Bitcoin Nashville This Week! Portfolio Companies, Panels, Major News

The biggest Bitcoin conference of the year, and maybe ever, is finally here! Tap in below for a rundown of some stuff this week and what we’re looking forward to! Stop by and say “whaaatuuupp” to our Lightning Ventures portfolio companies in the exhibitor hall—a list of their booth numbers is below. We have a major announcement this week.
Can you feel the thunder? It’s coming. 

Nashville is POPPING with Things to Do!

🟧REMINDER: If you are FOMOing in for Nashville at the last minute, use our link for 10% off! 

In town early? Check out The NashBitDevs Meetup on Tuesday, July 23rd, at Bitcoin Park.

🟧 NashBitDevs is inspired by the original BitDevs NYC and similar meetups to help grow a community in the Nashville area (Bitcoin Park) of those interested in discussing and participating in the research and development of Bitcoin and related protocols. Tuesday’s event is a Socratic Seminar, which means discussions will be flying!

🟧 Since it’s last minute, you will have to join the waitlist to get an invite, but if you can get in, this is totally an event you should hop into!

The Third Annual Women of Bitcoin Brunch

🟧 Natalie Brunell, Host of Coin Stories, and Calli Bailey, the Co-founder of BTC Media, are hosting the 3rd annual Women of Bitcoin Brunch.

🟧 Located in the Karl Dean Ballroom on Thursday, July 25th, from 10 AM to 1:00 PM, this event will once again bring women in Bitcoin together!

Pitch Day 2024

🟧 Exclusively for Industry Pass holders, Pitch Day 2024 is an all-day event on Thursday, July 25th. Pitch Day brings together the Bitcoin industry's top founders, projects, developers, and VCs!

🟧 If you want to learn about the latest Bitcoin innovations and network with industry leaders, this is the place to be.

🟧 Martell Fox, tons of Bitcoin VCs, technical wizards, and more will be there. Muzz will be judging the Layer 2 + Scaling competition!

Satoshi Rockamoto is BACK

🟧 Thought we wouldn’t be rocking and rolling in Nashville? Think again!

🟧 Reserve a FREE ticket for the Satoshi Rockamoto, Nashville edition! If you are a Satoshi Shredder, this is the place to be!

🟧 There are 2 ways to get tickets! First, you can RSVP on the Wavlake App: https://app.wavlake.com 

🟧 If you don’t want to download Wavlake, use Evento and RSVP here.

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🟧 All new users will earn $25 in FREE Bitcoin after their first purchase.

🟧 We also have a special offer where new users who use code LTNG24 will receive a $10 sats bonus after purchasing $25 of Bitcoin or more on Bold.

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Curated Schedule of Panels
Don’t Miss These!

“Founders On A Lightning Standard”
🟧 Friday at 9 AM at the Genesis Stage, catch THNDR Games founder Desiree Dickerson and Breez founder Roy Sheinfeld talking about what it’s like to build companies with Lightning.

“Bitcoin Privacy Tools and Techniques”
🟧Friday at 2:30 PM on the Open Source Stage, hear Seth For Privacy from Foundation discussing Bitcoin privacy.

“The Future of Bitcoin Banking & Regulation”
🟧 Friday at 3:15 PM on the Enterprise Stage, stop by to see Satoshi founder Chris Hunter discuss what the future of Bitcoin banking and regulation will be like.

“NOSTR: Past, Present & Future Impact”
🟧 Friday at 4:00 PM at the Open Source Stage, see Rockstar Dev and Ben Arc from LNbits breakdown everything about NOSTR!

“The Path Forward For Lightning”
🟧 Saturday at 10:00 AM at the Open Source Stage, listen to Roy Sheinfeld (AGAIN) join a panel discussing what Lightning will look like in the future!

“Bitcoin Fixes The Music Industry”
🟧 Saturday at 11:30 AM at the Genesis Stage, see Sam Means from Wavlake and Oscar Merry from Fountain talk about how Bitcoin is changing the music industry for the better.

“Thunder Funder Announcement”
🟧 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT from our very own Mike “Muzz” Jarmuz on Saturday at 11:30 AM at the Nakamoto Stage. You don’t want to miss this one.

“Self Hosting: The Cloud Is Someone Else’s Computer” 
🟧 Saturday at 12:30 PM at the Open Source Stage, check out Start9 CEO Matt Hill and learn all about the cloud and what it really means for your privacy and information.

“Preparing Bitcoin For Your Heirs”
🟧 Saturday at 1:00 PM at The Deep Backstage, stop by to see Smeet Bhatt from Theya lead a conversation about passing Bitcoin down for generations to come.

🟧 For the full conference schedule, go to the link here!

Where to Stop by and See Our Portfolio Companies!

🟧 Foundation Devices will be Booth #211

🟧 Start9 will be Booth #320

🟧 OrdinalsBot will be Booth #339

🟧 Swan Bitcoin will be Booth #423

🟧 Bold Bitcoin (and Lightning Ventures) will be Booth #728

🟧 Theya will be Booth #824

🟧 River will be Booth #816

🟧 Unchained Capital will be Booth E606

🟧 For a full map of the conference, click here!