{"id":275794,"date":"2025-05-07T15:56:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T15:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/bitcoin-conference-aims-to-set-guinness-world-records-for-bitcoin-payments\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:35","slug":"bitcoin-conference-aims-to-set-guinness-world-records-for-bitcoin-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/bitcoin-conference-aims-to-set-guinness-world-records-for-bitcoin-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Conference Aims To Set GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS For Bitcoin Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"nitro-lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b.tc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC Inc<\/a>, parent company of <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/b.tc\/conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bitcoin Conference<\/a>, is putting Bitcoin to the ultimate test at this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/b.tc\/conference\/2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin 2025<\/a> conference with an official attempt to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS\u00ae title for the Most Bitcoin Point of Sale Transactions in 8 Hours. The attempt will take place live during the conference at the Venetian Conference Center in Las Vegas from May 27\u201329, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>To make this possible, BTC Inc will issue 4,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/guides\/lightning-network#:~:text=The%20Lightning%20Network%2C%20or%20simply,burdened%20with%20their%20transaction%20data.\">Lightning-ready<\/a> Bolt Cards to attendees. The cards use tap-to-pay functionality and feature four limited-edition designs, each honoring a major figure in <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/?s=Bitcoin+History\">Bitcoin history<\/a> and advocacy: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenLummis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senator Cynthia Lummis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/saylor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Saylor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/s_nakotomo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satoshi Nakamoto<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kariTU66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Dorsey<\/a>. Each attendee will receive a randomly assigned design, making the cards both functional and collectible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBitcoin 2025 is an opportunity for the community to demonstrate Bitcoin\u2019s real-world functionality as a medium of exchange,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/btcmedia.prowly.com\/401565-bitcoin-2025-first-to-attempt-guinness-world-records-for-most-bitcoin-transactions-in-a-single-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Didier Lewis, Chief Financial Officer of BTC Inc. \u201cThe Bolt Card is a key part of this experience, offering attendees an easy way to make purchases using Bitcoin. By enabling direct, contactless payments across the event, we aim to showcase Bitcoin\u2019s readiness as a modern and practical currency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To assist transactions and user experience, the event will feature on-site activations including the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.bitcoinmagazine.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOor0C2L8yCUXBHGC52ZF_xnwXY8SsHYoVfsTjeRfrguSc99IdF9c\">Official Bitcoin Magazine Store<\/a>. Located at the conference entrance, the store will sell Bitcoin-themed merchandise, including hardware wallets, apparel, books, and exclusive art. Every item will be available at a 21% discount when paid for in Bitcoin via the Lightning Network\u2014a nod to Bitcoin\u2019s hard cap of 21 million coins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This record-setting attempt comes as the Lightning Network continues to scale and mature, offering the kind of instant, low-fee transactions that make BTC usable for <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/culture\/why-more-people-need-to-start-spending-bitcoin\">everyday spending<\/a>. By integrating Lightning deeply into the conference experience, Bitcoin 2025 will highlight the protocol\u2019s growing potential for real-world commerce.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With over 30,000 attendees, 300+ exhibitors, and 500+ speakers expected, Bitcoin 2025 won\u2019t just be the biggest Bitcoin event of the year\u2014it could be the most transactional, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/news\/bitcoin-conference-aims-to-set-guinness-world-records-for-bitcoin-payments\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] BTC Inc, parent company of Bitcoin Magazine and The Bitcoin Conference, is putting Bitcoin to the ultimate test at this year\u2019s Bitcoin 2025 conference<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":275795,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275794"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}