{"id":16118,"date":"2022-03-21T13:34:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T13:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=16118"},"modified":"2022-03-21T09:36:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T13:36:55","slug":"top-5-reasons-austins-the-epicenter-of-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/top-5-reasons-austins-the-epicenter-of-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Reasons Austin\u2019s The Epicenter of Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Larry Chiang<\/div>\n
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So many positives for our Austin ecosystem and it\u2019s support of Bitcoin <\/div>\n
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What transpired at \u2018south by\u2019 was solid. The setting of the Littlefield Building was perfectly on brand for the soundest money ever invented, Bitcoin. Two parts boring with one part really hard to enter, Bitcoin Commons lobby within a lobby is a perfect on ramp into a 2-day Bitcoin ConFab. Conference fabulous. <\/div>\n
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Here are top 5 data points you can benefit from with Austin\u2019s ascent into the top city for all things Bitcoin <\/div>\n
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-1- Austin as epicenter number one <\/div>\n
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Multiple multiple anchor points for Bitcoin. Capital Factory has how many events per week?? Bitcoin Commons has awesome new space adjoining unchainedCap\u202c\u2069 <\/div>\n
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-2- pop up workshops and meetups galore make Austin a siren that calls together all who love Bitcoin <\/div>\n
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Pleb is often a theme. <\/div>\n
Grass roots is the execution method. <\/div>\n
Nurturing and positive is the new network. <\/div>\n
Zero pecking order<\/div>\n
Everyone just coming together to get better. <\/div>\n
Bitcoin people side bar about getting fit, losing weight and eating better. <\/div>\n
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Opening chat for the
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\u2066\u202a@ODELL\u202c\u2069<\/a> and \u2066\u202a@MartyBent\u202c\u2069<\/a> at Bitcoin Commons (awesome new space from \u2066\u202a@unchainedcap\u202c\u2069<\/a> in the historic Littlefield Building) pic.twitter.com\/Lg4WDOG3F7<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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-3- VIP\u2019s in Town for Live music<\/div>\n

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Part and parcel to Austin-becoming-the-Citadel spring boards from Austin as live music capital of the world. <\/div>\n
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So executives want a free trip to a music festival. What better way to experience austin City Limits than to expense report your whole trip?<\/div>\n
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Saving money transitions is nicely into point number four<\/div>\n
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-4- Austin is a Bitcoin Heavenly Haven for Saving<\/div>\n
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Taking up as an entrepreneur in residence in Texas saves you almost double digit percentage rate in taxes. New York, Massachusetts and California people are migrating to our state in droves. <\/div>\n
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Bitcoin\u2019s primary value is \u201cStore of Value\u201d. Check out the transcript on DIYHPL.us<\/div>\n
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-4a- Saving money via a censorship resistance Store of Value<\/p>\n

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Bitcoin censorship-resistance explained by \u2066\u202a@MartyBent\u202c\u2069<\/a> and \u2066\u202a@ODELL\u202c\u2069<\/a> at \u2066\u202a@unchainedcap\u202c\u2069<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/YPXFOQxQFP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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-4b- Saving up in a free and open network<\/p>\n

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“If you live in a free market and open network, the best brand and the best experience will win.” –\u2066\u202a@jackmallers\u202c\u2069<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/CFl69Q0Zxw<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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-4c- Saving money isn\u2019t republicans or democrats<\/p><\/div>\n

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Saving money is not blue pill or even red pill. Saving money is orange pill. <\/div>\n
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“They say ‘it’s red team or it’s blue team that’s doing this to you,’ but no one is talking about the money.” – \u2066\u202a@MartyBent\u202c\u2069<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tzvDs4YT4A<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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-4d- Saving money via building a cathedral with no shitcoins<\/p><\/div>\n

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“I have to commend anyone that’s starting a bitcoin business and avoids the siren song of a token or these crypto models.” <\/p>\n

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-4f- Saving money by securing it with a multisig<\/p><\/div>\n


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#Multisig<\/a> is not us rolling our own crypto thing\u2014multisig is native to the #bitcoin<\/a> protocol. – \u2066\u202a@willcole\u202c\u2069<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/EP1C0Id2Ji<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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-5- Miners who Mine Bitcoin in Texas makes Austin a thought leadershipping think tank<\/p><\/div>\n

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God bless oil and gas execs who mine Bitcoin 
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-6- Best reason AUSTIN draws in so many Bitcoin people<\/p>\n

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Great weather<\/div>\n
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Get out there and enjoy Austin\u2019s weather and Simi <\/div>\n
It\u2019s a great Greek restaurant at the lobby of Bitcoin Commons<\/div>\n
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Ghost.io\u2019d from my personal iPhone, 650-283-8008<\/a>, number that Steve Jobs texted me on<\/span><\/div>\n

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