New/Renewing Your membership (2024 edition)

How do I renew my membership?

In previous years, you received an invoice from us with a QR code to which you could send the fee. A service provider matched your payment against the member list and we knew who paid. Unfortunately, this company went out of business in 2023 (no funds were lost).

In 2024, we do not send out an invoice and have a slightly different process:

Pay your membership fee to the Association wallet: 35TTXLEtU8ZKAeTEBkx6qG7Cox8RyDw3uW

Send an email from a personal email account with your name to info@bitcoinassociation.ch with a CC to niklas@bitcoinassociation.ch, stating your TX number, as well as for how many years of membership (minimum 1) you have paid.

Within 7 days, we will send a confirmation that your membership status has been updated, or - if we have any doubts - may ask you to provide additional identification. No membership fees are returned if you fail to provide sufficient identification.

What's the membership fee?

The annual membership fee is CHF 21, payable in Bitcoin on-chain (Secondary layer payment solutions coming soon). You may pay for several years of membership in one go (see above) and if doing so, please note this in the email you subsequently send us with the Transaction ID.

What if I haven't been a member before?
That’s ok, we don’t judge :-) You can follow the same process as outlined above. If we don’t know you, chances are a little higher we ask for additional identification so it may be helpful to send that along with your first email where you notify us about the payment.

Can I get rejected?
If you have a history of hostility towards Bitcoin, you may get rejected, Craig.

What about corporate members?
If you already are a corporate member (with your logo here), you can follow the same process as above except the corporate membership fee is CHF 380.

If you are not yet corporate member yet, you can send an application to info@bitcoinassociation.ch and niklas@bitcoinassociation.ch where you introduce your company and explain how you are connected to the Swiss ecosystem. You will hear back within 14 days whether you’ve been accepted or not. If you have been accepted, you send the equivalent of at least CHF 380 to Bitcoin Association Switzerland’s wallet (35TTXLEtU8ZKAeTEBkx6qG7Cox8RyDw3uW) followed by an email to the two addresses mentioned stating your TX number. Once we confirm receipt of the funds, you can send us the logo to be added to the website. The process is also outlined here.