Bitcoin Golf Championship 2025: Find Your Tribe: The Social Side of Bitcoin w/ Matteo from Orange Pill App
Bitcoin Sports Network Podcast
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Show Notes
In this episode from the Bitcoin Conference kickoff party in Las Vegas, Matteo Pellegrini—founder of the Orange Pill App—joins the show to share how grassroots community building is fueling Bitcoin adoption around the world.
He tells the origin story of the app, from launching a week after the FTX collapse to onboarding NBA players and connecting total strangers across cities and continents. From wedding invitations to couch-surfing rescue missions, Mateo highlights how local meetups and real-world connections are essential to understanding and spreading Bitcoin.
Whether you're a new Bitcoiner or a seasoned maxi, this episode will remind you why real-life community still matters—and how the Orange Pill App is helping people find their tribe.
Episode Highlights:
- The story behind launching the Orange Pill App during peak bear market
- Why IRL meetups accelerate Bitcoin learning
- Community filtering: Bitcoin as a values-based social signal
- How NBA champion Matthew Dellavedova became an investor and early user
- Global stories: meetups, marriages, and housing strangers
- The challenge of explaining Bitcoin online vs. in person
- The future of Bitcoin-native events and local discovery
- Using social tools to build high-trust, high-signal relationships
Chapters
00:00 Live from the Bitcoin Sports Network Kickoff Party
01:13 What Is the Orange Pill App?
03:29 Launch After the FTX Collapse
04:04 How an NBA Champion Got Involved
06:11 You Learn Faster In Person
07:11 Global Impact: From Couch Crashes to Weddings
09:13 Bitcoin as a Values Filter
10:18 Bitcoin = Community + Signal, Not Noise
12:21 Final Thoughts: Orange Pill App
13:38 Better Money Invitational 2025
14:38 Bitcoin Fit Games 2025
16:32 Max & Stacy Invitational 2025
Connect with us:
Website: https://www.bitcoinsports.network/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/BSN_Events
Our guest:
Orange Pill App: https://www.orangepillapp.com/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/orangepillapp
Exciting Events on the Horizon:
Better Money Invitational 2025: https://bettermoneyinvitational.com/
Bitcoin Fit Games 2025: https://x.com/BitcoinFitGames
Max and Stacy Invitational 2026: https://x.com/MaxAndStacyGolf