A while ago we played with the idea of opening a Bitcoin Academy. We envisioned it as a place where people who like to think about the topic of freedom, "healthy money" can meet in person and from where we could fulfill our mission to educate 100,000,000 people about Bitcoin. The number is not purely random, it represents the number of satoshis in 1 bitcoin. On the way to Roatan for vacation, we didn't think that it would be Honduras where we would open our Bitcoin Academy, or the first Bitcoin Education Center in Honduras - https://www.amityage.com/
It was March 2022 when we decided to explore the beauty of Roatan, a Caribbean island with the second largest coral reef in the world. When a friend told us about Roatan, we had no idea what IT was and where IT was located. Of course, it made us all the more eager to get to know THAT, to get to know IT. By coincidence, during our vacation in Roatan, Build Prospera Summit 2022 was organized. It was an informal meeting of travelers, entrepreneurs who were interested in the Prospera project and came to explore what they can build together. We had never heard of the Prospera project before. We found out that Prospera is a private city and a special economic zone (ZEDE - Zone for Employment and Economic Development). It encourages economic development and innovation through low taxes, privatized government, social services and self-regulation. Prospera is independent from the structure of Honduras, but remains bound by the Honduran constitution and its criminal code. The reason why we started to join the group of people interested in the project was that in Prospera you do not pay taxes on bitcoin profits and at the same time you can pay ordinary taxes in bitcoin. Apart from the very friendly tax regime, you can currently keep your bookkeeping in bitcoin. Setting up a company in Prospera takes exactly 15 minutes and filing VAT takes 5 minutes. Prospera absolutely won us over when compared to the bureaucracy in Slovakia. So we used the above-mentioned summit to present our ideas about the Bitcoin Education Center and immediately we received an offer to rent a building on the highest point of Roatan with the best view. And so, in November 2022, we opened the first Bitcoin Education Center in Honduras. I have to say, not quite ordinary.
In our center, in addition to improving your financial literacy, you will also sharpen your taste buds. In addition to great Honduran coffee and island-inspired food, you'll enjoy stunning 360-degree views of Roatan. You can pay for everything with bitcoin, that is, except for the view, which is free :) We go with the narrative that our academy is the place where you can pay with dollars and lempiras (legal currency of Honduras) only once in your lifetime. Are you asking why? Because in our academy we will teach you how to use bitcoin, practically and simply. We will guide you through the journey from setting up a bitcoin wallet, through buying your first satoshi (part of a bitcoin) to paying for your coffee with bitcoin. So you don't have to be a millionaire to get a "piece" of bitcoin for yourself.
In our education center you can take advantage of the first and only Bitcoin ATM in Roatan. You can buy bitcoin for USD cash here and also sell it for USD with no fees. However, we are not the only place where you can pay with bitcoin. There is already a community of local merchants (approx. 60) on the island, which you can support by paying in bitcoin. You can rent a car, go diving or pay for the services of a dentist. Regardless of whether you are new to Bitcoin or well versed in it and just want to meet other colleagues, you can join us on the Bitcoin Experience Tour of Roatan. We will show you the attractions of this pirate island and take you to the facilities that accept payments in bitcoins.
Our mission is to educate locals and visitors about the future of money. The best thing you can do for yourself and your financial future is to learn what makes Bitcoin special and start using it. We teach people the basics of how to secure their bitcoins, how to avoid scams, and how to be financially responsible. For locals, using Bitcoin makes much more sense than for Europeans, who see Bitcoin more as an alternative investment. Both banks and credit cards work in Europe - in Honduras, the banking system is more complex, so people are more aware of the benefits that Bitcoin brings. At the same time, Honduras is a country neighboring El Salvador (the first country where Bitcoin is official currency), so people are more receptive to the fact that Bitcoin even exists and that it is not a scam.
We finance our educational activities thanks to Bitcoin mining in Paraguay. We donate a significant portion of our profits to the community and invest back into our educational program. More than 2,500 people have personally attended our educational workshops. Anyone can buy mining machines from us and mine with us. In addition to an interesting investment, you can support our educational activities.
So, in Roatan, we managed to create a place where you can practically learn everything you need to know about the history of money, about money as such and why we consider Bitcoin to be digital gold, or sound money.
There is a word in english. Very archaic one, not very used “AMITY”. Amity means fellowship, friendship, cooperation, peace and harmony. We see Bitcoin as a technology that can lead us to an era where people will work together more thanks to a globally sound money. We believe that it will lead us to an age of better cooperation, harmony and togetherness. To the age of friendship. AmityAge. That is why we decided to name our company AmityAge, so that every day we are reminded of where we are going and what Bitcoin brings us.