Meetup to discuss VA meetup summit and Bitcoin LARP

Join 757BTC on January 10th from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Mile Zero Marine in downtown Portsmouth for a family friendly meetup to ring in the new year. We'll celebrate 17 years since Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first block on the Bitcoin blockchain, reflect on what the meetup accomplished in 2025, and discuss plans for 2026. Some members are bringing food and drink to share. Seating is limited, so bringing a camp chair is recommended.

The 757btc and Virginia Beach meetup groups are hosting a Christmas market with vendors that accept Bitcoin at Beach Montessori Christian Academy in Virginia Beach from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Support your local circular Bitcoin economy and pick up some last minute holiday gifts. All interested merchants can register on the 757btc website. Join Hampton Roads Bitcoiners for great conversation, hands-on Bitcoin exchange demonstrations, and fellowship for all skill levels.

Join 757BTC at Mile Zero Marine in Portsmouth at 2:00 PM to explore home Bitcoin mining solutions. Home miners are just as efficient as any electric space heater except you also earn sats for the work. Example mining equipment will be demonstrated and discussed. The meetup will have plenty of hands-on activities for everyone to try, so bring your curious friends and family.

Join Hampton Roads Bitcoiners at Mile Zero Marine in Portsmouth at 2:00 PM for a meetup focused on the security of the Bitcoin network. We'll cover cryptography basics, best practices for holding and interacting with Bitcoin, and the latest research on identifying critical scenarios that lead to forks in the main chain. We'll also review core concepts like freedom of speech, code is speech, and what is money.

Join Hampton Roads Bitcoiners at Mile Zero Marine in Portsmouth at 12:00 PM for a back-to-basics meetup focused on the fundamental properties that make Bitcoin the hardest asset in existence. We'll discuss freedom of speech, cryptography, and what is money, exploring how each is proven through time and how Bitcoin utilizes them to create a self-sovereign, freedom-oriented, secure monetary system. Bring your curious friends and family for hands-on activities.

Join Hampton Roads Bitcoiners at Mile Zero Marine in Portsmouth at 5:00 PM to see the 757btc app in action. The crew will demo the service they've deployed for local users and businesses, including a basic lightning wallet, point of sale extension, LndHub for Blue Wallet, split payments, Boltz for moving sats between lightning and on-chain, Nostr Wallet Connect for zaps, and pay links for persistent lightning addresses.

The 757BTC crew is heading to a local Bitcoin farmers market for the July meetup. This is a great opportunity to support the local circular economy and demonstrate how easy day-to-day transactions can be with Bitcoin. The location is undisclosed, so reach out via Telegram or Nostr if you're interested in joining. Bring your curious friends and family for hands-on activities.

Join Hampton Roads Bitcoiners at Mile Zero Marine in Portsmouth at 5:00 PM for a discussion on Ecash. There have been a lot of questions on this topic, so we'll cover how you can use custodial Bitcoin lightning in a private way and the risks associated with it. The meetup will have plenty of hands-on activities for everyone to try.

Join Hampton Roads Bitcoiners at Mile Zero Marine in Portsmouth at 5:00 PM for great conversation and fellowship. There is a lot of drama happening in the Bitcoin core community, so bring your questions and we'll hash it out. We'll also discuss Ecash and how you can use custodial Bitcoin lightning in a private way and the risks associated with it. Plenty of hands-on activities for everyone.