As a host wholly focused on promoting freedom advocates and their technical tools, Matt Odell is an integral part of Bitcoin 2023.
As a recurring Bitcoin Conference Champion open source payer ticket program and his dedication to presenting state-of-the-art technical presentations on stage, Matt Odell will be an integral part of Bitcoin 2023, both on stage and behind the scenes. This year he will participate in a panel discussion, “The biggest Bitcoin bullsalong with Blockstream CEO Adam Back and Strike CEO Jack Mallers, two of the most notable and influential executives in the Bitcoin industry.
“Bitcoin 2023 feels slightly different than previous years,” Odell said in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine. “The stakes have never been higher.”
As emcee and speaker at the Bitcoin Conference, Odell regularly advocates for projects that work to advance the privacy, security, and functionality of Bitcoin. And as an adviser to the event schedule, he ensures that those advancing Bitcoin on a technical level have the opportunity to demonstrate the importance of their work on stage.
“The industry moves so fast that it’s hard to keep up, and that’s beautiful,” Odell mused. “We need these tools and we need to make them easier to use, and luckily we have open source collaborators around the world dedicated to developing them. It’s easy to dismiss Bitcoin as technology, as code, but ultimately it’s a movement of individuals. This movement will succeed on the shoulders of those who choose to stand up and contribute.”
Odell’s advocacy for the developers making Bitcoin one of the most important open source protocols ever invented is well known among listeners of his popular podcasts.citadel shipping” and “Summary of the rabbit hole.” He also works to highlight the technical progress of Bitcoin in person at bitcoin park in Nashville and through the donation platform OpenSats.
More recently, he released “liberty money”, a documentary series produced by Bitcoin Magazine as another way to showcase privacy advocates and the emerging importance of Bitcoin. The six-episode series has featured Afghan trailblazer Roya Mahboob, Abubakar Nur Khalil, Nigerian Bitcoin Core Contributor and Uyghar Human Rights Defender Jewher Ilhamamong others.
“My guests on ‘Freedom Money’ were particularly impressive, they all put their lives on the line to fight for freedom every day,” Odell explained. “Working with activists is really humbling and really makes you appreciate why this mission is so important. My focus will remain the technology of freedom, forever. Our politicians are corrupt and our institutions are broken, technological freedom is the only real option we have.”
In fact, Odell’s commitment to showcasing pro-tech freedom has made him such a rare and appreciated personality within the Bitcoin space, so much so that the very idea that he would pursue selfish ends has become satire matter. This is what makes it such an integral aspect of the Bitcoin Conference, an open tent where the loudest and brightest voices in Bitcoin could easily outshine the builders if the organizers did not defend them so fiercely.
And, in a year that has already shown why people need a tool to preserve their wealth offshore. government control and central banking promises, Odell makes sure the Bitcoin 2023 platform shows this output.
“Bitcoin 2023 will celebrate the power of Bitcoin as a defensive tool for anyone who chooses to use it and should help many see that they have the ability to opt out of our permissionless broken system,” he concluded. “Bitcoin is a lifeboat, but it’s up to people to get out of the sinking ship.”
