FBCE / Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies is on Nostr

Advancing Bitcoin circular economies around the world to increase opportunity for all and build healthy, inclusive communities.

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2024-09-01 21:24:52

Book your next vacation, business stay or other accommodation need with @npub1md9…9533. Stay anywhere paying with #Bitcoin #BTC and be part of the global scale-up of the Bitcoin circular economy.
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2024-08-23 16:39:03

The project Bitcoin Dominicana has been making major progress growing the #Bitcoin circular economy in the #DominicanRepublic. They are one of the recipients of our recent Bitcoin Beach Grants for Bitcoin Circular Economies, an initiative on which FBCE partnered with Bitcoin Beach (El Salvador) and @npub1kmw…xqk9.
Bitcoin Dominicana's efforts have begun receiving a LOT of public and media attention, including the recent article below. While the article needs correction that we are talking about Bitcoin only and not "other crypto", and that businesses are only accepting Bitcoin as payment, it is good to see media tuning in.
Here is the English translation of the article.
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More and more businesses in the Dominican Republic are accepting bitcoin.
So far, 41 businesses accept bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a means of payment on the island.
Key facts:
✅ Bitcoin Dominicana affirms that the growth of businesses accepting BTC “has been constant.”
✅ The Dominican Republic is the Caribbean island with the most locations within the Bitcoin ecosystem.
The adoption of bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies among businesses in the Dominican Republic is increasing. More than 40 locations already accept these digital assets as means of payment, according to @npub1864…t2tq data.
On its website, the monitoring platform indicates that 41 businesses on the island accept crypto assets for payments. Thus, the Dominican Republic is positioned as the second largest island in the Caribbean Sea with the most businesses adopting cryptocurrencies.
@npub1864…t2tq shows that the majority of Dominican merchants that accept BTC and cryptoassets as payment are located in the capital, Santo Domingo. There is also a presence of stores in Punta Cana, Samaná, Santiago de los Caballeros, Puerto Plata and Cabarete.
According to what@npub1864…t2tq shows, restaurants, supermarkets, wineries, recording studios, technology stores, skateparks, cafes and even textile factories in the Dominican Republic accept #BTC and cryptocurrencies as means of payment.
With its 41 businesses, the Dominican Republic surpasses Cuba (32), Puerto Rico (7) and San Martín (6) in the number of locations accepting Bitcoin. Although it is still behind Curacao, which is the Caribbean island with the highest number of businesses that adopted crypto assets (79).
Most businesses that now accept BTC and crypto assets as payment in the Dominican Republic have the support of the Bitcoin Dominicana organization, which is dedicated to promoting the BTC economy in that country.
Bitcoin Dominicana said that the growth of businesses that accept cryptoassets as payment “has been constant.” This, highlighting that since last year the number of locations that adopted BTC and cryptocurrencies has increased.
This indicates a “consolidation of our Bitcoin circular economy into something special for participating business owners and our country,” according to the organization.
https://www.criptonoticias.com/comunidad/adopcion/comercios-republicadominicana-aceptando-bitcoin/

2024-08-17 18:38:17

We’re trying to spend more time on #Nostr these days to help raise the visibility of #Bitcoin circular economies and to help promote #BTC circular economies that have a presence on Nostr.
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2024-08-15 17:10:00

On July 30, 2024, we announced the winners of the inaugural Bitcoin Beach Grants for #Bitcoin Circular Economies.
This partnership between the Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies (@FBCE), Bitcoin Beach (El Salvador) and @npub1kmw…xqk9 was designed to help new and small Bitcoin circular economy projects advance their local activities.
A total of 50,000,000 sats were awarded to 23 projects from 18 countries around the world.
🇰🇪 5 million sats in total to Bitcoin Mtaani and Afribit Kibera for work to build the Bitcoin circular economy in the informal settlement of Kibera located in Nairobi, Kenya.
🇭🇹 5 million sats to Yes Bitcoin Haiti for their multifaceted work to continue growing the Bitcoin circular economy in the region of St. Michel de l'Attalaye, Haiti.
🇧🇬 3 million sats to Ordermoon, an innovative project growing the Bitcoin circular economy in Sofia, Varna and Plovdiv in Bulgaria through BTC enabled restaurant listings, table booking, and food ordering.
🇮🇩 3 million sats to Bitcoin House Bali for their work to build a closed-loop Bitcoin circular economy in Bali, Indonesia.
🇩🇴 3 million sats to Bitcoin Dominican Republic, for their work to advance the Bitcoin circular economy throughout the island.
🇰🇪 3 million sats to Bitcoin Babies, a powerful social impact project for mothers and infants in Kimbo, Kenya which is growing the local Bitcoin circular economy through this project.
🇺🇸 3 million sats to Bitcoin Republic to grow the Bitcoin circular economy in Los Angeles, USA, anchored in the city’s diaspora community from El Salvador and then expanding next to other Spanish-speaking diaspora communities in the city.
🇨🇺 2 million sats to Cuba Bitcoin for their work to grow the Bitcoin circular economy throughout Cuba, from a base in Havana.
🇬🇭 2 million sats to Bitcoin Dua to expand the Bitcoin circular economy in Agbozume, Ghana from the base of an education centre that will enable them to further diversify and scale activities.
🇲🇽 2 million sats to Bitcoin Isla Mujeres, an emerging Bitcoin circular economy project located on this island off the Yucatan coast of Mexico.
🇺🇾 2 million sats to Bitcoin House Montevideo to grow the Bitcoin circular economy in the capital city of Uruguay.
🇳🇬 2 million sats to Anambra Bitcoin Community for their work to grow the Bitcoin circular economy in Anambra State, Nigeria anchored in the Onitsha Main Market, one of the largest markets on the African continent.
🇸🇷 2 million sats to Nova Stars which is growing the Bitcoin circular economy in Paramaribo, Suriname by integrating Bitcoin into the various activities of this football club and social development project for youth and their families.
🇳🇬 2 million sats to Calabar Bitcoin Club for their efforts to grow the Bitcoin circular economy in Calabar located in Cross River State, Nigeria.
🇸🇷 2 million sats to Bitcoin Sranan, a project aimed at growing the overall Bitcoin circular economy in Paramaribo, the capital city of Suriname.
🇺🇬 2 million sats to School of Satoshi, a partner project of Bitcoin Kampala, for their efforts to scale up the Bitcoin circular economy in Kampala and region, in Uganda.
🇺🇸 2 million sats to Bitcoin Tamps Bay, for efforts to continue expanding the Bitcoin circular economy in the city of Tampa Bay, Florida, USA.
🇮🇳 1 million sats to Bitcoin Beach Goa / Plebs Together for their work to grow a Bitcoin circular economy in Benaulim, a coastal town in Goa, India.
🇮🇹 1 million sats to B is for Bosa, an emerging Bitcoin circular economy in the town of Bosa, located in Sardinia, Italy.
🇿🇲 1 million sats to Bitcoin Victoria Falls to continue scaling their Bitcoin circular economy efforts in the town of Livingstone (Mosi-oa-tunya / Victoria Falls), Zambia.
🇲🇸 1 million sats to Bitcoin Montserrat for efforts to incubate the local Bitcoin circular economy on the island of Montserrat, in the Caribbean.
🇺🇦 1 million sats to DVADTZYATODIN (which translates to “Twenty One”) for efforts to grow the Bitcoin circular economy in the cities of Kyiv and Kharkivin, in Ukraine.
We will continue to bring you updates via Nostr from these growing Bitcoin circular economies as well as other more established Bitcoin circular economies. Stay tuned!

2024-06-07 23:56:53

📍BITCOIN BEACH GRANTS FOR #BITCOIN CIRCULAR ECONOMIES 📍
HOMEPAGE & TO APPLY
https://geyser.fund/grants/bcegrant
INSTRUCTIONS
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YeQt-PFVBPM9bTTFyXIKTmxE6FXPP9SyfKGYtTF9cGg
RECORDED WORKSHOPS
1️⃣ https://tinyurl.com/t8cm2vhk
2️⃣ https://tinyurl.com/3amru97x
3️⃣ https://tinyurl.com/4dv783fc
RECORDED Q&A
https://x.com/fbceglobal/status/1798375229783486471

2024-05-21 20:39:48

Join us on May 22nd beginning at 4pm UTC for the second workshop as part of the Bitcoin Beach Grants for #Bitcoin circular economies. We will be exploring the importance of education for #BTC circular economies and lessons in on-boarding merchants.
https://geyser.fund/grants/bcegrants

2024-05-15 01:22:28

If you’re willing to take a pause from Nostr, right now over on that other app (yes, the one with the single letter that comes before “Y”) there’s a Spaces being hosted by Bitcoin Beach and we’re hearing from team members at @npub14f2…v7lu about the establishment and evolution of their #Bitcoin circular economy.
https://x.com/bitcoinbeach/status/1790547410013589893?s=46

2024-05-14 13:02:45

Have you been thinking about starting a new local #Bitcoin Circular Economy project? Maybe you’re already hosting meet-ups, on-boarding merchants to #BTC or other activities that are components of a Bitcoin circular economy, and now it’s time to take the next step. This may be a great opportunity for your group! 👇
https://geyser.fund/grants/bcegrants
Let’s make 2024 the year of the Bitcoin Circular Economy!
Please help spread the word. This is just the beginning! ✊
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2024-05-09 15:12:48

📣📣📣 Spread the word! Have you been hosting a local #Bitcoin meet-up, doing #Bitcoin education, spending sats at local stores, but not sure what to do next? This may be the opportunity for you to move forward, pulling different pieces together into a local #Bitcoin circular economy project.
BITCOIN BEACH GRANTS Campaign for Bitcoin Circular Economies…
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2024-05-08 13:14:27

📣 We’ll be adding more details about the Bitcoin Beach Grants campaign to the @npub1kmw…xqk9 page soon (workshops, application criteria and timelines, etc). In the meantime, groups interested in these #Bitcoin grants should please take note of some important details.
✅ The Bitcoin Beach Grants are intended for #Bitcoin circular economy projects and NOT for independent Bitcoin education activities, meet-ups, content creation activities, human rights campaigns, or other activities like this in isolation.
Activities like that may be included in an application as components of the plan to build the local #BTC circular economy, of course. They are all key components of building out a #BTC circular economy. But the grants are not intended to support these activities in isolation.
Groups interested in funding to support activities like this (ie, education, meetups, etc) will need to integrate them into a local #BTC circular economy vision and project. Newly proposed and created #BTC circular economy projects are very welcome to apply!
🔗 To help you better understand the concept of a #Bitcoin circular economy and possible steps for starting and/or growing a local #BTC circular economy we recommend reviewing information at our “About Bitcoin Circular Economies” page: https://fbce.io/about-circular-economies
📍For #Bitcoin circular economy projects that are just getting started, we also recommend studying and connecting with other established #BTC circular economy projects. They can help you imagine and plan your vision and your activities. Visit: https://fbce.io/btc-circular-economies
🎥 The series of workshops that will be delivered as part of the Bitcoin Beach Grants campaign will cover a range of important topics in building and growing a #Bitcoin circular economy: on-boarding merchants, embedding Bitcoin education, developing local leadership, etc.
There is still time. No rush!
❓When you have questions about grant criteria, ideas, etc please reach out to FBCE here or at admin@fbce.io and we will get you appropriate responses.
❓For questions about the application process on the Geyser platform please direct them to @npub1kmw…xqk9.
Let’s go!!! ✊🧡
GRANTS PAGE: https://geyser.fund/grants/bcegrants

2024-05-08 01:32:01

Over on X right now, we’re hearing from Montanha Bitcoin, a #Bitcoin circular economy in Brazil. They received mentorship from @npub1m3t…m888 and have grown into a more established group, delivering a fruits for sats program for kids, on-boarding merchants, doing financial literacy and #Bitcoin education, and more!
https://x.com/bitcoinbeach/status/1788012484336693406?s=46

2024-05-07 22:07:08

🌎 Exciting News! Introducing a new global campaign to advance #Bitcoin Circular Economies. With funding and support from Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador, we’re pleased to announce a new campaign to support emerging #Bitcoin Circular Economies around the world, delivered in partnership with Bitcoin Beach and @npub1kmw…xqk9.
📢 What's in store? Educational content, grant funding, and ongoing mentorship to empower emerging #Bitcoin Circular Economies.
Are you growing a local ecosystem where #BTC fuels transactions, savings, and community development? 🌱Then participate in online workshops and apply for grant funding to strengthen your local #Bitcoin Circular Economy. A total of 0.5 #BTC is allocated for this grant round, which will be distributed across successful applications. Don't miss out!
📅 Stay tuned for full details on timelines, workshop dates, and grant submission process 👇
https://geyser.fund/grants/bcegrants
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2024-05-06 18:09:46

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Great tip! That may be a component of @npub1zkr…k6ec's success in the ekasi too. They had a great video about it a while back.

2024-05-06 10:59:20

Hey all, @npub16v6…8jef is doing amazing work to increase #Bitcoin education and adoption, and plant the seeds for a #Bitcoin circular economy in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Please follow them and help them grow their mission!
Part of the growing #BTC movement in South Africa! @npub1zkr…k6ec @npub1k3z…ydsu @npub1w7l…85pa
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2024-05-05 15:02:11

Stay tuned! Something exciting coming soon from Bitcoin Beach (El Salvador), @npub1kmw…xqk9 and @FBCE. Please follow along to keep track of updates!
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2024-05-05 13:39:27

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Thank you!!! 🧡✊

2024-05-05 12:04:59

This seems pretty cool! Follow @npub1kmw…xqk9 and @npub1dcc…qdql and help support local #Bitcoin circular economies like @npub1w7l…85pa @npub1k3z…ydsu @npub1zkr…k6ec @npub1m3t…m888 @npub1etg…8n6e @npub14f2…v7lu and others once they join Nostr!
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2024-05-05 02:31:28

It took us a bit longer than we planned, but we’re now on #Nostr! Looking forward to connecting with #Bitcoin #BTC and community development allies from around the world here!
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