BTCHEL 2026 — The Nordic Bitcoin Conference

The Nordic Bitcoin Conference. Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, 25–26 September 2026. Two days across three stages — Main, Expo and OG. Get tickets.

Day 1 — Friday 25 September 2026

Keynote by Giacomo Zucco — 10:10–10:40, Main stage, Keynote. Giacomo Zucco
Bitcoin and Taxes: What to Do — 10:20–10:50, Expo stage, Talk. Robin Thatcher
Will Bitcoin break the EU? — 10:40–11:20, Main stage, Panel. Theo Mogenet, Richard Byworth, Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Knut Svanholm
The Bitcoin Canon: The hidden history of Bitcoin — 10:50–11:20, Expo stage, Talk. Grafton Clark
Bitcoin is Freedom Maximalism — 11:20–11:50, Expo stage, Talk. Alex von Frankenberg
Keynote by Lyudmyla Kozlovska — 11:20–11:50, Main stage, Keynote. Lyudmyla Kozlovska
Talk by Ben de Waal — 11:50–12:20, Expo stage, Talk. Ben de Waal
Who's writing Europe's Bitcoin policy? — 11:50–12:30, Main stage, Panel. Johannes Schmith, Susie Violet Ward
Keynote by N.G. Zhang — 12:30–13:00, Main stage, Keynote. N.G. Zhang
The State of Bitcoin Adoption — 13:00–13:30, Expo stage, Talk. Nathan Day
Keynote by Mark Artymko — 13:00–13:30, Main stage, Keynote. Mark Artymko
Turning stages into circular economies — 13:30–14:00, Expo stage, Talk. Francis Mars
The unique origin story of Bitcoin Beef Bits — 14:00–14:30, Expo stage, Talk. Christos Granqvist
Fireside Chat with Cory Klippsten — 14:10–14:50, Main stage, Fireside. Cory Klippsten, Knut Svanholm
The Bitcoin Power Law — 14:30–15:00, Expo stage, Talk. Giovanni Santostasi
Will AI eat Bitcoin mining's energy lunch? — 14:50–15:30, Main stage, Panel. Nacho Pauls, Robert Schulman, General Kenobi
How is Bitcoin actually taking root across the Nordics? — 15:00–15:40, Expo stage, Panel. Jake Enogtyve, Linnéa Rosenbaum, Rasmus Hansen
Putting Bitcoin on company and country balance sheets — 15:30–16:10, Main stage, Panel. Martin Paasi, Thomas Brand, Sander Andersen
Keynote: TBA — 16:10–16:40, Main stage, Keynote

Day 2 — Saturday 26 September 2026

Keynote: TBA — 10:10–10:40, Main stage, Keynote
Talk by Toni Heiskanen — 10:20–10:50, Expo stage, Talk. Toni Heiskanen
Austrian vs Classical: which school does Bitcoin actually run on? — 10:40–11:20, Main stage, Panel. Stephan Kinsella, Thomas Brand, Knut Svanholm
Miten suomalainen sijoittaja ajattelee Bitcoinista? — 10:50–11:30, Expo stage, Panel. Tuomas Tuominen, Jukka Lepikkö
Keynote by Siim Land — 11:20–11:50, Main stage, Keynote. Siim Land
Hardware Wallet 101 — 11:30–12:00, Expo stage, Talk. Lauri Hänninen
Sauna, Meat, and Sun: Bitcoin meets Biohackers — 11:50–12:30, Main stage, Panel. Christos Granqvist, Siim Land, Ioni Appelberg
Miten selvitä karhumarkkinasta — 12:00–12:30, Expo stage, Talk. Thomas Brand
Q&A: Miten bitcoin voitaisiin ottaa huomioon politiikassa? — 12:30–13:10, Expo stage, Panel. Martin Paasi
How can Bitcoin survive quantum computers? — 12:30–13:10, Main stage, Panel. Adam Back, Hunter Beast, Luke de Wolf
Suomen tulevaisuuden suunta — 13:10–13:50, Expo stage, Panel. Roni Arvonen, Rami Kurimo, Joonas Ilmasti, Remu Karhulahti
Keynote by Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir — 13:50–14:20, Main stage, Keynote. Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir
What does a healthy Bitcoin mining ecosystem look like? — 14:20–15:00, Main stage, Panel. Frederik Vyncke, Captain Hashrate, Ted Paulus, Dusan Matuska
TBA — 14:30–15:00, Expo stage, Talk
Keynote: TBA — 15:00–15:30, Expo stage, Keynote
What happens when the state turns off your money? — 15:00–15:40, Main stage, Panel. Lyudmyla Kozlovska, Bota Jardemalie, Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Susie Violet Ward
What's actually stopping you from holding your own keys? — 15:30–16:10, Expo stage, Panel. GG, Lauri Hänninen, Alexey Bragin
Can Bitcoin set Alberta free? — 15:40–16:20, Main stage, Panel. Dave Bradley, Madex, Luke de Wolf
How to make Bitcoin cool for the next generation — 16:10–16:40, Expo stage, Fireside. Oskar "Oski" Rozenberg, Remu Karhulahti
Free Samourai — 16:20–16:50, Main stage, Keynote. Rick Messitt
Keynote by Francis Pouliot — 16:50–17:20, Main stage, Keynote. Francis Pouliot