BTC CAMPFIRE / GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE

Bitcoin world map.
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Name: BTC Campfire filtered Bitcoin payment places snapshot
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/

Find places to spend Bitcoin with SatsTrail, or explore reachable nodes, country BTC holdings, mining power and policy. Street-level 3D, dated sources and a shortlist you can share. Know what remains unknown.

How it works ↓Country data & sources ↓

Where is public-node infrastructure densest?

The additional layer divides reachable nodes by World Bank 2024 population estimates and multiplies by one million. It compares countries of different sizes. This is visible infrastructure, not adoption, users or wealth. Hosting, VPNs, Tor and missing observations limit interpretation. Missing counts are unknown, not zero. Node time and population year are shown separately.

World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · CC BY 4.0 ↗. Choose the country-colour metric independently; cyan rings show density and amber rings show raw counts. Amber rings show raw node counts. Density bands: ≤1, ≤5, ≤20, ≤100, >100 nodes per million.

WHAT THE MAP ACTUALLY MEASURES

Reachable nodes are not Bitcoin owners.

How many Bitcoin nodes are in each country?

The node layer aggregates the public BTC Nodes crawler snapshot. It counts reachable nodes whose IP location can be assigned to a country. Nodes behind NAT, offline nodes and other undiscovered nodes are outside its reach. Hosting locations, VPNs and geolocation errors can distort the picture.

Country percentages use located nodes as their denominator. Tor, I2P and other unlocated nodes remain in the network total but are not assigned to invented countries. Our server checks for a newer source snapshot at most once every six hours; its actual timestamp stays visible. A failed update preserves the last snapshot with a delay notice.

Bitcoin policy: what the colours mean

Rules for holding, payments, mining and operating an exchange differ. We classify the cited evidence, not citizens’ views. Reviewed 2026-10-02. Proposals are not laws; this is not legal advice. A regulated market can still prohibit crypto payments. Grey means unknown, never automatically banned.

EU member states — MiCA provides an EU framework for crypto-asset service providers. Authorisation and consumer-protection requirements apply; this is not a safety endorsement. ESMA · MiCA ↗
Bhutan — Royal-government investment arm DHI announced a green digital-asset mining partnership with Bitdeer. This is a supportive state-industry signal, not a claim that Bitcoin is legal tender or that every retail activity is unrestricted. Bitdeer & DHI · joint partnership announcement ↗
United Arab Emirates — Dubai provides a licensing framework for virtual-asset services through VARA. Its jurisdiction excludes DIFC; other UAE jurisdictions have different regulators. This is regulated market access, not unrestricted nationwide approval. VARA · Dubai rules ↗
Switzerland — FINMA accommodates crypto-asset business models within financial-market and anti-money-laundering rules. Some activities require authorisation. A regulated route to operating is not a government guarantee of Bitcoin. FINMA · FinTech guidance ↗
Canada — Crypto trading platforms may fall under provincial or territorial securities regulation. Federal guidance recognises trading and use but stresses risk: Bitcoin is not legal tender and crypto deposits lack deposit insurance. Financial Consumer Agency of Canada ↗
Singapore — MAS supervises digital-payment-token service providers as part of its payments remit. This signals a regulated route for services, not official encouragement to speculate or approval of every crypto business. MAS · Payment Services Act and DPT rules ↗
Australia — Virtual-asset service providers must register with AUSTRAC and meet anti-money-laundering obligations. Australia permits a supervised service industry; registration is not an endorsement of Bitcoin or investment returns. AUSTRAC · public register ↗
Brazil — Brazil’s central bank regulates, authorises and supervises virtual-asset service providers under Resolution 520. This is a framework for the industry, not a declaration that Bitcoin is legal tender. Banco Central do Brasil · virtual assets ↗
Argentina — The CNV maintains a register of virtual-asset service providers. The signal is regulated market participation, not a blanket government endorsement of Bitcoin or a guarantee that a registered provider is safe. Argentina CNV · PSAV register ↗
India — Virtual-digital-asset service providers serving India must register with FIU-IND and comply with anti-money-laundering requirements. September 2026 enforcement targets non-compliant providers. Registration is not pro-Bitcoin advocacy or legal-tender recognition. Government of India · FIU-IND notice ↗
Russia — The Bank of Russia describes a regulated route for cryptocurrency transactions under legislation effective September 2026, while domestic crypto payments remain prohibited. This is a mixed signal, not a blanket ban on trading or an unrestricted market. Bank of Russia · cryptocurrency regulation ↗
Indonesia — Bank Indonesia prohibits using virtual currencies, including Bitcoin, as payment. This classification concerns payments; it must not be interpreted as saying all crypto-asset investment or trading is banned. Bank Indonesia · payment warning ↗
Nepal — Nepal Rastra Bank states that cryptocurrency transactions, including Bitcoin, are not permitted in Nepal. This is a restrictive official position, not an inference from the number of local nodes. Nepal Rastra Bank · crypto FAQ ↗
El Salvador — El Salvador pioneered state Bitcoin adoption, but its 2025 reform made private-sector acceptance voluntary and the IMF programme constrained public-sector Bitcoin activity. The map marks a mixed policy signal, not the old claim that every business must accept BTC. IMF · El Salvador programme ↗
United States — The March 2025 executive order establishes a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve using eligible forfeited government BTC. This policy signal is not a complete statement of federal or state trading rules. White House · executive order ↗
United Kingdom — Crypto businesses carrying out specified activities must register with the FCA under anti-money-laundering rules. Registration is not an endorsement; financial promotion rules also apply. FCA · registration framework ↗
Japan — Crypto-asset exchange service providers are subject to FSA registration. Listed assets are not guaranteed or endorsed by the regulator. Japan FSA · registered providers ↗
Türkiye — The central bank prohibits using crypto assets in payments. This specific restriction must not be read as a blanket ban on holding Bitcoin. CBRT · payment rules ↗
China — The cited notice treats virtual-currency-related business activities as illegal financial activities. This category describes services, not a claim that every form of private possession is criminal. People’s Bank of China · notice 237 ↗
Hong Kong SAR China — Hong Kong requires centralised virtual-asset trading platforms operating locally or actively marketing locally to be licensed. This is a separate regulatory jurisdiction from mainland China. Hong Kong SFC · VATP regime ↗
South Africa — South Africa licenses crypto-asset service providers under the financial-advice and intermediary-services framework. The central bank’s 2026 review documents that supervised sector; licensing does not make Bitcoin legal tender. South African Reserve Bank · 2026 Financial Stability Review ↗
Nigeria — Nigeria’s SEC has a digital-asset framework covering service providers and custodians, alongside regulated-incubation programmes. This is a registration pathway, not approval of every operator or token. Nigeria SEC · digital-asset rules ↗
Mauritius — Mauritius has a Virtual Asset and Initial Token Offering Services Act and implementing rules. Its framework covers supervised services rather than unrestricted activity or state endorsement of Bitcoin. FSC Mauritius · enabling legislation ↗
Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan licenses crypto exchanges, mining pools, depositories and stores through NAPP. These licences are restricted to resident legal entities; this is controlled access, not an unrestricted market. Uzbekistan NAPP · provider licensing ↗
Norway — Norway implements MiCA through its Crypto Assets Act. Providers need authorisation or the applicable financial-institution notification. This does not certify any coin as safe. Finanstilsynet · Crypto Assets Act ↗
New Zealand — Crypto services that constitute financial services have registration, fair-dealing and other applicable obligations. Derivatives have separate licensing requirements. Registration is not a Bitcoin endorsement. New Zealand FMA · crypto services ↗
South Korea — The Virtual Asset User Protection Act applies safeguards and supervision to service providers and prohibits unfair market practices. It is a regulated market, not a guarantee against losses. Korea FSC · user protection law ↗
Thailand — Thailand licenses digital-asset exchanges, brokers and dealers. The label refers to this regulated service route, not unlimited permission for payments or unlicensed offshore platforms. Thailand SEC · digital-asset business rules ↗
Malaysia — Malaysia’s Securities Commission regulates digital-asset offering and trading, with registered exchanges. This scope does not mean Bitcoin is legal tender. Securities Commission Malaysia ↗
Philippines — BSP Circular 1108 establishes authorisation and oversight for virtual-asset service providers. This describes a regulated route, not availability of new licences or approval of every platform. BSP · Circular 1108 ↗
Bahrain — Bahrain’s central bank has licensing and supervision rules for crypto-asset services. The rules apply to accepted assets and authorised activities, not every possible service. Central Bank of Bahrain · crypto-asset rules ↗
Kazakhstan — AFSA permits regulated digital-asset trading through licensed AIFC facilities; P2P permissions are specifically controlled. AIFC authorisation is not unrestricted nationwide permission. AFSA · regulated P2P trading ↗
Georgia — The National Bank of Georgia registers and regulates virtual-asset service providers. This is a provider-registration signal, not a statement about all payments, mining or taxation. National Bank of Georgia · VASP register ↗
Mexico — Banco de México places restrictions on regulated financial institutions’ virtual-asset activities. This sector-specific approach is not a blanket ban on individuals holding Bitcoin. Banco de México · regulatory actions ↗

Bitcoin political sentiment map: what does it mean?

Here, political sentiment means our dated editorial reading of government actions and regulation, not citizens’ attitudes, social-media sentiment or a prediction. The Bitcoin policy layer includes supportive, regulated, mixed, restrictive and unknown cases. Country panels show the evidence, review date and exact scope. A node count never determines a policy label.

How to use and share this Bitcoin map

Turn each layer on or off, select a country, and zoom in for small regions. “Copy view” preserves the country, layers, filters, globe or flat projection, marker size and map camera. “Save view” stores that link only on your device; “Restore” reopens it. Selected SatsTrail stops are included. No account required. There is no tracking token or account requirement. The Bitcoin address distribution chart answers a different question: how many addresses cross a balance threshold.

Detailed 1:50m boundaries and country label points use public-domain Natural Earth data. Borders are illustrative, do not express a political position, and very small territories may not have a shape at this scale. The table includes all country codes reported by the crawler.

Bitcoin node map: reachable nodes by country

Accessible snapshot table · 2026-10-05 UTC. Shares of country-located reachable nodes.

Country / territory	Reachable nodes	Located share
United States	2,805	32.08%
Germany	1,464	16.74%
France	600	6.86%
Canada	429	4.91%
Netherlands	390	4.46%
United Kingdom	329	3.76%
Finland	321	3.67%
Switzerland	218	2.49%
Australia	192	2.20%
Singapore	138	1.58%
Russia	137	1.57%
South Korea	127	1.45%
Japan	127	1.45%
Spain	117	1.34%
Sweden	96	1.10%
Austria	81	0.93%
Czechia	81	0.93%
Brazil	78	0.89%
Italy	71	0.81%
Hong Kong SAR China	68	0.78%
Poland	58	0.66%
Ireland	50	0.57%
Ukraine	45	0.51%
Belgium	41	0.47%
Bulgaria	37	0.42%
China	35	0.40%
India	34	0.39%
Norway	34	0.39%
Romania	30	0.34%
Lithuania	29	0.33%
Taiwan	28	0.32%
Hungary	27	0.31%
Thailand	26	0.30%
New Zealand	26	0.30%
Indonesia	23	0.26%
Portugal	23	0.26%
Denmark	22	0.25%
South Africa	19	0.22%
Slovakia	19	0.22%
Mexico	19	0.22%
Slovenia	17	0.19%
United Arab Emirates	16	0.18%
Argentina	15	0.17%
Malaysia	14	0.16%
Iceland	12	0.14%
Greece	11	0.13%
Israel	10	0.11%
Estonia	10	0.11%
Türkiye	9	0.10%
Latvia	9	0.10%
Cyprus	8	0.09%
Moldova	8	0.09%
Croatia	6	0.07%
Saudi Arabia	6	0.07%
Colombia	6	0.07%
Serbia	6	0.07%
Luxembourg	5	0.06%
Chile	5	0.06%
Belarus	4	0.05%
Vietnam	4	0.05%
Costa Rica	4	0.05%
Kuwait	4	0.05%
Malta	4	0.05%
Belize	3	0.03%
Philippines	3	0.03%
Uruguay	3	0.03%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.03%
Kazakhstan	3	0.03%
Faroe Islands	3	0.03%
Liechtenstein	3	0.03%
Oman	3	0.03%
Venezuela	3	0.03%
Andorra	2	0.02%
Cambodia	2	0.02%
Qatar	2	0.02%
Honduras	2	0.02%
Puerto Rico	2	0.02%
Georgia	2	0.02%
Seychelles	2	0.02%
Iraq	2	0.02%
Réunion	2	0.02%
Jersey	1	0.01%
Bangladesh	1	0.01%
Guadeloupe	1	0.01%
Pakistan	1	0.01%
North Korea	1	0.01%
El Salvador	1	0.01%
Curaçao	1	0.01%
Azerbaijan	1	0.01%
Peru	1	0.01%
Bahrain	1	0.01%
Macao SAR China	1	0.01%

OWNERSHIP ≠ CUSTODY ≠ COMPUTE

Bitcoin holdings and mining by country.

How much Bitcoin does a country hold?

There is no complete audited global inventory. The holdings layer distinguishes published state wallets, state-linked estimates, law-enforcement custody, historical reports and indirect exposure. A seizure can still be subject to restitution. An on-chain address label does not prove beneficial ownership. We do not add unlike categories into a misleading “global reserve” total.

Review: 2026-10-05. Each record retains the balance date supplied by its source; a review today does not turn a 2021 declaration into a current balance. Ukraine’s 46,351 BTC refers to public officials’ personal declarations and is excluded from the numeric heatmap. China’s historical 190,000 BTC is shown prominently with a dashed marker and an explicit current-balance warning, but excluded from the comparable numeric heatmap. River’s report published February 24, 2026 gives a different seizure-related estimate of 15,000 BTC; no verified reconciliation was found. Germany’s zero applies only to the sold Saxony case. Undocumented countries remain unknown, never automatically zero.

BitcoinTreasuries.NET · reported holdings ↗

Where is Bitcoin mined?

EH/s is exahashes per second: one quintillion hashing attempts per second. The mining layer uses country-level estimates by Hashrate Index. Its Q3 release was published July 16, 2026 and discusses June observations. Two additional country observations come from its Q2 release (March). These are dated estimates, not a live count of machines. We never mix periods into a fabricated world total.

Mining geography is inferred from provider datasets, not read directly from the Bitcoin blockchain. Country estimates can be incomplete. Where the report publishes only EH/s, the global percentage stays unknown. Mining-pool headquarters and a miner’s physical location are different. Reachable node counts do not measure hashrate.

What is actually refreshed?

The official El Salvador ONBTC dashboard supplies public wallet addresses and confirmed output statistics. We sum confirmed funded minus spent outputs across that disclosed wallet set, not estimated national wealth. The server checks at most hourly, uses a shared refresh lease and caches the response at the edge. Source sync time is separate from our retrieval time. A failed refresh retains the dated observation.

The expanded country ledger also uses the River 2026 adoption report. Its “>1 BTC” entries are coarse reported thresholds, not exact or audited current reserves. For these entries we display the report publication date, not an invented balance date. Indirect exposure is clearly labelled and excluded from the holdings heatmap. K33’s H1 2026 Norway estimate multiplies the fund’s percentage ownership by each company’s reported BTC balance; the underlying coins belong to the companies. Official historical custody and completed-sale cases retain their own dates and scope. Other holding records and mining estimates are reviewed snapshots, not live APIs. They require a new sourced release or review. All five layers can be combined; choose which metric colours the countries. Fullscreen, keyboard controls and country/layer links work without an account.

Can hashrate tell me how many BTC are mined there?

A share of global hashpower estimates a share of expected block discoveries over a long period. It does not report an exact daily BTC output. Actual discoveries vary, subsidies change at halvings, transaction fees vary and pool payouts cross borders. This map therefore shows measured units and published estimates, not invented daily earnings.

Unknown, dated, reported and confirmed are different states. Compare the evidence before comparing the headline numbers.

Country evidence ledger

Published and reported observations · not a ranking of audited national reserves. Different record dates must not be treated as a single live snapshot.

Country / jurisdiction	BTC observation & scope	Mining estimate & date
Argentina	>1 BTC reportedState-linked estimate · Report published: 2026-02-24 Reported threshold only · exact balance and current retention unknown. Source ↗	~3.5 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Bhutan	518 BTCState-linked estimate · Observation: 2026-09-15 Source ↗	Not reported
Bolivia	Not reported	~3 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Brazil	>1 BTC reportedState-linked estimate · Report published: 2026-02-24 Reported threshold only · exact balance and current retention unknown. Source ↗	~3.5 EH/s2026-03 Source estimate ↗
Bulgaria	Not quantifiedHistorical / unresolved · Observation: 2018-01-01 Historical observation · current balance and retention unverified. Source ↗	Not reported
Canada	Not reported	~24 EH/s2.6% global share · 2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Czech Republic	Not quantifiedIndirect / test portfolio · Observation: 2025-11-13 Indirect / portfolio exposure, NOT a directly held national BTC reserve. Source ↗	Not reported
El Salvador	7,795.3743 BTCPublished state wallet · Observation: 2026-10-05 Source ↗	Not reported
Ethiopia	>1 BTC reportedState-linked estimate · Report published: 2026-02-24 Reported threshold only · exact balance and current retention unknown. Source ↗	~23 EH/s2.4% global share · 2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Finland	90 BTCSeized / custody estimate · Observation: 2022-07-21 Source ↗	~7 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗
France	739 BTCHistorical / unresolved · Observation: 2021-12-31 Historical observation · current balance and retention unverified. Source ↗	Not reported
Georgia	Not reported	~11 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Germany	0 BTCTracked case sold · Observation: 2024-07-12 Source ↗	Not reported
Guatemala	>1 BTC reportedState-linked estimate · Report published: 2026-02-24 Reported threshold only · exact balance and current retention unknown. Source ↗	Not reported
Indonesia	Not reported	~17 EH/s1.8% global share · 2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Iran	>1 BTC reportedState-linked estimate · Report published: 2026-02-24 Reported threshold only · exact balance and current retention unknown. Source ↗	~2 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Kazakhstan	3,544 BTCState-linked estimate · Observation: 2026-03-06 Source ↗	~15 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Kyrgyzstan	Not reported	~4 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Laos	Not reported	~8 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Luxembourg	Not quantifiedIndirect / test portfolio · Observation: 2025-11-03 Indirect / portfolio exposure, NOT a directly held national BTC reserve. Source ↗	Not reported
Malaysia	Not reported	~6 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Nigeria	Not reported	~1 EH/s2026-03 Source estimate ↗
North Korea	803 BTCState-linked estimate · Observation: 2025-09-19 Source ↗	Not reported
Norway	~11,549 BTC equivalentIndirect / test portfolio · Observation: 2026-06-30 Indirect / portfolio exposure, NOT a directly held national BTC reserve. Source ↗	~16 EH/s1.7% global share · 2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Oman	>1 BTC reportedState-linked estimate · Report published: 2026-02-24 Reported threshold only · exact balance and current retention unknown. Source ↗	~26 EH/s2.8% global share · 2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Pakistan	Not reported	~2.5 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Paraguay	Not reported	~44 EH/s4.7% global share · 2026-06 Source estimate ↗
People's Republic of China	190,000 BTCHistorical / unresolved · Observation: 2024-01-04 Current balance unverified. A separate River report published in February 2026 estimates 15,000 BTC. The sources differ; neither figure is a verified current reserve. Source ↗	~115 EH/s12.2% global share · 2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Russia	>1 BTC reportedState-linked estimate · Report published: 2026-02-24 Reported threshold only · exact balance and current retention unknown. Source ↗	~162 EH/s17.2% global share · 2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Saudi Arabia	>1 BTC equivalentIndirect / test portfolio · Report published: 2026-02-24 Indirect / portfolio exposure, NOT a directly held national BTC reserve. Source ↗	Not reported
Sweden	Sold · quantity undisclosedTracked case sold · Sale report published: 2026-05-08 Source ↗	Not reported
Switzerland	~1,084 BTC equivalentIndirect / test portfolio · Report published: 2026-02-24 Indirect / portfolio exposure, NOT a directly held national BTC reserve. Source ↗	Not reported
Taiwan	210 BTCSeized / custody estimate · Observation: 2025-10-31 Source ↗	Not reported
Ukraine	Not a state reserveNot a state reserve · Observation: 2021-04-07 Personal declarations, NOT state-owned BTC. Excluded from the numeric heatmap. Source ↗	Not reported
United Arab Emirates	6,420 BTCState-linked estimate · Observation: 2025-10-01 Source ↗	~28 EH/s3% global share · 2026-06 Source estimate ↗
United Kingdom	61,245 BTCSeized / custody estimate · Observation: 2024-09-17 Source ↗	Not reported
United States of America	328,372 BTCSeized / custody estimate · Observation: 2025-12-12 Source ↗	~345 EH/s36.7% global share · 2026-06 Source estimate ↗
Venezuela	240 BTCHistorical / unresolved · Observation: 2022-12-31 Historical observation · current balance and retention unverified. Source ↗	~6 EH/s2026-06 Source estimate ↗

BITCOIN, IN REAL PLACES

Bitcoin cities & community hubs

A curated selection, not an official ranking of “Bitcoin capitals”. These cities and settlements have different roles: municipal initiatives, circular economies, education or conferences. Reviewed 2026-10-05. Points mark approximate settlement centres, not individual shops or exact project premises.

Municipal initiative

Lugano

Lugano Plan ₿

A municipal Bitcoin initiative combines public-payment access, education and a local technology hub.

City initiative; not a claim that every merchant accepts BTC.

City of Lugano · Plan ₿ ↗

Circular economy

El Zonte

Bitcoin Beach

A locally led circular-economy project connects Bitcoin stipends, local businesses and Lightning payments.

A local community project, not a measure of national adoption or universal acceptance.

Bitcoin Beach · project ↗

Circular economy

Berlín

Bitcoin Berlín

The mountain town has a community Bitcoin centre, merchant onboarding and free education workshops.

Berlín in El Salvador, NOT Berlin in Germany. Merchant availability can change.

Bitcoin Berlín · project ↗

Circular economy

Arnhem

Arnhem Bitcoinstad

A long-running merchant initiative, launched in 2014, publishes a local Lightning payment map and community information.

The organiser says BitKassa ceased processing payments; old transaction charts are not live adoption data.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad · organiser ↗

Circular economy

Mossel Bay

Bitcoin Ekasi

A township initiative uses Bitcoin salaries and merchant onboarding to support a local circular economy.

A township project within Mossel Bay, not an adoption claim about the entire city.

Bitcoin Ekasi · project ↗

Circular economy

Uvita

Bitcoin Jungle

An open-source Lightning community project supports education, businesses and a circular Bitcoin economy.

Uvita is a representative regional anchor. The project area extends beyond the settlement.

Bitcoin Jungle · project ↗

Community & education

Funchal

FREE Madeira

A Funchal-based nonprofit connects Bitcoin education, meetups and merchant onboarding across Madeira.

Island-wide activity, not a city-only merchant count. The marker represents the organisation’s base.

FREE Madeira · organisation ↗

Conference ecosystem

Prague

BTC Prague

A recurring Bitcoin-focused conference brings together builders, companies, speakers and community members.

Conference significance does not establish merchant acceptance, reserve ownership or resident adoption.

BTC Prague · organiser ↗

REAL-WORLD BITCOIN PAYMENTS

Where can you pay with Bitcoin or Lightning?

Enable “Pay with Bitcoin” to explore businesses tagged for Bitcoin payments in BTC Map. Filter explicitly tagged Lightning or on-chain payments. The default shows places verified within the last 12 months. Turn that filter off to inspect older and undated records; a missing verification date never becomes “verified”. ATMs and exchange counters tagged as such are excluded.

This is a downloadable, dated snapshot, not a live guarantee of acceptance. Verification is community-maintained; it can become outdated even within a year. Confirm with the business before visiting. Clusters group nearby records on this world-scale map, not country totals; select one to inspect its businesses. “Street map” opens the original OpenStreetMap feature for local detail. Unspecified payment methods are not silently classified as Lightning or on-chain.

Payment-place data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, via BTC Map. Our filtered derivative is distributed under ODbL 1.0; download the full derived dataset. The base country map remains Natural Earth. The large place dataset loads only after enabling its layer; zoom-dependent clustering keeps rendering bounded.

FIND PLACES. MAKE IT PERSONAL.

Where can you spend Bitcoin? Build your SatsTrail.

Find mapped places that accept Bitcoin, choose food, everyday shops or accommodation, and save a personal shortlist. SatsTrail turns the payment-place layer into something you can send to a friend: the same selected businesses, dates, filters and map view. It does not connect to a wallet or sell bookings.

15,140 recently verified mapped places3,970 eat tags878 shop tags317 stay tags

Snapshot downloaded 2026-10-05 UTC. “Recently verified” means a community verification date within the preceding 365 days at that snapshot, not our own visit or a guarantee of acceptance. The interactive filter uses today’s date; counts can differ as records age. Categories can overlap. Missing categories and dates remain unknown.

Explore Bitcoin payment places around these city and community hubs

Lugano Plan ₿

Lugano

A municipal Bitcoin initiative combines public-payment access, education and a local technology hub.

27 Eat3 Shop3 Stay

76 recently verified mapped payment places within 5 km of this hub centre. Category counts use OSM tags, not a complete city census.

City of Lugano · Plan ₿ ↗

Bitcoin Beach

El Zonte

A locally led circular-economy project connects Bitcoin stipends, local businesses and Lightning payments.

30 Eat7 Shop20 Stay

82 recently verified mapped payment places within 5 km of this hub centre. Category counts use OSM tags, not a complete city census.

Bitcoin Beach · project ↗

Bitcoin Berlín

Berlín

The mountain town has a community Bitcoin centre, merchant onboarding and free education workshops.

33 Eat15 Shop8 Stay

118 recently verified mapped payment places within 5 km of this hub centre. Category counts use OSM tags, not a complete city census.

Bitcoin Berlín · project ↗

Arnhem Bitcoinstad

Arnhem

A long-running merchant initiative, launched in 2014, publishes a local Lightning payment map and community information.

20 Eat1 Shop0 Stay

31 recently verified mapped payment places within 5 km of this hub centre. Category counts use OSM tags, not a complete city census.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad · organiser ↗

Bitcoin Ekasi

Mossel Bay

A township initiative uses Bitcoin salaries and merchant onboarding to support a local circular economy.

9 Eat12 Shop0 Stay

36 recently verified mapped payment places within 5 km of this hub centre. Category counts use OSM tags, not a complete city census.

Bitcoin Ekasi · project ↗

Bitcoin Jungle

Uvita

An open-source Lightning community project supports education, businesses and a circular Bitcoin economy.

3 Eat1 Shop0 Stay

6 recently verified mapped payment places within 5 km of this hub centre. Category counts use OSM tags, not a complete city census.

Bitcoin Jungle · project ↗

FREE Madeira

Funchal

A Funchal-based nonprofit connects Bitcoin education, meetups and merchant onboarding across Madeira.

24 Eat6 Shop1 Stay

43 recently verified mapped payment places within 5 km of this hub centre. Category counts use OSM tags, not a complete city census.

FREE Madeira · organisation ↗

BTC Prague

Prague

A recurring Bitcoin-focused conference brings together builders, companies, speakers and community members.

13 Eat0 Shop0 Stay

30 recently verified mapped payment places within 5 km of this hub centre. Category counts use OSM tags, not a complete city census.

BTC Prague · organiser ↗

Can I see photos, addresses and opening hours?

Click an individual payment place on the map to open its details card. When the public source supplies them, the card shows an address, local opening-hours notation, phone number, business website, payment provider and the last verification date. Photo and visual-reference buttons open the original source; missing photos are shown as missing, not replaced with stock images. Extra details load only after selection and use a shared server cache. Opening hours are not a live “open now” check, and a place removed from the current BTC Map directory is flagged even if an older map snapshot still contains its marker.

How do I find restaurants that accept Bitcoin?

Enable SatsTrail or “Pay with Bitcoin”, select Eat, then zoom into your area. This filter uses recorded restaurant, café, fast-food, bar and related OSM categories. Use Lightning explicitly tagged if you need that payment method. Add places to your shortlist after checking each business’s source and last verification date.

Can I find Bitcoin-friendly hotels and grocery shops?

Shop groups mapped supermarkets, convenience shops, bakeries and other everyday shopping tags. Stay groups hotels, guest houses, hostels, campsites and other accommodation tags. An empty category means this filtered map has no matching records in view, not that the city has no such businesses. Business category tags are not a promise about services, stock or room availability.

Does Lightning acceptance mean on-chain payments too?

No. We show Lightning and on-chain only when the source explicitly tags that method. “Bitcoin · method not specified” remains unspecified. For smaller counter payments, ask which method the merchant uses before sending anything. Compare Bitcoin transaction fees if you plan an on-chain payment; this site does not process the payment.

How do I share a Bitcoin travel shortlist?

Pick up to six places and use Share my SatsTrail. The link restores your selected stops from the current snapshot; removed records are reported as unavailable. Save story card exports a portrait image for Stories, Reels or a message. Include the shared link to make the shortlist clickable. Selected stops are not a computed road route, and no complete “fiat-free city” claim is made.

Merchant data: BTC Map / OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Download the dated derived dataset. To add or correct a business, contribute through BTC Map.

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Find Bitcoin events and meetups

Enable Events & meetups to explore community-reported conferences and local gatherings. Filter today or the next seven calendar days, select a point and open the organiser’s website. Dates are displayed in your browser’s time zone, with the original source time beside them. Undated entries remain explicitly undated; expired events are hidden. The shared server checks BTC Map for updates every 30 minutes, not once per visitor. Coverage is incomplete and a listed event is not an endorsement.

Find Bitcoin ATMs and buy/sell points

The ATM layer is separate from shops that accept Bitcoin payments. It combines BTC Map records tagged as ATMs, bureaux de change or cryptocurrency exchange points. A record is not proof of current machine availability. Inspect its address, operator website, opening-hours notation and last verification before travelling. Fees, cash stock, supported buy/sell directions and identification requirements must be confirmed with the operator. A shared source check runs every six hours.

Track changes in the Bitcoin merchant map

Merchant activity records newly observed payment places, verification-date changes and explicit removals or records that no longer qualify. Collection starts with our October 2026 baseline; there is no invented history before that. An hourly incremental sync records changes observed by BTC Campfire. Choose seven, thirty or ninety days; empty history is shown honestly. A new map record does not mean a newly opened business, a new Bitcoin user or a transaction. Source timestamps and our observation timestamps are shown separately.

Sources, dates and sharing

These layers use BTC Map’s public data and OpenStreetMap-derived place records, with attribution and dates. If an update fails, saved data stays visible and is labelled delayed. Share this map creates an in-page link with your layers, time filters, selected point and camera; Copy link never opens an operating-system share sheet. Filter links remain part of this one canonical map, not duplicate search pages.

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