introducing pleb.fi: a bitcoin community by plebs, for plebs.
hosting events, workshops, talks, and hackathons on everything bitcoin.
come learn about bitcoin smart contracts, DeFi on bitcoin, building on lightning, sidechains, and much more.
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We are proud to announce @PortlandHODL as our second speaker!
He'll be breaking down "Filters and Metaprotocols" and finally putting the filter debate to rest.
Or will he?
TBH we have no idea what he's going to say.
But we do know it's going to 🔥.
We are bewitched to announce @TaprootWizards as a sponsor to Plebfi Metaprotocols! 🪄
With their help, we are going to make bitcoin magical again at our hackathon in Miami.
And that's a wrap! Out of the 11 amazing projects submitted, here are the winners:
1st - Mast Market
2nd - Labubu Assets
3rd - Annex Inscription
Honorary mention - Plebscan
Wednesdays are for fun. 🤭
We're giggled to announce @judoflexchop as speaker for Plebfi Metaprotocols!
He'll be hosting a workshop on Rust for wasm...and obviously alkanes. 👀
The Plebfi Miami '23 hackathon is complete!
We had 8 projects submitted with themes that touched on miniscript, nostr, ordinals, and layer 2.
The judges were really impressed with the projects and it was really tough to choose winners...but here we go!
Shoutout to @LayerTwoLabs for being our fourth sponsor! They design and produce advanced #Bitcoin📷 sidechains.
If you want to learn more, attend plebfi, check out out track Sidechains???, and hear from @Truthcoin himself!
We've been working on our topic and speaker line up and it is absolute 🔥!
We're grabbing the most innovative, creative, and baddest builders in bitcoin.
Turn on notifications. It's going to be only signal from here.
The morning lineup for Plebfi on May 16 is set! We'll be kicking things off with a miniscript track + @brqgoo.
@Rob1Ham - Smart contracts with miniscript
@edouardparis - Challenges with miniscript for HWW's
Rob + @darosior - Panel
Register below!
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Thank you @trustmachinesco for sponsoring plebfi! We appreciate your support as we push the boundaries of #Bitcoin. 🙌🙌🙌
Learn more about the company building a decentralized economy on #Bitcoin.
trustmachines.co/
We are thrilled to announce our first speaker for Plebfi Metaprotocols!
@btc_luce from @RebarLabs will doing a hackathon workshop on how to grab data for observability and analytics in Bitcoin & metaprotocols.
We're also excited to announce a Travel Sponsorship!
If you want to come but have limited financial resources, we want to hear from you!
Apply for our Travel Sponsorship form below. Funds are limited but we'll try our best to help as many as we can:
forms.gle/ZpcV4ju1KGvuehqDA
We are thrilled to announce @raphjaph as a speaker to Plebfi Metaprotocols!
What's he talking about? Probably ordinals. Probably runes. Definitely something you plebs will like.
The only way to find out? Come to Plebfi!
Thanks again to all our attendees, hackers, and speakers for an amazing event! It's exciting to see people continue to push the boundaries of bitcoin with creativity and passion.
Special shoutout to @coinward and @exfrog for putting on the event as well.
We are thrilled to announce @SetDevBTC as a sponsor to Plebfi Metaprotocols!
They are a premier bitcoin engineering firm having worked with both L1 and L2 applications.
Need to greenfield your project? Need a security audit? Come meet them at Plebfi in Miami!
🚨Plebfi Giveaway!!🚨
We are giving away a $150 Cote Miami giftcard!
COTE is America's first and only Michelin-starred Korean Steakhouse. There are only 3 locations in the world: Singapore, NYC and Miami.
See the post below for details.
many people to give a shout-out to for pleb.fi/austin but a huge one is due to @BuckPerley who really helped pull it together and encouraged me to make it something that survived past a one off in Miami.
Thanks Buck for feeding the pleb-mentum and making it happen.
We've got a killer space scheduled for tomorrow tomorrow at 10AM EST!
Tap in and set a reminder for a quick 30 minute rip. 🔔
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We are thrilled to have @char_btc as a sponsor to Plebfi!
Come meet the team and get fired up to hack some killer metaprotocol projects this weekend. 🔥
We are thrilled to announce @OmnityNetwork as a sponsor to Plebfi!
As a hub, they bring other chains to bitcoin and provide a runes exchange execution layer using PSBT's.
Come meet them at plebfi!
cruelty is closing the ticket list the day *before* annoucning @udiWertheimer will talk -- this event is only for da real plebz.
(waitlist still open at pleb.fi/austin)
We're thrilled to announce @setzeus as a speaker to Plebfi Metaprotocols!
As the official(?) mempool daddy, he'll reveal which of the three ways to speed up bitcoin txns is his favorite:
- 🍼 Child pays for parent
- 🔄 Replace by fee
- 💸 Pay to anchor
We are thrilled to announce a killer panel featuring @taggaOyl@btc_luce from @RebarLabs and @LukaszWicher!
They'll be closing out the speaker portion of plebfi by predicting where the future of metaprotocols will go. 👀
Get a sneak peak into the future and come to plebfi!
ATTENTION: this is your last chance to sign up for the pleb.fi/austin interest form;
interest form closes at 6PM & Eventbrites will be emailed out later tonight—spots are limited to 50 and are first come first serve
Turn on tweet notifications & keep an eye on your 📪
We're thrilled to announce @OwenKemeys from @foundationhq will be demo-ing how to fuse metaprotocols with hardware wallets using super saiyan energy.
Dragon balls not included.
Our travel sponsorship application deadline is this Wednesday!
If you want to come to Miami for Plebfi but need some help financially, fill out the form in the post below. We'll do our best to help!
Happy Monday Plebs!
We're excited to announce our next speaker!
@joshdoman_ will be debating with his alter ego on whether or not bitcoin needs AML-compliant metaprotocols.
You won't want to miss this exciting back forth he'll be having with himself!
The heart behind plebfi is to never stop improving #bitcoin. We push boundaries, we iterate, we create.
Join us on May 16-17 for a 24 hour hackathon where we'll be exploring ordinals, Nostr+lightning, and fedimint.
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Second place is Last Pay! They expanded on the reddit idea of "the button" (which users tap to keep it live on the website and lasted for 3+ months) and integrated it with Nostr + zaps!
Brace yourselves plebs. @rot13maxi will be kicking off Plebfi Metaprotocols with a banger:
Unlocking L1 programmability for Metaprotocols with policy signers.
Make sure to get your coffee, cuz this one's going to melt your minds. ☕️
2/3 WTF are metaprotocols? 😵💫
They're frameworks that extend bitcoin's functionality on L1. Examples include but aren't limited to BRC20, runes, ordinals, alkanes, taproot assets, and more!
We are thrilled to announce @raphjaph as a speaker to Plebfi Metaprotocols!
What's he talking about? Probably ordinals. Probably runes. Definitely something you plebs will like.
The only way to find out? Come to Plebfi!
If you want to help advance bitcoin functionality through exploring metaprotocols, we are looking for sponsors for Plebfi! 🙏
Come feed the plebs and help us never stop improving bitcoin.
Reach out by filling out the form in the next post:
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There are 8 days left until plebfi! You won't want to miss this event.
Check out the schedule here: pleb.fi/miami2023/
Then register below to get your tickets and a chance to win $4k in prizes with your team.
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forms.gle/6ErdeQZAq466cR7t5
🚨🚨🚨REMINDER secure your pleb.fi/austin tickets if you haven’t yet!
also fill out the waitlist ^ if you’re interested in coming but didn’t sign up in time
Okay well that's a wrap! We've uploaded all our talks and this is the final post in the thread. Oh and huge shoutout to @exfrog for recording and editing the videos. 🙏
We are thrilled to announce Ryan Grant as a speaker to Plebfi!
He'll be unlocking the deep mysteries of how the "Key to Self-custody is Key Distribution." 🔑
Come to plebfi this weekend to learn more!
#ICYMI: Catch this pre-party to plebfi metaprotocols with @cbspears@rot13maxi and @ponzini!
We're also offering a travel sponsorship to anyone who wants to come to Miami but needs some help financially!
Fill out the form in the post below.
We've updated our website with a draft of our schedule (pleb.fi/miami2023/) with the latest confirmed speakers and topics. This will continue to be updated as we get closer to the event.
Make sure to RSVP before tix prices go up next week!
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Speaker update!
@ArcadeCityMayor, proposer of NIP-28 for public chat and NIP-32 for reputation, will be presenting on Layer Two Nostr to round out our #Nostr track.
Register now to purchase your $20 tickets before our spots run out!
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If you're interested in hacking, speaking or sponsoring, fill out the form below! We will review your submission and then send you the link to purchase a ticket after.
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We are thrilled to announce @polybeaming as our first sponsor for Plebfi: Metaprotocols!
If your runes are getting lazy and need to touch some grass, take them to Starknet for a walk using Polybeam! 🦮
PLEBFI IS TOMORROW!
Pack up your bags and boot your laptops.
PS here's a special shoutout to our gold sponsors:
@char_btc@polybeam@TaprootWizards Digital Contract Design.
Thank you for helping us put on the best Bitcoin hackathon in the universe. 🪐
If you're looking for high-signal, dev-focused event during Bitcoin 2023, cop these tickets today before prices go up!
We have limited availability so get in before it's too late!
Topics we're discussing will be:
-Miniscript
-Nostr+Lightning
-Fedimint
-and more!
There's only 1 week left before prices increase for pleb.fi/miami2023/ (May 16-17)!
Get your tickets and get a chance to earn up to $4,000.
Prices will go from $10->$20. We know. It's almost as bad as inflation.
Fill out this form to RSVP!
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PSA: We only have 100 slots available for plebfi and slots are filling up! Deadline is May 8th.
Make sure to reserve your spot now before it's too late! Who knows, you could pay for your whole trip to Miami if you win!
Prizes:
1-$4k
2-$2.5k
3-$1k
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Captain's log, Starfleet Command:
Our hackers have been cooking over night.
Bugs abound, but Celsius have pushed the crew over the hump.
Deadline is fast approaching.
The end is near.
Today we have @raphjaph how explores how devs can leverage bitcoin metaprotocols and why tests are extremely important to building!
piped.video/yLdVWZXzZp0
With Plebfi Metaprotocols just 2 weeks away, we want to give a huge shoutout to @polybeaming.
Not only were they the first to sponsor our hackathon, but they've been amazing co-hosts for the event. 🙏