UK forms Bitcoin Policy org to boost BTC education and adoption
A Bitcoin-only policy organization in the United Kingdom seeks to steer a course for greater levels of Bitcoin adoption. God save our gracious coin, long live the coin. A team of entrepreneurs, environmentalists and Bitcoin (BTC) advocates have assembled to back Bitcoin in Britain. The Bitcoin Policy U.K. (BPUK) unites stakeholders, policymakers, environmentalists, tax specialists, Bitcoin experts and miners to “Unlock the potential of Bitcoin” in Britain, and explore how the decentralized currency’s burgeoning industry could benefit U.K. households, businesses, and communities. The BPUK’s primary objectives are to drive investment, both generate and prepare students for the Bitcoin jobs of the future, raise awareness and education , while also exploring the use of wasted and stranded energy resources for Bitcoin mining. Head of policy, Freddie New, told Cointelegraph that “The genesis of this project was the Bitcoin Collective Conference in Edinburgh.” The Bitcoin Collective confere