We finally made it to Guadalajara!  check out this sunset I got from the tarmac.

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This is our very first photo with the early birds @eddiespino, @starkerz and @manuphotos 
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Folks started coming in groups, but eventually most of us made it to the Airbnbs.   


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After the introductions and some delicious double espresso, we got geared up. 

Do I look like I'm ready for business?  I probably won't wear the shorts and flip flops. 

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We also got some Hive Debit cards thanks to @ecoinstant, @ecoinstante who brought them from Colombia and @jthomasewsky who sent them. We're doing some tests today so that we've all practiced the process for tomorrow.

We're preloading these with a few $HBD and will have folks pay by tapping an NFC terminal, just like you would tap a POS system at the grocery store.

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For our lunch break, we got some Mexican cuisine: _Torta Ahogada_ Pork sandwiches dipped in salsa and beer.  We also added a couple more Hiveans to the pack: @bobaphet who runs a weekly show on @threespeak called Splinterlands 101 who came packed with recording gear, was interviewing everybody and passing around his decked out phone so we could share some words with the camera.


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Right after that, we called some local businesses we found on BTC Map and we found this joint, Berlins Bretzel Wagen, a place with traditional German food and beer.


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We have a male model here for you


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The menu was very simple, but delicious: Pretzels and beer.


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After we sat there having a great conversation with each other and our waitress, she told us they are a bitcoin business and also who the owner was, a gentleman who was in the corner minding his business.   She told him we were into crypto and we'd like to have a word with him.

In this kind of situation, the first thing, in my opinion, is showing them we come in peace.   The man is a bitcoiner, so we sent him some Lightning payments and gave him some Bitcoin stickers.

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During that conversation, we talked about USDT on Lightning.   We all came to the conclusion that this is a problem.   It's a cryptocurrency managed by a company that poses a security risk.  We asked him if he'd be interested in a decentralized, non-KYC, non custodial stable coin.  He said yes, so that opened the door to talk about HIVE's $HBD, which then led us to talking about a cashback feature on HIVE called @distriator. 


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Which also opened the door for talking about how businesses can be listed on Distriator.   While @manuphotos explained how customers who pay with HBD can claim a discount, @starkerz created the business on Distriator and imported their Google Maps geo location, making them searchable on the Distriator map.

Joachim was very attentive and even offered his place as a meetup on Thursday when the conference ends.  We're going to make some flyers and have people paying with $HBD and NFC cards.
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After Berlins we made one last workshop once everybody had arrived to the Airbnb and now we're ready for showtime!

Se everybody tomorrow in Expo Guadalajara for Talent Land 2025!

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