7/11 Bitcoin en Español event at Pubkey NYC:https://www.satlantis.io/events/1663/Bitcoin-en-Espa%C3%B1ol
Local Block Market # 7 at Olde Mecklenburg Brewey LoSo, Charlotte, NC:https://www.satlantis.io/events/2203/local-block-market-7
Delgado's Fuego Store:https://delgadosfuego.com/collections/all
MotivPeru's Copa Bitcoin 2026 at Huanchaco, Peru:https://motivperu.ngo/en/copa-bitcoin/
I’m joined by Johnny “Delgado del Fuego,” the Peruvian-born, Charlotte-based hot sauce maker and Bitcoiner I met at the Grassroots weekend. We trace the roots of Delgado’s Fuego from family July 4th cookouts and his father’s legendary rocoto aji to award-winning farmers’ market staples, and how sharing food built real-world community around Bitcoin meetups. Johnny shares his winding Bitcoin journey—from NYC subway sticker sightings in 2015–2016 to helping lead Bitcoin Charlotte, starting Orange‑pill efforts in Peru, and partnering with Motiv Perú to foster circular Bitcoin economies. We also swap stories about caring for (and energizing) our elders, Latin American family culture, and why in-person meetups matter more than ever in a hyper-connected but isolated world.
Then we geek out on music and experience: Johnny’s first-ever Phish show at Sphere Las Vegas, the band’s Halloween “costume set” tradition, and why the Fuego era signaled reinvention and longevity. We compare flavor-over-gimmick hot sauce culture with the “prove you can take the heat” carnival of super-hots, dream up a Bitcoin x food ecosystem, and preview Spanish‑only Bitcoin events at Pubkey NYC plus Peru travel ideas—from Lima to Huanchaco’s surf scene and the upcoming Copa Bitcoin. Come for the rocoto, stay for the relationships—and maybe queue up Phish’s Llama while you sauce your next plate.