Chris is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in leading and delivering high-impact projects across a diverse range of mission critical sectors, including aerospace, defense, transportation, heavy civil and infrastructure, chemical, power, advanced manufacturing, and information technology. With a track record of successfully executing over $20 billion in projects globally, Chris has demonstrated expertise in managing complex, industrial-scale initiatives. More recently, Chris played a pivotal role in delivering two 800MW combined cycle power plants and 620MW of data center capacity. Currently, he is overseeing the active development of 600MW of additional data center capacity.

Chris Kuiper, CFA is Director of Research for Fidelity Digital Assets, which provides enterprise-grade digital asset solutions for institutional investors. Chris contributes to and oversees the research creation process, working closely with sales and marketing to provide leading education and resources to clients.

Prior to joining Fidelity Digital Assets, Chris served as Vice President of equity research at CFRA Research, one of the largest independent global investment research providers. Chris also previously served as a research analyst at various asset management firms, as well as a research fellow at the Mercatus Center, a university-based public policy research center where he focused on technology and finance related public policy issues.

Chris holds an Master of Arts in Economics from George Mason University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Dordt University. Chris Kuiper is a CFA® charterholder.

Chris Hunter is a 47 year-old native New Yorker. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University (B.S. summa cum laude), and subsequently completed graduate studies at both Columbia and London Business Schools.

The first 15 years of his career were spent in the cleantech industry, where Chris founded and led two solar energy companies — both of which were successfully sold to European private equity firms.

Subsequently, he became a very active Angel investor — largely across the energy, hospitality and fintech sectors. Chris also continued to create new global businesses. His primary focus is now accelerating worldwide consumer adoption for one of the most important technologies ever invented: Bitcoin.

During the past five years, he has created three (3) high-profile Bitcoin companies: Galoy, Blink and Satoshi. Galoy in particular is backed by some of of the top U.S. venture capitalists, including David Sack’s Craft Ventures.

Chris' work at Galoy and Blink had a strong hand in El Salvador becoming the first and only country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. The story of this work in El Salvador was chronicled in a long-form CBS 60 Minutes feature segment that aired in 2022.

In addition to creating four leading Bitcoin firms, Chris has also been one of the most prolific Angel investors in the industry. He has written large “first checks” directly supporting more than 40 companies building on Bitcoin.

Chris Pavlovski is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Rumble. Rumble is a public company on the NASDAQ with a market capitalization of nearly $2 billion dollars. The company’s flagship property is its video sharing platform, Rumble.com, that is dedicated to upholding everyone’s right to free expression. Rumble has also built its own cloud and advertising marketplace. Both products are used by Trump Media & Technology Group, which is controlled by the 45th U.S. President, Donald J. Trump.
Additionally, Pavlovski was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010. In 2011, he founded Cosmic Development, a global IT business employing 100+ employees with offices in Macedonia. The business was ranked as the 2nd best employer in Macedonia and has been the recipient of numerous awards. Chris also sits on the board of Macedonia2025 and is passionate about giving back to his roots.
After launching Rumble in October 2013, Chris has led a seismic movement in the fight against digital censorship. In May 2024, he testified in front of a committee of the U.S. Congress about Rumble’s efforts to oppose the Brazilian government’s censorship demands. To date, Rumble has challenged government overreach and corporate media censorship around the world, including in France, Brazil, New Zealand, Russia, and China. Rumble is the top of the spear in the fight for everyone’s human right to free expression.
Chris was recently named one of the Fi\y Biggest Freedom Fighters in the World Today by UK journalist Dan Wootton. On this list, Chris was in 8th position with some great company, just behind Donald Trump, Joe Rogan, and Elon Musk.

Christian Ribeiro is the CEO of GOWD, a fintech group specializing in crypto-friendly financial solutions, stablecoin payments, and Bitcoin adoption in emerging markets. As the founder of SulPayments and Latam Gateway, he has pioneered cross-border payment solutions for the gaming industry and digital businesses in Latin America.

With a deep belief in Bitcoin as a financial revolution, Christian has led initiatives integrating Bitcoin rewards, stablecoin settlements, and alternative banking solutions to bridge the gap between traditional finance and crypto. His mission with GOWD is to expand Bitcoin adoption through real-world utility and financial inclusion, making digital assets more accessible across LATAM and beyond.

Christian has dedicated his career to the Fintech and financial services sectors, developing a unique expertise in M&A, venture capital, capital markets, SPAC, and private placement transactions. His passion for sound money and its transformative impact on the financial ecosystem drives his work.

Currently, Christian is Managing Director, Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets at Cohen & Company Capital Markets. Previously, he served as Vice President at Broadhaven Capital Partners, providing M&A and private placement advisory services to blockchain and Fintech companies. Before that, he was an Associate at Guggenheim Securities, covering Fintech, Banks, Insurance, and Specialty Finance, with a keen interest in blockchain innovations.

Christian holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Christian Papathanasiou is the Chief Architect behind qBTC, the world’s first quantum‑safe implementation of Bitcoin. With more than two decades of hands‑on cybersecurity experience, he began his career as a penetration tester for global financial institutions such as Citibank, Misys, and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Christian’s research has been featured by outlets including Forbes, Reuters, and Dark Reading, and he has spoken at premier security conferences such as Black Hat and DEF CON. As a contributing author to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) guidelines for secure mobile development, he was a pioneer in Android security during its formative years.

A founding member of the UK Digital Currency Association and an early participant in the Bitcoin community, Christian wrote his first line of code at age 12 and has since served as Chief Security Officer for three leading technology companies.

Today, he brings together deep expertise in offensive security, cryptography, and distributed systems to deliver qBTC — a next‑generation, post‑quantum secure form of Bitcoin designed to withstand the era of quantum computing.

Christian establishes and coordinates global partnerships
with crypto and Fintech customers, and executes impactful
initiatives in collaboration with Mastercard’s relationship
management and product teams to deploy innovative digital
payment propositions.

Previously heading up Mastercard’s Central European Product
team between 2015 and 2019, Christian was responsible for the
introduction of debit Mastercard in Germany and Switzerland. Subsequently Christian led the Mastercard Vienna office as General Manager for the Austrian Market.

Christian joined Mastercard in 2012 after having held positions in the telecommunication, internet service provider and banking sector.

Christopher Crowell is Senior Director of Business Development and Sales at Canaan Inc., the leading NASDAQ-listed Bitcoin ASIC miner manufacturer. He leads North American sales, driving the adoption of the Avalon A13, A14, A15, and beyond, while supporting Canaan’s expansion into large-scale mining operations.

With a Juris Doctor, Finance degree, and studies at the Wharton School, he brings legal, financial, and international insight to his work—along with nearly two decades of Mandarin language proficiency, entrepreneurship, and cross-border experience. His introduction to Bitcoin came through early recommendation by international clients to Satoshi Nakamoto’s 2008 white paper. His current mission is building a more sustainable, resilient Bitcoin mining ecosystem.

Christopher is also a third-generation Floridian, dedicated father, and rare coin collector.

Charles (Chuck) L’Ecuyer, a third-generation electrician with over 20 years of experience in project operations, founded CES Corporation in 2011. From humble beginnings, Chuck grew the company into a thriving enterprise by assembling a team of skilled professionals across its Engineering, Manufacturing, and Construction divisions. This multidisciplinary structure enables CES to deliver comprehensive and industry-leading EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Management) services.

In 2019, CES Corporation introduced the Intelliflex product line to address the evolving demands of modern data centers. Initially tailored for blockchain computing, Intelliflex has since expanded to support Uptime-certified AI data centers. As a fully integrated, turnkey modular solution, Intelliflex enables rapid-growth operations to streamline infrastructure deployment and maximize their return on investment.

Cody Carbone is the CEO of The Digital Chamber, the world’s largest and most trusted trade association representing the digital asset and blockchain industry. Under Cody’s leadership, The Digital Chamber serves as the go-to resource for policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders seeking clarity and collaboration in the rapidly evolving world of digital assets.

With over 200 members spanning the entire digital economy—from bitcoin miners and crypto exchanges to financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies—The Chamber plays a central role in shaping the future of Web3 policy. As the premier voice in Washington, The Chamber leads federal education and advocacy efforts, crafting legislation, informing regulatory frameworks, and building bipartisan coalitions to ensure the United States remains a global hub for digital innovation.

Cody personally oversees the Chamber’s engagement with Congress and the Trump administration, offering insight and policy solutions that reflect the diverse and rapidly growing digital asset ecosystem. His efforts have helped influence the most consequential digital asset legislation in the U.S..

Prior to joining The Digital Chamber, Cody spent six years at Ernst & Young’s (EY) Office of Public Policy, where he led federal advocacy on financial services and emerging technologies. He also brings significant legislative experience, having served as policy staff in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

Cody holds a Juris Doctor (JD) and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Syracuse University and is admitted to the New York State Bar. He resides in Washington, D.C., where he continues to champion smart, innovation-forward policies for the digital future.

Colin is a Bitcoin writer and researcher who works at Luxor Technology, where he produces all-encompassing research on the Bitcoin mining industry. He's also a Senior Contributor to Forbes and a regular contributor to Bitcoin Magazine's Print edition. Before joining Luxor, Colin spent stints as a journalist at Bitcoin Magazine and CoinDesk.

Colin is the Director of the Business Division for the Wyoming Secretary of State, where he is on the front lines of regulation in the Bitcoin space for the state. As an engineer and licensed attorney, he brings both legal and technical skills to the table. He cofounded Distributed Hash, a privacy focused mining hosting company, and previously worked defending the First Amendment at FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression).

Conor is a product manager at Spiral, helping developers build on bitcoin faster. Conor is an educator, speaker, community builder, bitcoin product advocate, and the host of the “Bitcoin Developers” YouTube channel.

Constantine is the lead partner at Reed Smith. He focuses his practice on complex transactions on behalf of investment funds, financial institutions, public and private corporations, sponsors, family offices, high-net-worths and other investing entities. Constantine advises on capital markets transactions, private equity deals, public and private mergers and acquisitions, venture/tech and emerging company investments, and financing transactions, across a wide range of industries and sectors.

Constantine also serves as the chair for On Chain: Reed Smith's Crypto & Digital Assets Group. In this role, he advises clients on crypto investments and the unique challenges and opportunities within the digital assets space. His deep understanding of the crypto market and its regulatory landscape allows him to provide comprehensive support to clients navigating this rapidly evolving sector.

Craig is the Director of Programming for the Bitcoin Conference and is the organizer of the Asheville Bitcoiners meetup group. Using the skills gained from a former career in early childhood education and administration, he facilitates hands-on activities and lessons to teach complex topics about Bitcoin in an easy-to-understand way.

Brazilian born Cris Cyborg is recognized as the only Grand Slam Champion in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts(MMA) by having won championships in all 4 of the sorts premier leagues, which includes; Bellator MMA, UFC, Invicta FC, and Strikeforce promotions.

Begining her Bitcoin journey in 2019, the female combat sports pioneer became one of the first professional athlete to adopt Bitcoin and blockchain technologies by accepting it as a form of payment for merchadise on her website CrisCyborg.Com

Now an investor in Bitcoin mining technologies, Cris Cyborg has continued to use her large global platforms to promote Bitcoin awareness and adoption often promoting it alongside her professional fights.

A global humanitarian with outreach projects in Africa, and South America Cris Cyborg understands the importance of bringing Bitcoin to the world and is interested in networking with anyone who shares the same passion.

Aloha! I am on a mission to inspire and empower freedom lovers with tools and tech to rock their dreams and create a more peaceful, free, and fair world.

~Host of DJ Valerie B LOVE Show
~Host of the monthly Women in Bitcoin Meetup at the Denver Space
~Host of quarterly virtual summits (Bitcoin for Creators, Bitcoin for Podcasters, Bitcoin for Families)
~V4V Advocate and Educator
~11x LOVE Method - V4V Holistic Personal Development Program
~Bitcoin for PEACE - short story series
~Volunteer at the House of Life, El Salvador
~MC, DJ, Inspirational Speaker

Dan began his career as a Computer Scientist, earning degrees from UMBC and Johns Hopkins. He started at the Department of Defense, where he advanced to the role of Technical Director, leading the development of backend solutions for high-speed streaming data processing.

In 2017, Dan and Jake launched a mining operation in a detached garage in Westminster, MD. Faced with the challenge of driving over an hour to address issues, they co-founded OBM and developed the first version of Foreman to enable remote management of machines. Since then, Dan has embraced his entrepreneurial side, moving away from his developer role to focus on building and scaling one of Baltimore's leading startup SaaS companies.

Dan has been a bitcoiner for over a decade and has worked on open-source software with the Linux Foundation, where he was the board representative as Chair of the Marketing Committee for the Hyperledger Project. Dan has held executive positions at Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT), Digital Asset, and as co-founder and CEO of Hyperledger. Previously, Dan was co-founder and CEO of a Sequoia-backed cloud startup in Beijing.

Dan Tapiero is the Founder, CEO, and CIO of 1RoundTable Partners (1RT) and 10T Holdings (10T), managing over $1.5 billion in digital asset investments. He serves on boards including Ledger, Ledn, Zenrock Labs, and Quicknode. With over 25 years of experience in investing and entrepreneurship, Tapiero previously founded DTAP Capital, Gold Bullion International, and Agricultural Company of America (AGCoA). Earlier in his career, he was a macro-focused investor at firms including Duquesne Capital Management, SAC Capital Advisors, Tiger Management and Steinhardt Management Co. A Brown University alumnus, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Lawrenceville School, where he leads the Investment Committee for its endowment.

Dan Edwards is Chief Operations Officer for Steak 'n Shake, a classic American brand born in 1934 on Route 66. Steak 'n Shake is the 4th oldest burger chain in American and the creator of the original Steakburger. In 2025, Steak 'n Shake became the first chain to serve beef tallow fries and accept bitcoin payments.

Daniel is a climatetech investor, author and leadership coach. After realizing that Bitcoin and energy narrative was slowing down bitcoin adoption, took 2 years out to help shift the narrative, using empirical data. His "thorough, brutal takedowns of mining FUD" have been attributed for giving "air cover to politicians seeking a way to be pro Bitcoin". He recently moved to Costa Rica because, in his words, there's more landfills near here to do Bitcoin mining on.

Daniel Kodsi is a visionary real estate developer and Bitcoin advocate, creating an innovative fund that empowers BTC holders to leverage their digital assets for investment in Class A real estate projects alongside top institutions like JPMorgan and Wells Fargo, all while retaining full ownership and avoiding capital gains tax.

Daniel Cameron, former Attorney General of Kentucky and current U.S. Senate candidate, is a proud Bitcoin holder and firm believer in financial freedom through innovation. He knows America must lead on Bitcoin and digital assets or risk surrendering that future to foreign competitors. For Daniel, this is about more than just tech—it’s about liberty, decentralization, and keeping America at the forefront of the future. He supports a smart, pro-freedom regulatory framework that ensures Bitcoin and digital innovation thrive on American soil for generations to come.

Host of What Bitcoin Did
Venture Partner @ Epoch

Darren Burgess has been involved with Liquid Cooling for Bitcoin mining since 2022. He joined bp Castrol’s Thermal Management business in September 2024 as Business Development Director for the Americas after two years with a leading immersion cooling equipment OEM. He first bought Bitcoin in 2016, just not enough of it. Darren holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida. He lives in Austin, Texas where he enjoys many outdoor activities like hiking and running.

Bitcoin twitter doom scroller. Occasionally I post about ZK Rollups and Bitcoin financial system.

Professor David Tse, Co-founder & CEO: A pioneering electrical engineering expert and celebrated Stanford University professor, Member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Renowned blockchain security expert. Recipient of many prestigious honors including IEEE Claude E. Shannon Award and IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal.

Dean is the CEO of Next Layer Capital. Next Layer Capital's mission is to become the first ever publicly traded permanent capital vehicle for acquisitions backed by the power of Bitcoin.

Dean is an experienced entrepreneur, investment banker and private capital advisor. He most recently advised SQN Investors, a technology-focused hedge fund, on private equity origination and public-to-private strategies.
Prior to that, Dean was a senior banker at Cohen & Company Capital Markets (CCM). At CCM, he led fintech and software coverage and advised SPAC sponsors on acquisition strategies.
Previously, Dean was the Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director of Pax Capital Partners, a boutique investment bank focused on sell-side M&A for middle-market software companies. Pax advised on numerous notable transactions, including the sales of Inspyrus to MineralTree / Great Hill Partners, OnPay Solutions to Medius / Marlin Equity, and Earth Class Mail to LegalZoom.
Before founding Pax, Dean worked in the Technology Investment Banking group at Wells Fargo Securities, where he advised public and private tech companies on over $15B in M&A, IPO, and capital markets transactions, including OneStream’s $1.1B majority sale to KKR and American Megatrends’ $300M investment from HGGC.
Earlier in his career, he served as CFO and COO of Canvs AI, a SaaS platform for emotion-based text analytics, now backed by Fulcrum Equity Partners. He began his investment banking career at Arbor Advisors, advising founders of middle-market technology companies on strategic exits and recapitalizations.
Dean holds a BA in Economics from Union College.

COO of Tokens.com, founder and CEO of Matador Technologies Inc.

Dhruv is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Arch Lending, a leading Bitcoin-backed loan provider known for its industry-leading security and compliance, exceptional customer service, and automated product experience. Arch specializes in over-collateralized loans to both individuals and institutions, ensuring that customer assets are stored in qualified custody, are not rehypothecated, and remain bankruptcy remote.

Arch raised $70M through a first-of-its-kind collateralized loan obligation (CLO) structure for a crypto company, a groundbreaking move in the industry, backed by Galaxy Digital.

Dhruv’s extensive experience in finance and financial technology includes key roles at Bridgewater Associates and Brex Inc.

Dom Bei is an active firefighter and founder of Proof of Workforce, a nonprofit providing no-cost Bitcoin education and education-based Bitcoin initiatives for wage-earners, unions, pension funds, municipalities and states. Proof of Workforce has onboarded the first unions in the U.S. to Bitcoin, helped found the first municipal Bitcoin office in the nation, and played a key role in the Wisconsin Retirement Systems entry to Bitcoin

I’m the cofounder of The Farm at Okefenokee, a 1,000-acre regenerative community located on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp. We’re building what I believe is the first true Bitcoin Citadel—a place where sovereignty isn’t just digital, it’s physical. Land ownership, food independence, off-grid energy, and a community rooted in shared values—this is what parallel systems look like in practice.

As a developer, builder, and Bitcoiner, I’m passionate about turning ideas into infrastructure. At The Farm, we’ve integrated Bitcoin at every level—from accepting BTC through BitPay to enabling owners to borrow against their stack via Abra, without ever selling. But this isn’t just about transactions—it’s about building a future-proof way of life.

With only 250 cabins planned at full build-out, we’re designing for scarcity, resiliency, and long-term vision. No fiat-based short-term rentals. No tourist churn. Just families, freedom, and food.

I’m here to connect with others who are building—or want to build—systems that last. We don’t have to wait for someone else to give us the future we want. We can create it now.

Dr. Robert Malone is an internationally recognized scientist and physician, best-selling author, ethicist, political commentator, and public figure. He spoke out early about the risks associated with the COVID-19 vaccine and against public health and medical mandates.
Dr. Malone is actively campaigning against the censorship and propaganda campaigns led by the government and the globalists, as these are the preeminent threats to individual rights and freedoms.
Dr. Malone writes on Substack at Malone.News, which is read by about half a million people daily. He has published a new book, PsyWar: EnForcing the New World Order. He has also been featured on many broadcasts, podcasts, and documentaries.

Drew is the President of Cathedra Bitcoin, a diversified bitcoin mining company that believes sound money and abundant energy are the keys to human flourishing. Prior to Cathedra, Drew was a founding member of Galaxy Digital's bitcoin mining business and investment banker before that. Drew is also a co-founder of Pubkey and co-hosts the New York's only bitcoin mining meetup.

Dylan is the Head of Market Research at Bitcoin Magazine PRO and the Lead Analyst at UTXO Management. He is the co-founder of 21st Paradigm, a consulting business with a mission to help individuals and businesses understand and utilize bitcoin. Dylan is passionate about using bitcoin as a tool for freedom and economic empowerment in the digital age.

Efrat Fenigson is an Israeli journalist, podcaster and public speaker, featured by The Wall Street Journal as one Israel’s 2022 top tech leaders. She’s a marketing expert and former Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of global companies with a strong technology background for the past 20 years, who turned into a journalist when the void left by the mainstream media became too big to bear. Efrat strives to uncover the hidden truth from Israel and report it to the world, while bringing the world’s hidden reality to uninformed Israelis. As a freedom activist, she’s been a dissident voice to the Israeli government, including its response to the Israel-Gaza war, Covid, and other human rights violations.

Efrat started her bitcoin journey recently, as her path to sovereignty unfolded with the outbreak of Covid. This was a natural progression in a world where freedom is being suppressed and monetary control grows. Efrat is ongoingly advocating for bitcoin education and orange-pilling
her audience.

Efrat writes on her Substack and for Bereshit - an uncensored Israeli newspaper, covering the growing global control regime, monetary changes & CBDC, politics, and propaganda. Efrat’s podcast, “You’re The Voice” reached more than 1 million views to date, and includes notable guests such as Mark Moss, Dr. Peter St Onge, Eva Vlaardingerbroek, Robert Breedlove, Max & Stacey, Larry Lepard, MEP Christine Anderson, Dr. Simon Goddek and more. Efrat also hosts Twitter Spaces, and her channels reach 150K+ followers with a monthly viewership of 4-5 million. Efrat holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Author of the Clementine Whitepaper (citrea.xyz/clementine_whitepaper.pdf). Led the development of Clementine, a collateral-efficient, trust-minimized, and scalable bridge bringing Bitcoin to programmable environments.

Eleanor Terrett is a journalist and co-host of the Crypto In America podcast. Over the past two years, she has become a leading voice and trusted source for news relating to crypto policy and regulation. Her coverage has been recognized by industry leaders like White House Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks and Strategy founder Michael Saylor. Before her move into independent media in March, she spent four of her nine years at FOX Business covering crypto policy alongside veteran financial journalist and author Charles Gasparino.

Eli was the first to suggest using ZK proofs to solve the scaling and privacy problems of Bitcoin. This occurred during his talk at the Bitcoin Conference in San Jose in 2013. Since then, he was a Founding Scientist of Zcash, which is based on academic work he co-authored, and then co-founded StarkWare in 2018.

Today, Eli is CEO of StarkWare, a company with over 200 employees and a valuation of $8B in its most recent funding round. StarkWare is the company developing Starknet -- the first L2 to settle onto both Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Elizabeth Stark is CEO and Founder of Lightning Labs, where she is building a programmable financial layer for the internet with fast, scalable bitcoin transactions.

Emma Rose is the COO of Evertas, the premier insurer of bitcoin mining and crypto assets. Prior to her tenure at Evertas, Emma Rose was the Chief of Staff of Pantera Capital, a leading crypto VC and hedge fund. Emma is also a NY-barred attorney and holds an LLM and Masters in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania law school and Sciences Po Paris.

Emmanuel Montero is the Founder and CEO of Omnes, a Switzerland based institutional Bitcoin mining platform, Omnes provides institutional-grade access to Bitcoin mining hashrate without the need to own or manage hardware. He is also the owner of Terahash Solutions, a top-tier ASIC hosting company based in the UAE. A former U.S. Navy Diver turned serial entrepreneur.

Chairman of publicly traded Semler Scientific, which recently adopted Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve strategy

Like so many New Yorkers, Mayor Eric Adams grew up with adversity—and overcame it.

As one of six children, born in Brownsville and raised in South Jamaica by a single mom who cleaned houses, Eric and his family did not always know if they would come home to an eviction notice on the front door or food on the table. And when he was beaten by police in the basement of a precinct house at 15, Eric faced a life-changing act of injustice.

But instead of giving into anger, Eric turned his pain into purpose and decided to change the police department from within. He joined the NYPD and became one of its most outspoken officers, calling out racism and bias in the department and pushing for major reforms.

As a founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, Eric would often police the streets in a bulletproof vest one day during the high-crime 1980’s and 1990’s and protest bad behavior by cops the next, marching side-by-side with his fellow civil rights advocates. He rose to the rank of captain, helping to build the first computerized system for tracking crime in the city, which led to historic gains in public safety.

Eric’s efforts to change policing began his lifelong work to improve and protect New York. From the NYPD, he moved on to the State Senate, where he represented sections of central and Brownstone Brooklyn. In Albany, Eric built winning coalitions to advance New York City’s values and goals, helping to push through measures to protect tenants and workers, combat gun violence, end the NYPD’s abuses of stop and frisk, and advance human rights — including marriage equality. He also became the first person of color to chair the Senate’s Homeland Security Committee.

Eric was then elected Brooklyn Borough President in 2013 by putting together a diverse coalition of Brooklynites to become the borough’s first Black leader. As the representative of one of the nation’s largest counties, Eric fought tirelessly to grow the local economy, invest in schools, reduce inequality, improve public safety, and advocate for smart policies and better government that delivers for all New Yorkers.

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the city, Eric moved a mattress into his office and worked around the clock to deliver donated meals and PPE to essential workers and vulnerable New Yorkers, demanding government produce more equitable relief.

In addition to continuing to fight for struggling New Yorkers and a better quality of life for all, Eric became a national leader on public health policy after learning he had developed Type 2 diabetes. Following his diagnosis, Eric completely changed his diet and his body, reversing the disease and launching a personal mission to educate New Yorkers about preventative care and wellness. His work has already led to successful proactive public health efforts across the city and increased education in schools and with high-risk populations in lower-income areas, partnering with civic organizations and health experts.

Eric is a lifelong New Yorker. He received his master’s degree in public administration from Marist College, and is a graduate of New York City Technical College and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is also a proud product of New York City public schools, including Bayside High School in Queens. Today he lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where he has resided for over 20 years. Eric is the proud father of Jordan, an aspiring filmmaker and graduate of American University.

Erick Vera has been in the energy industry as a Frac Engineer for ten years prior joining the Bitcoin Mining industry, over the past four years he has contributed to large public and private companies in the Americas to optimize and grow their operations through robust software services.

Erik LaPaglia stands as a dynamic angel investor, serial entrepreneur, board member and co-founder of Miami NFT, among other ventures in the realms of technology, real estate, advertising and consulting. With a breadth of experience supporting businesses of all sizes, from burgeoning startups to Fortune 500 giants, Erik is renowned for introducing innovative solutions across diverse industries.

Possessing a remarkable talent for revitalizing distressed organizations, Erik is adept at steering them towards prosperity and growth. His strategic prowess in enhancing company profitability and market reach is unparalleled. As an award-winning expert in marketing and sales, Erik's ability to influence and engage with top-tier executives and key stakeholders is both effective and highly regarded. His insights and business acumen are sought after for their depth, reliability, and impact.

Erik started in Bitcoin in 2012, and worked at Coinbase from 2013 to 2017, and then at Unchained Capital from 2019 to 2020. In that time he developed his own philosophical approach and understanding of Bitcoin through continental philosophy. His book, "Cryptosovereignty: The Encrypted Political Philosophy of Bitcoin" is the culmination of 10 years of philosophical work attempting to answer what is the question concerning Bitcoin, and how does it transform humanity through the power of cryptography?

Erin Redwing is a central figure in the Ordinals community, advancing the protocol's open source development through her work at the Open Ordinals Institute and spearheading Inscribing Atlantis as CEO, where she harmonizes technical innovation with artistic expression on Bitcoin. As a co-host of the Hell Money Podcast alongside Casey Rodarmor, Erin works tirelessly to bring the vibes to Bitcoin. She envisions Ordinals and Inscriptions as a form of modern-day hieroglyphics on the Digital Megalith of our era, a testament to the enduring legacy of human creativity within the vast expanse of digital eternity.

Moonshot was founded with a vision to self-mine Bitcoin. However, during the due diligence process, Ethan identified a gap in the industry for code-compliant data centers and electrical systems to support the emerging crypto industry. In response, Moonshot established two divisions: Moonshot EPC and Moonshot Electrical Controls. Moonshot has built over 5 GW of electrical infrastructure in the last 3 years.

Ezra was most recently a senior investment banker, spearheading digital assets, Bitcoin Mining and AI mandates within a leading regional bank-owned investment bank. Ezra offers a valuable perspective on capital markets, shaped by experience within leading boutiques like GMP Securities and large-scale, national and global firms like National Bank Financial and Stifel Nicolaus. Throughout his career, he has worked on numerous domestic and international M&A transactions and has led and successfully managed financings totaling over $1 billion in capital raised.

Ezra Chairez is an institutional sales and protocols representative at Anchorage Digital, where he works with industry-leading protocols on treasury and foundation management, as well as investor ecosystem and asset support. Prior to joining Anchorage Digital in 2022, Ezra worked at IBM as a Digital Solutions Specialist, Digital Sales Representative, and Digital Development Representative for the distribution and federal markets and red hat sales team. Before IBM, Ezra served as an Associate at Weber Shandwick and as a Combat Medic for the US Army. With a background in emerging technology, Ezra has worked with major software and crypto firms. Ezra received a BA from Texas State University. He also has a Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) certification from FINRA.

Fakhul is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience spanning traditional finance and blockchain innovation. As Global Head of Institutional Margin Financing and Risk at Morgan Stanley, he led a global team managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios and developing cutting-edge financial products.

At GoMining, Fakhul leads the Institutional Business, leveraging his expertise to build and deliver tailored Bitcoin mining solutions for institutional investors.

Fakhul has also held executive roles at Web3 pioneers, including CreDA, Elastos, and as Senior Web3 & Digital Assets Consultant at Britebirch Collective, driving strategic initiatives and advancing blockchain adoption.

Faryar Shirzad is Chief Policy Officer at Coinbase, where he leads the company’s engagement with policymakers around the world and has become a trusted source for thought leadership in the global crypto policy space. Under Shirzad’s leadership, Coinbase has become a driver of crypto regulation discourse in the U.S. He oversaw the creation of Coinbase’s Digital Asset Policy Proposal (or dApp), which laid out a fit-for-purpose regulatory framework for the rapidly-emerging industry and was recognized as “a dramatic shift from current policy in the United States”, sparking an
ongoing conversation on how crypto should be regulated while safeguarding American innovation. Before joining Coinbase, Shirzad was Global Co-Head of Government Affairs at Goldman Sachs.

Shirzad has served as counsel to the highest levels of the U.S. government, including as deputy national security advisor for international economic affairs for President George W. Bush. In that role, he served as The President’s personal representative to the G-8 (the “G-8 Sherpa”). Prior to his time in the White House, Shirzad was assistant secretary for import administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce and international trade counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. Earlier in his career, he practiced law in Washington, DC. Faryar earned a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law, a MPP from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a BS from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Felipe Servin is a serial tech entrepreneur and Computer Science Engineer with an MSc in E-Business from Warwick University (UK). With 15+ years building products at scale, he previously grew the largest Facebook community for Latins to over 40 million users using machine learning and growth hacking. Now, he’s the founder of Sati, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin platform bringing financial freedom to emerging markets. Built for real-world use, Sati enables instant remittances and micropayments through WhatsApp—no apps, no friction, just Bitcoin where it’s needed most.

A trained lawyer turned Bitcoin enthusiast, I embarked on my crypto journey in 2017 with NiceHash. Over the past decade, I’ve tackled nearly every challenge the industry has faced—from navigating discussions with tax authorities and regulators to establishing AML frameworks and managing the fallout from security incidents. Having witnessed the industry’s transformation from its unregulated "wild west" days to today’s sophisticated financial markets with robust AML standards, I’ve remained deeply committed to its growth.

At just 20 years old, Francesca Failoni co-founded Alps Blockchain, an Italian company that rapidly experienced exponential growth, becoming an internationally recognized player specializing in the development of computing power centers for Bitcoin mining. Since 2018, Francesca has successfully led the company’s financial and strategic operations, establishing herself as a young leader in the industry.

Her dedication and innovative vision have earned her recognition as one of the most promising young talents in Italy: in 2022, Forbes Italia included her in their Top 100 Under 30 list in the Energy category, and that same year, she was selected as one of the Top 3 candidates for the Green Awards at the Green Tech Festival in Berlin, recognizing the best innovative and sustainable projects worldwide in the Youth category.

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I cover businesses and institutions in the Bitcoin space.

Freddie is the Co-Founder and Chief Policy Officer at Bitcoin Policy UK. After growing up in Syria and Zimbabwe, he worked in the City of London as a corporate lawyer throughout the Great Financial Crisis, eventually moving into fintech and engineering start-ups. In 2023, he co-founded Bitcoin Policy UK (BPUK), which advocates for forward-thinking policies and an enlightened regulatory approach towards Bitcoin in the UK.

With BPUK he's provided paytech and Bitcoin industry expertise in submissions to HM Treasury, the FCA, HMRC and to Parliamentary committees. He’s spoken publicly in multiple countries at many industry events on the state of the Bitcoin industry in the UK, and also on the dangers of CBDCs and what can be done to oppose them - at Bitcoin Amsterdam in 2023 and 2024, in London, Bulgaria, Italy, and in Nairobi at the Africa Bitcoin Conference. He's made regular appearances on podcasts such as What Bitcoin Did, the Stefan Livera Podcast, Once Bitten, the Robin Seyr show, and the BTC Sessions livestream.

GMONEY is a Bitcoin Freedom Cyberpunk committed to the ideals of privacy, sovereignty, and economic freedom. A digital revolutionary advocating for the use of Bitcoin as CYBERPOWER to disrupt institutions, traditional financial systems and empower individuals.

Co-founder/CPO of BlockSpaces, a Bitcoin-native fintech revolutionizing capital market infrastructure. BlockSpaces’ API-driven middleware provides institutional support for a variety of high-volume Bitcoin-backed bi-lateral financial contracts, including lending, OTC forwards, options, and bitbonds. The solution is built on the new Smart Channel technology, a trust-minimized execution environment using HTLCs to get smart-contract functionality on Bitcoin. Integrated into back-office workflows, institutions can ensure superior capital efficiency, liquidity, and risk management to strategically leverage their Bitcoin and unlock new markets, optimize treasuries, and drive disciplined innovation for long-term success.
An early Bitcoin adopter since 2012, Gabe founded Tampa Bay Bitcoin in 2014, and Director of Philanthropy at Bitcoin Bay Foundation, the first non-profit fostering a Bitcoin circular economy in Tampa Bay, and is a co-author of Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption, and Redemption of Money.

Gareth Jenkinson is the managing editor of Cointelegraph. He has a decade of experience as a journalist, broadcaster and radio presenter and has been covering Bitcoin-related news since 2017.

Gary A. Vecchiarelli, Chief Financial Officer, joined CleanSpark in 2021 and brings more than 20 years of professional experience in various senior accounting and finance roles. Gary's career has been focused on high-growth middle market companies and he has held senior-level and executive roles with a variety of companies operating in the public capital markets. He has extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions, complex financing arrangements, strategic planning & execution and U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting & SOX compliance.

In the first part of Gary's career, he worked for several public accounting firms where he served clientele in various industries such as gaming/hospitality, manufacturing, retail, real estate/homebuilding, food and liquor distribution and timeshare sales. For the years 1997-2011, Mr. Vecchiarelli worked with three firms including Crawford, Pimentel & Co., Inc., McGladrey & Pullen, LLP and most recently BDO USA, LLP where he helped establish the Las Vegas audit practice of BDO.

Gary holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from California State University at San Jose. He has been a licensed CPA since 2006 and has active licenses in the states of California and Nevada. In 2014, Gary was named to the Las Vegas “40 under 40” list of accomplished young professionals by VEGAS INC. magazine. Since 2014, Gary has served on the board of directors for the Las Vegas Chapter of Financial Executives International and was President of the Chapter from 2016-2017. Since 2018, he has also been a member of the board of directors for Doral Academies of Las Vegas, one of the top performing charter school systems in the state of Nevada.

Gary Cardone is an international, multi-disciplinary entrepreneur who has played significant roles in funding and building large companies in Energy, Payments, and Fraud. Since 2018, he has pivoted his entire focus into what he calls the Digitization of Planet Earth. He has invested large sums into #Bitcoin and has become a major investor in the Blockchain Analytics Digital Fintech company Node40, Inc. This company serves some of the largest digital asset investors, funds, exchanges, legal, and financial professionals who are actively participating in the Digital Asset Industry. Cardone has become a major voice in the value of Bitcoin, helping millions obtain better financial education and understanding of how money works, as well as the role that Bitcoin offers to local communites, states, and the country at large.

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.

Ghazaleh joined Riot in October 2021 as Director, Finance and became Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis and Head of Mining in July 2023.

She brings a proven track record as an experienced business partner and team builder to Riot, leveraging her considerable experience in operations and logistics to drive the Company's financial planning and analysis efforts and its mining P&L forward.

Prior to Riot, Ghazaleh managed approximately $1 billion annually in logistics and distribution at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), a Fortune 100 Life Sciences company, working with operations teams across ten countries. Prior thereto, she worked at Brightline, a multi-billion-dollar startup based in Miami, FL, where she worked on the development of passenger trains and mixed-use train stations throughout South Florida. She began her career in the airline industry, playing a key role in the cost transformation at Frontier Airlines, leading to its successful acquisition by private equity.

Ghazaleh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco, where she graduated summa cum laude.

Gideon O. Powell is a third-generation Texas wildcatter, energy entrepreneur, and CEO of Cholla Inc., a company operating at the intersection of oil & gas exploration, Bitcoin mining, data center infrastructure, and venture-backed innovation.

Raised during the shale revolution, Gideon helped lead Cholla’s expansion into the Permian Basin, driving one of the company’s most transformative growth phases. In 2017, he shifted focus to the global power markets—seeking investable solutions for CO₂ utilization and intermittent energy challenges. That search led to Bitcoin mining.

He co-founded Autonomous LLC and launched HODL Ranch—the world’s first hyperscale, greenfield Bitcoin mining campus. The project pioneered the use of Bitcoin mining as flexible, dispatchable load, transforming stranded power into grid-stabilizing infrastructure and creating new opportunity in rural America.

Today, as a founding board member of the Texas Bitcoin & GRID Association, Gideon is helping lead a national movement to use Bitcoin mining as a tool to:
• Accelerate energy abundance
• Ensure AI infrastructure isn’t constrained by power scarcity
• Advance market-based policy reform that unlocks scalable innovation

He sees Bitcoin miners as the unsung builders behind America’s next growth cycle—and a civic force capable of removing the regulatory and economic bottlenecks that hold back innovation, energy independence, and long-term prosperity.

Gideon is a passionate advocate for bottom-up innovation, open systems, and individual liberty.

He believes Texas energy abundance leads to American energy dominance—and a world that is energy secure. Bitcoin miners are already proving what’s possible. Now it’s time to scale it.

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Graham Krizek is the Founder and CEO of Voltage, a Bitcoin infrastructure provider. Graham has over ten years of experience in Bitcoin and software engineering. Graham has a history of contributing to open source Bitcoin technology and is trying to bring Bitcoin to the world via easy infrastructure solutions.

Grain of Salt(GoS)is a seasoned investor with a comprehensive portfolio spanning both conventional and cryptocurrency markets, He has dedicated the past eight years to managing the inherent volatility of digital assets through a disciplined and data-driven methodology. In May 2017, he opened a $1.7 million position in Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust and excelled through two bull markets (2017, 2021) and HODLed through two crypto winters(2018, 2022).
GoS transitioned to MicroStrategy ($MSTR) in January 2023 at a split-adjusted entry price of $22. In the fourth quarter of 2024, he was the largest individual options holder of $MSTR. After the 50% drop in $MSTR price, Dan Hillery and GoS analyzed the positions, and developed a better plan. GoS and Dan are now better traders and want to share the knowledge, so investors and traders can make better decisions.

Grant Cardone is a globally recognized entrepreneur, investor, and BTC advocate. As the Founder & CEO of Cardone Capital, he has revolutionized real estate investing, managing over $5.1 billion in assets. After meeting with Michael Saylor for two hours, Mr. Cardone created the first-ever real estate/Bitcoin hybrid investment fund, combining institutional-quality real estate with Bitcoin to take stable cash-flow-positive real estate from a 15% IRR to 50% annually. Grant is also a New York Times bestselling author and an advocate for adopting innovative financial solutions, including Bitcoin and blockchain technology, to build and democratize generational wealth. CardoneCapital.com/bitcoin

Grant McCarty is the Co-Founder of the Bitcoin Policy Institute. BPI is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization researching the policy and societal implications of Bitcoin and emerging monetary networks — it advocates for sound policy at the federal level and has grown to a team of almost 40 people, making it the largest cryptocurrency think tank in the country.

Before founding BPI, Grant built an education startup dedicated to reducing inequity in college admissions and then led the public policy team at BTC Inc. He received his undergraduate degree in History and Political Science from the University of Alabama and his MBA from Johns Hopkins University.

Greg is a veteran bitcoiner with investments in dozens leading bitcoin and markets infrastructure companies including deribit, self.id, Hodlhodl, Lukka, Paradigm. His firm is the leading secondary investment fund in bitcoin,ai and fintech, as well as early stage.

Former global finance professional ans XBTO executive(head of ventures and corp dev)

He is a regular speaker at CFC, Bitcoin Miami and many other bitcoin and investment events.

Entrepreneur. Early adopter. Football coach. Co-founder of T3 Advisors, MassAdoption and Doctors Island Brewing Company. Accepted BTC for services in 2014 with zero understanding of the asset. Stacking sats with conviction since 2017.

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Gustavo Flores Echaiz is the CEO and founder of Swapido, a Lightning-first off-ramp in Mexico, and a contributor to the Bitcoin Optech newsletter. Previously, he cofounded Veriphi (2019) and served as its CEO until it was acquihired by Bull Bitcoin, where he was Vice President until 2022. Then, he worked as a content writer at Wasabi Wallet until 2024. Gustavo is also part of the founding team of La Casa de Satoshi in Mexico City, where he also hosts the monthly Bitdevs meetups, and from 2019 to 2022, he co-organized the Bitcoin Montreal meetups.

Long time Twitter troll

Owned bitcoin since 2015. I have helped shape a bitcoin-first world, starting with my work at blockchain.com and then at okx where I have advocated for growing the bitcoin ecosystem, being early enablers of ordinals, and supporting bitcoin core developers.

Hailey Lennon serves as Fold's General Counsel. Fold is considered the first publicly traded bitcoin financial services company with over 1,500 in its corporate treasury.

Hailey previously served as a partner in Brown Rudnick's internationally recognized digital asset practice. Prior to Brown Rudnick, Hailey spent years as In House Counsel for various prestigeious companies in the cryptocurrency space including Coinbase and Silvergate Bank. She also helped form and served as Secretary of the Virtual Commodity Association, as self-regulating organization focused on guiding CFTC and SEC guidance regarding the cryptocurrency space. Hailey is a frequent speaker at bitcoin conferences and Fox Business.

Haley Berkoe is a Product Marketing Manager at Spiral. Through creative marketing and content creation, she aims to make the bitcoin space more accessible and enticing to a broader audience. Haley helped launch Presidio Bitcoin, San Francisco's first bitcoin coworking and events space, where she serves on the board of directors and hosts the 21 in 21 podcast.

Member of the founding team of InternetCash, a cryptographic digital currency c. 1999 (acquired by Jim Bidzos of RSA/Verisign). Investor in Bitcoin, bitcoin mining and bitcoin related companies since 2013.

Founder of 10X Capital, an institutional investment firm and investment bank in NYC whose portfolio companies include Draft Kings, Palantir, Better Mortgage and several others. Bitcoin related portfolio companies include Bitwise, Milo (Bitcoin mortgages), Makara (acquired by Betterment), PrimeBlock (acquired by CleanSpark), Valkyrie (acquired by Coinshares) and many others.

10X's Investment banking team is involved in a number of publicly traded bitcoin treasury companies and financings, as well as bitcoin related listings and financings on Nasdaq & NYSE (IPOs, reverse mergers, SPACs, PIPEs), M&A and bitcoin lending.

Haris Basit has served as Bitdeer’s Chief Strategy Officer since May 2023. Prior to joining Bitdeer, Haris co-founded a number of successful start-ups and held leadership roles in semiconductor and renewable energy firms, including Averatek, Cryplex, and Multigig. He holds a BS and an MS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana.

Bitcoin miner since 2018, bitcoiner before that. Currently leading a range of initiatives at CleanSpark as we integrate mining into power systems all across America.

Harry Halpin is the co-founder and CEO of Nym Technologies, a startup building anonymous networking technology based on mixnets in order to enable private and secure cryptocurrency transactions. The mixnet powers the world's most secure and private decentralized NymVPN, which accepts Bitcoin, and runs a Liquid functionary. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Edinburgh.

Manage bitcoin yield strategies for UTXO

Hermann Buhr Vivier is the founder of Bitcoin Ekasi, est. 2021. Bitcoin Ekasi is a Bitcoin circular economy project based in Mossel Bay, South Africa. The project is inspired by Bitcoin Beach (El Salvador) and utilizes The Surfer Kids, a social development & youth empowerment non-profit that Hermann co-founded in 2010, as a community platform.

Hermann’s involvement with Bitcoin dates back to late 2013 when he stumbled across an early print copy of Bitcoin Magazine.

Later, in 2015, an international tourism business he co-owns with his wife was separated from its client base due to financial sanctions. Bitcoin became a way to receive payments, bypassing sanctions and saving their business. This experience triggered a deep interest in Bitcoin as a solution to immediate problems, related specifically to its use as an uncensorable medium of exchange.

Hew Rattray is the CEO of Vinanz Limited (LSE: BTC), a London-listed public company focused on acquiring and holding Bitcoin as a strategic treasury asset. Through Vinanz, he is helping pioneer a Bitcoin-first balance sheet strategy in the UK public markets — bridging traditional capital structures with Bitcoin’s long-term monetary thesis.

Prior to launching Vinanz, Hew was a seed investor in multiple Bitcoin mining and infrastructure companies across the UK and North America, with a focus on supporting decentralized energy-first operations. He has also founded and exited multiple startups at the intersection of crypto, tech, and media, including early experiments in NFTs and digital assets.

Vinanz recently joined the Bitcoin for Corporations initiative led by MicroStrategy and Bitcoin Magazine, as part of its roadmap to deepen corporate Bitcoin adoption in Europe and beyond.

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Hong Kim is the Cofounder & CTO at Bitwise where he leads the engineering team and provides technical leadership across the firm. He played an integral role in launching the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) and designing its developer donation program and proof of reserves feature where bitcoin holding addresses shared publicly.

Hunter Horsley is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Bitwise Asset Management that managed $12B in client assets. Hunter leads the firm’s experienced executive team and focuses on clients, industry stewardship, and product development.

Founded in 2017, Bitwise is one of the world’s largest crypto-specialist asset managers. Bitwise provides a range of investment solutions, along with industry-leading research and a nationwide team of relationship managers, to help clients navigate the opportunities in crypto.

Hunter is a Rust developer with a focus on Bitcoin. His major contribution is BIP-360, specifying a new output type called Pay to Quantum Resistant Hash. He also runs Denver BitDevs and is a founding member of denver.space.

Hunter Albright made his first Bitcoin 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.

IN-Q is an Emmy nominated poet, multi-platinum songwriter, world renowned keynote speaker, and the best-selling author of Inquire Within. Other notable achievements include being named to Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders, being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque du Soleil, and being featured on A&E, ESPN, and HBO's Def Poetry Jam. He's inspired countless audiences around the world through his performances and storytelling workshops. Many of his poetry videos have gone viral with over 60 million views combined, and his stand-up poetry special, IN-Q - Live at the Ace Theatre, streams exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
The Never Ending Now, his recent spoken word album and poetry journal, explore the importance of creativity for emotional and mental wellbeing.

Ian is a researcher and content creator who investigates and exposes how money, corruption, and corporations rule our world.

Ian became involved in digital asset mining in 2010. Soon after, he left his job in aerospace to pursue digital asset mining full-time and quickly scaled his mining business to an operating capacity of 40MW. Before joining Pow.re, Ian was overseeing a top-ten mining pool and cloud mining platform.

Irene has years of experience in the digital currency mining space and is in charge of BITMAIN’s global business development. She is an expert on developing the mining ecosystem with vast knowledge of high-performance mining hardware and data center development. She is an advocate for renewable energy integration for green mining.

Isabel Foxen Duke is the host of the Bitcoin Rails podcast—covering up-and-coming Bitcoin-related technologies. She formerly managed communications for both the Ordinals and BRC20 core protocols and is a GP in the Bitcoin-native assets fund, Unbroken Chain. Since the launch of Ordinals, she's advised protocol teams throughout the Bitcoin L2, metaprotocol and ZKP/BitVM spaces. She is currently operating as lead growth advocate for Anduro, a Layer 2 platform incubated by MARA, and is the Vice President of the Layer 1 Foundation for BRC20 governance.

I dove into the world of Bitcoin in 2021 after attending the Bitcoin conference in Miami, an experience that ignited my passion to spotlight how early we are in Bitcoin's journey. This year, I launched 'Bitcoin Backstage' with Bitcoin Magazine, a show aimed at simplifying Bitcoin for newcomers. I firmly believe in Bitcoin's transformative power to reshape our world.

Israel Salmen is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Méliuz (CASH3), a publicly traded Brazilian fintech with over 40 million users. After leading its IPO in 2020 and building a profitable business, Israel is now spearheading the company’s transition into the first Bitcoin Treasury Company listed in Latin America. Méliuz has already allocated a significant portion of its cash to Bitcoin, with plans to scale this strategy through innovative capital market structures.