Building on Bitcoin: Pizza, Protocols, and the Future of Money
Bitcoin isn’t just the original—it’s the frontier. As new tools, protocols, and platforms emerge on Bitcoin, a wave of builders is shaping the future of finance, identity, and open systems directly on the world’s most secure blockchain.
Join us for a special edition of CryptoMondays London as we dive into the builders, protocols, and philosophies driving innovation on Bitcoin. From Ordinals and L2s to sovereign infrastructure and beyond, this night will unpack what it really means to build and scale on Bitcoin in 2025.
Expect:
🧠 A keynote deep-dive into "Bitcoin: Past, Present & Future." From its origin story and present-day global impact to the transformative potential it holds for the future. Expect insights, real-world examples, and a no-fluff primer for newbies and Bitcoiners alike.
⚡️ A sats activation — experience sending and receiving bitcoin live!
🎙️ A high-signal panel with leading Bitcoin builders
🍕 Pizza and vibes to celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day (a little early!)
Whether you're building on Bitcoin or just Bitcoin-pilled, this is one for the books.
MEET OUR INCREDIBLE SPEAKERS:
Christopher Gordon (Co-founder & Partner, Bridge 2 Bitcoin)
Christopher is a career pluralist, wearing multiple diverse hats from business angel investor, to the NHS working on national programme roll out. He first came across Bitcoin in 2017, is now involved in a number of Bitcoin entities, has co-founded businesses in the Bitcoin space, one of which is ‘Bridge 2 Bitcoin’ which enables businesses to accept bitcoin payments.
Francesca Conti (Angel Investor, Venture Capitalist)
Francesca has been covering crypto for the past decade, both as an investor and former financial journalist. Most recently Francesca worked as an Accelerator Lead at Outlier Ventures where she focused primarily on Bitcoin with DeFi and Infrastructure at its core. She has made a number of investments in the space and continues to work as an advisor for said projects.
Sam Golden (Director of Brand & Communications, Rootstock Labs)
Sam is a trained journalist and communications professional who has spent his career to date leading, growing, and advising businesses at the cutting edge of technology. Sam is passionate about projects with the potential to drive financial and social change and has been involved in the Digital Asset space since 2015.
Sid Sheth (Director of Capital Markets, Maple Finance)
Maple Finance is an on-chain asset manager with over $1.2B AUM, focused on yield generation strategies on stablecoins and Bitcoin. Prior to joining Maple, Sid worked at GSR, a leading crypto market maker, and spent four years in sales/trading at Deutsche Bank.
Susie Violet Ward (CEO of Bitcoin Policy UK & Bitcoin Journalist):
Susie is a financial analyst and journalist specializing in bitcoin. She writes for Forbes, focusing on the intersection of bitcoin and environmental issues. Susie is the CEO and co-founder of Bitcoin Policy UK. Her work includes researching business impacts, global politics, technological advancements, and human rights, covering all aspects of bitcoin globally. She previously had a column called "My Two Sats," writing opinion pieces for CityAM.
Nat Cole (Founder, 2140Art/2140Music)
Nat is a Bitcoin advocate and enthusiast of over 10 years, with 8 years of professional experience in Bitcoin and crypto. Working as a consultant, community-builder, and educator, Nat seeks to bridge Bitcoin with everyday culture.
Toby Lewis, Moderator (Co-Founder, Trio & OrdinalsBot)
Toby is Co-Founder of fast growing Bitcoin startup OrdinalsBot where he leads strategy, and raised more than $4.5M across two fundraisers for the company, just a year after its foundation. He is also Founder and CEO of Novum Insights, a frontier technology market monitoring company, as well as a repeat entrepreneur and well known analyst in the fields of blockchain, AI, robotics, fintech and venture capital.
⚡️ Bitcoin Activation – Try It Yourself!
Ever wanted to try Bitcoin Lightning in real life? Now’s your chance.
Download Wallet of Satoshi — “the world’s simplest Bitcoin Lightning Wallet” — complete our short CML survey, and after the talks, meet Christopher from Bridge2Bitcoin to receive some free sats and try sending/receiving Bitcoin firsthand.
It's fast, it's easy, and yes — it’s basically free internet money ⚡
AGENDA:
6:30 PM – Doors open, grab a drink & meet some Bitcoiners
7:15 PM – Kickoff + sponsor shoutouts (ICP, Sui, ReedSmith)
7:20 PM – 🔥 Keynote: “Bitcoin: Past, Present & Future” w/ Christopher from Bridge2Bitcoin
7:30 PM – Panel: Building on Bitcoin + Q&A
8:10 PM – Quick wrap + fill out the survey (pls 🧡)
8:15 PM – 🍕 Pizza time + sats activation
9:30 PM – We out
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👉 Special thanks to Bridge2Bitcoin for sponsoring our activation!
Founded in early 2022, Bridge2Bitcoin offers its services for free to help grow the Bitcoin circular economy. They onboard merchants throughout the UK to accept Bitcoin Lightning payments and stay on top of the fast-changing solutions available for businesses wanting to access the future of money.
Huge shoutout to our venue partner ReedSmith for hosting us!
Reed Smith is a global law firm with deep expertise in emerging tech, digital assets, and fintech regulation. We're grateful for their support in helping us bring the crypto community together IRL.
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