Microstrategy's annual bitcoin for Corporations conference kicked off its second day, featuring conversations with leading financial, regulatory, and fintech professionals about the future of corporate bitcoin adoption.
Discussions will focus on the financial implications of the recently approved bitcoin Spot ETFs in the United States, the changing regulatory landscape for bitcoin, as well as catalysts for other companies to follow MicroStrategy in pursuing their own bitcoin strategy.
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Day 2 Agenda Highlights
bitcoin and Wall Street – 10:00 am PDT
bitcoin has arrived on Wall Street, but how does this affect portfolio allocation, risk analysis and investment criteria? Hear firsthand how institutions are interpreting bitcoin and the role it will play in financial markets, and how traditional financial organizations are adapting.
Speakers:
- Phong Le (moderator), President and CEO, MicroStrategy
- Matt Horne, Director of Business Development, Fidelity Digital Asset Management
- Hunter Horsley, CEO and co-founder of Bitwise Asset Management
- Puneet Singhvi, Head of Digital Assets, Citibank
Regulatory Roundtable: Shaping Digital Assets – 2:00 pm PDT
Regulatory and legal frameworks are essential for any emerging asset class. The digital asset landscape is constantly evolving based on regulatory, legal and accounting standards. Stay ahead of emerging legislation and acceptance by governments and regulatory authorities.
Speakers:
- Ming Shao (moderator), Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, MicroStrategy
- Dax Hanse, Partner, Financial technology, Perkins Coie
- Neel Maitra, Partner, Financial technology, Dechert
- Amy Park, Partner, US Blockchain & Digital Audit & Assurance, Deloitte
MicroStrategy Guide for Business – 3:00 pm PDT
MicroStrategy is the first public company to adopt bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset. Hear MicroStrategy senior leaders discuss the opportunities, considerations, and catalysts for other companies to follow MicroStrategy's open source playbook.
Speakers:
- Michael J. Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy
- Andrew Kang, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, MicroStrategy
- Phong Le, President and CEO of MicroStrategy
See the full bitcoin for Corporate Day 2 agenda at bitcoin-for-corporations”>https://www.microstrategy.com/world-2024/bitcoin-for-corporations
bitcoin Day 1 Highlights for Corporations
The first day of bitcoin for corporations made headlines when MicroStrategy announced its new enterprise platform for building decentralized identity applications on the bitcoin blockchain.
MicroStrategy Executive Vice President Engineer Cezary Raczko explained: “Custodial or non-custodial, the obvious thing is that every bitcoin wallet must incorporate the ability to create a bitcoin-based digital identity. Many messaging platforms suffer from the same challenges as the “When you receive a text message, how do you know the person who sent you the text message? We would like to include an orange check for these different messaging platforms.”
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– bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1785795672345583834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>May 1, 2024
Day 1 also included “Building on bitcoin,” a conversation between Michael Saylor and Lightspark CEO David Marcus as the pair discussed the advent of the bitcoin Lightning Network to enable near-instant final settlement of bitcoin and other assets between counterparties. Marcus also noted his opinion that bitcoin is the only logical monetary medium for ai agents.
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– bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1785824384961151131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>May 2, 2024
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