Your East Texas Bitcoin Community

You Don't Have To Go
Down The Rabbit Hole
Alone.

Your local Bitcoin community for meetups, honest conversations, and connecting with people who get it. No hype. No nonsense. Just Bitcoin.

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Where to Find Us

You can keep up with the East Texas Bitcoin Community right here on the website, on Luma, on Facebook, on Satlantis, and on Telegram.

We've moved away from Meetup.com, so these are the best places to find upcoming meetup dates, event details, community updates, and whatever we're digging into next.

If you're planning to come out, RSVP on one of the platforms so we know how many people to expect. If you decide at the last minute, come anyway. We're not turning anybody away.

Between meetups, Telegram announcements cover reminders and updates, and Telegram chat is the public conversation linked to that channel for comments. The chat stays on Bitcoin. No altcoins. You can also reach out to us directly anytime.

Bitcoin. Community. East Texas.

Local Meetups

Regular in-person gatherings across East Texas. Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned hodler, you belong here.

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Podcasts We Recommend

Solid Bitcoin shows worth your time. Not ours, just the ones we actually listen to.

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Learn Bitcoin

New to Bitcoin? We've got plain-English guides, reading lists, and a community ready to answer your questions, no judgement.

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Start Here

New to Bitcoin? Four steps in order. Understand it, set up a wallet, buy your first Bitcoin, then go as deep as you want.

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Do Your Own Research

The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
Amazon.com
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
by Saifedean Ammous
The book that changed how a generation thinks about money. Ammous traces the history of money, explains why central banking fails, and makes the case for Bitcoin as sound money. Required reading for anyone serious about understanding why Bitcoin matters.
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The Bitcoin Blockchain: Origins, Features, Future
Amazon.com — Written by one of our own
The Bitcoin Blockchain: Origins, Features, Future
by Dan Roberts
Most Bitcoin books are either too simple or too technical. This one takes a different approach, starting with the 1976 invention of public-key cryptography and building up through every piece that made Bitcoin possible. If you want to truly understand how Bitcoin works, not just what it does, this is the book.
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The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
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The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
by Vijay Boyapati, foreword by Michael Saylor
Originally a viral long-form article, now expanded into a book. Boyapati lays out the economic case for Bitcoin in plain terms, why it is superior to gold and fiat, how a new money gains value, and what path dependence means for its future. Testimonials from Jack Dorsey, Senator Cynthia Lummis, and Adam Back.
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Mastering the Lightning Network
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Mastering the Lightning Network
by Andreas Antonopoulos, Olaoluwa Osuntokun, Rene Pickhardt
The definitive technical guide to the Lightning Network, Bitcoin's second layer for near-instant, low-fee payments. Written by three of the leading experts in the space. More technical than the other books on this list, but essential reading for anyone who wants to understand where Bitcoin payments are heading.
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