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Cruzada21 - VEINTIUNO.LAT Launch
## Cruzada21 - VEINTIUNO.LAT Launch
### Executive Summary
Inspired by Germany’s Einundzwanzig (TWENTYONE.WORLD Initiative) we are launching VEINTIUNO.LAT.
A lot of independent communities are raising in latinamerica and we want to reach them out to create the network. We'll first connect with every community to unite forces between each other, we are starting with a crusade.
Cruzada21 is a grassroots initiative uniting Bitcoin communities across Latin America to foster sustainable, circular Bitcoin economies. Our mission is to strengthen regional adoption through practical, community-driven actions, empowering communities, onboard new merchants and lead individuals towards self-sovereignty.
This is official launch of VEINTIUNO.LAT, and will stay and grow after the cruzade is finished.
VEINTIUNO means Twentyone in spanish and we
### Will address 2 Problems
While Bitcoin adoption is growing globally, Latin American communities face challenges:
* Without real consumer flow, merchant onboarding stalls—leading to frustration and eventual abandonment.
* Users struggle to adopt self-sovereign practices due to complexity and lack of knowledge.
# Basically. we need more users spending sats.
### Proposed Solution: Cruzada21
We'll strategically support 10 communities with comprehensive tools and educational resources to facilitate Bitcoin adoption, improving real-world circular economies, providing an inflow of consumers to keep merchants onboarded, and continuously enhancing knowledge for communities and users:
### Community Starter Kit (per community)
* 1 Bitcoin + Lightning node
* 15 NFC-enabled POS terminals
* 200 collectible NFC cards for users
* Full deployment support
* Technical Workshops
* Education and follow-up from La Crypta

# Innovative NFC Art Card Initiative
* Collaboration with 10 prominent Latin American artists
* Each artist designs a unique collectible series distributed across multiple communities
* Users are incentivized to visit multiple merchants and communities to complete their collections, encouraging local spending, merchant engagement, and cross-community interaction.
### Self-Sovereign Progressive Onboarding Plan
Cruzada21 follows a strategic onboarding path for users:
1. **Initial Step (NFC Cards)**: Easy-to-use NFC cards linked to community-run NWC (Nostr Wallet Connect) backends, offering immediate familiarity and usability.
2. **Intermediate Step (Interoperable Backends)**: Users seamlessly switch among multiple wallet backends (NWC compliant), encouraging wider wallet ecosystem participation and resilience. Dynamic custody.
3. **Final Step (Self-Custody)**: With built confidence and knowledge, users naturally transition towards full self-custody (either solo or friends/family), supported by community education.
### Commitment to Open Standards and Open Source
We strongly advocate and provide tools built on open standards, facilitating interoperability and ease of adoption:
* **Lightning Address**: Send Bitcoin as easily as sending an email.
* **Boltcard**: Tap to pay with Bitcoin just like using a debit card.
* **NWC (Nostr Wallet Connect)**: Easily switch your custodial wallet backend on demand, promoting choice and decentralization.
### Merchant Support Tools
VEINTIUNO provides concrete support mechanisms to simplify merchant onboarding:
* **POS terminals**: Familiar, user-friendly payment acceptance.
* **NFC Card Distributors**: Merchants become destination points, increasing foot traffic. Cards can be sold for shared revenue or gift them to promote adoption.
* **Community-Created Onboarding Manual**: A collaborative resource tailored to local needs, generated in collaboration with all the combined knowledge of the communities.
* **Integration with Local Infrastructure**: Connecting existing local exchanges and wallets.
* **Ongoing Support from La Crypta**: Technical and operational assistance, ensuring long-term adoption and success.
### Community Follow-up and Dedicated Support
To ensure successful implementation and sustainability, we assign a dedicated team to each community for thorough follow-up:
* Conduct research to understand each community’s unique needs.
* Provide tailored solutions based on community insights.
* Assist in selecting suitable merchants and strategically planning POS and card deployments.
* Continuously monitor usage, offer ongoing guidance, and ensure optimal utilization of resources. Node setup, channel management, wallets, POS, etc.
* Promotional activities and social media outreach to maximize visibility and adoption.
### Project Status
* **Research & scouting:** Interviewed and selected communities and artists.
* **10 Communities Selected**: Chosen from 38 applicants based on readiness, community strength, and potential impact.
* **Artists Committed**: 10 renowned artists already producing artwork. 40 meetings have been conducted between artists and communities.
* **Deployment Ready**: Starter kits prepared for immediate deployment.
### Future Roadmap
* **Phase 1**: Fully deploy community kits to initial 10 communities.
* **Phase 2**: Document community feedback and real-world adoption to produce an impactful Bitcoin documentary.
* **Phase 3**: Expand to 21 communities, refining approach and tools.
### Grant Use
Funds will be directly allocated to:
* Purchase and deploy hardware (nodes, POS terminals, NFC cards)
* Support educational programs and training
* Facilitate artist partnerships and card production
* Documentation, media production, and community outreach
### Conclusion
CRUZADA21 offers a practical, scalable blueprint for achieving widespread Bitcoin adoption in Latin America. By bridging the gap between users, merchants, and communities, we create sustainable Bitcoin economies and empower users towards financial sovereignty.
### Real-world Crusade
The initiative is getting a lot of traction in Geyser, Nostr and local communities that we are travelling with 15 brave soldiers and have important presence in these 4 conferences.
- LABITCONF (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - Bitcoin Level 5/10
- SatsConf (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - Bitcoin Level 8.5/10
- Adopting Bitcoin (San Salvador, El Salvador) - Bitcoin Level 8/10
- Economía Bitcoin (Berlín, El Salvador) - Bitcoin Level 10/10