“We need to stop wasting our waste.” @Erik Hersman is on the frontier of the emergent grid → connecting compute to renewable energy where it’s abundant. In rural communities across Africa, energy doesn’t just power homes, it fuels productivity, education, and healthcare. But too often, excess renewable energy goes to waste. At Imagine IF he gave this impactful keynote on the 2 sides of the same coin, and how Bitcoin mining is the solution to the next wave of human productivity and flourishing.
“Not your keys, not your coins.” Self-custody means trade-offs—but it’s the only way to truly own Bitcoin. Individuals: use hardware wallets + backups. Institutions: multisig + proof of reserves. No keys, no control. @ODELL and @Adam Back discuss the endgame of defending the free and open network of Bitcoin by securing your own custody at CTS25. Read our full Bitcoin Custody in 2025 White Paper: https://bitcoinpark.com/custody-whitepaper Watch the full conversation:
Most of us only think about insurance when something goes wrong. But when something goes wrong with your Bitcoin custody, it is gone forever. Listen to our panel with Rob Hamilton, Danny Baer, Dave Schwab, and Dan Ross discussing the future of Bitcoin and insurance. Read our full Bitcoin Custody in 2025 White Paper: bitcoinpark.com/custody-whitepaper Watch the full conversation:
When you hold Bitcoin, you’re holding something unlike anything else. It isn’t a bank account balance. It isn’t a stock certificate. It’s a digital bearer asset. It lives everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Trey Sellers, Frank Hinek, and John Arnold broke down the ins and outs of multi-signature custody at CTS25. Watch their full panel below. Read our full Bitcoin Custody in 2025 White Paper: https://bitcoinpark.com/custody-whitepaper
“The best deterrent to confiscation is distribution.” Just as the Second Amendment empowers citizens by distributing arms, Bitcoin custody is strongest when keys are widely held. The more individuals and institutions that take real responsibility for their keys, the harder it becomes for any government or central authority to coerce control. @preston, @npub1w69y...zltw, and @Bitstein the Tradeoffs of Control at CTS25 and how the tail risks of bitcoin are impacted by the strategic choices of custody deployed and who ultimate holds the key to sign transactions.
“Not your keys, not your coins.” At the inaugural Custody & Treasury Summit at Bitcoin Park, we introduced our first Bitcoin Park White Paper, digging deep into one of Bitcoin’s most existential questions: who signs? From single-sig to multi-sig to custodial solutions, custody is the gateway to Bitcoin for the next wave of adopters, and the future will likely see hybrid solutions creating an bigger tent for the next 100M Bitcoiners. Read our full Bitcoin Custody in 2025 White Paper: bitcoinpark.com/custody-whitepaper
“The best deterrent to confiscation is distribution.” Just as the Second Amendment empowers citizens by distributing arms, Bitcoin custody is strongest when keys are widely held. The more individuals and institutions that take real responsibility for their keys, the harder it becomes for any government or central authority to coerce control. @preston, @npub1w69y...zltw, and @Bitstein discussed the Tradeoffs of Control at CTS25 and how the tail risks of bitcoin are impacted by the strategic choices of custody deployed and who ultimate holds the key to sign transactions. Stay informed on all things freedom tech—register for our daily email at www.bitcoinpark.com/opdaily.
The internet was once hailed as the great equalizer, a borderless public square where every voice could be heard. But today, speech flows through walled gardens, monitored by algorithms, and throttled by unseen gatekeepers. Mass surveillance, platform lock-in, and corporate censorship have transformed conversation into something fragile and conditional. If Bitcoin gave us financial sovereignty, what would it take to achieve the same for communication? At ImagineIF, @ODELL joins @Derek Ross and @Shawn to chart the blueprint for a censorship-proof communication layer. Together, they reveal how individuals can own their digital identity, move seamlessly across apps, and engage without intermediaries. Learn more about Imagine IF on Sept. 19-20:
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Imagine IF 2026 - Bitcoin, AI, Energy & Freedom Tech Summit
Join the most curious and capable minds shaping Bitcoin, AI, energy, and freedom tech at Imagine IF 2026. An intimate summit in Nashville.
The year is 2140, and the last new bitcoin has just been mined. Humanity now lives entirely within the contours of digital scarcity. What began as an experiment on a mailing list has become the foundation of civilization. But, in a world transformed by Bitcoin, what truly changes, and what remains eternal? This is the horizon @Bitstein n, president of the @npub1wzc9...spmf and whose writings have carved out the cultural and intellectual bedrock of Bitcoin’s philosophy, invites us to examine. Across from him sits @Adam Back s, CEO of @Blockstream , whose invention of Hashcash informed Bitcoin itself. Back has spent decades building infrastructure to advance the cypherpunk vision. Together, they will explore the possibilities of Bitcoin’s endgame: a protocol fixed in code, yet endlessly evolving in human meaning. What does a civilization look like when trust is no longer enforced by institutions, but by mathematics? Which traditions will Bitcoin render obsolete, and which timeless truths will it preserve? Alan Watts once remarked, “the only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” This fireside chat is that invitation. A chance to step into the dance of time, scarcity, and freedom, guided by two of Bitcoin’s most enduring voices. Learn more about Imagine IF on Sept. 19-20:
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We rushed in wide-eyed and optimistic. Free email, social media, cloud storage—it felt like a gift. Only later did we realize the bargain we’d made: in exchange for convenience, we handed over our most intimate asset: our data. Big Tech didn’t just connect the world; it learned to watch, predict, and monetize every click. Now, as AI takes center stage, Mark Suman sees the same trap being laid. This time, it isn’t just freedom of speech at stake, but freedom of thought itself. AI systems don’t only answer questions; they shape the ones we ask. That’s why Mark co-founded Maple AI—to prove that another path exists. One where AI can serve people without watching them. One where privacy isn’t an afterthought, but the foundation. Maple is showing that intelligence itself can be free from surveillance. At Imagine IF, Mark will challenge us to remember the lessons of the internet age, and refuse to give away our minds as easily as we gave away our data. Learn more about Imagine IF on Sept. 19-20:
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Imagine IF 2026 - Bitcoin, AI, Energy & Freedom Tech Summit
Join the most curious and capable minds shaping Bitcoin, AI, energy, and freedom tech at Imagine IF 2026. An intimate summit in Nashville.