The Great Lakes Megalopolis w/Matthew D: Ann Arbor, MI | Ep. 021

Matthew D has been boosting Local Bitcoiners since episode one, and this week he finally joins Rev and Reed to represent Michigan Bitcoin culture. We discuss his meetup journey from his first meetup at a downtown Ann Arbor brewery, where talking Bitcoin with a Ben Franklin lookalike in front of a brick wall felt like sitting in a revolutionary tavern, to the dozen-odd meetups now scattered from Blue Water to Grand Rapids. A forester by trade who came to sound money by way of local food, Matthew explains how quitting seed oils turned into White Paper Street Soap: a beef tallow bar he sells for sats at meetups, and a practical answer to the question of what an ordinary person can actually contribute to a circular economy. The conversation digs into why consumables are the bridge from store of value to medium of exchange, how Lake Satoshi has become the glue binding Michigan's meetup cultures together, and why a state with no single center may have accidentally built one of the best circular economies in the world.

Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com

Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time

Ann Arbor Bitcoin: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/108337725431

White Paper Street Soap: https://www.whitepaperstreetsoap.com/

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