From May 27 to 29, some 35,000 people gathered at the Venetian Expo Center in Las Vegas for Bitcoin 2025, the world's largest annual gathering of bitcoin industry professionals and enthusiasts. As Jacob Silverman reports in a feature dispatch from the conference for Business Insider, "More than anything, Bitcoin 2025 was a victory celebration for an industry that pushed all its chips in behind Donald Trump and the Republican Party during the 2024 election cycle and won handsomely." This year's speakers included Vice President JD Vance, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks, Sen. Jim Justice (who shared the stage with his bulldog, Babydog), Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and the recently pardoned Silk Road drug market founder Ross Ulbricht.
BI also sent photographer David Becker to cover the conference, and his photos captured the energy and triumphalism of the sprawling bitcoin community today.
Conference attendees Ibsa Tilahun and Kenechi Agbo pose for a photographer. David Becker for BI
An attendee poses with a blow-up bitcoin character. David Becker for BI
A DJ at the Gemini booth during Bitcoin 2025. The legendary hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony also performed during the conference, at an event celebrating Steak 'n Shake now accepting bitcoin. David Becker for BI
The interior of a mining module on display at Bitcoin 2025. David Becker for BI
Trump impersonator Jason Scoop speaks during an interview with Newsmax's Jon Glasgow. Later at the conference, Vice President JD Vance said on stage, "With President Trump, crypto finally has a champion and an ally in the White House." David Becker for BI
Artwork on display during Bitcoin 2025. David Becker for BI
'The Skull of Satoshi' by artist Benjamin Von Wong. David Becker for BI
Audrey Geiger of San Diego, Calif., poses in a bitcoin-themed costume. David Becker for BI
Brand ambassadors for the cryptocurrency exchange HTX pose at Bitcoin 2025. David Becker for BI
Bitcoin-themed socks worn by Cody Carbone, CEO of The Digital Chamber, a blockchain trade association. David Becker for BI
Hunter Rogers of Florida sports a 'Make Crypto Great Again' hat. "Bitcoin-themed Trump apparel was everywhere," Silverman writes. "Vendors sold Trump 2028 hats and posters of a hardened-looking Trump covered in bitcoin iconography." David Becker for BI
Anthony Tait shows off his Bitcoin-inspired outfit. David Becker for BI
Blake Valdez of Florida displays his Bitcoin necklace. David Becker for BI
Brittany Kaiser, co-CEO of the Web3 company Chateaushi, displays her "own your data" necklace. David Becker for BI
Bitcoiners relax in the special seating set aside for 'whale' attendees. David Becker for BI
An attendee takes a nap. David Becker for BI
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