I’m not trying to save the system (at all). I’m trying to reduce the damage it does to people using Bitcoin today. We may differ on tactics, but the threat you describe is exactly why disengagement isn’t an option for me.

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I understand why you view it this way. But there are practical issues that cause real harm to people in the UK. For example, the FCA still does not properly distinguish between bitcoin and crypto. Add to that the influence of stablecoins, the flow of money, and increasing centralisation and co option.

I am fully aware there are forces at play, much like those Simon Dixon talks about, that make this feel pointless at times, and in some respects I agree. But there are things that can be done to improve conditions for people buying, holding, and mining bitcoin in the UK.

I set out some of these concerns in an article I wrote ten months ago. Much of it still stands, and in fact several aspects have become worse. My conclusion now is that while they cannot fully capture the base layer, they will try. Companies like Tether, and those linked to it, will increasingly build and control L2s.

I am not saying it is perfect. Bitcoin is not perfect. But where we can help steer understanding and educate and change harmful policies …..it is better that we exist than that we do not.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/01/20/is-trumps-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-a-threat-to-freedom/

Critique is cheap. Building is harder.

Far from pointless. The issue is the U.K. is still in its shitcoin phase.

If you follow our work, you’ll see what we’ve achieved.

https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/blog-1/f/bitcoin-is-officially-property-under-uk’s-new-property-act-2025

We did have big plans, as set out in our 2026 goals. Unfortunately, after a year of fundraising and seeing companies choose to work with crypto lobby groups, we started this year with two strong potential supporters. One later decided not to take on any additional trade associations, and the other again opted for a shitcoin lobby group.

The lack of funding has had a serious impact on the team’s available time, and the combination of these factors landing at once has meant we’ve had to scale back significantly.

We will continue with the work outlined in Section 1, but have had to place the tasks in Sections 2, 3, and 4 on hold until we can secure funding.

https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/blog-1/f/shaping-bitcoins-future-in-the-uk-our-policy-goals-for-2026

After 3 years at Bitcoin Policy UK, having worked as Head of Mining and Energy before becoming CEO, I'm stepping back from this role. 

We've achieved so much with limited resources: delivering serious Bitcoin only policy engagement and gaining credibility with UK policymakers. We are all proud of that legacy. 

However, the required funding did not materialise, so BPUK is working towards minimal maintenance mode by 31 March 2026.

All remaining funds and donations will help keep the work alive, with the rest held in Bitcoin in hope we can revive the organisation when the UK is ready.

With Bitcoin at 60% dominance and the UK a leader in finance and computer science, this should have been a clear priority. The UK still needs to move beyond its altcoin and speculation phase.

It's not over, it's just not the right time. We are still early. 

Full announcement here: https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/blog-1/f/announcement-from-ceo-%E2%80%9Cbpuk-is-entering-a-consolidation-phase

Huge thanks to all our amazing volunteers, advisors, members, supporters, contributors, and everyone who's engaged constructively. The expertise and ideas are there, the real gap is resourcing principled Bitcoin voices in policy.

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Alien invasion contingency planning. Simulation theory going mainstream.

2020: 'Simulation odds? About 50/50' – Scientific American.

2025: A physicist says... 'There's a new rule called the Second Law of Infodynamics. Information in the universe gets simpler and more organised over time ... not messier.'

Is this evidence that we are in a simulation? Did the odds shoot up?

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a66050444/simulation-theory-new-physics-law-infodynamics/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-live-in-a-simulation-chances-are-about-50-50/


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Is the Bank of England prepping for an alien induced financial meltdown?

Former analyst warns of 'ontological shock' leading to market chaos and rushes to safe havens like... wait for it... gold or bitcoin.

Meanwhile in the UK, policymakers are still treating bitcoin like an alien concept...