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.

Bitcoin is money, and Bitcoin is medium of exchange.

📢 The UK’s approach to Bitcoin is at a crossroads.

Decisions on regulation, taxation, and innovation are being shaped in Westminster. Now is the time for the Bitcoin community to engage constructively.

Bitcoin Policy UK has developed a new app that makes it simple for any UK resident to find their local MP’s details instantly

Select one of 4 key Bitcoin policy issues:

1️⃣ Opposition to CBDCs

2️⃣ Bitcoin Tax Treatment

3️⃣ FCA Classification of Bitcoin

4️⃣ A UK Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Send a ready-made, professionally written letter in just a few clicks.

Every message matters. MPs need to hear from their constituents to understand why Bitcoin is vital for innovation, economic growth, and financial freedom.

✅ Take action today:

The newly released White House Digital Assets Report represents a clear policy shift. For the first time, Bitcoin is treated as something distinct, quoted, cited, and understood on its own terms.

Satoshi is referenced, the whitepaper is cited, and Bitcoin is positioned as the foundation of the digital asset ecosystem.

The report outlines Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer structure, its operation without intermediaries, and its role in financial innovation. It goes further than past U.S. publications in explaining what sets Bitcoin apart from the wider crypto sector.

It also mentions the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. While details remain limited, the fact that Bitcoin is being considered a strategic asset, separate from other digital assets, insicates a clear shift in policy tone.

For Bitcoiners, this is progress. The framing is more deliberate. The tone is more respectful. And the message is clear: Bitcoin is being taken seriously.

The groundwork is laid. What matters now is whether policymakers engage with Bitcoin on its own terms and begin treating it as a serious strategic asset.

Meanwhile, in the UK, spot Bitcoin ETFs remain unavailable, and Economic Secretary Emma Reynolds has dismissed the idea of a national Bitcoin reserve:

“We don’t believe that’s the right approach for our market… that’s not the path we plan to take.”

They say when the U.S. acts, the rest of the world follows. Let’s hope that’s true for the UK, because Bitcoin offers the kind of hope we badly need in a dysfunctional, collapsing system.

Read the report here:

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The Average American Does Not Have $600 in Savings

Sam Gustavsson and I explore how financial fear blocks human potential, and how Bitcoin and a shift in mindset can remove that block completely. We discuss how most people are trapped in survival mode, how categorizing financial fear as "noise" changes everything, and why acting from fear only amplifies it.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED AND ZAPPED.

Craig Wright, discredited as Satoshi in UK courts, launches a £911B legal battle against Bitcoin Core developers.

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WOAH this is the crossover we need!! Love this pod. Can’t wait to listen