YO Bitcoin Builders ⚡️
...If you are building something, working with a startup, working on a non-profit, etc. This is a great opportunity. Submissions open. All-star lineup of people.
CypherTank! The first Bitcoin-focused pitch competition of its kind is set to take place in Lugano during the Plan ₿ Forum. Using a “Shark Tank” style format, this event will be recorded and edited into full-fledged TV show episodes!
Applications are open now - you can submit one here. We’re calling on the entire Bitcoin community to spread the word. If you know a builder, founder, or non-profit pushing Bitcoin forward, please encourage them to apply. CypherTank is where the next wave of Bitcoin innovation will be uncovered.
Prizes include $850k+ in Investments
Filmed with a global distribution at the end of 2025
Judges include Adam Back, Matt Odell, Paolo Ardoino, Preston Pysh, Mike Jarmuz + others.
Eleven standout projects (eight for-profit and three nonprofit) will be invited to showcase breakthrough ideas across on-chain Bitcoin technology, Lightning, peer-to-peer innovation, emerging markets, human rights, science, and the Lugano Bitcoin Citadel.
Backed by the Plan ₿ Network and the Plan ₿ VC Fund, finalists will compete for over $850,000+ in investments, grants, and acceleration support, while pitching directly to world-class Bitcoin investors and builders. Filmed in Lugano and set for global distribution at the end of 2025, CypherTank will spotlight the next wave of Bitcoin pioneers.
The judging panel features some of the most respected names in Bitcoin: Adam Back (Blockstream), Matt Odell (Ten31, OpenSats), Paolo Ardoino (Tether), Preston Pysh (Ego Death), Mike Jarmuz (Lightning Ventures), Oleg Mikhalsky (Fulgur Ventures), and many more still to be announced.
Filming will take place in Lugano with the Semifinals on October 22 and the Finals on October 27, during the week of the Plan B Forum (Oct 24–25). Edited episodes will be released across YouTube, Rumble, and X by the end of 2025.
Will your pitch turn into the next iconic Bitcoin company?
🔥Here is application🔥
CypherTank Project Application Form
@Plan ₿ Network @Muzz @preston @ODELL @Eric @Giacomo Zucco @Brad Mills @Adam Back @Abubakar Nur Khalil
