Inside Thailand’s Explosive Bitcoin Community Growth. | Jimmy Kostro

Описание: Before the Bitcoin Learning Center was a building, it was a mission. From providing scholarships and building kitchens for remote hill tribes to installing the first solar-powered Bitcoin miners in an orphanage, this is the story of how real "Proof of Work" built the fastest-growing Bitcoin community in Southeast Asia.

Jimmy, co-founder of BLC, shares the raw, unfiltered story of starting with charity work in the mountains and ending with a movement that's providing hope to a region in crisis. This isn't just a story about a building; it's a story about a responsibility to act when the systems around us fail.

In this episode, you will find:

📌The true origin story of Bitcoin Chiang Mai, rooted in years of on-the-ground charity work.

📌Why the Burmese Kyat's 525% depreciation is a humanitarian crisis we can no longer ignore.

📌The "secret sauce" to building a thriving community without selling a single product or affiliate link.


📌How a derelict building was transformed into a beacon of hope and education through pure grit.

The powerful mission that drives the community: "If not us, then who?"

"It cannot be fixed from the system that created the problem."


📌 Connect with Bitcoin Chiang Mai:

Website: https://www.bitcoinchiangmai.org
Bitcoin Marathon: https://www.bitcoinmarathon.org

🕒 3. Timestamps
00:00:00 - Why We're Building the Future in Southeast Asia
01:14:16 - Who We Are: The Fastest Growing Bitcoin Community in Asia
02:05:26 - Proof of Work: When the Community Shows Up for Each Other
03:53:10 - The World's First Bitcoin Half Marathon: Taking Bitcoin to the Streets
04:56:66 - Our True Origins: Helping Hill Tribes & Orphanages
05:21:26 - How a Solar Panel Accidentally Led to a Bitcoin Miner
06:00:43 - Exposing Children to a World Beyond the Village
06:45:30 - "Let's find out how impossible it is": Building Wi-Fi in the Jungle
08:24:86 - The Real Story: From a Ruined Building to a Bitcoin Hub
11:09:30 - What is the "Secret Sauce" to Our Success?
12:05:03 - Teaching Kids Whose First Money is Bitcoin, Not Fiat
13:08:70 - Giving Value Without Ever Mentioning the Word "Bitcoin"
14:34:56 - Our Core Strategy: Why We Don't Sell a Product or Service
16:21:23 - The Free Market Rewards Authentic Value
16:47:40 - The "Why": A Currency Crisis is Happening Over Those Hills
17:28:96 - 525% Depreciation: The Devastating Reality in Myanmar
18:11:90 - "If Not Us, Then Who?": A Moral Responsibility to Act
19:22:60 - Uniting National Bitcoin Communities for the First Time
20:13:10 - We Have the Solution, Because the System Can't Be Fixed
21:19:06 - Our Operating Budget: What It Takes to Build Hope
22:02:10 - A Call to Action: Join Us, Connect Us, Propel Us