Bitcoin Basics - Bitcoin for Business

Bitcoin Basics – Bitcoin for Business

This is a Melbourne based, live event. Limited seating, booking required.

Hosted by Craig A

Guest Speaker: Kman 2140 form Consensus 21

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What You’ll Learn:

• Business implementation solutions
• Payment terminals, cross boarder payments
  & retained earnings as store of value.
• 1st October 2026 payment surcharge ban &
  how low-cost lightning transactions can solve the problem.
• Worldwide examples of Bitcoin implementation
  in business.
• Bitcoin centric businesses in Australia.
• Implementation case study, the Fox Hotel
  Collingwood.
• Implementation considerations and challenges.
• Challenges, Training staff, advertising to
  the market, tax etc.
• Melbourne Based Initiatives, the first
  Bitcoin School, Bitcoin Centre.
• Consensus 21 (incubator project)

At this upcoming live Bitcoin event, attendees will explore practical ways businesses can implement Bitcoin, from payment terminals and cross-border payments to using Bitcoin as a long-term store of value for retained earnings.

We’ll examine the 1 October 2026 payment surcharge ban and how low-cost Bitcoin Lightning transactions may offer an alternative for businesses. Through worldwide examples and Australian Bitcoin-centric businesses, we’ll explore real-world adoption, including an implementation case study of the Fox Hotel in Collingwood.

The session will cover key implementation considerations and challenges, including staff training, marketing to customers, tax implications (not tax advice) and practical business integration. We’ll also highlight Melbourne-based initiatives such as the first Bitcoin School and the Bitcoin Centre, alongside Consensus 21, an incubator project supporting Bitcoin-focused innovation.

A dedicated Q&A segment will allow participants to ask questions and engage directly with knowledgeable speakers.

This is a free community event designed to promote education around Bitcoin and support the growth of the local Bitcoin community. With limited seats available, early booking is highly recommended to secure your spot. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of Bitcoin in a practical, hands-on setting.

(There is nothing for sale and the event is run by volunteers.)

Please send us a message if there is someting in particular you would like to hear about and we will aim to include it within the presentation on the night.

IMPORTANT please arrive by 5:45pm to ensure we can let you in at ground level and to access the lifts. Thereafter, we may not have someone available to let you in the building.

Location: Melbourne Connect - Level 7 Manhari Room 7212.

Address: 700 Swanston St, Carlton VIC 3053

How to get there? Take the tram from Melbourne Central Station, there are multiple bus options or paid parking is available at Ace Parking, Cardigan House.

Detailed Directions: Directions Link

The event will be catered. There'll be some finger food/snacks and drinks available. Please register early so we can allow for everyone.

If there is something in particular you would like to learn about, send us a message and we will do our best to include it in the presentation.

*Final details are subject to change.

Event venue & nearby stays

Melbourne Connect, 700 Swanston Street, Carlton, Australia

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