🚀 Bitkiwi 2025 – Queenstown, NZ | The Future of Bitcoin is Here ⚡
Just wrapped up an incredible weekend at Bitkiwi, New Zealand’s premier Bitcoin event! 🏔️💥 From inheritance planning to self-custody, Lightning adoption, and NZ’s Bitcoin future – the speakers brought serious signal.
Here’s a recap of the best talks, insights, and moments from Bitkiwi 2025 🎥👇
🚀 LightningPay’s 4 Big Announcements 🚀
From Queenstown to the world, LightningPay is making moves:
1️⃣ A Bitcoin-friendly shared workspace in Queenstown.
2️⃣ A self-custodial ⚡ Lightning wallet powered by Breez.
3️⃣ 1 billion sats in monthly volume,20% monthly user growth AND 6 BTC capital raise to keep growing!
4️⃣ Bitcoin Basin Initiative – Queenstown’s circular economy is here.
💡 The future of Bitcoin in NZ is bright! 🔥
🏃💨 Bitcoin Escape Velocity with Rob Clarkson
When does Bitcoin become unstoppable? Rob Clarkson of LightningPay.nz breaks down:
🔹 How Bitcoin adoption accelerates as it becomes a medium of exchange
🔹 What Lightning Network means for real-world payments
🔹 Why Kiwis should care about using Bitcoin today
Escape velocity is coming. Are you ready? 🚀
📜💡 Wills, Wallets & Wisdom – Bitcoin Inheritance Planning
James Swarbrick from Swarbricks Lawyers on:
✅ What happens to your Bitcoin when you're gone?
✅ Why multisig is your best friend for inheritance
✅ The legal side of passing down sound money
Because your Bitcoin is only yours if you plan for the future. 🔑
⚡🖥️ Why You Should Run Your Own Bitcoin Node
Ketan from Ministry of Nodes explains:
✅ The importance of self-sovereignty in Bitcoin
✅ How running a node makes the network stronger
✅ The best setup for a Kiwi Bitcoiner
Your keys, your coins. But also: Your node, your rules. 🏴☠️
🇳🇿🧐 What's the Problem, NZ?
Andrew Wells of KiwiBitcoinGuide takes a deep dive into Joe Bryan’s ‘What’s the Problem?’ with a NZ perspective
🔹 How our broken money could be the source of our problems.
🔹 How government policy & banking play a role
🔹 What’s next for Bitcoiners in NZ?
New Zealand – time to wake up. 🏴
🕊️🔥 The F Word – Cody Ellingham
What’s the real F-word when it comes to Bitcoin? FREEDOM.
Cody Ellingham from The Transformation of Value Podcast dives into:
💡 What true freedom looks like.
🔗 Why Bitcoin is a tool for sovereignty
🚀 How to break free from fiat dependency
📢 That’s a wrap on Bitkiwi 2025! 📢
🔸 Bitcoin adoption is accelerating in NZ.
🔸 Queenstown is becoming a Bitcoin circular economy.
🔸 Builders & educators are paving the way forward.