Bitcoin 2026 speaker Alex Leishman used his Nakamoto Stage talk, titled “We’re Not Fixing Money to Build More Casinos,” to deliver a sharp warning that modern finance is drifting toward a gambling model and away from basic banking. Leishman, CEO of River, said the American dream feels out of reach for many people as housing … Read more
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark, used a Tuesday morning session at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference to announce Grid Global Accounts, a product he described as a dollar account that works everywhere, backed by a new partnership with Visa that extends spending access across many countries worldwide. Marcus opened by framing the problem at scale. Roughly … Read more
Czech National Bank Governor Aleš Michl used a Bitcoin industry stage in Las Vegas to defend a reserve strategy that mixes strict inflation control with measured exposure to digital assets. He described the bank’s move to add a small Bitcoin allocation as a way to raise expected returns without increasing overall portfolio risk. Michl said … Read more
Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman of Strategy, took the Nakamoto Stage at Bitcoin 2026 on Tuesday to argue that a nine-month-old preferred stock instrument has become the fastest-growing credit product in the world — and that its expansion is only getting started. The keynote, framed around what Saylor calls digital credit, was a structured … Read more
A new documentary is in production that traces the nuances of bitcoin’s four-year cycle and David Bailey — the founder of BTC Inc. and chairman and CEO of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) — through what filmmaker, Parker Worthington, describes as one of the most pivotal chapters in BTC’s history. “It’s been a long run,” Worthington … Read more
A couple prominent Bitcoin adoption leaders gathered on the Nakamoto Stage at The Bitcoin 2026 Conference, making the case that an unusual industry dynamic — one where direct competitors openly collaborate — may be the defining feature of the current institutional push into the digital asset. The panel featured David Bailey, CEO of Nakamoto Inc., … Read more
The world’s premier Bitcoin conference is heading back to Music City. BTC Inc confirmed that Bitcoin 2027 will take place July 15-17, in Nashville, Tennessee, marking the event’s return to the city after two consecutive years in Las Vegas. The announcement came on the second day of Bitcoin 2026, which was held at The Venetian … Read more
Block’s Bitcoin Product Lead Miles Suter took the Nakamoto Stage at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas Tuesday morning with a clear message: bitcoin must circulate, not just sit still. “If Bitcoin doesn’t function as peer-to-peer cash, it loses the quality that makes it transformational,” Suter said, framing Block’s entire product push around the idea that … Read more
Blockstream has introduced Jade Core, a new hardware wallet designed to expand access to Bitcoin self-custody through a simplified user experience. The device builds on the company’s existing Jade lineup and retains its open-source security model while targeting a broader base of users. The launch reflects a shift in hardware wallet design as providers seek … Read more
SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig used back‑to‑back fireside chats on the Nakamoto Stage at The Bitcoin 2026 Conference to signal a reset in Washington’s approach to digital assets, tokenization, and market structure. Atkins described it as “a new day at the SEC,” while Selig said regulators are “turning over a new … Read more