PAC'S ARCADE ▸ CLASSES ▸ FOUNDATION SERIES
THE ARCADE TEACHES
Three foundation classes. Free, live with Pacman, and built for complete beginners — no jargon, no homework, no wrong questions. Each one etches a cert to your wallet, fee on the house.
✓✓✓ ALL THREE CERTS = THE ARTIST GATE
LEVEL 1
SEATS SOON
WHAT IS BITCOIN
+ What money is — and where it leaks
+ Keys, blocks, and the 21M cap
+ Sats: the arcade's coin of the realm
LIVE WITH PACMAN · ARCADE FLOOR · 4 SESSIONS
COST: FREE
CERT ON COMPLETION
RUNE: PACS•ARCADE•BTC101
QUEUED → ✓ ETCHED · FEE ON THE HOUSE
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FROM @PACSARCADE ON NOSTR
LEVEL 2
SEATS SOON
THE SOCIAL LAYER
+ Nostr keys are your identity — no signups
+ Matrix rooms: where the classes live
+ Your verified address on frens.earth
LIVE WITH PACMAN · FLOOR + ONLINE · 3 SESSIONS
COST: FREE
CERT ON COMPLETION
RUNE: PACS•ARCADE•SOCIAL101
QUEUED → ✓ ETCHED · FEE ON THE HOUSE
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FROM @PACSARCADE ON NOSTR
LEVEL 3
SEATS SOON
YOUR WALLET
+ Hot vs cold — pick the right vault
+ The seed phrase is the chest in the attic — back it up
+ Cert care: where etched certs live and stay safe
LIVE WITH PACMAN · ARCADE FLOOR · 3 SESSIONS
COST: FREE
CERT ON COMPLETION
RUNE: PACS•ARCADE•WALLET101
QUEUED → ✓ ETCHED · FEE ON THE HOUSE
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FROM @PACSARCADE ON NOSTR
HOW CERTS WORK
ETCHED, NOT PRINTED
Classes live in seat-gated Matrix rooms on matrix.pacsarcade.org — federated rooms are the course record. Attendance is verified during class: Pacman reveals a code word mid-session, you post it in the room, and the arcade's attestation — bound to your fren tag on the spot — is the real proof. The etched rune is your trophy. Lifecycle is the same as every etching: QUEUED, then ✓ ETCHED — the non-profit wallet pays the network fee.
It's our bitcoin answer to proof-of-attendance — but nothing "drops", fren. You show up, it's etched, it's yours.