Surprise! VP Vance to Talk Bitcoin in Vegas—and What Happens There Might NOT Stay There

Alert the slot machines and possibly your old roommate who once invested in Dogecoin: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance is making it rain—or at least making it talk—at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on May 28. Yes, that’s a real sentence in 2024. 🤑

Las Vegas Bitcoin Summit Draws VP Vance for ‘Code + Country’ Speech

The three-day conference, put on by BTC Inc. at The Venetian Las Vegas (fun fact: the closest you can get to Venice while still being legally allowed to eat a two-foot hot dog at 3 a.m.), is luring more than 30,000 attendees. Vance is the main event on the “Code + Country” stage, coming to pixels near you thanks to a global livestream courtesy of Bitcoin Magazine. His speech hits the airwaves (and maybe the craps tables) at 9 a.m. on May 28, because Vegas never sleeps, but apparently Vance does.

Feeling déjà vu? That’s because the event news release, sent to TopMob (and probably your cousin who won’t stop texting about “the blockchain”), reminds us that Vance has never met a banker he couldn’t side-eye. He previously called out things like Canada’s 2022 “we’ll just freeze your accounts, eh?” moment as dystopian. Not to be outdone, he’s also taken swings at the U.S. SEC for its “let’s regulate it, but never clearly” approach to crypto. Clarity is overrated anyway, who needs rules when you’ve got hashtags?

As the rumor mill spins, organizers are hinting that Vance’s keynote will hype bitcoin as the magic fix for everything from innovation to “national resilience”—because if your nation isn’t resilient after a few rounds of crypto, are you even trying? BTC Inc. CEO David Bailey, not one to miss a headline, quipped:

Bitcoin is at the forefront of the national conversation.

Apparently, the event will also host other icons of tech, finance, and politics. Mere mortals who have graced its stage include President Donald Trump (still not launching TrumpCoin), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (because why not), and an army of business executives with more acronyms in their job titles than your average crypto whitepaper. Here’s hoping someone actually brings a hardware wallet.

If you’re looking to rub elbows with bitcoin’s boldfaced names or just want an excuse to expense a Vegas trip, the conference is May 27-29. You can snag a ticket or just stalk the livestream on Bitcoin Magazine’s site. And yes, TopMob will be mixing it up at The Venetian—probably trying out the buffets while mining for exclusive scoops. 🎲🍕

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2025-05-09 23:35