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Opening Remarks
Treasury Stage
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Khing Oei
Founder & CEO
Treasury
Khing Oei
Founder & CEO
Khing Oei is the Founder and CEO of Treasury, a Netherlands-based Bitcoin treasury company recently launched with the ambition to become Europe’s largest. Backed by investors including Winklevoss Capital and Nakamoto, Treasury has the intention to list via a reverse listing on Euronext Amsterdam. (this last part would need to be updated post listing FYI as we will then be listed)
Khing is a seasoned investor with deep expertise across traditional and digital markets. He most recently served as Senior Advisor Crypto at a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund focusing on crypto distressed situations such as FTX and Genesis, where he is a member of the Board of Directors. In this role, he oversaw multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin swaps, acquisitions and distributions.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities’ Special Situations Investing Group, before moving into senior investment roles at Fortress and Bardin Hill (formerly Halcyon), where he was CEO of Europe and built the firm’s $2.5B securitized credit business. He later founded and was Chief Investment Officer of Eyck, a $200M event-driven distressed & special situations hedge fund.
Throughout his career, Khing executed complex transactions across equities, credit, special situations, and digital assets. As an entrepreneur, he has also launched ventures such as Maicrotrader, an AI-driven Bitcoin and crypto trading agent platform.
Khing is a seasoned investor with deep expertise across traditional and digital markets. He most recently served as Senior Advisor Crypto at a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund focusing on crypto distressed situations such as FTX and Genesis, where he is a member of the Board of Directors. In this role, he oversaw multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin swaps, acquisitions and distributions.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities’ Special Situations Investing Group, before moving into senior investment roles at Fortress and Bardin Hill (formerly Halcyon), where he was CEO of Europe and built the firm’s $2.5B securitized credit business. He later founded and was Chief Investment Officer of Eyck, a $200M event-driven distressed & special situations hedge fund.
Throughout his career, Khing executed complex transactions across equities, credit, special situations, and digital assets. As an entrepreneur, he has also launched ventures such as Maicrotrader, an AI-driven Bitcoin and crypto trading agent platform.
David Bailey
CEO
Kindly MD ($NAKA)
David Bailey
CEO
As the co-founder and chief executive officer of BTC Inc., David Bailey is an industry leader and evangelist for the decentralized future. Since 2013, BTC Inc has grown to offer critical intelligence, brand-building expertise and technical incubation specialized for the Bitcoin ecosystem, as well as industry-leading projects like Bitcoin Magazine, the Bitcoin 2022 conference, and Carrot. The company now operates in multiple countries and its brands are quickly becoming household names.Bailey sits on the board of advisors for the University of Alabama. He was managing partner at 402 Digital Partners, which is one of the earliest Bitcoin funds. He is currently general partner of UTXO Management; and is an active angel investor in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Alderney Announcement: Building a Bitcoin Island
Treasury Stage
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Edward Hill
Deputy Chairman, Policy and Finance
States of Alderney
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How to Get a Job in Bitcoin
Orange Stage
Marek Szabelski
Moderator
Member
German Bitcoin Association
Marek Szabelski
Member
Marek has been involved in the Bitcoin space for four years and focuses on topics related to personal financial independence based on Bitcoin. He was a Mentor in the Bitcoin Talents program and most recently worked in Business development at Bitvocation. Lately, he has been increasingly active as a speaker and participant in panels and talks on the topic of Bitcoin.
Kristyna Mazankova
Head of PR
BTC Inc.
Kristyna Mazankova
Head of PR
Kristýna Mazánková – Bitcoin PR & Communications Strategist
Kristýna Mazánková is Head of PR at BTC Inc., the organizer of the world’s largest Bitcoin conference. With over a decade of experience in tech and Bitcoin communications, she helps bridge the gap between Bitcoin and media. At Bitcoin Amsterdam 2025, she will unveil a new global initiative in Bitcoin education.
Kristýna Mazánková is Head of PR at BTC Inc., the organizer of the world’s largest Bitcoin conference. With over a decade of experience in tech and Bitcoin communications, she helps bridge the gap between Bitcoin and media. At Bitcoin Amsterdam 2025, she will unveil a new global initiative in Bitcoin education.
Sergi Delgado
Engineer
2140
Sergi Delgado
Engineer
Sergi is a software engineer focused on the Bitcoin protocol.
He began working on Bitcoin from an academic perspective in 2015 and shifted to a more hands-on approach in 2019, when he developed a Watchtower protocol for the Lightning Network under the Spiral grant program. In 2023, he joined Chaincode Labs to contribute to Bitcoin Core, with a particular focus on the P2P network. Most recently, he joined 2140 to help build an EU-based developer team and mentor new contributors.
He began working on Bitcoin from an academic perspective in 2015 and shifted to a more hands-on approach in 2019, when he developed a Watchtower protocol for the Lightning Network under the Spiral grant program. In 2023, he joined Chaincode Labs to contribute to Bitcoin Core, with a particular focus on the P2P network. Most recently, he joined 2140 to help build an EU-based developer team and mentor new contributors.
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Upgrading Your Personal Values With Bitcoin
Treasury Stage
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Richard Byworth
Managing Partner
Syz Capital
Vijay Selvam
Author
Principles of Bitcoin
Vijay Selvam
Author
Vijay Selvam is an attorney and financial services expert with over 20 years' industry experience (including over a decade at Goldman Sachs). He has advised extensively on legal and regulatory matters relating to digital assets, and currently serves as General Counsel, International at Gemini. Vijay is the author of the book, Principles of Bitcoin, published by Columbia University Press in 2025.
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Onboarding Your Business to Bitcoin From Within
Orange Stage
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Sadiq Jaffer
Senior Manager, Consulting
KPMG
Sadiq Jaffer
Senior Manager, Consulting
Sadiq is a Financial Services Solutions Architect for KPMG UK. He focusses on the role of technologies in financial services. He is working on energy optimisation and the role Bitcoin Mining can play. Other areas of interest include integration with renewable energy, Risk Management in Bitcoin Mining, financialisaton of Bitcoin hashrate via derivative trading, and corporate adoption of Bitcoin.
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Announcement: Geyser
Treasury Stage
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Mick Morucci
Co-founder & CEO
Geyser
Mick Morucci
Co-founder & CEO
Mick is the co-founder and CEO of Geyser.fund, a Bitcoin crowdfunding platform driving grassroots adoption worldwide. Geyser empowers communities, builders, and creators to fund projects that advance Bitcoin through education, culture, and open-source innovation. He focuses on empowering bitcoiners to fund ideas that matter.
Today he's here to discuss how Geyser is bringing Kickstarter to Bitcoin. through a new model for bringing All-or-Nothing crowdfunding functionality on Bitcoin using Rootstock. This opens up new horizons for creating, building and launching new ideas on Bitcoin.
Today he's here to discuss how Geyser is bringing Kickstarter to Bitcoin. through a new model for bringing All-or-Nothing crowdfunding functionality on Bitcoin using Rootstock. This opens up new horizons for creating, building and launching new ideas on Bitcoin.
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Universe of Value: The Power Law Lens on Bitcoin
Orange Stage
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Giovanni Santostasi
Chief Scientific Officer
Quantonomy
Giovanni Santostasi
Chief Scientific Officer
Giovanni Santostasi, Ph.D., is the discoverer of the Bitcoin Power Law in time and the creator of the Bitcoin Power Law Theory. With a Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Giovanni has worked as a neuroscientist at Northwestern University for several years. He is deeply passionate about Bitcoin, bringing 12 years of experience in analyzing it as a scientific phenomenon and developing sophisticated price models. Beyond cryptocurrency, Giovanni's research explores consciousness, intelligence, and memory, with a particular focus on the role of sleep in processing and storing memories. His expertise spans computational neuroscience, neural networks, and biophysics.
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Painting the Orange Pill: Art & Bitcoin as Cultural Revolutions
Treasury Stage
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Steven Reiss
Curator, Writer & Art Advisor
Reiss Art & Culture
Steven Reiss
Curator, Writer & Art Advisor
Steven Reiss is an art historian and curator whose work traces the histories of collections, the currents of the art market and the cultural potential of Bitcoin. He has taught at university, received multiple research fellowships and curated exhibitions with accompanying catalogue essays. He advises museums, companies and private collectors on art, Bitcoin and the creation of thoughtful, lasting collections.
Brandon Bailey
Director Corporate Development
KindlyMD ($NAKA)
Brandon Bailey
Director Corporate Development
Prior to joining Nakamoto, which is a subsidiary of KindlyMD, responsible for the company's Bitcoin treasury strategy, as Director of Corporate Development. Brandon was a co-founder of Second Advisory a boutique bitcoin consulting and advisory firm. Brandon brings over $1 billion in transaction experience and bridges the gap between traditional finance and Bitcoin. Formerly, he was a VP of Mining at Galaxy Digital covering Research and Special Projects and Director of Investments and Acquisitions at Kettler a Multi-family owner operator. Prior to that, he worked in Investment Banking at Wells Fargo Securities.
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Crowdfunding on a Bitcoin Standard: Furthering A Cause Without Financial Intermediaries
Orange Stage
Gareth Jenkinson
Moderator
Head of Multimedia
Cointelegraph
Gareth Jenkinson
Head of Multimedia
Gareth Jenkinson is the head of multimedia at Cointelegraph and host of the publication's flagship daily livestream CHAINREACTION. He previously served as managing editor of the publication and has been covering the Bitcoin industry since 2017.
Gareth is also an award-winning broadcaster and journalist and has moderated and MC’d at major events including the World Economic Forum, Paris Blockchain Week, Token2049, Bitcoin Las Vegas and Bitcoin Amsterdam, Proof of Talk and Web Summit.
Gareth is also an award-winning broadcaster and journalist and has moderated and MC’d at major events including the World Economic Forum, Paris Blockchain Week, Token2049, Bitcoin Las Vegas and Bitcoin Amsterdam, Proof of Talk and Web Summit.
Mick Morucci
Co-founder & CEO
Geyser
Mick Morucci
Co-founder & CEO
Mick is the co-founder and CEO of Geyser.fund, a Bitcoin crowdfunding platform driving grassroots adoption worldwide. Geyser empowers communities, builders, and creators to fund projects that advance Bitcoin through education, culture, and open-source innovation. He focuses on empowering bitcoiners to fund ideas that matter.
Today he's here to discuss how Geyser is bringing Kickstarter to Bitcoin. through a new model for bringing All-or-Nothing crowdfunding functionality on Bitcoin using Rootstock. This opens up new horizons for creating, building and launching new ideas on Bitcoin.
Today he's here to discuss how Geyser is bringing Kickstarter to Bitcoin. through a new model for bringing All-or-Nothing crowdfunding functionality on Bitcoin using Rootstock. This opens up new horizons for creating, building and launching new ideas on Bitcoin.
Vladislav Dramaliev
Founder
BitHope.org
Vladislav Dramaliev
Founder
Vlad is a pioneer of Bulgaria's Bitcoin community, having co-founded the nation's first online Bitcoin brokerage in 2013. As a Managing Board Member of the Bulgarian Bitcoin Association, he has guided the community since its inception. He has been leading Sofia Crypto Meetup, the country's biggest and longest-running monthly crypto event, since 2016. In 2014, he launched the Bithope Foundation—Europe's first Bitcoin-only nonprofit—empowering NGOs to accept Bitcoin donations. Vlad also founded ETHSofia, Bulgaria's premier crypto-tech conference, and serves as Marketing Director at IPOR Labs.
Win Ko Ko Aung
Global Bitcoin Adoption
Human Rights Foundation (HRF)
Win Ko Ko Aung
Global Bitcoin Adoption
Win Ko Ko Aung is a dedicated advocate for Bitcoin, human rights, and universal financial access in the 21st century. At Human Rights Foundation (HRF), he drives initiatives focused on global Bitcoin adoption. Born and raised in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Win offers a distinctive perspective shaped by his experiences in a region facing significant economic and political challenges. His work centers on harnessing Bitcoin to empower individuals, promote financial sovereignty, and advance human rights in underserved communities worldwide.
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Symbols of the Sovereign: The Visual Language of Bitcoin
Treasury Stage
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Pat Riley
Design Director
BTC Inc
Pat Riley
Design Director
Pat Riley is the Design Director at BTC Inc., the parent company of Bitcoin Magazine and The Bitcoin Conference.
Prior to leading design at BTC Inc., Riley began working full time in Bitcoin in 2014, pioneering product design for the first bitcoin payment flows and multi-signature wallets. Since joining BTC Inc. in 2016, he has led the redesign of Bitcoin Magazine, expanded The Bitcoin Conference into a global flagship event, and most recently launched the Nakamoto brand, where he continues to guide its creative direction.
At the core of his work is narrative-driven brand design, rich with symbolism, paired with cultural collaborations and large-scale event experiences that define Bitcoin’s global identity and visual language.
Prior to leading design at BTC Inc., Riley began working full time in Bitcoin in 2014, pioneering product design for the first bitcoin payment flows and multi-signature wallets. Since joining BTC Inc. in 2016, he has led the redesign of Bitcoin Magazine, expanded The Bitcoin Conference into a global flagship event, and most recently launched the Nakamoto brand, where he continues to guide its creative direction.
At the core of his work is narrative-driven brand design, rich with symbolism, paired with cultural collaborations and large-scale event experiences that define Bitcoin’s global identity and visual language.
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Reimagining the Future of Bitcoin Payments with Lightning & Ark
Treasury Stage
Veronika Kuett
Moderator
Researcher
Ark Labs
Veronika Kuett
Researcher
Veronika Kütt is a researcher and strategist with a long-term focus on Bitcoin. With a background in mathematics and a strong analytical approach, she studies and designs Bitcoin-native Layer 2 protocols and their implications for the future of digital economies. She takes a holistic approach to exploring new ways of living together and alternative governance models, thinking about the future of human systems through the lens of technology and longevity. Veronika currently contributes to Ark Labs, where she researches Arkade, an execution layer built on Ark, to advance Bitcoin toward programmable money.
Bastien Teinturier
CTO
ACINQ
Erik De Smedt
CTO
Second
René Pickhardt
Lightning Network Open Source Researcher
OpenSats Grantee
René Pickhardt
Lightning Network Open Source Researcher
René Pickhardt is a leading researcher, educator, and mathematical thinker in the Bitcoin Lightning Network space. As co-author of Mastering the Lightning Network (O’Reilly Media, 2021) alongside Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Olaoluwa Osuntokun, he helped create the definitive technical reference on Bitcoin’s most advanced scaling layer.
With a background in mathematics and data science, Pickhardt has contributed pioneering research on payment reliability, routing optimization, and liquidity management in decentralized payment networks. His information-theoretic and probabilistic approach to multi-path payments—known as Pickhardt Payments—improves success rates by modeling payment flows statistically rather than deterministically. Even Core Lightning’s API for obtaining routing candidates is named “askrene” in recognition of his work.
Pickhardt’s recent paper, A Mathematical Theory of Payment Channel Networks, formalizes liquidity dynamics and flow optimization across payment channels, offering one of the first rigorous mathematical frameworks for decentralized payment infrastructures.
When the Ark protocol was introduced in 2023, Pickhardt was the first to recognize that—rather than serving primarily as a payment system—its architecture is far better suited as a channel factory, offering new pathways for liquidity management and scaling within the Lightning Network.
Supported by grants from OpenSats, BitMEX, and other patrons, René continues to advance open, mathematical research that helps Bitcoin evolve into a truly decentralized and efficient monetary network.
With a background in mathematics and data science, Pickhardt has contributed pioneering research on payment reliability, routing optimization, and liquidity management in decentralized payment networks. His information-theoretic and probabilistic approach to multi-path payments—known as Pickhardt Payments—improves success rates by modeling payment flows statistically rather than deterministically. Even Core Lightning’s API for obtaining routing candidates is named “askrene” in recognition of his work.
Pickhardt’s recent paper, A Mathematical Theory of Payment Channel Networks, formalizes liquidity dynamics and flow optimization across payment channels, offering one of the first rigorous mathematical frameworks for decentralized payment infrastructures.
When the Ark protocol was introduced in 2023, Pickhardt was the first to recognize that—rather than serving primarily as a payment system—its architecture is far better suited as a channel factory, offering new pathways for liquidity management and scaling within the Lightning Network.
Supported by grants from OpenSats, BitMEX, and other patrons, René continues to advance open, mathematical research that helps Bitcoin evolve into a truly decentralized and efficient monetary network.
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Mining Smarter, Not Harder: Improving Systems for Efficiency & Environmental Balance
Orange Stage
Bert de Groot
Moderator
Owner
Bitcoin Brabant B.V.
Bert de Groot
Owner
Bert de Groot keeps companies warm with bitcoin miners and helps businesses, families and plebs on their bitcoin journey. Green houses, workshops, warehouses and offices are being heated with bitcoin miners. In one of the greenhouses flowers are being grown. His company bitcoinbrabant.com is the official reseller of open source signing devices (hardware wallets). He has helped thousands of people with storage and payment solutions, Dutch bitcoin books, and much more.
In Q3 2023 Bert became chairman at VBNL.org. VBNL consists of 13 Dutch bitcoin companies that work together in this industry body to combat fraud and improve bitcoin adoption in the Netherlands.
The original passion is coastal and hydraulic engineering. In previous jobs the main driver was innovation and technology. Work experience across the globe in every continent except Antarctica. Currently enjoys working on the bitcoin standard full-time.
In Q3 2023 Bert became chairman at VBNL.org. VBNL consists of 13 Dutch bitcoin companies that work together in this industry body to combat fraud and improve bitcoin adoption in the Netherlands.
The original passion is coastal and hydraulic engineering. In previous jobs the main driver was innovation and technology. Work experience across the globe in every continent except Antarctica. Currently enjoys working on the bitcoin standard full-time.
Harald Rauter
Chief Growth Officer
21energy GmbH
Harald Rauter
Chief Growth Officer
Harald Rauter is a recognized voice at the frontier of Bitcoin and energy systems—a space rapidly reshaping Europe’s future. As Chief Growth Officer at 21energy and Board Member of the European Bitcoin Energy Association (EBEA), he actively advances the conversation on how Bitcoin mining can strengthen energy markets and grid stability. He argues that, when strategically integrated, Bitcoin mining will become a catalyst for Europe’s energy abundance, security, and, above all, independence—cornerstones of societal prosperity and geopolitical resilience in the 21st century. With a background spanning finance, policy, and energy markets, Rauter bridges the gap between Bitcoin-native innovation and institutional realities—equipping audiences with the insight to act on complex market shifts.
Daniel Jonsson
CEO
mgmt Digital Infrastructure Fund
Daniel Jonsson
CEO
Coming from a background in tech, Daniel started his bitcoin journey in 2017 by mining his first bitcoin.
After holding a role at Iceland's biggest datacenter he eventually branched out and started mining at scale in 2019 and Greenblocks remains one of the few operators still running in Iceland.
In 2022 he cofounded Iceland's first digital asset focused hedge fund, Viska.
Daniel and his partners at mgmt Capital Partners have also been active angel investors in the Icelandic startup scene in recent years.
Most recently, they have launched the mgmt Digital Infrastructure Fund, a fund focused on leveraging bitcoin mining to build out sites with additional revenue streams from activities such as grid balancing and heat reuse in the nordics.
After holding a role at Iceland's biggest datacenter he eventually branched out and started mining at scale in 2019 and Greenblocks remains one of the few operators still running in Iceland.
In 2022 he cofounded Iceland's first digital asset focused hedge fund, Viska.
Daniel and his partners at mgmt Capital Partners have also been active angel investors in the Icelandic startup scene in recent years.
Most recently, they have launched the mgmt Digital Infrastructure Fund, a fund focused on leveraging bitcoin mining to build out sites with additional revenue streams from activities such as grid balancing and heat reuse in the nordics.
Alex Pilař
Chairman of the Board
Inowatti a.s
Alex Pilař
Chairman of the Board
Alex is a leading voice in the Czech Bitcoin community, merging top-level corporate experience (EVP & COO) with a passion for innovation. He now focuses on Bitcoin, decentralized networks, and startups such as Openvibe.social and InoWatti, where he serves as Chairman of the Board. At InoWatti, he spearheads projects that transform flare gas into power for Bitcoin mining. An active angel investor and advocate for financial sovereignty, he frequently writes and speaks on freedom and Bitcoin’s role in reshaping energy and finance.
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Keeping Your Keys: Scaling Bitcoin in Layers Without Losing Self-Custody
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Saul Rejwan
Moderator
Managing Partner
Masterkey VC
Saul Rejwan
Managing Partner
Saul Rejwan has been an active contributor to the Bitcoin movement since 2016. As Managing Partner at Masterkey VC, a global early-stage fund focused on deep tech and infrastructure, he backs builders pushing the boundaries of the Bitcoin and blockchain ecosystem.
A familiar face in the Israeli Bitcoin scene, Saul helped shape the local ecosystem from the ground up. He co-founded The Israeli Companies Forum (together with the Israeli Bitcoin Association), Web3 Developers Underground, and the Israel Crypto Community — three pillars that have become the backbone of the country’s Bitcoin and Web3 industry. He’s also been behind major community milestones like the Tel Aviv Bitcoin Hackathon and Tel Aviv Blockchain Week, and volunteered at the Bitcoin Embassy, one of the earliest grassroots hubs outside the U.S.
At Masterkey VC, Saul supports cutting-edge cryptography and infrastructure projects — from Taproot Wizards to next-gen mining solutions — always with a focus on real use cases and network resilience. Since 2018, he has been investing in Bitcoin energy infrastructure and lectures worldwide on how Bitcoin mining can stabilize grids and accelerate energy innovation. A CPA by training, Saul bridges the worlds of Bitcoin builders, capital, and policy — with boots on the ground and eyes on the future.
A familiar face in the Israeli Bitcoin scene, Saul helped shape the local ecosystem from the ground up. He co-founded The Israeli Companies Forum (together with the Israeli Bitcoin Association), Web3 Developers Underground, and the Israel Crypto Community — three pillars that have become the backbone of the country’s Bitcoin and Web3 industry. He’s also been behind major community milestones like the Tel Aviv Bitcoin Hackathon and Tel Aviv Blockchain Week, and volunteered at the Bitcoin Embassy, one of the earliest grassroots hubs outside the U.S.
At Masterkey VC, Saul supports cutting-edge cryptography and infrastructure projects — from Taproot Wizards to next-gen mining solutions — always with a focus on real use cases and network resilience. Since 2018, he has been investing in Bitcoin energy infrastructure and lectures worldwide on how Bitcoin mining can stabilize grids and accelerate energy innovation. A CPA by training, Saul bridges the worlds of Bitcoin builders, capital, and policy — with boots on the ground and eyes on the future.
Filip Baturan
Founder, CEO
Tanari
Filip Baturan
Founder, CEO
Filip is the founder and CEO of Tanari, a self-owned Bitcoin finance platform. He finds Bitcoin one of the most important inventions humanity has come up with, and his passion is building products and tools that will accelerate the transition to the Bitcoin financial system on a global level. Filip’s focus is on creating products that are extremely easy to use, as he believes the only way towards global adoption of Bitcoin is by making it equally accessible to every person on the planet.
Dan Held
General Partner
Asymmetric
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The Tension Between Bitcoin’s Ideals & Institutional Adoption
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Tom van Lamoen
Party Leader
Libertaire Partij
Vijay Selvam
Author
Principles of Bitcoin
Vijay Selvam
Author
Vijay Selvam is an attorney and financial services expert with over 20 years' industry experience (including over a decade at Goldman Sachs). He has advised extensively on legal and regulatory matters relating to digital assets, and currently serves as General Counsel, International at Gemini. Vijay is the author of the book, Principles of Bitcoin, published by Columbia University Press in 2025.
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The Institutional Case for Investing in Bitcoin Treasury Companies
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Brian Dixon
Moderator
CEO
Off the Chain Capital
Brian Dixon
CEO
Brian was an early adopter of Bitcoin and has assisted with growing the community over the last 13 years. He is a serial entrepreneur and asset manager who leads Off the Chain Capital as its CEO. Off the Chain Capital, which was founded in 2016 with a goal to outperform Bitcoin, applies a value approach to invest in digital assets and equity in blockchain companies with a goal of acquiring at a discount to their intrinsic value. The Firm has invested in and helped lead some of most notable Bitcoin-focused deals in the space such as the Mt. Gox Bankruptcy and Bitcoin Treasury Companies spanning 5 countries and growing.
He has traveled the world educating on Bitcoin to retail and institutional investors, governments, regulators, banks, and corporations.
He has traveled the world educating on Bitcoin to retail and institutional investors, governments, regulators, banks, and corporations.
Robert Harrison
Managing Director, Investments and Legal
Yorkville Advisors
Robert Harrison
Managing Director, Investments and Legal
Robert is a member of both the investment and legal teams at Yorkville, where he also serves on the firm’s Investment Committee. Since joining Yorkville in 2024, Robert has sourced, structured, evaluated and executed transactions totaling several billion dollars, including more than $1 billion in digital asset investments in 2025.
He earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law. Prior to Yorkville, Robert was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York City.
He earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law. Prior to Yorkville, Robert was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York City.
Pascal Hügli
Investment Manager
Maerki Baumann (Archip)
Michael Bloch
Partner
A&O Shearman
Michael Bloch
Partner
Michael is a corporate partner and equity capital markets specialist at A&O Shearman with more than 20 years' experience advising companies, investors and investment banks on a wide range of corporate finance and other fundraising transactions. He has a particular interest in blockchain and crypto-assets, and has advised on various types of transactions in the sector, including security token offerings, tokenisation structures and digital asset treasuries.
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Hardware Wallets: Finding the Balance With Security, Decentralization, and Convenience
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Pedro
Moderator
Designer
Bitcoin Conference
Pedro
Designer
Pedro is a designer and developer for the Bitcoin Conference. In addition to extensive contributions to no-KYC open source projects like Bisq and Mempool, he's directing the film Anatomy of Bitcoin, leads the design for the SatSigner project, founded the research and publishing house PirateHash, and co-founded the lighting game Chain Duel.
Invertedx
Senior software engineer
Foundation Device
Bastien Taquet
Co-founder and CBO
Satochip
Bastien Taquet
Co-founder and CBO
Co-founder of Satochip, I’ve been in love with Bitcoin since 2012 — the kind of love that makes you rethink money, freedom, and how we build tools for the future. I’m not a coder, but rather a geek who has always had a cypherpunk mindset: open source everything, keep self-custody at the core, and make tech that’s actually usable.
I like building things that people can hold in their hands and enjoy using — driven by UX/UI and a curiosity for new technologies. Somewhere between libertarian ideals and entrepreneurial energy, my journey is about creating simple, secure, and open ways for anyone to interact with Bitcoin.
I like building things that people can hold in their hands and enjoy using — driven by UX/UI and a curiosity for new technologies. Somewhere between libertarian ideals and entrepreneurial energy, my journey is about creating simple, secure, and open ways for anyone to interact with Bitcoin.
Jonathan
Head of Product, Bitkey
Block Inc.
Jonathan
Head of Product, Bitkey
Jonathan is Bitkey’s Product Lead at Block, specialising in blockchain technology and self-custody bitcoin solutions, as well as open source projects. Jonathan joined Block in 2023 and has since then occupied different product roles in the bitcoin hardware team. Before Block, his career spans roles at major tech companies including Akamai, AWS, and Amazon Music, where he drove significant innovations in cloud solutions, AI-driven systems, and user experiences.
Douglas Bakkum
CEO
BitBox
Douglas Bakkum
CEO
Douglas is a founder and CEO of BitBox and the creator of the original BitBox hardware wallet. He is an accomplished neuroengineering scientist (Ph.D. Georgia Tech) and former group leader at the Swiss national university ETH Zürich, with a diverse background spanning mechanical engineering (M.Sc. and B.Sc.), AI, cognitive science, robotics, and bioart.
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MiCA: Hurting or Helping Bitcoin Adoption?
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Stephan Lutz
CEO
BitMEX
Stephan Lutz
CEO
Stephan Lutz is the CEO of BitMEX. He initially joined the company in 2021 as the CFO and was appointed as the group's CEO during late 2022 - one of crypto's most colourful periods. Stephan has been instrumental in driving the exchange's position as one of the crypto derivatives market leaders, steering the platform to pivot back to its successful origins in providing professional and institutional traders with a derivatives trading platform that caters to their key needs of liquidity, performance, and reliability.
Under his leadership, BitMEX celebrated a decade without security breaches in 2024, a rare feat in the crypto industry, while also advancing innovations that enhanced trader engagement, user trust, and platform efficiency.
Before BitMEX, he was a Senior Partner at PwC for close to a decade, where he advised many of the world's largest financial institutions. Prior to PwC, he held senior positions with Deutsche Börse. His career began in corporate finance and equities trading at Dresdner Bank AG (now Commerzbank AG).
Under his leadership, BitMEX celebrated a decade without security breaches in 2024, a rare feat in the crypto industry, while also advancing innovations that enhanced trader engagement, user trust, and platform efficiency.
Before BitMEX, he was a Senior Partner at PwC for close to a decade, where he advised many of the world's largest financial institutions. Prior to PwC, he held senior positions with Deutsche Börse. His career began in corporate finance and equities trading at Dresdner Bank AG (now Commerzbank AG).
Sadri Sali
EU Blockchain Lawyer - Managing Partner
SALI BLOCKCHAIN & CRYPTO REGULATIONS LTD
Sadri Sali
EU Blockchain Lawyer - Managing Partner
As one of the first Blockchain-focused LL.M. holders (Thesis: The next-generation Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets: stablecoins and CASPs in the context of the AML framework) – Sadri founded Sali Blockchain & Crypto Regulations in order to establish trust in an industry that helped him develop himself as a person, professional and as an investor – the Cryptocurrency markets.
With hands-on experience with Euronext (the largest stock exchange of Europe and the fourth largest in the world), various EU regulators, a Maastricht and Utrecht law education, he is adequately prepared to cater crypto businesses for the EU regulatory framework. He is adequately equipped with the know-how to provide top executives with international solutions recognized by every jurisdiction in blockchain and cryptocurrency matters.
His final aim is clear: to educate stakeholders and create trust between Crypto Asset Service Providers, regulators and the general public interested in blockchain technology and crypto assets.
With hands-on experience with Euronext (the largest stock exchange of Europe and the fourth largest in the world), various EU regulators, a Maastricht and Utrecht law education, he is adequately prepared to cater crypto businesses for the EU regulatory framework. He is adequately equipped with the know-how to provide top executives with international solutions recognized by every jurisdiction in blockchain and cryptocurrency matters.
His final aim is clear: to educate stakeholders and create trust between Crypto Asset Service Providers, regulators and the general public interested in blockchain technology and crypto assets.
Elvin Folkebrant Sababi
Senior Legal Counsel
dYdX Operations subDAO
Elvin Folkebrant Sababi
Senior Legal Counsel
Elvin Folkebrant Sababi is a Swedish lawyer with a legal degree (LL.M.) from Uppsala University in Sweden. He also completed legal studies at the University of Sydney, Australia. Elvin discovered Bitcoin in 2016 and wrote his master’s thesis on the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (and its effect on the possibilities of money laundering with Bitcoin). Elvin began his legal career working with corporate transactions (M&A) at one of Sweden’s top law firms and was also Head of the Crypto-Asset Department at a boutique law firm. With extensive knowledge of blockchain technology, he has a deep understanding of its complex technical foundations and the regulatory challenges these technologies face.
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Bitcoin is Hope for Africa
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Stafford Masie
Executive Chairman & Director of Bitcoin Strategy
Africa Bitcoin Corporation
Stafford Masie
Executive Chairman & Director of Bitcoin Strategy
Stafford Masie is a pioneering South African technologist, entrepreneur, and futurist with over three decades at the forefront of digital innovation. His career began in the early 1990s as a software developer at South Africa’s largest telecommunications company, followed by technology leadership roles at a major technology integrator. He went on to launch his own startup, later acquired, leading him to the U.S. tech scene in 1997, where he spent seven years immersed in Silicon Valley’s ecosystem of innovation at Novell’s HQ in Utah.
Upon returning to South Africa in 2004 as Managing Director of Novell Sub-Saharan Africa, Stafford later established Google’s first presence in the country in 2006, serving as its founding country manager. He later launched thumbzup that invented the Payment Pebble®, a world-first globally adopted fintech innovation backed by Visa Inc.
During 2014 he was first exposed to Bitcoin, sparking a lasting fascination up until today where he is known in SA as a Bitcoin maxi.
Since then, Stafford has become a leading voice and investor in the African Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem. He has angel-invested in and advised multiple AI and blockchain startups, co-founded BitMach, a Bitcoin mining venture in South Africa, and is currently launching a crypto audit and analysis platform in the United States.
He served as Chairman of the Board of Altvest Capital, which has since transformed into Africa’s first Bitcoin treasury company (BTCTC) listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), where he now holds the position of Executive Chairman and Director of Bitcoin Strategy.
In addition to his corporate leadership, Stafford independently advises African regulatory bodies on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency legislation. He has previously served on the boards of Discovery Bank, ADvTECH, and Chairman WITS University/Telkom Innovation Lab, among others.
Widely recognized as a Bitcoin maximalist, Stafford is passionate about “orange-pilling” key stakeholders and advocating for Bitcoin as a transformative force for financial sovereignty across the African continent.
Upon returning to South Africa in 2004 as Managing Director of Novell Sub-Saharan Africa, Stafford later established Google’s first presence in the country in 2006, serving as its founding country manager. He later launched thumbzup that invented the Payment Pebble®, a world-first globally adopted fintech innovation backed by Visa Inc.
During 2014 he was first exposed to Bitcoin, sparking a lasting fascination up until today where he is known in SA as a Bitcoin maxi.
Since then, Stafford has become a leading voice and investor in the African Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem. He has angel-invested in and advised multiple AI and blockchain startups, co-founded BitMach, a Bitcoin mining venture in South Africa, and is currently launching a crypto audit and analysis platform in the United States.
He served as Chairman of the Board of Altvest Capital, which has since transformed into Africa’s first Bitcoin treasury company (BTCTC) listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), where he now holds the position of Executive Chairman and Director of Bitcoin Strategy.
In addition to his corporate leadership, Stafford independently advises African regulatory bodies on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency legislation. He has previously served on the boards of Discovery Bank, ADvTECH, and Chairman WITS University/Telkom Innovation Lab, among others.
Widely recognized as a Bitcoin maximalist, Stafford is passionate about “orange-pilling” key stakeholders and advocating for Bitcoin as a transformative force for financial sovereignty across the African continent.
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Bitcoin For Corporations
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George Mekhail
Managing Director
Bitcoin for Corporations, BTC Inc
George Mekhail
Managing Director
George Mekhail is the Managing Director of Bitcoin for Corporations at BTC Inc., author of I Am Not Your Bruh, and co-author of Thank God for Bitcoin. A passionate advocate for Bitcoin since 2017, George blends his experience in marketing, financial innovation, and community development to guide companies in thoughtfully integrating Bitcoin into their strategic operations, while also advocating for strong family dynamics at home.
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No KYC For You or Me: Using Bitcoin Privately
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Susie Violet Ward
Moderator
CEO & Co-Founder
Bitcoin Policy UK
Susie Violet Ward
CEO & Co-Founder
Bitcoin Journalist with a focus on education, and a financial analyst with a background in accounting, holding a deep interest in bitcoin and the environment. Working as a bitcoin columnist for a business-focused newspaper in London and authoring numerous research articles on the benefits of Bitcoin Mining and its implications for renewable energy's future. Serving as the Director and Head of Mining and Sustainability at Bitcoin Policy UK, committed to exploring and educating about bitcoin's technological innovation and potential environmental impact at the core of these professional pursuits.
Arjen
Open Source Developer
c03rad0r
Grafton Clark
Head of Growth
Vexl
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Treasury Companies As The Banks of the Future
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Khing Oei
Founder & CEO
Treasury
Khing Oei
Founder & CEO
Khing Oei is the Founder and CEO of Treasury, a Netherlands-based Bitcoin treasury company recently launched with the ambition to become Europe’s largest. Backed by investors including Winklevoss Capital and Nakamoto, Treasury has the intention to list via a reverse listing on Euronext Amsterdam. (this last part would need to be updated post listing FYI as we will then be listed)
Khing is a seasoned investor with deep expertise across traditional and digital markets. He most recently served as Senior Advisor Crypto at a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund focusing on crypto distressed situations such as FTX and Genesis, where he is a member of the Board of Directors. In this role, he oversaw multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin swaps, acquisitions and distributions.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities’ Special Situations Investing Group, before moving into senior investment roles at Fortress and Bardin Hill (formerly Halcyon), where he was CEO of Europe and built the firm’s $2.5B securitized credit business. He later founded and was Chief Investment Officer of Eyck, a $200M event-driven distressed & special situations hedge fund.
Throughout his career, Khing executed complex transactions across equities, credit, special situations, and digital assets. As an entrepreneur, he has also launched ventures such as Maicrotrader, an AI-driven Bitcoin and crypto trading agent platform.
Khing is a seasoned investor with deep expertise across traditional and digital markets. He most recently served as Senior Advisor Crypto at a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund focusing on crypto distressed situations such as FTX and Genesis, where he is a member of the Board of Directors. In this role, he oversaw multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin swaps, acquisitions and distributions.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities’ Special Situations Investing Group, before moving into senior investment roles at Fortress and Bardin Hill (formerly Halcyon), where he was CEO of Europe and built the firm’s $2.5B securitized credit business. He later founded and was Chief Investment Officer of Eyck, a $200M event-driven distressed & special situations hedge fund.
Throughout his career, Khing executed complex transactions across equities, credit, special situations, and digital assets. As an entrepreneur, he has also launched ventures such as Maicrotrader, an AI-driven Bitcoin and crypto trading agent platform.
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Do Home Miners Make a Difference for Decentralization?
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Duncan Coombe aka "I Am GPIO"
Design Engineer in the Home Mining Space
The Solo Mining Co'
Duncan Coombe aka "I Am GPIO"
Design Engineer in the Home Mining Space
Duncan – aka “I Am GPIO”
Duncan Coombe is a design engineer and the creative force behind The Solo Mining Co and multiple other Bitcoin-focused ventures. Known online as “I Am GPIO”, Duncan has been active in Bitcoin since 2011, building a reputation at the intersection of hardware design, mining innovation, and community engagement.
With a background in engineering and product design, Duncan specializes in creating bespoke Bitcoin mining hardware that blends performance, aesthetics, and usability for the home. His projects range from near-silent, decor-friendly solo miners to experimental concepts like mining-powered home heating solutions — all united by a focus on making Bitcoin mining more accessible, sustainable, and inspiring.
Through The Solo Mining Co and collaborations with pioneers such as GekkoScience, OSMU, Altair Tech, ACS, and countless others, Duncan has helped shape the future of creative hardware design and individual sovereignty in mining. While his core drive is building and engineering, he also has a passion for teaching and training, helping others understand, build, and participate in the mining ecosystem.
Whether speaking as Duncan Coombe or under his moniker “I Am GPIO”, he brings together technical depth, entrepreneurial grit, and a commitment to empowering individuals to participate in Bitcoin mining on their own terms.
Duncan Coombe is a design engineer and the creative force behind The Solo Mining Co and multiple other Bitcoin-focused ventures. Known online as “I Am GPIO”, Duncan has been active in Bitcoin since 2011, building a reputation at the intersection of hardware design, mining innovation, and community engagement.
With a background in engineering and product design, Duncan specializes in creating bespoke Bitcoin mining hardware that blends performance, aesthetics, and usability for the home. His projects range from near-silent, decor-friendly solo miners to experimental concepts like mining-powered home heating solutions — all united by a focus on making Bitcoin mining more accessible, sustainable, and inspiring.
Through The Solo Mining Co and collaborations with pioneers such as GekkoScience, OSMU, Altair Tech, ACS, and countless others, Duncan has helped shape the future of creative hardware design and individual sovereignty in mining. While his core drive is building and engineering, he also has a passion for teaching and training, helping others understand, build, and participate in the mining ecosystem.
Whether speaking as Duncan Coombe or under his moniker “I Am GPIO”, he brings together technical depth, entrepreneurial grit, and a commitment to empowering individuals to participate in Bitcoin mining on their own terms.
WantClue
Lead software developer of Bitaxe
WantClue Technologies
Bert de Groot
Owner
Bitcoin Brabant B.V.
Bert de Groot
Owner
Bert de Groot keeps companies warm with bitcoin miners and helps businesses, families and plebs on their bitcoin journey. Green houses, workshops, warehouses and offices are being heated with bitcoin miners. In one of the greenhouses flowers are being grown. His company bitcoinbrabant.com is the official reseller of open source signing devices (hardware wallets). He has helped thousands of people with storage and payment solutions, Dutch bitcoin books, and much more.
In Q3 2023 Bert became chairman at VBNL.org. VBNL consists of 13 Dutch bitcoin companies that work together in this industry body to combat fraud and improve bitcoin adoption in the Netherlands.
The original passion is coastal and hydraulic engineering. In previous jobs the main driver was innovation and technology. Work experience across the globe in every continent except Antarctica. Currently enjoys working on the bitcoin standard full-time.
In Q3 2023 Bert became chairman at VBNL.org. VBNL consists of 13 Dutch bitcoin companies that work together in this industry body to combat fraud and improve bitcoin adoption in the Netherlands.
The original passion is coastal and hydraulic engineering. In previous jobs the main driver was innovation and technology. Work experience across the globe in every continent except Antarctica. Currently enjoys working on the bitcoin standard full-time.
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Bitcoin as a Generational Wealth-Building Strategy
Treasury Stage
Stefania Barbaglio
Moderator
Founder
Cassiopeia and FinancialFox
Stefania Barbaglio
Founder
Stefania Barbaglio is a British-Italian entrepreneur, investor, board member, and strategic advisor with over 15 years of experience in capital markets and a decade in Bitcoin. She is the founder of Cassiopeia, a boutique PR and investor relations firm helping public companies and institutional players accelerate Bitcoin adoption. A long-time advocate for Bitcoin, Stefania’s work spans investment, policy, and strategy. She is also a certified yoga leadership coach and the host of FinancialFox, a media platform exploring Bitcoin, technology, and the future of finance. A regular speaker at global events, her insights have been featured in CoinDesk, Yahoo Finance, and other leading outlets.
Hunter Albright
Chief Revenue Officer
SALT Lending
Hunter Albright
Chief Revenue Officer
Hunter Albright became a Bitcoin believer in 2017 and made his first purchase in 2018 and has been hooked ever since.
With a career spanning across lending and payments, Hunter has worked with leading global banks like Barclays, HSBC, and Visa, and served on the advisory board of Mastercard Europe. He is passionate about global financial systems and the adoption Bitcoin. At SALT, he helps people transform their Bitcoin into wealth and liquidity through innovative financial solutions.
Additionally, he works to spread the understanding and awareness of Bitcoin through his role as an advisory committee member for the Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP) program, by the nonprofit C4, and created the first crypto course at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
With a career spanning across lending and payments, Hunter has worked with leading global banks like Barclays, HSBC, and Visa, and served on the advisory board of Mastercard Europe. He is passionate about global financial systems and the adoption Bitcoin. At SALT, he helps people transform their Bitcoin into wealth and liquidity through innovative financial solutions.
Additionally, he works to spread the understanding and awareness of Bitcoin through his role as an advisory committee member for the Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP) program, by the nonprofit C4, and created the first crypto course at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Chris Seedor
CEO
Bitsurance.eu, Seedor.io, Satskeeper.com
Chris Seedor
CEO
Chris began his career as a materials scientist and manufacturing consultant in Germany and China before discovering his greatest passion: Bitcoin. As co-founder and CEO of seedor.io, bitsurance.eu, and satskeeper.com, he is a central figure in the German Bitcoin scene, particularly in the areas of custody, inheritance, and insurance of Bitcoin.
Jim Crider
Owner, Financial Planner
Intentional Living FP
Jim Crider
Owner, Financial Planner
I am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and my job, in it’s simplest terms, is to live anywhere and everywhere our clients' lives and money intersect, to serve as a guide to help navigate the financial decisions and complexities that will inevitably arisise. Money is simply a tool, a resource that is there to help you do what important in your life. I help you align your money and life in the most efficient and effective manner for what you value.
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The Institutions Are Here: Bitcoin’s Evolving Market Structure
Treasury Stage
Matt Crosby
Moderator
Lead Analyst
Bitcoin Magazine Pro
Matt Crosby
Lead Analyst
As Lead Analyst for Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Matt looks to apply his expertise to offer valuable perspectives on bitcoin's market dynamics, often focusing on the intersection of on-chain analysis, macroeconomic trends, and broader financial markets to provide insights into both short and long term outlooks.
Ben Cowen
CEO/Founder
Into The Cryptoverse
Ben Cowen
CEO/Founder
Ben founded “Into the Cryptoverse” in 2019 to offer an impartial outlook on financial markets. His B.S. in mathematics and PhD in nuclear engineering allows him to bring a unique perspective to the cryptoverse.
Ben’s objective is to leverage his expertise and experience to assist others in effectively navigating financial markets. Through his commentary on equities, crypto, and macroeconomics, he strives to empower others to develop a well-rounded understanding of the overall market landscape.
Ben’s objective is to leverage his expertise and experience to assist others in effectively navigating financial markets. Through his commentary on equities, crypto, and macroeconomics, he strives to empower others to develop a well-rounded understanding of the overall market landscape.
Rational Root
On-Chain & Cycle Analyst
André Dragosch
Director, Head of Research - Europe
Bitwise
André Dragosch
Director, Head of Research - Europe
André Dragosch has been working for more than 12 years in the German financial industry, mostly in portfolio management and investment research. He also holds a PhD in financial history from the University of Southampton, UK. He has been a private crypto asset investor since 2014 and has been gaining institutional crypto asset experience since 2018.
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Building Strategic Infrastructure for The Next Generation of Mining
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Susie Violet Ward
Moderator
CEO & Co-Founder
Bitcoin Policy UK
Susie Violet Ward
CEO & Co-Founder
Bitcoin Journalist with a focus on education, and a financial analyst with a background in accounting, holding a deep interest in bitcoin and the environment. Working as a bitcoin columnist for a business-focused newspaper in London and authoring numerous research articles on the benefits of Bitcoin Mining and its implications for renewable energy's future. Serving as the Director and Head of Mining and Sustainability at Bitcoin Policy UK, committed to exploring and educating about bitcoin's technological innovation and potential environmental impact at the core of these professional pursuits.
Mohammed Bakhashwain
President
Bitzero blockchain inc
Mohammed Bakhashwain
President
Mohammed is a dynamic serial entrepreneur with a strong academic foundation, Bakhashwain holding both a BA and an MSc in Business, Real Estate Development, and Investment.
His expertise spans multiple industries, including large-scale infrastructure, real estate, and emerging financial technologies.
His expertise spans multiple industries, including large-scale infrastructure, real estate, and emerging financial technologies.
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Bitcoin is The Rising Tide That Lifts All Boats
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Wyatt O'Rourke
Moderator
Founder
Basilic Financial
Wyatt O'Rourke
Founder
My style is to blend financial savvy with a passion for Bitcoin and conservative values. I seek to offer my clients and peers with a fresh, informed perspective on wealth management. I am interested in the intersection of behavior, incentives, and markets. My thoughts are inspired by the works of Srinivasan, Booth, Alden and many more. My values stem from my Christian faith. My hobbies, marriage, and involvement in communities keep me inspired. To stay active, I enjoy skiing, golfing, camping and hunting. #1 YIMBY and urbanist.
Matthew Mežinskis
Creator
1basemoney
Willem Middelkoop
CEO/Founder
Commodity Discovery Fund
Willem Middelkoop
CEO/Founder
Willem Middelkoop (Geneva, August 21, 1962) is an entrepreneur and investor, who, earlier in his career, became well-known as a photojournalist, columnist and market commentator on TV. In 2008, he founded AmsterdamGold and the Commodity Discovery Fund. The former he sold to Value8 in 2011, after which he and two co-investors became founding shareholders of the successful business accelerator Startup Bootcamp Amsterdam. Today, as founder and director, Middelkoop works full time for the Commodity Discovery Fund and travels the world as a speaker and commentator on monetary and geopolitical issues. He has written a series of successful books on these topics. Middelkoop is a member of the Advisory Council of the London-based monetary think-tank OMFIF.
Paul Buitink
Managing Director
Holland Gold
Paul Buitink
Managing Director
Paul Buitink is a renowned entrepreneur plus a precious metals and Bitcoin expert. A graduate of Erasmus University Rotterdam, he manages and co-owns Holland Gold, a leading firm specializing in trading and storing precious metals. He is also the host of the popular Reinvent Money podcast.
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Lessons from the Tornado Cash Trials
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Sjors Provoost
Developer
Bitcoin Core
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Using Bitcoin To Move Value Like Information
The Deep VIP Vault
Bart Mol
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Founder and Host
Satoshi Radio Podcast
Bart Mol
Founder and Host
Bart Mol is a Bitcoin educator and host of the longest-running Bitcoin podcast in the Netherlands. His tutorials have helped over 1,000 people set up Lightning nodes, and he’s led initiatives like launching a mining pool and selling 500+ Bitaxes, driving grassroots adoption across the Dutch Bitcoin community.
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Developing Tools for Freedom Fighters
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Lyudmyla Kozlovska
Moderator
President
Open Dialogue Foundation
Lyudmyla Kozlovska
President
Lyudmyla is a bitcoin advocate & human rights defender from Ukraine. She has been advocating regulators to address financial exclusion, political oppression and the delivery of humanitarian aid, promoting the vital role of bitcoin. Lyudmyla has been leading the campaign to prevent the abuse of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) laws by malign state actors. Previously, she initiated the reform of INTERPOL to fight its misuse as a tool of political prosecution worldwide.
Mogashni Naidoo
UX Designer and Researcher
Bitcoin Design Foundation
Mogashni Naidoo
UX Designer and Researcher
Mogashni is a UX Designer and Researcher working on Open Source bitcoin. She is an admin of the Bitcoin Design Foundation. She built the Bitcoin UX Research toolkit together with others and is an evangelist for UX Research within the bitcoin design community. She is passionate about using UX research to bring the voice of the users closer to the development and design process. Her philosophy is to build more products which make users feel empowered when using them.
Jeff Gardner
Founder
White Noise
Jeff Gardner
Founder
Jeff Gardner is a Nostr developer focused on freedom tech. He is the creator of the Marmot protocol, which brings together the MLS protocol and Nostr's decentralized network to enable highly efficient and secure group communications. He is currently building White Noise, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app using Marmot, and is a founding member of And Other Stuff, a Nostr & Bitcoin builder collective. His work is supported by grants from the Human Rights Foundation and OpenSats.
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Diverging Bitcoin Treasury Strategies: Operational Growth vs. Financial Leverage
Treasury Stage
Amanda Fabiano
Moderator
COO
KindlyMD ($NAKA)
Amanda Fabiano
COO
Amanda is the COO of $Nak (Kindly Inc.) Nakamoto, which is a subsidiary of KindlyMD, responsible for the company's Bitcoin treasury strategy. Previously she was the cofounder of Second Gate Advisory, Head of Mining at Galaxy Digital, and Director of Bitcoin Mining at Fidelity Investments. Currently, she serves on the board of $WULF (Terawulf).
Derar Islim
Antalpha's COO and CEO of Americas & EMEA
Antalpha
Derar Islim
Antalpha's COO and CEO of Americas & EMEA
Derar Islim, Ph.D. – Chief Operating Officer, Antalpha Platform Holding Company and CEO, Americas & EMEA
Derar Islim, PhD, is a seasoned financial executive with significant experience in the digital asset industry, building and managing premier digital assets financial services and products globally. Islim’s career reflects a blend of academic rigor and practical experience in high-stakes financial environments. Derar’s leadership at Genesis, particularly during its crisis, showcased his ability to navigate complex operational and financial challenges from execution and governance perspectives.
Derar formerly held the roles of Interim CEO and COO at Genesis and, prior to that, Head of Risk at Hard Yaka. He has an established track record of leading at the forefront of modern financial markets. Early in his career, he served as a senior trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he co-managed the Funding Valuation Adjustment (FVA) trading desk and worked on modeling, pricing, and hedging credit structured products.
Derar holds a Ph.D. in Financial Mathematics from Florida State University, focusing on financial derivatives and applied partial differential equations.
Derar is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, alongside other academic and professional awards.
Derar Islim, PhD, is a seasoned financial executive with significant experience in the digital asset industry, building and managing premier digital assets financial services and products globally. Islim’s career reflects a blend of academic rigor and practical experience in high-stakes financial environments. Derar’s leadership at Genesis, particularly during its crisis, showcased his ability to navigate complex operational and financial challenges from execution and governance perspectives.
Derar formerly held the roles of Interim CEO and COO at Genesis and, prior to that, Head of Risk at Hard Yaka. He has an established track record of leading at the forefront of modern financial markets. Early in his career, he served as a senior trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he co-managed the Funding Valuation Adjustment (FVA) trading desk and worked on modeling, pricing, and hedging credit structured products.
Derar holds a Ph.D. in Financial Mathematics from Florida State University, focusing on financial derivatives and applied partial differential equations.
Derar is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, alongside other academic and professional awards.
David Bailey
CEO
Kindly MD ($NAKA)
David Bailey
CEO
As the co-founder and chief executive officer of BTC Inc., David Bailey is an industry leader and evangelist for the decentralized future. Since 2013, BTC Inc has grown to offer critical intelligence, brand-building expertise and technical incubation specialized for the Bitcoin ecosystem, as well as industry-leading projects like Bitcoin Magazine, the Bitcoin 2022 conference, and Carrot. The company now operates in multiple countries and its brands are quickly becoming household names.Bailey sits on the board of advisors for the University of Alabama. He was managing partner at 402 Digital Partners, which is one of the earliest Bitcoin funds. He is currently general partner of UTXO Management; and is an active angel investor in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Fireside: Winklevoss Twins & Khing
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Khing Oei
Founder & CEO
Treasury
Khing Oei
Founder & CEO
Khing Oei is the Founder and CEO of Treasury, a Netherlands-based Bitcoin treasury company recently launched with the ambition to become Europe’s largest. Backed by investors including Winklevoss Capital and Nakamoto, Treasury has the intention to list via a reverse listing on Euronext Amsterdam. (this last part would need to be updated post listing FYI as we will then be listed)
Khing is a seasoned investor with deep expertise across traditional and digital markets. He most recently served as Senior Advisor Crypto at a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund focusing on crypto distressed situations such as FTX and Genesis, where he is a member of the Board of Directors. In this role, he oversaw multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin swaps, acquisitions and distributions.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities’ Special Situations Investing Group, before moving into senior investment roles at Fortress and Bardin Hill (formerly Halcyon), where he was CEO of Europe and built the firm’s $2.5B securitized credit business. He later founded and was Chief Investment Officer of Eyck, a $200M event-driven distressed & special situations hedge fund.
Throughout his career, Khing executed complex transactions across equities, credit, special situations, and digital assets. As an entrepreneur, he has also launched ventures such as Maicrotrader, an AI-driven Bitcoin and crypto trading agent platform.
Khing is a seasoned investor with deep expertise across traditional and digital markets. He most recently served as Senior Advisor Crypto at a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund focusing on crypto distressed situations such as FTX and Genesis, where he is a member of the Board of Directors. In this role, he oversaw multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin swaps, acquisitions and distributions.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities’ Special Situations Investing Group, before moving into senior investment roles at Fortress and Bardin Hill (formerly Halcyon), where he was CEO of Europe and built the firm’s $2.5B securitized credit business. He later founded and was Chief Investment Officer of Eyck, a $200M event-driven distressed & special situations hedge fund.
Throughout his career, Khing executed complex transactions across equities, credit, special situations, and digital assets. As an entrepreneur, he has also launched ventures such as Maicrotrader, an AI-driven Bitcoin and crypto trading agent platform.
Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss
Founders
Gemini
Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss
Founders
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss co-founded Gemini, a global crypto and Web3 platform offering a wide range of crypto products and services for individuals and institutions in over 60 countries. Gemini's simple, reliable, and secure products are built to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom. They graduated from Harvard University with degrees in Economics in 2004 and earned their MBAs from Oxford University in 2010. Together, they represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, placing 6th in the Men’s Pair event. Cameron and Tyler have been angel investors and entrepreneurs in emerging technologies since 2003. They began investing in bitcoin in 2012 and founded Gemini in 2014.
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Reforming FATF: Mission Impossible?
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Lyudmyla Kozlovska
President
Open Dialogue Foundation
Lyudmyla Kozlovska
President
Lyudmyla is a bitcoin advocate & human rights defender from Ukraine. She has been advocating regulators to address financial exclusion, political oppression and the delivery of humanitarian aid, promoting the vital role of bitcoin. Lyudmyla has been leading the campaign to prevent the abuse of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) laws by malign state actors. Previously, she initiated the reform of INTERPOL to fight its misuse as a tool of political prosecution worldwide.
Simon Lelieveldt
Director
Lelieveldt Regulatory Consultancy
Simon Lelieveldt
Director
Independent regulatory consultant and Dutch OG in payments/e-money and digital money space checking out crypto-security and regulatory issues of digital cash since 1995/1996. Never left the space and ended up becoming the only certified compliance professional in bitcoin space (also a former banker, former bank lobbyist, former supervisor) that succeeded in winning a court case to get a central bank to fully revoke its excessive supervisory requirement. Not a big fan of the FATF.
Simon is also part-time chair of Human RIghts in Finance.EU, an NGO set up in 2023 to protect human rights in finance/crypto. HRIF.EU became the only NGO in the world that in 2024 used abuse-reports and legal opinions to get AWS to stop hosting (and kick out) an illegal Dutch banking surveillance dragnet that operated for five big banks in the Netherlands and spanned billions of transactions in the years 2021-2024.
Simon is also part-time chair of Human RIghts in Finance.EU, an NGO set up in 2023 to protect human rights in finance/crypto. HRIF.EU became the only NGO in the world that in 2024 used abuse-reports and legal opinions to get AWS to stop hosting (and kick out) an illegal Dutch banking surveillance dragnet that operated for five big banks in the Netherlands and spanned billions of transactions in the years 2021-2024.
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How Miners Access Capital Markets
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Nico Smid
Moderator
Founder
Digital Mining Solutions
Nico Smid
Founder
Nico Smid, Founder of Digital Mining Solutions, brings over 15 years of distinguished international business expertise to the forefront of the Bitcoin mining industry. Since diving into Bitcoin early 2017, he transitioned from investor to active miner.
As a strategic advisor and skilled connector, Nico guided numerous companies towards the successful establishment and expansion of their Bitcoin mining ventures.
As a strategic advisor and skilled connector, Nico guided numerous companies towards the successful establishment and expansion of their Bitcoin mining ventures.
Phil McPherson
Vice President Capital Markets & Investor Relations
Riot Platforms, Inc.
Phil McPherson
Vice President Capital Markets & Investor Relations
Phil joined Riot in March 2021 as Vice President, Capital Markets. With more than two decades of experience in the public markets, Phil brings a seasoned perspective and a wealth of practical experience to Riot. Phil is primarily responsible for the Company’s investor relations efforts and its interaction with both covering sell-side analysts and existing and prospective investors.
Prior to Riot, Phil was CFO of Citadel Exploration Inc. for eight years, where he was responsible for managing financial operations and implementing growth strategies. Prior thereto, Phil spent fifteen years on the sell side of the capital markets, primarily in equity research, with a focus on the energy sector.
Phil holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from East Carolina University.
Prior to Riot, Phil was CFO of Citadel Exploration Inc. for eight years, where he was responsible for managing financial operations and implementing growth strategies. Prior thereto, Phil spent fifteen years on the sell side of the capital markets, primarily in equity research, with a focus on the energy sector.
Phil holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from East Carolina University.
Matt Williams
Head of Financial Services
Luxor Technology
Matt Williams
Head of Financial Services
Matt Williams is the Head of Financial Services at Luxor. At Luxor, Matt has led the successful launch of Luxor’s Hashrate Forwards markets and Luxor’s Energy business, providing the Bitcoin Mining space with financial instruments to hedge their risk and gain non-dilutive access to financing.
Prior to joining Luxor, Matt was the Managing Director of Technology Strategy at NFA. Matt also spent time at CME Group as Director of Market Structure and Strategic Investments, helping to lead CME Group's go-to-market strategy for the launch of Bitcoin Futures. He started his career as an Energy trader in the Natural Gas and Crude Oil markets. Matt also sits on the Board of Directors at Bitnomial Exchange, as well as the Advisory Committee for KOR Financial, and is a Strategic Advisor for Sphinx Excchange.
Prior to joining Luxor, Matt was the Managing Director of Technology Strategy at NFA. Matt also spent time at CME Group as Director of Market Structure and Strategic Investments, helping to lead CME Group's go-to-market strategy for the launch of Bitcoin Futures. He started his career as an Energy trader in the Natural Gas and Crude Oil markets. Matt also sits on the Board of Directors at Bitnomial Exchange, as well as the Advisory Committee for KOR Financial, and is a Strategic Advisor for Sphinx Excchange.
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BitVM3
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Robin Linus
Project Lead
ZeroSync
Robin Linus
Project Lead
Robin Linus is project lead and a co-founder of the ZeroSync project, which is spearheading the application of zero-knowledge proof systems to Bitcoin. He loves all kinds of Bitcoin engineering, ranging from user experience design to systems programming and cryptographic protocols.
For more infos, check out https://robinlinus.com
For more infos, check out https://robinlinus.com
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Bart Mol
Founder and Host
Satoshi Radio Podcast
Bart Mol
Founder and Host
Bart Mol is a Bitcoin educator and host of the longest-running Bitcoin podcast in the Netherlands. His tutorials have helped over 1,000 people set up Lightning nodes, and he’s led initiatives like launching a mining pool and selling 500+ Bitaxes, driving grassroots adoption across the Dutch Bitcoin community.
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Treasury Session
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Gareth Jenkinson
Moderator
Head of Multimedia
Cointelegraph
Gareth Jenkinson
Head of Multimedia
Gareth Jenkinson is the head of multimedia at Cointelegraph and host of the publication's flagship daily livestream CHAINREACTION. He previously served as managing editor of the publication and has been covering the Bitcoin industry since 2017.
Gareth is also an award-winning broadcaster and journalist and has moderated and MC’d at major events including the World Economic Forum, Paris Blockchain Week, Token2049, Bitcoin Las Vegas and Bitcoin Amsterdam, Proof of Talk and Web Summit.
Gareth is also an award-winning broadcaster and journalist and has moderated and MC’d at major events including the World Economic Forum, Paris Blockchain Week, Token2049, Bitcoin Las Vegas and Bitcoin Amsterdam, Proof of Talk and Web Summit.
Tycho Onnasch
Head of Bitcoin Strategy
Treasury
Tycho Onnasch
Head of Bitcoin Strategy
Tycho is a Bitcoin pioneer and is Head of Bitcoin Strategy at Treasury. He's is best known for his early contributions to Bitcoin scaling solutions, most notably the Stacks L2. More recently, Tycho founded Zest Protocol - a BTC yield and lending solution backed by Bitcoin billionaire Tim Draper and Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao. Tycho holds a BA in History from Oxford University where he specialised in the history of financial markets and was listed on Forbes 30 under 30 Europe for his startup achievements.
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Cannot Receive Payments? How Liquidity Management Can Be Fixed
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Bridging the Gap Between Bitcoin, Banks & Regulation
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Jos Lazet
Moderator
CEO
Blockrise
Jos Lazet
CEO
As CEO of Blockrise, I lead the mission to provide individuals, corporations and institutions with secure, transparent and reliable ways to manage their bitcoin. With a focus on long-term value creation, we bring together strategy, innovation and trust to help our clients navigate this rapidly evolving economy.
Denis van Beetz
Director Private Banking
Van Lanschot Kempen
Denis van Beetz
Director Private Banking
Denis van Beetz is Director of Private Banking at Van Lanschot Kempen, where he has been advising high-net-worth individuals since 1998. His journey into Bitcoin began in late 2017, when he recognized the need for crypto expertise within the bank and took the initiative to build it from the ground up. Today, Denis plays a key role in shaping the bank’s vision and strategy around digital assets, supporting the onboarding of crypto-native clients and contributing to product development.
Outside of his professional role, Denis maintains a strong personal interest in Bitcoin and its ecosystem. He runs a full node, a Lightning node, and a little Bitaxe miner, driven by a desire to better understand the technology firsthand. While he leans toward Bitcoin maximalism, he maintains a keen interest in the volatility and innovation found in alts.
Denis bridges the gap between traditional finance and the decentralized future, offering a unique perspective shaped by decades of client advisory experience and a genuine passion for Bitcoin’s potential.
Outside of his professional role, Denis maintains a strong personal interest in Bitcoin and its ecosystem. He runs a full node, a Lightning node, and a little Bitaxe miner, driven by a desire to better understand the technology firsthand. While he leans toward Bitcoin maximalism, he maintains a keen interest in the volatility and innovation found in alts.
Denis bridges the gap between traditional finance and the decentralized future, offering a unique perspective shaped by decades of client advisory experience and a genuine passion for Bitcoin’s potential.
Simon Lelieveldt
Director
Lelieveldt Regulatory Consultancy
Simon Lelieveldt
Director
Independent regulatory consultant and Dutch OG in payments/e-money and digital money space checking out crypto-security and regulatory issues of digital cash since 1995/1996. Never left the space and ended up becoming the only certified compliance professional in bitcoin space (also a former banker, former bank lobbyist, former supervisor) that succeeded in winning a court case to get a central bank to fully revoke its excessive supervisory requirement. Not a big fan of the FATF.
Simon is also part-time chair of Human RIghts in Finance.EU, an NGO set up in 2023 to protect human rights in finance/crypto. HRIF.EU became the only NGO in the world that in 2024 used abuse-reports and legal opinions to get AWS to stop hosting (and kick out) an illegal Dutch banking surveillance dragnet that operated for five big banks in the Netherlands and spanned billions of transactions in the years 2021-2024.
Simon is also part-time chair of Human RIghts in Finance.EU, an NGO set up in 2023 to protect human rights in finance/crypto. HRIF.EU became the only NGO in the world that in 2024 used abuse-reports and legal opinions to get AWS to stop hosting (and kick out) an illegal Dutch banking surveillance dragnet that operated for five big banks in the Netherlands and spanned billions of transactions in the years 2021-2024.
Lukáš Kovanda
Chief Economist
Trinity bank
Lukáš Kovanda
Chief Economist
Lukáš Kovanda, Ph.D., is a Czech economist and author focusing on economic literature, and is Chief Economist at Trinity Bank. From 2020 to 2022 he was a member of National Economic Council of the Government, an advisory body to the government dealing with economic measures and impacts of the COVID-19 disease. He also collaborates with the United Nations (UNDP) as a Senior Socio-Economic Analyst.
His daily work includes analyzing and commenting on macroeconomic issues, investments, and emerging phenomena such as sharing economy, bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and fintechs.
He is a Department of Economics lecturer at the University of Economics in Prague and is a member of the Scientific Board of the Czech Banking Association. He has published two collections of interviews with Nobel laureates and other prominent economists. He has written two behavioral economics books which were published in Czech and Slovak.
He is a marathon runner, and has successfully finished several, including, the New York Marathon.
His daily work includes analyzing and commenting on macroeconomic issues, investments, and emerging phenomena such as sharing economy, bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and fintechs.
He is a Department of Economics lecturer at the University of Economics in Prague and is a member of the Scientific Board of the Czech Banking Association. He has published two collections of interviews with Nobel laureates and other prominent economists. He has written two behavioral economics books which were published in Czech and Slovak.
He is a marathon runner, and has successfully finished several, including, the New York Marathon.
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The Bitcoin Payment Experience: UX Tradeoffs
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Veronika Kuett
Moderator
Researcher
Ark Labs
Veronika Kuett
Researcher
Veronika Kütt is a researcher and strategist with a long-term focus on Bitcoin. With a background in mathematics and a strong analytical approach, she studies and designs Bitcoin-native Layer 2 protocols and their implications for the future of digital economies. She takes a holistic approach to exploring new ways of living together and alternative governance models, thinking about the future of human systems through the lens of technology and longevity. Veronika currently contributes to Ark Labs, where she researches Arkade, an execution layer built on Ark, to advance Bitcoin toward programmable money.
Jesse Shrader
Co-founder
Amboss Technologies
Sabina Waithira
Co-Founder
Tando
Sabina Waithira
Co-Founder
Sabina Waithira is the Co-Founder of Tando, where she’s working to advance Bitcoin payment solutions across Africa starting in Kenya. She’s passionate about financial freedom and sovereignty through Bitcoin, and is committed to helping African communities access the opportunities and independence that Bitcoin offers.
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The Rise of Bitcoin Treasuries: The Future of Banks in a Hyperbitcoinised World
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Mark Jennings
CEO of Europe
Gemini
Mark Jennings
CEO of Europe
Mark is the Head of Europe at Gemini, leading a dynamic team in driving Gemini’s European expansion. Before joining Gemini, he spent three years at Kraken, initially as COO of its European operations, and most recently as CEO of Crypto Facilities, an FCA-authorised crypto derivatives platform. In this role, he oversaw the development and execution of innovative strategies and licensing initiatives to grow their global client base.
Mark previously served as Chief Operating Officer of a Silicon Valley-based hedge fund specialising in Chinese equity markets, offering quantitative investment strategies to institutional clients. He has also held senior leadership roles at TPICAP, Credit Suisse, and Citi. Since joining Gemini, he has spoken on numerous panels at key European events, including Paris Blockchain Week, Dutch Blockchain Week, NFT Paris, and Proof of Talk.
Mark previously served as Chief Operating Officer of a Silicon Valley-based hedge fund specialising in Chinese equity markets, offering quantitative investment strategies to institutional clients. He has also held senior leadership roles at TPICAP, Credit Suisse, and Citi. Since joining Gemini, he has spoken on numerous panels at key European events, including Paris Blockchain Week, Dutch Blockchain Week, NFT Paris, and Proof of Talk.
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Bitcoin Startup Investment 101
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CEO
Lightning Ventures
Mike Jarmuz
CEO
Mike Jarmuz, or “The Muzz Man,” is the founder of Lightning Ventures Thunder Funder. His focus is exclusively on investing in Bitcoin and open-source companies. He aims to evangelize, democratize, and help demystify early-stage investing for plebs and whales alike. Mike is passionate about educating founders and operators on strategies to fund their projects. If you want to learn more about funding your rad Bitcoin company or get started investing in awesome companies, chat him up.
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Saifedean VIP Fireside
The Deep VIP Vault
Saifedean Ammous
Author
Saifedean.com
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Van Oranjestad naar Oranjenatie: Hoe staat het met de Bitcoin-acceptatie in Nederland?
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Bram Kanstein
Moderator
Founder & Host
Bitcoin For Millennials
Bram Kanstein
Founder & Host
Bram Kanstein is an early-stage start-up expert, creative entrepreneur, and host of the ‘Bitcoin For Millennials’ podcast. Bram has been on a 10-year journey down the Bitcoin rabbit hole and sees it as the most important technological and monetary discovery everyone in the world should understand and adopt.
Bart Mol
Founder and Host
Satoshi Radio Podcast
Bart Mol
Founder and Host
Bart Mol is a Bitcoin educator and host of the longest-running Bitcoin podcast in the Netherlands. His tutorials have helped over 1,000 people set up Lightning nodes, and he’s led initiatives like launching a mining pool and selling 500+ Bitaxes, driving grassroots adoption across the Dutch Bitcoin community.
Paul
Co-Founder & Podcast Host
Bitcoin School
Paul
Co-Founder & Podcast Host
Paul is the Co-Founder and Host of the Dutch-speaking Bitcoin Only podcast, "Bitcoin School." Together with his wife, he discusses Bitcoin from both technical and socio-economic perspectives. The podcast aims to clarify Bitcoin for individuals of all technical backgrounds, highlighting the importance of self-custody and raising social awareness about Bitcoin.
Michaël van de Poppe
CIO & Founder
MN Capital
Michaël van de Poppe
CIO & Founder
Michaël van de Poppe, Founder & CIO of MN Capital & MN Fund
Michaël van de Poppe, a 32-year-old economist, crypto expert, and trader from the Netherlands, began his crypto journey 8 year ago in February 2017 when a friend introduced him to Bitcoin and altcoins. Fascinated by the potential of blockchain to transform the financial world, he bought his first altcoin, Digibyte, on Litebit that very same day.
At the beginning of 2018, after the bull market, Michaël transitioned to full-time crypto trading. That same year, he founded MN Trading, an educational crypto community.
In November 2023, he took MN Trading to the next level by launching MN Consultancy, MN Capital and MN Marketing. MN Consultancy offered advisory services and asset management for individuals and businesses, which evolved in 2025 into MN Fund, an investment fund registered with the Dutch authorities that focusses on volatitity trading and OTCs. MN Capital invests in and advises early-stage Web3 projects with the goal of accelerating blockchain adoption. MN Marketing supports crypto and Web3 projects with strategic branding and community building, and also produces the New Era Finance Podcast, where Michaël hosts in-depth conversations on crypto, finance, and the future of the economy.
Michaël’s mission is to accelerate blockchain adoption by educating people and growing the ecosystem, while empowering individuals to achieve financial freedom.
Michaël van de Poppe, a 32-year-old economist, crypto expert, and trader from the Netherlands, began his crypto journey 8 year ago in February 2017 when a friend introduced him to Bitcoin and altcoins. Fascinated by the potential of blockchain to transform the financial world, he bought his first altcoin, Digibyte, on Litebit that very same day.
At the beginning of 2018, after the bull market, Michaël transitioned to full-time crypto trading. That same year, he founded MN Trading, an educational crypto community.
In November 2023, he took MN Trading to the next level by launching MN Consultancy, MN Capital and MN Marketing. MN Consultancy offered advisory services and asset management for individuals and businesses, which evolved in 2025 into MN Fund, an investment fund registered with the Dutch authorities that focusses on volatitity trading and OTCs. MN Capital invests in and advises early-stage Web3 projects with the goal of accelerating blockchain adoption. MN Marketing supports crypto and Web3 projects with strategic branding and community building, and also produces the New Era Finance Podcast, where Michaël hosts in-depth conversations on crypto, finance, and the future of the economy.
Michaël’s mission is to accelerate blockchain adoption by educating people and growing the ecosystem, while empowering individuals to achieve financial freedom.
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Blood in The Streets? Why Treasury Companies are Still an Attractive Investment
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Hervé Larren
Moderator
Strategic Advisor
DigitalX
Hervé Larren
Strategic Advisor
Hervé Larren is the CEO and founder of Airvey.io, a leading US-based Web3 advisory firm.
Since discovering Bitcoin in 2013, he has helped guide over 20 projects to a combined market
capitalisation exceeding $15 billion. Prior to his career in digital assets, Hervé worked at LVMH.
He is a graduate of Columbia and Harvard and a member of YPO.
Since discovering Bitcoin in 2013, he has helped guide over 20 projects to a combined market
capitalisation exceeding $15 billion. Prior to his career in digital assets, Hervé worked at LVMH.
He is a graduate of Columbia and Harvard and a member of YPO.
Kingsley Advani
CEO
Allocations
Kingsley Advani
CEO
Kingsley Advani is CEO of Allocations, CEO of Allo, Managing Partner of Chainfund Capital and has managed $1BN+ in crypto assets spanning private and public markets across multiple funds since 2013 and structured $2BN+ of private equity transactions. Previously, Kingsley was a Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) investment banker at BNP Paribas in London where he advised on $10bn+ of debt financing transactions. Kingsley was an early / seed investor in a number of crypto unicorns including Ethereum, Solana, Polkadot, Avalanche, Arweave, Oasis, Coinbase and Robinhood. He has invested in multiple digital asset treasury companies including: BNC Network Company (NASDAQ: BNC), Nakamoto (NASDAQ: NAKA), SUI Group Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: SUIG), TON Strategy Company (NASDAQ: TONX), Satsuma Technology PLC (LSE: SATS), ETHZilla Corporation (NASDAQ: ETHZ) and Forward Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORD).
Richard Byworth
Managing Partner
Syz Capital
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How European Treasury Companies Are Building Their Bitcoin Balance Sheets
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Tyler Evans
Moderator
CIO
KindlyMD ($NAKA)
Tyler Evans
CIO
Tyler is a the Chief Investment Officer at Kindly MD ($NAKA). He's the co-founder of BTC Inc., the publisher of Bitcoin Magazine and organizer of Bitcoin 2023. He is the Chief Investment Officer and General Partner at UTXO Management, an asset management firm focused on the Bitcoin ecosystem. Tyler serves on the boards of Metaplanet, the Smarter Web Company and Matador.
David Johansson
CEO
NordBit
David Johansson
CEO
Since discovering and buying his first bitcoin in 2017, David has dedicated his life to innovation in the blockchain space. From his roots in the games industry, David has excelled in leading and financing multiple startups at the intersection of blockchain technology and gaming. He is currently building NordBit, a company focused on advancing Bitcoin treasury strategies and establishing the Nordics as a leader in the space.
Henry Elder
CEO
Satsuma Technology
Henry Elder
CEO
Henry is the CEO of Satsuma Technology, an AI and Bitcoin company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Previously he was a Principal at UTXO Management, where he led the BTC yield portfolio. Prior to UTXO, Henry was Managing Director, Head of DeFi and Head of Treasury and Wealth Management at Wave Digital Assets, a Registered Investment Advisor with over $1.5 billion AUM.
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Chris Seedor
CEO
Bitsurance.eu, Seedor.io, Satskeeper.com
Chris Seedor
CEO
Chris began his career as a materials scientist and manufacturing consultant in Germany and China before discovering his greatest passion: Bitcoin. As co-founder and CEO of seedor.io, bitsurance.eu, and satskeeper.com, he is a central figure in the German Bitcoin scene, particularly in the areas of custody, inheritance, and insurance of Bitcoin.
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The Partner Playbook: Selecting the Right Service Providers for Bitcoin Custody and Compliance
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Allen Helm
Moderator
Director of Business Development
BTC Inc, Bitcoin for Corporations
Allen Helm
Director of Business Development
Allen Helm co-founded Bitcoin for Corporations (BFC) in 2024, a joint initiative between Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and BTC Inc., where he now serves as Director of Business Development & Client Services. He leads product execution, client success, and business development, working with corporate treasuries, service providers, and capital allocators to accelerate global Bitcoin adoption.
Previously, he scaled enterprise partnerships at Bitcoin Magazine and The Bitcoin Conference.
Previously, he scaled enterprise partnerships at Bitcoin Magazine and The Bitcoin Conference.
Brett Reeves
Head of Europe Sales & Go Network
BitGo
Brett Reeves
Head of Europe Sales & Go Network
Brett Reeves is the Head of European Sales and Go Network at BitGo.
Brett joined the firm in May 2024 and has since then overseen the expansion of BitGo's presence in Europe, which includes onboarding new clients and partners and expanding the volume and scope of business across multiple jurisdictions within the European Union and UK.
Brett has twenty years of experience in the financial services industry having worked at Citibank, Nomura and Standard Chartered Bank. His background includes working within Prime Brokerage and OTC teams within the FX and interest rates markets.Most recently Brett was the Head of Business Development at the Bequant, a regulated digital asset Prime Broker.
Brett joined the firm in May 2024 and has since then overseen the expansion of BitGo's presence in Europe, which includes onboarding new clients and partners and expanding the volume and scope of business across multiple jurisdictions within the European Union and UK.
Brett has twenty years of experience in the financial services industry having worked at Citibank, Nomura and Standard Chartered Bank. His background includes working within Prime Brokerage and OTC teams within the FX and interest rates markets.Most recently Brett was the Head of Business Development at the Bequant, a regulated digital asset Prime Broker.
Kwon Park
Global Head of Digital Asset Partnerships & Managing Director
Crypto.com
Kwon Park
Global Head of Digital Asset Partnerships & Managing Director
Kwon Y. Park is the Global Head of Digital Asset Partnerships and Managing Director at Crypto.com. Before joining the company, Park was the Chief Strategy Officer at Bittrex and served as Counsel at Delta Strategy Group in Washington, DC. Park received his J.D. from the George Washington University law school and is admitted to the New York State Bar and the D.C. Bar.
Derar Islim
Antalpha's COO and CEO of Americas & EMEA
Antalpha
Derar Islim
Antalpha's COO and CEO of Americas & EMEA
Derar Islim, Ph.D. – Chief Operating Officer, Antalpha Platform Holding Company and CEO, Americas & EMEA
Derar Islim, PhD, is a seasoned financial executive with significant experience in the digital asset industry, building and managing premier digital assets financial services and products globally. Islim’s career reflects a blend of academic rigor and practical experience in high-stakes financial environments. Derar’s leadership at Genesis, particularly during its crisis, showcased his ability to navigate complex operational and financial challenges from execution and governance perspectives.
Derar formerly held the roles of Interim CEO and COO at Genesis and, prior to that, Head of Risk at Hard Yaka. He has an established track record of leading at the forefront of modern financial markets. Early in his career, he served as a senior trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he co-managed the Funding Valuation Adjustment (FVA) trading desk and worked on modeling, pricing, and hedging credit structured products.
Derar holds a Ph.D. in Financial Mathematics from Florida State University, focusing on financial derivatives and applied partial differential equations.
Derar is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, alongside other academic and professional awards.
Derar Islim, PhD, is a seasoned financial executive with significant experience in the digital asset industry, building and managing premier digital assets financial services and products globally. Islim’s career reflects a blend of academic rigor and practical experience in high-stakes financial environments. Derar’s leadership at Genesis, particularly during its crisis, showcased his ability to navigate complex operational and financial challenges from execution and governance perspectives.
Derar formerly held the roles of Interim CEO and COO at Genesis and, prior to that, Head of Risk at Hard Yaka. He has an established track record of leading at the forefront of modern financial markets. Early in his career, he served as a senior trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he co-managed the Funding Valuation Adjustment (FVA) trading desk and worked on modeling, pricing, and hedging credit structured products.
Derar holds a Ph.D. in Financial Mathematics from Florida State University, focusing on financial derivatives and applied partial differential equations.
Derar is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, alongside other academic and professional awards.
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Reprogramming Mind and Money
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Christian Angermayer
Founder
Apeiron Investment Group
Christian Angermayer
Founder
Christian Angermayer is a serial entrepreneur and investor shaping the Next Human Agenda: a future where technology empowers people to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. He is the world’s leading advocate for
the medical use of psychedelics and human enhancement, championing scientific progress to unlock the full physical and mental potential of humanity.
His family office, Apeiron Investment Group, is driven by a bold optimism in technology’s power to enhance human life. Entrepreneurial at heart, Christian and Apeiron are hands-on, long-term partners - committed to supporting founders and emerging asset managers who push the boundaries of imagination and build the future we aspire to live in.
Apeiron invests directly in private and public companies, creates and launches new ventures of its own, anchors LP commitments, and takes minority GP stakes in emerging asset managers.
Apeiron manages approximately $7 billion of internal and external capital with a heightened focus on crypto,
deep tech, life sciences, real estate, experiences & hospitality, and sports.
Christian’s most defiant achievements so far are spearheading the renaissance of psychedelics as transformative
treatments for mental health issues and pushing the boundaries of human enhancement overall.
atai Life Sciences (Nasdaq: ATAI), founded by Christian, is developing psychedelic compounds including psilocybin, DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, and ibogaine, and advancing their potential use as FDA approved medical
treatments.
Christian is co-founder of the Enhanced Games — the world’s first sporting event where performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are permitted and actively endorsed under medical supervision. Enhanced is a global movement that develops scientific insights, medical discoveries, and record-breaking sports events to unite humanity and inspire scientific innovation.
Together with stablecoin issuer Tether, Christian is the driving force behind the world’s leading BCI developer, Blackrock Neurotech. The Utah-based company is developing innovative brain technologies that provide new hope for people with paralysis and other neurological disorders — and already has almost 50 BCIs implanted in patients’ brains.
All these themes share one common thread: FREEDOM.
This is why, since the early days of crypto, Christian has been a believer in Bitcoin — an innovation that gives all of us freedom from the tyranny of government and their one tool to enslave us all: fiat currencies.
the medical use of psychedelics and human enhancement, championing scientific progress to unlock the full physical and mental potential of humanity.
His family office, Apeiron Investment Group, is driven by a bold optimism in technology’s power to enhance human life. Entrepreneurial at heart, Christian and Apeiron are hands-on, long-term partners - committed to supporting founders and emerging asset managers who push the boundaries of imagination and build the future we aspire to live in.
Apeiron invests directly in private and public companies, creates and launches new ventures of its own, anchors LP commitments, and takes minority GP stakes in emerging asset managers.
Apeiron manages approximately $7 billion of internal and external capital with a heightened focus on crypto,
deep tech, life sciences, real estate, experiences & hospitality, and sports.
Christian’s most defiant achievements so far are spearheading the renaissance of psychedelics as transformative
treatments for mental health issues and pushing the boundaries of human enhancement overall.
atai Life Sciences (Nasdaq: ATAI), founded by Christian, is developing psychedelic compounds including psilocybin, DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, and ibogaine, and advancing their potential use as FDA approved medical
treatments.
Christian is co-founder of the Enhanced Games — the world’s first sporting event where performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are permitted and actively endorsed under medical supervision. Enhanced is a global movement that develops scientific insights, medical discoveries, and record-breaking sports events to unite humanity and inspire scientific innovation.
Together with stablecoin issuer Tether, Christian is the driving force behind the world’s leading BCI developer, Blackrock Neurotech. The Utah-based company is developing innovative brain technologies that provide new hope for people with paralysis and other neurological disorders — and already has almost 50 BCIs implanted in patients’ brains.
All these themes share one common thread: FREEDOM.
This is why, since the early days of crypto, Christian has been a believer in Bitcoin — an innovation that gives all of us freedom from the tyranny of government and their one tool to enslave us all: fiat currencies.
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Leveraging Bitcoin as Collateral To Grow Corporate Treasuries
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James Van Straten
Moderator
Senior Analyst
CoinDesk
Jesse Shrader
Co-founder
Amboss Technologies
Tycho Onnasch
Head of Bitcoin Strategy
Treasury
Tycho Onnasch
Head of Bitcoin Strategy
Tycho is a Bitcoin pioneer and is Head of Bitcoin Strategy at Treasury. He's is best known for his early contributions to Bitcoin scaling solutions, most notably the Stacks L2. More recently, Tycho founded Zest Protocol - a BTC yield and lending solution backed by Bitcoin billionaire Tim Draper and Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao. Tycho holds a BA in History from Oxford University where he specialised in the history of financial markets and was listed on Forbes 30 under 30 Europe for his startup achievements.
Leon S Foong
Co-founder
Mythos Venture Partners
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Europe’s Next Renaissance with Bitcoin as a Tool For Savings
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Bram Kanstein
Moderator
Founder & Host
Bitcoin For Millennials
Bram Kanstein
Founder & Host
Bram Kanstein is an early-stage start-up expert, creative entrepreneur, and host of the ‘Bitcoin For Millennials’ podcast. Bram has been on a 10-year journey down the Bitcoin rabbit hole and sees it as the most important technological and monetary discovery everyone in the world should understand and adopt.
Samuel Kullmann
Member of Parliament, Canton Berne
Federal Democratic Union (political party)
Samuel Kullmann
Member of Parliament, Canton Berne
Samuel Kullmann was born in Leeds, England, in 1986. He spent most of his childhood in Mongolia. He holds a master's degree in political science and was elected to the Parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern in 2017, where he is also a member of the Finance Committee. Samuel has been running his own company, Kullmann Services, since 2015, specializing in financial education on the topics of precious metals and Bitcoin. In 2024, he published his first book, in which he explains Bitcoin in a simple way. He is a regular speaker at national and international Bitcoin conferences and advocates for proactive nation state Bitcoin adoption.
Niko Jilch
Founder
Binifico GmbH
Niko Jilch
Founder
Niko is the founder and CEO of digital media company Binifico.
He runs one of the most popular podcasts and YouTube channels on the topic of Bitcoin in the German speaking world: "Was Bitcoin bringt".
His popular English newsletter is called "Fix the money".
Niko is a sought-after speaker at conferences in Europe and internationally.
He runs one of the most popular podcasts and YouTube channels on the topic of Bitcoin in the German speaking world: "Was Bitcoin bringt".
His popular English newsletter is called "Fix the money".
Niko is a sought-after speaker at conferences in Europe and internationally.
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Bitcoin, Biotech & Beyond: Investing in Longevity & The Future of Humanity
The Deep VIP Vault
Mike Jarmuz
Moderator
CEO
Lightning Ventures
Mike Jarmuz
CEO
Mike Jarmuz, or “The Muzz Man,” is the founder of Lightning Ventures Thunder Funder. His focus is exclusively on investing in Bitcoin and open-source companies. He aims to evangelize, democratize, and help demystify early-stage investing for plebs and whales alike. Mike is passionate about educating founders and operators on strategies to fund their projects. If you want to learn more about funding your rad Bitcoin company or get started investing in awesome companies, chat him up.
Christian Angermayer
Founder
Apeiron Investment Group
Christian Angermayer
Founder
Christian Angermayer is a serial entrepreneur and investor shaping the Next Human Agenda: a future where technology empowers people to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. He is the world’s leading advocate for
the medical use of psychedelics and human enhancement, championing scientific progress to unlock the full physical and mental potential of humanity.
His family office, Apeiron Investment Group, is driven by a bold optimism in technology’s power to enhance human life. Entrepreneurial at heart, Christian and Apeiron are hands-on, long-term partners - committed to supporting founders and emerging asset managers who push the boundaries of imagination and build the future we aspire to live in.
Apeiron invests directly in private and public companies, creates and launches new ventures of its own, anchors LP commitments, and takes minority GP stakes in emerging asset managers.
Apeiron manages approximately $7 billion of internal and external capital with a heightened focus on crypto,
deep tech, life sciences, real estate, experiences & hospitality, and sports.
Christian’s most defiant achievements so far are spearheading the renaissance of psychedelics as transformative
treatments for mental health issues and pushing the boundaries of human enhancement overall.
atai Life Sciences (Nasdaq: ATAI), founded by Christian, is developing psychedelic compounds including psilocybin, DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, and ibogaine, and advancing their potential use as FDA approved medical
treatments.
Christian is co-founder of the Enhanced Games — the world’s first sporting event where performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are permitted and actively endorsed under medical supervision. Enhanced is a global movement that develops scientific insights, medical discoveries, and record-breaking sports events to unite humanity and inspire scientific innovation.
Together with stablecoin issuer Tether, Christian is the driving force behind the world’s leading BCI developer, Blackrock Neurotech. The Utah-based company is developing innovative brain technologies that provide new hope for people with paralysis and other neurological disorders — and already has almost 50 BCIs implanted in patients’ brains.
All these themes share one common thread: FREEDOM.
This is why, since the early days of crypto, Christian has been a believer in Bitcoin — an innovation that gives all of us freedom from the tyranny of government and their one tool to enslave us all: fiat currencies.
the medical use of psychedelics and human enhancement, championing scientific progress to unlock the full physical and mental potential of humanity.
His family office, Apeiron Investment Group, is driven by a bold optimism in technology’s power to enhance human life. Entrepreneurial at heart, Christian and Apeiron are hands-on, long-term partners - committed to supporting founders and emerging asset managers who push the boundaries of imagination and build the future we aspire to live in.
Apeiron invests directly in private and public companies, creates and launches new ventures of its own, anchors LP commitments, and takes minority GP stakes in emerging asset managers.
Apeiron manages approximately $7 billion of internal and external capital with a heightened focus on crypto,
deep tech, life sciences, real estate, experiences & hospitality, and sports.
Christian’s most defiant achievements so far are spearheading the renaissance of psychedelics as transformative
treatments for mental health issues and pushing the boundaries of human enhancement overall.
atai Life Sciences (Nasdaq: ATAI), founded by Christian, is developing psychedelic compounds including psilocybin, DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, and ibogaine, and advancing their potential use as FDA approved medical
treatments.
Christian is co-founder of the Enhanced Games — the world’s first sporting event where performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are permitted and actively endorsed under medical supervision. Enhanced is a global movement that develops scientific insights, medical discoveries, and record-breaking sports events to unite humanity and inspire scientific innovation.
Together with stablecoin issuer Tether, Christian is the driving force behind the world’s leading BCI developer, Blackrock Neurotech. The Utah-based company is developing innovative brain technologies that provide new hope for people with paralysis and other neurological disorders — and already has almost 50 BCIs implanted in patients’ brains.
All these themes share one common thread: FREEDOM.
This is why, since the early days of crypto, Christian has been a believer in Bitcoin — an innovation that gives all of us freedom from the tyranny of government and their one tool to enslave us all: fiat currencies.
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Living a Sovereign Lifestyle Starts With Personal Finance & Bitcoin
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Jim Crider
Moderator
Owner, Financial Planner
Intentional Living FP
Jim Crider
Owner, Financial Planner
I am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and my job, in it’s simplest terms, is to live anywhere and everywhere our clients' lives and money intersect, to serve as a guide to help navigate the financial decisions and complexities that will inevitably arisise. Money is simply a tool, a resource that is there to help you do what important in your life. I help you align your money and life in the most efficient and effective manner for what you value.
Lindey Magee
Author, Bitcoin: A Treasure to HODL
Think Free Press LLC
Lindey Magee
Author, Bitcoin: A Treasure to HODL
Lindey Magee is the author of Bitcoin: A Treasure to HODL, a rhyming picture book that introduces children and their families to the principles of sound money. A homeschooling mother and independent advocate living on a Bitcoin standard, she brings a deeply personal perspective to the cultural shift Bitcoin enables.
Lindey offers what no macro chart can: a glimpse of how Bitcoin changes everyday lives—not just portfolios. Through her work and her story, she’s helping families break from fiat thinking and planting seeds of financial freedom that will grow for generations.
Lindey offers what no macro chart can: a glimpse of how Bitcoin changes everyday lives—not just portfolios. Through her work and her story, she’s helping families break from fiat thinking and planting seeds of financial freedom that will grow for generations.
Russel Coultart
Bitcoin Advisor
Self
Russel Coultart
Bitcoin Advisor
I have a very strong personal interest in, and love of Bitcoin. Class of 2017, fully Orange Pilled in early 2024. just completing my first Bitcoin book. The Bitcoin Definitions Guide. https://bitcoinguide.co/ (Holding page for now)
I was very early in e-commerce launching my first e-commerce store in 1997, became global head of e-commerce at Universal Music Group in 2013 and with Bitcoin it feels very much like we're at the early stage too, so I'm very excited to be on the Bitcoin journey so early.
I first heard about Bitcoin in 2015 from a friend said he was 'mining it in his garage', but I just didn't really understand what he was talking about, so I ignored it, (oops) then in 2017 as the price started to shoot up another friend convinced me to buy a little and I made small investments in BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP etc. At that point I had absolutely no idea what the difference was. Prices crashed in 2018 and I was sitting on a big loss, so I more or less forgot about it, but thankfully didn't sell. Fast Forward to 2021, the ICO nonsense and I once again jumped in buying every shit coin you could imagine, based on name alone, very silly behaviour. Of course I got burnt again,, but didn't sell.
FF to 2024 I decided to take a fresh look at the whole 'Crypto' Space, and took a course called 'The Defi Academy' which taught me all about staking, swapping etc, which all seemed like nonsense to me. The main goal of the course was to sell you their next course, which would give me early access to the next 'Defi' token, so I could invest before it went public, sell at the top and make loads of money. That just felt fundamentally wrong. I hated the whole idea of it. Thankfully I had been told about Jack Mallers and Michael Saylor during the course, so I watched some of their you tube videos, read The Bitcoin Standard and Broken Money and had the class "Light Bulb" moment, instantly understood that Bitcoin was massively different from all the other 'Crypto'.
I converted the small amount of ETH XRP etc into Bitcoin in early 2024 and I've been a Bitcoin Maxi ever since
I'm probably 5,000+ hours of study into Bitcoin, read every book, etc etc
Now working for a Dutch Fintech (SSAS platform in Tradfi) and Talk non stop about Bitcoin and I have just started advising Wealth management firms about Bitcoin
I'm on the Robin Seyr Podcast here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR8JJVV79ww
I was very early in e-commerce launching my first e-commerce store in 1997, became global head of e-commerce at Universal Music Group in 2013 and with Bitcoin it feels very much like we're at the early stage too, so I'm very excited to be on the Bitcoin journey so early.
I first heard about Bitcoin in 2015 from a friend said he was 'mining it in his garage', but I just didn't really understand what he was talking about, so I ignored it, (oops) then in 2017 as the price started to shoot up another friend convinced me to buy a little and I made small investments in BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP etc. At that point I had absolutely no idea what the difference was. Prices crashed in 2018 and I was sitting on a big loss, so I more or less forgot about it, but thankfully didn't sell. Fast Forward to 2021, the ICO nonsense and I once again jumped in buying every shit coin you could imagine, based on name alone, very silly behaviour. Of course I got burnt again,, but didn't sell.
FF to 2024 I decided to take a fresh look at the whole 'Crypto' Space, and took a course called 'The Defi Academy' which taught me all about staking, swapping etc, which all seemed like nonsense to me. The main goal of the course was to sell you their next course, which would give me early access to the next 'Defi' token, so I could invest before it went public, sell at the top and make loads of money. That just felt fundamentally wrong. I hated the whole idea of it. Thankfully I had been told about Jack Mallers and Michael Saylor during the course, so I watched some of their you tube videos, read The Bitcoin Standard and Broken Money and had the class "Light Bulb" moment, instantly understood that Bitcoin was massively different from all the other 'Crypto'.
I converted the small amount of ETH XRP etc into Bitcoin in early 2024 and I've been a Bitcoin Maxi ever since
I'm probably 5,000+ hours of study into Bitcoin, read every book, etc etc
Now working for a Dutch Fintech (SSAS platform in Tradfi) and Talk non stop about Bitcoin and I have just started advising Wealth management firms about Bitcoin
I'm on the Robin Seyr Podcast here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR8JJVV79ww
Claire Chisholm
Principal
Lomond School
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2:30 pm
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2:30 pm
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Building The Tools That Improve Bitcoin Adoption for Businesses
Treasury Stage
Jason Sosa
CEO
Bitcoin Orchestrator
Jason Sosa
CEO
Jason Sosa is an entrepreneur and technologist focused on artificial intelligence, automation, and Bitcoin strategy. Over his career, he has raised and structured more than $100M in capital, scaling startups and advising boards, founders, and executives on innovation and capital allocation.
He previously founded and led venture-backed AI companies, later serving as Entrepreneur-in-Residence and advisor to a $20M early-stage venture fund in San Francisco. An alumnus of TechStars, 500 Startups, and Plug and Play, he has guided dozens of startups from Seed to Series B.
Today, Jason leads Bitcoin Orchestrator, the command center for corporate Bitcoin treasuries, building the interoperability layer that unifies custody, payments, exchanges, and compliance through AI-driven automation.
His work has been featured by Forbes, CNN, The New York Times, Wired, and Esquire Singapore. An internationally recognized speaker, he has delivered keynotes for Bank of America, Glow Financial, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley, Singularity University Global Summit, NUS Business School, MIT Enterprise Forum, and four TEDx events.
He previously founded and led venture-backed AI companies, later serving as Entrepreneur-in-Residence and advisor to a $20M early-stage venture fund in San Francisco. An alumnus of TechStars, 500 Startups, and Plug and Play, he has guided dozens of startups from Seed to Series B.
Today, Jason leads Bitcoin Orchestrator, the command center for corporate Bitcoin treasuries, building the interoperability layer that unifies custody, payments, exchanges, and compliance through AI-driven automation.
His work has been featured by Forbes, CNN, The New York Times, Wired, and Esquire Singapore. An internationally recognized speaker, he has delivered keynotes for Bank of America, Glow Financial, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley, Singularity University Global Summit, NUS Business School, MIT Enterprise Forum, and four TEDx events.
Michael Theo Dülk
CEO & Co-Founder
opago
Michael Theo Dülk
CEO & Co-Founder
Michael is the CEO & Co-Founder of opago. With several years of experience in sales roles, he has contributed to bringing Anti-Money Laundering and Credit Risk software to leading banks and has also worked with American Express in the UK. Since late 2016, he has been deeply engaged with Bitcoin, particularly appreciating its unique strengths as a medium of exchange.
Frederick Coleman
Head of Operations and Growth
Blockonomics
Frederick Coleman
Head of Operations and Growth
Frederick Coleman leads Operations and Growth at Blockonomics, helping scale the company from an early-stage Bitcoin startup into a leading Bitcoin payments software. With a background in marketing and operational strategy, he focuses on driving adoption, building strong internal operations, and building bridges between traditional ecommerce and the Bitcoin economy.
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We Are Still Early
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Brandon Keys
Founder
Green Candle
Brandon Keys
Founder
Brandon Keys is the founder of Green Candle, a media company focused on Bitcoin and macroeconomic content, and the host of the State of Bitcoin podcast — a long-running show with over 200 episodes featuring guests such as Jack Mallers, Adam Back, Samson Mow, and other top voices in the space.
Brandon is a recognized voice in the Bitcoin community, having spoken at major industry events including the Bitcoin Conference, Bitcoin Atlantis, the Canadian Bitcoin Conference, Adopting Bitcoin, and more. Through Green Candle and his podcast, Brandon bridges the gap between complex financial topics and everyday listeners, delivering clear, honest insights into the world of Bitcoin and global finance.
Brandon is a recognized voice in the Bitcoin community, having spoken at major industry events including the Bitcoin Conference, Bitcoin Atlantis, the Canadian Bitcoin Conference, Adopting Bitcoin, and more. Through Green Candle and his podcast, Brandon bridges the gap between complex financial topics and everyday listeners, delivering clear, honest insights into the world of Bitcoin and global finance.
Temo Bezhiashvili
Core Product Manager
Maicrotrader
Temo Bezhiashvili
Core Product Manager
Temo is an experienced product manager who has been building crypto products since 2018. He is highly experienced in creating products that bridge Web3 and traditional finance. For the past year, he has been deeply involved in DeFi projects, and since January, he has been developing Microtrader, an autonomous AI trading platform, bringing quant hedge-fund expertise on-chain.
Robin Seyr
Founder & Host
The Robin Seyr Podcast
Robin Seyr
Founder & Host
Robin Seyr is the founder and host of the world’s only daily Bitcoin interview podcast, recording 365 interviews per year to explore Bitcoin from every angle. Speaking with guests ranging from teachers, authors, and engineers to top CEOs, he makes Bitcoin insights accessible to a broad audience. As a speaker, he shares these insights to inspire others to see Bitcoin’s true potential.
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Designing Systems From The Cypherpunk Perspective
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Shinobi
Technical Editor
Bitcoin Magazine
Adam Back
Co-founder & CEO
Blockstream
Adam Back
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder and CEO of Blockstream, Dr. Adam Back, invented Hashcash, the proof-of-work algorithm cited by Satoshi Nakamoto in the Bitcoin whitepaper, as the future basis for its mining function. Throughout his two-decade-long vocation as an applied cryptographer and security architect, he has held senior roles with a number of technology companies, including Microsoft, EMC, PI, VMware, and Zero-Knowledge Systems, as well as advised many more companies on cryptography and peer-to-peer finance. Dr. Adam Back holds a computer science Ph.D. in distributed systems from the University of Exeter.
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Fiat Is War. Bitcoin Is Peace
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Saifedean Ammous
Author
Saifedean.com
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MAINSTAGE
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