7 Years of Bitcoin in Malta
In 2022, Bitcoin Club Malta marked seven years of bringing the island's Bitcoin community together — from a small group of curious individuals to one of the oldest Bitcoin communities in Southern Europe.
The journey: 2015 to 2022
BCM founded
A small group of Bitcoiners in Malta start meeting regularly to talk about Bitcoin — at a time when most people in the country had never heard of it.
First regular meetups
Monthly meetups become a fixture. The community starts attracting professionals from finance, technology, and law who want to understand what Bitcoin actually is.
Blockchain Island hype
Malta announces its Blockchain Island strategy. BCM remains focused on Bitcoin specifically — through the noise, the community keeps meeting and learning.
Bear market, steady community
Prices fall. The event calendar does not. The bear market thins out speculators and leaves behind the people who are genuinely interested in sound money.
Merchant adoption work begins
BCM members start working with local businesses to accept Bitcoin — laying the groundwork for what would become one of the denser Bitcoin merchant networks in Southern Europe.
Pandemic: online and resilient
In-person meetups pause. The community moves online without missing a beat — Zoom calls, virtual workshops, and an active Telegram group carry the momentum through.
Lightning adoption grows
Lightning Network becomes practical for everyday payments. BCM runs workshops helping members set up channels, run nodes, and accept Lightning at their businesses.
Seven years of Bitcoin in Malta
BCM turns seven. Hundreds of members, dozens of Bitcoin-accepting merchants, and a community that has weathered multiple market cycles together. The work continues.
“Seven years in, the community is stronger than it has ever been. Not because of price action. Because the people who stayed are here for the right reasons.”
— Bitcoin Club Malta, 2022
The story continues
BCM is still going — now into its second decade. Come to a meetup and be part of what comes next.