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Bitcoin events are a great way to meet the wider community and learn more about the cryptocurrency. Here is a list of 15 bitcoin events this year, as well as a list of bitcoin events likely to repeat in early 2025 that are worth marking your calendar for.
Bitcoin Asia
Organizer: BTC Inc.
Location: Hong Kong
Dates: May 9 to May 10
BTC Inc. ‘s event series is coming to Asia for the first time with an event hosted in Hong Kong. Keynote speakers include Lightning Labs founder Elizabeth Stark and Discus Fish, who founded F2Pool, one of the world’s largest bitcoin mining pools.
Canadian Bitcoin Conference
Organizer: Canadian Bitcoin Conference
Location: Montreal, Canada
Dates: May 16 to May 17
The Canadian Bitcoin Conference is hosted in Montreal, the site of the old Bitcoin Embassy, where some of Blockstream’s co-founders first gathered. The conference features keynotes from Joe Nakamoto, Saifedeen Ammous and Bull Bitcoin CEO Francis Pouliot. It also hosts a workshop to help participants build an open-source miner from a Bitmain ASIC, which helps decentralize bitcoin’s hash rate.
Bitcoin is for everyone
Organizer: Bitcoin is for everyone
Location: Portland, Oregon
Dates: 22 May
Bitcoin is for Everyone is a one-day event that brings together people from the Pacific Northwest. Keynote speakers include Jeff Booth of Ego Death Capital and Troy Cross.
Oslo Freedom Forum
Organizer: Human Rights Foundation
Location: Oslo, Norway
Dates: June 3 to June 5
The Human Rights Foundation organizes the Oslo Freedom Forum to convene technologists and human rights activists to discuss some of the most pressing issues of our time. A financial freedom track focuses on bitcoin and how freedom technology can help with human rights issues.
BTC Prague
Organizer: BTC Prague
Location: Prague
Dates: June 13 to June 15
BTC Prague is the largest bitcoin event in Europe, taking place in one of the most bitcoin-friendly cities on the continent. In Prague, more than 250 merchants are willing to accept bitcoin payments. The bitcoin only event will feature keynote speakers Micheal Saylor and Adam Back.
Bitcoin Rodeo
Organizer: BTCSessions, Bitcoin Well, Bull Bitcoin
Location: Calgary, Canada
Dates: July 2 – July 3
The Bitcoin Rodeo brings the classic Western Canadian atmosphere to bitcoin convenors through a combination of comedy and Bitcoin conversations. Speakers include Francis Pouliot, who co-founded Bull Bitcoin, and Preston Pysh. The Calgary Stampede takes place a few days later, giving people who joined the event
Bitcoin 2024
Organizer: BTC Inc.
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Dates: 25 July to 27 July
Bitcoin 2024 is the world’s largest Bitcoin event. The Nashville confab is hosted by BTC Inc., which publishes Bitcoin Magazine. Keynote speakers announced this year include Cathie Wood of ARK Invest and Micheal Saylor of MicroStrategy MSTR. The event also has a job fair and free passes for students — a much-needed way to get younger people involved with bitcoin.
Baltic honey badger
Organizer: Baltic Honey Badger
Location: Riga, Latvia
Dates: August 24 to August 25
The Baltic Honey Badger is an event that talks about bitcoin and freedom of speech with Nostr. It is paired with Riga Bitcoin Week, which offers Nostr events and an introduction to bitcoin.
Indonesia Bitcoin Conference
Organizer: Indonesia Bitcoin Conference
Location: Bali, Indonesia
Dates: September
After a first 2023 speaking session in Bali, this Bitcoin-only conference is back for another edition. With speakers like Samson Mow last year, another edition will feature a bazaar.
Bitcoin Amsterdam
Organizer: BTC Inc.
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: October 10 to October 11
BTC Inc. brings its Bitcoin event series to Amsterdam for the second time. Last year, Edward Snowden was a speaker at the event. Bitcoin Magazine powers the event in combination with Amsterdam Decentralized.
Pacific Bitcoin
Organizer: Swan Bitcoin
Location: Los Angeles, California
Dates: October 18 to October 19
Pacific Bitcoin is the marquee event offered by Swan Bitcoin, a leading Bitcoin financial services company, offering brokerage, IRAs, collaborative custody, wealth advisor services, asset-backed lending, managed mining services and the US’s first Bitcoin-only trust company. Keynote speakers include Lyn Alden and Peter McCormack of What Bitcoin Did. The location, the Barker Hanger, is a large-scale venue right next to LAX airport.
Plan B Forum
Organizer: City of Lugano and Tether USDT
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
Dates: October 18 to October 19
The Plan B forum is a collaboration between Tether and the city of Lugano, which is gaining significant traction in terms of merchants accepting bitcoin payments. Keynote speakers include Stella Assange, Julian Assange’s wife, and Paolo Ardoino, the co-founder of Tether and Bitfinex.
TABConf
Organizer: TABConf
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Dates: 23 October to 26 October
TABConf is a technical conference on bitcoin topics. You can submit issues on GitHub, and there are many workshops and a hackathon. Previous topics have included running an effective Lightning node, using OpenTimestamps in elections, and mempool policy.
SatsConf
Organizer: SatsConf
Location: Sao Paolo, Brazil
Dates: November 8 to November 9
SatsConf will take place in Brazil, one local hotspot for accepting bitcoin merchants and the country that hosts the Bitcoin Spring Festival. While the page only serves as a placeholder for now, there is a Whatsapp group.
Bitcoin MENA
Organizer: BTC Inc.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Dates: December 9 to December 10
For the first year Bitcoin Magazine is now bringing a bitcoin event to the Middle East hosted in Abu Dhabi. While there aren’t any announced speakers yet, the event has a LinkedIn page, and the Bitcoin Conference’s Nostr page will likely post more updates about the event as they come in.
Bitcoin Africa Conference
Organizer: Bitcoin Africa Conference
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Dates: December 9 to December 11
Bitcoin’s event calendar is coming to Africa, with this conference meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. Organized by a collective that spans the continent, the Bitcoin Africa Conference features speakers such as Obi Nwosu, the founder of Fedi.
Events likely in early 2025
Events such as bitcoin++, Bitcoin Policy Summit, Bitcoin Atlantis and BitBlockBoom are likely to happen again in early 2025, with dates mainly towards the early half of the year and on a recurring basis. Cheatcode, built by Peter McCormick of the What Bitcoin Did podcast, can also repeat.
As bitcoin matures, it is likely that more and more events that bill themselves as Bitcoin only will spring up worldwide – and one-off events may become recurring events. These hubs for learning, community and connection will do much to spread and strengthen bitcoin around the world.
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