RIGA, LATVIA – bitcoin++, the global developer-focused conference series, just announced the speaker lineup for their Privacy Edition, taking place August 7-8, 2025, at the National Library of Latvia in Riga. The two-day conference is strategically scheduled to precede the Baltic Honeybadger Conference (August 9-10), resulting in an unprecedented four day event. “Riga Bitcoin Week” Bitcoin is a global currency.
The Privacy Edition is the first bitcoin++ conference held in the Baltics. In it, the company tackles one Bitcoin’s biggest technical challenges: the balance between the protocol’s auditability and transparency with an individual’s fundamental right to privacy. The conference is a specialized developer event that will include long-form lectures on technical topics, workshops and a hackathon. There are 5 million satoshi in prize money.
Bitcoin: A Future of Privacy-Protection Technology
“Bitcoin’s transparency and auditability are often at odds with the goal of preserving an individual’s right to privacy,” The conference’s theme is “State of the Art”. The Privacy Edition gathers the best minds to discuss privacy solutions in four key areas: Privacy and Public Good, Freedom to Transact (transactions), Censorship Resistance (resistance to censorship), and Open Source Development.
This conference will feature speakers from Bitcoin Privacy and Development organizations such as Fedimint, Cashback, Vexl, Spiral, Brink, PayJoin, 2140The mixnet builder Nym TechnologiesThese partnerships are indicative of the level of technical expertise and innovation that attendees can expect throughout the two-day event. The partnerships are a sign of the level of innovation and technical know-how that attendees can expect during the event’s two days.
Time is of the essence. “Riga Bitcoin Week”
For the first time, bitcoin++ and Baltic Honeybadger—Europe’s longest-running Bitcoin-only conference—will create a continuous Bitcoin education experience. Bitcoin++ offers developers the opportunity to dive into privacy before attending Baltic Honeybadger and joining the wider Bitcoin community. This will maximize their travel investment.
“Bitcoin++ is excited to be headed to Riga, Latvia ahead of the Baltic Honeybadger conference in 2025,” The organizers made an announcement. The event is strategically scheduled to allow attendees the opportunity to see both modern technological development as well as legendary performances. “OG Bitcoin conference” The Baltic Honeybadger’s atmosphere has been cultivated in 2017
Multi-Track technical program
The Bitcoin Developers Conference offers an extensive program:
- Main StageTechnical presentations focusing on Privacy protocols and Implementations
- The Talking StageOther speaker sessions exploring privacy
- Workshop TracksUse privacy technology in a hands-on session
- Privacy HackathonThe two-hour competition is a development contest with four teams competing for 5,000,000 Satoshis
Bitcoin++ is a smaller conference that focuses on developers interested in exploring Bitcoin’s technology frontier. The Privacy Edition is aimed at Bitcoin protocol developers and Lightning Network engineers. It also targets privacy researchers as well as open-source contributors who are building the future of money that can withstand censorship.
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Bitcoin++ is the leading technical Bitcoin conference, with events held in Austin, Berlin Mexico City and Florianopolis. Riga continues to be a series of deep dives, with previous editions focusing on Bitcoin Script and mempool dynamics.
Base58⛓️🔓, the non-profit Bitcoin protocol school and one of bitcoin++’s longest-running sponsors, has earned recognition for creating environments where developers can move beyond surface-level understanding to master Bitcoin’s technical intricacies. The conference is praised by attendees for its ability to blend theoretical learning with hands-on, practical experience.
Privacy and Freedom
Riga’s Privacy Edition is released at a crucial time for Bitcoin. The need to protect privacy with Bitcoin technology has never been greater. The conference will look at how Bitcoin can maintain its revolutionary transparency, while still protecting individuals from overreaching authoritarians.
Among the technical key areas are:
- The trade-offs of on-chain privacy methods
- Lightning Network and Off-Chain Privacy Solutions
- Exchange protocols between peers without trusted intermediaries
- Chaumian E-cash Implementations for Private Transactions
- Privacy-preserving wallet structures
Registration and information
The Bitcoin++ Privacy edition will be held August 8-9, 2025 at the National Library of Latvia. Baltic Honeybadger, on August 9-10, is scheduled at Fantadroms. It is a unique opportunity for developers to attend four consecutive days of Bitcoin education of the highest quality in one of Europe’s Bitcoin-friendly Cities.
Registration details and the complete speaker lineup are now live on their website at btcplusplus.dev/conf/riga/talks. Early registration is highly recommended due to the intimacy of the bitcoin++ conference and the high demand for tickets from the developer community.
Visit the Bitcoin++ Riga privacy edition website for more information. btcplusplus.dev/conf/riga.
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About Bitcoin Plus Plus
Bitcoin++ is an event series aimed at developers, with a focus on technical workshops and long-form presentations. The series is organized by Lightning spec developers @niftynei, along with friends. It targets Bitcoin researchers, technical builders, and Bitcoin developers who are interested in deepening their protocol knowledge. The bitcoin++ conference series has been hosting conferences on five continents since 2022. It is now the leading venue for technical education in Bitcoin.
The Baltic Honeybadger
Baltic Honeybadger, Europe’s leading Bitcoin-only event, was founded by the Hodl Hodl Team in 2017. This conference, which is known as a cypherpunk event with uncompromising Bitcoin maximalism, has featured legends like Andreas Antonopoulos and Adam Back. The seventh edition of BitcoinCon continues to deliver high-signal, meaningful content for the Bitcoin Community.
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