Issue #65 - Beauty dollars in, wallet services out
Time to start learning more about holding your bitcoin in your own keys.
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It appears the governments and big financial institutions are now fighting Bitcoin. But the best part, Bitcoin was designed for this from the ground up.
Shutting down 3rd Party Hosted services is only going to force people to make the self hosted services easier to setup, run and maintain. So they are doing the industry a service in the long run.
My personal concern, they will attack people who self custody and call them terrorists. The narrative has already been planted in the main stream media. But don’t let it discourage you. Because long term bitcoin is designed to be resistant to this type of tyranny.
Thank you for reading. Have a great week.
Nicki & James
Week 68 - Phoenix Lightning Wallet, Self Custody, Live from Berlin El Salvador:
Our service this week is Phoenix Self Custody Wallet. The lightning wallet that supports the most features. Find where to spend bitcoin and more.
Watch the video here.
3rd Party Hosted Wallet of Satoshi Out of USA
Apple and iOS iPhone apps are easily victims of politics. People in the USA have just lost easy access to a convenient wallet. Which highlights the need for people to consider using Self Hosted wallets. And it doesn’t have to be as hard as it sounds.
Check out tools for your phone like Phoenix, Breez, Mutiny, BitKit or Zeus for your own node.
https://x.com/walletofsatoshi/status/1727937085741678679
Nodeless Bitcoin Payment Gateway
This hosted service to help e-commerce websites easily accept bitcoin has just been legally attacked and forced to turn off the hosted service. We used it, as a great plug and play service.
But it now forces us to go to either 3rd party hosted services or run our own node.
Attack on services like these appear have to increased. Self hosting is key to building a stronger network.
https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1728517268408304112
Miss Universe Boosts Economy $177,000,000
El Salvador on the world stage again. We are well aware of this space as these beauty queens start to embrace bitcoin.
Miss Tourism El Salvador 2023 is from Berlin, the Bitcoin Circular Economy that is putting pins on the map, also has huge potential to make a very big impact.
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EVENTS
Bitcoin Casual Meetup
Weekly Meetup San Salvador
WHEN: Tue, Nov 28, 2023 6:00-10:00 PM
WHERE: Honolulu
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My First Bitcoin
Monthly Meetup San Salvador
WHEN: Thur, Nov 30, 2023, 6:00 PM
WHERE: Costeno Azul
WEBSITE: Twitter.com
Bitcoin Beach #20
Monthly Meetup El Zonte
WHEN: Fri, Dec 1, 2023 5:00 PM
WHERE: Palo Verde Hotel
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Bitcoin Farmers Market
Bitcoin Farmers Market El Zonte
WHEN: Sun, Dec 3, 2023, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
WHERE: El Zonte
WEBSITE: Twitter.com/btcfarmersmrkt
Bitcoin Casual Meetup
Weekly Meetup San Salvador
WHEN: Tue, Dec 5, 2023 6:00-10:00 PM
WHERE: Honolulu
BOOK: Turn up.
Bitcoin Dinner
Weekly Meetup El Zonte
WHEN: Fri, Dec 8, 2023 6:30 PM
WHERE: The Beach Break
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Santa Ana Meetup
Monthly Meetup Santa Ana (Spanish first)
WHEN: Mon, Dec 11, 2023 6:00 PM
WHERE: Laughing Stock Coffee
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Bitcoin Casual Meetup
Weekly Meetup San Salvador
WHEN: Tue, Dec 12, 2023 6:00-10:00 PM
WHERE: Honolulu
BOOK: Turn up.
Berlin Bitcoin Farmers Market
Bitcoin Farmers Market in Berlin
WHEN: Sun, Dec 17, 2023, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
WHERE: Berlin, Usulutan
WEBSITE: Twitter.com/btcfarmersmrkt
Bitcoin Beach #21
Monthly Meetup El Zonte
WHEN: Fri, Dec 29, 2023 5:00 PM
WHERE: Palo Verde Hotel
BOOK: EventBrite.com
Self Custody Your Bitcoin, or They Can Take It
SeedSinger is a great hardware wallet that does 2 things really well
Forces you to backup keys in a more secure way.
Offers plausible deniability through standard hardware.
Watch Week 57 of our live show for more information.
Watch our “How To Video” to use a SeedSigner to create a wallet.
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