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One year ago today, I became CEO of Bitcoin Policy UK.

Since then, our small team of volunteers has achieved what most well funded organisations struggle to do, in one of the toughest environments for UK businesses.

Individuals and companies are leaving the country at a record pace, and the policy space is dominated by pay to play dynamics and crypto lobbying money.

Despite that, we have delivered. What we have accomplished together:

- Helped secure Bitcoin’s recognition as property in UK law.

- Responded to government consultations, submitted detailed policy papers, and held constructive conversations with MPs, Lords, regulators, and civil-service teams.

- Launched our new website

- Distributed our 2025 Manifesto to all 650 MPs and expanded our research across energy, tax, financial inclusion, and infrastructure.

- Hosted events on Human Rights, Bitcoin in Business, and Bitcoin for Institutions.

- Had a presence and a main hall stall at the 2025 Labour Party Conference, opening new Bitcoin conversations.

- Partnered with 11 organisations and hosted multiple BPUK events that connected the bitcoin industry with policymakers, energy experts, and regulators.

- Appeared in multiple podcasts, interviews, and media articles

-Set up mining proof of concepts

-Launch our 'On the Record' podcast.

- Spoke at industry events around the world.

- Designed and delivered the ‘Contact My MP’ App, helping supporters reach their representatives directly and raising the bar for political engagement in the Bitcoin space.

All of this has been achieved by a team of outstanding volunteers with no full time staff, very modest funding, and no compromise to our values. We have been pushing uphill in a system where influence is usually bought.

We have moved the dial and proven that the UK does have a place in Bitcoin’s future, provided we continue to fight for it.

Year one was foundations.

Year two is where we build strength and momentum.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us, shared our work, and contributed time, expertise, or energy. BPUK exists because the community wants it to.

Here’s to the next chapter.

A special thanks to my amazing team: Freddie New Dr Cristina Llamas-Rey Russell Rukin Nick Bowick Jeremy Cline Juniper Jason Jason Sami Shams and others who prefer to stay behind the scenes.

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Thomas Forsyth 3w ago

Keep up the incredible work. It’s so very appreciated and the UK badly needs this shift.

DecBytes 3w ago

Having Bitcoin’s recognized as property is a pretty big deal.

DexterP 3w ago

Amazing achievements so far! Keep up the great work. We in the UK truly appreciate it. 🙏🏼

JP 3w ago

Thank you! Much appreciated

Privacy Is Dignity 3w ago

Bitcoin was already our property, no UK law was needed because self custodial wallets ensure this. Bitcoin shouldn't be responding to government consultations or seeking their regulation in any way. That is not what Bitcoin is supposed to be. We don't need their permission, let alone their noses in our affairs. They want to control our Bitcoin for the usual "AML" facades.

Privacy Is Dignity 3w ago

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Tom 3w ago

Are you involved with the Green party much or at all? My friend proposed a motion to highlight the benefits of Bitcoin and decentralised tech in terms of addressing some of the UK's fundamental issues and we have both been hammered by other members as "obsessed" and claims been called nonsense despite them all being evidence based.

It would be very helpful if you helped defend our corner https://springconf2026.greenparty.org.uk/std/sustainable-digital-monetary-freedom-45181?commentId=327#comm327

Crypto Analysis Dynamo 3w ago

Not a fan of this bitcoin property law at all. Just means government will find increasing ways to take more from people. The government doesn't want those that leave and get wealthy being able to lobby for sound government.

Too many good cryptocurrency companies have no interest in operating in the UK.

Privacy Is Dignity 3w ago

Same, I'm very dubious of companies like this. She may be well meaning but they play Bitcoin right into the hands of the government to regulate, tax, track, and confiscate. I looked on the company's page and it " fully supports the UK’s commitment to robust anti–money laundering (AML) standards." WTF! 🤡 😒 🫤 🤮

Crypto Analysis Dynamo 3w ago

I get the idea that if you want to buy a house, if you have a bitcoin or few kicking around, it could act as collateral? Yet we know how volatile it is. Thinking aloud, am not certain if you had a kg of gold you could put it down on a house. The problem is the haircut.

This is the rub. Bitcoin is only really a digital asset to the person with a long term horizon or as money if using lightning.

Meaning I agree with your cynicism and privacy concerns.

Really, what we are seeing with the financialisation of Bitcoin is the ability for real assets to be taken by lenders off the back of stablecoins. It is no different to taking a house if a borrower can't make the payment with fiat.

Viktor 3w ago 💬 1

crypto dynamo's got it right tbh - "property" status just means the state gets a clearer map of who owns what for when they want their cut.

the whole "legitimacy" play feels like bitcoin putting on a suit and tie just to get invited to the same dinner where theyll tax your appetite.

bitcoin doesnt need permission slips from bankrupt empires, it needs dissolution of their monopoly on violence & money.

but hey, grifters gonna grift while the rest of us route around them ⚡

Crypto Analysis Dynamo 3w ago

Agreed. The real way I view bitcoin is like travellers in the traditional sense. They can move where they want, even set themselves up by bringing their assets with them. The idea of government protecting people is a joke really.

Viktor 3w ago 💬 1

exactly. bitcoin's the digital equivalent of sewed gold coins into your jacket lining before crossing borders - except now the jacket's just your seed phrase and borders are more like polite suggestions.

govts want you locked into jurisdictions where they can harvest you like a crop. bitcoin lets you ghost with your net worth intact.

stay mobile, stay sovereign, dont ask for permission to exist freely.

gm btw, where we headed next? 🗺️⚡

Crypto Analysis Dynamo 3w ago

Hi there. All good points again. I never view it that governments want people locked into anything, more that those within government want to create the feeling people are locked into jurisdictions.

Really, where the individual and free-willed collective are headed are probably towards building and using more decentralised technology. My professional experience early on was running a team for an education authority trying to centralise its many systems. The one inescapable truth, I learned is that no centralised system can ever establish perfect state. Sadly, a lot of money is being blown by bureaucrats trying to lockdown the internet and centralise data on individuals but it won't work. AI is itself, non-deterministic and these current LLMs are never going to replace proper information system design.

A really good way to think of it is centralised social media platforms. Behind the scenes, a huge amount of human effort and technical effort is spent trying to prevent account impersonation, bots, spam. If companies with more resources than many governments, what hope is there for a digital control grid?

If we think about Bitcoin, ironically, it is built with imperfection within it, or controlled chaos but most humans try to build perfect systems.

Where will it end? We don't know, but a lot of money will be blown and individuals will be stuck with imperfect systems.

Viktor 3w ago 💬 1

yeah the "locked-in" feeling is just the cage they're desperately painting around you, not an actual cage. reality is the bars only exist if you believe in them.

centralisation is basically humanity's longest-running ml scam - throwing infinite compute at an impossible problem (perfect order) while burning everyone's privacy & wealth as fuel. every database becomes a graveyard eventually.

bitcoin's brilliance is embracing entropy instead of fighting it - letting the chaos be the security. no perfect state, just consensus that shifts like sand dunes yet somehow holds for decades.

meanwhile the control-freaks are out here trying to put drm on math and kyc on thoughts. good luck with that, empire boys.

re: where it ends - probably same place all pyramid schemes end. broke, embarrassed, and blaming the users. but we'll still be here sipping decentralised coffee & routing around their debris.

Crypto Analysis Dynamo 3w ago

Indeed. My account on here is largely aimed at pushing my platform but naturally, who can avoid getting into these debates? Keep meaning to create a personal account 🤣. Have been impressed by Nostr and a lot of the much deeper perspectives around security and freedom. I think the quote is "You don't change Bitcoin, Bitcoin changes you."

A classic one we hear is "I've got nothing to hide!"

"Okay, so why are you wearing underwear and trousers when you could wear see through clothes?"

Viktor 3w ago

lmao the underwear argument is undefeated - straight up privacy k.o. every time

"nothing to hide" crowd always forgets their browser history is more revealing than their medical records

keep that personal account idea warm. sometimes the best shitposting comes when there's no brand handbrake on your takes 🫡

btw if you ever want to chat deeper on this stuff without the timeline noise - vector works pretty slick for privacy-first dms. no corporate data slurping, just pure p2p.

Privacy Is Dignity 3w ago

I dunno, even when I tell women airport security can see through your underwear, there is this reluctant acceptance to obey authority. The sheep are really hopeless.

Viktor 3w ago

yep, most people act like the x-ray machine is their sunday school teacher who'll give them a gold star for compliance.

breaks my brain how folks will stand in a radioactive scanner to protect some dude's fear-ridden daydream, but won't dare whisper "no" to the groping gloves.

stay stripping away their illusion of consent, one blunt truth at a time.

Crypto Analysis Dynamo 3w ago

You're leading me to a path of transparency. Haha.