Such a great meetup. Thank you everyone for coming out!
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Indy Bitcoin Meetup
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Indy Bitcoin Meetup
@IndyBitcoin
A community for Bitcoiners in Indianapolis. Learn about Bitcoin, meet like-minded people, and grow the local network. 📍 3rd Wednesday each month
Indianapolis, IN Katılım Ocak 2021
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Tonight is our meetup! 7-9pm @UnionJackPub! Can’t wait to see everyone.
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It's meetup week! Come check it out this Wednesday.
Join us for a presentation called, “The Oldest Argument in the Room.” After attending three Bitcoin conferences in one week, one question kept coming up: why is explaining Bitcoin still so hard, and what can we actually do about it locally?
Paul will share what he learned about orange-pilling your neighbor, the 3,000-year moral case for sound money, and why building Bitcoin circular economies might be some of the most important work happening in Indianapolis right now.
Indy Bitcoin Meetup@IndyBitcoin
Indy Bitcoin Meetup 58: 📅 2026 Jul 15 ⏰ 7 pm to 9 pm ET 🍺 Union Jack Pub in Broad Ripple 🚗 921 Broad Ripple Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220 Meetup 🔗 meetup.com/indianapolis-b… Nostr 🟪 mynostr.app/npub1wdnf28vc4… Website 🟧 indybitcoinmeetup.com Meetups are normally on the Third Wednesday of every month.
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@edstromandrew @PriceStable Come on out, Andy! We would love to have you. Let’s cement this bottom.
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@PriceStable YES.
The pico bottom of the last bear market was beefsteak at my house.
You must have it at your house for BTC to bottom.
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This is great @IDFinancial @RealJacobLaue!
Indy Bitcoin Meetup@IndyBitcoin
Indy Beef Steak 01: 📅 2026 Aug 15 ⏰ 6 pm to 9 pm ET 🍺 Refinery 46 🚗 2201 E 46th St, Indianapolis, IN 46205 Tickets (required in advance) 🎟️ pay.zaprite.com/order/odp_IOZw… Experience the historic, meat-forward tradition of the American beefsteak dinner, brought to life with modern culinary precision. Join us at Refinery 46 in Indianapolis on August 15th from 6pm to 9pm for an uncompromising evening of prime Indiana grass-fed beef, artisanal bread, and American beer. This is more than a meal; it’s an immersive, experience featuring four of your favorite cuts of beef, paired with condiments to enhance the flavor if you so please.
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Indy Beef Steak 01:
📅 2026 Aug 15
⏰ 6 pm to 9 pm ET
🍺 Refinery 46
🚗 2201 E 46th St, Indianapolis, IN 46205
Tickets (required in advance)
🎟️ pay.zaprite.com/order/odp_IOZw…
Experience the historic, meat-forward tradition of the American beefsteak dinner, brought to life with modern culinary precision. Join us at Refinery 46 in Indianapolis on August 15th from 6pm to 9pm for an uncompromising evening of prime Indiana grass-fed beef, artisanal bread, and American beer. This is more than a meal; it’s an immersive, experience featuring four of your favorite cuts of beef, paired with condiments to enhance the flavor if you so please.
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Indy Bitcoin Meetup 58:
📅 2026 Jul 15
⏰ 7 pm to 9 pm ET
🍺 Union Jack Pub in Broad Ripple
🚗 921 Broad Ripple Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220
Meetup
🔗 meetup.com/indianapolis-b…
Nostr
🟪 mynostr.app/npub1wdnf28vc4…
Website
🟧 indybitcoinmeetup.com
Meetups are normally on the Third Wednesday of every month.
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Reminder that our meetup is tomorrow!
Just realized the typo on the original tweet. It's JUNE 24th from 7-9pm @UnionJackPub
RSVP here:
meetup.com/indianapolis-b…
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Our rescheduled meetup will be Wednesday, July 24th, from 7–9 PM at @UnionJackPub. Our friend Rob will be giving a presentation on "How the Legal System Sees Your Bitcoin." The presentation will start at 7:30 PM. Free drinks provided by @megawatthq. meetup.com/indianapolis-b…
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Our rescheduled meetup will be Wednesday, July 24th, from 7–9 PM at @UnionJackPub.
Our friend Rob will be giving a presentation on "How the Legal System Sees Your Bitcoin."
The presentation will start at 7:30 PM.
Free drinks provided by @megawatthq.
meetup.com/indianapolis-b…
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@Charlesdav43874 @RelIrrelvantVIP Same with Bitcoin Lightning.
It doesn't matter if the "business activity" is discoverable or not. According to the new and unfortunate Illinois law, the activity is taxable.
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@RelIrrelvantVIP @IndyBitcoin XMR is private. They can’t see who sends or receives it.
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Indiana:
Passed the Bitcoin Bill of Rights.
- House Bill 1042 (HB 1042)
- March 3, 2026, signed into law
- iga.in.gov/legislative/20…
- Protects the right to self-custody
- Prohibits government from imposing discriminatory taxes or fees
- Requires public retirement plans to include at least one bitcoin-linked investment
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Illinois:
Passed the Digital Asset Privilege Tax Act.
- Senate Bill 3019 (SB 3019)
- June 16, 2026, signed into law (effective January 1, 2027)
- ilga.gov/Legislation/Bi…
- Imposes a new 0.2% privilege tax on the value of digital asset business activity provided to Illinois customers (including exchanges, transfers, and custody services)
Welcome Neighbors:
The Indy Bitcoin Meetup welcomes our new Illinois neighbors who decide to relocate to central Indiana.
TFTC@TFTC21
The Digital Chamber and Illinois Blockchain Association are calling Illinois' new 0.2% crypto tax "substantively unsound, procedurally deficient, and economically destructive." It was slipped into the state budget overnight with zero stakeholder outreach.
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@michelleweekley The ATM bill happened about a week after the Bitcoin Bill of Rights passed.
Two steps forward, one step back.
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@IndyBitcoin Indiana was the first state to outright ban bitcoin ATMs. I hope those wins stand but I wouldn’t trust it.
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On June 16, 2026 Illinois Governor Pritzker signed SB 3019, an omnibus budget bill containing the Digital Asset Tax Act, into law as part of the state’s $55.9 billion FY2027 budget.
The Act imposes a 0.2% tax on the gross value of digital asset exchanges, transfers, and custody services provided to customers and is effective beginning January 1, 2027.
Where does the “bitcoin doesn’t care” crowd stand on this?
Will you just not pay and let them garnish your wages or put a warrant out for your arrest?
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Indy Bitcoin Meetup@IndyBitcoin
Indiana: Passed the Bitcoin Bill of Rights. - House Bill 1042 (HB 1042) - March 3, 2026, signed into law - iga.in.gov/legislative/20… - Protects the right to self-custody - Prohibits government from imposing discriminatory taxes or fees - Requires public retirement plans to include at least one bitcoin-linked investment --vs-- Illinois: Passed the Digital Asset Privilege Tax Act. - Senate Bill 3019 (SB 3019) - June 16, 2026, signed into law (effective January 1, 2027) - ilga.gov/Legislation/Bi… - Imposes a new 0.2% privilege tax on the value of digital asset business activity provided to Illinois customers (including exchanges, transfers, and custody services) Welcome Neighbors: The Indy Bitcoin Meetup welcomes our new Illinois neighbors who decide to relocate to central Indiana.
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Indy Bitcoin Meetup@IndyBitcoin
Indiana: Passed the Bitcoin Bill of Rights. - House Bill 1042 (HB 1042) - March 3, 2026, signed into law - iga.in.gov/legislative/20… - Protects the right to self-custody - Prohibits government from imposing discriminatory taxes or fees - Requires public retirement plans to include at least one bitcoin-linked investment --vs-- Illinois: Passed the Digital Asset Privilege Tax Act. - Senate Bill 3019 (SB 3019) - June 16, 2026, signed into law (effective January 1, 2027) - ilga.gov/Legislation/Bi… - Imposes a new 0.2% privilege tax on the value of digital asset business activity provided to Illinois customers (including exchanges, transfers, and custody services) Welcome Neighbors: The Indy Bitcoin Meetup welcomes our new Illinois neighbors who decide to relocate to central Indiana.
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🚨 ILLINOIS ENACTS MOST AGGRESSIVE BITCOIN TAX IN THE 🇺🇸 US
Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed Illinois’ new Digital Asset Tax Act into law.
Starting January 1, 2027, Illinois will impose a 0.20% tax on the gross value of digital assets exchanged, transferred, or stored for customers.
In practice:
• Buy Bitcoin? Pay the tax.
• Transfer Bitcoin? Pay the tax.
• Store BTC with a custodian? Pay the tax.
Move $1 million through a bank wire, ACH transfer, brokerage account, or traditional custodian and Illinois takes nothing.
Move that same $1 million as a digital asset and the state takes $2,000.
The tax applies regardless of whether there is any profit, income, or capital gain. It is levied simply because a digital asset is being exchanged, transferred, or stored.
Critics argue this creates a first-of-its-kind regime that singles out blockchain-based activity while leaving analogous banking, brokerage, custody, and payment services untouched.
The law targets the service layer of the digital asset economy. While trading for one’s own account is excluded, businesses facilitating exchange, transfer, or custody for customers must collect and remit the tax, with customers ultimately liable if it is not collected.
The Crypto Council for Innovation warned that Illinois is becoming a national outlier by adopting a transaction-based tax on digital assets that has no comparable equivalent for stocks, bonds, derivatives, bank deposits, or traditional financial transactions anywhere else in the country.
Industry groups say the law is a powerful incentive for entrepreneurs, startups, and investment to leave Illinois for more competitive jurisdictions.
Perhaps most surprising is the timing. Illinois only recently adopted the Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act (DACPA), a framework many viewed as a constructive approach to blockchain innovation. This new tax represents a sharp reversal.
The question now is whether other states follow Illinois’ lead, or whether this becomes a case study in how to drive an emerging industry elsewhere.
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Indy Bitcoin Meetup@IndyBitcoin
Indiana: Passed the Bitcoin Bill of Rights. - House Bill 1042 (HB 1042) - March 3, 2026, signed into law - iga.in.gov/legislative/20… - Protects the right to self-custody - Prohibits government from imposing discriminatory taxes or fees - Requires public retirement plans to include at least one bitcoin-linked investment --vs-- Illinois: Passed the Digital Asset Privilege Tax Act. - Senate Bill 3019 (SB 3019) - June 16, 2026, signed into law (effective January 1, 2027) - ilga.gov/Legislation/Bi… - Imposes a new 0.2% privilege tax on the value of digital asset business activity provided to Illinois customers (including exchanges, transfers, and custody services) Welcome Neighbors: The Indy Bitcoin Meetup welcomes our new Illinois neighbors who decide to relocate to central Indiana.
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Indy Bitcoin Meetup 57:
📅 2026 Jun 17
⏰ 7 pm to 9 pm ET
🍺 Union Jack Pub in Broad Ripple
🚗 921 Broad Ripple Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220
🔗 meetup.com/indianapolis-b…
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