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Reading this post https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5496161.msg64064950#msg64064950 makes me wanna know what other means top players in the crypto industry are doing to create more awareness for bitcoin in rural area cos i feel that's were the population and investment come from to accelerate adoption but imho it may difficult for them to understand how the digital gold operates but the push is necessary.

To be honest I think in today’s time, the most effective way to spread awareness is through the use of social media. Even if you do not intend for them to see it, they will see it as long as you post it online. The internet has come such a long way to the point of connecting a lot of us from different parts of the world has become such an easy feat.

There are multiple social media platforms we can use to spread awareness about bitcoin and it won’t even be hard to do so. The only challenge we’ll encounter is people having misconceptions about bitcoin and never accepting any kind of reasoning.

Few want it to reach people who don't have access to something new, just like most of us talk about bitcoin to people who have access to investment or that they can profit from through bitcoins. So looking at the target audience, it's not a story that applies on a large scale. Of course there is a solution, but who will be the one to implement it?

I also live in the countryside, but I realized that people here don't care about the existence of bitcoin or want to learn about it, and like you can't talk about a high school math problem to a kid. young people about its potential application in information technology.

Even about using smartphones, internet,... I know there are still many places that have not yet approached that. There are many reasons and in each region there will be different problems. For now, I think we should raise our own awareness or help those who have access to bitcoin to understand it first.

I think bitcoin investment does not have a specific age limit. Anyone can invest in bitcoin for as long as they can understand it well. But some people who are not as young as they used to be might harder time to understand what this is all about and might not even be a little interested in crypto.

So it’s important still to consider demographics and how likely they are to be interested in bitcoin.


I agree that accessibility should also be considered

If they do not even have access to other basic things why bother them with something as complicated as bitcoin or digital currency?

there are still people who are online every day but are not aware of Bitcoin still. they just stay on social media but are not subscribed to some friends who are aware of BTC. there are local forums in my country where i share some Bitcoin memes and updates, but only a handful of users keep talking about Bitcoin.

although we are happy discussing what we earn from the price increase, a few who accidentally click the thread are just there to say hi. rural areas might just be the last especially if an internet connection isn't accessible.

Yeah and that's why having offline awareness programme could be helpful. Tho, imminent resut may not seen but gradually we could start seeing the impact

Bitcoin might probably reach a point where everyone gets aware with it even in rural areas. And this social media would be very helpful to that. But that will only happen if rural areas will also have an access to internet, thus having a consistent internet connection is crucial. If it won’t happen, then I should say that bitcoin promotion might not be possible with people living far from the city.

Yes noted, the fastest way to spread information or create awareness is through social media. Once it's posted, it goes viral and this can help too in the case of bitcoin but then there should be ways to reach out to those who are in remote villages, those without any digital asset or who can't access the internet.

In my opinion, I will suggest we speak or teach anywhere we find ourselves and to anyone who cares to learn, the use of local radio, flyers, newspaper etc. Also open speech in local meetings or town center and even schools can help too in creating awareness about bitcoin.
This can only be carried out with joint efforts as a team, it is not a one man journey so we all can help out in any way we can to make this a success.

We do not need to do anything, I realized about the existence of bitcoin on my own and I am sure there are many people just like me out there, and with how popular bitcoin has gotten over the years, now it is way easier to find information about bitcoin than on the past, so anyone that has any passing interest about what bitcoin can do is someone that already knows about its existence already, the rest are people that would probably not adopt bitcoin until the majority of the world has done it anyway.

In rural areas, that's true. Many of these areas are not updated with the modern technology that we're having so expect that they have never heard BTC.

IMO, there's no need for you to do something with that. But if you're persistent with that then try to start talking with the people in that neighborhood and just try to ask them if they have heard BTC or not yet.

With small talks, you're giving them the idea and background of what BTC is and also, you're also having some good talks with the locals there.

Individual efforts may seem not to amount to much, but it actually will amount to much if everyone is committed to it. If I can successfully convince one person to invest in Bitcoin and then you on your part can successfully convince another person and then those people, we convince go ahead to convince others before we know everyone around us must have heard about Bitcoins. There is limitation to talking to people about Bitcoin which is that in some countries it is very illegal, and you can put it yourself in a direct risk to even be discussing about bitcoin due to laws and policies. Before you try to create awareness about Bitcoin make sure you know the legal implications and existing policies.

I fell like the problem is not awareness because at this point the majority of people should have heard about bitcoin, is difficult to think that someone really never heard about it. What is more complicate for many people is actually accessing bitcoin because you need to be a little tech savvy, maybe even more than a little, and be able to properly store your funds. At the same time you must avoid scams. I mean, I get why many people are kind of scared of bitcoin, we're talking about something that when it's gone, it's gone, you'll never get it back if you make a mistake.

Personally I don't think bitcoin needs any more awareness to be created whether in the rural areas or urban areas, bitcoin does not need advertisement anymore as it has already made its way out to an extent.

As time goes on even without people advertising or creating awareness through any of the known means bitcoin will keep prevailing as it is the father of all other cryptocurrencies that are busy shaking the internet for fame as they keep struggling so bitcoin is reaching the remote areas too. Infact in technological advancement it takes just some years before the world advances into it. So I believe in a few times/years coming bitcoin knowledge will reach every part of the world. Note; knowledge spreads so bitcoin knowledge will also spread.

We have to understand that no matter how we try, they are still so many people that won't be part of it. From the example you shared about yourself, I will assume that you are a digital literate, meaning you know how to use the internet, also know how to read on your own and probably carry your own personal research. But you and I know very well that not everyone can do this due to several reasons (most especially the inability to read and write). We also both know that Bitcoin is not something that anyone can jump into, which proves that there is a need of learning it's concepts.

As popular as mobile devices, it would be very shocking to also know that not everyone still have access to it. There are several things that are available around us, but are uncommon to others due to high level of poverty and other factors. Adoption of Bitcoin would definitely spread wide, but I don't think everyone (over 8.5billion people) would hear about it or even key into it. Just my opinion.

This is true; it's not about awareness; it's about how people are being scared and it's too complicated for them to start in bitcoin or crypto currency. I know we all also feel the fear, as we know from the start that bitcoin has a risk of losing money, and of course, who will not be cautious about that? But every loss or mistake is part of the development. I mean, if you don't have the will and the mindset to handle the risk and losses, then you don't deserve the rewards that may come. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are not for everyone; it takes a lot of courage and strong will to be able to navigate well in bitcoin or any crypto currency. So every newbies should be able to know and measure risk that they can take they should be strategic and wary of what they can risk and how much they can risk.

The problem is still awareness or rather awareness is still part of the problem.
There are still people who have not heard about bitcoins, no matter how unimaginable it may sound. In addition to the people who have never heard about it at all, there are people who have heard about Bitcoins but they have the wrong information about it and speaking to them about it all, trying to create awareness about Bitcoin may just correct that wrong information that they have.

Your approach here should be a welcome development if we can collectively make it happen. I a good number may not quickly understand how Bitcoin work but gradually a lot will be onboarded.

Do you see how contradicting that is? They do not have access to the internet what use would they have of bitcoin then? They won’t even get to use it as a currency. How would they even buy it in the first place?
Do people still use those traditional media platforms? Probably those who do will not care about bitcoin at all.

Internet is very basic in modern societies but there are people who live in remote areas and with low socioeconomic status don't have access or barely have access to Internet.

However if they want to learn, Internet is a powerful tool to help them. With modern technology, if they want to learn about it, no other better way than learning from free available resources from Internet.

I agree that people must have Internet to buy Bitcoin, use it even they can learn it offline with paper, books, handouts.

Each market cycle, each halving, Bitcoin is mentioned a lot on traditional media platforms. It's perfect time for people to learn about Bitcoin after hearing about it for a first time. It's certainly that some or many of them will ignore what they heard and will not care about Bitcoin.

We don't actually need to do all that to help increase the awareness of Bitcoin. Sincerely, it would be easier to convince someone into investing in Bitcoin, especially those who has never heard of it before but has been looking for a way to make good profits online. Ones such persons are introduced into Bitcoin, with the idea that they can make so much profit, they won't wanna waste their time in doing any further research and rush into investing. When the market suddenly experience a dip, they start pointing fingers.

This is the reason why we shouldn't convince anyone to invest but let them make their own  decisions. We only have to spread the word in any means possible if we can. But don't try to force or convince anyone into investing.

We? not for me, I care with my privacy.

You can increase the awareness for Bitcoin adoption by:

1. Wear anything e.g. cloth, pants, hat, bag, shoes that have Bitcoin logo.
2. Create seminars without any fees to entry.
3. Use Bitcoin logo in all of your social medias and keep mentioning Bitcoin anywhere.
4. Draw Bitcoin logo on your house.

I'm sure whenever someone meet you, they will know you're a Bitcoin boy, which will make people aware with Bitcoin.

Just do what you normally do and talk about it once in a while with your co-workers, that's about all there is to it, bitcoin spreads like wildfire when you pass it through a word of mouth, if you have the means, you can probably get yourself into managing or setting up an information drive that talks about bitcoin and it's utility, that's one of the best ways to make sure that you can get a lot of people to talk about bitcoin and learn more about it, or you can go the hard, risk and arrogant way, flaunting your wealth and when someone asks what's the secret, you just tell them about bitcoin, that way you will have a guaranteed listener that will surely try to invest in bitcoin but you have to remember that when this happens, you're going to be responsible for that person at least that's what they think and you don't want them to be blaming you when they experience their first price dump which is the risky part that I've pointed out.

I am more of the opinion that bitcoin adoption should be allowed to gain organic adoption just like Satoshi stated in the white paper that the network should allow to grow and adopt to the environment organically, so if you ask I will say bitcoin adoption shouldn't be something that need preaching of gospel about and shouldn't be championed by a particular group of people call early adopters like us but should be hard and search about by those who have personal understanding and motivation towards bitcoin.


Bitcoin faces legal battle in many countries, because government sees it as an opposition instead of the alternative that it is and are bent on frustrating it adopters, that also limits the level of bitcoin adoption too.

They will use their own methods to create awareness of Bitcoin among those around them. But in rural areas, maybe they need to use more methods because people may not pay much attention to Bitcoin. But that's where the challenge lies, how to open their mind to accept new things about Bitcoin.

If someone can access the internet easily, he will see many advertisements about Bitcoin or crypto. But he needs to find out more information first to start investing. And he would find more information if he could use the internet well.

With the information he can get, he can know when to start investing. He can know what the risks are in investing in Bitcoin. The dissemination of information about Bitcoin is now better because it is supported by the internet.

You can tell friends & family about how much you enjoy Bitcoin, how much you believe in it & how well you’ve done with it. Ultimately though you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. You could try giving them a copy of The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous, that could open their eyes to why they need at least some Bitcoin. We are currently seeing institutional adoption & more mainstream advertising so soon a lot of people will be wanting to move some of their wealth into Bitcoin.

You can simply increase the awareness level of Bitcoin by constantly telling people about Bitcoin. If you are always lecturing different people about Bitcoin on a daily basis, those that have learned can also teach other and it keeps going like that, by so doing you are creating more Bitcoin awareness in your own country and if every Bitcoinist are doing same thing in their country, it can create more awareness. I don't discuss Bitcoin everyday with my class mates but some of the time we talk about crypto investment and it gives me the avenue to tell them more about Bitcoin.

This thing can be practical because people tends to believe you when the see practical example of what you are telling them, though there are difficult individuals that doesn't believe anything you tell them and again based on what ponzi scheme has done to them, this has made them attribute every investment thats online as a ponzi or scam, so I think that they major step to take to this effect is to show them what you have benefited as a bitcoiner, bitcoin has gained much publicity since it was created, the only set of person that doesn't know much about Bitcoin is those in our localities and thats because of the absence of Internet service and inability to operate smart phones, so no matter how we teach them with logos, stickers and any other avilable visible approach we apply, the major way is to start with people around us and when teaching show them practical examples and avoid persuding them to invest, allow them to decide on the next line of action to take.

We can increase awareness by new means like launching campaigns on various areas where people aren't aware about Bitcoin and its significance. It's a hard work though but if done correctly then it may have some good results in long term.

The people who don't understand Bitcoin could learn about it, and I believe in each country there should be some type of NGO who may only promote awareness regarding Bitcoin and investment companies should fund those NGO's in order to earn better profits from their ETFs.

The community is already doing its best to promote awareness regarding Bitcoin, now it's the role of the huge investment companies to play their role in promoting further awareness about Bitcoin. I know with proper programs many new people will think about investing in Bitcoin.

This is the internet era, the connectivity among people is more than the previous decades but it's in the hands of policy makers because we as individuals may focus on achieving the financial success on the individual level but to take into the hands of everyone's hands it's only possible when government takes it in their hands but as crypto community we can contribute to the level which is in our range so the adoption will occur sooner or later.

You asked about us, so I am talking about us and not others. Most of us here are Investors, Freelancers, and Gamblers, I have talked about most of them. Yes, there are other types of people but their numbers are very few. So those who are investors can inform the organizations they are associated with about Bitcoin and play a role in Bitcoin adoption by highlighting various information about its future. Those who are freelancing on different platforms outside of this forum can claim payment in Bitcoin while receiving payment so that clients will know about Bitcoin and they will get used to using Bitcoin. Those involved with various online casinos can talk to the marketing department of the said casino and suggest adding Bitcoin to the payment method.

In fact, no matter what profession one is in, he can play a role in Bitcoin adoption if he wants. Only the will of the mind is important.

In rural areas where bitcoin is widely used, I don’t think there will be up to 10% of total popular in a particular city that won’t have heard of bitcoin. Most just have a bad impression about it and that’s why they’re staying clear off from it. Social media is the best tool to create awareness about bitcoin and if you can see that in the cryptocurrency market also, new projects credibility are most determined by their social media awareness because that’s the place to share awareness fast amongst people. Bitcoin has already reached the stage that little or no more awareness is needed, it has gotten to the stage that it can stand on its own and that’s what it’s doing now.

Same here. I am not very excited to share to everyone that I own bitcoin. If you think about it we are all in a vulnerable position if you just willingly tell everyone that you indeed have some bitcoin somewhere on you.
That is the most unsafe thing I have ever heard. You are not even going to talk to someone making sure that they will not try to aggressively get your devices just to transfer your coins into theirs. Everyone will just know.
And have someone break in? No, thanks.

In most countries, people barely have access to all facilities such as electronic devices, the Internet, etc in rural areas, so I don't think it can greatly help increase the level of adoption if Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies are promoted in rural areas. Another thing is that people from rural areas are mostly not very rich, they might have some savings that they got together after years of hard work, and I don't think such money should be invested in cryptocurrencies.

So I believe it is better if more awareness is spread among people who have access to things that are necessary for one to access and use Bitcoin so that if they have money to invest, they can go ahead and do that if they understand everything perfectly, and this might help increase the adoption and awareness about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Pretty simple: if Bitcoin is legal in your country, then you just need a small effort. You can simply share with your family and friends about Bitcoin and create positive content on social media. That's what we can do from our end. It doesn't need a lot of effort. Besides that, we can inspire small businesses to accept Bitcoin. So it would be a great adaptation for Bitcoin. Where Bitcoin isn't legal, it can only be shared with the nearest person. You have to explain about Bitcoin potential and risk as well. 

Guy as It is I don't know if there is any need to give any awareness for bitcoin except for classrooms. The best way to orient, or give awareness to an individual or group of people about bitcoin is the education sector and once bitcoin is introduced in the country education then everything one from primary school to the university or from primary school to college level and by that everyone will know and understand bitcoin with it usees.

Although even now the city children know what is bitcoin and they are using it to trade and invest but only the village dwellers and settlers are starting remain to know bitcoin. But it is a gradual process. Before the next bull market of 2029, the population of bitcoin will be larger than this.

In rural regions, it will be very difficult for everyone to know about Bitcoin because most people in rural areas don't even have a cell phone, and some of them too don't have money to invest even after learning about it. 

I see some topics on this forum where some members are teaching about Bitcoin in schools, and someone also talked about teaching Bitcoin in church. The only thing I have not seen is anyone teaching about Bitcoin in the market, but through the other means of teaching in church and in schools, people in rural areas can still get to know about Bitcoin, but not all of them can invest. Gradually, the knowledge of Bitcoin will spread in every part of the world that is what I think.

With the technology we have today, we can easily do this because no matter where you are in the country, as long as you have internet, we can share the opportunities that exist in bitcoin and cryptocurrency, and it is already being done by various influencers on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and other platforms like Telegram.

Because using social media, we can actually spread it quickly, especially if the government itself takes the lead in campaigning or promoting it in the country under their control,
just like what El Salvador did.

Right, social media is the key for awareness or promotion. Adults, teens and kids are now exposed to social media, so by posting about bitcoin online, that will be visible to all those who are surfing the social media. Although some might not pay attention to it, but at least they are aware that bitcoin already exists.

People have different perceptions about bitcoin, some have seen it good, others have seen it bad. But we all know in due time, these people will eventually learn the true essence of bitcoin, and why people should promote it instead of ignoring it and leaving all the bitcoin opportunities behind.

I am not sure that we have to do anything anymore. We already have a growing network effect and more people are actually asking and googling about it. Some people keep on writing it off as a scam, but that's not a demographic we should focus on anyway. They will join at their own time after they don't have any reason to stop avoiding it, if ever. Rest of them are asking questions and then it's a good time to answer with actual facts. And when you are being asked what's bitcoin, maybe don't answer that it's a way to make you rich, because it doesn't exist for that and causes people to write it off as a scam.

And if you really want to help, share content that's designed for noobs and nocoiners in the internet. Or even host small free seminars in your local area, speak with people and spread the word. But again. Speak about possibilities you can do with bitcoin, not about making them rich.

But you don't really need to invent the wheel again, as there are lots of quality content in the internet about bitcoin already. So check that out, translate it for your own language and you have already done a lot.

The best way to increase bitcoin awareness is pump. The bigger and faster the move the more articles there will be in mass media and more normies will google about crypto

Lol, and then have a security guard with you 24/7 because any goon or robber who knows what Bitcoin is and how valuable it is will be chasing you to get your bitcoins or any other cryptocurrency you might have.

When it comes to security and privacy, I totally agree with you. I don't think I need to do anything to spread awareness about Bitcoin adoption because the world has become pretty dangerous when it comes to matters like these, and one needs to protect their privacy and keep themselves secure when they know they are involved in something that has value even if they don't hold any.

Here in PH rural country is so done with Bitcoin due to a lot of ponzi scammer that tainted the reputation of Bitcoin since they are using Bitcoin as way to join their ponzi scheme that promises huge return without doing anything. Normal people in my country doesn’t trust Bitcoin and only those who have a deeper knowledge on Bitcoin still believe on it.

For me, accepting Bitcoin payment and giving discount on business is the best thing to do for increasing awareness for Bitcoin adoption because people will only attracted on it if they have something to gain when the6 use it.

Having an internet connection will pave way to bitcoin awareness and knowledge. Without it, people will continue to live naive not knowing bitcoin and its purposes. They will only focus on fiat because they don’t know other options that can also be used as a currency like fiat. And they won’t be aware also that we have bitcoin as an investment that is capable to let us earn and grow our money as long as we are doing the right investment.

Social media plays a vital role in promoting bitcoin and spreading the facts about it. If a lot of people will have an access to the social media most particularly in rural areas, then there will be high possible chances that bitcoin will be more known easily and quickly, and people will start seeing bitcoin not just a good currency but as a potential investment as well.

This is the advantage of today's generation. They can basically search anything and everything in cyberspace. However, people should still filter what they are reading over the net. Not all info are genuine and valid. Some of them are clickbaits and are too-good-to-be-true promises. Hence, some are getting victimized by fraudsters.
This is why, if a person is indeed interested on this market, he can always consult the net but of course, it is also fine if you have someone close to you to guide you in this market. But as much as possible, validate also what he is saying by researching also. Some people even long-time crypto users have different insights to what facts are.