Trey Musgrave went from shitcoining in Germany to building a Bitcoin circular economy in Washington, DC. As president of the Bitcoin District Initiative, he's hitting the streets to onboard merchants, build community, and prove that Bitcoin is for everyone, not just the rich. We talk about the soft-sell approach to orange-pilling local businesses, why meetups matter more than most Bitcoiners realize, and how Trey uniquely came to value-for-value music through his search for decentralization.
Topics: Trey's Bitcoin origin story, the What Is Money? podcast, the difference between Bitcoin District and the Bitcoin District Initiative, building a spending community, the Peruvian Brothers, PubKey's 21% Bitcoin discount, the Great Mid-Atlantic Bitcoin Meetup, value-for-value music, and what it actually takes to create a local circular economy.
Chapters
00:00 Trey Musgrave's Bitcoin Journey
09:23 The Bitcoin District Initiative
18:26 Building a Circular Economy with Bitcoin
27:34 Engaging the Community and Onboarding Merchants
36:32 Challenges for Small Businesses
43:51 Building a Bitcoin Community
50:59 Decentralizing Music and Value for Value
Music Played (find it on Fountain)
Alone in Valentine by Joe Martin
Scoot by Kathryn
Can't Say I'm Not Trying by Ainsley Costello
Dirt and Sand by Strange Love
Telling Lies by My Friend Jimi
So Do I by Jimmy V
Connect
Trey Musgrave: trey@bitcoindistrictinitiative.org
Bitcoin District Initiative: https://bitcoindistrictinitiative.orgSupport
PubKey DC: https://www.pubkey.bar/
Heather on Nostr: https://primal.net/heatherlarsonHeather
on X: https://x.com/WriterHeatherLHeather
on Substack: https://heatherlarson.substack.com/