Topic: Satoshi’s Place, U.K. Bury, Greater Manchester - page 2. (Read 1216 times)

Hey folk,

Things are moving along nicely at the hub, we've had a mix of customers and onboarded a few folk even though none of our onboarding workshops haven't started yet!

We've been getting great feedback on the food and hub in general, which is always good to hear! There is still alot to do with the place but I can't dedicate 100% of my time there (yet!) as need to pay the bills!

We're starting to book in our workshops / events we've had planned and this is driving good traffic to the hub, some of our upcoming events are: (Most of the time they can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/satoshis-place-52486339423)

- Pay me with Lightning: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pay-me-with-lightning-tickets-444544373187
- Gaming Night: 4th Nov (Starting around 5PM) - More details coming soon
- Our 2nd Satoshi’s Place Monthly Bitcoin News Roundup: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/satoshis-place-monthly-bitcoin-news-roundup-tickets-429197199377?

If you are interested in our workshops, you can now signup to be kept up-to date via our website, here: http://satoshisplace.co.uk/#workshop-form

We're hoping to build a network of folk who like to see more hubs like this around the UK (and world of course!) so if you are interested in being part of the hub drop me a DM!

Hey folk,

Things are moving nicely with Satoshi's Place, slowly but starting to build good ground and staff are finding their feet. Just a few updates:

- We hosted our first weekday workshop, our Monthly Bitcoin News Roundup took place, this will be a monthly event hosted to start discussions on the latest BTC news from around the world.

- We had a visit from PolymerBit and look at this for a surprise! Unbelievable! Lots in discussion around the idea of physical notes being used at the hub. We'll be auctioning some of the custom notes off to raise funds for the hub, so stay tuned!


- We now have a Fibre connection so we can push on with the goal to open during the day for hotdesking! We are looking to find a volunteer (or staff member) to help us operate through the desired time slot (10AM to 3PM).

- We've got discount codes for the Bitcoin Collective event (21% off with Satoshi21) and the Bitcoin Amsterdam event (10% off with SATOSHISPLACE10) so if you are planning on going to any of them use the codes and get some discount on ticket prices!

A few things in planning:
- We are planning a Genesis Block (From Twitter.com/@HFSP_Whisky) Whisky tasting night:

- Our next event is "An Introduction to Blockchain Analytics", this is a free workshop and is scheduled for Thursday Oct 13th, 6PM

- We are organising everything for a opening day for our Bitcoin/Lightning Gaming Arcade & Art side! 

- We've got some exciting stuff in the pipe line! Inc our resin BTC Man

Just posting some stats from the last few days we were open:

22nd:-
A quick stat from sales at the hub tonight:
Cash/Card vs Bitcoin Payments;
CASH 14%, CARD 0%, Bitcoin 86%

23rd:-
A quick stat from sales at the hub tonight:
Cash/Card vs Bitcoin Payments;
CASH 0%, CARD 60%, Bitcoin 40%

24th:-
A quick stat from sales at the hub tonight:
Cash/Card vs Bitcoin Payments;
CASH 0%, CARD 16%, Bitcoin 84%

Varies quite some over the 3 days, so will be interesting to see how it goes over the next few days as we hopefully normalize. 

Thank you! (Sorry on the delay in responding!)

I saw this thread when meser# present this thread in our local board: Satoshi'nin yeri

You have opened a very nice place and you have made a very good promotion with your website. It's nice to write the features that will be added in the future.
If I come to England one day, it has become one of the places I will definitely visit. I hope you will serve for many years.

Well we can all assume, where ever Satoshi may have lived becomes irrelevant when we step back and see what 'they' created!

If you have not yet used the information to advertise your establishment, that Satoshi could create Bitcoin while living in London, then it is very in vain. Article (New Research Suggests Satoshi Nakamoto Lived in London Creating Bitcoin) considers the reasons why this might be so. Maybe this is true, but I do not undertake to refute or agree, because there is no direct and hard evidence of this. Why not use the results of this study to attract crypto-tourists to your hub (if possible and acceptable)? For me, it’s a sin not to use it for your own marketing purposes.

Hey, we sell food aswell - you are always welcome - even if not to buy but just too talk! Thank you.


Well we still need to pay bills so yes FIAT (Via Cash or Card is accepted) BUT really if want to pay in BTC then we help them get a wallet and have a small OTC exchange so they can buy a small amount of BTC for FIAT  They can spend that at our bar

Nice and attractive idea that might attract people to bitcoin, but I have a question for people who don't know anything about bitcoin and don't have a wallet or an account in an exchange or anything like that how will they be able to pay if they decide to buy something? I mean will it be paid by fiat? I don't think it's a good idea since it's all about spreading bitcoin culture.
Anyway, I wish you success in your unique idea.

Getting a post from a legendary member like this actually feels very inspirational. Although you are showing products of alcohol, this is actually for a laugh moment because if I am able to visit your shop, I can't pay you anything because I don't like to smoke and drink. But yeah, I'm not just thinking about your product, I'm just thinking that you took a step that actually promotes bitcoin to more people. It's obviously an inspiration for those of us who are really crazy Bitcoin believers. and intends to stick with bitcoin indefinitely. All the best for your business and congratulations on becoming some people's inspiration too. Thank you.

Hey, Thanks!

Well the goal of "Satoshi's place" is to onboard interested folk into the world of Bitcoin (Teach them about Bitcoin, get them a Wallet, get them a few Sats etc) and a lot of people we talk to have heard more about NFTs than BTC - So it is in a sense a trojan horse way to bring them in, we don't see NFTs (Although we have been offered commission to) just showcase artwork, focus really of NFT will really be on XCP which of course is BTC based!

Awesome idea and execution. The fact that your business is heavily focused on lightening network is also a good initiative, which would show other merchants how they can successfully accept Bitcoin, without worrying too much about huge fees and transaction confirmation time.

Which question; does accepting arts on ETH and XCP network contradict the idea of an"Satoshi place"? And do you see any other altckin based initiative coming up in the future?

Hey,

Thanks!

Ben Arc gifted us the arcade unit, which takes Lightning payments for credits and plays a variety of games! It’s 21 Satoshi’s a play! A amazing way to onboard visitors who are interested in the gaming side!

Glad that you accomplished this heavy task - a complete bitcoin hub. Was about making a thread about the launch till I found yours. What kind of game did Arc Ben gift to the hub? is it a blockchain based game?

Hey folk,

So opening night was 16th Sep! We had an awesome night! Great feedback, ideas and great to see things all working!

So going forward, we will be open Thu/Fri/Sat 5PM to 10PM, if we can raise the funds then we'll be looking to open Mon to Sat 10-3 & 5 to 10.

We officially opened our Lightning Bar and hub/space in general, awesome feedback received on the food & drinks, the Lightning payment systems worked smoothly!

We are planning the opening events for our art side and gaming side, so stay tuned!

Some photos:

Our Lightning Bar:


Our Food Menu:


Outdoor signage


Some awesome artwork on display!

Hey folk,

Just some quick updates:

- We are working to build a Onboarding workshop. By the end of the workshop attendees will be educated on Lightning wallets, sending/receiving transactions, wallet security & have some free Satoshis in their newly setup wallet!

- Development of the S9 hand-dryer is coming along! Tested new black ducting which is around 10ft in length, works a treat even at full length to dry hands!

- A batch of Blockchain Keyrings finished! A couple more batches to do and these will be on sale at our hub.



- We are working on a Bitcoin Statistics website which will be on display at the hub

Loads of smaller bits going on in the background! Getting there!!

I would definitely love to visit this place, it looks like the most perfect place for the bitcoin lovers. However, I am far away from UK and I think I would never be rich enough to visit it neither.

People in Europe may feel confused, even people in the USA could feel confused a bit as well because you guys are making good money. Making about 5k dollars per month doesn't make you a rich person in any of these nations, makes you a good earner maybe or decent but not a rich one.

However, where I come from, people do not make 5k per year, let alone per month, we are poor, and even though I am above average for sure, I still do not have 5-10k to spend and visit here. But I love it here, it looks like the type of place where all bitcoiners could go and drink beer and talk about crypto while networking all the time.

This is a great idea by you and your Satoshi Place Team, as it is a good way to indirectly promote the use of Bitcoin in your locality, because by helping customers who are new to Bitcoin to own a little fraction of Bitcoin  at your bar is a good development and the Bitcoin community at large. But it's just so sad in the country where I come from, Bitcoin is banned and as such, it will be a high risk to own  Bitcoin bar and not arrested to face the consequences by law enforcement agencies.. So I'm happy for you. Ride on with the good job

Ok folk we have set the 16th September as our opening weekend! A few things to sort before then but all looking good!

 

Thank you! Yes we hope to be able to hold the Bitcoin, we want to build a fund to help onboard users, maybe gifting £5 of Satoshis to them for being part of the Hub / Workshops etc.