Bitcoin Meet Up 006 w/ Bitcoin Mechanic

Next up in the BTC VanCity MeetUp Series we have Bitcoin Mechanic @grassfedbitcoin joining us! Mechanic is an OG in the space and has been involved in Bitcoin since 2011. He has a deep knowledge of the various aspects of Bitcoin and the systems around it ie. cryptography, computer science, economics and game theory.

Mechanic is also working and contributing to Start9 Labs, a personal server that YOU control, without the need for trusted third parties.

Note: If you would prefer (I would prefer) to pay for a ticket using Bitcoin or Lightning, please use this link. You can choose On Chain or Lightning when checking out from the drop down menu. If you can dm me a message here on MeetUps with the email you used while paying with Bitcoin I will manually mark you to paid and attending.

**https://btcvancity.com/apps/o6KHfZf2fJLVeueN9v5PqiFoyfp/pos**

We're also continuing with our Bitcoin Artist series. We'll be showing some pieces from different Bitcoin artists from around the world and silent auctioning off their work. 100% of the Sats/Dollars goes back to the artists.

Featured Artists:
Bitcoin Apex - 2 pieces, hand drawn.
Carole Ann Danner - Bitcoin White Paper on Canvas

Past Artists:
LENA
Certain Orange

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Past Orangepillers:
Samson Mow - [JAN3.com](https://twitter.com/JAN3com)
Jeff Booth - The Price of Tomorrow ; Ego Death Capital
Greg Foss - Looking Glass Education
Mike Kitt - Digital Mint
Mike Olthoff - [Coincards.com](https://t.co/mgAIdJsZGj)
Seb Bunney - Looking Glass Education
Colin Sullivan - MintGreen
Good Guy Biker - Shadowy Psychopath Bitcoiner
Crypto Lanroc - Shadowy Psychopath Bitcoiner

Note: There will be cameras present at the event to document the speakers and the evening. If you're wanting to remain anonymous or have opsec concerns, please take this into consideration before attending. Feel free to message us here or on twitter @btcvancity to discuss further too! We will have our "Operation Opsec" Facefans onsite you can hold in front of your face if a camera is near you also.