Learn about the Bitcoin 2024 Nashville conference agenda and surrounding events in one article (with participation guide)
Bitcoin 2024 Nashville will be held from July 25 to 27, 2024 at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN, USA. Hosted by Bitcoin Magazine, the conference will feature more than 450 speakers, more than 400 sponsors, more than 2,000 companies and more than 100 artists, and over 70 related events, which are expected to attract more than 20,000 participants.
Notably, former US President Trump will deliver a speech at Bitcoin 2024 Nashville on July 27th. Earlier, industry sources revealed that Trump may announce important news at the Bitcoin 2024 conference.
The Daily Planet Daily has compiled the Bitcoin 2024 Nashville conference agenda and surrounding events for readers and participants. The times shown below are local Nashville time:
For more information, please visit the event website:https://b.tc/conference/2024
Major guest speakers
Former US President Donald Trump
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest
Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy
Russell Brand, political commentator
Cybersecurity expert Edward Snowden
Bill Miller IV, Chairman and Chief Information Officer of Miller Value Partners
Bitcoin 2024 Nashville Agenda (partial)
July 25
Theme: WHALE ART GALLERY EARLY ACCESS EVENT (Whale Art Gallery Early Access Event)
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: B24 Art Gallery
Topic: Mastering Strategic Thinking: Leading Bitcoin Companies (Mastering Strategic Thinking: Leading Bitcoin Companies Effectively)
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guest: Sophie von Laer, Strategic Maverick
Theme: NATION STATE GAME THEORY: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Time: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Harry Sudock, GRLd Infrastructure; Jeff Lucas, Bitfarms; Troy Cross, Bitcoin Policy Institute
Subject: MINING STRATEGIES: EXHAUST VS. REALITY (Mining Strategy: Expectations vs. Reality)
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Where: Mining Stage
Guest: Amanda Fabiano, Fabiano Consulting
Topic: Building Bitcoin Native Financial Products (Building Bitcoin Native Financial Products)
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Mike Belshe, BitGo; Nick Neuman, Casa; Dhruv Bansal, Unchained; Allen Farrington, Axiom
Theme: Pitch Day Battle: Bitcoin Alpha Faction
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Topic: BITCOIN ECONOMICS MINING: HOW LARGE OPERATORS MAKE DECISIONS (Bitcoin Mining Economics: How Large Operators Make Decisions)
Time: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Guests: Brian Wright, Galaxy; Russell Cann, Core Scientific; Amanda Fabiano, Fabiano Consulting; Glenn Harrison, IREN
Where: Mining Stage
Theme: CONQUERING THE SALES FRONTIER (Conquering the Frontier of Sales)
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Trey Sellers, Unchained; Josh Friedeman, Incorporated, Inc.; Chad Blackburn, Cherry Bekaert; Erik LaPaglia, NextTech Ventures
Theme: Pitch Day Bonus: Lightning Relay
Time: 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Theme: THE FUTURE OF RETAIL BANKING: MADE POSSIBLE WITH BITCOIN & LIGHTNING
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Christian Catalini, Lightspark; Neeraj Sane, Xapo Bank
Subject: INSURANCE: PROTECT YOUR MINING RIGS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Rachel Nixon, IMA; Thomas Shewchuck, Evertas; Rachel Silverstein, Firm 21m
Theme: PITCH DAY BATTLE: LAYER2 + SCALING FACTION
Time: 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Topic: BITCOIN'S ROLE IN TRADITIONAL BANKS (Bitcoin's Role in Traditional Banks)
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Caitlin Long, Custodia Bank; Sagun Garg, Bank Julius Baer; Miles Paschini, FV Bank
Subject: A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES OF DEALS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Kevin Dede, H.C. Wainwright; Steve Weiner, Cohen & Company Capital Markets
Topic: THE IMPACT OF MINING POLICY & REGULATION (Impact of Mining Policies and Regulations)
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Rachel Silverstein, Firm 21m; Ian Northon, OCEAN; Margot Paez, Bitcoin Policy Institute; Alex Travis, Riot Platforms, Inc.
Subject: CITIZENSHIP: A NEW ASSET CLASS FOR THE BITCOINIZED WORLD (Citizenship: A New Asset Class in the Bitcoin World)
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Where: The Deep Backstage
Guest: Alex Recouso, CitizenX
Theme: PITCH DAY BATTLE: MINING + ENERGY FACTION
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Subject: INSIDE THE BITCOIN ETFS (Understanding Bitcoin ETFs)
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Anthony Bassili, Coinbase; Nitin Gaur, State Street Digital
Patrick Mcevoy, Canaccord Genuity
Subject: BITCOIN BALANCE SHEET: TREASURY MANAGEMENT FOR MINERS
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Gary Vecchiarelli, CleanSpark, Inc.; Jeff Lucas, Bitfarms; Daniel Goodman, Core Scientific; Shawn Owen, SALT Lending; Bryce McNallie, Power Mining Analysis
Subject: FROM STRATEGY TO INNOVATION: BLACKROCK'S BITCOIN JOURNEY
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock; James Seyffart, Bloomberg
Subject: PITCH DAY BONUS: GLOBAL CRYPTO BANKING AND TAX STRATEGIES FOR US PERSON
Time: 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Subject: MAKE BITCOIN IN AMERICA GREAT AGAIN (MAKE BITCOIN GREAT AGAIN)
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Ben Askren, MMA Fighter; Luke Rudkowski, We Are Change; Jimmy Song, Programming Blockchain; Bruce Fenton, Chainstone Labs/Watchdog Capital
Theme: PITCH DAY BATTLE: OPEN SOURCE FACTION
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Subject: WITNESS HISTORY LIVE: ZK PROOF ON BITCOIN MAINNET (Live Witness History: Zero-Knowledge Proof on Bitcoin Mainnet)
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Where: The Deep Backstage
Guests: Edan Yago, BitCoinOS; Gadi Guy, BitCoinOS
Topic: MANAGING AND SCALING MINING OPERATIONS FOR MAXIMUM GROWTH (Managing and Expanding Mining Operations to Achieve Maximum Growth)
Time: 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Matt Lohstroh, Giga Energy; CJ Burnett, Compass Mining; Stepan Nilov, BlocksBridge
Theme: NATION STATE GAME THEORY: INTERNATIONAL TRADE (NATION STATE GAME THEORY: INTERNATIONAL TRADE)
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Matthew Pines, SentinelOne; Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms, Inc.; David Zell, Bitcoin Policy Institute
Theme: PITCH DAY BONUS: OPEN CHAIN DUEL
Time: 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Theme: DIVERSE SUCCESS WITH DIVERSE MINING STRATEGIES (Ensuring Success Through Diversified Mining Strategies)
Time: 2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Aydin Kilic, HIVE Digital Technologies; Tom Masiero, Kungsleden Inc.; Mitchell Askew, Blockware; Colin Harper, Blockspace MediaModerator; Rob Warren
Subject: BITCOIN ON THE BALANCE SHEE (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.
Subject: WHAT THE HECK ARE ORDINALS? (What exactly are Ordinals?)
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: The Deep Backstage
Guests: Erin Redwing, Inscribing Atlantis; Namcios, UTxoManagement
Theme: 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
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Ben Harper, Luxor Technology and Hashrate Index; Mike Cohen, Pow.re; William Foxley, Blockspace Media
July 26
Subject: FOUNDERS ON A LIGHTNING STANDARD (Founder talks about 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
Subject: OPENING STATEMENTS (Opening Remarks)
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guest: Christian Keroles, Human Rights Foundation
Subject: OPENING STATEMENTS (Opening Remarks)
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guest: Stuart McWhorter, State of Tennessee
Subject: TAPROOT ASSETS: STABLECOINS AT LIGHTNING SPEED (TAPROOT ASSETS: LIGHTNING STABILE COIN)
Time: 9:05 AM - 9:30 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guest: Hannah Rosenberg, Lightning Labs
Subject: 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
Subject: ETF FLOWS: A Passing FAD? (ETF Flow: A Moment of Craze?)
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
Subject: 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
Subject: UNLOCKING EXPRESSIVITY WITH OP_CAT (Unlock Expression Capabilities with OP_CAT)
Time: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Andrew Poelstra, Blockstream; Brandon Black, Swan; Rijndael, Taproot Wizards
Subject: LEDGER ANNOUNCEMENT (LEDGER ANNOUNCEMENT)
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Pascal Gauthier, Ledger; Ian Rogers, Ledger
Theme: THE FUTURE OF EXCHANGE REGULATION (Future of Foreign 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
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Austin Mitchell, Synota; Kerri Langlais, TeraWolf Inc.; Kent Draper, IREN; Mario Gutierrez, Giga Energy
Subject: BITVM: INNOVATION WITHOUT A SOFT FORK
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Robin Linus, ZeroSync; Jeremy Rubin, Stealth; Liam Eagen, Alpen Labs; Weikeng Chen, L2 Iterative
Theme: THE FUTURE OF COMPUTE (Future of Computing)
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Frank Holmes, HIVE Digital Technologies; Nazar Khan, TeraWolf Inc.; Adam Sullivan, Core Scientific; Nishant Sharma, BlocksBridge Consulting
Theme: BITCOIN DISRUPTS EVERYTHING (Bitcoin Disrupts Everything)
Time: 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Location: Genesis Stage
Guest: Dhruv Bansal, Unchained
Subject: HOW “GREEN” IS BITCOIN MINING? (How “green” is Bitcoin mining?)
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Robert Davidoff, Bentaus Energy; Brian Consolvo, KPMG; Adam Haynes, Simple Mining; Margot Paez, Bitcoin Policy Institute
Subject: DEMYSTIALTY ACCOUNTING IN THE WORLD OF BITCOIN (Demystifying Accounting in the Bitcoin World)
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
THEME: THE ZK ROLLUP ENDGAME (ZK ROLLUP ENDGAME)
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Carter Feldman, QED Protocol; John Light, Alpen Labs; Esad Yusuf Atik, Citrea; Alex Bergeron
Theme: THE NEXT WAVE: AI + MINING (Next Wave: Artificial Intelligence + Mining)
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Aydin Kilic, HIVE Digital Technologies; Andrii Garanin, Hiveon Energy; Sam Tabar, Bit Digital; Anthony Power, Compass Mining
Subject: BITCOIN ACCESS FOR ALL (Everyone can use Bitcoin)
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood; Marshall Beard, Gemini; Dave Ripley, Kraken; Austin Arnold, Altcoin Daily
Subject: BITCOIN THROUGH THE EYES OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Time: 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Guest: Chris Kuiper, Fidelity Digital Assets
Subject: COVENANT PROPOSAL (Contract Proposal)
Time: 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guest: Brandon Black, Swan
Theme: END OF THE 4-YEAR CYCLE? (Is the four-year cycle over?)
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
Subject: By BITCOIN GLOBAL UTILITY: COMMERCE & FREEDOM
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guest: Alex Gladstein, Human Rights Foundation
Theme: 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
Theme: OLD SCHOOL & NEW SCHOOL INVESTING
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: The Deep Backstage
Guests: Gary Cardone, Cardone Digital Ventures; Aaron Arnold, Altcoin DailyModerator; Austin Arnold, Altcoin Daily
Subject: BITCOIN FINANCIAL PLANNING
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Location: Genesis Stage
Guests: Pierre Rochard, Riot Platforms; Morgan Rochard, Origin Wealth Advisers LLC
Subject: FROM MANUFACTURE TO MINING: THE BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC COLLABORATION (From Manufacturing to Mining: The Benefits of Strategic Cooperation)
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Wright Wang, microBT; Niek Beudeker, Peak Mining/Northern Data Group; Ghazaleh Barman, Riot Platforms; Taras Kulyk, SunnySide Digital, Inc.
Subject: MSTR: CORPORATE ACCEPTIONS OF BITCOIN (MSTR: Enterprise Adoption of Bitcoin)
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Guest: Shirish Jajodia, MicroStrategy
Subject: BITCOIN: THE GREAT ASYMMETRIC OPPORTUNITY (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
Subject: RUSSELL BRAND FIRESIDE (RUSSELL BRAND Fireside Talk)
Time: RUSSELL BRAND fireside chat
Where: The Deep Backstage
Guests: Russell Brand, Stay Free with Russell Brand on Rumble; Peter McCormack, What Bitcoin Did
Subject: DIGITAL PRIVACY & PUBLIC POLICY: THE HISTORY & THE FUTURE (Digital Privacy and Public Policy: History and Future)
Time: 1:05 PM - 1:30 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Phil Zimmermann, Phil Zimmermann & Associates LLC
Theme: THE MISSING LINK TO BITCOIN'S (Missing Link Promoting Bitcoin Popularity)
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Guest: Ric Edelman, Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals
Subject: RISK/REWARD: PUBLIC MINING COMPANIES (Risk/Reward: Listed 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, CNBCmoderator
Subject: MAKING BITCOIN MORE PRIVATE WITH CISA
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Fabian Jahr, Brink; Craig Raw, Sparrow Wallet; Jameson Lopp, Casa
Subject: INNOVATED ARE CYPHERPUNK (the inscription is cryptopunk)
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Genesis Stage
Guests: Erin Redwing, Inscribing Atlantis; Erik Cason, Cryptoscriptions; Casey Rodarmor, Ordinals & Runes; Dan Held, Asymmetric
Subject: OPEN-SOURCE MINING
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Kulpreet Singh, Independent; Matt Corallo, Block/Spiral; Skot 9000, Bitaxe; Murch, Chaincode Labs
Subject: SAYLOR KEYNOTE (SAYLOR KEYNOTE)
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guest: Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy
Subject: BITCOIN'S LEGAL BATTLE FOR PRIVACY: FREE SAMOURAI
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Diverter NoKyC, Street Mining, LLC; Tor Ekeland Law, PLLC; Zack Shapiro, Rains LLP; Econoalchemist, The 256 Foundation
Theme: BITCOIN MINING ENTERS THE POLITICAL ARENA
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Justin Nolan, Arkon Energy; Jayson Browder, Marathon Digital Holdings; Brian Morgenstern, Riot Platforms, Inc.; David Bailey, BTC Inc. Moderator
Theme: ONBOARDING THE NEXT WAVE OF BITCOIN USERS (Attracting 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, XVerseModerator
Subject: MACRO OUTLOOK
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Where: 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 (On-chain data tells you the psychology of Bitcoin users)
Time: 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Guest: James Check, Checkonchain
Subject: THE BITCOIN META-PROBLEM
Time: 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Location: Genesis Stage
Guest: ohn Light, Alpen Labs
Theme: BITCOIN & MACRO INVESTMENT TRENDS (Bitcoin and 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
Where: Mining Stage
Guest: Leo Wang, Canaan Inc.
Subject: BITCOIN PRIVACY TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Dan Gould, payjoin.org; Seth For Privacy, Foundation; Shinobi Trollz, Bitcoin Magazine; Aaron van Wirdum, Bitcoin MagazineModerator
Theme: POWER PLAY: INCREASED REVENUE WITH PRICE RESPONSE & ENERGY MANAGEMENT (Game of Thrones: Increase Revenue Through Price Response and Energy Management)
Time: 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guest: Andrii Garanin, Hiveon Energy
Theme: FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY & BITCOIN (Patriotism and Bitcoin)
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senate; Tulsi Gabbard, LTC, US Army Reserve
Subject: BITCOIN IS FOR FREEDOM FIGHTERS
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Lyudmyla Kozlovska, Open Dialogue Foundation; Jorge Jraissati, Economic Inclusion Group; Anna Chekhovich, Human Rights Foundation; Roger Huang, Bitcoin Magazine
Theme: THE TRADEOFFS OF PUBLIC vs. PRIVATE MINING COMPANIES (balance between public and private mining companies)
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Drew Armstrong, Cathedral; Justin Ballard, Adakon Energy and Firm 21m; Kent Draper, IREN; William Foxley, Blockspace MediaModerator
Subject: MORE EXPRESSIVE SMART CONTRACTS WITH BITCOIN (Using Bitcoin to Achieve More Expressive Smart Contracts)
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
Theme: 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
Subject: SNOWDEN KEYNOTE (Snowden Keynote)
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guest: Edward Snowden
Subject: FROM ENERGY TO BITCOIN: A SNEAK PEEK INTO THE FUTURE (From Energy to Bitcoin: A Glimpse into the Future)
Time: 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guest: Haris Basit, Bitdeer Technologies Group
Topic: Building a Bitcoin DeFi Ecosystem (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
Subject: SILENT PAYMENTS (BIP352) (SILENT PAYMENTS (BIP352))
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: tuxsudo, Cake Labs LLC; Rafael Saes dos Santos, Cake Wallet
Subject: THE BITCOIN POWER GENERATION PRODUCTION CREDIT (Bitcoin Power Generation Production Credit)
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guest: Jamie McAvity, Cormint
Subject: HOW STACKING BITCOIN UNLOCKS OTHER USE CASES: RISKS & POSSIBILITIES (How Staking Bitcoin Unlocks Other Use Cases: Risks and 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
Subject: RFK FIRESIDE CHAT (RFK fireside chat)
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guest: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Kennedy Campaign
Theme: EVOLUTION OF MINING FOR BITCOIN AS A MAINSTREAM ASSET (Evolution of Bitcoin Mining as a Mainstream Asset)
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guest: Rajiv Khemani, Auradine
Theme: NOSTR: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE IMPACT (NOSTR: Past, Present, and Future Impacts)
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Rockstar Dev, BTCPayServer; Will Casarin, Nostr, Damus Inc.; Ben Arc, LnBits, Nostr, Makerbits
Subject: 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
Subject: WHY SPEND YOUR BITCOIN? (Why spend your bitcoins?)
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
Subject: Q&A WITH RFK
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: The Deep Backstage
Guests: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Kennedy Campaign; Natalie Brunell, Coin Stories and Hard Money
Subject: INSTITUTIONAL BITCOIN TAX (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
Subject: THE CRYPTO TROJAN HORSE (Crypto Trojan Horse)
Time: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guests: Casey Rodarmor, Ordinals & Runes; Pete Rizzo, Bitcoin Magazine
Subject: BILLIONAIRE CAPITAL ALLOCATORS: HEDGE FUNDS, REAL ESTATE, & VENTURE (Billionaire Capital Allocators: Hedge Funds, Real Estate, and Venture Capital)
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
Subject: 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
Subject: OPENING STATEMENTS (Opening Remarks)
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guest: Christian Keroles, Human Rights Foundation
Theme: BITCOIN AS A WINNING POLITICAL STRATEGY (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
Subject: UTXO MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP (UTXO Management Workshop)
Time: 9:05 AM - 9:30 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guest: Hodl Dee, Coinkite
Subject: MIND, BODY, BITCOIN (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
Subject: DISCREET LOG CONTRACTS: ORACLES, LOANS, STABLECOINS & MORE (Prudential Log Contracts: Oracles, Loans, Stablecoins, etc.)
Time: 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Aki Balogh, DLC.link; Shehzan Maredia, Lava.xyz; Daniel Hinton, SFox; Gwart, Blockspace Media
Subject: 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
Theme: THE PATH FORWARD FOR LIGHTNING (Lightning Network's Future Path)
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Jesse Shrader, Amboss Technologies; Roy Sheinfeld, Breez; Aditya Sharma, openSats; niftynei (Lisa), Base58
Subject: 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
Subject: BITCOIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Time: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: Genesis Stage
Guest: Bradley Rettler, University of Wyoming
Subject: BUILDING ON BDK (BUILDING ON BDK)
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: 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
Subject: LAYER 2 MEMPOOLS (L2 memory pool)
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guest: wiz, mempool.space
Theme: EMPOWERING AFRICA: BITCOIN MINING'S ROLE IN BRIDGING ENERGY POVERTY (Empowering Africa: Bitcoin Mining's Role in Eradicating Energy Poverty)
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Mining Stage
Guest: Janet Maingi, Gridless
Topic: THE STATE OF BITCOIN CORE DEVELOPMENT
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Murch, Chaincode Labs; Ishaana Misra, Generation Bitcoin; Ava Chow, Blockstream; Aaron van Wirdum, Bitcoin Magazine
Subject: 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
Subject: MINING CENTRALIZATION PRESSURE (Mining Centralization Pressure)
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Fred Thiel, Marathon Digital Holdings; Matt Corallo, Block/Spiral; Rachel Rybarczyk, Hut 8; Steve Lee, Block
Theme: 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
Theme: RISK-ON vs. RISK-OFF (risk appetite and risk aversion)
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
Subject: MULTI-VENDOR MULTISIG (multi-vendor multi-signature)
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Seed Signer, The SeedSigner Project; Hodl Dee, CoinKiteModerator; QnA, Foundation
Subject: MPC GANG vs. SCRIPT Boys
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Rob Hamilton, AnchorWatch, Inc.; Nick Farrow, Frostsnap; Rijndael, Taproot Wizards
Subject: THE TRANSITION FROM TRADFI TO DEFI (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
Theme: DECENTRALIZED HASHRATE FOR A MORE ROBUST NETWORK (Decentralize Computing Power to Build a Stronger Network)
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: John Stefanopoulos, FutureBit; Skot 9000, Bitaxe; Bob Burnett, Barefoot Mining; Susie Violet Ward, Bitcoin Policy UK
Theme: NEW WAVE OF DAMAGED BITCOIN - RUNES PROTOCOL (New Wave of Bitcoin Adoption - RUNES PROTOCOL)
Time: 12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Matt Hill, Start9; Ben Carman, Mutiny Wallet; Evan Kaloudis, Zeus
Subject: PAYOUT STRUCTURES AS A CENTRALIZATION VECTOR (payment structures as centralized carriers)
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Pavel Moravec, Braiins; Rachel Rybarczyk, Hut 8; Kevin Zhang, Foundry; Marty Bent, TFTC, Ten31
Subject: 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
Subject: REAL TALK: WHAT DO MINERS THINK ABOUT ORDINALS? (Let's be honest: what do miners think of ORDINALS?)
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Romain Nouzareth, SATO Technologies; Brandon Bailey, Second Gate; Mike Hamilton, Griid; Charlie Spears, Blockspace Media
Subject: GLOBAL REGULATORY LANDSCAPE (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
Subject: PREPARE BITCOIN FOR YOUR HEIRS
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Where: The Deep Backstage
Guests: Matt McClintock, The Bespoke Group; Smeet Bhatt, Theya; Zac Townsend, Mean While; Peter Dunworth, The Bitcoin Adviser
Subject: DONALD TRUMP KEYNOTE (Donald Trump Keynote)
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Nakamoto Stage
Guest: DONALD TRUMP
Theme: MOBILIZING BITCOIN ACTIVITIES (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
Theme: THE GROWTH OF BITCOIN-NATIVE VENTURE CAPITAL (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
Subject: BITCOIN CONTENT CREATION (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
Subject: IMMERSION MINING: LONGEVITY AND EFFICIENCY (Immersion Mining: Longevity and Efficiency)
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Mining Stage
Guests: Taylor Monnig, CleanSpark; Mario Conti, Midas Immersion Cooling; Vincent Hong, FBOX; William Foxley, Blockspace Media
Theme: 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
Subject: NOSTR: THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH PROTOCOL (NOSTR: 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
Theme: THE SUPPORTING OF OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPMENT (The importance of supporting open source development)
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Where: Open Source Stage
Guests: Aaron Daniel, Open Source Justice Foundation; Mike Schmidt, Brink; Christian Keroles, Human Rights Foundation; Hong Kim, Bitwise Asset Management
Theme: STABLECOINS: ENEMY OF THE GOOD? (Stablecoins: enemies of justice?)
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Enterprise Stage
Guests: Nick Philpott, Zodia Markets; Dread, Flash; Wolf von Laer, Students For Liberty
Theme: Securing the Future: THE EVOLUTION OF BITCOIN MINING HARDWARE (Securing the Future: Evolution of Bitcoin Mining Hardware)
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Where: 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
Subject: BITCOIN MINING IN 2050 (Bitcoin mining 2050)
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: 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
Bitcoin2024 Nashville Neighborhood Events (partial)
July 24
Subject: INSCRIBING NASHVILLE
Time: 10AM - Late
Where: Vu Nashville 6735 Centennial Blvd
link:https://b.tc/conference/2024/inscribing-nashville
Subject: DIRTY COIN SCREENING & LIVE PANEL
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Rockettown
Theme: ORD HOUSE NASHVILLE: THE COMPOUND
Time: 11:30 AM-5AM
Location: Location To Be Incurable
link:https://lu.ma/7v72z939?tk=TwrMGP
July 25
Subject: WHALE VIP OPENING RECEPTIONBROUGHIT TO YOU BY UNCHAINEDCAPITAL
Time: 5pm-7pm
Where: 1230 Club Rooftop
link:https://b.tc/conference/2024/whale
Theme: WOMEN OF BITCOIN BRUNCH
Time: 10AM-1PM
Where: Karl Dean Ballroom at the Music City Center
link:https://b.tc/conference/2024/women-of-bitcoin
Theme: BITCOIN 2024 PITCH DAY
Time: 10AM - 4PM
Location: Enterprise Stage
link:https://b.tc/conference/2024/pitch-day
Theme: A SPECIAL EVENING AT THE VINYILLOUNGE
Time: 7:00pm
Where: The Vinyl Lounge, Nashville
link:https://zine.wavlake.com/special-evening-nashville/
Subject: GPT PROTOCOL PRESENTS BTC AICOCKTAIL HOUR
Time: 7pm-9pm
Where: One More Cocktail Club
Subject: GOATFEST
Time: 7PM to 10PM
Location: AVA Rooftop
link:https://lu.ma/goatfestnashville
Theme: KARATE COMBAT
Time: 6PM
Location: NASHVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
link:https://tyler162.typeform.com/to/Z4EKSGS4
Theme: UTXO ALPHA DAY
Time: 1:00pm- 5:15pm
Location: Location Shared After RSVPing
link:https://partiful.com/e/PQBMsbhywH8KezyiNEzs
Subject: BLOCKCHAIN BANQUET - AN EVENINGWITH FRB LAW
Time: 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM
Location: Oak Steakhouse
July 26th
Theme: WHALE NIGHT
Time: 7:30pm-11pm
Where: Skydeck on Broadway
link:https://b.tc/conference/2024/whale
Subject: BITCOIN BLOCK PARTY ATTENTION BY ROBINHOOD
Time: 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Walk of Fame Park
link:http://b.tc/conference/2024/block-party
Theme: THE CATTLEMAN'S FEAST
Time: 4PM-9PM
Where: Walk of Fame Park
link:https://beefinitiative.com/pages/bitcoin-2024-cattlemans-feast
Subject: BITCOIN YOGA AT BITCOIN 2024
Time: 8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Where: Karl Dean Ballroom preFunction at the Music
link:https://b.tc/conference/2024/bitcoin-week #
Theme: RUN FOR HAL NASHVILLE 2024
Time: 8AM
Where: Meet Outside the Music City Center
link:https://www.bitcoinrunners.org/nashville24/
Subject: DONALD TRUMP JR.& VIPS
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Location: L27 Rooftop Lounge
July 27th
Theme: THE OFFICIAL BITCOIN 2024 AFTER PARTY
Time: 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Where: Skydeck on Broadway
