bitcoin++ is scaling

Join us in Istanbul this September 3 - 5 and peer into the frontier of Bitcoin at scale

Istanbul, Turkiye | Salt Galata | September 3 - 5, 2025

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Why scaling?

"Can bitcoin scale?" It's a question we've been asking since the project launched in 2009. With dozens of new layer-twos popping up and more users joining the network, Bitcoin is bigger than it's ever been. How much bigger will it go? In this three day event in Istanbul we'll dive deep into BitVM and the frontier of zero-knowledge proofs, to explore not just where Bitcoin is but where it could be a decade from now. Join us in Istanbul this coming September for a deep dive into the forefront of scaling peer to peer exchange, both on-chain and off.

Conference Venue

Gaze at the Sea of Marmara, cross some bridges, and enjoy some Turkish delights

bitcoin++ is happening at the Salt Galata museum in Istanbul, Turkiye to talk the future of Bitcoin at global scale in 2025.

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Where to Stay

The conference is at the Salt Galata museum, a few steps from Galati Tower. Here’s some suggestions for places to stay that are really close by!

The Bank Hotel Istanbul

Five star hotel located in the old Sumberbank bank building. About €252 a night, next door to venue.

Bankerhan

The Bankerhan Hotel is a small boutique, located in the heart of Galata. From €110.

Lola Backpacker's

About a 15m walk from the venue, in Galata. From $32 a night (shared dorm).

Haze Istanbul

Located in Karaköy’s centre, right beside the harbour and straddling Necatibey and Maliye streets. From $64 a night

Get ready to hack at bitcoin++ in Istanbul this September

Prizes. 3-hours of effort. Get your team of four-turbo hackers together and compete for the pride and glory of being crowned the grand prize winner of this year's privacy hackathon.

100+

Hackers competing

Heros are made in the trenches of hacking.

5M sats

of Satoshis in Prizes

With a grand total of 5M sats to take home, you'll want to execute your best privacy ideas

21,020,103

Lines of Code to Write

Builders build at bitcoin++. Come show us what you can do in 3 hours. Vibe coding strongly encouraged.

Compete. Present. Win.

Find more details about our judges, prize categories, and winning criteria on Devpost

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Who's Coming

bitcoin++'s first Istanbul conference will have an all-star lineup of open-source devs, zkp wizards, and protocol experts.

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Ticket prices go up on Aug 1, 2025

Pay with Bitcoin

€489 EUR €333 EUR /ticket

Spend bitcoin, save money.

  • All conference pass
  • Unlimited access to workshops
  • Ticket includes lunch + refreshments
  • Discounted rate for paying in bitcoin
  • Swag bag with t-shirts and other goodies
  • Compete for hackathon prizes

Pay with Fiat

€589 EUR €419 EUR /ticket

Get your bitcoin++ ticket using Stripe checkout

  • All conference pass
  • Unlimited access to workshops
  • Ticket includes lunch + refreshments
  • Normal rate for paying with fiat
  • Swag bag with t-shirts and other goodies
  • Compete for hackathon prizes
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bitcoin++ is made possible by the support of the bitcoin community

bitcoin++ is proud to be supported by a wide range of companies from across the bitcoin ecosystem. Check out what they're up to, both here online as well as at the conference.

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