Bitcoin Builders Club is your monthly hangout in Austin, TX, for devs, hackers, and founders come together to share ideas, demo projects, and explore the cutting edge of what’s possible. Whether hacking on Bitcoin Lightning, developing open-source tools, or launching your next startup, this is your space to build in public, connect with peers, and get real-time feedback from a community of open-source creators.
Every month, expect Austin-style hospitality featuring homestyle food prepared by a local chef, cold drinks, and vibrant conversations with fellow hackers, builders, and founders dedicated to pushing bitcoin innovation forward in Austin.
What to Expect
Start BBC with Networking & Food: 6:15 PM
Car will discuss community updates, news and other Austin Bitcoin scene happenings.
Hack & Tell: 6:30 PM
Meet friends as everyone pours in and gets settled before the main event. Homestyle food and cold drinks will be provided by Chef Johnny Ochoa. Eat, drink, and enjoy while catching some Hack & Tell updates from local builders.
Builder Fireside Chat: 7:00 – 8:15 PM
This isn’t your average fireside chat.
We’re sitting down with Jimmy Song, longtime Bitcoin developer, educator, and entrepreneur, to talk shop: open-source battles, builder scars, the power of conviction, and the hard lessons that only come with time in the Bitcoin arena.
Jimmy’s been in the game for over 20 years. He’s contributed to major Bitcoin projects, taught at the University of Texas, and authored Programming Bitcoin, The Little Bitcoin Book, Thank God for Bitcoin, and Bitcoin and the American Dream. He writes the Bitcoin Tech Talk newsletter and hosts the podcast Bitcoin Fixes This — shaping the conversation for devs, founders, and freedom-minded builders around the world. Will be giving away some signed copies of each book.
We’ll kick things off with a conversation between Jimmy and Car, then open it up for audience Q&A and discussion.
- Builders — bring your questions.
- Developers — bring your ideas.
- Everyone else — just bring curiosity (and maybe a notepad).
- Let’s talk about what it really means to build in Bitcoin.
Late to the party? Come on in. There’s still plenty of time for questions, conversations, and meeting good people.
Event Sponsors
Capital Factory (https://capitalfactory.com/)
Austin’s Center of Gravity for Entrepreneurs. Learn. Work. Accelerate.
PlebLab (https://pleblab.dev)
Supporting thousands of builders shaping Bitcoin’s future. Hackerspace & Community Accelerator for the Bitcoin Era in Austin, Texas since 2021.
🗓 Monday, September 15, 2025
🕔 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDT
📍 Capital Factory
701 Brazos St · Austin, TX
✨ Austin Bitcoin PlebLab is a group of misfit hackers who firmly believe that coming together to support developers is key for bitcoin to continue. Free and open-source development is critical to breakthroughs in bitcoin. The FOSS ethos is at the center of what we do here at Pleb Lab.