Plan ₿ Lugano
Plan ₿ Lugano is the Bitcoin program of the City of Lugano, started in 2022 and run by the Plan ₿ Foundation. The program includes the Plan ₿ Forum, a Bitcoin conference in Lugano with more than 2,500 attendees every year.
Residents and companies in Lugano can pay all city dues and taxes in bitcoin, and more than 360 merchants in the city accept it. The program also includes courses, a start-up hub of 2,100 square meters and a venture fund.
Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano
The Plan ₿ Forum is a Bitcoin conference that takes place every year in Lugano. The Swiss Fintech Association is among the partners of the yearly conference. Dates, agenda and tickets for the next forum are on the Plan ₿ website.
Plan ₿ Lugano also holds meetups, panels and workshops through the year, some of them at PoW Space in Lugano.
Paying with bitcoin in Lugano
Shops and city offices in Lugano accept bitcoin for city services, taxes and daily shopping, also over the Lightning Network. At FC Lugano, fans can pay for tickets, food and merchandise in bitcoin.
Upcoming fintech and finance events in Switzerland
Can you pay taxes in bitcoin in Lugano?
Yes, the City of Lugano accepts bitcoin for all city dues and taxes. In Switzerland the canton of Zug also accepts bitcoin for tax payments.
Who is behind Plan ₿ Lugano?
The City of Lugano started the program in 2022, and the Plan ₿ Foundation carries it out. The Bitcoin Association Switzerland is a separate national association and is not part of the program.
Plan ₿ Lugano and Finance Loop
Finance Loop explains bitcoin to banks and asset managers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in its own Bitcoin seminars. The Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano brings the Bitcoin community together every year, with more than 2,500 attendees. Finance Loop is a founding member of the German Bitcoin association, the Bitcoin Bundesverband.
Finance Loop is a professional network and helps its members build skills and personal networks in these fields: Investment & Digital Assets, Payments & Digital Money, Digital Infrastructure & Sovereignty, and Risk & Compliance.