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John Dennehy
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founder of My First Bitcoin / Based in El Salvador 2021-2026 / currently based in NY / independent, open-source Bitcoin education will change the world
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JohnDennehy 1 week ago
Today is the day of the Educators Unconference (Prague edition)! An unconference means we will create the schedule together at the start of the day. Anyone can pitch a topic, the only theme is it's for bitcoin educators, and the pitches with the most interest receive a time and space. It's a beautiful, decentralized chaos that empowers everyone there to not just be an attendee but an organizer We will also premiere a short documentary (by @Kyle Huber) based around the unconference we co-hosted with @thecore21m in Kenya earlier this year. We'll be filming and pulling at the threads of all the stories of the educators who show up today for a documentary that will premire at the next unconference. We'll co-host unconfrences on four continents this year, after today Asia then South America are left for 2026. I'm so bullish on independent bitcoin educators. LFG! image
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JohnDennehy 2 weeks ago
Great panel at the Oslo Freedom Forum about Bitcoin education as a tool for change image
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JohnDennehy 2 weeks ago
At the Oslo Freedom Forum by @npub17xvf...c9as This is the best, not bitcoin, bitcoin conference I've been to The activists here have faced down dictatorships around the world, many suffering severe hardship for doing so yet this is an incredibly hopeful & inspiring conference image
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JohnDennehy 3 weeks ago
Just a peek at one of MANY things we are working on at @My First Bitcoin A Peer-to-Peer Directory for Bitcoin Education My First Bitcoin — Internal Vision Document — The Idea : MFB has proven that bitcoin education works best when it is local, contextual, and human. Dozens of nodes worldwide now run their own courses—each with its own schedule, language, and pedagogy. The knowledge exists. The problem is discovery. A decentralized, open directory will surface every course across the MFB network, enabling any prospective student to find the learning experience that fits them. This serves MFB's core mission: to build a global movement through the Node Network. The Problem It Solves: Our decentralized strength is also a discoverability weakness: A student in Nairobi cannot easily find a Swahili course running in Lagos next month; Donors lack a single view of network output and scale; Excellent educators remain invisible beyond their immediate community. Without infrastructure like this, network growth will stagnate. For nodes, this brings more students. For students, it is access to the world's most diverse, battle-tested bitcoin curriculum. For MFB, it is a distribution network that turns fragmented nodes into a living, self-reinforcing global system. How It Works: Each node self-lists courses in standardized format. The directory aggregates these into a searchable, filterable marketplace. Students can filter by: • Course type (Intro, Bitcoin Diploma, etc.) • Language, location, price, schedule • Node reputation and student ratings • Educator credentials (certified teachers, ETP, etc.) Why This Matters: This is a proof of concept for how sovereign education scales without centralizing control. Success Metrics • Every active MFB node lists at least one course within six months of launch • New nodes required to list as part of onboarding • Directory becomes the default answer to "Where do I learn bitcoin?" (for students) • Directory becomes the default answer to “Where do I find students?” (for teachers) • Directory helps show, in a tangible way, how impactful and global MFB is.