Summit Schedule

Bitcoin Takeover 2026 • March 12-13, 2026 • Austin, TX

Day 1 - Power of Payments

Thursday, March 12, 2026
8:00 - 10:00
Doors Open + Food and Coffee
Veracruz All Natural Tacos will be served + coffee from Medici Roasting
10:00 - 10:05
Welcome Announcements
Announcements
Rod Roudi
10:05 - 10:10
Indie isn't Dead: Bitcoin Builders and the Counter-SXSW Movement
Presentation
Rob Warren
10:10 - 10:30
Zero to Eight Billion--Where Technological Growth Meets Political Initiative
Fireside Chat
Parker Lewis (Zaprite), Rep. Warren Davidson (U.S. Congress)
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10:30 - 11:00
A Cost of Capital on Lightning and the Birth of Bitcoin-Native Yield
Panel
Pierre Rochard (The Bitcoin Bond Company), Yash Belavadi (Surge), Jesse Shrader (Amboss)
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11:00 - 11:30
Pioneering Merchant Adoption from Point-of-Sale to Business Treasury
Fireside Chat
Drew Armstrong (Cipher Mining), Michael Atwood (Oshi), Will Cole (Zaprite)
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11:30 - 12:10
User Experience Design for Bitcoin Payment Systems
Panel
Sahil Chaturvedi (Ark), John Magill (Zaprite), OpenMike (tunestr), Jeremy Almond (Paystand)
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12:10 - 1:30
Lunch
BBQ spread from Johnny Ochoa
1:30 - 1:50
De Minimis, Developer Freedom, and the Future of Bitcoin Payments
Fireside Chat
David Zell (Bitcoin Policy Institute), Janessa Lopez (Block)
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1:50 - 2:30
Converging Technologies: AI, IoT, Gaming, and Bitcoin Payment Infrastructure
Panel
Marty Bent (Ten31), Andre Neves (ZBD), Derek Ross (Soapbox), Christopher David (OpenAgents)
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2:30 - 3:10
Open-Source Payment Infrastructure: Building the Commons, Sustaining Contributors
Panel
Justin Moon (HRF), Mike Schmidt (Brink), Lisa Neigut (bitcoin++), Austin Kelsay (PlebDev)
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3:10 - 3:50
Freedom Flywheel: How Investing in Startups Creates a Future Worth Inheriting
Fireside Chat
Michael Goldstein (Satoshi Nakamoto Institute), Rob Hamilton (AnchorWatch), Joe Kelly (Unchained), Clark Moody (Epoch)
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3:50 - 4:10
When Indie Building Protects International Freedom
Fireside Chat
Justin Moon (HRF), Leopoldo Lopez (World Liberty Congress)
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4:10 - 6:30
Networking and Cocktail Reception

Day 2 - Proof of Work

Friday, March 13, 2026
8:00 - 9:50
Doors Open / Breakfast
Veracruz All Natural Tacos will be served + coffee from Medici Roasting
9:50 - 10:00
Welcome Back: 4 Years Down, 4 Decades to Go
Rod Roudi
10:00 - 10:20
Zaprite
Presentation
Parker Lewis (Zaprite)
10:20 - 10:40
Anchor Watch
Presentation
Rob Hamilton (AnchorWatch)
10:40 - 11:00
Cholla Inc.
Presentation
Gideon Powell (Cholla Inc.)
11:00 - 11:20
Bitcoin: The Future Now
Presentation
Andre Neves (ZBD)
11:20 - 1:15
Lunch
BBQ spread from Johnny Ochoa
1:15 - 1:20
Welcome Back + Announcements
Rod Roudi
1:20 - 1:40
The Future of Bitcoin Education
Presentation
Korok Ray
1:40 - 2:00
360 Energy
Presentation
Chris Alfano (360 Energy Inc.)
2:00 - 2:20
Epoch
Presentation
Clark Moody (Epoch)
2:20 - 2:40
An Abundant Future in Laboratory Texas
Presentation
Rob Warren (Bitcoin Park)
2:40 - 3:00
CLOSING/FLEX TIME