EP85: The Auckland Elbow with @Bitkiwi1 and @satstothemoon

2-Bit Idiots

English - May 22, 2023 14:13 - 1 hour - 130 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Previous Episode: EP84: Building Resilience into your Business with @Paulbuybtc

Next Episode: EP86: Another Bloody Dunworth with @MichaelDunwort1

Lurk on Twitter – Tick

Attend a BushBash – Tick

Wearing the Bitcoin Alive T-Shirt – Tick

What next - Maybe it’s time for you to cross the ditch?

We sit down Paul and Dan (2/3 of the Bit Kiwi movement) to find out exactly how things are in New Zealand (Paraparaumu) at grass roots level, the projects they are involved in and hear just how loose meetups are in Auckland. We also discuss:

Getting children to buy beer to gain KYC free sats ;-)

Remembering Anon's names in real life

Getting into Bitcoin with your childhood friends and becoming a maximalist within a few months

Showing up at a CRYpTocurrEnCy shit show, showed them the need to create a Bitcoin only alternative

The secrets to being a “professional” podcaster

Attending their first meetup in Auckland inspiring the creation of Bit Kiwi, which started in Wellington, then Christchurch but is now going national and becoming an event

Using lightning to engage new bitcoiners

A meetup library and a lightning ATM

Orange-pilling your family

Running an S19 in your house and heating your swimming pool with immersion mining, and using 0% government loans to pay for it

Being accused of being in a cult in work meetings

The Auckland Elbow and the Sleeve of Shame

Cost of living in NZ

Contact [email protected] if you want a copy of Bitcoin Magazine in New Zealand or Australia (issues 27 and 28).

Bit Kiwi Meetup Schedule

VI: 22nd Jul 2023. Fork and Brewer. Wellington. 2pm

VII: 28th Oct 2023. Brothers Beer. Mt Eden, Auckland. 2pm

VIII: 17th Feb 2024. Venue TBC. Queenstown.