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The First Bitcoin Circular Economy - Arnhem City Netherlands with Patrick van der Meijde SLP556

The First Bitcoin Circular Economy - Arnhem City Netherlands with Patrick van der Meijde SLP556

Stephan Livera Podcast vor 2 Jahren

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Patrick van der Meijde, founder of BitKassa and co founder Arnhem
Bitcoin City joins me to talk about his experience with
co-founding one of the earliest Bitcoin ‘circular economy’
communities in 2014.

How he got started

Taking payments pre-lightning

Are there enough people spending?

Resurgence in circular economies

Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem City

Links:

X: @PatrickvdMeijde

Site: adoptingbitcoinarnhem.com

Site: arnhembitcoinstad.nl

Cofounder @BitKassaNL

Cofounder Arnhem Bitcoin City @Bitcoinstad

Youtube: 10 years of merchants accepting bitcoin in Arnhem

Sponsors:

Swan.com (code LIVERA)

CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

Mempool.space

Stephan Livera Links:

Follow me on X: @stephanlivera

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Chapters/Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction and Background

01:55 - Bitcoin Narratives in 2014

04:45 - Transaction Fees and Challenges

08:46 - Arnhem Bitcoin City and its Evolution

09:55 - Context of Arnhem City in the Netherlands

11:45 - Capital Gains Tax in the Netherlands

12:33 - Impact of AML Regulations

14:13 - Merchants Keeping Bitcoin

15:00 - Swan.com

16:14 - Mempool.space

17:11 - Coinkite.com

18:40 - Merchant Churn and Turnover

23:35 - Importance of Local Community

28:55 - Adopting Bitcoin Conference in Arnhem

31:32 - Transition to Lightning Network

35:45 - Success Rates of Lightning Network Payments

36:30 - Improvement of Lightning Network

37:53 - Conclusion and Event Details