BEE Certification · Bitcoin Industry
The BEE Bitcoin Industry Mark
An umbrella certification for anyone dealing with Bitcoin, closely or not. Whether Bitcoin is your core business or a loose connection, such as a business that accepts it, holds it on its balance sheet, advises on it, builds software that touches it, or serves clients who use it, the BEE Bitcoin Industry Mark is designed to give a documented, readable record of how you handle Bitcoin across your operations.
The mark is in preparation. No company is certified yet.
What the mark is
The BEE Bitcoin Industry Mark extends the BEE Certification beyond heat reuse. It is designed to assess the Bitcoin-related side of a business or professional practice against a published standard, and to show the result as a badge or credibility mark others can read. Heat reuse remains one optional track inside it.
Who it is for
Core Bitcoin companies and anyone with a looser link to Bitcoin.
Mining
Operators and hosting, including the optional heat reuse track.
Custody
Custodians and key management services.
Exchanges & brokerages
Trading venues, brokers and OTC desks.
Payments & merchant services
Processors, point of sale and payment rails.
Wallets & software
Wallets, apps and software that touch Bitcoin.
Lending & treasury
Lenders and companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheet.
Infrastructure & energy
Nodes, data centres and energy partners.
Hardware
Makers and resellers of Bitcoin hardware.
Media & education
Publishers, educators and event organisers.
Advisors & professionals
Accountants, lawyers, consultants and other professionals who advise on Bitcoin or serve Bitcoin clients.
Businesses with a loose connection to Bitcoin
Any business that accepts Bitcoin, holds some, or has any other link to it.
What an assessment looks at
Areas an assessment is designed to look at, scaled to how closely a business deals with Bitcoin.
Security & custody practices
How Bitcoin and keys are held, accessed and protected.
Energy & environmental footprint
Energy use and, where relevant, heat reuse.
Transparency & disclosure
What is disclosed about Bitcoin holdings and activity.
Governance
Who decides, and how Bitcoin-related decisions are documented.
Consumer protection
How clients and customers dealing in Bitcoin are informed and treated.
Criteria weights: To be announced. Fees: To be announced.
How it works
- 1
Apply
Any business or professional with any link to Bitcoin, close or loose, tells us how Bitcoin fits into their work.
- 2
Assessment
The Bitcoin-related parts of your operations are reviewed in the areas above, scoped to how you deal with Bitcoin. Heat reuse is an optional track for those who run miners.
- 3
Review
Findings are documented and reviewed against the published standard.
- 4
Mark
Where the review is complete, the BEE Bitcoin Industry Mark is designed to be shown as a documented badge.
Next step
Read about the BEE Assessment, the BEE Standard, or get in touch.