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title: About - Capital Region Bitcoin Network
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#### About

Welcome to the Capital Region Bitcoin Network. The meetup was created due to a lack of crypto communities in upstate New York 
and for supporting local adoption of Bitcoin.

The first meetup was held on Thursday, May 11th 2023. Meetups allow for open discussion 
about Bitcoin news and common questions surrounding the currency.

This website is also available at <a href="https://crbtc/" target="_BLANK">crbtc/</a> using
<a href="https://handshake.org" target="_BLANK">Handshake</a>.