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Today I talk with Simon and Jason, 2 British Bitcoiners who are involved in organising meetups and events throughout the UK, as well as promoting merchant adoption of Bitcoin.
Simon also known as @hodlsolo, is part of the LaserEyesCards project, is the co-founder of Bridge2Bitcoin, and organises the Northhamptonshire Bitcoin meetup.
Jason is the organiser of the Suffolk Bitcoin meetup.
I think there is a lot we can learn, and this conversation provided some great insight into approaches to merchant adoption and engaging with businesses, as well as running successful bitcoin meetups and events.
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Jason / Suffolk Bitcoin - https://twitter.com/suffolkbitcoin
Simon - https://twitter.com/hodlsolo
Bitcoin Events UK - https://twitter.com/BitcoinEventsUK
Northamptonshire Bitcoin meetup - https://twitter.com/NshireBitcoin
Laser Eyes Cards - https://twitter.com/LaserEyesCards
Bridge2 Bitcoin - https://twitter.com/Bridge2Bitcoin
Conversations Late at Night - https://fountain.fm/show/WaCmjCyjaGDNNA6wintx
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