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"name": "Micah Anderson",
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"caption": "Director of Engineering at the Tor Project",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Micah is the Director of Engineering at the Tor Project, a board member of the Calyx Institute, and a Debian developer. He operates at the intersection of free software, non-profit leadership, and deep technical background. Micah has spent the last twenty years building secure, private communications infrastructure to protect activists worldwide.",
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"name": "Abubakar Nur Khalil",
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"caption": "CEO of Recursive Capital",
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"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Abubakar is a Nigerian Bitcoin Core contributor and a co-founder of Qala, a program designed to train African Bitcoin developers. He is a board member of ₿trust, a nonprofit focused on growing the Bitcoin ecosystem in Africa.",
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"url": "https://rcrsv.xyz"
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"id": "adam-back",
"name": "Adam Back",
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"caption": "Co-founder & CEO of Blockstream",
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"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "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. Adam is an applied cryptographer and security architect, who has advised many companies on cryptography and peer-to-peer finance. ",
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"url": "https://blockstream.com/"
},
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"name": "Aleks Svetski",
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"caption": "Bitcoin author & podcaster",
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"desc": "Aleks is co-author of „The UnCommunist Manifesto” book and publishes his own magazine „Bitcoin Times” in strictly limited edition. He has deep talks with guests in his „Svetski Wake Up Podcast” and is a freedom and voluntaryism advocate.",
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"url": "https://Svetski.info"
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"name": "Alena Vránová",
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"caption": "Co-founder of SatoshiLabs",
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"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Alena is a polyglot with over 20 years of experience in business leadership and development. In 2013 she co-founded SatoshiLabs and introduced Trezor, and later she launched Casa Node – a Plug & Play bitcoin and lightning node. Alena also co-authored “The Little Bitcoin Book”. Currently, she is dedicating her time to education and business advisory to bitcoin-focused projects.",
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"url": "https://LittleBitcoinBook.com"
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"name": "Anders Kargaard",
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"caption": "Bitcoin educator & podcaster",
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"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Anders started his Bitcoin Meetup in Los Angeles in the summer of 2017 with the purpose of educating about bitcoin and warning against shitcoins. On eToro he has 1,000,000+ followers globally, with the same focus on education. Further, Anders is the host of “Toxic Happy Hour”, a bitcoin pleb podcast.",
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/anders-kargaard/",
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"caption": "Developer & practicing anarchist",
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"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "A chemist by education, Andrey joined open-source development in the late 1990s. He created the first fully distributed software company when it was considered impossible. The 2013 Cyprus crisis inspired Andrey to shift his focus to bitcoin.",
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"caption": "Bitcoin educator & author",
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"desc": "Anita created the “Bitcoin for Fairness” project with the goal to educate on bitcoin in emerging countries, focused on Africa. For her bitcoin is a tool for freedom, human rights, and privacy. She is also the author of the “(L)earn Bitcoin” book and a podcaster.",
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"caption": "Product Owner at Hodl Hodl",
"twitter": "annahhodl",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Anna is the Product Owner of Hodl Hodl trading platform, CMO at Debifi, and the organizer of the Baltic Honeybadger conference. ",
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/anna/",
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"name": "Anna Chekhovich",
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"caption": "CFO at The Anti-Corruption Foundation",
"twitter": "AnyaChekhovich",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Anna is Chief Financial Officer at Alexey Navalnys Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF). Targeted by Putins regime and officially labeled “extremist”, the foundation has gradually lost access to financial institutions. Struggling with Russias authorities, ACF has been using Bitcoin since 2016.",
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"url": "https://acf.international/"
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"name": "Arsh Molu",
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"caption": "Human Rights Foundation & Generation Bitcoin",
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"desc": "Arsh is the Co-founder of Generation Bitcoin, a community built to support, encourage, and inspire teens to learn about Bitcoin. Arsh also works at the Human Rights Foundation, an organization focused on defending human rights in authoritarian regimes. HRF uses bitcoin as a tool to promote financial freedom globally.",
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"name": "Autumn Domingo",
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"caption": "Co-Founder of Generation Bitcoin & Head Designer of Bitcoin Bytes.",
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"desc": "Autumn is a UX designer working on projects with Ladies in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Bytes. She is the co-founder of Generation Bitcoin, a community of teens working to educate and inspire teens to take up careers in development and design, as well as realizing the impact bitcoin has on human rights. Autumn recently graduated high school.",
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"name": "Ben Arc",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ben-Arc.jpg",
"caption": "Creator of LNbits",
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"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Hardware and software bitcoin tinkerer. Ben is a former teacher who felt the bitcoin maker scene was too small, so he started a few free open-source bitcoin projects. He was also involved early on in Nostr, is the owner of nostr.com domain, and built the first Nostr Signing Device and Nostr Market.",
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/ben-arc/",
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"name": "Ben Perrin",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ben-Perrin-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Host of “BTC Sessions”",
"twitter": "BTCsessions",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "“BTC Sessions” is a YouTube channel with in-depth video tutorials on using and securing bitcoin. It has amassed nearly 7.5 million views since 2016. Ben has traveled the globe speaking at conferences and hosting deep-dive workshops.",
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"url": "https://www.btcsessions.ca/"
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"name": "Benjamin de Waal",
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"caption": "VP Engineering of Swan Bitcoin",
"twitter": "Ben_deWaal",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Benjamin is a developer and manages a software team at the biggest bitcoin-only US exchange Swan Bitcoin. Ben values bitcoins privacy and censorship resistance features over its financial aspect. He is a bitcoin OG since 2010.",
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/benjamin-de-waal/",
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"id": "benjamin-usinger",
"name": "Benjamin Usinger",
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"caption": "CMO at BitMEX",
"twitter": "bitmex",
"linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitmex",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Ben has been infected with cryptocurrencies in 2015 as a technology consultant in Hong Kong. He has since worked in consulting and leadership roles for and with various cryptocurrency exchanges. Ben leads the marketing and community engagement teams at BitMEX.",
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/benjamin-usinger/",
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"id": "bill-wirtz",
"name": "Bill Wirtz",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Bill-Wirtz-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Journalist and podcaster",
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"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Bill is a journalist and podcaster, and Senior Policy Analyst at Consumer Choice Center.",
"web": {
"url": "https://wirtzbill.com"
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/bill-wirtz/",
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"name": "BTCxZelko",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zelko-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Co-founder & Dev Lead of RoninDojo",
"twitter": "BTCxZelko",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Zelko began as a regular bitcoiner who stumbled upon Samourai Wallet and the privacy community. Without asking permission he started learning how to code and co-developed what is now RoninDojo. He is a FOSS, sovereignty, and privacy advocate.",
"web": {
"url": "https://ronindojo.io/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/btcxzelko/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/btcxzelko.jpg"
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{
"id": "carla",
"name": "Carla",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Carla-1-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Creator-in-Chief at The Crypto Couple",
"twitter": "thecryptoc0up1e",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Carla is an eccentric woman who combines her skills in theater, music, writing, and video production to create satirical and educational content around bitcoin and current events. She loves to make people laugh, cry and cringe. Youll find her wearing orange. ",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/carla/",
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},
{
"id": "conor-okus",
"name": "Conor Okus",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Conor-Okus-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Product Manager at Spiral",
"twitter": "ConorOkus",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Conor, as a Product Manager at Spiral, helps developers build on bitcoin faster. Conor is an educator, speaker, community builder, bitcoin product advocate, and the host of the “Bitcoin Developers” YouTube channel.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/conor-okus/",
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"id": "daniel-prince",
"name": "Daniel Prince",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Daniel-Prince-320x320.png",
"caption": "Host of \"Once BITten\" podcast",
"twitter": "PrinceySOV",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "A long-time forex trader before he swallowed the orange pill. Today he is a digital nomad and father of 4 homeschooled children. Daniel will moderate panels at BTC Prague where he will leverage his skill of making discussions go the right way.",
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/daniel-prince/",
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"name": "Daniel Wingen",
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"caption": "Founding Partner at UTXO Solutions",
"twitter": "danielwingen",
"linkedin": "danielwingen",
"tag": "Community Leader",
"desc": "Daniel is a co-initiator of the EINUNDZWANZIG movement, a decentralized network of events and content distribution. He also co-founded UTXO Solutions, a bitcoin management consultancy and professional community builder. Daniel wrote his bachelor thesis on alternative financial systems and has since been actively researching the nature of money and advocating for the free choice of the monetary sign.",
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"url": "https://utxo.solutions"
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/daniel-wingen/",
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"id": "dennis-reimann",
"name": "Dennis Reimann",
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"caption": "BTCPay Server Dev & Co-Host at Einundzwanzig",
"twitter": "_d11n_",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Dennis is a freelance software developer and part of the Einundzwanzig crew. He has passed some corners and ends on their journey of building up the meetup scene in the German-speaking bitcoin community and wants to share his knowledge — after all not every mistake has to be made twice and fostering bitcoin communities is one of the next big steps.",
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"url": "https://einundzwanzig.space/"
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"name": "Domenico Gabriele",
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"caption": "Test Engineer at Blockstream",
"twitter": "domegabri",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Domenico is building bitcoin wallets at Blockstream.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/domenico-gabriele/",
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"name": "Dominik Stroukal",
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"caption": "Economist, bitcoiner and book author",
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"linkedin": "stroukal",
"tag": "Economist",
"desc": "Dominik lectures at the Metropolitan University Prague. He is the author of several books, including the first Czech book on bitcoin in 2015. He is a member of the National Economic Council of the Government and an economic advisor to SatoshiLabs. Dominik also enjoys giving talks at bitcoin meetups and high schools.",
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"url": "https://stroukal.cz/"
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"name": "Douglas Bakkum",
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"caption": "Co-founder & CEO of Shift Crypto",
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"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Douglas is the creator of the original BitBox02 hardware wallet. His diverse background spans neuro and mechanical engineering, with research in learning and memory in the brain, AI, cognitive science, robotics, and bioart. He is drawn to things and innovations with the potential to change the world.",
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"name": "Dušan Matuška",
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"caption": "Bitcoin educator & miner",
"twitter": "dusan_matuska",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "The personal target of Dušan is to educate 100 million people on bitcoin. He spread the book “Bitcoin Money” to schools in Slovakia. Dušan is building a bitcoin education center “AmityAge” on the free island of Roatán and he mines bitcoin in Paraguay.",
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"url": "http://amityage.com"
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"id": "eric-weiss",
"name": "Eric Weiss",
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"caption": "Founder & CIO for Bitcoin Investment Group",
"twitter": "Eric_BIGfund",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Eric has invested in the internet business space and has formed a number of technology-based companies focused on search engine marketing and social media. He is widely credited with orange-pilling Michael Saylor.",
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"name": "Erik Dale",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/btcpraque-erikdale-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Host of the \"Bitcoin for Breakfast\" podcast",
"twitter": "EuroDale",
"tag": "Influencer",
"desc": "Norwegian communication professional living in Berlin, Germany. Erik has experience from the top level of the European Commission where he was supposed to analyze bitcoin. That turned him in the end from an EU clown to a bitcoin troublemaker.",
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"url": "https://www.kongerik.et/"
},
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"name": "Ethan Rose",
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"caption": "CEO & Founder of Pouch & Bitcoin Island Philippines",
"twitter": "BtcRetreat",
"linkedin": "ethanrose0",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Ethan decided to fix problems in one of the most significant remittance markets by connecting the bitcoin lightning network to the Philippine banking system. Pouch then kicked off the Bitcoin Island Community in Boracay with 250+ merchants accepting bitcoin.",
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/ethan-rose/",
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"name": "Fadi Elsalameen",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Fadi-Elsalameen-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Adjunct Senior Fellow at Bitcoin Policy Institute",
"twitter": "elsalameen",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Fadi is a Palestinian human rights and anti-corruption activist with a special focus on bitcoin as a tool for freedom. Through the “Fadi Elsalameen Fund for Students in Need”, he helps around 30 Palestinian students annually to go to Palestinian universities.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/fadi-elsalameen/",
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"name": "Farida Nabourema",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Farida-Nabourema-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Convener of the Africa Bitcoin Conference",
"twitter": "Farida_N",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Farida is a democracy and human rights activist, an academic, and a researcher from Togo. She is one of the most outspoken bitcoin advocates on the continent. Farida strongly believes that bitcoin can empower social justice and civil resistance movement across the world to resist authoritarianism and break free from monetary colonialism.",
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"name": "Filip Karadjordjevic",
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"caption": "CSO at JAN3",
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"tag": "Influencer",
"desc": "Prince Filip of Serbia engages with high-level actors – nation-states, enterprises, and individuals – helping them achieve sovereignty and prosperity through bitcoin and oversees strategic initiatives to accelerate bitcoin adoption worldwide.",
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/filip-karadjordjevic/",
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"name": "Filip Pawczyński",
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"caption": "Chairman of Polish Bitcoin Association",
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"linkedin": "fpawczynski",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Filip advises, invests, and manages projects in the area of bitcoin technology and fintech. He mainly deals with architecture and tokenomy as well as business structure and licensing. Filip is related to a couple of bitcoin startups in Poland.",
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"url": "https://bitcoin.org.pl"
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"name": "General Kenobi",
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"caption": "Business Development at European Bitcoiners",
"twitter": "kenobinakamoto",
"tag": "Community Leader",
"desc": "General Kenobi has gone through years of Padawan training to become a true Jedi Maxi. With experience as a Bitcoin Mining Analyst, he has also helped fight the Sith at the local (Barcelona Bitcoin Only) and the European level (European Bitcoiners). Passionate for bitcoin, mining, and economics, he also aspires to unite the galaxy against the Sith-controlled Empire of WEF and ECB. May the Hash be with you.",
"web": {
"url": "https://europeanbitcoiners.com/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/general-kenobi/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/general-kenobi.png"
},
{
"id": "giacomo-collini",
"name": "Giacomo Collini",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Giacomo-Collini-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Managing Director at Clovr Labs",
"linkedin": "gcollini",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Giacomo holds deep knowledge and experience in tech and business processes. His experience in information security spans back more than 15 years including senior positions at King (Activision Blizzard), Hellofresh, and various startups across Europe.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/giacomo-collini/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/giacomo-collini.jpg"
},
{
"id": "giacomo-zucco",
"name": "Giacomo Zucco",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/btcprague-giacomozucco-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Bitcoin entrepreneur & consultant",
"twitter": "giacomozucco",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Did you think being a toxic maximalist and a very nice person were mutually exclusive? You definitely need to meet Giacomo and his cute Italian accent – his talks are always both deep and funny.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/giacomo-zucco/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/giacomo-zucco.jpg"
},
{
"id": "gleb-naumenko",
"name": "Gleb Naumenko",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/btcprague-glebnaumenko-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Bitcoin Core and Lightning Network developer",
"twitter": "ffstls",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "His focus in development is security. Coming from Ukraine, Gleb will talk about how thanks to bitcoin he was able to raise funds from all over the world to provide help to his fellow citizens during the current war conflict.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/gleb-naumenko/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/gleb-naumenko.jpg"
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"id": "haley-berkoe",
"name": "Haley Berkoe",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Haley-Berkoe-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Program Manager at Spiral",
"twitter": "HBerkoe",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Haley is a Program Manager at Spiral. Her responsibilities include contributing to various bitcoin FOSS projects, encouraging less-technical people to join the ecosystem, managing Spiral-specific initiatives, and cultivating new ways to bring more women into the space.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/haley-berkoe/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/haley-berkoe.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "hermann-vivier",
"name": "Hermann Vivier",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Hermann-Vivier-e1681679842133-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Founder of Bitcoin Ekasi",
"twitter": "BitcoinEkasi",
"tag": "Community Leader",
"desc": "Hermann was first introduced to Bitcoin in 2013, amidst the banking crisis in Cyprus. In 2019 he came across Bitcoin Beach and was inspired to establish Bitcoin Ekasi, building a bitcoin circular economy in a South African township, Mossel Bay.",
"web": {
"url": "https://bitcoinekasi.com/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/hermann-vivier/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/hermann-vivier.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "hodlonaut",
"name": "hodlonaut",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/hodlonaut-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Bitcoin cat in a spacesuit",
"twitter": "hodlonaut",
"tag": "Community Leader",
"desc": "Hodlonaut is a Norwegian bitcoin pleb whos been in the orange rabbit hole since 2013. He was behind the Lightning Torch in 2019 and is the co-founder and editor of Citadel21, the no-holds-barred bitcoin-only zine. Hodlonaut currently spends a lot of his time defending against legal harassment from enemies of bitcoin.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.defendingbtc.com/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/hodlonaut/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/hodlonaut.jpg"
},
{
"id": "hynek-jina",
"name": "Hynek Jína",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Hynek-Jina-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Head of Development at Trezor",
"twitter": "HynekJina",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Hynek is an economist, libertarian, free education advocate, former music teacher, and organizer of voluntary family retreats. He is interested in bitcoin adoption, scaling, lightning network, privacy, pay via coinjoin, and other related topics.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/hynek-jina/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/hynek-jina.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "ioni-appelberg",
"name": "Ioni Appelberg",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/btcprague-ioniappelberg-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Bitcoin animator & video creator",
"twitter": "IoniAppelberg",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "He creates beautiful hand-drawn animations, especially for Knut Svanholm. Ioni does deep dives into topics like civilization collapses, financial surveillance, or bitcoin and psychedelics.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.ioniappelberg.com/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/ioni-appelberg/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/ioni-appelberg.jpg"
},
{
"id": "irina-bashkova",
"name": "Irina Bashkova",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Irina-Bashkova-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Technical Support Lead at Braiins",
"twitter": "IrinaBashkova",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Irina leads a technical support team at Braiins, assisting bitcoin miners with a wide range of products from firmware to proxy, pool, and Stratum V2.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/irina-bashkova/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/irina-bashkova.jpg"
},
{
"id": "jakub-vejmola",
"name": "Jakub Vejmola",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jakub-Vejmola-1-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Host of Czech „Bitcoin channel\" on YouTube",
"twitter": "BitcoinovejKnl",
"tag": "Influencer",
"desc": "Jakub aka Kicom is a Czech YouTuber and bitcoin evangelist. His „Bitcoin channel“ is one of the biggest bitcoin YT channels worldwide, despite being in the Czech language only. He explains bitcoin to a broad public in a very easygoing way.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.BTCKNL.cz"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/jakub-vejmola/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/jakub-vejmola.jpg"
},
{
"id": "jameson-lopp",
"name": "Jameson Lopp",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jameson-Lopp-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Founder & CTO of Casa",
"twitter": "lopp",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Jameson has been building multisig bitcoin wallets since 2015. He enjoys researching various aspects of the ecosystem and giving presentations about what he has learned the hard way while trying to write robust software that can withstand both adversaries and unsophisticated users.",
"web": {
"url": "https://lopp.net/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/jameson-lopp/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/jameson-lopp.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "jan-capek",
"name": "Jan Čapek",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jan-Capek-320x320.png",
"caption": "Co-founder of Braiins",
"twitter": "janbraiins",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Jan is an embedded devices engineer and father of the key component of the Braiins OS+, custom ASIC firmware to optimize mining machines. Braiins are the company behind Braiins Pool, the worlds first bitcoin mining pool still in operation.",
"web": {
"url": "https://braiins.com"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/jan-capek/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/jan-capek.png"
},
{
"id": "jan-dvorak",
"name": "Jan Dvořák",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Jan-Dvorak.png",
"caption": "Lightning and bitcoin enthusiast, minimalist",
"twitter": "_Honza_Dvorak",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Gorrdy is a developer, but he tries to understand bitcoin comprehensively – economically and, especially, in terms of its use in practice. With his project BtcPlatby.cz, Honza is helping people to accept bitcoin in their business so that they can hold their own private keys.",
"web": {
"url": "https://btcplatby.cz/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/jan-dvorak/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/jan-dvorak.png"
},
{
"id": "jan-mosovsky",
"name": "Jan Mošovský",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Jan-Mosovsky-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Programs Manager at European Students for Liberty",
"twitter": "JanMosovsky",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Jan is in SFL since 2017 and he is also Director for Research at Liberální institut, the oldest Czech liberal think tank. As a rationally optimistic libertarian, he is always interested in discussing how new technologies and innovation can bring liberation outside the established structures and improve the lives of as many individuals around the world as possible.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/jan-mosovsky/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/jan-mosovsky.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "jan-pleskac",
"name": "Jan Pleskač",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Jan-Pleskac-e1684572723110-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Co-founder & CTO of Tropic Square",
"twitter": "jan_pleskac",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Jan is a leading specialist in chip design, architecture, and hardware security. He built the technology team at Tropic Square from scratch, which he now heads. Together they are developing the transparent and fully auditable TROPIC01 (TRuly OPen Integrated Circuit) chip with the goal of bringing it to market in 2025. In addition to building Tropic Square, Jan is involved in activities of the community around chip design, embedded firmware, and security.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/jan-pleskac/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/jan-pleskac.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "jan-prochazka",
"name": "Jan Procházka",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jan-Prochazka-3-1-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Attorney at Law & Partner at Deloitte Legal",
"linkedin": "jan-proch%C3%A1zka-95b4028a",
"tag": "Economist",
"desc": "Jan leads the Banking & Finance team at Deloitte Legal, focusing on financial regulation. He deals with digital solutions for client onboarding, regulated outsourcing, AML, and online investment services. Together with other Deloitte teams, he also advises clients on crypto assets.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.deloittelegal.cz"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/jan-prochazka/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/jan-prochazka.jpg"
},
{
"id": "jan-skapa",
"name": "Jan Škapa",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Jan-Skapa-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Senior Director of Systems at Students for Liberty",
"twitter": "janskapa",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Jan started as a web developer and IT project manager. He currently runs his own IT services business called Maintask. Always eager to learn, hes passionate about IT, tech, economics, business, law, and bitcoin. In 2013, Jan co-founded the fast-growing Students for Liberty Czech Republic, to later move on to senior roles in the international organization.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/jan-skapa/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/jan-skapa.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "jiri-brada",
"name": "Jiří Brada",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jiri-Brada-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Co-founder of Invity",
"twitter": "invity_io",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Jiří started his career in the private equity sector, and he draws on his background in finance and law to identify new business opportunities. He briefly served as CBO of SatoshiLabs in 2018 before co-founding Invity the following year.",
"web": {
"url": "https://invity.io"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/jiri-brada/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/jiri-brada.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "joe-hall",
"name": "Joe Hall",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Joe-Hall-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Bitcoin reporter and content creator",
"twitter": "JoeNakamoto",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Joe is a bitcoin journalist, filmmaker, conference host & MC. He writes for Cointelegraph and loves to give away sats for his YouTube videos. Joe is multi-lingual and travels the world introducing new people to bitcoin.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3tE6BqE2SLnU8jHZfWWPDQ"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/joe-hall/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/joe-hall.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "john-carvalho",
"name": "John Carvalho",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/John-Carvalho-2-320x320.png",
"caption": "CEO of Synonym",
"twitter": "bitcoinerrorlog",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "John is designing an ecosystem of products and protocols to unlock a new peer-to-peer economy. Through Synonyms flagship, Bitkit, he aims to empower people to take control of the keys to their money and identity. John enjoys educating bitcoiners about the dynamics of bitcoin and squashing popular misconceptions and false narratives.",
"web": {
"url": "https://bitkit.to/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/john-carvalho/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/john-carvalho.png"
},
{
"id": "johns-beharry",
"name": "Johns Beharry",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Johns-Beharry-1-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Running a venture & design studio Peak Shift",
"twitter": "peakshift",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Johns worked with founders and startups for over a decade and realized his fit is helping them get from 0 to 1 as quickly as possible. Since he is both a developer and designer it allowed him to see and bridge both sides as well as it helps him with understanding trends in technology and how people interface with it.",
"web": {
"url": "https://BOLT.FUN"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/johns-beharry/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/johns-beharry.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "jose-a-p",
"name": "José A.P.",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Jose-Antonio-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Lightning Engineer at Clovr Labs",
"twitter": "Jossec101",
"linkedin": "jos%C3%A9-antonio-p-144821ba",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "José is a committed software engineer, one of the key contributors to the development of Elenpay.tech and NodeGuard – an open-source treasury management solution for lightning nodes. Hes an Infosec enthusiast, a strong advocate for bitcoin and the separation of money and state.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/jose-a-p/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/jose-a-p.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "josef-tetek",
"name": "Josef Tětek",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Josef-Tetek-2-1-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Bitcoin author & analyst at Trezor",
"twitter": "SatsJoseph",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Josef is a long-time bitcoiner with a background in Austrian economics and political philosophy. He founded the Czech and Slovak Ludwig von Mises Institute in 2010 and is the author of books on bitcoin and liberty. Josef believes that bitcoin is the next step in mankinds monetary evolution. His passion is bitcoin education, both as a teacher and a student.",
"web": {
"url": "https://stackuj.cz/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/josef-tetek/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/josef-tetek.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "julian-liniger",
"name": "Julian Liniger",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/julian-liniger-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Co-Founder & CEO at Relai",
"twitter": "julian_liniger",
"linkedin": "julianliniger",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Julian is a young Swiss entrepreneur in the bitcoin and fintech industry. He has co-founded the popular bitcoin app Relai. With +200K app downloads and +60K active users, Relai is Europes biggest bitcoin onramp. Julian has been added to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022.",
"web": {
"url": "https://relai.app/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/julian-liniger/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/julian-liniger.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "juraj-bednar",
"name": "Juraj Bednár",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Juraj-Bednar-3-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Cypherpunk author & entrepreneur",
"twitter": "jurbed",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Juraj is an OG cypherpunk, co-founder of Paralelní Polis in Prague and Bratislava. He started various companies focused on IT security and individual liberty, and he offers online courses on the same topics. Juraj is also a podcaster and author of several books. His last book is titled “Cryptocurrencies – Hack Your Way to a Better Life”.",
"web": {
"url": "https://hackyourself.io/product/cryptocurrencies-hack-your-way-to-a-better-life/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/juraj-bednar/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/juraj-bednar.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "justin-moon",
"name": "Justin Moon",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Justin-Moon-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Fedi co-founder & Austin BitDevs creator",
"twitter": "_justinmoon_",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Justin founded fintech startup Karmic, and Austin Bitdevs, ran the first online bitcoin programming course BUIDL Bootcamp, and received a Spiral grant for bitcoin custody R&D ",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/justin-moon/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/justin-moon.jpg"
},
{
"id": "karel-wolf",
"name": "Karel Wolf",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Karel-Wolf-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Editor of Forbes CZ magazine",
"twitter": "wolfdencz",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Karel has been thinking about the meaningful use of bitcoin and the public blockchain for nine years. He also writes for Lupa.cz and has previously covered blockchain issues externally for KPMG Czech Republic, worked as a cryptocurrency analyst for Roklen360, and worked as a consultant with Braiins and Creative Dock.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/karel-wolf/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/karel-wolf.jpg"
},
{
"id": "kevin-loaec",
"name": "Kevin Loaec",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Kevin-Loaec-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "CEO and co-founder at Wizardsardine",
"twitter": "kloaec",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Kevin is an adversarial thinker and security enthusiast, working on bitcoin for the past decade. He is known for co-architecting the Revault protocol and also for having co-organized Breaking Bitcoin, Building on Bitcoin, and BTCAzores.",
"web": {
"url": "https://wizardsardine.com"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/kevin-loaec/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/kevin-loaec.jpg"
},
{
"id": "knut-svanholm",
"name": "Knut Svanholm",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/btcprague-knutsvanholm-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Author of the \"∞ / 21M” book",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "His book became an instant classic. Knut comes from Sweden but lives in Madeira where he is a member of the Governance Board at FREE Madeira – an attempt to create a bitcoin citadel right here and right now.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.knutsvanholm.com/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/knut-svanholm/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/knut-svanholm.jpg"
},
{
"id": "kristian-csepcsar",
"name": "Kristian Csepcsar",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Kristian-Csepcsar-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "CMO at Braiins",
"twitter": "KristianCsep",
"linkedin": "kristiancsepcsar",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Kristian leads marketing at Braiins – company building tools for bitcoin miners including pool, firmware, proxy, monitoring, Stratum V2, and more.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/kristian-csepcsar/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/kristian-csepcsar.jpg"
},
{
"id": "lauren-prince",
"name": "Lauren Prince",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Lauren-Prince-e1681830817571-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Co-host of “Once BITten” podcast",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Lauren is co-hosting “Once BITten” alongside her dad. She has been described as The best interviewer in the space by Matt Odell, who secretly fears any of her questions. Lauren will be conducting a panel made up of some prominent bitcoiners and will be asking 12-year-old bitcoin questions! ",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/lauren-prince/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/lauren-prince.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "lawrence-nahum",
"name": "Lawrence Nahum",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Lawrence-Nahum.png",
"caption": "Chief Architect at Blockstream",
"twitter": "LarryBitcoin",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Lawrence is a technology entrepreneur, bitcoin expert and executive with a strong focus in bringing innovative and disruptive tech to market. He directs the software and hardware development of Blockstreams products, including the security, design, and architecture.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/lawrence-nahum/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/lawrence-nahum.png"
},
{
"id": "lea-petrasova",
"name": "Lea Petrášová",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Lea-Petrasova-2-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Co-founder & CEO of Vexl",
"twitter": "LeaPetras",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Lea is the co-founder and CEO of Vexl, a mobile app that facilitates peer-to-peer bitcoin trading without the need for KYC. She is passionate about privacy and security in the digital world and is an active member of the local cypherpunk community. Lea is committed to making bitcoin more accessible to people, bringing privacy to the forefront, and making bitcoin peer-to-peer as it was originally intended.",
"web": {
"url": "https://vexl.it"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/lea-petrasova/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/lea-petrasova.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "luca-infeld",
"name": "Luca Infeld",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Luca-Infeld-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Co-Founder & BD at MIM",
"twitter": "MiningMunich",
"linkedin": "luca-infeld",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Luca is a testament to the power of hard work, dedication, and a relentless pursuit of ones passion – bitcoin mining. He is always on the lookout for new opportunities and ways to expand his mining operation. Lucas travels have taken him around the world, where he has forged valuable partnerships with other like-minded individuals and organizations.",
"web": {
"url": "https://mim.farm"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/luca-infeld/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/luca-infeld.jpeg"
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{
"id": "lucie-komarkova",
"name": "Lucie Komárková",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Lucie-Komarkova-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Local Coordinator at Students for Liberty",
"twitter": "LucieKomrkov6",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Lucie is a member of Students for Liberty CZ. She is interested in a Talebian view of the world, decentralized systems, biohacking, MMA, horse riding and exponential technologies led by bitcoin, which she also lectures about together with Austrian economics.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/lucie-komarkova/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/lucie-komarkova.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "lunaticoin",
"name": "Lunaticoin",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Luna-1.png",
"caption": "Bitcoin podcaster",
"twitter": "lunaticoin",
"tag": "Influencer",
"desc": "Lunaticoin is an MC and moderator of different bitcoin events. He represents the Spanish community and he will share what is happening over there in the panel with similar personalities from other European countries.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/lunaticoin/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/lunaticoin.png"
},
{
"id": "lyudmyla-kozlovska",
"name": "Lyudmyla Kozlovska",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lyudmyla-Kozlovska-320x320.png",
"caption": "Bitcoin advocate & human rights defender",
"twitter": "LyudaKozlovska",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Lyudmyla is the president of the Open Dialog Foundation and a human rights defender from Ukraine. She advocates supporting civil society activists using bitcoin to address financial exclusion, political oppression, and the delivery of humanitarian aid.",
"web": {
"url": "https://en.odfoundation.eu/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/lyudmyla-kozlovska/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/lyudmyla-kozlovska.png"
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{
"id": "magdalena-gronowska",
"name": "Magdalena Gronowska",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Magdalena-Gronowska-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Advisor to PRTI",
"twitter": "Crypto_Mags",
"linkedin": "mgronowska",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Magdalena advises PRTI, a waste tire to energy mining company. She also helped launch the first Canadian bitcoin fund, is a Quadriga bankruptcy Inspector, and has a decade of experience in economic and low-carbon policy development.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/magdalena-gronowska/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/magdalena-gronowska.jpeg"
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{
"id": "mahassin-l-quadri",
"name": "Mahassin L. Quadri",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mahassin-Quadri-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Bitcoin educator",
"linkedin": "mahassin-l-quadri",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Mahassin raises the future generations of African bitcoiners through the WAAS (We Are All Satoshi) project in a network of school clubs, where teenagers are educated about bitcoin and taught how to code. ",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/mahassin-l-quadri/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/mahassin-l-quadri.jpg"
},
{
"id": "marek-palatinus",
"name": "Marek Palatinus",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Marek-Palatinus-1-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Co-founder of SatoshiLabs",
"twitter": "slush",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Marek is one of the creators of the worlds first hardware wallet, Trezor. He has been in bitcoin since 2010 and founded the worlds first bitcoin mining pool, Slush Pool. He is well known to the global community as an industry visionary and innovator.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/marek-palatinus/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/marek-palatinus.jpg"
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{
"id": "martin-kuchar",
"name": "Martin Kuchař",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Martin-320x320.png",
"caption": "Co-founder of BTC Prague",
"twitter": "owletek",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://BTCPrague.com"
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/martin-kuchar/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/martin-kuchar.png"
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{
"id": "matej-svancer",
"name": "Matěj Švancer",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Matej-Svancer-2-e1684697751564-320x320.png",
"caption": "Co-founder & CEO of Plebstr",
"twitter": "KRYPTOMates",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Matěj is the co-founder & CEO of Plebstr, a client for Nostr (previously Tweetoshi). He also has a YouTube channel about bitcoin with 38k subscribers. ",
"web": {
"url": "https://plebstr.com/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/matej-svancer/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/matej-svancer.png"
},
{
"id": "matej-zak",
"name": "Matěj Žák",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Matej-Zak-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "CEO at Trezor",
"twitter": "matej_zak",
"linkedin": "matejzak",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Matěj leads the vision and strategic direction at Trezor. He is strongly focused on his mission to make bitcoin more accessible to the masses while keeping a superior level of security and privacy for Trezor devices.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/matej-zak/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/matej-zak.jpeg"
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{
"id": "mathew-mezinskis",
"name": "Matthew Mežinskis",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Matthew-Mezinskis-3-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Creator of “Porkopolis Economics”",
"twitter": "crypto_voices",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Matthew is an American of Latvian, Norwegian, and Irish descent, residing in Eastern Europe. His project “Porkopolis Economics” is publishing the Global Monetary Base Index, the only economically comparable money supply to bitcoin.",
"web": {
"url": "https://porkopolis.io"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/mathew-mezinskis/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/mathew-mezinskis.jpg"
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{
"id": "matous-ledvina",
"name": "Matouš Ledvina",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Matous-Ledvina-1-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Analytical Consultant at Google",
"twitter": "MatousLed",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Matouš is a digital marketing consultant at Google and a freelancer for Braiins. But beyond that, hes an avid bitcoiner with an appetite for learning new things, exploring alternative paths, and thinking differently.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/matous-ledvina/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/matous-ledvina.jpeg"
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{
"id": "matyas-kuchar",
"name": "Matyáš Kuchař",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Matyas-320x320.webp",
"caption": "Co-founder of BTC Prague",
"twitter": "Matyas44Cook",
"tag": "Community Leader",
"desc": "",
"web": {
"url": "https://BTCPrague.com"
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/matyas-kuchar/",
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{
"id": "max-hillebrand",
"name": "Max Hillebrand",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Max-Hillebrand-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "CEO of zkSNACKs",
"twitter": "HillebrandMax",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Max contributes to numerous open-source projects, including Wasabi Wallet, Bitcoin Core, BTCPay Server, JoinMarket, LND, and BISQ. His focus is to establish a second realm with a sound monetary economy, empowering sovereign individuals to engage in entrepreneurial pursuits.",
"web": {
"url": "https://WasabiWallet.io"
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/max-hillebrand/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/max-hillebrand.jpeg"
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"id": "michael-bumann",
"name": "Michael Bumann",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Michael-Bumann-2-e1682790256977-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Co-founder of Alby",
"twitter": "bumi",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Michael is the co-founder of Alby, a bitcoin developer and open web enthusiast building products on the lightning network to enable the missing value layer for the global web.",
"web": {
"url": "https://getalby.com"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/michael-bumann/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/michael-bumann.jpeg"
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{
"id": "michael-saylor",
"name": "Michael Saylor",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Michael-Saylor-2-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy",
"twitter": "saylor",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Bitcoin expert at the biggest hodler among public companies with 140k BTC on their balance sheet. Michael stands behind free education initiatives saylor.org & hope.com.",
"web": {
"url": "https://michael.com"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/michael-saylor/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/michael-saylor.jpg"
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{
"id": "michal-novak",
"name": "Michal Novák",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Michal-Novak-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Author of ”Lightning Network: Future Payments”",
"twitter": "PBudoucnosti",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Michal is a bitcoiner who is interested in the technical, fundamental, and economic aspects of bitcoin. He is also the author of the book ”Lightning Network: Future Payments”.",
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"url": "https://platbybudoucnosti.cz"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/michal-novak/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/michal-novak.jpeg"
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{
"id": "michal-zapletal",
"name": "Michal Zapletal",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Michal-Zapletal-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Head of Technical Support at Trezor",
"twitter": "zaplmi_",
"linkedin": "michal-zapletal",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Michal is helping others to secure their bitcoin. Hes a passionate advocate for bitcoin and is dedicated to giving hand others understand and navigate this complex world. Michal has made easy many people and organizations use and secure their bitcoin with confidence through his work with Trezor and now also Vexl.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/michal-zapletal/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/michal-zapletal.jpeg"
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{
"id": "mir-liponi",
"name": "Mir Liponi",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mir-Liponi.jpeg",
"caption": "Co-founder of Satoshi Design",
"twitter": "mir_btc",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Mir has always been a tech enthusiast since she was a child. As she discovered bitcoin around 2014, she understood its disruptive potential and became an active supporter, while teaching vocal technique and public speaking for almost 10 years. From 2016 she has been connecting the best international bitcoin experts and the most promising startups. She is currently one of the organizers of the monthly Bitcoin Milan Meetup and co-founder of Satoshi Design.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/mir-liponi/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/mir-liponi.jpeg"
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{
"id": "nathan-day",
"name": "Nathan Day",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Nathan-Day-320x320.png",
"caption": "Co-founder of BTC Map",
"twitter": "nathan_day",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Nathan is pleb-at-large. He is a tech entrepreneur and bitcoiner class of 21. He co-founded BTC Map and Gamertron, an 8-bit lightning gaming platform.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/nathan-day/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/nathan-day.png"
},
{
"id": "nicolas-dorier",
"name": "Nicolas Dorier",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Nicolas-Dorier.png",
"caption": "BTCPay Server Emperor",
"twitter": "NicolasDorier",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Nicolas is a software developer who has been involved in the bitcoin community since 2014 and has made significant contributions to various bitcoin projects such as BTCPay Server. He is the creator of NBitcoin, a popular open-source bitcoin library in C# used by developers to build bitcoin applications.",
"web": {
"url": "https://chat.btcpayserver.org/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/nicolas-dorier/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/nicolas-dorier.png"
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"id": "niftynei",
"name": "niftynei",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Lisa-Neigut-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Founder of Base58 & core-lightning contributor",
"twitter": "niftynei",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "niftynei is a core-lightning contributor, spec author, and educator. She heads up the bitcoin++ technical conference series and runs Base58, the bitcoin (+ lightning, soon!) protocol school. You can find her sharing unhinged posts daily on Twitter, and running the Austin Lightning Developers meetup once a month.",
"web": {
"url": "https://base58.info"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/niftynei/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/niftynei.jpeg"
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{
"id": "niko-jilch",
"name": "Niko Jilch",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Niko-Jilch-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Journalist and podcaster",
"twitter": "NikoJilch",
"linkedin": "nikojilch",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Niko is a Vienna-based journalist covering bitcoin, money, and geopolitics in German and English. He has been focused on monetary affairs for over a decade. Niko also advises companies and NGOs on bitcoin-related topics.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.nikojilch.com"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/niko-jilch/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/niko-jilch.jpeg"
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{
"id": "niko-laamanen",
"name": "Niko Laamanen",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Niko-Laamanen-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Bitcoin publisher",
"twitter": "omnifinn",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Niko founded a decentralized voluntary-based starfish organization Konsensus Network, a bitcoin publishing house making bitcoin knowledge accessible in many languages. He is a member of the board of FREE Madeira and hosts the “Starfish Cast”.",
"web": {
"url": "https://konsensus.network"
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/niko-laamanen/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/niko-laamanen.jpg"
},
{
"id": "obi-nwosu",
"name": "Obi Nwosu",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Obi-Nwosu-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "CEO of Fedi",
"twitter": "obi",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Obi is a London-based bitcoin advocate. His goal is to broader bitcoin adoption using the Fedimint protocol, which enables bitcoin custody within a trusted community. Obi is going to reveal something truly essential regarding the Fedi project at BTC Prague!",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.fedi.xyz/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/obi-nwosu/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/obi-nwosu.jpeg"
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{
"id": "pavel-moravec",
"name": "Pavel Moravec",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Pavel-Moravec-320x320.png",
"caption": "Co-founder of Braiins",
"twitter": "mor_pav",
"linkedin": "p-moravec",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Pavel is Braiins co-founder developing tools for bitocin miners including pool, firmware, proxy, Stratum V2, and more.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/pavel-moravec/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/pavel-moravec.png"
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"id": "pavlenex",
"name": "Pavlenex",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pavlenex-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Product manager in bitcoin and open-source",
"twitter": "pavlenex",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Pavlenex is a Spiral grantee product manager working in bitcoin and open-source. Currently building BTCPay Server, Stratum v2, Bitcoin.design, Bitcoinsmiles.org, Balkan community Dvedeset Jedan, and local Bitcoin Hub in Belgrade, Serbia.",
"web": {
"url": "https://pavlenex.com/"
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/pavlenex/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/pavlenex.jpg"
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"id": "pavol-rusnak",
"name": "Pavol Rusnák",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pavol-Rusnak-320x320.png",
"caption": "Co-founder of SatoshiLabs",
"twitter": "pavolrusnak",
"linkedin": "pavolrusnak",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Stick is a pioneering cypherpunk and unrelenting worker in the bitcoin space. He is also an avid supporter of open-source software and hardware, believing that they are essential tools for protecting the power and independence of individuals.",
"web": {
"url": "https://rusnak.io/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/pavol-rusnak/",
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"id": "peter-mccormack",
"name": "Peter McCormack",
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"caption": "Host of the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast",
"twitter": "PeterMcCormack",
"linkedin": "petermccormack1",
"tag": "Influencer",
"desc": "Peter is the host of one of the most favorite bitcoin podcasts where he interviews all the important personalities of the scene. He is also the Chairman of Real Bedford F.C. – an English football team that adopted and promotes bitcoin.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/peter-mccormack/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/peter-mccormack.jpeg"
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"id": "peter-todd",
"name": "Peter Todd",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Peter-Todd-320x320.png",
"caption": "Cryptochronomancer / web-π dev",
"twitter": "peterktodd",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Peter is the founder of OpenTimestamps, an independent applied cryptography consultant, a Bitcoin Core developer, and a freedom lover. He is well known for opening sensitive topics regarding bitcoins future and its development.",
"web": {
"url": "https://petertodd.org"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/peter-todd/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/peter-todd.png"
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{
"id": "peter-young",
"name": "Peter Young",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Peter-Young-1-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "CEO of Free Cities Foundation",
"twitter": "freecitiesfound",
"linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/company/freecitiesfoundation",
"tag": "Community Leader",
"desc": "Free Cities Foundation is an organization supporting innovation via liberty-oriented policies that lead to greater human freedom and prosperity. In his keynote, Peter will explain why the values of bitcoin and Free Cities are connected and how they can well complement each other.",
"web": {
"url": "https://free-cities.org/"
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/peter-young/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/peter-young.jpg"
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{
"id": "r0ckstar-dev",
"name": "R0ckstar Dev",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/R0ckstar.jpg",
"caption": "Head of Bitcoin at Strike",
"twitter": "r0ckstardev",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Rockstar Dev leads non-profit efforts at Strike and is a longtime core contributor for BTCPay Server, a self-hosted, free open-source bitcoin payment processor. He is also a practicing privacy advocate.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/r0ckstar-dev/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/r0ckstar-dev.jpg"
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{
"id": "rahim-taghizadegan",
"name": "Rahim Taghizadegan",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/btcprague-rahimtaghizadegan-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Austrian economist & entrepreneur",
"twitter": "scholarium_at",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "He is the last Austrian economist from Austria and the founder of the private university Scholarium in Vienna. Rahim is also a best-selling author, physicist, philosopher, investor, and entrepreneur – a true polymath.",
"web": {
"url": "https://scholarium.at/rt/"
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/rahim-taghizadegan/",
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"id": "riccardo-masutti",
"name": "Riccardo Masutti",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Riccardo-Masutti-320x320.png",
"caption": "Cybersecurity & Privacy at Bitfinex / Tether",
"twitter": "RiccardoMasutti",
"linkedin": "riccardomasutti",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Riccardo is bitcoin specialist, contributor, and educator. Hes currently responsible for InfoSec at Bitfinex and Tether, while previously he worked on the development of Wasabi Wallet. Riccardo also spends much of his time educating on security and privacy at universities, schools, conferences, and international events.",
"web": {
"url": "https://riccardomasutti.com/"
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"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/riccardo-masutti/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/riccardo-masutti.png"
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"id": "rikki",
"name": "Rikki",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Riccardo-Giorgio-Frega-aka-Rikki-1-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Bitcoin podcaster & traveler",
"twitter": "Rikki6ixx",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Riccardo Giorgio Frega aka Rikki is an Italian libertarian activist who focuses his activity on bitcoin, which he considers a fundamental stronghold to protect civil rights and individual freedoms. He is the co-author and co-host of Bitcoin Explorers, a project that chronicles bitcoin adoption around the world, and of the Bitcoin Italia Podcast, the first and most popular podcast on bitcoin in Italy.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/rikki/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/rikki.jpeg"
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"id": "robert-breedlove",
"name": "Robert Breedlove",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Robert-Breedlove-320x320.png",
"caption": "Host of the \"What is Money?\" show",
"twitter": "Breedlove22",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Robert is a freedom maximalist, ex-hedge fund manager, and philosopher in the bitcoin space. His mission is to restore freedom, truth, and virtue in our world by tenaciously asking the question: “What is Money?”",
"web": {
"url": "https://whatismoneypodcast.com/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/robert-breedlove/",
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{
"id": "rogzy",
"name": "Rogzy",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rogzy-2.png",
"caption": "Founder of “DecouvreBitcoin”",
"twitter": "DecouvreBitcoin",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Rogzy is building education for the masses. His project DecouvreBitcoin aims to help a bottom-up worldwide adoption that cant be stopped. He produces open-source high-quality educational content helping the local circular economy flourish and reducing the cost of bitcoin education to zero.",
"web": {
"url": "https://decouvrebitcoin.fr/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/rogzy/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/rogzy.png"
},
{
"id": "roman-reher",
"name": "Roman Reher",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Roman-Reher-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Founder of YT channel \"Blocktrainer\"",
"twitter": "blocktrainer",
"tag": "Influencer",
"desc": "“Blocktrainer” is the worlds second-biggest bitcoin-only YT channel. Roman will share what is happening in their community behind the German language barrier in the panel with similar personalities from other European countries.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.blocktrainer.de/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/roman-reher/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/roman-reher.jpg"
},
{
"id": "roya-mahboob",
"name": "Roya Mahboob",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Roya-Mahboob-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Entrepreneur and Afghanistans first female tech CEO",
"twitter": "RoyaMahboob",
"linkedin": "roya-mahboob-93946536",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Roya helps to educate and empower Afghan women and girls, being an outspoken advocate for their rights and technological and financial literacy. She is behind the Digital Citizen Fund and the Afghan Girls Robotics Team.  ",
"web": {
"url": "https://digitalcitizenfund.org"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/roya-mahboob/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/roya-mahboob.jpg"
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"id": "saifedean-ammous",
"name": "Saifedean Ammous",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Saifedean-Ammous-3-e1681057747620-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Bitcoin author and economist",
"twitter": "saifedean",
"tag": "Economist",
"desc": "Saifedean is the author of “The Bitcoin Standard”, the best-selling book on bitcoin, published in 36 languages, and “The Fiat Standard”. He teaches courses on the economics of bitcoin, and economics in the Austrian school tradition, on his online learning platform Saifedean.com, and also hosts “The Bitcoin Standard Podcast”.",
"web": {
"url": "https://saifedean.com"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/saifedean-ammous/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/saifedean-ammous.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "samantha-de-waal",
"name": "Samantha de Waal",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Samantha-de-Waal-1-3-e1674643216602-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "12-year-old bitcoiner",
"twitter": "SamTheBTCKid",
"tag": "Influencer",
"desc": "Samantha has been a bitcoiner for twelve years. Shes also twelve years old. Sam has grown up around bitcoin and has never known a world without it. Now she wants to help other people -and especially kids- understand this revolutionary technology.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/samantha-de-waal/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/samantha-de-waal.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "scott-millar",
"name": "Scott Millar",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Scott-Millar.jpeg",
"caption": "Co-founder of SideSwap",
"linkedin": "scomil",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Scott is focused on developing bitcoin-based financial markets. He specializes in applying clearing and settlement models to blockchain technologies. SideSwap offers an easy way to get started on the Liquid Network.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/scott-millar/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/scott-millar.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "sophie-von-laer",
"name": "Sophie von Laer",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sophie-von-Laer-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Bitcoin Leadership Expert & Consultant",
"linkedin": "sophievonlaer",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Sophie is a former engineer turned bitcoiner who is passionate about developing individuals into leaders that advance human flourishing and freedom. She works with companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.sophievonlaer.com"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/sophie-von-laer/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/sophie-von-laer.jpg"
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{
"id": "stephan-livera",
"name": "Stephan Livera",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/btcprague-stephanlivera-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Host of “Stephan Livera Podcast”",
"twitter": "stephanlivera",
"linkedin": "stephan-livera-11130717",
"tag": "Influencer",
"desc": "As a long-term expert in bitcoin and Austrian economics and the host of one of bitcoins leading shows, Stephan was a no-brainer choice to be an MC of the conference and a panel moderator.",
"web": {
"url": "https://stephanlivera.com/"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/stephan-livera/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/stephan-livera.jpg"
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{
"id": "stephan-vuylsteke",
"name": "Stephan Vuylsteke",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Stephan-Vuylsteke-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Bitcoin Core contributor & developer educator",
"twitter": "Stphnvlstk",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Stephan is a Bitcoin Core contributor. In addition to his development and review work, he has been mentoring students at Qala, a program designed to train African developers to become bitcoin & lightning developers. Supported by a Brink grant.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/stephan-vuylsteke/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/stephan-vuylsteke.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "timo-steipe",
"name": "Timo Steipe",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Timo-Steipe-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Co-Founder & CTO at MIM",
"twitter": "TimoThisis",
"linkedin": "timo-steipe-%E2%9A%A1%EF%B8%8F-595b98212",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "In 2016, Timo established what is alleged to be the first professional bitcoin mining farm in Africa, and has since expanded his operations to include mining farms around the world. His mission is to break down the barriers that have historically limited access to bitcoin mining. With his expertise and entrepreneurial spirit, Timo is helping to drive innovation and change in the bitcoin mining space.",
"web": {
"url": "https://mim.farm"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/timo-steipe/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/timo-steipe.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "tomas-susanka",
"name": "Tomáš Sušánka",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Tomas-Susanka-320x320.png",
"caption": "CTO at Trezor",
"twitter": "tsusanka",
"linkedin": "tsusanka",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Tomáš is responsible for overseeing Trezors technological strategy and direction. He is passionate about open-source security innovations, and he excels in technical problem-solving and simplifying complex topics for a wider audience.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/tomas-susanka/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/tomas-susanka.png"
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{
"id": "tomek-kolodziejczuk",
"name": "Tomek Kołodziejczuk",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tomek-Kolodziejczuk-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Organizer of “Weekend of Capitalism” and “Bitcoin FilmFest”",
"twitter": "itsTomekK",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Tomek, Students for Liberty Alumnus from Poland, is the visionary force behind numerous freedom-oriented projects: the “Weekend of Capitalism” conference, the summer festival “Laissez Fest”, the Laissez Faire United soccer team, Freedom Lounge – a cozy bar in Warsaws centre, and the brand new “Bitcoin FilmFest”. A travel enthusiast, bitcoin evangelist, and chess hobbyist, Tomek finds intrigue in pop culture, game theory, and prediction markets.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/tomek-kolodziejczuk/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/tomek-kolodziejczuk.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "tristan-thoma",
"name": "Tristan Thoma",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tristan-Thoma.jpeg",
"caption": "Director of Product at AlphaPoint",
"linkedin": "tristanthoma",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Tristan, as Director of Product for Government & Payments, led the expansion of the worlds first national bitcoin wallet, Chivo, in El Salvador. His work focuses on increasing social and economic impact by integrating bitcoin with legacy financial infrastructure, payments technology, and modern banking.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/tristan-thoma/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/tristan-thoma.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "val-wallace",
"name": "Val Wallace",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Val-Wallace-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "Lightning developer at Spiral",
"twitter": "vallywal",
"tag": "Developer",
"desc": "Valentine works on the Lightning Dev Kit at Spiral, with a focus on payment protocols. Currently working on BOLT 12 offers, route blinding, and asynchronous payments.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/val-wallace/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/val-wallace.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "vlad-costea",
"name": "Vlad Costea",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Vlad-Costea-320x320.jpeg",
"caption": "“Bitcoin Takeover” podcast & magazine",
"twitter": "TheVladCostea",
"tag": "Author",
"desc": "Vlad is the host of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast and creator of the open-source BTCTKVR magazine. Check out the new BTCTKVR mag at various booths in the venue!",
"web": {
"url": "https://btctkvr.com"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/vlad-costea/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/vlad-costea.jpeg"
},
{
"id": "vojpot",
"name": "Vojpot",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Vojpot-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "The Inventor of Cryptosteel",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Vojpot has devoted his project to simplifying cryptocurrency storage. Cryptosteel stands for the robust stainless steel backup tools that safeguard private keys and recovery phrases, establishing a new standard in secure digital asset storage.",
"web": {
"url": "https://cryptosteel.com"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/vojpot/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/vojpot.jpg"
},
{
"id": "walker",
"name": "Walker",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Walker-320x320.png",
"caption": "Director of Satire at The Crypto Couple",
"twitter": "WalkerAmerica",
"tag": "Influencer",
"desc": "Walker is a bitcoin educator, writer, and satirist who leverages new mediums to inform and spark curiosity. His goal is to make people think, laugh, and question the world they think they know. In the fiat world, he runs a software company, SafeMobile.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/walker/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/walker.png"
},
{
"id": "wiz",
"name": "Wiz",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Wiz.png",
"caption": "CEO of mempool.space",
"twitter": "wiz",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Wiz is the co-founder of The Mempool Open Source Project, ISP operator AS54415, maintainer of BitcoinTV.com, organizer of Tokyo Bitcoin Hackers meetup, publisher of the Japanese version of The Bitcoin Standard, and Liquid network oversight board member.",
"web": {
"url": "https://mempool.space"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/wiz/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/wiz.png"
},
{
"id": "wolf-von-laer",
"name": "Wolf von Laer",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wolf-von-Laer-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "CEO of Students For Liberty",
"tag": "Community Leader",
"desc": "Students for Liberty is a non-profit organization that trains and supports pro-liberty students worldwide. Wolf is a libertarian who lived and studied in many countries and is also a member of the Montpelerin Society.",
"web": {
"url": "https://www.wolfvonlaer.com"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/wolf-von-laer/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/wolf-von-laer.jpg"
},
{
"id": "xmei-lin",
"name": "Xmei Lin",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Xmei-Lin-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Head of Sales at Bitmain",
"twitter": "xmei_lin",
"tag": "Entrepreneur",
"desc": "Lin is the Head of Sales and the former head of marketing at Bitman. She is the initiator of ETC Grants DAO.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/xmei-lin/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/xmei-lin.jpg"
},
{
"id": "yael-ossowski",
"name": "Yaël Ossowski",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Yael-Ossowski-2-320x320.png",
"caption": "Deputy Director at Consumer Choice Center",
"twitter": "yaeloss",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Yaël Ossowski is a Canadian-American consumer and technology advocate, and author. He is the deputy director of the global consumer advocacy group Consumer Choice Center and a visiting fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. He is working on open-source, bitcoin-centric public policy in the US, Canada, and Europe.",
"web": {
"url": "https://yael.at"
},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/yael-ossowski/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/yael-ossowski.png"
},
{
"id": "yusuf-nessary",
"name": "Yusuf Nessary",
"photoUrl": "https://www.btcprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Yusuf-Nessary-1-320x320.jpg",
"caption": "Co-founder and Director of Built With Bitcoin Foundation",
"twitter": "YusufBWB",
"linkedin": "yusuf-nessary-17b29a1bb",
"tag": "Activist",
"desc": "Built With Bitcoin Foundation has built and repaired 13 schools, 7 solar projects, and over a dozen water and farming systems to date. Yusuf also founded Zam Zam Water, a 100% volunteer-based NGO building water wells, schools for orphans, and farming systems around the world.",
"web": {},
"link": "https://www.btcprague.com/speakers/yusuf-nessary/",
"photo": "photos/speakers/yusuf-nessary.jpg"
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