While exploring Surabaya and Hong Kong last month, I found out about some very active communities in APAC, focusing on education and teaching the basics to curious beginners.

Here is what’s happening in 2026:


👉Bitcoin Indonesia: many local meetups in multiple physical locations around Indonesia, aimed at a local audience.

@bitcoinindo21
@BitcoinIndo21


👉Bitcoin HK: active merchant onboarding with staff-friendly Lightning POS devices.

@bitcoinorghk


👉Code Orange: sessions over Discord focusing on technical topics: self custody, running a node, solo mining, vibe coding.

@CodeOrangeDevs
@Code Orange Dev School


👉And also…

Bitshala (India), Bitcoin Sidney, Tokyo Bitcoin Base…

#bitcoinasia