Native BTCFi Summit
Join Babylon and BOB during Devconnect week in Buenos Aires, with partners Boundless, Ankr, P2P, GOAT Network, CoinEX and confirmed speakers from LayerZero, 1inch, Beefy, Lombard, Li.fi, Bitgo and more. This will be the Bitcoin DeFi-focused event of the week.
The first Native BTCFi Summit will showcase the leaders in true Bitcoin DeFi: builders and protocols building on BTC, DeFi, interoperability, staking/restaking, infra providers, and L2s.
The future is native BTCFi, where every dApp and transaction is secured by billions in staked BTC, with no need to trust anyone that your assets will stay safe. Only 0.3% of Bitcoins market cap is used in true Bitcoin DeFi. For Ethereum that number is 30%. Our mission is to close that $750B gap.
The day will be packed with:
Keynotes & panel discussions from key leaders in the BTCFi space
Networking opportunities
Cool swag
Delicious bites & drinks
Happy hour cocktails, including a local jazz band and a DJ 💃🏼
Confirmed Speakers:
⏰ Agenda
14:00 - 15:00 Open doors, networking
15:00 - 18:20 Panels & Keynotes
2 keynotes:
15:00 - 15:20 by Zhixi Zhang (Senior BD & Product Strategist, BOB)
15:40 - 15:50 by David Tse (Co-founder, Babylon)
4 panel discussions:
Panel 1: How chains are shaping the BTCFi landscape
Time: 15:50 - 16:20
Moderator: Diogo Costa (Head of Comms, Babylon) Panelists:
Zhixi Zhang (Senior BD & Product Strategist, BOB)
Stephen Duan (CTO, GOAT Network)
Steven McPherson (BD Rep., Sonic)
Matthew Fisher (Institutional & Protocol BD, Katana)
Panel 2: The State of Bitcoin Interoperability
Time: 16:30 - 17:00
Moderator: Zhixi Zhang (Senior BD & Product Strategist, BOB)
Panelists:
Matt Krak (Developer Relations Team Lead, LayerZero)
Aleksandra Fetisova (Head of BD, 1inch)
Andrei Duma (Head of DeFi, Li.Fi)
Christian Montoya (Director of Product, MetaMask)
Panel 3: Capturing the Bitcoin DeFi opportunity of the decade
Time: 17:10 - 17:40
Moderator: Isabel Foxen Duke (Bitcoin Rails Podcast) Panelists:
David Tse (Co-founder, Babylon)
Dave Yom (Director | BD & Ecosystem Sales, Bitgo)
Jacob Phillips (Co-founder, Lombard)
Fran Doto (Head of BD, Beefy)
Panel 4: Infrastructure for Bitcoin DeFi future
Time: 17:50 - 18:20
Moderator: Jenks Guo (Head of DevRel, Babylon) Panelists:
Rami Khalil (Senior Protocol Engineer, Boundless)
Feroz Lakhani (Brand Director, Ankr)
Alex Esin (CEO, P2P)
Leland Lee (Ecosystem Lead, Succinct)
🗣️ Agenda at the rooftop
16:20 - 19:20 DJ
18:20 - 18:50 Jazz band 🎷
⛅️ In case of bad weather, we are moving the outdoor agenda indoors.
🎙️ For speaking and sponsorship opportunities, contact [email protected].
📍 Venue
CasaSur Palermo Hotel
Buenos Aires AR, Costa Rica 6032, C1414 BTN, Argentina
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BOB is the Gateway to Bitcoin DeFi, the easiest and safest way to earn with your Bitcoin. BOB’s unique hybrid chain model combines the strengths of Bitcoin and Ethereum - with hybrid ZK proofs and billions of dollars of staked Bitcoin securing all apps, assets and transactions in BOB’s tier 1 DeFi ecosystem. Access native BTC on BOB, with no wrappers or custodians, powered by BitVM. Plus access multi-chain Bitcoin yield and swap BTC on any chain with just 1 click, powered by Bitcoin intents.
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Babylon is a decentralized protocol that enables native Bitcoin staking and liquidity. Apart from providing shared-security, the Bitcoin Trustless Vaults introduce a new primitive that enables native BTC to serve as collateral in DeFi protocols without bridges, wrapping, or trust assumptions.
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Boundless is a universal ZK protocol, built by RISC Zero, that enables unlimited computation while preserving blockchain security. We make it possible to perform complex computations off-chain and verify them on any blockchain, reducing costs by up to 99.9%.
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Ankr is an all-in-one Web3 developer hub that provides a full suite of tools to build Web3 apps and power them with high-performance connections to 85+ blockchains. They provide multi-chain dApp development tools, blockchain engineering services, crypto staking solutions, and a globally distributed node infrastructure that makes it all possible.
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P2P.org stands at the forefront of institutional staking, transforming digital asset participation through our pioneering "Staking-as-a-Business" approach. With over $10 billion in staked and restaked assets spread across more than 40 blockchains, P2P.org has built a thriving ecosystem that serves over 90,000 delegators and hundreds of institutional clients.
P2P.org's commitment to technological excellence and performance optimization consistently delivers superior staking experience, while the unified API simplifies the complex world of multi-chain staking - enabling institutions to access optimized solutions across 30+ chains through a single integration.
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GOAT Network is the first Bitcoin-native ZK Rollup engineered to deliver sustainable BTC yield. With breakthrough innovations in security, scalability, and economic design, we are building the most trusted infrastructure for the trillion-dollar BTCFi market—a market we believe has yet to begin.
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Founded in 2017, CoinEx is an award-winning cryptocurrency exchange designed with users in mind. Backed by ViaBTC, CoinEx was among the first exchanges to release proof-of-reserves, ensuring 100% asset security. CoinEx offers a full range of services for day-to-day traders, investors, industry participants, and B2B institutions. Today, CoinEx provides access to over 1,300 coins for 10M+ users across 200+ countries and regions. Its native token, CET, powers the ecosystem and rewards the community.
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