Rise of the US Christian crypto subculture: Some churches support paying tithes with tokens, and educational organizations are rapidly expanding in scale

Foresight News reports, citing NBC News, that a Christian crypto subculture is emerging in the United States, encompassing phenomena such as churches accepting digital currency tithes and influencers promoting Bitcoin as being consistent with biblical doctrine. The nonprofit organization "Thank God for Bitcoin," which is dedicated to educating churches about digital assets, said the scale of its annual conference has nearly doubled since 2022.

Although the price of Bitcoin has fallen from its peak of $126,000 in October 2025 to around $69,000 currently, community activity remains significant. Supporters believe Bitcoin is a means to escape inflation and Federal Reserve intervention; meanwhile, some developers, such as Josh Abbotoy, say that interest in Bitcoin partly stems from concerns among believers about being "de-banked" due to religious or political beliefs.

Meanwhile, this trend is also accompanied by controversy and risk. Prosecutors in Colorado previously charged a pastor with defrauding investors of more than $3 million through his own cryptocurrency. In addition, traditional financial expert Dave Ramsey has been critical of this trend, comparing it to investing in Beanie Babies (a famous plush toy from 1990s America, later known as a speculative bubble).