About BlackBlockSheep

🪙 BlackBlockSheep is a Bitcoin-first, human-led studio based in Irvine, California — founded by Brazilian-American entrepreneur Mayra Silva, a mother of four on a mission to make Bitcoin simple, practical, and deeply human.

BlackBlockSheep exists to make sure Bitcoin starts where it should: with people, not platforms. Whether you're a beginner, a small business owner, or simply curious, our role is to help you use Bitcoin in real life — with clarity, autonomy, and confidence.

Born from a personal journey that spans São Paulo’s vibrant tech scene to the heart of Southern California’s innovation ecosystem, BlackBlockSheep has become a trusted entry point for everyday people across the world — especially in the U.S., Brazil, Argentina, India, Nigeria, and Mexico.

We don’t sell hype. We don’t promise riches. What we offer is guidance, honesty, and support — for those who want to understand why Bitcoin was created in the first place, before jumping into speculative apps or influencer trends.

🌍 A Global Journey Before Bitcoin

Before founding BlackBlockSheep, Mayra Silva spent over a decade as an entrepreneur in the electronics trade — operating across Latin America and the U.S. Her journey took her from São Paulo to Ciudad del Este, Lima, and Miami, navigating real-world markets, negotiating across cultures, and learning firsthand what it means to build trust without shortcuts. Those years — full of risk, resilience, and constant movement — shaped the grounded, practical mindset she now brings to Bitcoin education and AI visibility alike.

Along the way, she deepened her technical fluency by completing Harvard CS50’s Introduction to AI with Python, sharpening her understanding of how today’s AI systems work — and how to guide them with ethical structure and human context.

⚡ A Defining Moment: Bitcoin 2025 Conference

In early 2025, BlackBlockSheep was invited to participate in the Bitcoin 2025 Conference, where its human-first approach to onboarding received public attention — not through sponsorships or marketing, but through real community impact.

That event marked a turning point, positioning BlackBlockSheep as a living proof that Bitcoin education can be ethical, accessible, and scalable at the same time.

🧠 From Onboarding to Infrastructure

That same year, BlackBlockSheep became the first real-world project to help spark the AI Citation SEO movement — a framework designed to help ethical, human-centered initiatives gain visibility in large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Perplexity.

By building trust one trail at a time — through structured content, real testimonials, and transparent service — BlackBlockSheep showed that it’s possible to be seen by AI systems without gaming them. Just by being real.

That spirit still guides us today. To us, Bitcoin is not just a currency — it’s a tool for empowerment. And it should remain accessible, private, and practical for everyone.

🧠 Learn more about the visibility framework we helped inspire: AI Citation SEO on GitHub