London delivered this week. Now it's the north's turn. Our BBN Quarterly event on Thursday was a full house. Founders, investors, business owners and professionals all in the room. The energy was something else. Brilliant fireside with @RichardByworth. Real connections. Great food. Huge thanks to @ThorupMikkel and Expat Money for sponsoring, and to @AntidoteBTC for hosting us in their brilliant space. Now we are taking the same calibre of event nationwide. Starting next week. Newcastle. Leeds. Manchester. No membership required. 👇

Thrilled to announce Expat Money and @ThorupMikkel as sponsors of our BBN members' event in London tonight. Helping people build a Plan B abroad. Second residency, citizenship, legal tax planning and offshore wealth protection. Exactly the kind of thinking that belongs in this room. See more details in the 🧵👇

While the mainstream dismisses Bitcoin, builders keep building. @Peterlane1985, Founder of @bitcoin_life_, is one of them. Joining us today at 2pm to discuss their new life insurance bond with Bitcoin at the centre. Set a reminder to join the conversation 👇 ⏰ nitter.net/BitcoinColl/status/210…

What a week, and it's barely even started. 🚀 Price action is one thing, but London is alive with events (@P1Investment @BTCPrague). Some very important conversations are happening, and to round it off, we have our BBN Quarterly at @AntidoteBTC this Thursday with @RichardByworth. But we are not forgetting about the rest of the nation 🇬🇧 That is why the Bitcoin Business Network is launching in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester over the next couple of weeks. The UK needs a space to come together, learn and be part of this. Make sure you are too 👇

📆 The Bitcoin Business Network's London event is just one week away, and it is our biggest yet. We have been keeping this one quiet, but along with some exciting announcements, we will be hosting a fireside chat with @RichardByworth. He knows the traditional finance world and the Bitcoin industry inside out. A great opportunity to ask questions and learn from someone who has seen both sides. Members, check your emails. Less than 10 spaces left 👇

🫵 You're invited! The Bitcoin Business Network national launch is just two weeks away. It does not matter if you are a member, run a business or how much you know about Bitcoin. Just turn up, bring a friend and get a taste of what being part of this network is all about. Time is running out to sign up ⏰👇

The UK's sovereign debt crisis is not a question of if. It is a question of when. Where do you turn... Bitcoin? Gold? or maybe a bit of both? We are discussing exactly this with @AtlasPulse, @CameronJParry and more in 4 hour time... ⏰

Bitcoin at $840,000 sounds extreme. Until you see what it would actually take to get there. Investment advisers currently allocate just 0.008% of assets to Bitcoin, whilst some of the largest institutions recommend up to 7%. @River found that bridging that gap with just a 4% allocation across 40% of global portfolios could be enough to get us there. 🚀

📆 The next Bitcoin Business Network event is happening on 24th September. Back at one of our favourite member spaces, @AntidoteBTC, London's Bitcoin accelerator and co-working space for builders in Bitcoin, AI and Open Finance. 🚀 Members: check your inbox for the invite. 🇬🇧 Not a member yet, but you’re a professional, business owner or exec? Join the network 👇

Huge congratulations to @RenewaBlox on being selected for the Aquis IPO Academy. Using Bitcoin mining, RenewaBlox is putting wasted energy to work while simultaneously strengthening the grid. And now they are working alongside Aquis, the exchange where the public journey began for some of the UK's most exciting Bitcoin companies, including @smarterwebuk, @bhodlplc, @XCEofficial and @stackbtc_, all proud members of the Bitcoin Business Network. 🤝 A well-deserved achievement for the team. We cannot wait to see where it takes them. 🚀 @JasonADeane @CL_Wheeler @FrenchyBit

When saving feels pointless, short-term thinking takes over. Why put money away for five years when inflation erodes its value and house prices move further out of reach every year? Seriously. Why would you? When people have no hope, they spend. They gamble. They live for today. Not because they are irresponsible by nature. Because the incentives are broken. Until young people go to bed knowing their savings will buy more tomorrow than they do today, nothing changes. Sound money is the cure. We just need to show people. Great to see @btconlyscott taking this message to a new crowd at @cpac_gb alongside @Jcastweet, @BenBrry and @CameronJParry. All proud members of the Bitcoin Business Network. We are taking this conversation nationwide to Newcastle, Leeds or Manchester. If you know someone who needs to hear this? Bring them along 🧵👇

At most of our events, Bitcoin is not the focus... Yes, it's the Bitcoin Business Network, but talking about Bitcoin isn't what brings people back each time. What people actually show up for is the room. Business owners, professionals and operators from completely different sectors, discussing how they're actually running things, what's working, and how they're positioning for the future. Bitcoin plays a key role for most of us. It's cutting our payment costs. It's proving useful as a marketing tool. It's strengthening our balance sheets. And it's working as the glue, bringing together some of the sharpest minds into one room. If you are near Newcastle, Leeds or Manchester, come see for yourself. Free to attend. 🧵👇

At BBN events, 99% of people come for the conversations, the connections, and to be around like-minded people. 1% come mainly for the food and drinks, which we take just as seriously. If you are near Manchester, Newcastle or Leeds, our free launch events will give you a taste of what it's all about👇

Bitcoin has built an incredible online community... But nothing replaces human connection. In a world of AI and increasingly digital everything, authentic face-to-face conversations have never mattered more. The Bitcoin Business Network is that space. Real people, working in and running real businesses, coming together to have real conversations with like-minded people. Oh, and we know how to throw a good event. Food and drinks are on us. If you are near Newcastle, Leeds or Manchester, come and see what it is like for yourself. Free to attend. 🧵👇

Great day in the office yesterday at @AntidoteBTC with the team. @JayW132 @Jcastweet & @AlexGlasse had a fun one filming an exclusive podcast for BBN members and spent the day working on some exciting things that will be maximising value for every member. The best work happens when you truly care about what you are building 💪 Come and see for yourself what it is like to be part of the BBN at our three nationwide launch events in Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle. No membership required. 🧵👇

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Bitcoin is the only money to facilitate genuine fair trade! BBN member @BenBrry, MD @englishlakes, was on stage at @cpac_gb with @Jcastweet @btconlyscott and @CameronJParry. He is using Bitcoin as money within his business. Paying his coffee supplier in El Salvador directly using Bitcoin. No middleman. No processing fees. No bank that can block it. This is what fair trade actually looks like. And it is not possible without Bitcoin. 🤝 Visit @englishlakes and you can even pay for your stay in Bitcoin to be part of a full circular economy. 🧵👇

Are you London-based and into Bitcoin? Our next quarterly event is in September. We bring founders, executives and professionals together to network and discuss business and Bitcoin. Food and drink are all included in membership. Come be part of BBN🚀

To join the Bitcoin Business Network, you might assume you need... ❌ Minimum turnover ❌ Bitcoin on the balance sheet ❌ Finance experience ❌ To be working in Bitcoin ❌ Referred by a member ❌ Or run your own business You need none of that. ✅ A genuine belief that Bitcoin can help build a better future for the UK. That is the only requirement. Business owner. Professional. Employee. Curious individual. It does not matter where you are starting from. What matters is that you care about where this is heading and want to be part of moving it forward. If you are near Manchester, Newcastle or Leeds, come along to our free launch events later this year. No membership required. Just show up and see what happens next... 👇

For anyone feeling uncertain about their Bitcoin security right now, you are not alone. It feels like every day brings a new vulnerability. A new attack. A new reason to question what you thought was safe. Bitcoin itself is not broken. But the pace at which issues are emerging is a reminder that this space is still maturing. As a small team, we are glad not to be building a security product. But we can still play a role in helping people find their way back to a place of comfort and confidence. The Bitcoin Business Network is about high quality in person events. Real relationships. A room full of people on the same journey who want to navigate it together. In a world where trusting the wrong piece of software or hardware can cost everything, having people around you who you have met face to face, built trust with and can call on when things get uncertain is quietly one of the most valuable things in this space. Moments like this remind us why what we are building matters. 🤝 If you are near Manchester, Newcastle or Leeds, come along to our national expansion launch events. No membership required. Just show up and see what this community is about. 🧵👇

Andrew Webley (@asjwebley) turned his web design business into the UK's largest publicly traded Bitcoin company. People said it was not possible. Andrew refused to accept that. He and his team made it happen. Every great business starts with a leader who refuses to quit. Behind them, a team that believes in the mission. Around them, a network that opens doors they could not open alone. Andrew understands this better than anyone. That's why @smarterwebuk has been a member of the Bitcoin Business Network from day one. 🤝

You do not need to run a business to be part of this... The Bitcoin Business Network is for every professional ready to be part of something bigger. 💪 Individuals working across every sector who believe Bitcoin is money and belongs in commerce, on balance sheets, in private holdings and beyond. There is a place in it for you 👇

When a government controls the money, they control you! @CameronJParry from @tallymoney on stage at @cpac_gb with @Jcastweet making the case for alternative monetary networks. Bitcoin. Gold. Anything that is truly scarce. These are the tools to take back your sovereignty and build on your own terms. Proud to have Cameron & TallyMoney as members of the Bitcoin Business Network 🤝

🚂 "Nothing stops this train!" The Bitcoin Business Network is coming to Newcastle, Leeds & Manchester. Open to members, non-members and anyone curious, but spaces are limited. Do not miss it. Sign-up link in the 🧵👇

"Sounds great, but I don't have a business..." The Bitcoin Business Network is not just for business owners. It is for every professional who wants to be part of something bigger. Advisers. Investors. Employees. Individuals. Anyone who believes Bitcoin should be part of the conversation at every level of the UK economy. As a professional member, you get access to all our resources, events and connections. And you become part of a growing movement that is actively working to bring more businesses on board and drive real change across the UK. If you are near Manchester, Newcastle or Leeds come along to our nationwide launch events, and share it with other businesses and professionals who should also be in the room. It is free to attend. No membership required. But spaces are limited and filling up fast. Do not miss out 👇

Why do businesses join the Bitcoin Business Network? Nearly always the same answer. They wanted to talk to someone about this properly, and a screen was not doing it. Something shifts when you are in a room. People ask the question they have been slightly embarrassed to ask. Someone else describes the mistake you are about to make, two years before you make it. You cannot really get that from a thread. So we are taking it to Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester later this year. The launch events are free and open to anyone, no membership needed. Tag someone who needs to be in the room, and sign up quick as spaces are limited 👇

The Bitcoin Business Network has outgrown the nation's capital. Since we launched earlier this year, the demand from businesses and professionals across the country has made one thing very clear. This network is not just for the capital. So we are coming to you. Later this year, the BBN is heading to Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds for three very special launch events across England, in partnership with @HillDickinson. Open to members, non-members and anyone curious about what this network is all about. Spaces are limited and already filling up fast. Do not wait. This is your chance to get a taste of what this movement is all about, meet like-minded businesses and professionals and find out how Bitcoin can help future-proof your business for the next decade. If you know a business owner or professional in Manchester, Newcastle or Leeds who needs to be in the room, send this to them now. See below to sign up 🧵👇

Something is coming tomorrow. We have spent months getting every piece in place behind the scenes. This has been a tough bear market so far, and for us it has made one thing clearer than ever. Relationships, community and having a place to ask questions without judgment matter. Having people around you who understand the ups and downs that come with Bitcoin, can share experiences and have made mistakes with lessons for others to learn from. That is what the Bitcoin Business Network is about. Tomorrow we share the next phase of what we have planned.

This week, the Bitcoin community experienced one of its most serious security events. A firmware flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets, present since March 2021, caused affected devices to generate seed phrases using predictable randomness rather than true hardware randomness. Attackers were able to reconstruct private keys and drain wallets remotely. No phishing. No malware. Just a flaw in how the seed was originally created. The losses so far stand at approximately 1,431 BTC, around $89 million, across nearly 5,400 compromised addresses. The situation is still unfolding. We are devastated for everyone who has been affected. These are people who did everything right. They used hardware wallets. They kept funds in cold storage. They followed the advice. And the device they trusted failed them quietly, for years, without any visible sign. If you use a Coldcard, please act now. Move your coins off a ColdCard if you have one. Updating your firmware is not enough. If your seed was generated on an affected device during the vulnerable period, you must generate a completely new seed on a patched device and move your funds immediately. Self-custody is one of Bitcoin's most powerful innovations. The ability to be your own bank, hold your own keys and answer to nobody is genuinely revolutionary. But it is not for everyone. And that is okay. What matters is finding a custody setup that works for you. Whether that is a patched hardware wallet, multisig, collaborative custody, an insured solution, a Bitcoin bank or something else entirely. Secure options exist at every level of technical comfort. There is no one-size-fits-all. This is a moment for the community to come together. To help each other understand the options, ask the right questions and find what is right for each individual situation. The team at The Bitcoin Collective is here for anyone who has been affected, has questions or simply needs someone to talk to. Please reach out.

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This is the business behind the UK's largest publicly traded Bitcoin company. @smarterwebuk holds 2,700 Bitcoin on its balance sheet. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. And it started as a web design company in Bristol. We sat down with CEO @asjwebley at the Squarebird offices, their latest acquisition, to talk about how he built it, where it is heading, and his mission of building a Bitcoin treasury company the UK can be proud of. Proud to have The Smarter Web Company as a founding member of the Bitcoin Business Network 🤝

The best relationships are built in person 🤝 Not over email. Not on a call. In a room, over a drink, with people who share the same values and the same vision. In a world of AI, deepfakes and increasing uncertainty about what is real, genuine relationships have never mattered more. BBN is that network for everyone who backs the idea that Bitcoin is money and should be part of the conversation at every level. Check out our new website👇

Debanking in the UK is not a new issue. It has been holding back people working in Bitcoin for years. @CoinCornerDanny, CEO of @CoinCorner, had his @HSBC_UK account closed over 10 years ago. Not for fraud. Not for financial crime. For running a Bitcoin company. Last week the @CryptoUKAssoc launched a Parliamentary inquiry into exactly this. A welcome inquiry. 👏🏻 @cpac_gb @JayW132 @scientificecon @amccobin

Manchester, Newcastle & Leeds? There are clues on our new website... A lot of you have been asking and more details are dropping 29th July 🗓️ 👇

We said something big was coming... A new website was just the start. Some of you have already spotted that the Bitcoin Business Network is expanding well beyond London for the first time. More details dropping on 29th July 🗓️👇

The Bitcoin Business Network was built around businesses... But it was never only for them. Professionals, advisers, investors and individuals working across every sector are a part of this network. You do not need a business to belong here. You just need to believe that Bitcoin can be a force for positive change in the UK and want to be part of making that happen. This is not a niche community. This is a movement made up of people and businesses who are done sitting on the sidelines. There is a place in it for you 👇

Bitcoin does not belong to any political tribe. Last week @Jcastweet took the Bitcoin Business Network to @cpac_gb and hosted a panel on the alternative money revolution in front of a completely new audience. The message is simple. Every business and individual can benefit from a sound money alternative to government currency. It does not matter where you sit politically. Inflation does not care. Currency debasement does not care. The Bitcoin Business Network exists to bring together the people who are ready to learn and start taking action. Well done to @BenBrry @CameronJParry and @btconlyscott for a great panel. And thanks to @trussliz for the platform and brilliant event 🇬🇧

The Bitcoin Collective are at @cpac_gb today. Bringing the conversation around fiat failures, debanking and the broken system of printing money instead of holding institutions accountable to a whole new audience. @JayW132 on stage with @CoinCornerDanny @DrRichardWerner and @amccobin. Setting the tone for the day.

Yesterday we launched the new Bitcoin Business Network website 🎉 This is no longer just a network... It is a movement. A growing community of UK businesses and professionals who refuse to sit on the sidelines while the financial system works against them. Go and take a look 👇

The next chapter of BBN begins now... The Bitcoin Business Network has become so much more than a network. It’s a movement. So we have just launched a new website to properly reflect where this is heading. Go and take a look and tell us what you think 👇

The new Bitcoin Business Network website went live today! The home for businesses and professionals from every sector who believe sound money builds a better future 💪 This is just the start of what we have planned... Check it out 👇

BBN is not just a network. It is a movement. Around the world, businesses and professionals are using Bitcoin. We bring them together. Today we launch the new Bitcoin Business Network website, and the next phase of what we have been building begins. Go and take a look and tell us what you think 👇

Most people don't believe some of the businesses we have in our network... Hotels. Law firms. Schools. Farms. Charities. Hospitals. Wealth managers. Successful businesses across every sector who can see what is happening and want to get ahead of it 💪

The Bitcoin Business Network launched earlier this year. But not really... The journey started a long time ago with a microphone and a conviction that Bitcoin mattered long before it was comfortable to say so. First came the podcast. Then the UK's first major Bitcoin conference in 2022. The foundations of something were being laid, even if we did not know exactly what yet. Then the businesses started showing up. Leaders and entrepreneurs who saw what was happening and wanted to get ahead of it. So we brought them together for the first time at Competitive Advantage. That confirmed it. The UK needed a place where serious business owners could explore Bitcoin together. Learn from each other. Build with confidence. But what it has become is so much more than a network. Later this week, the next phase of what we have been building becomes apparent 🤫

Bitcoin is a tool... So we built you the tools to figure out how to use it. Last week, we launched an interactive dashboard bringing together the most relevant data on UK Bitcoin adoption in one place. Plus a strategy builder where you can input your own figures and see exactly how a Lump Sum or DCA approach could affect your business balance sheet. This is one of many things we are building in the background to help business owners move forward with confidence. Members can access it now on the portal 👇

Some people work. @NichDickinson lives and breathes hospitality. 13 hotels across 40 years. Every detail considered. Every stone turned. Always looking for what makes the experience better. Most recently exploring Bitcoin at @Congham_Hall. Not for the headlines. Because when something has the potential to strengthen his business, he pays attention. He is not doing it alone. The best entrepreneurs rarely are 👇

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"Bitcoin is money. It just isn't money yet." And Nicholas Dickinson is trying to change that one hotel at a time, with his latest hotel and spa, @Congham_Hall @NichDickinson After 40 years and 13 hotels, Nicholas bought his first Bitcoin less than 9 months ago. Now he wants guests knocking on the door of Congham Hall asking to pay in it. This is what adoption looks like. Not a tech startup. A hotelier with 100 local staff in the Norfolk countryside, building for a brighter future with Bitcoin. Proud to have Congham Hall as a founding member of the Bitcoin Business Network 🤝

Last week, we brought together our BBN founding members to celebrate where this journey started. It was a chance to thank the people who backed us from day one. Before there was any proof this would work. Just a shared belief in what we were building. In a world increasingly shaped by technology and AI, something has quietly become harder to find: real, in-person relationships. Meaningful conversations that happen over a drink rather than through a screen. The Bitcoin Business Network was never just about Bitcoin. It is about bringing ambitious people together, the way great relationships have always been built. The evening was less about looking back and more about what comes next. Some huge announcements are coming over the next few weeks… The next chapter starts now 🚀

The team are at @AntidoteBTC for a special event this evening with the Bitcoin Business Network founding members. Up on the rooftop. Sunshine. And some exciting things coming that we cannot share publicly just yet. We are filming an exclusive podcast for members, where we can share a little more detail on what is ahead. More will be revealed soon... 👀 @JayW132 @Jcastweet @AlexGlasse

The Bitcoin Business Network launched on the 14th January 🎉 Just over 6 months, and Bitcoin's price has fallen ever since. The headlines are full of panic, but our members are not. They understand something most people miss. Strategy is everything. If you invested £3,000 as a lump sum in January, it would now be worth £2,084. (Down 30.5%) The same £3,000 deployed as £500 a month is worth £2,678. (Down just 10.7%) The price will do what the price does. Strategy is what controls the outcome. Surround yourself with people who understand that. 👇

Every UK employer has legal exposure they may not know about yet. Employment law is changing in 2026, and businesses that are not prepared are at risk. Last month, we hosted our first exclusive BBN members' webinar, "The Insider", with Heeral Gudka, Founding Director at Convergent Consulting, breaking down exactly what is coming. Where the legal exposure sits. What regulators and tribunals expect. And what good practice looks like under the new standard. Webinars like this every month. Real expert insight that helps you run a better business. The full recording is now available on the BBN members' portal 👇

Want to bring someone into Bitcoin? Remember, the fastest way to lose them is to mention Bitcoin... Start with the problem, because without understanding the problem, why would anyone look for a solution? Great panel with @JayW132 @TheBitcoin__ @TimKotzman @ejuline