The Vegas high hasn't faded. It won't. Coming home from Bitcoin 2026, surrounded by builders, philosophers, and freedom fighters, you realize the energy wasn't from the conference. It was from the people. The mission. The conviction that decentralized, censorship resistant communication isn't just a nice idea. It's necessary for people all over the world. But here's the thing about conference energy: it's a catalyst, not fuel. It wears off if you don't use it. So use it. Build harder than ever. Ship the thing. Write the code. Onboard that next user. Have the conversation that changes someone's mind. You can just do things. Keep building.

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I always love your positive enthusiasm. I've seen many posts already with (let's call them) mixed feelings about the conference stating it is way too focussed on price go up and institutions adopting it. From my perspective that kinda made me glad i didn't go, but now i feel like maybe the people with these feelings let themself become to distracted from the main objective we are trying to accomplish. Most people may onboard and then jump ship later. That does not matter. It is about the maybe super low single digit percentages of people that didn't know, onboard and become enlightened. Let's just say that with the mixed feelings attitude you won't encourage anybody. Thanks!
Vegas high fueled by naive idealism, ignore the fact that decentralization is being co-opted by VCs like Andreessen Horowitz and the WEF.
It’s a pitty all those people can’t setup a proper bitcoin conference with the right people talking ? It’s like you would find the best ecological people only at total conferences ? It’s weird !
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Jacob yesterday
I prefer Bitcoin conferences.
You have to find the signal through the noise. That hasn't changed. Find signal at the Open Source stage. Find signal at the Freedom Go Up stage. Find signal at the Genesis stage. I only saw talks I wanted to support, mostly from friends in which I wanted to support. Building the future you want also means getting out of events what you want too. For example, I was in the Whale area sitting down and relaxing and eating. Meanwhile, everyone was moving Saylor as he spouted out some nonsense. I didn't pay attention to him while he was in the room. I talked with a few friends and did my own thing. The conference is more of a reason to meet and support one another and the ecosystem and let me tell you, it's a very wide and broad ecosystem. Find your niche and support that portion of it.
Yes exactly, but it's a shame that people see the signal but can't seem to ignore the noose either is just high it seems. Anyway i'm with you for sure.
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shadowfax yesterday
It’s all about the side stages. MainStage was hot garbage