We need contributors from all over to help us expand the Bitcoin Merchant Community, which is already growing like a thing that grows quickly: https://bitcoinmerchantcommunity.org

If you’ve started onboarding merchants or just want to, we launched a Discord where you can share what works, what hasn’t, and what could: https://discord.gg/f2xHv5QYK7

Maybe you saw the merchant onboarding plushies we gave US bitcoin hubs. Now we’re giving away more through the new Local Champions program, where bitcoiners can apply to get 25 plushies + leave-behinds for distribution to merchants and fellow bitcoiners: https://tally.so/r/Bzz5qQ

What else? If you’re a merchant or know one and want to support real money, join the Bitcoin Merchant Community’s Facebook Group to share ideas about marketing assets that might encourage customers to pay with bitcoin. Digital? Physical? Mystical? Tell us: https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fbitcoinmerchants%2F

And there’s more. The BMC’s website and marketing assets are under a Creative Commons license. Despite not knowing what kind of assets would be effective, we took a first shot. Use our Canva template to take a second, third, and fourth. Make us look bad. https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4oZRCO1E/WfBl_mXck2u1CYBE58hoYQ/view?mode=preview

Almost done. The BMC increases bitcoin payment adoption, but first, they need solid software. We remain vendor-agnostic, only endorsing easy POS solutions that cater to physical retail. If you're a POS vendor, check out the criteria then get in touch. https://github.com/bitcoinmerchants/bmc-website?tab=readme-ov-file#criteria-for-bitcoin-pos-solutions-to-be-included-on-the-bmc-website

Finally, get hyped. This initiative only works if you do. GitHub issues are the best way to improve the website and marketing materials. We really want to hear from global bitcoiners who want to translate marketing assets into languages not yet supported. https://github.com/bitcoinmerchants/marketing-assets