Microstrategy's annual Bitcoin for Corporations conference has kicked off its second day, featuring talks with leading finance, regulatory, and fintech professionals on the future of Bitcoin adoption for businesses.
Discussions will center around the financial implications of the recently approved Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US, the changing regulatory landscape for Bitcoin, as well as the incentives for other companies to follow MicroStrategy in pursuing their own Bitcoin strategy.
MicroStrategy World: Bitcoin for Corporations is available for viewing via Bitcoin Magazine's live stream at x (Twitter), Youtube, LinkedIn And Facebook.
Highlights of the second day's agenda
Bitcoin Wall Street – 10:00 AM PDT
Bitcoin has arrived on Wall Street – but how does it impact portfolio allocation, risk analysis, and investment criteria? Hear first-hand how institutions are interpreting Bitcoin and the role it will play in financial markets, and how traditional finance institutions are adapting.
Amplifiers:
- Fong Lu (Moderator), President and CEO of MicroStrategy
- Matt Horn, head of business development at digital asset manager Fidelity
- 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 from regulatory, legal and accounting standards. Staying abreast of emerging legislation and its acceptance by governments and regulatory authorities.
Amplifiers:
- Ming Shao (Coordinator), Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of MicroStrategy
- Dax Hans, Partner, Fintech, Perkins Coie
- Neil Mitra, Partner, Fintech, Dechert
- Amy Park, Partner, US Audit, Assurance & Blockchain, Deloitte
MicroStrategy Guide for Business – 3:00 PM PDT
MicroStrategy is the first public company to adopt Bitcoin as a primary treasury reserve asset. Hear from MicroStrategy's senior leadership about opportunities, considerations, and motivators for other companies to follow MicroStrategy's open source playbook.
Amplifiers:
- Michael J. Saylor, CEO, MicroStrategy
- Andrew Kang, Senior Executive Vice President and CFO of MicroStrategy
- Phuong Lu, President and CEO of MicroStrategy
View the full Bitcoin Corporate Day 2 agenda at https://www.microstrategy.com/world-2024/bitcoin-for-corporations
Bitcoin for Business Highlights Day 1
Bitcoin for Corporations Day 1 made headlines when MicroStrategy announced its new enterprise platform for building decentralized identity applications on the Bitcoin blockchain.
“Whether custodial or non-custodial, what is clear is that every existing Bitcoin wallet must include the ability to create a digital identity based on Bitcoin,” explained MicroStrategy Executive Vice President of Engineer Cezary Raczko. “Many messaging platforms suffer from the same challenges as Email. When you receive a text message, how do you know who sent you the text message… We like to include an orange check mark for these different messaging platforms.”
JUST IN: MicroStrategy launches enterprise platform to build decentralized identity applications on #Bitcoin – MicroStrategy Orange 👀 pic.twitter.com/P5PXz80kSD
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May 1, 2024
Day 1 also saw “Building on Bitcoin,” a conversation between Michael Saylor and Lightspark CEO David Marcus where the pair discussed the emergence of the Bitcoin Lightning Network to enable the final, near-instant settlement of Bitcoin and other assets between counterparties. Marcus also stated his view that Bitcoin is the only logical monetary means for AI agents.
JUST IN: Says former PayPal chief David Marcus #Bitcoin “It will be the native currency of artificial intelligence” 👀 pic.twitter.com/kWfGwWTNlw
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May 2, 2024
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