How Meetups can Benefit from V4V, Nostr and Valuechains | Ep. 007

About this episode

Reed and Rev discuss the benefits of using Nostr for Bitcoin meetups and share updates on local events.

Reed and Rev share meetup updates including Western Mass Bitcoin's successful first night at their new venue and the birth of a brand new meetup in Middletown, Connecticut before diving deep into Nostr as critical infrastructure for local Bitcoin communities. They make the case that posting meetup events on Nostr is a simple action that broadcasts to every Nostr-compatible event app simultaneously, cutting through the walled-garden fragmentation of Meetup.com , Luma, and Satlantis. The conversation then turns to the value-for-value leaderboard Reed built using his lightning node data, and how gamification, boosts, and zap-based reputation mechanics can surface high-signal Bitcoin content and create a self-reinforcing value chain. 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Reed, Rev Hodl

Topics covered

• meetups
• Bitcoin
• Nostr
• value-for-value
• community building
• gamification

Keywords

• Bitcoin meetups
• Nostr
• value-for-value
• community
• gamification
• event promotion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Western Mass Bitcoin, Nostr, Meetup.com, Luma, Satlantis, Grassroots Bitcoin, GitHub

Places: Middletown, Connecticut

More episodes of Local Bitcoiners

• Privacy is Sovereignty w/Btcwrestle: Columbia, SC | Ep. 015 · June 10, 2026 · 2h 2m
• Permaculture for Bitcoin Culture w/Sourcenode: Greenville, SC | Ep. 014 · June 4, 2026 · 1h 56m
• Big Upsides, Small Risks: The Value of Bitcoin Meetups | Ep. 013 · May 27, 2026 · 2h 21m
• Leveraging Social Capital in Charlotte & Peru: Charlotte, NC | Ep. 012 · May 21, 2026 · 2h 40m
• Attendee to Organizer to Conference Host: Portland, OR | Ep. 011 · May 13, 2026 · 1h 33m
• Evolution & Development of a Meetup: Niagara Canada | Ep. 010 · May 9, 2026 · 2h 18m