Building the world's best Bitcoin circular economy so locals can learn, spend, and grow with bitcoin every day.
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Explore local merchants that accept bitcoin today. This map
grows as more businesses join the circular economy.
The Okanagan bitcoin circular economy is built on three coordinated efforts: merchants accepting bitcoin, companies holding and paying their employees in bitcoin, and a strong community dedicated to advancing the mission through education focused events and spending bitcoin in the community.
We help merchants get set up to accept bitcoin for free. When you accept bitcoin at your store you signal to the community that you want them to spend their bitcoin at your store. You also save on payment processing fees and you might find some new customers!
We educate entrepreneurs and business leaders how to hold bitcoin on their balance sheet, best practices to protect the bitcoin their business holds, and how to pay their employees and incentivize their teams using bitcoin.
OK Bitcoin hosts large and small events focused on education and community building. These range from a monthly bitcoin meetup, informal "coffee chats", and larger events with industry leaders and speakers. Join our meetup community to stay up to date.
OK Bitcoin is a community of Okanagan locals — neighbours, shop owners, and bitcoiners — who want to earn, spend, and save in bitcoin together, right here at home.
We believe that Bitcoin represents the future of money, and we're working to make it accessible and practical for local businesses, organizations, and residents. Through merchant adoption, corporate education, and community events, we're creating an ecosystem where Bitcoin isn't just an investment—it's a form of economic freedom.
A region where people earn, hold, and spend bitcoin locally every day. A place where Bitcoiners thrive and businesses flourish by embracing the future of money.
Join the growing number of Okanagan businesses accepting
Bitcoin. It's free to get started, and we handle everything from
setup to training.
Accepting Bitcoin is completely free. We provide free point-of-sale setup, training, and ongoing support. Only pay a 1% fee when you convert to CAD.
Bitcoiners actively seek out businesses that accept bitcoin. Join the map and connect with a growing community of Bitcoiners in the Okanagan.
We give you a dedicated point of sale system (funded by community members). We call it "The Bitcoin Machine". A member of the community will help you get set up with a dedicated wallet (only takes 10 minutes) and show you how to convert your Bitcoin to Canadian Dollars automatically, or as needed.
Join us for workshops, meetups, and community events focused on Bitcoin education and adoption in the Okanagan.
This month we’re doing something special. Adam O’Brien, founder of Bitcoin Well, will sit down with Igor Espanhol Manuel for a fireside chat about Bitcoin adoption in sub-Saharan Africa. Igor has first-hand experience with Bitcoin circular economies in Mozambique, Malawi, and Kenya, where people earn, spend, and save in Bitcoin as part of daily life. Many people in these countries don’t have access to a bank account. For them, Bitcoin isn’t a speculative asset. It’s a practical way to store value, get paid, and send money. Adam and Igor will talk about: What a Bitcoin circular economy looks like on the ground Why Bitcoin is gaining tractio...
Adam O'Brien and Scott Dedels on how AI is reshaping how we create value, exchange money and control information. Who owns our data? Who controls our money? How will we pay in an automated world, and what happens to the value of human work? Two talks plus audience Q&A, presented by Block Rewards at The Innovation Centre, 460 Doyle Avenue, Kelowna.
Answers to the most common questions about OK Bitcoin, accepting bitcoin as a business, and getting started as a
community member.
Join the OK Bitcoin community to hear about events, merchant onboarding opportunities, and ways to help grow the circular
economy.
