{"id":9372,"date":"2022-05-16T23:30:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T23:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci02a1598ee0002661"},"modified":"2025-01-28T15:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:45:18","slug":"bitcoin-2022-bazaar-five-stalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/industry-events\/bitcoin-2022-bazaar-five-stalls","title":{"rendered":"Five Stalls That Caught My Attention At Bitcoin 2022\u2019s Bitcoin Bazaar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bitcoin 2022 was home to high-profile keynotes, announcements and panel discussions. But the plebs had their spotlight as well. The Bitcoin Bazaar was the place to get to know some of the most interesting projects in Bitcoin merch \u2014 not necessarily world-changing but definitely uplifting.<\/p>\n

Panties For Bitcoin<\/h2>\n

\u201cBTC \u2014 Be Truly Confident\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Panties for Bitcoin<\/em><\/p>\n

What I first considered as a whacky Bitcoiner meme turned out to be high-quality, Italian-made lingerie run by a lovable family. Pablo, the mastermind behind the business, is an Argentinian emigrant with decades of experience in the underwear industry and a passion for money free from government intrusion. Several years ago, he combined his two obsessions and founded Panties for Bitcoin. With \u201cno more fiat panties\u201d and \u201cBe Truly Confident\u201d as company mottos, Pablo and his family \u2014 his wife Silvia and his son Michael \u2014 do their part for the circular economy, offering a 10% discount on orders paid in bitcoin. <\/p>\n

Check the panties out at pantiesforbitcoin.com<\/a>. For now, only ladies\u2019 lingerie is offered, though the family is considering launching a men\u2019s line as well.<\/p>\n

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Buzz It Forward<\/p>\n

\u201cLook better. Feel better. Do better.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Buzz It Forward<\/em><\/p>\n

Every large conference seems to have a barber these days, and the Miami gathering was no exception. Buzz It Forward wasn\u2019t offering just a haircut, though; the project\u2019s mission is to help disadvantaged children and juveniles through sponsored haircuts and mentoring. So whoever had a haircut at the conference actually sponsored three haircuts for those that can\u2019t afford it; the idea being that a good-looking hairline could be the decisive factor for landing a first job for a 16-year-old, or otherwise help in similar situations. When asked about accepting bitcoin as a payment, the (very likable) barber at the booth answered that it\u2019s still a new thing for them, but they believe it\u2019s the future.<\/p>\n

You can check this project out at Buzzitforward.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Coinertime Blockwatch<\/h3>\n

\u201cGoodbye factory time. Hello Bitcoin Standard Time (BST).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Coinertime<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you need to check \u201cMoscow Time\u201d several times a day? Do you have an obsession of checking whether blocks are ticking at an average 10-minute pace? Well fret no further, as you can now switch from fiat time to a universal Bitcoiner time with Blockwatch! This neat wearable allows you to switch between Moscow Time (sats per 1 USD), current block height, and a QR code of one\u2019s public key. Fiat UTC time is available as well, but only as a flash function when certain buttons are pressed. <\/p>\n

Coinertime (the company behind Blockwatch) is from Florida, accepts only Bitcoin via BTCPay Server for their product, and sticks to an open-source philosophy, with both the watch hardware<\/a> and software<\/a> available under an MIT license. Blockwatch is a hobby side project for the Coinertime team, their main business being Bentaus<\/a>, a Bitcoin mining company that aims to build small-scale mining farms in all 50 states.<\/p>\n

Check \u2018em out at coinertime.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Mear One<\/h2>\n

\u201cBitcoin embodies this revolution \u2014 it is the most important one of our time with a currency I can get behind, offering a new alternative economy based on non confiscatable sound money principles. It liberated me as an artist and in many ways, like graffiti art, saved my life a second time by empowering me to continue on creating conscious art for a community that reflects this same sentiment – Bitcoin is the new graffiti.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mear One<\/em><\/p>\n

There were quite a few artists at the Bazaar, and Mear One was the one that caught my attention due to his kickass T-shirt designs. Unfortunately, we only managed time for a brief chat, so I fully appreciated his work only after the conference, when I had a chance to look through his work in detail. To my delight, I found out that Mear One designed the album cover of Non Phixion\u2019s \u201cFuture is Now\u201d \u2014<\/em> one of my favorite hip hop albums of all time! <\/p>\n

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one of my fav moments was the pre-show of this masterpiece – it was still wet! @mearone<\/a> @chinacatpunk<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dGDP4MGY81<\/a><\/p>\n

— tommy, wartime \ud83c\udf96\ud83d\udc38\u2620\ufe0f #FreeRoss \u26d3\ufe0f (@YungGucciT) April 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n