Why Bitcoin Needs Its Own Summer Camp | Camp Nakamoto

About this episode

The episode discusses the unique concept of Camp Nakamoto, a Bitcoin camp designed for deeper connections and integration of ideas.

Jeff Casler and Angelo Firenze don't run a Bitcoin conference. They run a Bitcoin camp. Jeff is a serial entrepreneur and MS survivor — co-founder of Camp Nakamoto and @btc_mass, with a thesis-forward "why this matters" voice. Angelo grew up on Sandy Island. He spent decades as director of the original family camp the property was built around — and now runs the Bitcoin version of the same idea. Every summer, the Bitcoin world boards another plane to another conference. And every summer, some of us come home wondering if we actually made a single real connection. This is the conversation about what happens when someone looks at that and decides to build the inverse — four days on a 66-acre private island in Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. Cabins. Campfires. All-inclusive meals including the Cattleman's Feast. A speaker series that doesn't feel like a speaker series because you're sitting with the speakers at dinner. June 18-21, 2026. I'm speaking there — and I said yes because I believe in what they're building. Their thesis is simple: the typical Bitcoin conference is great for introducing ideas. Camp Nakamoto is great for integrating them. You don't have five minutes after a…

People in this episode

Host: Cedric Youngelman

Guests: Jeff Casler, Angelo Firenze

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• summer camp
• networking
• entrepreneurship
• community building

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• Camp Nakamoto
• networking
• entrepreneurship
• community
• Lake Winnipesaukee
• summer camp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Camp Nakamoto, btc_mass

Places: Lake Winnipesaukee

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