Miami wrap up time. Going to make this quick since Derek worded it perfectly. Special thanks to #[2]​ for the mug, #[3]​ for the poster, #[4]​ for the shirt. Shoutout to these plebs that I finally added on nostr. I’ll skip the npubs. Mallers, Aaron, Richard, Shimmy, OpenMike, Shap, Sherry, Seabass, Liran, Polotsky, Super Testnet, Chakany, Boutaina, Renata, Dr Dirty (Fedi), Holdorado, HodlTarantula, & CT. I’m pretty sure I met up with every nostr #plebchain legend that went to the conference / karaoke night / beach & after parties. Here’s a few but I’m sure I forgot others: because 🥃 Rockstar (RIP), Derek, Roya, Samskies, Josh & Kim, ExFrog, Shawn, Brent, AK, Walton, Tatum, Harambe, Avi, Pablo (Bullshit 🤣), Marce, Mads, Will & Vanessa, utxo, Stephen, Matteo (OPA), Ben (BTC Sessions), Shinobi, Mills, Keith, Steve (BDK), gsovereignty, Maro, & Dimi. Last but not least, my airbnb crew. #[6]​ #[7]​ #[8]​ & #[9]​ - PV fam. #plebchain
Derek Ross's avatar Derek Ross
It's very hard to try to come up with words to describe the experiences over the past week in Miami. Spending time with my Nostriches and Bitcoiners, building relationships, strengthening old ones and forging new ones will always be seen as some of the most memorable times in my life. You are family. You are loved. The conference itself was great, talking to people in the halls, booths, and at the Open Source Stage, however for me and I believe most of us, the real conference was all of our side events and evening activities. This is where the true conference was in my opinion. We had no grifters or scammers. We didn't have NFTs or altcoins. Honestly, we didn't really talk all that much about Bitcoin either. We discussed Nostr and everything else. We were growing Nostr IRL. We were growing our extended family and hatching new Nostriches along the way. We purple pulled thousands of new Nostr users. We showed them love and compassion. We were just humans being humans, as it should be. It was beautiful. From the taco party, to the beach parties, to karaoke night, to the hackathon, and every bar and restaurant in-between, this week was filled with so many memories that it would be impossible to name everything that happened, as everything is near and dear to my heart. Thank you for an amazing time. I look forward to seeing you all again. 🫂🤙🏻💜 image
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Okay, convinced. I am NOT going to miss the next Bitcoin Conference, even if it costs me a couple of my monthly salaries 🫠
So much love for you brother 🫂💜 thank you for everything! I can’t seem to find the words, it was too magical for me to try to put into words.. I’m forever grateful for the memories we made and share ❤️ thankful to have you in my life! You’re absolutely amazing and a fucking legend in my book!
Island, it was a pleasure and honor to meet you finally. You’re the beating heart of the nostr family and you showed that in Miami. Until November, brother! 🫂
Feeling these vibes in my soul. My note is coming soon. Dealing with my cranky truck atm to ensure I mine fiat tomo. Love you bro. Pura Vida