BitDevs LA

This month we are excited to kick of the New Year with a Socratic Seminar led by André Neves, CTO and Co-Founder of ZEBEDEE.

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This month we are excited to host Jestopher from Amboss Technologies, a Bitcoin company that provides Lightning Tools for professionals.

This month we are excited to host Richard Myers who will be presenting on PeerSwap!

Richard is a long-time software developer who made the transition to Bitcoin and Lightning development thanks to Chaincode Labs summer residency program where he worked on tests for BIP-118 and the eltoo upgrade of Lightning. Richard is currently implementing the PeerSwap protocol for ACINQ's Eclair Lightning node software.

PeerSwap enables Lightning Network nodes to balance their channels by facilitating atomic swaps with direct peers. PeerSwap enhances decentralization of the Lightning Network by enabling all nodes to be their own swap provider. No centralized coordinator, no 3rd party rent collector, and lowest cost channel balancing means small nodes can better compete with large nodes.

This month we are excited to host Brekkie von Bitcoin for a fireside chat on the intersection between Bitcoin and Art! Brekkie is a prolific Bitcoin artist, creator, and the Creative Director of Swan Bitcoin. His most recent piece was auctioned and sold during Bitcoin2022 titled "The Awakening" which was a white marble sculpture weighing over 37 lbs.

We are excited to host Andy Edstrom to speak at our next Bitcoin meetup! He'll be presenting on the topic of why Bitcoin is the most important asset of our generation and provide an outlook on its potential value in the coming decade.

Andy Edstrom, CFA, CFP is Managing Director of Swan Advisor Services and a financial advisor at Wescap Group. He is the author of Why Buy Bitcoin, the first and only book on Bitcoin published by a financial advisor. Andy’s opinions have been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, CoinDesk, Business Insider, and Bitcoin Magazine.

Earlier in his career, Andy was an investor at a private equity fund and a hedge fund. Prior to the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-2009 he caught a glimpse into the making of “financial sausage” while working at Goldman Sachs.

Andy holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) credentials.

Side note: We won't be having pizza and beers this time around. Sorry!

Andy Edstrom, also check out his podcast interviews

This month we have the pleasure of hosting Steve Myers. Steve is a local bitcoiner and former, long-time enterprise Java developer. Two years ago, with a grant from Square Crypto (now Spiral) he became a full time bitcoin open source contributor, working primarily on the Bitcoin Dev Kit (BDK) project. Steve will give an update on what's new for BDK and what he's focusing on this year for his BDK work.

The talk will then be followed by a Socratic Seminar and then we will get drinks at a local restaurant after.

Steve Myers - Open source Contributor on BDK

This month we have the pleasure of hosting Steve Lee, Lead at Spiral, who will be sharing what they're building at Spiral and also briefly touching on the Bitcoin Design Community. Spiral (formerly known as Square Crypto) is an offshoot of Square whose focus is to make bitcoin more than an investment. Some of the projects they are developing include Bitcoin Dev Ket, Lightning Dev Kit, and the Bitcoin Design Community.

**Speakers**

Steve Lee - Lead at Spiral (https://twitter.com/spiralbtc)

**Speaker Info**

https://twitter.com/moneyball

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This month we have the pleasure of hosting Andrew Yang, Client Services Manager at Casa, who will be breaking down how to use multisig wallets. Casa is a multisig provider that offers the most secure Bitcoin wallet you can use while being non-custodial at the same time.

**Speakers**

Andrew Yang - Client Services Manager at Casa

**Speaker Info**

https://twitter.com/ecurrencyhodler

https://twitter.com/CasaHODL

**Sponsors**

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This month we are excited to host André Neves from Zebedee, a Bitcoin Lightning company building out the infrastructure for Lightning games.

Guest Speakers

André Neves from Zebedee

Come join us as we host a workshop on how to run a full Bitcoin Node led by our very own Steve Myers and Gaston Silva. These two amazing Bitcoiners will demo two approaches to setting it up on your own.

The workshop will then be followed by a Socratic Seminar and then we will get dinner after at a local restaurant.

**Speakers**

Steve Myers

Gaston Silva

**Speaker Info**

https://twitter.com/notmandatory

https://twitter.com/givanse