Why Tim Niemeyer Is a Bitcoin Legend
Written by
Daniel Batten
Six months ago, school teacher Tim Niemeyer founded the Illinois Bitcoin Council over his summer vacation.
What IBC has built since is incredible.
IBC drafts pro Bitcoin legislation, educates policymakers, and builds a research library on Bitcoin mining. They support community projects including the Bitcoin Scholarship Foundation and the Altgeld Bitcoin Reserve, Chicago’s first community Bitcoin reserve.
In his spare time, Tim created a 16 week Bitcoin curriculum for homeschoolers and an 8 week course for small businesses to accept Lightning payments. IBC also produces consumer reports on Bitcoin products and organizes merchant onboarding across Illinois.
The Bitcoin community salutes you, Tim Niemeyer.
IBC drafts pro Bitcoin legislation, educates policymakers, and builds a research library on Bitcoin mining. They support community projects including the Bitcoin Scholarship Foundation and the Altgeld Bitcoin Reserve, Chicago’s first community Bitcoin reserve.
In his spare time, Tim created a 16 week Bitcoin curriculum for homeschoolers and an 8 week course for small businesses to accept Lightning payments. IBC also produces consumer reports on Bitcoin products and organizes merchant onboarding across Illinois.
The Bitcoin community salutes you, Tim Niemeyer.
Advocacy in Action
A Local First for Bitcoin
Congrats to one of our own, @jeffaurand 👏👏👏 This week, Rockford, Illinois officially accepted its first Bitcoin business into the local Chamber of Commerce.
This is what real Bitcoin advocacy looks like. Local businesses stepping forward. Communities recognizing Bitcoin as legitimate economic activity. And everyday people doing the work where they live.
Learn more about Jeff’s work and his Bitcoin-forward business at orangehorizonwealth.com