BitPlebs #8

Jun 18, 2026

Agenda:

5PM – 5:15PM – Meet & greet

5:15PM – 6:30PM – Discussion of recent bitcoin related news & developments

6:30PM – 7PM – Hangout & QA


Reminders:

No photos, videos, audio recording

Leave the meeting space as clean as you found it

You are welcome to bring outside food/drinks


Local Bitcoin News:

  • Listen to the Rock Paper Bitcoin Podcast

  • Local bitcoin map update

  • Read bitcoin books by Brian Connelly

  • Grover Jr Plumbing radio spot

  • Alternate Harrisburg area bitcoin Meetup – Bitcoin in the Burg


General Bitcoin News:

  • Ongoing: Sign the change.org petition! Pardon the Samauri Devs

  • 5/22 - Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed Chair

  • 5/24 - Less than 100,000 blocks till next halving

  • 5/26 - Some sent 107 BTC to known burn addresses

  • 5/27 - Mastercard granted NY BitLicense

  • 5/28 - Fidelity comments on Iran accepting bitcoin payments

  • 5/29 - Treasury Secretary Bessent claims the US has seized Iranian bitcoin

  • 6/1 - Strategy sells 32 bitcoin, market freaks out

  • 6/17 - Illinois set to begin taxing bitcoin transactions

  • 6/18 - US & Iran sign MOU - historic US policy changes


Bitcoin Project Updates:

  • 4/26 - Luxor working with MicroBT to expand LuxOS to WhatsMiner hardware


Upcoming Local Bitcoin Events:

  • 6/28 - (BitB) Monthly Coffee Hang

  • 7/12 - (BitB) Proof of Hike

  • 7/16 BitPlebs #9


Trustworthy Places To Buy Mining Hardware

  • Altair Tech

  • Solo Satoshi

  • MegaMiner


Want to contribute to our next event?

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LN Address: businesscat@getalby.com