Adopting Bitcoin 2026

Adopting Bitcoin is held annually in San Salvador, El Salvador — the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. The conference is developer-heavy and focuses on Lightning Network infrastructure, Bitcoin education, financial inclusion, and the practical realities of Bitcoin adoption in emerging markets. For Bitcoin nonprofits, Adopting Bitcoin is particularly relevant because El Salvador's Bitcoin experiment directly intersects with the missions of organizations like My First Bitcoin (which operates Bitcoin education programs in El Salvador) and the Human Rights Foundation (which funds Bitcoin development for financial freedom). The conference regularly features nonprofit leaders discussing how Bitcoin treasury strategies support long-term mission funding.