Midwest Bitcoin Summit 2026 — Columbus, OH · Sept 23–24, 2026 · Up to 10,000 Bitcoiners expected
Columbus, OH · Sept 23–24, 2026
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Contentious forks are (kind of) back between “anti-spam” consensus proposals & quantum risk. This raises the question of who really decides Bitcoin’s next upgrade as Steve Lee (@moneyball) unpacks BCAP, BlackRock’s influence narrative, and why futures markets (not backroom meetings) may pick the winning chain. Timestamps: 0:00 Contentious forks & BCAP: how Bitcoin changes (and doesn’t) 2:15 Quantum risk as a fork forcing function 5:10 BlackRock will get to decide forks? 7:20 Futures markets' role in pricing & deciding forks BCAP: https://bitcoin-cap.github.io/bcap/ 🎧 From the PBJ podcast recorded at 📍Presidio Bitcoin 🔗 Full episode: https://youtube.com/live/_5WG0yIa8Pc?feature=share 🌐 Learn more: https://www.presidiobitcoin.org/