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Report on the 2025 Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, USA.
The 2025 annual Bitcoin conference (Bitcoin 2025) is grandly held this week in Las Vegas, USA, becoming the focal point of attention for the global Bitcoin and cryptocurrency community this year.
This event attracted over 50,000 attendees, covering investors, financial executives, congress members, blockchain developers, miners, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts from various fields, making it a global event that spans technology, finance, and politics.
The main venue of the conference is set at The Venetian Resort, with areas divided into the main stage named after Bitcoin's founder Satoshi Nakamoto, miner forums, open-source forums, industry exhibitions, and corporate salons, with multiple events happening simultaneously.
The 2025 Bitcoin conference will be held at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, USA.
The main speakers include current U.S. Vice President JD Vance, founder of the first public company to adopt a Bitcoin reserve strategy, Michael Saylor, David Sacks, the 'crypto and AI czar' responsible for promoting the current U.S. government's relevant policies, Adam Back, who contributed key technologies to Bitcoin in its early days, Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming senator promoting the national Bitcoin strategic reserve bill, and two sons of the current president, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
The event was also live-streamed on the Bitcoin Magazine YouTube channel.
The U.S. Vice President clearly states the U.S. strategy for developing the Bitcoin industry.
The reason the annual Bitcoin conference is receiving increasing attention is not only because it showcases the latest developments in the industry but also because, at last year's conference held in Nashville in July, President Trump came to speak before the election, announcing that after taking office this year, he would promote a national-level Bitcoin strategic reserve and digital asset stockpile, and after taking office in January, he signed an executive order to implement his initial commitment.
Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, one of Wall Street's major financial firms, was also a speaker at last year's Bitcoin conference and has now joined the U.S. government cabinet as the Secretary of Commerce. In addition to promoting Bitcoin financial applications and the implementation of relevant regulations, he has also had a significant influence on many policy formulations and implementations of the Trump administration.
Therefore, all parties look forward to gaining important signals and cutting-edge indicators regarding the future direction of industry development at this conference.
Audience members filled the Nakamoto Stage at the annual Bitcoin conference, waiting for U.S. Vice President JD Vance to speak.
The keynote speech was delivered by current Vice President JD Vance, who emphasized that Bitcoin, as a form of currency with anti-censorship, transparency, and freedom attributes, is gradually becoming part of the global financial system and aligns with American traditional values.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivered a keynote speech at the annual Bitcoin conference, emphasizing that the U.S. will actively promote the development of the Bitcoin and crypto asset industry.
He stated, 'The increasingly large Bitcoin community is not just a collection of enthusiasts but a global movement promoting financial freedom and innovation.'
U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivered a keynote speech at the annual Bitcoin conference, emphasizing that the U.S. will clarify the regulatory framework related to Bitcoin and encourage financial innovation.
The U.S. Congress has pushed forward the legislative work on stablecoin regulation and Bitcoin reserves with the 'GENIUS Act' and 'Bitcoin Act,' which has gained bipartisan support and is expected to pass in the near future. Once regulations become friendly and clear, it will lead to significant market effects, such as multiple digital asset companies going public.
Long-term Bitcoin supporter and founder of the public company Strategy, Michael Saylor, not only explained to investors the concerns regarding his company's capital operation strategy but emphasized that the company will continue to purchase Bitcoin as a reserve asset. He pointed out that Bitcoin, as part of corporate asset allocation, has demonstrated strong value storage and the ability to combat currency depreciation.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivered a keynote speech at the annual Bitcoin conference, emphasizing that the U.S. will regard Bitcoin and AI as important technological development directions.
He predicts that by 2033, the price of Bitcoin will surpass $1 million, as the market gradually realizes its limited supply and characteristics that are not subject to interference from national monetary policies.
Strategy's Bitcoin Treasury Strategy has achieved great success in the market, making Strategy's stock (ticker symbol MSTR) not only one of the best-performing stocks in the past five years but also inspiring dozens of publicly listed companies in the U.S., Japan, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and more to follow suit.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced at the conference the city's plan to launch municipal bonds (Bit Bonds) that incorporate Bitcoin, which not only increases government bond yields, hedges against the long-term depreciation risk of bonds, but also provides New York City with additional fundraising tools to promote municipal construction, which can be considered a groundbreaking initiative.
The Bitcoin conference showcases a new industry landscape: a comprehensive evolution from speculation to financial infrastructure.
In the exhibition area, around 300 companies from around the world showcased cutting-edge Bitcoin technologies and solutions, ranging from hardware mining machines, mining farm integration, cold wallets, security protocols, financial services, asset management, to Layer 2 solutions, decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, and payment applications.
The exhibition area of the annual Bitcoin conference features various lively displays and merchant showcases.
At the venue, merchants also hosted activities to create a Guinness World Record for the highest number of Bitcoin transactions in a single day, showcasing its potential in payment applications. Attendees spanned the old-school extreme 'OG' (Original Gangster, referring to early adopters and developers), 'HODLers' (long-term holders who adhere to Bitcoin's core values), and young Web3 entrepreneurs, all exhibiting high confidence in the future of Bitcoin and decentralized finance despite their different backgrounds.
Overall, this conference shows that the Bitcoin industry has transformed from an early speculative market into a mature technological economy with a vast ecosystem.
Policy discussions are no longer limited to regulations but have further entered the stage of integration with mainstream finance; the technical focus has also expanded from a single currency value storage function to financial applications such as lending and earning interest, payment networks, and infrastructure construction, practically exploring how to enable the public to lower risks and gain benefits of long-term development within a reasonable regulatory framework.
In the coming year, the market will continue to focus on the expansion of ETF sizes, adoption at the individual, corporate, and even national levels, and the guidance and impact of financial regulation on Bitcoin applications, as emerging markets combat inflation and enhance inclusive finance through technologies like Bitcoin.
At the annual Bitcoin conference, well-known macroeconomic analysts like Lyn Alden, James Lavish, and Mark Moss analyzed the trend of Bitcoin as an emerging macro asset.
The annual Bitcoin conference presents not only the current trends but also a comprehensive evolution from the ground up, making Bitcoin transition from the marginal ideals of a few cypherpunks to positioning as 'digital gold,' 'reserve asset,' and 'financial infrastructure,' becoming an indispensable force in the global capital order.
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