Bitcoin is Secret Knowledge w/James: Chilliwack, BC | Ep. 035

James, who organizes the Chilliwack meetup in BC’s Fraser Valley, explains how Peter McCormack’s meetups at Bedford in England inspired him to start an education-focused meetup two hours outside Vancouver, going from a loud pub to a rented room at the curling club to a cafe that accepts Bitcoin. The three of them talk about how closely attendance has followed the price, why keeping the meetup going through the bear (“holding the door open”) is worth $100 a month, and why Bitcoin and D&D attract so many of the same people who like the idea of having secret knowledge. In the value for value segment, Rev and Reed ask for listener feedback on new website features like a live chat and voice-note boosts, explain how to heat a greenhouse with a miner, and ask whether Bitcoin culture has hit bottom. 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 Chilliwack Meetup: meetup.com/bitcoinprivilege/ 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: [email protected] 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: ]