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Charlie Shrem: Early bitcoin meetups in 2012 brought deep nostalgia and free market ideas

Charlie Shrem: Early bitcoin meetups in 2012 brought deep nostalgia and free market ideas
Bitcoin nostalgia from early 2012 meetups

Charlie Shrem, founder at CryptoIQ, reflects on the nostalgia of bitcoin meetups in 2012, recalling one held in New York City's Chinatown.

Shrem describes how people discovered the concept of free market money during a period marked by the global financial crisis, and notes he misses the simplicity of those early days.

Shrem has previously invited bitcoin advocates to join him at community events in New York. He has also outlined the effects of SegWit and bip110 on Bitcoin’s protocol, pointing to the network’s anti-leader sentiment and ongoing debates in development discussions. These past remarks offer context to his reflections on the early bitcoin scene.

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