Bitcoin Custody & Treasury Summit
A gathering of capital allocators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and developers.
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Purpose and Mission
The inaugural Bitcoin Custody & Treasury Summit is focused on advancing the infrastructure and best practices around holding, securing, and managing Bitcoin.
This intimate gathering provides a unique opportunity to explore cutting-edge custody solutions, discuss frameworks, and build the networks necessary for widespread Bitcoin adoption.
Custody Providers
Infrastructure builders and custody solution providers
Legal & Policy
Security, legal, and policy professionals
Treasurers
Treasury professionals exploring Bitcoin allocation strategies
Entrepreneurs
Technical innovators and Bitcoin ecosystem builders
Themes and Topics
Cold vs Warm vs MPC Custody
Deep dive into the technical and operational differences between custody approaches, their security trade-offs, and implementation strategies for institutional environments.
Collaborative Custody
Explore emerging models of shared custody arrangements, multi-signature setups, and distributed trust mechanisms for institutional Bitcoin holdings.
BTC on Corporate Balance Sheets
Strategic considerations for corporate Bitcoin allocation, accounting treatment, regulatory compliance, and integration with existing treasury operations.
Estate Planning & Succession
Critical discussions on Bitcoin inheritance, key management, and ensuring long-term access to digital assets across generations and organizational changes.
Internal Controls & Governance
Best practices for establishing robust internal controls, audit procedures, and governance frameworks for institutional Bitcoin custody operations.
Insurance & Volatility Management
Engage with leaders at the forefront of insured custodial solutions and emerging volatility strategies. Learn how allocations of all sizes balance protections and the ever-changing market.
Featured Speakers
Leading voices in institutional Bitcoin custody and treasury management.
Agenda
Day 1
Doors Open
Registration, breakfast, and networking. Ladybird Tacos and Prickly Pear Coffee.
Welcome Announcement
Summit kickoff and context-setting for the day ahead.
Speakers: Rod Roudi
Custody in 2025: Navigating Risk and Responsibility
Bitcoin Park presents a whitepaper analyzing the custody landscape: security frameworks, operational risk, regulatory considerations, and allocation strategies (single-sig, multi-sig, hybrid). Strategic implications for capital allocation, infrastructure planning, and long-term custody design.
Speakers: Robert Warren
How Family Offices Embrace a Bitcoin Paradigm
Custody, governance, multigenerational wealth, portfolio allocation, risk management practices, operational diligence, and integrating Bitcoin into long-term mandates with real-world implementation.
Speakers: Stephan Livera, Matt McClintock, Eric Kalnins
Shared Keys, Shared Trust: Community Bitcoin Custody
Collaborative custody and multi-sig models for families/orgs; governance, coordination, and legal considerations that enable secure, transparent, values-aligned custody beyond traditional enterprise models.
Speakers: Trey Sellers, Frank Hinek, John Arnold
LUNCH
Slide Hustle
Custody as Resilience: Lessons from Geopolitical Instability
Policy risk, cross-border operations, insurance underwriting, multi-jurisdictional key management, and incident playbooks for resilience under sanctions, capital controls, and policy shocks.
Speakers: Michael Sullivan, Brian Domitrovic
Where Does the Yield Come From?
Sustainable vs. unsustainable yield sources across lending/derivatives; frameworks for yield without compromising security, custody, or Bitcoin principles.
Speakers: Shawn Yeager, Max Kei, Myles Snider, Jesse Shrader
Risk Off: Bitcoin Custody Through the Eyes of Insurers
How insurers assess custody risk; underwriting criteria, policy design, and custodian–insurer collaboration driving Bitcoin-native financial infrastructure.
Speakers: Rob Hamilton, Dave Schwab, Danny Baer, Dan Ross
Inside Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries: Real-World Case Studies
Accounting, governance, legal, and risk lessons from active corporate treasuries; internal decision frameworks and adapting to evolving conditions.
Speakers: Preston Pysh, Sean Bill
Networking and Cocktail Reception
End Day 1 with drinks and networking among peers.
Edley's Barbecue at the Park
Dinner and continued networking.
Moxy Hotel Bar After Party
Evening networking and socializing.
Day 2
Doors Open
Registration, breakfast, and networking. Ladybird Tacos and Prickly Pear Coffee.
Welcome Back + Announcement
Warm welcome, schedule highlights, and day-two context focused on innovation, collaboration, and execution in Bitcoin custody.
Speakers: Robert Warren
Cold, Warm, or MPC? Choosing Enterprise Custody
Comparative analysis of cold storage, warm wallets, and MPC; trade-offs in security, accessibility, compliance, and operational efficiency with practical evaluation guidance.
Speakers: Will Cole, Becca Rubenfeld, Jesse Posner
Volatility Strategies for Bitcoin-Native Treasury Teams
Reserve allocation, hedging tools, liquidity planning, role of stablecoins; resilience for CFOs, treasury leads, builders, and strategists.
Speakers: Stephan Livera, Rory Murray, Drew D'Agostino
Allocator Due Diligence
Key components and trends in diligence for Bitcoin-focused investments: custody architecture, counterparty risk, regulatory posture, and operational security.
Speakers: Ryan Gentry, Andrew Hohns, Sam Abbassi, Ian Northon
LUNCH
Hattie B's
Accounting and Business Structure—The Treasury Backbone
Entity structure, jurisdictional considerations, and accounting treatments shaping treasury outcomes; aligning custody/treasury with compliance and long-term optimization.
Speakers: Rod Roudi, Steve Myers, Joe Wood, Rockstar Dev
Ensuring Bitcoin Continuity Across Generations
Operational, legal, geographic, and technical considerations for inheritance and estate planning in a Bitcoin-native context.
Speakers: Preston Pysh, Parker Lewis, Bitstein
Closing Fireside Chat: The Endgame of Custody: Bitcoin's Final Defense
Custody as Bitcoin's final defense; spectrum of solutions from individual sovereignty to enterprise-grade models; resilience against systemic risk and state overreach.
Speakers: Matt Odell, Adam Back
Bitcoin Park
A community supported campus focused on grassroots freedom tech adoption
Nashville, TN
Bitcoin Park is a place for bitcoiners from around the world to come together, work, collaborate, and build.
Hosted in the spirit of Bitcoin Park's signature summits, this immersive two-day experience offers intentional programming, collaborative dialogue, and deep connections in a Bitcoin-native environment.
