The Future of Bitcoin conference will converge in Arnhem, Netherlands on June 30–July 1, 2017. Organizers have revealed a speaker lineup spanning Russia, Poland, France, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands
The Future of Bitcoin conference will converge in Arnhem, Netherlands on June 30–July 1, 2017. Organizers have revealed a speaker lineup spanning Russia, Poland, France, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, China, Canada, the United States, and Argentina—a roster reflecting Bitcoin's truly global developer community. Over two days, attendees will confront major technical obstacles while examining groundbreaking projects reshaping the network.
Jihan Wu, who co-founded Bitmain and established 8btc.com, will keynote with "Why Bitcoin needs Multiple Implementations." Ryan X. Charles, previously employed by BitPay, BitGo, and Reddit, shifts focus to Yours, his latest creation. Using payment channels while remaining independent from SegWit, Yours operates on today's Bitcoin rather than waiting for network upgrades like Lightning Network requires.
BitGo's head of software engineering, Jameson Lopp, explores competitive collaboration in "The Benefits of Coopetition in Adversarial Environments." Lopp designed Statoshi—a Bitcoin Core variant analyzing node performance metrics—established Mensa's Bitcoin Special Interest Group, and founded the Triangle Bitcoin & Business gathering.
Attorney John Swingle, specializing in patents and intellectual property, will critique smart contract hyperbole in "Smart Contracts vs. Dumb Money." Argentine developer Juan Garavaglia unveils Bitprim, an alternative Bitcoin protocol implementation. Leveraging Libbitcoin technology with modular architecture and message-based module separation, Bitprim's seven-person full-time engineering team continues advancing this open-source effort.
Rob Mitchell—host of The Bitcoin Game podcast, who has interviewed luminaries including Roger Ver, Charlie Shrem, and Jeff Garzik—will emcee. The program weaves together keynotes, discussion panels, breakout sessions, and social activities, drawing Bitcoin developers, researchers, and enthusiasts together for focused conversation.
Arnhem earned its reputation as a Bitcoin city gradually. In 2014, it became the second Dutch city (The Hague was first) to open a "Bitcoin Boulevard," and today more than 100 merchants there accept Bitcoin, making the region a notable example of cryptocurrency adoption.
