Countdown to Bitcoin 2024 Nashville Conference, preview the conference agenda and surrounding activities in advance (with attendance guide)

Author: OdailyNews

Bitcoin2024 Nashville will be held at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA from July 25th to 27th, 2024. The conference, hosted by Bitcoin Magazine, will feature over 450 speakers, 400+ sponsors, 2000+ companies, and over 100 artists, with more than 70 related events, expecting to attract over 20,000 attendees.

Of note, former U.S. President Trump is scheduled to speak at Bitcoin2024 Nashville on July 27th. Prior to this, industry insiders revealed that Trump may announce important news at the Bitcoin 2024 conference.

Odaily Planet Daily has compiled the conference agenda and related activities for Bitcoin2024 Nashville for readers and attendees. The times indicated below are local Nashville time:

For more information, please visit the official event website:https://b.tc/conference/2024

Keynote Speakers

Former U.S. President Donald Trump
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood
MicroStrategy Chairman Michael Saylor
Political commentator Russell Brand
Cybersecurity expert Edward Snowden
Miller Value Partners Chairman and CIO Bill Miller IV

Attendee Guide: Overview of the conference agenda and related activities for Bitcoin 2024 Nashville

Bitcoin2024 Nashville Agenda (Partial)

July 25th

Topic: WHALE ART GALLERY EARLY ACCESS EVENT

Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: B24 Art Gallery

Topic: Mastering Strategic Thinking: Leading Bitcoin Companies Effectively

Time: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Speaker: Sophie von Laer, Strategic Maverick

Topic: NATION STATE GAME THEORY: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

Time: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Speakers: Harry Sudock, GRllD Infrastructure; Jeff Lucas, Bitfarms; Troy Cross, Bitcoin Policy Institute

Topic: MINING STRATEGIES: EXPECTATIONS VS. REALITY

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Location: Mining Stage

Speaker: Amanda Fabiano, Fabiano Consulting

Topic: Building Bitcoin Native Financial Products

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Speakers: Mike Belshe, BitGo; Nick Neuman, Casa; Dhruv Bansal, Unchained; Allen Farrington, Axiom

Topic: Pitch Day Battle: Bitcoin Alpha Faction

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Topic: BITCOIN MINING ECONOMICS: HOW LARGE OPERATORS MAKE DECISIONS

Time: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Speakers: Brian Wright, Galaxy; Russell Cann, Core Scientific; Amanda Fabiano, Fabiano Consulting; Glenn Harrison, IREN

Location: Mining Stage

Topic: CONQUERING THE SALES FRONTIER

Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Speakers: Trey Sellers, Unchained; Josh Friedeman, Sliced, Inc.; Chad Blackburn, Cherry Bekaert; Erik LaPaglia, NextTech Ventures

Topic: Pitch Day Bonus: Lightning Relay

Time: 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Topic: THE FUTURE OF RETAIL BANKING: MADE POSSIBLE WITH BITCOIN & LIGHTNING

Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Speakers: Christian Catalini, Lightspark; Neeraj Sane, Xapo Bank

Topic: INSURANCE: PROTECTING YOUR MINING RIGS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Rachel Nixon, IMA; Thomas Shewchuck, Evertas; Rachel Silverstein, Firm 21m

Topic: PITCH DAY BATTLE: LAYER2 + SCALING FACTION

Time: 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Topic: BITCOIN'S ROLE IN TRADITIONAL BANKS

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Speakers: Caitlin Long, Custodia Bank; Sagun Garg, Bank Julius Baer; Miles Paschini, FV Bank

Topic: A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES OF DEALS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Speakers: Kevin Dede, H.C. Wainwright; Steve Weiner, Cohen & Company Capital Markets

Topic: THE IMPACT OF MINING POLICY & REGULATION

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Speakers: Rachel Silverstein, Firm 21m; Ian Northon, OCEAN; Margot Paez, Bitcoin Policy Institute; Alex Travis, Riot Platforms, Inc.

Topic: CITIZENSHIP: A NEW ASSET CLASS FOR THE BITCOINIZED WORLD

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Location: The Deep Backstage

Speaker: Alex Recouso, CitizenX

Topic: PITCH DAY BATTLE: MINING + ENERGY FACTION

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Topic: INSIDE THE BITCOIN ETFS

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Speakers: Anthony Bassili, Coinbase; Nitin Gaur, State Street Digital; Patrick Mcevoy, Canaccord Genuity

Topic: BITCOIN BALANCE SHEET: TREASURY MANAGEMENT FOR MINERS

Time: 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Speakers: Gary Vecchiarelli, CleanSpark, Inc.; Jeff Lucas, Bitfarms; Daniel Goodman, Core Scientific; Shawn Owen, SALT Lending; Bryce McNallie, Power Mining Analysis

Topic: FROM STRATEGY TO INNOVATION: BLACKROCK’S BITCOIN JOURNEY

Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Speakers: Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock; James Seyffart, Bloomberg

Topic: PITCH DAY BONUS: GLOBAL CRYPTO BANKING AND TAX STRATEGIES FOR US PERSONS

Time: 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Topic: MAKE BITCOIN IN AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Speakers: Ben Askren, MMA Fighter; Luke Rudkowski, We Are Change; Jimmy Song, Programming Blockchain; Bruce Fenton, Chainstone Labs/Watchdog Capital

Topic: PITCH DAY BATTLE: OPEN SOURCE FACTION

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Topic: WITNESS HISTORY LIVE: ZK PROOF ON BITCOIN MAINNET

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: The Deep Backstage

Speakers: Edan Yago, BitcoinOS; Gadi Guy, BitcoinOS

Topic: MANAGING AND SCALING MINING OPERATIONS FOR MAXIMUM GROWTH

Time: 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Speakers: Matt Lohstroh, Giga Energy; CJ Burnett, Compass Mining; Stepan Nilov, BlocksBridge

Topic: NATION STATE GAME THEORY: INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Time: 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Speakers: Matthew Pines, SentinelOne; Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms, Inc.; David Zell, Bitcoin Policy Institute

Topic: PITCH DAY BONUS: OPEN CHAIN DUEL

Time: 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Topic: ENSURING SUCCESS WITH DIVERSE MINING STRATEGIES

Time: 2:50 PM - 3:30 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Aydin Kilic, HIVE Digital Technologies; Tom Masiero, Kungsleden Inc.; Mitchell Askew, Blockware; Colin Harper, Blockspace MediaModerator; Rob Warren

Topic: BITCOIN ON THE BALANCE SHEET

Time: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Eric Semler, Semler Scientific; Dylan LeClair, Bitcoin Magazine; Simon Gerovich, Metaplanet Inc.; Andrew Kang, MicroStrategy; David Bailey, BTC Inc.

Topic: WHAT THE HECK ARE ORDINALS?

Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Location: The Deep Backstage

Guests: Erin Redwing, Inscribing Atlantis; Namcios, UTXOManagement

Topic: PITCH DAY FINAL: AWARD CEREMONY

Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Topic: THE FINANCIALIZATION OF HASH RATE

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Ben Harper, Luxor Technology and Hashrate Index; Mike Cohen, Pow.re; William Foxley, Blockspace Media

July 26th

Topic: FOUNDERS ON A LIGHTNING STANDARD

Time: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Desiree Dickerson, THNDR; Roy Sheinfeld, Breez; Evan Kaloudis, Zeus; Frank Corva, Bitcoin Magazine

Topic: OPENING REMARKS

Time: 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guest: Christian Keroles, Human Rights Foundation

Topic: OPENING REMARKS

Time: 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guest: Stuart McWhorter, State of Tennessee

Topic: TAPROOT ASSETS: STABLECOINS AT LIGHTNING SPEED

Time: 9:05 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guest: Hannah Rosenberg, Lightning Labs

Topic: FREEDOM TECH: BITCOIN’S POLICY OUTLOOK IN 2025 AND BEYOND

Time: 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Senator Bill Hagerty, United States Senate; Rod Roudi, Bitcoin Park

Topic: ETF FLOWS: A PASSING FAD?

Time: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Matt Hougan, Bitwise Asset Management; Jan van Eck, VanEck; Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock; James Seyffart, Bloomberg

Topic: OPEN SOURCE MARKETING IN BITCOIN

Time: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Haley Berkoe, Spiral; Mike Germano, Bitcoin Magazine; Mayur Gupta, Kraken; Renata Rodrigues, Fedi

Topic: UNLOCKING EXPRESSIVITY WITH OP_CAT

Time: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Andrew Poelstra, Blockstream; Brandon Black, Swan; Rijndael, Taproot Wizards

Topic: LEDGER ANNOUNCEMENT

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Pascal Gauthier, Ledger; Ian Rogers, Ledger

Topic: THE FUTURE OF EXCHANGE REGULATION

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Ray Kamrath, Bakkt; Alex Leishman, River; Bobby Zagotta, Bitstamp; Joe Carlasare, Amundsen Davis LLC

Topic: BITCOIN MINING & THE GRID

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Austin Mitchell, Synota; Kerri Langlais, TeraWulf Inc.; Kent Draper, IREN; Mario Gutierrez, Giga Energy

Topic: BITVM: PUSHING INNOVATION WITHOUT A SOFT FORK

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Robin Linus, ZeroSync; Jeremy Rubin, Stealth; Liam Eagen, Alpen Labs; Weikeng Chen, L2 Iterative

Topic: THE FUTURE OF COMPUTE

Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Frank Holmes, HIVE Digital Technologies; Nazar Khan, TeraWulf Inc.; Adam Sullivan, Core Scientific; Nishant Sharma, BlocksBridge Consulting

Topic: BITCOIN DISRUPTS EVERYTHING

Time: 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guest: Dhruv Bansal, Unchained

Topic: HOW "GREEN" IS BITCOIN MINING?

Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Robert Davidoff, Bentaus Energy; Brian Consolvo, KPMG; Adam Haynes, Simple Mining; Margot Paez, Bitcoin Policy Institute

Topic: DEMYSTIFYING ACCOUNTING IN THE WORLD OF BITCOIN

Time: 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Markus Veith, Grant Thornton; Rob Loban, Gemini; Ed Reginelli, BitGo; Brian Carson, CleanSpark Inc; Aaron Jacob, TaxBit

Topic: THE ZK ROLLUP ENDGAME

Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Carter Feldman, QED Protocol; John Light, Alpen Labs; Esad Yusuf Atik, Citrea; Alex Bergeron

Topic: THE NEXT WAVE: AI + MINING

Time: 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Aydin Kilic, HIVE Digital Technologies; Andrii Garanin, Hiveon Energy; Sam Tabar, Bit Digital; Anthony Power, Compass Mining

Topic: BITCOIN ACCESS FOR ALL

Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood; Marshall Beard, Gemini; Dave Ripley, Kraken; Austin Arnold, Altcoin Daily

Topic: BITCOIN THROUGH THE EYES OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

Time: 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guest: Chris Kuiper, Fidelity Digital Assets

Topic: COVENANT PROPOSALS

Time: 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guest: Brandon Black, Swan

Topic: END OF THE 4-YEAR CYCLE?

Time: 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Alex Thorn, Galaxy Digital; Dylan LeClair, Bitcoin Magazine; James Check, Checkonchain; Michael Terpin, Transform Ventures

Topic: BITCOIN GLOBAL UTILITY: COMMERCE & FREEDOM

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guest: Alex Gladstein, Human Rights Foundation

Topic: INVESTING IN BITCOIN SEASON 2

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Greg Carson, Humla Ventures; Asher Corson, Unbroken Chain Fund; Matthew Sigel, VanEck; Namcios, UTXO Management

Topic: OLD SCHOOL & NEW SCHOOL INVESTING

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: The Deep Backstage

Guests: Gary Cardone, Cardone Digital Ventures; Aaron Arnold, Altcoin DailyModerator; Austin Arnold, Altcoin Daily

Topic: BITCOIN FINANCIAL PLANNING

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Pierre Rochard, Riot Platforms; Morgen Rochard, Origin Wealth Advisers LLC

Topic: FROM MANUFACTURE TO MINING: THE BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC COLLABORATION

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Wright Wang, MicroBT; Niek Beudeker, Peak Mining / Northern Data Group; Ghazaleh Barman, Riot Platforms; Taras Kulyk, SunnySide Digital, Inc.

Topic: MSTR: CORPORATE ADOPTION OF BITCOIN

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guest: Shirish Jajodia, MicroStrategy

Topic: BITCOIN: THE GREAT ASYMMETRIC OPPORTUNITY

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Anthony Scaramucci, SkyBridge Capital; Gary Cardone, Cardone Digital Ventures; Aaron Arnold, Altcoin Daily

Topic: RUSSELL BRAND FIRESIDE

Time: RUSSELL BRAND FIRESIDE

Location: The Deep Backstage

Guests: Russell Brand, Stay Free with Russell Brand on Rumble; Peter McCormack, What Bitcoin Did

Topic: DIGITAL PRIVACY & PUBLIC POLICY: THE HISTORY & THE FUTURE

Time: 1:05 PM - 1:30 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guest: Phil Zimmermann, Phil Zimmermann & Associates LLC

Topic: THE MISSING LINK TO ADVANCING BITCOIN’S ADOPTION

Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guest: Ric Edelman, Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals

Topic: RISK/REWARD: PUBLIC MINING COMPANIES

Time: 1:30 PM - 1:55 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Jason Les, Riot; Zachary Bradford, CleanSpark; Fred Thiel, Marathon Digital Holdings; MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC (Moderator)

Topic: MAKING BITCOIN MORE PRIVATE WITH CISA

Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Fabian Jahr, Brink; Craig Raw, Sparrow Wallet; Jameson Lopp, Casa

Topic: INSCRIPTIONS ARE CYPHERPUNK

Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Erin Redwing, Inscribing Atlantis; Erik Cason, Cryptosovereignty; Casey Rodarmor, Ordinals & Runes; Dan Held, Asymmetric

Topic: OPEN-SOURCE MINING

Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Kulpreet Singh, Independent; Matt Corallo, Block / Spiral; Skot 9000, Bitaxe; Murch, Chaincode Labs

Topic: SAYLOR KEYNOTE

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guest: Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy

Topic: BITCOIN'S LEGAL BATTLE FOR PRIVACY: FREE SAMOURAI

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Diverter NoKYC, Street Mining, LLC; Tor Ekeland, Tor Ekeland Law, PLLC; Zack Shapiro, Rains LLP; Econoalchemist, The 256 Foundation

Topic: BITCOIN MINING ENTERS THE POLITICAL ARENA

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Justin Nolan, Arkon Energy; Jayson Browder, Marathon Digital Holdings; Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms, Inc.; David Bailey, BTC Inc. (Moderator)

Topic: ONBOARDING THE NEXT WAVE OF BITCOIN USERS

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Raph Japh, Ordinals Protocol; Brian Laughlan, OrdinalsBot; Alec Taggart, Oyl; Jan Smejkal, Xverse (Moderator)

Topic: MACRO OUTLOOK

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: The Deep Backstage

Guests: Dylan LeClair, Bitcoin Magazine; James Lavish, Bitcoin Opportunity Fund; Luke Gromen, FFTT LLC; Preston Pysh, The Investors Podcast Network

Topic: BITCOINER PSYCHOLOGY AS TOLD BY ON-CHAIN DATA

Time: 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guest: James Check, Checkonchain

Topic: THE BITCOIN META-PROBLEM

Time: 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guest: John Light, Alpen Labs

Topic: BITCOIN & MACRO INVESTMENT TRENDS

Time: 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Cathie Wood, ARK Invest; Alyse Killeen, Stillmark

Topic: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR BITCOIN MINING IN THE U.S.

Time: 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guest: Leo Wang, Canaan Inc.

Topic: BITCOIN PRIVACY TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

Time: 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Dan Gould, payjoin.org; Seth For Privacy, Foundation; Shinobi Trollz, Bitcoin Magazine; Aaron van Wirdum, Bitcoin Magazine (Moderator)

Topic: POWER PLAY: INCREASING REVENUE WITH PRICE RESPONSE & ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Time: 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guest: Andrii Garanin, Hiveon Energy

Topic: FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY & BITCOIN

Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senate; Tulsi Gabbard, LTC, US Army Reserve

Topic: BITCOIN IS FOR FREEDOM FIGHTERS

Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Lyudmyla Kozlovska, Open Dialogue Foundation; Jorge Jraissati, Economic Inclusion Group; Anna Chekhovich, Human Rights Foundation; Roger Huang, Bitcoin Magazine

Topic: THE TRADEOFFS OF PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE MINING COMPANIES

Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Drew Armstrong, Cathedra; Justin Ballard, Adakon Energy and Firm 21m; Kent Draper, IREN; William Foxley, Blockspace Media (Moderator)

Topic: MORE EXPRESSIVE SMART CONTRACTS WITH BITCOIN

Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Tristan Dickinson, exSat; Willem Schroe, Botanix Labs; Charlie Hu, Bitlayer Labs; Gwart, Blockspace Media

Topic: THE FUTURE OF BITCOIN BANKING & REGULATION

Time: 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Caitlin Long, Custodia Bank; Chris Hunter, Satoshi; Hailey Lennon, Brown Rudnick; Colin Crossman, Wyoming Secretary of State; Eryka Gemma, Timelock Ventures

Topic: SNOWDEN KEYNOTE

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guest: Edward Snowden

Topic: FROM ENERGY TO BITCOIN: A SNEAK PEEK INTO THE FUTURE

Time: 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guest: Haris Basit, Bitdeer Technologies Group

Topic: Building a Bitcoin DeFi Ecosystem

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Hakan Sezikli, BEVM; Sasha Mitchell, BeL2; Kaitai Chang, Yala; Alexei Zamyatin, BOB; Janusz G, LX Research Labs

Topic: SILENT PAYMENTS (BIP352)

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: tuxsudo, Cake Labs LLC; Rafael Saes dos Santos, Cake Wallet

Topic: THE BITCOIN POWER GENERATION PRODUCTION CREDIT

Time: 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guest: Jamie McAvity, Cormint

Topic: HOW STAKING BITCOIN UNLOCKS OTHER USE CASES: RISKS & POSSIBILITIES

Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Rich Rines, Core DAO; Brian Mahoney, Thesis.co | Acre.fi | Mezo.org; David Tse, Babylon; Janusz G, LX Research Labs

Topic: RFK FIRESIDE CHAT

Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guest: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Kennedy Campaign

Topic: EVOLUTION OF MINING FOR BITCOIN AS A MAINSTREAM ASSET

Time: 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guest: Rajiv Khemani, Auradine

Topic: NOSTR: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE IMPACT

Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Rockstar Dev, BTCPayServer; Will Casarin, Nostr, Damus Inc.; Ben Arc, LNbits, Nostr, Makerbits

Topic: BITCOIN IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Chris Pavlovski, Rumble Inc; Russell Brand, Stay Free with Russell Brand on Rumble

Topic: WHY SPEND YOUR BITCOIN?

Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Michel Gustavsson, Bitrefill; Paul Keating, Primal / Daylight Computer / Bitcoin Jungle; Nico Moran, Simply Bitcoin; Efrat Fenigson, You're The Voice

Topic: Q&A WITH RFK

Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: The Deep Backstage

Guests: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Kennedy Campaign; Natalie Brunell, Coin Stories and Hard Money

Topic: INSTITUTIONAL BITCOIN TAX CONSIDERATIONS

Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Rob Massey, Deloitte; Tim Savage, Weaver; Gavin George, Tax Network; Jeff Rundlet, CFA, Cryptio

Topic: THE CRYPTO TROJAN HORSE

Time: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Casey Rodarmor, Ordinals & Runes; Pete Rizzo, Bitcoin Magazine

Topic: BILLIONAIRE CAPITAL ALLOCATORS: HEDGE FUNDS, REAL ESTATE, & VENTURE

Time: 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: William J. Pulte, Pulte Capital; Bill Miller IV, Miller Value Partners; Eric Weiss, Bitcoin Investment Group

July 27

Topic: BITCOIN VETERANS

Time: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Mike Hobart, Bitcoin Veterans; Shane Hazel, Swan; Gabe Lord, Bitcoin Veterans; Jordan Gambrell, Bitcoin Veterans; Alex Stanczyk, Bitcoin Veterans

Topic: OPENING REMARKS

Time: 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guest: Christian Keroles, Human Rights Foundation

Topic: BITCOIN AS A WINNING POLITICAL STRATEGY

Time: 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Bernie Moreno, Bernie Moreno For Senate; David McIntosh, Club for Growth

Topic: UTXO MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Time: 9:05 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guest: Hodl Dee, Coinkite

Topic: MIND, BODY, BITCOIN

Time: 9:20 AM - 9:50 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Shawn Baker, Revero.com; Paul Saladino; Robert Breedlove, “What is Money” Show; Seed Oil Disrespecter, Seedy

Topic: DISCREET LOG CONTRACTS: ORACLES, LOANS, STABLECOINS & MORE

Time: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Aki Balogh, DLC.Link; Shehzan Maredia, Lava.xyz; Daniel Hinton, sFOX; Gwart, Blockspace Media

Topic: BUILDING BITCOIN COUNTRY

Time: 9:50 AM - 10:15 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Max & Stacy, Building Bitcoin Country El Salvador; Natalie Brunell, Coin Stories and Hard Money

Topic: THE PATH FORWARD FOR LIGHTNING

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Jesse Shrader, Amboss Technologies; Roy Sheinfeld, Breez; Aditya Sharma, OpenSats; niftynei (Lisa), Base58

Topic: PAY ME IN BITCOIN

Time: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Cris Cyborg, CrisCyborg.Com; Kenny Florian, KenFlo Corp; Russell Okung, Bitcoin; McShane, The Bitcoin Conference

Topic: BITCOIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Time: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guest: Bradley Rettler, University of Wyoming

Topic: BUILDING ON BDK

Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Alekos Filini, TwentyTwo Devices; Ben Carman, Mutiny Wallet; Steve Myers, Bitcoin Dev Kit

Topic: THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF BITCOIN ETFS

Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Chris Sullivan, Hyperion Decimus; Frederick Krueger, Investor; Wolf von Laer, Students For Liberty

Topic: LAYER 2 MEMPOOLS

Time: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guest: wiz, mempool.space

Topic: EMPOWERING AFRICA: BITCOIN MINING'S ROLE IN BRIDGING ENERGY POVERTY

Time: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: Mining Stage

Guest: Janet Maingi, Gridless

Topic: THE STATE OF BITCOIN CORE DEVELOPMENT

Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Murch, Chaincode Labs; Ishaana Misra, Generation Bitcoin; Ava Chow, Blockstream; Aaron van Wirdum, Bitcoin Magazine

Topic: BITCOIN COLLATERALIZED CREDIT

Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Matt Dines, Build Asset Management; Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Ledn Inc.; Nitin Agarwal, FV Bank; Trey Sellers, Unchained

Topic: MINING CENTRALIZATION PRESSURES

Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Fred Thiel, Marathon Digital Holdings; Matt Corallo, Block / Spiral; Rachel Rybarczyk, Hut 8; Steve Lee, Block

Topic: BITCOIN FIXES THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: OpenMike, Tunestr; Sam Means, Wavlake and Lightning Store; Oscar Merry, Fountain; James Costello, Phantom Power Music

Topic: RISK-ON VS. RISK-OFF

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: James Lavish, Bitcoin Opportunity Fund; Frederick Krueger, Investor; Peruvian Bull, Lima Research LLC; Brandon Keys, Green Candle

Topic: MULTI-VENDOR MULTISIG

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Seed Signer, The SeedSigner Project; Hodl Dee, CoinkiteModerator; QnA, Foundation

Topic: MPC GANG VS. SCRIPT BOYS

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Rob Hamilton, AnchorWatch, Inc.; Nick Farrow, Frostsnap; Rijndael, Taproot Wizards

Topic: THE TRANSITION FROM TRADFI TO DEFI

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Christian Lawrence, Rabobank; Hunter Albright, SALT Lending; Brian Mahoney, Thesis.co | Acre.fi | Mezo.org; Sam Abbassi, Hoseki

Topic: DECENTRALIZING HASHRATE FOR A MORE ROBUST NETWORK

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: John Stefanopoulos, FutureBit; Skot 9000, Bitaxe; Bob Burnett, Barefoot Mining; Susie Violet Ward, Bitcoin Policy UK

Topic: NEW WAVE OF ADOPTING BITCOIN - RUNES PROTOCOL

Time: 12:20 PM - 12:30 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Matt Hill, Start9; Ben Carman, Mutiny Wallet; Evan Kaloudis, Zeus

Topic: PAYOUT STRUCTURES AS A CENTRALIZATION VECTOR

Time: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Pavel Moravec, Braiins; Rachel Rybarczyk, Hut 8; Kevin Zhang, Foundry; Marty Bent, TFTC, Ten31

Topic: BITCOIN ENTERS MATURITY: INSTITUTIONAL ADOPTION

Time: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Chad Thevenot, The University of Austin (UATX); Thierry Adant, Battery Finance; Joe Carlasare, Amundsen Davis LLC; Brian Estes, Off the Chain Capital

Topic: REAL TALK: WHAT DO MINERS THINK ABOUT ORDINALS?

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Romain Nouzareth, SATO Technologies; Brandon Bailey, Second Gate; Mike Hamilton, Griid; Charlie Spears, Blockspace Media

Topic: GLOBAL REGULATORY LANDSCAPE

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Aqsa Zubair, Bermuda Monetary Authority; Grant McCarty, Bitcoin Policy Institute; Mitchell Dong, Pythagoras Investments; Andrew Bailey, Yale-NUS College/Bitcoin Policy Institute

Topic: PREPARING BITCOIN FOR YOUR HEIRS

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Location: The Deep Backstage

Guests: Matt McClintock, The Bespoke Group; Smeet Bhatt, Theya; Zac Townsend, Meanwhile; Peter Dunworth, The Bitcoin Adviser

Topic: DONALD TRUMP KEYNOTE

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guest: DONALD TRUMP

Topic: MOBILIZING BITCOIN VOTERS

Time: 2:35 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Vivek Ramaswamy, Office of Vivek Ramaswamy; Senator Marsha Blackburn, United States Senate

Topic: THE GROWTH OF BITCOIN-NATIVE VENTURE CAPITAL

Time: 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Christopher Calicott, Trammell Venture Partners; Nico Lechuga, ego death capital; Allen Farrington, Axiom; Tyler Evans, BTC Inc. Moderator; Vikash Singh, Stillmark

Topic: BITCOIN CONTENT CREATION

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Aubrey Strobel, Filmmaker, Podcaster, Communications Advisor at Trust Machines, Lolli, and Pubkey; Julian Figueroa, Kinetic Finance; Peter McCormack, What Bitcoin Did; Isabella Santos, Bitcoin Backstage

Topic: IMMERSION MINING: LONGEVITY AND EFFICIENCY

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Taylor Monnig, CleanSpark; Mario Conti, Midas Immersion Cooling; Vincent Hong, FBOX; William Foxley, Blockspace Media

Topic: A PROGRESSIVE VISION FOR BITCOIN

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: Ro Khanna, US Congressman; Jason Maier, A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin

Topic: NOSTR: THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH PROTOCOL

Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: American HODL; Will Casarin, Nostr, Damus Inc.; Matt Odell, OpenSats, Ten31; McShane, The Bitcoin Conference

Topic: THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Open Source Stage

Guests: Aaron Daniel, Open Source Justice Foundation; Mike Schmidt, Brink; Christian Keroles, Human Rights Foundation; Hong Kim, Bitwise Asset Management

Topic: STABLECOINS: ENEMY OF THE GOOD?

Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Enterprise Stage

Guests: Nick Philpott, Zodia Markets; Dread, Flash; Wolf von Laer, Students For Liberty

Topic: SECURING THE FUTURE: THE EVOLUTION OF BITCOIN MINING HARDWARE

Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Haris Basit, Bitdeer Technologies Group; Leo Wang, Canaan Inc.; Irene Gao, Bitmain; Taras Kulyk, SunnySide Digital, Inc.

Topic: THE BEST PATH FOR SCALING BITCOIN

Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Nakamoto Stage

Guests: David Seroy, Alpen Labs; Obi Nwosu, Fedi; Paul Sztorc, LayerTwo Labs; Namcios, UTXO Management

Topic: BITCOIN MINING IN 2050

Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Mining Stage

Guests: Margot Paez, Bitcoin Policy Institute; Mason Jappa, Blockware; Artem Bespaloff, Asic Jungle; Susie Violet Ward, Bitcoin Policy UK

Topic: STATE OF BITCOIN EDUCATION

Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Genesis Stage

Guests: Adam Nili, My First Bitcoin | Mi Primer Bitcoin; D++, Entropy; Zachary Shelton, Bitcoin STEM; Andrew Bailey, Yale-NUS College/Bitcoin Policy Institute