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Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again

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One of my favorite memories from ten years ago was taking a pilgrimage to a part of Berlin that was called the Bitcoin Kiez: a region in Kreuzberg where there were around a dozen shops within a few hundred meters of each other that were all accepting Bitcoin for payments. The centerpiece of this community was Room 77, a restaurant and bar run by Joerg Platzer. In addition to simply accepting Bitcoin, it also served as a community center, and all kinds of open source developers, political activists of various affiliations, and other characters would frequently come by. Room 77, 2013. Source: my article from 2013 on Bitcoin Magazine. A similar memory from two months earlier was PorcFest (that's "porc" as in "porcupine" as in "don't tread on me"), a libertarian gathering in the forests of northern New Hampshire, where the main way to get food was from small popup restaurants with names like "Revolution Coffee" and "Seditious Soups, Salads and Smoothies", which of course accepted Bitcoin.

Dark Mode Toggle Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again 2023 Dec 28 See all posts Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again Special thanks to Paul Dylan-Ennis for feedback and review. One of my favorite memories from ten years ago was taking a pilgrimage to a part of Berlin that was called the Bitcoin Kiez : a region in Kreuzberg where there were around a dozen shops within a few hundred meters of each other that were all accepting Bitcoin for payments. The centerpiece of this community was Room 77 , a restaurant and bar run by Joerg Platzer. In addition to simply accepting Bitcoin, it also served as a community

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