Britain’s largest Bitcoin conference comes to Scotland

The bear market will not disrupt Bitcoins (BTC) adoption plans in the UK. From 21. – 22. October this year, internationally renowned Bitcoin experts, writers and content creators will attend the UK’s largest Bitcoin conference to date.

Organized by Bitcoin Collective, a newly established Bitcoin company, and in collaboration with Bitcoin and the crypto exchange OKX, the event takes place in the Assembly Rooms on Edinburgh’s George Street.

Jordan Walker, CEO of Bitcoin Collective, told Cointelegraph, “the conference is exclusively Bitcoin-related, as this is our focus when it comes to informing and educating the collective.” In the press release, Walker added:

However, it is not about buying or investing in Bitcoin, it is a completely different discussion. Our focus is on education, so be sure to bring a notebook and pen!

Speakers include Jeff Booth, author of The Price of Tomorrow, Greg Foss, Validus Power Corp strategist, Natalie Brunell, host of Coin Stories, and Samson Mow, CEO of Jan3. Booth told the Cointelegraph that he is “excited to meet other Bitcoiners and others who have just started their journey in Scotland:”

With a protocol-level technology like Bitcoin emerging and the confusion surrounding it and what it means for the future, personal events like the Edinburgh Conference are crucial to expanding awareness that Bitcoin is for everyone.

The conference emphasizes education, community, inclusion and open dialogue as defining principles. According to Haider Rafique, Marketing Manager at OKX, the conference is “exactly what the Bitcoin industry in the UK needs – society itself is rising to say that this is what we’re all about, and that’s why you should care.

As Walker makes clear in the Bitcoin Collective podcast, the conference should serve as a catalyst for Bitcoin adoption in Scotland, while “aiming to capture as many different participants as possible both on and off stage.” Bitcoin Collective Operations Director Lucy-Rose Walker explained that “Bitcoin is for everyone, and does not differentiate between gender, race or religion.”

Scotland’s capital, affectionately known as “Auld Reekie” to locals, is Scotland’s second largest city. With a population of almost 500,000, it makes it a little smaller than Glasgow. But it more than compensates in history, architecture and music. Edinburgh attracts more cultural and historical events than Glasgow, including the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Hogmanay (among the world’s largest New Year celebrations).

There were new signs of Bitcoin adoption in Edinburgh throughout 2021, although the conference would hope to create waves of nationwide adoption. Across the border with England, grassroots adoption stories are spreading while the Isle of Man – a British crown dependent – is fast becoming a “Bitcoin Island”.

British Bitcoiners are among the speakers that Peter McCormack, podcaster behind What Bitcoin Did, Allen Farrington, author of Bitcoin is Venice, and Danny Scott, CEO of CoinCorner, have been announced as speakers to date. The conference is the first Bitcoin Collective conference, with venues for the following years not yet announced.