Giacomo Zucco

You don’t need to be a developer to appreciate what makes Bitcoin’s technology world-changing—you just need to understand why it works so well.

This panel breaks down the innovation, resilience, and beauty of Bitcoin's open-source foundation in clear, accessible language. Featuring core contributors, miners, and educators, the conversation explores:

What makes Bitcoin secure, reliable, and globally accessible

Why open-source development creates trust and long-term stability

How mining, nodes, and consensus work together behind the scenes

Why Bitcoin resists change—and why that’s a feature, not a bug

What makes Bitcoin different from other technologies (and why it’s not “just crypto”)

Whether you're an executive, a builder, or just Bitcoin-curious, this is your opportunity to learn how the tech that powers Bitcoin is still the most innovative system in finance—and why it’s built to last.

The year 2025 marks a shift in the global Bitcoin sentiment. We may be crossing the chasm—from late adopters to early majority, and more critically, into the hands of institutions, sovereign wealth funds, and nation-states. ETFs, regulatory frameworks, and elite capital are reshaping the narrative.

But is this Bitcoin’s natural evolution—or a threat to its cypherpunk roots?

This debate gives voice to both sides of the aisle. The cypherpunk camp will defend the core values of privacy, censorship resistance, and grassroots scaling. Meanwhile, institutional advocates will argue that integration with the traditional financial system is inevitable—and even necessary for global adoption.

Who’s right? Will Bitcoin stay a tool for sovereign individuals, or become another layer of the legacy system? In 30 years, will we have real no-KYC self-custody—or will Bitcoin be ruled from within TradFi?