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May 2,2025

The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi

BTC Summit

Join the premier conference exploring the frontiers of BTCfi.

About the conference

This full-day event will immerse you in the burgeoning world of BTCfi bringing together BTC L2s, DeFi projects, restaking protocols, Bitcoin-secured networks, and infrastructure providers.

500+

Participants

30

Speakers

10+

Talks and Panels

Speakers

Rok Kopp

Co-Founder

Filipe Gonçalves

Lead Contributor

Misha Putiatin

Co-Founder

Laurent Bourquin

GP | Chief Investment Officer

Nick Stoev

Founder

Jeff

Founder and CEO

Fisher Yu

Co-Founder & CTO

Thomas Chen

CEO

Mirko Schmiedl

Co-Founder

Staking Rewards

Henrique Dias

Core Contributor

Zhixi Zhang

Ecosystem Growth Lead

Luke Xie

CEO and Co-Founder

Steven Enamakel

Creator

Petr Martynov

Head of Growth

Morningstar Ventures

Laura K. Inamedinova

Principal

Siddarth Sridhar

Founder

Rostyslav Shvets

Co-Founder

Aki Balogh

Co-Founder & CEO

Mads Mathiesen

Research Partner

Matt Marshall

Product Lead

Dr. Redouane Elkamhi

Chief Economist

Ali Boukhalfa

Director, Sales of MENA

Kaitai Chang

Co-Founder & COO

Jan Smejkal

CSO

Evgeny Gokhberg

Managing Partner

Richard Green

Director of Ecosystem Success

Piyush Maheshwari

Head of Ecosystem

Sap

Co-Founder

tLabs (Threshold Network)

Bradley Laws

Head of Foundation

Soumyaranjan Ram

Head of BD

Timothy Tan

Head of Sales and Partnerships

Loi Luu

Founder

Maksym Repa

DeFi Lead

Ben Lakoff

GP

Bankless Ventures

Kyle Elicott

Executive Director, Stacks Asia Foundation

Aidan Bristow

BD

Kasper R

‍CMO

Uniting the world’s BTCfi innovators

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Schedule

10:00AM- 11:00AM

Meet, Greet & Coffee

Kick off the conference with an energizing opening coffee and networking session

11:00AM - 11:45AM

Panel

Scaling Bitcoin: The Future of L2 Ecosystems

Fisher Yu @ Babylon

Dr. Redouane Elkamhi @ GOAT

Kyle Ellicott @ Stacks

Jeff @ Merlin

Zhixi Zhang @ BOB

11:45AM - 12:00pm

Keynote

BTCfi Unlocked: Activating Bitcoin Through Shared Security

Filipe Gonçalves @ InceptionLRT

12:00PM - 12:45pm

Panel

Bitcoin-Powered Infrastructure: Modularity, Shared Security & Scalable Networks

Misha Putiatin @ Symbiotic

Ali Boukhalfa @ P2P

Laurent Bourquin @ MEV Capital

Matt Marshall @ Lombard

Aidan Bristow @ Gauntlet

Maksym Repa @ Lombard

12:45PM - 13:00pm

Keynote

Details TBC

Laurent Bourquin @ MEV Capital

13:00PM - 14:oopm

Lunch

Grab a plate, meet new faces, and recharge for the second half

14:00pm - 14:45pm

Panel

Scaling BTCFi: Real Products for Real Demand

Steven Enamakel @ Zerolend

Rok Kopp @ Ether.Fi

Loi Luu @ Optimex

Soumyaranjan Ram @ Hemi

Bradley Laws @ Union

14:45pm - 15:00pm

Keynote

Title TBC

Dr. Redouane Elkamhi @ GOAT

15:00pm - 15:45pm

Panel

Bitcoin Staking & Restaking

Nick Stoev @ Mellow

Mirko Schmiedl @ Staking Rewards

Rostyslav Shvets @ Stroom

Luke Xie @ Satlayer

Filipe Gonçalves @ InceptionLRT

Piyush Maheshwari @ Bima

15:45pm - 16:00pm

Keynote

Unlocking Bitcoin Liquidity to Yield Opportunities

Kaitai Chang @ Yala

16:00pm - 16:45pm

Panel

Institutional Adoption of BTCfi

Aki Balogh @ iBTC

Evgeny Gokhberg @ Re7 Capital

Laura K. Inamedinova @ Gate Ventures

Richard Green @ Rootstock

Timothy Tan @ Cactus Custody

Ben Lakoff @ Bankless Ventures

16:45pm - 17:00pm

Keynote

Details TBC

Sap @ tLabs, @Threshold

17:00pm - 17:45pm

Panel

Unlocking Liquidity in BTCfi: Onboarding Users, dApps, & Funds

Thomas Chen @ Function

Siddarth Sridhar @ Bima

Mads Mathiesen @ Maven11

Kasper R @ Yala

Soumyaranjan Ram @ Hemi

Pert Martynov @ Morningstar Ventures

Past events

Restaking Circle Denver

Panel "Decentralization and Modularity of Restaking Infrastructure"

Restaking Circle Denver

Panel "Restaking Beyond Ethereum"

Restaking Circle Denver

Panel " Restaking 2.0: How Today's Restaking Landscape is Transforming DeFi Rewards"

Restaking Circle Denver

Panel "Behind the Vaults Uncovering Restaking Curation and Why it Matters"
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Redefining Bitcoin During Devcon

Panel " Preparing for the Next Cycle: Trends and Developments That Shape the Future of BTCFi".

Hash Clash During Token 2049 in Singapore

Panel "BTCFi: The Great Showdown".

Your questions answered

When is the conference?

The conference takes place on May 2, the day after Token 2049.

Where is the venue?

At theThe Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, Dubai Marina area.

Are meals included?

Yes, lunch and coffee-breaks are included.

How to become a sponsor?

Submit your proposal on our website before April 20th.

How much is the ticket?

Participation in BTC Summit is free—you just need to register and get approved on the lu.ma event page.

Who is this conference for?

The conference brings together key players such as BTC L2s, DeFi projects, restaking protocols, Bitcoin-secured networks, and infrastructure providers.