MIT Bitcoin Expo 2024 | 222 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

About MIT Bitcoin Expo 2024

Welcome to the 11th Annual MIT Bitcoin Expo, celebrating our decade-long tradition as the longest-running collegiate conference focused on blockchain. This year, we spotlight Bitcoin's evolution and potential amidst globalization, regulation, and big tech. Attendees will delve into key topics like ETF approvals, regulatory clarity, and consumer applications, essential for Bitcoin's mainstream adoption. Our technical sessions will feature innovations such as the Taproot upgrade and Layer 2 scalability, further enhancing Bitcoin's functionality. Embracing a variety of projects and ideas, from AI to Web3, this year's expo offers a comprehensive view of Bitcoin's significant role in our rapidly evolving digital era. We can’t wait for you to join us!

Speakers

Leah Wald

CEO, Valkyrie Investments Valkyrie Investments

Matthew Horne

Head of Business Development Fidelity Digital Asset Management Fidelity Investments

Mike Schmidt

Executive Director, Brink Brink

John D’Agostino

Lead of Institutional Strategy, Coinbase Coinbase

Adam Jonas

CEO, Chaincode Labs Chaincode Labs

Alexander Leishman

CEO & CTO, River River Island

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Neha Narula

Director, MIT Digital Currency Initiative MIT Digital Currency Initiative

Nic Carter

General Partner, Castle Island Ventures Castle Island Ventures

Tadge Dryja

Researcher, Lightspark Lightspark

Steven Roose

Developer, Ark

Jeremy Rubin

Bitcoin Core Developer Bitcoin Backstage

Robert Bench

Senior Advisor, MIT Digital Currency Initiative MIT Digital Currency Initiative

Ishaana Misra

High School Student & Bitcoin Core Developer, Stuyvesant High School Bitcoin Core Developer

Murch

Engineer, Chaincode Labs Chaincode Labs

Carla Kirk-Cohent

Software Engineer, Chaincode Labs Chaincode Labs

Anders Brownworth

Lecturer & Applied Researcher, MIT Digital Currency Initiative MIT Digital Currency Initiative

Madars Virza

Research Scientist, MIT Digital Currency Initiative MIT Digital Currency Initiative

Micahel Maurer

Student & CBDC Software Engineer, MIT Digital Currency Initiative MIT Digital Currency Initiative

Sam Stuewe

CBDC Software Engineer, MIT Digital Currency Initiative MIT Digital Currency Initiative

Valentine Wallace

Lightning Developer at Spiral Spiral

Josie Bake

Bitcoin Core Dev Bitcoin Core Developer

Satoshi Nakamoto

Creator of Bitcoin Bitcoin Inc.

Peter Nobel

The Nobel Family, NobelDAO NobelDAO

Hong Kim

Co-founder & CTO Bitwise Asset Management, Inc.

Heath Tarbet

Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Affairs Circle

Jai Massari

Chief Legal Officer Lightspark

Matt Williams

Head of Derivatives Luxor Technology

JAMESON LOPP

Co-Founder & CSO CASA NFT

Jesse Myers

COO, Onramp Bitcoin

Jaime Leverton

CEO, Jaime Leverton Ventures and Advisory Inc.

Edward Woodford

Founder and CEO Zero Hash

Liam Eagen

Founding Cryptographer, Alpen Researcher, Zeta Function Technologies

Keagan McClelland

Protocol Engineer Lightning Labs

Claire Bao

Research Assistant MIT Digital Currency Initiative