Some technologies that changed the world were once dismissed. It took people willing to build businesses around them to show what they could do.
At the @btckoreaconf, @powdae shared those stories with a challenge for
Bitcoiners: What do you wish existed? Go build it.
Louis (@powdae) of @Coconut_BTC@Nonce_Lab presents bitcoin through a Korean cultural frame. ๐ฐ๐ท
He compares the adoption of Korean Hangul alphabet to the adoption of Bitcoin.
Using a native alphabet instead of Chinese characters was good for Korean sovereignty and independence from China. Yet, it was still met with resistance.
It took hundreds of years for Hangul to become mainstream. Today it is foundational to the independent Korean nation.
Louis draws big crowds, and is a respected elder of the Korean bitcoin community.
@btckoreaconf
On day one of the @btckoreaconf, @mineey_2100 shared how @BtcCtrSeoul โs classes, books, and meetups have grown and whatโs next for each.
Weโll keep making it easier for people in Korea to take their first steps with Bitcoin๐
์คํ์ด์ค ๋ฐฉ์ก ์ค์ ๋นํธ์ฝ์ธ์ผํฐ์์ธ์ ๋๋ฌ ์จ ๋ฐ๊ฐ์ด ๊น์ง ์๋๋ค!
์๋ ์ ๋จ๊ธด ๋ฐฉ๋ช ๋ก์ ์ ๋ฐ์ดํธํ ์น๊ตฌ๋ ์๊ณ , ์๋ก์ด ๋ฐฉ๋ช ๋ก๋ ๋ง์ด ์๊ฒผ์ด์๐
Look who dropped by the center while we were live on Spaces!
Some friends even updated their guestbook entries from last year, and we got lots of new messages too ๐งก
Such a lovely surprise๐
Someone covered the door at @BtcCtrSeoul โ no name, no fuss, just so more people could walk in.
You sign the guestbook and you're inside.
Read. Talk. Stay as long as you want.
As of November 6, twelve of those free visits were still left this month.
That gift only lands if someone actually shows up. Be one of them. ๐งก https://t.co/G66FF3UD0h
Proud to have Louis (@powdae) on stage at @btckoreaconf this Sunday.
CCOS and the builder network are on the table โ Korea's builders, devs, and community leaders each get a stage to show what they've been building.
If you're at @btckoreaconf, this is the one๐
https://t.co/NiV2G5vb3z
Our Bitcoin Center Seoul team was on Korean national TV (SBS) this morning, invited to talk about exchange security after a recent hack.
We naturally brought up self-custody. That part got cut, and we were introduced as 'people using crypto exchanges' ๐ฅฒ
If you cover exchange hacks, you should cover self-custody too.
From three days of BOSS Summit in Jaipur to two days on the Bitshala FOSS Stage at @thebitmela, it has been quite a journey.
We went deep into the work: Bitcoin Core, wallet development, Lightning, privacy, Nostr, cryptography, security, open-source infrastructure, and much more. We saw developers take apart difficult problems, share code, run workshops, test ideas, and put their projects in front of the community.
Few highlights: We mined testnet coins with @powdae, raced to claim 36,000 sats through Coconut Wallet, explored fuzzing Lightning implementations with @nishant282003, built with CDK, saw the Formstr stack by @HeyFormstr, CryoBrick by @apalok21, OpenSwap by @citadelfoss, and witnessed the official launch of Shroud by @theanmolsharma_.
We also had conversations that matter just as much: how to teach Bitcoin, build stronger communities, create sustainable businesses, protect privacy, and make self-custody accessible to more people.
And perhaps the best part was watching people learn from one another. First files uploaded to Formster Drive, sats earned, questions asked, ideas challenged, connections made, and new friendships formed.
To every speaker who shared their work, every builder who showed up with something to demonstrate, every attendee who asked a question, every volunteer who made things happen, and everyone who spent these five days with us: thank you ๐โโ๏ธ
This is what building an ecosystem looks like. Not just big announcements or finished products, but people showing up, sharing knowledge, helping each other, and putting in the work.
We came together to build, and we leave with more ideas, stronger connections, and plenty of work still ahead.
The stages are coming down, but the building continues.
Until next time ๐๐งก
The best feedback I have ever received on the summit from one of the dev was "wtf, this can't be real".
We exist to bring the dream down to reality. Something that otherwise wouldn't have existed, that wouldn't have scaled, not only exists but also going strong. And I cannot be more proud of the @bitshala_org team and what we have achieved so far. This feels dreamy for me too.
My sincere thanks and gratitude to all those who participated, all those who displayed extreme high energy in a continuous doomsday news cycle, and to those cypherpunks who commit their lives to bring Freedom Tech into existance. Thank you for all that you do. We exist to serve you.
Thanks to all our supporters who beleived in us and guided us along the way. We couldn't do it without you. @HRF@OpenSats@btrustteam.
And lastly thanks to @Vinteum_org@Coconut_BTC and @CodeOrangeDevs for sending their representatives to share the space with us. We learned a lot from each other.
What each summit brings is the hightened sende of belonging, reminder of the mission, and guides for the path forward. To fix the money. And in turn, to fix the world.
One line of code at a time.
Onwards and upwards. ๐
It was amazing having the @Coconut_BTC team with us in Jaipur, connecting with the Indian Bitcoin community and sharing their experiences of building in Korea.
Hereโs to stronger connections between India and Korea and many more such meetups ahead! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท
We loved spending four days with the @bitshala_org, getting to know the developers and sharing what weโre building at @Coconut_BTC. Their passion for Bitcoin and the conversations we had gave us plenty to learn from.
At @thebitmela, we got to share our experiences building Bitcoin communities in Korea and meet so many of our users in India face to face at the booth. Hearing their questions and perspectives was especially meaningful for our team.
Thank you to the Bitshala and Bitmela teams for welcoming us so warmly.
Weโre leaving Jaipur grateful for the old friends we reconnected with and the new ones we made. We hope these connections with India continue to grow!