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Asia’s largest and fastest growing physical Bitcoin hub.
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Kostro 1 week ago
Financial control is one of the most powerful tools authoritarian regimes use to silence dissent through frozen bank accounts, blocked payments, currency devaluation, and restricted funding. This curated guide created by @gladstein and the HRF team helps expand access to financial tools that cannot easily be shut down, allowing freedom movements to continue operating under pressure.
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Kostro 2 weeks ago
Self hosted sovereign tooling is the future of freedom.
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Kostro 3 weeks ago
A self funded Bitcoin hub. 7 full time team members. Consistently reaching millions across Southeast Asia with financial freedom education.
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Kostro 1 month ago
Such a cool memory from 12 years ago contrasted with the photo on the right, a reminder of what can happen when you take a risk, believe in yourself, and keep building.
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Kostro 1 month ago
I used a UFO analogy in this one. I had a lot of fun telling this story.
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Kostro 1 month ago
Why is it that once you truly understand Bitcoin, it’s not something you can unsee and no matter how hard you try, your view of the world never goes back to what it was before?
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Kostro 1 month ago
"The war still reaches me through money. Imagine waking up one day and your money is worth 50% less" A powerful young voice from Myanmar sharing the current state of Burma.
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Kostro 1 month ago
A powerful message from @Piccolo during a modern finance seminar in collaboration with CMRU and Chiang Mai University “Bitcoin helps those who need it most.”
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Kostro 1 month ago
Bitcoin community leaders, professors, and regional voices came together for a multi university event on modern finance across Southeast Asia bringing high signal to students from Myanmar, China, Thailand, and Bhutan.
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Kostro 1 month ago
Catered food will arrive at the Bitcoin Learning Center around 4:00 PM today. Anyone registered for BitDevs is welcome to come early, see what’s new, and explore how we can support you or just network and hang out. Presentations will begin at 6:00 PM on the third floor.
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Kostro 1 month ago
Bitcoin Learning Center - KPI's March 2026 During the month of March, the Bitcoin Learning Center operated across three critical fronts: government, academia, and technical building. TLDR: Our team of 7 is driving continuous digital and physical Bitcoin initiatives across the region six days per week.
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Kostro 1 month ago
Over 15 nationalities and over 50 bitcoiners are joining @BOBSpace_BKK BitDevs meetup this Friday in Chiang Mai. Thailand has some of the largest bitcoin meetups in the world. Bhutan Thailand Myanmar Indonesia USA England Canada Sweden Japan Philippines Australia New Zealand South Korea Spain Switzerland China image
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Kostro 1 month ago
Proof of work, early addition. image
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Kostro 2 months ago
The Thailand Bitcoin Conference has just been annouced by @Piriya ⚡🟧 and the @Right Shift team. The event will be held this November 28th & 29th in Bangkok. image
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Kostro 2 months ago
If you are an expat or long term visitor living abroad. You should bring value to the country and community.
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Kostro 2 months ago
Each Wednesday we host a one hour Bitcoin news segment in Thai. image