Bitcoin & your off-work life: Blending hobbies with cryptocurrencies?

[Stalker22]

I have been thinking lately about how Bitcoin and crypto as a whole could integrate into our lifestyles beyond trading and staring at charts.  We all have hobbies and passions we go after when not on the clock - stuff that sparks joy and and maybe even some income on the side, so has anyone discovered novel ways to blend Bitcoin or crypto into their after-hours pastimes or side gigs?  Except the time spent on this forum, of course.

Seems there could be cool potential to unite our personal interests with the technological promise of decentralized networks and digital scarcity.  But Im still brainstorming how exactly to integrate that in my own little life.  Would love to hear any inventive examples from you all! Even just ideas to stir my imagination.

[Darker45]

Does gambling count? It's hobby and crypto in one, although whether it's profitable or not depends on lady luck.

Or if you are into a small past-time business, online or offline, you could integrate crypto with it, accepting Bitcoin payments, for example, or even offering a little discount to those who pay in Bitcoin.

Or how about small crypto or Bitcoin talks after work? Especially if you have a crypto circle of friends, you could assign one specific topic every session. That must be nice over a bottle of beer or a cup of coffee.

How about you share your specific hobbies and passions?

[TheUltraElite]

Well posting on this forum is kind of a hobby for me. That and reading about tech related stuff, historical stuff and great people.

The first one obviously ends up getting some campaign earning for me and that is a plus for me to continue this hobby.

Many users have products they sell. Some of them are full time and some are starting out as a hobby, I hope to see such users come to this forum and accept bitcoin payments too. Still getting into the technical part of bitcoin and contributing to same will need some education from your side and learning something new might not be possible for everyone to balance.

[Alpha Marine]

This is an idea I've had, but I've not been able to put in the work for some reason.
If you live in a country that has many people as immigrants, then you can create an opportunity for yourself. Developing and Underdeveloped countries have a lot of their citizens overseas searching for a better life nd better education, and these people usually send money back home for their families and friends but most times its difficult to do that because we know how complicated it may be sometimes and how expensive it might be to send money abroad, so if its not a ugh amount, they usually don't send. That's where you come in. The person sending the money will send you bitcoin or any other crypto, since their family or friends do not know how to use crypto. You'll sell the crypto to your local currency and send it to the account of the recipient.
Both the sender and the recipient know the amount you'll send after converting, and you'll negotiate a fee for your service.

All you really need is to be an outgoing person who knows a lot of people who could vouch for you, and be able to market yourself properly, and you could have a side gig that you do from time to time.

[Fiatless]

Maybe teaching Bitcoin to people might give me uncommon joy. Many people have been brainwashed by the government of my country that cryptocurrencies are fraudulent. Maybe educating them that Bitcoin is different would be a good hobby for me. But I can't do that now because of security reasons.

Using cryptocurrencies to bypass financial restrictions by the government also entertains me. When they think they can control you and you show them that they can't, bring some level of satisfaction.

[Bluedrem]

In fact, people now want to earn more money by spending less labor and time.
That is,
Less labor + less time = more money
Again,
More money = improving the quality of life + fulfilling hobbies + spending time with favorite things.

All these are what people want. For example, if you are spending time alone for yourself and at the same time you can earn money without working hard, isn't it great?
In fact, if someone can invent something like this by paying attention to these things, then it would be great.

[shield132]

I have been thinking lately about how Bitcoin and crypto as a whole could integrate into our lifestyles beyond trading and staring at charts.  We all have hobbies and passions we go after when not on the clock - stuff that sparks joy and and maybe even some income on the side, so has anyone discovered novel ways to blend Bitcoin or crypto into their after-hours pastimes or side gigs?  Except the time spent on this forum, of course.

Seems there could be cool potential to unite our personal interests with the technological promise of decentralized networks and digital scarcity.  But Im still brainstorming how exactly to integrate that in my own little life.  Would love to hear any inventive examples from you all! Even just ideas to stir my imagination.

My hobby and job are in UI/UX design. Besides my working hours, I often try to convenience businesses to accept Bitcoin payments on their website because even if there is no demand and it won't skyrocket their sales, it can indirectly help them in marketing because when you accept Bitcoin payments on your website, you are usually becoming the first type of company on local market to accept Bitcoin transactions. It brings media attention and gives you a nice free promotion from lots of media companies.
Besides my job, I also think to create a beautiful UI/UX design for Electrum mobile wallet, I've done some prototypes and one day I might finish it and publish on GitHub.

[lovesmayfamilis]

All you really need is to be an outgoing person who knows a lot of people who could vouch for you, and be able to market yourself properly, and you could have a side gig that you do from time to time.

There are various exchange services for this, which are also subject to different regulatory processes. In addition, being a sociable person talking about Bitcoin and directly conducting transactions with it, showing your identity, is quite remarkable in terms of interest to scammers. We see thousands of examples of people facing problems when someone talks about their assets.

I can imagine organizing some service paid in crypto, but exclusively via the Internet, in a place where there is no need to go through KYC.

[Ucy]

Well, that's how it's supposed to be. People are meant to do what they love or what makes them happy for the good of others. They could include donation buttons for voluntary rewards for contributions that don't get guranteed financial rewards.
Interestingly, the Bitcoin system is a great space for people to come together, form networks of diverse passions, use that to develop the Network, take care of one another's needs and make things better.
When people seek decentralization they are trying to be less/zero dependent on centralized power to guide or tell them what to do. Instead they rely on themselves, choose roles they are interested in or have passion for, and serve the roles cooperatively to keep the Bitcoin Network active, functional and secure.
Ofcourse, not all roles get guranteed rewards, but people still serve them because of interest/passion. Maybe in the future the unpaid roles could have "donate" buttons for voluntary donations to exceptional participants. This can be expanded and included in many diverse roles people can do for free on the Bitcoin Network.
Enjoying your role is actually good and a kind of reward that can keep you healthy, help you stay longer on your role to perfect it, and eventually earns you sufficient Bitcoin rewards for being exceptional. The early stage of serving a role could be considered a learning/developing stage so you don't expect too much rewards from people at that stage.

The diverse roles could turn into businesses, companies, industries and other things that would be necessary for Bitcoin Network to be independent and self-sufficient Nation or a World on its own

[Despairo]

Maybe DIY? like creating a air gapped wallet which cheaper than people have to buy hardware wallet because they have to pay shipping cost and other thing. This kind thing is what I'm thinking about, but I don't have personal branding in order to make my product look trusted.

My goal isn't only to look trusted, but what's the point to have trusted product when people can't trust our product at their first sight?

[Alpha Marine]

There are various exchange services for this, which are also subject to different regulatory processes. In addition, being a sociable person talking about Bitcoin and directly conducting transactions with it, showing your identity, is quite remarkable in terms of interest to scammers. We see thousands of examples of people facing problems when someone talks about their assets.

Yes, I understand this concern, but I didn't mean being sociable in real life. I meant it like an online presence. Something like this fits people who have a large following on social media like Facebook, Twitter or even TikTok. They don't need to meet or know the people face to face. Just build a reputation can be trusted and people can vouc for.

Also, you'll do the work for people who don't understand much about crypto and cant receive money in an address talk more selling it on an exchange.
As popular as bitcoin may be, you'd be surprised to know that not many people know or understands how it works to be able to trade their coins on an exchange.

[Mrbluntzy]

If you are not a trader, you don't have to look at the chart as you said, you don't have to carry out analysis everyday like traders do and you can easily blend your hobbies and off forum works and activities with cryptocurrency investment except trading. I believe that trading requires more time and attention, although some persons that claim to be professionals has said that after several years of trading, they don't need to spend so much time doing analysis, once they look at the chart, they already knows what's next, I don't know how true that is but I know trading require more than holding does. If you are a holder and still accumulating, you are interested in buying more and it doesn't require you to look at chart every day. To write on the forum is simple for me because during evening hours especially or when am done with studies and other activities of the day, I can easily visit the forum and if I see topic that caught my attention, I will drop a post, it's doesn't interfere with my other activities.

[Fortify]

I have been thinking lately about how Bitcoin and crypto as a whole could integrate into our lifestyles beyond trading and staring at charts.  We all have hobbies and passions we go after when not on the clock - stuff that sparks joy and and maybe even some income on the side, so has anyone discovered novel ways to blend Bitcoin or crypto into their after-hours pastimes or side gigs?  Except the time spent on this forum, of course.

Seems there could be cool potential to unite our personal interests with the technological promise of decentralized networks and digital scarcity.  But Im still brainstorming how exactly to integrate that in my own little life.  Would love to hear any inventive examples from you all! Even just ideas to stir my imagination.

I quite like the collectibles section of the forum, especially when you help to support an actual creator and then get to own a "physical bitcoin" which you can build into a growing collection. However there have been a few knock backs lately with a few rogue creators destroying all their work and trust by sweeping keys that they claimed not to store, so you have to be careful how much you invest into these things along with diversifying between different manufacturers. That lost trust has shrunk the market a little bit, but I guess the answer to that is buying more DIY type products where you build up your own wallet and secure it behind a hologram or just keep empty items pristine from the sellers.

[uchegod-21]

I am someone who enjoys imparting knowledge to those around me. You cannot be around me and we don’t talk about some educative stuff, including lots of discussions about crypto. That’s my hobby, and it’s already part of me.

Currently, I am considering going into content creation, although not with crypto content. But this thread just gave me an idea that I can actually create crypto-related content, memes, and sarcasm, and earn in fiat or get some crypto tips all on social media.

This forum has already made crypto discussions, dealings, and even transactions a sort of regular thing for users here. We earn in crypto from this forum, discuss crypto, and render crypto-related services. What more can we ask for?

[skarais]

I have been thinking lately about how Bitcoin and crypto as a whole could integrate into our lifestyles beyond trading and staring at charts.  We all have hobbies and passions we go after when not on the clock - stuff that sparks joy and and maybe even some income on the side, so has anyone discovered novel ways to blend Bitcoin or crypto into their after-hours pastimes or side gigs?  Except the time spent on this forum, of course.

Being involved in the crypto space (trader or investor) nowadays can’t be considered as a side job anymore. It’s more than just a side job when you earn more money from this industry than your main job, but I don’t mind someone who has a different mindset. Investing and trading have changed many people’s social status so far, some of them have even made millions of dollars after being involved for some time, so is this still considered a side job? I don’t fully agree with that assumption, because anyone who really focuses on it might eventually get a very satisfying return.

Seems there could be cool potential to unite our personal interests with the technological promise of decentralized networks and digital scarcity.  But Im still brainstorming how exactly to integrate that in my own little life.  Would love to hear any inventive examples from you all! Even just ideas to stir my imagination.

Make your involvement in this crypto space equal to your main job, I mean both need special attention from you and do not reduce one of them. Make this a second source of income for you which can later promise your old age better financially, even this can be inherited. But I don't fully know what you are thinking, is it some kind of project?

[Findingnemo]

Becoming an expert in the technical aspects of Bitcoin, that's what I am passionate about when it comes to bitcoin even though I have been reading a lot still I am nowhere near what I am trying to be....

For me Bitcoin is not a work so I don't try to monetize it like many others but posting here incentivize me in the name of signature campaign but I won't say it's a hobby though, it's time I dedicate to learn something and teach others about what they need in as long as I am competent enough for it.

[peter0425]

Seems there could be cool potential to unite our personal interests with the technological promise of decentralized networks and digital scarcity.  But Im still brainstorming how exactly to integrate that in my own little life.  Would love to hear any inventive examples from you all! Even just ideas to stir my imagination.

The best I can think of is integrating our hobbies into businesses. Like if you are into sports but can’t actually play it then you can just set up a store where you sell sports goods. Or maybe run a place where people can play sports. There is so much opportunities waiting but it still depends on how much money we can spend to integrate our hobbies into profitable activities

[AbuBhakar]

Seems there could be cool potential to unite our personal interests with the technological promise of decentralized networks and digital scarcity.  But Im still brainstorming how exactly to integrate that in my own little life.  Would love to hear any inventive examples from you all! Even just ideas to stir my imagination.

I like playing games whether it's on computer or mobile so web3 games has been my interest since it became a trend. What's cool about it is some games does this play-to-airdrop at their early stage that rewards their players a token or crypto that you can sell after its TGE or Token Generation Event.

People usually call it play-to-earn games or P2E since it's a game where you can actually earn. Some of the games don't last long because of not sustainable economy but there are quite few now that actually survive. Their gameplay caters more to real gamer than extractors where their only goal is to dump the token.

[batang_bitcoin]

Gambling, shopping and financing your hobbies through crypto. I think these are the few that we can do and enjoy our days through crypto. There is so much to discover through it but I think that many don't want to do such with their cryptos especially Bitcoin when they all want to do is to HODL it. But have some fun, do some other projects like going into games and buying it through the crypto that you have and whichever crypto you want to do. I've done most of them in the past but as we get older, these hobbies and passions are drying me up and all I want to do is to take some rest.

[slapper]

Why are we still separating “life” and “crypto” like it’s 2017? Bitcoin is lifestyle now, if you let it be. You make music? Sell as NFTs on-chain, but not the hype kind. Real collectors want scarce audio tied to identity, not hype. You write? Publish on decentralized social media, timestamped on-chain. You host game nights? Run sats-based entry fees, distribute winnings via different chains, turn your living room into a microeconomy

People wait for use cases instead of making them. Integration doesn’t require Web3 startups; it needs curiosity and social courage. Stop aiming for scale. Aim for intimacy + immutability. One friend paying you back in Bitcoin feels more real than any CEX

You don’t “blend” Bitcoin into life. You live as if the current financial system is optional. Then everything shifts