A grassroots initiative aims to educate Polish politicians about Bitcoin before they legislate on the sector.
The Polish Bitcoin community has decided to gift a copy of “The Bitcoin Standard” to every single member of Parliament. The goal is to ensure that those legislating on Bitcoin and digital assets truly understand what they are regulating.
The initiative involves sending 560 copies of Saifedean Ammous’s work to all deputies of the Sejm (Lower House) and all senators of the Upper House of the Polish Parliament.
The announcement was made on November 4 through Bitcoin.pl, which explained the reasoning behind the move: “If someone is going to regulate the industry, they should at least know what they are actually regulating.”
The operation is being funded through a crowdfunding campaign on Geyser, a platform that supports various Bitcoin-related causes. Each copy of the book will be accompanied by an open letter meant as an invitation to dialogue, not a political statement.
According to the organizers, lawmakers must have a clear understanding of the technological foundations they are attempting to control before deciding the future of Bitcoin and digital assets in the country.
In 2025, Polish authorities sought to adopt legislation to implement the latest European cryptocurrency regulations into national law. A bill presented by the Ministry of Finance in Warsaw was approved by the Sejm at the end of September but still awaits the Senate’s approval.
The proposal has drawn criticism because some of its provisions allegedly go beyond the requirements of the European Union’s MiCA (Markets in Crypto Assets) regulation. Industry representatives warn that if adopted as it stands, the law will threaten the survival of domestic companies and could force them to leave the country.
The last hope lies with the nation’s new head of state, President Karol Nawrocki, who took office in August and is reportedly preparing to veto the law proposed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government, according to the newspaper Rzeczpospolita. However, Deputy Finance Minister Jurand Drop has stressed that without the proposed legislation, it will be impossible for companies to operate legally in Poland.
