Chicago Bitcoin Collective co-founders Jon, Brady, and Foise join the show to tell the story of buying a building in Portage Park and turning it into Fork & Coin - a Bitcoin-only restaurant and American izakaya downstairs, with a members' clubhouse and co-working space upstairs. They get into the DIY renovation, a tiered membership model that runs from co-working up to 24/7 builder access, Bitcoin-sourced ingredients and tallow-fried food, and how stacking a restaurant, a clubhouse, and a circular economy into one hub is what makes the whole thing sustainable — even in a bear market. The episode closes on their September Value for Value Summit, where sat-streamed live music, a Bitcoin bodega, and Freedom Tech workshops will put the meetup layer's economics on full display. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Chicago Bitcoin Collective: https://www.chicagobitcoincollective.com/ Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Jon’s npub: npub1t8pwzkkhhs94e9acgw9jwca9csyl7a4tnpdttu05039um5j7d6xs72gkvf Foise’s npub: npub1nagmt8m4u3wm4l5l7s0lyrx9suqd8wmxr9lhnlc0r99twa08cw3qdqcqfw Brady’s npub: npub15nlsd9nn5ykdnyjhnlpz55ae8u6gv5d2kvaknktw4nma4tzkpsksephsf4 Chicago Bitcoin Collective’s npub: npub13096ymu0vj9cxnzvvrca74dvh06d73g5xntavq9eh9y8ez4rmkcsrhxxph ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment (what are silent payments?): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsmvqpvjcn7ctzlpntfq9u252qj70jgwxsqugcwp7tmuq6pq77ffepsklhlhv7r434ycxy00zknjygxsl0rl Paynym (what is paynym?): +raggedtrack25 (PM8TJa9CSHGKkr2ZxvAicubwbF45NcABU3iWNCqjPxspMAXXjqcNYYqwEYYndHBgWUFHdSFZjrs7DKBT2f77XCjtAhkSMrv5cZ4G1JM7jkAqGbE6xsAk) [guests: npub1t8pwzkkhhs94e9acgw9jwca9csyl7a4tnpdttu05039um5j7d6xs72gkvf, nostr:npub1nagmt8m4u3wm4l5l7s0lyrx9suqd8wmxr9lhnlc0r99twa08cw3qdqcqfw, npub15nlsd9nn5ykdnyjhnlpz55ae8u6gv5d2kvaknktw4nma4tzkpsksephsf4]