Bitcoin Capital Summit - El Salvador
Bitcoin Capital Summit – El Salvador
Bitcoin’s Institutional Era: From Treasury to Capital Markets
The evening before Bitcoin Histórico in San Salvador
📅 10 November 2026
🕔 16:30–19:30
📍 BINAES – Biblioteca Nacional de El Salvador, San Salvador
In collaboration with Stacy Herbert and the Bitcoin Office
As Bitcoin enters a new phase of global adoption, a fundamental shift is underway.
What began as a peer-to-peer monetary network has evolved into a strategic reserve asset, a corporate treasury instrument, and increasingly, the foundation for a new generation of financial infrastructure and capital markets.
The Bitcoin Capital Summit brings together leaders from across the institutional Bitcoin ecosystem for an exclusive evening of insights and discussion immediately ahead of Bitcoin Histórico in El Salvador.
Designed for institutional investors, corporate treasury executives, banks, family offices, asset managers, policymakers and Bitcoin entrepreneurs, the Summit will explore one central question:
How is Bitcoin becoming institutional-grade money?
The programme follows Bitcoin’s institutional journey from companies putting Bitcoin on their balance sheets, through the infrastructure required to deploy capital at scale, to new financial applications being built on Bitcoin and the growing role of education, liquidity and professional investment management.
Bitcoin’s institutional era — the evolution of Bitcoin as a strategic asset for corporations, investment portfolios and global capital markets.
Institutional infrastructure and adoption — the platforms, liquidity and financial services connecting traditional finance with Bitcoin.
USDT on Bitcoin — how stablecoin settlement over Bitcoin infrastructure could expand opportunities for payments, liquidity and global finance.
The Science of Bitcoin — Giovanni Santostasi’s Bitcoin Power Law theory, exploring the relationship between time, price and network growth, and its implications for understanding Bitcoin’s long-term trajectory.
Treasury, liquidity and capital allocation in practice — perspectives on managing Bitcoin exposure, deploying capital and navigating institutional markets.
Bitcoin’s next chapter — how financial innovation, scientific research and institutional participation could shape Bitcoin’s role in the global financial system.
Event Agenda
16:30–17:00 | Registration
17:00–17:10 | Bitcoin's Institutional Era
Luca Esposito
Head of Expansion EMEA, Blockstream Capital Partners
An introduction to the Summit and the emerging role of Bitcoin in institutional finance and global capital markets.
17:10–17:25 | Why the Next Decade Belongs to Bitcoin Treasury Companies
Sean Bill
Former CIO, BSTR
Exploring the rise of Bitcoin treasury companies, the evolution of corporate Bitcoin strategies and their potential impact on global capital markets.
17:25–18:00 | Institutional Bitcoin in Practice: Treasury, Investment & Capital Allocation
Speakers:
Samuel Konigsberg – Director of BlackRock
Rodrigo Rodriguez — Blockstream Capital Investment Solutions
George McBride – Managing Director, Satstreet
How are institutions incorporating Bitcoin into their investment strategies?
This panel explores institutional adoption, portfolio construction, treasury strategies, liquidity management and the practical challenges of allocating capital to Bitcoin.
18:00–18:20 | USDT Comes to Bitcoin: What It Means for Global Finance
Speakers:
Birkan Kayadibi – Chief Operating Officer, RGB Association
Exploring the emergence of stablecoin infrastructure on RGB and its implications for global payments, settlement, liquidity and financial services.
18:20–18:35 | Coffee & Networking
An opportunity to connect with speakers, institutional investors, entrepreneurs and industry leaders.
18:35–18:55 | Bitcoin Through the Lens of Science: Understanding a New Monetary System
Giovanni Santostasi
Founder, Scientific Bitcoin Institute
A scientific perspective on Bitcoin as an emerging monetary system, exploring network dynamics, adoption patterns, scarcity and the mathematical principles that help explain its long-term evolution.
18:55–19:25 | Building Bitcoin's Institutional Infrastructure: Payments, Settlement & Capital Markets
Speakers:
Juan Diego Sol – Regional Manager Central America, IBEX
Raimundo Martin — Blockstream Capital Investment Solutions
What financial infrastructure is needed to support Bitcoin's next phase of institutional adoption?
This panel explores the convergence of Bitcoin payment systems, settlement networks, institutional execution and emerging Bitcoin-native capital markets.
19:30–20:30 |Networking Aperitivo
Event Access Information
The event will take place on Level 7 of BINAES, and attendees will need to enter through the left-side entrance, near the loading area.
We’ll have volunteers there to guide everyone.
Since this is a private event, the main elevators to Level 7 will be restricted, so attendees will need to use this designated entrance.