Making Meetups Fun & Sustainable: Bitcoin Bay | Ep. 008

About this episode

Reed and Rev discuss with Liz and Wesley about creating engaging and sustainable Bitcoin meetups in the Tampa/St. Pete area.

Reed and Rev sit down with Liz and Wesley of Bitcoin Bay to talk about building a circular economy across the Tampa / St. Pete area, turning a local meetup into a full-blown 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and why designing events around locals, nomads, and non-Bitcoiner spouses can transform the gravity of a local scene. Liz shares how throwing creative events like Hodlween and Bitcoin Rocks pulls in people who'd never walk into a bar meetup, while Wesley breaks down the benefits and challenges of going nonprofit and why organizers shouldn't be shy about charging for workshops. The conversation closes with takeaways on sustainability, not reinventing the wheel, and a long boost readouts testing the new valuechain workflow between Fountain, nostr, and the boost bot. Bitcoin Bay was the first bitcoin meetup to incorporate as a 501(c)3 and is one of the longest continuously running Bitcoin meetups in the US. Their website is https://www.bitcoinbay.foundation/ and people can build their own meetup website following their template here https://github.com/bitcoinbayfoundation/open-meetup Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Reed, Rev

Guests: Liz, Wesley

Topics covered

• meetups
• circular economy
• nonprofit
• local events
• sustainability
• Bitcoin

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• meetups
• nonprofit
• circular economy
• sustainability
• local events
• Hodlween
• Bitcoin Rocks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin Bay, 501(c)(3), westernmassbitcoin.com, South Bend Bitcoin Meetup, bitcoinbay.foundation, github.com/bitcoinbayfoundation/open-meetup

Places: Tampa, St. Pete, Lang Lab

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