10 key highlights from the Bitcoin 2025 Conference held in Las Vegas

1. 🇺🇸 Vice President JD Vance addressed the crowd, becoming the first sitting U.S. VP to speak at a Bitcoin conference. He endorsed Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation and signaled federal support for stablecoin regulation via the “Genius Act.”

2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan announced the creation of a national Bitcoin reserve, with 2,000 megawatts of power allocated to BTC mining and AI data centers—marking a bold leap into sovereign crypto adoption.

3. 🇬🇧 Nigel Farage unveiled a crypto policy plan for the UK, proposing a 10% capital gains tax on crypto and the establishment of a Bitcoin reserve at the Bank of England.

4. 🇺🇸 President Trump’s executive order establishing a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” made headlines—officially making Bitcoin a part of the U.S. national treasury policy.

5. 🗣️ Ross Ulbricht made his first major public statement since receiving a presidential pardon, focusing on Bitcoin’s connection to liberty and digital rights.

6. 📈 Michael Saylor delivered a keynote titled “21 Ways to Wealth”, pushing Bitcoin as the most resilient monetary network in history.

7. 💳 Visa announced its pilot expansion of stablecoin settlements in the APAC region using USDC on Ethereum and Solana—marking a major push into real-world crypto payments.

8. 🏛️ Fidelity confirmed Solana (SOL) will be added to its institutional custody offerings, joining Bitcoin and Ethereum and signaling multi-chain acceptance at scale.

9. 🤝 Dubai revealed it had added BTC and ETH to its sovereign reserves, a groundbreaking move from a Gulf nation, signaling deepening global crypto integration.

10. 🎙️ Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump shared stories about being “unbanked”, framing Bitcoin as a tool for those excluded from traditional finance—and hinting at future crypto ventures.

Bitcoin is no longer a fringe asset. It’s a geopolitical and economic force.