📅 The Meetup Breakdown 88
Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 30th March - 5th April 2026.
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” — Joseph Campbell
With so many events on recently, this week feels a bit more relaxed with only 5 meetups.
Its week 3 of the Cipher series, if you can crack it (without cheating) and be the first to reply to this email with the correct answer, their’s a 1000 sat prize to be won.
All the details bellow…
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Upcoming Bitcoin Meetups
What We’re Up To This Week 📆
Tuesday
🔐 Bitcoin 101 @ Cyphermunk House: Tom Bennet explains the entropy behind BIP39 seed phrases and why it is essential for the security of your Bitcoin. All welcome. Tuesday the 7th, from 18:30. Bloomsbury.
Friday
☕️ Newcastle Bitcoin Coffee Morning Meetup: Every Friday morning at Pumphreys Coffee Centre and Brewing Emporium (bitcoin accepted). Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned maxi, head along to chat, share ideas, and connect with the local Bitcoin community from 10:00 to 12:00.
Saturday
☕️ Bitcoin Portsmouth: Join fellow bitcoiners this Saturday at 10:00am at Panero Lounge for relaxed Bitcoin chat, good conversation, and good coffee. No agenda, just informal chats. All welcome.
🚶♀️Bitcoin Walk - London: The London Bitcoin Walk will meet this SATurday at the Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park at 11:00. Check the Telegram group chat (avaliable at the link) for details.
🚶🏽♂️ Bitcoin Walk - Edinburgh: Join fellow bitcoiners every Saturday at 12:00 for a walk, meeting at Meadows City Tennis Club. It’s a relaxed way to keep fit, enjoy the city, and chat about Bitcoin along the way.
Supporting this week’s issue…
🕵️ The Satoshi Cipher – Week 3
Prize: 1,000 sats ⚡
Cipher: A1Z26 swaps letters for their numeric positions (A=1 … Z=26). Hyphens separate letters and a slash marks spaces.
History: A teaching cipher used to introduce kids (and new cryptographers) to simple substitution by mapping letters directly to numbers.
Puzzle: 8-15-4-12 / 2-9-20-3-15-9-14
Reply to claim the sats.
Bonus: Beat the 10-minute mark for double sats. No cheating with AI!
Last Week’s Winner: Nick Morris – solved “SOUND MONEY”.
🧭 On the Radar
Big events further down the line.
🗓️ 7th April - From Diamonds to Digital Gold: What Bitcoin Mining Really Means (Panel and Q&A), Antidote, London
🗓️ 19th April - Bitcoin Church Launch Event, Bournemouth.
🗓️ 30th April - Fountain Special Event - An Introduction to the New Music Economy, Anditode, London
🗓️ 22nd May - BSE: Bitcoin Pizza Day, Bury st Edmunds.
🗓️ 12th September - BSE: Bitcoin, Sovereignty, Economics, Bury st Edmunds.
📅 Featured Events
🤝 Bitcoin Ireland Conference 2026 – Dublin, May 22–24
Join Ireland’s premier Bitcoin event at The Green Isle Hotel for three days of keynotes, panels, workshops, and exhibitions covering adoption, regulation, mining, ETFs, and more. Network with world-class speakers, authors, and fellow enthusiasts, with family-friendly activities throughout. Early Bird tickets are 50% off, and Whale Pass holders gain access to an exclusive networking trip on May 25. Use code BEUK for an extra 10% off! Don’t miss this chance to dive deep into the future of Bitcoin in Ireland and beyond.
🍕 Pizza Day 2026 – Bury St Edmunds, May 22
Celebrate the first-ever Bitcoin transaction! Join a full day of meet-ups across Bury St Edmunds supporting local Bitcoin-accepting businesses, with coffee at Alema, steak at Meat & Greet, chilli scones at Procopio’s Pantry and cocktails at Verve. The day finishes at the historic Guildhall for an evening of free pizza, drinks, a pop-up market and debates with leading UK Bitcoin voices. Tickets £39 (Bitcoin preferred). Don’t miss this iconic slice of Bitcoin history.
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