Bitcoin 2025 Conference will begin on May 27 at the Venetian Conference Center in Las Vegas and bring together prominent figures in the cryptocurrency industry and beyond. U.S.
Vice President JD Vance is expected to deliver a keynote address on May 28 during the “Code + Country” segment. Vance will make history as the first sitting vice president to support Bitcoin publicly, addressing a crowd of over 30,000 Bitcoin enthusiasts and more than 400 speakers at the event.
High-profile speakers and attendees
The conference will feature several high-profile participants, including Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. Other notable speakers include Michael Saylor of Strategy, Senator Cynthia Lummis, 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce. White House crypto advisor David Sacks and Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss will also appear.
This year’s event will be sponsored by companies such as Nakamoto, Mara, Robinhood Crypto, and exSat. Nigel Farage, a prominent figure in European politics, will join the lineup, marking his return to the conference scene after Bitcoin Amsterdam 2023. Farage will participate in a fireside chat with Bitcoin Magazine’s Frank Corva.
VP Vance’s expected message
Themed on financial sovereignty, innovation and Bitcoin’s role in the future of the United States, Vice President Vance plans on focusing his message around those very topics. He has known criticism of US regulatory and known stand on the relatively free financial system will find resonance there. Events like this are what Vance often points to as examples of how Bitcoin matters for adoption, referring to the Canadian banking account freezes in 2022. Bitcoin Magazine’s channels will broadcast his remarks globally.
Conference highlights
BTC Inc. CFO Didier Lewis stated that Bitcoin 2025 will demonstrate Bitcoin’s real-world functionality as a payment method. The event will issue 4,000 limited-edition Bolt Cards to attendees, with four designs honoring Bitcoin advocates such as Senator Lummis, Michael Saylor, Satoshi Nakamoto, and Jack Dorsey.
Bitcoin themed merchandise (Hardware wallet, apparel, books) will be available in The Official Bitcoin Magazine Store, with purchases via Lightning receiving a 21% discount. ‘The goal of the conference is to demonstrate that Bitcoin is relevant to current finance and has a place in the current national discourse,’ BTC Inc. CEO David Bailey said.