{"id":424377,"date":"2022-03-31T14:35:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T11:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-grassroots-adoption-the-bitcoin-lightning-party-in-portland\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T14:35:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T11:35:26","slug":"us-grassroots-adoption-the-bitcoin-lightning-party-in-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-grassroots-adoption-the-bitcoin-lightning-party-in-portland\/","title":{"rendered":"# US grassroots adoption: the Bitcoin Lightning party in Portland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d3f1a0200b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d3f1a0200b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-grassroots-adoption-the-bitcoin-lightning-party-in-portland\/#%E2%80%9D_US_grassroots_adoption_the_Bitcoin_Lightning_party_in_Portland_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; US grassroots adoption: the Bitcoin Lightning party in Portland &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_US_grassroots_adoption_the_Bitcoin_Lightning_party_in_Portland_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; US grassroots adoption: the Bitcoin Lightning party in Portland &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>There is \u201cgrassroots evidence\u201d that \u201cAmerica is adopting Bitcoin,\u201d according to Clay Graham, founder of Rapaygo and a Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) enthusiast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At a Bitcoin Lightning festival held in Portland, United States over the weekend, the Bitcoin LN clocked more than $200 (four million Sats) in just three hours.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pdxcoinexchange.com\/bitcoin-party\">Hailed<\/a> as \u201cPuddle Town on Lightning Rails,\u201d Portland\u2019s Bitcoin Party was a space where \u201cvendors, food carts, artists all accept Bitcoin.\u201d Graham told Cointelegraph that there was also a \u201cfood cart pod\u201d that acted as a \u201cbusiness attraction destination to Bitcoin fans who want a Bitcoin beach type experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/254ed7ca-f481-4cf0-82a1-95b10f3d58e2.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The &#8220;mobile Bitcoin development lab for embedded research and development,&#8221;. Source: Graham<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fiat money was of course, not allowed, and popular Bitcoiner Dennis Porter MC\u2019d at the festival. In this tweet he showed how easy it is to pay for goods using the LN:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I paid ZERO fees to accept <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> instantly for my shirts. Can Visa do that? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/34haSgIB6G\">pic.twitter.com\/34haSgIB6G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dennis Porter (@Dennis_Porter_) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dennis_Porter_\/status\/1508579497850773506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Graham told Cointelegraph that the event was judged to be a success if \u201cpeople could spend Bitcoin freely as they would fiat.\u201d\u00a0 In total there were: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;50 people spending over 4M sats in 3 hours, 3 food carts and 7 vendors selling anything they want while even supporting use cases like &#8216;tipping the DJ&#8217;.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Graham concluded that the LN made payments at the party a breeze: it was \u201ceasier than cash, all cheaper than cards and having tons of fun on a sunny day.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/4c55fc7a-6cde-4b1a-8b80-8f44f4955081.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Dennis Porter MC&#8217;ing at the event in front of &#8216;The Bitcoin Standard&#8217; books and Bitcoin t-shirts. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A near-instant layer-2 payment network built on top of the Bitcoin base chain, the\u00a0LN is ideal for a party setting. Pubinno, the company behind the Lightning pour a pint tool was built with festivals in mind, while LNBits build open-source payments tools like split payments tools and offline solutions to make payments tech even smoother.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/34d59551-23a4-40af-bce6-62090afba6e6.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The LN tech used at the festival, enabling fast print outs of receipts. Source: Twitter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tiago Vasconcelos, cofounder of Aceita Bitcoin and an LNBits FOSS contributor told Cointelegraph: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWith the LN the only thing you need is an internet connection! No card swipe hardware, no need for cash, no need for changing currency [even] if the venue is international and with lots of foreign people.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Built on the LN, LNBits\u2019 free open source solutions are closely competing with Visa and Mastercard. Vasconcelos adds that the \u201cnetwork fees are near to zero, or even zero, and ultimately are paid by the customer, not the merchant!\u201d Plus, \u201cusing LN reduces the costs, and risks, of using Visa or Mastercard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, some Bitcoiners are even keen for scammers to learn about the LN, and for Graham:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThe LN is so fast and transactions can clear as fast as faster than cards so both the buyer and seller don&#8217;t feel that \u2018where has my money gone\u2019 feeling when they are just trying to have fun on a sunny day.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/8dd0ab05-792d-4817-8646-5366cad89eb8.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Snacks and trinkets featuring LN QR codes at the festival. Source: Graham<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><u>Related: <\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Shitcoins are \u2018garbage\u2019: Bitcoin-only brokers on freedom and finance<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plus, it\u2019s a payment network that supports \u201cartists, people who made stuff with their own hands and small businesses.\u201d And there\u2019s more of a local connection to money\u2013and more sovereignty\u2013because for the Portland Bitcoin Party,  \u201cthe nodes that routed payments for the LN are mostly made liquid in Portland.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Following Portland&#8217;s success, Graham added that \u201cKansas city has already reached out on how to boilerplate this party,&#8221; using his company&#8217;s solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cRemember that within a year of Bitcoin beach el Salvador announced legal tender. 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