BEUK Meetup Breakdown #21 🧡
BEUK Meetup Breakdown #21 🧡
Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 21st - 27th October 2024. Plus, new merchants now accepting bitcoin.
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Upcoming Bitcoin Meetups
Happening this week…
Bitcoin Week UK: A week of Bitcoin events across the UK, featuring exciting talks, workshops, and networking opportunities, will take place from the 21st to the 27th. The events kick off on Monday at 18:15 at the St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG. The opening event is a panel discussion on the differences between Bitcoin and crypto, featuring Daniel Prince, Bill Aronson, Cristina Llamas, and Dan Gershony.
Bitcoin Bristol: Meeting this month at Wiper and True, Old Market. 18:15 on Monday the 21st. 🍻
Bitcoin Surrey: Bitcoin Surrey October meet-up will be held at Surrey’s first bitcoin accepting pub! Built in the 15th century and also an award winning family run Greek restaurant. 18:00–23:00 on Tuesday 22nd October. Yaiyias at The Fox, 21 Frensham Road, Lower Bourne. 🍽️🍻
Bitcoin 101 at Cyphermunk House: Discover bitcoin wallets, nodes, privacy, and other key topics. The class is customised to ensure everyone is challenged. It’s a 1.5-hour session on Tuesday 22nd from 19:00 - 20:30, please arrive ahead of time. 🔐
Canterbury Bitcoin: Meeting this month at the Millers Arms in Canterbury at 19:00 on Tuesday the 22nd of October. An informal meetup to discuss Bitcoin and chat. 🍻
Real Bedford - Home Game: Peter McCormack’s boys are at home this Tuesday 22nd playing Potton United. Join them for a 19:45 kickoff. ⚽️
Bitcoin Meditation at Cyphermunk House: Become one with the Bitcoin network during this dynamic meditation session using music and celebration to purge the fiat sins of clown world. Please take comfortable clothing, water and no expectations. Latecomers will not be admitted and will have to carry their unpurged fiat sins all the way home. 18:30 on the 24th.
Bitcoin Beach Bournemouth: Their next event will be on Wednesday 24th October, 19:30 at Chaplins Cellar Bar in The Cogg Room, 529 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, BH1 4AG. 🍻
Bitcoin Walk - Edinburgh**: Every Saturday they walk around Arthur’s Seat in this historic city. Join them at 12:00 to chat about all things Bitcoin and keep fit. 🚶♂️🚶🚶🏻♀️
Bitcoin East: Join Bitcoin East in Bury St. Edmunds on Sunday 27th, 11:00 at Procopio’s Pantry, IP33 1NE, and then on to Oakes Barn, IP33 3PH at 12:00. All welcome, Bitcoiners and anyone else curious about Bitcoin. 🍻
New Businesses Accepting Bitcoin
Bridge2Bitcoin and Musqet had an enjoyable and productive 2 days at the Hospitality Tech expo at London’s ExCel on the 15th and 16th. You’ll see many new businesses featured here in the coming weeks as we finish getting them setup accepting those sweet, sweet sats.
This week we have…
Stevens and Nicholls Electrical, Plumbing, Heating & Renewable Services: Based in Hayle (near Penzance), and able to take jobs anywhere in the south-west, up to the Bristol area. Now accepting bitcoin. ⚡️
Pasta La Dolce Vita: Selling delicious homemade pasta dishes in the heart of Camden and now accepting bitcoin payments! 184 Camden High Street, NW1 8QP⚡️
Upcoming Special Events
These events aren’t happening next week, but they’re important to add to your calendar now as tickets are selling fast.
Bitcoin Whitepaper Party: Celebrate Bitcoin’s 16th birthday on Bitcoin Whitepaper Day at the Dockside Vaults this Halloween. Loads happening starting from 17:30 including:
Learn about Bitcoin crowdfunding platforms: GEYSER and ANGOR.
ChocRock workshop with Roger9000 with limited seats at £36 each.
It’s happy hour at the bar until 7 PM plus there’s a further discount for paying with bitcoin.
Enjoy a performance by Roger9000 and DJ sets from Day MadMunky, itsTOMEKK, and ZAZAWOWOW.
Tickets are £21.40 each and you can also pay with Bitcoin here.
The Bitcoin Culture Festival: The Whitepaper Party is part of a bigger multi-day, multi-venue festival happening between October 31st and the 2nd of November. Rather than listing all the details here (a lot is going on) click here to find out more.
BWest 2024 - Grassroots Finance Unconference: An exciting new mini-conference in Bristol on Saturday, November 16th. A day of discussions and workshops centred around Bitcoin and the freedom movement. Featuring a lineup of speakers, including Carlos Massiah on using open-source Bitcoin tools, Nathan Day exploring BTCmap.org communities, and Ben Arc on the Maker Renaissance through free Nostr webstores. Other thought-provoking talks include Daniel Prince on the ethics of money creation, Susie Violet Ward’s “BBC vs. Bitcoin,” and more. Enjoy market stalls, a DJ set, food and drink, and an afterparty to close the day. The day kicks off at 10 AM till 5 PM at Hamilton House, Stokes Croft, Bristol. Early bird tickets are just £20.
Get Involved
Volunteer Opportunities: Bridge2Bitcoin is actively seeking volunteers who share our passion for merchant adoption. We’d be delighted to connect if you’re eager to contribute. Reach out to us on Twitter or through our website.
Start Your Own Meetup: Interested in launching a Bitcoin meetup? We’re here to support you every step of the way. We’ve assisted numerous UK Bitcoin meetups in getting started. Get in touch via Twitter.
Contribute to BTCMaps: BTCMaps is a vital part of the Bitcoin ecosystem. It’s a perfect project to get involved with if you’re not a coder or even that technical. A great way to give back to the community. Maintain an area of the UK and keep it up-to-date.
Telegram users: You might find our Telegram Channel another useful way to keep up-to-date with UK meetups.
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Get out and support the meetups where you can, visit Bitcoin Events UK for more info on each meetup and to find your closest on the interactive map.
Stay tuned for more updates next week!
Simon.