How He Built Europe’s Biggest Bitcoin Conference From Nothing

<p>Matyáš Kuchař, co-founder of BTC Prague, takes us behind the scenes of building the largest Bitcoin conference in Europe.</p><p>What started as a 500-person event is now a global conference with 8,000+ attendees and over 250 speakers. </p><p>“It started as a passion project and turned into a full-time mission.”</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>• How BTC Prague scaled so fast</p><p>• The challenges behind running a big conference</p><p>• The future of in-person Bitcoin events</p><p>• How this all ties into the digital industrial revolution</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>(00:00) - Intro</p><p>(00:32) - Matyáš&#39;s nickname</p><p>(02:17) - The Bitcoin-only cafe that started it all</p><p>(03:43) - What makes BTC Prague so special</p><p>(05:04) - First impressions of the conference</p><p>(08:26) - Where the idea for BTC Prague came from</p><p>(10:15) - Starting during COVID (500 attendees)</p><p>(11:15) - From passion project → real business</p><p>(13:10) - How they scaled so fast</p><p>(18:23) - What a full year of planning looks like</p><p>(22:09) - Team size + behind-the-scenes operations</p><p>(24:08) - Biggest problems (you never see)</p><p>(25:24) - The venue disaster before opening</p><p>(27:22) - The 10,000 beer cups problem</p><p>(29:45) - Dealing with weather chaos every year</p><p>(30:45) - How they landed top Bitcoin speakers</p><p>(31:30) - Traveling the world to pitch BTC Prague</p><p>(34:00) - Why Prague is the heart of Bitcoin in Europe</p><p>(37:25) - Bitcoin as just the “entry point”</p><p>(38:16) - The digital industrial revolution</p><p>(40:41) - New trends: AI, biohacking, freedom tech</p><p>(42:02) - Can anyone build a conference like this?</p><p>(44:45) - The reality of running a business like this</p><p>(45:01) - Handling stress at scale</p><p>(46:35) - Growth from 500 to 8,000+ attendees</p><p>(47:47) - The future of BTC Prague</p><p>(49:02) - Bitcoin festival = freedom festival</p><p>(49:38) - Why you should attend BTC Prague</p><p>(50:10) - Outro</p><p><br></p><p>Protect your bitcoin with Trezor: https://trezor.io/</p>