Bitcoin Ecosystem Explorer

Find every place, organization, and community in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

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OpenStreetMap+Nostr+Nostr WoT

Venues

Countries

Continents

Verified Businesses

Own a Bitcoin business?

Add your venue to the largest Bitcoin merchant directory. Get discovered by customers looking to spend Bitcoin.

Learn how to verify Add your business

Verified Badge

Show customers you're legitimate

Edit Listing

Keep your info up to date

Respond to Reviews

Engage with customers

Secure & Free

No fees, your keys

Share Your Experience

Help the Bitcoin community by sharing your experiences at merchants worldwide. Your reviews are stored on Nostr - decentralized and censorship-resistant.

Write Reviews

Share detailed feedback about your experience. Your review is signed with your Nostr key and belongs to you.

Rate Venues

Quick 1-5 star ratings weighted by Web of Trust. Trusted reviewers have more influence on aggregate scores.

Upload Photos

Add up to 5 photos per review. Images are stored on Blossom, a decentralized storage network.

Explore the Map

Filter by payment type, category, or verification status. Find Bitcoin merchants near you or anywhere in the world.

Getting Started is Easy

1Log in with your Nostr identity (extension, key, or bunker)
2Find a venue on the map or browse the directory
3Leave a review, rate your experience, and upload photos

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How it works

Open data

Built on OpenStreetMap. Transparent and verifiable.

Community driven

Anyone can add venues. Real user reviews.

Verifiable places

Businesses can prove ownership. Trust built in.

Always current

Continuous updates. Moderated submissions.

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Top Bitcoin countries

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United States of America

Web of Trust Integration

We integrate with Nostr Web of Trust to provide enhanced trust signals for reviews and contributions. See who you can trust based on your social graph.

Trust-Based Reviews

Reviews are weighted by trust distance. See opinions from people in your network first, not anonymous strangers.

Transparent Reputation

Every contributor has a verifiable Nostr identity. Track their history and see their trust score.

Spam Resistance

Web of Trust naturally filters out spam and fake reviews. Real people, real opinions.

Nostr Web of Trust Extension

Enhance your browsing with trust scores across the Nostr ecosystem

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Mapping Bitcoin is the largest open-source directory of Bitcoin-accepting merchants worldwide. We aggregate data from OpenStreetMap and allow businesses to verify their listings using Nostr, a decentralized identity protocol.

You can add your business by clicking "Add your business" and filling out the form. Your listing will be submitted to OpenStreetMap, the world's largest open mapping project. Alternatively, you can add it directly on OpenStreetMap and it will appear on Mapping Bitcoin automatically.

Reviews are published as Nostr events, making them decentralized and owned by you. Ratings are weighted by Web of Trust - reviews from trusted community members have more influence on aggregate scores than anonymous or new accounts. This provides Sybil-resistant ratings without centralized moderation.

Web of Trust (WoT) is a decentralized trust model based on your Nostr social graph. Trust flows through follow connections from community seeders. Reviews from people closer to your trust network are highlighted, and their ratings carry more weight. This helps filter spam and surface genuine community feedback.

You can browse the map and view venues without an account. To leave reviews, rate venues, or verify your business, you'll need to log in with a Nostr identity. You can use a browser extension (Alby, nos2x), enter your private key directly, or use a Nostr Connect bunker.

Verified businesses have cryptographically proven ownership of their listing through email or domain verification. This is linked to their Nostr identity, providing trust without relying on any central authority. Verified owners can also respond to reviews on their venue.

Yes, Mapping Bitcoin is completely free for both users and businesses. We believe in open access to the Bitcoin economy.

Yes! Many listed businesses accept Lightning payments. You can filter the map to show only Lightning-accepting venues. We also support on-chain Bitcoin payments.

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