Notable talks on the event include panels by Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation, Senator Ted Cruz, Strike’s Jack Mallers, Senator Cynthia Lummis, and more.
Timestamps for specific panels:
00:04:10 Opening remarks by David Zell and Grant McCarty co-founders of Bitcoin Policy Institute00:10:10 Panel: What Makes Bitcoin Unique Among Cryptocurrencies
“There’s one and only one way to make new bitcoins; it’s to do computational work.” — @resistancemoney on #Bitcoin vs crypto pic.twitter.com/3HhteydQH9
— Walker⚡️ (@WalkerAmerica) April 28, 2023
00:46:43 Panel: Bitcoin Mining: Separating Fact From Fiction
Why is #Bitcoin a legitimate and socially worthwhile consumer of energy?
Avik Roy plays devil’s advocate and Troy Cross destroys the question! 🔥🔥🔥 2 mins.@Avik @thetrocro pic.twitter.com/fvXAosL8hZ
— Hammond of Texas🌽 (@FieldNas) April 26, 2023
01:24:30 Coffee and Networking01:57:37 Panel: How Bitcoin Protects Human Rights02:40:00 Panel: Assessing Bitcoin’s Impact on US National Security03:19:57 Special Announcement By Former Congressman Tim Ryan, Former Congressman David McIntosh and Grant McCarthy 03:24:30 Lunch04:15:05 Perspectives on Central Bank Digital Currencies
– 04:17:00 Video: Representative Tom Emmer on CBDCs
JUST IN – 🇺🇸 US Congressman Tom Emmer: “There is enormous opportunity for growth that #Bitcoin” presents for our country 🙌 pic.twitter.com/zcszWQbcpg
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) April 26, 2023
– 04:20:20 Video: Natalie Smolenski, Founder and Exec. Director of Texas Bitcoin Foundation
– 04:30:25 Presentation by Laurence White, Professor at George Mason University
– 04:47:21 Fireside Chat with Senator Ted Cruz
Put aside your red and blue partisan flags for a moment and just listen:
“I like #Bitcoin for the same reason that the Chinese communist government doesn’t like Bitcoin. They don’t like Bitcoin and they banned it because they can’t control it.” — @tedcruz pic.twitter.com/01YzZYmOSx
— Walker⚡️ (@WalkerAmerica) April 28, 2023
05:02:00 Jack Mallers on the Lightning Network
Here’s the closing by @jackmallers and follow-up by @Amanda_Cavaleri *without music.* #Bitcoin doesn’t care, but apparently a lot of people do 😂
I’ll make another version with a Nickelback/Beethoven mashup. pic.twitter.com/sqN0RpwGMV
— Walker⚡️ (@WalkerAmerica) April 27, 2023
05:38:10 Panel: Bitcoin and Public Policy: Legislation06:11:50 Coffee and Networking06:25:45 Panel: Bitcoin and Public Policy: Regulation07:10:27 Panel: Bitcoin and Financial Inclusion07:50:15 Fireside chat with Elijah Bowdre, Chairman at Miami-Dade Cryptocurrency Task Force08:09:00 Fireside chat with Senator Cynthia Lummis
JUST IN – 🇺🇸 U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis: “I for one, am opposed to a U.S. CBDC” 👏
CBDC’s are slavery, #Bitcoin is freedom! pic.twitter.com/Q3bWnRQKys
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) April 26, 2023
08:35:55 Closing Remarks
Watch the full recording on the event here: