Six of the World’s Most Bitcoin-Friendly Neighborhoods
Nov 23, 2017 | Kai Sedgwick
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I know some folks figured this would be Keene. Both cities have half a dozen restaurants that take Bitcoin and possibly DASH and others. Of course, Manchester, NH has the oldest weekly Bitcoin meetup in the world and dozens of apartments that are for rent with Bitcoin, so it could have been the example city. Cypto-business are relocating to both Manchester, and Portsmouth, with new related businesses also opening in both cities. Portsmouth has an advantage, though, as it has a store that refuses FRNs and take only crypto instead.Portsmouth, New Hampshire
With its grand 17th century houses, traditional crafts, and riverside gardens, Portsmouth doesn’t look like a hotbed of cryptocurrency adoption. It turns out that the entire state’s Six of the World’s Most Bitcoin-Friendly Neighborhoodsbig on bitcoin however, with doomsday preppers and survivalists seeing New Hampshire’s sprawling wilderness and snow-capped peaks as the perfect place to lay low and stock up on canned goods in readiness for the coming apocalypse.
20,000 members of the libertarian Free State Project have pledged to move to New Hampshire in the coming years. Its HQ is the Free State Bitcoin Shoppe in Portsmouth where your filthy fiat’s no good – it’s crypto only. The state also features a farm which sells its beef for bitcoin and numerous shopkeepers accept the virtual currency with the aid of the Anypay app.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Just a stone’s throw from Amsterdam’s Sex Museum lies the Bitcoin Embassy, a community hub where bitcoin evangelists gather to worship. Open daily from Tuesday to Saturday, it’s frequented by developers, startups, investors, entrepreneurs, and curious passersby. There’s a Bitcoin Cafe, Box Shop, and Bitcoin Restaurant complete with its own mining rig. The city is also home to the bit4coin exchange and has spawned numerous crypto startups and ICOs.Three more are found at the link.Douglas, Isle of Man
Overlooking the Irish Sea is Douglas, the quiet capital of Britain’s Isle of Man. Despite having a population of just 26,000, the town’s got its own bitcoin bar, The Thirsty Pigeon, and is home to the island’s only noodle bar – which also happens to take bitcoin. There’s another reason why Douglas is bona fide bitcoin-friendly: the island’s regulatory framework allows cryptocurrency gambling and token sales to flourish. The Isle of Man is home to 25 bitcoin-related startups, causing it to be dubbed Bitcoin Island.
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