Adam Back

CEO and Co-founder, Blockstream

Co-founder and CEO of Blockstream, Dr. Adam Back, invented Hashcash, the proof-of-work algorithm cited by Satoshi Nakamoto in the Bitcoin whitepaper, as the future basis for its mining function. Throughout his two-decade-long vocation as an applied cryptographer and security architect, he has held senior roles with a number of technology companies, including Microsoft, EMC, PI, VMware, and Zero-Knowledge Systems, as well as advised many more companies on cryptography and peer-to-peer finance. Dr. Adam Back holds a computer science Ph.D. in distributed systems from the University of Exeter.

Developer Entrepreneur

Speaker’s stage appearances

Panel discussion

Financial Engineering with Bitcoin Standard

Bitcoin is no longer just a savings technology—it’s becoming the foundation for a new era of financial engineering. In a world where monetary policy is fixed and transparent, traditional models of credit, liquidity, and risk must be redefined. This session dives into how innovators are leveraging Bitcoin’s properties to design new financial instruments, infrastructure, and systems.

Main stage

Thu, 15:20

Panel discussion

Crossing the chasm: From Digital Gold to Changing the world order

Bitcoin is no longer just a store of value—it’s becoming the foundation for a new global paradigm.

In this rare conversation, Bitcoin’s most influential voices— economists, cypherpunks, artists, inventors —come together to explore the deeper transformation underway.

Scarcity, decentralization, and time preference challenge today’s power structures

From digital gold to political neutrality, from fiat collapse to global realignment. Bitcoin is moving from outsider asset to system-level disruptor. Bitcoin is reshaping economies, nation-states, and individual sovereignty

Main stage

Sat, 09:30

Fireside

Fireside chat with Q/A

Financial engineering on the Bitcoin standard

VIP stage

Sat, 10:40

Fireside

Fireside chat with Q/A on the topic of Financial engeneering on Bitcoin standard

VIP stage

Sat, 10:40

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