Lights, camera, Bitcoin: Behind Bitcoin FilmFest

Lights, camera, Bitcoin: Behind Bitcoin FilmFest

Selale and Tomek of Bitcoin FilmFest tell Bo how their upcoming festival in Warsaw is creating a space where Bitcoin, cinema, and culture collide. Taking place May 22-25 – kicking off with a Bitcoin Pizza Day party – the event features indie screenings, panels, workshops, and a pitch contest for emerging Bitcoin-themed films. Set across multiple venues, including Warsaw’s iconic Palace of Culture, this year’s festival is also branching into fiction, showcasing how storytelling can go beyond documentaries to imagine new futures shaped by decentralized money..

Inside Bitcoin Oasis: Where business meets Bitcoin in Dubai

To be held in Dubai on 28th-29th April 2025 alongside TOKEN2049, Bitcoin Oasis is an invite-only event uniting investors, miners, and industry leaders. Founders Lara Eggimann and Daniel Jeun share how their platform, Bitcoin Arabia, is building a network for Bitcoin-focused businesses across the GCC and beyond – championing Bitcoin as a standard and expanding into new regions like Africa.

Bitcoin blocked: Why Indonesians can’t pay with crypto

Bo talks with Christopher Tahir about the state of Bitcoin in Indonesia – from legal restrictions that prevent its use for payments to the low adoption driven by a “get rich quick” mentality. Christopher shares his efforts to promote long-term thinking, including translating the Bitcoin whitepaper and building local communities like IDBC. He also discusses the potential for Bitcoin to serve the unbanked, the need for better education, and why owning just 0.1 BTC could be a powerful first step.

Teenage insights: One young voice shaping the conversation

Harley Echlin shares how his passion for Bitcoin started at just 14, fueled by podcasts and events like Cheat Code. He reflects on the mixed reactions from his family and criticizes the British education system for overlooking Bitcoin. Now, planning to head to York University to study economics and philosophy, Harley continues to share his insights through the Bitcoin Youth Podcast.

Bitcoin Britain: Time to rethink regulation

Susie Violet Ward, CEO of Bitcoin Policy UK, explains why outdated regulations are holding back the UK’s Bitcoin adoption. She contrasts the UK’s restrictive stance with the US’s supportive approach and highlights how sensible policies could boost business and harness Bitcoin mining for energy efficiency.