145 sats \ 5 replies \ @linesgone OP 2 Aug 2022 \ parent \ on: Hi, from Taiwan... bitcoin
There is Bitdev activity here in Taipei, but not my scene. Most people generally have heard what Bitcoin is here...but few have any real interest or understanding (same as the states really).
Buying BTC here on a local exchange involves endless hoops to jump through, but that is more Taiwan's ancient banking practices and systems than anything.
I help host Taiwan BitDevs at https://bitdevs.tw. We have been doing a bilingual monthly Socratic Seminar since March. We've done Pizza Day too. It's a strong community of builders and thinkers. I wonder what your scene would be?
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We've had lots of college students who are interested in DLCs or getting their first sats, bar owners who now accept bitcoin, a scooter mechanic who want to accept bitcoin from foreigners, policy folks, fine art collectors, circular economy people, privacy coiners, brilliant automation engineers, exchange people, investors and of course bitcoin developers to name a few. We'd love to invite you whenever you're ready
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That’s great to hear.
What’s amazing to me is how prevalent digital payments are here, especially in Taipei (I.e. Apple Pay, Line pay, etc). I’m a NYC native and have lived in Taipei for almost two years. Prior to moving here I used a digital payment at a POS maybe once or twice. Since moving here I use it for 85% of my transactions, the rest are cash since they are super local/old school.
So the desire to embrace the next gen in digital payments is here for sure. Also, no one likes the outdated banking and credit systems here in Taiwan.
I keep looking for a Bitcoin or Lightning logo in shops, have yet to see one. When I do I’m ready.
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Doing Satoshi's work 💪
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My comment wasn’t on the Bitdevs scene at all or specific to Taipei. I’m just not a group person, especially in COVID times. In the future maybe I’ll join, when it’s safer.
I’ll keep an eye on Bitdevs.tw
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