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Open Source Bitcoin Education for the World
Mi Primer Bitcoin is 100% committed to spreading ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ and ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ Bitcoin Education to the world. Contribute to our mission, support us financially, and help us build a better world, Support us!
๐ŸŽ“ Introducing the Bitcoin ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž: a FREE, open-source tool for educators. โœ”๏ธ Multilingual (ENG/SPA) โœ”๏ธ Fully customizable โœ”๏ธ App-agnostic (currently supports @Lightsats21, @blinkbtc, @walletofsatoshi) ๐Ÿ”—github.com/MyFirstBitcoin/Bitcoin-Intro-Course/ image
This week @EducacionSV (MINED) took charge of bitcoin education in the public school system in El Salvador. Why is this great news? MINED is now fully capable of teaching bitcoin education in the school system, which means ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€”and together we can teach even more people! Letโ€™s rewindโ€ฆ My First Bitcoin began in August 2021 when there was no bitcoin education in El Salvador, except from the OG circular economy project, @Bitcoinbeach. The first months we spent recruiting locals around the nation who were interested in teaching in their own communitiesโ€”in houses, churches, cafes, parks, literally anywhere and everywhere we could. By early 2022 school directors began to ask if we could teach in their schools while they waited for a government program. We dove in, creating a new 10-week curriculum. There was incredible curiosity in those early days and as the first to teach about Bitcoin in the school system, we did our best to satisfy that need. In late 2022, after plenty of real-world testing and improvements, we open-sourced the Bitcoin Diploma. In 2023 the government used our Diploma as its primary source material to build its own custom version. We held classes for MINED admin and managerial staff and, along with Bitcoin Beach, we trained 500 public school teachers, who then began to teach in their own schools. After the last training group was finished in 2024, we told MINED that we believed they were ready, suggested they form a Bitcoin Department in order to really scale, and that weโ€™d be happy to help. Last week MINED instructed schools we were working at to cease activities with us, presumably because they are ready to lead. At one of the schools where we were teaching we had already told the students and announced publicly that we planned a big graduation for them at the end of April. @NodeNationSV has taken over the Bitcoin Diploma program there, and thankfully those students will still get a graduation the same week we had planned for them. Late April is also when two new workbooks for children (grades 2 & 3), that we collaborated on with the Little HODLer, will launch in the public school system. It's been an honor to be a part of this. ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐„๐ƒ. Bitcoin education in the public school system has come a long way. Each year we taught more students in the school systemโ€“from hundreds to thousands to tens of thousands, and we are hoping that growth will continue with government and allied educators. ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ to take charge rather than to dictate to them. Empowering others is Bitcoin; consolidating control is fiat. This change will also allow us to accelerate the international work we began in 2023โ€“creating open-source tools and frameworks that any independent educator can tap into. That self-governing network is now active in ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ— ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ and growing quickly. The future is bright for #BitcoinEducation, both here in El Salvador and around the world! ๐ŸŒŽ
Education will be captured by those who fund it. That also applies to Bitcoin education. Open source money needs open source education. It must be independent & impartial. It must be community-led & decentralized. We should protect this. Together. โ—๏ธ Join us. Sign our Education Manifesto! โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡ image
๐Ÿ†• Weโ€™re very proud to launch our updated ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ today! โœจ Our mission is to open source #bitcoin education. To not just be a leader in El Salvador, but to be an inspiration for the entire world. This starts with making our educational resources available to everyone for free, and the Bitcoin Diploma may be the best example of this idea. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ—ฏ๐ŸŒ In 2022, we started teaching this workbook to 38 public school teachers in El Salvador. Last year, it was embraced by over 50 educational projects from more than 30 countries. The Bitcoin Diploma is indirectly supporting grassroots initiatives with tools to implement in their local community. ๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“! The Diploma highlights our core values: ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. As a result of that, the workbook is already being used in dozens of Bitcoin communities all around the world. Weโ€™re always looking for synergy, and the translation of the workbook in any possible language plays a big part in that. You can help us! Join the movement and become a Translation Maintainer. Fill in the form and become the change in your local community!โฌ‡๏ธ โ–ถ๏ธ The #Bitcoin Diploma covers topics varying from the history of money, the emergence of fiat currencies, all the problems that todayโ€™s government money introduced to society, and how these issues lead to solutions. It introduces Bitcoin, the Lightning Network, how to use it in your daily life, the technical workings, and why we need Bitcoin. ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ“ก Pure signal, radically empowering! โž– Download the 2025 Diploma here โž– The list of translated languages of our Diploma โž– Apply to become a Node in our Network! โž– Support our work with a donation image
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ! This is a digital learning environment for educators and students; a new way to learn from our open source Bitcoin Diploma! โ–ถ๏ธ This platform is built with the support of Block Inc. and their Discovery Grant.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ image Read more details in the press release below: ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ, ๐š ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ
โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ THIS WAS OUR BITCOIN EDUCATORS UNCONFERENCE. We look back to a very successful and well attended event โ€” thanks to all attendees! It's throwback time with an aftermovie!๐ŸŽฌ ๐Ÿ”œ Our next Unconference is planned for April 10 in Nashville at @Bitcoin Park. See you there! ๐Ÿ‘‹
๐Ÿ†• We created a new tool for educators: the BITCOIN INTRO COURSE. 100% open source, available in English/Spanish, and app-agnostic (with for now Lightsats, Blink, and Wallet of Satoshi)! ๐Ÿ”— Join us! Translate it to your language, add your wallet! image
๐Ÿ”ฅ Announcing our 5th ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐”๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž! ๐Ÿ—“ April 10, 2025 ๐Ÿ“Nashville, TN โšก๏ธ Hosted at @Bitcoin Park Are you an educator? Meetup organizer? Community leader? Grassroots advocate? ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž! More details will be shared soon! image
๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ Financial update โ€” full of gratitude! A few weeks ago, we wrote that we were nearly out of funds and needed the community's help. Throughout this process, we have strived to be as transparent as possible with our finances โ€” both about how we raise money, but also how we spend it. We hope this becomes the standard for all #bitcoin education projects We cut salaries, delayed expenses and were days away from running out of funds. But no more! ๐Ÿ’– โ—๏ธ We want to express massive gratitude to Paystand, Bitcoin Beach and the hundreds of individual donors who contributed to our campaign on @Geyser. We received the funding to get us to some larger grants that we expect to receive near the end of the year. We bridged the gap โ€” thanks to YOU. With crisis comes opportunity. We are stronger now for a few reasons... 1๏ธโƒฃ We will implement an aggressive savings mechanism soon to build up reserves and avoid any future repeats. 2๏ธโƒฃ We made a regular, annual schedule for grassroots funding campaigns (once in spring in El Salvador, once in fall online). 3๏ธโƒฃ We've made significant internal structural changes to ensure better internal communication This isn't easy. Funding the project will always be a challenge. We will NEVER compromise our values or impartiality for funding โ€” which eliminates most traditional sources. We will also continue to build out a global infrastructure for all independent bitcoin educators and give it all away (open-source everything). We are majority grassroots funded from people like you. and we hope you continue to give and help us grow. My First Bitcoin is a grand experiment to test the limits of what's possible today in order to reimagine what's possible tomorrow. And we are just getting started... ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿš€ image
๐Ÿ“ข ANNOUNCING OUR 4th #BITCOIN EDUCATORS UNCONFERENCE! Join us in El Salvador for a full day of networking and connections. ๐Ÿ“… November 14, one day before @AdoptingBTC ๐Ÿ—ฃ High signal discussions โšก๏ธ Co-create the schedule Secure your ticket today! ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ
๐Ÿ—ฃ The Early Bird ticket sale for our Educators Unconference starts... right now! ๐Ÿ—“ November 14, 2024 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป San Salvador ๐Ÿ“ If you plan to visit @Adopting Bitcoin , make sure you come early! Meet other educators, network, and participate as a speaker! โšก๏ธ image
We've taught 35,000 students about #bitcoin. Learn how we plan to reach 100,000 students. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ We've brought bitcoin to tens of thousands of students in El Salvador in less than three years. But this is just the beginning! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป๐ŸŒ Help us with a contribution that works for you, based on four tiers! TIER 0๏ธโƒฃ SUPPORT OPEN SOURCE EDUCATION Open Source Bitcoin Education changes the World. We make everything we do available for everyone, for free! We expect to reach another ~50,000 students with our Diploma and other resources, for example via the Node Network. Make this happen and become a participant for just 2,100 sats! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโšก๏ธ TIER 1๏ธโƒฃ SUPPORT AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT We plan to teach 500 individual students in various ways, for example with our Diploma and our Introductory Classes at the MPB House. Become a supporter! Sponsor 40,000 sats ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโšก๏ธ TIER 2๏ธโƒฃ SUPPORT A CLASSROOM You can support one of ninety classrooms. With this tier, we expect to reach another 2,700 students in their own classroom! You can help us to realize this! Donate 1,000,000 sats ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโšก๏ธ TIER3๏ธโƒฃ SUPPORT AN ENTIRE SCHOOL We give Bitcoin Classes to entire schools in El Salvador. With our current capacity, we want to reach 10 more schools, leading to another 10,500 new Bitcoin graduates! Join this movement, let's change the world together and sponsor us with 10,000,000 sats ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโšก๏ธ All things together, you can help us to reach 100,000 graduates! ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ: 35,000 ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: 500 ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ: 2,700 ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ: 10,500 ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž: 50,000+ __________________________ 100,000 students! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ Click here to see our brand-new @geyserfund page to learn how you can help us with some sats. Choose a level that works for you, and receive unique perks & rewards! ๐Ÿ”—
We've taught 35,000 students about #bitcoin. Learn how we plan to reach 100,000 students. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ We've brought bitcoin to tens of thousands of students in El Salvador in less than three years. But this is just the beginning! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป๐ŸŒ Help us with a contribution that works for you, based on four tiers! TIER 0๏ธโƒฃ SUPPORT OPEN SOURCE EDUCATION Open Source Bitcoin Education changes the World. We make everything we do available for everyone, for free! We expect to reach another ~50,000 students with our Diploma and other resources, for example via the Node Network. Make this happen and become a participant for just 2,100 sats! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโšก๏ธ TIER 1๏ธโƒฃ SUPPORT AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT We plan to teach 500 individual students in various ways, for example with our Diploma and our Introductory Classes at the MPB House. Become a supporter! Sponsor 40,000 sats ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโšก๏ธ TIER 2๏ธโƒฃ SUPPORT A CLASSROOM You can support one of ninety classrooms. With this tier, we expect to reach another 2,700 students in their own classroom! You can help us to realize this! Donate 1,000,000 sats ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโšก๏ธ TIER3๏ธโƒฃ SUPPORT AN ENTIRE SCHOOL We give Bitcoin Classes to entire schools in El Salvador. With our current capacity, we want to reach 10 more schools, leading to another 10,500 new Bitcoin graduates! Join this movement, let's change the world together and sponsor us with 10,000,000 sats ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผโšก๏ธ All things together, you can help us to reach 100,000 graduates! ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ: 35,000 ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: 500 ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ: 2,700 ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ: 10,500 ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž: 50,000+ __________________________ 100,000 students! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ Click here to see our brand-new @geyserfund page to learn how you can help us with some sats. Choose a level that works for you, and receive unique perks & rewards!
SEE YOU IN 3 DAYS AT OUR #BITCOIN EDUCATORS UNCONFERENCE! Looking for an intimate and high-signal event? This is your call! July 24, just before @TheBitcoinConf Doors open at 12 PM The Cordelle, Nashville Limited tickets available! https://t.co/KZ7yHqZTht
Join us for a day full of Networking and High Signal Conversations with other Bitcoin Educators. Do you want to connect with like-minded individuals? Learn from other bitcoin experts? Share your visions and ideas about bitcoin education?ย  Following our highly successful Unconferences in San Salvador and Madeira, we're thrilled to announce our 3rd event designed to bring passionate bitcoin enthusiasts together. Don't miss out on this chance to engage in high-impact discussions and expand your network. image https://es.myfirstbitcoin.io/tickets/
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