Over a decade-long evolution later, for self-justified private causes, a handful of the crypto group members selected to consider in siding in opposition to Bitcoin (BTC), leading to a story that preached “blockchain is nice, Bitcoin is dangerous.”
Josselin Tonnellier, the founding father of Bitcoin trade StackinSat and organizer of the Surfin’ Bitcoin 2022, believes that this specific notion is without doubt one of the predominant obstacles to broader BTC adoption in France.
In an unique interview with Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Corridor, Tonnellier mentioned a number of vital subjects, together with the adoption of Bitcoin and crypto in France, the origins and targets of the Surfin’ Bitcoin convention, and overcoming challenges throughout the bear market.
The chief defined that probably the most urgent issues in France by way of Bitcoin adoption is the pro-blockchain narrative that paints a adverse image of Bitcoin. He stated that:
“For a few years it has been blockchain is nice. Bitcoin is dangerous. So, we attempt to produce content material with distinguished Bitcoiners and folks need us to have the ability to clarify what Bitcoin actually is.”
When it comes to the connection between browsing and Bitcoin, the chief stated that the aim of the occasion was to have a really chill place the place the ecosystem might collect and make connections. Tonnellier defined:
“We needed to have a spot to assemble folks in very good settings on the finish of August so folks can benefit from the seashore, really feel like we’re on holidays speaking about Bitcoin, and we need to be very chill and relaxed, so you do not see many fits and a bow tie.”
The occasion organizer additionally highlighted that there had been loads of Web3 and nonfungible token (NFT) occasions within the nation and never a lot for Bitcoin. He added that this spurred their workforce to place the occasion collectively.
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Other than these, Corridor additionally requested Tonnellier in regards to the difficulties that they’re going through in the mean time in organizing an occasion throughout the bear market. The occasion organizer defined that there are a number of ups and downs together with setting the price range for the occasion. He stated:
“This limits the quantity of sponsoring alternatives and particularly in bear markets, it is lowered much more and as you may think about, the price range for advertising is shrinking significantly.”
Regardless of the challenges that they needed to face, Tonnellier expressed that they had been in a position to collect folks and proceed with the occasion. He expressed how rewarding it was for his or her workforce to see folks from exterior of France coming in to hitch the occasion.
