Speakers

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Piccolo is the Founder and Curator of BOB Space, a Bitcoin-only incubator and community space focused on freedom tech tools and education. BOB stands for "Build On Bitcoin" and BOB Space has its headquarters in Bangkok with a satellite location in Chiangmai in conjunction with the Bitcoin Learning Center there. In addition to organizing local meetups, Bitdevs and workshops, BOB Space also runs a Residency Program aimed at supporting and enabling open source developers building on Bitcoin, Lightning, ecash and Nostr.

Pierre Corbin
Co-Founder & CEO, Flash

Pierre Corbin is the co-founder and CEO of Flash, a Bitcoin-native payments platform empowering businesses to accept Lightning payments in a fully non-custodial way. With Flash, merchants can offer one-time payments, subscriptions, and invoicing — all while maintaining full control of their funds.

A passionate advocate for freedom-enhancing technologies, Pierre’s work focuses on making Bitcoin accessible and useful for real-world commerce. His background spans finance, tech, and film — including producing The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin, a documentary exploring Bitcoin's role in the global financial system.

Dr. Meng-Hsiang (Ryan), Lin serves as the Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Financial Technology Applications at Ming Chuan University's School of Financial Technology. His research expertise lies in Commercial and Financial Law, Financial Regulation, Financial Technology Law and Supervision, as well as Consumer and Financial Consumer Protection.
Dr. Lin has played a pivotal role in drafting key legislative and regulatory frameworks, including the "Indigenous Peoples Mutual Aid Fund Act Draft," the "Virtual Currency Exchange Self-Regulation Guidelines (SRG)," and the "Microfinance Recommendations for the Indigenous Peoples Council." He has been actively involved in legislative amendments for the Trust Law, Digital Insurance Companies Act, and Virtual Asset Service Provider Act, while spearheading initiatives such as Trust 2.0.
Beyond academia, Dr. Lin is deeply engaged in public service. He is a director of the Financial Ombudsman Institution, the Director and Chair Financial Officer of the Consumers' Foundation, Chinese Taipei. Additionally, he chairs the Financial Insurance Committee, serves as a Trust Advisor to the Credit Union League of the Republic of China, and is a distinguished lecturer for the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance’s 2025 Elite Lecture Series.
Dr. Lin is dedicated to advancing the interdisciplinary integration of financial technology and driving the development of regulatory frameworks to support innovation and effective governance in the sector.

Social media Influencer, independent investor, Macro Researcher

Founder of Chainee (鏈習生), a crypto educational brand which has onboarded more than 15,000 people to the digital asset world. Also a Crypto YouTuber 腦哥Chill塊鏈, making Mandarin content.

Reyna Chicas is the Director of Education at Mi Primer Bitcoin, where she leads global efforts in Bitcoin-only financial education. Her work includes the strategic planning and implementation of international initiatives that bring open-source, accessible Bitcoin education to communities around the world. Reyna oversees curriculum development, educator training, and partnerships, ensuring the quality and impact of programs across more than 35 countries.

A passionate advocate for autonomy through learning, she is deeply committed to accessible, high-quality, community-driven education and continues to lead with purpose and conviction, driven by the belief that Bitcoin gives us the opportunity to build a future grounded in collaboration, sovereignty, and freedom.

Rockstar Dev is a Core Contributor @ BTCPay Server, a self-hosted, free open-source Bitcoin payment processor. Rockstar also serves as the Head of Bitcoin @ Strike, where he leads non-profit efforts.

Bitcoin developer and co-founder of the 2140 Foundation, a Bitcoin-focused developer office in Amsterdam. Known for protocols such as Statechains, Silent Payments, and SwiftSync. Ran the Seoul Bitcoin Meetup (South Korea) from 2014.

Ryan, with experience in finance at PwC and HSBC, holds a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His journey in the blockchain industry began in 2013 when he started investing in Bitcoin. Currently managing partner at HashKey Capital, Ryan has embarked on two successful entrepreneurial ventures and remains dedicated to driving innovation in technology.

1. Expert in Security Protocols, a Computer Science cyberpunk currently working on applied miniscript use cases i.e Future of Inheritance in Bitcoin, BitVM and Hardware/Software B2B Wallets + HSMs specially for enterprise offerings like Banks to upgrade to Bitcoin standard for their clients.

2. 10+ yrs in Bitcoin (Class of 2013) as a Bitcoin Maxi, a Bitcoin Globe trotter from Shanghai, Bangalore, NewYork, Las Vegas, Ireland, Austin, Hong Kong, Prague, Lugano, Zurich and Amsterdam attending Bitcoin Conferences and meetups orange pilling my extended family and friends

3. He has Angel invested in 28+ Bitcoin native startups

4. Cool Bitcoin Story: He got his first Trezor from OG Slush in person at the Shanghai conference in 2014 and bought his Bitcoin via an ATM in Shanghai. He has been a big believer in self custody of keys ever since.

5. He has 15+yrs experience as a Founder/CTO(serial entrepreneur-venture capital backed) who has built/sold 3 AI/ML startups in Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong & India)

Sherman Lin is a prominent attorney in Taiwan, widely recognized as a leading legal expert in the cryptocurrency and virtual asset sector. He serves as the primary legal counsel for numerous Taiwanese and international Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), including major crypto exchanges.
Mr. Lin's expertise is sought after for navigating Taiwan's complex regulatory landscape. He specializes in assisting firms with the entire business lifecycle, from company incorporation and operational compliance to securing necessary licenses and adhering to strict Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations. His role is crucial for international crypto businesses seeking to establish a presence in Taiwan.
A distinguished figure in the industry, Sherman is also deeply involved with the Taiwan Bitcoin and Virtual Asset Development Association, the largest non-governmental organization of its kind in the country.
As an accomplished international speaker fluent in English, Mr. Lin has been invited to share his insights at numerous global forums. He has a history of speaking on Taiwan's evolving regulatory framework for the Bitcoin and blockchain industry at major events, including the Asia Blockchain Summit (ABS).

A self educated Bitcoiner producing educational content since 2016. Technical and Opinion Editor at Bitcoin Magazine.

started as a personal investment to hedge against traditional assets class of equity and gold. having realised the depth of an asset such as bitcoin pivoted a 40 year old organisation to hold bitcoin on its balance sheet making it the first publicly listed company in India to do so. Ambition to navigate a complex regulatory market of India to bring bitcoin or associated stock to a 100M people in India.

Stephan Livera hosts one of Bitcoin’s leading podcasts (Stephan Livera Podcast), and he is also Head of Education, Swan Bitcoin. Stephan is also a partner in Bitcoiner Ventures. He contributes for various outlets and publications, such as Bitcoin Magazine, Mises Institute as well as speaking at Bitcoin conferences internationally. He is listed in the top 20 globally for Bitcoin relevance on hive.one/bitcoin.

Previously he worked as an Australian Chartered Accountant for Deloitte, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Macquarie Bank. Stephan grew up in Sydney, Australia and studied Commerce with Accounting & Finance majors at the University of New South Wales.

Stephen Duan is the Core Contributor of GOAT Network, Dev Lead at ZKM, former Co-founder of Baidu Blockchain, former Founder of Eigen Network, and holds a Master's degree from Peking University.

Sébastien Borget is the Co-founder of The Sandbox, a virtual platform where players can create, play, own, govern and monetize their experiences using NFTs & SAND, the main utility token of the platform.

In addition to his role at The Sandbox, Sébastien serves as the President of the Blockchain Game Alliance in 2020, a non-profit organization comprising 600 key members within the industry. His contributions to the crypto and blockchain space have garnered significant recognition, including being ranked #4 on CoinTelegraph's Top 100 Most Influential People in Crypto for 2022: https://cointelegraph.com/top-people-in-crypto-and-blockchain/sebastien-borget

Investor in BTC, BTC Treasury companies, Board member

KWM will pursue the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Plan starting in summer 2025.

Leading Fulgur’s Japan initiatives since 2021. Recently launched Tokyo Bitcoin Base—a physical hub to unite Bitcoiners in Satoshi’s homeland. Co-organizer of Bitcoin Tokyo conference. Japanese translator of The Bitcoin Standard, The Bullish Case for Bitcoin, The Little Bitcoin Book, and Check Your Financial Privilege. Creator of educational resources lostinbitcoin.jp.

Mr. Tian Gan has 20 years of investment management experience. Joining ChinaAMC(HK) since its establishment in 2008, Mr. Gan had previously served as the Managing Director and the portfolio manager of the firm’s oldest equity absolute return strategy. Prior to joining ChinaAMC(HK), he was a Portfolio Manager at China Asset Management Co. Ltd, the parent company of ChinaAMC(HK), where Mr. Gan managed a Greater China equity absolute return strategy and the H-shares sub-portfolio of a QDII fund. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Gan served as a Portfolio Manager in Guotai Junan Assets (Asia) Ltd, managed two open-ended China equity funds. Mr. Gan holds a Master's degree in Finance and Investment Banking at the University of Reading. Mr. Gan also holds a Master's degree in Business Analysis and Finance from the University of Leicester. Mr. Gan attended Sichuan University, PRC where he received his Bachelor's degree in Architecture and Environment.

Tom McDonald is a digital anthropologist who is currently leading heading a long-term research initiative, funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, that delves into the cultural shifts and sociotechnical imaginaries linked to Hong Kong’s evolution into a global centre for Web3 technologies.

Tyler is a co-founder of BTC Inc., the publisher of Bitcoin Magazine and organizer of Bitcoin 2023. He is a general partner at UTXO Management, an asset management firm focused on the Bitcoin ecosystem. He also leads early stage venture capital into Bitcoin companies as a the managing partner of the Bitcoin Magazine Ecosystem Fund.

Uli Sigg in his career traversed very diverse fields: from graduating 1976 with a doctorate in law at the Zurich University to journalism, to industry, to global corporate boards, to diplomacy serving as Swiss ambassador to China, North Korea and Mongolia, to venture capital investing – and during all that period to art. Of his extensive interactions in more than 45 years with the PR China, two are of historic significance: to establish 1980 the first industrial joint venture between PRChina and the outside world which marks the beginning of the PRC‘s epochal globalization process; and to form the singular collection of Chinese contemporary art that can represent the story line from its very beginnings in the 70ies to the present - and then repatriating 1500 works back to China, to the M+ Museum in Hongkong. He also established 1997 the Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA) for Chinese contemporary artists now transformed into the SIGG PRIZE and the Chinese Contemporary Art Critic Award. He is a member of the M+ Museum Board, the International Council of New York Modern Art Museum MOMA, International Advisory Council of Tate Gallery, London and member of the Board of Kunstmuseum Zürich.

Entered the cryptocurrency space since 2015 as a long-term Bitcoin investor, I secured a license in Hong Kong in 2023 to establish a fund management business（太平洋水滴数字资产基金）. Our investment strategy focuses on concentrating nearly 95% of the fund's holdings in Bitcoin.

YakiHonne Creator & Researcher in Decentralized Social Networks

Wendy Zhang is the Chief Executive Officer of Unistar, a blockchain-investment firm that blends mining-hardware trading with Btc-mining infrastructure. Unistar spearheaded the launch of the world’s first real-time global ASIC price board, giving institutions transparent, 24/7 data to treat mining hardware as a tradable asset class. Under her leadership, Unistar became a Bitmain SVIP partner and developed a futures-based procurement model that secures industry-lowest costs for clients worldwide. With a decade of experience at the intersection of capital markets and cryptocurrency mining, she is committed to accelerating Web3, AI, and energy-efficient blockchain innovation through strategic co-investment and open collaboration.

Bitcoin core, lightning and nostr dev. founder @ damus.io.

With 20+ years of technical expertise, Wright Wang joined MicroBT in 2018 and contributed to the development of two generations of ASICs. Subsequently, he transitioned from R&D to marketing and was promoted to Marketing Director in 2019. Wright possesses a profound understanding of the technical challenges faced by MicroBT’s customers and has successfully collaborated with numerous clients to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. In 2023, he was bestowed with the Outstanding Contribution Award of MicroBT, led the key client project team and won the award for outstanding team.

ex. Research Scientist @ Meta
Creator of sCrypt, a high-level smart contract language for Bitcoin, and CAT Protocol, the first miner-validated token standard using OP_CAT

Yat Siu
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Animoca Brands
Founder and CEO, Outblaze

A veteran technology entrepreneur/investor based in Hong Kong, Yat Siu is the co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, a global leader in blockchain and gaming with the mission to deliver digital property rights to the world's gamers and Internet users, thereby creating a new asset class, play-and-earn economies, and a more equitable digital framework contributing to the building of the open metaverse.

Yat began his career at Atari Germany in 1990. In 1995 he moved to Hong Kong to establish Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation, the first free web page and email provider in Asia. In 1998 he set up Outblaze, an award-winning pioneer of multilingual white label web services. In 2009, he sold Outblaze’s messaging unit to IBM and pivoted Outblaze to become an incubator of projects and companies to develop digital entertainment services and products. One of those incubated companies is Animoca Brands, which was created in 2014.

In 2017 he set up the Dalton Learning Lab, an afterschool digital lab for skills not emphasized by most education systems, including divergent thinking and design thinking. He is the founder of ThinkBlaze, the research arm of Outblaze investigating socially meaningful issues in technology.

Since 2018, Yat has been an early advocate for the use of blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the gaming industry, which will allow gamers to enjoy true ownership of their own game assets, data, and, consequently, equity. With a clear vision of the potential of decentralized apps and assets, Yat quickly steered Animoca Brands to a leadership position in blockchain, gaming, NFTs, and the open metaverse. Animoca Brands operates a series of NFT-centric subsidiaries and products, and has invested in over 540 blockchain-related companies to build one of the largest blockchain portfolios in the world.

Yat has earned numerous accolades including Global Leader of Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum, Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the DHL/SCMP Awards, and recognition as one of the Cointelegraph top 100 notable people in blockchain.

A classically trained musician, Yat is a member of the advisory board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and a director of the Asian Youth Orchestra.