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Bitcoin Charlotte
@Bitcoin-Charlotte

Bitcoin Charlotte is a local Bitcoin community established block 249,503. With 2500+ members and growing, we host in-person socials, networking events and workshops to educate the community about all things Bitcoin. Our mission is to spread knowledge to liberate individuals and businesses from financial dependence on banks and governments by leveraging the most superior money in history, Bitcoin.

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October with Bitcoin Charlotte⚡️

Come learn, connect, and spend time with Charlotte’s Bitcoin community at our upcoming events around town.

Save the dates and RSVP for full event details - meetup.com/bitcoincharlotte/events

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September with Bitcoin Charlotte⚡️

Come learn, connect, and spend time with Charlotte’s Bitcoin community at our upcoming events around town.

Save the dates and RSVP for full event details - meetup.com/bitcoincharlotte/events

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Local Block Market #9 is TODAY, 8/30

𝟭-𝟲 PM at OMB LoSo Biergarten 🍻
📍4150 Yancey Road

Come spend the day with 21+ local makers and creators, ice-cold beer and live music.

🎶Shop local, support your community!

All vendors accept Lightning payments.

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🔥5/24 Local Block Market Vendor - Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (LoSo)🔥

The Bitter Lady - Woman owned business that makes small batch botanical bitters using organic ingredients, local spirits and honey made in Charlotte, NC.

thebitterlady.com

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Emil · 29w
Have you been successful in them keeping on accepting bitcoin? If so, how? Is there enough Bitcoiners around to support this longterm, to support these businesses? Thanks! 😊
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Good question. It's something we are thinking about too. We just started this initiative, so we're open to suggestions on how to keep them accepting. Maybe another push that pays out (10,000 sats) if people go and verify they still accept?

For roughly 2 years we've had about 4 other businesses accepting bitcoin, and we host meetups at those locations at least monthly. We have a very strong community of bitcoiners that are loyal to these businesses. The reality is that there is not even close to enough people regularly spending bitcoin for it to be meaningful for the business, at least short term. That's why we are excited about this initiative!

Our hope is to show the community that bitcoin is a very valid everyday money. Thus, people will talk about it, get more, spend more, and consider accepting it themselves.

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Emil · 29w
Thanks for your honest answer. I’m all for the initiative! 🔥 Where I am I feel like we’re not there yet, or even close to the numbers we have to have in order to make it stick. It will be fun and all but maybe only a few promille in terms of money for a place if we do our regular meet-ups the...
Herr Urlaub⚡💜 · 29w
How about doing this in Kempten im Allgäu . nostr:nprofile1qqsqx84rqcvglmnrr2r0rg8ynnhg70tzty4ju7l9lr430z8ryldngzspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2uckuvq2z !
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We hope to inspire cities everywhere. Soon we'll have everything packaged so any organizer can take the website, stickers, the plan, etc so any city can implement. All the organizer needs to do is fund 1 bitcoin.

fingers crossed this actually works! 5 businesses already onboarded
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Hilary Kai · 29w
The open-source approach is the only way to scale city-level adoption. Packaging the playbook makes it repeatable without needing a central foundation. 5 businesses is a solid start for a proof of concept. Good luck with the funding. #bitcoin
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📣Onboarding 100 Charlotte Businesses with 1 Bitcoin📣

Bitcoin Charlotte is launching the Onboarding 100 Initiative: our goal is to get 100 local brick-and-mortar businesses accepting Bitcoin by March 2027.

⚡Here's the deal: for every business YOU personally onboard, you'll earn 1,000,000 sats (0.01 BTC or ≈ $700 USD).

What counts as "onboarded"?

✅ Business is added to BTCMap.org
✅ They have a Bitcoin Accepted Here sign at the entrance and/or register
✅ You capture a successful Lightning payment on video
✅ Submit everything to our Telegram and get verified

That's it. You don't need to be a tech wizard. Square makes it simple for most businesses, and we even have free stickers to get them started.

Know a local coffee shop, barber, restaurant, maker, baker, or boutique that should be on the Bitcoin map? This is your chance to make it happen — and get rewarded for it.

👉 Full initiative details & FAQ: https://bitcoincharlotte.org/business/onboarding-100-initiative

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Cody · 29w
Whoa!?!? Who is paying for this?!?
Little Johnny · 29w
Very cool!
SATSY · 29w
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modulo · 29w
Nice! Adding Charlotte to my destination list.
Chris · 29w
Wonderful idea….but be careful. Education is of paramount importance. If they don’t know WHY they are doing it, they won’t stick with it. Keep going though. Awesome. 🙌 🧡
freecritter · 29w
Well done
Herr Urlaub⚡💜 · 29w
How about doing this in Kempten im Allgäu . nostr:nprofile1qqsqx84rqcvglmnrr2r0rg8ynnhg70tzty4ju7l9lr430z8ryldngzspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2uckuvq2z !
The Tim · 29w
As someone outside the USA, can I still try orange pill a business?! 1 mil SATS is a serious incentive!
Emil · 29w
Have you been successful in them keeping on accepting bitcoin? If so, how? Is there enough Bitcoiners around to support this longterm, to support these businesses? Thanks! 😊
Bitcoin Burger · 29w
Very good initiative!
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This workshop will be covering a topic that is vital to each and every one of us, our health! Bitcoin Charlottes very own member, Megan Veneman, will be presenting about CrowdHealth and answering questions regarding traditional health insurance and crowd funded Healthcare. Join us for an insightful evening and how we can all approach healthcare from a more cost-effective method.

Join us for the last meetup of the year! https://www.meetup.com/bitcoincharlotte/events/312255845/

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