Places to discuss Bitcoin

Bitcoin is not just a currency. It’s a revolution that has inspired an entire movement of believers, enthusiasts, and diehards. These groups of people have carved out spaces online and offline to exclusively talk and discuss everything about Bitcoin from the present, to the future, to prices, market trends, and everything in between.

Anyone – from dilettantes to serious investors, to developers, to entrepreneurs, to startups can join and participate in these spaces.

In the highlighted places, feel free to join fellow Bitcoiners and engage in everything Bitcoin.

Online

Online places include social media, IRC channels, and forums. Below are links to the discussion boards on those places.

Forums

Bitcointalk – This is currently the biggest bitcoin forum. It was founded by Satoshi Nakamoto – the creator of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin.com — This is a forum formed by the Bitcoin.com news website.
Bitcoin Garden – This is a small Bitcoin forum, but fast establishing itself in the space
Bitcoinforum – One of the ‘mainstream’ Bitcoin forums, and associated with the bitcoin.org website
Bitco.in Forum – This is a forum where developers, academics, and business-minded Bitcoiners gather to share ideas and promote Bitcoin
CryptoCompare Bitcoin page – This is a forum by CryptoCompare where users can discuss and monitor prices, market volumes, and trends in the Bitcoin market.
Investing.com Bitcoin page – This is a page on investing.com dedicated to Bitcoin trading and investing.
StackExchange Bitcoin page – This is a Bitcoin dedicated page on the StackExchange website, keeping with the question and answer formula for cryptocurrency enthusiasts.

On Reddit, there are several Bitcoin dedicated pages.

r/Bitcoin – This is the main Bitcoin subreddit.

Others include:

r/BitcoinMarkets – A subreddit for Bitcoin trading.
r/BitcoinStocks – A subreddit for discussions about Bitcoin stocks.
r/Jobs4Bitcoins – A subreddit where individuals can provide their talents and skills in exchange for Bitcoins
r/BitcoinMining – A subreddit where users can discuss everything mining
r/BitMarket – A subreddit where people can sell and buy Bitcoin
r/BitcoinSerious – A subreddit for ‘reasonable discussion relating to Bitcoin’
r/BitcoinBegginers – A subreddit where Bitcoin beginners can learn things and freely ask questions
r/LocalCommunities – A list of the major Bitcoin communities, per country

IRC Chat

Below is a list of Bitcoin dedicated channels on Freenode:

#bitcoin – a general chat for all things Bitcoin
#bitcoin-dev – a chat dedicated to technical and development issues for Bitcoin
#bitcoin-otc – an over-the-counter Bitcoin exchange
#bitcoin-market – a chat dedicated to live quotes about the market
#bitcoin-mining – a chat for all things crypto mining

There are more Bitcoin-related IRC chats that you can find here. These chats include Bitcoin projects, local communities for different countries, mining-related communities, more communities on Bitcoin exchanging and trading, and more Bitcoin and crypto-related communities.

The following are some of the most popular Bitcoin-related Telegram channels:

Whale Team – A Bitcoin group with a focus on trading
Bitcoin Chat – A chat for all things Bitcoin
Dash Knights 2.0 – A chat for all matters digital money
Bitcoin Core Community – Chat for discussions on Bitcoin
Bitcoin Earnings – A chat where users can post and engage on Bitcoin-related ads

Social Networks

The following links will lead to Bitcoin discussion places on these social media forums:

Offline

Bitcoin discussions and related engagements do not just happen on the internet. In the physical world, there is a lot of Bitcoin-related conferences, events, meetups, and so on.

By joining these places, you can increase your knowledge for Bitcoin – from its technicalities to trading to price behavior. It’s also one way to take part in the Bitcoin movement.