb24nT1 Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Jacob’s npub: npub13zhnxewuadltzlyf5w0qapg85gkrea42w7qk97j0yuzv7yfu58nqqee6ee Indy Bitcoin Meetup’s npub: npub1wdnf28vc452tcmmjdv95k5a8l9c4ntshfsafkemnrrv29v278cxq2le6re ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub13zhnxewuadltzlyf5w0qapg85gkrea42w7qk97j0yuzv7yfu58nqqee6ee]
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July 22 · 2 hr 6 min
The Great Lakes Megalopolis w/Matthew D: Ann Arbor, MI | Ep. 021
Matthew D has been boosting Local Bitcoiners since episode one, and this week he finally joins Rev and Reed to represent Michigan Bitcoin culture. We discuss his meetup journey from his first meetup at a downtown Ann Arbor brewery, where talking Bitcoin with a Ben Franklin lookalike in front of a brick wall felt like sitting in a revolutionary tavern, to the dozen-odd meetups now scattered from Blue Water to Grand Rapids. A forester by trade who came to sound money by way of local food, Matthew explains how quitting seed oils turned into White Paper Street Soap: a beef tallow bar he sells for sats at meetups, and a practical answer to the question of what an ordinary person can actually contribute to a circular economy. The conversation digs into why consumables are the bridge from store of value to medium of exchange, how Lake Satoshi has become the glue binding Michigan's meetup cultures together, and why a state with no single center may have accidentally built one of the best circular economies in the world. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Ann Arbor Bitcoin: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/108337725431 White Paper Street Soap: https://www.whitepaperstreetsoap.com/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Matthew D’s npub: npub1z3h8afkwknffxyspvjde77sj6euy66rtyul7qlkl7f2ygktxdqasnn760f Ann Arbor Bitcoin Meetup npub: npub1j4dvdn24dp963f4sfak0g6nz0chnw8tyglvs3pn9gqhhhfukmrfsyznne7 ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1z3h8afkwknffxyspvjde77sj6euy66rtyul7qlkl7f2ygktxdqasnn760f]
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July 16 · 2 hr 9 min
Chicago Bitcoin Collective w/Jon, Brady & Foise: Chicago, IL | Ep. 020
Chicago Bitcoin Collective co-founders Jon, Brady, and Foise join the show to tell the story of buying a building in Portage Park and turning it into Fork & Coin - a Bitcoin-only restaurant and American izakaya downstairs, with a members' clubhouse and co-working space upstairs. They get into the DIY renovation, a tiered membership model that runs from co-working up to 24/7 builder access, Bitcoin-sourced ingredients and tallow-fried food, and how stacking a restaurant, a clubhouse, and a circular economy into one hub is what makes the whole thing sustainable — even in a bear market. The episode closes on their September Value for Value Summit, where sat-streamed live music, a Bitcoin bodega, and Freedom Tech workshops will put the meetup layer's economics on full display. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Chicago Bitcoin Collective: https://www.chicagobitcoincollective.com/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Jon’s npub: npub1t8pwzkkhhs94e9acgw9jwca9csyl7a4tnpdttu05039um5j7d6xs72gkvf Foise’s npub: npub1nagmt8m4u3wm4l5l7s0lyrx9suqd8wmxr9lhnlc0r99twa08cw3qdqcqfw Brady’s npub: npub15nlsd9nn5ykdnyjhnlpz55ae8u6gv5d2kvaknktw4nma4tzkpsksephsf4 Chicago Bitcoin Collective’s npub: npub13096ymu0vj9cxnzvvrca74dvh06d73g5xntavq9eh9y8ez4rmkcsrhxxph ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1t8pwzkkhhs94e9acgw9jwca9csyl7a4tnpdttu05039um5j7d6xs72gkvf, npub1nagmt8m4u3wm4l5l7s0lyrx9suqd8wmxr9lhnlc0r99twa08cw3qdqcqfw, npub15nlsd9nn5ykdnyjhnlpz55ae8u6gv5d2kvaknktw4nma4tzkpsksephsf4]
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July 8 · 2 hr 13 min
Recording the Revolution w/Shannon: Columbus, OH | Ep. 019
Shannon of Columbus Bitcoin joins Rev and Reed to trace how a casual Twitter happy hour grew into a six-year-old meetup with roughly eighty regulars, quarterly "mini conference" events, and a River partnership. The conversation digs into recording speaker talks for YouTube and X and the tricky balance between promoting a meetup with good media while respecting attendee privacy, which Rev frames as documenting the Bitcoin revolution for the historical record. Shannon also previews the two-day Midwest Bitcoin Summit and its overlap with a cannabis and health conference, then shares hard-won organizer advice: stay consistent, make it fun, and step outside the echo chamber to reach the pre-coiners. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Columbus Bitcoin Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/columbusbitcoinmeetup/ Midwest Bitcoin Summit: https://midwestbtc.com/ Ohio Cannabis, Health, and Business Summit: https://ochbs.com/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Shannon’s npub: npub1mq56xel3j9qcpt924qfn8qqp73ykncypzr0z400xynzz9998m4eq4el9mc Shannon’s Twitter: @ColumbusBitcoin Columbus Bitcoin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@columbusbitcoin ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1mq56xel3j9qcpt924qfn8qqp73ykncypzr0z400xynzz9998m4eq4el9mc]
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July 1 · 1 hr 56 min
Upping Your Meetup Game w/Steve, Scott & Tali: Louisville, KY | Ep. 018
Reed and Rev sit down with Steve, Scott, and Tali of the Louisville Bitcoin Network to wrestle with a question every organizer eventually hits: is your meetup for spreading Bitcoin to newcomers, or for building deep relationships among the Bitcoiners you already have? The conversation moves through the technical-versus-social tension of a bit devs format, the struggle to draw in women and non-technical attendees, and Scott's philosophy of designing Bitcoin tabletop games like HODL UP as low-friction on-ramps. Tali's takeaway anchors it all: pick your mission, stop apologizing for the one you didn't choose, and the right people will show up. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Louisville Bitcoin Network: https://louisvillebitcoin.network/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Scott’s npub: npub19jkuyl0wgrj8kccqzh2vnseeql9v98ptrx407ca9qjsrr4x5j9tsnxx0q6 Tali’s npub: npub1q3r28wytn2ff90lvrvf9qvsu72uuvl7lpcpfjs46gdfqmvdgcu0q9s6amn Steve’s npub: npub12qpq7wzdcnu8v2dtv06kayl2lqlv4jdgk5luxyhqrk6m693jmdaqqp597j Louisville Bitcoin Network’s Twitter: @KentuckianaBTC ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub12qpq7wzdcnu8v2dtv06kayl2lqlv4jdgk5luxyhqrk6m693jmdaqqp597j, npub19jkuyl0wgrj8kccqzh2vnseeql9v98ptrx407ca9qjsrr4x5j9tsnxx0q6, npub1q3r28wytn2ff90lvrvf9qvsu72uuvl7lpcpfjs46gdfqmvdgcu0q9s6amn]
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June 24 · 2 hr 16 min
The Subjective Value of Meetups w/Clay Seal: Cincinnati, OH | Ep. 017
In this episode, Clay, organizer of Cincinnati Bitcoin and a first-time podcast guest, traces his path from bingeing Austrian economics in 2015 to buying his first Bitcoin in 2020 and not discovering meetups until 2023. Clay is a self-described "lonely Bitcoiner" who organically stepped up to organize. He walks through the group's twice-monthly cadence (content Wednesdays, social Thursdays), its small-but-faithful "polyculture" core group building real-world projects, and why consistency is what holds the door open for the silent Bitcoiners still out there. The conversation then digs into Clay's real passion, Bitcoin as applied Austrian economics, covering subjective value, marginal utility, and time preference before opening into a spirited exchange on saving versus spending, velocity, and the local circular economy. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Clay’s Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/cincinnati-bitcoin/ Distributed Charge - Bitcoing Lightning EV charging testing now available in Cincinnati: http://andyschroder.com/DistributedCharge/news/2025-12-19-PublicTesting/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Clay’s npub: npub1avlfy74e7pmhtc2wxjnp5v5ag59jmz6jkaeurkaqgp9segw97s9qycq6k3 Cincinnati Bitcoin Meetup’s npub: npub1jjk7uphl47fy8fkg0zpmwr00pyjdtmw9e00wved54jq8x4akew0suymywj ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1avlfy74e7pmhtc2wxjnp5v5ag59jmz6jkaeurkaqgp9segw97s9qycq6k3]
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June 17 · 2 hr 3 min
Parallel Systems for Silent Bitcoiners w/Bit_ish: Cleveland, OH | Ep. 016
Bitish of Cleveland Bitcoin joins Rev and Reed to trace how a near-dead meetup became a thriving, multi-chapter community with a "reseller" circular economy - splitting bulk orders from Bitcoiner vendors across the country so sats keep flowing locally. The conversation opens up into parallel systems and the permaculture principle of integrating rather than segregating: linking meetups, Nostr, V4V music, and cross-country trade routes into one reinforcing economy. Along the way they get into Discord trust tiers, the coming Midwest Bitcoin Summit, payment splits and keysend, and Bitish's Hash Power Music work bringing independent artists onto value-for-value rails. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Bit_ish’s Meetup: www.clevelandbitcoin.org/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Bit_ish’s npub: npub13cnlldwfhwxd6qf34hnwlfya2m2qrd2zfk0alxnrup6d2fasw9wqxwkzpe Cleveland Bitcoin Meetup’s npub: npub1lhuex5pzy833ekxpvdmjz9k6rvv5763e4h2cgdfsx62egu0wk6hs7yd2ck ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub13cnlldwfhwxd6qf34hnwlfya2m2qrd2zfk0alxnrup6d2fasw9wqxwkzpe]
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June 10 · 2 hr 1 min
Privacy is Sovereignty w/Btcwrestle: Columbia, SC | Ep. 015
Btcwrestle hosts the Columbia, South Carolina Bitcoin meetup and joins Rev and Reed to talk through his upcoming privacy workshop and his "take one thing away at a time" philosophy for getting Bitcoiners more private. The conversation digs into no-KYC sats, breaking transaction links with Whirlpool, UTXO management, running your own node, and why he steers clear of KYC exchanges entirely. They also map out the dream of stitching South Carolina and the broader Southeast meetups into a regional parallel economy. BTCWrestle dedicates his podcast boost split to the Samurai developers; find out more at billandkeonne.org. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Btcwrestle’s Meetup: www.columbiabitcoin.com Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Btcwrestle’s npub: npub1q8ks84vvjr9gyqs6mwnr6s8q4esaff3e60nykzzm6xtkmjns7dfqyhp6gc Columbia Bitcoin Meetup’s npub: npub168h60e5jj0t89kx08fd7x2nee4s2kr0zqqecdrfsdmka9htqn22qepwz7s ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1q8ks84vvjr9gyqs6mwnr6s8q4esaff3e60nykzzm6xtkmjns7dfqyhp6gc]
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