Speakers

Aaron van Wirdum is the technical editor for Bitcoin Magazine and the cohost of the Bitcoin, Explained podcast. With a background in studying the historical influence of society-shaping technologies, he’s been covering Bitcoin and related projects since 2013. He is known for his ability to explain highly-technical subjects to a layman audience and specializes in topics including Bitcoin’s history, scaling and privacy technology.

Bitcoiner since 2013. Co-founder of BTC.com and Poolin mining pools. Led the Miner-activated-softfork Taproot.

Alessio Quaglini is leading the institutional adoption of digital assets. In 2018, he co-founded Hex Trust, a digital asset financial institution specialising in custody, staking, and markets services. Hex Trust has secured licenses across major financial hubs and become a trusted partner for institutions seeking secure, strategic engagement with digital assets. Hex Trust goes beyond safekeeping to support staking, markets execution, and emerging opportunities in Bitcoin finance.

Alessio brings over 15 years' experience in banking, regulation, and consulting, including roles at BBVA, First Abu Dhabi Bank, and the Italian Financial Services Authority (Consob), where he oversaw equity and derivatives markets in the market abuse department. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in telecommunication engineering from La Sapienza University in Rome, an MBA from IE Business School, and is a CFA Charterholder.

Alexander is a Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), where he leads the Cambridge Digital Assets Programme’s research efforts on the energy and climate impact of digital assets. Drawing on extensive practical experience within the crypto ecosystem — from cryptocurrency mining to engaging with DeFi protocols — he brings deep domain expertise to his work. Prior to joining the CCAF, Alexander held various roles in traditional finance, including corporate banking, proprietary trading, and asset management. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and an MBA from Johannes Kepler Universität Linz. Alexander is widely regarded as an expert on the environmental footprint of cryptocurrency mining, and his insights are frequently featured in leading media outlets such as Bloomberg, Reuters, Fox News, and The Financial Times.

Alexandre is Deputy CEO and Director of Bitcoin Strategy at Capital B, Europe’s first Bitcoin Treasury Company, focused on increasing Bitcoin per share over time. Previously, Alexandre was Digital Assets Lead at Accenture, where he advised 30+ financial institutions on their digital assets strategy to accelerate bitcoin capital markets adoption.

Allen Helm is the Director of Business Development at Bitcoin for Corporations, a joint initiative by Strategy and BTC Inc. focused on accelerating Bitcoin adoption within corporate treasuries. With deep experience at the intersection of Bitcoin strategy, enterprise solutions, and capital allocation, Allen has successfully advised and onboarded numerous public companies and institutional investors into the Bitcoin ecosystem.

As the host of The Culture Bit, Allen explores the convergence of Bitcoin, finance, geopolitics, and popular culture, interviewing influential figures from Adam Back to Bill Miller IV, Dr. Saifedean Ammous, and Trace Mayer.

Amanda is the COO of $Naka (Kindly Inc.). Previously she was the cofounder of Second Gate Advisory, Head of Mining at Galaxy Digital, and Director of Bitcoin Mining at Fidelity Investments. Currently, she serves on the board of $WULF (Terawulf).

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Andrew currently leads Franklin Templeton’s digital asset initiatives in Asia, Europe,and the Middle East. He is on the Advisory Board of the Securities and Futures Commission of HK and an adviser on digital assets to the Presidents of the Philippines and South Korea. He has over 28 years’ experience in financial services in executive roles:
• Head of Distribution, Credit Suisse Asset Management (Asia)
• Head of Absolute Return Strategies Sales, Deutsche Asset Management
• Head of Asia, Tiedemann Investment Group
• Founder & Managing Director of Shadforth Financial Group in 1996, that was acquired by IOOF in 2014 for $650 million with client assets under advice of $16 billion
• Graduate Associate at Citibank N.A.
• Teaching Assistant at the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania
Advisory Board.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning from the University of Tasmania and undertook a PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently undertaking a Master of Financial Planning at Victoria University.

Independent researcher focusing on the technical architecture of the Bitcoin protocol and its implementations, as well as developer dynamics around the Core software. Previously worked on secure hardware for novel custodial solutions. Coming from a background in open-source systems engineering.

- Founded The Smarter Web Company in 2009
- Previously Head of Online, Hargreaves Lansdown
- Internet & marketing professional with +25 years' experience
- Involved with Digital Assets including Bitcoin since 2017

Co-Founder and CEO of HashWhale Andy Wang has been at the forefront of Bitcoin mining since 2017. He has successfully led the development of numerous professional mining facilities worldwide, driving the industry toward refined operations and enhanced efficiency.

With a deep understanding of global energy systems and mining regulations, Andy focuses on strategic investments within the Bitcoin ecosystem. His sharp industry acumen and extensive hands-on experience have established him as a highly respected figure in Bitcoin mining and computational power management.

Anndy Lian is an all-rounded business strategist in Asia. He has provided advisory across a variety of industries for local, international, and public-listed companies and governments. He is an early blockchain adopter and experienced serial entrepreneur, book author, investor, board member, and keynote speaker.

Ashu Swami is the Chief Technology Officer at MARA and has a background in chip design, trading, and blockchain infrastructure. At MARA, he brings deep technical, regulatory, and market expertise.

Previously, he was Chief Product Officer at Core Scientific, leading DeFi initiatives and mining optimization. He also served as CTO at Apifiny, a hybrid CEX/DEX exchange, and ran Mining Rent under Quadeye Securities, where he developed mining swaps and advised companies like Intel on blockchain strategy.

Ashu founded LocalPad, a peer-to-peer marketplace platform, and earlier led high-frequency ETF market making at Morgan Stanley. He began his career at Intel as a senior component designer.

He holds multiple patents in electronics and FinTech, an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Management, and a BTech in computer science from IIT Bombay.

Austin Alexander discovered Bitcoin in 2011 while working at an economic policy think tank in Washington D.C. in 2013 he co-founded the New York Bitcoin Center, the world's first physical Bitcoin exchange. Austin served as the industries first sales executive when he joined kraken in 2014. From 2019-2022 he served as Krakens CEO for the Middle East in the first licensed exchange in the UAE. He is now a partner at 10x Capital

BTB is Director of Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, which hosts one of the longest-running public Bitcoin Meetups in the world. He is also the convenor of BTC Chamber of Commerce and a core member of Digital Asset Think Tank. Career-wise, he is developing blockchain applications and a new economy built upon Bitcoin as the base layer.

Benjamin was recruited to Riot in October 2018, initially to serve as a director and chair of the audit committee of the Board of Directors. He was elected Chairman of the Board in November 2020 and nominated to the role of Executive Chairman in May 2021.

Benjamin is the architect responsible for the Company’s turnaround and position as a leading Bitcoin-driven infrastructure platform company. Under his guidance and leadership, Riot has raised over $1.5 billion, significantly improved its operational and financial profile, reconstituted a more diverse Board of Directors, established a professionalized, cross-functional management team, and successfully integrated two strategic acquisitions.

Benjamin brings a broad portfolio of experience in investment management, strategy, corporate development, and governance to the Company. In addition to having served as a director of several public and private companies, he also brings two decades of unique capital markets experience to the management team, with a particular expertise in fintech-enabled businesses, specialty finance, and special situations investing through a company's capital structure.

Prior to Riot, Benjamin led the capital markets efforts at IOU Financial, a tech-enabled lender to small businesses, which was acquired by Neuberger Berman in 2023. Prior thereto, he worked directly under the late Ned Goodman, a renowned Canadian financier, investor and founder of Dundee Corporation, a Toronto-based conglomerate. Prior to Dundee, Benjamin was a securities analyst at the predecessor to 1832 Asset Management L.P., where he covered energy and special situations investments on a team managing one of North America's largest natural resources-focused investment funds. Benjamin holds a Master of Finance degree from the Rotman School of Management and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Trinity College in the University of Toronto. He is a CFA charter holder and member of the CFA Society Cayman Islands.

Billy is a Bitcoin educator passionate about community building and Bitcoin-focused investments. He began his career as a data analyst at Gong, a $7B AI-driven sales tech unicorn in Silicon Valley. He is currently active as a Bitcoin educator, demonstrating his interest in building the Bitcoin community by writing newsletters and producing YouTube content for his followers since 2020. He is also an investor, focusing on analyzing and investing in Bitcoin-focused companies. Today, he is especially interested in driving Bitcoin adoption through community efforts and promoting Bitcoin corporate adoption

Bonnie Chang is the founder and host of Bonnie Blockchain 邦妮區塊鏈, the largest and most-watched Chinese-language Bitcoin and crypto YouTube channel in the world. With over 330K subscribers and millions of monthly views, she is one of the most influential voices in the industry. Trusted for her clarity, depth, and ability to make complex ideas accessible.

Since launching the channel at the end of 2021, Bonnie has built a global following across Asia and beyond, from everyday investors to industry leaders, all seeking to understand the powerful forces reshaping the future of money.

To Bonnie, Bitcoin is more than just a technology or investment. It’s a gateway to life’s biggest questions: What is money? How do I preserve and grow it? And how do I use it to live freely, securely, and meaningfully in a world full of uncertainty? Through her work, she inspires people to think critically, build conviction, and take control of their financial future.

A Bitcoiner since I was 14 years old.
Currently Co-Founder & CEO at Roxom, and Co-Founder at Roxom TV.
Building Bitcoin's Capital Markets.
Previously founded Lemon, one of Latin's America biggest crypto and bitcoin apps with 5M+ users.

Brian is the CEO of SmashFi, a service that has developed proprietary Bitcoin auto-investment features and a dedicated Bitcoin wallet, supporting the entire journey of Bitcoin investment from accumulation to secure custody. Driven by the mission of enabling everyone to own 1 BTC, he also runs a YouTube channel, where he focuses on Bitcoin education and advocacy. He is the author of The Final Answer Bitcoin (2025), Bitcoin Handbook (2024), and Web 3.0 Handbook (2023).

btcviv is a Bitcoin advocate focused on marketing, communications, and experience. She’s the Event Director of Bitcoin Asia, part of the global Bitcoin Conference series, where she helps connect East and West through community and culture.

She also hosts Life with Bitcoin, a podcast exploring personal transformation through the lens of Bitcoin. As singer-songwriter Ivy Lumi, she shares the emotional side of Bitcoin through music and storytelling.
Through it all, btcviv is dedicated to shaping how Bitcoin is understood — not just as technology, but as a way of life.

Calvadev is a free market maximalist, ecash respecter, and the founder of Shopstr, a permissionless marketplace for Bitcoin commerce. Having attended the alma mater of Ross Ulbricht, working from the inside of JPMorgan, and dealing with the bloat of Big Tech, the discovery of Bitcoin and Nostr allowed him to tie in all of the values and lessons learned throughout his journey down the rabbit hole and fully realize his sovereignty to go all-in on freedom tech. He now dedicates his time to making it as easy as possible for anyone and everyone to tap into the parallel economy and exit the grasp of the state.

With a history of investing in the space since 2015, Calvin boasts over 50 investments and a rich background as the Ex Co-Founder/Director of a Venture Fund, seamlessly blending sales expertise with deal-making savvy. Recognized as a trusted advisor on Web3 projects, he excels at forging partnerships and driving collective growth.

Early bitcoin miner from the era of GPUs and first generation ASICS, was the cofounder and previous CEO of Softbank Investment's subsidiary that built over 200MW of mining and a mining pool, now he is cofounder of an energy and mining datacenter development company to build the most competitive datacenters in the US and the Middle East.

I started my music career in my 20s with 8EIGHT—hit play on 'Without a Heart'. In my 30s, I transitioned to a producer role, releasing over 100 songs.

Meanwhile, I’ve read, listened to, and watched the equivalent of over 10,000 pages of material while studying Bitcoin, driven by the values of paradigm shift, open source ethos, neutrality, individual sovereignty, and freedom.

—Lastly, hit play on another song I created, which describes Bitcoin as a ‘question’ that renews all the old answers. (https://wyb.so)

I began my journey in Bitcoin development in 2013 as both a wallet and game developer, creating SaruTobi, the first mobile game to integrate Bitcoin. The game rewarded players with real Bitcoin tips as they played. Following SaruTobi, I developed several more Bitcoin-based games and was involved in some of the earliest experiments with NFTs on Bitcoin via Counterparty.

Today, I'm a co-founder of ZBD, a company that leverages the Lightning Network to help game developers seamlessly integrate Bitcoin into their games at scale.

I also continue to release titles through my studio Mandelduck Ltd, most recently adding Lightning payments into SaruTobi—a first for mobile games—and open-sourcing projects like ZBD Kart, a Mario Kart-style racing game powered by Bitcoin.

Coyn has been investing and advocating for Bitcoin since 2013. Prior to co founding UTXO he was a partner at BTC Inc where was a part of the Founding team of the worlds largest Bitcoin conference. He and his team are currently spending time seeding, advising and accelerating bitcoin treasury companies across the globe. Coyn also sits on the board of LQWD (Canadian Bitcoin Treasury Company) and DV8 (Thailand Bitcoin Treasury Company).

I'm a former real estate broker and entrepreneur turned bitcoiner. I got seriously into bitcoin at the end of 2020. In early 2021, I started the Bitcoin Gandalf Twitter account and grew it from 0-80,000 followers in 3 years. I also worked in marketing at bitcoin mining company Braiins from 2021-2023. In addition to writing about bitcoin, I'm also focused on helping people become more sovereign by building their personal brands through my ghostwriting and personal branding strategy consulting services.

Darius is the co-founder of Lnfi Network. Prior to founding Lnfi, Darius worked as a transformation researcher at WorldQuant, a quantitative trading firm with over $7 billion in assets under management, and Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset management firm, for 7 years. Darius graduated from the National University of Singapore.

Mr. Davis Hui, Vice President of Canaan, handles the sales department and co-mining business, which makes partnerships with miners for joint mining projects around the world.
About Davis, he has over 25 years of sales, marketing, and business strategy management experience at a wide range of global companies. Davis will be speaking to us in a deep dive into the state of the global bitcoin mining market and how Canaan is navigating this ever-evolving, and dynamic industry, seizing opportunities after the halving.

Derar Islim, Ph.D. – Chief Operating Officer, Antalpha Platform Holding Company and CEO, Americas & EMEA

Derar Islim, PhD, is a seasoned financial executive with significant experience in the digital asset industry, building and managing premier digital assets financial services and products globally. Islim’s career reflects a blend of academic rigor and practical experience in high-stakes financial environments. Derar’s leadership at Genesis, particularly during its crisis, showcased his ability to navigate complex operational and financial challenges from execution and governance perspectives.

Derar formerly held the roles of Interim CEO and COO at Genesis and, prior to that, Head of Risk at Hard Yaka. He has an established track record of leading at the forefront of modern financial markets. Early in his career, he served as a senior trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he co-managed the Funding Valuation Adjustment (FVA) trading desk and worked on modeling, pricing, and hedging credit structured products. 

Derar holds a Ph.D. in Financial Mathematics from Florida State University, focusing on financial derivatives and applied partial differential equations. 

Derar is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, alongside other academic and professional awards.

Co-Founder BitcoinVN
- Vietnam's premier #Bitcoin Exchange & OTC trade desk (est. '13/14)

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.

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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.

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Working in Bitcoin since 2017 with companies like: Bitcoin Magazine, UTXO Management, The Bitcoin Conference, Runes Dex. Co-founder of Satoshi House Auction. CPO at Utexo – Gate to RGB. Hyperbitcoinization is inevita₿le.

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.

Ethan is a former software engineer at Uber, turned Founder and CEO of Pouch.ph, the Philippines-based financial company for lightning payments, stacking sats, and cross-border remittance rails.

Co-Founded Luxor in 2018. Luxor operates a Bitcoin mining software, hardware and financial services company. Prior to Luxor, Ethan worked at Goldman Sachs covering the Blockchain and Bitcoin sector.

Evan Kaloudis is a cybersecurity engineer-turned-entrepreneur deeply embedded in the Bitcoin and Lightning Network ecosystem.

In 2019, he founded ZEUS, a free and open-source, mobile-first Bitcoin and Lightning wallet that enables users to run a full node on their phone or connect remotely to external nodes. ZEUS has since evolved into a company focused on helping individuals and businesses adopt Bitcoin.

R&D at Bitfinex, working on RGB open source development and Bitcoin derivatives

Currently serving as Business Development Manager at Citrea, the first zk-rollup on Bitcoin, where I focus on driving strategic partnerships and ecosystem growth. Previously I spent three years as a Bitcoin researcher at Galaxy, where I specialized in Layer 2 solutions, Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs), Ordinals development, on-chain analytics, and mining.

Senior data center construction and operation expert,serial en-trepreneur
2007-2010 Developer for Juniper Networks.
2011-2014 Data Centre Manager for Citic Securites.
2015-2019 Manager for Bitmain mining farms.
2020-2021 CEO of Poolin Data Center business
Founder of Gullpower Technology Ltd.;responsible for miner power
and loT sensors development

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.

About CEO
Gracy Chen is the CEO of Bitget, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 platform, ranked among the industry’s top three by trading volume. She is the only woman-CEO amongst the top 10 crypto exchanges. Since stepping into the CEO role from her previous position as Managing Director, in her time as the CEO, Gracy has led Bitget’s expansion from nearly 20 million to over 120 million users worldwide.
Under her leadership, Bitget has evolved beyond its origins as a derivatives platform into a full-scope crypto ecosystem, offering spot trading, Launchpad and Launchpool initiatives, copy trading, asset management tools, a self-custody wallet, and a wide range of Web3 projects. Gracy also plays a key role in institutional business development, working closely with major clients and partners to strengthen Bitget’s global presence. Chen also heads $10M Blockchain4Her initiative within Bitget, dedicated to fostering inclusivity and gender diversity in the blockchain industry where she and the team focuses on elevating, empowering, educating, and embracing women in blockchain, ensuring equal opportunities and representation in the cryptospace.

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.

Facilitated over 200MW of energy for Bitcoin mining companies.

Facilitated over 30MW of energy for AI companies.

Founding Partner of the Indonesian Digital Council, consulting the Indonesian Government on digital assets like Bitcoin.

Creator of the Circular Approach, leveraging Bitcoin as a catalyst to solve real problems in emerging markets.

Author of The Importance of Tier 0 (Bitcoin Mining and Crypto Mining) for Data Center Evolution (to be published after Summer 2025).

Hervé Larren is the CEO and founder of Airvey.io, a leading US-based Web3 advisory firm.
Since discovering Bitcoin in 2013, he has helped guide over 20 projects to a combined market
capitalisation exceeding $15 billion. Prior to his career in digital assets, Hervé worked at LVMH.
He is a graduate of Columbia and Harvard and a member of YPO.

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.

Ian is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Joltz, the leading provider of tooling and infrastructure for stablecoins and other assets on the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Ian is also the creator and host of the All Things Bitcoin YouTube channel where he has helped over half a million individuals and businesses learn about Bitcoin tools and freedom tech. Prior to Joltz, Ian was Director of Test & Learn at Mastercard where he led engagements with clients like Walmart and Emirates Airlines and saw first-hand the challenges imposed by legacy payments and banking infrastructure.

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.

JP is the CEO of Exodus. In 2015, JP co-founded Exodus to build a beautiful, easy-to-use app that empowers customers to secure, swap, and self-custody their portfolio of crypto. In 2021, JP led Exodus as the first US company to conduct an SEC-qualified crypto-only public stock offering, making it the only US company to have its common stock tokenized on the blockchain. Today, Exodus has 5.5 million customers worldwide and employs 225 people who all receive 100% of their salary in Bitcoin.

Jack started in aerospace engineering, applying precision and risk management to digital assets. At TokenInsight, he built APAC’s largest crypto quant fund database and led research and investment, managing a $200M+ AUM trading platform. Now at LTP, Jack drives the development of secure, regulated, and scalable financial infrastructure, bridging traditional finance and blockchain through execution, clearing, settlement, custody, lending, and financing solutions.

Janusz is an independent researcher focused on bitcoin L2s. He maintains the Bitcoin Layers open-source project and also acts as the Editor-in-Chief of the Bitcoin++ Insider Edition.

Jason is the Founder and Managing Partner at Sora Ventures. Sora Ventures was key in creating the first “Asia’s MicroStrategy” by partnering with a Japanese-listed company, Metaplanet. Sora Ventures also acquired Moon Inc. (HKG:1723) with UTXO Management to create "Hong Kong's MicroStrategy". Sora Ventures further announced the launch of a $150M fund dedicated to the proliferation of microstrategies across Asia, aimed at enabling more agile and targeted approaches to accumulating and managing Bitcoin reserves. With investments supporting over 30 companies in the Bitcoin utility sector in 2023 and 2024, Sora Ventures is one of the most active funds dedicated to Bitcoin ecosystem. Sora Ventures debuted Sora Summit 2023 in Taipei, bringing over 30 distinguished speakers and global leaders from the Bitcoin ecosystem, including the Creator of Ordinals Protocol and BRC20. Before starting Sora Ventures, Jason was responsible for US investments at Fenbushi Capital from 2015 until 2017.

Jason Lan, COO of Avenir Group, spearheads the firm’s crypto investment growth, leveraging his deep expertise in finance and technology. He previously served as Vice President at Huobi Group in 2018, overseeing key operations and derivatives trading, and as Executive Director at Huobi Technology Holdings Limited in 2019. Before his crypto ventures, he was Technology Vice President at Goldman Sachs, honing his institutional finance skills. Jason holds a Bachelor’s degree in Automation and a Master’s degree in Control Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University, complemented by a Master’s degree in Investment Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Transitioned from a career as a reinsurance broker to full-time Bitcoin advocacy in 2025. As VP of Bitcoin Strategy at Strive Funds, founder of MSTR True North, and host of the Hurdle Rate Podcast, Jeff champions corporate Bitcoin adoption and corporate treasury strategy. Jeff excels at communicating the innovative Bitcoin backed structured credit products pioneered by Michael Saylor and Strategy.

His mission: accelerate Bitcoinization to upgrade the world.

Jeff, aka 金融派大星(Financial PaidaXing) is a crypto entrepreneur and capital markets strategist based in Taipei, with over 20 years of experience across investment banking, primary and secondary bond markets, and securities trading. He is the founder of Hayek, a fintech company building stablecoin and RWA-based financial infrastructure aimed at transforming capital markets into systems that are more transparent, efficient, and open.

He previously led capital markets initiatives at major financial institutions, and later launched his own venture fund — through which he was an early investor in Circle, now a global leader in stablecoin issuance and digital financial infrastructure.

Today, he is pioneering the launch of TWD-backed stablecoins, integrating them into semiconductor supply chain finance systems with listed companies in Taiwan, and building USD stablecoins backed by U.S. Treasuries and deployed into tokenized clearing systems. His work bridges TradFi and DeFi with a clear mission: to use Bitcoin and stablecoins to reshape financial power structures for the better.

Bitcoin Educator | Secondary School Teacher in Hong Kong

Jeremy is a secondary school teacher in Hong Kong passionate about making Bitcoin accessible to young people. With a mission to educate the next generation on the transformative power of Bitcoin, he’s exploring how it can change the world. He actively engages with students and the community, sharing insights and fostering discussions about innovation and financial literacy. Jeremy is dedicated to inspiring curiosity and critical thinking about the future of money.

First Bitcoin Candidate in Singapore's Elections

Jesse Myers is the Head of Bitcoin Strategy at Moon Inc. (HKG-1723), a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Bitcoin Treasury company.

Jesse is a Bitcoin analyst and author, known for "Once-in-a-Species" and "Bitcoin's Full Potential Valuation," which Michael Saylor adopted as the basis for his valuation model. Previously, Jesse co-founded Onramp Bitcoin, was a management consultant at Bain & Company, and received his MBA from Stanford.

Jimmy Kostro, Founding Partner of Bitcoin Chiang Mai, is a seasoned entrepreneur, founder, and investor with a passion for impact. He established the Bitcoin Learning Center, one of Asia’s largest and most active Bitcoin hubs, and the first to collaborate with local city government and major academic institutions.

With 12 years as CEO of a Meal Plan Delivery, a company that scaled to 24 major U.S. markets at its peak, Jimmy brings extensive expertise to his ventures. His vision is to expand Bitcoin education across all 11 Southeast Asian countries, using Chiang Mai, Thailand, as the central hub to empower communities through knowledge.

JP has been studying Bitcoin for 12 years and from 2018, co-founded and hosts Bitcoin Sydney, an educational and social group focused on helping existing Bitcoiners and general public understand and get involved in this burgeoning ecosystem. He also presents talks to other community groups on the necessity of owning Bitcoin.

His other topics of interest include Bitcoin Game Theory, Bitcoin as sound money/savings tech, Bitcoin satellite connected nodes (first to run one in Aus), Why Bitcoin is the only blockchain that matters, and Bitcoin history.

Currently, leading Galaxy Digital's derivatives and OTC trading business. Prior trading experience in both crypto and traditional markets as Head of Derivatives at Hex Trust, Options Trader at Eclipse Trading, and Equity Derivatives Sales and Trading in JP Morgan HK.

John Riggins is the CEO of Moon Inc. (HKG-1723), a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Bitcoin Treasury company.

Prior to Moon Inc, John was a founding partner of UTXO Management’s Bitcoin Ecosystem Fund, the most active early-stage venture capital fund across the Bitcoin landscape and led Asia business for BTC Media, the world’s preeminent Bitcoin focused media group, with brands including Bitcoin Magazine and The Bitcoin Conference

Kazuhiro (Kazu) YAMAMOTO has been involved in crypto exchange business in Japan and Hong Kong since 2016, after over 20 years of traditional financial business experience, as well as "hodling" bitcoin as a individual investor. In 2025, he joined ANAP Holdings, a famous Japanese apparel listed company, as Head of Bitcoin Business.

Ken Liao is the Founder and CEO of Xverse, the leading Bitcoin wallet with nearly 2 million app downloads. A long-time builder in Bitcoin scaling, his experience includes being an early contributor to the Stacks ecosystem. As a respected voice on the future of the Bitcoin economy, Ken has shared his vision on some of crypto's most significant stages, including the flagship Bitcoin Conference.

He founded Xverse to be the comprehensive gateway for this on-chain Bitcoin future, creating a seamless experience for users to engage with BTC L1 innovations like Ordinals and Runes, while also serving as a unified portal to Bitcoin's expanding ecosystem of Layer 2s and BTC deFi.

Kennix Chan
Deputy CEO
Kennix Chan graduated from the University of Nottingham with a Bachelor of Arts in Management and a Master of Finance from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has been appointed as an executive director since 2017 and is also one of the controlling shareholders. He manages the Group's internal operations, including legal affairs, compliance, settlement and clearing, IT, and risk management. As part of the group's efforts to be listed on Hong Kong Exchange in 2018, he has been involved in different projects and developments and recently deploying virtual asset related businesses, helping Victory Securities to become the first financial group granted by the SFC for the provision of the full spectrum of virtual asset dealing and advisory services.Kennix Chan is currently the responsible officer for Type 1, 4 & 9 regulated activities of the Company as approved by the Securities and Futures Commission.


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陳沛泉先生畢業於英國諾丁漢大學獲頒管理學文學士學位及於香港中文大學獲頒財務學碩士學位。他於2017年獲委任為執行董事，亦為控股股東之一。他負責管理集團的內部運作，包括法律事務、合規、交收及結算、資訊科技及風險管理。陳沛泉自2018年協助集團在香港上市後開始部署虛擬資產業務，使勝利證券能成為香港第一間獲證監會同時頒發虛擬資產交易和諮詢牌照的金融集團。目前，陳先生為證券及期貨事務監察委員會（ 「證監會」 ）第1,4,9類業務負責人。

Kevin is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of Foundry’s mining services. Since entering the crypto mining industry in 2014, Kevin has built large-scale bitcoin mining facilities, and worked closely with mining equipment manufacturers, mining pools, and datacenter operators. He held senior positions overseeing mining operations at Greenidge Generation and Bitcoin.com. Kevin started his career at Ford Motor Company, after studying finance, international business, and Chinese at Indiana University. An avid gamer, Kevin credits World of Warcraft with sparking his interest in digital currencies.

Keypleb is a founder of Code Orange Dev School, a Bali-based initiative empowering bitcoiners, developers and community leaders in financially repressed Asian regions with technical Bitcoin skills. The school strengthens Bitcoin's decentralisation and security by growing a bitcoiner social layer through online and in-person community building.

Through advanced in-person workshops, online study cohorts and train-the-trainer program, Code Orange Dev School drives adoption by addressing the shortage of Bitcoin developers and node runners, targeting 21,000 new full nodes deployed by 2030.

Before launching Code Orange Dev School, keypleb co-founded Bitcoin House Bali and helped establish 36+ monthly meetups across Indonesia since 2022.

A powerhouse at the intersection of Bitcoin, venture capital, and energy economics—Dr. Khushboo Khullar is a seasoned investor, sought-after speaker, and Venture Partner at Lightning Ventures. With deep roots in M&A and macroeconomics from her time at Mizuho Bank, and a PhD in Energy Security, she brings razor-sharp insight to the Bitcoin startup ecosystem. She is often quoted in Bloomberg for Bitcoin markets movement. Khushboo actively advises founders on go-to-market strategy and has taken the stage at over a dozen major Bitcoin conferences worldwide—helping shape the conversation around innovation and capital in the space.

Kip Tiaviwat, PhD, is a leading strategist in the institutional adoption of Bitcoin for corporate treasuries in Asia, serving as a key architect behind the transformation of DV8 Public Company Limited into Southeast Asia’s first crypto-native treasury company. Kip also serves as the lead strategist at Kliff Capital, a leading hedge fund in Thailand where he drives the firm’s venture investment strategies and structures deal frameworks. Previously, he served as a specialist advisor to senator(s) in Thailand’s Department of Public and Political Development, contributing to policy initiatives at the national level. He has also held prominent leadership roles, including Chairman of the Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Investment Committee Member for publicly listed companies in Thailand.

Kyu Ho is the Chief of Staff at DDC Enterprise, a NYSE-listed Asian food platform with a growing presence across Asia and the U.S.. He has been involved in DDC's Bitcoin Accumulation Strategy which was launched in May 2025.

Kyu has extensive experience in the crypto space, as the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Initial Ventures, which focused on investing in early stage crypto investments. He has over 20 years of extensive experience in fund portfolio management and digital asset investments. Kyu was also a Managing Director at the US$500B Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where he led the Thematic Investing program in Asia, focusing on disruptive technologies including blockchain and AI.

Kyu received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Northwestern University, and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.

Mr Leigh Travers is Non-Executive Chairman of ASX-Listed DigitalX Ltd (DCC.ASX), Australia's largest listed BTC Treasury.
DigitalX launched Australia's first Bitcoin fund, achieving first place in the best performing Funds in Australia, as well as Australia's first listed BTC ETF.
Mr Travers has also been a director of public tech and investment companies on the NASDAQ, CSE and ASX over the past 10 years.

I have been into bitcoin and zk for a long time and have been working on it full time since 2020. Previously worked on zkSNARK research at Blockstream. Currently research at Alpen Labs trying verify SNARKs on bitcoin to bring about the private, permissionless, decentralized digital cash we were promised.

Lorenzo is the founder of UniSat, a leading infrastructure provider in the Bitcoin ecosystem. UniSat drives innovation in Bitcoin asset protocols, including Ordinals, BRC-20, and Runes.

Louis is the founder, CEO, and CIO of Mimesis Capital, a multi-strategy family office focused on preserving wealth through Bitcoin.

I've worked in the Bitcoin space for 5 years, with over different 20 Bitcoin YouTube channels as a growth strategist, including names such as Mark Moss, Ben from Btc Sessions, TFTC, and Simply Bitcoin.

I like to practice what I preach, as I'm also the face of the 2 fastest growing Bitcoin YouTube channels under 50,000 subscribers.

As a 2nd generation oil & gas professional, Mario is passionate about the intersection of Bitcoin, Bitcoin mining, and energy. He serves as VP of Business Development at Giga Energy, a leading Bitcoin mining and power infrastructure company.

After his tenure in ExxonMobil's upstream technology company, Mario has spent time in the Bitcoin space across financial services (Unchained Capital), private equity (AEXA Digital), and consulting (Vibe Energy).

Mario helps organize the Houston Bitcoin Meet Up, is active in supporting the Bitcoin adoption in his home country of Colombia and the greater Latam region, and advises startups across the Bitcoin technology space.

Mark is the President and co-founder at ocean.xyz, a leading Bitcoin mining pool focused on decentralization, by empowering miners to reclaim their prominent position in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Mark is an electrical engineer and former utility executive, having spent 2 decades in high voltage power system design and operations in Canada and the USA prior to becoming a full time Bitcoin entrepreneur. Mark is a father of 7 and advocate of Bitcoin as the freedom technology/money of our lifetime.

Mark Moss is the founder of Market Disruptors.

Matt Cole serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Strive and Chief Investment Officer of Strive Asset Management, where he is leading Strive's focus as a transformative Bitcoin-company. With a vision to integrate Bitcoin into the portfolios of everyday Americans and institutional investors alike, Matt is pioneering efforts to democratize access to Bitcoin Bonds and expand Bitcoin from being just an asset into a fully recognized asset class.

A long-time Bitcoin investor and advocate, Matt brings years of experience in institutional asset allocation, having led research on integrating Bitcoin into public pensions. His conviction that Bitcoin is the ultimate asset for delivering return opportunities and hedging against the long-term risks of the global fiat debt crisis, inflation, AI innovation, geopolitical tensions, and regulatory overreach drives Strive’s mission to make Bitcoin a cornerstone of modern investment strategy.

Under Matt’s leadership, Strive is committed to empowering investors by providing innovative Bitcoin investment solutions, alongside Strive's pro-shareholder focused equity ETFs and actively managed Fixed Income ETFs. Strive also achieved a landmark victory in challenging and defeating ESG and DEI overreach, reshaping the financial landscape to prioritize capitalism, meritocracy, and shareholder-first principles. His efforts are now aimed at reshaping how Americans interact with Bitcoin, making it accessible, practical, and central to their financial futures.

Matt’s expertise in Bitcoin and finance has earned him recognition across the industry. He has been widely published and quoted in major outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Bloomberg, Financial Times, and Semafor. He has appeared on leading platforms like Fox Business Channel, Bloomberg News, and several prominent Bitcoin podcasts, where he shares his deep insights on capitalism, meritocracy, and the transformative power of Bitcoin.

Prior to Strive, Matt was a Portfolio Manager at CalPERS, where he oversaw over $70 billion in actively managed Fixed Income portfolios. Notably, during his tenure, the portfolios he managed consistently met or exceeded benchmark performance every single year.

Today, Matt Cole is not just a leader in asset management but a visionary shaping the future of Bitcoin as the most critical investment opportunity of the 21st century. His work continues to inspire investors and institutions to embrace Bitcoin as the ultimate vehicle for growth, security, and innovation.

As CIO of Build Asset Management, Matt is responsible for portfolio management, capital allocation, and strategy for the firm and its clients. As a star manager in investment grade credit, Matt has become a leading proponent for Bitcoin-centric asset backed lending within the private credit space. He is proud to have helped launch a Bitcoin-backed direct lending fund in partnership with Unchained Inc. in 2023.

Bitcoin is one of the greatest technological, financial, political, industrial and humanitarian inventions of our time.

《Bitcoin TV》 是亚洲及新兴市场进入web3的流量入口。频道开播五年，日更15分钟web3新闻评论及深度专题。社群人数超过50万，会员3000人。频道覆盖：中文、日文、英文、韩语、越南语、泰语、西班牙语，7个语种，每日触达7万人次。拥有亚洲单体最大的比特币矿场；亚洲首个DAO治理VC；创始人MICHAEL 拥有25年专业传媒经验，曾任卫视总编！上市传媒公司CEO！北野武工作室亚洲代表！日本朝日电视台中国代表！出版著作《区块链的N个陷阱》

Hey Hey! The Muzz Man puts the FUN in Funding. Managing Partner of Lightning Ventures and CEO of Thunder Funder. Evangelizing early-stage investing for plebs and whales alike. Muzz is passionate about early-stage investing and helping founders raise capital for their Bitcoin companies. With over 40 Bitcoin-only companies in his portfolio and more than 2000 personal angel investments, he's got a serious angel investing addiction. If you want to learn more about investing or need help as an entrepreneur, chat him up!

Michael Wu is co-founder and CEO of Amber Group, a leading global digital asset company. Prior to founding Amber Group, Michael was a quantitative analyst at Goldman Sachs, a macro trader at Morgan Stanley, and a portfolio manager at a billion-dollar hedge fund. Michael is a member of Mensa International and a 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia honoree.

Moshe is Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Wintermute. Wintermute is a leading global algorithmic trading firm and liquidity provider in digital assets. At Wintermute, Moshe focuses on regional growth across liquidity provision and OTC trading across spot and derivatives. Prior to joining Wintermute, Moshe spent over 10 years in electronic and algorithmic trading in Goldman Sachs, spanning across London and Hong Kong.

Mr. Block is a leading voice in the Asian crypto community, known for bridging East and West through education, media, and strategic advisory. Since 2017, he has created hundreds of Chinese-language videos covering DeFi, GameFi, and blockchain trends, amassing a large following across YouTube and Twitter. Mr. Block has advised top-tier projects like Curve, Puffer, Concrete, Lighter, Etherfi, and Zeeverse, and is the founder of the annual Mr.Block Summit, connecting founders, investors, and builders across Asia.

Nenter (Nathan) Chow is the Global CEO of BitMart, responsible for driving the exchange’s global expansion efforts. Previously, he was a Partner at Animoca Ventures, spearheading both venture and liquid Web3 investments across Infrastructure, DeFi, and Consumer, including Monad and TON. He played a pivotal role in forging global strategic partnerships across institutional investors, government entities, major Web3 ecosystems, and various Web3 communities. With 17 years in investment banking at firms like JP Morgan and MUFG, Nenter is a professional expert in finance, M&A, investments, trading, and strategy. His unique blend of traditional finance and Web3 expertise, paired with proven global leadership, positions him to shape the future of digital finance and blockchain innovation.

Nick Vitalis is the CEO of SBI Crypto, the crypto mining arm of Japan's SBI Group. Over more than seven years with the group, he has played a key role in shaping its overall crypto strategy and presence in the industry. Under his leadership, SBI Crypto's mining pool has risen to become a globally respected operation, known for its transparency and reliability. Beyond the pool, SBI Crypto is committed to helping others in the space scale through financing solutions and infrastructure services.
With a background in physics and banking and rich experience in Asian markets, Nick's sharp analytical skills and bold vision for the future of digital assets have been the driving force for SBI Crypto's strategic partnerships, strengthened infrastructure, and integration of the business within the global crypto ecosystem.

A passionate advocate for the potential of the crypto industry as a whole, Nick is dedicated to building a trustworthy and sustainable mining sector — one that thrives on collaboration and shared success.

Self custody is the bedrock of Bitcoin, and not just for ourselves - all the properties of bitcoin the asset are downstream of being able to use it with nobody's permission.

My work at Foundation is to make self custody that's simple, empowering, and beautiful.

Paul is the co-CEO of a pioneering Bitcoin strategy company in Korea—set to launch at Bitcoin Asia—that will be the first institutional-focused Bitcoin company in the country dedicated to establishing a global standard for corporate Bitcoin treasury strategies. With a mission to reimagine how public companies adopt Bitcoin, the firm aims to bridge traditional finance and digital asset management through innovative financial engineering, global capital markets access, and world-class governance.
Trained as an M&A attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell, Paul brings deep experience in investing and startup leadership. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lobo Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on Bitcoin and fintech infrastructure, and was previously the Head of BitGo Ventures and an investor at Lehman Brothers Private Equity. He has led and managed investments across fintech, IT, and healthcare in the US, Asia, MENA, and LATAM with a cross-functional background in investment execution, deal structuring and operational scaling.
Paul holds a BS in Biological Sciences from Stanford University and a JD from Harvard Law School.

Pauline Shangett is the Chief Strategy Officer at ChangeNOW, a top-tier crypto exchange platform with over $1 billion in monthly trading volume. Since joining the industry in 2018, she has quickly grown from CMO to a key strategic leader, helping scale the platform’s user base and trading activity twofold in just six months.
Pauline specializes in building scalable growth and revenue strategies in Web3, combining deep blockchain expertise with a sharp focus on sustainable growth. She’s known for her flexible, transparent approach and long-term vision for ecosystem development.

Coder and Bitcoin enthusiast, on a mission to supercharge the web economy with Bitcoin. Building getAlby.com and Alby Hub.