Conspiracies, distrust and 'holding on for dear life': Inside Ireland's largest Bitcoin Conference 

People attending the Bitcoin Ireland Conference were urged to ‘reclaim’ aspects of their lives that ‘we outsource to experts’, writes Emer Walsh

The profile of the people attending the Bitcoin Ireland Conference in Dublin was more diversified than the typical crypto fan's portfolio.

It’s 9.30am on a Saturday, and more than 500 people have flocked to Dublin’s Green Isle Hotel. Queues of eager attendees arrive early to register for what would later be described as the first day of the rest of their lives.

Searching for financial freedom, how to get rich quick, and ways to protect their wealth from bad actors, these people are looking to the event for answers. This is the Bitcoin Ireland Conference 2025.