In 2013, four years after Bitcoin (BTC) launched, skepticism surrounding the nascent digital asset was far from waning. Early price swings spurred think pieces describing a financial investment bubble or even fraud, and the world’s first widely adopted cryptocurrency had little to no value as a currency that could be exchanged for goods or services. “People say it’s a Ponzi scheme, it’s a bubble,” Cameron Winklevoss told The New York Times in a piece published that April. “People really don’t want to take it seriously. At some point, that narrative will shift to ‘virtual currencies are here to stay.’ We’re in the early days.”

Cameron and his 6-foot-5-inch twin sibling, Tyler, were then best widely known as the crew-rowing bros who’d won a $65 million settlement in 2008 after a protracted legal battle with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, that recognition being largely due to the story’s somewhat fictitious retelling in 2010’s Oscar-winning film The Social Network. At the time of the aforementioned article’s publication, you could purchase one BTC for $115, and the Winklevosses held $11 million worth.

“It has been four years and it has yet to be discredited as a viable alternative to fiat currency,” Tyler told The New York Times. “We could be totally wrong, but we are curious to see this play out a lot more.”

Wrong, they weren’t. Dug in to the most bullish of positions—Cameron reportedly told CNN Money in 2015, “We’ve never sold a Bitcoin, we’re in it for the long haul”—that initial $11 million investment saw the media declare them “Bitcoin’s first billionaires” by 2017, at which point the value of the BTC had skyrocketed to nearly $11,827, well over a 9,000 percent increase from its 2013 price.

While the Winklevosses may have hit the jackpot, they clearly didn’t see Bitcoin as a lucky speculative investment, but part of an emerging crypto market brimming with untapped potential. Very shortly after revealing the initial Bitcoin investment to The New York Times, the brothers publicly announced their intent to put not just money, but their time, effort, and reputation on the line in launching Gemini, a new cryptocurrency exchange. Built from the ground up to comply with financial laws and regulations, Gemini stood out from other early crypto ventures that were known to operate in legal gray areas.

“In our early experiences with Bitcoin, we found how few people were building Bitcoin exchanges the right way,” Tyler said in a 2016 interview with New York Business Journal. “They really weren’t taking the regulation seriously; they were taking it too much like how you would approach something when you’re 18, full of the excitement of youth and throwing caution to the wind.

“We were passive investors in a Bitcoin company whose CEO went to prison for laundering, which was a valuable lesson for us, because it showed us how to do this the right way,” Tyler added, referencing BitInstant founder Charles Shrem IV, who has since been released. “Since that experience, we’ve taken considerable steps to ensure a higher standard of care. We’ve created a great security system that essentially acts as a more effective form of insurance.”

Gemini officially launched in October 2015 with a notable, consumer trust-building certification that very few crypto exchanges could claim: “We’re licensed by the New York Department of Financial Services, which is the highest regulator in the land for both banks and insurance companies in New York,” Tyler said in a statement. “We have bank exams every six to twelve months, which is a very rigorous process. We want to look and feel just like your other financial service companies, so we spent a lot of time ensuring that we do this the right way.”

Following its launch, Gemini quickly moved to expand its offerings beyond Bitcoin. Most notably, it became the world’s first licensed Ether exchange in May 2016. While also a decentralized digital currency, Ether and the Ethereum network on which it’s used are more ambitious in scope than Bitcoin, which was conceived primarily as a currency to be used as a medium for the exchange of goods and services without the need for intermediaries like banks. Ether, in contrast, is the cryptocurrency (or “gas”) that fuels the Ethereum blockchain network, which is often described as a “world supercomputer” that allows developers to build and deploy decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. From creating financial platforms for lending, borrowing, and trading to drafting insurance policies built on smart contracts that are automatically executed when conditions are met, Ethereum’s applications as a blockchain-based network are almost endlessly vast.

As it evolved to offer more cryptocurrencies—Gemini now allows its users to trade and buy over 70 “coins,” or cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether that are built on their own native blockchains—the company has remained unwavering in its commitment to market integrity and security. In 2018, it began using Nasdaq’s SMARTS Market Surveillance technology, a system widely used in traditional financial markets, to monitor all its transactions—a fitting development, considering that Cameron had presciently said in a 2015 CNBC interview, “This is our effort to bring Bitcoin mainstream, to build it into a regulatory box. When we think of Gemini. com, it will be like a Nasdaq for Bitcoin.”

The following years saw Gemini undergo a number of System and Organization Controls examinations—independent audits that assess the operational effectiveness and security of businesses—to overwhelmingly positive results. But, like so many ventures in the crypto space, Gemini’s biggest challenge to date came about in part because of 2022’s “crypto winter,” a brutal cryptocurrency-wide downturn punctuated by the notorious collapse of the FTX crypto-trading exchange. A year earlier, Gemini and crypto lender Genesis Global Capital had partnered to launch Gemini Earn, a program that allowed users to earn interest on their crypto by lending it to Genesis. The controversy erupted in November 2022—the same month in which FTX collapsed—when Genesis unexpectedly halted customer withdrawals, citing “unprecedented market turmoil.” This freeze left over 200,000 Gemini Earn users unable to access approximately $900 million in digital assets…and seriously pissed off the Winklevoss twins.

Having worked tirelessly to establish an iron-clad credibility with its user base, they fiercely advocated for Gemini users as the company engaged in legal battles with Genesis and its parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG). Cameron even went so far as to call out DCG CEO Barry Silbert via an open letter, writing, “There are over 340,000 Earn users that are waiting. It’s important to them, and it’s important to us. Every time we ask you for tangible engagement, you hide behind lawyers, investment bankers, and process.”

Those relentless efforts paid off. By the end of June 2024, Gemini had returned 100 percent of digital assets that had been frozen as of November 2022, including all appreciation. “It’s important to note that the Genesis bankruptcy was not a crypto problem,” the Winklevosses said in a joint statement to Gemini users. “It was old-fashioned financial fraud compounded by a lack of regulatory clarity. To that end, we will continue to fight for clear rules and guidance for our industry that foster both innovation and consumer protection. And we will win this fight. The future is bright.”

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It is indeed. In June 2025, Gemini confirmed it had filed for an initial public offering, taking its first steps to becoming a publicly traded company. Gemini has expanded to support over 160 digital assets, including tokens—digital assets built on existing blockchains—like XRP, Dogecoin, and Shiba Inu. Gemini’s inaugural “Global State of Crypto” report, released in partnership with Data Driven Consulting Group, indicates a worldwide growth of crypto adoption. According to the report, roughly half of the Gen Z and millennial global population either are or have been invested in crypto.

Perhaps most encouragingly, Bitcoin has hit multiple record highs in 2025, with the most recent being a breach of $120,000 in mid-July, suggesting a value of over $11 billion on the Winklevosses’ initial $11 million Bitcoin investment. “Orange is the new gold. Bitcoin is gold 2.0, and that’s been true since day one,” Tyler said during a panel discussion with David Sacks, the White House crypto and A.I. czar, at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas. “$100,000 per bitcoin, that’s exciting. But if you take twenty-one million into the above-ground marketplace of gold, really it should be a million dollars a coin.” If Bitcoin goes to $1 million, then the Winklevoss twins will be centibillionaires.  

This article originally appeared in Maxim’s September/October 2025 issue.

Bitcoin 2025 starts off stronger than the most persistent HODLer’s position on Tuesday, May 27. A nonstop slew high-profile speakers will cover an array of topics, including Bitcoin’s role in the American economy and policy—notably the recently formed U.S. national reserves and legislation—as well technological advancements like mining operations and Layer 2 (L2) solutions, which are designed to address the cryptocurrency’s limitations in scalability, everyday utility and cost.

Steak ‘n Shake COO Dan Edwards is among the first speakers to make an address from the Nakamoto Stage, the event’s largest venue, named for the anonymous founder(s) of Bitcoin. The famed burger chain began accepting Bitcoin as payment in May and is among the businesses that are sponsoring Bitcoin 2025. Other speakers include Donald Trump Jr., crypto entrepreneur and son of President Trump; Vlad Tenev, the CEO Robinhood of commission-free trading platform Robinhood; David Sacks, a prominent tech investor and former COO of Paypal who currently serves as the White House Crypto Czar; Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the co-founders of massive cryptocurrency exchange Gemini who will moderate Sacks’s fireside chat; Michael Saylor, an American entrepreneur and founder of Strategy, which is the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin with 580,250 BTC (currently worth north $63 billion); and Bryan Johnson, a venture capitalist and early crypto adopter whose age-defying quest was chronicled in the recent Netflix documentary Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever.

See every speaker featured at Bitcoin 2025 Day 1 below:

Nakamoto Stage

• 9:00 AM: Opening Remarks (5 min)
  • Speaker: David Bailey, Nakamoto
• 9:05 AM: A Thriving American Economy With Open & Free Markets (10 min)
  • Speaker: Haider Rafique, okx
• 9:15 AM: Steak ‘n Shake Bitcoin Story & Updates (10 min)
  • Speaker: Dan Edwards, Steak ‘n Shake
• 9:25 AM: NH: The First State With a Bitcoin Reserve (5 min)
  • Speaker: Keith Ammon, State of New Hampshire
• 9:30 AM: How Do We Fund The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Alex Thorn, Galaxy Digital
  • Speakers: Matthew Sigel, VanEck; Matthew Pines, Bitcoin Policy Institute; Fred Thiel, MARA
• 10:00 AM: The Bitcoin Act (30 min)
  • Moderator: Lauren Post, Kraken
  • Speakers: Jim Justice, US Senator for West Virginia; Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senate; Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senate
• 10:30 AM: The Next Golden Age of America (30 min)
  • Moderator: Faryar Shirzad, Coinbase
  • Speakers: Rosie Rios, America250; Chris LaCivita, President Trump’s 2024 Campaign; Brian Jack, U.S. House of Representatives
• 11:00 AM: The American Super Grid: Built by Bitcoiners (15 min)
  • Speaker: Gideon Powell, Cholla Inc.
• 11:15 AM: Lower Your Time Preference: Don’t Die (15 min)
  • Speaker: Bryan Johnson, Blueprint
• 11:30 AM: The First Bitcoiner In Space (25 min)
  • Moderator: Rizzo, Bitcoin Historian
  • Speaker: Chun Wang
• 12:00 PM: Building The Future Financial Products of America (40 min)
  • Moderator: Kevin Kelly, Kelly Intelligence
  • Speakers: Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock; Hunter Horsley, Bitwise Asset Management; Mike Belshe, BitGo
• 12:40 PM: Making America The Global Bitcoin Superpower (30 min)
  • Moderator: Miles Jennings, a16z crypto
  • Speakers: Bo Hines, The White House; Tyler Williams, United States Department of the Treasury
• 1:10 PM: Tokenization: Liquidity, Inclusivity & Efficiency (20 min)
  • Moderator: Eleanor Terrett, Crypto In America
  • Speaker: Vlad Tenev, Robinhood
• 1:30 PM: Prediction Markets & Truth (20 min)
  • Moderator: Matt Huang, Paradigm
  • Speaker: Tarek Mansour, Kalshi
• 1:50 PM: The New Declaration of Independence: Bitcoin and the Path Out of the U.S. National Debt Crisis (15 min)
  • Speaker: Vivek Ramaswamy, Vivek for Ohio
• 2:05 PM: A Message from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (5 min)
  • Moderator: Paul Grewal, Coinbase
• 2:10 PM: Lummis + Coinbase Fireside (40 min)
  • Moderator: Paul Grewal, Coinbase
  • Speaker: Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senate
• 2:50 PM: Stablecoins: Separating Money & State? (40 min)
  • Moderator: Cody Carbone, The Digital Chamber
  • Speakers: Sam Kazemian, Frax; Tom Emmer, US House of Representatives; David Marcus, Lightspark; Senator Bill Hagerty, United States Senate
• 3:30 PM: Advancing Bitcoin Bills in Congress (30 min)
  • Moderator: Grant McCarty, Bitcoin Policy Institute
  • Speakers: Byron Donalds, US House of Representatives; Bryan Steil, US House of Representatives; Faryar Shirzad, Coinbase
• 4:00 PM: Fireside: David Sacks (30 min)
  • Moderator: Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss, Gemini
  • Speaker: David Sacks, The White House
• 4:30 PM: Uncancelable: Bitcoin, Rumble & Free Speech Technology (30 min)
  • Speakers: Don Trump Jr.; Chris Pavlovski, Rumble Inc

Mining Stage

• 10:00 AM: Revitalizing Rural America with Bitcoin Mining (30 min)
  • Moderator: Mario Gutierrez, Giga Energy
  • Speakers: Russell Cann, Core Scientific; Matt Schultz, CleanSpark
• 10:30 AM: How Virtualized Mining is Reshaping the Bitcoin Landscape (30 min)
  • Moderator: Alexis Johnson, Light Node Ventures
  • Speakers: Jeremy Dreier, GoMining; Charley Brady, BitFuFu; Andy Wang, HashWhale
• 11:00 AM: Bitcoin Mining is for Closers: Miners Vertically Integrating Hardware & Generation (30 min)
  • Moderator: Nishant Sharma, BlocksBridge Consulting
  • Speakers: Rachel Silverstein, Bitfarms; Haris Basit, Bitdeer Technologies Group
• 11:30 AM: Ancillary Services for Miners: Custody & Insurance (30 min)
  • Moderator: Charlotte Goldman, Proof Insurance Solutions LLC
  • Speakers: Rachel Nixon, IMA; Emma Rose Bienvenu, Evertas
• 12:00 PM: Hashrate and Headaches: Bitcoin Mining Tax Challenges & Opportunities (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brian Carson, CleanSpark
  • Speakers: Tim Savage, Weaver; Rob Massey, Deloitte
• 12:30 PM: Tokenizing Hashrate: Derivatives & Securities for Institutional Adoption (30 min)
  • Moderator: Mike Cohen, pow.re
  • Speakers: Emmanuel Montero, Omnes; Arnab Naskar, STOKR; Matt Williams, Luxor Technology
• 1:00 PM: Restoring Power & Democracy in the Energy Sector (30 min)
  • Speakers: Neil Chatterjee, Voltus; Fred Thiel, MARA
• 1:30 PM: Strategies for Sourcing Hardware in a World of Hashrate Expansion (30 min)
  • Moderator: Ezra Chang, Synteq Digital
  • Speakers: Alex Bodromian, LuminX; Alan Martinez, JSBIT; Artem Bespaloff, Asic Jungle
• 2:00 PM: Navigating the Evolving Investor Landscape in Bitcoin Mining (30 min)
  • Moderator: Samuel Dergel, DERGEL Cornerstone
  • Speakers: Rob Samuels, MARA; Jon Charbonneau, Core Scientific; Tracy Krumme, Bitfarms
• 2:30 PM: Capital Strategy: Mining in 2025 (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brett Knoblauch, Cantor Fitzgerald
  • Speakers: Gary Vecchiarelli, CleanSpark, Inc.; Phil McPherson, Riot Platforms, Inc.; Jeff Lucas, Bitfarms
• 3:00 PM: Bitcoin Mining Origin Story (30 min)
  • Moderator: Susie Violet Ward, Bitcoin Policy UK
  • Speakers: Ben Gagnon, Bitfarms; Taylor Monnig, CleanSpark; Kevin Zhang, Foundry

Enterprise Stage

• 10:00 AM: Bitcoin For Corporations Symposium Welcome (3 min)
  • Moderator: George Mekhail, Bitcoin for Corporations, BTC Inc.
• 10:03 AM: Bitcoin as the Apex Asset (12 min)
  • Moderator: Dylan LeClair, Metaplanet
• 10:17 AM: Building a Bitcoin-Centric Treasury (21 min)
  • Moderator: Allen Helm, BTC Inc, Bitcoin for Corporations
  • Speakers: Will Reeves, Fold; Henry Elder, UTXO Management; Shone Anstey, LQWD
• 10:40 AM: SHOWCASE: The Blockchain Group (12 min)
  • Moderator: Alexandre Laizet, The Blockchain Group
• 10:54 AM: Corporate Governance & Strategy (21 min)
  • Moderator: Tyler Evans, BTC Inc.
  • Speakers: Patrick Lowry, Samara Asset Group; John Riggins, Moon Inc; Deven Soni, Matador Technologies Inc.
• 11:17 AM: SHOWCASE: Metaplanet (12 min)
  • Moderator: Simon Gerovich, Metaplanet Inc.
• 11:31 AM: Financing Corporate Growth w/ Bitcoin (21 min)
  • Moderator: Sam Callahan, Battery Finance
  • Speakers: Norma Chu, DayDayCook; Dean Callas, Next Layer Capital; Symington Smith, SSTR
• 11:54 AM: SHOWCASE: Strive (12 min)
  • Moderator: Matt Cole, Strive
• 12:08 PM: Navigating Regulation & Compliance (21 min)
  • Moderator: Timothy Kotzman, The Bitcoin Treasuries Podcast
  • Speakers: Hewie Rattray, Vinanz; Joshua Jung, UPROOT COMPANY; Grant McCarty, Bitcoin Policy Institute
• 1:03 PM: SHOWCASE: Méliuz (12 min)
  • Moderator: Israel Salmen, Méliuz
• 1:17 PM: Accounting, Taxation & Insurance (21 min)
  • Moderators: Gabe Higgins, BlockSpaces; Siddarth Bharwani, Jetking; Becca Amilee Rubenfeld, AnchorWatch
  • Speaker: Rob Massey, Deloitte
• 1:40 PM: SHOWCASE: The Smarter Web Company (12 min)
  • Moderator: Andrew Webley, The Smarter Web Company PLC
• 1:57 PM: SHOWCASE: Strategy (12 min)
  • Moderator: Andrew Kang, Strategy
• 2:09 PM: CEO Roundtable: What Happens Next? (21 min)
  • Moderator: Pierre Rochard, The Bitcoin Bond Company
  • Speakers: David Bailey, Nakamoto; Phong Le, Strategy
• 2:35 PM: Q&A with Michael Saylor (21 min)
  • Moderator: Michael Saylor, Strategy

Genesis Stage

• 10:30 AM: Bitcoin Communication: Navigating the Evolving Media Landscape (30 min)
  • Moderator: Kristyna Mazankova, BTC Media
  • Speakers: Kelley Weaver, Bitwire & Melrose PR; Gareth Jenkinson, Cointelegraph; T.J. Miller, Self
• 11:00 AM: Bitcoin Business Innovation in Latin America (30 min)
  • Moderator: Lynne Bairstow, Base Layer Advisors
  • Speakers: Gustavo Flores Echaiz, Swapido; Christian Ribeiro, GOWD; Felipe Servin, Sati
• 11:30 AM: Success and Challenges with Bitcoin Circular Economies (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brian De Mint, Orange Pill App
  • Speakers: Hermann Vivier, Bitcoin Ekasi; Isabella Santos, Bitcoin Backstage; Roman Martinez, Bitcoinbeach
• 12:00 PM: India’s Bitcoin Moment (30 min)
  • Moderator: Sagun Garg, Bank Julius Baer
  • Speakers: Abhay Agarwal, GetBit; Siddarth Bharwani, Jetking; Smeet Bhatt, Theya Inc.
• 12:30 PM: Marketing Bitcoin to the Masses (30 min)
  • Moderator: Susie Violet Ward, Bitcoin Policy UK
  • Speakers: Neil Jacobs, FOMO21.com; Brian De Mint, Orange Pill App; Anil Patel
• 1:00 PM: Bitcoin as a Digital 1776 (30 min)
  • Moderator: GMONEY, Rugpull Radio
  • Speakers: Erik Cason, Cryptosovereignty; CJ Konstantinos, Peoples Reserve; Nico Moran, Simply Bitcoin
• 1:30 PM: Building on Bitcoin Without Changing The Protocol: Metaprotocols & Sidechains (30 min)
  • Moderator: Isabel Foxen Duke, Layer 1 Foundation
  • Speakers: Spencer Yang, Fractal Bitcoin; Brian Laughlan, OrdinalsBot; Alec Taggart, Oyl Corp
• 2:00 PM: Bitcoin L2s: The Search for Native Yield (30 min)
  • Moderator: Michael Terpin, Transform Ventures
  • Speakers: David Tse, Babylon; Jameel Khalfan, Sui Foundation; Rich Rines, Core
• 2:30 PM: Ledger Keynote (15 min)
  • Speaker: Ariel Wengroff, Ledger
• 2:45 PM: Securing The Future of Bitcoin DeFI (15 min)
  • Speaker: Joe Suzuki, Immunefi
• 3:00 PM: Financial Inclusion With Open Monetary Networks (30 min)
  • Moderator: Ali Tager, National Cryptocurrency Association
  • Speakers: Felipe Servin, Sati; Tony Högqvist, Cowbolt; Jeremy Almond, Paystand
• 3:30 PM: Leveraging Bitcoin’s Values to Shift the Culture in America (20 min)
  • Moderator: Marissa Streit, PragerU
  • Speaker: Daniel Cameron, 1792 Exchange

Open Source Stage

• 1:30 PM: CLE: Trump Administration’s Bitcoin Policies (1 hr 0 min)
  • Moderator: Zack Shapiro, Rains LLP, Bitcoin Policy Institute
  • Speakers: Cody Carbone, The Digital Chamber; Margeaux Plaisted, CleanSpark, Inc; Brian Morgenstern, Riot, Inc.
• 2:35 PM: CLE: Bitcoin in Public Company Treasuries (1 hr 0 min)
  • Moderator: Anne Peetz, Reed Smith LLP
  • Speakers: Joe Carlasare, Amundsen Davis LLC; Brittany Ruiz, Latham Watkins; Lowell Ness, Perkins Coie
• 3:50 PM: CLE: Mining Contracts, M&A, AI, and Legal Risks (1 hr 0 min)
  • Moderator: Rachel Silverstein, Bitfarms
  • Speakers: Justin Ballard, Texas Energy Group and Emery Energy Partners; Mark Wood, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
• 4:55 PM: CLE: Bitcoinʼs Regulatory Environment and Proposed Changes (1 hr 0 min)
  • Moderator: Hailey Lennon, Fold
  • Speakers: Kristin Stroud, Blockchain & Digital Assets Tax, Deloitte; Anne Peetz, Reed Smith LLP; Stephen Palley, Brown Rudnick, LLP

The Deep VIP Vault

• 11:30 AM: Find Out How To Not Die: Bryan Johnson Q&A (30 min)
  • Speaker: Bryan Johnson, Blueprint
• 1:00 PM: Unlocking Bitcoin for Institutions: A Framework for Adoption (30 min)
  • Moderator: Natalie Rix, Gemini
  • Speakers: Andrew Parish, Arch Public; Paget Stanco, Gemini; John Deaton, Deaton Law Firm
• 1:45 PM: Bo Hines Q&A (30 min)
  • Speaker: Bo Hines, The White House
• 2:30 PM: Vivek Q&A (30 min)
  • Speaker: Vivek Ramaswamy, Vivek for Ohio

This year’s conference agenda emphasizes advancements in Bitcoin’s Layer 2 (L2) and BTCfi ecosystems, with industry observers looking for potential announcements regarding BitVM2 bridges and new partnerships that could expand Bitcoin’s utility. Discussions are also slated for developments in Lightning and Taproot Assets, particularly given Tether’s recent engagement with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.

Beyond technical discussions, the conference will address governance debates within the Bitcoin community and explore public policy initiatives. The “Code & Country” segment on Industry Day aims to foster collaboration between government officials, technology leaders, and key Bitcoin figures to develop policies that support innovation in the sector.

A roster of notable speakers is confirmed, including Vice President JD Vance, who has taken a clear stand against regulatory overreach and pushed to redefine how the U.S. government interacts with open-source money. “This is more than a headline moment—it’s a signal,” said David Bailey, CEO of BTC Inc., in a statement announcing Vance’s keynote. “Bitcoin is the most exciting financial innovation in the world. It’s at the forefront of the national conversation.”

Other notable speakers include Donald Trump Jr., crypto entrepreneur and son of President Trump; Vlad Tenev, the CEO of Robinhood; David Sacks, a former COO of Paypal who currently serves as the White House Crypto Czar; Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini; Michael Saylor, the founder of Strategy, which is the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin with 580,250 BTC (currently worth north $63 billion); Ross Ulbricht, founder of the now-defunct Silk Road marketplace; and Bryan Johnson, a venture capitalist and early crypto adopter whose age-defying quest was chronicled in the recent Netflix documentary Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever. Their presentations are expected to cover a range of topics, from the economic implications to the social impact of Bitcoin.

“The Art of Freedom” gallery will feature exhibits exploring Bitcoin’s influence on creative expression, including a diamond-embedded steak sculpture and an Ordinals Dome dedicated to on-chain art. Bitcoin 2025 aims to provide hordes of crypto-loving attendees with educational content, networking opportunities, and a sense of community as participants consider the future trajectory of Bitcoin.

Check out every speaker featured at the three-day conference below.

Tuesday, May 27th

Nakamoto Stage

• 9:00 AM: Opening Remarks (5 min)
  • Speaker: David Bailey, Nakamoto
• 9:05 AM: A Thriving American Economy With Open & Free Markets (10 min)
  • Speaker: Haider Rafique, okx
• 9:15 AM: Steak ‘n Shake Bitcoin Story & Updates (10 min)
  • Speaker: Dan Edwards, Steak ‘n Shake
• 9:25 AM: NH: The First State With a Bitcoin Reserve (5 min)
  • Speaker: Keith Ammon, State of New Hampshire
• 9:30 AM: How Do We Fund The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Alex Thorn, Galaxy Digital
  • Speakers: Matthew Sigel, VanEck; Matthew Pines, Bitcoin Policy Institute; Fred Thiel, MARA
• 10:00 AM: The Bitcoin Act (30 min)
  • Moderator: Lauren Post, Kraken
  • Speakers: Jim Justice, US Senator for West Virginia; Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senate; Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senate
• 10:30 AM: The Next Golden Age of America (30 min)
  • Moderator: Faryar Shirzad, Coinbase
  • Speakers: Rosie Rios, America250; Chris LaCivita, President Trump’s 2024 Campaign; Brian Jack, U.S. House of Representatives
• 11:00 AM: The American Super Grid: Built by Bitcoiners (15 min)
  • Speaker: Gideon Powell, Cholla Inc.
• 11:15 AM: Lower Your Time Preference: Don’t Die (15 min)
  • Speaker: Bryan Johnson, Blueprint
• 11:30 AM: The First Bitcoiner In Space (25 min)
  • Moderator: Rizzo, Bitcoin Historian
  • Speaker: Chun Wang
• 12:00 PM: Building The Future Financial Products of America (40 min)
  • Moderator: Kevin Kelly, Kelly Intelligence
  • Speakers: Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock; Hunter Horsley, Bitwise Asset Management; Mike Belshe, BitGo
• 12:40 PM: Making America The Global Bitcoin Superpower (30 min)
  • Moderator: Miles Jennings, a16z crypto
  • Speakers: Bo Hines, The White House; Tyler Williams, United States Department of the Treasury
• 1:10 PM: Tokenization: Liquidity, Inclusivity & Efficiency (20 min)
  • Moderator: Eleanor Terrett, Crypto In America
  • Speaker: Vlad Tenev, Robinhood
• 1:30 PM: Prediction Markets & Truth (20 min)
  • Moderator: Matt Huang, Paradigm
  • Speaker: Tarek Mansour, Kalshi
• 1:50 PM: The New Declaration of Independence: Bitcoin and the Path Out of the U.S. National Debt Crisis (15 min)
  • Speaker: Vivek Ramaswamy, Vivek for Ohio
• 2:05 PM: A Message from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (5 min)
  • Moderator: Paul Grewal, Coinbase
• 2:10 PM: Lummis + Coinbase Fireside (40 min)
  • Moderator: Paul Grewal, Coinbase
  • Speaker: Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senate
• 2:50 PM: Stablecoins: Separating Money & State? (40 min)
  • Moderator: Cody Carbone, The Digital Chamber
  • Speakers: Sam Kazemian, Frax; Tom Emmer, US House of Representatives; David Marcus, Lightspark; Senator Bill Hagerty, United States Senate
• 3:30 PM: Advancing Bitcoin Bills in Congress (30 min)
  • Moderator: Grant McCarty, Bitcoin Policy Institute
  • Speakers: Byron Donalds, US House of Representatives; Bryan Steil, US House of Representatives; Faryar Shirzad, Coinbase
• 4:00 PM: Fireside: David Sacks (30 min)
  • Moderator: Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss, Gemini
  • Speaker: David Sacks, The White House
• 4:30 PM: Uncancelable: Bitcoin, Rumble & Free Speech Technology (30 min)
  • Speakers: Don Trump Jr.; Chris Pavlovski, Rumble Inc

Mining Stage

• 10:00 AM: Revitalizing Rural America with Bitcoin Mining (30 min)
  • Moderator: Mario Gutierrez, Giga Energy
  • Speakers: Russell Cann, Core Scientific; Matt Schultz, CleanSpark
• 10:30 AM: How Virtualized Mining is Reshaping the Bitcoin Landscape (30 min)
  • Moderator: Alexis Johnson, Light Node Ventures
  • Speakers: Jeremy Dreier, GoMining; Charley Brady, BitFuFu; Andy Wang, HashWhale
• 11:00 AM: Bitcoin Mining is for Closers: Miners Vertically Integrating Hardware & Generation (30 min)
  • Moderator: Nishant Sharma, BlocksBridge Consulting
  • Speakers: Rachel Silverstein, Bitfarms; Haris Basit, Bitdeer Technologies Group
• 11:30 AM: Ancillary Services for Miners: Custody & Insurance (30 min)
  • Moderator: Charlotte Goldman, Proof Insurance Solutions LLC
  • Speakers: Rachel Nixon, IMA; Emma Rose Bienvenu, Evertas
• 12:00 PM: Hashrate and Headaches: Bitcoin Mining Tax Challenges & Opportunities (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brian Carson, CleanSpark
  • Speakers: Tim Savage, Weaver; Rob Massey, Deloitte
• 12:30 PM: Tokenizing Hashrate: Derivatives & Securities for Institutional Adoption (30 min)
  • Moderator: Mike Cohen, pow.re
  • Speakers: Emmanuel Montero, Omnes; Arnab Naskar, STOKR; Matt Williams, Luxor Technology
• 1:00 PM: Restoring Power & Democracy in the Energy Sector (30 min)
  • Speakers: Neil Chatterjee, Voltus; Fred Thiel, MARA
• 1:30 PM: Strategies for Sourcing Hardware in a World of Hashrate Expansion (30 min)
  • Moderator: Ezra Chang, Synteq Digital
  • Speakers: Alex Bodromian, LuminX; Alan Martinez, JSBIT; Artem Bespaloff, Asic Jungle
• 2:00 PM: Navigating the Evolving Investor Landscape in Bitcoin Mining (30 min)
  • Moderator: Samuel Dergel, DERGEL Cornerstone
  • Speakers: Rob Samuels, MARA; Jon Charbonneau, Core Scientific; Tracy Krumme, Bitfarms
• 2:30 PM: Capital Strategy: Mining in 2025 (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brett Knoblauch, Cantor Fitzgerald
  • Speakers: Gary Vecchiarelli, CleanSpark, Inc.; Phil McPherson, Riot Platforms, Inc.; Jeff Lucas, Bitfarms
• 3:00 PM: Bitcoin Mining Origin Story (30 min)
  • Moderator: Susie Violet Ward, Bitcoin Policy UK
  • Speakers: Ben Gagnon, Bitfarms; Taylor Monnig, CleanSpark; Kevin Zhang, Foundry

Enterprise Stage

• 10:00 AM: Bitcoin For Corporations Symposium Welcome (3 min)
  • Moderator: George Mekhail, Bitcoin for Corporations, BTC Inc.
• 10:03 AM: Bitcoin as the Apex Asset (12 min)
  • Moderator: Dylan LeClair, Metaplanet
• 10:17 AM: Building a Bitcoin-Centric Treasury (21 min)
  • Moderator: Allen Helm, BTC Inc, Bitcoin for Corporations
  • Speakers: Will Reeves, Fold; Henry Elder, UTXO Management; Shone Anstey, LQWD
• 10:40 AM: SHOWCASE: The Blockchain Group (12 min)
  • Moderator: Alexandre Laizet, The Blockchain Group
• 10:54 AM: Corporate Governance & Strategy (21 min)
  • Moderator: Tyler Evans, BTC Inc.
  • Speakers: Patrick Lowry, Samara Asset Group; John Riggins, Moon Inc; Deven Soni, Matador Technologies Inc.
• 11:17 AM: SHOWCASE: Metaplanet (12 min)
  • Moderator: Simon Gerovich, Metaplanet Inc.
• 11:31 AM: Financing Corporate Growth w/ Bitcoin (21 min)
  • Moderator: Sam Callahan, Battery Finance
  • Speakers: Norma Chu, DayDayCook; Dean Callas, Next Layer Capital; Symington Smith, SSTR
• 11:54 AM: SHOWCASE: Strive (12 min)
  • Moderator: Matt Cole, Strive
• 12:08 PM: Navigating Regulation & Compliance (21 min)
  • Moderator: Timothy Kotzman, The Bitcoin Treasuries Podcast
  • Speakers: Hewie Rattray, Vinanz; Joshua Jung, UPROOT COMPANY; Grant McCarty, Bitcoin Policy Institute
• 1:03 PM: SHOWCASE: Méliuz (12 min)
  • Moderator: Israel Salmen, Méliuz
• 1:17 PM: Accounting, Taxation & Insurance (21 min)
  • Moderators: Gabe Higgins, BlockSpaces; Siddarth Bharwani, Jetking; Becca Amilee Rubenfeld, AnchorWatch
  • Speaker: Rob Massey, Deloitte
• 1:40 PM: SHOWCASE: The Smarter Web Company (12 min)
  • Moderator: Andrew Webley, The Smarter Web Company PLC
• 1:57 PM: SHOWCASE: Strategy (12 min)
  • Moderator: Andrew Kang, Strategy
• 2:09 PM: CEO Roundtable: What Happens Next? (21 min)
  • Moderator: Pierre Rochard, The Bitcoin Bond Company
  • Speakers: David Bailey, Nakamoto; Phong Le, Strategy
• 2:35 PM: Q&A with Michael Saylor (21 min)
  • Moderator: Michael Saylor, Strategy

Genesis Stage

• 10:30 AM: Bitcoin Communication: Navigating the Evolving Media Landscape (30 min)
  • Moderator: Kristyna Mazankova, BTC Media
  • Speakers: Kelley Weaver, Bitwire & Melrose PR; Gareth Jenkinson, Cointelegraph; T.J. Miller, Self
• 11:00 AM: Bitcoin Business Innovation in Latin America (30 min)
  • Moderator: Lynne Bairstow, Base Layer Advisors
  • Speakers: Gustavo Flores Echaiz, Swapido; Christian Ribeiro, GOWD; Felipe Servin, Sati
• 11:30 AM: Success and Challenges with Bitcoin Circular Economies (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brian De Mint, Orange Pill App
  • Speakers: Hermann Vivier, Bitcoin Ekasi; Isabella Santos, Bitcoin Backstage; Roman Martinez, Bitcoinbeach
• 12:00 PM: India’s Bitcoin Moment (30 min)
  • Moderator: Sagun Garg, Bank Julius Baer
  • Speakers: Abhay Agarwal, GetBit; Siddarth Bharwani, Jetking; Smeet Bhatt, Theya Inc.
• 12:30 PM: Marketing Bitcoin to the Masses (30 min)
  • Moderator: Susie Violet Ward, Bitcoin Policy UK
  • Speakers: Neil Jacobs, FOMO21.com; Brian De Mint, Orange Pill App; Anil Patel
• 1:00 PM: Bitcoin as a Digital 1776 (30 min)
  • Moderator: GMONEY, Rugpull Radio
  • Speakers: Erik Cason, Cryptosovereignty; CJ Konstantinos, Peoples Reserve; Nico Moran, Simply Bitcoin
• 1:30 PM: Building on Bitcoin Without Changing The Protocol: Metaprotocols & Sidechains (30 min)
  • Moderator: Isabel Foxen Duke, Layer 1 Foundation
  • Speakers: Spencer Yang, Fractal Bitcoin; Brian Laughlan, OrdinalsBot; Alec Taggart, Oyl Corp
• 2:00 PM: Bitcoin L2s: The Search for Native Yield (30 min)
  • Moderator: Michael Terpin, Transform Ventures
  • Speakers: David Tse, Babylon; Jameel Khalfan, Sui Foundation; Rich Rines, Core
• 2:30 PM: Ledger Keynote (15 min)
  • Speaker: Ariel Wengroff, Ledger
• 2:45 PM: Securing The Future of Bitcoin DeFI (15 min)
  • Speaker: Joe Suzuki, Immunefi
• 3:00 PM: Financial Inclusion With Open Monetary Networks (30 min)
  • Moderator: Ali Tager, National Cryptocurrency Association
  • Speakers: Felipe Servin, Sati; Tony Högqvist, Cowbolt; Jeremy Almond, Paystand
• 3:30 PM: Leveraging Bitcoin’s Values to Shift the Culture in America (20 min)
  • Moderator: Marissa Streit, PragerU
  • Speaker: Daniel Cameron, 1792 Exchange

Open Source Stage

• 1:30 PM: CLE: Trump Administration’s Bitcoin Policies (1 hr 0 min)
  • Moderator: Zack Shapiro, Rains LLP, Bitcoin Policy Institute
  • Speakers: Cody Carbone, The Digital Chamber; Margeaux Plaisted, CleanSpark, Inc; Brian Morgenstern, Riot, Inc.
• 2:35 PM: CLE: Bitcoin in Public Company Treasuries (1 hr 0 min)
  • Moderator: Anne Peetz, Reed Smith LLP
  • Speakers: Joe Carlasare, Amundsen Davis LLC; Brittany Ruiz, Latham Watkins; Lowell Ness, Perkins Coie
• 3:50 PM: CLE: Mining Contracts, M&A, AI, and Legal Risks (1 hr 0 min)
  • Moderator: Rachel Silverstein, Bitfarms
  • Speakers: Justin Ballard, Texas Energy Group and Emery Energy Partners; Mark Wood, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
• 4:55 PM: CLE: Bitcoinʼs Regulatory Environment and Proposed Changes (1 hr 0 min)
  • Moderator: Hailey Lennon, Fold
  • Speakers: Kristin Stroud, Blockchain & Digital Assets Tax, Deloitte; Anne Peetz, Reed Smith LLP; Stephen Palley, Brown Rudnick, LLP

The Deep VIP Vault

• 11:30 AM: Find Out How To Not Die: Bryan Johnson Q&A (30 min)
  • Speaker: Bryan Johnson, Blueprint
• 1:00 PM: Unlocking Bitcoin for Institutions: A Framework for Adoption (30 min)
  • Moderator: Natalie Rix, Gemini
  • Speakers: Andrew Parish, Arch Public; Paget Stanco, Gemini; John Deaton, Deaton Law Firm
• 1:45 PM: Bo Hines Q&A (30 min)
  • Speaker: Bo Hines, The White House
• 2:30 PM: Vivek Q&A (30 min)
  • Speaker: Vivek Ramaswamy, Vivek for Ohio

Wednesday, May 28th

Nakamoto Stage

• 8:50 AM: Opening Remarks: David Bailey & Friends (10 min)
  • Speaker: David Bailey, Nakamoto
• 9:00 AM: JD Vance Keynote (1 hr 0 min)
  • Speaker: JD Vance, The White House
• 10:30 AM: Bitcoin: The Trojan Horse That’s Already Inside The Gates (20 min)
  • Speaker: JP Richardson, Exodus Movement, Inc
• 10:50 AM: Square Keynote (20 min)
  • Speaker: Miles Suter, Block
• 11:10 AM: Arthur Hayes Keynote (20 min)
  • Speaker: Arthur Hayes, Maelstrom
• 11:30 AM: One Year After The Halving: Capitalization & Scaling (25 min)
  • Moderator: Eleanor Terrett, Crypto In America
  • Speakers: Zachary Bradford, CleanSpark; Ben Gagnon, Bitfarms
• 11:55 AM: Retail Bitcoin Investors & The Front Running of Wall Street (35 min)
  • Moderator: Austin Arnold, Altcoin Daily
  • Speakers: Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood Crypto; Seamus Rocca, Xapo Bank; Dave Ripley, Kraken; Andrew McCormick, eToro
• 12:30 PM: One Year After the Halving: Diversifying The Infrastructure of Bitcoin (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brandon Bailey, Second Gate
  • Speakers: Jason Les, Riot; Haris Basit, Bitdeer Technologies Group; Nazar Khan, TeraWulf Inc.
• 1:00 PM: Innovation First, Reliability Always: Redefining The Next Chapter of POW Mining (15 min)
  • Speaker: Irene Gao, Bitmain
• 1:15 PM: Lava Loans: Product Announcement (5 min)
  • Speaker: Shehzan Maredia, Lava.xyz
• 1:20 PM: A New Dawn For Pakistan: History in the Making (10 min)
  • Speaker: Bilal Bin Saqib, Pakistan Crypto Council, Government of Pakistan
• 1:30 PM: Bitcoin as a Public Asset: The Rise of New Bitcoin Business Models (30 min)
  • Moderator: MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC
  • Speakers: Eric Trump; Don Trump Jr.; Mike Ho, American Bitcoin; Matt Prusak, American Bitcoin
• 2:00 PM: The Future Of Finance Runs On Bitcoin (10 min)
  • Speaker: Adam Back, Blockstream
• 2:10 PM: Bitcoin & Tether: Drinking The Dollar Milkshake (15 min)
  • Speaker: Saifedean Ammous, CEO
• 2:25 PM: The Revolution Will Be Bitcoinized: AI and Stablecoins (25 min)
  • Moderator: Brian Murray, Craft Ventures
  • Speaker: Elizabeth Stark, Lightning Labs
• 2:50 PM: The Institutionalization of Bitcoin As a Macro Asset (30 min)
  • Moderator: Alex Thorn, Galaxy Digital
  • Speakers: Dan Morehead, Pantera Capital; Dan Tapiero, 10T Holdings + 1RoundTable Partners; Adam Back, Blockstream
• 3:20 PM: BitBonds: As American as Apple Pie (30 min)
  • Moderator: Tyler Evans, BTC Inc.
  • Speakers: Andrew Hohns, Newmarket Capital/Battery Finance; Pierre Rochard, The Bitcoin Bond Company; Matt Cole, Strive
• 4:00 PM: Two Goldbugs on Both Sides of The (Bit)coin (30 min)
  • Moderator: Natalie Brunell, Coin Stories Podcast
  • Speakers: Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Asset Management; Trace Mayer, Urim Capital
• 4:30 PM: Bitcoin As a Neutral Reserve Asset & The End of The Triffin Dilemma (30 min)
  • Moderator: Jordan Schachtel, The Dossier
  • Speakers: James Lavish, Bitcoin Opportunity Fund; Mark Moss, Market Disruptors; Lyn Alden, Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, and Ego Death Capital
• 5:00 PM: Leaderless Protocol Challenges: How Are Changes Made To Bitcoin? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Steve Lee, Block
  • Speakers: Harry Sudock, Cleanspark; Tadge Dryja; Charlie Spears, Blockspace Media

Mining Stage

• 10:00 AM: Mining Masterclass: So You Want To Mine Bitcoin? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Will Foxley, Blockspace Media
  • Speakers: Tommy Walker, EMCD; Chuck L’Ecuyer, Intelliflex; Rami Alsridi, Mining Grid
• 10:30 AM: Power Optimization: How The Big Boys Play the Power Markets (15 min)
  • Speaker: Nick Hansen, Luxor
• 10:45 AM: Bitcoin’s Security Model is Under Threat (15 min)
  • Speaker: Jamie McAvity, Cormint
• 11:00 AM: Power, Payoff & Longevity: Comparing Mining Cooling Systems (30 min)
  • Moderator: Nico Smid, Digital Mining Solutions
  • Speakers: Darren Burgess, bp Castrol; Jeremy Singer, ExxonMobil; Erick Vera, FBOX
• 11:30 AM: Mastering Treasury Management: How to Accumulate As Much Bitcoin As Possible (30 min)
  • Moderator: Will Foxley, Blockspace Media
  • Speakers: Jeff Lucas, Bitfarms; Drew Armstrong, Cathedra; Salman Khan, MARA
• 12:00 PM: Improving Mine Management Efficiency With AI, Demand Response & Heat Reuse (30 min)
  • Moderator: Anthony Power, Power Mining Analysis
  • Speakers: Andrii Garanin, Hiveon Energy; Dan Lawrence, OBM, Inc.; Jolie Kahn, AgriForce Growing Systems, Ltd.
• 12:30 PM: Building Data Centers With Bitcoin Mining & AI In Mind (30 min)
  • Moderator: Taylor Monnig, CleanSpark
  • Speakers: Alex Brammer, Bitfarms; Chris Totin, Cipher Mining; Kent Draper, IREN
• 1:00 PM: Built to Last: Engineering Robust Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure (30 min)
  • Moderator: Ethan Ellenberg, Moonshot
  • Speakers: Chuck L’Ecuyer, Intelliflex; Matt Lohstroh, Giga Energy; Scot Johnson, Digital Shovel
• 1:30 PM: The Hardware Arms Race in Bitcoin Mining (30 min)
  • Moderator: Nishant Sharma, BlocksBridge Consulting
  • Speakers: Peng Li, Bitdeer Inc.; Wright Wang, MicroBT; Christopher Crowell, Canaan
• 2:00 PM: The Impacts of Tariffs on Mining Supply Chains: When 1 Zetahash? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brandon Bailey, Second Gate
  • Speakers: Matt Lohstroh, Giga Energy; Shanon Squires, Compass Mining; Ghazaleh Barman, Riot Platforms, Inc.
• 2:30 PM: The State of Digital Mining: Cambridge Digital Mining Industry Report 2025 (20 min)
  • Speaker: Alexander Neumueller, Cambridge Judge Business School
• 3:00 PM: Nation-State Game Theory of Hashrate & Blockspace (30 min)
  • Moderator: Mags Gronowska, PRTI
  • Speakers: Kevin Zhang, Foundry; Francesca Failoni, Alps Blockchain SpA; Filip Primec, NiceHash
• 3:30 PM: Bitcoin Made in America: Mining Policy Advancements (30 min)
  • Moderator: Colin Crossman, Wyoming Secretary of State
  • Speakers: Brian Morgenstern, Riot, Inc.; Jayson Browder, MARA; Will Paul, Block, Inc

Enterprise Stage

• 10:00 AM: How Institutional Adoption Impacts On-Chain Data (30 min)
  • Moderator: Matt Crosby, Bitcoin Magazine Pro
  • Speakers: Chris Kuiper, Fidelity Digital Assets; Ben Cowen, Into The Cryptoverse
• 10:30 AM: What The FIRE Movement Gets Wrong About Bitcoin (30 min)
  • Moderator: Trey Sellers, Unchained
  • Speakers: Morgen Rochard, Origin Wealth Advisers LLC; Brian Harrington, Fold; Jim Crider, Intentional Living FP
• 11:00 AM: Wealth Management & Estate Planning With Bitcoin as a Unit of Account (30 min)
  • Moderator: Loren Asmus, UTXO Management
  • Speakers: Zac Townsend, Meanwhile; Shawn Owen, SALT Lending; Sagun Garg, Bank Julius Baer
• 11:30 AM: From Golden State to Orange State: California Embraces Bitcoin (30 min)
  • Moderator: Mags Gronowska, PRTI
  • Speakers: Joe Carlasare, Amundsen Davis LLC; Lana Negrete, Outreach Through the Arts; Dom Bei, Proof of Workforce
• 12:00 PM: A New Wave of Bitcoin Lending Products (30 min)
  • Moderator: Hans Thomas, 10X Capital
  • Speakers: Dhruv Patel, Arch Lending; Pete Janney, NYDIG; Hunter Albright, SALT Lending
• 12:30 PM: Debunking Personal Finance Myths: A Seed Phrase Isn’t a Financial Plan (30 min)
  • Speakers: Morgen Rochard, Origin Wealth Advisers LLC; Pierre Rochard, The Bitcoin Bond Company
• 1:00 PM: Bitcoin Banking: Legacy Integration or a Brand New Model? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Julia Duzon, River
  • Speakers: Miles Paschini, FV Bank; Jody Mettler, BitGo; Christian Ribeiro, GOWD
• 1:30 PM: What’s Next for Bitcoin ETFs? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Patrick Liou, Gemini
  • Speakers: Matt Dines, Build Asset Management; John Hoffman, Grayscale; Kevin Kelly, Kelly Intelligence
• 2:00 PM: The Future of Bitcoin-Backed Lending with Ledn (10 min)
  • Speaker: Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Ledn Inc.
• 2:10 PM: Sovana: Tap Real Estate Equity to Invest in Bitcoin (10 min)
  • Speaker: Sanjay Mavinkurve, Sovana
• 2:20 PM: BitGo Verify: The Future of Institutional Security (10 min)
  • Speaker: Nuri Chang, BitGo
• 2:30 PM: Merging Opportunities With Bitcoin & Real Estate To Store Value Longterm (30 min)
  • Moderator: Erik LaPaglia, NextTech Ventures
  • Speakers: Smeet Bhatt, Theya Inc.; Daniel Kodsi, Participant Capital; Austin Alexander, 10x Capital
• 3:00 PM: Bitcoin As The Hurdle Rate For Investing (30 min)
  • Moderator: Richard Byworth, Syz Capital
  • Speakers: Mason Carter, Acropolis / Early Riders; Marc Syz, Syz Capital; Borja Martel Seward, Roxom
• 3:30 PM: Seeding Startups To Outperform Bitcoin & Grow The Industry (30 min)
  • Moderator: Michael Jarmuz, Lightning Ventures / Thunder Funder
  • Speakers: Akshat Vaidya, Maelstrom; Nico Lechuga, ego death capital; Greg Carson, Humla Ventures

Genesis Stage

• 10:15 AM: Understanding The Great Consensus Cleanup As A Non-Technical Bitcoiner (15 min)
  • Speaker: Antoine Poinsot, Chaincode Labs
• 10:30 AM: Proof of Redemption: From (Prison) Bars to Bitcoin (30 min)
  • Speakers: Justin Rhedrick, Bitcoin Transformation Community; Jill Ford, Bitford Digital
• 11:00 AM: Privacy is Not a Crime: Free Roman Sterlingov (20 min)
  • Speaker: Jeff Fischbach, SecondWave, Inc.
• 11:20 AM: Maximize Your Bitcoin Gains With Tax-Advantaged Strategies (30 min)
  • Moderator: Kristin Stroud, Blockchain & Digital Assets Tax, Deloitte
  • Speakers: Jeffrey Li, FinTax; Andrew Gordon, Gordon Law; Jessy Gilger, Sound Advisory
• 11:50 AM: How Citrea Enables ₿apps (15 min)
  • Speaker: Ekrem Bal, Citrea
• 12:05 PM: The State of Bitcoin & How We Got Here (25 min)
  • Speaker: Matt Corallo, Block / Spiral
• 12:30 PM: Power to the Nodes (20 min)
  • Speaker: Matt Hill, Start9
• 12:50 PM: BTC: Announcing a Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Proof-of-Work Side Chain (10 min)
  • Speaker: Christian Papathanasiou, qBTC
• 1:00 PM: Tailoring Your Business For Bitcoiners (30 min)
  • Moderator: Bobby Shell, Voltage
  • Speakers: Ben Justman, Peony Lane; Paul DeJoe, Hillbrier Union; Rick Vanderhulst, CryptoCloaks
• 1:30 PM: How Bitcoin Ends the State’s Monopoly on Violence (30 min)
  • Moderator: Aaron Daniel, Resolvr
  • Speakers: Avik Roy, The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity; Josh Hendrickson, University of Mississippi; Leopoldo Bebchuk, University of Buenos Aires
• 2:00 PM: Building the Tools For Merchant Adoption (30 min)
  • Moderator: Rockstar Dev, BTCPayServer
  • Speakers: Stephen Cole, Orqestra; Bobby Shell, Voltage; Lyle Pratt, Vida Global Inc.
• 2:30 PM: Liquidium Announcement (15 min)
  • Speaker: Robin Obermaier, Liquidium
• 2:45 PM: EXSat Digital Bank: The Future of Bitcoin Banking (15 min)
  • Speaker: Tristan Dickinson, exSat
• 3:00 PM: Building the Bitcoin Economy: Expanding Utility With DeFi & Infrastructure (30 min)
  • Moderator: Alisia Painter, Botanix Labs
  • Speakers: Matt Luongo, Thesis; Muneeb Ali, Stacks; Jan Smejkal, Xverse; Chan Ahn, Brotocol
• 3:30 PM: Using Bitcoin to Secure The Ballot in Georgia (30 min)
  • Moderator: Carlos Toriello, SimpleProof.com
  • Speaker: Stacy Scott, Screven County Georgia
• 4:00 PM: Are Bitcoiners Becoming Sycophants of The State? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Danny Knowles, What Bitcoin Did
  • Speakers: Bruce Fenton, Chainstone Labs; Erik Cason, Cryptosovereignty; American HODL; Casey Rodarmor, Ordinals & Runes
• 4:30 PM: Role Model Money: Athletes & Bitcoin (30 min)
  • Moderator: Matt Barkley, NFL QB / Silverlight Asset Management
  • Speakers: Russell Okung, Bitcoin; Cris Cyborg, CrisCyborg.Com; Jewell Loyd, Guard / Las Vegas Aces

Open Source Stage

• 10:00 AM: Bitcoin Under The Hood for Mass Adoption (20 min)
  • Speaker: Alekos Filini, TwentyTwo Devices
• 10:20 AM: The Current State of Open Source Funding: Report (20 min)
  • Speakers: Mas Nakachi, 1A1z / XBTOSpeaker; Dan O’Prey, 1A1z
• 10:40 AM: Neha Keynote (20 min)
  • Speaker: Neha Narula, MIT
• 11:00 AM: Comparing Trust Assumptions and Security Models Across Layer 2s (30 min)
  • Moderator: Paul Puey, Edge
  • Speakers: Paul Sztorc, LayerTwo Labs; David Seroy, Alpen Labs; Willem Schroe, Botanix Labs
• 11:30 AM: Covenants: Which Opcode(s) Do Developers Want & Why? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brandon Black
  • Speakers: Salvatore Ingala, Ledger; Ben Carman, Spiral; Keagan McClelland, Alpen Labs; Orkun Mahir Kilic, Citrea
• 12:00 PM: State, Settlement & Scaling: Does Bitcoin Need Optimization? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Neha Narula, MIT
  • Speakers: Alex Bergeron, Ark Labs; Keagan McClelland, Alpen Labs; Peter Todd, OpenTimestamps
• 12:30 PM: The OP_CAT’s Out of The Bag: Will This Introduce MEV on Bitcoin? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Gwart, Blockspace Media
  • Speakers: Weikeng Chen, L2 Iterative; Andrew Poelstra, Blockstream; Post Capone, Post Capone, LLC
• 1:00 PM: Bitcoin as an Application Platform: The Future of Computation (30 min)
  • Moderator: Jeremy Rubin, Char Network
  • Speakers: Carter Feldman, Psy Protocol; Eli Ben-Sasson, Starkware; Liam Eagen, Alpen Labs; Orkun Mahir Kilic, Citrea
• 1:30 PM: Billions, Anonymous: Bitcoin’s Next Leap Without a Fork (20 min)
  • Speaker: Paul Sztorc, LayerTwo Labs
• 1:50 PM: Joltz Announcement (10 min)
  • Speaker: Stephen Dodge, Joltz
• 2:00 PM: The Status of Lightning: Development, Adoption & The Path Forward (30 min)
  • Moderator: Jordi Montes, Fewsats
  • Speakers: Roy Sheinfeld, Breez; Antoine Riard, TheLab31; Francis Mars, Chain Duel
• 2:30 PM: Amplifying Open Source Development with AI (30 min)
  • Moderator: Sagun Garg, Bank Julius Baer
  • Speakers: Bootoshi B, Agency 42; Jordi Montes, Fewsats
• 3:00 PM: Bitcoin Games Hackathon Award Ceremony (30 min)
  • Speaker: Alex Lewin, Fedi
• 3:30 PM: BitDevs (2 hr 0 min)
  • Speakers: Murch, Localhost Research; Matt Corallo, Block / Spiral; Stephen DeLorme, ATL BitLab; J, BitDevs

Developer Zone

• 11:30 AM: FROSTR Workshop: Multisig Nostr Signing (30 min)
  • Speaker: Austin Kelsay, Voltage
• 12:00 PM: Discussing The Blocksize: Have We Found Equilibrium? (45 min)
  • Moderator: Shehzan Maredia, Lava.xyz
  • Speakers: Brandon Black; Murch, Localhost Research
• 1:00 PM: MEVil: Concern or Hyperbole? (45 min)
  • Moderator: Gwart, Blockspace Media
  • Speakers: Andrew Poelstra, Blockstream; Matt Corallo, Block / Spiral
• 1:45 PM: Continuing The Conversation: ZK Q&A (30 min)
  • Speakers: Carter Feldman, Psy Protocol; Liam Eagen, Alpen Labs

The Deep VIP Vault

• 11:30 AM: Managing a Fund in a Bitcoinized World (30 min)
  • Moderator: Natalie Brunell, Coin Stories Podcast
  • Speakers: Dan Tapiero, 10T Holdings + 1RoundTable Partners; Tyler Evans, BTC Inc.
• 1:00 PM: The State Strategy: Adoption in Florida & Beyond (20 min)
  • Speakers: Byron Donalds, US House of Representatives; Michael Saylor, Strategy
• 2:15 PM: Eric Trump Bitcoin Backstory Story (30 min)
  • Moderator: Tracy Hoyos-Lopez, Kraken
  • Speaker: Eric Trump
• 3:15 PM: Bitcoin Uncensored (30 min)
  • Moderator: Nolan Bauerle, Roxom TV
  • Speakers: Dr. Robert Malone, Malone News; Ian Carroll, Cancel This Clothing Co

Thursday, May 29

Nakamoto Stage

• 10:00 AM: Hester Peirce Fireside (30 min)
  • Moderator: Hailey Lennon, Fold
  • Speaker: Hester Peirce, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• 10:30 AM: Tether + Cantor Fireside (30 min)
  • Speakers: Paolo Ardoino, Tether; Brandon Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald
• 11:00 AM: EXSat Digital Bank: Unlocking Bitcoin’s Financial Potential (20 min)
  • Speaker: Yves La Rose, exSat
• 11:20 AM: Building An Onramp To Incentivize The Next Billion Bitcoiners (10 min)
  • Speakers: Olivia Santarelli, Gemini; Christian Rau, Mastercard
• 11:30 AM: Information Asymmetry: Bitcoin Edition (20 min)
  • Moderator: Nolan Bauerle, Roxom TV
  • Speaker: Mike Benz, Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO)
• 11:50 AM: Tether <3 Bitcoin (15 min)
  • Speaker: Paolo Ardoino, Tether
• 12:05 PM: Don’t Trust, Verify: Waning Institutional Credibility & The Rise of Bitcoin (25 min)
  • Moderator: Marty Bent, TFTC, Ten31
  • Speakers: Dr. Robert Malone, Malone News; Luke Rudkowski, We Are Change
• 12:30 PM: Is Panama Next? El Salvador Leading The Region For Bitcoin Adoption (30 min)
  • Moderator: Mike Peterson, Bitcoin Beach
  • Speakers: Max & Stacy, Building Bitcoin Country El Salvador; Mayer Mizrachi, City of Panama
• 1:00 PM: How Bitcoin Can Break the Chains of Economic Imperialism (30 min)
  • Moderator: Daniel Batten, CH4 Capital
  • Speaker: John Perkins, Confessions of an Economic Hitman
• 1:30 PM: What Do We Do About Quantum Vulnerable Coins? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Guillaume Girard, UTXO
  • Speakers: Jameson Lopp, Casa; Hunter Beast, Surmount Systems Foundation
• 2:00 PM: Fireside: Nigel Farage (30 min)
  • Moderator: Frank Corva, Bitcoin Magazine
  • Speaker: Nigel Farage, Reform UK
• 2:30 PM: The Critical Role of Funding Bitcoin Open Source Development (30 min)
  • Moderator: Stephan Livera, Stephan Livera Podcast
  • Speakers: Dan O’Prey, 1A1z; Mike Schmidt, Brink; Alex Li, Human Rights Foundation; Hong Kim, Bitwise Asset Management
• 3:00 PM: Nothing Stops This Train (20 min)
  • Speaker: Lyn Alden, Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, and Ego Death Capital
• 3:20 PM: Jack Mallers Keynote (30 min)
  • Speaker: Jack Mallers, Strike
• 3:50 PM: Corporate Treasury: Why Public Companies Aren’t Worried About Bitcoin Volatility (30 min)
  • Moderator: David Bailey, Nakamoto
  • Speakers: Eric Semler, Semler Scientific; Will Reeves, Fold; Simon Gerovich, Metaplanet Inc.
• 4:20 PM: Saylor Keynote (35 min)
  • Speaker: Michael Saylor, Strategy
• 4:55 PM: Not Financial Advice (10 min)
  • Speaker: IN-Q, IN-Q
• 5:05 PM:Freedom Decentralization Unity (25 min)
  • Speaker: Ross Ulbricht

Mining Stage

• 10:00 AM: Bitcoin Mining Machine’s Innovation & Transparency is Essential to Future Growth (15 min)
  • Speaker: Peng Li, Bitdeer Inc.
• 10:15 AM: Excess Power Into Profits: New Revenue Stream for Miners (15 min)
  • Speaker: Andrii Garanin, Hiveon Energy
• 10:30 AM: Hydro Mining & The Future of Cooling (30 min)
  • Moderator: Colin Harper, Blockspace Media
  • Speakers: Reza Azizian, Ferveret; Rajiv Khemani, Auradine; Darren Burgess, bp Castrol
• 11:00 AM: Colocation For Retail Miners: Navigating Hosting Agreements and Procurement (30 min)
  • Moderator: Beau Turner, Abundant Mines
  • Speakers: Adam Haynes, Simple Mining; Mason Jappa, Blockware; Timo Steipe, Munich International Mining LLC
• 11:30 AM: Heatbit Product Announcement: Bringing Mining Back Home (10 min)
  • Speaker: Alex Busarov, Heatbit
• 11:40 AM: Creative Strategies For Domestic Mining Heat Reuse (40 min)
  • Moderator: Tyler Stevens, Exergy LLC
  • Speakers: Toine, 256 | HEAT Inc.; Michael Schmid, Nakamoto Heating Solutions; Nicolas Drouin, Constellation Heating; Alex Busarov, Heatbit
• 12:20 PM: Pool Payout Structures: Past, Present & Future (40 min)
  • Moderator: Billy Boone, Simple Mining
  • Speakers: Marko Tarman, NiceHash; Carson Smith, Density Compute & Merkle Edge; Bitcoin Mechanic, OCEAN; Jan Capek, Braiins
• 1:00 PM: Decentralizing Mining Through Hardware Manufacturing (30 min)
  • Moderator: Colin Harper, Blockspace Media
  • Speakers: Aviral Shukla, Altair Technology; Matt Howard, Solo Satoshi; Malcolm Chen, Chain Reaction
• 1:30 PM: The Hardware Arms Race in Bitcoin Mining (30 min)
  • Moderator: Nishant Sharma, BlocksBridge Consulting
  • Speakers: Peng Li, Bitdeer Inc.; Wright Wang, MicroBT; Christopher Crowell, Canaan
• 2:00 PM: From Hash to Template: The Full Stack Mining Blueprint (30 min)
  • Moderator: Bart Mol, Satoshi Radio
  • Speakers: John Stefanopoulos, FutureBit; Aeon, CensorshipResistant.com; Matt Howard, Solo Satoshi
• 2:30 PM: Mining as a Backbone for an Abundant Future (30 min)
  • Moderator: Susie Violet Ward, Bitcoin Policy UK
  • Speakers: Beau Turner, Abundant Mines; Troy Cross, Bitcoin Policy Institute; Daniel Batten, CH4 Capital

Enterprise Stage

• 10:00 AM: Accessing Capital Markets With The Bitcoinization of Finance (30 min)
  • Moderator: Christian Lopez, Cohen & Company Capital Markets
  • Speakers: Constantine Karides, Reed Smith LLP; Jonathan Kirkwood, Ten31; Jake Ornstein, Orrick
• 10:30 AM: Bitcoin Businesses Powered by Square (30 min)
  • Moderator: Kay Feker, Block
  • Speakers: Greg Hoffmeister, Doctors Island Brewing Company; Joe Carlo, Pink Owl Coffee; Matt Curtis, MANSA™, Immortal Investments, Immortal Media & Immortal Fitness; Rafael Moya, Precision The Barber & DJ Precision Music
• 11:00 AM: Breakdown: How Institutions Get Bitcoin Yield (30 min)
  • Moderator: Jeff Park, Bitwise Asset Management, Inc.
  • Speakers: Shirish Jajodia, Strategy; Dylan LeClair, Metaplanet
• 11:30 AM: Why Sophisticated Investors Should Consider An Allocation To Bitcoin In Their Portfolios (10 min)
  • Speaker: Sean Bill, Blockstream
• 11:40 AM: Beyond ETFs: Mining for Bitcoin Yield (20 min)
  • Speaker: Fakhul Miah, GoMining Institutional
• 12:00 PM: How Secure Infrastructure Unlocks Bitcoin Adoption (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brian Dixon, Off the Chain Capital
  • Speakers: Rob Hamilton, AnchorWatch, Inc.; Joe Kelly, Unchained
• 12:30 PM: A New Regulatory Era? The Continued Fight for Fair Bitcoin Treatment (30 min)
  • Moderator: Seth Hertlein, Ledger
  • Speakers: Caitlin Long, Custodia Bank; Zack Shapiro, Rains LLP, Bitcoin Policy Institute; Rafael Yakobi, The Crypto Lawyers, PLLC
• 1:00 PM: Proof of Reserves: The Institutional Gold Standard (30 min)
  • Moderator: Sam Abbassi, Hoseki
  • Speakers: Julia Duzon, River; Jeff Park, Bitwise Asset Management, Inc.
• 1:30 PM: Global (Micro)Strategy Playbook (30 min)
  • Moderator: Jason Fang, Sora Ventures
  • Speakers: John Riggins, Moon Inc; Siddarth Bharwani, Jetking; Alexandre Laizet, The Blockchain Group
• 2:00 PM: MSTR vs. the Market: Betting the Company on Bitcoin (30 min)
  • Moderator: Grain of Salt
  • Speakers: Richard Byworth, Syz Capital; Jeff Walton, MSTR True North; Ben Werkman, Swan Bitcoin
• 2:30 PM: GameStop: Leveling Up With Bitcoin? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Ben Wehrman, Ben Wehrman Podcast
  • Speakers: Peruvian Bull, Lima Research LLC; Ian Carroll, Cancel This Clothing Co
• 3:00 PM: How Bitcoin is Supercharging Real Estate Returns (20 min)
  • Speaker: Grant Cardone, Cardone Capital

Genesis Stage

• 10:00 AM: Bitcoin’s Intersection of Health, Wealth & Sunlight (30 min)
  • Moderator: Freddie New, Bitcoin Policy UK
  • Speakers: Andy Schoonover, CrowdHealth; Steven Lubka, Swan Bitcoin; Paul Keating, Primal
• 10:30 AM: Bitcoin Offers Hope for Survivors of Human Trafficking (30 min)
  • Moderator: DJ Valerie B LOVE, Bitcoin for PEACE and 11x LOVE Method
  • Speakers: Bob McDonell, Mi Casa International, Alejandra Guajardo, Miss Bitcoin
• 11:00 AM: Proof of Steak: Food Systems, Diet & Bitcoin (30 min)
  • Moderator: Matthew Lysiak, Saif House
  • Speakers: Chef Pete Evans, Evolve; Doug Davis, The Farm at Okefenokee; Shawn Baker, Revero.com
• 11:30 AM: How The Sovereign Individual Thesis Is Currently Unfolding (30 min)
  • Moderator: Katie The Russian, CitizenX
  • Speakers: Nuri Katz, Apex Capital Partners; Mehdi Al Malla, Henley & Partners; Professor Edward Stringham, Trinity College
• 12:00 PM: Raising Future Bitcoiners: No More Fiat Families (30 min)
  • Moderator: Walker America, thecryptoc0up1e & THE Bitcoin Podcast
  • Speakers: Carla Bitcoin, thecryptoc0up1e; Katie The Russian, CitizenX; JD Lott, SatSaver; George Mekhail, Bitcoin for Corporations, BTC Inc.
• 12:30 PM: From Capital to Currency: Bitcoin’s Move to Medium of Exchange (30 min)
  • Moderator: Stephan Livera, Stephan Livera Podcast
  • Speakers: Roy Sheinfeld, Breez; Adam Simecka, Manna; Chris Hunter, Satoshi
• 1:00 PM: Will Bitcoin Adoption End Fiat Once And For All? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Joe Bryan, Satmo
  • Speakers: Rajat Soni, Rajat Soni Finance; Nik Bhatia, The Bitcoin Layer; Lawrence Lepard, Equity Management Associates, LLC
• 1:30 PM: The Bitcoin Paradigm Shift: Impacts on Productivity, Quality of Life & Society (30 min)
  • Moderator: Brian Dixon, Off the Chain Capital
  • Speakers: Wyatt O’Rourke, Basilic Financial; Bram Kanstein, Bitcoin for Millennials Podcast; Robin Seyr, Robin Seyr Podcast
• 2:00 PM: From Cave Art to Code: Redefining Value in a World of Absolute Scarcity (30 min)
  • Moderator: Erin Redwing, Inscribing Atlantis
  • Speakers: Vijay Boyapati, Nakamoto Publishing; Jesse Myers, Moon Inc; Maxfield Mellenbruch, Kialara
• 2:30 PM: The Inflation No One Is Talking About: Wrench Attacks (20 min)
  • Speaker: Jameson Lopp, Casa
• 2:50 PM: Bitcoin Third Places: Creating Spaces for Community (40 min)
  • Moderator: Robert Warren, Bitcoin Miner’s Almanac
  • Speakers: Zach Wischler, The Space; Haley Berkoe, Presidio Bitcoin; Stephen DeLorme, ATL BitLab; Mike Germano, PubKey
• 3:30 PM: Decentralizing Social Media (20 min)
  • Moderator: McShane, Roxom TV
  • Speaker: Martti Malmi, Sirius Business Ltd
• 3:50 PM: Bretton Woods 2.0: The Bitcoin Monetary Order (30 min)
  • Moderator: Cedric Youngelman, Caos and Bitcoin Matrix
  • Speakers: Efrat Fenigson, You’re The Voice; Ben Samocha, CryptoJungle; Roger Huang, Bitcoin Magazine

Open Source Stage

• 10:00 AM: How Shielded CSV Improves Privacy (20 min)
  • Speaker: Jonas Nick, Blockstream
• 10:20 AM: Manna: Have Fun Playing Store (10 min)
  • Speaker: Adam Simecka, Manna
• 10:30 AM :Lightning Dollars: Taproot Asset Stablecoins & Stable Channels (30 min)
  • Moderator: Graham Krizek, Voltage
  • Speakers: Stephen Dodge, Joltz; Tony Klausing, Stable Channels; Ryan Gentry, Lightning Labs
• 11:00 AM: What Does Bitcoin Core Actually DO? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Stephan Livera, Stephan Livera Podcast
  • Speakers: Murch, Localhost Research; Antoine Poinsot, Chaincode Labs; Mike Schmidt, Brink
• 11:30 AM: UX at the Forefront: The Path to Bitcoin for The Mainstream (30 min)
  • Moderator: Conor Okus, Spiral
  • Speakers: Sahil Chaturvedi, Foundry; Skyler, Finite Supply; Pedro, Bitcoin Conference; Joshua Philippe, Fold
• 12:00 PM: Securing Bitcoin: The Power of Self Custody (30 min)
  • Moderator: Adam O’Brien, Bitcoin Well
  • Speakers: Ben Kaufman, Bitcoin Keeper; Hodl Dee, Coinkite; Kevin Loaec, Wizardsardine
• 12:30 PM: Self Custody is Hard: Should Every User Store Seed Words? (30 min)
  • Moderator: Steve Lee, Block
  • Speakers: Zach Herbert, Foundation; Seed Signer, The SeedSigner Project; Max Guise, Block Inc.
• 1:00 PM: Arkade Keynote (20 min)
  • Speaker: Marco Argentieri, Ark Labs
• 1:20 PM: ZKCoins: Make Bitcoin Cypherpunk Again! (20 min)
  • Speaker: Robin Linus, ZeroSync
• 1:40 PM: Harnessing Bitcoin Yield with Lightning (10 min)
  • Speaker: Jesse Shrader, Amboss Technologies
• 1:50 PM: Preserving Privacy Without Coinjoin as a Core Tool (30 min)
  • Moderator: Aaron van Wirdum, Bitcoin Magazine
  • Speakers: Seth For Privacy, Cake Labs LLC; Super Testnet; Spacebear, Payjoin Dev Kit
• 2:20 PM: Making Bitcoin UTXOs Quantum Resistant (40 min)
  • Moderator: Alex Pruden, Project Eleven
  • Speakers: Hunter Beast, Surmount Systems Foundation; Jonas Nick, Blockstream; Christian Papathanasiou, qBTC
• 3:00 PM: Reclaiming Internet Privacy in a World of Surveillance (30 min)
  • Moderator: Rockstar Dev, BTCPayServer
  • Speakers: Harry Halpin, Nym Technologies; Carl Dong, Obscura VPN; Blake Benthall, Fathom(x)

Developer Zone

• 11:30 AM: Code Your Way Through The Mysteries of Bitcoin & Save Satoshi (1 hr 0 min)
  • Speaker: Satsie, The Bitcoin Dev Project
• 12:30 PM: Foolproof Multisig Backup: Two Seeds Should Be Enough (30 min)
  • Speaker: Josh Doman, MultisigBackup.com
• 1:00 PM: Privacy Deep Dive: Coinpools (30 min)
  • Speaker: Super Testnet
• 1:30 PM: Merkleize All The Things (30 min)
  • Speaker: Salvatore Ingala, Ledger
• 2:00 PM: Bitcoin Node: Utreexo vs SPV Node (30 min)
  • Moderator: Gwart, Blockspace Media
  • Speakers: Murch, Localhost Research; Tadge Dryja
• 2:45 PM: Behind The Curtain of Silent Payments (30 min)
  • Speaker: Seth For Privacy, Cake Labs LLC
• 3:15 PM: Continuing the Conversation: How Do Stable Channels work? (30 min)
  • Speaker: Tony Klausing, Stable Channels

The Deep VIP Vault

• 11:30 AM: The Great Escape: Understanding Bitcoin (30 min)
  • Speakers: Lawrence Lepard, Equity Management Associates, LLC; James Lavish, Bitcoin Opportunity Fund; Mark Moss, Market Disruptors
• 12:15 PM: Auction Conclusion Preview: Rare (15 min)
  • Speaker: Maxfield Mellenbruch, Kialara
• 1:00 PM: From Real Estate & Energy To Bitcoin: Cardone Brothers (30 min)
  • Moderator: Carly B, The Bitcoin Conference
  • Speakers: Grant Cardone, Cardone Capital; Gary Cardone, Cardone Digital Ventures
• 2:30 PM: Metaplanet’s Success (30 min)
  • Speakers: Dylan LeClair, Metaplanet; Simon Gerovich, Metaplanet Inc.