Bridge to Bitcoin - Money Changes Culture Before It Changes Policy

About this episode

The episode discusses how Bitcoin is being integrated into UK hospitality venues and its impact on culture and revenue.

Want to see Bitcoin move from theory to till? We sit down with Bridge to Bitcoin—the team quietly onboarding UK pubs, cafés, galleries, and independents—to unpack a playbook that starts with footfall, not hype. Their pitch is disarmingly simple: free setup, native Bitcoin stack, and a customer base that seeks you out. That’s why hospitality leads the charge. When a venue accepts Lightning, meetups follow, and revenue does too. Owners can auto-convert to pounds on day one and later choose to h...

People in this episode

Host: Gavin

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• hospitality
• payment systems
• cultural change
• UK pubs
• customer engagement

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• hospitality
• UK
• payment systems
• Lightning
• cultural change
• pubs
• cafés
• galleries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bridge to Bitcoin

Products: Bitcoin, Lightning

Places: UK

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