Bitcoin Australia Meetup 1 September 2022 “Gaining Bitcoin Independence” 2 views 2 Sept 2022 Join us for a Q and A Special Guests Oliver White and Kieran Nolan for “Gaining Bitcoin Independence”  We will be talking self sovereignty, setting up a bitcoin local node, lightning nodes and introducing stacks nodes  Run Your Own Bitcoin and Lightning Nodes  A Bitcoin node is any computer which runs the Bitcoin Core software. It's your own copy of the Bitcoin Ledger and you don’t need to trust other people. Here are some reason why you would want to run your own node:  Privacy Truthful confirmation that you are receiving real bitcoin. Defend the Bitcoin rules It helps the Bitcoin network. Add value to your Social “circle of trust” It is Cool and gives you street cred.  Bitcoin Nodes Vs Lightning Network Nodes?  The Bitcoin network requires nodes to validate every transaction on the blockchain, but the Lightning Network only requires nodes to verify transactions that connect directly with it.  Start a Bitcoin Australia Meetup in your Town Want to host a Bitcoin Australia Meetup?  Speak up and lets us know what you have planned and how we can help you.  Bitcoin Australia is a project of The School of Bitcoin and learn or help others get a full understanding of self sovereignty and prepare for the changes that are coming to your financial world.  * About Bitcoin Australia Learn by Doing   This is a high velocity project supported by The Stacks Foundation 1st Thursday of every month!  5:30 – 6:30pm This is #trybrid #Bitcoin #Meetup Melbourne, Sydney, QLD and NZ Bitcoiners!  VR Learning Space Zoom  Join Twitter Feeds @Stacks @digitalplayhs @theschoolofbtc @StacksAustralia @BTCAGGREGATED  Join Discord Stacks Australia https://discord.gg/XYgMc2ZmThe School of Bitcoin https://discord.gg/bZ4mfAHR Bitcoin Australia is Powered by The Digital Playhouse Foundation to support projects including Stacks Australia / New Zealand and Theschoolofbitcoin, the Digital Playhouse Social Enterprise Hubs  Fully Tax Deductible Donations can be made via the Digital Playhouse Foundation Web Site Donate Here