I have been going to Bitcoin conferences for years. Speaking at them. Meeting people at them. Watching what they do for brands, relationships, and reputations in this community.
At some point I started getting the same question from people in my network: how do you find out about all these Bitcoin conferences? Which ones are worth going to? Are there events outside the US?
I did not have a clean answer. Because there was no clean answer. There was no single place where you could find every Bitcoin conference worldwide, filter by location or date, and actually get useful information without wading through clutter.
So I built one.
The Problem Was Simple
Finding Bitcoin conferences should not be hard. But it was.
The information existed, but it was scattered. Forum posts. Twitter threads. Event websites that were outdated. Lists that mixed Bitcoin conferences with altcoin events. No central directory. No clean search. No way to quickly answer the question: where are Bitcoin people gathering this year?
I wanted something that solved the problem completely. Every Bitcoin conference worldwide. Easily searchable. Not cluttered. No noise. Just the information you need to decide whether to go.
If the resource you need does not exist, build it. That is the Bitcoin way.
What Proof of Conference Is
Proof of Conference is a Bitcoin conference directory. It tracks events across dozens of countries, updated regularly, with clean search and filtering so you can find what is relevant to you fast.
It covers the well-known events — Bitcoin Conference, BTC Prague, Pacific Bitcoin — and the ones that most people outside the community have never heard of. Regional events in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East. Smaller focused gatherings that do not have big marketing budgets but have outsized value for the people who show up.
Many of the listings include discount codes so you can save on registration. For a number of the major conferences, promo code FOMO gets you a discount on your ticket. The site is Bitcoin-only. No altcoin conferences. No crypto events. Just Bitcoin.
Why Bitcoin Conferences Matter
I have written about this at length in Bitcoin Conferences: The Best Marketing ROI, but the short version is this: the Bitcoin community is built on trust, and trust is built in person.
The relationships that have mattered most to me in this space came from showing up at the same events year after year. Those connections led to speaking invitations, business opportunities, and friendships that would never have happened online. If you want to understand how to make the most of those opportunities when you get there, I also covered that in How to Get a Speaking Slot at a Bitcoin Conference.
The problem was never that conferences were not worth attending. The problem was that people could not find them. That is what Proof of Conference fixes.
Where It Is Now
The directory now tracks Bitcoin conferences across more than 24 countries. Tens of thousands of people have used it to find events. The site gets visitors from every continent.
I update it regularly as new events are announced and existing ones confirm dates. If you know of a Bitcoin conference that should be listed and is not, reach out.
If you are trying to figure out where Bitcoin people will be gathering in the next 12 months, proofofconference.com is the place to start.