At Berlin we want to solidify the narrative that circular economies are the channel by which Bitcoin will take grip of the world. In order for us to transition from having an economic system that is being run on top of state issued tokens as the main form of value propulsion, to Bitcoin as the base for all exchange, Bitcoin circular economies must succeed, expand and become significant alternative powers to be reckoned with , as well as independent from the traditional financial system governed by today's central banks.
We have had Circular Economies around for over a decade, and we have seen a proliferation of these mini economies across the globe, with a concentration of them in Central/South America and Africa. A large cohort of bitcoiners realise the importance of their success, but we are still far away from it being the main point of focus for most bitcoiners, nevermind from people outside of the space. We are also only scratching the surface on the integration of Bitcoin in these economies, and the potential use cases that it can offer
El Salvador placed itself undisputedly as ‘Bitcoin country’ worldwide after making it legal tender. A top down initiative where most of the population remained relatively clueless about the emerging money, when looking through the lens of government intervention. What has really led El Salvador’s focus on Bitcoin has been the private initiatives that have formed ground up, with initiatives such as Mi Primer Bitcoin, companies like Tiankii, K1 and Ditobanx, conferences such as Adopting Bitcoin and Economia Bitcoin and circular economies like Bitcoin Berlin SV and many others forming a base of El Salvador’s future economy.
All while this has happened we have seen the purchasing power of Bitcoin swing wildly downwards and then build steadily upwards, as it becomes recognised worldwide as a pristine and highly sought after asset by large governments and institutions. The laws surrounding its use as a medium of exchange remain generally quite prohibitive, maintaining the concept of it as a primary money to exchange goods and services a foreign and far away possibility. Circular economies like Bitcoin Berlin and conferences such as Economia Bitcoin break that misconception, of it serving solely as something to store and not touch once acquired.
If we want it to be globally recognised as money, it needs to be accepted and used for every type of good and service, and for that to happen, more time and energy must be placed on facilitating its use in every aspect: It must be seen drafted within contracts, to value goods, credit markets on bitcoin, financial projections denominated in sats, crowdfunding through Bitcoin, integrated into social media, in art and music, taught in schools, integrated into balance sheets, implemented into physical technology (vending machines, jukeboxes, in religious institutions, used as bounties to incentivise the building of tools and communities, used as an inheritance, gifts to families, as a defence mechanism, paywalls to enter into physical and virtual locations, used for prediction markets, games, prizes, collateral for loans in different forms and infinitely more possibilities.
At Economia Bitcoin this November 22nd & 23rd, 2025, we will be seeing how Bitcoin is being integrated in everyday lives of individuals distributed in circular economies across the globe and how we can reach the next step to Hyper Bitcoinisation. We invite anyone who is captured by the mission of Bitcoin and its aim of changing the face of humanity to come and explore this beautiful, growing and vibrant mountain town in El Salvador, to get a taste of what exists and what is to come.
