Episode Details

Trey Musgrave went from shitcoining in Germany to building a Bitcoin circular economy in Washington, DC. As president of the Bitcoin District Initiative, he's hitting the streets to onboard merchants, build community, and prove that Bitcoin is for everyone, not just the rich. We talk about the soft-sell approach to orange-pilling local businesses, why meetups matter more than most Bitcoiners realize, and how Trey uniquely came to value-for-value music through his search for decentralization.

Topics: Trey's Bitcoin origin story, the What Is Money? podcast, the difference between Bitcoin District and the Bitcoin District Initiative, building a spending community, the Peruvian Brothers, PubKey's 21% Bitcoin discount, the Great Mid-Atlantic Bitcoin Meetup, value-for-value music, and what it actually takes to create a local circular economy.

Chapters

00:00 Trey Musgrave's Bitcoin Journey

09:23 The Bitcoin District Initiative

18:26 Building a Circular Economy with Bitcoin

27:34 Engaging the Community and Onboarding Merchants

36:32 Challenges for Small Businesses

43:51 Building a Bitcoin Community

50:59 Decentralizing Music and Value for Value

Music Played (find it on Fountain)

Alone in Valentine by Joe Martin

Scoot by Kathryn

Can't Say I'm Not Trying by Ainsley Costello

Dirt and Sand by Strange Love

Telling Lies by My Friend Jimi

So Do I by Jimmy V

Connect

Trey Musgrave: trey@bitcoindistrictinitiative.org

Bitcoin District Initiative: https://bitcoindistrictinitiative.orgSupport

BDI: https://givebdi.orgGreat

PubKey DC: https://www.pubkey.bar/

Heather on Nostr: https://primal.net/heatherlarsonHeather

on X: https://x.com/WriterHeatherLHeather

on Substack: https://heatherlarson.substack.com/