“Nobody’s using Bitcoin.”
“There’s no Bitcoin scene here.”
So we looked.
At least 84 active communities, projects, organisations, networks, events and proof-of-work initiatives across the UK & Ireland.
The scene is already here.
Orange October is about showing the people, places and proof of work behind it.
Who should we be pointing people towards?
#OrangeOctoberBTC
Bitfest
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2026-10-05 13:48:41 UTC
Author Public Key
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2026-10-05 13:48:41 UTCEvent JSON
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