La Casa de Satoshi

About

La Casa is for people who take open money seriously, and themselves less so.

La Casa de Satoshi is a Bitcoin community space in Mexico City where developers, educators, founders, and the curious come to learn, build, and eat together.

La Casa's glass-roofed atrium, with hanging plants and a canvas sail
BitDevs CDMX in the wood-panelled main room, chairs in a circle
The main room's whiteboard with La Casa de Satoshi and Aureo written on it, a desk by the window

The story

It started as a meetup with too many people for the café.

A handful of bitcoiners in Mexico City kept running out of room. So we rented a house, filled it with desks and a long table, and kept the door open.

Today La Casa hosts BitDevs, a monthly Bitcoin 101, hands-on workshops, visiting speakers, and a small group of members who work here every day.

It is run by volunteers and funded by memberships, donations, and friends in the industry. Every peso goes back into the space and its programs.

Our mission

Make Bitcoin education, development, and community accessible to everyone in Latin America. One meetup, one workshop, one builder at a time.

What we stand for

Four things we will not negotiate.

  1. 01

    Doors open

    Anyone can walk in. Beginners sit next to core contributors and nobody checks your résumé at the door.

  2. 02

    Bitcoin only

    One protocol, no tokens, no sponsors asking us to say otherwise. It keeps the conversations honest.

  3. 03

    Build in the open

    Open-source code, open talks, open books. If we learn something, we write it down and share it.

  4. 04

    Spanish first

    Most Bitcoin education happens in English. Ours happens in Spanish, with English when guests visit.

The space

Desks, a long table, and a lot of chairs.

A talk in the main room, audience on orange stools
The library shelf: Bitcoin books, a Trezor, and 3D-printed models
The podcast room: two microphones, mesh chairs, and orange shelves
The kitchen counter: wood cabinets, a mini fridge, and a row of painted skulls
The meeting room: long table, screen, and a whiteboard
The 3D printer in its enclosure, next to the bookshelf

Team

Volunteers, mostly. Stubborn, all of them.

La Casa runs on a small team and a lot of people who show up early to set out chairs. Here are the ones with keys.

  • Santiago Varela Belmont

    Santiago Varela Belmont

    Founder & Director

  • Gustavo Flores Echaiz

    Gustavo Flores Echaiz

    Co-founder

  • Maciej Cepnik

    Maciej Cepnik

    Co-founder

  • Tristan Borges Solari

    Tristan Borges Solari

    Co-founder

  • Arturo Millet

    Arturo Millet

    Co-founder

  • Max Schatz Renner

    Max Schatz Renner

    Co-founder

  • Juan Carlos Belair

    Juan Carlos Belair

    Co-founder

Hackathon participants holding up T-shirts in front of the La Casa de Satoshi banner

Volunteer

Want keys of your own?

We can always use another pair of hands. Pick something you would enjoy:

  • Hosting events and welcoming people at the door
  • Teaching Bitcoin 101 and running workshops
  • Keeping the space, the network, and the coffee running
  • Writing, photography, and the newsletter
Write to us

Come see it in person.

Drop by during an event, or write to lacasadesatoshi@gmail.com to book a visit.

Upcoming eventsSee the space