Aaron van Wirdum is the technical editor for Bitcoin Magazine. With a background in studying the historical influence of society-shaping technologies, he's been covering Bitcoin and related projects since 2013. He is known for his ability to explain highly-technical subjects to a layman audience and specializes in topics including Bitcoin's history, scaling and privacy technology.

Anita Posch is a Bitcoin educator, author, and the founder of Bitcoin for Fairness. She has traveled to Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, Indonesia, El Salvador, Mexico, USA, Czech Republic, and Switzerland as a digital nomad to learn about how Bitcoin’s use cases are different in each region and how Bitcoin education is shared in the best way. Since 2017, Anita has been speaking on the biggest and the smallest stages to bring Bitcoin knowledge to thousands of people.

Arnold Hubach is a writer, reporter, and digital nomad. As a co-founder of Bitcoin Focus and a representative of My First Bitcoin, he has been following grassroots bitcoin adoption for many years, with a particular interest in education and empowerment. Having visited numerous circular economies and educational initiatives worldwide, Arnold shares unique perspectives on the use cases (and unsolved problems) of bitcoin as a new but emerging technology.

Bart Mol is best known for founding Satoshi Radio, one of the most popular Bitcoin podcasts in the Netherlands. Additionally, Bart created De Nodezaak, a comprehensive guide that explains how to set up your own Lightning Network node, empowering users to participate actively in the Bitcoin network. Furthermore, Bart is one of the analysts at Bitcoin Alpha, a knowledge platform designed to protect users from misinformation and costly mistakes while providing a clear understanding of current developments in the cryptocurrency world.

Discovered Bitcoin in 2010. "Bitcoiner" since around 2013. Exclusively working in the Bitcoin space since 2018. With a background ranging through software development, neuroscience, linguistics, and private investigations, Ben brings with him a wealth of experience from different areas of Bitcoin from the philosophical to the technical. For the last few years, he's been focused primarily on real world Bitcoin adoption and what that means for different people in all walks of life, cultures, and backgrounds.

Bert de Groot keeps companies warm with bitcoin miners and helps businesses, families and plebs on their bitcoin journey. Green houses, workshops, warehouses and offices are being heated with bitcoin miners. In one of the greenhouses flowers are being grown. His company bitcoinbrabant.com is the official reseller of open source signing devices (hardware wallets). He has helped thousands of people with storage and payment solutions, Dutch bitcoin books, and much more.
In Q3 2023 Bert became chairman at VBNL.org. VBNL consists of 13 Dutch bitcoin companies that work together in this industry body to combat fraud and improve bitcoin adoption in the Netherlands.
His original passion is coastal and hydraulic engineering. In his previous jobs the main driver was innovation and technology. Bert has work experience across the globe in every continent except for Antarctica. He currently enjoys working on the bitcoin standard full-time.

Dutch media entrepreneur turned toxic maxi Bitcoiner. Started doing Bitcoin podcasts in 2015 and never looked back. The success of the infamous De Bitcoin Show, led to a permanent Youtube ban. Spends his days now talking about freedom-go-up and laughing about clown world on the V for Valentine podcast because people can't really understand Bitcoin if they don't understand freedom.

Botagoz Jardemalie is a human rights lawyer and Kazakh refugee based in Belgium. In October 2019, Belgian police conducted a search at her home without a warrant, in response to a request for judicial cooperation from Kazakhstan. Despite being granted refugee status in Belgium, the search was authorized by the investigating judge. Jardemalie's case highlights the challenges faced by human rights defenders in authoritarian regimes. The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) and the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) have expressed concern about her safety and urged authorities to respect her rights.

Dorien Rookmaker is a Member of the European Parliament, where she serves as a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Prior to her political career, she gained extensive experience in the financial sector, working with prominent institutions such as NN Group, ProRail, Achmea Bank, and ABN AMRO. Throughout her tenure in these organizations, she specialized in Risk Management and combating fraud.

Eric V Stacks is a professional cannabis farmer and Bitcoin advocate from the USA. He makes content discussing the profound philosophical and societal implications of this new technology.

Born and raised in El Salvador, Evelyn always wanted to be a part of something meaningful, something that would make a great impact in her country; Together with Gerardo R. Linares she she turned the mountain city of Berlín in El Salvador into a Bitcoin hotspot with over 100 merchants accepting Bitcoin which even attracted dozens of foreign Bitcoiners to settle in Berlín.

Gerardo is a proud Salvadorian who co-founded Bitcoin Berlín in 2023. Together with Evelyn Lemus he turned the mountain city of Berlín in El Salvador into a Bitcoin hotspot with over 100 merchants accepting Bitcoin which even attracted dozens of foreign Bitcoiners to settle in Berlín.

Giacomo is a Bitcoin protocol and Lightning Network protocol consultant/teacher. He spends his time supporting projects that he feels might be relevant for the future of Bitcoin, be it as educator, consultant, entrepreneur, maximalist or troll. Previously he was involved in GreenAddress, AssoBIT, BlockchainLab, Bitcoin Magazine. Currently he's advancing Bitcoin via Plan B Network, BTCTimes, Relai, BCademy, Notarify.

Herbert Blankesteijn widely known among Dutch bitcoiners for hosting the Cryptocast, a popular Dutch podcast focusing on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. He embarked on his career as a science journalist in 1982 after studying physics. In addition to his work in print media, Herbert has made significant contributions to both radio and television. He spent nearly a decade as one of the directors of the educational TV program Het Klokhuis and has presented various informational programs for Teleac/NOT. His extensive experience and expertise have made him a respected voice in science communication and digital innovation.

Hermann Vivier, co-founder of The Surfer Kids and founder of Bitcoin Ekasi, became interested in Bitcoin in 2013 due to the Cyprus banking crisis. He and his wife adopted Bitcoin for their South African tourism business in 2015. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, they expanded their involvement in the Bitcoin space, leading to the creation of Bitcoin Ekasi in August 2021.

Since 2014, Dutch lawyer and whistleblower Hester Bais has been urging authorities to halt the massive international bank fraud in OTC derivatives and collateral shell games. As a result of their shenanigans, banks ended up under water on collateral to the tune of €200 billion in the Netherlands, €400 billion in Germany, €320 billion in France, €300 billion in the United Kingdom—and trillions of euros globally.

Together with Wink Sabée, Hester wrote Worst Bank Scenario which describes in detail how "Bretton Woods 2.0" is being rolled out.

Janet Maingi is co-founder of GridlessCompute which deploys distributed, hydroelectric Bitcoin mining in rural African communities to support local energy development. Janet holds an MBA from Kingston University (London,UK), as well as a Bachelor in Commerce, Banking and Finance from Kenyatta University.

Jesse de Wit is a Lightning Network developer at Breez, known for his creativity, quick learning, and positive attitude. He values honesty, dives into tasks fully, and analyzes problems effectively. Others see him as a motivator with abundant ideas and a helpful nature.

Jos Lazet, co-founder and CEO of Blockrise, has been involved with bitcoin since 2013. Over the years, he has built a strong reputation as an experienced entrepreneur. Jos founded Blockrise in 2017, with the unique proposition of offering semi-custodial wallets with (optional) asset management services. Blockrise uses physical hardware devices with proprietary authentication to realise this. Since 2022, Blockrise is registered with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) for its crypto services.

Kemal is a graduate of the Geschwister-Scholl Institute for Political Science at the Ludwigs-Maximilan-University of Munich and the Director of Marketing at Galoy, a company developing free and open source software for bitcoin-native banking infrastructure as well as the co-organizer of the annual Adopting Bitcoin conference in El Salvador. With the El Zonte-born Blink Wallet, Galoy are building the bottom-up bitcoin adoption weapon for communities around the world to make bitcoin payments accessible and secure for the masses. He is also the founder of the Istanbul Bitcoin Meetup and the Yirmibir Bitcoin Community, developing Bitcoin educational resources in Turkish language.

Lyudmyla Kozlovska is the President of the Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF), where she spearheads efforts to promote human rights and combat political oppression. With a background in Finance, she has led campaigns for the release of political prisoners, advocated for legal reform, and coordinated international observation missions. Despite facing persecution from Polish authorities, including a Schengen area ban, Lyudmyla remains steadfast in her commitment to defending civil society and the rule of law.

Maud Bökkerink is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts in Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) and Sanctions compliance in the Netherlands. Her extensive experience includes roles at the Dutch Ministry of Finance, where she contributed to AML/CFT policy and legislation, as well as positions at the Dutch Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and until 2017, the Dutch Central Bank (DNB). Currently, she provides consulting services to financial institutions and cryptocurrency service providers, leveraging her deep understanding and expertise in the field.

Mogashni Naidoo is a designer and ux research evangelist. She is a Spiral grantee and has previously worked on the Bitcoin UX research toolkit as well as collaborated with various open source bitcoin wallets on improving UX in the larger ecosystem. She is also an admin of the Bitcoin Design Foundation.

Moritz Kaminski, co-founder of Alby. He has a background as an investment manager at Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups. Nowadays he is mainly interested in projects that apply the Bitcoin Lightning protocol or Nostr.

Nathan is a tech entrepreneur turned pleb-at-large. After 20-years in IT and start-up land, he found Bitcoin in 2021 and has been obsessed ever since. He co-founded BTC Map, Gamertron (an 8-bit lightning video game business with his son) and also delivers Bitcoin education workshop for kids.

Recognizing the future significance of Bitcoin, Patrick van der Meijde, along with Annet de Boer and Rogier Eijkelhof, established Arnhem Bitcoin City in 2014. Their primary objective was to raise awareness among the general public about Bitcoin and showcase its viability for everyday transactions as an alternative to traditional financial systems. The pivotal moment came when the first major brand supermarket, SPAR, began accepting Bitcoin in 2014, garnering global attention. BitKassa, the Bitcoin payment provider they developed, is predominantly used in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Peter Todd has been one of the most prolific contributors to free software and Bitcoin in general, and is known widely for his work on OpenTimestamps and Bitcoin Core.

Rebecca van Essen is relation manager at the Financial Intelligence Unit Netherlands and holds a master's degree in criminology. Rebecca is very familiar with the Dutch registered bitcoin exchanges who must report unusual transactions to the FIU. The aim of FIU-Netherlands is to contribute nationally and internationally to strengthening the quality of investigation and prosecution and the prevention and combating of crime, and in particular crimes involving money laundering and terrorist financing.

As a software developer at Swan Bitcoin, Rigel brings a unique blend of expertise to the stage. With a background in law enforcement and adult education, he's poised to offer insightful perspectives on Bitcoin adoption.

Did you know? Rigel holds the record for the world's longest distance offline Bitcoin transaction, covering an impressive 12.6km!

Ruben launched SOLIDHODL (solidhodl.com), aiming to provide users with a flawless and effortless recovery seed back-up experience. With SOLIDHODL, users will never experience any doubt while setting up the product, ensuring complete confidence in their crypto security!
Ruben Middelhoven embarked on his career in finance, but since 2021, he’s been combining his passions for e-commerce and Bitcoin in the most exciting ways! Ruben is now guiding individuals on their self-custody journey by managing several crypto webshops.
With cryptomaan.nl and shop.btcdirect.eu, he offers an impressive array of hardware wallets (signing devices) and recovery seed back-ups, making crypto security accessible and straightforward for everyone.…

A lifelong Bitcoiner at 12 years, Sam has a unique perspective on Bitcoin that is lost to many of the older generation. We adopted Bitcoin, but she never did - it's been a part of her life from the beginning.

Sjors Provoost is a Dutch software developer and the author of “Bitcoin: A Work In Progress”. He has been working in the Bitcoin industry since 2014 and became a Bitcoin Core contributor in 2017. He is a co-host on the Bitcoin Magazine podcast “Bitcoin, Explained”, in which he, together with Aaron van Wirdum, explains the latest technical developments on Bitcoin.