Bitcoin Amsterdam 2026

Bitcoin Amsterdam is the premier forum to explore Bitcoin's rapid growth, innovations, and transformative applications shaping its future.

This year, Bitcoin Amsterdam is returning to the Sugar Factory and joining the builders, capital allocators, and pioneers on one pivotal stage.

Bitcoin is at the center of politics and regulation - Bitcoin Amsterdam unites leaders to shape a fair, thriving future across Europe.

Strike Jack Mallers is the Founder and CEO of Strike, the global Bitcoin app. Prior to Strike, Jack was one of the first application developers on top of Bitcoin's Lightning Network. Jack has spent the last decade of his life in the Bitcoin space, pioneering efforts in distributed systems infrastructure, architecture, and application development.

Edward Snowden is a privacy advocate and former intelligence contractor whose 2013 disclosures revealed the scope of global government surveillance programs, sparking an international debate on privacy, security, and civil liberties. Since then, he has become a prominent voice on digital privacy, encryption, and the relationship between technology and individual freedom, contributing to discussions on the societal implications of surveillance in the digital age.

Pierre Rochard has researched and written about Bitcoin since 2013. He co-founded the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute in 2014 to curate the best primary source literature. In addition to developing open-source Bitcoin software, Pierre is an outspoken advocate for Bitcoin's decentralized governance. He co-hosts the Noded Bitcoin Podcast and the Bitcoin for Advisors Podcast. Pierre served as the Bitcoin and Lightning product manager at Kraken for three years before joining Riot as the VP of Research.

Obi Nwosu is cofounder and CEO of Fedi and a zealous advocate for Bitcoin mass adoption. He previously founded the Bitcoin exchange Coinfloor, and holds board positions at ₿trust and Gridless Compute

Co-founder and CEO of Blockstream, Dr. Adam Back, invented Hashcash, the proof-of-work algorithm cited by Satoshi Nakamoto in the Bitcoin whitepaper, as the future basis for its mining function. Throughout his two-decade-long vocation as an applied cryptographer and security architect, he has held senior roles with a number of technology companies, including Microsoft, EMC, PI, VMware, and Zero-Knowledge Systems, as well as advised many more companies on cryptography and peer-to-peer finance. Dr. Adam Back holds a computer science Ph.D. in distributed systems from the University of Exeter.

Elizabeth Stark is CEO and Founder of Lightning Labs, where she is building a programmable financial layer for the internet with fast, scalable bitcoin transactions.

Independent Member of the German Parliament. Founder of the ""Bitcoin im Bundestag"" initiative. The initiative is committed to raising awareness and educating members of the German Bundestag about Bitcoin. It aims to ensure that political decision-makers are always up to date and can adequately consider the impact of Bitcoin on society.

Ben Arc is a developer, educator, and open-source contributor focused on improving Bitcoin's usability through Lightning Network tools and self-custody solutions. He is best known for creating and maintaining projects such as LNbits, which help individuals and businesses build on Bitcoin with accessible, open-source infrastructure. Ben is an active advocate for decentralized technologies, privacy, and expanding practical Bitcoin adoption around the world.

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